Throne of the North.

Chapter 721 The Second Orc War (Part 7)
The heart of the Flor Empire will always be the Imperial Capital.

Today, the people in the capital city seemed to be having an illusion; they actually felt the earth tremble violently on land where earthquakes should never happen.

The heart is beating, of course, and the empire is full of vitality; if you understand it this way, everything seems to be going smoothly.

People continued to go about their business as usual, completely unaware that above them, in the sky above the capital city, a pair of eyes—eyes invisible to mortals—had opened.

The killing of a god was not the work of one person or one noble family.

Just like in that alternate dimension, when Ryan, Earl Clayton, and Grand Duke McCreynolds committed god-slaying, they undoubtedly needed powerful supernatural forces and the help of supernatural legions.

The empire has ten legendary mages to serve it, and they are never kept for nothing.

"Your Excellency Palacios."

Palacios, the leader of the Imperial Highland Mage Order, was a student of the Highland Mage Order leader who lost to Ivy Evan. He was also the senior brother of Archmage McKen, the creator of the Northern Warhorse, and a fellow disciple with differing ideologies.

Standing on his teacher's shoulders, he surpassed the former "Blood God" and was also the closest to the royal family among the empire's ten great magicians.

"This time, we need your guidance to control the divine remains."

The elderly members of the royal family, under the watchful eyes of numerous nobles, addressed the legendary magician.

Palacios nodded and looked at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I wonder which part of the divine remains you require me to control this time?"

Volvo responded seriously, raising his scepter and pointing it at the legendary magician.

"His hair, symbolizing the boundless and life-giving essence, is the divinity that erodes the world's water sources."

As the emperor finished speaking, the sky above suddenly opened a purplish-brown vortex portal. From the darkness, thousands of hoarse, snake-like roars echoed down, causing a sudden and violent storm. Meanwhile, pairs of eyes lit up in the dim world, in the void, in all directions, and inside the trembling imperial capital.

The earth collapsed, and entire houses and streets collapsed. In this vast capital city, a deep underground passage appeared.

Those who know it know that beneath the capital city lies the remains of a god—the complete, divine, and living remains of a great being.

That was the most perfect and greatest gain in the blasphemy, and it was sealed by the royal family and the four grand dukes beneath the capital city.

At Thermopylae, Grand Duke Russell asked the Emperor for his support in gaining the power to fight against the gods, for the war between the orcs was being watched by the gods.

The emperor could only allow the power of this divine remains to reappear. Unfortunately, it should have appeared last time, but last time, Columbus III was not in the capital city, but in the Cathedral of Light.

So if he had died inside the capital city, even the great being of the Demon Dragon would never have been able to easily kill Columbus III through divine punishment.

"I will master a life that transcends the mortal realm."

Palacios solemnly declared that this would be the beginning of his blasphemy, and as a magician seeking truth, he was extremely excited at this moment.

……

Hot spring fortress.

The once-glorious armor of Archduke Russell had become dull and lifeless, covered with what appeared to be numerous worm-like patterns crawling across it—the curse of the ravens, attempting to erode and destroy this legendary armor, and drag Archduke Russell, whom it protected, into a world of spiritual calamity.

Since this Grand Duke took the lead and brought unwavering morale to Hot Spring Fortress, he has always been in a place where everyone can see him. The Orc King Shatterbones was extremely resentful and attacked him several times with divine power, but he was blocked by the demigod.

It was precisely for this reason that Shattered Bones took a different approach, sending a large number of orcs across the Hot Springs Fortress to appear on the battlefield of Sunny Grassland.

"Damn human nobles, why are they so powerful?"

The Orc King's roar of the Shattered Bone was not only a question to the Raven King, but also a manifestation of its suppressed resentment. It was as if it could not take down this fortress of the human empire with the power of the six royal courts.
This is utterly absurd. You must remember that the last time the orcs launched a full-scale invasion of humanity, they didn't encounter such obstacles.

"How long will it take to kill that human grand duke?"

Beside the Broken Bones, the Raven King stood with a gloomy look in its eyes; it too was furious.

"We can't kill him. He has a demigod by his side, and he possesses the essence of divinity within him."

In the claws of this raven king lay a gray book, its cover shrouded in shadows as flocks of crows flew about. Within its pages lay a wealth of knowledge, including the curse it used to curse Duke Russell.

"Even legends should die."

“His image is depicted in ancient taboos; he is the calamity of the blasphemers…”

The Raven King murmured incessantly, and on a blank page of the book, the image of Archduke Russell was appearing out of thin air, as if an invisible quill pen was constantly depicting Archduke Russell's state and appearance at this moment.

"The artifact actually recorded him. This human Grand Duke has become an unavoidable anchor of this era. His power can influence the entire world."

The Raven King's eyes widened, and he let out a sharp roar as he stared incredulously at the image of Archduke Russell appearing on the page, but at the same time, he became excited and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, damned human, he's been recorded. The price of blasphemy will be the disgust and contempt of countless worlds. All things in the world are rejecting him, yet he foolishly tries to grasp knowledge that the gods forbid."

"But... what is this knowledge?"

The Raven King pondered for a moment, then stopped worrying about it. The power of the artifact was part of the divine authority, and now it could use this artifact to kill the Grand Duke of the human empire.

Ravens are arrogant, and among the orcs, only the Behemoth King is worthy of their respect. The most fundamental reason for this is this artifact, an artifact belonging to the Raven orc race.

As the Raven King chanted, the Orc King Shattered Bones continuously channeled divine power into the Raven King's body, granting him divine blessing and amplifying the artifact's power.

The forbidden chant rang out from the Raven King's beak, disturbing the Orc King's mind. His soul was struggling, but fortunately, the power was not directed at him.

As countless chattering sounds gradually filled his ears, Grand Duke Russell frowned, gripping the Russell Sword tightly on the ground, motionless, his body trembling slightly, a sign of his unease.

"The extraordinary power wielded by orcs..."

He reminded the demigod Anselmo beside him, whose expression was serious; he hadn't sensed anything. "It's the power of the gods, that artifact from the Raven Court."

Grand Duke Russell spoke again, targeting the forces aimed at him. Anselmo also became serious. The feud between humans and orcs was not from the same era; the war between humans and orcs had continued for countless years.

Humans are very familiar with orcs.

The Raven Orcs became royalty because of the divine artifact that had claimed countless human souls. In the past, when faced with the power of this artifact, it was only through the prayers of the Dawn Church's clergy that the artifact was dispelled.

Now the empire must face this alone, and the Lord of Dawn, the God of Light, can no longer easily respond to His followers.

"Where is the great power that the Emperor promised? Why hasn't it arrived yet?"

At this moment, Grand Duke Russell couldn't care less about why the capital city hadn't yet developed a means to deal with the gods, or the authority to deal with the gods. He couldn't afford to be distracted by the power of a divine artifact. Even if he exerted all his strength, he couldn't guarantee that he could withstand the power of this authority.

“Let’s establish a temporary divine kingdom, Uncle Anselmo, and let the essence of the gods fight against the essence of the gods.”

Anselmo was already preparing. A magnificent seven-colored gemstone coffin was carried out by hundreds of Bauhinia Knights. The gemstones on it emitted a dazzling light. The demigod placed his palm on the coffin and gently pushed it. With just a tiny crack, an endless torrent of blood gushed out from the crack.

The nobles of the empire were all blasphemous nobles.

The imperial family and grand dukes were the forerunners of blasphemy.

The Russell family acquired quite a few good things during the blasphemous era a century ago.

"In the name of Russell, we call for your return—to offer a sea of ​​blood to your weary heart."

Blood filled the sky above the Hot Springs Fortress. This was the essence of divinity. Of course, the Russell family could not seal the remains of a god in a coffin. The Imperial City was the only place with such a remnant. What they obtained was merely a drop of blood from a great being.

The only drop of blood left after a god's death possesses His divine essence.

Therefore, what is sealed inside this jeweled coffin is actually the remaining divinity of a great being after his fall.

Great beings are incompatible with each other; they are like fire and water. The moment the divine source appeared in the Hot Spring Fortress, the Raven King was horrified to discover that the artifact in his hand had rioted.

It frantically flipped through the pages, eventually stopping at a 'decaying kingdom'.

That was a dead divine kingdom. The owner of the artifact died in the war across planes, and the divine kingdom he left behind was remembered by the artifact. Now, stimulated by the divine essence of another great being, the artifact has awakened this dead divine kingdom.

The contact between gods is not based on handshakes, eye contact, or even the exchange of thoughts, but on the divine realm.

The border between the kingdoms of God signifies the outbreak of war between two great beings.

The decaying land, a gray world, with broken soil, sunless rivers, and a dust-filled sky, appeared in the sky above Hot Spring Fortress like a mirage.

Correspondingly, the blood inside the jeweled coffin angrily rushed towards the mirage-like divine kingdom, staining the gray, decaying realm with a vibrant color.

The powers of the two deities clashed.

This is not the end, but the beginning of a war.

When power reaches its purest form, the clash of powers becomes a game of elimination. In the collision of gods, one part of primordial essence dissolves into another, and whoever has more primordial essence will achieve final victory.

No one knows how many units of primordial energy are contained in the artifact wielded by the Raven King. After all, no one has a spiritual panel like Ryan to visualize primordial energy. Moreover, even if one could see it, it would be useless, because the mutual attrition of divine essence takes an incredibly long time.

So, how can we speed up this process and make the war between the gods a quicker outcome?

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Grand Duke Russell raised the Russell Sword, which was planted on the ground. Behind him, on the ground to the left and right of the Hot Springs Fortress, on the battlefield where countless human soldiers and orc warriors were fighting, the banner of the Bauhinia flower fluttered. All the Bauhinia knights suddenly raised their heads. They felt a unique call, summoning them to assemble.

"Russell's glory will last forever!"

"Russell's glory will last forever!!!"

All the Bauhinia Knights raised their heads, their eyes beneath their visors turning into a sacred purple light. Bauhinia vines began to twine around the hooves of their warhorses, and vibrant Bauhinia flowers sprouted from the flesh and blood of their horses' necks.

They screech, the Bauhinia Knights on their bodies still roaring and howling. Finally, to the astonishment of countless humans and orcs, the Bauhinia vines climbed and grew towards the sky, just like in the war in the Kingdom of Nantes. The extraordinary soldiers of the Bauhinia Knight Legion rushed into the sky along the vines.

They rushed into the divine kingdom formed by the intertwining and collision of two divine origins.

The Bauhinia Legion, the extraordinary legion of the Grand Duke Russell's family, became warriors of the gods, fighting for the gods in the realm of the gods.

This is the significance of the Extraordinary Legion's existence: to accelerate the erosion of the essence of another great being on the battlefield of the divine realm.

The third stage of the Extraordinary Legion is the Divine Families, and this is the purpose of the Families' existence.

"damn it!"

"The Kingdom of Gods, what did those blasphemous humans do a hundred years ago that they were able to create a Kingdom of Gods?"

The Raven King, who possessed countless forbidden knowledge, stared in utter shock at the battlefield within his divine kingdom. Clearly, on the side of the divine kingdom representing the divine artifact, there were no members capable of dealing with the Bauhinia Knight Legion.

"War! We need to enter the Kingdom of God to participate in the war!"

The Raven King spoke loudly to the Orc King Shatterbone, for no other reason than that only Shatterbone possessed great divine power, and without the guidance of divine power, even birds could not enter the divine realm.

It was a place of nothingness and illusion, just like the mirage in the sky right now.

Mirages can be seen, but who can enter the world of a mirage?

The Bauhinia Knights Legion is ravaging and destroying the land of the divine kingdom, accelerating its demise. Once they succeed, the divine artifacts held by the Raven Royal Family will be annihilated due to the loss of all their divinity.

This divine artifact... cannot be replenished now.

(End of this chapter)