The light from the two divine towers shone brighter and brighter.
With Jiang Yan's divine kingdom unfolding and time accelerated twelvefold, the assessment system is being perfected at an astonishing speed.
During this time, Death and Etherra were almost always engrossed in their work, except for borrowing the abilities of "Reincarnation" and "God Creation Sequence" from Jiang Yan.
"It seems we'll be done in two more hours at most."
Jiang Yan scanned the other pantheons with his divine sense and discovered that they had come up with some new tricks.
The towers of the Vulcan system were surrounded by a sea of raging flames.
The tower of the Water God system sank into the endless ocean...
They vigorously proclaimed divine power, their light radiating brilliance.
"These gods are really... They're all so old, yet they still like to do these fancy things. How superficial!"
Jiang Yan smiled faintly, pointed to the center of the vast starry river, and turned to give the order:
“Anna, do you see those stars? Take the Legacy Angel who is skilled in light-based spells and make them revolve around the center. Later, I will embed the Holy Light Tower into it so that the holy light can illuminate this world.”
"As you wish, Holy Lord." Analia's eyes flashed with excitement as she flew towards the sky with two four-winged angels.
"Xina, Asar, the placement of the Undead Tower is in your hands. Keep it low-key, just put up a few thousand bone dragons as decorations."
"Leave it to us, Your Majesty." The two led a group of the best-looking bone dragons from the divine kingdom toward the direction Jiang Yan pointed.
After doing all this, Jiang Yan quietly waited for the Divine Tower to be completed.
Whether it was intentional on the part of the various realms or the passive effect of the title "Turning the Tide," despite the fact that countless lords and professionals had gathered in the City of Freedom, none of them were able to teleport in.
Until two hours later.
The top of the Holy Light and the Tower of the Dead lit up, and the once empty tower was filled with layers of inscriptions and magic arrays.
Death and Ether left the tower, and Anna and the others returned to report after completing their arrangements.
Jiang Yan moved the Holy Light Tower into the midst of the surrounding stars, and its shimmering light, resonating with the modified stars, illuminated the dim world like an artificial star.
With one hand, he moved the Tower of the Dead to the center of the snow-covered bones, where tens of thousands of bone dragons coiled and roared, and the deathly aura that blotted out the sky faced the holy light from afar.
For a time, it completely overshadowed the other pantheons.
"Holy Lord, you may now proclaim the return of the Holy Light Pantheon to all realms." Losia and Anna looked excited.
“Perhaps they are also willing to embrace death,” Death added.
Jiang Yan nodded slightly, recalling the actions of the gods before. His divine sense connected with the two towers, and a majestic voice resounded.
"I am the creator of all things, the master of the gods, the controller of holy light, and the all-knowing and all-powerful Lord of Light."
"He is also the one who annihilates all living beings, the master of endless souls, the heir of the Hall of the Dead, and the undead emperor who witnesses the end."
"Today, in the name of the Lord of the Two Systems, I open the Tower of the Holy Light and the Gods of the Dead."
"Those who pass the test will be granted an additional 200 divine positions, in addition to the conditions of other pantheons."
"To demonstrate the orthodoxy of the law."
As soon as he finished speaking, the gods of the other pantheons all changed color.
Damn it, what's so great about being a god?
But before they could even raise their voices in retribution, the power of all realms suddenly descended.
[All Divine Towers have been activated, and the Abyss of Evil has been temporarily suppressed. The first phase of the main quest "Salvation," titled "The Conflict of Orders," has officially begun.]
[Participation Qualification: Lord of a Pantheon.]
[Mission Description: The rise and fall of a pantheon depends on the availability of places of faith. However, even with the vastness of the universe, it is impossible to support all pantheons simultaneously reaching the pinnacle. You must earn your future through your own performance.]
[Mission Objective: Take this opportunity to improve the overall strength of all beings in all realms. One year later, friendly battles will begin between different pantheons, including Lord Battles, Class Battles, and True God Battles.]
[The Lord Battle and Class Battle are divided into four main arenas, ranging from demigods to high gods. Each pantheon and level requires sending three followers to participate, and points are awarded based on ranking.]
[True God Battle: Each pantheon can only send one True God into battle. Within the arena, all True Gods can temporarily recover to their peak Main God level (those below the Main God peak retain their actual power). Dormant True Gods can be temporarily awakened, and points are awarded based on ranking.]
Ultimately, the order of the gods was redefined based on the points earned.
[Mission Rewards: Ranked according to priority, you will receive priority in choosing additional sites of faith planned by various realms, lost universal divine positions, and other special rewards.]
Furthermore, in accordance with the principles of fairness, all realms have decided to grant all beings within their borders equal opportunities for advancement. Besides lords/professionals from the real world, the native inhabitants of various sealed planes can now also communicate with other realms to travel here and participate in the assessment.
They will arrive in 24 hours. Please be prepared.
It's finally here!
Jiang Yan's spirits lifted at the sudden task notification.
Jiang Yan had anticipated this from the moment they were tasked with building the Tower of Gods and cultivating believers.
The various realms are not philanthropists; everything they do is for the purpose of resisting the abyss.
Past failures have proven that fragmented pantheons are no match for the abyss.
Therefore, it will eventually try to concentrate all its power to cultivate a few, or even a single, sufficiently powerful pantheon.
—Just like a prophecy in the Fate series.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this assessment should be a selection process for all sectors, and the only fair and safe one.
All pantheons start on the same footing, with similar strength and beliefs, beginning from scratch and competing on an equal footing.
Lord battles and class battles assess the completeness of the pantheon's believer training system and combat capabilities.
The True God Battle is a test of a pantheon's remaining resources and potential.
After all, to deal with the Abyss, in addition to dealing with the high-level combat forces on the front lines, there must also be enough troops to prevent the various lower worlds from being invaded.
Jiang Yan looked at the winning reward.
Leaving aside the universal divine positions, he had more than enough of them to begin with.
But the priority of choosing a place of faith is something to ponder.
The size of those territories, the number of living beings, and the level of wealth varied greatly.
Jiang Yan glanced briefly at the faith areas displayed by the various realms.
The largest piece was almost a hundred times larger than the smallest. This meant that by the time he had gathered enough faith to restore the entire Heaven and the Underworld, the other side would only be able to awaken a sleeping true god...
The winner takes all, and the lower-ranked pantheons are essentially eliminated early.
Not to mention, there are also hidden effects.
—This final ranking result represents the sequence that has been recognized by all sectors.
In other words, if the Fire type wins the championship, it will no longer be the self-proclaimed "strongest," but the officially recognized number one divine type.
This means they need to roll them up.
The other pantheons clearly realized this as well, and the atmosphere suddenly became delicate, with the already fragile alliance crumbling.
Now, all the pantheons are competitors to each other.
"It seems that the various realms are still slightly biased towards me, so they do have some conscience."
A smile appeared on Jiang Yan's face.
At least the other pantheons can no longer wholeheartedly unite against him.
Moreover... in the battle of the True Gods, each person is limited to the peak strength of a main god.
He wanted to see what would happen when there was no escape and neither side could easily defeat the other.
In a one-on-one fight, who could be a match for Losia?
"Damn those custom champions... Hmm, just in case, let's give them another little surprise."
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