Chapter 292: Divine Pantheon Strengthened! Inviting the Queens?
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[Server-Wide Announcement]
[Congratulations to Player "Maple" for successfully ascending to Godhood!]
[Player "Maple" has attained the Divine Title: "Goddess of the Earth"!]
[Let us all offer our blessings and faith to the Goddess of the Earth!]
[Server-Wide Announcement]
[Congratulations to Player "Sally" for successfully ascending to Godhood!]
[Player "Sally" has attained the Divine Title: "Goddess of Shadows"!]
[Let us all offer our blessings and faith to the Goddess of Shadows!]
[Server-Wide Announcement]
[Congratulations to Player "Kanade" for successfully ascending to Godhood!]
[Player "Kanade" has attained the Divine Title: "Goddess of Music"!]
[Let us all offer our blessings and faith to the Goddess of Music!]
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A continuous barrage of server-wide announcements chimed across the realm. The moment these notifications echoed, players throughout the entire game froze in absolute disbelief.
This...
Every single one of the Fatui Harbingers had officially become a deity?! Even an Executive-level member had ascended! The Executive the system referred to was none other than Nishimiya Shouko!
"Holy crap! The entire core roster just achieved Godhood!"
"Damn! This is insane! Every single Harbinger is a literal god now!"
"With this, the absolute supremacy of the Fatui and the Snezhnaya Empire is completely unshakable!"
"Good grief, these system alerts nearly gave me a heart attack!"
"This is just way too overpowered!"
If only one or two players had broken through to Godhood simultaneously, the player base wouldn't have been quite so flabbergasted. But a collective, simultaneous ascension of the entire Fatui leadership? That was an unprecedented, historic spectacle!
The players' community channels remained in a state of utter frenzy, unable to calm down.
Meanwhile, several prominent corporate syndicates and family clans within the Eastern Country could only let out helpless sighs. They had long since tried to dig up background intelligence on Seito and his inner circle.
However, they discovered that any player holding a rank of Guild Executive or higher within the Fatui had their profile data completely encrypted by the system. Seito and the Harbingers were locked behind SSS-grade encryption, while regular Executives sat at S-grade.
Unless Seito or the others chose to willingly expose their real-world identities, it was fundamentally impossible for anyone in the Eastern Country to trace them.
It was just like Mayor Kiru back then. As the mayor of Chiba City, he had only ever heard whispers about the top-ranked player of the God Domain within the Transcendental Legion. He had no clue regarding Seito's true identity. If Seito hadn't voluntarily chosen to disclose it to him back then, he would have remained in the dark for the rest of his life.
Back with Seito and his group.
Looking at the ladies before him who had all successfully crossed the threshold into Godhood, Seito wore a deeply satisfied smile. With this, the structural backbone of his divine forces was fully established!
Whoosh!
With a subtle distortion of space, Seito vanished from real-space and materialized inside his own Divine Kingdom. Standing suspended in mid-air, he looked down upon the expansive, majestic realm.
"By my authority! I bestow upon Maple, the Goddess of the Earth, the Sovereign Authority over the Earth!"
Whoosh!
Maple's figure was instantly pulled into the Divine Kingdom. Before she could even process her surroundings, an profoundly mysterious, primordial energy surged directly into her physical form.
Without missing a beat, Seito continued his divine decree:
"I bestow upon Sally, the Goddess of Shadows, the Sovereign Authority over Shadows!"
"I bestow upon Yukinoshita Haruno, the Goddess of Fire, the Sovereign Authority over Flame!"
"I bestow upon Kanade, the Goddess of Music, the Sovereign Authority over Music!"
"I bestow upon Liz, the Goddess of Forging, the Sovereign Authority over Forging!"
"I bestow upon Chairwoman Minami, the Goddess of Kotodama, the Sovereign Authority over Words of Power!"
"I bestow upon Hiratsuka Shizuka, the Goddess of Lightning, the Sovereign Authority over Lightning!"
Whoosh!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!
The six newly minted goddesses manifested right beside Maple one after another. Just like her, they instinctively closed their eyes, quietly immersed in aligning their souls with the fundamental authorities granted to them within the Divine Kingdom.
Seeing them adjust, Seito brought up his Divine Pantheon interface.
[Pantheon]: Spatial Divine Pantheon
[Dominant Deity]: Spatial God
[Chief Deity-Tier Combat Power]: None
[Divine King-Tier Combat Power]: None
[Deity-Tier Combat Power]: Goddess of War, Goddess of Chaos, Goddess of Poison, Goddess of the Earth, Goddess of Shadows, Goddess of Fire, Goddess of Music, Goddess of Forging, Goddess of Kotodama, Goddess of Lightning, Goddess of Life.
[Others]: Rigna (Natural Divinity Core Fragment)
[Comprehensive Evaluation]: Deity-Tier Pantheon
[Advancement Requirements]: One Divine King-Tier combat unit, Five Deity-Tier combat units.
He now officially commanded a substantial assembly of deities! Although their specific individual names didn't display directly on the primary overview panel, a simple tap on the categories would bring up their comprehensive status logs.
Seito tapped his chin thoughtfully. Before he had even fully realized it, the number of deities gathered under his banner had already surpassed ten.
Next up on the agenda was assisting Queen Rigna, Sae Chabashira, Queen Mia Snow, and Queen Helan to achieve their own divine ascensions. With that plan locked down, Seito closed the interface and summoned Sora and the remaining members who weren't bound as subordinate deities into the realm.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
"So this is your Divine Kingdom?" Sora remarked, casting a discerning eye over the sprawling landscape. Since he wasn't bound as Seito's subordinate deity, he couldn't access this space independently and required Seito to actively anchor him in.
"Yeah," Seito smiled warmly. "What do you think?"
"Not bad at all," Sora shared his genuine impression.
At that moment, Maple and the others gradually opened their eyes. Since it was their very first time setting foot inside a proper Divine Kingdom, they scanned the mystical environment with wide, curious eyes.
"Wow, so this is our Divine Kingdom?"
Maple's eyes sparkled with sheer wonder.
"Alright, feel free to explore and familiarize yourselves with the place. I need to make a quick trip back to the Snezhnaya Empire," Seito announced, not planning to linger around for too long. After all, Sae Chabashira and the three Queens were the only ones left who hadn't ascended yet.
With a brief flicker of silver light, Seito exited the Divine Kingdom.
A short while later...
The 30th Floor of the God Domain, the Endless Continent.
Deep within the extreme north, inside the capital city of the Snezhnaya Empire.
Seito sat quietly on the central throne of the palace's grand council hall, patiently awaiting the arrival of his guests. He had issued a formal summons just moments prior, instructing them to gather here.
Clack, clack, clack—
The sound of methodical footsteps echoed down the corridor as Sae Chabashira entered the council hall, flanked by the three faction Queens.
"Greetings to the Spatial God," the three Queens spoke in unison, offering a respectful bow.
The news of Seito breaking through to Godhood had long since spread like wildfire among the Floor Masters. They had all been eager to secure formal audience gifts to present to him. After all, ascending to Godhood was the ultimate, lifelong pursuit of every Floor Master. However, Seito was rarely physically present within the Empire and never active in the public communication channels, making him an exceptionally difficult man to cross paths with.
"Please, everyone, take a seat," Seito offered with a hospitable smile, gesturing toward the council table.
Hearing his invite, Sae Chabashira was the first to smoothly take her seat. The three Queens executed another brief, synchronized etiquette bow toward Seito before settling into their respective chairs.
"The reason I've gathered everyone here today is to discuss the matter of divine ascension," Seito said, cutting straight to the chase without any unnecessary pleasantries.
The three Queens froze in surprise upon hearing his words. Queen Rigna was the quickest to snap back to attention, her eyes widening slightly.
But for Mia Snow and Helan, the revelation hit differently. To be explicitly invited to a private council regarding divine ascension meant that a monumental, life-changing opportunity was being laid out right in front of them.
After dropping her head in quiet contemplation for a brief moment, Mia Snow lifted her gaze, her voice laced with intense focus. "What exactly are your parameters for us?"
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