Chapter 105: The Best-Laid Plans Often Go Awry
"Arno, are we still going over there?" The little fairy asked confusedly, looking at the figure bathed in dazzling golden light in the scene.
"Go over there? Are you crazy?" Arno irritably tapped the little one's head. Couldn't this dimwit see that Ying Yingluo was now invincible?
Even if they went over now, it would only be to their deaths.
He couldn't help but feel relieved that he had chosen to observe. Otherwise, he would have become one of those being held accountable now.
"Let's head back!" He didn't bother watching the situation further. It was all the same whether he watched or not.
Returning like this was fine. Although they were empty-handed, compared to those who had suffered heavy losses, they were already doing well.
The most miserable were those who had participated in the battle, suffered heavy losses, and still came back empty-handed.
On the battlefield, many alien races began to retreat on a large scale, but now it was the humans who wouldn't let them leave.
Although without the protection of the Divine Realm core, the Divine Realm didn't collapse due to the protection of divine power. Instead, it slowly began to rise, seemingly drawn by some force.
Great Qin's army began to return to their homeland. As for the aliens wanting to set foot on it?
They were directly repelled.
Although the Divine Realm was still transforming and hadn't completely become a Divine Kingdom, it wasn't something they could forcibly enter.
Ying Yingluo remained outside at this time, not ascending with the Divine Realm.
Looking at the chaotic scene, she used her divine power to let her voice spread out, allowing all alien races to hear.
"Listen, everyone. You have three minutes to avoid becoming the target of my attack when I reach the highest point!"
The Divine Realm's ascension was very slow at first, but it was an accelerating motion. The speed would only get faster and faster. Only this way could it rush from the novice Divine Realm to the Continent of the Gods.
Ying Yingluo's words weren't hard to understand.
You attacked me, so I'll definitely retaliate. But she basically only had one chance to strike. If you don't want to be that unlucky one, then pay to avoid disaster.
The group of aliens looked at each other, but time was pressing, so they hurriedly consulted their superiors.
The alien higher-ups reacted quickly. Transmission light pillars appeared one after another, then figures emerged from them.
"This is the sincerity of our Mercury Civilization, as a congratulatory gift for your ascension to godhood. Please forgive our earlier offense!"
The Mercury Civilization was the first to come forward, straightforwardly offering gifts. Although called congratulatory gifts, everyone understood that this was compensation.
"Acceptable." Ying Yingluo glanced at the Mercury Civilization's offerings, a bag full of faith crystals, and nodded with satisfaction.
The representative of the Mercury Civilization couldn't help but sigh in relief.
Of course, they weren't afraid of Ying Yingluo. The Mercury Civilization had two Main Gods.
But not being afraid was one thing, not wanting to cause trouble was another.
Paying to avoid disaster was a good approach.
Otherwise, when Ying Yingluo reached the highest point of the novice Divine Realm and launched her attack, it would cause enormous damage. The losses then wouldn't be comparable to this small compensation.
Time was pressing, so representatives of other civilizations didn't waste words. They presented their offerings one by one, just wanting to send this disaster away quickly.
The humiliation now could be recouped from other humans.
Once she went to the Continent of the Gods, she wouldn't be able to be so arrogant!
With such thoughts, these alien races were willing to offer their gifts.
Ying Yingluo, who had almost exhausted her accumulated faith power, suddenly found her coffers swelling.
She didn't pick and choose. Time was pressing, so she could only take what was offered.
At this point, the Divine Realm had already flown to a very high place, and its speed was increasing.
Ying Yingluo didn't linger any longer. She directly used her bond with the Divine Realm to teleport back into it.
Her divine power was released recklessly, enveloping the entire periphery of the Divine Realm.
However, as the Divine Realm's flight speed increased, even with her divine power's protection, the outer regions still began to burn rapidly.
The higher it went, the smaller the Divine Realm's area became, but it also became more condensed.
Some who had stayed in the novice Divine Realm for a long time but didn't have much strength would be forcibly expelled by the rules of the novice Divine Realm after a hundred years if they didn't ascend to godhood. Even if they ascended voluntarily, without strong divine power, they couldn't protect their Divine Realm during the ascension.
During high-speed flight, the Divine Realm might burn until only a tiny part remained to become their Divine Kingdom.
The accumulation in the novice Divine Realm was reflected in how large a Divine Kingdom and how many believers you could bring to the Continent of the Gods.
The larger the Divine Kingdom and the more believers, naturally the higher the potential and the smoother the future development.
If the Divine Kingdom was small, it meant you couldn't nurture many believers. Few believers meant needing to cultivate anew, making it more difficult to become a True God.
At this time, Ying Yingluo had accumulated for a long time, inherently storing vast divine power, and had just extorted a large amount of faith power.
Now, she didn't stint at all, directly taking out large amounts of faith crystals to repair the damage to her Divine Realm. At this time, she had to preserve the Divine Realm at all costs. Once it reached the Continent of the Gods and transformed into a Divine Kingdom, all the investment would be worth it.
After reaching the Continent of the Gods, increasing the area of the Divine Kingdom wouldn't be so easy.
This could be said to be God's Domain's final gift to novice Gods.
As long as you brought your Divine Realm to the Continent of the Gods, no matter how large the area, it would directly transform into a Divine Kingdom without additional costs.
But this opportunity only came once.
Because of this, even if it meant exhausting all her divine power and using up all her faith power, she had to preserve as much of the Divine Realm as possible.
Others were already exhausted protecting their Divine Realms, but those alien races were still very wary of Ying Yingluo, fearing she might have strength left to strike. So they paid to avoid disaster, which actually ended up helping her.
Except for the initial partial collapse of her Divine Realm's outer regions, it stabilized afterwards. Because she continuously consumed faith crystals to convert them into divine power to maintain the Divine Realm, there were basically no further problems.
Under the watchful eyes of countless alien races and humans, the vast Divine Realm rose higher and higher, gradually becoming a black dot.
"Woohoo!" After a long silence, a group of alien races suddenly burst into wild celebration.
"This scourge is finally gone!"
"I don't have to hold back anymore!"
Some alien races wept with joy.
Heaven knows how carefully they had to tread under the oppression of this demon!
"Just because I didn't know the human language, she beat me!" An alien race complained tearfully.
Speaking fluent human language, they had long forgotten their mother tongue.
"That's nothing!" Another alien race retorted.
"I was beaten just because my appearance didn't meet human aesthetic standards!"
A group of alien races shared their grievances.
At this point, they stopped fighting, arm in arm, just wanting to go back and have a drink with their fellow sufferers, celebrating the female demon's departure and their escape from misery.
As for the battlefield?
To hell with it! Everyone go home, find your own way, do whatever you want!
Seeing the alien races leaving one after another, the human side was also a bit dumbfounded, then left separately.
The main character had left, so they could go back now too.
In Ying Yingluo's Divine Realm, the changes hadn't actually ended; in fact, they had just begun.
However, because the Divine Realm was ascending, no one could see these changes anymore.
Having accumulated for so many years, shamelessly staying in the novice Divine Realm, merely becoming a God wasn't what Ying Yingluo wanted.
In reality.
Since the collapse of the Xinghe Group, the economy had been in recession, with tens of billions unemployed. Many people needed federal relief, causing enormous economic pressure.
To prevent people from being idle, the federal government specially set up projection screens on streets and alleys, specifically promoting God Fighter battles, giving civilians a direction to focus their attention.
Under constant official promotion, various God Fighter competitions indeed had a good market.
At this time, the scenes on all projections showed only one thing: a vast Divine Realm ascending.
Many people hurrying by would stop to solemnly watch this scene when they saw it.
A child pointed at the screen and asked their confusion.
"Mom, what's this?"
"This is a Divine Realm ascending. We're going to have another God!" The child's mother proudly introduced the situation.
Humans would have another God, and everyone felt honored.
No matter how opposed commoners and aristocratic families were, at this moment, they all had only one identity: human!
The current number one human genius, Ying Yingluo, after accumulating for ten years, had finally ascended to godhood.
This was a joyous occasion, meaning that the human side would gain at least one powerful High God. It might even mean a new True God in just a few years.
On this day, the real world celebrated universally.
Some shops and similar places even offered special discounts for this.
In the Star Realm, alien Gods watching the situation in the novice Divine Realm naturally discovered the abnormality of Ying Yingluo's Divine Realm.
At this time, the battle in the Star Realm and on the Continent of the Gods hadn't stopped.
With even High Gods falling, the fight had naturally become intense.
"Want to become a True God? Let's see if I allow it!" Discovering the clue, an alien True God sneered, then disregarding the Hall of Gods' prohibition, launched an attack.
They absolutely wouldn't watch humans grow stronger.
If your neighbor becomes strong, you're the one who suffers, so they needed to weaken the opponent.
"How dare you!" A cold snort sounded, followed by an attack.
One after another, alien True Gods took action, and the human Gods weren't idle either.
This time, it even provoked God Kings.
But as soon as the human God Kings moved, more than a dozen God King auras from the alien side pressed them back.
In suppressing humans, the alien races had reached a consensus.
So no matter how unwilling the human side was, they could only watch helplessly as the True God's strike fell towards Ying Yingluo's Divine Realm.
At this point, they could only hope that the damage would be minimal, preserving most of her power.
But with so many alien races joining forces, they couldn't go to war with them.
Moreover, the opponent's attack was very measured. This attack wouldn't be fatal, only causing damage to Ying Yingluo's Divine Realm.
But the timing was too perfect.
This was the crucial period of flying towards the Continent of the Gods. Damage to the Divine Realm would affect the final area of the Divine Kingdom.
But when it came to compensation, at most they would compensate with some faith crystals, at the price of a Divine Realm.
For Gods, this little compensation was nothing, not even equal to one day's production of a Divine Kingdom.
Many Gods felt extremely frustrated but had no way out.
Lower-level Gods could go fight alien Gods, but higher-level ones couldn't move carelessly.
"You really think I'm a pushover!" Ying Yingluo looked at the attack falling towards her Divine Realm. If she dodged it herself, the ten Legendaries below who were ascending would be affected. If she took the attack head-on, she would be distracted and unable to protect her Divine Realm. Even if only for an instant, given the current situation, it would cause her Divine Realm to be severely damaged.
The plan was good, but it depended on whether she would act according to their wishes.
Ten powerful auras appeared in the Divine Realm, and Ying Yingluo's aura suddenly strengthened significantly at this moment.
"It's impolite not to reciprocate. You've given me such a big gift, it would be remiss of me not to return the favor!"
As she spoke, a mirror appeared in Ying Yingluo's hand, directly absorbing the alien True God's attack. Then Ying Yingluo burst forth with all her divine power, and the ten newly ascended Legendaries, no, now Epic Pseudo-Gods, transferred all their divine power to her.
They didn't become Demi-Gods from Legendary because they didn't have their own Divine Realms, directly possessing divine power, counting as Pseudo-Gods.
Because they didn't have their own Divine Realms or believers, they also had no faith foundation.
Now they were actually Ying Yingluo's subordinate Gods, everything coming from her.
This was a condition for ascending to True God.
Having at least five Demi-God or above subordinate or affiliated Gods, and one's own Divine Authority.
Only then could one become a True God.
Ying Yingluo had been striving for this realm early on, cultivating ten peak Legendary powerhouses early, just waiting for this moment of ascension. She had also modified her Divine Realm core, not needing to slowly nurture and adjust, gradually transforming into Divine Authority. She had long used countless faith power to refine it, saving time. So at the instant of merging with the Divine Realm core, she had already transformed it into Divine Authority, just waiting for her subordinate Gods to successfully ascend.
Now everything was ready, achieving True God status in one step.
"Divine Artifact!" The Gods in the Star Realm cried out in shock.
And after absorbing the alien True God's attack, the mirror, now driven by Ying Yingluo, shot out a dazzling beam of light towards a direction below.
[Human God Ying Yingluo, titled War God, has achieved True God status. She may stay on the Continent of the Gods for a hundred years. After a hundred years, her true spirit will remain in the Hall of Gods, becoming the 98,733rd True God of the Milky Way civilization!]
The majestic voice of the Hall of Gods sounded in her mind.