You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

"How could you possibly be here?"

The God of Killing Rules instantly appeared in front of the second-generation family head, asking with murderous intent.

His eyes, hardened by blood and fire and seemingly imbued with the rules of endless death, were now burning with raging fury, fixed intently on his enemy.

As the supreme leader of the resistance, he witnessed and personally experienced too much misery and darkness.

Countless loyal warriors died in the siege of the theocracy, and their families and friends were also subjected to excruciating torture by having their souls extracted by the theocracy.

Those comrades who fought alongside him and entrusted their lives to his unwavering ideals, their blood soaked the road of their escape, and the vast majority of these blood debts must be attributed to the three great divine families of the spirit world.

Especially the family of spirit gods right before our eyes!

The Ling Shen family's appalling soul-scavenging techniques and terrifyingly precise tracking and positioning, like an invisible net of death, repeatedly drove the resistance forces to the brink of despair, causing incalculable losses.

The deep-seated hatred was etched into the very marrow of every resistance fighter. When dealing with members of the three major theocratic families, the resistance had only one ironclad rule.

Kill without mercy!

Leave no grass behind!

The moment he became the God of Killing Rules and gained the power to punish these divine families, his first thought was to destroy these damned bastards.

Even the second-generation patriarch in front of him was personally beheaded by him.

But now, in this sacred and solemn ceremony aimed at finding like-minded people, in this pure land that should belong only to loyal and devoted supporters, how could a damned head of a spiritual family possibly appear?

The God of Rules knew perfectly well that everyone who came here was a future warrior with a pure heart, willing to give their life for the Red Heart Society.

His friends and comrades-in-arms haven't arrived yet!

His relatives, his blood relatives, did not have this opportunity to come.

But now, the head of the Ling Shen family has arrived?
Isn't this absurd?

How can this be?

In an instant, countless thoughts, like fragments of exploding stars, collided and churned wildly within Ye Lingtian's mind, which was dominated by the rules of slaughter.

At the same time, his mind was already rapidly comparing the resurrected head of the Ling Shen family before him with the image of the cold, cunning enemy in his memory who had exterminated the resistance forces.

"Ye Lingtian, I never expected that the first person I would see in this afterlife would be you."

The second-generation head of the Ling Shen family remained expressionless, even displaying a complex emotion that was difficult to describe.

He stared directly at the murderous god of rules before him, his voice low and clear.

"As for why I'm here, that's what you asked."

"I'm sorry! I can't give you an answer either."

"I don't even know where I am?"

As he spoke, the second-generation head of the Ling Shen family slowly swept his gaze around.

Those members, dressed in the same uniform, with expressions ranging from excited to solemn.

The resounding shouts of unwavering loyalty, brimming with ideals and beliefs, echoed throughout the space, along with the pure and fervent spiritual energy field that permeated the entire ritual space—a field both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

All of this gradually made his vague guess clearer.

"Could this be a sacred place where only staunch believers with unwavering loyalty to their ideals are qualified to set foot after death?"

Is it the Kingdom of God?

"Not quite!"

“I have been to my father’s divine kingdom, and there is no such natural feeling there.”

His tone was filled with disbelief and amazement, "I really didn't expect that the Red Heart Society would possess such incredible power even in this afterlife."

"To be able to create such a pure land, it seems that the great founder of the Red Heart Society truly possessed power that transcended the boundaries of life and death. Even in this land of the dead, he could still crush everything and rule over all directions."

"It truly is a feat that surpasses the limits of imagination."

Despite the deep-seated doubts he had about the existence of the afterlife, he clearly remembered being completely annihilated by Ye Lingtian, the God of Rule Killing.

One's own soul should have long since dissipated into the universe; theoretically, there is no such thing as an afterlife.

But the undeniable reality has already occurred, and dwelling on it too much is pointless. Besides adding to the troubles, what can be changed?

It's better to accept this strange situation with equanimity and approach it with a more optimistic mindset.

"I never expected this."

Ye Lingtian's voice had lowered at this moment. Faced with his own strong willpower, he knew that his mortal enemy must be hiding some unknown secret.

The next moment, he stared at the second-generation head of the Spirit God family in front of him, his gaze becoming incredibly deep, as if trying to penetrate the other's soul.

Based on the known information, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion. Among the heads of the three great theocratic families throughout history, the second-generation head of the Ling Shen family was known for his iron-fisted methods and advocated for the most severe and brutal crackdown on the resistance forces.

Could it be that he is a staunch supporter of the Red Heart Society, hidden deep within the enemy's heart?
This conclusion struck him like a thunderbolt.

Just now, he quickly flipped through his past memories like turning the pages of a book.

Once this incredible fact was confirmed, countless mysteries that had troubled the resistance and caused doubts within the three major families instantly found the key to explanation!
Why is it that every time the three great families launch a seemingly impenetrable siege against the resistance, the fatal gaps and incomprehensible loopholes always seem to appear precisely in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Light God Family and the War God Family?
Why are the resistance fighters always able to slip away like slippery fish, seizing these seemingly impossible loopholes at the critical moment, not only escaping time and time again, but also taking the opportunity to fight back and grow stronger?
Initially, the most common speculation, both within the resistance and among the three major families themselves, pointed to one point.

There must be spies from the resistance army lurking in the inner circle of the Light God Family or the War God Family!

Or at least, there are inside agents who share the rebels' ideals and are willing to provide covert assistance.

The suspicion was so strong that, for a considerable period of bloodshed, the Light God Family and the War God Family spent unimaginable resources and energy conducting extremely rigorous self-examination and purges within their families.

This storm swept through every corner of the two powerful families, and indeed exposed many corrupt officials within their ranks.

In order to completely eliminate the potential danger, the two families even alarmed their respective patriarchs, who were like pillars of strength in the sea.

These true gods personally took action, using their supreme power to conduct an unprecedented, comprehensive retrospective examination of the family's core leadership.

Any member showing even the slightest suspicious sign was subjected to a soul-searching process at the level of a true god.

This soul-searching technique, performed by the true god himself, has incredibly precise control. It will never cause any unnecessary damage to the soul of the person being targeted, nor will it allow for the concealment of any secrets.

However, the brutal and thorough investigation revealed a shocking truth: there was no mole!

Surprisingly, there wasn't a single rebel spy among the high-ranking members of the Light God Family and the War God Family.

At the same time, no conclusive evidence was found that any high-ranking members colluded with the rebels in private!
When this conclusion was presented, the entire Abyss Alliance fell silent.

In this situation, the biggest traitor is the absence of an inside agent!

It's impossible to say that the rebels were precognitive and could even know the various deployments of the Yuan Alliance army.

In this self-destructive period filled with suspicion, purges, and internal turmoil, only the Ling Shen family remained calm and composed, like a detached observer.

With an indescribable composure, they silently watched as the two great families, the God of Light and the God of War, struggled and floundered in a vortex of mutual suspicion and internal investigation, their power severely depleted.

Who would have thought that the mastermind behind all this chaos, the invisible hand that precisely pierced the heart of the rebels, was none other than the very Ling Shen family, which on the surface appeared to be the most ruthless and steadfast in its attacks on the rebels.

And the one who orchestrated all of this was actually the second-generation head of the Spirit God family right in front of us?

Not to mention the Light God and War God families who were kept in the dark, even the resistance army, which was constantly struggling to survive, would never have imagined that their biggest secret helper was actually the head of the Spirit God family, who stood at the pinnacle of power in the opposing camp.

This reversal of identity, this truth hidden deep in the fog of history, is no less shocking than Ye Lingtian seeing his resurrected enemy here!

"I never expected that you would be the one to come after me after I died."

The head of the Ling Shen family saw through Ye Lingtian's thoughts and no longer tried to hide them.

The person is dead, what's the point of hiding it?
He could even guess now that the Abyss Alliance had most likely already collapsed.

Now that everything has returned to the annals of history, there is no need for me to continue concealing myself.

"That's right, I was the one who helped the resistance from the very beginning!"

"Even later on, the resistance commemorated the heroes who sacrificed their lives in the infiltration operation, and the deeds of Number One were based on me!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingtian froze on the spot.

In other words, the highest-ranking person he killed in his vengeful rampage was actually one of his own.

"Don't blame yourself, you did nothing wrong."

The head of the Ling Shen family said with a smile, "I even think you did the right thing."

"do you know?"

"When I saw you become the God of Slaughter, fighting your way out of the resistance and shattering the entire Abyss Alliance, I was happy for your immense strength."

"But I didn't expect you to burn everything you had right from the start."

"How can such practices protect the resistance in the future?"

As he spoke, the head of the Ling Shen family paused slightly.

"I'm sorry, it's just my personality that makes me used to this tone of voice."

"Now they are all dead, and have all come to the afterlife, a place only true believers can reach. They have truly died with honor."

"I just don't know if I'll ever have the chance to meet the great founder?"

On the other side, the God of Laws suddenly said, "Actually, this is not the afterlife. You are not dead yet!"

The head of the Ling Shen family: "?" (End of this chapter)