Chapter 444: Dimensional Fusion

Seeing the emergence of that boundary line, Donald and a few other gods who were aware of the situation had no idea why. The final stage of dimensional fusion, which they had thought would take place in a few years or even decades, had somehow arrived ahead of schedule.

They all knew that although most gods were still confused at the moment, it had been fine before this change occurred. But now, once those powerful gods who were alarmed started to investigate, it would take no more than a few days before a vast new dimension merged with the main world, making it even larger—a fact that all beings above demi-gods would soon learn about.

However, Donald wasn’t overly troubled or worried by this, as such a situation was inevitable sooner or later. After all, he had been one of the first gods to plan for the Totem Continent world, even before he became a true god. So whether now or in the future, even if other gods got involved, with his early advantage, he could still reap significant benefits.

In Donald’s eyes, the one most frustrated should be the Sea God Bathedo beside him!

Plans often can’t keep up with changes. Donald hadn’t expected that as soon as he shared the information with Bathedo, the new continent dimension would begin merging with the main world, quickly revealing this secret. It was no longer a secret.

This Sea God’s luck was truly poor, as could be seen from the expression on his face, which resembled constipation.

“Your Majesty Bathedo, this change will take at least a few months to subside. I think you still have time to make some preparations!”

Bathedo shook his head helplessly upon hearing this.

“A few months probably won’t help much. As you can see, my kingdom is newly established, and my church has only been around for a few years. I simply don’t have the strength to compete with other godly churches. If this change had happened a few years later, I would have had more time to train some people. Now, I can only take things as they come. I hope the other gods in the Pantheon will leave me some scraps—if I can get a few people, I’ll be satisfied!”

Donald had thought that due to this change, his plan to hunt together with this Sea God would be delayed for a few days. But since Bathedo seemed to understand the situation clearly, he could prepare to proceed.

Although the fusion of the planes occurred earlier than expected, it wouldn’t end in just a few days. This phenomenon would last at least several months until the spatial structure between the two planes stabilized completely, allowing safe passage. Otherwise, even gods and demi-gods as powerful as they are could only watch helplessly. Their sheer strength exceeded the limits set by the rules of the main world; approaching that unstable space might trigger an explosion of spatial forces. Even an incarnation of a higher god could easily be swept away by a spatial storm and never return.

Now that a new contract had been signed with Bassetto, Donald felt even more confident in this Sea God, which was why he chose to cooperate. The original contract merely restricted Bassetto, the Sea God, from using any means—including plotting—to harm Donald, his territory, or his close associates. In return, Donald and his forces were also prohibited from harming Bassetto. The contract also required Bassetto to unconditionally assist Donald three times as compensation for this incident. Of course, the enemies wouldn’t be beings beyond the rank of lower gods that he couldn’t handle. Lastly, when there were trade needs, Bassetto and his subordinate church forces should prioritize Donald’s territories and businesses as trading partners, with both sides working to protect their mutual interests.

Now, an additional clause was added: Bassetto couldn’t reveal their relationship to the Lord of Dawn or any related beings in any form or way. As for trade involving demi-planes, it was already stipulated in the third clause—that they only needed to agree on the terms of distribution. This prevented situations where, after completing a hunt, disputes over uneven loot distribution led to conflict. This was a rule from the first clause; those who violated it, even if they were gods, would face dire consequences.

Donald could also tell that, although Bassetto was a god supported by the Lord of Dawn, he didn’t truly agree with him. This made sense—everyone has their own convictions. Only those with absolute firmness in their beliefs have the potential to ignite divine flames and become gods. It’s impossible for two gods to follow the same path. So perhaps Bassetto had once revered and trusted the Lord of Dawn greatly before becoming a god, but once he embarked on the path of divinity, disagreements over beliefs were inevitable.

Thus, in his cooperation with Bassetdo, Donald had other considerations as well. Even if he couldn’t drive a wedge between the two, he still wanted to create as much distance as possible between them, to annoy that Lord of Dawn who thought he was powerful enough to shape the world’s landscape. Although it was unlikely that Bassetdo would voluntarily reveal anything to the Lord of Dawn, Donald was still cautious and added a fourth clause to the original contract to prevent Bassetdo from accidentally leaking information and exposing his intentions. Even if that supreme god merely tried to stop Bassetdo, his newly created god, from making deals with him, it would still disrupt the founding ceremony of the Kingdom of Dawn, which the Sea God Church had been supporting. Aside from the king himself, few people would likely care about the establishment of the kingdom. Such an event that even the gods were alarmed would naturally arouse speculation among the major forces in the main world. Aside from the well-prepared Celts, the Agricultural Goddess, and the elf forces, most factions, including the five great kingdoms and the godly churches, felt at a loss. While the attention of many factions was drawn to this upheaval, the Sea God Bassetdo and the Nature Guardian Donald had already left the territory of the Kingdom of Dawn and set sail off the southwestern coast of the continent. Due to the fusion of the two realms, the constant storms and thunderstorms caused by the spatial storms resulting from the initial collision during the realm fusion were gradually weakening day by day. It was estimated that in another half year, the Stormy Sea, which had existed for countless years, would need to be given a new name. As they flew outward into the shallower waters at a normal pace, the two true gods discussed the details of this mission. “Our main target this time is Leviathan, one of the most powerful demi-god sea lords under Octepus.” “How strong is this Leviathan?” Donald asked.

“Leviathan’s original form is likely some kind of mutated deep-sea serpent, or it might have ancestry from dragons or ancient lizards. It is brutal and bloodthirsty; almost no creature that comes near it survives—most are devoured by it! Moreover, it is inherently greedy. Whether it’s food, items that can enhance its strength, or even underwater treasures that are useless to it but merely beautiful in appearance, it will claim them for itself. This is partly why Leviathan was chosen as the first target—by capturing this deep-sea monster, we can obtain vast treasures from its lair, including many that may be of divine rank!”

“As for Leviathan’s strength, I can only say that within its domain, it is certainly capable of fighting at a level comparable to a newly ascended god. Outside its domain, thanks to its massive body that is at least a thousand feet long, it far exceeds even ordinary human demi-gods in strength!”

After hearing Bascedor’s explanation, Donald nodded. In fact, most of his attention was not on this but rather on the Book of Truth in his mental world.

While conversing with the Sea God Bascedor, Donald also allocated some of his divine consciousness to deal with the changes in the Land of Truth.

Considering the possibility of having to take action this time, Donald had begun preparing to enhance his combat strength even before leaving Dalaran.

If there is anything that can best reflect the combat power of a true god, it is artifacts.

In fact, even without divine domains such as alchemy, craftsmanship, or blacksmithing, ordinary true gods can use their own divine domains and divided divinity to create related artifacts and sub-artifacts.

This is an instinctive use of dominion over laws—just like the granting of elector powers, artifacts also possess some of the power of their creator’s divine domain.

Of course, materials for artifacts are necessary. Any material capable of bearing divine power and the authority of laws can be called divine-grade material, commonly referred to as divine objects.

Donald already possessed such a dominion over laws: Fury of Nature. By providing it with the right materials as its core, it could be fully transformed into a true artifact, at least at the level of an elementary artifact.

Of course, he wouldn’t create divine artifacts directly through Natural Wrath. Although he could use such artifacts, they wouldn’t be exclusive to him—they would rather be powers bestowed by the will of nature. Since these powers could be given, they could also be taken away, and Donald wouldn’t allow such a situation out of his control.
So he chose to merge the power of Natural Wrath with his own divinity to create a new divine authority, which would become Donald’s fourth divine role.
The process of merging Natural Wrath lasted five days, and it wasn’t until half an hour after the fusion took place that the new divine role was officially established.
This new divine role turned out to be the Divine Punishment role, which took Donald by surprise.
Since the birth of the world, a mysterious force has quietly existed—nature, the mother of all life in the world. Over time, various plants and animals emerged and multiplied under nature’s protection. Yet when a race utterly angered the will of nature, the enraged nature would unleash its fury upon them.
This was nature’s wrath, also known as divine punishment. To some extent, most acts of divine punishment could also be considered natural disasters. However, this domain of divinity wasn’t about the random calamities brought about by evil or chaotic deities or demons. Instead, it was a means for nature to maintain balance in the world—innocent in nature, sometimes bringing order and sometimes chaos. Thus, it was an absolutely neutral domain of divinity.
This was because the will of nature, which is also the will of the world itself, has no concepts of good or evil. In its simple logic, there is only a distinction between what brings benefit or harm to this world.