Gods: Civilization Cultivation, Infinite War

Chapter 198 The Favor of Time and Fate
Under the protection of the will of Earth, the collapse of the spirit world did not have a significant impact on reality, nor did it lead to any major disasters.

However, after the spirit world gradually collapsed, some of the rules that the gods had stripped from reality were reintegrated into reality.

As the rules of reality continue to evolve, this also leads to a sustained increase in the concentration of extraordinary factors within reality.

Ordinary people wouldn't feel anything noticeable, but those with extraordinary abilities would generally be able to sense this change.

After all, even in a supernatural system that focuses on physical transformation, supernatural beings within it cannot become stronger without the nourishment of supernatural factors.

They naturally wouldn't notice anything unusual about the significantly increased concentration of extraordinary factors in the world.

At this moment, in the capital of the Thousand Furnace Federation, Solous is engaged in academic discussions with many scholars from the Thousand Furnace Federation and other civilizations.

As the creator of Soul Editors, Solous was already a Level 5 Scholar before becoming a Legendary Soul Editor.

Subsequently, as the Soul Editor system continued to grow, Solous's status also rose accordingly.

By now, Solus has become one of the few Level 7 scholars in the Soul Realm, and is also the first Level 7 scholar in the Soul Realm.

The principles behind Soul Chips are not limited to the Spiritforged race.

As the entire Soul Editor system matures, many related fields are no longer confined to the Soulforger race.

Instead, it can promote the development of the entire soul realm and even the entire All-Spirit Alliance.

Thanks to this, the All-Spirit Alliance's research on the soul realm has been able to reach new heights in just a few thousand years.

As a level seven scholar in the realm of souls, he also possesses top-tier legendary strength.

Solus's status is among the top in the entire All Spirits Alliance.

You will receive the highest level of treatment when you travel to any civilization to participate in academic discussions.

Even in the Federation of Ten Thousand Forges or the Dawn Empire, they could receive a personal reception from high-ranking officials.

This academic discussion at the Heart of the Crucible was also a large-scale academic event led by Solaus.

The change in the concentration of extraordinary factors in the world caused by the collapse of the spirit realm made their expressions change, and they were somewhat puzzled.

However, the scholars present were all at least Level 4 senior scholars, and there were quite a few Grandmasters at Level 5 or above.

Soon, the gazes of some legendary extraordinary beings pierced through the void and saw a certain layer of space that was rapidly collapsing.

"Is that the legendary spirit world?"

A scholar spoke slowly, his tone full of certainty.

As knowledgeable scholars, they were no strangers to the concept of the spirit world.

However, the spirit realm has always belonged to the domain of the gods in the T09-3054 crystal wall system and does not exist in the material world.

And when these civilizations of the Blue Star deities waged war, their struggles always revolved around the material world.

At least in all the years of the All-Spirit Alliance's battles, it has never had any contact with the spirit world.

Therefore, they have never been able to make contact with the true spirit world.

Unexpectedly, my first encounter with the legendary spirit world was to see it gradually collapsing.

"It is said that the spirit realm was once the paradise of the gods of this crystal wall system, and many true gods set up their divine kingdoms in the spirit realm."

"With their fall, their divine kingdom was lost in the depths of the spirit world, and no trace of it could be found."

"The spirit world is gradually collapsing, and countless treasures within it are being destroyed along with it. What a waste."

A scholar looked at the collapsing spirit world and said with regret in his eyes.

Lower-ranking true gods like the God of Radiance are generally not qualified to establish their divine kingdom in the spirit world.

Only a mid-level true god or even a high-level true god would be qualified to set up their divine kingdom in the spirit world.

This not only means that we can obtain more resources.

More importantly, the divine kingdom in the spirit world is much safer than the divine kingdom in the real world.

There is no need to worry about being easily found by rivals who are also true gods, nor is there any need to worry about being affected by the extraordinary resurgence.

During the war waged by the Pantheon against the T09-3054 Crystal Wall System.

Those true gods who have established their divine kingdoms in the spirit world are far more difficult to kill than ordinary true gods.

Most importantly, even if you successfully kill the opponent, it's difficult to completely eliminate them.

After all, the rules of the spirit world belong to the same whole, unlike the rules of the material world which can be dispersed by realm and thus defeated one by one.

Only when the God of All Things killed the God King of the T09-3054 Crystal Wall System did he use the power of the Blue Star's will to suppress the rules of the entire Spirit Realm.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to cleanly and decisively kill a native deity whose power rivals that of a great god.

Apart from that, none of the other native deities are worth the enormous price the pantheon would pay to suppress the rules of the entire spirit realm, nor is it necessary.

In this situation, there must still be many treasures left behind by the true gods within the spirit world.

If the spirit realm had not collapsed, these treasures would have remained deep within it, waiting for a destined person to discover them.

However, the entire spirit world is gradually collapsing, and these treasures will basically have to go down with the spirit world to destruction.

"The location of the Spirit Realm is extremely hidden. Even beings at the True God level would find it difficult to pinpoint its spatial coordinates."

"Moreover, the spirit world is extremely hostile to foreign civilizations like us. Even though the spirit world is gradually collapsing, we probably won't be able to enter it."

At this point, everyone's eyes turned to Solaus.

The principle behind the rejection of them by the spirit world and the rejection of them by this crystal wall system is actually the same.

It's simply because they are life forms outside the crystal wall system, and they came here to modify the original rules of the crystal wall system.

Even after thousands of years of reproduction, most citizens of the All-Spirit Alliance are native life forms of the T09-3054 Crystal Wall System.

However, because they worshipped gods outside the crystal wall system, they were rejected by the rules of the spirit world.

However, there exists a special group within the Alliance of All Spirits.

The Soulforged race's souls are inherently flawed, even though they possess soul chips that can significantly improve their situation.

Compared to normal people, there are still many differences.

For the other citizens of the Alliance of All Souls, the biggest difference between the Spiritforged and ordinary people is that they cannot form a true faith.

Even with education from a young age and the influence of other citizens, it is still impossible to establish a stable connection with any deity and thus form a belief.

From this perspective, perhaps the Spiritforged race is not affected by the rules of the Spirit Realm?
Although they had their suspicions, none of them voiced them directly. After all, they could only witness the collapse of the spirit realm, but they couldn't yet find a way to actually enter it.

The Alliance of All Spirits has almost no research on the spirit world; most of its information comes from the records of the original indigenous people.

According to indigenous accounts, entering the spirit world generally requires guidance from the spirit world.

But now the spirit world itself is on the verge of collapse, so where can it find any guidance?

Just then, a spatial fluctuation appeared, once again attracting everyone's attention.

"Is this... guidance from the spirit world?"

"No! This is the guidance of the god of time and destiny!"

Throughout the Alliance of All Souls, different civilizations simply worship their own gods and rarely make special offerings to other gods.

After all, there are more than a thousand gods in the entire Alliance of All Spirits.

Even if it doesn't require one's own faith, it's just about placing a corresponding deity on the altar at home.

It would be absurd for every household to display more than a thousand statues of gods; no civilization would require its citizens to do so.

Therefore, in most families, besides the statues of the gods they believe in, there are also statues of deities.

Generally, it's perfectly fine to only display a few statues of the gods you like, or even not display any other gods at all.

Most citizens of the Alliance of All Spirits probably don't even know how many gods exist in the entire Alliance, or the titles of each god.

This is all perfectly normal, and no one will blame anyone for it.

However, within the entire Alliance of All Spirits, there is one deity who holds an extremely special position.

That is the god of time, space and destiny.

Aside from the gods they themselves worship, the most familiar god to all citizens of the All-Spirit Alliance is undoubtedly the God of Time and Fate.

In everyone's common understanding, every deity has the same status.

There is no hierarchy among gods, even among true gods like dwarves and the god of forging.

He is no more noble than other gods; other gods can still communicate with Him on an equal footing.

Therefore, the various civilizations within the Alliance of All Souls engage in equal exchanges.

Although there are differences in overall strength between different civilizations, no civilization will bow down to another civilization.

Even though it was a civilization without any legendary combat power, it maintained an equal stance with the Federation of Thousands of Furnaces when communicating with them.

But the God of Time and Fate is different from the Dawn Empire.

If the Dawn Empire is the leader of all civilizations, then the God of Time and Destiny is the leader of all gods.

Even though this leader is not above the gods, He still holds a very special position.

These are not just thoughts held by citizens of other civilizations, but rather content directly written into the canons of various civilizations.

When organizing certain events, if they are related to the god of time, space, and destiny, then He is absolutely the only deity in charge.

To place the God of Time and Fate below other gods, even below one's own god, would be a grave act of disrespect.

For example, displaying statues of various deities in the home.

Under normal circumstances, the deity one believes in naturally takes precedence.

As for the positions of other deities, there is no fixed rule.

Even the god of dwarves and blacksmiths could place His idol last without any problem.

But if it involves the god of time, space and destiny, then His statue must be placed first.

The god they worship doesn't even have the right to be ranked first alongside Him.

If this is the Dawn Empire's demand, then other civilizations will definitely be enraged, and it may even lead to a violent conflict.

However, this content is written in the scriptures of various civilizations and can be directly understood as the will of the gods.

Under these circumstances, the major civilizations naturally had no objections.

According to the scriptures, this is because all the gods share a common respect for the god of time, space, and destiny.

The Dawn Empire has been able to maintain its position as the big brother in the Alliance of All Souls, making other civilizations obedient to it.

Besides the Dawn Empire's own formidable strength, the special status of the God of Time and Destiny is also a key factor.

For example, at this time, the guidance of the God of Time and Fate can also be understood as the miracle of another god appearing in the capital of the Thousand Furnace Federation.

If a miracle from another god were to occur here, the first reaction of the high-ranking officials of the Thousand Furnace Federation would certainly be confusion and bewilderment, and they might even feel dissatisfied.

But this is a miracle of the gods of time and fate, and no one would feel the slightest dissatisfaction with this sudden miracle.

Even the high-ranking officials of the Furnace Federation felt mostly curiosity about this suddenly appearing spatial gate.

There was even a strange sense of anticipation.

If one is favored by the god of time and destiny, He may bestow miracles upon them.

This is a great honor for any citizen or high-ranking member of the All-Spirit Alliance.

"If I'm not mistaken, the other side of this spatial gate should be the Spirit Realm that is gradually collapsing."

Someone spoke up quickly, and the others nodded in agreement.

The scene of the spirit world collapsing had just appeared when this spatial gate appeared.

Furthermore, they lacked knowledge of the spatial coordinates of the spirit world and did not know how to travel there.

This spatial gate is a miracle bestowed by the god of time and destiny. If it wasn't meant to send some lucky person to the spirit world, was it perhaps meant to send them on a trip?

All eyes turned to Solaus once again.

They felt no attraction from the portal, which meant it wasn't created for them.

Solus's eyes changed slightly; he could indeed feel a strong attraction emanating from this spatial gate.

Amidst the envious gazes of the crowd, Solus did not hesitate and passed directly through the portal.

(End of this chapter)