"Please choose to battle solo or with your clan."
A voice, established by a law, rang out.
"Fight alongside your clan."
The high god spoke without hesitation, and at the same time opened his divine kingdom, and a group of legendary three-headed war lions appeared behind him.
Among them are more than ten high-level gods, more than 100 mid-level gods, and thousands of low-level gods.
"Damn it, he beat us to it!" The other high-ranking gods, who were a step behind, stopped on the outskirts, looking annoyed.
"We can only hope that this gatekeeper keeps respawning."
At this moment, the voice of the established laws rang out again:
"The challenger has chosen to fight alongside his subordinates. For the sake of fairness, the Tower of Holy Light will temporarily grant the gatekeeper, Lady Analia, the state of infinite divine power."
"Battle begins."
"Divine punishment."
A cold voice rang out, and before the high god could even buff his subordinates, he witnessed a scene he would never forget.
Hundreds of golden magic arrays condensed in the sky, each radiating power far exceeding that of ordinary high-level gods, and the power was still increasing.
The terrifying pressure caused even the reinforced space of the Holy Light Tower to tremble slightly.
"Wait..." The high god's expression changed drastically.
But Annalia did not pause at all. With a flick of her hand, endless holy light poured down like a celestial river, instantly engulfing the army of the high-ranking god lord.
After being elevated and transcended, and having regained her exclusive weapon, Anna's full-force attack is now comparable to that of an ordinary main god, let alone those high-ranking gods who are only of legendary rank.
The three-headed war lions were completely purified without even having a chance to resist.
After a full ten minutes of continuous bombardment, Analia finally dispelled the divine magic circle.
Only the high god remained, standing there alone, dumbfounded.
It wasn't until the impatient Analia blew her away with her wings that she realized what had happened, and she burst into tears as she looked at her annihilated kin.
"My God... is this the power a high-ranking god should possess...?"
The other spectators were also stunned.
"Ahem, taking shortcuts is not the right way. I've decided to go look around elsewhere, be down-to-earth, and gain the Holy Light's approval."
"Great minds think alike, let's go together."
The powerful figures who had rushed over were dispersed even faster than when they arrived, after witnessing the terrifying performance of the six-winged angel.
"Now no one should bother us."
Analia watched this scene with satisfaction, then turned around and picked up the holy book, offering a devout prayer to the statue of the Holy Lord.
At that moment, a group of healing angels quietly descended before the lord who was wailing loudly.
"Young lord, the Holy Lord has heard your cries and sent us. Do you require resurrection services?"
"Of course! We need it, we need it!"
Upon hearing this, the heartbroken and desperate lord suddenly raised his head and looked at the smiling healing angels. He felt as if he had returned from hell to heaven, and couldn't help but murmur, "Thank you, praise to the great Holy Lord!"
"You're welcome, Chenghui. A lower-level god will receive 100,000 soul crystals, a mid-level god 1 million, and an upper-level god 10 million, for a total of 136 million soul crystals."
"ah?!"
......
To the due east, inside the large lecture hall of a mission.
A missionary dressed in a white robe was leisurely reciting sacred texts.
"The Holy Lord created all things..."
"The Holy Lord is omnipotent..."
The assembled examinees were completely absorbed, as if listening to some divine music and profound truths.
They shook their heads, seemingly lost in thought.
Suddenly, one of the lower-level gods exclaimed in delight, "I understand! I understand!"
"I understand now!"
More and more lower-ranking gods began to shout.
Beams of holy light descended from the sky, and those examinees who had gained some insight disappeared from their original positions and were teleported to the second level.
"What did they realize?"
The high gods who had just escaped from Analia looked at each other in bewilderment.
They flipped through the holy book they had received from the door, their faces filled with astonishment.
Aren't these all just empty, unrealistic praise?
They would also print similar items when spreading their faith within their respective territories to reinforce it.
—But how can you possibly understand that!
After patiently listening for a long time and watching those weaker lower-level gods being teleported away one by one, he finally couldn't sit still any longer.
"This place doesn't feel right for us."
"That's right, isn't there some kind of ascetic? Why don't we go try it over there?"
"Okay, rigorous training... it seems like this is a place that values strength."
The group quickly reached an agreement, left the mission, and flew due north.
The preacher, who was giving a lecture, glanced at it as if he sensed something and shook his head slightly.
The more powerful a person is, the harder it is for them to convert others. Not to mention these are lords themselves, carrying the faith of a large group of people; getting them to change their minds is no easy task, unless...
Meanwhile, several high-ranking officials rushed to the outside of a valley without stopping.
By this time, quite a few examinees had already arrived.
He was sitting outside the valley, flipping through a book that was more than two meters thick, muttering to himself.
"What are you doing?"
A bad feeling welled up in the hearts of several high-ranking gods.
They stepped forward and asked a bald ascetic, "Hello, how can we join you and gain the favor of the Holy Light?"
"Memorize this book first, then move on to the next one. Remember, you cannot use divine power to assist you."
The ascetic in charge of the reception took out several books, each over two meters thick, and handed them over.
At first glance, it clearly reads "Outline of Heavenly Punishments, Volume Six, Part One".
"So, you can only join us if you can memorize six books like this without using divine power?" A high-ranking god glanced at the books and asked incredulously.
"Of course not."
The ascetic shook his head and said, "This is just an outline. To become a qualified ascetic, one must first be able to recite all the laws of Heaven backwards without using divine power. This is also the first lesson of asceticism."
"Those are the complete versions."
Several high-ranking gods followed the ascetic's gaze and saw a book that was a meter long and wide, piled up to be hundreds of meters high.
"This...this is impossible! Without divine assistance, it would take ten years to memorize it all! I'm quitting!"
One of them angrily turned and left.
"It seems there's no hope for the Holy Light pantheon..."
The others exchanged glances and left dejectedly; they couldn't wait that long.
"What should we do? I've heard that other pantheons have basically all had top 100 Abyss Ranking experts join them, so there's no way we'll get a godhood!"
Back at the entrance to the Holy Light Tower, those high-ranking gods said unwillingly.
“How about we go back and memorize our lessons? I had a pretty good memory when I was in school; I got full marks in politics and history,” suggested the first high god who had left, after calming down.
After careful analysis, he concluded that compared to competing with countless powerful individuals for two godhoods, simply reciting scriptures was much simpler.
"What's wrong with you examinees?"
Just then, a gentle voice came from behind. It was Aria, who had just finished guiding another group of examinees and had just spotted them.
"Priest, we seem to have encountered some trouble..."
A high-ranking god recounted his previous experience with a wry smile.
"I see..."
After a moment's thought, Aria smiled and said, "Your strength is considerable, naturally different from ordinary people. As the saying goes, Heaven will entrust great responsibilities to those who are capable..."
What do you mean?
"He'll have to get a beating first."
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Sorry, only two updates today, I really didn't have time. I still owe the two readers a lot of extra updates, so I'll post three updates tomorrow...
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