In the Name of Empress

Chapter 711 398: Is Ascension to Divinity a Scam?

Has the Sea Emperor truly died?

From any angle, he appeared to be dead.

Yet, some still refuse to believe it.

After all, his death was somewhat hasty.

As a former Chosen One, of course, he could die, perhaps even lose a rebirth match, but to end so many years of patience over a moment's feud, does that make sense?

Tiya couldn't believe this was Poseidon, but she was very certain the Sea Emperor was dead.

Although her avatar only possessed one percent of her true body's strength, her perception ability was not much weaker.

Unless Poseidon had the ability to deceive Divine Perception.

Tiya immediately dispelled this possibility.

She'd rather believe in worldly justice and divine realm love, than to believe the Sea Emperor could deceive her perception.

She could clearly perceive the sound of the Sea Emperor's body being torn to pieces and the vibrations of his soul's shattering.

While physical death leaves room for resurrection, and soul fragmentation can be pieced back together, the shattering of a soul is utterly finished.

Unless the Creator God, who wields the Supreme Law, intervenes.

Tiya sighed in relief, not wasting effort mourning a confirmed death.

In fact, she had no time to delay; as she was deep in thought, a Chief Throne Angel under the Light Dominator Casomir appeared at the Divine Hall's entrance, prompting her to rise in greeting.

Chief Throne Angels have no combat ability; their duties are to glorify and convey edicts.

However, because they are constantly in the presence of the Dominator, no deities below the Main God dare to offend them.

The Chief Throne Angel appeared before Tiya, expressionless, holding a gold invitation in both hands.

"The Supreme Light Dominator plans to host a banquet to entertain other Dominators soon, and the Void Dominator has taken a keen interest in the Theia Plane, specifically inviting you as a companion."

"It's your honor."

Void Dominator?

Tiya's face slightly changed, and her breathing became somewhat erratic, yet she dared not speak, silently accepting the invitation.

This invitation is written in the Divine Realm's most common form of seventy-two line poetry; each section is a seventy-two line poem, with fixed format, lengthy content, and replete with long-windedness.

Even Tiya, accustomed to glorification and being glorified, found it rather tiring to read.

For this is a Dominator's invitation, it cannot be fast-forwarded or skimmed; it must be appreciated word by word, line by line, with sung praises at the Dominator's most proud moments.

Reading this invitation alone consumed an entire afternoon.

Even the most formal bureaucrats would call this an expertise upon seeing this invitation.

Tiya was used to expressing respect for the Dominator in this way, daring not to show a hint of dissatisfaction, not even in thought.

Perhaps seeing the Sea Emperor one last time made her reminisce some past affairs, and today she felt particularly exhausted.

Having been in the Divine Domain for billions of years, time flew by like a blink, as if nothing major had happened before it ended.

The first thing she did upon arriving in the Divine Domain was receiving admonitions.

At that time, a Chief Throne Angel announced the discipline to the Ascenders expressionlessly.

"There aren't many rules in the Divine Domain; if you can't remember them, just remember one thing."

"The Dominator is supreme, and that's the rule."

Tiya listened carefully, while someone with a quick tongue hastily posed a question before the Chief Throne Angel allowed it.

The result of asking was the ten Ascenders becoming nine.

The Ascender, who had been filled with aspirations for the Divine Domain moments ago, transformed into a brilliant light, blending into the surrounding backdrop.

"Remember, everything about you belongs to the Supreme Light Dominator, including your body and soul, completely belongs!"

The Chief Throne Angel assigned territories and palaces to the Ascenders, distributed servants and attendant angels, led them to claim their Divine Kingdoms, and register their Divine status.

Aside from the irreverent who were obliterated, the others were quite content.

Although "everything belongs to the Master" gave them an unpleasant taste of slavery, the Dominator is a busy entity, generally not bothering them.

Though they must be respectful and reverential before the Dominator, sweating profusely, in their own Divine Kingdom, they are the dominators.

There's no shame in maintaining humility before the mighty Dominator.

Even if they are but servants, they are at least the servants of a dominator standing at the pinnacle of power.

The Ascenders, having reached the Divine Realm with such difficulty, would naturally not let disputes over temper cost them their future.

They had great adaptive abilities, quickly beginning self-indoctrination.

"I'm the Dominator's subordinate! Yet the dominator of the Divine Kingdom!"

As long as there are those beneath, people's mentality won't easily crumble.

In Tiya's ninth millennium in the Divine Domain, she was chosen by the Light Dominator, favored for a few days.

Good news: Being with the Dominator felt extraordinarily wondrous, making her feel her prior life was wasted.

Bad news: The Dominator only chose her once.

Perhaps after trying something new, it was found unappealing, or maybe the Dominator disliked leftovers; regardless, it was just this once.

Tiya was saddened to the point of wanting to cry.

After all, being cast into cold storage is truly unbearable.

But she quickly found herself unable to cry.

Being used as an entertainment tool was more unbearable than being cast into cold storage.

In the thirty-one thousandth year of entering the Divine Domain, the Dominator's selection card was sent to the Divine Kingdom.

Tiya was so excited she nearly burst into tears, but the Chief Throne Angel reminded her with a cold voice.

"You are responsible for accompanying the Shadow Dominator, by the way, he likes to use the back door."

Tiya almost petrified for a whole day before snapping out of her astonishment.

She finally understood; she was neither the great Dominator's woman nor his servant.

She was merely an object, from the countryside, a novelty, a little pretty, something to entertain guests with.

Tiya's mindset broke down.

She finally understood what so-called Ascension to Divinity was all about.

Like an anteater sitting at the entrance of an ant's hole, watching little ants excitedly climb out of the burrow, then extending its long tongue to curl up the poor ants, satisfying its appetite.