Becoming a God

"It has been nearly ten thousand years; I never expected you of the Darkness Church to stir up such a commotion on the Zhongyuan Continent," Jinhuo said with a faint smile.

"Lord Jinhuo, the Radiant Church has ruled the Zhongyuan Continent for over a million years. Now that we possess greater strength, it is only right that we replace them," Pruke replied hurriedly. "Is this the reason for your arrival, my lord?"

Although the current Darkness Church boasted mid-level gods, as a low-level god who had survived for millions of years, he knew that even within the same rank, there was a vast disparity in power among gods.

Under normal circumstances, the gap between low-level gods was not particularly extreme, but once one reached the level of a mid-level god, it was a completely different story; those with superior strength could easily slaughter ordinary mid-level gods.

Countless millennia ago, Pruke had witnessed Jinhuo effortlessly suppress a mid-level god of the Zhongyuan material plane. Not to mention himself, a mere low-level god, even the mid-level god of their Darkness Church had to lower his head in the presence of Lord Jinhuo.

If Jinhuo were to intervene in the conflict between the Darkness Church and the Radiant Church, it would be a devastating blow to them.

"Hmm, I have no interest in your affairs. My visit this time follows the old routine: I am searching for experts on the verge of breaking through to the Saint-level," Jinhuo said, waving his hand. "However, upon arriving here, I discovered this magic array."

"I cannot make heads or tails of this magic array. Do you know what it is, Lord Jinhuo?" Pruke asked.

"I do not. Magic arrays are even more complex than profound mysteries, and I do not understand them either," Jinhuo paused before continuing. "But I can confirm that this magic array likely originates from Hell in the Higher Planes. Although it is condensing dark elements, the core of this array should have been a treasure containing the Destruction Law."

"A magic array from Hell? How could such a thing suddenly appear here?" Pruke said, astonished. "I have just verified that the dark elements here also increased suddenly a few years ago; there were no abnormalities before that."

"I am aware of that. I arrived here even earlier than you, and I have investigated everything I could. A human Saint-level expert who was here previously might be related to this," Jinhuo said.

"However, I do not know his appearance, nor do I know his soul aura. There is no way to track him. The only thing I know is that he cultivates the Darkness Laws. He should be from your Darkness Church, right?"

"That is unlikely. He killed six of our Darkness Church's Saint-level experts, including Lurenjia. Lord Jinhuo, Lurenjia was recognized by our Darkness Church over these past ten thousand years as the Saint-level peak expert most likely to achieve godhood. Whoever could kill them must be only a step away from becoming a god," Pruke replied.

"In that case, this person must have risen to the Saint-level within the last ten thousand years and will likely become a god soon. Never mind, I will wait until the Laws of Heaven and Earth descend and then look for him," Jinhuo said after some thought.

His trips to the Zhongyuan Continent, the East Sea, and the South Sea every ten thousand years were for the purpose of finding Saint-level experts who were advancing. However, if the Laws of Heaven and Earth descended and a new low-level god was born, he would make a special trip to investigate.

In other words, while there might be many Saint-level experts in the Zhongyuan Plane he did not know about, he was aware of every single god-level being.

"Then, what about this magic array?" Pruke asked again. A place with such a vast area suitable for cultivating dark magic was of great significance to the Darkness Church.

Originally, this area was within the territory they controlled, but now that it involved this invincible Plane Overseer, the entire Darkness Church dared not overstep their bounds in the slightest.

"I know what you are thinking, but I cannot give this magic array to you," Jinhuo said, shaking his head. "This is not a magic array for gathering dark elements. The concentration of dark elements here is merely a byproduct of the energy leaking out while the array is in operation."

"Leaking energy?" Pruke said in surprise. "If this is only a fraction of the leaked energy, then what is its true purpose?"

Even for a low-level god like himself who cultivated the Darkness Laws, condensing such energy would require a significant price, and he would be unable to maintain it for long.

"You all, step back," Jinhuo said to the several Saint-level experts beside Pruke.

"Yes." The Saint-level experts of the Darkness Church dared not utter another word and immediately withdrew.

"This magic array is used to seal a Plane Prison," Jinhuo added.

"A Plane Prison? Is this a weak point in space?" Pruke asked, startled.

He naturally knew about Plane Prisons; in the million years since he became a god, many god-level and Saint-level experts had been thrown into them by Jinhuo.

It was said to be a wretched place where Saint-level and god-level beings, while not necessarily dying, would never be able to escape.

"That is the problem. The space in the Plane Prison corresponding to this magic array is not weak; it is a perfectly normal region. But now, because of this magic array, a spatial channel to the Zhongyuan Plane has been created," Jinhuo said, frowning.

"Lord Jinhuo, are you worried that those in the Plane Prison will escape?" Pruke asked.

Jinhuo said with concern, "Correct. If it were a normal weak point in the plane, as the Plane Overseer, I would have special means to reinforce the seal. But this appeared out of nowhere.

Furthermore, I do not understand this magic array and have no way to intervene. If those inside discover this and emerge, it will be troublesome."

"Lord Jinhuo, with you here, what is there to worry about?" Pruke said with a smile.

"There are quite a few mid-level gods inside the Plane Prison," Jinhuo said after a moment of silence.

"Quite a few?" Pruke said, shocked. "Isn't the Plane Prison unsuitable for cultivation?"

Jinhuo said, "It is unsuitable, but countless people have been imprisoned there over countless eons, long before I became the Overseer of the Zhongyuan Plane. Over these countless eons, who knows how many have been locked away.

Although most have died, quite a few have broken through to become mid-level gods. They simply lacked the ability to break the plane's seal from the inside, so they were forced to stay there. This place, however, is a breakthrough point.

But you need not worry too much. I have communicated with some of them long ago, and most of them only wish to go to the Higher Planes."

"Thank you for the warning, Lord Jinhuo." Pruke's expression turned grim. Their Darkness Church had finally produced a mid-level god and was on the verge of unifying the Zhongyuan Continent to enjoy all the faith power.

Yet, at this moment, such a bizarre magic array had appeared. If a large number of mid-level gods were to emerge from the Plane Prison, it would be a catastrophe, even if only one or two decided to fight them for territory.

"Therefore, decide for yourselves what to do in the future. You may leave," Jinhuo said, waving his hand.

"Yes." Pruke did not say anything more, flying directly to the side of the previous Saint-level experts before they all headed south together.

"How could this magic array from Hell suddenly appear here? And such an array, when being set up, should have had heaven-shaking power. How could there have been no movement at all?" Jinhuo began to ponder, feeling deeply puzzled.

As a mid-level god sent from the Higher Planes to a material plane, although he was considered weak in the Higher Planes, he could still reign supreme in a material plane. He would not even look twice at the mid-level gods inside the Plane Prison.

But the appearance of such a magic array was too strange. The only logical explanation would be if a peak high-level god had been hiding in the Zhongyuan Plane for a very long time.

Sean, inside the Miniature Plane Prison, was unaware of the events occurring outside. Now, his only thought was to break through to the god-level as soon as possible.

Eight years later, within the miniature plane space, a powerful force descended from the sky, enveloping Sean.

This was the descent of the Laws of Heaven and Earth during the ascension to godhood.

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