# 1819
Chapter 1819
Lin Qiye had barely finished speaking when two beams of light consecutively descended from the peaks of two different divine mountains. Hu Jia, Shen Qingzhu, and Yuzuri Takishiro took their positions on either side of Lin Qiye, their terrifying divine might pressing down on the hearts of all the Lesser Gods!
Seeing that these humans had descended from the four divine mountains completely unharmed, the Lesser Gods knew that Lin Qiye was telling the truth...
A sense of life-and-death crisis lingered in every Lesser God's heart. They swallowed hard, and soon someone spoke up:
"I... I'm willing to surrender to Great Xia!"
"Me too!"
"I've long been disgusted with Poseidon—nothing but a Lesser God, yet he insists on putting on the airs of a Divine King... From now on, I'm willing to guard the borders for Great Xia!"
"Count me in! Count me in!"
"..."
Many Lesser Gods rushed to surrender. With the great tree of Olympus fallen, they had no desire to die for Poseidon. Since Great Xia had grown so powerful, surrendering and joining their ranks seemed like a worthwhile choice...
Moreover, Great Xia currently only had four deities, with the rest being a group of Human Apex without divine laws. If Great Xia accepted them, they would instantly gain over a dozen powerful beings who possessed divine laws!
They believed these humans wouldn't be foolish enough to reject so many divine-level combatants... In fact, they had prepared from the start to be absorbed into their forces.
Otherwise, why would this human have brought Poseidon's head to meet them?
Thinking of this, their previously panicked hearts immediately calmed.
"I think you misunderstand something." Lin Qiye's gaze swept across the many Lesser Gods, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I stand here to pronounce Olympus's death sentence... not to negotiate surrender.
Besides, when did the territory of Great Xia ever need a pack of stray dogs to defend?"
In the bewildered gazes of the Lesser Gods, Lin Qiye calmly waved his hand:
"Leave no one alive."
The next moment, Shen Qingzhu, Hu Jia, and Yuzuri Takishiro struck simultaneously!
Torrents of divine light swept across the entire area, one after another mournful screams erupted from the Lesser Gods, and blood instantly dyed the foot of the divine mountain red.
Lin Qiye watched this scene calmly, without the slightest emotional波动. While these Lesser Gods were indeed excellent combat strength, he could not allow them to enter Great Xia. Setting aside their grievances with Great Xia, even the most rational Fate Monk would never accept surrender here.
The war between Great Xia and the Cthulhu Faction gods had just begun—how could they possibly leave a group of captives from an enemy pantheon to guard their borders? If Great Xia's top combatants were weakened in battle one day, these Lesser Gods from Olympus would be the first to rebel. They were nothing less than ticking time bombs.
As the screams gradually faded, all the Lesser Gods present lay dismembered in pools of blood...
The entire Olympus had been massacred.
On the blood-stained earth, Shen Qingzhu turned to look at Lin Qiye.
"Aren't you going to destroy that Origin?"
Lin Qiye glanced at the burning Torch Origin in his hand and shook his head. "Nyx's divine格 is also connected to this Origin. If I destroy it now, her power will decrease significantly, putting her in danger."
"Right... then shall we head back?"
Lin Qiye's gaze swept across the surroundings. The Olympian Gods had been massacred; the Greek pantheon no longer existed in this world. Their expedition could be considered a complete victory... yet Lin Qiye's brow remained tightly furrowed.
"Striking the mountain to warn the tiger... I've already shattered Olympus, yet the tiger hiding in the darkness still hasn't appeared... What is he thinking?"
Just as Lin Qiye murmured to himself, Shao Pingge's voice came from the side:
"Commander, I've contacted the people from 【Utopia】. They're sending ships over. They can take in the residents from this 'Human Enclosure,' and they can also provide temporary shelter for those ordinary people captured from the coastline. Let them rest for a few days first—after memory cleansing is complete, we'll send ships to return them to Great Xia."
Lin Qiye nodded slightly. "Alright."
The group waited on Olympus for over an hour before the pixelated fleet from 【Utopia】 finally arrived. After a special envoy from the Oath Society finished speaking with Lin Qiye, he led all the ordinary people aboard. The fleet gradually disappeared into the distant sea.
"Let's go back too." Lin Qiye glanced back at this silent divine kingdom, pulled the Straight Blade embedded in the ground from the shore, and stepped back onto the deck of the exploration ship.
As blinding searchlights flickered on, the three exploration ships slowly departed from the strait, heading toward Great Xia...
The consecutive battles had exhausted all the Human Apex. They leaned against the cabin walls, gazing at the fading silhouette of Olympus disappearing into the mist behind the ship, unable to suppress a few yawns.
"Commander Lin..."
A voice came from behind. Lin Qiye turned to look.
The speaker was a girl of seventeen or eighteen. Lin Qiye recognized her—her name was Ling Lin, a member of the 【Phoenix】 Squad.
"What's wrong?"
Ling Lin bit her lip gently. "Captain Xia Simeng has fallen in battle... My remaining teammates just held a meeting. Because my tolerance for Phoenix Blood is the highest among all members, everyone decided that I should replace Captain Xia Simeng as the new captain of the 【Phoenix】 Squad... Please approve."
The new captain of 【Phoenix】 Squad?
Lin Qiye looked at the young girl before him, his expression complicated.
The succession model of 【Phoenix】 Squad was entirely different from other squads. They artificially transplanted Phoenix Blood into their bodies to enhance their combat power—the higher one's tolerance for Phoenix Blood, the higher concentration of Phoenix Blood they could control. Theoretically, such a person was best suited to serve as squad captain...
Many years ago, Xia Simeng was also an ordinary member of 【Phoenix】 Squad. When the captain at that time fell in battle, she was selected as the next captain. All other team members infused one-seventh of their own blood into her, followed by several blood refinement surgeries. Only then did she possess the highest-purity Phoenix Blood flowing through her veins.
【Phoenix】 Squad was also the only squad among all the special squads capable of producing 'artificial captains' and even 'artificial members.' This was the true reason behind 'The Phoenix Never Dies' over the past several decades.
"I understand... I'll issue the appointment documents after we return." Lin Qiye nodded.
Just as he was about to add more instructions, a deafening roar exploded in the sky!
Lin Qiye's pupils constricted sharply. He spun his head to look—within the grey mist, massive Cthulhu Faction deities were emerging from all directions, already surrounding them!