Dawn, dusk, noon, and midnight. These four times had special meanings in occultism, and there was no exception in any world.
The difference was that these points of time only existed in theory on Earth, but in this world where gods and various supernatural powers existed, these four points of time had great practical significance.
Especially dawn, it symbolized the birth of life, the germination of power, and of course, the rise of a new god.
In other words, this was the best time to become a god!
"According to statistics, more than 90% of the gods succeeded in becoming a god at dawn." Even at the most critical and tense moment, Javier could not stop talking. He stared at the city of Rem, where the holy light had reached its peak, and complained, "But all the records of becoming a god failed at dawn."
"If that person fails to become a god, the Goddess of Harvest will definitely come and kill you." Morani sighed.
"She can't beat so many of us." Javier smiled and said confidently, "I'll hide behind you and let you fight in front."
"… You're such a good brother!"
"You flatter me."
"… I didn't flatter you."
At this moment, led by the high priest of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest, all the believers of the Goddess of Harvest shouted loudly and kowtowed on the ground. Some of them even kowtowed so hard that their foreheads were bleeding.
At the same time, one of the Oracles who presided over the ceremony took out the sacrificial items that he had prepared beforehand: a few gems that contained powerful divine power, a strange light ball that emanated powerful positive energy, and a pitch-black mud-like object that constantly emanated a bloody and terrifying aura.
These three offerings were carefully selected. They were powerful creatures captured from the "positive" and "negative" aspects of the Ring of the World. They were fine-tuned so that their power was completely equal. The positive and negative energy of each other would cancel each other out under the guidance of the divine power. Finally, they would merge with the divine power, wash away the original traces in the divine power, and purify the divine power into the purest state without any impurities.
As long as they could absorb this divine power, they would be able to form a temporary weak divine power circulation system that could transform the power of faith from Rem City into divine power.
With strong prayers and shouts, the power of faith surged and pushed the offerings that were crushed and merged into a clear light, rushing to the top of the huge sacred emblem.
At the same time, a crack appeared in the sky, and the scene of the Goddess of Harvest's Holy Kingdom appeared in the crack, but it was blurry and unclear, like a mirage.
But the divine power flowing out of the shadow of the Holy Kingdom was not fake at all!
The two divine powers, one from the bottom and the other from the top, collided at the top of the emblem. The Great Elder who was preparing to become a god was standing on the top of the emblem.
The two divine powers, which were completely different but had the same origin, instantly drowned him. They tangled and intertwined in his body.
The Head Elder calmed down and followed the teachings of the Goddess of Harvest. He guided the two streams of divine power to circulate in his body and engraved the track of divine power in his soul.
If it was the former, it was nothing more than a knife cutting through flesh. Any tough man would be able to endure it. But the latter was different. Carving one's soul with external force was more painful than being pierced by arrows. Moreover, the Great Elder had already become a Demigod before this, and his soul already had a preliminary path of divine power. But now, he had to erase the path that he had originally planned for his path and carve a new one, increasing the pain by more than twofold.
His body trembled slightly, and cold sweat kept coming out of his body. Soon, he looked like he was fished out of the water. If it weren't for the holy robe that was impervious to water and fire, his clothes would have been soaked.
But the Great Elder was very tough. He was in so much pain that he wanted to die immediately, but he clenched his teeth and didn't even make a sound. He was even able to divide his attention into two tasks: building the circulation of divine power, and carving the circulation of divine power at the same time.
Although Yorgaardman criticized him for being discouraged and not having the determination to turn back at the critical moment, as a demigod, no one could be weak and incompetent. No amount of pain could stop him from moving forward.
On the contrary, because of the pain on both sides of his body and soul, his originally weak spirit was like a piece of iron that had been repeatedly heated and hammered. Gradually, the impurities were eliminated, and he became strong again.
This kind of change naturally could not be hidden from Yorgaardman. The God of Justice stared at the old man who was trying his best to move forward, and his eyes showed surprise and a little appreciation.
Even he did not expect that the old man could withstand the pain, and in turn, use the pain to hone his spirit and will.
In this way, the apotheosis ceremony, which was originally bound to fail, might have a little chance of success.
But … after all, it was only a little.
Relying on external force to become a god and changing one's original path, the success rate of this kind of thing would not be high.
Yorgaardman looked at the old man who was almost soaked in cold sweat, but his face was getting more and more determined. He could not help but sigh in his heart.
If this man gave up now and turned back to his original path, he would definitely be able to move forward. If he was given enough time, he might really be able to step into the apotheosis stage by relying on his own strength.
However, that would take a long time, at least thousands of years.
The Goddess of Harvest could not wait that long. She needed a god follower now.
(What a pity!)
Yorgaardman secretly shook his head, and then looked up at the shadow of the Holy Kingdom that appeared in the sky.
As a member of the Natural God System, the Goddess of Harvest's Holy Kingdom should have been located in the main Holy Kingdom of the Natural God System, but this time, in order to increase the chance of success, she even moved her own Holy Kingdom. At present, her Holy Kingdom had been moved to the side of the Main Plane, and it was almost close to the Main Plane, which was similar to Sui Xiong's Sanctuary.
Strictly speaking, now they could barely be considered neighbors.
Of course, the Holy Kingdom was an independent world. Although it was close to the Main Plane, in fact, there was no such thing as "two big books on the table." Compared to the Main Plane, the two Holy Kingdoms were just very small dots. If you had to find an example to explain it … it was like opening two portals on the edge of the Main Plane, which could directly lead to another world. And the contact between that world and the Main Plane was actually only this portal.
Therefore, it was not actually correct to say that Sui Xiong and the Goddess of Harvest were neighbors.
The Goddess of Harvest moved her Holy Kingdom to the place closest to the Main Plane, directly facing Rem City, in order to inject divine power with the highest efficiency. Although this might not be of much help, for the Goddess of Harvest, even if it could only improve the effect a little, it was worth it.
In recent years, as the power of the Goddess of Wealth increased, the pressure on the Goddess of Harvest gradually increased. In addition, several gods who were not on good terms with the Goddess of Harvest also seized the opportunity to hit her when she was down. The situation of the Goddess of Harvest was really getting worse and worse.
If she could not successfully promote a follower god this time, she would have to change her strategy and completely rely on the protection of the other gods of the Natural God System.
That kind of thing was absolutely unacceptable to the Goddess of Harvest, who was once powerful enough to compete for the king of the Natural God System. Therefore, no matter how much it cost, no matter how low the chance of success was, she had to try her best!
The surging divine power was like a long river, rolling down from the sky, and the clear divine power was like a beam of light, rising from the ground. At the place where the long river and the beam of light collided, the Great Elder, who carried all the hope of the Goddess of Harvest, was trying his best to adjust his body and mind, making the final preparation for the breakthrough to the Apotheosized Realm.
From dawn to sunrise, it was not a long time. When the sun rose, no matter how much he adjusted himself and prepared himself, he would start to break through the Apotheosized Realm because of the natural induction, and he could not delay it even for a second.
Therefore, for him, time was very tight, and things were very urgent.
At the moment, he was the focus of all the gods. Maybe he had never enjoyed such a special honor in his life, but he did not care about it at all.
Among those who were looking at him, some were kind, some were malicious, and most of them were purely curious without emotion. Generally speaking, most of them hoped that he would succeed.
The Goddess of Harvest did not have many enemies, but for most of the gods who had nothing to do with her, they still hoped to see the Great Elder succeed in becoming a follower god.
After all, who could guarantee that there would not be a day when they needed to promote a follower god? If that day came, a successful experience would be more valuable than a failed farce.
But naturally, there were also many gods who hoped that he would fail, including the Goddess of Wealth, Manissy.
The Goddess of Wealth and the Goddess of Harvest were almost mortal enemies, and their relationship was even worse than the relationship between the God of Famine and the Goddess of Harvest.
Famine and harvest were part of the natural cycle, and neither could kill the other. Even if they spent a lot of effort to kill the enemy, it would not take long for the next God of Famine or Harvest to appear, so it was meaningless. Therefore, the confrontation between the two sides was somewhat like a formality, and they did not really put in too much effort.
But it was different between the Goddess of Wealth and the Goddess of Harvest. Both sides were trying their best to defeat the other, because even if the other's priesthood was inherited by the later generation, they would never inherit the relationship. As long as they won this time and killed the other, it would be a complete victory, and they would get it done once and for all.
As far as the current situation was concerned, the Goddess of Wealth had the upper hand, and it could even be said that she had an absolute advantage. But she was not satisfied, and on the contrary, she was still full of vigilance.
Every god could not be underestimated, and no one dared to say what would happen until the opponent completely died.
Just like now, although the Goddess of Wealth had contacted many helpers and arranged many backup plans, would these preparations succeed? If they succeeded, how much effect would they get? It was still unknown.
Of course, she hoped to take advantage of this opportunity to defeat the Goddess of Harvest, Morittle, but it was only a hope. Whether it would work or not, she was not sure.
Secretly calculating in her heart, she could not help but glance at her allies from the corner of her eyes.
Be it the Void Mask or the Steel Lion, they are all decent people. They may help in times of need, but they will most likely not hit someone when they are down. As for the God of Justice … I should be thankful that he does not come to make trouble, and I cannot count on him to help.
The youth in the celebration might help, but his combat power is not worth looking forward to … Sigh! My friends are all good people. Although they are very warm and reliable, sometimes it is quite inconvenient!
Manissy, the Goddess of Wealth, who looked graceful and elegant on the outside, secretly sighed as she calculated.
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