Chapter 528 -The Rankings Among Gods
GDK 528: The Rankings Among Gods
In the infinitely vast universe, there were innumerable planes of existence. There could have been as many existential planes as there were stars in the sky. Many of those planes were inhabited by advanced intelligent life forms. Profound Continent and the Abyss Realm were just a couple of those countless planes.
An indeterminable time had passed since certain high-level creatures had learned to utilize the energy that was present between heaven and earth. By cultivating their bodies they gradually gained terrifying strength, powers that would allow them to transcend life and death, stand above the worldliness, and be called gods.
They represented a small fraction of the population who could manipulate the elemental energy all around them, or perhaps mastered some profound natural laws. Through constant cultivation and evolution, they placed themselves far above the ordinary, gaining the admiration and adoration of everyone.
One could become a god by mastering any kind of energy to the pinnacle, be it the energy of fear, hatred, desire, or any other. As long as one cultivated methods to put that energy to use to the extreme, they would gain miraculous powers, and become a so-called ‘God’.
In the boundless universe, there were two types of fundamental energies that were omnipresent. Those energies had the most intense presence, and gods who mastered them were the most powerful. The first type consisted of eight elemental energies – light, darkness, earth, fire, wind, water, lightning, and death. The second type consisted of four edictal forces – fate, spacetime, destruction, and life.
Elemental energies and edictal forces could be found at every corner of the universe. As these two types of energies were present in the majority of planes of existence, and were the most rudimentary components between heaven and earth, those who cultivated them had boundless potential, and were usually stronger than those who cultivated in other energies.
Division of classes existed between the gods based on the magnitude of their strength. There were demigods, basegods, lowgods, midgods, highgods, overgods, and Creator. To be a demigod, one had to form at least one of the following – Body of Element, Soul of Element, Edictal Body, or Edictal Soul. Those who united both their bodies and souls with elemental energy or edictal forces would possess strength greater than demigods, and be called basegods.
Crosius, Little Skeleton, the six-horned Soul Race tribal king, the Saintess of the Church of Light, they were all basegods. They were existences whose souls and bodies had completely merged with elemental energies.
Basegods had the foundations of a god, but although they were considered actual gods by the average, in the eyes of higher level gods, they had a long way to go. It was when they progressed one step further, possessing numerous followers, and were able to form the Domain of Divinity and possess divine powers, that they could be considered legitimate gods.
No wonder! That explains why my soul was affected by some sort of energy in the Cemetery of Death, Han Shuo thought inwardly. A colossal figure once appeared in his mind, pressuring Han Shuo to surrender his soul and be eternally faithful to it. However, it was stopped by Han Shuo’s tremendous willpower and his mighty demonic arts, and therefore he did not get stamped by the brand and lose himself.
After Han Shuo broke away from the barriers inside the three-eyed skull, he was so enlightened. Han Shuo’s eyes were wide open. A world beyond his imagination was presented before him. It was only at this moment that Han Shuo realized just how magnificent and vast the universe truly was, and how many inconceivable and wonderful things were waiting for him to discover.
For the first time, Han Shuo recognized the never-ending struggles between the gods and beings with strength beyond his own understanding.
Han Shuo turned his sight to the other two skulls. He wondered if the information contained in them would be the secrets to setting up a magical transportation array same as the one in the Cemetery of Death.
With such wishes on his mind, Han Shuo quieted down his heart again and tried to attack the boundaries in the two skulls with the same method. However, Han Shuo felt that his mental strength hadn’t attained the level needed yet. He felt rather powerless towards the secrets within the skulls.
Suddenly, a pure, melodious calling entered Han Shuo’s ears through the magical formation he deployed earlier, “Mister Han Shuo, is Mister Han Shuo in there?” Han Shuo could make out the voice to be Lord Crosius’ daughter. After weighing for a while, considering the fact that he couldn’t unravel more secrets from the skeletal staff for the moment, Han Shuo stood up and headed outside.