Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1477 - 631: A New Path for Qiu Tu’s Cataclysm Route Evolution (Monthly Ticket Request) (3)

"This results in the current 'core area,' where below the Divine King, the strongest are only at the peak of Eighth Rank, not even Celestial Gods."

"A 'Divine King' alone can wipe out all the major organizations; how could those organizations possibly have any room to bargain?"

"The fact that only seventy percent of resources need to be handed over is already a sign of the Divine King's generosity."

At this point, Qing Lan paused for a moment and said, "Besides... you might have some Fifth Rank-level understanding of the true nature of the 'core area.'"

"Let me give you an example to make it even clearer."

After speaking, Qing Lan extended her hand, pointed to her feet, and asked, "Where are we right now?"

Qiu Tu hadn't expected Qing Lan to ask this question and was momentarily stunned before he replied, "The City Lord's Mansion."

Qing Lan asked, "The City Lord's Mansion of where?"

Qiu Tu gave her a strange look. "The City Lord's Mansion of the Triple Capital."

Qing Lan asked again, "And the Triple Capital belongs to where?"

Qiu Tu looked at Qing Lan with a peculiar expression and then said, "Of course, it belongs to your Qing Lan Divine Domain."

Upon hearing this, Qing Lan first nodded and then shook her head. Her mischievous eyes blinked playfully and she hinted, "That's right. The Triple Capital does indeed belong to the Qing Lan Divine Domain."

"But... it also belongs to the 'Tian Qi' Divine Domain."

"And even more so to the 'West God King' Divine Domain."

These three seemingly contradictory and peculiar statements left Qiu Tu momentarily stunned.

His mind raced. After a moment, his pupils shrank slightly, and a look of shock appeared on his face. Because he had thought of an extremely terrifying possibility.

He looked at Qing Lan; the girl's eyes were like two clear pools, transparent to the bottom and full of lively spirit.

But Qiu Tu was no longer paying attention to such details. He said, "You mean... the entire 'Western Kingdom' is actually the Divine Domain of the 'West God King'?"

"And upon the foundation of his own Divine Domain, he allowed the Chairman of the Fog Hidden Association, 'Tian Qi,' to unfurl his own Divine Domain, superimposing it atop?"

"And you, on top of the Divine Domains of the 'West God King' and 'Tian Qi,' once again overlaid your own Divine Domain?"

"So there are three layers of Divine Domains nested together in total?"

A look of satisfaction appeared on Qing Lan's palm-sized face.

She smiled and nodded, "Exactly so."

She said, "You're also a Seventh Rank Cataclysmic. You should have realized long ago that all regions are actually graded by hierarchy, right?"

"Strictly speaking, all regions are theoretically equal, and all belong to this world. But even so, there are still classes and ranks among them."

"For example... these low-level regions like ours—because their energy level is too low, it's impossible for a Catastrophe being to arise, can't generate true natural phenomena, and... the concentration of Cataclysmic Power is also insufficient."

"So... it's very hard for them to play any major role."

"But it's different for the Divine Kings. The regions they possess have sufficiently high energy levels; not only can Catastrophe beings arise, but the concentration of Cataclysmic Power is also extremely high."

"This makes it easier for high-level Cataclysmic Materials to be generated in his Divine Domain, and for the Catastrophe beings living within his Domain to more easily enhance their strength."

"Of course, no one would ever complain that their own Divine Domain's energy level is too low."

Qiu Tu, upon hearing this, followed up, "So... after the Divine King spreads his Divine Domain across the entire kingdom, forming the first layer, in order to facilitate management and to further increase the world's 'energy level,' he divides his Divine Domain into many large and small 'sub-regions,' distributing them to the various major powers?"

Qing Lan nodded slightly in confirmation and said, "Generally, only peak Eighth Rank or a few late-Eighth Rank leaders of factions can receive these 'sub-regions.'"

"After these faction leaders acquire the 'regions,' they slowly expand their own Divine Domains, layering them on top of the Divine King's Domain."

"Then, they further delegate the double-layered Divine Domains under their control to senior members at early-Eighth Rank or peak-Seventh Rank within their factions, allowing them to overlay their Divine Domains again and thus form a three-layer nesting."

At this point, Qing Lan paused again and further explained, "In fact, when it comes to me, I also continue the enfeoffment, granting it to some of my trusted subordinates of Seventh and Sixth Rank, thus forming a maximum of four nested layers."

"In this way, the energy level of a region is superimposed through multiple layers, allowing the abilities of the entire area to reach an extreme."

"And the higher the region's energy level, the faster the birth and cultivation of Catastrophe beings, and the greater the amount of Cataclysmic Material."

"After the four great kingdoms gradually developed in this way, the current power structure of the 'core area' was ultimately established."

At this point, Qing Lan pointed again at the 'Triple Capital' beneath her feet and said,

"Don't be fooled by the fact that the 'Triple Capital' is currently within my Divine Domain under my administration. In reality... before me, just within the Fog Hidden Association alone, two other high-ranking members once managed this city."

"And the current domain of the Fog Hidden Association was also once managed by other powers."

"The Divine King has remained unchanged for hundreds of years, but the people underneath have been replaced again and again."

Qiu Tu, upon hearing this, began to ponder and lightly nodded.

After a moment, he commented, "So... this is also the reason that, although you are a noble Eighth Rank Great Evil God managing so many cities, your cultivation resources are still so scarce."