Chapter 443: A Sudden Change at the Celebration

“If I can speak of it, it means I’m prepared. The question is, what kind of conditions can Prince Basedo offer in exchange?”
“Well…”
Basedo hesitated for a moment. A demigod was far more valuable to these newly risen gods than five inferior divine artifacts. If he offered too little, the other party might refuse; if he offered too much, it would be a financial strain. Yet, driven by his desire for a divine kingdom, Basedo gritted his teeth and asked, “I wonder what your demands are, Prince Donald?”
Donald didn’t make things difficult for him and spoke up, “Firstly, I want a coastal territory in your kingdom as the basic exchange condition!”
Basedo nodded, feeling much relieved. Mortal lands meant little to him. After all, his kingdom was most in need of population, not land.
“As for trade matters, I hope your country can exempt the products from all my territories from taxes.”
These were just minor details, so Basedo naturally had no objections.
Next, Donald got to the point. “For that demiplane, I want your complete totemic divinity and physical form as a demigod-level ocean lord in exchange. What do you think of this condition?”
Hearing Donald’s request, Basedo glanced at him in surprise. It wasn’t that the condition was bad—it was actually more favorable to him. By killing those ocean lords who refused to obey him, he could not only gain a demiplane but also expand his domain, thereby enhancing his divinity and power.
However, for a true god like Donald, who specialized in ocean-related divinities, a demigod-level ocean lord wasn’t that valuable.
This was because Basedo didn’t know that Donald possessed the Divine Codex, an extraordinary artifact that allowed him to freely transform divine domains. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have thought so.
In reality, Donald’s request wasn’t purely for himself. He already had a divine core from the incarnation of a Destroyer Monarch, which was even more valuable than a demigod divinity, so he didn’t need to replenish his divinity anytime soon.
Still, with demons like Amps under his command, along with strong figures like Carlisle and his teacher, acquiring more divine fragments could greatly enhance the strength of his domain’s warriors.

Even summoning warriors like Uther, due to their exceptional talents, can reach legendary prowess much faster if they obtain a fragment of a divine essence—making it easy for them to ignite the divine flame!
Thus, more fragments of divine essence and related items are naturally the better. If they can have several demigods assist them when establishing a divine kingdom and ascending to the throne, their chances of success will be greatly increased, and losses can be minimized!
Divine beings acquire divinity by comprehending the laws; demigods ignite the divine flame to transform themselves into immortals; newly risen gods possess a complete divine role but have not yet established a successful divine kingdom, while lower-tier gods have already created a divine kingdom, ascended to the throne, and separated their kingdom from the main material world to reach a higher dimension.
In short, whether it’s accumulating divinity, igniting the divine flame, or gaining the ability to apply world laws after comprehending divine roles, these processes all involve transforming one’s own form of existence. The further one progresses along the path of a true god, the more they are repelled by the rules of the main world. When this repulsion accumulates to the point of ascending to the throne, it erupts all at once, and a newly risen god unprepared for this is almost certain to fail.
Therefore, when attempting to ascend to the rank of a lower-tier god, they face the impact of dimensional laws and, if they cannot withstand it, will ultimately fail and perish.
Many true gods, fearing that years of effort will go to waste, seal their divine essences and collected divine artifacts within them and entrust them to someone to take care of, in search of an heir.
Since the survival rate after failing to ascend to the throne is hardly different from that of those who fail to ignite the divine flame, even if they survive by chance, they become mere shells of their former selves, essentially ending their path as true gods.
Thus, the true gods still active in the world devote all their efforts to accumulating power and building divine kingdoms, all in preparation for this crucial step of ascending to the throne.
A fully formed demi-plane is like a gift from heaven for someone struggling to gather the divine power and materials needed to create a divine kingdom—it not only provides timely help but also solves a major problem affecting their fate.
“Prince Donald, do you really intend to give away a small demi-plane with a complete spatial structure in exchange for the totem and divine body of the Ocean Lord?”
“Exactly! But it must be at least at the demigod level. If there’s no suitable demigod Ocean Lord, then five legendary Ocean Lords will be needed to meet the requirement!”

“There’s no problem. There are many sea lords in the Storm Sea and Falling Star Sea, so it’s relatively easy to find a few demi-god targets. But on my own, I’m afraid it will be difficult to complete the task without mistakes. I was wondering if Prince Donald is interested in joining me on this hunt? How about I increase the reward to two demi-gods?”
Donald thought for a moment before agreeing. After all, he didn’t have any particularly important matters to attend to recently. Working together would increase their chances of success, and he could also gain an additional demi-god-level totem deity.
“Sure. If everything goes well, we can hunt again several times. As for the profits beyond the deal, how about dividing them according to each person’s effort?”
Bassedo naturally had no objections—this condition was very favorable to him.
“In that case, let’s sign another contract!”
This contract wasn’t as restrictive as the last, and Bassedo happily signed it, strengthening his relationship with Donald even further.
Of course, both of them deliberately avoided Prince Ivan, the Lord of Dawn, as Bassedo was a new deity supported by the Lord of Dawn, while Donald had significant conflicts with that prince. Neither of these true gods wanted their relationship exposed to the Lord of Dawn’s gaze.
Thus, maintaining secret contact was the right approach for them. Donald even added clauses to the new contract to prevent Bassedo from accidentally revealing anything, which could complicate things later. After signing the contract cheerfully, Donald said in a good mood, “It seems your kingdom isn’t fully developed yet, Prince Bassedo. I have some methods that could help. Consider it an extra deposit as a bonus for this deal!”
With that, Donald vanished in a flash under Bassedo’s curious gaze and reappeared outside the royal temple in their capital—the only decent building in the city.
Standing in the undeveloped urban area, Donald waved his hand, and instantly, four sizable towns along with accompanying farms, watchtowers, and other structures appeared in the open spaces surrounding the capital.
Protected by these four towns like satellites, the Sea God’s capital, which had originally resembled a rural city, suddenly became much more orderly and magnificent.
Bassedo was greatly impressed by this feat. Even though he had been a god for ten years, he couldn’t accomplish such a thing. Creating such large-scale miracles required a tremendous amount of divine power—likely exhausting the reserves he had used to establish his divine kingdom.

“Oh, this is too much thanks!”
Donald waved his hand to indicate it was nothing serious. “It’s just that I prepared the necessary materials and then used divine power to create them. It doesn’t consume as much divine energy as I thought!”
“That’s also quite remarkable. With your help, the preparations for establishing a kingdom are now almost complete. As for the lack of population, we can figure something out gradually!”
Speaking of population, Donald didn’t forget another purpose of his visit.
“If Your Majesty Bassetdo isn’t in a hurry, the population issue might see significant growth within just a few decades, without having to compete with other gods for the existing humans on the continent.”
“Oh? Such good news…”
Immediately, Donald shared the information he had prepared with the Sea God. Leaving aside how Sea God Bassetdo would react to such shocking news, while the two gods were talking in midair, the founding ceremony below proceeded as scheduled.
After receiving the invitation, various factions across the continent appointed suitable representatives as envoys to attend and offer their congratulations.
Just as the first king of the Sea God Kingdom, officially named the Dawn Kingdom, stepped onto the podium to deliver a speech, a miracle occurred.
The sudden appearance of four supporting towns was a miracle that not only filled the common people of the Sea God Kingdom with awe and amazement but also strengthened their faith in Sea God Bassetdo. Even the representatives of various factions present were greatly surprised, as aside from the newly risen god, the old gods of the continent had not shown their miracles for a long time.
After all, using divine power to display miracles in the main world also required considerable energy.
However, the envoy representing Dalaran remained expressionless, sitting calmly in his seat. Next to him was Viscount Cowen, the foreign minister representing the Selt royal family. Since the king’s second son, Prince Durai, was handling state affairs due to the old king’s health issues, only the minister could be sent instead.
Still, the Dawn Kingdom wasn’t dissatisfied with the Selt Kingdom. The other factions, who looked down on this modest kingdom supported by the Sea God, also sent only low-ranking officials to deal with the matter. In contrast, the five major kingdoms showed true grandeur by sending influential figures from their own countries, which made King Dawn I feel somewhat relieved.

When the miracle occurred, this lucky man, who had once been just a minor noble but now had become a king of a nation, immediately drew strength from the power of the true gods, his confidence far greater than before. Just as he was about to use this opportunity to continue his speech, a tremendous noise suddenly erupted between heaven and earth, as if the sky itself had collapsed. The resulting force was like an earthquake or tsunami. Not only in the newly established Kingdom of Dawn, but also in Kort in the west, Gardre in the north-central region, Polin in the east, Soloron in the south, Celt in the north, even on the Sun Island in the southern seas and the Arctic tundra, everyone could feel this massive upheaval that affected the entire world. At that moment, the gazes of all the true gods turned, as one, from the outer realms to the seas east of the Storm Sea in the main world, for there appeared a vast and extremely long spatial rift forming a boundary.