13 Divine Kingdom II

Year 857 of God's Calendar, Preservation Temple

In the middle of a huge square at the Temple complex, the thousand Sander elites and countless believers prostrated themselves on the ground. Dressed in a luxurious gold robe, Saintess Nandini walked along a path between the myriad of prostrated believers of God Maugus, and then reached the Divinity Altar in the square.

With her big black eyes darker than ever, Saintess Nandini overlooked all the believers, and then said unhurriedly and calmly.

"I am Nandini, the Saintess of the Preserver Church. I request all of you to pray with me and help our God's Divine Kingdom ascend once again into a star in the sky!!"

Immediately, the countless soldiers and believers knelt down and started chanting.

"God Maugus, you are the most supreme, noble, and mightiest existence of the Mortal World."

"Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya."

"You are the Divine Guardian of The Kalwar Empire!"

"We bow down to the Lord who resides in the hearts of all beings."

"You are the Pervader — the divine essence that pervades the world."

"God Maugus! You maintain order and harmony in the world. You are the one who restores dharma(moral order) and peace."

"We offer you our most pious faith. From now on, we'll return to your Divine Kingdom after death. We'll become your shield and shield you from all harm, become your sword and kill all your enemies."

"Supreme God Maugus!"

"May your Divine Kingdom once again ascend into a star in the sky!"

Uniform prayers reverberated in the middle of the square. God Maugus's clone walked out unhurriedly, a flash of sagacity in his eyes. Countless wisps of faith energy emerged from the believers and entered him, reaching his real body in the semi-plane.

The Godhood of Divine Law of Order and Harmony started to merge with Ahan's real body. While the Divinity inside his clone quickly condensed, and with a thought, his clone exuded terrific Demi-God rank aura. Unlike ordinary Legend rank experts of the Mortal World, who could never cross this hurdle their entire life, Ahan's clone easily crossed it and promoted to a Demi-God.

Ahan's real body finally used all the faith energy gained from the players to stabilize his Divinity! Pure divine force entered his forehead, turning into Divine Fire. Ahan's eyes flashed with the light of wisdom as he merged with his Godhood and the remaining Divinity from before his reincarnation. The laws of the whole Mortal World shone in his eyes, Divine Law of Order and Harmony suddenly emerged and entered the Divine Fire in his forehead.

Meanwhile, all his believers continued to pray devotedly, fueling the Divine Fire in his forehead.

"God Maugus, you are the most supreme, noble, and mightiest existence of the Mortal World."

"Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya."

"You are the Divine Guardian of The Kalwar Empire!"

"We bow down to the Lord who resides in the hearts of all beings."

"You are the Pervader — the divine essence that pervades the world."

"God Maugus! You maintain order and harmony in the world. You are the one who restores dharma(moral order) and peace."

"We offer you our most pious faith. From now on, we'll return to your divine kingdom after death. We'll become your shield and shield you from all harm, become your sword and kill all your enemies."

"Supreme God Maugus!"

"May your Divine Kingdom once again ascend into a star in the sky!"

Countless soldiers, believers and players prostrated themselves on the ground and, led by newly recruited young priests, devotedly recited prayers. The divine force of the human race once again poured into God Maugus and entered his Divine Fire.

The hundred beta-players who were attending this mysterious event perceived it to be the game's trailer for the official launch. While all the other players were awestruck, Asjad Iqbal was using the new feature of video recording which no one noticed in the beta version update to record this mythical event!

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Meanwhile, a day later.

In his Divine Kingdom, Ahan's real body finished merging with his Godhood and remaining Divinity. Inside the divine fire between his eyebrows, the merged Godhood of Order and Harmony appeared, and then absorbed all the surrounding divine fire in the dysfunctional Divine Kingdom. With his Divine Kingdom as the center, fearsome Divine Might spread in all directions in the Mortal World.

"A new god has ascended!?"

"Who was it? Who has ascended to godhood??"

"A new era is upon us."

When Ahan once again ascended as a god and completely stabilized his Divinity, the laws of the Mortal World shook. All the gods, including the other two Supreme Gods instantly perceived this change. All of them immediately started searching for his Divine Kingdom, but in vain.

Suddenly, the power of the world's will shrouded Ahan, and his Divine Kingdom hidden in the Mortal World in between the void layers, turned into a streak of light flying directly into the starry sky. When his Divine Kingdom reached the starry sky, all kinds of planar laws of the Mortal World surged towards him like a tide.

Invisible fetters bound Ahan's real body. When he advanced to a God in the Mortal World, it was inseparably linked to this world, ceasing his ability to leave. Were the Mortal World ever to be destroyed, all of the plane's gods would die along with it. Obviously, his additional ability to sneak into Earth and get back, still remained.

It was just that his soul was now bound to the Mortal World's will, and he would live and die with this world. He was practically an immortal according to an Earthling's standard. Ahan waved his hand and the Mortal World's laws immediately entered the semi-plane. Pure divine force entered the semi-plane while Ahan also tossed countless precious materials he got from the players through quests.

After his semi-plane absorbed all the divine force and precious materials from the Mortal World, it expanded wildly and turned into a star, ten thousand square miles in diameter, in the Mortal World's sky. Mountain ranges, valleys, and rivers emerged. His dysfunctional Divine Kingdom had once again been restored into a true Divine Kingdom of the Mortal World.

After the restoration of his Divine Kingdom, Ahan felt that there was a mysterious connection between the Divine Kingdom and him as well as his countless believers in the Mortal World. From now on, as long as they died in the Mortal World, the devout believers will be led into his Divine Kingdom and their souls will become his property. They will help him manage and maintain his Divine Kingdom.

After completely merging with his Godhood and remaining Divinity, God Maugus had advanced in rank to a Weak Divine Force Rank God. But, if the other Gods fought him inside his Divine Kingdom, he would have the power of an Intermediate Divine Force Rank God.

Of course, Ahan still had to use faith energy to refine his Divine Kingdom and infuse the Divine Laws of Order and Harmony he had grasped into his Divine Kingdom in order to strengthen himself while fighting inside it.

Maybe it was time for him to officially launch the game on Earth! He was in an urgent need of more players. Whether it was to conquer the whole of Eastern Islands, sending expeditions to the main continent or for faith energy, his fate was linked to the player's progress!

"Divine Kingdom! He actually formed his own Divine Kingdom!"

"A talented dark horse had appeared!!"

"With a Divine Kingdom to call his own, even Intermediate Divine Force Rank Gods may have to be careful not to offend him!"

All the gazes of the lower ranked Gods were filled with shock and envy. A Divine Kingdom was the base as well as the strongest weapon of a god. Only gods with Divine Kingdoms could receive the souls of their believers. Moreover, within their Divine Kingdom, the gods could use the various Divine Laws they grasped to shape the most favorable battle environment for them.

In a strong enough divine country, even a Lesser God could cut across three major realms and contend against a Strong Divine Force Rank God. However, the comprehension of their Divine Laws and the amount of faith energy required to construct a whole new Divine Kingdom from scratch took hundreds of thousands of years to fulfill for an ordinary God.

Among the Mortal World's gods, there were many gods who still didn't possess a Divine Kingdom of their own. These Gods resided in the Divine Kingdoms of other gods by joining their pantheons. Usually, only Gods of the Strong Divine Force Rank were qualified enough to hold another God in their Divine Kingdom. Within their Divine Kingdom, an area would be drawn out for the God of their pantheon to receive their believers.

Whenever a God just ascended to Godhood, they would be in their weakest state. That was because they didn't have a Divine Kingdom to call their own. Even if they did possess a Divine Kingdom, it would still be difficult to engrave their Divine Laws into it in a short period of time. Divine Kingdoms without laws inscribed into them were the most coveted treasures among the rest of the gods of the Mortal World. Some Weak Divine Force Rank Gods and even Intermediate Divine Force Rank Gods would attack a Lesser God with a Divine Kingdom of their own who just ascended to Godhood and steal their Divine Kingdom.

But, as an old timer, his Divine Kingdom was already hidden from the moment he ascended and turned into a star in the Mortal World's sky. If the other Gods tried to search for his Divine Kingdom, it was bound to be in vain!