Chapter 1116
Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/PazjBDkTmW
Chapter 1116 Divine System Origin and Human Ascension to Godhood
In the enclosed seawater, a massive black shadow slowly glided through the dark waters, its moss-green ghostly eyes staring at the silhouette of the floating ship above, swimming upward silently like a specter.
Bang—!!
The giant shadow broke through the sea surface, waves rolling, and a half-bull half-fish monster over a hundred meters tall appeared in the mist.
It looked down at the exploration ship swaying and drifting in the waves, its moss-green eyes flashing with violence and murderous intent. Its fan-like palm raised and came crashing down with a howl!
Clang—!
The light chime of a sword being drawn came from the ship, and a flash of blade light instantly pierced through space, landing on the monster’s neck!
Putrid blood sprayed out, pouring like a fountain into the black sea surface. The monster’s head was thrown high, and its heavy body slowly sank beneath the seawater, disappearing without a trace.
On the exploration ship, Lin Qiye sat on top of the cabin, expressionlessly sheathing [Zhan Bai].
The foul-smelling blood mixed with seawater fell from the sky, but was blocked by a shade of night, unable to touch his body in the slightest. His gaze calmly swept the surroundings, and after confirming that no more “Mysteries” had appeared, he nimbly jumped down from the cabin roof and walked into the ship’s interior.
“Qing Yu, how much longer until we arrive?”
“Not far now,” An Qingyu said while steering the ship. “According to our route, we’ve already entered the section that overlaps with Senior Sword Saint’s path. From here to the mission location marked on the map, we have less than half a day’s journey left.”
“We’ve already reached Senior Sword Saint’s route?” Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow.
“Has your spiritual power detected anything?” Shen Qingzhu, who had been standing by the window watching the surroundings, looked at him and said helplessly, “The visibility in the mist is already low, and it’s impossible to discern the environment with the naked eye. In a place like this, perhaps only your spiritual perception can be effective.”
“Nothing,” Lin Qiye shook his head. “Except for a few ‘Mysteries’ that have been lingering around us, there are no other findings.”
Lin Qiye frowned slightly, his gaze falling on the golden-haired man sitting quietly at the table. After a brief hesitation, he walked over and sat across from him:
“Senior Burning Angel, have you discovered anything?”
Lin Qiye’s spiritual perception originated from [Mortal Divine Domain], and the true owner of this divine ruin was sitting right in front of him. Lin Qiye didn’t know how far Michael’s spiritual perception could reach, but it definitely far exceeded his limits.
Seemingly remembering that Michael hadn’t met Zhou Ping, Lin Qiye quickly added, “We’re looking for someone who usually wears a black shirt and carries a sword case on his back. He’s a Daxia person who has entered the divine realm…”
“I know who you’re talking about. I saw him ascend to godhood on the moon,” Michael calmly shook his head. “He’s not in this vicinity.”
Lin Qiye was stunned. “You saw him become a god?”
“A sword mark was carved on the Great Way, and any powerful deity possessing laws would notice it. Moreover, a mortal creating his own laws to become a god has never happened before, so of course I would pay attention.” Michael paused for a moment. “In a sense, this event itself is a ‘miracle,’ and no ‘miracle’ can escape my eyes.”
Michael’s words immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the cabin.
Lin Qiye couldn’t help but ask:
“Is it really that difficult for mortals to become gods?”
Michael looked at him and slowly said: “Do you know why gods can become gods?”
“Because they possess laws.”
“That’s only part of the reason,” Michael continued. “Besides that, there’s another important factor, which is faith.”
“Faith?”
Lin Qiye had been to Takamagahara with Merlin, so he knew the importance of faith power to deities, but for others, this was their first encounter with the concept.
“All gods in the world exist in the form of pantheons because only by forming a mythological system can they spread faith and obtain power from all beings to amplify themselves. Each pantheon has a power source that collects faith and distributes it to different deities, which is the ‘Pantheon Origin.'”
“Although the ‘Pantheon Origin’ contains the word ‘origin,’ it is different from the natural origins born from heaven and earth. This type of origin is created jointly by the deities of a pantheon. It is a god-made origin, and only deities belonging to this pantheon can draw faith power from it to amplify themselves.”
“Do you know how the divine realm is divided?”
Lin Qiye and the others all shook their heads.
“The divine realm actually has no hierarchical divisions. As long as one doesn’t reach the supreme level, theoretically, all gods in the world are at the same level. But for these deities, because the mythological stories circulating in the world differ, the faith power they collect from the ‘Pantheon Origin’ also varies.
Gods whose stories are widely spread and who possess more faith power are stronger, while gods with almost no faith power are extremely weak. Among the many pantheons, the former are called major gods, and the latter are called minor gods.
Major gods and minor gods, although at the same level, have vastly different strengths due to the different amplifications from faith power.”
Hearing this, Lin Qiye suddenly understood.
According to this, the Nine Pillars of Egypt, the Thunder God of Asgard, the God of Mischief, as well as Daxia’s Golden Immortal, Monkey King, and Erlang God… these widely spread stories should all belong to the major god level.
“The ‘Pantheon Origin’ is crucial for the deities of a pantheon. Once the origin shatters, the power of many gods in this pantheon will rapidly decline, especially the major gods. For them, their true strength only accounts for fifty percent of their total power, and the other fifty percent comes almost entirely from faith power amplification.”
“One reason humans cannot become gods is that they lack the corresponding laws. Besides that, it’s because they have no pantheon origin to provide faith.”
“Without faith, they must rely on their own willpower to break through limits, believe in themselves, and form their own pantheon… Among humans, those with such willpower are extremely rare, and those capable of becoming gods are even rarer. For Daxia to produce a Sword Immortal is indeed a miracle.
But the advantage of mortals becoming gods is that their pantheon origin is themselves, with no one else to disperse faith. So once they enter the divine realm, they are inevitably at the major god level, and among the strongest batch of major gods at that.”
No wonder Zhou Ping could kill a member of the Nine Pillars with one sword strike as soon as he became Daxia’s Sword Immortal… Lin Qiye thought to himself.
Just as Lin Qiye was about to ask something more, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly turned to look outside the porthole.
“What’s wrong?” Seeing Lin Qiye’s unusual expression, An Qingyu asked.
Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes, quickly rushed out of the cabin, and came to the left edge of the bow, staring into the distance. The others followed closely behind.
In the misty fog, an island gradually took shape. On the eastern side of the island, a sword mark was carved into the earth like a heavenly moat, almost splitting half of the island in two.
