Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 243 The Grid World, the Giant God's Contamination Crisis

"It's done! It's finally done!!!"

"After more than 220 years of the Star Calendar, I have finally ascended to godhood in the world that gave me birth!"

They held high the divine kingdom, welcoming the rosy dawn.

The former saint, Adelaide, has finally achieved godhood.

Above the astral plane, under the rule network of Mana's will.

Another flash of light was successfully embedded in this network.

At this moment, in the Astral Plane, twenty-six deities had already gathered to watch, along with a large number of demigods and many troll demigods.

These demigods, whether trolls or beings from the Star Empire, all looked at Adelaide with undisguised envy.

To this day, the gap in the Star Empire's ability to ascend to godhood in the world of Calth is being filled step by step.

Adelaide, as the twenty-seventh person to ascend to godhood in the world of Calth, has not had an easy journey.

After all, in the Star Empire, to ascend to godhood, almost everyone except those favored by the gods faces a screening process.

If the review fails, even if you are a peak demigod and have made all the preparations for ascending to godhood, you cannot attempt to ascend to godhood on your own.

Those who attempt to ascend to godhood without authorization will, at best, be interrupted by the gods of the pantheon in the early stages of their ascension, and all their previous preparations will be reduced to ashes.

In severe cases, if the ascension to godhood is interrupted, the individual will be seriously injured and imprisoned by the empire.

"Illegal ascension to godhood"—what a novel term!

But that's the reality.

Because the number of places to ascend to godhood in a world is limited.

If the being who ascended to godhood harbored ill intentions towards the Star Empire from the very beginning, wouldn't allowing such a demigod to ascend to godhood just be asking for trouble for the Star Empire?

Furthermore, the number of positions for deities is already far more than the available ones.

If you eat it, others won't be able to eat it. Not to mention those favored by the gods, even the native saints and demigods of the Star Empire will have objections.

Therefore, while strength is an important factor in the Star Empire, merits to the empire and even devotion to the Dragon God are also essential criteria.

Fortunately, after a series of subsequent wars and resettlement matters in the Crimson World, things were resolved.

Adelaide has barely managed to accumulate the basic merits to become a god.

To be on the safe side, after the Scarlet World had completed its basic integration, Adelaide also actively participated in the post-war re-education program for the people of its native world.

That is, he became a tutor at a prestigious and extraordinary academy.

And so, half a month ago, we finally got the Empire's approval!

Ascension to godhood is permitted!

Nothing is easy.

After all, over the past two hundred years, Adelaide has been busy cultivating while also accumulating imperial merits.

The process itself is not difficult, but many things are meticulous and complex, especially in the imperial administrative system, where the process of accumulating merit is a process of gradual accumulation, and it even involves a rating every five or ten years.

Even saints and demigods, under a system like the Star Empire, can never be idle for a moment.

However, it must be said that it is precisely this system of the Star Empire that gives the entire empire a sense of vitality and dynamism, at least on the surface.

Upon successfully ascending to godhood, a banquet among the gods is inevitable, and it may even be a process of sharing their experiences of ascension and the cultivation of the gods.

More than half a year had passed since Adelaide sent the last batch of gods away from the divine realm.

"They're all gone now."

Adelaide looked back at her empty divine kingdom.

With a flicker of his expression, the next moment a cloud-like door on one side of the divine kingdom opened.

Then a woman came out.

This woman was none other than Sophie Sheffield, Adelaide's companion.

"Congratulations, Adelaide, you've successfully ascended to godhood."

Sophie is now at the peak of the demigod level.

Unfortunately, her achievements are now somewhat less than those of Adelaide.

It will likely take some time before they are granted the qualifications to become gods.

"It was all luck. To be honest, I never thought I would be able to ascend to godhood on my first try."

"Actually, I have already foreseen the worst-case scenario. If the divine kingdom collapses during the process of lifting it up, even if I survive under the protection of the gods, my spirituality will definitely be severely damaged, and my cultivation level may even drop back to the Saint rank."

"Fortunately, we have already successfully ascended to godhood once in another world. Walking the old path again, the whole process was surprisingly easy."

Adelaide smiled, shrugged, and said with a smile.

"The process of ascending to godhood need not be elaborated upon."

"We both know the process of ascending to godhood. A person only has one chance in their lifetime. It's just that the empire has turned what was originally a life-or-death situation into a situation where failure to ascend to godhood can lead to survival."

"Ascending to godhood is a process of relentless progress; there is no such thing as failing and being able to try again."

"After all, failing to ascend to godhood actually means being labeled a loser by the will of Mana, and it is almost impossible to try again."

"As for those favored by the gods, those who are destined to ascend to godhood have not yet failed, so they cannot be included in this category."

Sophie said indifferently, while giving Adelaide a sharp look.

"Adelaide, you should know that I don't want to talk to you about this right now."

"I think you should now be able to communicate with your other half in the divine realm without any obstacles, right?"

How do you feel about the situation now?

As soon as Sophie finished speaking, Adelaide shook her head and smiled.

"Actually, how should I put it, the condition of the half-body is pretty much as we expected."

"Now that I have successfully ascended to godhood, I have achieved a certain synchronization and harmony with the divine spirituality of my half-body."

“We can be said to be a single individual, but we can also be said to be different individuals. After all, in the words of the Empire, there can be no two leaves that are the same in the world. However, we are still in agreement with the will and thoughts of the half-body in general.”

"It's a strange feeling, like you're looking at yourself and talking to yourself."

"In short, there's a feeling I can't quite put my finger on."

Sophie listened to Adelaide's explanation and nodded with an expression of expectation.

"I see. It's not surprising, after all, we were able to awaken and move around in the mortal world again thanks to the power of our half-body."

"So, Adelaide, are you currently able to communicate freely with your half-body?"

"Could this kind of connection even open a star path?"

Sophie stared straight at Adelaide.

Adelaide hesitated for a moment, then sighed helplessly.

"can!"

"However, to be honest, Sophie, unless something major changes, I don't actually agree with introducing the Empire's power into that world."

"But now, it's hard to say whether it's a coincidence or fate."

"The world where the half-body resides, the Skoo 'Grid' world, is also currently facing a major problem."

Upon hearing this, Sophie was stunned. After all, she had not yet become a god, and the connection between Sophie and her other half was not very close. Therefore, she had not received any one-way spiritual messages from her other half for a long time.

Sophie had been busy accumulating merits in the very 'closed' Crimson World and hadn't had time to get away, so she really knew nothing about the situation in the other world.

"Can something really happen in a grid-like world?"

"That world is much stronger than our previous world, the Calter world, isn't it?"

"The two main gods, one of fantasy and one of reality, are twin gods. According to the current understanding of the divine power system, their combined power may well possess the power of domination."

"In a world like this, how could you possibly encounter any major trouble?"

In the Star Empire, the power system of the gods has long been made public.

Therefore, considering the other world, half of the body itself is knowledge that gods can acquire.

At this moment, both of them finally realized that the two main gods of the grid world were far from ordinary.

Because fantasy and reality truly govern the entire grid world.

Even if these two haven't completely controlled Mana's will, they should be close.

After all, these two are manipulating the entire world like a chessboard.

After successfully ascending to godhood, Adelaide and Sophie's demigods personally met these two chief gods.

I have also personally witnessed the two main gods playing a game on a mysterious chessboard.

The two siblings created the labyrinthine dungeons on one side and the power system of monsters and adventurers on the other. They even decided the fate of many adventurers by rolling dice.

At the time, just witnessing this scene terrified Adelaide and Sophie.

After all, was their ascension to godhood also decided by these two chief gods rolling dice?

Just thinking about it is terrifying.

Fortunately, both of them survived and even became servants of the two main gods of the Skool 'Checkerboard' world.

Only by truly coming into contact with these two chief gods can they more clearly understand the true terror of these two deities.

The god of fantasy, who creates and crafts labyrinths, treasures, traps, and even monsters; his power needs no further explanation.

The God of Truth is responsible for creating different power systems for adventurers, further subdividing these adventurers, and placing those who catch his eye onto the chessboard to play against fantasy.

In short, these two can almost be considered the true rulers of the grid world and the so-called gods of fate.

As long as one is in the world of square chessboards, and as long as one desires to gain extraordinary power, then there is only one path for humanity: to become an adventurer in the dungeon labyrinth.

Once you become an adventurer and your strength reaches a certain level, even if you weren't noticed by the two before, you will eventually become a pawn in their game of entertainment.

It must be said that in a relatively closed world, the lives of gods must be extremely dull.

It's normal for this to happen.

However, this world is still very different from the world of Calter.

After all, in the world of Calter, although the emergence of dungeons was also due to the intervention of gods, the world lord that the two served, who was also the only main god of this world, did not have the power to absolutely control the fate of the entire world like the gods of illusion and reality.

If that were true, these two wouldn't have become the main god's secret test subjects in the first place.

Therefore, the adventurer system in the world of Calter is at most the result of all the gods rewriting the rules of Mana's will.

Phase World.

Parallel worlds.

It must be said that Adelaide and Sophie have come to understand the characteristics of these two worlds after absorbing a great deal of knowledge from the Chosen Ones of the Star Empire.

Is there anything hard to understand about this?

"In the Crimson World, the Blood God was clearly more powerful than these two, yet he still encountered our Star Empire in the end."

Adelaide sighed.

Sophie was taken aback, then frowned.

"So, Adelaide, the grid world you mentioned is in trouble, is it facing a war of civilizations?"

Adelaide shook her head.

"No, but it was about the same, around ten years ago."

"The Grid World encountered a strange giant god that was lurking outside the world."

"This giant god, in my opinion now, should be an ancient deity similar to the Blood God and the Dragon God."

"He appeared out of nowhere outside the astral plane of the square world, his body completely black, like a giant snake curled into a ball."

"He just hovered in the astral plane outside the world, without moving an inch or showing any signs of waking up, but his terrifying aura was enough to keep most gods away."

"Both Fantasy and Reality tried, but this giant god made them return empty-handed even without waking up."

"If that's all there is to it, then it's not so bad."

"After all, this wandering, slumbering serpent god did not launch a direct attack on the gods."

"However, something strange happened, because right after this giant serpent god descended upon the Grid World Astral Plane, many snake-like creatures in the mortal world began to evolve rapidly."

"And so the snake people came into being."

"It would be good if this race had wisdom and reason, but this race is not."

"They are like demons, filled with an extreme bloodlust for all flesh and blood."

"At first, these monsters were not very strong, and the situation could be controlled by adventurers hunting them down."

"But things got a bit complicated after that."

"Because, as time goes by, the snake people become stronger and stronger, and their venom can even infect other creatures."

"Whether they are human adventurers or monsters, all life forms afflicted by snake venom will quickly degenerate into snake-people in a short period of time."

"Of course, it's fine if this only happens in the mortal world."

"But what's even more terrifying is that, right here in the Astral Plane, some gods have started to exhibit this snake-human transformation without any warning."

"Even if fantasy and reality intervene through the power of Mana's will, they have only suppressed the process of the three gods falling into evil."

"This situation is already very serious. Fantasy and reality don't even have time to play chess right now. They are trying their best to create a barrier to block the terrifying invasion of the square world by this astral giant."

Adelaide continued to speak seriously about the situation in the Grid World, while Sophie was already stunned and didn't know how to respond.

Finally, after Adelaide finished explaining everything in detail, Sophie came to her senses.

"So, in today's grid-like world, our lower half has actually been unsafe for a long time?!"

"So, Your Majesty Adelaide, what are you still hesitating about?"

Sophie's eyes widened in disbelief, and her voice tightened with gritted teeth.

"Why are you hesitating?"

Adelaide helplessly spread her hands and said:
"I've only just ascended to godhood, and haven't had a chance to discuss this matter with you yet?"

Sophie was taken aback, but then immediately understood.

After discussing some details, the two decided to finally confess to the Pantheon.

As for whether the Star Empire will intervene in such troublesome matters, ultimately it will depend on the Dragon God to make the final decision.

(End of this chapter)