Chapter 186: Prayer of Sacred Words
2015-01-11
Author: Floating Tower (诸生浮屠)
“Is this… the Investiture of the Gods?!…”
Soren stood at the corner of the City of Wealth, looking up at the sky, a hint of shock appearing on his face. He did not expect to see such a familiar scene so soon again, and he could not help but stop and listen intently. At this moment, almost all legendary professionists in the world would have a sense of foreboding, for everything before him signified the emergence of a new deity. He just didn’t know whether the Vampire Son would successfully ascend to godhood in one go, or if he would first achieve a false divinity to increase his power.
Becoming a true god is absolutely not an easy task, and Soren had some doubts about whether the faith he had gathered was sufficient!
Vaguely, Soren seemed to hear prayers transcending time and space, which was a crucial process of the Investiture of the Gods, and it also revealed his divine profession to the world. The words of the prayer were a very important part; if anyone dared to speak recklessly within the prayer, or even accidentally added a few extra words, they could face frenzied attacks and reprisals from the other deities, resulting in disaster and destruction.
“Lord Reinhardt!…”
“You are the ruler of vampires!… You are the embodiment of fear!… You are the mightiest Child of the Night!…”
“Lord Reinhardt!”
“You are the protector of vampires!… You are the hunter of the night!…”
“Lord Reinhardt!”
“Your name shall become sacred among vampires!… You will be greater than the Ancestor!… The fear of mortals will transform into your divine power!… Their dread will make you stronger!… Your kingdom will protect our souls!… From today on, the souls of vampires will not return to the void!… As long as we believe in the great ruler of vampires!… Our souls shall find rebirth in your divine kingdom!…”
“Lord Reinhardt!”
“You shall be elevated in your kingdom!… Transformed into the stars of the heavens!…”
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The vague prayers began to grow clearer.
Soren’s expression gradually turned curious, and he said in a low, hoarse voice, “This guy really has guts! Isn’t he afraid of other deities joining forces against him?”
The first line of the prayer represented the divine name of the Vampire Son.
No matter what he was called before, from now on, he is Reinhardt. This name is his divine name. From today on, anyone who utters this name will feel the resonance with him. As his divine power and divinity grow stronger, in the future, whenever someone utters this name, he can perceive that person and see what happens to them for a period of time. Even though it requires a considerable amount of power. If his divinity grows stronger, he could even sense those who merely think of this name in their hearts.
This is the power of a deity!
A deity stands above all, looking down upon this world; his name will become sacred!
Thus, there is a line in the prayer that states, “Your name shall become sacred among vampires.” This is a very important statement, signifying that he intends to concentrate his followers mainly among vampires, and will not vie for believers with other deities. If he dared to change the prayer to “Your name shall become sacred among all things,” Soren would guarantee that temples across the world would likely attack his followers and forces immediately. Slight missteps in the prayer’s wording or ambiguous concepts could plunge a deity into eternal suffering!
“You are the ruler of vampires!… You are the embodiment of fear!… You are the mightiest Child of the Night!…”
This is the first line of the prayer.
It represents the core divine profession of Reinhardt as the “Vampire God,” and his important domains are “Fear” and “Child of the Night.”
The Child of the Night is another term for vampires, and also a generic term for many creatures of the Dark Realm. This signifies that he may extend his divine profession to other dark species. However, his core remains vampires and fear; as the Demon Son of Fear, he cleverly placed vampires first, otherwise, he would have no way to ascend to godhood.
Because the will of the Demon God of Fear still exists in the world, the divine profession of fear still resides in the abyss.
“You are the protector of vampires!… You are the hunter of the night!…”
This sentence carries significant meaning, indicating that he wants to become the supreme god of vampires, and because of the nature of vampires, he has expanded his domain into the realm of hunting. In the future, if he kills the deity who possesses the hunting divine profession, he can use this as a springboard to control the hunting divine profession. However, apparently, this line of the prayer will also make other deities who hold hunting domains or divine professions regard him with hostility. Unsurprisingly, the believers of the God of the Hunt will launch attacks against him, ruthlessly slaughtering his followers.
“Your name shall become sacred among vampires!… You will be greater than the Ancestor!… The fear of mortals will transform into your divine power!… Their dread will make you stronger!… Your kingdom will protect our souls!… From today on, the souls of vampires will not return to the void!… As long as we believe in the great ruler of vampires!… Our souls shall find rebirth in your divine kingdom!…”
This segment is the core content of the prayer.
It represents his sacred covenant after achieving godhood, as well as the blessings he promises to his followers, vowing to protect the souls of vampires so they will not perish, to rise above the Ancestor, and to bring fear to the mortal realm. His power derives from fear and dread, rather than worship and benevolence. This essentially conveys to mortals that he is a new evil deity, relying on spreading fear to strengthen his own power, causing mortals to revere and believe in him. He will become one of the Demon Gods of the Evil Faction, with vampires as his core domain, and fear as the source of his power.
This is the most primitive prayer, and in the future, it will gradually increase and decrease with changes in the deity. The changes in the prayer are critically important; for instance, the recent prayers of Lady Silver Moon have included words like women, children, protectors, etc., indicating that Lady Silver Moon intends to extend her divine profession to other domains. [Knowledge; Deities!]
Regarding the last sentence.
That is merely a routine closing statement; even a true god would find it difficult to establish a divine kingdom in a short time and turn the divine kingdom into stars in the sky.
Unless he is a wizard of legendary rank or above who has independently created a demiplane and directly evolved the demiplane into a divine kingdom. Otherwise, a divine kingdom requires gradually opening up space and expanding it into a nation, eventually evolving the divine kingdom into stars at some stage. This process may take hundreds of years, especially if one did not inherit a divine kingdom but rather created one from scratch. This is a very resource-intensive process in terms of divine power and faith, equivalent to a deity creating a new world.
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God of the Hunt Temple.
A ghastly-looking hunting priest suddenly stood up, letting out a low growl that shook the entire temple. A large group of hunting believers knelt on the ground, and it was evident that his authority and power were very high. This hunting priest gazed down below and roared, “False god! Fake false god!!!”
“Daring to dabble in my lord’s domain!”
“Immediately send out predators to find those damned vampires! k*ll them all! Wipe them out! Leave not a single one! We must cleanse that group of vampires! My lord’s domain cannot be violated by anyone!”
Vampires themselves are predators.
They feed on sentient beings, so extending into the realm of hunting is quite easy.
A group of near-high-level predators stepped forward, including fanatics from the temple wearing skull masks, who silently bowed their heads, kneeling on one knee before the priest. They then turned and walked out of the temple. Any existence that dabbed into the divine domain would be their enemy, let alone the hunting domain being the core power of the God of the Hunt. This was a threat to the God of the Hunt’s most important divine profession. Deities are merciless in their suppression of potential enemies!
Lady Silver Moon Temple.
A stately and noble-looking female priest gazed into the distance; she wore a pure white priest robe, with a crescent moon on her chest, and frowned slightly, saying, “The Vampire God? The rise of the vampires will bring disaster to mortals! This is something Lady Silver Moon will not allow! Send out the Silver Moonwalkers to scout their whereabouts! Find a way to eliminate these false god’s followers!”
“Evil powers must not be strengthened again!”
A team of Silver Moon guards received orders and left. At the same time, there was a sound of movement within the temple; the birth of a new deity is a very serious matter.
It may become somewhat common in the future, but after all, this has been the first in hundreds of years.
Holy Light Chapel.
A solemn-faced man stood up, his gaze penetrating through space, speaking in an authoritative voice, “The evil powers have been strengthened! Though the Lord of Radiance has not responded to our prayers, the power of Holy Light will never fade!”
“Send my orders!”
“Summon the clerics!… Find that false false god and his vampire followers!… Purify them!!!…”
Night Goddess Temple.
A bewitchingly beautiful female priest gazed at the sky and whispered, “A false god has been born? As a Child of the Night, he doesn’t even show reverence and submission to the great Lady of the Night, indeed an ignorant vampire!”
“Keep an eye on them and wait for the Lady of the Night’s divine decree to descend.”
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Scenes unfolded one after another.
However, the most significant reaction came from the followers of the Demon God of Fear, in a dark underground chamber. A mass of azure flames roared with anger. It howled, “Shameless thief!… He has stolen my lord’s divine power!… d*mn thief!… My lord’s power has waned!… He has taken a part of the realm of fear!…”
“You worthless bunch!… Quickly find the Demon Witch Lilian!…”
“Only she can stop this thief!… The power of fear must not be dispersed!… Send out all the apostles of fear!… Immediately carry out a great cleansing against all vampires!…”
“We must k*ll as many of his potential followers as possible!…”
The Investiture was just the beginning.
Once the Investiture of the Gods was completed, greater slaughter loomed ahead, and countless vampires would likely gather around this sole Vampire God, while followers of other deities would launch attacks against them.
This is an unimaginably brutal process!
It may last for hundreds of years, unless some earth-shattering event suddenly interferes with them.
This battle will continue until one side is destroyed or retreats.
……………… (To be continued ~^~)
