Having slain a powerful deity's avatar, Qin Shilei acted as if he had accomplished something trivial. He brushed some nonexistent dust off his clothes and turned to fly back to Gawen.
"Have you considered it?"
Gawen swallowed with difficulty and quickly nodded. "Everything will be as Prince Qin An arranges."
Qin Shilei calmly instructed, "Gather everyone in the city immediately and bring all sorts of supplies. I will return in three hours to bring you into a spatial secret realm.
No one is allowed to carry any items related to Odin, nor are you to worship Odin from this day forward. If I discover anyone secretly worshipping Odin, I will hold them accountable, from top to bottom."
With that, Qin Shilei turned and flew towards another city.
Gawen watched Qin Shilei fly away, lost in thought for a long time.
He did not know where the spatial secret realm Qin Shilei mentioned was, nor whether the accountability Qin Shilei spoke of would cost him his life, nor what awaited him in the future.
After a while, he finally came to his senses.
He turned and shouted at his subordinates, "What are you standing around for? If you don't want to die, hurry up and gather everyone."
"Yes." His dozen or so subordinates immediately flew down towards the city below.
Soon, the entire city echoed with ear-piercing alarms.
Countless survivors emerged from all directions, carrying various supplies, and gathered in various squares, awaiting Gawen's next instructions.
Gawen, with a troubled expression, pondered how to ensure these people no longer worshipped Odin.
They were not originally Odin's followers; they had only turned to him for protection.
Although their devotion to Odin was not deep, many found it difficult to accept and resist abandoning their faith all at once.
Gawen flew above a large square and addressed the crowd below, "His Highness Prince Qin An will arrive in three hours to bring us to an absolutely safe spatial secret realm.
His Highness's only requirement is that we no longer worship the divine lord Odin.
Now I give you two choices. One, relinquish your faith in the divine lord Odin and enter that spatial secret realm with me.
Two, take your belongings and leave Cassowar immediately. From this point on, your fate is your own!"
His words were also broadcast by his subordinates to the national chat channel, visible to all survivors under Gawen's jurisdiction.
All survivors in Cassowar were thrown into a commotion.
At that moment, a sky-piercing aura rose from the temple once more.
Odin's avatar flew out of the temple again and soon arrived not far from Gawen.
"Gawen, do you not fear divine punishment for such insolence towards this deity?"
Upon hearing this, Gawen's body began to tremble like a sieve.
Odin scanned the crowd below and said with majesty, "A believer of this deity for a day is a believer for life. Betrayers, die!"
A large number of survivors in the square immediately knelt, chanting, "We pay homage to the divine lord!"
Gawen said with a troubled expression, "Divine Lord, it is not that we wish to betray you, but that Prince Qin An's strength is too great, and we are forced to comply."
"Hmph!" Odin snorted coldly. "Arrogant mortal, once my true body descends, I will surely tear him to shreds! For now, if you hide outside the city, he will not have the time to find you all one by one."
"Clap, clap, clap!"
Suddenly, a round of applause echoed from below.
Qin Shilei's figure slowly flew up from below. "This is indeed a good idea. You should quickly manifest avatars in other cities and instruct your followers to escape my control."
Odin glared fiercely at Qin Shilei and said coldly, "Qin Shilei, you have thoroughly angered me. When my true body descends, it will be the time of your demise!"
"Very well, I shall wait!"
Qin Shilei calmly said, "Now, go back the way you came!"
"You still want to kill this avatar? Dream on!"
Odin was about to communicate with his main body to return this avatar to the divine realm.
However, his expression suddenly changed as he looked at Qin Shilei in disbelief. "You've actually sealed off the space in this area?"
Qin Shilei smiled faintly. "You're welcome to send more avatars. I will ensure you die without any pain!"
With that, he rapidly transformed into a hundred-meter-tall giant.
Heaven-Shattering Sword!
Qin Shilei unleashed his strongest move, sending Odin's avatar into hell once more.
Taking the video his subordinate had just recorded, he opened the chat channel.
"This King announces once again: Odin is henceforth my sworn enemy, with no end to our feud!"
"I advise all survivors not to worship Odin, or you will be my enemy!"
"I also hope Odin's followers will abandon their faith in this evil god. I will take you into a completely safe spatial secret realm, where you will be free from the persecution of alien races!"
Following this was the video that had just been recorded.
Qin Shilei's announcement once again stirred up a storm of discussion.
"? Prince Qin An just announced that Da Xia does not welcome gods, and now he's immediately confronting the mighty divine lord Odin. He's too fierce!"
"With a single sword, he killed Odin's avatar. Can mortals truly kill gods?"
"Due to the heaven and earth barrier, Odin's avatar is only Platinum peak. This sword strike has too much water."
"The one upstairs, don't be sour. Even with 'water,' it's probably something you'll never achieve in your lifetime."
"Odin's true body is about to descend. Provoking a divine lord at this time is unwise!"
"Many gods played a huge role in resisting the alien races. Prince Qin An, for his personal vendetta, rashly started a war, disregarding the lives of many survivors. He is truly selfish."
"So what if they are gods? If I had the ability, I would also strike down these high and mighty gods from their altars with a single sword!"
After finishing this, Qin Shilei closed the chat channel and turned to look at Gawen.
Gawen jolted and immediately shouted, "What are you still kneeling around for? Quickly pay respects to His Highness Prince Qin An!"
"We pay respects to His Highness Prince Qin An!"
A quick-witted individual below shouted,
Then, more and more people joined in the chanting.
Qin Shilei's calm voice reached every survivor below. "This King does not force anyone. If anyone is still steadfast in their faith in Odin, please leave immediately. Once you are outside the city, you can believe in whomever you wish!"
At first, no one moved. Then, a man in his fifties stood up and cautiously walked towards the city gate.
Hundreds of others followed, also leaving the city.
However, these were all survivors of Silver rank or below. Survival outside the city would likely not be easy.
Seeing that no one else was leaving, Qin Shilei opened his Cavern of Treasures and collected everyone into it.