Lord Game: I Have 100 Million Talents

Chapter 474: Chapter 120: Global Unification! The Emergence of the Divine Format

[Title: God of Mortals]

[Effect: Unlocks the qualification for a Basic Divine Format. The strength of the Divine Format is directly tied to the Faith Value provided by your followers. Faith Value is automatically converted into the "Fire of Faith." The more followers you have and the higher their Loyalty, the faster the Fire of Faith accumulates, and the growth ceiling of your Divine Format will rise in tandem.]

[Note 1: The Fire of Faith is the core energy of the Divine Domain, directly determining the foundation of your true combat power within it. It can also be used to redeem Divine Level equipment and rare Divine Artifacts, and serves as the hard currency for resource trading and contests of Authority with other Deities.]

[Note 2: While your Divine Chosen Soldiers and Divine Chosen Heroes are 100% loyal, their Faith Value contribution after your Divinity Ascension is calculated separately. How you treat them will determine the amount of Fire of Faith they reciprocate with.]

Qin Feng froze for a moment at the sudden system notification, then a glint of understanding flashed in the depths of his eyes.

’This is...?’

Qin Feng’s pupils constricted as a storm raged in his mind. ’Is this Lord Game about to escalate into a contest between Deities?’

’Do the other Lord Players entering the Divine Domain have the same growth and currency mechanics?’

He gazed at the "Faith Value converts to Fire of Faith" explanation on the system panel, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the armrest of his throne. A flicker of relief, like one who had just survived a catastrophe, shone in his eyes.

Fortunately, he had not chosen the shortcut of violent conquest and iron-fisted suppression. Instead, he had bound people’s hearts with mutual interests, spread tangible benefits to the beings under his command, and rallied their spirits with the belief of "uniting the Ten Thousand Realms to walk the divine path together."

Because of this, from the Divine Chosen Soldiers who followed him on his campaigns to the native peoples who lived in peace and prosperity under his Shelter, their faith in him was bone-deep. Their Loyalty, without exception, had reached its peak.

This meant that when other Lord Players eventually stepped into the Divine Domain, having only just begun to accumulate meager faith through tyrannical rule, he would already command a sea of devout followers. The Fire of Faith he stood to harvest was destined to be hundreds, even thousands of times greater than what could be gained by conquering worlds through brute force alone!

This farsighted choice had now become Qin Feng’s greatest asset for prying open the gates of the Divine Domain.

However, the situation was not yet ideal.

Qin Feng stared at the detailed explanation of Faith Value on the system panel, his fingertips tapping lightly on the throne’s armrest. A flash of understanding crossed his eyes, which swirled with a sacred light.

According to the system’s explanation, the potential sources of Fire of Faith for him, this unique "God of Mortals," extended far beyond the Divine Chosen Soldiers and native peoples who had initially followed him.

The Lord Players from the recently surrendered Global Alliance Army, those from major powers like the Hua Country Realm, Sakura Country Realm, and Eagle Country Realm, and even the hundreds of millions of ordinary people in the main world whom he already secretly "ruled"—all were included.

The only issue was that these new, potential followers had not yet truly enshrined their faith in their hearts. Some were merely in awe of him, others still harbored doubts, and some were not even aware of his existence.

Their Loyalty and piety still needed to be cultivated with time and tangible blessings before they could be fully converted into a ceaseless supply of Fire of Faith.

Heh.

’Not a major issue.’

A confident smile played on Qin Feng’s lips. His fingertips idly traced the Holy Crystal patterns on his throne’s armrest, his eyes glinting with an insight that seemed to pierce through the hearts of men.

He had long ago understood the essence of all worldly interactions. They were, in the end, nothing more than a precise exchange of interests.

Making these new, potential followers cast aside their doubts, submit wholeheartedly, and willingly become his devout followers—providing a ceaseless supply of Fire of Faith for his Divine Format—was, in truth, remarkably simple.

It was simply a matter of giving them exactly what they coveted most—the very things they dreamed of.

’Do the Lord Players want greater power and vaster territories?’

’Then grant them access to shared Divine Gift powers and the resources of the Plane.’

’Do the common people of the real world hope for stable lives and Extraordinary opportunities?’

’Then I shall use my great power to shelter the world and ensure its peace, bestowing Extraordinary boons upon all.’

As long as the incentives were enticing enough, people would naturally flock to him. The seeds of faith would quickly take root in the fertile soil of self-interest, sprouting and growing into a towering tree.

’The question now is... can I skip the fourth stage and enter the Divine Domain ahead of schedule?’

Qin Feng stared at the system panel’s entry requirements for the Divine Domain, rolling a Holy Flame Ember between his fingertips as he studied them intently for a long while.

He mulled over every detail, from the fine print on the Divine Format qualification to the hard requirements for level progression. But the conclusion he ultimately reached only made him nod slowly.

’Impossible.’

’I can’t enter the Divine Domain.’

It seemed that raising his Divine Chosen Lord level to the peak of 100 was the sole, unbending requirement to open the gates to the Divine Domain. There were no shortcuts, and this crucial step could not be skipped.

With this understanding, all hesitation vanished from Qin Feng’s eyes. He immediately raised a hand to summon Diablo, his "General Manager," and issued a series of preparatory commands.

Thanks to their victory in the Plane War, his people had already met the threshold to unlock Sky City—most of them had reached the peak of the third stage, level 75.

Therefore, Qin Feng no longer needed to hesitate.

He could just lead his Divine Chosen Army and crush the defenders of Sky City.

And so, in the days that followed, banners unfurled and war drums thundered throughout Shurima Main City as the Divine Chosen Heroes prepared for battle.

Qin Feng took personal command, leading all the official legions of his Holy Empire, as well as the armies of Lord Players who had sworn him fealty, on a mighty march into the depths of the sea of clouds.

There, suspended in the sky, was Sky City, guarded by phantoms of the armies of past Lords. Runes flickered upon its walls, where the phantom legions stood in disciplined ranks, awaiting the arrival of challengers.

Soon, the curtain rose on a pivotal battle—one that would determine their level progression and their path to godhood.

However, no one could have predicted that the conquest of Sky City, which should have been an incredibly arduous battle, would prove to be exceptionally easy—nothing short of a one-sided slaughter.

The reason was simple: the offensive and defensive difficulty of Sky City was preset to a fixed threshold.

The Lord System had to cater to the vast majority of mediocre Lord Players; it couldn’t set the combat power of the phantoms of past Lords’ armies to an absurd level, or no one would ever be able to reach the fourth stage.

But Qin Feng’s legions of the Holy Empire had already been forged in the blood and fire of the Plane War, their strength reaching the very peak of the Mortal Realm.

They could steamroll even the strongest elite units of the Global Alliance Army as if they were nothing, to say nothing of these phantom enemies, whose power was capped by the system and were as laughably weak as a tutorial stage.

Dragon Breath incinerated the heavens, Arrow Rain blotted out the earth, iron-clad Cavalry shattered formations, and Magic obliterated all in its path.

Torrents of Holy Flame from the Divine Gift Ancient Giant Dragons tore the phantom formations to shreds. The charge of the Divine Gift Royal Dragon Cavalry was completely unopposed. The Undead Legion and the Rat Tide Sea then swarmed in, devouring any stragglers.

The phantoms of past Lords, which had once made ordinary Lord Players tremble in fear, were reduced to nothing more than a stream of Experience Points for Qin Feng’s legions in the face of such an absolute power disparity, harvested without end.

[Server-Wide System Announcement!]

[Urgent Alert!]

[Congratulations to all Lord Players on your Lord Plane! By working together, you have breached the main gate of Sky City and have successfully met the prerequisites for advancement!]

[Plane Advancement Countdown: 10! 9! 8! ... 3! 2! 1!]

[Advancement Successful! Your Lord Plane has officially entered the fourth stage!]

[Core Content Unlocked:]

[1. The level cap has been raised to 100! The Path to the Extraordinary is now limitless!]

[2. Domain Level Plane Wars are now available! The ability to conquer other Planes has been unlocked! Vaster battlefields and richer spoils of war await!]

[3. The Sky City instance is now officially open! Rare rewards, such as the secret treasures of past Lords, Divine Level equipment, and the Divine Gift Power of Authority, await your exploration!]

[Effective immediately, the new era of the fourth stage has begun! We wish all Lord Players the best in achieving new heights of glory!]

Qin Feng: "???"

’Wait, what?’

’What does that mean?’

’Why do I get the feeling the cold, robotic system announcements have suddenly become so... enthusiastic?’