Chapter 485
Chapter 485 - 465: Unexploded Bomb
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"The Beast God Akesuun, huh? Its domains include war, blood, life, and beasts..."
After Catherine’s complete defection, Lu Ping’an’s side naturally obtained more comprehensive intelligence... It can be said that by this time, they finally grasped the situation, knowing how desperate their actions were at this point.
Deities have their own divine positions and divine rights, with weaker deities possessing fewer divine rights and less useful positions.
Divine Rights are "rules" and the "principles of the world."
Mountain ranges, rivers, and the Sun would still exist even without deities; thus, allowing multiple war gods and fire gods to coexist is a matter of deities finding their corresponding duties and principles.
However, even within the same divine position, different deities may have vast differences... Lu Ping’an knows almost a dozen "gods of life."
If these deities want to become stronger, "collecting" the "principles" of other gods within the same system is the simplest and most effective way.
In Meow’s words, it’s "blind men touching an elephant," using the "truth" of others to shorten the distance between themselves and the "source."
In simpler terms, it’s the merger and swallowing of "divine positions"...Internal conflicts among gods within the same system are frequent, and no one would think their divine position is too perfect. What Meow has been avoiding are life system deities.
There is no second Sun God, fire god, or light god in the Silent Mountain Range World because all "similar concepts" have been swallowed by the Sun God.
On Earth, there is no such thing on the surface, and large-scale wars between deities are not allowed... Proper Gods bullying Evil Gods? That’s not called war; that’s "eradicating evil."
In a sense, this prevents the rapid production of high-level deities and makes them more dispersed, so as not to create a situation like the "Seven Main Gods" in the Silent Mountain Range World, surrounded by many other gods.
Powerful deities can be recognized just by looking at their divine rights and positions.
"...Four known divine rights? And all of them mainstream? That’s a bit outrageous..."
This obviously goes beyond the strength of ordinary deities in Lu Ping’an’s knowledge, and it still inherited its father god’s "domain of life," showing its favored status.
Incidentally, people with low-ranking divine positions hardly know about such "religious knowledge"; only "Reserve Popes" like Catherine have a rich reserve of knowledge.
And 78 years ago, right here, the Beast God was effortlessly killed by the Sun God.
Its corpse was discarded here and sealed on-site...by the Sun God himself!
"Can those believers unlock the Sun God’s seal?"
From what Catherine told them, not only was the Beast God already dead in battle, but even its corpse had been sealed by the Sun God; so, in theory, it should be impossible to resurrect it.
"If the owner of the seal were still around, it would be impossible, but now..." In other words, it is indeed possible to remove the seal now.
Considering that the prophecy is becoming reality, they might have already prepared everything for their arrival and started to revive their god.
This piece of intelligence instantly attracted the attention of a certain big cat.
"They must have some good stuff on them, maybe even a Rule-Level item, at least something related to deities. Whether it’s theology or divine artifacts, they’re worth stealing, with Rule-Level being the minimum starting point..."
There must be more information and secrets in the hands of the Beast God’s believers, but Catherine, the "Double Spy," had been away for so many years; she really didn’t know much.
"My mother should know. If there is any trump card, it must be in her hands, but the agreement we signed is to spare her life. Please rest assured, she is definitely not a crazed believer..."
Catherine is quite sincere, and the information she provides is already quite useful.
𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"Beast taming and transformation techniques, huh? It really has the style of a Beast God."
Followers of the Beast God in the history of this world were indeed Proper Gods who had their own power systems and sanctuary knights.
As the vanguards of the Gods, the Beast God’s Hundred Beasts Army was brave and good at fighting, making them quite famous.
The warriors among them were skilled in all kinds of beastification transformations. Some could transform into beasts or beastmen, while others could even transform into the legendary magical beasts, making them extremely powerful and good at fighting.
This was not merely a transformation technique, but also the fighting, training, and cooperation abilities after transformation. On top of a simple transformation technique, there was a whole set of tactical systems and supernatural advancement possibilities.
They also had the legendary Berserker Wolf Legion and Fierce Tiger Knight Corps, equipped with combat techniques and supernatural abilities suited for beastified people. Naturally, they also had seals and corresponding spirit cultivation techniques... This aspect particularly appealed to Lu Ping’an and his companions.
There were many beastified people in his world, even someone like Meow could benefit from this.
Even if they lost their Deities and most of their Divine Grace, technology, training skills, and combat methods could still be preserved.
Meanwhile, their priests were even more adept at recruiting and taming various magical beasts and wild creatures... While seemingly ordinary, their potential was extremely high, similar to the Beast Taming series in the human realm.
For Lu Ping’an, this was undoubtedly good news, as he needed such knowledge and equipment.
Lu Ping’an was willing to spare Catherine’s mother’s life if circumstances allowed because he believed that all the "treasures" related to this aspect lay in the hands of the Great Priest of the Beast God.
Catherine herself knew a bit about it, but she was still quite a novice since she was too young at the time.
"...So, does that mean that the magical beasts here might have been raised by those followers?" Thinking of the appearance of the Wolf King, Lu Ping’an was somewhat skeptical.
Although it had intelligence, it could still reassemble itself after beingcut, which completely deviated from the definition of a "living creature".
"My mother used to tame many magical creatures here to serve as guardians and sentries for the tomb. But we haven’t seen a single ordinary magical creature all the way here, so they should be gone by now, right?"
Lu Ping’an nodded. In a way, this was the "common sense" of the Beast Taming series.
Demons and magical beasts can be tamed, as they are the product of wild beasts being corrupted and eroded.
But if a wild beast had been completely corrupted and eroded, losing its sanity and constraints on its form, then it would be nothing more than a "polluted aggregate" in the shape of a beast, with no possibility of being tamed at all.
The Beast God Sect followers had prepared a lot on this side, but their biggest force had most likely been wiped out by the changes of time.
"Can they communicate? It’s impossible for them to trace their origins now, right?"
"Absolutely not! They can’t stop at all... It’s their life, their only expectation from birth to death."
Catherine and her mother made the same judgment: To stop those Beast God followers, the only possibility was to kill them.
As the group walked along the safe passage, they were also prepared for the possibility of an encounter.
Besides the Beast God followers below, there were probably more than a dozen Red Sand Thieves, dozens of Evil Bone Bandits, and an unknown number of corrupted beast swarms.
However, the most dangerous and worrisome part was always...
"Two Truth-level... Rule-level items, it’s really annoying." This was probably still the most conservative estimate, as there should be similar items among the Beast God followers. It seemed normal for a direct descendant church that had not yet gone completely bankrupt to possess several divine artifacts.
Lu Ping’an had already obtained information about Rule-level items from the lord, making him even more cautious.
Just looking at the numbers and strength of their group, even if they were not the strongest, they could still be considered the top echelon.
But when considering these dangerous external factors, forcing their way through and directly confronting them seemed somewhat foolish.
— End of Chapter 485 —