Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

Inside the Wizard's Tower, the divine essence of the Swamp God floats silently.

The last vestiges of resentment within the divine essence have been purified, leaving only pure crystallized rules and the origin of divinity.

Suddenly, a piece of information entered Ian's consciousness, or rather, the swamp's own past experiences.

Ian closed his eyes slightly, and within his spiritual sea, the Sun and Moon Cores vibrated slightly, dismantling and peeling away the dark green rules.

The last lingering resentment of the Swamp God has long since vanished, but deep within his divine essence, besides the pure crystallization of rules and the origin of divinity, some fragmented memories are also sealed away.

This is the most profound scene in the long life of a deity.

Just as the divine essence was being completely purified and integrated into the dual cores of the sun and moon, Ian captured a vague message.

The image was not clear, showing the turmoil and distortion of the original owner's death, but several figures in it were very familiar to Ian.

The first image shows a swamp thousands of kilometers away from the outpost.

The space rippled slightly, and a figure silently appeared.

He was dressed in ordinary clothes, his figure elusive, as if he could blend into the environment at any moment; he was none other than Logan, the "imposter".

He looked down at a rather large swamp tribe below, his eyes scanning the area for a moment as if assessing something.

He lingered for about fifteen minutes, then shook his head, his figure rippling like water before disappearing from sight.

Two other figures appeared one after another, then hurriedly left.

"Logan, Karina, Cassius..."

His eyes flickered slightly; they had all passed through or briefly explored the swamp world.

However, the three of them clearly judged that this place was not of much value and chose to leave, heading towards a more central area.

"It seems everyone in the alliance has their own methods for carrying out their missions," Ian thought to himself.

These three are all experienced wizards, powerful, and have very different styles of doing things.

Instead, he chose a completely different path: direct plunder and conquest, using war to sustain war.

"That's fine. They're heading into the deeper world, while I'm expanding at the edge. For now, we won't interfere with each other."

The immediate priority is to consolidate the gains and prepare for the imminent divine investigation.

Ian closed his eyes slightly, and his divine essence gradually melted, turning into a dark green stream, which he then inhaled.

He directly stripped away and discarded the rules that contradicted himself, while the underlying concepts of circulation, nourishment, and material transformation were purified and absorbed, and integrated into the operating system of the sun and moon dual cores.

The text on the panel flickered at the edge of my field of vision:

[Dual-core growth rate: 91%...92%...]

We are just 7% away from reaching level 5 Radiant Moon.

Just as Ian was immersed in the mystery of the increasing rules, strange phenomena reappeared above the Swamp World.

The void trembled, and a divine body, ten zhang tall and composed entirely of golden rock, appeared. The body's lines were hard, and its eyes were indifferent.

He simply stood there quietly, and the divine power emanating from him caused the barrier of the outpost to groan, while the surrounding swamp dwellers fainted on the spot.

Vivian stood beside the statue, her body slightly tense.

This incarnation contains power far exceeding that of the previous Swamp God; it is a deity of medium divine power!

A being with strength equivalent to a level six Sun Wizard, even if it's just an avatar, is someone she can't directly confront.

The avatar glanced at the Mother Goddess statue behind Vivian, a hint of disdain flashing in its eyes.

"I am Grom, the Lord of Rocks, sent by Mother Earth to patrol this realm."

A grand and resonant voice echoed throughout heaven and earth, carrying awe-inspiring divine power: "So you are the newly ascended 'Mother Goddess of All Beasts'? Why do you not reveal yourself?"

Kerrigan's will descended through the Hive, her voice equally ethereal and majestic.

"My divine body is currently traversing the astral planes, comprehending the rules. I wonder what brings this divine messenger here?"

"Hmph, astral travel? They know how to come up with excuses."

Grom, the Lord of Rocks, snorted coldly, clearly not believing this explanation.

"The Mother Goddess is aware of Zeltas's fall. Although it was his own fault, the Swamp of Decay and its three subordinate minor worlds have always been under the jurisdiction of the Mother Goddess's pantheon."

"Now that you have slain Zeltas, according to the old custom of the divine court, these four worlds should be handed over to the Mother Goddess and reassigned to the gods for management."

He paused, a glint of light flashing in his amber eyes, as if he were bestowing a gift.

"Considering that you are new to the divine position and do not understand the rules, the Mother Goddess is magnanimous and will not investigate further. You are given one month to withdraw all believers and influence from these four worlds and must not interfere again."

"As for your killing of Zeltas... we will decide what to do after Mother Goddess investigates the reasons."

Arrogant and bossy.

This was not a discussion, but a command from above.

The so-called "old rules of the Divine Court" are nothing more than a fig leaf to cover up the fact that the strong are respected.

On the Zerg plains, Kerrigan frowned slightly, her divine spark flashing as she quickly analyzed the situation.

The opponent's strength, which is at a medium level, and the powerful backers behind them are not something she can directly confront at present.

Directly breaking off relations will only invite a more severe blow and expose one's true nature.

"So that's how it is, it's a rule of the Divine Court." Kerrigan's statue spoke slowly.

"Having just ascended to godhood, I truly do not know. In that case, I may temporarily withdraw from these four worlds."

"Temporarily?" Grom's avatar's tone turned somber.

"My followers are relocating, and the idols are being dismantled, which will take some time. Moreover, the resources here are somewhat beneficial to my spiritual practice. May I collect some as compensation?"

Kerrigan looked troubled, like a naive "wild god" who had never seen the world.

Grom's avatar remained silent for a moment.

The Mother Goddess's order was to reclaim the territory. As for the wild god gaining some benefits, as long as it wasn't excessive, it wouldn't be a big deal.

A new god who knows the rules and knows when to advance and retreat is always easier to control than those hotheads.

"Okay." Grom's avatar finally uttered two words.

"But this period is limited to one month. After one month, if I can still sense your presence remaining in this realm..."

A cold glint flashed in His amber eyes, and His imposing divine might pressed down like a mountain, causing Vivian to take a half-step back.

"He will be executed without mercy."

After saying this, the rock god's body turned into a stream of light and vanished, as if it had never existed.

"Mother Goddess..." Vivi felt uneasy and asked for guidance through the mental connection.

"Do as he says," Kerrigan said coldly.

"Have the swamp dwellers cease public activities, dismantle some peripheral altars as a formality, move the core outposts and deep collection of life mud underground, and simultaneously search for new world coordinates."

"Yes, ma'am."

Kerrigan severed the connection, a cold glint characteristic of the Zerg flashing in her eyes.

Withdraw? How could that be? This is just a temporary measure to lull the other side into a false sense of security.

The Earth Mother's attention has already been drawn, and it would be unwise to expand blatantly under Her nose any further.

However, the Star Sea Divine Court has a vast territory with countless worlds on its periphery, and there are always places where supervision is weak.

A month is enough time for her to do a lot of things.

Moreover, through this contact, she also figured out the Star Sea Divine Court's attitude towards the new god, which seemed not to be opposed to it.

In the gray fog world, inside the Tower of Eternity.

After Ian had digested the last bit of nourishment from the Swamp Godhead, he slowly opened his eyes. The light of the Sun and Moon Dual Cores flashed briefly in the depths of his pupils, and his aura became even more profound and restrained.

[Dual-core growth rate: 93%]

"An incarnation of intermediate divine power." He received the information synchronized from Kerrigan, without the slightest surprise in his eyes.

Killing a righteous god would inevitably attract the attention of those above, and their arrogance and commands were to be expected.

"Kerrigan handled it very well, temporarily avoiding direct confrontation and shifting the focus."

Kerrigan needs more faith and resources to grow; he himself needs to complete his final soul leap.

Before possessing sufficient strength, it is not advisable to confront a god-level power head-on.

The only tricky thing is that this divine messenger has a rather tough attitude and seems to harbor some hostility towards them, making it impossible to make further contact.

Otherwise, given Kerrigan's demonstrated strength, she should have recruited him.

"Forget it, Kerrigan isn't a true god after all. Let her continue to develop and gather as many resources as possible."

He turned his gaze to the star map and locked onto the two neighboring worlds he had just discovered.

These are two smaller worlds, similar in size to the Swamp of Decay, with relatively primitive beliefs, but located in more remote areas.

"Change objectives, concentrate forces, achieve a swift victory, plunder the resources of these two worlds, and convert more Zerg."

At the same time, Ian warned Kerrigan that there was no need to pretend. If she encountered local deities, she should not pursue them if they knew to retreat, but if they resisted... she knew what to do.

Ian's goal is for Kerrigan to develop quickly, increase the number of Zerg, and push his godhood level to intermediate godhood.

"Understood, Master!" Kerrigan's eyes flashed with hunting excitement once again.

The following month passed peacefully.

Within the Rotten Swamp World and its three minor realms, the activities of the Cult of the Mother Goddess of All Beasts have noticeably "curbed."

Many public altars were dismantled, large-scale collection of "holy anointing" ceased, and swamp dwellers became increasingly secluded.

Grom's avatar would occasionally sweep over the area, sensing that the aura of the "Mother of Beasts" was indeed weakening and receding, so he stopped paying too much attention to it.

For a wild god who has made a mistake and then longs to join, he is not a high priority in the vast pantheon of the mother goddess.

We still need to recruit them, but we need to tame their wildness first and wait a few decades before making any moves.

They didn't know that Kerrigan no longer wanted to play by the rules.

Her immense will commands the Zerg and Vivian, quietly carrying out the erosion of the new world.

These two chosen small worlds, one named "Valley of Whispers," is filled with active yet chaotic wind elemental energy, nurturing a winged tribe skilled in manipulating air currents. Prefer fantasy novels? Click here>

Another place, known as the "Lava Land," is a place where the earth cracks open, lava flows, and cave dwellers with thick skin and a worship of fire live there.

This time, Kerrigan did not employ a gentle approach of faith infiltration.

Time is limited, the objective is clear: plunder resources and achieve a swift victory.

In response to Whisper Valley, she deployed a large number of Void Black Bees with high-speed mobility, along with the new unit "Mindbreaker" that releases mental interference spores.

Under Vivian's remote command, the Zerg forces launched a lightning-fast and precise attack on several sacred sites of the Feathered People tribe, obtaining a large amount of elemental crystals and rare light metal ores.

When the demigod spirit worshipped by the Feathered People tribe was disturbed and attempted to condense a storm to retaliate, it was met with thousands of Void Black Bees.

The fragile natural spirit was torn apart almost instantly, and the remaining consciousness screamed as it fled into the depths of the world, never daring to show its face again.

For the Lava Lands, the main force is the new Zerg "Lava Devourer," with Lurkers as support.

They sneak directly from the lava channels, raiding the altars and mines of cave dwellers, and plundering a high-energy mineral called "firestone".

The fire spirit worshipped by the cave dwellers was even more violent, but in the face of a massive number of level four insectoids, its avatar was quickly defeated, its essence damaged, and it retreated into the depths of the earth's veins, trembling.

The native supernatural beings of both worlds were utterly unable to muster any resistance in the face of Kerrigan's ruthless tactics. They could only abandon most of their territory and accumulated resources and flee in panic to the most remote corners of the world.

After the raid was completed, the Zerg forces quickly withdrew, leaving behind only a small number of "seed" units carrying the Mother Goddess's mark, which lay the groundwork for a complete transformation in the future.

The entire process was highly efficient and swift, and because Kerrigan deliberately suppressed the level of divine power burst and used the Zerg bio-force field to interfere with the detection, the resulting fluctuations were controlled within a certain range.

However, there are always unexpected variables.

The fire spirit of the lava lands, in its fear and anger after the Zerg retreated, did not choose to completely hide.

It transmitted its own fate and the Zerg forms under Kerrigan's command to Karus, a subordinate god under the God of War, in the most distorted way.

Karus himself was of medium divine power and had a bad temper. Hearing that a minor figure in his pantheon had been bullied in this way, he was furious.

What's even more despicable is that the other side also plundered the precious obsidian resources, which would have been beneficial to His forging duties.

He did not directly intervene, after all, the opponent had killed a god, and his strength was unknown.

He embellished the report to his chief god—the god of war—emphasizing the savagery, greed, and trampling of the dignity of the pantheon by this mother goddess of beasts.

The god of war, the chief god who revered strength and conquest, was already somewhat interested in this "unknown new god".

Hearing that they not only did not restrain themselves, but instead intensified their actions, continuing to expand and plunder within their sphere of influence, was undoubtedly a provocation.

"A wild god who doesn't know his own limitations, thinking he can do whatever he wants just because he has some power?"

The will of the god of war reverberated throughout the divine realm, carrying with it the sounds of clashing metal and the clash of weapons.

"Karus, summon 'Bloodblade,' 'Iron Shield,' and 'Hunter,' along with you, to go to the Swamp World in my name and deliver an ultimatum to the 'Mother of Beasts.'"

"Make them hand over all the resources they plundered, publicly apologize, and accept the supervision of the Divine Court. If they dare to disobey... I will personally find the coordinates of their divine kingdom and let them know what the ironclad laws of the Divine Court are!"

After the god of war gave the order, he did not even bestow any divine artifacts.

In his mind, an alliance of Karus, a mid-level god, and three incarnations of weaker gods (Bloodblade - the god of slaughter, Iron Shield - the god of protection, and the Hunter - the god of tracking and hunting) would be enough to crush any disobedient weaker god, even some special weaker gods.

Revealing the coordinates of the divine realm is an even more lethal move; no deity is unafraid of it.

But the God of War didn't know that Kerrigan didn't have any divine kingdom at all.

Above the outpost in the swamp world.

This time, the divine power that descended was even greater, and it carried a distinct aura of war.

Four avatars, each with a different form, lined up in a row, led by Karus, who resembled a lava giant.

The incarnation of the God of Bloodblade is a fleeting, blood-red blade; the incarnation of the God of Iron Shield is a massive metal shield; and the incarnation of the God of the Hunter is a giant wolf with eyes that gleam green.

With the addition of the menacing Karus, the combined divine power of the four deities caused the sky of the entire swamp world to distort and change color, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring, and the swamp boiling.

The statues in front of the outpost flickered under such oppressive pressure, as if they might shatter at any moment.

"Mother Goddess of Beasts! Come out!" Karus roared like a volcanic eruption.

"You have repeatedly offended the Divine Court and plundered without restraint. Today, we are here by divine decree of the God of War to punish you! Show yourself immediately, hand over the plundered resources, swear an oath of repentance before us, and accept our supervision, or else... Hmph!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the void in front of him shattered, and a dark gold insect sphere with a diameter of over a thousand miles slowly "squeezed" out from the spatial rift.

The surface of the insect sphere was still covered with subtle traces of the battle, but its ferocious aura that devoured everything was even more solid than before.

Kerrigan's cold voice emanated from inside the insect sphere.

"God of War? What is that? I have been cultivating in this realm, when have I ever offended the Divine Court? If you want war, then let's fight, why make such a fuss!"

"Arrogant! How dare you... how dare you slander the supreme god!" Karus was shocked.

"Since you are so arrogant, then don't blame us for being ruthless! Gentlemen, follow me to seize this beast and hand him over to the Supreme God for judgment!"

A great battle erupted instantly, with the four gods transforming themselves and displaying their unique abilities.

Karus transformed into a giant lava fist, igniting the earth's fire; Blood Blade transformed into a sky full of blood-red blades, cutting through space; Iron Shield transformed into an absolute defensive domain, protecting his teammates; and Hunter transformed into a creature that traversed the void, seeking out openings to launch surprise attacks.

A great battle erupted instantly, with the four gods transforming themselves and displaying their unique abilities.

Karus transformed into a giant lava fist, igniting the earth's fire; Blood Blade transformed into a sky full of blood-red blades, cutting through space; Iron Shield transformed into an absolute defensive domain, protecting his teammates; and Hunter transformed into a creature that traversed the void, seeking out openings to launch surprise attacks.

However, this battle was different from the previous one against the God of the Swamp.

Kerrigan's bug balls didn't charge directly, adopting a more flexible strategy.

Dense purification runes appeared on the surface of the insect sphere, neutralizing and dispelling the divine power of fire and the divine nature of slaughter.

At the same time, the insect ball shoots out tens of thousands of "burst insects," which are one-time suicide attack units.

They bypassed the Iron Shield God's frontal defenses in a near-space-jumping manner, pounced on the other incarnations from various tricky angles, and then exploded with a roar.

Each bursting insect contains highly compressed chaotic energy, causing continuous interference and erosion of the divine power avatar's structure.

She used the massive size and sturdy shell of the insect ball to withstand most of the attacks, and continuously depleted the divine power of the opponent's avatar with a relentless swarm of insects.

The more they fought, the more terrified they became.

This "Mother Goddess of All Beasts" has an absurdly sturdy body, amazing regenerative ability, and unpredictable and varied attack methods. Moreover, she seems to be completely unaffected by the restraint of divine power attributes.

Their attacks often have a significantly reduced effect when they land on the insect ball, while the insect ball's counterattacks always manage to find a weak point in their divine power.

"Something's not right! He doesn't have a divine kingdom protecting him, so why is his divine power so immense and his rules so strange?!"

The God of Iron Shield was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

"We can't drag this out! Use divine magic to lock onto Him! Force Him to reveal His true form!" Karus roared.

The four divine avatars joined forces, attempting to unleash a powerful combined divine spell to forcibly locate Kerrigan's "true core" and even try to force out her "divine phantom".

Just as the divine magical energy reached its peak, a cold glint flashed in Kerrigan's eyes.

"Now!"

The insect ball suddenly shrank inward, then exploded, revealing its core.

It wasn't some kind of deity or true form, but rather a rotating, complex array of runes.

At the center of the rune array, a point of extremely concentrated darkness quietly emerged, emitting a fluctuation that would make even the gods tremble.

This was a trump card that Ian had hastily devised for her, combining his wizarding knowledge with Kerrigan's divine power.

"Gravitational Singularity - Pseudo!"

The darkness at the center point instantly expanded, transforming into a fist-sized, pitch-black sphere radiating a terrifying suction force.

The surrounding light, energy, and even the divine magic of the avatar were all forcibly distorted and pulled toward the black sphere.

"What is this?!" Karus was horrified as his divine avatar was uncontrollably disintegrating and being swallowed by the black sphere.

Bloodblade, Iron Shield, and the avatar of the Hunter also screamed in terror, struggling desperately to break free from the terrible gravitational pull.

But it was too late.

In order to unleash the combined divine spell, their avatars were now too close together, and their divine power was too tightly linked.

The gravitational field at the simulated singularity has reached a critical point.

Without a sound, the four divine power avatars of different colors were crushed as if by an invisible giant hand, turning into four primordial sources of divine power, which were completely swallowed by the pitch-black sphere.

The black sphere slowly rotated, crushing, purifying, and refining the source of divine power, which was eventually collected by Kerrigan and given to Ian.

The wounds on the surface of the insect ball healed rapidly, and its aura even subtly increased.

Kerrigan's icy voice echoed through the void, carrying undisguised mockery and warning.

"Mid-level divine power is nothing special. Tell your master that if he dares to invade again, next time I won't be facing a divine body!"

Just as Kerrigan was still being arrogant and provocative, Ian's urgent voice transmission rang out.

"Kerrigan, quickly gather the Zerg forces; time is running out."

Meanwhile, in the astral realm, many gods were once again shocked and fearful.

A wild god was able to defeat the combined forces of four gods head-on, and his threat level was quietly raised to the highest in the minds of countless deities.

Most importantly, this time they saw the true nature of the divine body.

The God of War stood tall and stared intently at the dark gold worm sphere.

"That sphere... isn't some divine body at all, but rather a level-five mother hive of the Void Zerg!"

Although the other party exuded the unique aura of a god, it was undoubtedly a Zerg.

What a Void Zerg! I never expected them to have already reached their home base!