A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, and golden light filled the sky. Marduk, with wings on his back and an expressionless face, resembled an Angel warrior from the Divine Realm, wielding a divine light called Judgment, and charged towards Logo with a fierce, knife-like attack.
The newcomer was like a supreme ruler born from the sky, exuding an aura of power and having fully reached the Tier Seven level.
However, Logo remained calm and composed, simply raising his hand and unleashing a torrent of Fire of Birth, with energy tentacles spreading in all directions to form a massive cage.
Within this cage, countless threads, many times finer than a hair, were spread out, like a net from the Heavenly Net, enveloping the attacking Divine Apostle Marduk, whose speed instantly plummeted.
With his eyes narrowed, a golden light flashed behind Marduk, and a large amount of Divine Power twisted and swirled around him, instantly transforming him into a giant more than ten meters tall, wearing dazzling golden armor.
Behind the giant, wings flapped, and on its chest grew a huge single eye, its light flashing as if gathering some kind of attack.
At the same time, a strange fluctuation spread out.
Sensing this fluctuation, Logo's eyes narrowed. "As expected, there's a flaw!"
The reason we didn't notice anything amiss before was because this guy wasn't going all out and hadn't revealed his full power; naturally, he was like a calm, deep pool, unfathomable.
When his full power was unleashed, towering waves revealed the true nature of the water, dispelling the Mist and revealing its essence.
"While his Divine Power is no different from that of a normal Divine Apostle, his Life Essence has become extremely unstable, making it much more difficult for him to increase his power compared to a normal Divine Apostle... Furthermore, his mental fluctuations..."
In his pupils, the figure of the golden-armored giant rapidly magnified. Logo suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind and focused all his attention on fighting the enemy.
With a muffled gunshot, long bullets were fired, weaving a barrage of bullets that left no escape, completely sealing off every part of the golden-armored giant's body.
Of the five sniper rifles, only two of Legend quality could inflict sufficient damage on Marduk. Logo knew this, so he was very cunning. After each shot, he would change the order of the bullets, making his attack rhythm extremely unpredictable and erratic.
However, these firearms alone would not be enough to completely eliminate the opponent, Logo was well aware of this.
So he reached out and summoned the Fire of Birth, which flowed in a peculiar trajectory, eventually transforming into an indigo longsword, upon which flames burned.
"Kill!"
Marduk roared, and layers of sound waves mixed with golden Divine Power spread out, sweeping past Logo, blowing his hair, and making his skin feel as if it were being pricked by needles.
Having already observed this person's information using his Eye of Insight, Logo knew what ability he was using this time.
The Divine Power Roar a very common move, but only servants and messengers under the gods can use it, because this ability can only be activated with Divine Power.
The Divine Power here is not the power of True God, but a kind of energy transformed from the Power of Faith through a special process; it's just called Divine Power.
Essentially, it's the same thing as the Yuan Qi used by martial artists and the magic power used by Mage, but its uses are countless times wider, making it a special energy that can be described as a panacea.
After the roar subsided, Logo lowered his head slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes, and his body trembled slightly—a typical reaction after a mid-to-high-level Divine Power Roar.
Marduk wasn't surprised. He had already used this ability to take down several relatively troublesome enemies before. In the heat of battle, even the slightest carelessness or distraction could affect the Termination.
Logo's reaction convinced Marduk, so he lunged forward recklessly.
Earth and stones flew everywhere. Marduk swept through the area like a storm. He held a conjured spear in both hands, its blade extremely menacing, possessing a sharpness capable of splitting mountains and cleaving seas. He slashed straight down at Logo's neck without the slightest hesitation or mercy.
However, just as the blade was about to strike Logo's neck, Marduk's keen senses made him freeze and instinctively retreat.
He felt a deadly threat.
"Did you feel it?" Logo chuckled, his longsword flashing as it sliced through the air at an extremely tricky angle, grazing Marduk's chest.
Sizzle!!
Light flashed everywhere, Logo clearly felt a resistance. The opponent's defense was obviously not weak, but it was still able to tear a large gash in the longsword that was burning with special flames.
Bang!!
The golden-armored giant slid for dozens of meters after its legs disappeared into the ground before finally coming to a stop.
With a flick of his longsword, Logo's expression turned cold. The guns behind him opened fire, unleashing a torrent of firepower. He charged forward like a fierce martial artist.
"War!"
Marduk clenched his fists and murmured two divine runes. The next moment, the golden divine light surging around him transformed into a lifelike army.
The outline of each soldier in this unit was clearly visible, and they were arranged in an orderly manner, exuding an overwhelming and oppressive aura.
Boom!!
The iron hooves pounded the sky with a thunderous roar, like the explosion of lightning, and a Destruction aura spread out, as if to mercilessly crush and destroy everything that stood in its way.
Fierce and domineering!
"This is... a war-related divine art! It seems the god created by the Crimson Alliance is some kind of God of War god..."
Despite the swirling thoughts in his mind, Logo remained calm and composed as the iron cavalry charged through the air.
As he charged forward, his imposing and domineering manner gave the illusion of leisurely strolling. These two contrasting qualities, yet also blended together, created a paradoxical beauty about him.
With slash after slash, and powerful bullets constantly firing from behind to support him, the war cavalry formed by Marduk's Divine Power dwindled in number, and Logo drew ever closer to him. Finally, the two were only a step apart.
Marduk looked up, his eyes flashing with golden light, and thrust his spear forward angrily.
Logo parried with his sword.
Clang!
Flames surged, light scattered, Logo bent his leg, his muscles trembled, and in an extremely clever way channeled all his strength into the ground, then the corners of his lips turned up, and he slashed back with his sword.
Laugh!!
The enormous head snapped off, sparks flying from the severed head, and the golden-armored giant exploded with a bang.
Struck by the blow, Marduk staggered back several steps, his internal energy thrown into disarray, and blood clearly visible spilled from the corner of his mouth.
However, his expression remained as cold as ever, unchanged from beginning to end.
Brush!!
A flash of light appeared, and a line of blood appeared on Marduk's neck; he had suffered a fatal wound.
The Verdant Courtyard immediately discerned this, and life force gathered on the ground, enveloping the person, which foreshadowed the fact that this person had been defeated by Logo.
"You managed to take down such a strong guy; you're even stronger than I expected." A clear voice came from the side. Logo turned around, and the figure of the girl in the feathered dress came into view.
Let's go!
Logo stepped forward.
Where are you going?
"Keep fishing!"
"Huh? Again? Just how many points are you planning to get?"
Logo ignored her.
The girl in the feathered dress was merely bait he had caught; she possessed a high level of charm, making her suitable for bewitching people.
Of course, in order to get the latter to cooperate obediently, Logo also promised many benefits, such as allocating points.
The two of them working together made the game much easier.
Two days later, Logo was chasing a contestant who was running very fast when, before he could catch up, ripples appeared in the surrounding space, and the waves swept across, freezing him in place.
"What happened? Which contestant ambushed us?" This thought subconsciously crossed Logo's mind.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
To be able to control oneself effortlessly is something even High-Rank Transcendent couldn't do, let alone Mid-Rank Transcendent competitions.
Logo was filled with doubts, but as a surge of information entered his mind, his doubts were resolved.
"It has been detected that the number of players in your region is below the threshold. The competition has been terminated early, and you have successfully advanced."
The information that flashed through Logo's mind made him realize that if there were too few people, the match would automatically terminate.
"So, I killed too many people?" This strange thought involuntarily surfaced in my mind.
With a spatial fluctuation, Logo's figure disappeared and returned to a huge white jade platform.
By this time, there were already many people on the platform. Logo glanced around and spotted many familiar faces, all of whom were his defeated opponents whom he had personally "killed" before, including the Divine Apostle, Marduk.
With his eyes slightly narrowed, Logo walked towards Marduk.
Just then, a person suddenly appeared in front of him; it was the girl in feathered robes with whom he had temporarily formed an alliance.
He nodded slightly to the latter, and the two passed each other.
"Huh? We've worked together before, fought side by side, is it really okay to be so cold?" The girl in the feather dress muttered, but she didn't dare to approach Logo, having witnessed his methods before.
"Tsk, if this killer were on a real battlefield, I wonder if he'd be as calm as he is now after killing so many people."
Logo didn't know what outsiders thought, nor did he want to know; he would only do his own thing.
"Hello, Logo Campbell, may I introduce myself?" Logo extended his hand, a smile playing on his lips, as he looked at the young man standing sideways in front of him.
Marduk turned around, his expression still cold, but his behavior was extremely well-mannered, or perhaps more accurately, rigid and inflexible.
Logo felt that this Divine Apostle was like a robot, its self-awareness seemingly hidden, wearing a false shell. It didn't seem like a spiritually intelligent being, but rather like a tool.
"Aside from their faith in the gods, normal Divine Apostle behave no differently from ordinary people. But this one..."
After exchanging a few words with Marduk, Logo smiled and turned to leave, a mysterious glint in his eyes.
"The realm of the gods is not so easily explored, especially when it involves the realm of faith. Indeed, the young and inexperienced are fearless; the weaker and more ignorant they are, the bolder they become. The God-Creation Project..."
As the inheritor of the Aslant Civilization's database, Logo knows far too many secrets that are unknown to ordinary people.
A significant portion of them are about deities.
In the Astral Realm, there are two kinds of gods.
The first type is the Innate God, also known as the [Primordial God]. They are born with God Level power or are destined to grow into gods, wielding the power of rules and authority, and are exceptionally noble.
The Primordial God have existed since the beginning of time and are the most ancient life forms. Primordial God were conceived and born when the Astral Realm was still in a state of chaos.
The second type of deity is the Acquired God, also known as the [God of Faith], who becomes a god through the Power of Faith.
In the First Astral Realm Era, that is, in the beginning of time.
The Primordial God dominated the world in its nascent, chaotic beginnings, expanding the entire universe amidst incomplete rules, the absence of order, and utter disorder.
As time went on, more and more living beings were born.
Unbeknownst to many, Endless wars began to spread across the Cosmic Sea (Astral Realm).
These beings, revered by later generations, fell like a dazzling meteor shower, bringing vibrant colors to this gray and dark world.
The weak perish, and those who remain are almost all strong.
Some powerful beings, weary of the endless fighting, went into seclusion.
They created races in their own image, and with the already flourishing life planes and Void, more and more races came into being.
The worship of living beings coalesced into the first Power of Faith, and the Goddess of the Earth discovered this power that drove even the gods mad.
Even the smallest, most invisible dust particles, once they coalesce, can blot out the sun!
The Mother of Earth, who discovered the Power of Faith, spent countless years forging a path of God of Faith, and thus she was called the "Mother of Gods." Relying on this path, she became the first great being in the entire Astral Realm to step into the realm of "Eternity."
When chaos and barbarity Termination, order is born.
Relying on the power of faith, the Goddess of the Earth rose rapidly to become one of the strongest beings of her time.
After that, she began to spread her faith extensively, no longer hiding it.
Only then did the gods realize that the faith of these weak creatures had such an effect.
A large number of Primordial God began to come into contact with the Power of Faith and became [God of Faith], protecting their respective followers.
Under the protection of the gods, various races, including humans, rose and emerged one after another, God of Faith appeared on a large scale. They called themselves the New God.
Those gods who refuse to accept the Power of Faith are called the Old God.
At first, the two sides got along peacefully.
But when some evil Primordial God extended their tentacles to the followers of the New God and devoured them without restraint, conflict arose.
For the New God, believers are the source of their power, and they certainly cannot allow believers to be bullied.
As for the Primordial God, having grown accustomed to the days of taking whatever they wanted from the weak, they couldn't change their ways overnight. Besides, many evil Primordial God simply didn't want to change.
As time went on, the contradictions between the two sides became increasingly prominent, and finally, a great war that swept across the Cosmic Sea broke out.
This was the First Astral Realm War.
The long and protracted war deepened the hatred between the two sides.
However, as the number of beings who God of Faith increased, the Old God fell into a disadvantageous position.
When the Goddess of the Earth embarked on the path to Eternity and became the first Creation God (Eternity), the Old God finally fell and scattered.
Some fell into the Abyss, some disappeared into the Void, some joined Faith System, and some began to value the power of living beings and support the development of civilization.
Since the Goddess of the Earth was originally one of the Primordial God, and given her kind and benevolent nature, she did not pursue and kill them. Therefore, the Primordial God' power in the Astral Realm is still extremely large.
With the victory of the God of Faith, the Age of Gods began, historically known as the Second Astral Realm Era.