Chapter 675: Prison of Divine Evil
The moment the higher-grade divine artifact was created, Donald knew he could not stop its influence from spreading, so he let it be, ignoring it. After all, with such ripples affecting the entire universe, no one would likely be able to deduce that the artifact had been created in his own divine kingdom.
Looking at the black scroll before him, whose power had now subsided and was covered by a faint divine glow, even the usually indifferent Loki couldn’t help but show a satisfied smile.
Although the Book of Doom previously possessed the power of a higher-grade divine artifact, it did not reach that level because it was merely an artifact that carried the power of the Doomsday Mantra. It was the Doomsday Mantra itself, not the artifact, that truly held the power of a higher-grade divine artifact. Now, by merging the power of the Doomsday Mantra with the skin of a higher-tier god from another world used to craft the artifact, it had gained recognition from the will of the universe and become a true higher-grade divine artifact.
After Loki created the higher-grade divine artifact, the Book of Doom, Donald noticed the emergence of two new domains within his divine essence—Doom and Catastrophe. Clearly, these were benefits naturally acquired from directly experiencing the power of doom during the creation of the higher-grade artifact.
However, Donald didn’t care much about these two domains; they merely enhanced the Book of Doom’s power in his hands!
Looking at the Book of Doom in front of Loki, Donald commented, “It’s a powerful and extreme force. Even among higher-grade divine artifacts, it counts as a quite strong offensive artifact!”
Loki dimmed the glow of the Book of Doom and handed it to Donald, saying solemnly, “Thank you for your help!”
Loki came to Donald this time to ask for permission to borrow the Book of Doom, so he could take control of the power of doom and fully restore his strength to its former glory.
After what had happened, the Book of Doom could now be considered Loki’s artifact for attaining enlightenment. But since it was agreed beforehand to be borrowed only temporarily, he returned it to Donald after the artifact was upgraded.
“There’s no need for words of thanks between us. I will do my utmost for you and Prince Thor! Besides, I even got a higher-grade divine artifact for free. As agreed, if you, Prince Loki, can find another higher-grade divine artifact, then you can exchange it for the Book of Doom here. This higher-grade artifact will be considered temporarily borrowed from you—after all, I have no interest in the domain of doom!”
Including the newly born Book of Doom, Donald now possesses three high-tier artifacts. Coincidentally, all three are in the form of books. Knowing Donald’s temperament and wealth, Loki said nothing more and simply nodded solemnly. Donald smiled and said, “Next is the matter concerning Prince Thor. Has the information been confirmed?” Loki nodded and replied, “This is a message brought by the Father God!” Without further doubt, Donald said, “Since it’s from His Majesty Ignatius, it must be very accurate. Let’s set off right away!” Thor, the God of Thunder, waved his hammer and said cheerfully, “Let’s go! I’ve been waiting impatiently for ages!” The King of the North and the God of Kingship had initially stabilized their presence in Azeroth’s divine realm. With these two and their true forms stationed there, most enemies beneath the higher gods could be guarded against, so there was little need to worry about the safety of the realm. Thus, Donald sent a demon hunter avatar, carrying the Book of Doom and the Book of Truth—two high-tier artifacts—to leave the realm secretly alongside the two elven gods. The reason they didn’t send the strongest order avatar was that for the actions Loki planned against the higher gods, only the power of high-tier artifacts could be helpful. And when using high-tier artifacts, any avatar could exert roughly the same level of power. It was better to leave the strongest avatar behind to handle potential threats. This time, the Book of Truth was taken instead of the Book of Fate because when combined with the Whip of Order, it was like pairing the List of Deities with the God-Cracking Whip—capable of countering almost all beings beneath the higher gods in the multiverse. It served as Donald’s most powerful trump card. Another reason the Loki brothers came to see Donald was to invite him to join them at a secret location in the star realm to hunt down divine abominations. This was both to help Thor find materials to elevate Mjolnir to a high-tier artifact and to collect some special immortal artifacts. After all, divine abominations often possessed miraculous materials that couldn’t be created in nature. Just look at the hundred-armed giant body Donald obtained earlier—although it was only at the demi-god level, it could still be used to create a mid-tier god puppet, showing the extraordinary nature of such materials. Donald naturally wouldn’t miss such an opportunity. With a higher god like Loki as his companion, not only would his safety be ensured, but he could also acquire even more precious and powerful treasures!
“This realm of imprisoned abominations is extremely hidden. Even the Father God only learned about it from a true god of the ancient pantheon, received the token entrusted by that god, and has never been there himself. And since that true god of the ancient pantheon has perished, there are basically no other entities competing with us!” Loki explained to Donald as they flew deeper into the star realm.
Their target was a realm used by the ancient gods to imprison uncontrollable abominable creatures. It was originally a factory for creating such abominations under the ancient pantheon but later became a prison to seal and confine them. Countless abominations were trapped in this vast prison, larger than even a major realm.
“This realm was exiled into the star realm. To find its exact location, one must rely on the token left by that ancient pantheon. To open its gates as well, one needs the support of beings with the strength of two higher gods; otherwise, even gathering five higher gods would hardly suffice to break through the barrier sealed by the ancient pantheon and enter.”
Ignatius didn’t pay much attention to this information or the token when he obtained them. After all, when that ancient pantheon still existed, it was not appropriate to take their possessions. After thousands of years, when that pantheon had long vanished in a cosmic war, his own realm and strength had already reached almost the level of a supreme god, so those things held no value for him anymore. Thus, he never intended to explore that realm.
It wasn’t until Loki brought it up that he remembered this matter. Through his own prophecy domain, this Elven Lord keenly sensed that this would be an opportunity for both Donald and his own sons. So he handed the token to Loki, asking him to go find Donald for help.
Loki had always trusted his father god’s prophecies. Since he learned that Donald possessed a power he needed, he came forward with such a request. In the future, once he found other high-tier artifacts or equivalents in value, he could exchange them for the Book of Doom.
This was undoubtedly a win-win deal for both parties, as a high-tier artifact was also an invaluable treasure even for a supreme god.