Chapter 504: The Creation of a Divine Kingdom

Compared to the Trinity of Law Gods, Faith Gods can exist as long as they possess a complete soul and divinity, though they are slightly weaker than true gods with physical forms, making them more suitable to be separated from their original bodies.

With a new body and the true form of a Faith God separated, one can use this as a foundation to create a divine kingdom.

However, Donald did not act immediately. Instead, he summoned various powerful figures from his domain, the two true gods in the royal capital, and even Ciri, the God of Adventure and Seafaring, who was far away on the New Continent.

Although Ciri was a totem god restricted by geography, he was not unable to leave his domain. However, once outside his territory, his strength would rapidly decline to below that of a demigod. After all, he had risen to the demigod level in just a few years by acquiring vast territories and followers, and his actual strength could not keep up with the growth of his divine power.

But this time, he was traveling to Dalaran via a portal, avoiding other places, so his safety was guaranteed. Otherwise, if a newly risen demigod totem god left his domain, it would attract many predators trying to seize his divinity and territory.

Once everyone gathered at the sparsely populated manor on the lake island, Donald spoke up, “I am about to create a divine kingdom. As the first among us to take this step, I have some essential knowledge about true gods and divine kingdoms that you all need to know, especially those of you who will need to create your own kingdoms soon and may have to deal with demigods or true gods!”

The opportunity to receive personal explanations and demonstrations from a true god was a very rare chance for everyone present! Most of them showed excited expressions. Even Ciri, who didn’t need to create a divine kingdom, could gain valuable insights for his future path by listening to this knowledge.

“First, I want to explain why newly risen gods need to collect Immortal Objects when creating a divine kingdom.”

“Because during the process of creating a divine kingdom, the establishment of basic rules can be done based on one’s own understanding and mastery of laws. But once the framework of the divine kingdom is in place, to create a habitable environment, necessary materials such as soil and air must be derived from a large number of lower-level divine objects.”

Some of those present might already understand this principle.

A fist-sized Immortal Object of the earth element at the demigod level could produce hundreds of cubic volumes of soil or rock. A single drop of water element at the elementary god level could generate as much water as a pond. The ratio seemed quite favorable.

But even for a half-plane with a diameter of one kilometer, hundreds of times more are required. This means that an ordinary demi-god would need to spend decades or even centuries gathering them—showing just how great the cost of creating a divine kingdom is!
“Of course, if there’s no support from immortal objects and one relies solely on divine power for transformation, it’s less efficient, but it’s not impossible.”
The reason deities are called deities is that they have surpassed mortals in terms of life form.
After becoming a demi-god, even as a beginner among deities, one already possesses some of the most basic abilities of true gods. These abilities actually fall within the realm of supernatural divine power. For example, a deity can, at will, change reality to a limited extent, alter their own size and shape, and gain immunity beyond what mortals can have.
But these are merely the most basic abilities of a deity. Thus, most true gods do not consider them as supernatural divine power. According to the standards set by the gods, some advanced supernatural divine abilities require certain prerequisites to be mastered. Such powerful supernatural divine powers are akin to the specialties of mortal-class professions like mages or swordsmen. Without meeting the prerequisites, even powerful higher gods cannot use them directly.
The most basic prerequisite is that if a deity wants to possess a true advanced supernatural divine ability, their divine rank must be at least 1—that is, they must be a newly born god who has successfully formed a divine office. Demi-gods with a divine rank of 0 usually cannot acquire powerful supernatural divine power. Cases like Uther, who acquired such power early on, are extremely rare.
At this point, the newly appointed God of Kings, Xize, raised a question: “But Your Highness Donald, since true gods can use divine power to transform the materials needed in their divine kingdoms, why do so many demi-gods, especially the newly born gods, try their best to gather various divine artifacts?”
“Your Highness Xize has hit on the key point. Let me give you an example!”
“In the main continent, a demi-god with average strength and no strong backing can already be considered an excellent preacher if, after igniting the divine fire, they can gather thousands of followers through their influence. Therefore, the amount of faith power that newly born demi-gods can obtain is extremely limited. The divine power they generate is not enough even for forming a divine office and daily operations, let alone covering the enormous costs of creating a divine kingdom—costs that are so terrifying, especially for newly born gods!”

“Even for an actual god, altering reality within limits is easy, but creating objects out of nothing—even just simple items common in the main world—requires far more divine power than converting metals like copper and iron into gold and silver, by more than ten times.” The King of the North immediately agreed with Donald’s words. “Well said. After all, few demigods are as lucky as Donald to possess a demi-plane equivalent to a personal small world, where they can breed creatures and harvest faith.” Chikofield, the most experienced legendary archmage present, also nodded. No one there understood the value of demi-planes better than him; after all, many powerful mages and archmages had chosen to build their towers in unclaimed demi-planes. A demi-plane, as opposed to a complete large-scale plane like the main world, refers to a nascent world naturally formed in the multiverse due to spatial collisions. Most of them exist dependent on the main material plane, forming their own independent space. Some of these demi-planes, with stable structures, may develop over countless years by absorbing sufficient free energy and eventually become a new world—this is how planes are born. There are countless demi-planes of various sizes in the universe, but those that become full-fledged worlds are extremely rare, with less than one in a hundred million capable of evolving into true complete planes. Of course, the remaining numbers are beyond the reach of ordinary mortals. Strictly speaking, the divine kingdoms of the gods in the heavens and the abyssal planes in the endless abyss are merely special planes located in the upper and lower realms. Approximately two dozen actual godly kingdoms originated from demi-planes. As for the abyssal planes, they expand by any means necessary through conquest and plunder. Once one gains control of a promising demi-plane, not only does one have a completely private space, but it may even develop into an independent world. The master of such a plane becomes the ruler of that new world, wielding even greater power than those who obtain the status of a Planar Child in a certain plane, acting like a supreme god within it. These are merely the most basic benefits of possessing a demi-plane. For professionals, especially those in magic-related professions, having their own demi-plane makes practicing spells, conducting alchemical experiments, or understanding rules to advance to legendary or higher demigod levels incredibly convenient.

A developing plane, with rules that are less complete and fewer loopholes to exploit compared to the main world, makes it easier for mages to comprehend the structure of the world’s laws. For demigods who have already ignited their divine flames, a demi-plane is an even more precious treasure. After all, most of the creature beliefs readily available in the main world have already been divided among the gods, with what remains being mere scraps that cannot satisfy their needs. For a demigod to successfully establish a divine office, acquire a complete divine identity, and ascend to become a true, supreme deity, they need at least half of the population of a medium-sized kingdom numbering in the hundreds of thousands to worship them—30% of whom must be true believers, with at least a thousand believers of fanatical devotion—and several years of accumulation are required to succeed. If they were to try to seize some believers from the domains of the gods, even if the demigods have managed to establish a divine office and identity but have not yet ascended to rule a divine kingdom in the cosmos, the gods still have a thousand ways to deal with them. Thus, demigods in this world operate very discreetly, avoiding large-scale missionary activities. After all, as long as nothing goes wrong, a demigod is an immortal being with an almost endless lifespan, giving them plenty of time to prepare rather than risk angering the even more powerful true gods by seeking shortcuts. Therefore, a demi-plane where they can establish their own territory and kingdom and spread their faith is far more precious to demigods than even an elementary or medium-grade divine artifact. After all, most divine artifacts serve only for attack, defense, or support functions, and once they become true gods, they can create their own such artifacts. Artifacts like the Book of Truth are unique in the entire multiverse. Essentially, those who obtained a demi-plane before becoming demigods or even before that eventually managed to stand out among many demigods and reach the realm of true gods. Donald, with his faith in the true deity and his experience from the Totem Continent, has accumulated enough divine artifacts over time to establish a divine kingdom on par with that of a lower-tier god. However, Donald also has the advantage of the Plane Cube, which allows him to shape space and various materials by inputting divine energy. With sufficient divine power, even immortal objects can be created, which is far less resource-intensive than true gods having to transform matter out of nothing through their own abilities!

Then these divine artifacts he has collected can be saved and stored for his use!