Chapter 499: The Godhood of Fear

King of the North, Charles, spoke fairly, “If it’s divided this way, Donald, won’t you be at a huge disadvantage? After all, you’ve borne the greatest cost in this operation.”
Bassedo already owed Donald a favor, and Charles was his closest ally, so they naturally asked concernedly why he acted this way. If it were other temporary partners among the true gods, they would likely be overjoyed!
“Since you two have asked, I’ll tell you the truth!”
Donald pointed to two artifacts among the remaining items and said, “In my opinion, these two artifacts are rather shoddy. Even if given to me, they would need to be remade. As for godhoods, though precious, they’re not essential. Only these totems are what I truly desire. To be honest, my main goal in the New World is to collect these totems of the godly beings. As for the details, I can’t reveal them for now. But if you have the chance to obtain other totems, please try your best to gather them for me if the price is right. I will surely reward you!”
“In that case, what’s yours is mine. We’ll find ways to collect more totems!”
Hearing Donald’s words, the two true gods hesitated no longer and divided the remaining loot equally.
In the end, King of the North received the Godhood of the God of Chaos Winds and the artifact helmet, Crown of Fear, belonging to the God of Red Demons. Meanwhile, Sea God Bassedo got the Godhood of the God of Red Demons and two artifacts: the armguard and the grappling claw of the God of Chaos Winds. The Godhood of the God of Chaos Winds was almost equivalent to two lower-tier godhoods, making it extremely valuable for a newly risen god. The grappling claw was also a high-tier artifact, nearing the peak of intermediate artifacts. Together with the Godhood of the God of Red Demons and another armguard artifact, their shares were fairly balanced.
As for the physical bodies of those two true gods, since Donald had already gained a great advantage from them, no further mention was made. Even lower-tier god bodies were merely equivalent to intermediate-level artifacts, often ending up as materials in their hands.
After dividing the loot, the three true gods invited Ciri, the god of adventure and navigation, who was the master of this place, to join them in a feast in the temple, where they also discussed plans for cooperation between the Main Continent and the New World.
Although that Sea God still had an inseparable connection with the Lord of Dawn, it didn’t affect Donald and his allies’ cooperation with him in the Main World. As long as important matters concerning themselves weren’t revealed, Lord Ivan wouldn’t have the chance to use Bassedo to threaten Donald and the others.

Speaking of which, Ciri, this demigod totem deity, shares some overlap with the Sea God Bassedo in terms of their domains, though Ciri’s domain is primarily related to navigation. Bassedo, on the other hand, focuses more on the ocean and tides; he does not have a domain specifically for navigation, only related areas, so there is no absolute conflict between their domains. This aspect fills Ciri with great admiration. It was his master Donald who pointed out the path for his future development. If it had been up to him, he would not be sitting here chatting amiably with this Sea God today—instead, a divine war would have already erupted between them! This god of adventure and navigation oversees several areas such as survival in the wild and navigation, providing convenience and protection for adventurers and the safety of ships at sea. Although Ciri is currently at the demigod level with limited powers, and even though totem deities have fewer restrictions on granting divine spells compared to faith deities, he can still only bestow the highest third-level spells on his followers. Yet this is enough to make the demigods on the main continent who crave followers extremely envious! Followers of this god of adventure and navigation, Ciri, are very popular on the main continent, especially those who serve as his priests. They receive divine spells from their true god for navigation, driving away beasts, identifying wild creatures, detoxifying, predicting weather, and more—skills crucial for survival in the wild and safe navigation. Though these spells may lack offensive power, they offer immense convenience and safety to adventurers and sailors! As a result, many adventurers, mercenaries, and sailors in the United Kingdom have begun to worship this deity from the New World. Moreover, it is said that this god of adventure and navigation is also a subordinate deity of the great natural guardian Donald, which adds a sense of honor and closeness to the followers on the main continent! After all, he is the first and only demigod totem deity among the gods of the main continent to conquer the New World—a fact even the gods of the Pantheon would praise highly. After finalizing the basic framework of the cooperation project, Bassedo, busy with the kingdom’s new construction efforts, asked to leave. After seeing the Sea God Bassedo depart, Charles, along with Donald and Ciri, returned to the temple and took out an item, saying, “This artifact is not very suitable for me. Please, Donald, go to the trouble of reforging it for me. I have a few divine items of equal value as compensation!”

What the King of the North took out was none other than the divine helmet obtained from the Red Demon God. Originally, Bassetdo also highly valued this powerful helmet, but due to those two holes in it—perfectly fitted for the Red Demon God—they became its greatest weakness for other true gods. After all, not all true gods had horns on their heads like the Red Demon God. If Charlie fought wearing this helmet, it would be easy for his opponent’s weapons to penetrate through those holes, the weakest points in the helmet’s defense, leading to a dire situation.

Donald took the helmet without hesitation and quickly examined it with the Power of Truth. Drawing a conclusion, he exclaimed astonishingly, “Charlie, you’ve really struck gold! The value of this divine artifact is at least equivalent to a lower-tier divine artifact plus a lower-grade true god’s essence!”

“What?”

The King of the North was both shocked and delighted upon hearing this.

“If I’m not mistaken, the black gem embedded in this helmet is nothing short of a lower-grade true god’s essence! And it’s not the essence of a totem god, but of a true god we worship—although its original owner has likely been dead for countless years. Still, some remnants of divinity, soul, or sub-divine artifacts must still be scattered somewhere unknown in the world, allowing this essence to have faint, almost imperceptible connections with the outside world!”

“Let me see which true god this essence belongs to!”

Charlie said as he took the Crown of Fear from Donald’s hands. After frowning and examining it several times to confirm his conclusion, he sighed helplessly and said, “What a pity!”

Donald naturally knew what Charlie regretted. This divine artifact was also crudely crafted, clearly the work of some totem god. Its main function—inducing fear in enemies and creating a realm of fear—depended on this essence. After all, its original owner must have been a true god from the dark and evil faction who drew their power from fear.