My talent is 1.

The transformation from a soul to a godhood is a painful process.

Simply absorbing the essence of divine power is not enough; one must also continuously use divine power to condense one's divine soul.

Condensing the divine soul is like a silkworm breaking out of its cocoon to become a butterfly; the entire divine soul transforms into something else entirely.

Zhong Wuyai's divine body trembled incessantly.

"Almost there...!"

Zhong Wuyai continued to consume divine essence and divine crystals, and his divine body was gradually improving.

The soul was completely enveloped by divine power, which was constantly being compressed and released, and condensed again and again.

"Pop~..." Just like a bubble being popped, the divine essence was formed.

"Phew~..." Zhong Wuyai breathed a sigh of relief, finally succeeding in his promotion.

【Zhong Wuyai】

Talent: 1

God of Destruction

Divine position: Lower-ranking deity

Rating: 232

Divine Power: 1505

Holy Attack: 1505

Holy Critical Strike: 7%

Holy Penetration: 10

Holy damage reduction: 102

Law of Annihilation: 40

Chaos Law: 7

Law of Power: 17

Law of Life: 48

The Law of Fire: 31

Law of Thunder: 26

The Law of Wind: 21

The Law of Water: 35

Time Law: 3

Spatial Laws: 3

Law of Creation: 1

Godhead: 2

Divine Sense: 142

Skill points: 8145

Other deities improve gradually, first enhancing their divine power and soul, and then their laws.

Zhong Wuyai was promoted only when the laws he followed far exceeded those of a god.

Of course, the benefits are also great; the more laws there are, the easier it will be to establish a divine kingdom in the future.

With little divine essence and divine crystal left, Zhong Wuyai didn't linger and went straight to the fourth level.

As soon as he entered, Zhong Wuyai sensed a surge of divine power...

"Lower God?"

A figure appeared in front of Zhong Wuyai in an instant.

"You are... a newly promoted lower-level god?"

"And who are you?"

"I've been waiting for you for so long. The Temple of the Wind God has issued a warrant for your arrest, did you know that?"

"I know, what's wrong?"

"Are you interested in coming to our Dragon God Temple? Dragon God King Hyper is stronger than Hurricane God King, and he will definitely protect you."

"Dragon God?... A giant lizard has become a god? And there's even a Dragon God Temple?"

"You bastard, how dare you humiliate the Dragon God Temple!"

"How laughable... a bunch of reptiles, daring to call themselves dragons."

"You deserve to die!"

"If you want to take action, just say so. Why beat around the bush and even protect someone... Ha!"

Zhong Wuyai already knew what kind of temples in the divine realm were like from Pala.

How could a bunch of greedy reptiles be so kind? They're just after the divine power and laws within them, using the Dragon God Temple as a front to swindle and deceive.

If it were a genuine recruitment, one should receive something like an invitation and be teleported to the Dragon God Temple, instead of just babbling on in the Tower of Babel.

"Divine Spell - Dragon Fire Domain!"

Zhong Wuyai combined the laws of wind and water to form an ice shield.

Infused with divine power, the surrounding area instantly began to freeze, and the ice layer continued to spread...

The Divine Dragon Fire Domain exploded immediately upon contact with the ice layer.

"Boom~..."

"I underestimated you. You just gained godhood, yet your divine power is no weaker than mine."

"I didn't underestimate you; you overestimated yourself, you noob!"

As Zhong Wuyai spoke, his hands did not stop, and the Annihilation God-Slaying Blade took shape, and this time it was a phantom of a blue dragon.

Kan represents water, and Dui represents marshland—the water prison of the Eight Trigrams!

The moment the Bagua Water Prison was formed, all the flames were extinguished, and the Law of Fire fell silent, becoming completely unusable.

"What...what is this?...?"

"This is a good thing; keep the divine essence."

Annihilation God-Slaying Blade - Slash

For safety's sake, Zhong Wuyai did not leave behind a complete divine spark, and instead used the power of the White Tiger to shatter it into fragments.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Eight fragments of divine essence, that's quite a high divine rank!"

Qian (☰) represents Heaven – a state of being trapped!

Zhong Wuyai used the Eight Trigrams Trapping Formation to trap all the laws and continuously capture them.

Thinking back, it was such a waste; so many laws were lost in vain.

If I had used the Eight Trigrams Trapping Formation earlier, my own laws might have been improved significantly.

Zhong Wuyai didn't stay on the fourth floor for long before going straight to the fifth floor.

He needs more divine power crystals and divine power essence; the higher he goes, the more he can obtain.

The fifth level is quite practical; there are five spatial rifts in the void, so you don't need to use your divine sense to find them.

Moreover, it's no longer a question mark.

The sixth floor, the seventh floor, the eighth floor, the ninth floor... and there's also... the Atlantean Kingdom.

Starting from the fifth level, each level has a mid-level god, who is still alive. From the fifth to the ninth level, one can teleport at any time.

However, it's impossible to return to the first level. Lower-level gods can only return to the third level at most, and if they reach the middle level, they can only stay on the upper five levels.

"You've finally arrived. Shall we go straight to the ninth floor?"

A figure appeared, and Zhong Wuyai knew from the voice that Pala had arrived.

"Are all five levels occupied by living mid-level gods?"

"Yes, with your current abilities, you are no match for a mid-level god. You should go directly to the ninth level, enter the God Realm, and seek an opportunity to advance to a mid-level god."

"Which floor is Leonster on?"

"Leonster, the God of Gusts, is a mid-level god who has been promoted in recent decades. He is backed by the Temple of the Wind God, and his divine kingdom is connected to the seventh floor of the Tower of Babel. You are no match for him now."

"I know, I'm just confirming. What I'm more curious about is why there are so many mid-level gods here in the Tower of Babel."

"They were originally all lower-level gods, but these guys took advantage of the loopholes, and with Taranko's lax attitude, things turned out like this."

"Taranco just lets them do this?"

"They were originally food prepared by Taranko. If they weren't so weak, they wouldn't have survived until now. Don't be fooled by the fact that each of them has a god-king behind them. In front of the supreme god, they are nothing."

"Understood."

Everyone has been played.

The so-called Feast of Laws is a scam.

No one knew that it was Taranco who set up the scheme.

Each person thought they were sitting on a stool, but underneath the stool was actually a much larger dining table...

Zhong Wuyai went straight to the ninth floor.

As soon as he came up, Zhong Wuyai saw a figure.

His black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and a single glance from his eyes caused a tremor of divine power; Zhong Wuyai dared not look directly at him…

He was dressed in plain clothes, without any other decorations.

"Little guy, you've finally arrived."

Zhong Wuyai clasped his hands in a gesture of respect: "Greetings, Senior!"

Para looked at Zhong Wuyai with curiosity. She had never seen Zhong Wuyai's strange etiquette before, but the God seemed to like it very much.

He imitated Zhong Wuyai, clasped his hands together, knelt down, and bowed: "Lord God~!"

"Hahahaha~~!"

Guan Xiangzi laughed on the spot.

Zhong Wuyai's lips twitched... That's not how you bow... But he couldn't really say anything...

"I originally wanted to give you more time to grow, but now, you have to go to the realm of gods."

"Go to the realm of gods now?"

"Yes, a great upheaval has occurred in the realm of the gods. I don't know the specific reasons, but Odin, the chief god of light, is dead, and the city of light has been completely destroyed. As far as I know, it was done by someone who came down from the mortal realm like you, but he entered the realm of the gods from another world."

"Another world?"

Guan Xiangzi gave Zhong Wuyai a map.

"From this location, you can reach a place called the Heavenly Ladder, and that's where he came up."

Zhong Wuyai looked at the points marked on the map.

A cross was drawn on the city of Light, along with interdimensional portals leading to hell and the abyss.

The ladder to heaven is also marked with the words "God of Light".

"Is the ladder to heaven related to the God of Light?"

"Yes, I don't know what's going on over there either, unless my main body goes to climb the Heavenly Ladder."

"So, should I just go straight to the Heavenly Ladder?"

"No, Para will take you to the Temple of War. Ares has dealt with that kid before, so he might know something."

"Ares, the God-King of the Temple of War?"

Para instinctively uttered the name...

Zhong Wuyai curled his lip, feeling that this lucky goddess was less worldly than he was.

"Isn't he just a God-King? Look at you, the one in front of you is a Seven Tribulation Loose Immortal."

"Are you scared?" Zhong Wuyai asked, looking at Pala.

"When you reach the higher gods, the difference between gods is very small, not to mention the god kings. But Ares, the god of war, is an exception. In a one-on-one fight, almost no god king can beat him. It has long been rumored in the divine realm that Ares, the god of war, is the number one god below the chief god."

"So, you're scared?"

"I... " Para was at a loss for words when Zhong Wuyai asked her.

Ares is the king of gods, and I am only a mid-level god. How could I not be afraid?

But I can't say it out loud, the Supreme God is watching...

Guan Xiangzi didn't care about these things. He naturally couldn't let Zhong Wuyai and Pala go to their deaths. It was just that it was inconvenient for him to show himself, since his main body hadn't broken through the seal yet.

Even the Space God Quintessent only knew that there was a very powerful being behind Zhong Wuyai.

"My primordial spirit clone will follow you, but it won't easily take action, so you can go without worry."

After Guan Xiangzi finished speaking, he handed over several talismans and a sword.

The only strange thing is the sword's shape.

There are two different patterns, and they don't seem to be from the same system.

"The Vajra Immortal Talisman can withstand one attack from a main god. Below the main god level, you can basically fight for a year without getting hurt. The Thousand Mile Escape Talisman is for escaping, but you probably won't need to use it. The Blazing Fire Talisman can release a Blazing Fire once. The immortal energy on it is enough to hurt a main god, severely injure or kill a god-king. Use it with caution."

Guan Xiangzi looked at the sword again...

"This was made using materials from the divine realm. The patterns combine the principles of Yin and Yang with the laws of the divine realm. You can use it with divine power, but it's not very stable, so don't use it too often."

Looking at the treasures in his hands, Zhong Wuyai's eyes were practically brimming with envy.

She didn't recognize those talismans, but she knew the patterns on the sword very well.

With all the laws at its core, this sword can unleash all the laws... and resonate with all the laws of the divine realm.

Let alone her, a mid-level god, even the divine artifacts of a god-king might not be able to compare.

"Thank you for the gift, senior."

"Go quickly."

Guan Xiangzi's figure disappeared, and his primordial spirit clone possessed Zhong Wuyai's body, but no one could sense it.

Zhong Wuyai arrived at the passageway on the ninth floor.

Compared to the spatial rifts below.

The ninth level has two passages: one leads to the realm of the gods, and the other leads to the Kingdom of Paladin.

The two entered the passage to the realm of gods together.

"Para, you still haven't answered me. Are you afraid of Ares?"

"Can you please stop asking?"

"Tell me, why are you so afraid of Ares?"

Pala did not respond to Zhong Wuyai, but involuntarily recalled some past events.

When he was still a lower-ranking god, a single glance from Ares terrified him so much that he went limp and collapsed to the ground, not even having the courage to stand up...

Even now, the shadow cast by Ares still lingers over her.

"Could it be that he was scared to death by Ares before?!"

"That's enough! I'm a god, how could I possibly pee, you bastard!"

"Hey hey hey... Look, you're getting anxious... Could it be... you really peed?"

"Aaaaaah... I'm going to kill you!"

"What are you doing? You're a goddess, you know? Be a lady, don't act like a rough guy."

"Go to hell~...Lucky Plunder~!"

Zhong Wuyai was stunned. He looked at the panel and found that he had gained a luck attribute, whereas he had no luck attribute before.

Luck: -5

"Are you serious?!"

This is ridiculous! Luck can turn negative... What the hell?

"Speaking of which, your laws are strange; I can't resist them at all!"

"I am a mid-level god! A mid-level god! ...What do you, a low-level god, know?!"

"Okay, okay... I won't move, just give me back my luck. It wouldn't be good if this negative luck caused some kind of disaster."

"You deserve it, you'd better have been struck dead."

"Hey~...You've gone too far~...Heaven is above and below Qian! The Qian hexagram is here, lock it up!"

Although she lacked immortal energy, the Heavenly Lock was not an attack. Pala, who knew nothing about the Eight Trigrams, was instantly locked by the laws of fate.

"What...what did you do?"

Para was somewhat panicked; her own laws of destiny were still in effect, but she simply couldn't use them.

Even a high-ranking god wouldn't possess such abilities, and Zhong Wuyai was merely a low-ranking god.

"Hurry up and give me back my luck, or you'll be locked up forever."

"I...I can't manipulate the laws of fate right now, how can I repay you?!"

"Yo yo yo, the rules are locked, huh? Hahahaha... Come on, hit me! Weren't you so awesome just now?"

"Untie me quickly, we still need to get to the Temple of War!"

"Smack!" Peach was attacked, and Pala was furious.

But aside from the Law of Fate, she only had the Law of Life, the Law of Wind, and a tiny bit of the Law of Space, so for the time being, she really couldn't do anything about Zhong Wuyai.

The main reason is that they don't dare to really attack Zhong Wuyai, otherwise the lucky plunder just now wouldn't have been -5, but directly -100, and Zhong Wuyai would have been in big trouble.

The Heavenly Lock not only restricts the laws of the body, but also imprisons the body, and there is no way to break free.

"Damn it! Untie me right now!"

"Alright, alright, I'll untie it for you, but give me the luck!"...

Zhong Wuyai stopped teasing Pala, since Pala was much more familiar with him in the God Realm than he was.

To get to the Temple of War, she had to lead the way to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Wow... 50 points of luck... Thanks!"

"Hmph!"

"But why do we have to fly there? Can't we use teleportation?"

"Try teleporting yourself!"

Without much thought, Zhong Wuyai used teleportation...

"Holy crap...it's so short?"

I originally planned to try teleporting a few kilometers, but I only managed to teleport a little over thirty meters after consuming one-tenth of my divine power.

This is... not even as good as the Golden Scale Boots jumping around a couple of times...

"Now you know!"

"What's going on? Why are the two spaces so difficult to connect?"

"The spatial strength of the God Realm is very high. You were able to teleport this far. Your spatial laws are even slightly stronger than mine..."

"Far?...You call this far?"

"Alright, let's not waste any more time. The Temple of War is very far away; it will take at least two days to fly there."

"Holy crap...flying for two days?...I'm fucking..."

I miss the Night Raven so much... I shouldn't have released it.

What Zhong Wuyai didn't know was that unless the Night Demon Raven was elevated to the level of a god, it couldn't fly as fast as he could walk in the God Realm. Furthermore, lacking a divine body, it might even be crushed into minced meat by the power of the God Realm. ...

Temple of War...

Zhong Wuyai finally arrived here after going through countless hardships.

"This is the Temple of War?"

"Hmm...we're here, but...how do we get in?"

Seeing that the steps were higher than him, Zhong Wuyai didn't know what to say.

Damn it, am I not even tall enough to reach Ares's shoes?

Although he felt humiliated, Zhong Wuyai had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the Temple of War.

"A lower-level god?... Hmm?... No, another human who rose to godhood."

"Cetru, don't make things difficult for him, let him in."

The temple guards, who were about to drive Zhong Wuyai away, suddenly stopped.

Although he didn't understand why the God of War would issue such an order, he dared not object.

"Kid, go inside!"

"Um?"

Zhong Wuyai was somewhat puzzled. Did they know I was coming?

Or did Quintessent greet Ares?

Zhong Wuyai didn't think much of it and flew straight inside. Walking was out of the question; he couldn't even step over a single brick in a dozen steps, and walking would be too tiring.

"Human brat, what are you doing at the Temple of War?"

"Looking for Ares!"

Ares's eyes widened...

Honestly, if you weren't human, I'd slap you to death.

The reason for the hesitation is that the last human who came here, who was also a lower-level god, also directly said that he was looking for Ares.

Am I, a war god, incompatible with a lower-level human god or something...?

"Sister Athena, this human is so brave... braver than even those high-ranking gods! How interesting!"

"Demeter, you've taken a liking to him?"

"How could that be? I was just curious!"

"Don't underestimate human gods; the City of Light was destroyed by a human god."

"I still find Ares's words somewhat unbelievable. A lower-level god, could he destroy the City of Light? Could he kill Odin, the chief god of light?... Do you think that's possible?"

"Of course it's impossible, but the City of Light is gone, Odin has fallen, and most of my divine power has dissipated. I can barely be considered a high god now, so I don't believe it either."

The area from Zhong Wuyai to the Temple of Ares was noticed not only by Ares, the god of war, but also by Athena, the goddess of victory, and Demeter, the goddess of harvest.

When Zhong Wuyai spoke, Athena thought this guy was the human Ares had mentioned. ...

Ares looked somewhat annoyed; the last human deity to speak like that almost got him into trouble.

Now another one has appeared; I wonder what other unexpected trouble it might cause.

"What do you want from me?"

Zhong Wuyai was stunned when he saw the enormous figure... This guy in front of him was Ares?

Well, thankfully, I'm taller than the soles of his shoes...

It's no wonder Zhong Wuyai couldn't recognize them; all the gods in the Temple of War were very tall, as if they were deliberately showing off, afraid that others wouldn't see them.

"Can I ask you something?"

Ares was getting impatient with that tone again.

"Just say it, say it all at once."

Just as Zhong Wuyai was about to speak, a soft, jade-like body pressed against his lap...

Zhong Wuyai turned to look at Pala.

Damn it, can't you have any self-respect... He's just a god-king, and you act like this just because he changed his expression...

"Could you tone down your aggressive attitude? You're scaring the little girl."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Ares couldn't help but laugh...

Inside the Temple of Ares, Demeter's expression instantly turned grim.

She recognized Para; she was the goddess of fortune who ascended to godhood a thousand years ago. There were only about a dozen deities in the entire divine realm who controlled the laws of fate.

"Is it funny... all you do is bully low-ranking gods~... Hmph~!"

Zhong Wuyai, feeling helpless, held Para in his arms and asked Ares, "How much do you know about the affairs of the City of Light?"

Ares's expression immediately changed. Almost all the gods of the City of Light were dead. Apart from the gods of the Temple of War, no one knew what had happened in the City of Light.

"Why are you asking this? It's not a good thing for a lower-level god to be inquiring about matters concerning the City of Light!"

"Odin is dead, and the creator god has been silent for a long time!"

Ares's eyes widened instantly...

"Who exactly are you?...Why do you know all this?"

"Never mind who I am, tell me about the City of Light."

It was a very serious occasion, yet the topics discussed were quite shocking...

However, Ares felt something was off. A lower-level god, ignoring his oppressive aura, was embracing a terrified mid-level god in that intimate position, asking about the most closely guarded secrets of the divine realm…

Let's talk about this somewhere else.

As Ares spoke, he opened a passage and led Zhong Wuyai into his divine kingdom.

"Tell me, how do you know all this? Many chief gods and kings don't even know that Odin is dead."

"Someone told me this, don't ask around. I'm just here to ask some questions and look for clues... I heard... it's related to a human."

"Yes, it's related to a human, a human you hate just as much as you do, a bastard who has absolutely no respect for the God King, and he's also a real jerk!"

Was this a scam? Could it be that Ares got tricked? ...This is terrible...

"Who is it?"

"Lu Zifan, there is a terrifying existence behind him that I don't know about, and Lu Zifan disappeared after the destruction of the Bright City."

"Disappeared?...Did he die?"

"At first I thought so too. I searched for a long time in the realm of gods but couldn't find it. However, I found this in the place where the battle was taking place."

Ares handed him a small pebble.

"This?...It's just a broken rock!"

"It is indeed a broken stone, but the laws and such have no effect on it. Moreover, I can confirm that it was left behind by Lu Zifan."

Zhong Wuyai observed carefully for a long time, then shook his head.

"Well, at least we've gained something. Can you tell me exactly what happened?"

Ares fell into deep thought, but finally spoke.

"I can tell you, but you should be prepared!"...