The Era of Gods - Chapter 547

Chapter 547: Chapter 547: Asking Sister Xie Yufei for Help

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Half a month later, one day, the central void of the Moon Xiao Realm suddenly rippled, spreading out in concentric circles, a mysterious aura slowly diffusing, but in the dead silent void, no creature could sense it.

As the source of the Moon Cloud Realm was gradually devoured by him, the entire world inevitably headed towards death. The most direct manifestation of this was the increasing frequency of natural disasters within the world and the declining reproductive capability of living beings, among other adverse changes that slowly emerged.

Originally, the void of the Moon Xiao Crystal Wall System had little vitality, with very few void creatures to begin with. As the world began to die, no new void creatures were born, and now, less than ten thousand of them were alive within the vast expanse of the crystal wall system, pitifully few for a void space as large as the Solar System.

Without any creatures, naturally, no one was aware of the changes in the void, but the living beings within the world faintly perceived the transformations of their world, especially the many Dragon Clans within the Dragon Realm, who were restless and anxious at this moment.

The Ancient Bronze Dragon Elnos contacted Lin Xiao as soon as possible, but there was no response.

The Ancient Red Dragon Phil said in a deep voice,

“I have seen the destruction of the world. Perhaps we should consider leaving this realm.”

The Bronze Dragon Elnos was silent for a moment before saying,

“But our strength is not enough to leave this world; we need to ask for the help of the Master of Truth and the Creator.”

“The Master of Truth and the Creator has not responded to our calls.”

“I will keep calling.”

“I will have my clan prepare.”

“Boom!”

A thundrous roar suddenly came from the depths of the earth, the ground trembling violently. An unstoppable force swept through from underneath, and from outside the caves came the roars of numerous Dragons, their voices tinged with a hint of fear.

The Ancient Bronze Dragon raised its massive head to look into the distance and sighed,

“This is happening more and more frequently!”

Similar occurrences were happening on different planes, but they were especially frequent in the central Moon Cloud Realm.

At the southern end of the main continent of the Moon Cloud Realm, the indigenous tribes he had initially brought back had established, over the past hundred years, a great Kingdom with a population of over two million, named the Magician Kingdom, and revered the Church of the Creator and the Master of Truth as the state religion.

The Magician bloodline bestowed upon them a powerful strength, and when developed to its limit, they would transform into Supreme Naga or Star Spirits, gaining the qualifications to live in the Divine Realm of the Creator and the Master of Truth.

Most of the transformees headed for the Divine Realm, but a considerable number stayed here.

Up until now, the Magician Kingdom had registered over three hundred thousand Magician descendants, but with successive generations marrying commoners, the number of ordinary people with a trace of the Magician bloodline had surpassed half of the Kingdom’s entire population.

Although these commoners with Supreme Naga or Star Spirit bloodlines could not compare to the Magicians, they were born with constitution or spiritual power far exceeding that of ordinary humans. After taking up various professions and receiving the bloodline’s augmentation, their strength was far greater than those of the same rank. Using gaming terms, they were innately like an elite template.

Lin Xiao had known about this bloodline inheritance quite early on. After studying it, he issued a Divine-mandate, encouraging marriages between Magicians and commoners, intending to turn all of the Kingdom’s commoners into such bloodline holders, thereby artificially creating a new semi-human race akin to Half-Dragon Men, Half Beastmen, and Half-Elves, all of whom possessed Supreme Naga or Star Spirit bloodlines.

Surely such a semi-human race could not match the true power of Supreme Naga or Star Spirits, but their rapid rate of reproduction was significant. If a vastly populated Kingdom with over a hundred million people could be bred, then a never-ending supply of soldiers would be available. Lin Xiao valued this greatly, specifically establishing a diocese within the Magician Kingdom to facilitate control over the guidance of this race.

The church’s restructuring didn’t significantly impact this region; the main changes occurred within the upper echelons of the church, while divisions among dioceses remained as they were before.

To alleviate the unease among the faithful, the church had begun to preach the great prophecy of the Creator and the Master of Truth regarding world destruction, so that they could be mentally prepared and not strongly resist a mass migration from this world in the future.

So now, even though the instability in the entire world was getting worse, the mood among believers within the diocese remained relatively stable.

However, compared to the devout faith in the Magician Kingdom, human society in other areas of the Moon Cloud Realm was not nearly as stable, fundamentally due to a lack of profound faith.

The main reason was Lin Xiao’s lack of dedication to the faith in the Moon Cloud Realm—many different beliefs were mixed together, including residual beliefs from the past and those propagated by his own guards. The chaos caused by the mixture of dozens of faiths was incontestable.

As a result, while there were many followers in the human Kingdom and numerous devout believers, the situation was still quite disordered.

This was deliberately done by Lin Xiao. If the Magician bloodline descendants and their offspring in the Magician Kingdom represented his exclusive pool of faith, the vast human Kingdom served as a faith area prepared for his subordinates.

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About twenty-three million members of the Human Kingdom are now guarded by two True Gods and a contingent of twenty Demigods, all splitting the Divine System between them. Of course, Lin Xiao, as the main figure of the Divine System, has no shortage of followers, even without deliberate proselytization, roughly estimated to make up about one-fifth of the collective faith.

One-fifth of twenty-six million would be around five million two hundred thousand believers. Even if their devotion is moderate, normally this would be enough to sustain a True God.

However, after the Power of Faith has been filtered through space and the layers of the Divine Realm, only about one-twentieth remains. This is while his True Body is within the Moon Cloud Realm; if his True Body were in the Main World, it might be less than one percent.

The weakening is so severe that the Power of Faith provided by these believers could at most sustain a Demigod.

As for the Power of Faith from the Magician Kingdom, perhaps because they possess the bloodlines of the Supreme Naga and Star Spirits, and since he is the creator of the Supreme Naga and Star Spirits, he receives a certain bonus. He obtains one-fifth of the Power of Faith from bloodline magicians and one-tenth from the usual bloodline believers.

Though the majority is still expended, compared to others, what remains is quite considerable.

In contrast to the Power of Faith from the Moon Cloud Realm, the various races within the Divine Realm, who can offer a hundred percent of their Power of Faith, serve as Lin Xiao’s primary base. Nearly two million beings from four races and some other Divine Realm inhabitants capable of offering Power of Faith add up, but the faith they provide is enough to ensure Lin Xiao has access to Weak Divine Power without worries of a shortage of believers.

In fact, the Power of Faith he collects each day, after his personal use, still leaves surplus to support some of his followers.

Looking back, Lin Xiao felt that integrating the guard squads so early was a mistake—he really only needed to accept the two True God-level guard captains and four or five regular guards. At this stage, there’s no need for so many.

This is only possible because his income from the Power of Faith is so plentiful. Among those of the same power level in the Son of God Realm, others probably would have gone bankrupt by now.

As time passed and under Lin Xiao’s orders, the war between the Magician Kingdom and the Underground Insects gradually slowed. The entire Kingdom was consolidating its power, preparing for the cataclysm that might come sooner than expected.

Yes, world destruction might arrive ahead of schedule.

The main reason for this is the problems that have surfaced while he’s trying to integrate the Innate Ancient God Source.

The Innate Ancient God Source sent by Star Soul’s Lord was complete in every aspect, even incorporating the Nature of Black Holes from the Enigma, a legendary life form, all bundled together. This surprised Lin Xiao, who had thought Star Soul’s Lord would re-condense an Innate Ancient God Source; instead, it was the Titan Source that he had condensed in the Star Soul Crystal Wall System packed and sent directly to him.

After merging with the Innate Ancient God Source, he became a miniature Black Hole, accelerating the consumption of the Moon Cloud Realm even further.

This disrupted his plans, forcing him to send his Lifeline Divine Position Incarnation, who was attending classes at Radiance, to the fifth War Zone to seek out Sister Xie Yufei, and to arrange to temporarily rent a dimension to relocate all believers from the Moon Cloud Realm first.

Although a mid-sized dimension had become his property after the Zhang Family met its demise at the hands of the furious Lady Xie Yufei, he chose not to claim it, intending to transfer it to his father instead.

Currently, he is in the expansion phase, inevitably searching deeper within the Chaotic Void Sea for a more suitable dimension in Different Domains to stake his claim. At the very least, a large dimension, or even something larger, would catch his interest; a mid-sized dimension is not something he is keen to manage.

It happens that his father has already set his mind on developing within the Clan’s Crystal Wall System. An extra mid-sized dimension would suffice to sustain more believers, serving as a helpful boost for him.

The Incarnation arrived at Yan Huang’s Super War Fortress Number Five and went straight to his own office. Before he could settle down, Xie Yufei appeared.

The beautiful older sister briskly poured two glasses of juice, passing one to him and taking a seat opposite, sipping lightly from her glass before speaking:

“You seem different now, somewhat stronger than before. Has your True Body made a breakthrough?”

Lin Xiao nodded:

“Indeed, my True Body is in the process of condensing the Ancient God Body, and it’s almost time for Divine Enthronement!”

There was no need to hide such information from her, and he spoke the truth.

Xie Yufei showed no surprise, simply nodding:

“Hmm, I thought it was about time. You mentioned renting a dimension?”

Without waiting for his response, she continued:

“I don’t think that’s necessary. I have a decent alternative in mind. Listen and see if it interests you.”

“As you know, the War Zone operates multiple Expeditionary Armies, each one comprising numerous divisions and brigades. Each brigade is considered an independent combat unit capable of single-handedly strategizing the conquest of a small to mid-sized Crystal Wall System. The War Zone is constantly sending Expeditionary Armies to distant voids of the Void Sea to strategize and capture valuable dimensions in Different Domains.”

“I’ve recently learned that two combat units have encountered unexpected issues in their conquests. One of them belongs to the Second Division of the Fifth Expeditionary Army, a Four Star brigade called Meteor, which suffered a severe blow in the world they were attacking. Half the brigade was killed in action, including a vast number of high-ranking officers, most of whom are stranded in the Chaotic Void with no timeframe for their return. The surviving forces are currently holding down the outpost base in that world. If you’re interested, you can take over and continue the conquest of that world.”