Li Mochen did not participate in the battle. He first put away the divine sword 'Stark' and the two-piece 'Gleipnir', and then he spared no effort to name the two pieces 'Chiol' and 'Twi'.
The huge stone brought by Ti' was sent to his own kingdom of God, and of course he did not miss the small chains originating from 'Laitin' and 'Dromi' that Fenrir forcibly broke free.
There is no way, as a new god who has risen less than two years ago, his background is his flaw. Unlike those ancient gods, they all have a lot of top-notch materials and mythical equipment.
It is said that in the ancient times of the light world, mythological materials could be found everywhere.
But in modern times, Li Mochen is limited by materials. He can only make fourteen pieces of god-level clothing so far. Including the part obtained from the ruins of the Moshra people, it means that his god-chosen knights only have a total of fourteen pieces.
Twenty-six people.
The same goes for Anthony, who is also limited by materials and has been unable to complete the design of the third type of 'Mechanical God of War'.
Therefore, for him, every piece of mythological material is precious and cannot be discarded.
Lucifer did not despise his behavior of spending every penny. He watched with cold eyes as Li Mochen collected all the trophies before speaking again: "Once Odin returns, he will definitely kill you."
"This is why I got the Kunlun Mirror first, but even if I don't come here, he will still kill me. The world of beasts has merged, and he no longer has no soldiers to use in the main material world.
You must keep your peace agreement with me."
Li Mochen responded with a sneer, he had already known about the imminent crisis.
The two-year peace agreement he reached with Lorde was only limited to Australia.
"Tell me, Your Highness Lucifer, your next target?"
Lucifer couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly and looked at the gods who were fighting over there: "You don't need my help? This is within the scope of the agreement."
Li Mochen shook his head without hesitation: "No need, their power is more than enough."
With Fenrir at the helm, there was no way they could lose this divine battle. Fenrir, a wolf, could single-handedly suppress Tyr, the most powerful god of war among the seven Aesir gods, and Heimdall, the patron god.
There is the sun god Baldr.
But Li Mochen estimated that even if he teamed up with Lucifer to intervene, he wouldn't be able to kill any of the seven people.
The wills of Odin and Thor can be withdrawn from the depths of the root at any time to save people, but what good does it do to Li Mochen to force them to withdraw from this root dispute?
On the contrary, if the situation at the source continues, it will only give him and Lucifer more opportunities to take advantage of.
Therefore, the best outcome of this war is to end it. You can let Fenrir vent for a while and vent the anger it has accumulated over the past thousands of years.
“Wise choice!”
Lucifer nodded slightly, and then said coldly: "Then my next goal is Jerusalem."
After hearing this, Li Mochen couldn't help but twitching his lips: "Then I guess the Lord of Glory is the same. He will kill you at all costs! If he can't do anything to you, he will definitely kill me first."
He could see this guy's mentality. Although this King of Hell was also a God-King and was much more powerful than the Statue of Liberty, he had no ambition to challenge the Supreme God.
For Lucifer, there may be nothing more important at the moment than retaliating against the Lord of Glory, causing trouble for him, and preventing him from successfully ascending to the top of God. Therefore, the criteria for his actions are not based on interests at all.
.There is such a good opportunity, but it is only used to attack the Church of Light.
How should I put it? To a certain extent, this is a complete resentment mentality. Li Mochen really doesn’t know what happened between these two people?
Lucifer obviously understood his eyes, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife again, causing Li Mochen to feel pain all over his body.
"Young God King, your eyes are very rude!"
But he didn't say anything else, and seemed not to care about Li Mochen's offense: "If the Lord of Glory takes revenge on you for this, then I and my legion will go all out to help you."
"This promise is exactly what I want!"
Li Mochen looked into Lucifer's sharp eyes without giving in: "But in addition, Your Highness Lucifer, you have to give me another promise. Whether you capture this holy city or not, you and your subordinates will
The legions of hell must all evacuate from the Middle East and the main material world."
As a result, Lucifer's aura became more ferocious and colder.
After the two looked at each other for a long time, Lucifer snorted: "I promise you!"
Li Mochen immediately raised the corners of his lips: "Then we can go there now, if you insist."
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Just three minutes later, he and Lucifer appeared together in the Levant region of the Middle East.
Fenrir, Luna Rabbit and others were left by him near the broken plane to continue fighting the Asa gods. Hela and Thetis had also received his clear instructions. When Fenrir
Evacuate after you have completely vented your anger.
This is a rare opportunity for several of Li Mochen's main gods to experience a divine battle, so Li Mochen doesn't want to end it too early.
And on the outskirts of the holy city of Jerusalem, Lucifer was already ready.
In addition to the seven devil kings who are all in place, a total of 13,000 devil battle groups, 6,000 fallen angel battle groups, and the hundreds of millions of dark creatures they have collected are all waiting for the city.
of the periphery.
Li Mochen noticed that those demons and fallen angels had extremely rich blood energy. This was how they ignored the "Treaty of the Separation of Humans and Gods" and persisted in the world.
With the help of killing and blood sacrifice rituals, human spiritual blood is used to resist the binding force of the "Treaty of Partition of Gods and Humans".
And in the hundreds of days since these thirteen thousand devil battle groups and six thousand fallen angel battle groups entered the main material world, I don't know how many human lives have been consumed.
Although there is currently no clear data, several international observation organizations and news agencies believe that the population loss in the Middle East in the past six months has been at least 300 million. All cities in the Middle East are now filled with coffins and body bags.
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Li Mochen hoped that they would capture Jerusalem as soon as possible and return to hell. But this was not an easy task. The holy city in front of him had been completely transformed into a fortress. There were no civilians inside, only those who were willing to sacrifice for their Lord.
warrior.
The Glorious Old Religion and the Truth Religion, two sects that have been hostile to each other for thousands of years due to the influence of their respective main ethnic groups, have now joined forces for the rare occasion under the oppression of the devil's army, and they do not make any reservations. The entire
Inside the city, it can be said that everyone is united.
Then the 'Gate of Heaven' was already hanging high in the sky over Jerusalem, and at least two angel legions appeared here in advance. And among the seven angel kings, five of them except Gabriel and Michael also
No one was left out here.
They had just fought Lucifer not long ago, and now they would face a defensive battle that they could not afford to fail.
The battle between the two sides was indeed an epic. Not only was the battle scene magnificent and magnificent, but it was also extremely cruel and cruel at the very beginning of the war.
Although the defense of the Holy City of Jerusalem has been fortified by the two sects and is impregnable, the demon army also has a large number of dark creatures as its vanguard.
Therefore, less than ten hours after the battle, there were no human beings under the power of outlaws inside the city of Jerusalem. The continuous impact of the tide of dark beasts, as well as the endless and continuous magic bombing,
Not only did it cause huge irreparable holes in several outer walls of the Holy City, it also caused the damage to 27 of the forty-eight magic towers in the city. The entire array of magic towers could no longer maintain operation.
Then came the war between devils and angels. The two sides fought in the sky and in every lane in the city, with repeated battles. Both of them showed their good discipline without a doubt, even if a battle group's personnel were killed or injured.
Nearly 60%, none of these angels and demons have any thoughts of escaping or retreating.
However, relatively speaking, those angels were more fearless and fearless of death, and did not care about casualties at all. The Hell Legion relied entirely on surpassing the opponent by nearly one-third in number, as well as a large number of dark creatures, to barely maintain its advantage.
Li Mochen did not participate directly, just like what he did at Canterbury Cathedral before. His way of participating was just to try his best to let Lucifer's subordinates gain the favor of 'destiny', and then use his 'war' and 'vitality',
'Life and death' and other powers can provide assistance to Lucifer's side without Li Mochen's direct intervention.
At this time, the force of war and the force of death were boiling on the battlefield, but Li Mochen's divine power surged and grew at an incredible speed.
——There is no other God of War here, and this war is directly related to him.
Li Mochen felt that he had a deeper understanding of war, death, and killing.
However, this is not enough for him to go directly to the door of truth. He still needs more accumulation and more foundation.
So during the time he was 'watching the battle' over Jerusalem, Li Mochen put more energy into studying the 'Kunlun Mirror' in his hand.
The power of war and death cannot help him greatly improve his strength in a short period of time, but the 'Kunlun Mirror' can.
This Eastern secret treasure, which can interfere with time and space on a large scale, can at least triple Li Mochen's combat power, making him the most difficult to deal with and kill among the gods.
Slightly different from the 'Kongtong Seal' of the same grade, this precious mirror is not unique. The moment Li Mochen got this thing, he knew that it was just a projection of a certain Eastern great power in this world and then sacrificed it.
of treasures.
Li Mochen could sense the existence of at least thirty different 'Kunlun Mirrors' in all the heavens and worlds.
The main body among them should be an innate treasure. All the 'Kunlun Mirrors' are connected with this main body and are directly and indirectly affected by that powerful being.
This is probably the reason why this treasure fell into the hands of the British Gods but could not be used.
Li Mochen initially sensed the weapon's resistance to the other half of the bloodline in his body that did not belong to Dongfang. However, this 'resistance' disappeared after Li Mochen refined the weapon and gradually advanced to the source core level.
When an extremely powerful spiritual thought was extended through the medium of the 'Kunlun Mirror' and scanned his body, this treasure from the East was no longer on guard against him. At the same time, there was also a message sent to him.
Entering Li Mochen's mind - that is all the methods and tips for using the 'Kunlun Mirror'.
Li Mochen realized that he should have owed a favor to a certain Eastern power and had formed a relationship. However, he was very happy and overjoyed. For him, this was a help in the snow, which would allow him to have a better future in the future.
In the battle with several god kings, a few points will be added.
The war that took place in the holy city of Jerusalem lasted for three full days. Just like the previous Canterbury Cathedral, Lucifer failed to conquer the holy city in the end. However, in the process, most of Jerusalem was destroyed.
Most buildings, as well as several iconic churches and the Temple of Truth.
Lucifer had no obsession with capturing Jerusalem. After all the dark creatures were consumed by him, he decisively stopped the attack.
At this time, his Hell Legion had suffered heavy casualties. Nearly 3,000 of the 13,000 devil war regiments had disappeared, and half of the number remained with only 30 to 50% of the strength. Only Lucifer's fallen
Although the Angel Legion has suffered considerable losses, most of the six thousand battle groups have maintained their organizational integrity and their combat effectiveness is as strong as ever.
Their power has even increased to a certain extent. The darkness, killing and death power surrounding the holy city of Jerusalem has contaminated a large number of members of the Angel Legion.
It's just that these new fallen angels have not yet been incorporated into the fallen angel legion sequence.
So Li Mochen roughly understood the thoughts of the Lord of Hell and the kings under his command.
He had seen similar things countless times in the history of the light world, such as the golden men in the east driving the green camp to fight, and the Spartans consuming their slaves the helots.
Correspondingly, the two angel legions on the opposite side were completely crippled by their fierce offensive at all costs. Two-thirds of the thirteen thousand angel legions disappeared, and the entire holy city was so dilapidated that it was no different from a ruin.
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"I will keep my promise. Before seven o'clock tonight, all the legions of hell will evacuate from the main material world."
After all his troops evacuated the city, Lucifer returned to Li Mochen: "What is your next target? The worldly python, Jormungandr?"
Li Mochen was shocked by the merit accumulated on the 'Shenxiao Spiritual Purple Gold Pagoda', which was astonishingly 120 million strands, second only to his gains from fighting the earthquake wave head-on.
But he clearly did nothing, and could even be said to have added fuel to the flames, aiding the evildoer, but in the end he gained so much merit.
Was it because he precipitated the battle for the holy city of Jerusalem? Or was it because he made Lucifer promise to evacuate from the main material world?
Li Mochen thought it was probably the former. He knew that Lucifer's Hell Legion retreated from the main material world and was just following the trend. The main reason was that the war between gods and demons in Jerusalem had consumed nearly 70% of the Hell Legion's combat strength.
And it was precisely because of his 'promotion' that this siege broke out at least one year, or even two years in advance.
This was an unexpected surprise, and Li Mochen immediately felt at ease. The Kunlun Mirror in his hand and these merits could already guarantee his invincibility in the future.
Seeing that Li Mochen hadn't spoken for a long time, Lucifer couldn't help but frown slightly, with dissatisfaction in his eyes.
However, before he could remind him, Li Mochen had already come to his senses and said with a smile: "Jormungandr does not need my rescue, Your Highness Lucifer."
That giant python is in a completely different situation from Fenrir. It was indeed suppressed by Odin at the bottom of the sea at first. But now, this giant python has been destroyed by his own appetite. The Aesir god system is likely to be in it.
A curse that prevents Jörmungandr from controlling its body shape was placed on it, making it impossible for Jörmungandr to control its body shape while overeating.
And its millions-kilometer-long body has circled the world twice. Therefore, more than 3,000 years ago, it was already difficult for Jormungandr to move.
Of course, being difficult to move does not mean that you cannot move. As long as Jörmungandr has this will, he will still be a powerful 'false god king'. However, Jörmungandr's time to participate in the war will be very short.
For the whole bright world, it is definitely not a good thing.
So Li Mochen's chosen target was another place.
"My next goal is the Olympus Mountains in the outer world."
"Olympus?"
Lucifer didn't have much reaction: "Your plan is for the two of us to directly enter the Olympus Mountains to fight the Titans? But I must remind you that Zeus and the first generation of Titans, including Cronus,
Already reconciled, many of them have begun to serve Him."
This is obviously not a wise choice. The Aesir have many powerful gods, and the power of Olympus in its heyday was even greater.
The Olympus Mountains are a more powerful kingdom of gods than Avalon, and their power will be greatly limited in the Olympus Mountains.
Li Mochen smiled slightly: "Of course I wouldn't do such a stupid thing, I just went to save two people."
Then he shook the Kunlun Realm in his hand: "I think even if we fail to succeed, there will be no problem for us to escape intact."
Lucifer thought for a moment and guessed Li Mochen's plan: "Two people? Are they Achilles and Atlas? Are you sure?"
Li Mochen knew that it was impossible to hide this from this person: "There are insiders, and someone told me their exact location and path."
This response and information naturally came from the ocean goddess Thetis. The relationship between the Titans and the Olympian gods is complicated. Although Zeus comes from the outside world, his pantheon is the same as Odin and Ahura.
They are all built on the basis of one of the native creatures of the light world—that is, the Titans.
This is because the original nucleus of this world is powerful, and the innate creatures born here have potential that cannot be matched by creatures in other worlds.
Thetis' parents not only had a wide circle of friends, but also gave birth to fifty 'nymphs' (fairies, female Titans) including Thetis. She could lay one or two traps on Olympus, or
It's not surprising at all to instigate several Titans to rebel.
"In short, regardless of whether we can succeed or not, we must evacuate within five minutes. And before that, we must make some preparations."
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Half an hour later, a huge cloud of smoke and dust suddenly exploded from the Olympus Mountain floating in the outer realm. At the same time, Ares roared in disbelief and with a bit of surprise.
However, Li Mochen and Lucifer did not fight in Olympus as they wished.
Although the gods of Olympus have always been on high alert due to the lessons learned from Asa and the Church of Light. But Li Mochen still succeeded. The information provided by Thetis was very accurate. Li Mochen's wishing technique and thirty million wisps
Merit ensures that no accidents occur in their actions.
According to the route planned by Thetis, Li Mochen and Lucifer arrived at the target location with great momentum. After successfully rescuing people, they evacuated from Mount Olympus with the help of the Kunlun Mirror.
"According to our agreement, from today onwards, Atlas will only obey your Majesty's will!"
Among the two people Li Mochen rescued, Atlas bowed to Li Mochen with gratitude.
This is the brother of Prometheus, who is known as the 'God of Heaven' in Olympus.
The three brothers all have extremely powerful talents and powers. In the past, in order to punish his followers, Zeus forcibly took the concept of "fire" away from the land of Greece. But Prometheus, he was able to return the "fire"
In the human world, this person also possesses a powerful 'prophecy' ability, far beyond what Merlin can compare to.
Epimetheus, the youngest of the three brothers, is Pandora's husband. He has the talent to create all things and control animals. It is said that his forging level is second only to the god of forging, Hephaestus.
As for Atlas, he was the most powerful general under Kroros in the Titan War in the past, and he defeated Zeus many times.
Therefore, after the war between gods, most of the Titan gods were pardoned, but Atlas was punished and had to hold his shoulders against the sky. This is the origin of his "God of Heaven", and it continues to this day.
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This is just a myth and legend. What Atlas has always been responsible for is actually the energy source for most of the Olympus Mountains.
In addition to being astonishingly powerful and able to control thunder, this Titan God was also born with the four powerful divine powers of 'earth', 'eternity', 'endurance' and 'endurance', giving him endless and endless power.
Power. If Atlas had his feet on the ground, it would be even more terrifying, and it would be almost impossible to knock him down.
Eternal divine power not only refers to the eternity of the body, but also refers to the eternity of the magic power.
And the lasting divine power gives Atlas amazing endurance.
However, Zeus's extraction of Atlas's power still worked. Atlas, who was already a "powerful god" during the Titan War, has only just entered the seventeenth level of the godhead.
Of course, this person's power is enough to become a 'King of Angels' under Li Mochen. In these thousands of years, this person has been forced to elevate the two divine powers of 'endurance' and 'eternity' to an astonishing level.
To the extent of hearing it, the former is already close to false truth.
When it comes to endurance, there are few gods in this world who can compare with Him.
Therefore, in the eyes of Zeus, this man is far more threatening than his brother Prometheus.
"Then from now on, Atlas, you will be my 'eternal angel'."
Li Mochen was in a happy mood and very satisfied.
With this and Fenrir, he will not feel afraid even if he goes to war with those major gods in the outer realm in the future. The number of angel kings under his command will also increase to five in the future.
Then he moved his gaze to 'Achilles' next to him, and he found that this invincible hero in the Greek era was also looking at him with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Your mother is helping me fight against the Asa Protoss. She has prepared a body for you, allowing you to regain your true body and your former strength, but this will have to wait a few days."
After the death of 'Achilles', like Hercules, he became a god with his soul. However, in Mount Olympus, the priest in charge was just a 'wine party'.
That was not so much a conferment as a detainment. Without a powerful priesthood and having lost his original body, the future of 'Achilles' in Olympus can be imagined.
Fortunately, there is also the sea goddess Thetis. This great mother used some method to reshape Achilles' body.
Li Mochen did not value this Greek hero as much as his 'Eternal Angel' Atlas. Although 'Achilles' in its heyday once defeated the incarnation of Ares head-on on the battlefield, it was also a prophecy
There will be people who can surpass and kill Zeus in the future, but after all, that happened thousands of years ago.
During this period, Achilles, who had been staying on Mount Olympus, could only waste his talent.
However, when Li Mochen looked at this hero, he felt the amazing sharpness in his eyes.
"If possible, I would also like to have a place in front of His Majesty's throne!"
At this time, Achilles had a completely different demeanor and appearance than when Li Mochen first met him on Mount Olympus. He unleashed his soul power without scruples, and used his own
The power was revealed in front of Li Mochen's eyes without missing a beat.
Li Mochen looked at this person in surprise: "After having such power, you have been holding back until now."
What's even more surprising is that this man's talent was able to master such a powerful divine power even though he only had his soul and a weak priesthood left.
"People will always grow after experiencing something."
Achilles' expression was very calm: "If I can get my body back, I believe my power will not be inferior to Atlas."
"Indeed, if you have this ability, your future will be even more powerful than Atlas."
Li Mochen nodded slightly, acknowledging the other person's conceited words, but in the end he did not agree immediately: "Let's go see your mother first and then talk about it. My 'Power Angel' is a bit angry and can't vent it for a while.
It won't be finished. But I guess it will only be within the next two days.
, that war can end. If you still have this wish after meeting Thetis, then I have no reason to turn away a powerful being like you. I am also willing to use the name of 'Guardian Angel' to
And a seat as the King of Angels is vacant for you."
Achilles hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but finally nodded. He saw that the reason why Li Mochen was unwilling to agree immediately was to abide by the agreement with Thetis, and he indeed wanted to see his mother first.
After they finished speaking, Lucifer spoke in a sinister tone: "Now, it's my turn again. This time, the target I chose is the Vatican!"
Li Mochen suddenly felt a headache that was about to explode. This man really wanted to fight the Light Church until death.
"Okay, but Lucifer, can you come up with the legion to capture the Vatican now?"
He knew that the nine levels of hell controlled by Lucifer only had the power of five angel legions in total, and a large part of them had to stay to look after the family.
"I have no intention of attacking the Holy See of the old religion. My purpose is the same as yours, to save one person from the Holy See."
Lucifer took the initiative to explain: "Now the time has come! It's time for me to rescue her."
"Is it that desperate angel? Everything you did before was to save her?"
Just like Li Mochen's intentions were completely impossible to hide from Lucifer, he also guessed the latter's final plot.
The person Lucifer wants to rescue should be the angel of murder and despair, Syrah.
This was once the subordinate god of the sky goddess Ishtar, 'Ratalak', who was in charge of war, protection and killing. After Lucifer converted to the Lord of Light, 'Ratalak' was renamed 'Sira', but
He is still the most effective helper of Lucifer, the 'Vice-King of Heaven'.
However, in the battle where Lucifer launched a rebellion against the Lord of Radiance, 'Sira' was captured after being cut off, and his memory was sealed by the Lord of Radiance and used as a tool.
During the period before the Middle Ages, she was the "killer" used by the Lord of Radiance to punish "evildoers" and other "angels". Her power was so powerful that the Lord of Radiance even sympathized with the victims.
Legend has it that during the period of fighting against the Nordic Æsir gods, the killing angel ‘Sira’ killed countless people and once slaughtered at least one-third of the Nordic tribes.
It wasn't until the Lord of Glory intended to leave this world temporarily to explore the outside world, and was worried that 'Sira' would escape control after he left, that he sealed this powerful fallen angel.
And because he was worried about the war, despair, madness, end of the world, killing, death, shadow and the power of evil in the "Siela", the Lord of Radiance did not seal Him in the Kingdom of Heaven, but chose to suppress it in the Vatican.
This moment was indeed the best time to attack the Vatican. The two legions of the Radiant Religion that could be used in the present world suffered heavy casualties, and the incarnations of the five angel kings in the human world were also continuously destroyed, and their vitality was greatly reduced.
As for the Old Church of Light, in order to defend the Holy City, they devoted most of the church's power to Jerusalem, and now only ten of them are left.
"I can help you."
After Li Mochen hesitated for a while, he agreed: "But the power of your slave god is too dangerous, and his current mental state should also be in an extremely dangerous state. I hope you will take him with you as soon as you unblock him.
Return to hell and prevent Him from appearing in the main material world for the next one hundred years."
As for a hundred years later, if this angel in charge of despair and killing dares to enter here and dare to use his power on human society, then he will not hesitate to give it the most severe blow and give it true 'despair'.
The operation this time was still going smoothly, and the Lord of Glory was very afraid of the power of 'Xila'. For a moment, this man obviously had the intention to intervene due to distraction. However, the fierce battle between several god kings turned this man around again.
Draw your attention back to the deep roots.
It is worth mentioning that 'Xila' lost control directly after the unblocking. Her violent and disordered soul power and the divine power called 'Despair' swept across the entire Vatican in an instant. Then nearly one-tenth of this glorious Holy See
Priest, self-destruct within twenty seconds.
And it broke through the outer seal of the Vatican at an astonishing speed and expanded to the outer city of Rome.
Fortunately, Lucifer abided by the agreement and Li Mochen's Kunlun Mirror tore open the space in time, so no further casualties were caused.
The key is that the Glorious Holy See gave up its obstruction after the unblocking of 'Sela', and they did not want this extremely dangerous existence to continue to cause trouble in the Vatican.
After that, Lucifer concentrated on appeasing the spirit of 'Xila', and it was not until a day and night later that he appeared in front of Li Mochen again.
"Round 4!"
Li Mochen's expression hesitated slightly: "I want to unblock Marduk, but I'm not sure whether I can succeed. If it doesn't work, I have to change my goal."
When he said this, he was always paying attention to Lucifer's expression.
Marduk is the patron saint of Babylon and the main god of all Babylonian city-states. He controls thunderstorms and war. He is the second generation god-king of Babylon and Sumer. He ruled this pantheon for nearly two thousand years, and then encountered the sky goddess Yi.
Shtar's challenge.
Ishtar defeated Marduk and became the new god-king, but he failed to kill Marduk.
These two powerful gods fought for thousands of years in the Mesopotamia, until the rise of Ahura and Zoroastrianism, and when both were exhausted, they spread their faith across Asia Minor and the Persian Plateau.
As far as Li Mochen knows, Marduk is still alive and has been sealed by Ahura for six thousand years.
Theoretically, this person could be a powerful helper for him if he got out of trouble, but Li Mochen had to consider Lucifer's opinion.
After all, these two are old enemies who have been entangled for thousands of years.