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Chapter 44: This God Realm is Just Lame
"According to the system's prompt, the power that attempted to invade this world was countered and eliminated by the system's built-in antivirus program," Ye Cheng recalled.
"Then, after that power was annihilated by the antivirus program, some energy was left behind. The system absorbed this residual energy, converted it, and then used it to advance the absorption of the 'Live Stream Spoiler System' plugin, increasing its progress by 8.4%," Ye Cheng pondered.
"From this perspective, as long as I'm still on the Douluo Continent, I don't need to worry about the God Realm. After all, any means the God Realm has to interfere here are likely blocked by the system."
"The only thing I need to watch out for is whether the God Realm will become enraged by the humiliation and, ignoring all decorum, send a horde of gods to descend upon this world... I also don't know if the system will treat these descending gods as a virus and clear them out. If so, that would be for the best, and I could truly rest easy."
"But the possibility is probably low…"
"However, I don't actually need to worry too much about the God Realm."
"Because, taking a step back, even if those gods do descend."
"The system's main body doesn't seem to be parasitizing my body; instead, it exists in a higher-dimensional state, similar to the difference between the third and second dimensions. It has merely bound its functions to me. Because of this, as long as I don't expose myself as the system's host, those descending gods will definitely investigate the source of the anomaly when they arrive in this world."
"But how can a mere second-dimensional existence jump to the third dimension? Therefore, those gods will most likely only be able to stare blankly, fundamentally unable to find the system's main body."
"So, as long as I don't expose myself as the system's host, I have enough time to lay low and develop my strength until I'm invincible."
Ye Cheng arrived at these conclusions based on the current information.
"Right, I can't expose that the Q&A is related to me."
"Fortunately, up until now, I have only released two videos related to myself. That shouldn't attract the attention of any observant individuals."
"Next, the content of the Q&A I release should ideally not involve me. I need to select other people for the Q&A to create a diversion. The protagonist of the Q&A can't always be me; that would make the flaw too obvious," Ye Cheng silently mused.
He quickly made up his mind.
………
God Realm.
From the outside, the God Realm appeared as a giant, seven-colored sphere, enveloped by clouds and mist imbued with dense divine power. It looked both illusory and beautiful.
Perhaps one could call the God Realm the God Realm Star.
Because this so-called God Realm was actually just a planet formed by the condensation of pure power.
At this moment, inside this God Realm Star.
The God Realm Committee.
The five God Kings, who had just recently mobilized the God Realm's core power, now had extremely pale faces, as if they had experienced some great horror. Their gazes were vacant, as if they had suffered a severe mental impact.
In layman's terms: they were scared silly.
A long time passed.
Asura God was the first to emerge from that indescribable terror. With lingering fear, he glanced around at the other four God Kings. Soon, the others also awoke from their stupor.
"..."
The five God Kings' faces were still pale, and all of them remained silent.
"We underestimated the mysterious power of that unknown star domain..." Ultimately, it was Asura God who broke the silence. His voice was hoarse, and his fingers trembled unconsciously. Clearly, the fear still lingered.
The other four God Kings remained silent, looking as if they were questioning their existence, having been struck into a withdrawn state.
What they had just experienced after mobilizing the God Realm's core had simply overturned their long-held understanding.
As the five seeds of power left behind by the Creator God, they had undergone tens of millions of years of growth to finally become the supreme gods of the God Realm. They governed the God Realm, controlling the life and death of numerous planes under their command.
All along, the five God Kings' mindset had been one of unrivaled supremacy, believing themselves to stand at the peak of the universe. Even when facing the power of that unknown star domain, they were confident they could handle it.
But just now, when they confidently mobilized the God Realm's core power, attempting to investigate the mysterious power enveloping the Douluo Continent, they encountered an inconceivable, incomprehensible great horror.
Under that mysterious, unknown power.
The power they had condensed from the entire God Realm's core, combined with the power of the five God Kings, was like a fragile bubble, shattered with a single touch.
The two forces were on completely different levels.
It was the boundary between god and mortal!
The chasm between heaven and earth.
The five God Kings finally understood the powerlessness those mortals of the past felt when facing their deities.
In front of that higher-dimensional power, the power of the five God Kings was a complete joke. Their proudly boasted strength was fundamentally unable to affect it in the slightest.
"This time... the loss is great," the Destruction God said with a hoarse voice, his eyes bloodshot.
If they hadn't escaped so quickly, their consciousness would likely have been annihilated by that unknown power as well.
But as a price, over ninety-nine percent of the God Realm's core power was consumed in this operation.
Having lost so much power, the God Realm's very foundation was undoubtedly shaken.
Now, they couldn't go anywhere. They could only remain stationed in the God Realm, striving to take the place of the God Realm's core to stabilize it. They wouldn't be able to leave until the core recovered at least fifty percent of its power—enough to maintain the God Realm's operations. Otherwise, who knew when the God Realm might self-destruct due to functional disorder.
"What do we do about the Douluo Continent? Are we to just ignore it?" the God of Evil said with a frown.
That power was too mysterious; they were completely helpless against it. But simply ignoring it wasn't an option either. Who knew what this power, which had suddenly appeared on the Douluo Continent, intended to do?
Losing just the Douluo Continent wouldn't be a huge deal; after all, the God Realm still had over a hundred subordinate planes. Losing one was just losing one. It wouldn't shake the God Realm's foundation.
But the key was, what if that mysterious power's target wasn't just the Douluo Continent, but the entire great star system, including the God Realm itself?
That would be absolutely intolerable.
"Why don't we first dispatch some low-level God Officials to see if they can descend to the Douluo Continent?" the Life Goddess suddenly proposed.
"Acceptable."
The other four gods thought for a moment and then agreed.
They were just some of the lowest-level God Officials, bottom-tier figures in the God Realm. They wouldn't bat an eyelid even if tens or hundreds of them died.
Although the God Realm had a rule that deities must not arbitrarily interfere with the lower realms, the problem was that these rules were established by the God Realm Committee themselves. Thus, as the rule-makers, who could possibly control them if they violated their own rules?
What's more, that mysterious power on the Douluo Continent in the lower realm was too dangerous. Given the urgency of the situation, it wasn't unacceptable to bend the rules. Compared to the safety of the entire God Realm, mere regulations seemed insignificant.
(end of chapter)
"According to the system's prompt, the power that attempted to invade this world was countered and eliminated by the system's built-in antivirus program," Ye Cheng recalled.
"Then, after that power was annihilated by the antivirus program, some energy was left behind. The system absorbed this residual energy, converted it, and then used it to advance the absorption of the 'Live Stream Spoiler System' plugin, increasing its progress by 8.4%," Ye Cheng pondered.
"From this perspective, as long as I'm still on the Douluo Continent, I don't need to worry about the God Realm. After all, any means the God Realm has to interfere here are likely blocked by the system."
"The only thing I need to watch out for is whether the God Realm will become enraged by the humiliation and, ignoring all decorum, send a horde of gods to descend upon this world... I also don't know if the system will treat these descending gods as a virus and clear them out. If so, that would be for the best, and I could truly rest easy."
"But the possibility is probably low…"
"However, I don't actually need to worry too much about the God Realm."
"Because, taking a step back, even if those gods do descend."
"The system's main body doesn't seem to be parasitizing my body; instead, it exists in a higher-dimensional state, similar to the difference between the third and second dimensions. It has merely bound its functions to me. Because of this, as long as I don't expose myself as the system's host, those descending gods will definitely investigate the source of the anomaly when they arrive in this world."
"But how can a mere second-dimensional existence jump to the third dimension? Therefore, those gods will most likely only be able to stare blankly, fundamentally unable to find the system's main body."
"So, as long as I don't expose myself as the system's host, I have enough time to lay low and develop my strength until I'm invincible."
Ye Cheng arrived at these conclusions based on the current information.
"Right, I can't expose that the Q&A is related to me."
"Fortunately, up until now, I have only released two videos related to myself. That shouldn't attract the attention of any observant individuals."
"Next, the content of the Q&A I release should ideally not involve me. I need to select other people for the Q&A to create a diversion. The protagonist of the Q&A can't always be me; that would make the flaw too obvious," Ye Cheng silently mused.
He quickly made up his mind.
………
God Realm.
From the outside, the God Realm appeared as a giant, seven-colored sphere, enveloped by clouds and mist imbued with dense divine power. It looked both illusory and beautiful.
Perhaps one could call the God Realm the God Realm Star.
Because this so-called God Realm was actually just a planet formed by the condensation of pure power.
At this moment, inside this God Realm Star.
The God Realm Committee.
The five God Kings, who had just recently mobilized the God Realm's core power, now had extremely pale faces, as if they had experienced some great horror. Their gazes were vacant, as if they had suffered a severe mental impact.
In layman's terms: they were scared silly.
A long time passed.
Asura God was the first to emerge from that indescribable terror. With lingering fear, he glanced around at the other four God Kings. Soon, the others also awoke from their stupor.
"..."
The five God Kings' faces were still pale, and all of them remained silent.
"We underestimated the mysterious power of that unknown star domain..." Ultimately, it was Asura God who broke the silence. His voice was hoarse, and his fingers trembled unconsciously. Clearly, the fear still lingered.
The other four God Kings remained silent, looking as if they were questioning their existence, having been struck into a withdrawn state.
What they had just experienced after mobilizing the God Realm's core had simply overturned their long-held understanding.
As the five seeds of power left behind by the Creator God, they had undergone tens of millions of years of growth to finally become the supreme gods of the God Realm. They governed the God Realm, controlling the life and death of numerous planes under their command.
All along, the five God Kings' mindset had been one of unrivaled supremacy, believing themselves to stand at the peak of the universe. Even when facing the power of that unknown star domain, they were confident they could handle it.
But just now, when they confidently mobilized the God Realm's core power, attempting to investigate the mysterious power enveloping the Douluo Continent, they encountered an inconceivable, incomprehensible great horror.
Under that mysterious, unknown power.
The power they had condensed from the entire God Realm's core, combined with the power of the five God Kings, was like a fragile bubble, shattered with a single touch.
The two forces were on completely different levels.
It was the boundary between god and mortal!
The chasm between heaven and earth.
The five God Kings finally understood the powerlessness those mortals of the past felt when facing their deities.
In front of that higher-dimensional power, the power of the five God Kings was a complete joke. Their proudly boasted strength was fundamentally unable to affect it in the slightest.
"This time... the loss is great," the Destruction God said with a hoarse voice, his eyes bloodshot.
If they hadn't escaped so quickly, their consciousness would likely have been annihilated by that unknown power as well.
But as a price, over ninety-nine percent of the God Realm's core power was consumed in this operation.
Having lost so much power, the God Realm's very foundation was undoubtedly shaken.
Now, they couldn't go anywhere. They could only remain stationed in the God Realm, striving to take the place of the God Realm's core to stabilize it. They wouldn't be able to leave until the core recovered at least fifty percent of its power—enough to maintain the God Realm's operations. Otherwise, who knew when the God Realm might self-destruct due to functional disorder.
"What do we do about the Douluo Continent? Are we to just ignore it?" the God of Evil said with a frown.
That power was too mysterious; they were completely helpless against it. But simply ignoring it wasn't an option either. Who knew what this power, which had suddenly appeared on the Douluo Continent, intended to do?
Losing just the Douluo Continent wouldn't be a huge deal; after all, the God Realm still had over a hundred subordinate planes. Losing one was just losing one. It wouldn't shake the God Realm's foundation.
But the key was, what if that mysterious power's target wasn't just the Douluo Continent, but the entire great star system, including the God Realm itself?
That would be absolutely intolerable.
"Why don't we first dispatch some low-level God Officials to see if they can descend to the Douluo Continent?" the Life Goddess suddenly proposed.
"Acceptable."
The other four gods thought for a moment and then agreed.
They were just some of the lowest-level God Officials, bottom-tier figures in the God Realm. They wouldn't bat an eyelid even if tens or hundreds of them died.
Although the God Realm had a rule that deities must not arbitrarily interfere with the lower realms, the problem was that these rules were established by the God Realm Committee themselves. Thus, as the rule-makers, who could possibly control them if they violated their own rules?
What's more, that mysterious power on the Douluo Continent in the lower realm was too dangerous. Given the urgency of the situation, it wasn't unacceptable to bend the rules. Compared to the safety of the entire God Realm, mere regulations seemed insignificant.
(end of chapter)
