Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 505 Demigod
Demi god!

This is a concept mentioned in Gu Qing's legacy.

It is also occasionally mentioned in some ancient books and information of the Divine Dragon Empire and the Yanhuang Holy Dynasty.

The ultimate goal of all practitioners is to become a Star God.

But the Star God is supreme and his divine power is boundless, keeping countless living beings away.

As time went by, some practitioners retreated to the next best thing and derived the method of demigods.

In theory, this is a technique that makes it easier to gain powerful strength than legendary methods.

As a price to pay, embarking on this path meant abandoning the hope of becoming a star god.

The first step on this path is to condense one's primordial spirit, and then undergo nine tribulations of lightning. During these nine tribulations, one continuously deepens one's connection with the world, laying the foundation for ultimately merging into this planet.

When a cultivator's primordial spirit merges with the planet and the world, and transforms the planet and the world into their true form, it is equivalent to entering the realm of a demigod.

Among the six top powers, the Star God Temple has cultivators who specialize in pursuing the path of demigods.

But so far, no one has truly succeeded.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Ranking War has never granted the demigod method, and becoming a demigod is equivalent to giving up the hope of advancing to the Star God, so even cultivators on this path are quite rare.

The only person Ji Fuyou knew was Gu Qing.

But right now, he saw a cultivator on the path to demigodhood.

Do not!
This cannot even be considered a demigod path practitioner; it merely contains divinity similar to that of a demigod.

The accumulated divinity formed by the worship of countless intelligent beings gradually coalesces into one. After growing day by day, one day, these divinities will unite into one, forming a natural demigod, like the will of a planet or the will of the world, to protect the worshipping people living in this world.

"Currently, although this totem exhibits spiritual fluctuations similar to those of life, it hasn't even formed a complete consciousness. It can only vaguely influence the wind and snow according to the worship of the snow creatures, ensuring favorable weather for a region. At most, it can release some special fluctuations to attract snow beasts for the tribe to hunt. The snow beasts' pelts can keep them warm, and their flesh can fill their stomachs..."

Ji Fuyou analyzed these totems.

The totems of this world have not given rise to a complete consciousness because this world is far from the core of the snowy civilization. In the deepest part of the snowy civilization, there must be special beings who have formed a complete consciousness.

That kind of existence...

Should we call them ancestral spirits?
Or perhaps a divine being?
A peculiar being with the potential to grow into a demigod.

This is roughly equivalent to the manifestation of the will of all living beings.

Collective will, the will of all beings, the will of the world, and the will of civilization...

"The Snow Region Civilization is truly extraordinary. If it is allowed to grow unchecked... it will surely become extremely powerful in a few years."

Ji Fuyou sighed, "The premise is... that they can withstand the upcoming seventh round of the Heavenly Ranking War."

After all, the Heavenly Ranking War is unlikely to recognize this special life form condensed from the "will of all living beings".

In a moment of thought, Ji Fuyou directly raised the Void God Realm and introduced the totem into it.

The totem has not yet formed a complete consciousness, but is only the most basic spiritual power. Guiding it is almost without any difficulty.

Immediately afterwards, he leaped up again and quickly rushed to other tribes, introducing the nascent consciousness nurtured by each tribe's totem into his virtual god realm.

As more and more consciousness is introduced, these consciousnesses gradually form a phantom.

An ancestor of a certain snowy civilization.

However, before this ancestor could take shape, Ji Fuyou had already replaced the virtual image of the "Great One" with it.

The reason for not using oneself is partly because one is worried that one will be influenced by the will of sentient beings, leading to the "demigod" nature of cultivation.

on the other hand……

The greatest desire of all living beings in the Snowfield Civilization is the "warmth" to combat the ice and snow. The "Great Ones" of the Void God Realm usually transform into the great sun of the Void God Realm. After reaching the third level of the Legendary Realm, they can even manifest the illusory image of a star, which perfectly matches the desires of the myriad beings of the Snowfield Civilization.

Therefore, it would be best to replace this image with "the great one".

In any case, he ultimately has control over the power of the Void God Realm.

In just a few hours, Ji Fuyou had already circled the entire world and incorporated all the totems into the Void God Realm.

The whole process was extremely easy, much easier than having Fang Qiyun and others promote the Void God Realm world by world.

Or……

This civilization had already laid the groundwork for "creating a god." Next, all it needed to do was substitute one person for another, steal the divine position, and make its "great one," simulated using the virtual divine realm, the "god" that the Snow Region civilization wanted to create.

"Unfortunately, the only problem is that there are too few intelligent life forms in this world, only 4.1 million. Even if we take into account the advantage brought by quality, it is only equivalent to the share of 1 million mental beings."

Ji Fuyou's gaze seemed to transcend the limitations of this world, reaching the thousands of planets under the jurisdiction of the Snowfield Civilization...

By visiting all these worlds, the power of the Void God Realm will increase by a full 1000 billion.

But in terms of timing...

It will take at least one or two years.

"1000 billion, we must get it as soon as possible. If my power in the Void God Realm can increase by 1000 billion in a short period of time, it will be of great help to whether I push my cultivation to the third level of the Legendary Realm, comprehend the power of the Void to the fifth level, or help that simulated 'Great One' advance to the fourth level of the Legendary Realm."

Ji Fuyou immediately made a decision.

He can't wait that long, a year or two.

but……

"If the Snow Region Civilization actively cooperates with me in creating a god, allowing the 'Great One' in my False God Realm to become their new god, this time will be shortened to a few months."

Ji Fuyou didn't waste time in the outer world. He surged with the power of the void and headed straight for the core area of ​​the Snowfield Civilization.

Soon, he arrived at the planet with the most prosperous communication with the outside world.

This planet...

The climate is much better than the surrounding areas, and the city looks much more prosperous.

The social structure carries a hint of modern civilization that has fallen into an ice age.

The urban population has grown from several thousand or tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

However, when Ji Fuyou arrived at the city's totem and had the Void God Realm cover it, it seemed to have triggered something.

The next moment, a powerful force descended upon the totem, accompanied by an angry roar: "Who dares to run wild in my Snow Crystal Realm!"

"Hmm? It has actually developed a complete consciousness?"

Based on the power fluctuations emanating from the totem, Ji Fuyou quickly spotted a megacity with a population of several million, 1,400 kilometers away. At the center of that megacity stood a colossal temple, and within the temple resided a twelfth-tier cultivator.

He is projecting his power from 1,400 kilometers away through the totem pole.

and……

This is not the full extent of his power.

All the totems in this world are his source of power.

If these forces were integrated into one...

"It's probably reached the legendary level."

Ji Fuyou expressed his sincere admiration.

Of course, this only means that his power reserves have reached the legendary level. Since the manipulator is only at the twelfth rank, the combat power he can actually unleash is not yet at the level of a true legend.

Imagine a country with 1000 advanced fighter jets but only 100 pilots. In that case, no matter how many fighter jets are in reserve, only 100 can be deployed at a time.

At that moment, Ji Fuyou was not wasting any more time in this city. His energy-formed body shot towards the city 1,400 kilometers away like a streak of light.

This speed...

The person who had spoken up immediately changed his expression.

"legend!?"

He immediately mobilized the power of all the totems in the world to converge on him, and his aura rose steadily, moving him toward the legendary realm.

"call out!"

The light scattered in all directions.

Ji Fuyou's figure had already appeared in the sky above the city where that figure was located.

However, after gathering all the totem power, this figure did not immediately intercept. Instead, it condensed a figure whose power seemed to be no less than that of a legendary figure, and said in a deep voice: "Moonlight, one of the Twelve Heavenly Generals of the Snow Kingdom, greets Your Majesty! May I ask what Your Majesty's needs are? If it can be done, our Snow Kingdom will certainly do its best to cooperate."

Ji Fuyou didn't speak, but instead reached out and grasped a portion of the totem power in his hand.

“That’s what I want.”

"This……"

Yuehui's expression changed slightly: "Your Majesty may not know, but the path that our Snow Kingdom takes is the path of demigods. This path not only means that we will never be able to obtain the inheritance of that great Star God, Zhou Guang, but our growth limit is also lower than that of top legendary powerhouses. Furthermore, once you truly step into the path of demigods, you will basically be trapped in one place forever."

His mental fluctuations were calm as he said, "If our Snow Kingdom hadn't been in such a perilous situation back then, with no other choice, we wouldn't have developed in this direction as a whole. As a legendary figure, Your Majesty could have easily climbed to an even higher level of legendary status. Why would you set your sights on our obviously flawed demigod path?"

“I am well aware of the problems that the demigod path will bring, and I am also aware of the drawbacks that this path will bring. Therefore, you only need to tell me whether you will hand over these totem powers.”

As Ji Fuyou spoke, he seemed to have thought of something: "You are just using the divine life forms condensed by the power of totems to assist your cultivation, right? In the Heavenly Ranking War, such divine life forms formed by the collective will of all living beings cannot enter. So... it is almost impossible for you to survive the seventh round of the Heavenly Ranking War."

These words made Yuehui's heart sink slightly, but she also said with a resolute expression, "No matter what the outcome, for the future of our civilization, we will still fight to the death."

He resolutely said, "Since Your Majesty understands the predicament of our civilization, you should also know that if we agree to your request and offer up our totem power, we will face certain death. Therefore, please forgive me for being unable to agree to your request."

"How long will your Heavenly Ranking War last?"

Ji Fuyou suddenly asked.

This kind of secrecy should theoretically not be discussed with outsiders.

Faced with the looming threat of a legend, Moonbeam had no choice but to reply, "There are still 24 years left."

"24 years is enough."

Ji Fuyou calmly said, "Give me this power, and I can promise that I will definitely help you cultivate a legendary team within 24 years to deal with the seventh round of the Heavenly Ranking War."

After saying that, he said directly, "Our civilization is also facing a great danger, and this danger is less than a year away. Therefore, for the continuation of our civilization, I must obtain these totem powers."

Less than a year after the arrival of a crisis for civilization!?

These words also made Yuehui's scalp tingle.

It's not surprising that such a civilization would do anything crazy in order to get through danger.

Even though Yuehui was filled with resentment, she still had to speak up: "Our Snow Kingdom has completed the initial steps of creating a god. If you really want to take its place, you must prove that you have the ability to defeat the gods. Only in this way can all the creatures of the Snow Kingdom truly believe in you."

Faced with a true legend, they...

There is no choice.

At that moment, Yuehui said in a deep voice, "I will discuss with the other heavenly generals and the king to summon the God of Snow Kingdom to descend. If you can defeat Him... our Snow Kingdom is willing to believe in Your Majesty and place our hopes on you."

"can."

Ji Fuyou calmly replied, "Let's go."

"Please wait a moment, summoning the God of Snow Country will take some time."

"Does it take time?"

Ji Fuyou frowned: "How long?"

Immediately afterward, his pupils narrowed slightly: "Two months?"

Yuehui felt a chill run down her spine.

It seems that the other party has been plotting against their Snow Kingdom for a long time, and has even found out such secret information.

"Yes."

Moonlight agreed.

"Ah……"

Ji Fuyou's face seemed to carry a hint of mockery.

This scene startled Yuehui, yet she vaguely realized that the other party didn't seem to be mocking them.

After a moment's thought, he explained, "If you can truly defeat the Snow God after He descends, allowing all the creatures of the Snow Kingdom to witness your power through spiritual perception, you can directly replace the Snow God. If you don't go through this step, and you occupy the past world by world... a year is simply not enough."

"I see."

Ji Fuyou composed himself: "Arrange it as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)