Chapter 496
by post_apiChapter 496: Becoming a God
High above in the sky, a grand palace stood tall amidst a sea of clouds.
Inside the palace, one hundred gods who stood out among the divine beings were seated around a round table, gazing at the image floating in the air.
“Do we still need to wait?”
A god in a black cloak with a green face stood up impatiently and said.
“Now, the position of Lord of the Gods will undoubtedly belong to the God of Beauty. What are you still waiting for? My projection has already been defeated, and I have no patience to stay with you any longer.”
“Your projection was killed, but not all projections of the gods have been destroyed.”
After the green-faced god finished speaking, another soft-spoken god who appeared to be of the human race mocked him.
“To decide the position of Lord of the Gods, many years ago we sent out a projection of ourselves into that world to experience our own lives. When the time is right, we will let them end their lives in that world in various ways, and then send them back to the Trials Continent as ‘reincarnators,’ allowing them to fight each other until only one reincarnator survives, and that reincarnator’s master will become the Lord of the Gods.”
“This is the ultimate meaning of the Trials Continent’s existence and the rules we agreed upon from the beginning. Do you want to break the rules?”
After a pause, the soft-spoken god seemed to think of something and said with a gloomy smile.
“Green face, didn’t your goblin projection lose to that ant projection? Why are you now supporting the God of Beauty instead? Have you also been captured by her beauty and become her slave, like some others?”
“Some who are blinded? How dare you say that again!”
Before the green-faced god could speak, an angry female voice rang out from the other side.
The gods turned to look, and in the direction of the voice, there was a playful and cute girl with a pair of long, pointy yellow ears lying on the lap of another woman, whose face was covered in mist.
After hearing the soft-spoken man’s words, the girl with the beast ears raised her head from the soft, pale thigh and glared fiercely at him.
“Why are you afraid to speak? What do you want to do, fight?”
The soft-spoken man would not back down; although he believed he was no match for the girl with beast ears, he had some friendly spirits among the hundred gods present and couldn’t show weakness in front of them.
“There can only be one loyal servant for my master, and that is me!”
“…Is that the main point?”
The soft-spoken man was taken aback.
“Alright, alright, Spirit of Blue, Death God, and Inukami, why are you all making such a fuss? Spirits should behave like spirits, just like our Lord God of Beauty, who is graceful and noble, calm and collected in every situation!”
The other goddess sitting to the right of the God of Beauty clapped her hands and stood up. At first, her tone was serious and seemed to urge peace, but after glancing at the God of Beauty beside her, her voice became excited, and her later words turned into praises for the God of Beauty.
“Hmph.”
The delicate man snorted softly and stopped speaking.
But after the goddess finished her speech, most of the gods turned their attention to the God of Beauty, whose face was shrouded in mist.
Because of her extraordinary beauty, once seen, one would be irresistibly drawn to her, and hearts and souls could unknowingly be captured; that is why the God of Beauty uses mist to hide her appearance.
Even gods could not escape being drawn to the God of Beauty.
In fact, if her appearance were not concealed by the mist, the meeting of the gods might not have been able to continue at all.
The beauty of the God of Beauty holds such power.
Moreover, it seemed even the projection of the God of Beauty possessed such power; while the gods were watching the struggles of the reincarnators on the Trials Continent, their attention sometimes drifted to a reincarnator named Lin Yu.
The God of Beauty, watched by the gods, did not react at all until…
They heard soft snoring coming from the quiet place.
“Sleeping… sleeping?! Do they think they are sure to win and are laughing at us?”
After the soft-spoken man, another god spoke up, dissatisfied.
“It’s because you guys won’t give up that the master is bored and has fallen asleep!”
Inukami also replied back with dissatisfaction.
“There are only thirty-three reincarnators still alive, which means only thirty-three gods can compete for the Lord of the Gods position. But anyone can see that only the master’s projection can win; the other thirty-two have no chance against her.”
“Hmph, so to the other thirty-two gods, give us a straight answer: will you surrender or not?”
“Ah, it seems I am also one of the thirty-two gods, so I will be the first to surrender!”
The girl with animal ears from Inukami raised her hand and shouted to herself.
The God of Beauty, whom she was leaning against, seemed to have been awakened by her voice.
“Just like the Death God said before, we will follow the rules.”
The God of Beauty gently patted Inukami’s head while speaking softly.
As soon as her voice sounded, all the gods were momentarily in a daze.
Although not as powerful as her beauty, the God of Beauty’s voice was also very captivating.
“…You weren’t asleep after all?”
The gentle man who was the Death God couldn’t help but comment after being brought back to reality by the God of Beauty’s voice.
“However, while I don’t mind waiting a little longer, there are likely others here like the Green God who are impatient.”
The God of Beauty smiled softly at the Death God, did not answer his question, and continued speaking.
“So, I have a suggestion. Since the original rule was decided by our hundred votes, now — should we wait for the reincarnators to fight until only one remains, or should we choose one winner from the remaining thirty-three reincarnators — we can decide this by voting as well. What does everyone think?”
As soon as the God of Beauty finished speaking, the scene suddenly fell silent.
“I agree.”
“I agree.”
“I agree too.”
“We have no choice but to do this. Continuing to argue is a waste of time, I agree.”
“Whatever the master says goes, I have no objections.”
…
After a moment of silence, the gods nodded in agreement.
Even the Death God, who had mocked at first, nodded reluctantly.
Even if he didn’t nod, the majority would still decide the outcome, and nothing would change.
After all, among the hundred gods, only the thirty-three who survived through projections might disagree with the God of Beauty’s proposal, while the remaining sixty-seven gods, who had no hope of reaching the position of Lord of the Gods, would most likely agree.
The reason they opposed the green-faced god before was simply because they were unwilling to accept it.
They had always wondered, if their projection hadn’t lost to the ant named Lin Yu in that forest, would the outcome have been their victory, given the projection’s Unique Skill?
Unfortunately, there are no “what ifs.”
The current result was that she lost, and even if she continued to wait, it was only likely that Lin Yu, the reincarnator, would survive until the end… So, was it really worth offending the future Lord of the Gods because of this obvious outcome?
The God of Death glanced at the God of Beauty.
Her divine connections were quite ordinary; among the hundred gods present, only a few could be considered friends, but the God of Beauty… surely more than half of the gods had a good relationship with her, right?
…
After voting, the divine council decided to make Lin Yu the winner of the War of Reincarnators, and the God of Beauty behind Lin Yu became the Lord of the Gods.
Though it was a vote, it somehow felt predetermined.
Once the position of Lord of the Gods was established, all the gods clearly felt the God of Beauty radiating immense divine power, and the staff and crown symbolizing the Lord of the Gods floated into her hands and on her head.
Even if some gods were unwilling, they had no choice but to smile and congratulate the God of Beauty, whose face was shrouded in mist.
“You may leave for now; the day after tomorrow, I will hold a feast at the shrine, and I hope everyone will remember not to miss it.”
The God of Beauty smiled sweetly at the gods while feeling the powerful strength she held.
Although her face was still covered in mist, the gods couldn’t help but feel a flutter in their hearts as they looked at the God of Beauty and swallowed hard.
After finally coming back to their senses, the gods left the palace and disappeared from the Trials Continent, returning to their own God’s Domain.
However, the God of Beauty and Inukami did not go back with them.
She separated a part of her divine power and directed it toward a castle on the continent, focusing on a stunned white-haired girl.
Lin Yu, who had just been declared the winner in the War of Reincarnators, was suddenly surrounded by divine power.
“Even though it is just a projection, it feels more like a daughter to me.”
The God of Beauty gently spoke while watching the white-haired girl in the sky, who was absorbing her divine power.
“After all, she has watched her grow up.”
“Yes, that’s true.”
They quietly watched the picture in the sky.
“Lin Yu, come over here, Mama.”
Once the white-haired girl had absorbed enough divine power and truly became a goddess, the God of Beauty couldn’t help but wave her delicate hand.
Suddenly, inside the palace, the girl appeared right in front of the God of Beauty and Inukami.
…
Before she could experience the strength of the divine power in her body, Lin Yu’s vision suddenly blurred.
When she regained her senses, she realized that she was no longer in the castle, but in an enormous palace.
Two women stood in front of her.
One was a cute girl with animal ears.
Yellow hair? Hmm, that’s not right. Even though she looked very similar, it didn’t seem to be her.
What about the other one…
So beautiful…
Even though I couldn’t see her face, I felt she was incredibly beautiful, maybe even… more beautiful than I was?
No, that’s impossible! How could there be a beautiful girl more stunning than me!
Even if there were, she should be a daughter born from me!
Hmm, but the identity of the woman in front of me, covered in mist, might… possibly… maybe…
“Come here, let Mommy have a good look.”
So it really was the one who had called herself Mommy earlier!
Since she is my mom, does that make me her daughter? Wait, maybe this person is also called “Mom”?
The silver-haired girl had many thoughts in her mind, but her body moved forward on its own.
Just as she got closer to the woman, the beast-eared girl beside her curiously pinched her cheek.
“Oh, right.”
The woman in front suddenly reached out and brushed away the mist.
As the mist cleared, an exquisite and stunning face appeared, as beautiful as a finely crafted piece of art. No word could truly describe her beauty; it seemed almost unreal.
After seeing the God of Beauty’s face, Lin Yu was certain.
There was no mistake, this was my mom!
The God of Beauty slightly opened her arms, and the silver-haired girl happily stepped into her embrace…and nuzzled against her.
On the other side, Inukami bit her finger and looked over with envious eyes.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu still felt a bit shy and awkward and couldn’t bring herself to call this woman, whom she liked at first sight, “Mom.”
However, the God of Beauty didn’t mind; she gently stroked the smooth, long hair of the girl in her arms and said softly,
“Since you have become a goddess, you should have your own God’s Domain.”
“God’s Domain?”
Lin Yu looked up in confusion while in the arms of the God of Beauty.
Once she had hugged her, she felt a little reluctant to let go.
Lin Yu had faced many battles in her life, but the delicate beauty of the God of Beauty still made her heart flutter, leaving her unable to control herself.
“That’s right, every deity has their own territory; a deity’s territory is called God’s Domain, and even the weakest deity has at least one planet as their God’s Domain.”
After a moment, the God of Beauty seemed to think of something.
“Since there will be no reincarnators coming to the Trials Continent anymore, and you have so many daughters there, why not take it as your own God’s Domain?”
“Is that okay?”
“Yes, the Trials Continent is a place without a master. If I give it to you, the other gods won’t have any objections. But the Trials Continent is a little small. Hmm… later, I will give you some more from my God’s Domain.”
“Um… cough, how many planets are in your God’s Domain?”
The white-haired girl felt her cheeks flush slightly, but she still curiously looked up at the God of Beauty.
“The number of planets in my God’s Domain is not the highest among the gods; I only have a little over one thousand three hundred.”
“Only that?!!”
“Mom, I am already the Lord of the Gods now. The number of planets I will have in the future will only increase.”
The God of Beauty seemed amused by the surprised and cute expression of the girl with white hair, a smile appeared on her lips, and she was obviously in a very good mood at that moment.
“The day after tomorrow, I will hold a feast at the shrine, and all the countless gods will attend. You should go back and tell your daughters that you will come with me to the shrine the day after tomorrow.”
“Oh…”
With her?
Does this mean she wants to take care of me?
Why do I feel like I’m being pampered…?
Although she nodded in agreement, Lin Yu showed no sign of wanting to leave the God of Beauty’s embrace.
Her arms seemed to have become fixed around the delicate waist of the God of Beauty, not moving at all.
“Aren’t you going to let go?”
The God of Beauty helplessly patted the girl’s arm.
“How about you come back with me?”
“Um… that sounds good.”
After thinking for a moment, the God of Beauty agreed.
She also wanted to meet Lin Yu’s daughters.
“Ah, and me! I want to come too!”
Hearing the conversation between the mother and daughter, Inukami quickly called out.
“My projection… no, my daughter is still on the Trials Continent!”
…
……
The Trials Continent became Lin Yu’s God’s Domain.
Although she later obtained many planets in one go from the God of Beauty, Lin Yu spent most of her time in the Trials Continent.
The Ant Country, created by her and her daughters, later became the largest country on the continent.
While many other human races and subhuman races came to settle in Ant Country, the ant population made up more than ninety percent of the entire country’s population.
Furthermore, after becoming a goddess and gaining divine power, Lin Yu’s abilities were no longer limited to the skills she had previously acquired.
After becoming a goddess, she was almost capable of anything.
As long as she wished, she could even create thousands, tens of thousands, or even millions of copies of herself… bringing countless joys to herself and her daughters.
However, if she created too many copies, Lin Yu still found it a bit challenging to manage them all at once.
So she still preferred to visit only one or two daughters at a time.
“Who shall I go play with today…?”
At this moment, a map of the Trials Continent appeared before Lin Yu.
The map was dotted with many bright spots, each bright spot represented a daughter of the ant tribe.
The power of this map was imitated by Lin Yu from a reincarnator who had the “Unique Skill – Map.”
Lin Yu first placed the map on the ground, then took out a gold coin, closed her eyes to block out all senses, and tossed the coin up above the map.
The coin spun and finally landed on one of the bright spots on the map, making a clear sound.
Ding—
Final thoughts.
It’s over!!
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The End