After reading Zerg's memories, Qinchuan learned four things.
The first was about the whereabouts of the Saint-Emperor. Barring any mishaps, the Saint-Emperor should be in his sage palace, located in the central region of the Sage Monarch Continent.
The second thing was about the Army of Righteousness. It had been twenty days since the Army of Righteousness declared war on Zerg, and yet Zerg hadn't responded at all. That didn't seem right.
Normally, the insectoids would only have two choices in the face of such a situation. One was to admit defeat like the Demons and then publicly apologize, compensate those who needed to be compensated, and disarm those who needed to be reduced.
The second was to continue the war and take back everything that had been lost.
However, the Insectoids chose the third option that did not exist in the list of options, which was silence.
From what Qinchuan could tell, this wasn't Zerg's style at all. However, Qinchuan felt that it was more like Zerg didn't care about the Army of Righteousness' declaration of war at all.
And the only person who had the qualifications to ignore the righteous army was the Sage Emperor!
And for the Saint-Emperor to be so confident, that person had to be extraordinarily strong.
Therefore, from that perspective, the Saint-Emperor was very likely to be a supreme existence. However, after what had happened in the past month, Qinchuan couldn't help but wonder.
The third thing was that because of Zerg's silence, Zerg's internal conflicts had arisen. Some people hoped that the higher-ups of the Zerg Clan would make a statement, whether it was to fight or to admit defeat. At the very least, they wanted to make a statement.
There were also some people who believed that the Army of Righteousness was just bluffing, and that there was no way they would actually invade the Sage Monarch Continent.
The reason they thought the Army of Righteousness was bluffing was because of the Endless Allied Army's attitude toward the Devils.
At that time, the Endless Alliance Army had just destroyed the Void Empire's expeditionary army. Whether it was in terms of strength or morale, they had the absolute upper hand. If the Endless Alliance Army wanted to attack the Great Demonic Star Cluster, the demons would not have been able to resist. However, the Endless Alliance Army did not do so. They only asked the demons to agree to some terms and let them go.
Now that the Endless Allied Army had been disbanded, the Righteous Army was only formed by a small part of the Endless Allied Army. In terms of strength, they were much weaker than the Endless Allied Army. In the eyes of these people, the Righteous Army was nothing more than a fox exploiting the tiger's might.
The real purpose of the Army of Justice was definitely not to start a war, but to force the higher-ups of Zerg to admit defeat, and then publicly apologize like the Demon King.
Therefore, the possibility of another war breaking out was very small.
When Qinchuan read this part of the memories, he felt that these people were right. If the higher-ups of Zerg were willing to admit defeat and publicly apologize, the Army of Justice would not start a war against the Holy Cluster. The next time a war would break out, it would be when the Void Empire descended.
However, if these people thought that as long as the higher-ups of Zerg didn't show up, the Army of Justice would continue to be in a deadlock, and would only threaten them verbally and not actually start a war, then they were very wrong.
The last thing Qinchuan cared about the most was the last thing.
Ever since the Saint-Emperor changed his title from Sage Monarch to Saint-Emperor four thousand years ago, the symbol of Zerg, the Insectoid Queen, had not shown her divinity in front of the masses.
According to Zerg's tradition, every thousand years, the Sage Monarch Continent would hold a Holy Mother Sacrifice. The Holy Mother Sacrifice would last for a month, and on the last day of the month, the Holy Mother would show her divinity in front of the masses and descend with holy light. Anyone who was illuminated by the holy light would have a smooth-sailing future in their cultivation.
However, ever since the Saint-Emperor changed his title, Zerg had not shown his divinity in front of the masses for four consecutive Holy Mother Sacrifices, and the holy light no longer shone upon the masses.
Zerg's inner circle was abuzz with discussion about this. The Saint-Emperor explained that the Insectoid Queen was at a critical point in her cultivation, and that was why she did not show her divinity in front of the masses. Once the Insectoid Queen finished her seclusion, the Holy Mother Sacrifice would return to normal.
Zerg chose to believe the Saint-Emperor's explanation. After all, the Saint-Emperor was the only person in Zerg who was qualified to communicate with the Insectoid Queen. There was no reason for them to doubt the Saint-Emperor.
However, Qinchuan didn't think so. The way he saw it, the fact that the Insectoid Queen wasn't showing her divinity in front of the masses had something to do with the Saint-Emperor changing his title.
Otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence for the Insectoid Queen to go into seclusion right after the Saint-Emperor changed his title.
Most importantly, the Insectoid Queen was already a Paragon. If she went into seclusion, would she be able to reach an even higher level?
Not even the peerless genius Yu had been able to take that step. Therefore, Yang Qi didn't think the Insectoid Queen would be able to.
'It seems there's something going on between the Saint-Emperor and the Insectoid Queen. Perhaps … the Insectoid Queen has already perished!'
Qinchuan narrowed his eyes, a strange expression on his face. His guess was that the Saint-Emperor had become a Paragon because of the Insectoid Queen's death.
'The Insectoid Queen controls the Law of Desire. In the past, I've never heard of anyone comprehending the Law of Desire. Even if I'm ignorant and have never heard of this, the Tian people and the Protoss would definitely pay attention to this. If someone had comprehended the Law of Desire, they should have noticed it.'
'Therefore, if the Insectoid Queen has perished, the Saint-Emperor must have inherited the Insectoid Queen's Law of Desire through some means, and then ascended to Paragon!'
'But is that really the case?
Am I being a little too simplistic?
First of all, the Insectoid Queen's death is a huge point of suspicion! '
After a moment of thought, Qinchuan couldn't help but wonder if his train of thought was correct. If the Insectoid Queen had really perished, then how did it die?
Could it have been assassinated by the Saint-Emperor?
But the Insectoid Queen was a Paragon. Would it be so easy to assassinate her?
Furthermore, the Saint-Emperor didn't seem to have any reason to assassinate the Insectoid Queen.
Qinchuan didn't even consider the possibility of the Insectoid Queen dying of old age. Since ancient times, there had only been a few Paragon existences. He had never heard of a Paragon being dying of natural causes.
'Things seem to be getting more and more complicated, but also simpler and simpler. As long as I can confirm the Saint-Emperor's cultivation, all my questions will be answered!'
Thinking of this, the expression on Qin Chuan's face gradually became resolute. He had to go to the Sacred Palace as soon as possible!