Chapter 32 I Became a Beast God in the Beast World (End)

"Build a statue of me?" Zhou Jue's expression was somewhat strange.

"Are you sure the Beast God won't find us and kill us?"

[Host, do you know how big this continent is? The forest you're in is just a forest, less than one percent of the continent's size.]

In other parts of mainland China, there are countless stone statues of animal gods, each with its own unique style. Building one of your statues would be unremarkable.

Furthermore, as long as the people of the tribe genuinely believe in you, you are in accordance with the law and will not be driven away.

Zhou Jue felt relieved and prepared to take advantage of the situation to make a big one.

She cleared her throat, turned her gaze to the people in the cave, and her expression became solemn and dignified.

"I am aware of your concerns."

She spoke slowly, her voice carrying a sacred, ethereal quality: "Now that things have come to this, I will no longer hide it. In truth, I am also a Beast God."

"But I need to complete my training and return to the Divine Realm before I can become a truly qualified Beast God."

"Only then can I lower the 'domain protection' for you."

"If you want me to lower the 'domain protection' now, you need to offer enough sacrifices, communicate with the divine realm, perform a miracle, and establish a 'domain protection' that belongs to you."

"The Beast God?"

"Domain protection?"

Everyone present was shocked by Zhou Jue's words, and no one dared to doubt them.

Shi Feng and Yan Ji exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and fervor in each other's eyes.

“Yes.” Zhou Jue nodded: “Within this realm, no one other than the two races of beastmen can enter. It will become your strongest bulwark, protecting you through this cold season.”

"Beast God! What offerings do we need to make?" Shi Zhan asked excitedly, as if he could already see the future of the tribe being safe and sound and its strength skyrocketing.

"I need you to find more and more diverse 'energy stones' and 'energy herbs'."

Zhou Jue explained the system's requirements in a way they could understand: "They are various minerals and plants. The more types the better, and the quantity is unlimited. These are the energy sources for constructing the domain."

"The more you prepare, the longer the domain will exist."

This task was a piece of cake for the entire Giant Lion tribe. What they had in abundance was strength and familiarity with this land.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Beast God!" Shi Feng immediately gave the order without the slightest hesitation.

The lion warriors, who had just gone through a bloody battle, seemed to have forgotten their fatigue, and their eyes rekindled with fire.

They picked up the huge baskets woven by the rabbit beasts and, led by Shi Zhan, formed hundreds of search teams, once again surging like combs into the vast mountains and forests surrounding the tribe.

This time, their target was no longer limited to a few specific ores, but everything in sight.

A peculiar stone, a glowing mushroom unlike any I've ever seen before, a brightly colored wildflower... everything was carefully collected and placed into my basket.

The entire Giant Lion tribe threw themselves into this great project, a tribute to the "Beast God," with unprecedented enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, another project is also underway within the tribe.

Under Zhou Jue's personal guidance, the strongest beastmen in the tribe began to build a huge stone statue in the center of the square.

The prototype of the stone statue is naturally Zhou Jue.

They chose the hardest rock, and Zhou Jue carved it herself. There was no other way; none of them knew how to carve, and even she bought it from the system's points shop. Fortunately, it wasn't expensive.

Meanwhile, the rabbits were making more detailed molds with clay to help sculpt the stone statue.

Time passed second by second. Zhou Jue stood to the side, looking at his energy panel.

As baskets of various plants and minerals were transported back to the tribe and piled around the base of the stone statue, the system's notification sounds in her mind never stopped.

[Ding! 'Fluorescent Grass' detected, containing trace amounts of light-based energy, which can increase system energy by 0.1%.]

[Ding! 'Magnetic Stone' detected, containing trace amounts of metal-based energy, which can increase system energy by 0.02%.]

[Ding! 'Thunderwood' detected...]

[Ding! 'Corrosive Poison Flower' detected...]

Although the increase in energy from a single one is negligible, the sheer variety and quantity of them make up for it!

The energy bar was slowly and steadily climbing upwards at a rate visible to the naked eye.

All day, plus most of the night.

When the last team of searchers returned, exhausted but excited, dumping a full basket of colorful "offerings" at the foot of the statue, the system's cold electronic voice finally brought the best news.

[Ding! Energy reserves have reached the standard for constructing the 'Beast God Domain (Beginner)'. Energy overflow has been stored in the backup energy pool.]

It's done!

Looking at the ten-meter-tall, rough but majestic stone statue before him, and then at the pale dawn breaking on the horizon, Zhou Jue knew that the time for parting had come.

She gathered the core members of the Snow Rabbit tribe together and gave them her final instructions.

"After I leave, you will be the shaman of the Snow Rabbit tribe, working with the old chieftain to manage the integration of the two tribes. Sacrificial dances are fundamental and cannot be abandoned. The production of bronzeware continues, and you should also participate in it. I have already spoken to the Giant Lion tribe about this."

"Luo Qi, I am very relieved to entrust the pharmaceutical production to you. Make sure to stockpile as much as possible. The war may break out next spring, and you are the last line of defense to protect the lives of our soldiers."

"Luo Ying, I heard that you are going to organize a new batch of snow rabbit warriors with the aim of finding more medicinal herbs for the tribe. This is a good idea. Relying solely on the area near the tribe will eventually run out."

"Chief, sweet potatoes will ripen before the cold season arrives. After harvesting them, you can rely on them to get through the cold season. When spring comes, plant them near the tribe."

"After the sweet potatoes are successfully planted, you can try transplanting the herbs you need into the tribe to form your own medicinal herb fields."

......

Zhou Jue talked a lot without realizing it, like a mother leaving her child, full of worry and expectation.

"The future of the Rabbit Beast Tribe rests in your hands."

"Beast God... please... take care." The clan leader's voice was choked with emotion. It was the Beast God who had given them the peaceful life they had today.

"Lord Wu..." Luo Qi's eyes reddened again, but she held back her tears and nodded vigorously, "I remember! I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

"Lord Wu, when you come to train again, you must come and see us."

......

"Master Shaman... I... I will definitely dance the sacrificial dance well and strive to understand your divine will as soon as possible." The young boy, Xiao Bai, suddenly understood the burden on his shoulders as a new shaman.

Zhou Jue patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.

At five o'clock in the morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Zhou Jue walked to the center of the plaza, beneath the enormous stone statue. She took a deep breath and addressed all the summoned orcs: "The time for sacrifice has come!"

She had Rock Sacrifice and Little White lead all the dancing rabbit beasts to join her in performing that ancient and mysterious sacrificial dance under the stone statue.

As the dance began, Zhou Jue started communicating with the system: "System Bro, exchange for 'Beast God Domain (Beginner)' and activate it immediately!"

[Received! Energy consumed 95%, initiating construction of the 'Beast God Domain'!]

Buzz—

An invisible wave suddenly spread outwards from Zhou Jue's stone statue! All the plants and minerals piled up at the foot of the statue instantly lost their luster and turned into piles of grayish-white powder.

The colossal stone statue seemed to come alive, its surface shimmering with golden light. Then, an invisible, hemispherical energy shield, like an inverted bowl, instantly enveloped the entire territory of the Giant Lion Tribe!

All the orcs who were dancing felt a warm and peaceful atmosphere in the air, which made them feel calm and powerful from the bottom of their hearts.

"It's a success!" Rock Festival felt the power and trembled with excitement as he knelt down in devout worship before the stone statue.

All the orcs knelt down and shouted the name of the "Beast God".

Zhou Jue sensed a pulling force from outside the world beginning to act on her.

[Countdown to the world's end: 10, 9, 8...]

Looking at the faces below filled with ecstasy, adoration, and gratitude, she let go of her last lingering concern.

She paved the way for them; the rest was up to them to walk.

Just then, her body began to rise slowly into the air uncontrollably.

"Master Wu!" Xiao Bai was the first to notice the abnormality. He cried out in alarm and reached out to grab something.

His shout made all the orcs, who were immersed in joy, raise their heads.

They witnessed a scene they would never forget. Their divine messenger, radiating a soft white light, like a true god, slowly ascended into the sky, higher and higher, farther and farther away…

"Lord Beast God!"

"Don't go!" The heartbroken cries echoed throughout the valley.

Zhou Jue waved to the crowd below, a slight smile on his face.

[...3, 2, 1. Successful escape. Beginning the return journey to Earth.]

The world before my eyes instantly turned into a white light.