Volume 4 Chapter 582: The Gathering of Gods
As many believers continued to pray, in temples everywhere, some statues that originally had no charm except for their gorgeousness began to glow with light in their eyes. What happened next was just like what happened to the Dragon Prince a month ago.
However, unlike the extremely grand and majestic temples of the Dragon Prince, Levi's temple is more like a combination of a magic tower and a temple. It is smaller in size and more conducive to defense.
There are several side halls on both sides, one of which is the statue of the elven gods including Asuryan and Corellon, and the other is Lilith and other gods who are on good terms with Levi.
Another one is temporarily vacant. According to Levi's plan, it is possible that Seleket and Hathor will move in later.
Even if the elven pantheon is a whole, when he becomes a god, he will naturally be protected by gods such as Corellon, but of course he also needs to form his own small group.
However, in order to build them, Levi owed Khalida a lot of money, so much that he didn't know how many years it would take to pay it off.
So Levi simply decided not to pay back the money. Khalida had said more than once that money meant little to her, so Levi decided to exchange it for other things, such as divinity and fragments of godhood.
Kalida has been worshipping the snake god for quite a long time, and snake symbols can be seen everywhere in her territory. If there is a chance for her to become a real snake god, she will surely not refuse, right?
But that is a matter for the future. Levi only has a rough idea for now, but no mature plan. Now he needs to focus on the matter at hand - to become a god himself first.
With the believers' continuous prayers, Levi's teachings and so on were gradually known to the gods.
For a moment, the gods had different reactions. More than a month ago, a dragon god appeared among the elves, and now a god who focused on light and purification was about to appear. Was it possible that he would dabble in constructs in the future?
More importantly, he actually openly called himself the Lord of Paradise Mountain?
Considering the recent series of events, does this mean that the elven pantheon is about to take some major action?
But no matter what, because of the support of Mount Heaven and the elven pantheon, the starting point of this god and that of ordinary new gods will be very different.
The greenskin gods were once again furious, and obscene words were uttered one after another.
As their sworn enemies, any development and strengthening of the elven pantheon made them extremely uncomfortable, especially since Levi had caused considerable harm to the greenskins of the main world before he was deified.
The Red Cloud Tribe is fine, but they now know everything about the Eight Peaks Mountain. If it weren't for Levi interfering, even if the dwarves would eventually launch a counterattack, the greenskins could at least hold on for a while longer, allowing the greenskin gods to gain more power of faith.
Just for this reason, Levi has offended all the green-skinned gods.
Moreover, a month ago, the son of Gruumsh, Jedreg the Strong, was killed by Levi, some Holy Grail Knights and Dwarf Butchers.
Even though Gruumsh later resurrected him, the lost divinity could never be recovered. Those two points of divinity were irreplaceable, and Gruumsh had none left.
Now Gruumsh can only think of ways to prepare a new divinity for Jedreg and try to move in other directions.
The only thing to be thankful for was that there was still 1 point of heroic divinity, which was obtained by another greenskin and successfully absorbed, and the greenskins gained another guy with good talents.
It's just that guy seems to have something wrong with his brain. He actually wants the greenskins to live in peace with other races. It's so stupid that it makes people laugh. Plundering is the tradition and instinct of the greenskins, and they will never try to change that.
But I believe that as long as Jedreg fights with the opponent a few more times, the opponent should be beaten awake.
After cursing for a while, the green-skinned gods looked at each other in amazement, and finally decided to ignore Levi for the time being.
If the other party were deified in the main world, they might still be able to do some small things, but in the lawful and good Mount Heaven, it would be a waste of effort for the green-skinned gods who are either chaotic, evil, or both.
As for attacking Levi's strongholds in the main world, such as Fear Rock, the green-skinned gods only fantasized about it for a moment, but had no real intention of taking action.
Not only because at this critical moment, the elven gods must be watching and they have no chance of succeeding, but also because it is a tacit understanding among the gods not to attack hostile mortal settlements.
Because once you take action, the other party will definitely retaliate, and the war will escalate rapidly. In the end, the gods themselves may not suffer any casualties, but their believers in the main world are likely to have all died, and that is something no one can accept.
So the only thing the greenskin gods can do now, besides cursing, is to find a way to form a greenskin army, cross mountains and rivers, cross the ocean, and go to Terror Rock for revenge.
Not to mention how much losses these greenskins will suffer along the way, and whether this revenge can succeed in the end, but at least in the short term it is impossible for them to take revenge.
But while the green-skinned gods were cursing, Gruumsh's eyes became a little erratic. Things were developing so quickly, maybe he should consider some suggestions from some beings...
The second very angry god was the Prince of Lies - Cyric. He had already gone mad and believed that all other gods except himself were false gods. Of course, he had reason to be angry.
Somewhere in the Abyss, the Spider Queen, Rose, kept sneering: "Another new god? Lilith, have you noticed anything?"
"Unfortunately, a mere demigod is not enough to truly reverse the situation. Corellon, and all the elven gods, you will all die!"
In the beginning, perhaps it was just a conflict between her and Corellon, but after countless years of fighting, she had already begun to hate the entire elven pantheon.
In the Twin Heaven, the Platinum Dragon God, Bahamut, couldn't help but frown for a moment.
As a survivor of the dragon pantheon, he had always had a grudge against the elven pantheon. However, due to the huge gap in strength between the two sides, he had never taken any practical action. He couldn't, and he didn't dare.
But he didn't expect that there was an abnormal movement on the King Killing Planet first, which caused him to suffer heavy losses of power in the main world. Then Imrik became the God of Dragons. This immediately made him alert, thinking that it was very likely that the elven gods were preparing to take action against him, because the two things were too coincidental.
That's why he began to seek more external forces for help, but he didn't expect that his first target - the Gaiding Celestial Clan - would hit a wall.
Although there was no direct evidence at the time that this was related to Levi, after subsequent investigation, he believed that Levi was a major suspect.
Because the Duke Lucan of the Gaidin clan, who had the strongest opposition at the time, had responded to Levi's call more than once.
Now that Levi has been deified with the support of Mount Heaven, his suspicions have been heightened.
The connection between Heaven Mountain and Paradise is very close. Is it because Levi also has intentions towards the Gaiding Clan, or even has ill will towards himself, that he does not allow them to join forces with him?
But no matter how Bahamut sighed or felt angry, he had no choice for the time being.
He and Tiamat were the only two enemies left in the dragon pantheon, and no matter what the original cause was, it was absolutely impossible for him to join forces with the evil dragon goddess.
He had made friends with some gods before, but they were either afraid of the power of the elven gods or wanted to win him over to join them. There was not even a single one who was willing to fight alongside him against the elven gods.
But no matter what, I will never give up the fight or revenge. Perhaps, I should put more energy into investigating the origin of the Imrik dragon priesthood. Maybe I can make some new discoveries?
The goddess of poison and disease, Talona, was also somewhat dissatisfied. Recently, thanks to the endless stream of Nurgle demons in the main world and the rampant rat plague, her power had been greatly enhanced.
But now that Levi is known as the God of Purification, it will obviously have a certain impact on her in the future.
However, as a demigod who has just begun to be deified, he should not cause her too much trouble right away. The gap between the two sides is still too big.
So after a brief thought, Talona decided not to pay attention to it for the time being, because she had more urgent enemies to deal with.
The Great Horned Rat also seemed to be intent on acquiring priesthoods such as plague and poison, which she absolutely could not tolerate!
As for the last god who is hostile to Levi, it is the Lord of Dawn - Losander, because he has always wanted to perfect the ministry of the sun.
There are intricate connections between light and the sun, so he has always been looking forward to Mount Paradise. He wants to rule Mount Paradise and become the true god of heaven.
With the help of the power of light there, he might be able to master the complete solar priesthood more easily.
However, the Lords of Heaven either avoided the question or politely declined his request.
He originally thought that it would always be like this, and with his priesthood and power, he believed that one day the Lords of Heaven would give in.
But unexpectedly, an elf suddenly became the God of Light and the Lord of Mount Heaven. In Loshanda's view, this was robbing him of his possessions!
However, considering the elven gods behind Levi, Losander became hesitant again. Even if he had a wide range of friends, if he declared war on the elven pantheon, he was afraid that no one would truly stand by his side.
Apart from my lover, perhaps I should discuss it with her first.
Thinking of this, Loshanda set off directly. He wanted to have an in-depth communication !
The dwarf gods were once again filled with emotion. Once upon a time, they, the dwarves, were able to compete with the elves. However, with the rise of many evil races, the situation of the dwarves became increasingly difficult. Now, they even had to continuously shrink their defenses.
No matter how unwilling they were, they had to admit that the glory of the dwarves was over, and they were like some pathetic cave creatures, huddled in their castles praying for their lives.
Before the Battle of Eight Peaks, apart from Belegar, how many years had it been since the dwarves had launched a large-scale offensive?
The two demigods, the White Dwarf and the Valkyrie, were used previously to, on the one hand, turn the tide of the battle, and on the other hand, to intimidate other enemies.
In the main world, perhaps the forces of good and lawfulness have a certain advantage, but when the scope is expanded to all planes, the overall strength of the evil forces will show an overwhelming advantage.
They are mainly demons from the Abyss and devils from the Nine Hells, and there are too many of them.
Other evil planes such as the Scorching Hell also have considerable power.
Although the four elemental realms are very powerful, they usually do not intervene in the struggle between good and evil, but instead focus on fighting their enemies and engaging in elemental civil wars.
Now with the resurrection of the Four Chaos Gods and the rise of the Skaven, the environment of the dwarves has become even more difficult.
Levi ascended to godhood as a master of the mysteries of heaven. With the support of Heaven Mountain behind him, can he bring about a new turn of events?
But that is a matter for the future. Now that Levi has been promoted to a god, the dwarf gods also need to express their attitude.
It's not just because Levi helped the dwarves retake the Eight Peaks Mountain, but also because of the request of their eternal ally - Sigmar!
Since Levi's main place of deification was Mount Heaven, rather than the main world, he did not invite many guests, and the dwarf gods, led by the Soul Forger Moradin, did not send any envoys.
They just appeared together at Fear Rock at this time, shedding pieces of glow. In the next 30 days, the abilities of all blacksmiths, craftsmen, miners, etc. in Fear Rock will be strengthened to a certain extent.
Next came Sigma, covered in golden armor.
Many beings were surprised to see him appear, because apart from his close relationship only had a few human gods as friends.
Was he invited by the dwarven gods, or had he unknowingly become connected with Lilith and even the elven gods?
If this is the case, then they may have to reconsider their future attitude. Many of them are openly or secretly snatching away each other's believers and encroaching on each other's territory.
As for whether Sigma has any relationship with Levi himself, most of them have never thought about it, because the gap between the two sides is too big.
Next came the goddess of forests and rangers, Mielikki, leading a group of followers including the unicorn queen, Lurue.
Before, when he was in Paradise, Levi had met this goddess by chance and was invited to visit her kingdom of God.
Although Levi was unable to keep the appointment because he had been in the underworld for a while, when he tentatively invited Mielikki, Mielikki readily agreed.
Although the kindness and justice of Levi or the Subaerotians are quite different from the kindness of the natural gods, which are more targeted at animals and plants in the forest, everyone can be considered kind companions.
There have also been rumors that Mielikki's mother is the Lady of Golden Heart of the elven pantheon. Although this has not been confirmed by the gods involved, Mielikki does have a good impression of the elven pantheon.
At the same time, Levi was also considering that Donna had previously switched to the special profession of the Unicorn Queen, but now it seems that this profession is not strong enough. Can he make some deals with the Unicorn Queen to change this situation?
The gods of nature collectively cast down a green light, allowing the various plants in the Fear Rock to show more tenacious vitality for a certain period of time. The output of the sawmill at least doubled, and other crops could have a good harvest for at least three years.
The Bear God, Barado, and the Tiger Goddess, Furik, followed closely behind. They had all served Mielikki's father, the God of Nature, and had a good relationship with the elven pantheon. The Tiger Goddess was even the apprentice of the Elven God of Archery.
In addition, the supervisors were taking care of many tiger people in the Black Iron Mine, so the two sides were not completely strangers.
Seeing this, many beings were murmured in their hearts. With so many gods, plus the protection of the elven gods, is the backing of Levi, the new god, a little too strong?
But they still thought it was simple, because this was just the beginning.
Tempus' daughter, the Red Knight, and Tempus' son, Uthgar, also arrived soon after.
The former is an old acquaintance of Levi, and has some hidden dealings with Lilith. The latter came to show up because he borrowed Winnie the Pooh from Levi, so he was asked something by Levi.
Then there are the Moon Maiden - Sulen, the Goddess of Wealth - Woking and Vander Dragonthorn. Levi and their organizations have had good cooperation before, so it is normal to give them face.
The dwarf gods also sent a representative. Levi had previously participated in the hunt for the bat-winged kobold god, so they had dealt with each other before.
The dwarf gods were known for not wanting to offend anyone, and they also hoped to gain more reliable allies in the good camp, so they were naturally willing to show their support.
There is no way, everything is based on strength.
Although the dwarf pantheon is now on the decline, at least they were once glorious and their heritage is still there.
But the dwarf pantheon has always been in a half-dead state, and many ordinary dwarves rely on humans and other races to survive.
This is very similar to the Halflings. A considerable number of Halflings make a living by being cooks for humans and other races.
The situation is basically similar for the dwarf gods. They are currently committed to making friends with all gods of the good camp.
When Imrik was deified before, they had no excuse because the two sides really had no communication, but now they have sufficient excuses to establish a relationship with Levi and the elven gods behind Levi.
There is also the female demigoddess, Dean Castella, and others, who are just here to join in the fun.
Next came the Three Saints of Justice, led by Tyr, who also came uninvited. They had nothing to do with Levi. Apart from the consideration of Mount Heaven, all gods who were willing to uphold kindness and justice could become their friends.
Then came the smiling Lilith, leading the Dolphin Prince - Deep Sea Sashela, the Queen of Winged Elves - Aedri Fenrir, the Lady of the Mist - Radlili (actually the Phantom Goddess Leila), the Dark Girl - Eilistraee, Moonbow, Illidan and Imrik, etc. They were all elven gods who were good friends with Lilith and were no strangers to her.
Then there are Sobek and Celeket, both of whom have now openly converted to the elven pantheon.
Next are Diana and Kratos from the Greek pantheon. It’s not just that Lilith reached some kind of agreement with them, but also because of the special relationship between Levi and Elegy, Donna, and Penthesilea.
Sooner or later, Diana and Kratos will leave this world completely, and then the Amazons and Spartans will need to be entrusted to new gods.
Lilith was an option, but she was an elven god, not an Amazon god, so Penthesilea, Donna and the others naturally came into the sight of the two gods.
Strictly speaking, even Penthesilea lacks strength and experience, let alone Elegy and the others. But Diana and Kratos don't have a better choice, right?
Seeing this, many people who originally had some intentions towards Levi, such as the God of Thieves - Mask, and the Lord of Beasts - Malar and the Queen of the Sea - Amberlee among the Furious Gods, couldn't help but murmur more.
They were no match for the elven pantheon to begin with, and with so many gods helping them, the chances of them taking revenge on Levi were too low.
Even the green-skinned gods who hated Levi the most couldn't help but feel their scalps tingling.
Even though most of these gods today were just giving Levi face and not really having any close relationship with him, Levi's face was indeed a bit too big, even surpassing that of many gods.
But they also had some doubts. Lilith was just a weak divine power. Even though her identity was special as she was the daughter of Asuryan, the first god-king of the elves, she should not be qualified to walk ahead of so many elven gods, right?
Or is there some inside story that I am not clear about yet?
But that’s not all. The next moment, a girl with long snow-white hair draped over her shoulders, who looked very cute at first glance, appeared out of nowhere.
She swung the whip with her right hand, which made a crisp sound in the air, and then her facial features were distorted by a slightly crazy smile.
"Hahaha, come on, come and trouble Levi, I will definitely take good care of you!"
Although he only appeared for less than three seconds, almost everyone who originally had ill will towards Levi was scared from the bottom of their hearts at this moment.
The deterrent power of Benshaba, the goddess of misfortune, is self-evident.
It's not just the completely unpredictable and strange power of the Doom Clergy, but also that Benshaba is the evil god of chaos and evil. Once she is angered, she will not care about gains and losses, let alone any rules.
If she had not been so focused on opposing her mortal enemy, the goddess of luck, Tymora, and had not generally ignored other gods unless they provoked her or denied her, she would have probably been jointly besieged by the gods who united out of fear.
But most of them couldn’t figure out how Levi, who was from the lawful good camp, got in touch with this female evil god?
Only the goddess of luck, Tymora, who was in the Unrestrained Wilderness - the Land of Bright Water, sighed, shook her head and smiled bitterly, because she already knew the reason.
If Ben Shaba had not discovered it in advance, perhaps he would have had the opportunity to obtain a lucky god.
Other gods might not be able to see anything at all, but as the goddess of luck, she could roughly see how much Levi was favored by the world and fate.
Apart from anything else, in just a few months, he grew from a powerless mortal to the Lord of Mount Heaven, a true god. This is enough to explain everything!
Seeing her sighing constantly, the goddess of love, Shu Ni, who shared the Mingshui area with her and often visited here, couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Then she looked over too.
She was stunned at first, then she couldn't help laughing.
"Timora, I heard from Bast before that she met a very interesting elf. Now it seems that it must be him."
Hearing the name Bast, Taimora couldn't help but frown slightly, because she had a vague feeling that Bast's condition was not right recently.
But even though the three of them shared the Mingshui area and were neighbors and good friends, she couldn't make decisions for them.
So she just skipped the topic and asked curiously, "Shuni, what did you notice?"
“A god entered my realm because of him~”
Beauty, love and passion, these are her three divine duties, which are usually only applicable to mortals and are of no use to gods.
But if a god falls in love or passion because of a mortal, since one party is a mortal, she may notice it.
For example, right now, Levi isn't quite a god yet, so she's aware of that.
After Shu Ni said this, Taimora became even more curious. It sounded like a god had fallen in love with Levi?
It is normal for the gods to occasionally go to the main world and have some fun with mortals.
But they would never be stupid enough to invest real feelings. Mortals and gods, both in race and power, are completely different beings.
Even if you really want to talk about love, you have to be at least a demigod. For example, the stupid and incompetent but lucky Vander Dragonthorn became a demigod because of the favor of the goddess.
Could it be that this time it was Lilith?
In this case, it is understandable why Levi grew so fast.
But there are still some things that don't make sense. With Lilith's weak divine power, how could she achieve this level? Unless she is much stronger than she appears on the surface.
Then the priesthood she actually holds is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.
Dreams, innocence, forgiveness, and pure girls, how much power of faith can this priesthood gain?
She probably has other hidden identities, so she has just become the leader of the Dolphin Prince and other elven gods.
Considering the strength of those gods, her other identity would at least be a medium-level god, right?
Taimora immediately thought of many things, but Shu Ni covered her mouth and chuckled: "Hehe, it's a secret~"
Taimora found it somewhat amusing, but did not continue to ask questions. Instead, after a little thought, he stretched out his hand and cast a side light.
Even if Benshaba got the upper hand, what would it matter? The conflict between her and Levi's camps meant that unless both sides continued to compromise with each other, they would not be able to maintain this relationship forever. Then maybe that would be her chance.
Shu Ni also joined in the fun with a sweet smile. What she had just discovered was really interesting, so she was looking forward to seeing more in the future!
Noticing the actions of the two of them and the presence of so many onlookers, he felt a little numb at this moment, knowing that it was completely impossible for him to provoke Levi.
At the same time, they also paid more and more attention to Levi, the Lord of Mount Heaven, the God of Elves, and the one favored by the goddesses of misfortune and luck...
But this is still not the end.
The Land of Bliss and the Star King's Court burst into white light. The figures of Whirlwind Fury, Duke Lucan and others flashed above the Fear Rock. The Gaiding Celestial Clan and the Aici Celestial Clan also expressed their attitudes.
Even though there are slight differences in their camps, the three major celestial clans have always been known together, and they certainly would not miss such a special moment.
There was another flash of lightning, and the Qilin God - Corell and the Flying Feather Goddess - Saranata both arrived.
At the same time, another dragon with a green body that looked almost unreal also appeared slowly.
It is the middle-level divine power from the Zhendan pantheon, the Jade Dragon - Yuanbo.
Possessing the divine duties of commerce, sky, literature and knowledge, his combat power may not be the strongest among many divine dragons, but he is also the chief steward of the Zhendan pantheon and the Zhendan Dynasty, responsible for internal affairs internally and foreign affairs externally.
The Cathay Pantheon never easily engages in diplomacy with other forces. They basically only have two choices:
First, declare war, which is commonly used in the Nibon and Inda pantheons;
Secondly, they won over people. For example, many water demigods under Minglong-Yinyin, as well as the current Qilin God and Feiyu Goddess, were all successfully won over by them.
But looking at the appearance of the Green Dragon now, it is obvious that he is not here to declare war. As the God of Elves, Levi is almost impossible for him to switch to the Zhendan pantheon. That is naturally the extremely rare third situation.
Show goodwill.
That's right, the reason for all this is that after much deliberation, Levi finally decided to tell the Aurora Pantheon the information about Guanglong - Shenzhu.
Because he will incarnate as a light dragon and become the god of light and purification and the lord of heaven, once he is deified, it is very likely that he will cause some resonance with the dragon gods, or other special situations will arise.
Rather than being noticed by the other party, he might as well take the initiative to speak out. After all, it was the Watcher who did these things, not him, Levi.
As for the loss of Guanglong Shenzhu, he will naturally make up for it on behalf of Tiantangshan after he is deified.
With such a slightly uneasy mood, he communicated with the other party.
The reaction of the Zhendan pantheon was completely beyond Levi's expectations. He had already prepared himself for the other party's anger, but the other party's attitude was unexpectedly kind.
It was at that moment that he suddenly understood that after a long search, countless disappointments and even despair, for all the dragons, as long as Guanglong Shenzhu was still alive, it was the best.
As for the loss of priesthood and power, they can think of a way to deal with it later. After all, the Zhendan pantheon is a powerful family.
He waved his hand and scattered a ray of light, blessing the Fear Rock, and then the Jade Dragon, the Qilin God and others disappeared.
After seeing this scene, even the craziest Xirik muttered to himself: "Xirik is omnipotent, but it is impossible for Xirik to fight against so many false gods at the same time. Let him live for now."
Then his expression turned stern: "I will continue to deal with Kelanwo and that bitch, the Magic Goddess!"
Then he became thoughtful again, his eyes gradually falling on the Xirik Scripture on the table: "If these false gods can join forces, then in order to destroy them as quickly as possible, can I also use some of the false gods?"
Even he had this reaction, let alone other gods. Just a ceremony of deification was enough to make them realize how difficult it was to mess with Levi.
Levi’s own strength is no longer important, because they can’t even deal with Levi’s relatives and friends. Even some timid gods, or many nameless demon lords in the bottomless abyss, have begun to secretly warn themselves not to offend Levi in the future.
Although the gods will not go to the Abyss, with Levi's current social circle, as long as he is willing to spend some money, even the demon lords will rush to please him.
However, there were some other powerful demon lords, all of whom showed either sinister or mocking smiles. Are they going to be deified?
At this moment, the vampire god Dracula, who was on the 487th floor of the bottomless abyss - the house of the playboy, had a look of pain on his face. Thinking about the scene when he was deified, and then looking at Levi's deification today, the gap was extremely large.
It just so happens that he and Levi had a deep feud before, and the fight between them would probably not stop.
The only thing that comforted him was that Rose would protect him, and he was hiding in the bottomless abyss, so there was no way the other party could come over.
As for the other beings, they were just watching silently at this moment, wanting to see what tricks Levi could come up with.
However, apart from Corellon leading another group of elven gods to give blessings, no other accidents occurred.
Despite this, everyone who witnessed this series of events was upset for a moment.
Believers from all over the world became more and more fanatical, because the arrival of each true god was not just a show-up, they also bestowed some blessings to a greater or lesser extent, which could even be felt directly by ordinary mortals.
This made many potential believers begin to truly try to believe in Levi, and many originally shallow believers saw a significant increase in their piety.
So they continued to pray, announcing to the world the birth of a new god.
"My Lord Levi, you will lift up the kingdom that belongs to you, and you will become a star in the sky!"
With another prayer, a sacred and pure power suddenly burst out from Levi's many statues, and at the same time a clear and firm male voice sounded.
"I am Levi Goethe, the spokesperson for light, kindness and justice, the guardian of the high elves and order, the lord of Mount Heaven. From today on, I will be the god of light and purification!"