The Era of Gods-Chapter 717 - 717 Total God War
Chapter 717: Chapter 717: Total God War Chapter 717 -717: Total God War Bottomless abyss, the heart of magma, Level 136.
A deep abyssal plane filled with volcanic magma, the sky blanketed with toxic volcanic ash.
The ruler of this abyssal plane was a Descender from the civilization of Nightmare, now the Lord of Magma, Garett, a powerful Abyss Duke comparable to Medium Divine Power and capable of rivaling Powerful Divine Power within his own realm.
The Giant Divine Crystal Wall System could only accommodate five Powerful Divine Powers, but Abyss Lords like Him who temporarily gain Powerful Divine Power with the blessing of the will of the abyss within their domain are not included in this count.
Similarly, entities like the Hundred-Armed Giant, who possess no Divinity or Godhood but have the might comparable to Powerful Divine Powers, are not included either.
Of course, though such powers are not counted, their numbers are also very few.
In the midst of the vast heart of magma, the magma lake, there sat an island of hundreds of square kilometers floating on magma, red as blood.
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At the center of this floating land was the palace of the Lord of Magma, shaped like the head of a gigantic Flame Demon, with two enormous demon horns blazing with fierce flames piercing the dark gray sky.
As the only fortress of the ruler of the Magma Heart plane, it was usually only occupied by flunkies like Garett’s various Flame Demons, and no other top-level Devils dared to set foot here.
Yet today, hundreds of powerful demons from various abyssal planes gathered here all at once.
Inside the palace, a horde of demons cavorted wildly, and the Lord of Magma, engulfed in green flames, sat regally on His lava throne, overlooking those below.
Not far away sat another equally majestic bone throne, upon which resided another Abyss Duke, the Ruler of Extreme Poison, a formidable Descender from the Nightmare.
A demonic figure made entirely of green crystal sat there, and a circle of dark green toxic auras blossomed around the throne, with no other demon daring to approach within a dozen meters.
Two Abyss Dukes, forty to fifty Abyss Lords of True God level, and the rest, hundreds, were all top-level or high-ranking demons; together, their strength was comparable to that of a mighty God System.
When the time was nearly up, with no more demons arriving, the Lord of Magma stood as host, looking like an enlarged Flame Demon.
Endless magma flowed from His body down to His feet and then back into Him.
His booming voice made the palace tremble slightly:
“According to the message from our outpost base, unusual movements have been detected among the Human Race and the Insect Race.
The Descender of the Human Race, the Magic God, had Promoted Powerful Divine Power five hundred years ago, and the chief Descender of the Insect Race, the God of Fear Vides, reached Level 14 of Godhood three hundred years ago.
All the Descenders of the Spirit Clan have arrived in the Elemental Plane, and although it’s not clear what their current strength is, I suspect it won’t be weak either.”
At this point, He paused and continued:
“Taken together, the strength of the Human Race is the strongest, with one Powerful Divine Power and twelve Medium Divine Powers.
They have the qualification to Conquer the entire Crystal Wall System, and they are our greatest enemy—we must stop them.”
The Children of Nightmare did not speak; they just watched Him, waiting for Him to continue.
The Lord of Magma looked at the Ruler of Extreme Poison opposite Him and continued:
“Our commanders at the Outpost Base have made contact with the Insect Race and the Spirit Realm, and preliminary cooperation agreements have been reached.
The Insect Race will instigate Justice and the Sun God to launch a full-scale Divine War against the Dark God System.
We will take advantage of their chaos to launch a surprise attack on the Dark God System, and with the combined strength of the three parties, we will crush this greatest threat in one fell swoop.”
At this time, a Child of Nightmare asked:
“As far as I know, the Dark God System has billions of high-quality believers and has made its Dark Territory impregnable.
Over the past few hundred years, it has produced twelve Medium Divine Powers and accumulated an untold amount of Divine Power.
We are demons, and our strength will be diminished when we enter the Primary Material Plane.
The Spirit Race is in the same situation.
It seems to me that even if we all join forces, we might not be able to break through the Dark God Kingdom.”
The Lord of Magma nodded in agreement:
“You’re correct, with the strength of the Dark God System, we might indeed not be able to do anything to it.
But we don’t necessarily need to completely destroy the Dark God System; it’s enough to weaken them significantly.”
It was then that the Ruler of Extreme Poison, who had been silent, spoke up:
“While the gods of the Human Race lay siege to the Dark God Kingdom, we will open the gate to the dark abyss leading to the Dark Territory and plunder the believers of the Dark God System.
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As long as we plunder a vast number of their population, the Dark God System will naturally decline, and we will grow stronger, birthing more powerful Abyss Dukes.
Over time, with the enemy weakened and us strengthened, we can rely on the Bottomless Abyss.
Even if the Dark God System survives the crisis, we will have no fear.”
What He did not mention was that if they plundered enough souls, He might gain the favor of the will of the abyss and become an Abyss Scion, a terrifying existence with strength comparable to Powerful Divine Power even without the boost from His abyssal domain.
He glanced at the Lord of Magma; the Lord of Magma looked back but did not expose His thoughts because He harbored the same ambition.
Children of the Abyss were not unique; several could be born at the same time.
For example, in the Toriel Multiverse’s Bottomless Abyss, there were the demon princes — Dimoggen, the Lord of the Dark, Graz’zt, and Orcus, the Undying Emperor.
They were usually referred to as Abyss Lords, to distinguish them from other high-ranking demons.
Intelligent creatures all have their own selfish desires, and it’s considered normal behavior to seek personal benefits without affecting the bigger picture.
Similarly, while the Children of Nightmare gathered at the Heart of Magma, discussing how to deal with the Dark God System, the Leader of the Insect Tribe Divine Realm, God of Fear Vides, was also hosting many Insect Tribe True Gods and Demigods in his God Kingdom.
Those below the Demigod level were not qualified to participate in this operation, but they would be informed to act as cannon fodder when the action was imminent.
Having been stuck at God Level 14 and at the threshold of Promoting Powerful Divine Power for hundreds of years, Vides was especially committed to this operation.
Even though he knew many of his kin might fall in this battle, he still relentlessly pushed forward with the plan without hesitation.
Better a friend perish than oneself; so long as he could ascend to Powerful Divine Power, the life and death of other members of his race were of no concern to him.
The other Insect Race Descenders could generally see through Vides’s intentions, but they too dreamed of advancing to Powerful Divine Power.
With limited quotas for Powerful Divine Power in this Crystal Wall System, they had no chance without instigating a war and causing some deaths.
As for who would die, that would be left to their own devices when the time came.
The Children of Nightmare and the Insect Race made extensive preparations for igniting this great war, with no fewer than twenty or thirty Insect Race True Gods joining the pantheons of the four mighty Surface Gods.
Even the pantheon belonging to the Beastman God System from the Land of Bitter Cold in the north was not exempt.
According to their plan, none of the five Powerful Gods of the war could stay uninvolved; no matter what, they all had to be dragged into the fray.
On the other hand, the Soul Race showed little interest in this plan; although the commander of the Soul Race outpost base promised their people would join the battle, the many Soul Race Descenders from the Elemental Planes and the Chaos Plane lacked enthusiasm.
While the Insect Tribe and the Children of Nightmare were busy with their plans, the Soul Race scarcely met up and discussed even less.
The schemes of the Insect Tribe and the Children of Nightmare went unnoticed by the Dark God System.
For hundreds of years, they had been oppressed by the gods of the surface and had almost no influence there, and their activities were too covert to be detected, let alone the actions of demons within the Abyss.
However, having been suppressed for hundreds of years, the Dark God System never relaxed its vigilance against the surface gods.
Lin Xiao had ten of his Incarnations of God stationed year-round in his God Country, and the other ten were on constant patrol in the various layers of the Dark Territory.
Along with numerous other subordinate incarnations, the whole Dark Territory was managed so tightly that even True Deity Incarnations found it difficult to infiltrate.
As time slipped away unknowingly, the Insect Tribe True Gods who were lurking within the pantheons of the four Main Gods were constantly inciting disputes and fanning the flames of the threats posed by the Dark God System.
The Justice God, who inherently loathed the Dark God System, after being incited countless times, finally resolved to act and joined forces with the God of the Sun and the Chaos God to initiate a God War against the Dark God System!
The Allied Forces assembled near the passages to the underground and the Dark Territory were given the Divine-mandate by various Divine Shepherds.
They officially entered the underground passages, invaded the Dark Territory, and began full-scale warfare against the fortress of the Empire of Ground Dwellers at the entrance of the passages, igniting a massive war along dozens of passages in the first layer of the Dark Territory.
News quickly reached the Dark God System; Lin Xiao immediately convened a gathering of the gods of the Divine System in the Divine Palace and loudly proclaimed the despicable surprise attack by the surface gods, issuing a Divine-mandate for a full mobilization.
The vast Empire of Ground Dwellers and the numerous races of the Dark Territory had been in a semi-war state for hundreds of years.
They swiftly mobilized a huge army to head to various fortresses, and fighters from various races set out for different locations to eradicate the surface fighters who were secretly infiltrating and causing havoc in the Dark Territory.
Before the laws of engagement had completely collapsed, True Gods were not permitted to act against mortals.
Even if the patrolling True Deity Incarnations spotted any intruding surface race powerhouses using various transportation spells to infiltrate underground, they could only notify their followers to dispatch worldly fighters to eliminate them.
Fortunately, the fifth generation of the Cave-dwellers was strong in its foundation.
Coupled with the Magic Net that covered the entire Dark Territory and a population base of over twenty billion, there emerged a vast number of Cave-dweller warriors and mages, as well as nearly ten million armed Cave Giants.
A population sufficiently large and devout in faith, supported by enough Divine Office Staff like priests and holy warriors, could easily form incredibly large mixed battalions.
Having the advantage of familiar terrain, they could effortlessly handle the intruding surface powerhouses.
Thus, despite facing a full-scale God War from nearly a thousand True Gods led by the four Powerful Surface Divine Powers, Lin Xiao and the gods of the Divine System were not overly panicked.
In fact, with a force of over twenty billion fifth generation Cave-dwellers and nearly ten million Cave Giants, the Dark God System was fully capable of taking on all the surface races head-on.
The reason they had not counterattacked previously was mainly because they were too few in number on the True God Level.
The entire Divine System only had a few dozen True Gods, whereas the four powerful Surface Divine Powers were able to mobilize nearly a thousand True Gods, who could simply overwhelm them through sheer numbers, even if they all possessed Weak Divine Power.
This is why Lin Xiao had been relying on the defenses offered by the Dark Territory’s terrain for the past five hundred years.
He was waiting – waiting for his Divine Power to reach the limit that this Crystal Wall System could accommodate or for his True Body to return.
Either would suffice.
