Then, when all the statues had appeared on the field, Zeus casually waved his hand and said:
"Now, everyone, let's officially begin choosing your divine blessings."
As the God King finished speaking, many challengers stood in the audience or below the arena, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Although they were curious about the strange statue, since even the God-King had said so, the people present naturally had little doubt.
They stepped forward one by one, offering their reverence to the gods they were interested in and receiving blessings from them.
The crowd surged forward like a tidal wave, weaving back and forth around the eleven statues, constantly taking them in.
Frankly, with so many choices, people don't know what to choose.
But after all, they came here to improve their strength.
Therefore, blessings that seem unrelated to combat are usually placed later in the selection order.
Most people chose blessings related to battle.
For example, elements like lightning and the ocean—these are elemental blessings that are directly visible to the naked eye, or enhancements that affect the physical body.
For example, blessings like war and hunting, imbued with a strong sense of battle, can stimulate the senses and make them more acute.
Of course, some people chose fire.
These divinely bestowed flames can usually inflict significant damage directly on enemies.
Even if it has no direct effect on combat, a few people still chose wisdom.
They believe that wisdom is more important, and prefer strategic planning to direct confrontation.
As for love?
That's usually what female challengers choose to enhance their appeal, thus increasing their chances of being chosen by the Golden Apple.
Some people even choose wealth directly.
They felt they had no hope in the challenge, so they simply chose to get the money directly.
Light was also chosen by some witchers, for its sacred radiance inspired awe simply by being seen.
Not to mention evil spirits or demons, who would probably be terrified and reduced to ashes upon seeing them.
Of these twelve main gods, apart from two who failed to appear for some reason, only the "furnace" was not chosen.
After all, it represents family, and who would want to involve their family in a fight?
Of course, there is another statue that has also been overlooked by everyone.
It's that statue that everyone feels out of place in, that carries an aura of death.
Almost every normal person can sense that this god is terrifyingly powerful just by looking at him.
The problem is, nobody dares to choose it.
The God-King also said that choosing a statue is a matter of freedom; one can choose whatever one wants.
After all, there are no minimum requirements for deity worship; it's not mandatory that certain statues must have a certain number of worshippers.
However, each person can only choose one belief.
Therefore, this statue, which exudes an aura of death, is incompatible with other deities.
No one is willing to risk their only chance on this god who seems to come from hell.
What if I choose the wrong one? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Everything that happened in the arena was seen by Zeus, the king of the gods, who was high in the sky.
Just as he had predicted, even though the statue appeared out of nowhere, no one chose to believe in his brother.
Zeus shook his head and said nothing more.
In that moment of silence, a deep, resounding drum suddenly boomed, shaking the entire vast space.
The deep voice reached everyone's ears.
Immediately afterwards, a beam of bright yellow lightning struck down from the sky.
The curved lightning bolt, like a serpent meandering forward, landed before the statue of the god-king, causing the dust on the ground to surge and rise wildly.
The sudden flash of lightning drew everyone's attention, even Zeus in the sky lowered his head to watch the tiny bolt of lightning.
The light gradually faded, and the thunder quietly dissipated.
A human figure, crackling with electric arcs, emerged from the lightning, his eyes fixed straight ahead, gleaming with brilliant light.
His bulging muscles were incredibly firm, as if there were floating electric currents coursing through his flesh and blood, occasionally exhaling transparent energy.
Under the astonished gazes of countless onlookers, he confidently raised his head, appearing extremely proud.
Then, he stretched out his hand and pointed to four of the eight masters on the stage, all of whom were women.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the man, his body crackling with lightning, gritted his teeth and declared fiercely:
"I feel full of power right now, so I'm going to challenge you!"
"If I win, you have to marry me!"
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