Let them offer their loyalty!

To be honest, Yingfei actually knows Qiu Tu.

Or rather.....given the major events Qiu Tu has stirred up over the past year, none of the Evil Gods near the Eighth Sanctuary are unaware of him.

The Evil Gods also exchange information about Qiu Tu among themselves.

This situation reached its peak after Qiu Tu's strength ascended to the Fifth Order.

After all, upon reaching Fifth Order, even if Qiu Tu is not skilled in combat, he can pose a fatal threat to most Fourth Order Evil Gods and influence battles among Fifth Order Evil Gods.

Hence, over the past two years, with Qiu Tu's promotion in position and rise in strength, almost all the Evil Gods in the Disaster Zone have some understanding of him.

Yingfei also has certain estimations regarding Qiu Tu's capabilities.

Recently, Qiu Tu has ascended to the Fifth Order.

Advancing from Fourth Order to Fifth Order is considerably more difficult. It requires greater compatibility with one's chosen "Pathway," and the number of controlled areas greatly affects combat power.

Yingfei's own "main body" has reached the mid-Fifth Rank stage, controlling six connected areas, with these enhancements, his strength is nearly at the peak Fifth Rank, quasi-peak level.

And he has estimations about Qiu Tu as well. Qiu Tu's strength is indeed rising very fast, nearly advancing by one step every couple of months.

Now, it has been a little over a month since Qiu Tu advanced to Fifth Order. Yingfei immediately categorized Qiu Tu's strength as "mid-Fifth Rank," similar to his own.

Qiu Tu controls three regions: Xinjie Territory, Eternal Night Area, and Desert Region.

However! These three areas are completely disconnected from each other – they are all enclaves!

This proves that Qiu Tu's "Nine Stars" has only lit up "One Star," providing limited enhancement to strength.

Therefore, no matter how it is calculated, Qiu Tu's strength is at most at the mid-Fifth Rank stage, having a considerable gap from Yingfei.

And considering Qiu Tu's battle record.

During this period, there have indeed been quite a few Evil Gods around the Disaster Zone near the Eighth Sanctuary who have fallen or been severely injured.

These include Larilo, Xie Yue, Whale Shark, Wei Bei, Butterfly, and the peak Fifth Rank Great Evil God Mu Ye.

Nevertheless! The reasons for these Evil Gods falling or being severely injured are mostly public.

For instance, Larilo was consumed by Yan Chen and ambushed by Liu Xiongyuan, Ye Mingfeng, and others.

Xie Yue was defeated by a joint effort from Tang Feifei, Liu Xiongyuan, and Qiu Tu.

Butterfly, Wei Bei, and Mu Ye were all defeated by Zhao Ji.

Qiu Tu has made a few appearances among these events, but... there were barely any highlights.

The only public intervention was when he joined Tang Feifei and Liu Xiongyuan to defeat Xie Yue.

Of course....news later emerged from Dongye State claiming Whale Shark was independently taken down by Qiu Tu.

Yet...soon after, rumors spread that Qiu Tu, along with Zhao Ji, jointly took down Mu Ye, Butterfly, and three Fifth Rank Great Evil Gods.

Upon hearing this news, several Evil Gods became skeptical and went to inspect the Trading Area firsthand.

But....what they saw was a nearly devastated region, on the brink of destruction!

It was as if a Heavenly God had directly wiped out the entire space.

Then came the amusing part. The Evil Gods closed their eyes to perceive or used instruments to detect and confirmed that only the auras of Zhao Ji, Mu Ye, and Butterfly were present at the scene.

This indicates Qiu Tu did not engage at all!

Thus....Qiu Tu was entirely trying to gain promotion, so he falsely credited himself, shamelessly claiming achievements.

As a result, the news of Qiu Tu and Zhao Ji jointly exterminating the Three Gods became a laughingstock among the Evil Gods in the Disaster Zone.

This concurrently led the Great Evil Gods to speculate there was some trickery involved in Qiu Tu's slaying of Whale Shark.

Among them, there was likely aid from certain Evil Gods.

As for Qiu Tu's strength, the Evil Gods reached a general consensus.

Qiu Tu excels in strategy and rhetoric. However, his personal strength can only be considered average.

And Qiu Tu tends to boast quite a lot.

He can flatter the sisters Larilo and Zhao Ji, making them comfortable, clinging onto pillars of support;

He can also persuade human Sanctuaries into belief.

This is Qiu Tu's true core competency.

As for the rest.....the Evil Gods have determined one principle: never listen to Qiu Tu's words, for they are a mix of truth and falsehood, impossible to discern.

Therefore, upon seeing Qiu Tu coming alone to confront him claiming he will defeat him, Yingfei wore an unusual expression.

After all, upon identifying Qiu Tu, Yingfei immediately centered on him, using spiritual power to frantically scan everything around to avoid an ambush.

Upon confirming no external assistance, Yingfei visibly relaxed.

He looked at Qiu Tu, with a smile on his face but spoke in a somewhat cold tone.

"Speaker Qiu must be joking. Aside from the fact that we've had no animosity before, no grudge today, why should we battle?"

"Just considering if we do fight.....would you, a mere initial Fifth Rank Stage Changer, be a match for me, a peak Fifth Rank Great Evil God?!"

As he spoke, Yingfei emanated an imposing momentum, his gaze intensely fixed on Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu felt the aura, not to mention.....it did "seem" like the aura of a peak Fifth Rank Great Evil God.

However....it's a pity....Fifth Rank he can catch, peak Fifth Rank, he can catch as well.

As long as it's not encountering Zhao Ji the aberration or a seasoned peak Fifth Rank Great Evil God, Qiu Tu above all should be without rival now.

So he calmly said, "Your Highness Yingfei truly forgets a lot as a person of high rank."

"We're not without animosity. Remember, just a couple of days ago, weren't you just trying to frame me?"