Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 290 New Environmental Construction Plan

God's Palace.

The Lady of Death, Skadi, and the Goddess of Fertility are chatting.

Lilith, the goddess of abundance, couldn't help but say:

"God disappeared for thousands of years after leaving his message, seemingly through the means of immortal deities. Now that he has suddenly summoned us, it must be for some important matter."

The Lady of Death, Skadi, feigned longing and adoration, saying, "Finally, I'll be able to see God! He's a legendary figure, but unfortunately, I admire the immortal god the most!"

The Lady of Death, Skuld, has appeared in recent years as a new deity.

Furthermore, her powerful divine strength even amazed the demon god Baal and the goddess of fate Fortuna, who were skilled in battle.

They felt that her seemingly insignificant death was so troublesome.

What about intermediate and advanced levels of death?

In reality, the reason she was so difficult to deal with was because she was cheating.

【The Fading Butterfly】: Death (Low) + Transformation (Medium) + Reality/Illusion (High) + Fate (End)

With this combination, she is now: the goddess of destiny who controls death and the illusory nature of matter!

The original low-level death artifact was a curse-like ability, written in a notebook.

It is very simple and direct.

But when combined with a bizarre fate and rearranged in a complex way, it becomes a conceptual fate of death.

The ability is:
When you are destined to die, you will be attacked by various substances and energies.

They will be burned by flames, drowned, and injured by falling stones.
As for your question about how these super-life forms could be harmed by such things, how come?
This is because these are all powers specialized through the magical god's characteristics of [illusion and reality] + [transformation].

Was I injured by a rock that fell from the roof while I was passing by?

Essentially, it's equivalent to being hit by Baal's forbidden earth magic spell!
Endless bad luck, endless misfortune.

Even the gods were entangled with it and couldn't resolve the situation.

Yes!

Unable to resolve.

It cannot be erased by the power of obliteration.

Because this is an attack of fate from the outside.

The laws of the world in this respect are all abhorred by fate and will automatically attack you. Because ultimately, fate is the fate that controls the laws of the divine!

"Your strength is truly amazing."

The Goddess of Abundance exclaimed in surprise, "Killing those below the level of gods is very simple. Although you can't kill the gods, you can make them sick and choke on their water, or be hit by stones. You'll make them look like they're in a terrible mess."

"There is currently no way to remove this divine power of yours!"

"Unless they leave this world, leave your attack range, but how can the gods leave the magic network area?"

No one has ever seen real death. Everyone thinks that death is like this, that the Grim Reaper kills you through various accidents.

Furthermore, if Skadi doesn't release this divine power, she'll probably be disgusted with it for the rest of her life.

Hundreds of years, thousands of years, who can withstand that?
and so.

When this low-ranking deity appeared, everyone gave him ample respect.

This is also the situation that Skuld wanted.

Use death to conceal your true identity, and then act according to circumstances.

Of course, using the god of death to conceal oneself has another side effect: it may arouse the hostility of the god of immortality!

after all.

Death and immortality are opposing gods.

Skadi didn't really want to provoke the immortal deity, since her true form was fate, so she added another persona to herself:
Worshiping immortal deities!

Even the omen of her death turned into a butterfly.

When the Death Butterfly approaches you, you will be cursed with death and subjected to attacks from various Grim Reapers.

Just as the goddess of abundance and the lady of death were having their discussion, the god of magic, Baal, and the goddess of fate, Fortuna, appeared.

"welcome!"

Skuld looked at Fortuna with great enthusiasm.

"do not come near me."

Fortuna, however, was not very appreciative. The goddess of fate had disappeared and could not be found, which made her feel bad.

She always felt that the other person was hiding, ready to ambush her at any moment.

Furthermore, she didn't have a very good impression of Skadi. She always felt that this Lady of Death was a bit out of place. Although all the gods nowadays bear the marks of the power of fate, the marks on her are a bit strange.

Baal, the god of magic, couldn't help but ask, "Why is there such great hostility towards death?"

"I think everyone instinctively abhors death; it's a human physiological instinct," Fortuna explained calmly.

"Perhaps the gods have been able to resist basic human instincts, but as you know, the goddess of fate has the constitution of an ordinary person, and it's normal for her to instinctively abhor death."

This reason has been given many times, but Barr still doesn't feel that's the real reason.

Seeing that Baal was still somewhat skeptical, Fortuna secretly transmitted her voice, "You know what? I've discovered a pattern that may or may not be true, and I'll tell you about it."

"It has been basically confirmed that divine objects are born from all living beings. I guess that the natural host of each divine object basically conforms to the general impression of the common people."

"For example, there are very few female gods; the most famous ones are the goddess of fate and the goddess of propagation."

Why are both of these series featuring women?

"Because communication is like gossip, and abundance is essentially about planting crops, which fits the image of women very well, so communication chose women."

“And when people are tormented by fate, they all curse fate as a filthy bitch.” Barton understood immediately.

Fortuna's theory of gender gods seems to make quite a bit of sense.

Excluding those who compete for divine objects later in life, the chosen hosts are generally those who fit the common perception of the masses. For example, the god of fire is a fiery male, and the god of the ocean is a gentle female.
So, according to her theory...

There are several common impressions of the dead.

For example, an old man in a black cloak, a man holding a scythe—death represents cruelty and ruthlessness.

Death should theoretically be a male, but the person in front of me is a beautiful woman.
Indeed, it doesn't quite match the aura of the god of death.

“Aren’t you being too sensitive? Your theory is just speculation,” Baal couldn’t help but say.

"Who knows? I don't see anyone as trustworthy right now," Fortuna said. "I'm even wary of you. After all, who knows if this mysterious Fate is just another one hiding in other people, manipulating their hearts and minds?"

Barr was speechless.

Fortuna has become obsessed, paranoid and suspicious. In her eyes, a civil war of destiny has begun, and she must be extremely careful.

Just as they were talking, the last god, Cain, the god of evolution, also appeared, and he brought in a strange new species.

"Please observe, everyone."

Cain chuckled and said, "These are new cosmic species that God brought back from his adventures, and the outside world is quite interesting."

"Greetings, great gods! I am Train K98. Our people are named after various train codes." A train greeted everyone, then looked excitedly at the seventh-tier Goddess of Fate. "Thank you, God, for leading us into this brand new world!"

Next, this person will introduce themselves.

After hearing about each other's origins and the mysterious space ocean, everyone realized that such a structure existed.

Baal sighed, "Alas! The world has suffered under the sixth order for too long. Now we see hope for the seventh order. All civilizations will rush over like madmen. Luckily, I arrived early and secured a very good divine position."

Cain, the Evolutionary Demon God: "Looking at it this way, you were only able to break four shackles at the bottom of the sea. I opened my mouth and bit down, and all twelve shackles were opened!"

Lady Death Skuld: "So, our next goal is to head to that underwater junkyard? Or perhaps to build a new fast route for travel back and forth?"

Fortuna thought for a moment, "I guess God's idea is the same. Whether it's perfecting the seventh order or something else, we have to develop the underwater world."

Amidst the discussion, God finally made his appearance.

Surrounded by a divine halo, he slowly sat on the throne, his handsome yet cold face looking down at the few remaining contemporary gods below.

Compared to the previous gods like the God of Fire and the God of the Ocean, who were of lower and lesser rank, each of them present was of exceptionally high quality, each being a composite high-ranking god with multiple divine powers.

God glanced at Skadi, who was also looking at God with curiosity. It was clear that they were both curious about each other since it was their first meeting.

Her current combination of divine power reminded Liu Jun of a classic horror movie, "Final Destination"—it was indeed quite amusing.
It has immense potential and can be combined in countless ways, making it very powerful. Unfortunately, the side effects are too great.

I'll steal her divine power and play with it when I have time.

And I bet there's more drama to come.

As the goddess of fate clashes, Cain, Baal, and God, the male gods, squat by and watch.

After internally complaining for a while, God got down to business and said, "I have some ideas about the seventh rank."

The first thing he said shocked Fortuna: "There is power capable of perfecting the Twelve Trials?"

You should know that she had been working hard on the research, but still hadn't finished it.

God nodded. "I arrived in that new world at the bottom of the sea and used the divine power of destiny and the divine power of evolution that you obtained to attempt to initiate the Twelve Trials."

"I discovered that four of the trials were ten thousand times easier!"

Ten thousand times.

It's an incredibly exaggerated number.

It is this exaggerated number that makes it so that even though Fortuna has control over her destiny and can choose the optimal breakthrough time and node, it still means that she is on the verge of death.

Fortuna quickly understood, "I see. The reason why the Twelve Trials are so difficult is because of the environment."

"Then we've found our direction!"

Cain, the Evolutionary Demon God beside him, also became excited: "Are four of the shackles going to be broken through at the bottom of the ocean currents? What about the other eight?"

The twelve chains.

These correspond to three different environments.

If you find three different cosmic environments, break through the twelve shackles within them, and undergo the twelve trials there, you should be able to break through to the seventh rank relatively easily.

A problem that has troubled the gods for thousands of years may now be solved.

Seeing that the gods understood what had happened, God slowly said, "Gentlemen, what we need to do next is quite clear: find a way to expand into the seabed. The artificial space we have here is not powerful enough to hold the trial."

"Makes sense!"

Baal, the god of magic, said, "We must not only establish a base at the bottom of the sea as a trial ground for us gods, but also establish trial grounds in two other regions of the universe."

"In the future, heroes of the Age of Gods who wish to break through to the seventh rank must travel to three regions of the universe to undergo twelve trials!"

The gods discussed it earnestly, and immediately their faces lit up with joy.

Seventh level, now we have direction.

What they fear most is being directionless, like headless flies.

Although both the space ocean and the two unknown regions are currently quite challenging, there are directions we can strive towards.

The power and combinations of the gods hold infinite possibilities!
"My suggestion is to modify the environment of the universe."

God said, “Let our galaxy be our testing ground. The depths of the sea beneath our feet will be our trial zone, and then we will create other places.”

His implication was clear: he wanted to transform this galaxy into a small, new universe.

The gods are not currently able to extend their power throughout the entire world.

However, distorting the rules of a region of a galaxy is perfectly acceptable as a testing ground for a small-scale transcendental mythological universe.

(End of this chapter)