Chapter 262: God and a Mortal
Chapter 262: God and a Mortal
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Azmodeus found Harkath quite similar to himself in a way. And though he was originally going to kill him and be done with it, he might have just found himself the perfect pawn to collect the Power of Faith.
"You wish to live?"
God asked the man whose life had already lost its meaning.
Upon hearing the words of God, the lifeless eyes of the mortal man found their spark once more. "You have a way!? A way for me to live!?" If only in the smallest amount, hope found its way into the heart of the distraught mortal.
"A way?" God questioned. "I have more than just a way. I can allow you to gain back not only your life but also a way to acquire far more power than you ever have." His voice dripped into the ears of the mortal man like a divine decree. "All you have to do to obtain it is accept my will."
Without hesitation, the mortal cried out, "I'll do it! Anything that is required of me, I'll do it without question!"
God nodded his head with untold levels of grace. After which, he flicked his sleeve and pulled out a tome. "This is your chance to acquire greater power. Your only job is to reach out and grab it."
"!!!" The mortal wasted not a breath more on useless chatter as he snatched the book and read the first letters on the cover. "A Mortal's Ascension…"
"Yes, it is a Technique that I have created myself. It is your future, and it is also the key to power beyond your wildest imagination. Now for bestowing upon you such power, you must give me... everything," said God.
"Everything…?"
"Yes, I want everything you were, everything you are, and everything you will be. Your life will be mine to do with as I please." God waved his hand, taking away the tome as easily as it came. "Tell me, Mortal. Do you accept these terms?"
The past Harkath—from a time long ago—likely would've deeply contemplated such a life-altering question. However, the Harkath of the present no longer had any inhibitions left to speak of.
With a newfound fire burning brightly within the very core of his being, he shouted, "I Accept The Terms!"
God waited for the soul contract to fully register. After which, he said, "Very well. This world is yours to rule and evolve in the direction you want. I will simply be the one who provides the fuel."
With these words, God took out a radiant sphere of iridescent light—a sphere of wonders so dazzling that even galaxies paled in comparison.
This sphere flew out of the hands of God as it shot into the highest point in the sky before disappearing.
After a moment or two of complete silence, the whole world of Pandora suddenly lit up in a bright array of colors, spreading over everything in view!
"A World Transfiguration… Just like the one all those years ago…" The mortal muttered, disbelief etched across his square face.
"This is my gift to you and the living beings of this world. Do not leave it to waste…"
Following these complex words, God's divinely beautiful figure started to fade from view, leaving the mortal to stand and watch in wonder—watch as a wider world opened up before his very eyes…
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An uncountable number of years passed since the Infinity Core of a 3 and a Half Layered Plane of Infinity was used to evolve the Infinite World.
With each Heavenly Transfiguration, an indefinite amount of time passes—an amount that in no way correlates to the normal Time Dilation Rate.
This was beyond Azmodeus's control, as it was something directly involved with the system. But he could still watch everything happen in between each Heavenly Transfiguration, almost like the rewinding of a movie.
This was a new feature that came with the most recent upgrade, and it was also what Azmodeus was looking through at this very moment.
"So it seems Harkath managed to break past the Divine Rank—into the rank that I called the Omega Rank."
Azmodeus found the recap quite intriguing, as the Mortal Ascension Technique was something that he created based on Pandora's current cultivation system. It was with the original cultivation system as a foundation that he was able to extend past the Divine Realm. To be more specific, the realm right after it was the Omega Realm, and then the Sentari Realm.
There were even more after that one, but he felt no need to delve into them at this point in time.
"With Harkath's current strength, he should be equivalent to a cultivator in the Comet's Passage Realm. Add that to the fact that his identity started anew, and a natural-born ruler was created.
His rule so far has been relatively peaceful, only needing to use brute force to resolve disputes if absolutely necessary. However, even though his blood thirst has been severely reduced, the pursuit of substantially greater power still persists.
At the rate he is going, it will likely be no more than a few billion years until he breaks through into the Sentari Realm—a realm equal to that of a Planet Forger Expert.
As for the world itself, it has already reached the size of roughly 100 Universes and appears to be growing with each passing day.
With the addition of the Acidity Biome, the World of Pandora is slowly but surely coming together, creating something that could become even greater than all Realms of Infinity…"
Azmodeus looked forward to such a day coming to pass, but for now, he only wished to watch everything evolve.
He sat on a nearby moon, scrolling through his system interface with a leisurely approach. Upon making it to the Infinite World section, he perused it with an interested glint in his crimson-colored gaze.
BLING!
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{[Infinite World]}
[Area width: 102 Universes] ? [Grows in accordance with the strength of its residences.]
[Upgrade Requirements: The Core of a 4 Layered Plane of Infinity]
[Rank of Residents: Primitive Mortal Lifeforms ? Single-celled Organisms, Primitive Insects, Bugs, Small Birds, Fish, Large Birds, Dolphins, Large Fish, Monkeys, Large Reptiles, etc…]
[Advanced Mortal Lifeforms ? Magma Fish, Lava T-Rex's, Fire Birds, Obsidian Devourers, etc…]
[Low Spiritual Lifeforms ? Humans, Sea Leviathans, Lava Wyrms, World Eaters, Krakens, Embryonic Dragons, etc…]
[High Spiritual Lifeforms ? High-Humans, High-Elves, High Orcs, High-Goblins, High-Beast People, True Dragons, Qilins, Kunpengs, Etc…]
[Time Dilation ? 1:50,000]
[Qi Density ? 15x that of the outside world] ? [Continue upgrading in order to encroach upon the Qi Density of a higher plane of existence.]
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