Chapter 31: Chapter31-Annihilated with a Single Palm
"This is bad!"
"There really is a god in this village!"
At this moment, both the serpent and Kong were utterly terrified, their massive bodies trembling from sheer fear.
They had never believed in the existence of gods before.
But now, they did—down to their very bones!
The divine figure stood high above them, like a scorching sun, dispelling their inner power and making them feel like mice facing a cat. Their only instinct was to find a place to hide.
It was clear that the deity residing in this village possessed an unfathomable level of power!
Boom!
Before they could process their shock, the massive palm descending from the heavens came crashing down.
With their strength already suppressed, they had no way to dodge.
They could only watch helplessly as the colossal hand pressed down upon them, sealing their fate.
Their souls were obliterated in an instant.
The lifeless bodies of the two spellbeasts collapsed to the ground.
Watching his two kind being effortlessly erased, the demonized pine tree was filled with terror.
These two spellbeasts were of equal strength to him, yet they were wiped out so easily.
That meant—if this god willed it, he too would be erased without resistance!
Yet, to his surprise, this deity did not strike him down!
Just as confusion settled in, an authoritative voice echoed directly in his mind.
"Demonized Pine Tree? Interesting. Since you have never consumed humans, I will give you a chance to submit."
Upon hearing this, the demonized pine tree hesitated for barely a second before nodding without hesitation!
His old, wrinkled face trembled slightly before his entire body dissolved into a radiant sphere of light.
When the light dissipated, the demonized pine tree had transformed—into the appearance of a young human girl!
For spellbeasts, once they reached tier-3, they gained the ability to take on human form.
However, most spellbeasts viewed humans only as food, with no desire or intent to take on their form.
"Thank you, Deus Initium!"
The demonized pine tree immediately voiced her submission.
She had lived for far too long—she had no desire to die now.
Besides, this was a god standing before her. That alone made her curious.
The villagers, who had been watching, burst into cheers of joy as they looked upon the lifeless corpses of the spellbeasts.
Just moments ago, these three spellbeasts had been so arrogant and domineering, showing no respect for them or for Deus Initium.
Yet now, two of them had been effortlessly eradicated, while the last one had submitted to Deus Initium!
How could they not feel ecstatic?
"I knew it! With Deus Initium protecting our village, these monsters came here only to die!"
"Deus Initium!"
"Deus Initium!"
One by one, the villagers began to chant His name, their voices rising in unison.
The spellbeasts had been terrifying beyond measure, yet in the face of Deus Initium, they had been nothing!
With Deus Initium's protection, they could now rest easy, focusing on building and developing their village without fear.
All the villagers began preparing offerings and holding a ritual of sacrifice for Deus Initium.
The entire village moved in harmony, filling the air with sacred incense that curled upward like divine mist, transforming the village into a scene straight out of a celestial realm.
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Meanwhile, within the Divine Space—
Feeling the rapid increase in spice points, Owen was highly satisfied.
He waved his hand and instantly stored the serpent and Kong's corpses into his Divine Space.
These two spellbeasts were far from ordinary.
He placed them into the Pawnshop of the Divine System.
[8 divine points]
Each spellbeast was worth 8 divine points, slightly more than the Vampire Baron he had slain before.
Clearly, this was because these spellbeasts' bodies remained intact.
Back when he killed the Vampire Baron, he had burned off one of its arms and blasted its head apart with a fireball.
Seeing the divine points being offered, Owen immediately chose to pawn them off.
As 16 divine points merged into his being, he glanced at his system interface.
[1004 divine points!]
Over a thousand divine points—he had finally gathered enough!
Looking back, it had been two months since his failed divinity ascension, which led to his arrival in this perilous realm.
But today, he had finally amassed enough divine points to ascend to 1-Star Peak Ancient God!
And truth be told, he owed his rapid progress to the generosity of other deities.
If not for them purchasing 76 Hell's Scythes, which netted him 760 divine points, he wouldn't have reached this milestone so quickly.
For any deity, gathering over a thousand divine points was no easy feat!
He still vividly remembered how, at the beginning, he had no devoted followers, and his number of devotees was nowhere near what it was now.
"The only pity is that these spellbeasts were only tier-3—none of them had reached tier-4."
Owen shook his head slightly in disappointment.
By now, the tier-5 stage of his Path to Godhood had been unlocked.
If even one of these spellbeasts had been tier-4, he would have already completed his fifth-stage task.
The task itself was simple: slay two tier-4 spellbeasts and continue stabilizing his domain.
The reward, however, was quite generous.
"10 beginner Awakening Scrolls, 2 mid-tier Awakening Scrolls, and 60 divine points."
Owen murmured to himself, quite pleased with the reward.
After all, given his current Godhood rank, as long as he was within his territory, he was fully capable of taking down a tier-4 spellbeast!
Of course, this required him to be within his territory—outside of it, he would have to rely on his Descent ability.
However, once he descended, any god skills activated with divine points would be significantly weakened.
Even so, it would still be enough to kill a tier-4 spellbeast.
For him, with enough divine points and a 1-Star Godhood rank, it was not a problem.
This tier-5 task was clearly meant to block lower-ranked deities from progressing further.
"The earlier tasks were relatively easy—even without reaching 1-Star Ancient God, I could have completed them. They felt more like starter benefits."
"But starting from tier-5, the difficulty has definitely increased."
Owen muttered to himself, feeling more determined than ever to rank up his divinity.
Without hesitation, he closed his eyes and released all 1,000 divine points, letting them rapidly merge into his being.
In an instant, the divine energy surged through him like the most potent elixir.
His soul strengthened further, his divine body underwent another transformation—his skin becoming laced with tiny crystalline formations, radiating an aura of unshakable power.
His divine presence surged wildly, spreading far beyond the village!
Previously, his territory had barely covered four villages before reaching its limit.
But now, as he broke through, his divine domain finally expanded, encompassing all four villages!
Meanwhile, back in the village, the demonized pine tree, now in human form, knelt nervously on the ground.
She resembled a child awaiting punishment, utterly afraid to move without permission.
With her keen senses, she could feel Deus Initium's divine power surging uncontrollably, flooding outward like an unstoppable tide.
This sudden transformation was entirely beyond her expectations.
But the more Deus Initium's power grew, the more she realized—
Her decision to surrender without resistance had been the wisest choice of her entire existence.
If she had refused...
She would have been completely erased by now.
Meanwhile, Thomas also sensed something and cast a glance toward Deus Initium.
The surging divine power was nearly imperceptible to most, but as a missionary, Thomas was intimately familiar with Deus Initium's presence—he was certain that it was Him.
However, he did not ask any questions.
Instead, he continued analyzing the skills stored in his mind.
Through days of research, he had grown increasingly proficient with them.
Moreover, based on his simulations and deductions, he had begun to suspect that the awakeners in their village were not the same as ordinary awakeners.
He had previously inquired about this with Deus Initium, and His response had been:
"They are not merely awakeners; they are more akin to mages."
Deep in the Fallen Lands
The Fallen Lands stretched endlessly, filled with towering mountain ranges, each so imposing that one could easily lose themselves within them.
At this moment, near the Mist Village, within an ancient cavern, a thick, blood-red mist billowed outward.
The air was acrid and suffocating, heavy with the stench of iron and decay.
The howling winds formed from this blood mist surged outward, engulfing an entire distant village.
The elderly and weak villagers, unable to resist, were swiftly dragged into the mist, disappearing into its depths—becoming nothing more than sustenance for the hunger that lurked within.