Chapter 572: The Land of Immortality
“Are these the Void Creatures?”
Donald had long heard from the Goddess of Agriculture and others that after ascending to the throne and overcoming the greatest obstacle of plane backlash, the biggest threat one faced were the Void Creatures—beings that were rarely seen but would swarm like sharks drawn to blood the moment a newly risen or damaged divine kingdom appeared. Some powerful Void Creatures even attacked established divine kingdom planes from time to time. These Void Creatures could also be called interstellar Void Creatures; they generally originated from star realms and sometimes wandered through the voids between the planes of the multiverse in search of prey, feeding on any substance with divinity. They could be regarded as predators of the gods.
Almost all divine kingdoms had suffered attacks from Void Creatures, and not just once. Although for kingdoms with well-established rules and stable spaces, such creatures usually posed little threat, they excelled at taking advantage of chaos, as no one knew when they would appear!
The group of Void Creatures that came from the depths of the void resembled catfish seen on Earth, except their bodies were light gray and slightly translucent. As they approached, Donald could determine that their strength barely exceeded the Bronze level, and they lacked any special abilities—making them the most common minor pests among Void Creatures.
Yet Donald didn’t underestimate them. Weak Void Creatures like these were akin to the small scavengers in the main world. Though they lacked powerful offensive capabilities, they often came in terrifying numbers. This was the main reason they could survive in the void and still hadn’t gone extinct. Strictly speaking, the God-Eating Insects Donald had captured in the Land of Forgetfulness also belonged to the Void Creatures, specifically those with relatively strong innate abilities, but their weaknesses were obvious—they feared all spiritual forces related to soul will. If a kingdom’s space wasn’t damaged, these terrifying divinity-devourers couldn’t break through the spatial barrier to enter.
It was only when those catfish-like Void Creatures came closer that Donald, using his divine vision and divine calculation, determined the exact number of the first wave of Void Creatures to be 13,567.
Faced with this first wave of attacks, Donald did nothing to stop them from entering the Divine Kingdom; instead, he stood by indifferently and allowed these void creatures to enter. By the time most of these catfish-like, low-level void creatures had entered the Divine Kingdom and before they could cause any damage, Donald activated the rules within the Divine Kingdom to counterattack the invaders. Thousands of catfish were strangled by invisible forces, and their bodies disappeared on the spot. Of course, such rule-based attacks could only kill creatures below the golden level. Those stronger, having grasped the power of the laws, could somewhat counter these attacks and would only suffer varying degrees of suppression. The reason for this was that Donald understood the value of these void creatures. All void creatures were semi-physical and semi-spiritual beings, so they possessed a very special, unknown substance within them. Although not immortal, this mysterious substance could nourish the immortal materials in the Divine Kingdom. Ordinary land in the Divine Kingdom, once nourished by this substance, would be upgraded into soil suitable for growing immortal crops. In other words, this substance could transform ordinary Divine Kingdom soil into immortal material. It should be noted that even with sufficient divine power, without the right conditions, a true god cannot cultivate large quantities of immortal plants, as he lacks the immortal land composed of suitable soil and enough immortal spring water for irrigation. “The moon essence from the Moon Well, upgraded from the World Tree, is considered a low-grade immortal material, but its production is limited, and it cannot be used for large-scale irrigation of immortal crops.” “And after the Spring of Life was moved into the Divine Kingdom, it only became a semi-divine-grade immortal spring water, which is hardly effective for irrigating crops above the low-grade immortal category.” “An immortal land is to a true god what fertile farmland is to a mortal farmer. Among hundreds of true gods, few even have an immortal land that matches the level of their divine essence. This makes the immortal materials produced by immortal plants a highly sought-after commodity among the gods. If I can cultivate an immortal land of high rank, at least I won’t lack basic consumable immortal materials in the future!” Donald attached great importance to this plan. Many true gods ended up in poverty because their Divine Kingdoms produced nothing, earning them the reputation of being poor gods among the gods.
The most famous immortal land in the multiverse is the golden sacred ground under the control of the Elven Lord in the Kingdom of Avandor. It is said that this golden land was once where the World Tree took root, making it the most suitable place in the multiverse for divine plants to grow. However, not many immortal artifacts flow out of the Kingdom of Avandor each year. Moreover, these artifacts are mostly single-use items, and for the gods in the Pantheon, they are in extreme short supply. It often takes a great deal of effort to obtain them, yet even then, it’s barely enough!
Next is the Fertility Land belonging to the Goddess of Agriculture. As one of the few true gods in the pantheon specializing in agriculture and growth, she is arguably the largest supplier of immortal crops among the higher gods, second only to the Elven Lord. Thus, despite her weaker performance in combat compared to other higher gods, her status among them is extraordinary.
Realizing the importance of these rare resources, Donald deliberately allowed these void creatures to enter the kingdom. After they were destroyed by the rules, their deflated corpses were moved to a separate area in the kingdom’s botanical garden, designated specifically for the cultivation of crops for the Temple of the Feathered Serpent.
Soon, as these lower-level void creatures sacrificed themselves one after another, not only was more nutrients and energy added, but a new secondary immortal land, about a hundred feet in size, also emerged in Donald’s botanical garden. This kind of immortal land can only be used to grow immortal crops of the demi-god level, as well as magic crops of legendary status or lower.
As for the immortal land originally belonging to the Feathered Serpent and transferred from the Mayan temple, which Donald valued the most, it regained some vitality after the addition of small amounts of mysterious substances. Some of the previously dying divine plants also recovered and upgraded slightly. After testing, Donald determined that this land used to be of a higher divine artifact level. Considering that the Feathered Serpent was also a true god with a fertility role, along with the strength of the Mayan pantheon, this result didn’t surprise him.
However, after countless years without nourishment, this land had dried up and degenerated to the level of a lower divine artifact, barely able to sustain the life of a few powerful immortal crops. As a result, few divine artifacts had been produced over the years. Now, with the appearance of these void creatures, Donald knew he had a chance to restore this higher-level immortal land!
However, the mysterious substance within these lower-level void creatures has limited effects. No matter how many there are, their maximum contribution is merely transforming the lands of a divine kingdom into semi-divine immortal realms. To restore the immortal realm belonging to the Quetzalcoatl God or create higher-tier immortal realms, far more powerful corpses of void creatures are needed! But powerful void creatures are far rarer than lower-level ones and are rarely seen, making them hard to come by. There are even void creatures stronger than ordinary true gods, such as the legendary cosmic beasts, as well as certain divine abominations that live in the void and possess similar capabilities to void creatures. Yet these are beings that true gods wish to avoid, as such powerful invaders could cause immense damage to their divine kingdoms. Even true gods must pay a heavy price to kill them, often only managing to drive them away. Donald estimated that to elevate his current secondary immortal realm to a medium-tier one or restore the immortal realm of the Quetzalcoatl God, he would need to slay multiple lower-tier god-level void creatures or divine abominations. But due to their formidable instincts and talents, their combat strength often exceeds their actual rank by one level—meaning that lower-tier god-level void creatures and divine abominations already possess the strength of mid-tier gods, making them extremely difficult targets for Donald at present. Fortunately, Donald isn’t alone; he has the formidable combat skills of Loki and wields two high-tier divine artifacts, giving him material wealth that surpasses that of most higher-tier gods. Thus, regarding those void creatures, Donald not only opens his divine kingdom to all but also actively releases its divine aura to attract more of them. To other true gods, this behavior seems utterly suicidal. Which rising god isn’t cautious during the process of elevating their divine kingdom, fearing any obstacles that might lead to failure and result in a miserable fate? Only a bold and confident true god like Donald would dare to act in such a way. Soon, after killing tens of thousands of lower-level void creatures in a row, their traces disappeared, and Donald’s secondary immortal realm expanded by only one square mile, highlighting just how scarce the mysterious substance in these creatures is.
As for Quetzalcoatl’s Immortal Land, it had already reached its current limit after being nourished by the first batch of mysterious substances, and further supply would not bring any change. So Donald used all the remaining mysterious substances to transform and cultivate secondary Immortal Lands for semi-divine crops. By this time, the Divine Kingdom had risen a bit, and Donald could now see the Nodahill Realm, rooted in the void not far from the main world.