Chapter 16: War of the Divine Kingdom
The water in the Soul Pool diminished at a visible speed.
Within this pool, there was a hint of the River of Underworld’s aura, along with the divine power left behind by the God of the Hunt—Mara. This was the divine power of “Transformation.” The God of the Hunt had set the reincarnation forms of believer souls when creating the divine kingdom, so Soren could feel various beast forms in the gene tree within it. This could be related to the personalities of the believers in their past lives, showcasing a rich variety of soul pool animal forms, from jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards to monkeys, baboons, and gorillas, among others.
This divine kingdom was originally close to the Gray Wilderness, and some power of laws repelled Soren.
If he wanted to transfer the Soul Pool to his own divine kingdom, Soren needed to reforge it, using the power of the Abyss Blood Pool to reshape the reincarnation forms, solidifying the believers’ soul transformation mode with the divine power of “Transformation,” changing the current beast form gene tree into that of a demon.
He aimed to ultimately stabilize the original form of the Prayer Weaver.
Among divine powers, “Changing Reality,” “Changing Form,” and “Changing Space” were the most commonly used abilities.
Most miracles were accomplished through the power of “Changing Reality.”
Soren created the phenomenon of a dragon sucking water to remove the entire Soul Pool, demonstrating his divine ability to change reality. Such abilities were not often used in combat; even if Soren transformed into a Frost Giant, he could not match the combat power of his true form. In the future, if he were to build the divine kingdom, these three divine powers would be the most frequently utilized.
Especially in nurturing the earliest life in the divine kingdom, “Changing Reality” would greatly aid in forming the ecological circle.
The energy fluctuations from Lady Silver Moon had ceased.
He did not know what good things she had obtained; the commotion she caused could indicate that she had encountered an Otherworldly Messenger-level opponent. After moving the entire Soul Pool, Soren’s figure took to the skies again, heading in another direction. Weak energy fluctuations came from the northwest, suggesting someone had encountered a Holy Spirit-level guardian. Soren did not pay much attention to this. A Holy Spirit only represented a point or two of divinity for him; what he needed now were targets above the Otherworldly Divine Servant level.
Crossing the mountain range, he entered a jungle area.
With his divine perception ability, Soren easily located several altar coordinates.
He tried to find one of the altars and encountered a gigantic werewolf. This kind of Holy Spirit that possessed a non-beast form must have been a werewolf in life. After entering the divine kingdom, it had retained its werewolf form.
However, they could not transform into human shapes and remained stable in their werewolf base.
A troublesome foe!
But still, it was no match for Soren. After expending a divine power shockwave, he successfully eliminated the target and obtained 2 points of divinity.
He also received some other rewards.
Such as the gems and gold surrounding the altar, as well as some statues containing divine power.
Primitive and desolate.
As a god active in wild areas, the realm of the God of the Hunt—Mara was not particularly wealthy.
No villages.
No cities.
Not even a proper temple. Soren felt as if he had entered a plane overrun by beasts, where everyone lived entirely according to the lifestyle of wild animals.
There were hardly any traces of civilization!
Even the altars were quite humble. Though made with many incredibly expensive materials, the altars of the God of the Hunt—Mara were built similarly to those of the indigenous people of the Overseas Islands.
Perhaps a Shaman altar of African indigenous tribes would be a more fitting description.
Indeed.
It was such a simple and primitive thing.
There were still quite a few surviving Holy Spirits within the divine kingdom, but Soren had yet to encounter a single target above the level of Otherworldly Divine Servants.
He casually killed three Holy Spirits, accumulating a total of 5 points of divinity.
Then.
He found that there were no further discoveries in the forest he had reached.
The presence of strong beings in a divine kingdom ultimately depended on the strength of the deity itself, how many legendary-level believer souls the God of the Hunt had absorbed over the years.
From his current perspective!
Soren felt this ratio did not seem high. At least, he had not yet encountered a second Otherworldly Divine Servant.
His current divinity value was only 105 points.
There was still a long way to go from his goal; originally, he intended to avoid Lady Silver Moon. Each of them would head in a different direction to see who could find good things.
But now, Soren thought it over; to avoid wasting time, he decided to follow the direction of Lady Silver Moon.
Lady Silver Moon mastered the domain of “Wise Beasts.”
With her opposition and affinity to the God of the Hunt—Mara, she would definitely have a way to find the central area of the divine kingdom.
Around him, the scenery rapidly receded.
Soren progressed about a hundred kilometers and finally discovered some useful clues.
A temple!
Not a modest altar, but a proper temple.
In front of the temple’s square stood a massive, grand sculpture that resembled the God of the Hunt—Mara, soaring over ten meters high, still retaining a trace of divine power.
“Someone has made a move here!”
Upon landing, Soren immediately noticed signs of battle; there were no guardian presences within the entire temple, indicating that the Otherworldly Divine Servants stationed here had already been dealt with.
The interior of the temple was very spacious, with many images carved on the walls.
“What is this?!”
Soren cautiously entered to take a look, and his expression suddenly froze, muttering, “Is this documenting the wars between the God of the Hunt—Mara and other deities?”
Indeed.
The wall reliefs depicted scenes of war.
Additionally, it seemed to portray wars between divine beings; on the last relief, it recorded the war of the God of the Hunt against another deity’s divine kingdom.
If the Saint’s Cataclysm had not erupted.
The struggles between deities would have been much more restrained. First, battles would occur in the churches of the material plane, then conflicts would escalate to such an extent that battles could break out between divine kingdoms.
Such wars between divine kingdoms could even last for over a hundred years.
Because both sides would have an endless supply of believer souls, the conflicts of the material plane churches determined that believers would die in large numbers, and these deceased souls would reincarnate in the divine kingdom, turning into Prayer Weavers and Heroic Spirits to participate in divine battles again.
What was recorded above was the war of the God of the Hunt—Mara against a certain deity’s divine kingdom.
The war lasted for over one hundred twenty years!
Ultimately, it seemed no decisive victory emerged. However, the relief depicted the God of the Hunt achieving victory and utterly defeating the enemy’s army.
This was clearly dubious!
A divine kingdom war that had not killed the opposing divine being could not be considered a true victory; the God of the Hunt—Mara likely only had a slight upper hand.
Then both sides had no way of dealing with each other.
Considering the likelihood of prolonged stalemates leading to mutual destruction, these two warring deities might have simultaneously given up.
“The divine kingdom war!… ”
Soren gazed at the relief above, lost in thought, murmuring, “If the Saint’s Cataclysm ends and I return to the interior of the divine kingdom, I’m afraid I’ll also have to face such challenges, right?”
“Damn it!…”
“But I still don’t even know what the divine kingdom is like! … The former God of Half-Elves and Wanderers only had weak divine power! … The internal conditions of the divine kingdom probably aren’t worth looking forward to! …”
“It seems I still have to rely on myself.”
The former God of Half-Elves and Wanderers was a typical case of declining worse as time went on; Soren could not completely rely on inheriting his divine kingdom.
If he survived the Saint’s Cataclysm, he would have to rely on himself to build it.
Most valuable items within the temple had already been taken.
Soren only saw traces of one person’s activity here, and it clearly belonged to Lady Silver Moon.
She had been here.
And had killed the divine servants guarding the temple while taking the spoils containing divine power and divinity.
“This has been raided!”
Soren circled around the temple, confirming no other discoveries before hurrying forward.
This path should lead to the core area of the divine kingdom.
Lady Silver Moon had already moved ahead of Soren; he had to catch up quickly to gather a bit more divine power. Otherwise, she might kill all those divine servants.
Moon domain, Beastman domain. Domain of Wise Beasts.
Lady Silver Moon and the God of the Hunt were old rivals and absolutely would not show any mercy.
Continuing forward for several dozen kilometers.
A towering peak appeared in Soren’s sight, surrounded by lush trees, at the foot of which lay the ruins of a ruined town.
“Didn’t expect that in the God of the Hunt—Mara’s divine kingdom there would still be towns!… ”
“Right.”
“He has hunters and werewolves among his believers. If there are reincarnation forms other than beasts, establishing one or two towns should also be reasonable.”
This town had already been destroyed.
When the divine kingdom fell, a large earthquake occurred within the plane. Many landforms were completely altered, and this town was naturally almost completely destroyed.
Before Soren lay a ruin.
No residents could be seen; it was likely that low-level Prayer Weavers had already perished.
The only well-preserved structures near the town were the temples and altars, of which there were a total of six. Additionally, at the mountain’s peak stood a grand and magnificent Grand Temple.
This could possibly be the core area of the God of the Hunt’s divine kingdom!
Boom.
A muffled explosion sounded.
From the top of the towering peak came faint energy fluctuations; it was needless to say it was Lady Silver Moon. Soren wasn’t in a hurry to approach because if this was truly the core of the God of the Hunt’s divine kingdom.
Then there should be a large number of Otherworldly Divine Servants and Otherworldly Divine Messengers guarding it.
At the same time.
The divine servants responsible for guiding the souls of believers usually stayed inside the Grand Temple.
Soren slipped into the shadows and cautiously approached; sure enough, he spotted the silhouette of a Soul Messenger, a massive werewolf that appeared half-virtual, enveloped in dark mist.
There were six of them.
Their task was to periodically deliver souls to the God of Death and bring these souls to the divine kingdom, holding very high status within the entire divine kingdom.
Their strength was no weaker than that of other divine servants!
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