"I thought the Divine War was a group of people fighting on a planet. It turned out to be fighting in the starry sky..."
Kagome said with lingering fear after listening to Kikyo's explanation.
Immortal Fairy Lingyue chuckled upon hearing this.
"This is probably what the god meant by 'mortals cannot discuss gods.' It's not a battle on the same level at all."
After gaining divine power, she'd become even more charming and captivating. Though the temperament about her was slightly cold, the demonic markings on her face added considerable beauty to her appearance.
Kikyo nodded. "Not all goddesses need to participate in war. For those of you who've just arrived, you still need to adapt to your own strength. There's probably a viewing area available."
"Then I must take a good look."
Immortal Fairy Lingyue was eager to try, her heart beginning to grow excited. It had been so long since she'd fought a proper battle.
Then, under Kikyo's guidance, they came to see Hina.
"These are the new goddesses, right? Sister Kikyo?"
"Yes. Register them for me—I'm going to participate in the Divine Battle!"
"So anxious?"
Hina asked, tilting her head. Weren't there already many sisters participating in the Divine War? Kikyo wanted to go as soon as she returned—she was truly impatient.
No one had been around recently anyway.
Kikyo began combing her long hair together and tying it tightly with a headband.
"I came back just to fight. After all, it's not easy for the sisters. If I go, I can share some of the burden."
As soon as her voice fell, light flashed around her entire body. A white battle dress enveloped her.
The seven-star artifact-level battle dress transformed from the pattern on the back of Kikyo's hand.
"Then let's talk again when you return!"
Kikyo nodded toward her sister and the several goddesses. Her lotus feet touched the ground as she flew into the air.
After reaching one hundred meters from the ground, she tore through space and flew toward the tunnel.
Xiao Feng watched her departing sister with envy in her eyes. Though she too wanted to slay enemies and contribute to the god, thinking about her current strength being too weak, she could only study hard.
"Come, register your names and which god system you want to join."
Hina urged the several goddesses to finish their work quickly, because it was very busy now. After recording was over, they had other things to do.
Immortal Fairy Lingyue came over and said, "My name is Immortal Fairy Lingyue. I have Nine-Star strength and belong to the Monster Race. I want to join the Dark God System."
"Mm-hmm."
After ten minutes, registration was complete.
Lingyue and the others were assigned to the Battle Hall. Inside, one could watch the Divine Battle from various perspectives.
At that moment, in the ruins—
With the promotion of priests and goddesses, more than eight hundred gods had fallen.
Though there were many planets, planets with actual resources were quite rare.
At the entrance, Liu Che frowned and asked, "Why do I always feel these resources are getting scarcer?"
The gods looked at each other upon hearing this, then immediately showed wry smiles.
"Liu Che, it's not that the ruins are too barren. After being sealed here, many things have been consumed internally. The real treasures are the Law Fragments inside."
"Exactly. The Divine Realm doesn't allow large-scale warfare. Even if you came to train troops, it's nothing to be ashamed of."
"Yeah, you've already plundered eight hundred gods. If that's about enough, you should stop."
The gods spoke one after another, seeming to have deep understanding of the ruins' contents.
But Liu Che didn't think so. There had to be something better—it just hadn't been found yet.
In that case, don't blame him.
Liu Che smiled coldly, withdrew a small colorful compass from his Divine Realm, and tossed it into the ruins.
"What is that?"
Xiao Luan asked curiously. A compass? That kind of thing seemed useless.
"Something that can find treasures. I've always thought there's a real treasure hidden in this Divine Realm!"
Hearing the conversation between the two, many Creation Gods showed disdainful looks.
However, the Light System Creation God Gladys looked at the compass, lost in thought. That thing seemed to contain a strange power. What was it?
Miaoshan, who had just wiped out a starry sky dragon, suddenly sensed something approaching from behind.
She glanced back and found it was a small box with colorful streamers.
"Miaoshan, use it to find the treasures of this Divine Realm. These things on the surface are all illusions!"
The White-Robed Guanyin was taken aback. Illusions? That seemed unlikely.
But since the god said so, there must be basis for it!
"Yes!"
Miaoshan took the compass in hand and focused her mind.
Suddenly, a consciousness connected with her.
[What are you looking for?]
[The most precious treasure in this world!]
Miaoshan knew this was a spirit, so she responded accordingly.
Then she felt a pull in her mind. Soon, she opened her eyes and began calling out to her sisters.
Since it was soul transmission, in just a few minutes, dozens of goddesses and the gods who'd been fighting all stopped.
"Is there really something strange?"
"But so many of our Creation Gods weren't aware of it. I think it's suspicious!"
"Well..."
The gods watched the goddesses gathering together and muttered among themselves. No one was sure if there was truly a secret.
For a while, their eyes flickered as they began searching the ruins themselves, but still found no results.
"Are you ready?"
"Ready!"
"Then let's go!"
Miaoshan gave a signal, and all the gathered goddesses and high priests turned their attention downward, plunging into the void below.
BOOM.
The ruins world shook violently. Then an extremely large isolation barrier appeared before everyone.
Gladys exclaimed, "How is this possible?!! Those gods discovered the ruins' secret..."
"No—it's that strange artifact!"
The gods all looked toward Liu Che. He smiled triumphantly.
[Name]: Compass That Cannot Guide
[Level]: Main God-Level Treasure
[Attribute]: Destiny
[Function]: Can find what you desire according to the user's wish!
Once a treasure involved Destiny, it wasn't measurable by ordinary divine power. That was a true treasure.
Regardless of its peculiar effects or its preciousness, this type of treasure had become a rarity in the Divine Realm world.
Obviously, this little box was a Treasure of Destiny!
"Quick, have our believers retreat!"
"The real treasure of the ruins is below!!!"
"Damn it, they're being entangled by those gods!!!"
Bad news kept coming, making the Creation Gods' scalps go numb.
At that moment, a certain god whispered, "Don't worry. It's impossible for god-level beings to open this barrier. There's enough time for our believers to return."
But was this really the case?
Yao Yao and several other gods had already taken their special positions, seemingly summoning something to appear.
"We who belong to God pray for the appearance of the Sword of Shinto, to dispel the confusion before us!!!"
The seven beautiful gods shouted in unison.
Then an extremely beautiful shrine weapon with a frightening aura appeared before the gods and all believers.
The sword was golden throughout, with all things of the Divine Realm—every planet—carved upon it. The sword's body flowed with the power of the Eternal God.
This weapon had surpassed the limits of rank because it was the incarnation of the Divine Realm itself. The stronger the Divine Realm's strength, the stronger the Shinto weapon.
Right now, they were using the Sword of Shinto at one-twentieth of its strength, yet its power already made the outside Creation Gods feel threatened.
CRACK.
The Sword of Shinto slashed against the barrier before them. All defenses shattered instantly, unable to resist the power of the Eternal God at all.
Then an ancient world appeared before the gods—a planet filled with rich divine power, similar to Liu Che's initial Divine Star.
No one had thought of it. The treasure had been buried right at the entrance. The most dangerous place was the safest place. Even the gods would think so.
Liu Che glanced around and smiled. As expected, all the good things were here.
An ancient temple to one side. Three magic pharmacies. And twelve shrines. The power of laws shone within each one.
All the most valuable treasures in the ruins were here.
"Move!"
Kaguya and the others reacted quickly, using their strongest power to open the space of the Divine Realm, wanting to transfer this ancient Divine Star and devour it directly.
The Creation Gods outside were no longer pleased.
If it were just a few Law Fragments, they'd let it slide. But now this was a Primordial Star. Who wouldn't care about that?
Just as they were about to make a move, Liu Che was already prepared to strike.
The Law of Time activated instantly, directly accelerating the flow of time within the ruins.
"Liu Che, you dare?!"
"Why wouldn't I dare? These were all discovered by my believers, so naturally they belong to me. If you don't accept it, come and destroy me."
Faced with such a massive prize, Liu Che naturally showed his fangs.
The Law of Fire condensed, directly enveloping all nearby star fields.
The law in full play made Xiao Luan gasp.
"Fire Prohibition!"
Unexpectedly, he'd reached this level.
At that moment, all gods in the Divine Realm who cultivated the Fire Law System made a horrified discovery—the Law of Fire in their bodies couldn't be used.
Liu Che held the Shinto Sword and sneered. "Come on. If you dare attack, that means we're enemies. Attack then... I just needed more nourishment anyway."
His sword slid gently, and the Chaos Sea opening unexpectedly began flowing backward.
Time was being manipulated like a toy in his hands.
One should note that this Chaos Sea was where the laws were most chaotic, yet he was completely unaffected.
Though this was only a clone, its power was shocking.
Gladys hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly. "Everyone, calm down. We're all Creation Gods—is this really necessary?"
"Then you'll have to ask them. If they're jealous, then fight. Let's see how many of these seventeen Creation Gods can escape from my clone alive."