Chapter 464: The Resurrection of the Beast God
Exclusive divine artifacts like Wrath of Nature, which are used as main weapons, are often part of the respective gods themselves. Since their divine powers stem from those held by gods like Donald, such artifacts can only be restrained or sealed by higher gods unless something happens to their owners; it’s very difficult to seize or subdue them.
However, other auxiliary divine artifacts that are not essential are less secure. Although Donald is the creator of these artifacts, since the source of their magical powers isn’t in his control, it’s somewhat easier for other gods to take them, though it remains challenging.
Once completed, the Heart of the King takes the form of a magnificent one-handed sword suitable for carrying around, unlike the knightly swords like the Sword of Glory. The blade is forged from large amounts of refined gold, with one side inscribed with agricultural and livestock-raising techniques and the other with universal laws and regulations—all engraved using divine power without compromising the sword’s strength and sharpness.
The ornate hilt is carved with a crown and scepter on one side and depicts battle scenes with warhorses on the other, somewhat echoing the legendary Xuanyuan Sword from his past life.
Composed solely of divine blood and powdered divine remains, this one-handed sword derives its power from its durability, sharpness, and accompanying abilities. Its wielder is blessed with spells that enhance leadership, inspiration, and charm, making it an unparalleled weapon for a team leader.
Of course, as a divine artifact, the Heart of the King also possesses powerful offensive skills. With “Descension of the King,” the user recognized by the artifact is endowed with the kingly will manifested as sword intent. Attacks using this artifact inflict severe damage through sword energy, sword intent, and the physical blade itself. Non-defensive equipment below the rank of true divine artifacts can be shattered in one strike, while lower-tier divine artifacts can have their divinity destroyed, causing significant damage.
“Although it only has one such artifact skill, its effects seem quite powerful!” Donald said, holding the newly created lower-tier divine artifact, the Heart of the King.
Most universal divine artifacts obtained by gods are auxiliary in nature, with various peculiar functions, but their combat power is often unsatisfactory. As his own auxiliary artifact, the Heart of the King already boasts outstanding power.
Besides this elementary artifact, while counting the materials, Donald also found the cores of those Water Soul Puppets he had obtained long ago from the Arcane Remains of the Two-Legged Dragon Swamp. Donald had initially shown some interest in these Water Soul Stones and created a few puppets in the area around Moonlight Lake and the River of Everwinter downstream. However, compared to the Water Element Puppets and aquatic summons summoned by the Book of Truth, these alchemical element puppets, which could only defend a fixed location, had extremely low intelligence after being created, so he had forgotten about them for a long time and completely set them aside. But now, for Donald, who had become a true god, even ordinary materials, as long as they possessed divine power, could turn decay into wonder. So he set about using the remaining Water Soul Stones to craft a Water Element Vessel. This was a magical artifact from the era of mages; under normal circumstances, it could summon dozens of Water Element creatures, with the strongest ones reaching the Gold rank and the ordinary ones having combat strength at the peak of Bronze rank. Moreover, as long as the cores of these Water Element creatures remained intact, they would exist forever without disappearing or dying. It could be said that this Water Element Vessel was a legendary magical item, and in terms of its intricate design, it was nearly on par with a sub-legendary artifact. Similar to it were legendary creations involving the four elements, such as the Wind Element Furnace, the Earth Crystal Core, and the Flame Divine Lamp. After attempting to craft this legendary artifact, Donald simply infused it with a trace of divinity, turning the Water Element Vessel into a sub-legendary artifact. Under the power of divinity, even more powerful Water Element creatures emerged within the vessel. Currently, it could summon at the same time the strongest legendary Water Element Elder, four Gold-ranked giant Water Elements, and thirty-six Silver-ranked large Water Elements. Such power could even be controlled by ordinary people, and in the secular world, it would undoubtedly be a national treasure. With such a sub-legendary artifact at its disposal, one could at least defend a principality, and with the help of legendary warriors, it would be no problem to resist tens of thousands of troops… Just as the various forces on the main continent were paying attention to the colonization efforts in the new continent, on the 405th day after its arrival, the sky in the northwest of the world suddenly darkened, and a bright and dazzling star rose straight from the ground. “This is the raising of the throne…” Such an anomaly affecting the entire main world naturally alarmed the gods, especially Donald and the King of the North, two true gods who were near the site of the incident.
Even an ordinary person with some insight could see that it was clearly a true god who was ascending to the throne, yet the other gods hadn’t noticed any signs beforehand. This meant that the true god appearing this time must be one who had fallen or was on the verge of falling, now rising again to reclaim his place among the gods!
“It’s Ughesh…”
From the location where the divine kingdom rose, the gods quickly figured out who it was. It was Ughesh, the orcish supreme god and dictator who had perished along with the Banai Empire a thousand years ago. Only such a once-mighty supreme god, with great power, could wield such authority when ascending to the throne.
The resurrection of the Orc God worried the gods, especially the human gods. After all, they and Ughesh were mortal enemies. It had been the human gods who had orchestrated plans to weaken Ughesh, causing this powerful supreme god to have his divinity and soul split, forcing him to self-destruct and perish on the spot. Of course, other true gods also disapproved of Ughesh’s brutal and tyrannical ways.
But now, as Ughesh reached this critical moment of ascending to the throne, beings above demi-gods could only interfere without directly intervening. Since they too possessed immortality, doing so would make them seen as challengers by the realm’s rules, subjecting them to the same backlash.
At present, most of the forces on the main continent—including demi-gods and those below—had gone to the new continent, leaving the homeland in an unprecedented state of weakness.
Ughesh choosing this moment to ascend to the throne was undoubtedly the best time for him to succeed.
While the gods outside the main world could only watch the Orc God rise and were unwilling to descend and risk their efforts in vain, the newly risen gods still within the main world had a better chance to interfere with Ughesh’s attempt to regain his throne.
But Ughesh’s reputation was too fearsome. Even those newly risen gods knew that intervening would likely fail to stop him and would only result in offending a powerful deity—something unwise, as true gods weren’t fools.
At the beginning of this phenomenon, the Goddess of Agriculture contacted Donald to analyze the situation.
“On the Pantheon side, most gods are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward Ughesh’s resurrection—except for those affiliated with the Three Glorious Gods!”
“After all, the conflict between Ivan and Ughesh, whether in terms of divine roles or factions, as well as their mutual hatred, makes them irreconcilable mortal enemies!”
Donald nodded in agreement.
Although the orcish gods are generally considered enemies by the human gods, this is due to the fact that these two races cannot coexist. However, the initial assassination of Ughesh was led by Ivan, the Lord of Dawn, who was also the leader of the Three Glorious Gods. Their aim was to seize Ughesh’s higher divine status, hoping to use that power to break through the limits of higher gods and reach the realm of the legendary Supreme God. Unfortunately, Ughesh wasn’t foolish either; he wouldn’t willingly sacrifice his divine essence nor allow his rival to gain an advantage. As a result, the gods who participated in the battle, including the Lord of Dawn, only obtained some divine bodies and souls, which provided modest benefits for lower gods but were rather useless for powerful higher gods—at best, they could be used to create powerful beings or as materials for crafting divine artifacts. Though it wasn’t exactly a loss, it was still a wasted effort! For Ughesh, it was a life-or-death matter; given that dictator’s temperament, he would surely seek revenge on the Lord of Dawn if he didn’t! “That’s why Juliana, I, and several neutral princes decided not to take any action for now! The resurrection of the dictator Ughesh will serve to restrain and weaken the dominance of the Lord of Dawn, which is good news for us neutral gods. So, you and Charlie had better avoid troubling the orcish gods until Ughesh and Ivan confront each other!” “That’s fine as long as the orcs don’t come looking for me first!” Donald remained indifferent. He had long noticed something wrong with the orcish ancestral totems back then, but his knowledge and strength were too limited at the time to uncover the hidden secrets. Now, reflecting on it, those totems had been absorbing the souls of orcs for thousands of years—wasn’t that simply using those souls to strengthen the orcish god’s essence and accelerate its resurrection? It seems Ughesh’s self-sacrifice wasn’t entirely complete after all. That legendary, reckless dictator wasn’t entirely devoid of wisdom; he had left himself a backdoor. With the human forces on the main continent currently weak, why wouldn’t it seize the opportunity to recover?
“Donald, I’m glad you understand. I thought earlier that your attitude toward orcs might cause trouble for Ughesh, which would inevitably draw their attention to you and Prince Charlie. After all, compared to the newly risen god and the Lord of Dawn, you’re undoubtedly better targets. And Ughesh, having just revived, surely needs time to recover and build up his strength!”
Donald sneered and said, “I’m not afraid of the Lord of Dawn, so how could I fear some newly revived Ughesh? I’m sure most of its strength is spent restoring its divine kingdom and upholding the supremacy of its throne—it surely doesn’t have the energy to create multiple avatars. As long as the avatar isn’t at the level of a lower god, this dictator can’t do anything to me. If it dares to come, I’ll show it what happens!”
The Goddess of Business also said casually, “I know you possess many powerful artifacts and sub-artifacts. Ordinary lower god avatars don’t care about those. But the main conflict isn’t between us and Ughesh; it’s better to just watch as it causes trouble for the Lord of Dawn!”