The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 372 - We Fear No War

Back at their base, the trio discussed how to best eradicate the remaining bases of the Monster Armor Association. The poor connection meant they would need more time to summon additional units if they hoped to wage a large-scale war. Each day, they drew more units from their divine realms, gathering them just outside Ban Tu’s city.

As time passed, every Armor Warrior and civilian came to revere the trio as gods. Only beings with divine power could summon such vast armies for war.

Ban Tu could not help but feel envy and longing whenever he watched the trio draw their forces from the divine realm. The power of the Divine Civilization far surpassed anything the Armor Civilization could hope to match. He harbored a secret wish: if he died, he hoped to reincarnate within the Divine Civilization.

Five days later, Lie Guang returned to the base. He never spoke of being buried alive by Jing Jing, yet his glances at Han Wu burned with hatred. He had heard Han Wu patting down the soil above him during his burial. When he tried to claw his way out, he found the earth compacted into a near-stone layer. He held no doubt that Han Wu had done it intentionally, and he swore revenge. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Han Wu paid no attention to Lie Guang. He was fully occupied with amassing an army and researching the Profound Armor Pillar. The pillar emitted a strange energy that awakened people’s armor. Having personally witnessed the armor’s immense power, Han Wu aimed to harness that strength for his own divine realm.

Jing Jing and Qin Shuang shared his ambition. The trio grew excited at the thought of outfitting their units in such armor.

Day and night, they devoted themselves to researching the Profound Armor Pillar. They scraped off shavings to send back to their divine realms for analysis, attempted to communicate with the pillar, and even tried to replicate the energy it emitted. They applied everything they had learned at Imperial College, yet the results remained negligible.

Han Wu went further, scouring the ruins of destroyed bases and cities in search of other Profound Armor Pillars, hoping to bring one back to his realm.

Unfortunately, every attempt failed. The Profound Armor Pillar lost its potency outside the Armor Civilization. Once transported to his divine realm, it became an ordinary pillar, devoid of any trace of its previous power.

Han Wu felt the urge to give up, but each vision of armored units rekindled his determination. He poured hours into research, chasing any clue that could unravel the pillar’s mystery.

Even after five days, the trio continued their investigation. Meanwhile, the Monster Armor Association grew restless. Their spies in Ban Tu’s base reported back that the trio had raised an army of several hundred million in just ten days.

The sheer scale of this army stunned everyone in the association, especially the weaker bases. Those outposts numbered only 700 to 800 men. Even with their Monster Armor, they stood no chance against an army of 100 million—a force capable of overwhelming an entire base if each soldier so much as spat in its direction.

The association’s leadership convened an emergency meeting and resolved to strike immediately. They decided the strongest of the eight Gods would take on the task of eliminating the trio, while all those who had awakened their Monster Armor would join the battle.

The mightiest among them, Ji Long, ranked second only to the association’s mysterious leader. His strength was legendary. Ji Long had already been a God before awakening his Monster Armor.

Previously, he had awakened a Potentia armor called Silk Armor, which had been weak in both defense and offense. Despite his efforts to upgrade it to the Heaven grade, its power had remained unimpressive and earned him the derisive title of “Disgrace of Heaven Armor” from other bases. Their scorn only fueled his growing hatred.

Once transformed, he became the fearsome ancient monster Ultrasaurus—a colossal 1,000-meter-tall creature capable of unleashing catastrophic breath attacks and obliterating anything in its path. This newfound might elevated him to the second-strongest God, freeing him from the shadow of his peers.

Many other Demigods and Gods had come into contact with the Monster Armor Association through him and awakened their own Monster Armor. This time, Ji Long would be the one to kill the trio, proof that they had become a true threat.

“Everyone, we have decided to fight against those who once looked down on us!”

Most of Ji Long’s followers had been ordinary civilians who failed to awaken their armor in the past and turned to the Monster Armor Association for power. Now, they rallied beneath his banner with fiery conviction. Many shouted for an assault on Ban Tu’s base, eager to drag the trio out and slaughter them.

Ji Long, pleased with their fervor, began laying out his strategy. “Everyone, here is our plan...”

News of the Monster Armor Association’s attack reached Ban Tu through his own spies. Though he appeared uneasy, he felt no real alarm. With the trio by his side, the association stood no chance, even if they multiplied their numbers tenfold.

Nonetheless, Ban Tu remained pragmatic. If defeat somehow came, he could always hand the trio over. Contrary to what many believed, he was far shrewder than his reputation suggested. Even so, he wasted no time in informing the trio of what awaited them.

Ban Tu entered their quarters and revealed everything plainly. He emphasized again and again that the Monster Armor Association’s forces were coming for them, and that they must intercept them outside the city to spare innocent lives.

The trio understood his motives and affirmed that they could hold off the entire Association by themselves. After all, those of the Divine Civilization had never feared war.

“Let them come. We fear no war,” they declared in unison.