Today's first update: Chapter 1693! 1/5!
Through his own efforts, he had pushed the former Underworld Department City God to the divine realm.
This idea would have been unrealistic for any other living being, but for a City God, it truly might be achievable!
Because as long as enough City God incarnations existed across the land, the Underworld Department City God, gathering the power of all City Gods, could steadily step into the divine realm.
This qualification had not been granted by anyone; it was stipulated by the order of the Netherworld!
The original fourteen hundred-plus City Gods represented the fourteen hundred-plus cities they had once guarded. Expanding their ranks was simple enough: choose more cities where living beings gathered and establish more City God temples for worship.
Of course, the difficult part lay in choosing the new City Gods and in having the authority to appoint City Gods for each city in the Human Realm.
Xu Kun voiced his idea. "By convention, new City Gods are chosen from Ghost Race beings born after powerful individuals die. They are appointed as City Gods, temples are built for them, and once they receive enough faith from living beings, they naturally grow stronger. This practice can continue. As for how to select candidates, I believe everyone here understands that better than I do!"
Well...
A City God did not necessarily have to be powerful. Reaching the War King Realm in life was enough, but he had to earn the recognition and respect of living beings. In other words, only those who had rendered service to living beings were qualified to become City Gods.
As for the authority to appoint City Gods...
Gongsun Sheng looked toward Emperor of Mount Tai's divine image and turned slightly sideways. "Your idea is novel, but the authority