"So getting a beating really means getting hit."
A high-ranking god, his face bruised and swollen, glanced at the center with lingering fear.
There, a six-winged angel phantom hovered in the air, its expression stern.
A holy light domain unfolded around her, transforming into countless golden fist shadows that simultaneously attacked dozens of high-level gods, each punch landing squarely.
Faintly visible, divine light evolved and embedded itself into the body with the force of the punch.
"I have to say, after getting beaten up, my understanding of the Holy Light really deepened."
The high god happily turned the pages of the holy book, and he found that he could now appreciate the greatness and omnipotence of the Holy Lord as he read it.
Every word seemed to contain profound laws and principles, enabling one to comprehend countless holy light-based divine spells.
"Congratulations on gaining the favor of the Holy Light. Do you wish to load the Holy Light System? After loading, you will be qualified to enter the second level."
A series of sounds rang out at the same time.
"Loading confirmed! We can finally enter the second level!"
The high god revealed a look of delight.
As a top-ranking powerhouse on the Abyss Ranking, the renowned "God of the Sky" Seris never imagined that he could be stuck on just one level of the assessment for so long.
Fortunately, the hard times are finally over.
"Loading successful, transporting to the second level..."
A pillar of holy light descended, and the high god vanished from the spot.
"The power of holy light is more abundant... What should we do on this level?"
He looked around, but there was no guide or other examiners.
At that moment, the voice of the Holy Light System rang out.
"The assessment tasks are as follows."
Optional Mission 1: Head to the Seven Holy Pillars of the Holy Knights and undergo seven trials, including loyalty, courage, and justice. After passing the trials, you can proceed to the next level.
Optional Task Two: Return to the original plane and spread the faith in the Holy Light with the help of this system. Once enough people have spread the faith, you can return to the next level.
Optional Quest 3: The Path of an Unparalleled Genius Suppressing All Heavens. Head to the due north direction and defeat the Holy Knight Legion led by the Twelve-Winged Angels. You can directly advance to the fifteenth level and obtain the universal divine position reward.
"I choose mission two."
Seris glanced at it and immediately made a decision.
The first task will probably be the same as the first level; who knows what constitutes loyalty, courage, and justice...
He wouldn't dare gamble that he might get lucky and pass after getting a beating.
The third one goes without saying; the scene of that high-level god being instantly killed is still fresh in everyone's mind.
No wonder this floor is empty; everyone probably chose Task Two.
"Selection successful, teleportation to begin."
A beam of faith descended and crossed boundaries.
In just a moment, he traversed layers of space and arrived at the novice plane where he was.
This place is vastly different from the 037 Novice Realm where Jiang Yan is.
Because the abyss passage was not cleared in time, after dozens of abyss riots, the degree of erosion has reached a terrifying level.
A frenzied, chilling atmosphere filled the air.
High-ranking demons even occasionally appear in the various passages.
Only a dozen or so factions remain on the entire continent, struggling to survive.
Seris, ranked 237th on the Abyss Ranking, is the leader of one of the factions, controlling over 300 million square kilometers of land.
"Welcome back, great sky god."
Several waiters immediately sensed Seris's presence and came forward to greet him.
"Yes, there will be no more Sky Gods from now on, only the Holy Lord of Light."
Seris shook his head slightly.
He had already figured it out on his way back.
With the emergence of various ancient pantheons, the situation is now completely different from before.
Whether they like it or not, joining the pantheon is the only way out.
They will eventually unify their beliefs, so instead of clinging to this meager collection, they might as well offer it up voluntarily. That way, they might even have a chance to receive a divine reward and break through to become a chief god.
"Ah? Great God, what do you mean?" several servants asked, somewhat shocked.
Seris opened his divine kingdom and summoned his most elite troops.
Tens of thousands of legendary-grade dragon eagles.
"Issue my divine decree: replace all the temple statues with statues of the Holy Lord of Light, and summon all the dwarven builders within your territory to renovate the temples in this style."
Seris took out a blueprint transmitted by the Holy Light System and handed it over, continuing:
"Have all the priests and bishops in the temples inform the believers that the original sky god belonged to the Holy Light pantheon, and that they should change their faith as soon as possible."
"If anyone obstructs or refuses to comply, kill them on the spot."
Seris said calmly.
In the Tower of Holy Light, he was subservient, but within this faction, he was the undisputed king.
"Yes, Master, we'll go right away."
The leading dragon eagles, at the peak of the upper-level god realm, took the order and flew away.
After doing all this, Seris silently communicated with the Holy Light system in his mind.
"Does this mean I've completed my task?"
"Of course, favored by the Holy Light, your actions have proven your loyalty to the Holy Lord, and this system has decided to give you a choice."
"First, return to the Holy Light Tower and proceed to the next level to undergo the trials step by step."
"Second, further expand the faith in the Holy Light. Upon completion, you will directly enter the fifth level and receive divine magic rewards."
"I choose option two!"
Seris's face lit up with joy.
If you jump directly to the fifth level, wouldn't you be far ahead and have the divine position within reach?
"However, how can we further expand the faith? I have already ordered all the places within the territory to convert to the Holy Lord." After his initial joy, Seris asked with a puzzled expression.
"Ding! The reward mission 'Igniting the Spark of Holy Light' has been confirmed."
"Searching for other places where the faith can spread... Search successful, benefactor of the Holy Light, please proceed to the designated location immediately."
Seris looked up and saw a temple clearly marked on the map displayed by the system.
That was the sphere of influence of another lord on this continent.
"Uh...isn't this Lannat's territory? Maybe I should go and take the third trial..."
Seris hesitated.
It wasn't that he was afraid of the lord, but as far as he knew, the lord had sided with the Wind God faction.
If a real fight breaks out and the opposing pantheon intervenes, we'll be in big trouble...
The Holy Light System's voice rang out again:
"Destroy the evil heretical temple within two hours."
"Mission failure penalty: Repatriation to the first level."
......
The same scene unfolded in every beginner's world.
Guided by the god-making sequence, almost every lord began to launch attacks.
Jiang Yan deliberately had Aisela change the assessment options at the last minute.
The various ancient pantheons have only just returned and do not yet have a thorough understanding of the rules governing the current worlds.
They were still methodically training individual lords in preparation for the competition a year later, unaware that each lord represented a vast world behind them.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
We must seize this brief opportunity to occupy more land before the gods react. Otherwise, it will be much more difficult to deal with them once the true gods of the various pantheons awaken.
With the threat of the Divine Art: Future Scroll, it's unlikely that any God Lord would dare to leave the 90th floor of space to take action personally in the short term.
At most, they could try to join forces and send out some divine servant legions to reclaim the territory.
Therefore, Jiang Yan has already made preparations for war.
He looked at the message that had just come from the interface panel.
[You have received 1.7 million Faith Power from the 016 Novice Dimension.]
[You have gained 1.63 million Faith Power from the 026 Novice Dimension]
[...]
Thanks to the willing sacrifices of countless lords, his faith power reserves are rising at an astonishing rate.
"It's time to return to Holy Spirit City and launch an unprecedented massive army buildup!"
Jiang Yan smiled faintly, waved his hand to open the faith passage, and walked in without hesitation.
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