Chapter 491: Oath of Victory

At the Stone Bear God’s astonishment, Uther, who was tasked with blocking his opponent, wielded his knight’s sword. The intense power of holy light erupted, allowing him to single-handedly withstand a demigod totem god whose strength rivaled that of a newly ascended god.

The Stone Bear God was originally extremely powerful, capable of displaying the formidable combat prowess of a lower god within his own territory. However, after being severely injured a few years ago and nearly losing his demigod status, he had not fully recovered yet, so he could only rely on the strength of a newly ascended god.

Due to losing a primary artifact highly cherished by the God of Turbulent Winds, he was no longer granted any artifacts. He now only possessed two secondary artifacts. Facing Uther, the Holy Light Angel who also wielded secondary artifacts, the two were evenly matched, with no overwhelming difference in rank.

Uther’s secondary artifact, a longsword named Oath of Victory, was crafted by Donald using the remaining materials after creating the Heart of the King. Besides pure gold, some argent was added to the blade, giving it a dazzling silver-white appearance. Tailored specifically for Uther, this secondary artifact not only possessed divine radiance but also incorporated some power from holy light. In addition to having certain immortal traits that granted it durability and sharpness comparable to true artifacts, it also had two powerful auxiliary skills:

**Courage Ignition**: Increased the combat strength of all allies within range by three levels. Its combat will was indestructible, rendering them immune to negative mental spells such as fear and madness.

**Brave Shield**: Could absorb one attack from a demigod; attacks from those below legendary status could not destroy it.

With such attributes, Oath of Victory ranked among the finest secondary artifacts, its value approaching that of some lower-tier primary artifacts.

While Uther held off the Stone Bear God’s fierce and relentless attacks, Donald and his allies had already nearly wiped out the entire population of the Stone Bear Tribe. The indigenous inhabitants, caught off guard by this surprise attack, tried to resist, but how could they stand against the might of the Kingdom of Truth?

Once inside the demi-plane, their fate—life or death—was no longer in their control!

Although the Stone Bear Tribe had a few indigenous warriors with legendary strength and several golden warriors, it was a demigod like Ampus, the Abyssal Demon Forger, who had been stationed in the demi-plane. Under the dominance of this demigod demon, the resistance of the newly arrived Stone Bear Tribe members was quickly suppressed. They were then separated and persuaded in batches by the elven priests summoned by Donald and the indigenous human priests who had converted.

The Stone Bear God’s eyes turned red with urgency upon seeing this scene.
Totem gods are endowed with rule-making power by natural will; the beliefs of the continent’s indigenous peoples are merely a source for them to enhance their strength. Other than that, they are not greatly constrained by such beliefs and essentially act solely on their instincts.
The indigenous people of the New Continent worship totem gods, who in turn are supposed to protect their people. Among these totem gods, with very few exceptions, none are as powerful as the gods of the Pantheon, as they lack a complete divine hierarchy and can only exert the greatest power within their own domains.
Strictly speaking, although totem gods possess true divinity, their form of existence is similar to that of immortal beings that lie between demigods and true gods.
Thus, the weaker the totem god, the more it values the beliefs of its tribe members, as these beliefs provide it with additional strength.
The Stone Bear God is an exception. In the past, this fierce and powerful demigod totem god, similar in temperament to its master, did not place much importance on the people under its tribe. But now, as the Stone Bear God is in a recovery phase and urgently needs faith power to restore its original strength, these believers have become extremely important to it. With the faith power provided by tens of thousands of people, it can recover at 80% the normal speed.
Currently, the Totem Continent is facing invasions from numerous powerful forces from other continents, and it is in dire need of strength. From every perspective, the Stone Bear God must pay attention.
So, seeing its believers seized by the hateful invaders, the Stone Bear God erupted on the spot.
Unfortunately, it was facing Uther, a Holy Light Angel who had become a demigod. With the power of holy light as its source of strength, Uther’s realm might still be that of a demigod, but his strength was already close to that of a newly ascended god.
“With holy fire, punish evil and impurity; may light endure forever, and divinity be immortal…”
As Uther solemnly recited prayers during the battle, a layer of silver-white, holy light erupted from his body, quickly spreading to the Victory Oath in his hand and enveloping it entirely.
This was a power known as the Holy Flame, formed after Uther became a demigod and combined the power of holy light with his own divine strength.
This holy flame, imbued with light and purity, could deal fatal blows to negative energy and creatures of evil and chaos. Once touched by it, there was no escape—only an equally powerful force could drive it away.

Against other opponents, the Holy Flame also possesses a burning divine power, capable of striking both the physical and spiritual aspects. This could be considered a form of supernatural divine strength granted to Uther, as he received recognition from the Will of Holy Light and acquired such abilities even before becoming a true god.
Using the Holy Flame in battle for the first time, this supernatural divine power indeed brought him great surprise!
The Stone Bear God quickly realized that as soon as his two secondary divine artifacts—the hammer and the pick—came into contact with the opponent’s secondary divine artifact, the knight’s sword, and were exposed to its seemingly formidable flame, they were affected and could no longer exert even 70% of their original strength. Moreover, their divinity was slowly damaged by its burning effect.
Seeing that things were going wrong and that he risked destruction if he didn’t fight desperately, the Stone Bear God drew upon all his divine strength. His body rapidly grew larger, and in just a few breaths, he transformed into a hundred-foot-tall giant.
“Die!”
With a roar, the giant form of the Stone Bear God swung his two similarly enlarged secondary divine artifacts, unleashing the power of his domain as he slammed them down onto the ground beneath him.
Boom!
The impact of the secondary divine artifacts, combined with the power of their domain, failed to create deep pits in the ground; instead, it caused the surface to ripple like a shaken bedsheet.
The spreading shockwaves were far more powerful than attacks from dozens of secondary divine artifacts combined. Aside from Donald and Uther, who remained frozen in place, everyone else was forced to retreat several miles away to avoid their fury.
Just as the Stone Bear God prepared to escape instantly in the direction of the God of Turbulent Winds, he saw a emerald-green light streak toward him at the speed of a meteor.
Unable to dodge in time, he instinctively raised his hand to block it, only to see the light pass through his secondary divine artifacts as if they were nothing and penetrate his body.