The Era of Gods

Chapter 477: Chapter 477: Powerful

And this influence was not merely on the channel itself, but it also extended to the opponent’s Divine Realm.

This slight tremor rapidly extended through the connection channels of the three Divine Realms to Cao Manchen and Li Ran’s Realms, causing them to shudder as a result of the direct impact from the gap in the God Domain Strength of more than one level.

Clearly, the strength of their Divine Realms was far inferior to Lin Xiao’s, which was why this change occurred; otherwise, a slight difference wouldn’t have caused such a result.

The huge disparity in their Divine Realms left Cao Yichen and Li Ran horrified, causing them to halt their next move, and the connection channel remained unchanged for a long time.

However, just because there was no change on their end didn’t mean Lin Xiao would stop; having expended such an enormous cost to perform the Minor Deification Technique and bestow demi-godhood on five of his followers was not just for show. The Lord of the Earth was the first to emerge from the Divine Furnace, roaring:

“I am the Lord of the Earth, and all creatures of the Earth shall heed my command!”

The next second, the soil around him began to flow toward him like water, accumulating rapidly on his body and quickly forming a massive stone giant towering over five hundred meters tall.

Then, with steps unimaginably heavy, it walked towards the gate between the two realms. Lin Xiao, in his Incarnation, reached out with both hands to grasp the Divine Power within the passageway, causing an explosive surge of Divine Power that forcefully tore open the connection between the two realms.

He felt two mighty waves of Divine Power behind the gate, but they did not stop him from tearing the passageway open. The automatic resistance from the Divine Realms indicated their subconscious desire to close the passage between the two realms, despite being controlled and acting involuntarily.

As the passageway between the two worlds slowly opened into a massive Door of Space, the colossal Lord of the Earth within the Divine Furnace stepped in.

Upon entry, a muffled groan and a dull sound were heard; as the furnace stepped into the opposing Divine Realm, countless stone shards flew off its body, and it was driven into the ground, its feet sinking into the earth below.

This was the Divine Realm’s suppression of a powerful and malevolent outsider. In that instant, an enormous weight of the realm’s strength bore down on the furnace as if countless Divine Realm Powers were crushing down on it. If it were not already a demigod, had it been as before, it would probably have been crushed to a pulp instantly.

However, such suppression was not something to be used frequently, as each use imposed a tremendous burden on the Divine Realm.

The most direct consequence was that this attack failed to vanquish the Divine Furnace, and the agitation within the opposing Divine Realm, evident through the portal, suggested turmoil; the Earth shook, space was in chaos, and the realm was in disarray.

That was the backlash.

Which was also why, during most Divine Realm conflicts, such means of intimidation to eliminate the first enemy to enter the realm was rarely employed; for the weak, it was a waste, and against the strong, it wasn’t lethal but damaged their own realm.

Of course, even though they could not annihilate the furnace, the Divine Furnace was enduring an unimaginable horror of force, significantly hindering its actions. For the moment, it was immobile, and if there had been powerful enemies nearby, they might have been able to inflict mortal wounds.

Both Cao Yichen and Li Ran, of course, saw this opportunity and instantly gathered Divine Power above the furnace’s head to form a gigantic fist that smashed down.

At the same time, Li Ran raised a golden spear, stretching across his Divine Realm and plummeting towards the Divine Furnace like a meteor.

Lin Xiao, of course, would not stand by and watch these events unfold. The Tide Lord, Akens, with a wave of his Sea God’s trident, summoned a vast void behind him, where limitless seawater poured forth, swirling around him to form a gigantic vortex. He propelled the boundless seawater, raising himself up to form an elemental figure even more massive than the Divine Furnace and rammed headfirst into the passageway between the two realms.

“Boom!”

The collision felt like hitting an invisible barrier, making the entire opposite world tremble. Akens’ avatar, the sprite of the sea, violently shook, disintegrating into a sky of seawater that promptly got gathered by an invisible force into a vast vortex. The Tide Lord Akens rose from the midst of the vortex, his Sea God’s trident shining with a blue light.

“Boom!”

The trident flashed behind the Divine Furnace’s head, colliding with the golden spear thrown by Li Ran, causing a skyful of golden light to erupt.

“Kurbert!”

Lin Xiao looked towards a huge Lava Lake at the edge of the portal, a hub for many Fire Elements. As his words fell, the calm Lava Lake began to roil, the Fire Elements scattering as the magma within surged up, and Kurbert’s enormous Flame body emerged, buzzing:

“To the Supreme and Exalted Truth and Creator, Kurbert heeds your command!”

Extending his hand, tumultuous lava flew up to form a gigantic Lava Flame Hammer in his grasp. His grand bulk stepped out from the magma, forming a magma pathway over a hundred meters wide that extended all the way to the portal between the two realms.

Long before his arrival, the ground on the other side of the portal could be seen spontaneously combusting, with vegetation turning to ash and temperatures soaring.

Among the five demigods, the Flame Lord Kurbert, aside from the True God’s Son, was the mightiest. As the primal Flame Lord with an exceptionally compatible bond with the Flame Deity, he instantly mastered this Ancient Deity upon receiving it, and his strength surged and grew at a pace far surpassing the other four.

Even within the entire Divine Realm, he was second only to Slarda. There was no helping it, for at this moment, Slarda seemed to have undergone some inexplicable change, and his strength had become inordinately extraordinary.

As Kurbert stepped into Cao Yichen’s Divine Realm, Lin Xiao could keenly sense Cao Yichen’s Divine Realm rejecting Kurbert.

But his Divine Realm’s strength was far less than Lin Xiao’s, so this resistance was doomed to be futile. Lin Xiao relied on his own Divine Realm’s power to forcefully send Kurbert across.

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“Let the flames purify everything!”

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Then, everything within Lin Xiao’s field of vision turned into a world of flames and lava.

Even the Lord of the Earth, the Divine Furnace, couldn’t withstand the pressure and was forced to retreat to one side, becoming a burning black hill amidst a landscape of flowing lava and flamelands.

The Tide Lord Akens retreated outright. Water and fire do not mix, and the strength of Flame Lord Kurbert far surpassed his own. In the Land of Flames, he couldn’t exert his full power.

“Tsk tsk tsk! Even one of my subordinates can’t beat him!”

Lin Xiao sighed inwardly and was also very surprised. He knew this Minor Deification Technique would be powerful, but he didn’t expect it to be this formidable.

Instantly creating five demigods was truly too powerful.

But speaking of which, this ability couldn’t be used carelessly, for a simple reason: he couldn’t afford it.

Demigods created by the Minor Deification Technique were still demigods requiring sustenance from the Power of Faith and Divine Power. His Divine Realm was not extensive enough to support many of them.

Of course, the first batch that received their godhood had Ancient God’s Divinity, which didn’t rely on the Power of Faith for sustenance and wouldn’t fall; but the Ancient Deity they possessed came from the Crystal Wall System’s Core in Lin Xiao’s hands, where the limit on Ancient God’s Divinity was incredibly low. Becoming a demigod was their peak; they couldn’t yet become true Ancient gods.

Thus, the powers they obtained through their Ancient Deity were essentially at their limits now, and it was estimated that it would be a long time before they saw growth.

If they wanted to become stronger, the only way was to condense Divine Power and elevate their status of faith.

That is, the Ancient Deity could ensure their survival without faith so they wouldn’t fall, but increasing their strength for the time being still relied on the Power of Faith.

Fortunately, their powers and characteristics were very distinct.

Tide Lord Akens could receive the Power of Faith from the Lesser Naga and marine creatures.

The Lord of the Earth, the Divine Furnace, could receive the Power of Faith from the entire Red Furnace Clan.

The Queen of Water Elements, Little DingDang, could receive the Power of Faith from Elemental Sprites, as well as Water Elements and all creatures within the Water Elemental Divine Realm.

The Dragon Turtle Deity’s True Son could acquire a small part of the Power of Faith from marine creatures of wisdom, and since he was an ancient species, the longer he lived, the stronger he grew, so the demand for Divine Power was not very high.

There’s no need to mention Flame Lord Kurbert; flames, Fire Elements, and all intelligent creatures within the Flame Divine Region could provide him with the Power of Faith. Moreover, as the Flame Lord, the lordship itself could continually supply him with Divine Power. It could be foreseen that he would be incredibly powerful, both now and in the future.

The five demigods would take a considerable portion of Lin Xiao’s Power of Faith, but the impact wasn’t significant. On the contrary, his strength would further increase.

As the Creator, whether it was the Lesser Naga or Crimson Furnace Clan, Star Spirits or Supreme Naga, no matter who they worshipped, he would receive a portion of the Power of Faith. This was his solid foundation, which no one could snatch away.

Furthermore, as the Master of the Divine Realm, he could collect a small part of the Power of Faith from any creature within the realm.

Then again, any demigod or even future gods in the Divine Realm, as the Divine Realm Master, he could directly access their lordship powers, that is to say, gathering all lordships within himself.

Their Ancient Deity came from the Origin of the Crystal Wall System, which had already integrated with Lin Xiao, becoming a part of him. This meant that their strength came from him, and theoretically, as long as he wished, he could strip them of their Divinity at any time, consuming their strength for himself.

The granted power could basically not be taken back, but this did not diminish it as a potential trump card. If one day he was driven into a desperate situation, it might serve as a turnaround ace.

Armed with the Ancient Godhood of flames, Kurbert was unrivaled in Cao Yichen’s Divine Realm. Lin Xiao took action personally, leveraging the power of his own Divine Realm to pressure both Cao Yichen and Li Ran’s realms, leaving them unable to spare any effort.

They could only watch helplessly as Flame Lord wreaked havoc with fire and destruction within their realms. Countless Fire Elements were summoned to form a vast army of Fire Elements causing destruction everywhere, burning the forests where the Elf Clan resided.

Seizing the advantage of Divine Realm’s strength, Lin Xiao alone suppressed the two of them, leaving their True Bodies unable to move or spare any efforts to suppress Kurbert.

Should their True Bodies dare to act, Lin Xiao would dare to directly stimulate his Divine Realm to forcibly consume and tear apart their realms.

An all-out war between the Divine Realms was a fight to the death. Without external interference, it would end with the downfall of one party.

Lin Xiao didn’t know if someone would interfere, but before any interference occurred, it was imperative to give his all.

Cao Yichen’s Divine Realm’s defenders were retreating step by step. After Kurbert repeatedly bombed and killed two legendary elves, the rest retreated to the central forest deep within the realm, under a Tree of Life.

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