Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 248 Fate is the master, everything is arranged by 'fate'.

The dim light flickered.

It scatters tiny, unnamed particles.

These tiny particles echoed in space and collided with equally tiny specks of light.

Everything seemed to happen silently and without any particular note.

But only those who have lived in such an environment know how terrifying the changes can be.

This is a space that separates the inside from the outside.

It is not a divine kingdom, but it closely resembles one, simply because this place is a realm projected from the star core.

It's roughly equivalent to entering the core of a planet upon entering this projection realm.

This also means that beings who enter this realm can receive the full protection of Mana's will.

Only a supreme being or a star god could enable Mana's will to reach this level.

Even if it's a pseudo-ruler, it's still a ruler, and can be considered half a star god.

Just like in the Crimson World, why did it take Lin Ke five hundred years of real game time to 'decompose' the ancient Blood God after capturing His divine body?
The reason is simple: although the Blood God was captured and his body was in a state of death, his spirit had already merged with Mana's will.

Therefore, the two deaths only severely damaged the Blood God's spirituality and depleted the blood energy stored up in the Crimson World.

Therefore, Blood God is still alive at this moment, but he is in a deep coma.

Therefore, only when the real game completely seizes the will of Mana in the Crimson World will it have the power to truly kill the Blood God and dismantle all of His authority.

The ruler or star god, in essence, is a deity who has completely controlled the entire world.

If that weren't the case, the Blood God would never have been able to create anything like a blessing in the Crimson World, let alone make the earth able to suck blood.

It was also because Lin Ke was strong enough, even possessing a strong spatial law power, that he killed the Blood God twice.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, if this guy hides away, it would be almost impossible for him to completely control the Crimson World.

Even if the Star Empire were to seize the mortal realm of the Crimson World, as long as the Blood God exists, the Star Empire would have no chance of undertaking any construction or development within the Crimson World.

After all, if a major earthquake, storm, or blizzard happens on the planet from time to time, no one will be able to have an easy time.

However, only a star god of the Blood God level could accomplish such a thing.

As for the Grid World, even if the Twin Gods merged and became the so-called God of Destiny with two sides of the same coin, they would only be pseudo-rulers.

They can do many things using Mana's will, but they can never do what the Blood God did.

At this moment, above the astral plane, within the realm projected by Mana's will, all the gods of the Grid World have gathered here.

Of course, they did not gather here simply to discuss how to deal with the giant serpent god.

Instead, it was more of a refuge-seeking activity.

Yes.

In this grid-like world, even if these gods hid in their own divine kingdoms, it would be too late.

Only within the realm of Mana's will can these deities block the terrifying corrupting power emanating from the giant serpent god.

This terrifying power of pollution far exceeds our imagination.

After all, right here in this realm, five previously infected deities are also struggling against the changes this power is causing to their entire being.

In this grid-like world, there are many gods.

There are a total of seventy-eight deities.

Among them are nine high-level deities, twenty-eight medium-level deities, and forty-one weak-level deities.

All the gods are servants of the twin gods.

Naturally, this world can no longer allow the appearance of a supreme deity.

Right now, in this very realm.

Two deities were looking up at the sky above the realm.

Right there, at this moment, a virtual and dazzling checkerboard is being projected.

As for the chessboard, a deity was sitting upright, emanating a terrifying aura of power.

This deity is the Twin God, the god of illusion and reality.

However, now that these two twin gods have merged into one, their divine names have become the so-called supreme deity of this world, namely the god of destiny.

The God of Fate is easy to understand, because He governs the fate of the entire world, so it is not difficult to understand that He possesses the power of the laws of fate.

"I don't know when this feeling of being in prison will end."

"Do you think that once the God of Destiny is fully integrated, it will truly be able to drive away that giant from beyond the star plane?"

In divine communication, the female deities did not appear to be in a pleasant state of mind.

"It's hard to say. After all, we still don't know whether the giant serpent god is intentionally targeting our world."

"If not, once the giant serpent god is awakened, perhaps the twins of fate will pay a price, and our world can return to peace."

"But the probability of this happening is too low. This giant serpent god appeared strangely near the Star Sea of the Square World and did not move an inch. There is something wrong with it no matter how you look at it."

"You could say He's asleep, but His subconscious definitely has something in mind about our world. Otherwise, such a deity could never stay here indefinitely, and even continue to influence the ecology of our world."

Adelaide looked very serious.

“Who says otherwise?” Goddess Sophie sighed.

However, the next moment, He more cautiously withdrew His divinity and transmitted His thoughts:

Have we made any moves regarding the lower body recently?

Upon hearing this, Adelaide calmly replied, "It has already begun, but for now, it has only laid a preliminary step in the mortal world."

Adelaide told the goddess Sophie everything she knew.

"That's not a bad excuse."

Upon hearing that the Star Empire had already deployed an intelligent machine legion to the mortal realm of the Grid World, and even some subsequent arrangements, Goddess Sophie's eyes immediately lit up.

"The excuse of searching for lost soldiers is a bit weak, but it's enough."

"I don't know why the Star Empire needs to come up with these high-sounding reasons."

"It really is a bit like tying their own hands."

"However, there must be some reason I don't know about. It's really frustrating. My half is so useless. I'm still behind you this time."

“If He could ascend to God smoothly, why would I need to ask you these questions now?”

Upon hearing this, Adelaide couldn't help but smile.

“You know your own personality. In the end, you just can’t concentrate on doing things. Otherwise, in a world like the Star Empire, your other half would have ascended to godhood with me long ago.”

Upon hearing this, the goddess Sophie frowned, but quickly relaxed and nodded unconsciously.

That's true, she knows her own situation all too well.

Half-bodies are still half-bodies. Although they are them, they do not have the same experiences they had on the path to godhood in this world.

Therefore, there is a fundamental difference between Sophie, the goddess of this world, and Sophie, the demigod of the Star Empire.

At least in terms of temperament, there has been a significant difference.

Sophie of the Star Empire can be considered a younger version of Sophie, while the goddess Sophie of this world can be considered a more mature version with a calm and composed personality.

Therefore, unless the two deities, Sophid of the Star Empire and Adelaide, are spiritually connected and aligned in the same way, their thoughts will not be able to achieve maximum harmony.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why Sophie of the Star Empire has not yet ascended to godhood.

His personality is a bit too unconventional; to put it bluntly, he's a bit ambitious but lacks practical skills.

"Forget it, you can't force these things."

"However, after thinking it over, the situation of our two halves is strangely similar to that of the Twin Gods."

"Do you think our souls split in two during the ritual might be related to the Gemini?"

Neither of them were fools. Since ascending to godhood, especially after learning that their other body and soul still existed in the Star Empire, they had been pondering this matter. Therefore, they had discussed it quite a bit over the years.

Of course, neither of them would be foolish enough to ask Gemini.

After all, what if it's not true? Wouldn't that expose us?

If that's the case, then the Gemini Gods must have their own plans for not mentioning it.

Therefore, they dared not ask any more questions.

After all, these two gods have always been very mysterious.

They rarely summon their own followers, and most of the time they play chess games in their own kingdom.

If you disturb their game of chess, according to what they or others have learned from God, most of the time when such a situation occurs, even God will be missing a part.

It really does have a bit of a capricious nature.

"Whether it's relevant or not is no longer important."

Adelaide looked at the goddess Sophie, her gaze momentarily silent, then unconsciously sighed and shook her head.

"Actually, at this point, I feel that perhaps our existence, and the emergence of the Star Empire, are all part of fate's calculations."

"???"

Sophie, the goddess, wasn't stupid; she clearly understood what Adelaide meant.

"This Adelaide, you mean..."

Goddess Sophie's gaze sharpened, and her entire body tensed abruptly.

At this moment, He looked at the terrifying being high in the sky and felt that He might have heard His conversation with Adelaide.

"Don't be nervous."

"Actually, at this point, being nervous is useless."

"I only figured this out in the last few days."

"The meaning is actually very simple: our master of destiny may have foreseen long ago that the Grid World would encounter such a great trouble as the Giant Serpent God."

"And that is precisely why He used the power of destiny to ultimately guide us into this world. In that case, the current deadlock is naturally resolved, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, the goddess Sophie's face was filled with disbelief.

Even at this moment, He couldn't remain calm and shook His head, saying:
"How is this possible?"

"How could the laws of fate possess such terrifying power?"

"You should know that we performed the ritual back when the gods of the world of Calth still existed."

"Back then, the world of Calter had not even been invaded by trolls, let alone this so-called Empire of the Stars!"

It's not hard to understand why the goddess Sophie was terrified.

After all, this spans a very long period of time, and the two worlds are so far apart.

Even if the laws of fate are truly mysterious and unpredictable, it's still terrifying to be able to predict things to this extent on an ordinary planet.

Is this really the power that a mere Star God could control?
"I know what you're thinking."

"But the laws of fate are recognized by all the gods in the astral plane as the most elusive and uncontrollable laws."

"Therefore, this possibility definitely exists."

"After all, there are just too many coincidences. In fact, Sophie, don't you think our process of coming into this world and ascending to godhood was a little too smooth?"

"Really?" Sophie asked dismissively.

After all, in her memory, they came from being mortals step by step, and they fought their way through the dungeons.

I've faced countless life-or-death crises, so...
Do not!
Suddenly, the goddess Sophie thought of the Gemini chessboard.

Is the life-or-death crisis that He perceives truly a life-or-death crisis?
At that moment, the goddess Sophie finally realized the truth.

Even unconsciously, they looked up again at the Lord of Fate sitting cross-legged in the sky above the realm.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

Sophie even felt that the Fate Ruler, who was still merging the power of the twins, seemed to subtly raise his eyelids as if looking at her.

Hallucination?

Do not!
The master of destiny is, in essence, a fusion of fantasy and reality.

He is not only the god of fate, but also the god of illusion and reality.

The illusions you experience may very well be real.

At this moment, Sophie's entire divine body was stunned.

But after a moment of stunned silence, the goddess suddenly relaxed.

Yes.

Since everything is arranged by fate.

So, what other secrets do He and Adelaide have?
Therefore, there is no need to be afraid now.

"Ha, in the end, it turns out we've always been on the chessboard without even realizing it."

"Our so-called efforts, our so-called adventures, our ascension to godhood, it's all a joke, hahaha, it's really laughable."

At that moment, the goddess Sophie seemed to have lost all her spirit.

There is a sense of decadence about it.

After all, you originally thought that your success was entirely due to your own hard work and life-or-death struggles, and you were proud of it.

And then what happened? Suddenly someone tells you that it was all because a powerful figure was pulling strings behind the scenes.

Your so-called hard work, and everything you have achieved now, has actually been pre-arranged from beginning to end.

One can imagine what a blow this situation would be to someone who is already very proud, or even extremely self-reliant.

Seeing the goddess Sophie like this.

When Adelaide finally understood all of this, she also felt a great sense of loss and frustration.

But upon closer reflection, I came to terms with it.

After all, in the world of squares, who hasn't been on the chessboard of these two if they want to become a god?

The essential difference between them and these chess pieces is that they are always on the chessboard, while other ascendants only ascend to the chessboard when they can catch the eye of the twins.

Well, thinking about it that way seems even more upsetting.

But what can be done?

Lying flat is also a way of survival.

Countless beings would love to lie down like this, but could never have it.

Furthermore, what about gods? Whether it's the Star Empire or the Grid World, they are nothing more than 'more powerful' superhumans.

How many times have gods fallen?
Ultimately, only those with value and strength have the power to exist indefinitely.

Moreover, this is not entirely a bad thing.

After all, they possessed two divine bodies and two divine sparks.

In that case, when their two halves work together, the resulting power boost will far exceed that of ordinary gods.

Perhaps, this benefit is itself a gift from 'fate'.

As for the cost?

That would naturally be to act as a pawn, drawing the Star Empire out of the Grid World's predicament.