Eternal Night

Chapter 454 Selection and Seven Sins
Quetzalcoatl is still dead.

Although Wu Xianxiao did not kill it directly, he used hidden power when he pinched the Quetzalcoatl's three-inch position. He was intending to kill it, so he did not hold back at all. The Quetzalcoatl died in the end.

The original bodies of these gods are all flesh and blood living beings, unlike their clones. The clones have the ability to heal themselves with extraordinary energy, but the original bodies do not. As a result, naturally, all five of them were killed on the spot by Wu Xianxiao.

Samara had a helpless expression on her face, while Wu Xianxiao had an innocent expression on his face.

"But you really can't blame me for this. I thought that becoming a god was something that anyone could do. All one had to do was kill those gods and then rule over a large enough territory and lives. It's your fault for not explaining it clearly." Wu Xianxiao complained.

Samara took a few deep breaths and lowered his head, saying, "Yes, I didn't explain it clearly, but there is still a way to remedy the situation. Since the city-state gods are all dead, we can just look for wild gods in the surrounding areas. However, the gods we find will be much weaker. When we fight other city-states or gods, we will naturally..."

Having said that, Samara was suddenly dazed. He looked at Wu Xianxiao, while Wu Xianxiao continued to eat and drink innocently.

"...I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid!"

Samara suddenly stood up and walked back and forth, his face full of excitement and said: "I'm so stupid, I'm so..."

"Okay, I get it. You're so stupid. What next?" Wu Xianxiao couldn't help but interrupt Samara's spell.

Samara was choked again, but he immediately said excitedly: "With you here, we don't have to consider the strength or attributes of the gods. We just need to choose the most suitable god, even if it is a wild god. If the attributes are suitable, even those spiritual creatures in the wild can be molded into gods!"

"Tell me about the attributes of the gods." Beelzebub suddenly said.

"Yes, yes, God..." Samara was about to speak, but immediately looked at the big fly that made the sound in amazement.

After waiting for a few seconds, Samara adjusted his facial expression and continued, "Generally speaking, spirits are divided into three categories: totem spirits, animal spirits, and humanoid spirits. Their respective characteristics are that totem spirits have the largest divine domains, the highest divine domain strength, and the most functionality. At the same time, most totem spirits are peaceful in temperament. Their disadvantages are that they have the weakest combat power and are inconvenient to move. The clones created through the divine domain basically only have totem functions and can hardly be used in any aspect of combat. Their bodies are mostly symbolic rocks, statues, trees, and the like."

"The divine domain of animal spirits is second to none, and their strength and functionality are also second to none. They are usually extremely brutal and require great blood sacrifices. In addition to faith, they need blood sacrifices to maintain their basic rationality, and they will go berserk and devour believers from time to time. However, their advantage is that they have the strongest combat power. Whether it is their original body or their clone, their combat power is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Their original bodies are mostly mutated animals or monsters."

"The divine domain of humanoid spirits is the weakest, with the weakest divine domain strength and the least functionality. However, humanoid spirits can communicate, but their thinking is usually different from that of normal people. Their thoughts are full of all kinds of distortion and confusion. They themselves also have distortion and corrosion characteristics. Intelligent life that has been in contact with them for a long time will be transformed into their 'followers'. Their life form will be completely changed into a form that is neither human nor life. The combat power of humanoid spirits varies, and the highest is stronger than animal spirits. At the same time, humanoid spirits often have incredible unique skills, such as legendary engineering, super mechanics, mythical alchemy, etc., which are far beyond the imagination of mortals, and their bodies are mostly mutated human forms."

Masala introduced the differences between the three kinds of spirits, and then he continued, "Because of these three characteristics, some large gathering places of intelligent life in the wild are mostly dominated by totem spirits, and city-state areas are mostly dominated by animal spirits. As for kingdoms, the three kingdoms I have traveled to have one animal spirit and two humanoid spirits respectively."

After listening to these introductions, Beelzebub pondered for a few seconds and then said, "Because instant combat effectiveness is even more important in a kingdom-level regime. In a battle of a few hundred people, or even one or two thousand people, the gods themselves occupy the largest share. Without the help of gods, even if the divine domain is strong, it will still be crushed by the opponent's gods. At the kingdom level, a god who can communicate, even if his thoughts are twisted and chaotic, still has an overwhelming advantage. A kingdom can arm tens of thousands of elite troops. With the blessing of the divine domain, even if the enemy's gods attack, the army alone can resist or even kill them. And gods who can communicate are crucial to the stability of the regime, right?"

Masala said approvingly, "Yes, that's right. But even if it's a kingdom, it still needs gods to participate in key battles, so it still can't abandon the fighting power of the gods themselves. According to my deduction, unless there are more than five kingdoms, it can recruit about 100,000 troops at a time, and the government is in harmony and the state power is stable, only in this case can a totem god be established. Otherwise, in the various stages I deduced, animal gods are the strongest in city-states, human gods are the strongest in kingdoms, and totem gods are the strongest in empires."

Then Samara looked at Wu Xianxiao and said, "I lost my mind before. Although I know that the saint's fighting power is unparalleled and he is the first to descend, I still can't come back to my senses. I am still thinking about finding a slightly gentler animal god. But there is no need to do that. As long as we have the saint's fighting power as a backup, we can find a totem god with a gentle temperament and powerful divine domain. He will not force blood sacrifices. This can allow us to benefit from it without being harmed by it!"

Beelzebub agreed and said, "Then we have to find a wild god... We still need to screen carefully. I found that this divine domain carries special domain information. If you are infected in the divine domain for a long time, you are likely to experience negative symptoms."

Samara immediately agreed and said, "Yes, I also discovered this clue. I specially conducted some experiments in this regard and recorded the mental and physical changes of a large number of people affected by the divine realm..."

For the next ten minutes or so, Beelzebub and Samara ignored Wu Xianxiao and had a very happy chat with each other.

Wu Xianxiao kept eating and drinking with a == expression on his face. These things were not important anyway. Since someone had taken care of them, he didn't have to worry about them anymore. He might as well eat more and quickly recover his strength.

At this time, Yaoyao, who had been sitting at the table, suddenly lowered her head and said, "If we are looking for a totem god... then what do you think of the god of natural purity?"

Beelzebub and Samara, who were discussing, looked at her. Yaoyao was a little embarrassed and lowered her head even more. She whispered, "The God of Natural Purity is the totem god of the forest where I live. She is very gentle and kind, and never hurts any life. Her body is a huge tree with a spring gushing out from under its roots. This spring water has a purifying effect and can help my loved ones resist their pain." Hearing this, Samara thought carefully, and said as he thought, "A plant-type totem god? It's not uncommon. It is said that some plant-type totem gods have certain combat capabilities. For example, they can fight with plant vines, or transform into tree people to fight in a short period of time. Please describe in detail the characteristics of the totem god you believe in."

Yaoyao suddenly stuttered. How could she describe these things? The reason she proposed to create the god of natural purity in the forest was simply because she didn't want to be separated from Wu Xianxiao who "deeply loved" her. If she really wanted to describe its characteristics, she could probably only mention the function of purifying spring water.

Fortunately, Samara was a typical man of action. After Yaoyao mentioned the feature of the purifying spring water, he was actually quite tempted. Although Yaoyao couldn't explain it clearly, he decided to act immediately. He ordered his men to prepare a carriage on the spot, and then took him, Wu Xianxiao, the three little animals, several priests in the city, two magicians, and hundreds of soldiers and servants, and immediately headed towards the Witch Forest.

Along the way, Samara also introduced the situation of the Witch Forest to Wu Xianxiao.

"After I became the Prime Minister, I wanted to lead the people here to rise up. I wanted to eventually ascend to the throne of God and leave this world to see the real world. So in addition to building a city and annexing the other six city-states, I also kept driving away or exterminating the wild gods around here."

Samara looked out the window and sighed, "The land produces food, and food is the foundation of human survival and reproduction, so it is imperative to expel the surrounding wild gods. The reason why the god of natural purity in this forest has been preserved until now is that, on the one hand, the forest is difficult to develop, and on the other hand, this god of natural purity is a totem god and will hardly take the initiative to expand his influence. However, I still sent people to attack this forest because of the witch living in this forest."

Yaoyao sat next to Wu Xianxiao. She immediately said indignantly, "My family and I have lived quietly in the forest and have never hurt anyone. Why are you people outside the forest so cruel and warlike? You suddenly attacked us and caused several of my family members to be captured and commit suicide. You are simply demons!"

Samara's expression remained unchanged. He shook his head slightly and said, "Your relatives are not as harmless as you see... Since I took office, at least thirty men have disappeared from the villages around the forest. Aside from those killed by wild beasts or accidental deaths such as stepping into the swamp, I am sure that at least twenty men were killed by the forest witch. I don't know how they were killed, but it is definitely related to the forest witch!"

Yaoyao wanted to refute immediately, but she seemed to have thought of something, her face looked a little doubtful, and she slowly lowered her head again.

Samara looked at Yaoyao and said, "There were no wild gods in this forest at the beginning. The so-called god of natural purity you mentioned was originally a spiritual being in the forest. It does have certain purification properties. If the villagers in the surrounding villages have a headache or fever, or are poisoned by eating wild vegetables and mushrooms, they will go to the forest to get spring water. This spring water has detoxification properties, but it is not a wild god and has no divine domain... About 20 years ago, the priests of the city-state recorded the expansion of the divine domain in the direction of the forest. From then on, this spiritual being was transformed into a totem god. In other words..."

"You and your family arrived in this forest twenty years ago. You are outsiders, right?"

Yaoyao gritted her teeth and said nothing. Samara still didn't care and just continued, "I have traveled to the surrounding city-states, the three kingdoms, and have not been to any further places. However, I have never seen a race like you witches. You have different appearances, but you are all seductive, good at using the power of gods, good at long-range attacks, and you can also abduct men, but you don't harm women at all... Where are you from? What race are you?"

Yaoyao was speechless, and Wu Xianxiao was also silent at this time. Instead, Beelzebub uttered an "hmm", but could not explain clearly.

The carriage fell into silence. Samara said after a moment, "But it doesn't matter. If we choose the God of Natural Purity as the god we believe in, then the God of Natural Purity will naturally move to the city-state temple. There is naturally no objection to this. And you...if you want to continue to believe in the God of Natural Purity, you also need to move to the city-state. If you want to change your beliefs, then leave by yourself and choose the god you want. Naturally, it has nothing to do with us, so let's just leave it like this."

The team continued to move forward, Yaoyao remained silent. As they got closer and closer to the forest, Yaoyao suddenly said, "We... come from far away, from... the Tower of Lust."

Samara heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this, "As expected, you are exactly the same as the artificial succubus I saw in the ancient books. As expected... you are not from the God's Realm."

After that, Samara explained to Wu Xianxiao: "Saint, didn't I mention the difference between the real world and this world before? This world is extremely vast. The city-states and the three kingdoms that I know of are not even a corner of this world. They can only be said to be a drop in the ocean. Countless fragments from the real world fell into this world and turned into the earth. Except for the first generation of adventers who possess extraordinary powers, their descendants and their inheritors of extraordinary knowledge are all unable to use extraordinary powers. In this area where we are, spiritual objects are used to collect faith, blood sacrifices, and sublimation of spiritual objects into gods to obtain extraordinary powers. Both priests and magicians use their powers in this way."

"But besides this, it is said that there are many other ways to use supernatural powers. I have seen descriptions of the Seven Towers in ancient books. They are the Seven Towers of Pride, Envy, Wrath, Laziness, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust. There are no gods in that world. Intelligent life forms obtain supernatural powers through the Seven Towers. At the same time, they capture other intelligent life forms and stuff them into the Seven Towers to transform them into the source of their supernatural powers. Because they are too terrifying and brutal, they are jointly wiped out by the forces of many worlds. I didn't expect that there are still remnants of the Seven Towers' transformed lives here..."

"what!"

Beelzebub suddenly cried out, and she immediately said anxiously: "Wu Xianxiao, I know where this place is. I remember now, this is the Lost Lands!"

"When the Heavenly Court was awake, it united many sources and the demon race from the real world that was falling at that time. By controlling part of the source, it created an experimental site, which was also called..."

"Ten Thousand Changes Refining World Heaven!"

(End of this chapter)