Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 739 - 712: Courting Death

"Perhaps the Book of Knowledge’s predecessor, the World Tree, inherently possessed such an ability."

The information contained here is chilling upon deeper thought, leaving Chen Shouyi feeling horrified.

He savored the hazy memories in his mind.

"Omniscient." This was the only word he could think of to describe it. At that moment, the world held no mysteries in his eyes.

Material, energy, space, the flow trajectory of time—all of it was laid bare before him, leaving nothing hidden, as if he possessed the ability to do anything.

Of course, he knew this was just an illusion created by having complete information, and it wasn’t truly omnipotence.

Yet, even so, this kind of power was terrifying in the extreme.

"It’s fortunate that those ancient deities have fallen. Otherwise, even if I became ten or a hundred times stronger, humanity would probably stand no chance." Chen Shouyi felt a trace of relief but also a subtle unease.

Have all the ancient deities truly fallen?

If it were a war, there would always be victors!

For all to perish with no one left, the odds are lower than winning the lottery.

Or perhaps there’s some existence responsible for the current state!

He recalled the terrifying presence in the Forbidden Land of the Gods and was unwilling to ponder further.

No matter how much he thought about it, with his current strength, it was pointless. Perhaps, compared to Earth, Tamu and those gods were more worthy of concern.

"However, that feeling just now was so wonderful."

"Pity it was too brief," he thought bitterly in his heart.

What can be done in 0.01 seconds?

Snapping back to reality, he opened the attribute panel, and just one glance made him feel as if struck by lightning.

"Damn it!"

He discovered that his painstakingly accumulated over ten thousand faith points were gone... gone!!!

Not a single point left.

Of course, saying not a single point isn’t entirely accurate. During those few minutes just now, he had accumulated over a dozen faith points.

But that’s not the point.

The point is,

these were over ten thousand points.

If added to his talent abilities, it could have increased the progress by more than ten percentage points. If used for accelerating thought, it could have lasted four days and nights...

Yet, after just enjoying it for 0.01 seconds, it was all gone.

The intense heartache left him distraught.

"No wonder! Earlier, I was puzzled how I could easily withstand the astronomical, massive information from the four-dimensional world in such a short time without my brain crashing. It turns out the Book of Knowledge took on the pressure," Chen Shouyi thought through gritted teeth.

The amount of information in the four-dimensional world is billions of times that of the three-dimensional, which is not something at Chen Shouyi’s level that he could handle, even for an instant.

"But you consumed so much, yet you didn’t say anything. How was I supposed to know?"

...

At the western border of India, where humans are scarce, the snow-covered mountains stretch endlessly.

Early in the morning, a young man in a white robe walked alone to the mountain summit, treading through the ice and snow.

He was slender, with deep-set eyes and a high nose. His eyes, a mix of tranquility and childlike innocence, were particularly striking.

This was the embodiment of the newly ascended human deity, Summit.

His ascension to True God was relatively smooth, from gathering divinity, igniting the divine fire, to consolidating the divine position, an almost obstacle-free process.

Compared to a certain high school dropout, he was the true prodigy.

He entered university at thirteen, obtained a Ph.D. in physics from Lu Ye University at twenty, became a university professor at twenty-five, and at twenty-eight, after seeing through the world, returned to the country as a dedicated practitioner, during which he founded a church.

It wasn’t until he was thirty-five that he formally encountered martial arts.

From then on, he soared to fame.

He was humanity’s first legendary strongman.

Aside from political factors, many considered him the world’s strongest.

But that was the past. He gazed northeast, unmoving for a long time, and finally sighed.

To this day, he still couldn’t understand why such a terrifying entity emerged among humans, one that killed the Lord of Lightning with powerful divine power.

Soon, he sat cross-legged among the ice and snow, quietly waiting.

Time passed second by second.

Soon, a burly man with a bare torso appeared at the mountain top. He glanced disdainfully at the cross-legged Summit, saying, "So you’re the arrogant new god, daring to organize an alliance?"

"Respected God of Power, please have a seat," Summit opened his eyes calmly, saying, "We’re all grasshoppers tied to the same rope."

The God of Power snorted coldly but said nothing more, seating himself on an exposed rock.

Earth is not like Tamu; the situation is complex, and the mortal forces are considerable. The other party appeared to be a newly ascended deity, but their overall power was far superior. Not to mention anything else, India’s vast nuclear arsenal was enough to make him keep his distance.

The God of Power hadn’t been there long when the mountain summit welcomed the arrival of the Goddess of Agriculture.

She wore a headdress woven from rice and wheat. Her arrival seemed to bring a touch of spring to the cold summit. The two exchanged greetings; she was a very low-key goddess, who quietly occupied the entire Ba Country, leaving no trace.

She was also a deity with weak divine power.

"Apologies for being late, God of Truth, I’ve long admired you," the Goddess of Agriculture said with a light smile, taking the initiative to express goodwill towards this new god, "I agree to the alliance you mentioned, we indeed need to unite."

"Respected Goddess of Agriculture, that’s great," Summit replied with delight, sincerity evident on his face.

The God of Power sneered:

"You all have no idea how terrifying that existence is. Even the great Lord of Lightning perished at his hand. Do you think just the few of us can face death? I have no wish to become an enemy with that being."

The gap in power cannot be compensated for by numbers; it is a gap of despair.

Not to mention two deities with weak divine power and one with weak divine power; even three deities with medium divine power wouldn’t suffice.

Since the news of Chen Shouyi slaying the Lord of Lightning spread, he had begun preparations for relocating his followers. Not only will all the martial artist-level followers on Earth be relocated to Tamu, soon followers on Tamu’s side will also undergo a mass migration.

The farther from the spatial passage, the better.

The current situation left him feeling very insecure.

The Goddess of Agriculture felt a weight in her heart; a trace of worry appeared on her serene face.

Summit smiled slightly: "Actually, you all worry a bit too much. There is no justice between countries, only interests. Driving us away doesn’t benefit the Great Xia Country; instead, they’d inherit a mess and countless refugees needing assistance.

At least not in a post-war, frail state, for them, we pose no threat, and we’ve stabilized the surroundings.

Moreover, our alliance isn’t meant to confront that being..."

Just as he was speaking, he suddenly felt something, his gaze sweeping towards a massive rock a hundred meters away: "Who’s there, come out?"

Everyone was startled and their faces changed as they couldn’t help but stand up.

A rustling sound came, and soon a sneaky figure emerged from behind the massive rock, displaying an unnatural expression: "Uh, respected God of Power, respected Goddess of Agriculture, and this God of Truth, I was just passing by, didn’t hear what you were discussing?"

"God of Plots and Enchantment!"

"Are you looking to die?"