Volume 4 Chapter 601: Ascending to God
Levi's expression suddenly became a little strange.
If it were just this sentence, there would actually be nothing special about it, but when coupled with Yager's expression and tone, it became a little different.
There have always been rumors that Jergal was once a suitor of Shar, but the other party never responded. As one of the oldest goddesses, the goddess of darkness is very proud.
Now it seems that this matter might be true...
After saying their final goodbyes to Jager, Diana and Kratos, Levi took Donna and the others back to Mount Paradise.
He thought that Donna and Isis's first meeting might be a little awkward, but he didn't expect that it would not be the case.
Donna kept asking Isis about her well-being, while also indirectly declaring her identity.
Isis also smiled from beginning to end . Levi vaguely felt that it was not that she was not interested in him, but rather that she seemed to have aroused some kind of competitive consciousness, but the strategies of both sides were different.
But neither of them is a fool, and as long as it doesn't affect the main business, Levi doesn't bother to care.
Let the Lords of Heaven assist Donna and Penthesilea in building the kingdom of God on Mount Paradise, while Levi takes Anubis to Jergo's territory in the underworld.
During his previous visit, he had already sensed the terrifying power of Jergal, but after truly mastering it, he discovered that it was just the tip of the iceberg.
In addition to tens of thousands of legendary undead, there are millions of high-level undead, such as Terror Knights and Soul Bound Knights, sleeping below, waiting for orders from their masters at any time.
It was Jergal before, and now it is Levi.
But unexpectedly, there were no liches or vampires among them. It seemed that for the sake of safety, Jergal did not choose those beings with relatively high intelligence. He just needed some useful tools.
However, what is truly precious is not these undead creatures, but the defense facilities that Yager has spent tens of thousands of years and countless divine powers to perfect.
This place is almost equivalent to a kingdom of God with great divine power in its heyday.
Although Levi's godhood level is still low and his control over the realm of death is still insufficient, so he cannot fully exert its power for the time being, it is still powerful enough.
At least when there is sufficient divine power, no matter whether it is Cyric, Mask, or Set himself, they cannot break through the defense.
This allowed Levi to feel at ease here to comprehend the knowledge left by Jergal, and quickly transform into a qualified and powerful god of death.
He is now very confident that he can perfect the Mark of Death in a very short time, so that all the constructs created by him, and even the Sub-Sky Clan, can collect soul fragments on the battlefield.
Once successful, he can continuously produce large numbers of constructs to quickly strengthen the defense forces of Dread Rock, Paradise Island, and Lustria.
There will even be enough energy to support the colonies and even the Sigma Empire.
Anubis also began to build his kingdom nearby. Although many gods of death, including Kelemvor and Jergal, did not choose to establish their kingdoms in the underworld, Anubis's situation was unusual.
Mount Paradise does not match his attributes, and he does not want to go back to the Egyptian pantheon, so naturally he can only follow Levi to the end.
Then Levi sent another message to Lilith, briefly telling her about the deal reached between him and Yager, and signaling her to let Neferata and the others come over.
Now that Levi has inherited Yager's power, his influence and strength in the underworld have become unprecedentedly stronger.
Not to mention these vampires, even if the God of Vampires - Dracula himself came, there would be only one way to go, and that is death.
Lilith was immediately very excited. She knew that Levi had been busy with some things recently, but she never expected that Levi could achieve this. That was Yege!
So after congratulating him, she immediately adjusted her original plan: "Levi, when you officially announce that you have replaced Jaeger, I will also let Khalida be deified together with you, how about that?"
Levi was a little surprised: "Is she ready? Isn't it a little weak just coming from the snake priesthood?"
Although normally one priesthood is enough to ascend to godhood, that was in the past.
Not to mention Levi and Donna recently, when those demon lords were deified before, they basically held more than one priesthood.
For example, the Lord of Ghouls, Dorisan, his duties include ghouls and necromancy.
Yeenoghu, the King of the Gnolls, holds the three clergy of Gnoll, Rage, and Evil, and is interested in canines.
The Succubus Queen, Mecanthust, possesses succubus and charm, and tries to compete with the goddess of love, Sune, for love, beauty, lust, etc.
But as far as Levi knows, even if Khalida is deified now, she would probably only have the snake priesthood that Lilith had traded from the Zhendan pantheon before.
Lilith laughed and said, "You are busy, but I am not lazy either. I have prepared more priesthoods for Khalida and will definitely give you a little surprise."
Levi raised his eyebrows: "Okay, let's do this, I'll give her Yager's fatalism as well."
The reason why Lilith wanted Khalida to be deified at this time was undoubtedly to let her take advantage of Jergal's prestige, so she might as well do it thoroughly.
"Also, I want Lucia to be deified as well. What do you think?"
Lilith's expression suddenly became a little strange: "You want to give her part of Yager's priesthood? Are you sure she is worth it?"
She used it for her own benefit and never deducted any of the rewards she deserved, but Lilith was always a little wary of Lucia because she was a vampire after all.
But Levi said very calmly: "Of course, I believe her."
After becoming a god, if any creature mentions his name or prays to him in their heart, the god will be sensitive, and anything that happens in a certain area and within a certain time of the person praying will be heard and seen by him.
If it is one's own believer, the sensation will often be stronger.
After Levi was deified, the number of times Lucia mentioned him as counted in the system had exceeded three digits, almost second only to Cindy.
Because Cindy is Levi's younger sister and the leader of the church, she needs to communicate with Levi on many things, listen to Levi's opinions, learn relevant knowledge, etc.
As for Lucia's muttering, it seemed a little special. Many of the scenes Levi saw were quite private.
This made him doubt more than once whether she did it on purpose or by accident.
The only thing he could be sure of was probably Lucia's feelings. She had already fallen deeply in love with him since some time ago.
Although this made Levi feel very confused, he was not the God of Charm, nor did he possess the relevant priesthood or field, but the facts were indeed before him.
And given Lucia's personality, even if they can't become lovers, she will become a very reliable comrade.
Looking at Levi's confident words, Lilith was a little surprised, and then she seemed to have guessed something. She couldn't help but feel a little funny: "Okay, in that case, then I'll listen to you. I'll start preparing and wait for your signal."
Then, after a few minutes, Levi saw Lucia and Martis, whom he had not seen for many days, arriving with the Vampire Queen Neferata and the Blood Tsarina Ketatlin.
Behind them are a large number of vampires and various undead creatures with bad deeds in the past. They are purely here to serve as cannon fodder for Levi, which can be regarded as a kind of waste utilization.
It’s just that although they both have smiles on their faces, the first two are from the heart, while the latter two are just a disguise.
Although their disguise was excellent, it was impossible for them to hide from Levi, a god.
But he didn't care about the other party's real thoughts. Now Lilith decided to give them a chance to atone for their sins and use it to fish to see if they could attract Dracula.
If they still dare to act like a demon, or if they still cannot adjust their mindset after a period of time, or even show their value to Levi, then the only thing waiting for them is death.
In fact, considering their past sins, it would not be too much to die eight or ten times, and they are absolutely aware of this.
After a slight nod, Levi raised his hand and awakened hundreds of legendary undead and thousands of times more high-level undead right in front of them.
"Martis, you are in charge of commanding these undead. From today on, you will become the military commander here."
During the time she has been following Lucia, Maltis has made considerable progress. In addition, she herself is also quite capable, so now she is only one step away from becoming a legend.
Looking at this undead army that was mainly composed of Terror Knights but also had Death Knights, Maltis immediately responded excitedly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, leave everything to me!"
Finally, after such a long time, she got a super powerful cavalry unit that would never be seen in the main world!
Neferata and other vampires were also shocked. They had indeed seen those legendary undead just now, but they thought they were beings who had been dead for a long time and were placed here as sculptures or decorations.
But who could have thought that they could be revived and still be so powerful?
Looking at the densely packed sculptures around them, Neferata and Ketatlin looked at each other and both felt their scalps tingling.
At the same time, he was full of doubts. Even if Levi became a god, it seemed that there were some special ways, and he had achieved a certain status and power in both Mount Heaven and the underworld. But how did Levi accumulate so much power in such a short time?
However, no matter how confused they were, based on instinct, they immediately expressed their submission to Levi and asked what they could do.
Even though they were all legendary, compared to those rotten bone dragons and corpse dragons, at least they still had a little confidence in their wisdom and beauty.
Levi nodded. "Your mission is to assist Maltis and take on daily defense and patrol tasks. Then, build some buildings for living and military defense. Next, I will officially perform my duties as the God of Death and introduce a large number of souls. You need to make corresponding preparations."
Yager's territory in the underworld has many advantages, but it is not really perfect. For Levi, except for the Death Castle where they are now, most of the territory is extremely empty, even deserted.
Because Jergal usually doesn't need the undead or other things as guards, he has no interest in recruiting believers, and he is even unwilling to guide souls, so he lets Kelemvor do it instead.
Now that Levi has taken over here, these things have become necessities.
Although he could use his divine power to defend himself, he couldn't waste his divine power just to deal with a few soul-stealing demons, right? Then what did he need the undead army for?
No matter how many other ideas Neferata and the others had in their minds, on the surface they were all very positive expressed their determination to do this well.
Levi did not comment on this. After thinking quietly for a few seconds, he felt the breath of Diana, Kratos and Jager, all of whom had completely disappeared from the Zodiac Sky Crystal Wall System.
So in full view of everyone, Levi took out a few crystals and turned to look at Lucia:
"Lucia, there is an opportunity now that can increase your chances of success in revenge against Dracula, but you need to pay a certain price. Do you want to know?"
He would be much gentler towards Lucia, and this was not just an opportunity, but also a compensation.
After all, when Lilith's purge plan is completely completed, more than 90% of the vampires under Lucia's command will probably come to the underworld to serve as cannon fodder, and her power in the main world will be weakened unprecedentedly.
But if she can become a true god, then this weakening will not be so fatal.
Lucia's heart immediately began to beat fast, and even Neferata and others who no longer needed to breathe could not help but breathe rapidly for a moment.
Even though they had never seen it before, subconsciously, the instinctive call and desire of their body and mind told them what it was.
That is a treasure that is enough to elevate their life essence to the highest level, allowing them to ascend to godhood in one step!
"So, what's the price?"
"Become my subordinate god for 50 years, or when you become a weaker god, the contract will be automatically terminated."
Lucia was immediately relieved, but at the same time she was a little disappointed and a little amused. This was completely different from the price she had expected.
Neferata beside him couldn't even hide the jealousy on her face. How could this be a price? This was clearly an excuse to protect Lucia and help her get through the most vulnerable period after becoming a god!
But no matter how jealous she was, she was not stupid enough to interrupt the other party's communication, because such an opportunity would never come to her, and she had this self-awareness.
"I agree, but the conditions have to be changed. I will be your subordinate god for 500 years, no matter how my godhood level changes!"
Seeing the other party's unquestionable look, as if she would refuse to be deified if he didn't agree, Levi immediately understood what she meant. Would she use 500 years to repay his kindness?
He couldn't help but smile: "Okay, let's get started."
With a wave of his finger, the order of death in the priesthood that Yager had provided before was directly integrated into his body. Several other priesthoods and the complete first-level godhood floated towards Lucia.
Lucia suddenly groaned, and her whole body floated uncontrollably into the air, and the essence of her life began to change rapidly.
Ever since she went undercover at Silver Peak, Lilith had been continuously training her, and she had already reached the legendary level more than a month ago.
This is Levi's home ground. With Levi's help and the power of the underworld itself, it is not difficult to integrate Yager's power of death.
Then Levi passed on to the other party some of his knowledge about the realm of death, as well as his future plans for vampires.
Although he is still a little far from being as good as Kelemvor or Jaeger, Levi is now definitely qualified to be Lucia's teacher.
Lucia received them all and quickly sent back the secret message. She agreed with great joy because the possibility proposed by Levi was what she expected.
If Eilistraee can save those kind-hearted drow elves, then can she, Lucia, become the goddess who saves vampires?
Not all vampires are transformed voluntarily. In other words, on the contrary, most vampires are forced and they rarely have the right to choose.
But from now on, perhaps she, Lucia, can provide them with a new possibility!
During this period, the Vampire Queen and the Blood Tsarine kept communicating with each other through eye contact. They were really very excited. The opportunity to become gods was closer to them than ever before.
But until Lucia landed on the ground, they still did not take any action. They just lowered their bodies and heads more humbly to express their respect to Levi and the new god - Lucia.
Because they also thought of one thing, was Levi asking Lucia to accept the priesthood and godhood here also a test for the two of them?
Seeing this, Levi snorted lightly and nodded with satisfaction.
They certainly have strong ambitions and desires, but they also have enough wisdom to control them, so perhaps it is worth using them for the time being.
After casting a glance at Lucia and seeing her nod, Levi said loudly: "From today on, I, Levi, will inherit His Highness Yager's duties and will and continue to practice the order of death!"
Nisu agreed. As long as he became a weaker divine power, he could become the god of death of the elves. Now might be the best opportunity!
Following these words, the statues in the few temples in the main world that originally believed in Jergal suddenly changed their appearance, and Jergal's face quickly disappeared.
Many believers, pastors and other clergy were confused for a moment and had no idea what was going on.
Lucia also immediately chose to follow: "I am Lucia Sunwalker. I will follow the guidance of His Highness Levi, inherit some of His Highness Jaeger's duties and will, and become the new god in charge of the three priesthoods of gravekeeper, formal funeral, and custodian of the names of the dead."
"And I will try to open up a way of life for those vampires who still have a conscience in their hearts, and find a chance to live in the sun again!"
As soon as the words came out, Dracula, who was hiding in the abyss, was stunned for a moment, and then he was immediately furious: "Damn it, how dare she?"
Even someone as powerful as Rose couldn't completely eliminate Eilistraee's influence on the drow elves, and he was not so arrogant as to think he could do better in a similar situation.
Although almost all vampires will be deeply influenced by darkness and evil after being transformed, they still have a certain degree of rationality in the initial stage, and it is not to say that there are no special cases at all.
For example, the Bixue clan of Zhendan can basically control their own desires perfectly, so now they can even become part of the Zhendan Dragon God Palace.
The Strigoi once claimed to be the protectors of humanity, and they actually did it.
There is also the Blood Dragon Clan, who attach great importance to honor and military strength, and all members are trying to find ways to overcome the urge to suck blood.
There are many reasons like this, and Lucia’s propaganda must be very attractive to them.
Plus, if the vampire queen who has most likely already joined the other side is pulling the strings behind the scenes...
More importantly, after Lucia obtained Yager's inheritance, in terms of the level of divinity alone, she might even surpass him, the genuine god of vampires!
Even though he received help from Rose and reached agreements with several legendary demons under the command of the Four Chaos Gods, he was unable to gain much from them that would help him improve his godhood.
It was obvious that the other party didn't want him to become too strong. He was still a demigod, so he had to stay in the bottomless abyss.
Because once he was exposed, there was a real possibility that he would be killed completely.
In this situation, the threat posed by Lucia seems particularly great.
It's not just ordinary vampires, many powerful vampires such as the Blood Dragon Ancestor will definitely be very excited to walk in the sun again!
Gods such as the Three Righteous Ones, Kelemvor and Lathander, who have been committed to eliminating, purifying or controlling the influence of the undead in the main world, could not help but think for a moment.
The undead and vampires are really difficult to kill completely, not only because they can be easily produced in large quantities, but also because many gods believe that their existence is indeed necessary.
If it is impossible to kill them all, then try to control their threat within a small range as much as possible. This will be a good thing for both the justice and kindness camps.
And since the new god dared to say so, she must want to do it well, otherwise it might conflict with her other duties.
But the gods' attention is more focused on that special name. What considerations did Jergal have that led him to transfer most of his divine duties?
Or did he simply give up his priesthood?
Did he also hand over all the knowledge he had accumulated over countless years in the underworld, as well as his knowledge of the field of death and the origin of death?
Several gods who knew Jaeger best knew very well that even if Levi obtained one-third or even one-fifth of Jaeger's power and could truly master it, ordinary medium-level divine power would probably not pose much of a threat to him.
Kelemvor, who is also the God of Death, couldn't help but sigh. He knew that Yager, whom he regarded as his teacher, had finally achieved his long-cherished dream and went to other crystal wall systems, but he still couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
Perhaps, what he can do next is to supervise Levi and Lucia and make sure they do not disappoint Yager's expectations.
In the Egyptian pantheon, many gods had different reactions.
Tefnut and other people who knew the situation were in a very awkward mood.
Although Osiris nowadays is probably just an Egyptian god in name only, he actually does not take much care of the Egyptian gods.
But at this juncture, he abandoned this name and used the name of Levi instead, which had nothing to do with his own side or the Egyptian pantheon.
It would be better to continue using the name of Osiris to let the Egyptian pantheon benefit from it. The current Egyptian pantheon really needs something to boost morale.
Seth's face turned pale.
He had already figured out that Osiris was Levi, which made him both angry and relieved.
What made them angry was that Tefnut and the others were stupid enough to let an outsider god get involved in such a matter. Once the other party intervened, they could not be easily driven away, because behind the other party was the behemoth of the elven pantheon.
Fortunately, the real Osiris should be completely dead. Although there have been frictions and conflicts between himself and the current Levi, there should still be a possibility of peace.
The prerequisite is that you should also show enough strength.
So he originally planned to launch a fierce attack later, preferably to resolve the battle before Lilith and other elven gods came to help, and then force the other party to sign a humiliating treaty and not interfere with the position of the Egyptian God King.
But now that the other party has obtained the power of Yager, everything has become empty talk!
Similarly, the God of War - Anhe has a similar mood.
He had been struggling with how to treat this new Osiris, but he had no idea, so he had delayed it until now.
But now that Levi has obtained Yager's inheritance, he has to take it seriously.
But he was a little conflicted. He felt that it was embarrassing to bow so easily to a god with whom he had no previous communication.
The next moment, as another female voice sounded, An He was stunned at first, then burst into laughter, he found a reason!
"I am Khalida Niebla, Warrior Queen of Lahmia, High Queen of Lybaras, Protector of Order, and from this day forward I will be the Goddess of the Jungle, the patron saint of snakes and reptiles!"
"At the same time, I have inherited some of His Majesty Yager's duties and will and become the new God of Fatalism!"
All the gods were collectively shocked, because if only a part of the priesthood was taken away, although they felt strange, they could roughly understand it, because Jergal had done more powerful things before.
But now Yager no longer has any priesthood, how does he survive?
At once, many gods took action, ready to find out what was going on. Even the four elemental gods, who had never cared about worldly affairs, were alarmed.
As a god, one can gain strength from faith, but it is also a shackle. If Jergal completely abandons his priesthood, does it mean that he has found a new way to survive?
For example, relying entirely on the power of origin?
You have to know that when the goddess of darkness - Shar and other gods were born, there were no mortal creatures, and naturally there was no power of faith, but they were still alive and well.
But no one knows what happened later, but it gradually became a situation where the gods had to rely on faith in order to survive and become stronger.
Has Jergal figured out the secret?
As for whether Jergal was killed, the four elemental gods never thought about it at all, because each of them controlled a huge share of the origins of earth, fire, water and wind. Therefore, they probably knew best how strong the true power of Jergal was, as he controlled a large amount of the origin of death.
But the snake gods, Mershok and Set, became even more angry because Khalida's priesthood had invaded their territory, and Set was even more angry than Mershok.
Because Melshak's priesthood is intelligent snakes, snake men, sub-snake men and traitors, he doesn't particularly care about ordinary snakes. The reason why he is angry is only because Kalida may use snakes as a stepping stone to snatch the priesthood from him in the future, and she is a possible competitor in the future.
But Set's alias, Zehir, currently has only one priesthood - snakes. He had previously tried to kill Khalida and seize her power, but was stopped by Levi and others.
Now that Khalida has become a god, it can be said that unless he gives up the identity of Zehir, there will definitely be constant disputes between the two sides in the future!
But after thinking about it, neither Melshok nor Set dared to make any big moves for a while.
Not only because they currently have other troubles, but also because Khalida's current situation is too special.
Levi, Lilith, Yager and the elven pantheon, this series of relationships is not something they can provoke at will.
And more gods, who had nothing to do with this matter and did not know about Jergal, were paying attention to other things.
The birth of new gods so densely and frequently has never happened in the past. What does this indicate?
