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Chapter 4698 4701 [ Billion Souls]

Xiang Nan did not accept all the allegiance of gods such as Beth, Athena, Aphrodite, and Dionysus.

On the one hand, having too many followers would affect his popularity; on the other hand, Xiang Nan had little dealings with them, so it was not worth it for him to take advantage of them for nothing.

"It's not easy to become my subordinate gods." Xiang Nan said to these gods clearly, "What good will it do for me to accept you as my subordinate gods?"

"I can provide you with wisdom and help you rule the world better." said Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

"I am the most beautiful god in the world, and I can dedicate myself to you." said Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love.

"I can brew the best wine for you and bring you joy and happiness." said Dionysus, the god of wine.

"I can play the most beautiful music for you. No other musician can compare to me." The god of music, Bess, also spoke.

In the end, Xiang Nan only kept the goddess of wisdom Athena and the goddess of music Bes, but did not keep the goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite, and the god of wine Dionysus.

Because Athena's wisdom and Bess's music are valuable and can improve people's quality of life.

In comparison, Dionysus, the god of wine, only teaches people to eat, drink and have fun, while Aphrodite leads people to love beauty, both of which are contrary to Xiang Nan's teachings.

In fact, in Greek mythology, Dionysus has always had a bad image, and is regarded as the god of indulgence, revelry, and debauchery. During the Dionysian Festival, many female believers would go into the wilderness in groups, drinking, dancing, singing, and reveling...

Aphrodite's love history is even richer. She was the wife of Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen, but she had an affair with Paul, the god of the sun, and was caught by Hephaestus on the spot.

Later, she gave birth to the hermaphrodite Hermaphrodite with the messenger Hermes, Eryx with the sea god Poseidon, the three Graces with Dionysus, and Aeneas with the mortal Anchises...

He also fell in love with the beautiful boy Adonis. After Adonis was stabbed to death by a wild boar of the hunting goddess Artemis, his soul entered the underworld, and Persephone, the queen of the underworld, also fell in love with him.

Finally, he negotiated with Aphrodite, and they each had him for half a year. Adonis would accompany Persephone in the underworld for half a year, and then accompany Aphrodite for another half a year...

Xiang Nan was dismissive of such a goddess with a dissolute nature, no matter how beautiful she was.

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Xiang Nan then officially announced the Angel of Wisdom Athena and the Angel of Music Bess.

He also named Athena "Vizier", which means prime minister, responsible for helping him manage state affairs.

These two people also gained incense because of this.

In addition to Athena and Beth, Xiang Nan later also collected the goddess of fertility Demeter, the god of craftsmen Hephaestus, the three goddesses of fate Moira, and so on.

However, the total number of angels did not exceed 10. After all, the incense offerings were limited, so Xiang Nan kept the majority for himself.

As for other gods, no matter how much they voluntarily surrender to Xiang Nan, he will treat them as heretics.

Therefore, the gods of death Anubis, the god of the sky Horus, the god of the sun Amon, the god of the sea Poseidon, the god of the underworld Hades, the god of war Ares, the god of the moon Khons, etc. were all classified as evil spirits.

Seeing that there was no hope of joining Xiang Nan, these gods could only turn evil and seduce, lure and win over Xiang Nan's followers.

As gods, it was naturally easy for them to break the magic on Xiang Nan's roster, so they successfully attracted a group of believers, which brought some troubles to Xiang Nan's rule.

But it's just a nuisance.

After all, their overall strength is not as good as Xiang Nan's now. They can only do some small actions secretly and stealthily. It would be great if they can develop tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of believers at most.

After all, once it becomes big, it is hard not to be noticed. …

Another thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

In just one thousand years, Egypt's population has exceeded 1.3 billion, an increase of nearly 60% compared to a thousand years ago.

A 60% increase in a thousand years may not sound like much, but we have to consider that the medical conditions at that time were very backward. A cold or a fever could kill people.

Xiang Nan couldn't save everyone, so although more people were born, more people died. In a thousand years, the population only increased by 60%.

But it is also good. Nowadays, without fertilizers, pesticides, and advanced agricultural machinery, the yield per unit area of ​​land has reached its peak and cannot be further increased.

In this case, if the population is too large, it is easy for most people to not have enough food and live a life of hunger and fullness. Therefore, a balance between life and death is very necessary.

During this millennium, maritime trade also developed rapidly. People had invented large two-masted and three-masted sailing ships and realized ocean voyages.

It is nothing new to start from the Atlantic Ocean in Europe, enter the Indian Ocean through the Mediterranean Sea, and then from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

New continents such as southern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Americas have already been discovered, and many people have already immigrated there.

After all, the New World is vast and sparsely populated, with a lot of undeveloped land that can support a larger population.

Over the past thousand years, Egypt and Middle-earth have also established extensive contacts.

Today, trade between the two countries is very frequent, with tea, silk, porcelain and other products produced in China imported into Egypt on a large scale, and spices, jewelry, and fine horses produced in Egypt also imported into China on a large scale.

In addition, Xiang Nan's sect was also introduced into Middle-earth.

At first, many believers went there to do business and set up Xiangnan's temple there. After the Middle-earth people came into contact with it, they thought this sect was good, so gradually people began to believe in it.

To date, Xiang Nan’s followers account for more than 30% of the people in Middle-earth.

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During this thousand years, Ansuna has also mastered the "Sacred Heart Sutra", and then began to learn the "Red Fire Divine Art" to enhance her physique.

After Xiang Nan's deduction, the "Red Fire Divine Art" already has twelve levels. The first nine levels are Blue Flame, Red Flame, and Green Flame. The tenth level is Fiery Flame Without Form, the eleventh level is Earth Fire Mingyi, and the twelfth level is Heaven Fire Infinite.

When you reach the eighth level, you can cultivate your primordial spirit; when you reach the ninth level, your primordial spirit is immortal; when you reach the tenth level, you can transform into nothingness; when you reach the twelfth level, you can almost become an immortal.

By then, when the godhood is handed over to her, she will basically be able to bear it.

During this thousand years, Xiang Nan began to gradually absorb believers in his own kingdom of God.

Because the number of believers in his kingdom of God has exceeded 10 billion, and everywhere you look, they are densely packed and shoulder to shoulder.

Even if his kingdom of God expanded tenfold, it would still be very crowded.

The expansion of the kingdom of God requires the consumption of divine power. If the kingdom of God is expanded tenfold, the consumed divine power will be an astronomical figure, so it is better to devour them all.

This not only enhances Xiang Nan's strength, but also makes room for subsequent newcomers.

Therefore, in the past thousand years, Xiang Nan has devoured 30 billion souls, which is really not a small number. This also makes Xiang Nan's strength further strengthened, and it can even be said to have reached the pinnacle.