On the barren road.
A man's head was pierced through by a stick in the middle of the road.
Sha … sha … sha …
The sound of footsteps could be heard.
"Tsk tsk tsk, God of Smelting and Metal, look at how overconfident you are"
A female voice resounded.
The woman carefully observed the head, lightly placed her hand on it, and muttered an incantation.
The howling of the wind resounded in the sky.
A man with a pair of wings on his back descended from above.
The woman immediately knelt down on one knee and reported: "I sensed the God of Smelting and Metal disappearing from life, so I came here and found his head"
The man looked at the head and casually asked: "Can he be revived?"
"The Hell King used his flesh and organs as a sacrifice, so there is no chance of revival" the woman replied.
The man walked forward step by step and spoke: "You have done well, God of Life, you have always been trustworthy"
"Thank you for your praise, sir"
The God of Life slightly bowed, took a few steps back, and lowered her head.
The man looked at the head and fell into thought.
He lightly placed a finger on the head and asked: "Who killed you?"
The head abruptly opened its eyes and replied: "It was the Hell King who killed me"
The God of Life abruptly looked up with an expression of disbelief.
I'm already dead, even my soul isn't here — — -
I really don't know how my soul could still be revived.
This level of power had reached an incomprehensible level.
The man sighed and said: "You should've been diligently forging weapons and preparing for the upcoming war, why did you run into him here?"
"I owe the Death God a favor" the head replied.
The man's eyes suddenly focused and asked: "The Death God? Why did she hide from the Hell King? "
"I don't know, I didn't even know that the one who came after her was the Hell King" the head replied.
"That's true, otherwise you would've already run away or reported to me" the man said.
"Save me, sir Saint Law Angel!" the head suddenly begged.
The man thought for a bit, then leaned closer to the head and whispered into its ear: "You came into contact with the Death God in private and even died at the hands of the Hell King, I don't blame you for that. After all, I am the Lord of Law and Laws, so I must be compassionate towards the Deities"
"But you are no longer a Deity"
A blazing light suddenly burst out from the man's hand.
The head let out a blood-curdling screech and instantly melted into the ball of light, completely disappearing.
The God of Smelting and Metal was no more.
The God of Life lowered her head, not daring to look again.
The man spread his wings and whispered: 「 God of Life, what do you think the Death God is doing? 」
"My lord, none of my followers saw her."
The God of Life said with a trembling voice.
The man sensed her emotions and walked up to her with a smile. He gently stroked her face and said, "The war is about to break out, and now this has happened. No wonder you're afraid …"
"But it doesn't matter. Chaos is just a part of history. All living beings will eventually return to their original positions, just like how horses need reins and crops need to be taken care of. We can easily overcome the chaos, don't you think?"
"Yes, Lord Holy Law."
"Let's go, it's rare for me to come down here. Let's find traces of the Grim Reaper and kill two deities in this chaotic world. I want to bring their corpses back to the mountain."
"Understood."
…
Primeval forest.
"— The altar is ready."
The pixie called Xie Fei breathed heavily.
The three pixies used tree branches to construct a simple ring.
"Is that enough?" Lola asked with uncertainty.
"It is, it must be constructed using the pixie's Quipcraft in order to manifest the altar of the Deities" Shen Xue replied.
"What's next?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"If a mortal wants to ascend to Sainthood, a Deity must be willing to expend their divine power to activate the altar, as well as another Deity to accompany them as their guard" Shen Xue explained.
As soon as Lola heard the word 'guard', she became anxious.
"What exactly do I need to do?" she asked.
"It's never the same, it's related to the Divine Profession"
Shen Xue carefully explained a few things to her, then stood outside the ring by herself and began to chant a long incantation.
Gu Qing Shan patted Lola's shoulder and said: "Don't worry, I'll go with you"
Lola nodded.
Shen Xue's chanting became louder and more hurried.
A huge amount of divine power flowed from her body, slowly solidifying inside the ring and turned into a gate of light.
Shen Xue stopped her incantation and looked at Lola: "Go, go to the other side of the world, at the center of the world created by all the Creators, prove your talent to ascend to Godhood!"
Lola looked at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan asked: "Shen Xue, is there really no danger?"
"I'm the one in danger. Once Laura begins the Apotheosis Ritual, all the Divinities will be able to sense it. I'll have to constantly move the gate of the altar to prevent the Divinities from interrupting the ritual" Deep Snow explained.
"If we finish it a bit faster, wouldn't you feel less pressure?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Of course, the sooner we finish, the more hidden we can be" Shen Xue replied.
"I understand, Gu Qing Shan, let's go" Lola said.
"Alright"
The two of them entered the gate of light one after another.
Their surroundings suddenly changed.
Gu Qing Shan found herself standing on top of a towering divine altar.
Outside the altar was the vast void of space, countless images were constantly being created and destroyed, revealing various fragments of the world.
And the altar was formed from the convergence of countless statues of Deities.
— — the power of all the Deities had created this divine altar, ensuring that the entire world continues to function normally.
"Praise be to the Saint Law Angel, you are the greatest Deity, you will definitely uphold justice for me"
"War God, please bless me to win today's duel"
"Sea God, I need your protection, please make the storm stop as soon as possible"
"Praise be to the Harvest God, our harvest this year was quite good"
"Knowledge God, I need more wisdom, I want to overcome this problem"
"…"
Countless prayers resounded from the various fragments of light.
These prayers turned into sprites of power that hovered in the air and were absorbed by the statues of the Deities below the altar.
— — the Deities used this to obtain the power of faith from living beings.
"So living beings are actually the Deities, but the divine power of living beings is too weak, only by gathering them in large numbers would they be comparable to the Deities" Lola was surprised.
"That's right, no wonder the Deities want to compete for faith" Gu Qing Shan also commented.
Lola regained her composure, walked to the center of the altar, and loudly declared: "I am the King of the Bramble Birds, my name is Lola, today I wish to join the ranks of the True Gods!"
"All living beings who desire wealth and riches shall worship me!"
"And I shall bestow the rare treasures of this world upon living beings, allowing them to realize their dreams!"
"I am — — the Deity of Wealth!"
As soon as she declared.
All the images around her disappeared.
Everything became silent.
A simple-looking scale appeared on top of the altar.
A piece of gold was placed on one side of the scale, while the other side was empty.
A solemn voice spoke: "This piece of gold represents the total wealth of the entire world"
"You must place enough treasures on the other side to maintain the balance of the scale"
"Only then will you be able to pass the first test"
Lola understood right away.
After a bit of hesitation, she opened her backpack, looked around, and finally took out a bracelet.
"This is?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"This bracelet is specifically used to hold the not-so-rare, but valuable treasures, I'm not sure if it'll be enough" Lola replied.
"How many things are inside?"
"I didn't count … but it's something passed down from our ancestors, whenever we find any not-so-interesting treasures, our family would put them inside … I'll try it first, if it doesn't work, I'll add more"
Saying so, Lola placed the bracelet on the other side of the scale.
Her hand left the scale.
Bam!
The bracelet immediately sank down, pressing down on the tray without budging.
On the other side of the scale, the piece of gold that represented the total wealth of the entire Land of Gods was knocked away, falling to the ground with a loud clang.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
"Oh no, I think I've done something wrong" Lola muttered.
"This should be considered a pass … look at how stable the bracelet is" Gu Qing Shan was also a bit unsure.
After a while, the solemn voice finally spoke up:
「 You've passed 」
「 Next is the second test 」
…
Seeing the two of them go through the gate of light, Deep Snow immediately told the pixies: "Alright, I'm going to take them away"
"Goodbye" the pixies waved their hands.
"In a bit, the Gods will definitely notice that someone is ascending to the Deific throne. Things are no longer the same as before, the situation is extremely dangerous, you need to hide quickly, otherwise there might be problems" Deep Snow seriously warned them.
At the very next moment.
A black mountain goat appeared on the other side of the forest.
— — the Hell King!
Deep Snow's expression changed, put her hand on the bracelet, and disappeared without a trace.
The gate of light also left with her.
The black goat seemed to be about to do something, but Deep Snow reacted too quickly, so before it could do anything, Deep Snow had already run away.
The black goat slowly stood up from the ground, turning into a man with black horns on his head.
"Pixies, what did you do to help the Death God?"
He flashed a cruel grin.
An invisible force exuded from his body, causing the entire forest to slowly turn dark.
The pixies were forced out.
"This is the presence of death"
"The presence of the Underworld!"
"This guy is so annoying, what exactly is he trying to do?"
The pixies all spoke at once.
The man looked at the pixies with a look of deep hatred on his face.
I was too careless.
I didn't think the Death God would bring someone here to ascend to the Deific throne.
The pixies were also a variable, they could summon an altar to change the balance of power between the Deities.
No!
"Pixies, what did you do to the Death God? If you don't tell me, I'll eat you "the man said.
"Then what did you tell me?" the pixie called Dong Dong Xiong asked.
"… You'll still be eaten"
The man said.
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