Meanwhile, in the central area of the Besgol Region, Tobao and the other Law Gods had already finished dealing with the remaining Godly Horrors.
The battle ended far more easily than anyone had expected.
Without whatever mysterious boost had empowered them earlier, the Godly Horrors simply couldn’t compete against the cultivators. The difference in strength became immediately obvious. One after another, the monsters were overwhelmed and destroyed before they could put up meaningful resistance.
The situation became so one-sided that, by the time only a single Godly Horror remained—the enormous bull-like creature—the Law Gods actually stopped attacking.
Instead, they captured it alive.
Such a feat was far rarer than killing one, which was a rare occurrence in itself.
Godly Horrors weren’t stupid creatures. Whenever they realized defeat was inevitable, they generally fought to the death or escaped before they could be cornered. Capturing one alive required a unique combination of strength, preparation, timing, and luck.
In this part of the Celestial Plane, such an event might only happen once every several tens of thousands of years.
Naturally, many of the Law Gods were already thinking about what could be learned from studying the creature later.
Tobao, however, seemed distracted.
His gaze swept over the battlefield, observing the corpses scattered throughout the area.
His expression gradually became strange.
The more he thought about what had happened, the more uncomfortable he felt. Nothing about this battle made sense.
"That was very weird..." A voice echoed in Tobao’s ears.
And Tobao nodded for a moment, then...
"Ah!" He immediately turned around.
Standing beside him were Rean and Roan. Behind them stood Celis and Kentucky. The four looked completely relaxed.
Tobao stared blankly for a moment. Then he looked around. Then back at them. Finally, he couldn’t help but ask. "Where the hell did you come from?"
"We?" Rean pointed at himself before casually pointing toward a hole in the ground nearby. "We were just there."
Tobao followed his finger. "There?"
"Yep." Rean nodded. "I made a concealing array before the Godly Horrors arrived. Then we stayed underground and watched the battle."
Tobao’s mouth twitched.
The battlefield had been occupied by Law Gods and Godly Horrors.
The amount of destructive power released throughout a battle of that level could destroy mountains. Yet these four had decided that hiding underground and watching from close range was a good idea.
Who in their right mind would do that?
"Just..." Tobao rubbed his forehead. "What exactly is wrong with you people?"
Rean felt somewhat helpless.
In truth, he really wanted to explain that today’s victory wouldn’t have happened without his group’s efforts.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t something he could reveal.
"We weren’t their targets to begin with," Rean explained. "As long as we didn’t make mistakes, we were relatively safe. Besides, opportunities like this don’t appear every day. Watching experts of that level fight is an incredible learning experience... if you had fought, that is."
He then pointed toward the Sacred Relic. "We were also inside the Sacred Relic’s influence, and very close to the relic itself. That helped a lot. The Godly Horrors were too busy to pay attention to us."
Rean laughed awkwardly. "Of course, if this happened outside the Sacred Relic’s influence, they would’ve noticed us instantly. Hahaha!"
Tobao let out a long sigh. "I don’t even know what to say anymore..."
Then his expression sharpened, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Rean and his group. "Did you have anything to do with what happened earlier?"
Rean blinked.
Roan, Celis, and Kentucky also looked confused.
"Us?" Rean pointed at himself again. "Does it look like we have the ability to do anything against those monsters?" He shook his head. "We felt their Godly Pressure underground too. For a few moments, I honestly felt weaker than a newborn baby. It was terrifying."
Then he pointed toward the Sacred Relic once more. "That said, there is one explanation that makes sense."
Tobao raised an eyebrow.
"You increased the relic’s output, didn’t you?" Rean continued. "Since they were fighting so close to it, whatever method they were using to strengthen themselves probably couldn’t withstand the increased suppression."
Tobao remained silent. Yes, it made sense.
It’s just that for some reason, he couldn’t shake the feeling that the twins’ group was hiding something.
At the same time, logic told him that such a suspicion was ridiculous.
Experts at their level shouldn’t have been capable of influencing a battle involving Law Gods, let alone those overpowered Godly Horrors.
Furthermore, if they truly had done something, then that would mean they were largely responsible for saving Besgol. That possibility sounded even more absurd. In the end, Tobao simply shook his head.
"Fine." He waved his hand dismissively. "Let’s leave it at that."
*Zim!*
Without warning, a brilliant golden light suddenly appeared in the distance.
The radiance was so intense that everyone instinctively covered their eyes.
The Law Gods immediately became alert. Rean and the others did the same. Every gaze turned toward the source of the light. Yet before anyone could react further, the radiance vanished as fast as it had appeared.