Chapter 265: Ten steps to heaven, a new challenge at each step

The [Lord of the Underworld] who controls the cycle of life and death...

I know you are awesome, but I didn't expect you to be this awesome...

Lu Changsheng suppressed his palpitations and took another peek at the skill introduction in the system.

He took a deep breath and said with difficulty, "So, are these seven bosses still here?"

Ying Tian shook his head slightly and did not answer the question, but continued to speak in a calm tone.

"After the seven gods acquired the power of the world's rules, there were no large-scale conflicts and struggles for a very long time.

Because this world is very large and has enough space for the gods to digest.

The seven gods each defined their sphere of influence and developed silently on their own territories.

This peace lasted for thousands of years.

In that era, humans, dragons, monsters, and giants all briefly reached the top of the food chain.

As long as they don't challenge the status of the gods, the seven gods will not care about the life and death of mortals, nor will they intervene in the struggles in the world."

It feels like a high-level creature watching ants moving...

Lu Changsheng substituted the perspective of the gods with his own understanding and came to such a conclusion.

"Such a peaceful era continued until three thousand years ago." Ying Tian's speech speed gradually slowed down.

"The speed at which the seven gods digested the world was getting faster and faster, and eventually a conflict was inevitable.

Led by [Scorching Sun War God] and [Goddess of Dark Night], the seven gods were divided into two camps and launched a protracted war of gods.

The seven gods fought against each other and attacked each other, but no one could do anything to anyone else.

The gods who mastered the power of rules are already immortal. As long as the rules are immortal, the soul and body will never perish.

The war of gods has been going on for thousands of years. During that dark and long period of time, the sky was no longer peaceful, and the stars seemed to tremble.

The battlefield spanned the entire continent and even spread into the void. Every battle between the gods was accompanied by a loud noise of the sky collapsing and the earth cracking. Mountains and rivers were instantly turned into dust, rivers flowed backwards, the sea boiled, and the whole world trembled under their anger.

[Scorching Sun War God] used his unparalleled power of light to turn into a thousand-foot light. Wherever it shone, everything was swallowed by the heat, the earth was scorched, and all living things were charred.

And [Goddess of Dark Night] used The deep shadow rules, the night is like ink, swallowing all the light. In her domain, everything loses color, souls wail in the darkness, and the breath of despair is everywhere.

The other five gods either manipulate the elements to cause violent storms and eruptions of underground fire;

or summon giant beasts, use prehistoric creatures as soldiers, and engage in brutal melee;

or weave illusions to make the opponent lose himself in endless illusions.

Every battle is the ultimate use of the power of rules, and every collision is enough to make the stars fall and time and space distort.

As time goes by, the cruelty of the war between gods reaches its peak. All the rules between heaven and earth collapse. Wherever they go, life is extinct and everything withers.

In the end, the seven gods realized that continuing to fight will only lead the world to destruction. "

While Yingtian was explaining, the picture in front of Lu Changsheng kept changing. At first, he could barely recognize the identities of the warring parties. There were human races, demon races, and even those ancient alien races that he had never seen before.

But when the gods appeared, the style of painting was completely incomprehensible.

Distorted, chaotic, torn, disordered.

Lu Changsheng couldn't even accurately describe what that kind of destructive energy should look like.

"Even if the worst director were to shoot it, he couldn't produce such special effects..." Lu Changsheng couldn't help but complain, trying to ease the shock in his heart.

After a pause, Lu Changsheng asked, "Then what? Who won in the end?"

"There is no winner." Ying Tian's voice sounded slowly.

"What do you mean?" Lu Changsheng didn't quite understand.

Ying Tian didn't answer immediately, he just flicked his palm gently, and the picture in front of him changed again, turning into nothingness.

In the endless fog, a towering palace stood majestically.

"The seven gods finally gave up the fight and ended the war of gods, but from that day on, all the seven gods disappeared. No one knows where they went, and no one knows whether they still exist.

The day when the seven gods disappeared is called [Old Days of the Gods].

After that, [The Temple] suddenly appeared, and no one knows who the owner of [The Temple] is.

No one knows what they want.

[The Temple] blocked the world and cut off all ways to become gods.

And left a false path.

They told all living beings that there are nine levels to ascend to heaven, and each level has its own difficulties. If you break through the tenth level, you can become a god.

However, they have no intention of letting any living being become a god.

All living beings, as long as they reach the ninth level, will be watched by [The Temple] and their minds will be eroded by crazy whispers.

They will not be able to condense a complete godhood and will dissipate between heaven and earth."

So, are the whispers and crazy thoughts heard by those ninth-level awakeners all the work of [The Temple]?

Lu Changsheng's expression gradually became serious. In Zhou Yi's previous recording, he had already learned that the strange organization [Temple] had great hostility towards time travelers.

Now that he knew that the other party's strength was far beyond his imagination, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

But Lu Changsheng thought about it and found some contradictions. He asked, "Since the [Temple] has completely cut off the path to becoming a god, why can Li Junchang still succeed?"

"And your existence also proves that the Temple is not omnipotent."

"I am not a real god." Yingtian's golden eyes stared at Lu Changsheng quietly, "Like Li Junchang, I lack complete divinity and have only condensed part of the godhood."

"We are all [Demigods]."

"Demigod..." Lu Changsheng whispered the name in a low voice.

His long-standing doubts were finally answered.

Why are there demigods instead of true gods above the ninth level?

Why has no one ever reached this level, but everyone recognizes the existence of [demigods].

Because the rules of this world have been modified by the [Temple]...

There are only demigods in this world, and there will be no true gods!

Lu Changsheng's thoughts were flying in his mind. He thought that even if his speculation was not 100% correct, it was very close to the truth.

"So, you asked me to get the fragments of the godhood for you, just to complete your own divinity."

"You want to break through the blockade of the [Temple] and ascend to godhood again..."

"Right?"

Lu Changsheng gradually adapted to the oppression brought by Ying Tian, leaned forward slightly, and asked seriously.