Volume 4 Chapter 624: Destroying with overwhelming force
Although Geumsh still wanted to struggle, he was already seriously injured. With the combined efforts of Levi, Kane and Angharris, it was impossible for him to successfully self-destruct. In the end, he was split in half by Levi.
Then Levi held high the big head of Gruumsh, which he had specially preserved with his divine power, and officially announced to all the worlds that this siege of the elven pantheon by many evil forces ended in a tragic defeat without any suspense.
Next to him was Kane who was laughing, and Angelis who was gentle and quiet.
After that, Levi closed the live broadcast of the war and began to deal with the remaining enemies.
The Dukes of Wind Element are still besieging the Zerg Prince. Even though the Zerg Prince is now a demigod and no Duke of Wind Element can defeat him in a one-on-one fight, when being beaten up by a group of people, he basically has no chance to fight back and can only rely on his thick skin to resist.
The same legend, these Dukes of Wind Element have lived for at least thousands of years, which is completely different from the ordinary legends of the main world.
The two Dawn Angels under Levi have also successfully defeated their opponents. The once glorious King of Brands has now disappeared with the wind.
In fact, before he died, he had intended to beg Levi for mercy, as if he wanted to tell Levi some secrets.
But Levi did not give him this opportunity, because the secrets the other party knew were nothing more than the grievances between Corellon and Rose, and the truth about Rose's betrayal.
Levi was not interested in these, and they were not important because he promised Corellon that he would kill Rose!
Those demon gods were killed one after another. The elven gods might not be able to cope with Gruumsh, Rose, Grumbar and others, but they could easily deal with these guys.
Although they were weak and didn't have much on them, on average they could still leave behind a fragment of the divine nature.
And probably because it is extremely difficult for the demon gods to collect faith, and it is even more difficult to convert it into divine power and use it to create avatars, so several of them used their real bodies.
So, they originally thought they could gain a lot, but in the end, all of it became spoils of war, and they also contributed many fragments of priesthood to Levi and his team.
For example, Under the Thunder - Urbosa, provided fragments of the priesthood - Thunder, the Black Water Lord - Ishinikos provided fragments of the priesthood - Water, and the Mother of Black Earth - Kelly provided fragments of the priesthood - Earth. Together with the ice and fire that Levi had obtained from the Devil Lord before, theoretically he could directly create five demigods with different attributes.
However, he did not do so. Instead, he assigned it to the gods on Mount Heaven, asking them to also work hard to find new ways to become stronger.
The Queen of the Harpies - Adat provided a fragment of the Harpy's racial priesthood, which was directly thrown by Levi to the Winged Elf Goddess - Adri.
Although the average strength and intelligence of harpies are not very useful, they also have advantages, that is, there are enough of them and they reproduce very quickly.
If Adri can make use of it, whether it is to collect faith or simply use the harpies as a servant race or slave race of the winged elves, it can be of some use.
In addition, Koschechi, the Lord of Wrath from the 23rd layer of the Abyss, provided two priesthood fragments of strength and violence.
Although Koschechi offered more loot than other demon gods, Levi was still a little disappointed.
Because before many demon lords were collectively deified, Kostchechi had already called himself the God of Frost Giants, but now it seems that he was just bragging.
Levi handed it over to the bear god Ersun, which would definitely further enhance his fighting power and could be regarded as a reward for his previous active performance.
Levi distributed the items dropped by the greenskin gods and drow gods directly to the gods who made the move, and also subsidized some fragments of the divine power himself.
His generous behavior made it impossible for the elven gods, including Cain and Angris, to find any fault with him.
Even the relatively cold God of Storms, Matheran, and the neutral God of Hunting, Kunos, took the initiative to nod to Levi.
Even with their strength, they cannot completely ignore the fragments of the godhead.
As for the dwarven gods, Levi quickly communicated with their god-king, Moradin, and finally handed over all the spider and slime priesthoods he had obtained from Rose to him.
Moradin gave Levi the necromancy of one of his once crazy dwarf twins, and Levi gave it to Lucia.
Although the two priesthoods of spider and slime have nothing to do with the dwarves, they are racial priesthoods after all. As long as they can be fully mastered, it is relatively easy to be promoted to lesser divine powers. Moradin must accept this favor.
Moreover, dwarves are used to mining underground, and it would be great if every miner had spiders and slimes as guards.
As for the fact that this would inevitably provoke Rose, Moradin didn't care, because the two sides had already been enemies for a long time anyway.
However, Moradin did not intend to let his stupid son use two priesthoods directly. He still needed to take some insurance measures.
His stupid son had been seduced and used by the Succubus Queen, and Rose was undoubtedly much more terrifying than the Succubus Queen. He didn't want to experience the pain of losing his son a second time.
In addition, the spoils also include the artifact-level iron gloves of the god of strength and foolish bravery, Bagchu, the Crushing Bite.
Levi also let the dwarf pantheon handle it on their own, which immediately increased the favorability of the dwarf gods again.
In fact, under normal circumstances, if the gods' original bodies are equipped with artifacts or semi-artifacts, then after consuming a certain amount of divine power, the incarnations of the gods can use their projections to fight, and then equip them with some other legendary equipment, that's about it.
The real artifacts are basically only in the hands of the gods themselves, even Gruumsh and Rose this time are no exception.
But this Bagh Pestle really lived up to his stupid priesthood. He actually carried the artifact into the battle, and then it was successfully captured.
This is undoubtedly a huge loss for the greenskin pantheon, which is short of supplies, not very good at making various magical instruments, and even worse at making artifacts.
The Twilight Priesthood obtained from the Twilight Knight was handed over by Levi to Sigma.
Sigma has been committed to obtaining the priesthood of the sun and has achieved great results. The connection between Twilight and the sun is needless to say, so this gift is also very precious to Sigma.
After expressing his gratitude again, Levi sent them all away. The country of Avando no longer needed their reinforcements, and they each had their own troubles.
Levi also gave the drow warrior priesthood he got from Selvetarm to Eilistraee, because she was the only one on his side who could use it.
At the same time, Levi also sincerely invited Eilistraee to move the kingdom of God to the elven pantheon and return to this big family.
In fact, Corellon never really blamed Eilistraee. Although Eilistraee's followers were almost all drow elves, she always regarded herself as part of the elven pantheon.
Eilistraee was deeply moved, but still declined because she had made a vow that she would only be qualified to return to the kingdom of Arvandor after completely destroying Rose.
Moreover, her kingdom of God is in Joseph Garden, and she can also interact with gods from other pantheons, which can be regarded as winning more friends for the elven pantheon.
So Levi had to settle for the second best and let Eilistraee at least establish a small kingdom of gods in the kingdom of Avandor, which could serve as a backup and also facilitate her communication with other elven gods in the future.
At the same time, this was also Corellon's last wish, that Levi take good care of Eilistraee, Moonbow and Angharradh.
This time, Iristri agreed readily. She couldn't refuse Levi again, and this was indeed a way out.
Even though a lot of them had been distributed one after another, the remaining priesthood and fragments of the divine nature on Levi were still enough to create several new gods, especially the fragments of the divine nature provided by Rose herself, which still numbered dozens.
However, he was not in a hurry to deal with it because there was still a special enemy present: the Platinum Dragon God - Bahamut.
Bahamut is a weak divine power, but because he is the one and only platinum dragon god in the entire zodiac universe, it is completely acceptable to treat him as a medium-level divine power.
But this time he dispatched six incarnations of godhood level 3. No matter how amazing their talents were, at best they could be considered as godhood level 5 in combat. There was still a huge gap in strength between them and Lilith and Yue Gong.
In addition, Yue Gong seemed to hate the opponent so much that his attack was extremely fierce, so that Bahamut now only had two incarnations left to hold on.
Except for some of the elf gods who continued to slaughter the demons and devil armies in the sky, the attention of many elf gods couldn't help but shift to Bahamut along with Levi.
Kane, in particular, kept licking his lips, his face full of eagerness to try.
Because he recalled the war that took place in ancient times, during the Age of Dragons.
The dragon pantheon was undoubtedly extremely powerful during its peak period, with the duties of more than a dozen dragon gods covering almost all areas.
And because the dragon gods themselves are powerful enough, no matter whether they are inclined towards healing, knowledge, or auxiliary types, they are all very capable. Apart from pride, they do not have any obvious weaknesses.
If it were not for Corellon's plan, and if the Giant Pantheon launched a desperate counterattack at the critical moment, it would have been difficult for the Elf Pantheon to achieve its subsequent hegemony.
The battles he had had with the Dragon Gods were extremely exciting. Perhaps he still has a chance to relive those experiences now?
Unfortunately, Bahamut's incarnation is only of level 3 godhood. He might have to suppress his own power, but that wouldn't make the fight fun enough...
While Kane was a little conflicted, many other elven gods who had experienced the war were also filled with emotion. They still could not forget the powerful pressure brought by the dragon gods.
But until now, they only saw Tiamat who ran away when things went wrong, and Bahamut who was alone, while the elven pantheon welcomed a powerful god of death who had great potential and friends all over the world as the king of gods.
Tyr next to him seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to plead for Bahamut, but he also knew that this matter would make Levi very embarrassed, so he was also in a dilemma.
In addition to the Platinum Dragon God, in many places, Bahamut also has the title of King of Good Dragons and Creator of Justice.
The Three Justices are his staunch allies, and Torm even once asked Tyr to bring Bahamut into their group of Three Justices. Together with the goddess of justice, Valena, they would then become the Five Justices.
However, Bahamut was busy with the affairs of the Dragon's vassal at that time. After careful consideration, Tyr decided to postpone the invitation.
But in fact, he already recognized Bahamut in his heart, and just wanted to continue observing him.
And now this kind of thing happened. Before launching the attack on the elven pantheon, Bahamut did not reveal any relevant information to them. They only found out after being notified by Levi.
If Tyr was still able to hide his emotions, then Tom's thoughts were almost all written on his face: shock, doubt, and more disappointment.
Ilmater and Verena next to them were much better. Although they also had a good impression of Bahamut, in addition to his past behaviors, the more important thing was that Torm was optimistic about him, so they followed suit and made friends with him.
But Bahamut really shouldn't attack the elven pantheon.
In the process of fighting against many evils in the past, the achievements and prices paid by the elven pantheon are countless times greater than those of Bahamut.
So now they can only remain neutral and wait for Levi and Tyr's decision.
There was no need to look at the other person's expression at all, Levi already had a rough idea of it, so he just secretly sent a message to the Dolphin Prince, asking him to go and assist Moon Bow.
Of course the Dolphin Prince understood Levi's meaning. He wanted him to show off so that he could show off in front of his mistress when he returned.
Oh, no, now there is an older sister-in-law waiting to be resurrected.
After the Dolphin Prince joined the battle, there was no suspense and soon only one incarnation of Bahamut was left.
Before Tyr was about to speak, Levi spoke first, asking Yuegong and the others to give Bahamut some time.
"Your Highness Tyr, you seem to have something to say?"
Tyr was very grateful, he knew that Levi was deliberately giving him the opportunity.
"Your Highness Levi, I hope you can give Bahamut a chance to explain."
Before Levi could speak, Kane beside him could not help but snorted coldly: "Explain? What's there to explain? Anyone who offends the elven gods will die!"
As soon as the words came out, Tyr's face became more and more embarrassed. In fact, he had no right to say this, but if Bahamut died completely, it would be a loss for the entire justice camp, so he had to speak.
Levi secretly gave Kane a thumbs up. Whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally, he did achieve perfect cooperation with him.
"Your Highness Cain, please be patient. Even for Your Highness Tyr's sake, we can let Bahamut live a little longer."
Kane suddenly felt refreshed, while Tyr felt more and more guilty towards Levi.
Most of the other elves and gods did not express their opinions. They just took Levi's things one second and then sang against Levi the next second. They were not so shameless.
There are even quite a few who have begun to accept Levi as Corellon's successor.
Perhaps Levi's strength is still much inferior to Corellon's, but Corellon has never achieved such a brilliant record as today, especially the loss of Rose's original body and incarnation, which is unprecedented.
Besides, Levi only said to let Bahamut live a little longer, but he didn't say that he really wouldn't kill him.
Levi turned to look at Bahamut and said, "But, Your Highness Tyr, is he really willing to explain?"
Bahamut’s strength is indeed great, but if the elven pantheon really wants to kill him, it is not a difficult task, because apart from the Three Holy Ones of Justice, Bahamut has no other allies.
Neither his race nor his kindness were accepted by most gods.
The gods' sons and daughters, chosen ones, or other beings in the mortal world often need to go through an adventure before the gods can give them identity, status, and power.
What adventure could be better than slaying a dragon?
Any dragon will be extremely greedy for money and have his own treasury. Once he succeeds in slaying the dragon, he will have both money and honor.
But dragons also have families, relatives and friends, and they will also take revenge.
Little brothers like Tyr and Torm might specifically seek out the five-colored evil dragons for slaughter, but little brothers of other gods might not necessarily do so.
So over time, the relationship between dragons and other races is rarely peaceful, which of course also affects the relationship between the gods and Bahamut and Tiamat.
Tyr sighed secretly: "Your Highness Bahamut?"
He just hoped that Bahamut would not waste this opportunity for him, because this was the best he could do for the other party.
If Levi and the elven pantheon were not satisfied with Bahamut's answer, the Three Holy Ones would not have gone against the elven pantheon over this matter.
Bahamut, covered in wounds, remained silent. He was also calculating the gains and losses.
Deep down, he certainly hoped to completely destroy the elven pantheon, but since his plan had failed, he had to consider the aftermath.
And he knew very well that as the successor of Corellon, Levi would need a series of achievements if he wanted to become the God-King.
Although Lolth and Gruumsh have been defeated by Levi one after another, they still have some strength left, and the drow and greenskins are not so easy to be killed.
But it is different for me, a lonely god. If the elven pantheon declares war on me, I will probably have many more enemies, such as Talos and Bane, who definitely don't mind taking advantage of my misfortune at this time.
Should we fight to the end to uphold the glory of the Dragon God, even to the point of death and extinction of our clan, or should we endure in order to survive?
Neither of these options was easy to choose, and each option would require giving up a lot of things, but Bahamut finally bowed his head to Levi helplessly:
"Be'lak and Tiamat bewitched me. I am willing to pay the price for this. I also hope that His Majesty Levi and the Elven Pantheon can give me a chance."
Now you know how to flatter? It's too late.
Levi didn't believe what Bahamut said, so he snorted and said, "For the sake of His Majesty Tyr, you may be spared the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of life."
"I have three conditions. If you can agree to all of them, I will temporarily forgive you and not pursue this offense."
"First, hand over your position as the priest of wisdom to our elven god of wisdom - Hoss."
Bahamut has four priesthoods in total: Good Dragon, Metal Dragon, Wisdom, and Enlightened Justice.
The first few items are easy to understand. The last one says that justice must be combined with mercy, and punishment must be reconciled with forgiveness. Basically, it can be understood that we should leave room for doing things, and even evil has a chance to be redeemed.
Bahamut would never give the first two priesthoods even if he would rather die. They are the foundation of his survival. Levi does not want enlightened justice, so he can only choose wisdom.
He was immediately surprised. Is there such a good thing?
Then he couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised. Even if he also possessed this priesthood, he was the God of Elves while Bahamut was the God of Dragons. Their understanding of the priesthood must be very different, which would still be of great benefit to him.
Coupled with the relevant knowledge left by Corellon that Levi promised to give him, he has a greater chance of becoming a true god of magic in a short period of time.
Unfortunately, Levi also said that in order to avoid a head-on conflict with the Mother of Magic, Mystra, he might only be able to become the God of Magic of the elves for the time being.
Bahamut was silent for a few seconds, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"
Without the priesthood of wisdom, the probability of dragons and dragonborn becoming spellcasters, as well as the strength of spellcasters, would probably be affected to a certain extent.
Fortunately, the dragon is still in the eggshell and has inherited complete power, so the impact is not particularly great.
"Secondly, starting today, you must hand over half of the divine power you have obtained to the Kingdom of Avandor to compensate for the losses suffered by the elves for a period of 300 years."
This condition is also not lenient. Although dragons are much more intelligent than mortals and can often provide more power of faith, the overall number of dragons is too small.
Bahamut has been working hard to expand the number of dragonborn and dragon vassals. In addition to wanting to expand his power, he also wants to gain the power of faith.
If he were to hand over half of it now, it would basically mean that he would not have much divine power left over within 300 years, and his strength would not grow at all, because he would have to divide his divine power to maintain the kingdom of God and so on.
During this period, if any battle occurs, he will have to rely on his past achievements. If it is like this war and an incarnation is killed in battle, his level of divinity may even decline.
As for changing his mind halfway, that was even more impossible. Once the agreement was reached, Levi would definitely ask him to swear with his real name and priesthood, and let Tyr and others serve as witnesses.
It's not that it is completely impossible to regret, but the price will be very high, even far exceeding the divine power that has been surrendered in the past 300 years.
But generally speaking, he could barely accept these two conditions, but he didn't know how harsh the last condition would be...
Looking at Bahamut, whose expression was changing and very uneasy, Levi smiled slightly: "As for the last condition, you have to send 100 dragons, as well as 1,000 dragonborn and dragon beasts each year to serve us elves. I will let His Highness Imrik be in charge of this matter."
This time it was Imrik's turn to be happy. Even with the hidden power, the number of dragons in the Kingdom of Caledor was far less than 100.
If Bahamut agrees to this condition, even though it is impossible for everything to be controlled by the Kingdom , the status of the Kingdom of Caledor will definitely rise.
Bahamut subconsciously retorted: "That's too many. I only have less than 2,000 dragons ..."
Dragon beasts and dragonborn are okay, but there are too many dragons. If the elves treat them as consumables, with the dragons' reproductive capacity, I'm afraid they will all die in 20 years, right?
Levi's face immediately turned cold: "This is not a discussion, but a notification. If you don't agree, then be prepared to face the wrath of the entire elven pantheon!"
Seeing this, Tyr, who was standing beside him, quickly acted as a peacemaker: "Your Highness Bahamut, they are just serving you. If they were comrades, the elves would definitely not let them die on purpose, right?"
Having said this, Tyr looked at Levi for help.
Levi did not comment, but Tyr felt a little relieved. At least this was an answer.
Tyr continued, "And His Highness Levi doesn't have any specific requirements for the dragon's strength. He can let some powerful ancient dragons be the leaders to further reduce their casualties."
Having said that, Tyr also knew that even if not all the dragons sent out by Bahamut would die every time, injuries and deaths in battle would certainly be commonplace. Some elves might even take the opportunity to plunder dragon blood, dragon scales, etc.
But for the defeated who initiated the war, this is inevitable and they must pay the price for it.
Bahamut obviously could think of this, so after thinking for a while, he finally sighed and lowered his head again: "I agree, I hope His Highness Levi can show some mercy, I am willing to give more fragments of the Godhead as compensation."
"That depends on your performance. Now, I'll hand over your incarnation to Imrik."
Imrik possesses a unique dragon hunting ritual, and by hunting dragons, he has become the top existence in the legend.
Levi now really wants to know, how much power can Imrik gain after killing Bahamut?
