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Almost at the same time, two new gods were born on the Material Plane.
But unlike Nadia, who was a true god acknowledged by the multiverse, Muhre had chosen to become a pseudo-god.
Muhre had ambushed and killed the allies he had gathered, and then had sacrificed their bodies to obtain divinity and forcibly ascend to godhood.
If Nadia’s ascension to godhood was very grand, and all aspects were well arranged, then in comparison, Muhre’s ascension ceremony was very shabby… hmm… shabby with a hint of unrestrained… wildness.
The half-orcs’ temple and altar were just a few stones piled up, and then the blood of the sacrifices was poured on them, giving it a perfunctory spiritual quality…
Blood sacrifice.
The signature method of the evil alignment of gods. They favored this bloody method that could quickly increase their abilities. And the God of Half-Orcs that Muhre had chosen also showed his choice. A racial god, and an evil, chaotic evil god.
As for why the matter of Muhre’s ascension to godhood had overshadowed Nadia’s… on the one hand, it was because he had not become a true god, but a pseudo-god.
Ascension to godhood was actually a very vulnerable act. There were only so many followers, and the cake was only so big. If another one came, a part of it would have to be divided. Therefore, not many gods would be willing to have a new god appear, and the enemy alignment would also see you as a thorn in their side.
And for a pseudo-god, ascension to godhood was just the beginning. The conditions for becoming a true god were extremely strict.
The first point was the divine spark and divinity. If there was no divine spark to support it, then a pseudo-god would be a step lower than a true god in terms of rank. And if there was no divinity to support it, then the strength of a true god would be difficult to evaluate.
The second point was the divine portfolio. Needless to say, if there was no divine portfolio or if one blindly chose a divine portfolio, it would directly lead to a fierce conflict with the god related to this divine portfolio.
The third point was the legend that many people did not attach importance to. The legend that Shelley had not paid much attention to was actually a very important item in ascension to godhood.
If a powerhouse had reached the peak that a mortal could reach on the Material Plane, and other powerhouses and even gods had heard of this name, then when he ascended to godhood, they would not be surprised, and there would be no resistance. Because he had indeed reached the extreme. If he didn’t ascend to godhood, there was nothing else to choose.
On the contrary, if you were an unknown little person and suddenly said to all the people and gods in this world, “I’m going to ascend to godhood. You all watch me.” Then the fate of this person could be imagined. The powerhouses would be disgusted with him, and the gods would be dismissive of him.
It would be a disservice to the world not to beat you to a pulp.
And among these three points, the only one that Muhre had met the standard for was the divine portfolio. The God of Half-Orcs was indeed a very good choice. A not-too-big, not-too-small race, with no one to compete with. Half-orcs had always been unloved. Not many people would be willing to absorb a race with low intelligence and uncivilized nature.
Secondly, the legend. Muhre had barely reached it. He had become famous at about the same time as Nadia, but because he had always been trapped in maintaining his own clan, he had not had many opportunities to make a move. So in the eyes of many powerhouses, his strength was far inferior to Nadia’s.
The last point, divinity, had barely reached the standard, but the divine spark was completely insufficient. If he could, as the great chieftain of the half-orcs, hold on for another hundred years or so, he would be able to obtain enough divine spark and officially become a true god…
Unfortunately, there was no if. He could not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He had acted decisively, ambushed and killed several evil creatures who had been invited, and then had sacrificed them to the God of the Hunt, Malar. He had sacrificed a part of his divinity in exchange for the pure hunting divinity that Malar had bestowed upon him.
If the matter had ended here, then even if he were in an enemy alignment, Shelley would have definitely praised him as a leader with great courage and decisiveness. Then only some powerhouses who wanted to fish in troubled waters would have attacked the half-orcs…
But Muhre’s next move had shocked everyone. In his holy word of prayer, he had not only dabbled in the domain of fear of the fallen God of Tyranny, but had also used hunting as a springboard to directly dabble in Malar’s domain.
That’s right. Because most of the divinity in his body was hunting divinity, he had successfully ascended to godhood with it.
His move not only made many legendary powerhouses unable to understand, but even many gods were confused. The domain of the God of Tyranny, because the former god had already fallen, so they could all understand that Muhre wanted to use this to obtain power, and was not afraid to go against the barely surviving Church of Tyranny… but to directly provoke a living god was really confusing to them.
In the end, they could only regard Muhre’s confusing operation as the daily madness of the chaotic alignment… Although they couldn’t figure out the reason, this did not prevent Malar from flying into a rage.
I just gave you divinity, and you’re going against me?
He immediately sent down a divine oracle, letting the entire half-hunting church attack the half-orcs.
The prototype of a god war.
The battle between gods was very long. This endless duel could last for hundreds of years or more, until one side admitted defeat or retreated.
It was worth mentioning that although Muhre was only a weak god on the surface… his strength would not be weaker than some weak gods who were not good at fighting.
Shelley looked at the intelligence in his hand and leaned against Nadia’s plump body. He later simply put the intelligence aside, buried his face in Nadia’s soft body, and thought silently, “What could be the reason?”
Ascension to godhood, half-orcs, the hunting church, the tyranny church… Muhre, Malar, Bane…
…!?
“Could it be…”
The room was still filled with a pleasant atmosphere. Nadia looked at his slightly furrowed brow with some heartache. She gently placed Shelley’s head in front of her, so that he could have a more comfortable position.
Nadia, with the body of a god, had gone through a fierce battle, but she was not as tired as before. She gently stroked Shelley’s hair, and then smiled and began to braid it.
“I thought you wouldn’t make it to the ascension ceremony.”
His voice did not interrupt Shelley’s thoughts that day. He thought while responding gently, “I almost didn’t make it.”
“The situation at that time was still quite dangerous.”
Fortunately, the harvest was also great.
Feeling Nadia’s little hands moving in his hair, Shelley pretended not to notice. He didn’t change his position and began to silently recount the scene at that time…
