Chapter 485: The Gods Take Action

“It’s none other than Prince Donald. If any other true god obtained two such precious divine essences, would they dare to expose them casually? Wouldn’t they hide them carefully in places beyond detection? Yet he holds them in his hands as if nothing, which is how we noticed this phenomenon. It’s quite a coincidence, really!”
Conqueror Xize praised Donald, and his description made even the Goddess of Agriculture laugh.
As an upper god, this amount of faith power offered no real advantage to the Goddess of Agriculture, so she paid it no attention. As expected by Donald and the others, this goddess had no objection to their theft of the orcs’ faith. Instead, she admired their ability to secretly deal a blow to that dictator.
After laughing, Eilien brought up the purpose of their visit.
“After discussing among ourselves as upper gods, and considering the attitude of the high-ranking gods of the Totem Continent toward us true gods in our main continent, as revealed by you through the God of White Mountain, we all agreed that it’s best to avoid large-scale conflicts with the Totem gods, especially those two powerful Totem god kings who possess upper god powers. After all, in the environment of the main world, there are many disadvantages for us true gods who already hold thrones.”
Donald said, unsurprised: “Indeed. With so many true gods in the main continent, if powerful forces were forcibly introduced, even without direct action, it could trigger unpredictable changes in the main world’s space—even large-scale collapse of dimensions isn’t impossible!”
The Goddess of Agriculture nodded and said,
“That’s why we’ve decided that this time, our retaliation will be aimed only at the Totem gods of the Storm God faction, who launched terrorist attacks on our forces in the main continent. We’ll try to limit the scale of the battle to the southern region of the New Continent, and we must not use destructive forces! That’s why you, Donald, as the Guardian of Nature, are an indispensable key figure in this mission!”
Donald wasn’t upset by this. Not only was the Storm God faction his enemy to begin with, but if the powerful true gods of the Totem faction didn’t intervene, it would be the newly risen gods like him, still in the main world without thrones, who would have to take the lead. The incarnations of the other gods would likely only support from behind, not descending rashly unless it was a critical moment.
Not to mention the exhaustion of divine power, the arrival of powerful incarnations also had negative effects on the environment of the main world—factors the gods had to consider.

“That’s roughly the plan. But plans often change quickly, and even the highest gods can’t fully predict the actions of other true god-level powers, as each true god’s will is unique. So, you’ll need to adapt on the spot once you arrive. Julian, Lauren, and I hope that with enough guards behind Selt, both Prince Donald and Prince Charles can represent our neutral true god faction in this mission. The stronger the forces sent, the more influence we’ll have when distributing the spoils!”
Donald and Charles exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.
Although Selt already held vast coastal lands in the western part of the continent, this battle was also a great opportunity to make a name for themselves among the gods and gain prestige.
With a new true god guarding Selt, Donald and Charles could participate in this mission with confidence. Xize, on the other hand, was likely not yet familiar with the powers of true gods, so it was better for him to stay behind and protect Selt, preventing enemies from taking advantage of the situation.
They were teleported directly to the Chieftainship of Ciri, where they greeted the god of adventure and sailing, Ciri, and had a secret discussion to understand the current situation of the Storm God faction. After that, they headed to an island territory occupied by the Dawn Country of Sendel in the southern seas.
This was the designated meeting place set by the gods of the main continent, from where they would proceed toward the territory of the Storm Tribe in the inland areas of the Totem Continent.
Along the way, Donald and his group encountered powerful warriors from other nations and church factions. Since their opponents were a powerful god faction led by a being comparable to a mid-tier god, everyone sent was at least at legendary strength.
Gardrel’s two demigod warriors, Polin’s demigod mage, and Kurt’s two sword gods were all old acquaintances of Charles. They introduced themselves to Donald and the others, and everyone exchanged warm greetings.
Of course, except for Gardrel and Polin, two rival brother kingdoms, whose warriors still spoke to each other in sarcasm and disapproval upon meeting.
Yet, everyone was deeply shocked and pleased by Selt’s rise. Their joy stemmed from the fact that they all belonged to branches of the Banedi Empire, sharing a common lineage, which made them closer to one another than to other factions. They had long formed a loose alliance to resist the terrestrial forces of the true god churches led by the Dawn Country.

Thus, the warriors from these four great kingdoms naturally came together, and the lineup sent by the Celt Kingdom came as a great surprise to the other three kingdoms. Besides the two true gods, the Natural Guardian and the King of the North, there was also a powerful demigod, along with three legendary warriors, including a semi-god like the legendary divine dragon, whose strength was somewhat weaker. What surprised them even more was that this suddenly appearing powerful demigod showed no signs of having ignited the Divine Flame beforehand, yet he was undoubtedly a genuine demigod who had truly ignited the Divine Flame, without any pretense. With this individual and Celt VII, the Holy Spirit who had just ignited the Divine Flame, the North now had four powerful divine-level warriors. Among their various kingdoms, this could be considered the strongest force, second only to Sendel, which was supported by the Three Glorious Gods. It was unexpected that the Celt Kingdom, which had not produced a true demigod for hundreds of years and could only defend its territory passively, had seen four deities emerge in just one or two years. Could this be what is meant by “accumulating strength over time before releasing it”? No wonder, when facing the orc invasion, although Gadré managed to repel the enemy’s true gods and armies, the battle stalled for over two months, consuming vast amounts of the kingdom’s treasury and resources. Even for Gadré, a major power that was considered the strongest on the main continent, it would take at least three years to recover financially. Yet, according to rumors, the invasion of Celt by 100,000 orcs and two true gods was completely crushed in just one day. Those two orc true gods are said to have disappeared—likely either defeated by Celt’s two true gods (so the orcs couldn’t admit defeat) or injured and forced to sleep in some place to recover.