Wizard Immortal

Chapter 896 Ten Thousand Years

After completing the creation of the world before them, the God of Death and the King of the Earth Demons began to refine the details.

They divided the vast River Styx, allowing different souls to flow to different levels, and they also opened up a special river for the souls of the gods' followers, allowing them to manifest independently and even enjoy some privileges.

From then on, the followers of any deity recognized by the God of Death could be reborn as spirits without being washed in the River Styx, possessing their past memories.

Furthermore, some devout believers with deep faith may even have the privilege of serving the god of death in this world of death and surviving indefinitely.

To some extent, this undoubtedly greatly strengthened the authority of the god of death.

Because only gods recognized by them as true deities can enjoy such privileges.

If a deity is not recognized by the god of death, then its followers cannot enjoy such privileges, and the number of believers will naturally decrease, thus preventing the faith from spreading widely.

Furthermore, if the God of Death dislikes a certain deity, he can declare that deity an evil god, and all believers who worship him will fall into hell after death, where they will suffer all kinds of terrible torment.

With this two-pronged approach, the god of death's power among the gods was undoubtedly greatly enhanced.

Following the powers of oversight and enforcement, the right to recognize the gods is undoubtedly another extremely useful authority.

Having grasped these powers, the God of Death's authority among the gods became even more secure, and his status as the King of the Gods was confirmed.

Meanwhile, in the underworld, the actions of the God of Death and the King of the Underworld continued.

After dividing the River Styx, the God of Death further divided a portion of his essence into the Underworld, where it transformed into a gigantic, dark golden sun that illuminated the entire Underworld.

That is the sun, which is the origin of death, and what shines from it is the divine power of death.

In the underworld, any spirit illuminated by the power of death will have its lifespan extended accordingly.

To some extent, this can be seen as the God of Death, as the ruler of the underworld, showing mercy to the departed souls.

After doing all this, the God of Death withdrew from the material world and took up residence in the underworld, influencing it with his own aura and gradually perfecting its operation.

Of course, during this process, priests belonging to the god of death also gradually entered the underworld.

According to the new rules established by the God of Death, the priests of the God of Death serve the God of Death in life and will also enter the underworld after death to become the managers of the underworld, managing the vast number of dead for the God of Death. As long as the underworld exists, the priests of the God of Death will not die.

This is undoubtedly another huge benefit.

They were sacrifices in life, and they will remain with the gods after death, forever.

It is said that after news of the opening of the underworld spread in the material world, the entire Church of Death was in an uproar, and a large number of nobles applied to become priests of the God of Death.

However, long ago, the God of Death had already stopped caring about his own beliefs.

Unlike normal deities, the God of Death, having power sources from other worlds, has never been particularly concerned with the beliefs of the material world.

And this was even more true after the underworld was opened.

With the existence of the underworld, and the endless supply of beings from the world of gods for countless years to come, the God of Death no longer lacked a source of power, and the faith of the material world became irrelevant to him.

Therefore, even now, despite being the king of the gods, his priests are extremely rare in the material world, almost among the fewest.

Of course, although the number of priests of the god of death is extremely small, his followers are extremely widespread.

This is because after the signing of the Covenant of Gods, believers were free to worship multiple deities.

After this regulation was passed, many living beings, in addition to worshipping their own gods, also began to worship the god of death, the king of the gods.

In fact, while there aren't many believers who solely worship the god of death, the god of death has the largest number of followers.

However, the God of Death himself didn't care about any of this.

The world slowly passes by.

After the opening of the underworld, the world of the gods enjoyed a long-awaited peace.

Because of advancements in productivity and the large-scale development of the material world, the life forms in the material world are constantly evolving and are now sufficient to support the existence of even more life forms.

The increase in the number of living beings led to an increase in the number of believers that each deity could receive.

In addition, the suppression by the God of Death, the king of gods, meant that the divine wars that used to occur almost every few years ceased to happen during this period.

The battles between the gods were confined to a certain scope. Although there was still some competition between them, the scenes of gods personally engaging in divine wars, as in the past, became rare.

Peaceful development became the main trend in the world of gods.

In this atmosphere, nearly ten thousand years passed without anyone noticing.

Over the course of nearly ten thousand years, the power of the world of gods has once again increased, and new gods have been born continuously during this period.

Now, including the Abyss World, the total number of divine beings in the entire God World has exceeded sixty.

There are more than sixty divine beings; if this number were to be revealed, it would probably terrify people.

Even beings like the wizarding world, which are also primordial worlds, would likely tremble with fear and tremble at the sight of this number of holy beings.

After nearly ten thousand years, the atmosphere of the material world began to reverse.

The resources of the world of gods are ultimately limited.

After tens of thousands of years of development and expansion, the development of the entire material world has reached a bottleneck, and the period of rapid development has passed.

The conflicts among the gods over resources and believers have begun to intensify, and the atmosphere has become quite tense.

If it weren't for the God of Death, the king of all gods, still suppressing them invisibly, a divine war would probably have already broken out in the material world by now.

However, the god of death is not omnipotent.

Even if he can suppress it for a while, he can't suppress it like this forever.

Moreover, constant suppression is not a good thing.

The more severely it is suppressed now, the more terrifying it will be when it erupts in the future.

Once that time comes, the world of gods, which has been peaceful for many years, will likely be thrown into chaos once again.

Under these circumstances, it is clear to anyone with discerning eyes that if the situation does not change, the world of gods will soon return to its old ways, with the gods starting to fight and kill each other.

In this context, another meeting of the gods was convened at the summons of the god of death.

From the void, a boundless palace began to manifest.

This is a grand hall constructed by the laws of nature. It not only contains the manifestation of the power of the world of gods, but also the aura and authority of all the gods. It is itself a powerful divine artifact.

Among these, golden seats stood, and gradually, figures emerged from them, sitting quietly.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that these figures are not real; they are merely phantoms.

Many deities are still asleep, and this time it is merely an avatar, or even a thought, that has come.

At this moment, as many deities arrived one after another, the aura of this place gradually became deeper and more terrifying.

Once all the deities had arrived, they all began to look up at the seats deep within the hall.

Under their gaze, several figures slowly materialized.

A figure exuded a faint aura of destruction, enveloped by the laws of destruction. It was none other than the God of Destruction, who had once contended with the King of the Sun and was now a god of supreme divine power.

Beside the God of Destruction, a handsome and otherworldly young man dressed in a black robe appeared quietly, a faint smile on his face. He was the ruler of the Abyss World, the King of the Earth Demons.

These are two of the three supreme gods of the Abyss World, and they have arrived at this moment.

As for the original demon Horauddi, after losing his authority over the abyss, he has been sleeping in the core of the abyss and will not revive unless necessary, so he did not participate in this council of gods.

After the Demon King and the God of Destruction appeared, a hazy figure began to manifest in the frontmost seat in the center of the hall.

An aura of death swept over them, beginning to gather on the seat and eventually slowly coalescing into a figure.

It was the figure of a young man dressed in a black robe, with a silver longsword at his waist. His whole being was incredibly profound, filled with an aura of deathly energy. Just sitting there, he could not help but stir the hearts of the gods present, causing them to feel waves of trepidation.

He is the king of the world of gods, the king of gods, the god of death.

Seated cross-legged in the front position, the God of Death had a calm expression and a profound aura. He looked at the gods who had gradually arrived and said indifferently, "Let's begin."

As the soft words fell, waves of legal aura surged within the hall, engulfing the area.

Then, everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to the figure before them, to the god of death in the distance.

"The purpose of this council of gods is probably obvious to everyone."

Seated at the head of the table, the God of Death spoke calmly, "More than ten thousand years ago, we obtained the technology of the Gate of the World, as well as the coordinates of that world."

"But at that time, because the timing wasn't right, it wasn't used immediately."

"And now, the time is almost ripe."

(End of this chapter)