Chapter 1655: Chapter 1103: Intelligence on Becoming a God (Part 2)
As the host’s voice fell, the three puppets on the chessboard disintegrated like sand.
At the table, Lilith and the Wood Elf Sisters collapsed in response, their foreheads knocking against the tabletop, falling silent.
"Ah!" Mini exclaimed, quickly moving forward to help.
But was blocked by an invisible barrier.
"Calm down," Wu Heng said in a deep voice, "It’s okay, I can resurrect them; the game is not over yet!"
Now, only Viola remained, still sitting at the wooden table.
Her eyes were bewildered, looking to Wu Heng for help.
"Continue with the process, don’t worry," Wu Heng gently assured her.
[Poor survivor, now all alone.]
[Intelligence -5.]
[You suppress your grief to scrutinize the mural.]
[Perception 37, successful insight.]
[You discover the truth hidden beneath the radiant image: the Main God on the throne was assassinated by his Subordinate God, whose Divine Power was completely consumed, and he seated himself in the divine position.]
Everyone was shocked again, the God was assassinated?
Without waiting for more thought, the host’s voice suddenly rose sharply.
[At the moment you grasp this frightening truth, the entire Secret Hall shakes violently! The image of the God Slayer Subordinate God in the mural suddenly came to life, breaking free from the wall!]
[He is not a pure divine form, but a monster composed of pitch-black thorns, twisted metal, and fragmented forest remains, overflowing with the stolen, restless Life Force and pure agony.]
[You recognize from his sinister smile that he is the ’employer’ who commissioned your exploration of this place!]
[The battle begins. You are already injured, attributes weakened.]
[Constitution 55, Damage Immunity.]
[You are dead.]
[Game over!]
Viola collapsed on the table.
But soon, Viola sat up again, rubbing her forehead.
People killed by the game plot can still be resurrected with a hero’s constitution, not considered player hero killing a hero.
Mini and Philippa hurriedly stepped forward to help, lifting Lilith and the Wood Elf Sisters to a nearby soft couch.
Wu Heng and Viola exchanged a glance.
Once the Ghost host completely dissipated, Wu Heng quickly retrieved the chessboard into the Space Ring.
...
Everyone’s complexion was exceedingly grave, although the Special Item was known to be dangerous, none expected it to be to this extent.
Out of the four heroes participating in the game, three died.
This included Lilith, an old-time hero.
If Wu Heng hadn’t mastered the [Revival Technique], this Special Item would be truly hazardous to use carelessly.
"It’s okay!" Wu Heng reassured, sequentially executing [Revival Technique] on the fallen bodies.
Lilith was the first to awaken.
She opened her eyes, swept her gaze around, her lips moved as if wanting to say something, but ultimately she silently walked to the back sofa to sit down.
Next, the Wood Elf Sisters also came back to life, a trace of bewilderment still lingering in their eyes.
Once all were confirmed unharmed, Lilith took a deep breath before asking, "What happened to the plot after we died?"
Wu Heng briefly summarized the developments that followed.
The God Slayer truth in the mural, the appearance of the Subordinate God’s monster incarnation, and Viola’s solo effort that ultimately resulted in her battlefield death.
Lilith’s eyes narrowed slightly, "So, the plot implies betrayal and assassination of Divine Spirits by a servant, and the God Slayer can devour the Divine Spirits’ power and usurp the divine position?"
"That’s what the narration says," Wu Heng nodded, adding, "the narrator’s referring to a Subordinate God, this servant should also be a Divine Spirit, not just an ordinary servant."
The living room plunged into silence again.
Seeing no one spoke, Wu Heng continued to analyze, "This ’plot’ has two key points. First, Divine Spirits can be killed. Second, the power of the God can also be consumed and inherited."
At this point, Wu Heng couldn’t help but recall his awakened ability.
To devour traits of all races, preserving racial advantages.
Whether devouring Divine Spirits is the same, or it’s merely a stacking of power levels.
"At least there’s some gain," Lilith picked up a teacup sipping lightly, her tone grave, "If the Divine Realm truly operates on the law of the jungle, devouring one another... then the world after becoming God may be even more brutal than ours."
Wu Heng was stunned, soon realizing what she meant.
Mortal professionals can advance steadily through Cultivation, whereas over there, they are each other’s resources, indeed God’s devour God.
"Sounds quite terrifying," Wu Heng shrugged with a smile.
"Is there still Ghost available?" Lilith asked further.
"There is, but you guys just had a revival, your bodies still contain Magic Power. If danger arises again, the Revival Technique won’t be effective," Wu Heng explained.
Xi Ligui then softly suggested, "How about trying us? The plot and participants’ strength are not much related to the game, even if we die, we can be saved."
Lilith pondered, then looked at the others, "Xi Ligui, Shi Yali, Philippa, Shanaela, the four of you take the stage."
The four nodded in understanding.
Viola then asked, "What’s the intelligence we’re seeking this time?"
Wu Heng deliberated, "Classification of Divine Spirits’ levels, specific method of God Slayer, or directly inquire how to kill the God from The Holy Court."
Lilith shook her head, "Say it all at that time, whichever it provides, we’ll listen to it."
"Alright."
...
Xi Ligui and the four seated at the table, a new round of the game begins.
In the first round, they played adventurers trading with God, witnessing a deity devouring a lower-level counterpart.
In the second round, they took on roles as attendants at a divine banquet, overhearing some conversations between Divine Spirits.
All Ghosts were used up, the game chessboard was put away, regrouping to consolidate intelligence.
Everyone spoke up one after another.
Finally, Wu Heng summarized, "When mortals become God, they ignite Divine Fire, and at the same time as the Divine Fire ignites, your abilities and path of becoming God determine your Divine Position."
"Further speculating on Divine Position, it decides the breadth of the God realm after becoming God. The realm is like a container, the wider it is, the more energy it stores, and the stronger its combat power."