"Ding... Your believer Oakes has sacrificed to you the soul of Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, triggering a tens-of-thousands-fold increase. Congratulations on your acquisition of an eight-star god-tier Nether-attribute soul. Will you cleanse her memory?"
"Clean."
Liu Che had no interest in a distorted heart full of dark, depraved thoughts about Persephone. After all—what virtue had the Olympus gods ever shown? He understood that better than anyone.
"Ding... Memory cleansed. Soul placed in the world of the Underworld. The newly reborn mind will require some time to recover."
"Current processing time: thirty days."
"Ding... Your believer Oakes has sacrificed the body of Hades, the lord of the Underworld, triggering a thousand-fold increase. Congratulations on your acquisition of a one-star god-tier Underworld beast."
Name: Underworld Beast, Hell Beast
[Attributes]: Death, Swallowing, Decay
[Strength]: One-Star God-tier
[Remarks]: Hades has already fallen; his body cannot sustain itself. It has been transmuted into a beast of darkness by the system's power. The host may inject other pure souls into it, or it may birth its own will. It will never betray its host.
The Beast of Hell took the form of a three-headed dog with fiery red skin. There were other possible forms, of course—but Liu Che had always thought Western gods made fine dogs. So rather than choosing a three-headed serpent, he'd opted for the three-headed dog. Now the Underworld beasts had a proper guardian. Excellent. He'd put it to use as a breeding sow—it could spawn many more Underworld beasts in time.
Next came the highlight.
Alerts rang continuously in Liu Che's ear.
"Ding... Your Chief Priest Kratos has sacrificed to you the Goddess of Wisdom from the Olympian pantheon, triggering a tens-of-thousands-fold increase. Congratulations on obtaining a six-star goddess—[Athena]"
[Attributes]: Flame, Light, Unknown (the host may bestow a type of power)
[Strength]: Six-Star God-tier
What set this apart from previous sacrifices was that this native deity had actually been capable of bestowing an additional law of power. That had never occurred before.
"Ding... Your Chief Priest Kratos has sacrificed to you the Goddess of Doom from the Olympian pantheon, triggering a tens-of-thousands-fold increase. Congratulations on obtaining a five-star goddess—[Pandora]"
[Attributes]: Curse, Doom, Mystery, Unknown
[Strength]: Five-Star God-tier
Although Pandora's power ranked one level below Athena's, she carried one additional attribute. At a glance, Liu Che could tell she was a goddess of darkness.
"Ding... Your Chief Priest Kratos has sacrificed to you the three Goddesses of Fate from the Olympian pantheon, triggering a million-fold increase. Congratulations on obtaining the lesser goddess—[Fate · Bernice]"
"Since these three goddesses are the ones who govern the Law of Destiny in the world of Olympus, you will receive additional fragments of the Law of Destiny."
"Ding... Your fragments of law have merged into the Law of Destiny!"
"Ding... Congratulations on comprehending the Law of Destiny. Your destiny cannot be spied upon—even a Creator-level existence cannot detect it."
"Ding... Because you have comprehended the Law of Destiny, within the world of God's Domain, creatures carrying this law will automatically advance in rank."
"Ding... Your domain of God's Realm has expanded by 10%, and your divine power has increased by 10%."
"Ding... Because you possess the Law of Fate, you may from this point observe the destiny trajectories of various creatures, and you may even perceive their worlds through the fates of group members..."
Liu Che's expression shifted. He hadn't expected the power of fate to be this formidable. To shroud one's own whereabouts—never mind to influence the fates of others. This kind of causal skill was truly outrageous!!!
Da Shewan, cultivating in the 33rd Heavenly Tower, felt his breath break through the first order directly. Yang Jian, drinking beside him, was shocked.
"I rely on—how did you break through just from drinking?"
"No—this isn't my power. God's power grows stronger, and I passively grow stronger!!!"
Da Shewan had experienced many such breakthroughs long ago. The only difference was that before, others had been the ones improving their strength. Now it was his turn. He figured there were bound to be many others experiencing the same thing right now—and that was only right.
Within the world of God's Domain.
The newly ascended goddesses, Brahma Goddess among them, gazed at the sky as another law settled into place and couldn't help but marvel.
"God's power has grown stronger again—this is... the breath of destiny and cause and effect!"
"Yes, I just broke through. I didn't expect it to be this easy..."
The speaker was Ye Rou. She had studied the cause-and-effect system. She'd expected to闭关 for half a year before breaking through—but she hadn't expected it to happen so easily. Truly unexpected. But now the rewards would follow.
In addition to the goddesses, the sacrifices included various artifacts: Zeus's scepter, the Chariot of the Sun. Liu Che didn't look twice at these things. He tossed them directly into the 33rd Heavenly Pagoda, where they would serve as temporary prizes. After all, his followers would be fighting the world on his behalf in the future. He had to reward them for their work.
At this moment, in the Ten Thousand Realms Chat Group.
Kratos: "Hello everyone, I think you've all seen it? Hey... I've completed the first stage of the sacrifice—all the waste of Olympus has been drained dry!"
Ding... Kratos uploaded a photo.
Ding... Kratos uploaded a video.
The former was his masterpiece: arranging the heads of the Olympus gods in a row upon the altar. The latter was footage of the sacrifice itself. Following the old rules, of course—he hadn't dared to vandalize at will. The video was uploaded naturally after the sacrifice.
Mysterious Reaper: "I rely on—it's only been a few days and you're this brutal!!! The skull is cracked... absolute madlad!"
Tanjiro: "I feel like I'm going to have another big brother soon. He's 1.5 times faster!"
The Ancestor of Magic Who Yearns for Peace: "...I feel like Kahn is going to want to learn from Kratos. I bet he'll calm down after one round."
Kahn was a fighting freak. Kratos was also a fighting freak. Two men like that fighting—how interesting. It was simply a violence aesthetic.
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