I, Lord of Prayer

Gaia.

The rooftop of the Stars Gathering in the satellite city.

Facing the cold wind, Jiang Che quietly looked at the ruins where the abyssal matter churned a few kilometers away, and lit a cigarette.

The city has been evacuated, and the once bustling streets are now desolate, empty, and as deserted as a dead city.

Two days ago, a vanguard legion from the abyss attacked the satellite city. Although the legion was annihilated in time, thousands of people still died as a result, and most of the city was reduced to ruins and contaminated by calamity substances.

Similar events occurred around the world. Most important regions globally suffered terrorist attacks from the Abyss or Paradise Lost, resulting in significant losses. Correspondingly, countless hellish planes were annihilated in the flames, and many kingdoms directly under the Abyss King were shattered. Paradise Lost's plan to recreate Eden was on the verge of collapse. Adam and Eve were severely injured by the "Silent Ones" four days prior, and members of Paradise Lost who had been hiding in various locations were subjected to a massive purge, being exposed one by one...

Both sides used their unique skills and spared no effort to weaken the enemy's combat power.

As one of the current leaders of Gaia, Jiang Che is under immense pressure. She hasn't slept for four or five days. Assassination attempts against her are coming one after another, with a group of assassins appearing every few hours. This keeps her on high alert, and her brain is constantly working at high speed. Even a high-level ascendant's physique is finding it hard to keep up.

Fortunately, Li Xiye recently emerged from seclusion and successfully advanced to the fifth rank, the Crowned King. With her as a bodyguard, the safety factor has increased dramatically. She has easily dealt with the recent assassination attempts, and Jiang Che has finally been able to take advantage of his rare free time to come to the rooftop for a smoke and relax.

Snapped.

On the rooftop, a blue arc of electricity exploded, and Li Xiye appeared instantly.

She has now advanced to the fifth-tier Ascended.

As a "tyrant," Li Xiye possessed her own pride. Instead of letting Zhou Chen use his authority to help her advance, she chose to go into seclusion and attempt to break through to the fifth rank on her own. As a result, in less than half a month, she successfully crossed the gap between the fourth and fifth ranks and was crowned queen.

"We just received word from headquarters that they still haven't found it."

"Um."

Jiang Che responded calmly, silently smoking, "He'll be fine."

The preliminary investigation results from the Star Society have been released. It's not a big deal that Paradise Lost used some means to seal or banish Zhou Chen somewhere. With that guy's abilities, he could probably thrive even if thrown into the deepest part of hell.

However, further investigation failed because everyone involved in the plan, from the planners to the executors, was dead. Not a single piece of information was leaked. Even inside Paradise Lost, no one knows what plan the "Pope" and others devised or where they took Zhou Chen.

From an overall perspective, the operation by "The Pope" and others was not successful, and could even be described as a failure. In order to get rid of Zhou Chen, seven or eight fifth-tier warriors died, causing Paradise Lost to lose more than one-fifth of its high-end combat power.

In this massive, epic war, Zhou Chen is just one major variable. There are actually many other variables like him, so it's really not worth the effort to get rid of him.

Even if Zhou Chen is temporarily gone, there is still Tang Ling. She has already copied the Prayer Authority and can seamlessly take over Zhou Chen's mission. During this period, the Prayer System has been completely changed to her version, and she has even successfully helped a demigod ascend to godhood.

The Star Alliance now has ten True Gods, and with the artificial Death God, that makes eleven, completely overtaking the Abyss and Paradise Lost, and taking the lead in the number of True Gods for the first time.

Having learned from past mistakes, the Star Council refused to let Tang Ling leave this time. After dealing with the old gods, they summoned her back to the Star Council to wait for the accumulation of wish points, which would help more ascendants become gods.

As time goes by, the scales of victory are slowly tipping.

Jiang Che quickly stubbed out his cigarette: "Let's go."

It's time to get back to work.

Just as she turned around, BOOM!

A deafening roar suddenly came from afar, and a column of molten lava shot into the sky, piercing the clouds. The earth shook violently, cracking open in ravines, and countless buildings collapsed like dominoes, as if a magnitude 12 earthquake had struck.

drop by drop...

Jiang Che and Li Xiye's communicators simultaneously sounded an alarm. After reading the message, both of their expressions darkened, becoming extremely serious.

—After a brief ceasefire, the war of the gods broke out again, this time in an ultimate melee involving a full eighteen true gods!

The shockwaves from the battle even reached the present world, and even... the entire universe!

The goddess of nature did not participate in the war; she did her best to resist the effects of the divine war, otherwise the earth might have collapsed directly.

This war of the gods was initiated by the Abyss and Paradise Lost. If nothing unexpected happens, then this time, it should be...

The final battle.

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"Completed!"

Zhou Chen looked at the huge, glowing sphere in front of him, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm, revealed a joyful smile, and put his hands on his hips with satisfaction.

I was so awesome that I managed to recreate the "Heavenly Way".

Unfortunately, time is limited, so we can only create a prototype first. In all aspects, it is far inferior to the "Heavenly Dao of the Main God" in the previous parallel universe. However, the "Heavenly Dao" has the ability to self-repair. Once the "game" starts, it will be able to recover in a short time, and it is only a matter of time before it reaches the same level as the "Heavenly Dao of the Main God".

Zhou Chen named the new Heavenly Dao "Reincarnation Game," using the Prayer System as its underlying program. Most of the other functions were copied from the "Main God Heavenly Dao" of the previous universe. After all, the answer was obvious, so why not copy it?

As Zhou Chen made his decision, the "Reincarnation Game" officially began.

In just a few seconds, more than 8,000 beings from all over the universe were granted the qualification and, after a brief moment of shock, chose to start the game.

Five minutes later, the total number of players exceeded 50 million, which is the current limit that the "Reincarnation Game" can withstand, after all, it is still just a prototype.

"The first beginner's mission won't take too long, probably about half an hour... We've already wasted so much time in this universe, staying a little longer won't hurt..."

Zhou Chen waited patiently, preparing to collect a wave of wish points before leaving, and also to consolidate the experience gained from this forging.

Now, he is only one step away from the end of the long stairway to godhood.

Forging the Heavenly Dao is undoubtedly the most arduous challenge. It requires not only the great wisdom to understand the Heavenly Dao, but also the hard power to forge the Dao principles. Zhou Chen passed the test, and he experienced astonishing growth in the process. He has reached the end of the path to godhood.

It was just a step away, and it truly was just a step away.

There is only one last step left to reach the realm of God.

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