Chapter 020: The Origins of Various Races

“Is the Supreme God omnipotent?” Du Fan asked further.
“One could say so, and one could also say no,” Gaia replied after thinking for a moment.
“How should I interpret that?” Du Fan asked again.
“I’ll explain it to you later. For now, let’s continue with what we were discussing,” Gaia said with a smile.
“After the Twelve Major Gods were granted the power of creation and departed, changes began to occur among humans,” Gaia continued, and the scene changed.
In this new scene, dwarves, elves, orcs, and even goblins appeared! There were also many magical beasts!
“After the Twelve Major Gods arrived among humans and gained the power of creation, they began to imitate the Supreme God and created many new species, including intelligent beings!” Gaia explained.
So, dwarves, elves, and orcs weren’t created by the Supreme God!
Du Fan was shocked upon hearing this.
“So, these races weren’t created by the Supreme God?” Du Fan pointed at the elves, dwarves, and orcs.
“One could say so, and one could also say no,” Gaia replied in a mysterious manner once again.
“What does that mean—‘one could say so, and one could also say no’? Stop being so vague! Be clear!” Having asked critical questions twice and still getting evasive answers from this annoying guy, Du Fan grew frustrated.
“Haha, young one, don’t be so impatient. What I mean is that these races weren’t created directly by the Supreme God. Think about it—even the Twelve Major Gods were created by the Supreme God, and the beings they created are, in turn, indirectly created by the Supreme God,” Gaia said with a laugh.
*Damn it!* Du Fan cursed inwardly.
“Oh, that makes sense too,” Du Fan said, avoiding mentioning the cursing thought.
“Since the Twelve Major Gods created intelligent races, chaos began to spread across the continent,” Gaia continued.
The scene shifted, showing bloody battles everywhere!
Fights broke out between various races!
Over limited resources, intense conflicts erupted among them!
Numerous cities were destroyed, and many people died in battles and massacres!
The continent had become like hell!

“See, ever since the twelve supreme gods created other forms of life, the world has fallen into chaos,” Gaia said, pointing at the chaotic scene with a pained expression.
“And worse things are yet to come!” Gaia continued.
The scene changed, and Du Fan saw that the wars had become even more intense!
The previous wars had only involved hand-to-hand combat, but in these wars, various races had many warriors, magicians, diviners, archers, and demon warriors!
Such beings escalated the wars further!
Advanced magic—forbidden-level magic that could even destroy an entire city!
“Don’t you see? Those supreme gods who created various intelligent beings all wanted their creations to dominate the continent. They descended and passed down various cultivation methods that shouldn’t have existed in this world. As a result, magic, combat energy, arrow energy, and other cultivation techniques began to appear, leading to greater disparities between people. Within each race, hierarchies also gradually formed! Those with greater strength naturally held more advantages within their own races, and inequality began,” Gaia explained.
Du Fan rolled his eyes. So that’s how hierarchies started?
If that’s the case, Francis should be the emperor of that empire!
He thought Gaia’s words might not be right, but then reconsidered and realized they made sense after all.
The head of the Magic Guild and the Pope seemed to be at the pinnacle of this world.
The Dwarf King and the Great Beast Commander, with their powerful divine-level cultivation, stood at the very top of the continent!
“Don’t you agree with my view?” Gaia asked, smiling at Du Fan.
As the first human in this world, Gaia had immense experience. Seeing Du Fan’s expression, she could probably guess what he was thinking.
“Hehe, Mr. Gaia, I was just confused for a moment, so I thought it over a bit more,” Du Fan said with a smile.
“What are you thinking?” Gaia asked seriously.
“Well, I was thinking that if we follow Mr. Gaia’s reasoning, the emperor of the continent should be the one with the highest cultivation level. But it seems things aren’t that simple,” Du Fan replied earnestly.

“A nation is, in fact, the most unstable form of power organization. Just think—how many nations exist on the continent? And how many years can those so-called dynasties last? Isn’t every emperor who has ruled a person of great spiritual cultivation?” Gaia explained step by step.

Hearing Gaia’s words, Du Fan began to agree with her view.

Indeed, the founding emperor of each dynasty was someone who stood at the pinnacle of spiritual cultivation on the continent!

“And think again—take, for example, the churches or magic guilds on the continent. These power-based institutions that have survived countless dynasties—aren’t their leaders also those at the peak of spiritual cultivation?” Gaia voiced what Du Fan had been thinking.

“He who has the stronger fist holds power!” Du Fan thought of this strange idea.

“Mr. Gaia, you’re indeed right,” Du Fan said, nodding in strong agreement after reflecting on this.

“And just like that, new gods appeared,” Gaia continued.

With her words, the scene showed the grand hall where Du Fan was now.

In front of the hall’s twelve pillars stood twelve people of various appearances. Du Fan clearly recognized them—they were the twelve major gods who had appeared on the screen earlier.

Below the hall, many others appeared as well—humans, elves, orcs, and even some animals!

“Look—after the twelve major gods passed down their methods of cultivation, these highly talented intelligent beings also became gods,” Gaia said, seemingly dissatisfied, pointing at the twelve gods in the scene.

“Actually, these can’t really be called gods. They’re called gods only because their power is far greater than others’!” Gaia emphasized each word.

“If they can’t be called gods, then why do they have divine statuses?” Hearing this, Du Fan was shocked again! Since entering the Divine Ruins, there had been far too many surprises for him!

“It’s all because of the actions of these supreme gods! When they saw that those cultivation methods spread, intelligent beings with extraordinary talents raised their powers to an extremely high level! Although such a level doesn’t allow them to create the universe, their destructive power is immense! If such people remain on the continent, they pose a huge threat to ordinary people!” said Gaia.
Indeed, that was the case. Thinking about the powers of the gods they had encountered—most were only low-level gods, with the highest being only a mid-level god—yet even these mid-to-low level gods possessed terrifying powers!
Moreover, at such a level of cultivation, as long as they weren’t killed, they became immortal!
If such terrifying beings continued to stay on the continent, their immense powers, once unleashed, would be a nightmare for ordinary people!
“That’s why the Supreme God felt they shouldn’t remain on the continent, so He created a new realm, which is called the Divine Realm!” Gaia continued.
The Divine Realm! That’s how it came into existence!
By this point, Du Fan was no longer greatly shocked.
These past few days had seen too many shocking events, leaving Du Fan somewhat numb from shock.
All he could think was, Oh, so the existence of the Divine Realm is even beyond the continent!
“After the Supreme God created the Divine Realm, He established a rule: once an intelligent being reaches a certain level of cultivation, the universe will automatically grant them a divine essence! Once they possess this divine essence, they become gods. After becoming gods, if their cultivation reaches a certain height, they must go to the Divine Realm,” said Gaia.
“This approach prevents too many powerful beings from existing on the continent. It also gives these gods some time to settle their affairs,” Gaia added.
Suddenly, Du Fan remembered another question: Why were there still so many god-level powerhouses on the continent?
Thinking of this, he asked, “Why are there still so many god-level experts on the continent?”

“The setting for the Supreme God is that when an existence’s cultivation level is too high and they are discovered, the laws of the universe automatically send them to the divine realm. However, there is another scenario: within about a thousand years after becoming a god, one can choose not to go to the divine realm. Also, as long as one does not reveal their intermediate godly cultivation level after becoming a god, they will not be sent there,” Gaia said with a smile.
“Lower-level gods do not cause great destruction in the human world, and becoming a god is not an easy task either. In a thousand years, only a few gods are born,” Gaia added.
“Besides, after all, forcing someone to leave their hometown is a cruel act. The Supreme God truly has a very compassionate heart!” Gaia exclaimed.
“But when I came in just now, I fought against the God of Food, the God of Sun, and the God of Ghosts outside. Why weren’t they sent to the divine realm right away?” Du Fan asked in confusion.
“Hahaha!” Gaia laughed loudly, looking at Du Fan with a mischievous expression.
“Mr. Gaia, is this question really worth laughing at?” Du Fan asked after being laughed at by Gaia.
“Kid, do you think this is still the same world as your continent?” Gaia said loudly.
“So this is no longer the continent? Then where are we now?” Du Fan asked in shock.
“Didn’t you see it just now?” Gaia pointed at the grand hall in the painting.
“Can’t you tell that the grand hall you’re in now is the one in the painting? This is the Temple of the Supreme God!” Gaia declared loudly!
Book 37: Song of Darkness