Gods: Civilization Cultivation, Infinite War

Chapter 18 Coming of Age Ceremony

As true gods, Chen Li's parents have always been very busy.

Since Chen Li was born, the number of times he met them has not exceeded ten times.

Chen Li didn't think there was anything wrong with this. As a born divine creature, even though he and the citizens of the entire Blue Star still recognized their human identity, it was undeniable that many of their concepts were quite different from those of ordinary humans.

For example, in terms of the concept of time, since every citizen of Blue Star is born immortal, even if they have not yet become demigods, their lifespan is measured in tens of thousands of years, which means that they are actually not sensitive to the passage of time.

Even though he had met his parents less than ten times in the hundreds of years since he was born, Chen Li did not think there was anything wrong with it. He even felt that the frequency of the meetings was a little high.

After all, as true gods, his parents certainly cannot stay in the place of origin, which means they will not stay on the Blue Star, but will fight in the endless void.

The duration of wars in the endless void is often measured in hundreds or even thousands of years, and there are many divine wars that last for more than ten thousand years.

In a sense, the flow of time between Blue Star and all the worlds in the Endless Void is the same, but this is not because the flow of time in the entire Endless Void is exactly the same.

This is because after Blue Star chooses the target world for the war, it will forcibly anchor it, making its overall world rules consistent with those of Blue Star, thereby minimizing the negative impact of away games.

Otherwise, under the influence of the world rules, the difficulty of the Blue Star gods fighting in the endless void will skyrocket.

After all, the rules of different worlds have their own emphases. Although there are commonalities overall, there are inevitably many differences in many details.

For example, there is a certain precious resource on Blue Star. When forging equipment, just adding a little of this resource can greatly improve the overall performance of the equipment, thereby improving the overall combat effectiveness of the army.

However, under the influence of different world rules, this precious resource loses its effect, and the overall performance of the equipment built with this resource will drop significantly, resulting in a decrease in the combat effectiveness of the army.

This is only a relatively mild negative impact. If it is not anchored and one rashly enters those worlds, it may lead to more serious consequences, such as soldiers dying suddenly from acclimatization.

Although divine power can be used to suppress the negative impact caused by these different rules, gods also have to face their own enemies during the war and do not have much spare energy to take care of the army.

Moreover, after anchoring those worlds, it can also greatly reduce those worlds' rejection of the Blue Star gods, which is a hundred benefits with no harm.

If there is any disadvantage, it is that the world that is anchored can also determine the location of the Blue Planet. If it has enough strength, it can invade the Blue Planet and start a war against it.

Theoretically, this can be done, but whether the other party actually has the ability to do so is another matter.

After anchoring those worlds, their overall rules will tend to be consistent with the rules of Blue Planet, and the speed of time flow will naturally be consistent as well.

In other words, while Chen Li's parents were fighting in the endless void, they could still come back every few decades or one or two hundred years to have a meal and chat with Chen Li. This was quite rare.

But this time was different from the past. Every time they came back before, there was no prior notice. They just suddenly returned to Blue Star.

After all, the war was urgent, and as True Gods, they were also responsible for dealing with the enemy's True God-level existence, so it was difficult to determine when they would have free time. They only found time to return to Blue Star and reconnect with their youngest son, who was less than a thousand years old, by taking time out from their busy schedules or deliberately baiting the enemy to reveal a flaw.

This time, he sent a message to Chen Li in advance, saying that he would come back to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for him and also prepared a surprise for him.

As born divine creatures, the citizens of Blue Star have a long lifespan, and their standards for adulthood are naturally slightly different from those long ago.

There is no exact age limit, but one becomes an adult when the divinity in his body matures, which means he can go to the place of origin to open up his own divine domain.

The time required for divinity development generally depends on the level of initial divinity. The higher the initial divinity, the longer the development time, and the lower the initial divinity, the shorter the development time.

Chen Li's initial divinity is as high as ten points, and the corresponding development time is much longer than those citizens with lower initial divinity.

But he is the son of the true God after all, a direct descendant of powerful divine power. He has received the best training since he was a child and has enjoyed top-notch resources. This has also accelerated his development to a certain extent.

Calculating the time, he just became an adult last year, and this year is the 876th year since he was born on Blue Planet.

This is indeed considered a very fast development. If it were based on the standards of the Blue Planet long ago, when the average life expectancy of citizens was less than 18 years old, one would have to wait until the age of to be considered an adult.

The citizens of Blue Star today are not necessarily able to become demigods, and have almost infinite lifespans. Even if we just calculate it according to the lifespan of divine creatures, he will reach adulthood at the age of 875, which is roughly equivalent to the age of 8 on Blue Star long ago. This is already advanced development.

Of course, the two cannot be confused. The standard of adulthood for Blue Star citizens today is different from that long ago, and it is not a simple conversion relationship.

In today's Blue Star, birthday celebrations are rarely held. After all, life span is too long. If we hold one every year, it will be too late. There really isn't enough free time.

However, special moments like the coming-of-age ceremony, which can leave some memories in a long life, are worth experiencing. For the gods of Blue Star, this is also one of their means of maintaining a balance between their divinity and humanity.

Previously, Chen Li’s parents were too busy to return to Blue Star in time, so his coming-of-age ceremony was not held for the time being and has been delayed until now.

However, it has only been a year since Chen Li became an adult, so it has not been delayed for very long. Moreover, Chen Li himself does not care whether this so-called coming-of-age ceremony should be held or not.

With the memory of his past life, he has maintained a relatively balanced state between his divinity and humanity since birth, and controlled the influence of divinity on himself within a reasonable range.

He does not need to rely on such means to maintain the balance between his divinity and humanity.

But the coming-of-age ceremony is not just his own thing, it also includes the blessings of his family. He does not dislike these things and does not want to refuse them.

He also had great expectations for the surprise his parents mentioned.

(End of this chapter)