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Chapter 334: The Four Gods Representing Power, Life, Strategy, and Love
The towering centaur was easily split in two, a fact that shocked both the centaur warrior who was not yet completely dead and those who learned of this through mysterious academic means.

Especially the prince in the palace at this moment, he even forgot about the issue of procreation that existed in the country. You know, he felt fear when two of his country's heroic spirits were easily killed just now.

If reproductive issues could lead to the empire's demise in a few decades, then a failed Great Expedition could result in the immediate destruction of the nation.

The royal family has countless more records about the failure of the Great Expedition than other places. They saw the hardships and suffering the emperor had recorded when the continent was still the "Demon Realm," so they wanted to win no matter what.

Not talking about it would be like living in a living hell, an environment that is absolutely unacceptable to them now.

In this way, the enemy has basically lost its fighting power, and only the last group of master and servants survives in the entire demon realm.

The prince, who was far away, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

We're going to win! Finally, after this great expedition, we can spare no expense to start researching how to solve the breeding problem.

However, just as he was indulging in fantasy time and began to think about the distant future.

Unexpected events often arrive before fantasies do.

……

The Land of Judgment, on the initial island of the Demon Realm.

The Mad Viscount immediately sensed something was wrong. He had originally thought that with his and the Golden Emperor's strength, he could easily kill the demon's heroic spirit and capture the demon's host to use as experimental material.

But now, he was wrong; the opposing Heroic Spirit was terrifyingly strong.

That seemed to be a barbarian who could summon any beast, yet he was such a simple guy. The two of them were already sweating profusely from the fight.

At first, the opponent seemed very strong, but they were no match for the Golden Emperor. They were beaten up like a grandson.

The Golden Emperor can be considered the strongest Heroic Spirit among humans. Although the Mad Viscount believes that this title of strongest was exaggerated by later generations, at least in his Heroic Spirit form, he is incomparably powerful.

According to Xue's Law, this is the peak of the fourth tier, and for the people of this world, it has a special name: "demigod"!
Things started as he had imagined: the big golden guy pinned his opponent to the ground and beat him up, and he took the opportunity to sneak up to the demon host.

He only needed to deal with the green-skinned creature protecting the demon host; he didn't even consider such a lowly being a threat.

However, the next second, an unexpected event occurred. The barbarian who was being brutally beaten by the golden giant suddenly had his combat power soar from the standard combat power of someone who had just entered Tier 4 to the peak of Tier 4 within a few seconds.

In less than two and a half minutes, he went from being completely outmatched by the Golden Emperor to being evenly matched with him.

A little over a minute later, at this moment, the barbarian seemed to stop pretending and directly soared to the level of a near-5th rank. Even the giant deer beside him had a strength close to that of a near-5th rank.

This is like the Golden Emperor fighting against Er Gou from the neighboring kindergarten in the ring. In the middle of the fight, Er Gou from the kindergarten suddenly turns into Kamen Rider by tapping his belt and stops acting instantly.

The problem is that this is not the end. The two-man Kamen Rider, not satisfied with his power level, directly summoned five mechanical dinosaurs to combine into the 100-meter-tall Electric Dinosaur Machine King, while he was just a human emperor.

Damn it!

Even the goblin protecting the demon host evolved from a roadside creature casually crushed by the Mad Viscount to a goblin king who had to be taken seriously, and then to a goblin superman, all in just a few minutes.

No, even in the most fantastical grand expedition stories of the empire, the protagonist only unleashes his power in critical moments or when a friend is sacrificed, shouting a slogan like "We are the human expeditionary force!" to kill the enemy.

You guys don't even make sense when it comes to stories, you just increase your strength exponentially, right?
The Mad Viscount is numb.

The next moment, the golden emperor on whom he had placed his hopes was blasted away, his golden armor almost pierced through, and he was about to return directly to the underworld.

The Mad Viscount immediately abandoned his target, went to the Golden Emperor's side, and said, "Something's wrong! Retreat!"

"Then we..." The Golden Emperor seemed to want to continue fighting, but was quickly stopped by the Mad Viscount.

“There’s something wrong with them. Their strength has increased tenfold in such a short time, it’s like… it’s like God directly enhanced their combat power… They can’t even be bothered to shout ‘friendship, bond, dream’.” The Mad Viscount’s words immediately silenced the emperor.

He thought again of the great expedition he had led to the founding of the nation, when his side was at a complete disadvantage, but inexplicably the enemy suddenly started fighting amongst themselves, even to the point of brain damage.

Their forces united and their strength increased dramatically, allowing them to sweep away the infighting demons and usher in a new era.

At this moment, just as at that moment.

But now, it seems that I am on the opposite side.

Their own side was constantly fighting amongst themselves. If it weren't for another heroic spirit disguised as the Mad Viscount resolving the contamination, who knows what even bigger powder keg might have exploded.

Meanwhile, the opponent seemed to have received an infinite boost, and now they didn't even need to pretend anymore, directly and forcibly elevating this guy who was much weaker than themselves to the level of "demigod".

Sure enough, the outcome of the so-called Great Expedition was merely a matter of whether the other side wanted it or not; whoever that invisible hand wanted to win, would win.

To be or not to be, they had no choice.

"Let's go find them!" The Mad Viscount immediately led the Emperor, and in the next instant, magical light rose from his feet, covering them with a thick fog that blotted out the sky, instantly creating a fog field with a radius of hundreds of meters.

By the time the barbarians came chasing after them like madmen, the Mad Viscount and the Emperor had long since disappeared from the spot.

……

On Xue's side.

"Sorry, I'm a little late." Xue Luding carried the two heroic spirits who had joined forces with him to the same place.

Despite not having much interaction, they still kept their promise to Xue, and even in the most dangerous moments, they thought of stalling for time rather than abandoning Lana and running away alone.

This is already at the level that Xue's Law considers them "comrades-in-arms".

"Sigh, I thought my strength was enough to protect myself in this war..." the female pirate said mockingly, "but in the end, I was just being narrow-minded."

The other archer didn't speak, but she looked at Xue Dinglu silently and only opened her mouth slightly: "There's no point in saving us now. The core is completely shattered, he's already dead. Go do what you need to do."

"We were all dead to begin with, but even in death we are not allowed to rest in peace and are dragged out and used by incompetent descendants," the female pirate added.

But it was clear that the archer was no longer in the mood for joking.

"Wait a minute, I have other ways to keep you alive, at least to keep you in this world for a few more days. I may need help later." Xue Dinglu immediately interrupted the two of them who seemed to be about to say something sentimental.

In an instant, he took the two of them into his consciousness space. The next moment, the two, who had just prepared to say some sentimental words and leave, were stunned when they saw the densely packed crosses in the consciousness space.

The vast majority of them were demons who had been captured by Xue's laws.

But when they saw Zeus and Typhon, they were completely stunned, their worldview utterly shattered.

The knots on the insect-eating tree began to twist and gather, eventually transforming completely into the forms of these two heroic spirits.

"Evil spirit reincarnation!" Xue Luding pressed his hands to the ground, and the two twisted shapes formed by the divine trees began to move.

The summoning of heroic spirits from their own world was no longer enough to save them, but Xue Dinglu also had the reincarnation of the same type of evil spirits from another world!
That was the method of summoning evil spirits through the power of the sacred tree, which I had developed with countless partners in Salem, a small town near Boston.

The next moment, the two died completely, but then, in the wooden figures that had condensed on the insect-eating tree, the two of them opened their eyes.

"We succeeded." Xue Dinglu smiled, and he saw the end of this war.

Next, he will have to face a character who is given a cheat code by the mastermind and doesn't even bother to act anymore, as well as the real mastermind.

When the pirate woman and the archer were reincarnated into the "evil spirit" rank bestowed by the divine tree, they represented complete death among the original heroic spirits.

That means Xue's Law can continue to summon more heroic spirits through illegal means!
"Please continue to protect Lana. Don't worry, I'll finish everything before dark," Xue Dinglu said with a smile.

The three of them instantly left the consciousness space, and at the same time, they were all sent back to Lana's side to become the little girl's bodyguards. Xue Dinglu began to draw the heroic spirit summoning formula again.

He had come to understand that no matter how he summoned, he could only summon heroic spirits representing the "concept of reproduction" in this world.

Now that Zeus and Typhon have appeared, who are the remaining two gods representing fertility?

He rubbed his hands together eagerly.

Two runic incantations appeared on the ground, and soon, the bodies of two divine trees became the sacrifices within them.

The cursed blood began to spread, and the spell to summon heroic spirits began to unfold.

No, this technique is merely a "summoning of heroic spirits" in the hands of the locals, but in Xue Dinglu's hands, a more accurate description is...

Outer God Summoning!

The next moment, a robust old man holding a trident rose from the offerings of the sacred tree, his pupils filled with endless desire, as well as wisdom and conspiracy.

Breeding Poseidon, hereby reported!

As Xue Lude predicted, he could only summon beings that represented reproduction when he used the Heroic Spirit Summoning Technique of this world.

Whether it's Zeus, Typhon, or Poseidon, they all embody the concept of reproduction.

The last Outer God to appear will be...

This time, it wasn't a male god who appeared, but a goddess—a woman of breathtaking beauty and allure. When her body fully emerged from the trunk of the divine tree, the entire world seemed to dim. Procreation… Aphrodite…

That is, the famous Venus from Roman mythology!

Xue Law: "..."

The last person was someone he never expected. He even thought it would be Dionysus, the god of wine who represents indulgence and revelry, the eye-catching chubby Smurf who appeared at the Paris Olympics.

He even considered that it might be the goddess Hera.

But no one expected that the last goddess representing fertility would be Aphrodite.

That is, the Greek god of love and beauty.

However, this is actually due to the changes in mythology. Aphrodite essentially represents the concept of "reproduction." She simultaneously governs love, reproduction, and growth. After all, in some mythologies, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, is the god who was transformed from the castrated second brother of the previous god-king. Her essence is the underlying theme of reproduction and desire.

The power of the goddess Hera actually lay in marriage, not in procreation, or rather, the sovereignty over reproduction was not in her hands.

These are actually blind spots in Xue's Law.

But looking at these two great gods, Xue Dinglu suddenly realized the true nature of the four pillar gods he had summoned, beyond reproduction.

Zeus, the god of courage and strength

Typhon, the god of life and evolution

Poseidon, the god of strategy and courage
Aphrodite, the goddess of love and pleasure
Finally, add the human emperor representing the native empire, the Golden Emperor...

Xue suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He felt like he had seen this configuration somewhere before, and now he had a very bad feeling.

However, there was no other way. At this time, the four gods of reproduction had become his heroic spirits, and with the pseudo-Heart of the World almost full, two more twisted shadows squeezed in.

This was the most thorough preparation he had made for the final battle. In a world where consciousness was completely dead, power was suppressed, and the Innovation Century and the Insect-Eating Tree could not be directly exerted, this Ji Tou Si was Xue's last trump card.

……

Upon returning to the Judgment Grounds, Xue Lude looked into the distance and indeed sensed the power of a near-5th rank!

This is the pinnacle of power in the normal world. Without using special means or obtaining world authority, being a quasi-5th rank is already the pinnacle of combat power.

Tsk, just as he expected, the other side didn't even bother to act, and went straight for a deus ex machina.

Then let's fight!
After Xue left, he saw the two men looking disheveled.

The real mad viscount and the golden emperor, and for some reason, when the injured golden emperor saw Xue Luding, his vision went black. He had a feeling that he saw four big men with very little clothing behind Xue Luding.

There was even a sense that these four big guys would be his enemies for all eternity.

"What's going on?" Xue Dinglu looked at the two of them.

The Mad Viscount completely ignored the Golden Emperor's gaze towards Xue Luding, and he also felt no pressure from the four layers of heroic spirits. Instead, he immediately shared information with Xue Luding.

"The enemy is a heroic spirit who can summon beasts to fight for him. He was originally very weak, but after fighting us and falling into a disadvantageous position, his combat power instantly skyrocketed at a geometric rate. Now he is already at the level of a demigod. If he continues to grow, I even think that all the beasts he summons will also be at the level of demigods." The Mad Viscount immediately revealed his information.

Xue Dinglu immediately understood. Sure enough, the last enemy was originally just a roadside enemy of about level three, but it was forcibly upgraded to near level five.

But this was already information that Xue Dinglu knew. He had vaguely guessed this part of the situation when he fought the previous skeletal centaur.

Xue even wondered if the other side had already discovered him, this "alien" who was causing trouble, and that the guy who controlled the world's power had reacted by exhaling, thus directly strengthening an existence that was normally unsolvable.

But it is not yet out of his control.

"We need to plan this carefully. That's an enemy that we can't defeat with just a few of us. Take the Golden Emperor beside me, for example. He's the closest thing to a demigod among the heroic spirits, but even he's helpless. We can't win by fighting head-on; we can only outsmart him," the Mad Viscount continued to say to Xue Luding.

"No need, I can handle it," Xue Dinglu said.

Immediately, the Mad Viscount felt a headache coming on. This guy was so stubborn and wouldn't listen to reason. He didn't think Xue Lude was stronger than the Golden Emperor, but the power and stubbornness this unknown guy was showing were giving him a real headache.

Just as the Mad Viscount was about to say something more, the Golden Emperor patted him on the shoulder.

"Trust this gentleman. He is very strong. If he were an enemy, he would be the most terrifying and unsolvable monster. But if he were an ally, I would trust him." The Golden Emperor seemed to see the four big guys behind him through Xue's Law and said.

The Mad Viscount was stunned. This emperor had personally fought against the enemy, and now he believed that Xue Ding could deal with that level of enemy.
Did something go wrong?
The Golden Emperor remained silent, believing not only in Xue's Law, but also in the four heroic spirits behind him.

The Mad Viscount gritted his teeth. He finally understood why this guy, who wasn't particularly outstanding in politics or wisdom, had been chosen as emperor. He possessed terrifying intuition and an unimaginable ability to judge people.

And his judgment of people was even worse than that of the founding emperor whom he had previously looked down upon.

"Alright, I'll trust you this once." The Mad Viscount said, immediately catching up with Xue Dinglu, who had already left, and took out the intelligence he had treasured for many years, saying, "Unknown guy, I'll trust you this time. This is a world secret I've explored, which may be of some help to you."

He immediately recounted his past biological research on the locals, the consistency of their genes, and the distortion of reproductive authority throughout the human empire.

"The world has been deprived of the ability to reproduce. Rather than being united as husband and wife to procreate, everyone is raising the children of 'God.' If 'God' dies, the world will be completely deprived of the ability to reproduce!"

"The gods are dead," Xue Dinglu said calmly.

The Mad Viscount and the Golden Emperor were both taken aback. Perhaps due to their increased charm, they didn't doubt the truth of Xue's words too much, and then asked, "Who did it!"

“My friend,” Xue Dinglu said directly.

At that moment, both of their brains were buzzing, and the "god" observing this place was also experiencing a buzzing sensation...

Upon seeing the intelligence handed over by this heroic spirit, Xue Dinglu confirmed his identity.

It was the identity he had previously used: the Mad Viscount...

So I've been pretending to be him in front of the real person all along...

But now is not the time to dwell on these trivial details. Looking at his research, Xue Dinglu understood why he had the nickname "Mad Viscount".

He doesn't treat others as human beings at all, acting like the most insane scientist, conducting crazy human experiments, and directly kidnapping royal and ducal heirs for reproductive research. It's no wonder he died.

He was only discovered after more than ten members of the royal family had been kidnapped, which shows he was an exceptionally good at hiding his identity.

At the same time, the Mad Viscount's research also proved many of the conjectures of Xue's Law.

As expected, he could only summon the Outer God, who represented reproduction, because reproduction was lacking in this world.

The Ninth Apostle was born on this planet. It is currently unknown what the world was like before His birth, but now that He has been born, He has initiated this grand expedition ceremony in this world, in which both sides become snacks for the Divine Tree.

At the same time, the Ninth Apostle holds the power over the world, just like Zeus who has completed the creation of the world, including the power of procreation.

After the Ninth Apostle died, most of his authority was stripped away, especially the most crucial authority known as procreation, which was rendered ineffective...

The entire world, all living things, have been completely plunged into infertility.

No, according to the Mad Viscount's research, the reproductive authority was also missing. Perhaps it was lost when the Ninth Apostle ascended, or perhaps the reproductive authority was destroyed when the Ninth Apostle fought against the original world consciousness during his ascension.

The reproductive authority subsequently created by the Ninth Apostle was essentially just a clone.

The races in their world do not actually reproduce offspring; they simply reproduce their own clones.

But all individuals, even if they have different outward appearances, have the same core genes.

It's like a world of clones.

Now the power of reproduction has completely disappeared, and the whole world has fallen into a state where the gods are dead, and all living beings can no longer reproduce.

Xue Dinglu closed his eyes. Sure enough, this was the underlying logic behind why he could only summon heroic spirits that represented reproduction.

The so-called Outer God summoning ritual was not created by him. In essence, it was the world that summoned the Outer God through him, an alien, in order to replace the originally missing "reproduction".

Schrödinger's law is merely a medium.

Or perhaps, Xue's Law became a "sacred relic," summoned by this world to be the Outer God it needed most.

The Xue Law's sealing of the four foundations is also correct; if any one of them were to reclaim its place in the power of reproduction, it would bring unimaginable disaster to the entire world.

Zeus is the song of killing and scorching, Typhon will turn everyone into a den of monsters, Poseidon will turn everyone into something monstrous, and when Aphrodite reclaims her power of reproduction, she will turn the whole world into the land of Slaanesh, a place of pleasure and debauchery.

This is fucking a headache...

After the Ninth Apostle died, who held the reins of power in this world? Did He still have his own consciousness?

Xue's Law doesn't know, but based on all the available intelligence, the truth will emerge after the victory of this great expedition.

He has now filled in most of the gaps in the world's intelligence and information; all he needs to do next is...

war!
(End of this chapter)