Chapter 13
In the middle of a huge square at the Temple complex, the thousand Sander elites and countless believers prostrated themselves on the ground. Dressed in a luxurious gold robe, Saintess Nandini walked along a path between the myriad of prostrated believers of G.o.d Maugus, and then reached the Divinity Altar in the square.
With her big black eyes darker than ever, Saintess Nandini overlooked all the believers, and then said unhurriedly and calmly.
"I am Nandini, the Saintess of the Preserver Church. I request all of you to pray with me and help our G.o.d's Divine Kingdom ascend once again into a star in the sky!!"
Immediately, the countless soldiers and believers knelt down and started chanting.
"G.o.d Maugus, you are the most supreme, n.o.ble, and mightiest existence of the Mortal World."
"Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya."
"You are the Divine Guardian of The Kalwar Empire!"
"We bow down to the Lord who resides in the hearts of all beings."
"You are the Pervader — the divine essence that pervades the world."
"G.o.d Maugus! You maintain order and harmony in the world. You are the one who restores dharma(moral order) and peace."
"We offer you our most pious faith. From now on, we'll return to your Divine Kingdom after death. We'll become your s.h.i.+eld and s.h.i.+eld you from all harm, become your sword and kill all your enemies."
"Supreme G.o.d Maugus!"
"May your Divine Kingdom once again ascend into a star in the sky!"
Uniform prayers reverberated in the middle of the square. G.o.d Maugus's clone walked out unhurriedly, a flash of sagacity in his eyes. Countless wisps of faith energy emerged from the believers and entered him, reaching his real body in the semi-plane.
The G.o.dhood of Divine Law of Order and Harmony started to merge with Ahan's real body. While the Divinity inside his clone quickly condensed, and with a thought, his clone exuded terrific Demi-G.o.d rank aura. Unlike ordinary Legend rank experts of the Mortal World, who could never cross this hurdle their entire life, Ahan's clone easily crossed it and promoted to a Demi-G.o.d.
Ahan's real body finally used all the faith energy gained from the players to stabilize his Divinity! Pure divine force entered his forehead, turning into Divine Fire. Ahan's eyes flashed with the light of wisdom as he merged with his G.o.dhood and the remaining Divinity from before his reincarnation. The laws of the whole Mortal World shone in his eyes, Divine Law of Order and Harmony suddenly emerged and entered the Divine Fire in his forehead.
Meanwhile, all his believers continued to pray devotedly, fueling the Divine Fire in his forehead.
"G.o.d Maugus, you are the most supreme, n.o.ble, and mightiest existence of the Mortal World."
"Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya."
"You are the Divine Guardian of The Kalwar Empire!"
"We bow down to the Lord who resides in the hearts of all beings."
"You are the Pervader — the divine essence that pervades the world."
"G.o.d Maugus! You maintain order and harmony in the world. You are the one who restores dharma(moral order) and peace."
"We offer you our most pious faith. From now on, we'll return to your divine kingdom after death. We'll become your s.h.i.+eld and s.h.i.+eld you from all harm, become your sword and kill all your enemies."
"Supreme G.o.d Maugus!"
"May your Divine Kingdom once again ascend into a star in the sky!"
Countless soldiers, believers and players prostrated themselves on the ground and, led by newly recruited young priests, devotedly recited prayers. The divine force of the human race once again poured into G.o.d Maugus and entered his Divine Fire.
The hundred betplayers who were attending this mysterious event perceived it to be the game's trailer for the official launch. While all the other players were awestruck, Asjad Iqbal was using the new feature
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Meanwhile, a day later.
In his Divine Kingdom, Ahan's real body finished merging with his G.o.dhood and remaining Divinity. Inside the divine fire between his eyebrows, the merged G.o.dhood of Order and Harmony appeared, and then absorbed all the surrounding divine fire in the dysfunctional Divine Kingdom. With his Divine Kingdom as the center, fearsome Divine Might spread in all directions in the Mortal World.
"A new G.o.d has ascended!?"
"Who was it? Who has ascended to G.o.dhood??"
"A new era is upon us."
When Ahan once again ascended as a G.o.d and completely stabilized his Divinity, the laws of the Mortal World shook. All the G.o.ds, including the other two Supreme G.o.ds instantly perceived this change. All of them immediately started searching for his Divine Kingdom, but in vain.
Suddenly, the power of the world's will shrouded Ahan, and his Divine Kingdom hidden in the Mortal World in between the void layers, turned into a streak of light flying directly into the starry sky. When his Divine Kingdom reached the starry sky, all kinds of planar laws of the Mortal World surged towards him like a tide.
Invisible fetters bound Ahan's real body. When he advanced to a G.o.d in the Mortal World, it was inseparably linked to this world, ceasing his ability to leave. Were the Mortal World ever to be destroyed, all of the plane's G.o.ds would die along with it. Obviously, his additional ability to sneak into Earth and get back, still remained.
It was just that his soul was now bound to the Mortal World's will, and he would live and die with this world. He was practically an immortal according to an Earthling's standard. Ahan waved his hand and the Mortal World's laws immediately entered the semi-plane. Pure divine force entered the semi-plane while Ahan also tossed countless precious materials he got from the players through quests.
After his semi-plane absorbed all the divine force and precious materials from the Mortal World, it expanded wildly and turned into a star, ten thousand square miles in diameter, in the Mortal World's sky. Mountain ranges, valleys, and rivers emerged. His dysfunctional Divine Kingdom had once again been restored into a true Divine Kingdom of the Mortal World.
After the restoration of his Divine Kingdom, Ahan felt that there was a mysterious connection between the Divine Kingdom and him as well as his countless believers in the Mortal World. From now on, as long as they died in the Mortal World, the devout believers will be led into his Divine Kingdom and their souls will become his property. They will help him manage and maintain his Divine Kingdom.
After completely merging with his G.o.dhood and remaining Divinity, G.o.d Maugus had advanced in rank to a Weak Divine Force Rank G.o.d. But, if the other G.o.ds fought him inside his Divine Kingdom, he would have the power of an Intermediate Divine Force Rank G.o.d.
Of course, Ahan still had to use faith energy to refine his Divine Kingdom and infuse the Divine Laws of Order and Harmony he had grasped into his Divine Kingdom in order to strengthen himself while fighting inside it.
Maybe it was time for him to officially launch the game on Earth! He was in an urgent need of more players. Whether it was to conquer the whole of Eastern Islands, sending expeditions to the main continent or for faith energy, his fate was linked to the player's progress!
"Divine Kingdom! He actually formed his own Divine Kingdom!"
"A talented dark horse had appeared!!"
"With a Divine Kingdom to call his own, even Intermediate Divine Force Rank G.o.ds may have to be careful not to offend him!"
All the gazes of the lower ranked G.o.ds were filled with shock and envy. A Divine Kingdom was the base as well as the strongest weapon of a G.o.d. Only G.o.ds with Divine Kingdoms could receive the souls of their believers. Moreover, within their Divine Kingdom, the G.o.ds could use the various Divine Laws they grasped to shape the most favorable battle environment for them.
In a strong enough divine country, even a Lesser G.o.d could cut across three major realms and contend against a Strong Divine Force Rank G.o.d. However, the comprehension of their Divine Laws and the amount of faith energy required to construct a whole new Divine Kingdom from scratch took hundreds of thousands of years to fulfill for an ordinary G.o.d.
Among the Mortal World's G.o.ds, there were many G.o.ds who still didn't possess a Divine Kingdom of their own. These G.o.ds resided in the Divine Kingdoms of other G.o.ds by joining their pantheons. Usually, only G.o.ds of the Strong Divine Force Rank were qualified enough to hold another G.o.d in their Divine Kingdom. Within their Divine Kingdom, an area would be drawn out for the G.o.d of their pantheon to receive their believers.
Whenever a G.o.d just ascended to G.o.dhood, they would be in their weakest state. That was because they didn't have a Divine Kingdom to call their own. Even if they did possess a Divine Kingdom, it would still be difficult to engrave their Divine Laws into it in a short period of time. Divine Kingdoms without laws inscribed into them were the most coveted treasures among the rest of the G.o.ds of the Mortal World. Some Weak Divine Force Rank G.o.ds and even Intermediate Divine Force Rank G.o.ds would attack a Lesser G.o.d with a Divine Kingdom of their own who just ascended to G.o.dhood and steal their Divine Kingdom.
But, as an old timer, his Divine Kingdom was already hidden from the moment he ascended and turned into a star in the Mortal World's sky. If the other G.o.ds tried to search for his Divine Kingdom, it was bound to be in vain!