Due to this, both of them suspected that something was happening in the shadows because only someone of very high power could sense that the Father of All Devils was indisposed and at least not going to react to the Kadath Universe like he would normally do.
If this eventuality came to be true, then they would have a crisis situation on their hands; it didn't really help the situation that the Transcendent Church was keeping really low, especially their Transcendents that were worshipped as the deities by the Church itself.
"The best course of action should be to capture one of their weakest Transcendents and extract the information from their mind. This possibility would be problematic because if their Transcendent Kings are indeed as powerful as we presume them to be, then the minds and souls of the other Transcendents would be protected from such incursions."
Vali knew the problems that came up with such powerful entities, but alas, this solution was the best one in their situation. If they could confirm the exact power of the three Transcendent Kings, they could make the next move.
Which would certainly be an invasion of the entire Middle World en masse.
"Where should we actually start? It seems that in certain nations, the Transcendent Church has a much lower influence. Capturing some of their Transcendents would require us to get into the very core of the Church."
From the information gathered, they knew that within a certain nation of the Middle World, there was a place where the influence of the Transcendent Church wasn't particularly significant or powerful.
Those places were also the best ones to start because, for sure, Transcendents stationed within those places would be the weaker ones from the Transcendent Church. They would need to capture some of the Transcendents, interrogate them, and find every single one of their secrets before they could launch an en masse invasion into this world.
Or, in the case of this Middle World, it would be the Holy Crusade to burn down everything in this world.
"I already have a suitable contact... within the Purple Lily Garden, there is a woman named Dalia who should have contacts with the Transcendent Church."
***
In the middle of the house lies a huge altar with two idols of the Transcendents. Of the two idols, one has the body of a human but with six eyes on the head. The other has a fierce face and a horn on the head, is covered in black scales, and exudes a ferocious breath.
No matter in which Transcendent the believers of the Transcendent Church have faith, it can always be traced back to the Three Transcendent Kings since the other Transcendents are their subordinates. Therefore, when the believers of the Transcendent Church pray, they pray to two gods at the same time.
In front of the huge altar, there are six people prostrating themselves on the ground and silently reciting mysterious prayers. Vali and others were observing the group praying to the Spectral Wolf Transcendent keenly before the air started changing, and all of them could sense Divine Energy within the area.
"Very well, mortals... You have done me a great service."
The Spectral Wolf Transcendent spoke with a mighty voice, his grotesque form only adding to his intimidating presence.
The reason why humans worship and have faith in non-human, grotesquely-shaped gods like the Spectral Wolf Transcendent is because they are far more powerful than ordinary people and can provide their believers with formidable, extraordinary powers.
Sensing that the power of the Spectral Wolf Transcendent was nothing special, only around Tier 9. When Vali ascertained the threat, he deployed his domain around the place, trapping the Spectral Wolf Transcendent in place while at the same time killing the four humans who were worshipping him previously.
"My Lord, I am the Spectral Wolf Transcendent, a subordinate of the mighty Transcendent King, the Six-Eyed Transcendent. Please forgive me for my previous offense."
After the Spectral Wolf Transcendent got up from the ground, he bowed to Vali and said respectfully. Spectral Wolf Transcendent knew that Vali was someone extremely powerful, far above the level of his own, probably reaching the degree of the Three Transcendent Kings.
"Take me to see Six-eyed Transcendent."
The Spectral Wolf Transcendent replied with a bitter smile; he knew that his life was handing on a tin thread and he could die at any given moment. Even among the Transcendents of the Transcendent Church, the situation wasn't the best one around...
The Spectral Wolf Transcendent was one of the weaker 72 Lesser Transcendents, and his power wasn't anything special, even among the other 72 Lesser Transcendents of the Transcendent Church.
"My Lord, there have been no traces of His Highness Six-eyed Transcendent ever since the war with the Dark Transcendent King. We subordinates can't get in touch with him."
While the mortals were worshipping the Transcendent Church as a whole, the relationship between the Transcendents wasn't good because they were never unified as a whole. All of them were divided between three factions, each one of them belonging to one of the three Transcendent Kings.
Vali frowned when he heard that as the atmosphere in the place instantly got down by several degrees. He didn't really like where this was going, but at the same time, he already had certain suspicions about the situation in this Middle World.
"What is the strength of the three Transcendent Kings?"
The three Transcendent Kings were the ultimate rulers of this world, and they should be at least at the peak of Tier 11, according to his estimations.
"I don't know precisely, My Lord. The three Kings never explicitly stated their level of power, but we know that they are far more powerful than any other of the Transcendents."
The Spectral Wolf Transcendent stated fearfully as he didn't dare to meet Vali's gaze openly.
"What about the Dark Transcendent King?"
The Spectral Wolf Transcendent replied with a look of hatred in his eyes when he heard the name and title he dreaded so much.
The Dark Transcendent King.