"Why don't you just pay for all this equipment yourselves..."
"Lord Jiang is joking."
Hearing Jiang Yan's words, the God of Time couldn't help but twitch his lips twice.
What use would they have for this thing!
Could it be that they would voluntarily turn their own people into undead to increase the strength of the undead pantheon?
"Then there's nothing I can do to help."
Jiang Yan said with regret, "However, I think with your abilities, dealing with some small undead machines and irregular troops shouldn't be a problem."
"Oh...right."
Looking at the silent, somber-faced gods, Jiang Yan smiled and added:
"Although my subordinates are disobedient, I hope you will be lenient and not harm them. I will punish them upon our return. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee what the consequences will be."
After speaking, he slowly scanned the gods, then dispersed the projection and left the temporary space.
The instant the image disappeared.
The entire temporary space instantly erupted into chaos.
"Damn it, is this a threat? Someone who isn't even a Supreme Being, who does he think he is?"
Vulcan couldn't help but growl angrily, "Herenzoll, if you hadn't stopped me just now, I would have fought him to the death."
"Alright, Vulcan."
The Space God said with a headache, "We all know you are brave. Now is not the time to start a full-scale war with him. The most urgent task is to deal with those weak pantheons as soon as possible, gather faith, and restore the supreme realm."
“That’s right,” even the Time God Lord rarely agreed.
"During the main god stage, the Holy Light and Undead pantheons have the most god positions, so we are not in a superior position. However, once we recover to our peak, our combined numbers will be more than three times theirs, making it easy to deal with them."
The Time God looked at everyone and said in a deep voice:
"Be patient for now, keep the opponent calm, and victory will ultimately be ours."
"Fine. We can still deal with some of the angel legions and war machines at a cost. At worst, we can take action ourselves."
After a long silence, the gods sighed and agreed with the Time God's idea.
They had still maintained a semblance of restraint during their previous attack; the god-level powerhouses all tacitly agreed not to participate.
After all, none of them have recovered to their peak strength yet, and even if they have the advantage in strength, it would be difficult to kill a former supreme expert with the power of a god.
If you push the other side too far, it would be a real headache if they took their divine kingdom and fled to their own world to cause chaos.
But now it seems we have no choice but to go all out.
The gods exchanged glances and dispersed their projections within the space.
......
Meanwhile, after leaving the temporary meeting space, Jiang Yan hurriedly returned to the Holy Realm.
The third round of the "Battle of the Gods" has now been completed. Among the tens of trillions of examinees in various dimensions, 100 winners have been selected in each dimension, for a total of 2,300 people.
To Jiang Yan's surprise, setting aside other fields, among the 100 people in the combat power field, only half were four-winged angels and bone dragon knights, while the other half were hidden powerhouses from all over the world.
Some of them were even stronger than four-winged angels of the same rank who had been enhanced multiple times.
Of course, even so, they wouldn't be given the divine positions so easily.
The maximum level that can be reached through Etherra's "Civilization Fist" is only Fanatical Faith, and this level is not safe.
If someone is inherently greedy and evil, they may become corrupted by suddenly gaining great power.
Therefore, they still need to undergo the final test: the illusionary realm test.
That was constructed by Jiang Yan using a supreme divine technique activated by the Book of Creation.
Each examinee will encounter countless temptations and distractions.
For example, you are in your daily morning prayers with your companions, and you've only read half of the sacred texts. But suddenly, a supreme, unclaimed divine position falls at your feet. What would you choose to do?
A. Is the supreme God born with a special destiny? I will merge with the divine position before my companions do so. From this day forward, I am the new Holy Lord!
b. Ignore it and continue reading.
c. Attempt to refine a companion into a puppet, then have him fuse with a divine position. This indirectly grants control over supreme power without revealing oneself.
d. After diligently completing all the steps of the morning prayer, together with your companions, you will submit the divine tablet to the great Holy Lord and receive enviable verbal praise and medal rewards.
The answer is obvious.
However, under the influence of divine magic, each examinee will make a choice based on their own conscience.
It can easily reveal a person's true nature and whether they are worth cultivating.
Other auxiliary and scientific research-based assessments usually require candidates to choose between achieving divine status and making breakthroughs in scientific research.
After all, only those who put truth first can truly achieve something.
With a flash of light, Jiang Yan quietly appeared above the examination hall, silently watching the examinees who were trapped in the illusion.
Those 60-odd outstanding angels and undead were all blindly loyal believers and did not need to be assessed. He would give them extra rewards of divine status afterward.
Of the remaining 2,230+ examinees, 100 winners need to be selected.
Of course, if they are not up to par and none of them pass the assessment, then we can only postpone the distribution of rewards until their faith improves.
Better to have none than something of poor quality.
While he was lost in thought, a beam of illusory light suddenly shattered, and a man with a dazed look in his eyes fell out.
"I'm sorry, you've been eliminated."
The missionary Semill, acting as the examiner, used his divine power to grab the man and drag him out of the examination room.
As an outstanding representative among preachers, he also received the reward of a divine position and currently possesses the combat power of an ordinary true god, making it easy for him to deal with a high-ranking god.
"No, just this once, I won't accept this!"
The man suddenly came to his senses and roared, "I clearly did nothing wrong!"
No, you're wrong.
Semill waved her hand calmly, recreating the image from the illusion, and said gently, "Is this the question you've encountered?"
"If I were to reward you with a divine position, you would have to remain in a void for a thousand years, during which time you cannot cultivate or slumber. You may choose two items from the following options to take with you."
A. Order of Holy Light.
b. Holy Scripture.
c. Choose any artifact.
d. 100 people do not eat cilantro.
E. Supply materials (unlimited).
“That’s right, that’s it. What’s wrong with my choices A and B?” the man protested.
"First of all, although the Holy Lord has not explicitly stated that the Order of Holy Light cannot be traded, as believers, this symbol of glory should not be obtained by any abnormal means other than by the Holy Lord."
The preacher said calmly, "This proves that your faith is not devout enough."
"Secondly, the scriptures are more symbolic, and every believer knows them by heart. They are not a must-choose among such limited options. This shows that you lack spiritual thinking and are too lazy in your mind."
"Then what do you think we should choose?!" the man couldn't help but ask back.
"Clearly, the correct answers are d and E."
The preacher smiled and said, "With unlimited supplies, a thousand years is enough time for you to breed a huge race without any worries, and use the holy scriptures you know by heart as teaching materials to spread your faith."
“In any situation, it is the duty of a qualified believer to consider and make the choice that is most beneficial to the great Lord.”
The man was completely stunned.
This question is too difficult; he can't do it!
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