bullyxtreme Chapter 451 The Realm of Gods, The Ceremony of Ascension
Chapter 451 The Realm of Gods, The Ceremony of Ascension
"Ignite the divine fire, and unite the divine kingdom!"
The moment Heptis uttered his last words, the entire blue and white starry sky seemed to tremble slightly.
boom!
On the once silent blue and white platform, layer upon layer of believers simultaneously opened their eyes.
Those gazes contained no trace of human emotion, only an almost frenzied devotion.
next moment.
hum!
Pale blue lines suddenly spread out from under the feet of the believers.
The patterns intertwine and connect, like countless blood vessels, instantly covering the entire platform.
Even more terrifyingly, as these patterns lit up, the life force within those believers also began to burn continuously.
The lower-ranking believers on the lowest platform withered away almost instantly, their bodies shriveling up within just a few breaths.
Flesh and blood, soul, spiritual power... everything transformed into strands of blue and white light, converging towards the top.
But the believers showed no fear whatsoever.
Instead, their expressions grew increasingly frenzied.
It was as if death at this moment was not the end for them, but a true "sublimation"!
The sudden turn of events clearly exceeded everyone's expectations.
Lord Warren, Wizard Sean, and even Lynn himself all felt a sudden sinking feeling in their hearts.
Because they never expected that the gods' civilization had gone through such a huge detour, going to great lengths to send them all to this blue and white star, not to surround and kill them.
It is ascension to godhood!
Ignite the divine fire, unite the divine kingdom!
Hyptis actually wanted to use the war across the entire plane to achieve a true breakthrough to godhood here!
Damn it!
Sean the Wizard's face suddenly darkened.
Almost the instant Hyptis's voice fell, the power of rules within his body surged violently, and he subconsciously wanted to take action to interrupt the opponent's breakthrough.
Not only him, but also Lord Warren, the Soul of the Flame Slayer Wizard, and the other Morning Star Wizards all realized the seriousness of the situation at this moment.
If a true god were to be born here.
That would be an absolute catastrophe for the entire Pano plane!
However, the next moment, everyone's expression changed.
Because they suddenly realized they couldn't move!
boom!
As Heptis announced his breakthrough, the entire blue and white star seemed to come alive instantly.
The already terrifying gravity and suppressive force suddenly increased several times over at this moment!
The feeling was as if one ancient mountain after another was pressing down hard from the heavens.
Let alone taking off, even simply lifting a finger becomes incredibly difficult!
"Unable to move?!"
Lord Warren gritted his teeth, and veins even bulged on his forehead.
Meanwhile, Lynn and Sean were also in a bad situation.
Especially Sean, this level six wizard, whose body was constantly fluctuating with the rules, and even the phantoms of flower petals were frantically manifesting under his feet.
However, the petals had barely appeared when they were crushed by the terrifying pressure emanating from the blue and white stars.
As for Lynn, a green glow was constantly flashing deep between his eyebrows.
He wanted to forcefully activate the power of the Primal Seed. With three Primal Seed eruptions, using it once wouldn't be a problem. As long as he could unleash power at the level of the Radiant Moon, defeating his opponent wouldn't be a big issue.
The problem is that it was ultimately just a passively triggered power, not something that Lynn could truly control at will.
The Spirit of the Azure Sky was also powerless at this moment.
Because what Hyptis is doing is not a breakthrough at an ordinary level, but a true ascension to godhood!
That was the most core and crucial transformation process of the civilization of the gods.
In some ways, it was no less significant than the process of the wizarding civilization moving from the Morning Star to the Radiant Moon.
Just like when the western leaves broke through the radiant moon in the past.
He was directly drawn to the wizarding world and entered the depths of civilization to complete his final transformation.
That's not just a breakthrough, but a kind of protection and safeguard from the level of the entire civilization's rules.
Now, Hyptis has announced his ascension to godhood within the plane of Pano.
The problem is that this place is not actually inside the Pano plane.
They were currently on a blue-white star that hung outside the Pano plane.
This blue and white star was itself sent by the Goddess of the Magic Network with her immense divine power.
In a sense, this place can even be regarded as an "enclave" of the gods' civilization in the Pano plane!
Therefore, when Hyptis announced the ignition of the divine fire here, the entire world naturally began to protect it.
Or rather, it was the rules of the civilization of gods that began to protect him!
At that moment, everyone suddenly felt the ground beneath their feet begin to shake violently.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
A deep, heavy sound echoed from the depths beneath everyone's feet, a sound like the slow beating of the heart of an ancient behemoth.
It was as if the entire blue and white star itself was gradually reviving!
At the same time, the power generated from the burning of those believers finally showed its true purpose.
Those forces did not dissipate, but instead transformed into streams of blue and white torrents, some of which converged toward the high platform where Hyptis stood.
The other part, however, was poured into the deepest part of the entire blue and white star!
As those forces continued to merge, the entire blue and white star began to slowly shrink.
Moreover, the once flat and smooth ground, like blue and white crystal, began to undulate slightly.
The feeling was not like that of an inanimate object at all, but rather like that of some enormous life that had been dormant for a long time, slowly taking shape.
Even the ground beneath their feet seemed to emanate a faint rhythmic pulsation, akin to breathing.
One contraction and one expansion; one expansion and one contraction.
At that moment, even Lynn felt a chill run down his spine.
Because at that moment, he suddenly realized an extremely terrifying problem.
This blue and white star is probably not just a simple weapon of war, but the embryo of a divine kingdom!
Lynn, who possessed the Primal Seed, had read extensively about forbidden knowledge, including secrets circulating within the wizarding civilization as well as hidden records from the civilization of the gods.
The process of "ascending to godhood" is also described in great detail in the Primal Seed.
In the civilization of gods, to truly break through and become a god, three core elements are required, and none can be missing.
The first is power.
The true meaning of "ascending to godhood" is actually "ascending to the divine position".
To attain divine status, one must grasp the corresponding divine authority.
That thing is like a key to unlock the throne of gods. Without the key, no matter how powerful one is, one cannot truly step into the realm of gods.
Secondly, there are believers.
Believers provide faith, gather the power of faith, and elevate those who ascend to godhood, enabling them to bear authority and ascend to divine status.
For the civilization of gods, faith has never been merely a spiritual act of worship, but rather a true source of extraordinary power.
As for the last one, it is the Kingdom of God!
After achieving godhood, those who ascend to godhood are able to use their authority to create their own divine kingdom, allowing countless believers to enter it.
The more believers there are, the stronger the divine kingdom becomes; the stronger the divine kingdom becomes, the more terrifying the power of the gods becomes.
Therefore, the so-called divine kingdom has never been just a simple space.
That is the true foundation belonging to the gods!
………………
At this moment, Hyptis announced his breakthrough, igniting the divine fire and consolidating his divine kingdom.
Once he succeeds, he will truly become a new god!
What's even more terrifying is that, under normal circumstances, the formation of a divine kingdom requires an extremely long period of time to accumulate.
After all, most new gods, when they first break through, have a limited number of believers and far from enough faith power, and can only rely on a long period of time to gradually expand their divine kingdom.
But Hyptis is clearly different.
Because he may very well already possess the embryo of a divine kingdom!
Just like in the wizarding civilization, wizards would use various precious auxiliary resources when they broke through to a higher level;
On the other side of the civilization of gods, there also exist supreme treasures that can assist in ascending to godhood.
The Divine Kingdom Embryo is the most advanced type among them!
That is something that only true gods are qualified to create.
Generally speaking, only the most powerful gods would bestow such gifts upon their most core candidates for godhood in order to accelerate their ascension to godhood.
The essence of the embryonic form of a divine kingdom is actually quite easy to understand. If each deity is like a craftsman designing a magnificent building, then the divine kingdom is the "kingdom of the gods" that they have constructed.
Different deities may have completely different design styles.
Some people prefer light and grandeur; some prefer darkness and the bizarre; some prefer strict order, or chaos and distortion.
Regardless of the style, the "bricks" and "materials" needed to build the foundation of the divine kingdom remain the same.
The embryo of the divine kingdom is equivalent to the foundation and bricks that have been prepared in advance!
It directly eliminates the most difficult and lengthy accumulation phase for the new god!
Therefore, once one possesses the embryo of a divine kingdom, after ascending to godhood, the divine kingdom can take shape at an extremely rapid pace.
The Goddess of the Magic Net is one of the top gods in the entire civilization of gods.
For her, condensing the embryo of a divine kingdom was clearly not a difficult task.
If it were merely the absence of a divine kingdom embryo, and simply the "breakthrough to godhood," it wouldn't be enough to make Lynn truly wary.
After all, in the comparison of the power systems of the wizard civilization and the god civilization, the sixth-level Morning Star Wizard corresponds to the true god in the god civilization.
To be precise:
Quasi-god, corresponding to a level 4 Morning Star Wizard;
Demigod, corresponding to a level 5 Morning Star Wizard;
The true gods, also known as the lower gods, correspond to the sixth-level Morning Star Wizard!
In other words, even if Heptis succeeds in breaking through this time, his strength is theoretically only at the sixth level.
Even if he received the attention of the Goddess of the Magic Network, possessed an incredibly profound foundation, and directly reached the peak of the Lower God after his breakthrough, he was still ultimately only within the realm of the Morning Star Extreme Realm.
On Lynn's side, there was also Hercules, a Morning Star Realm expert, as an external aid.
If the battle drags on until Hercules arrives across the heavens, the outcome remains uncertain.
But what truly sent chills down Lynn's spine was something else entirely:
The Goddess of the Magic Network went to such great lengths to send this blue and white star into the Pano plane. Was it really just to deliver a divine kingdom embryo?
It's impossible!
Lynn simply couldn't believe that a being at the level of a main god would go to such lengths just to create an ordinary lower god.
If there are other hidden plans within these blue and white stars...
For example, something that can further enhance one's divine status and forcibly elevate one's rank...
What would be a real disaster if Heptis were to possess the power of a mid-level god after becoming a god!
Because in a civilization of gods, the differences between gods are far more exaggerated than imagined.
Lower-level gods are the most basic and ordinary deities, corresponding to the sixth level.
As for the intermediate gods, they are already true level seven beings, corresponding to the Radiant Moon Wizards in the Wizarding Civilization!
That level of terror needs no further explanation.
As for those higher up, the superior gods correspond to level eight, while the chief gods correspond to level nine!
Of course, this is only the roughest division of power.
After all, the wizard civilization and the god civilization are essentially two completely different extraordinary systems, and naturally they cannot be completely equivalent.
Especially in the civilization of gods, what determines the strength of a god, besides realm, is actually more important: authority!
They are both chief gods.
The difference between a god who possesses two "immortal concepts" and a god who possesses only one immortal concept is unimaginably vast.
This also explains why, even though there is only one level difference between lower-level gods and middle-level gods, the actual combat power gap can be so exaggerated.
Because, although the lower-level gods are true gods, they are not qualified to enter the "Pantheon".
Only the intermediate gods are truly qualified to enter the Pantheon!
The Pantheon is the most core and essential symbol of the entire pantheon of gods.
Once a god's name is inscribed and a statue is created, that god will truly enjoy the blessing of the entire world of gods!
That's not just a simple increase in power, but a double leap in both the level of life and the status of civilization!
This is why the gap between intermediate and lower-level gods is as vast as an insurmountable chasm.
That's why, when Lynn thought that Hyptis might use this blue and white star to skip two levels and directly enter the realm of a mid-level god, his expression turned extremely grim.
At this moment, restricted by the positional suppression of the blue and white star beneath their feet, Lynn and the others were completely unable to move and could only watch helplessly as Hyptis completed the entire process of igniting the divine fire and forging the divine kingdom step by step.
At this very moment, the platform, layer upon layer of blue and white crystals, had already transformed into a grand sacrificial ceremony.
One figure after another is actively burning themselves.
Starting from the lowest platform and moving to higher platforms, countless believers continuously transformed into flames of light.
The power that remained after the burning was completely transformed into the purest power of faith.
Some merged into the layers of blue and white platforms; others converged towards the very top where Hyptis was located.
Another portion continuously poured into the depths of the enormous blue-white star beneath their feet, accelerating some unknown and terrifying transformation process.
The entire blue and white star was trembling slightly, and a deep, suppressed rumble was constantly coming from the depths beneath everyone's feet.
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At the very top, Heptis still held his hands high, his expression peaceful and gentle, his voice carrying an almost sacred sense of compassion.
"In the heavens and the realm of the gods, when the divine fire is ignited, the divine kingdom is elevated, and one ascends to the throne of all gods..."
“Besides the witnesses of non-gods, the gods will also cast their gaze.”
"This is the ceremony of ascending to godhood."
At this point, he lowered his head slightly and looked at Lynn.
"Now, although I am far from the kingdom and the heavens, the Lord of the Natural God Dynasty is here to witness it personally."
"Hyptis's ascension ceremony can be considered to be perfect."
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These words were not unfounded.
The lord of the Natural God Dynasty was second only to the Radiant Moon Wizard in status.
In a sense, he can even be regarded as having a status equivalent to half a "middle-level god".
In the civilization of gods, if a lower-level god can attract the attention of a mid-level god when breaking through, it is already considered a very high level of treatment.
That's why Heptis is treating Lynn with such "courtesy" at this moment.
Lynn ignored the compliment, maintaining a cold expression with a hint of sneer at the corner of his mouth.
In reality, he was rapidly devising a way to break the deadlock in his mind.
The Primal Seed... that was something that was passively triggered; he couldn't control it actively at all.
The Spirit of Azure Sky is currently being suppressed by the status of this blue-white star, or rather, the embryo of the divine kingdom, and is temporarily unable to be used.
So... what other ways are there to break this deadlock?
………………
Not only Lynn, but also Lord Warren and the others looked extremely grim.
For them, the current situation was even more agonizing than a direct confrontation.
They could only stand there, watching helplessly as their greatest enemy made a breakthrough step by step, unable to do anything about it.
This sense of powerlessness is enough to suffocate any wizard.
However, unlike the solemnity of the others, the wizard Sean on the other side was completely calm at this moment.
Compared to his initial gloom and agitation when he was first trapped, he now appears unusually calm.
He even glanced at Lynn's brow from time to time, the meaning in his gaze self-evident.
Clearly, Sean had placed all his last hopes on Lynn's Primal Seed.
Even if Heptis does succeed in breaking through.
But Lynn was, after all, the lord of the Natural God Dynasty, and he possessed the Primal Seed, a supreme treasure.
Once it truly erupts, it may very well be able to briefly unleash the power of the Radiant Moon level.
Perhaps they can't defeat someone who has truly achieved godhood...
However, if the goal is simply to help everyone escape from this place, there may still be hope.
In an instant, all sorts of beings appeared on the entire blue and white star, their expressions incredibly complex.
Lynn's expression was solemn as he continuously deduced a way to break the deadlock; Sean's face was calm as he placed his hopes on the Primal Seed; Lord Warren and the others had ashen faces and felt extremely suppressed.
On the other side, Hyptis had a gentle and kind expression, like a saint who truly had compassion for the world.
As for the believers on those layers of platforms, they were all fervent, burning themselves without hesitation, using their lives and souls to support their "god".
Amidst this vivid depiction of life, Lynn suddenly thought of something.
"No, if it's just a pure breakthrough to godhood, why bring us here to watch? It can't just be some kind of godhood ceremony, as this person says! There must be another reason!"
In that instant, Lynn had an idea. Perhaps this was the only way to break the deadlock besides passively using the Primal Seed! (End of Chapter)