Chapter 432: The Moment of Apotheosis, Becoming a Deity

That was exhilarating!

Nezha laughed heartily, swinging his weapon and striking Mu Yi like a raging storm.

Mu Yi's magical manifestation kept breaking and reforming, barely resisting Nezha's assault.

Huh!

Nezha froze for a moment, realizing his magical power was suddenly insufficient.

Opportunity!

Though it lasted only an instant, it was enough for Mu Yi.

He raised his knife in his right hand and instantly ignited the Netherfire with his left.

The Netherfire fell directly on Nezha, and Mu Yi swung his blade.

The blade flash erupted, moving at blinding speed, slowing the surroundings, and cutting straight toward Nezha's face with a world‑cleaving strike.

"Good!" Nezha shouted.

A golden light burst from his body, striking the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow directly.

The blade stance halted; Mu Yi's eyes flashed with fierce light, his will projecting outward, the blade glinting as if tearing the void and slashing across the heavens.

Nine fire dragons suddenly erupted around Nezha; the Asura manifestation was only lightly singed, not burned through, and such power forced Mu Yi to retreat.

Mu Yi, holding his knife, frowned as he stared at Nezha a short distance away.

He should have landed that slash solidly; knowing Nezha's mastery of soul manipulation and his lack of fear toward spirit attacks, he deliberately warped reality with his will, converting a will attack into a physical strike.

Yet the blade that struck Nezha proved completely ineffective!

"Hahaha, my body isn't a lotus form!" Nezha laughed, answering Mu Yi's inner doubt.

Mu Yi muttered a curse, calling himself foolish.

This Nezha is native to Jiuzhou; he might have transcended from that world, so how could one still judge him by old impressions?

"My cultivation of the Eight‑Nine Profound Art is already complete; even if I lower my realm to match yours, I remain as unbreakable as diamond. Your blade cannot pierce my defense!"

Nezha smiled and explained, "If you were an ordinary opponent I'd have no interest in explaining, but since Mu Yi can match my realm and reach this level, I'm genuinely excited."

"My magical flow was disrupted earlier—was that the work of the Plague technique?" Nezha asked with interest.

"I happened upon a treasure that can unleash the Heavenly Plague!"

Mu Yi nodded; the Heavenly Plague is concealed, but Nezha now wielded the Nine‑Dragon Divine Fire Shield, protected by nine tri‑flavor true‑fire dragons, so the Heavenly Plague seal's release could not even approach Nezha.

"Interesting, truly interesting—so many treasures, so many techniques. You're a fine opponent, continue!"

Nezha laughed loudly, brandishing his spear and charging at Mu Yi.

"Report: the Great Sea Assembly Deity of the Three Altars, by order of the High Celestial Tower‑Guard Li Tian, commands you to return to the ranks swiftly and descend to the lower world to subdue demons!"

A voice rang out over the Heavenly River, and Nezha sheathed his weapon, shaking his head at Mu Yi.

"I have official business today; we'll compare strengths another day!"

"Our meeting is fate; this item is my lower‑world origin, useless to me, I give it to you!"

"I hope you grow strong soon, so we can truly match each other!"

Nezha raised his hand, firing a golden ray at Mu Yi, then turned and left.

【Spirit Pearl】

Type: Rare Artifact

Quality: Sacred

Effect: Contains spiritual resonance, boundless utility.

"Spirit Pearl..."

Watching Nezha, who stepped on a wind‑fire wheel and turned into a brilliant flash that vanished through space, Mu Yi, clutching the golden light, was momentarily stunned.

One must say he truly is a heavyweight; even the things he hands out casually carry such weight.

He shook his head, stored the Spirit Pearl, and sensed the energy within—it would be useless for a weaker spirit, but it is truly valuable to him now.

Just as Mu Yi prepared to return to his main world, a voice sounded behind him.

"Heavenly Lord, do not go, do not go!"

Mu Yi was taken aback; he felt no approaching aura, as if the other had materialized beside him.

But recalling that this was the Heavenly Court, Mu Yi felt at ease; in a place teeming with heavyweights, encountering an undetectable strong being was unsurprising.

Turning around, a golden beam rushed toward him; as the light faded, a kindly‑faced, white‑bearded old man in a white robe appeared smiling before him.

"Hahaha, Heavenly Lord, I am the ancient Tai Bai Jin Xing!"

"Honored to meet Tai Bai Jin Xing!" Hearing the introduction, Mu Yi felt a slight surprise, but bowed slightly in respect.

This person is a renowned messenger of the Celestial Emperor; Mu Yi wondered what business he had.

"Hehe, Heavenly Lord, no need to be nervous; I have come only to deliver this item to you. Since your appointment, you have never come to claim it!"

Tai Bai Jin Xing smiled and handed an object to Mu Yi.

【Essence of Geng Metal】

Level: 40

Quality: Eternally Sacred

Category: Material

Effect: Transforms the mundane into treasure, moldable into divine weapons.

"This… I have no idea when this merit was earned?" Mu Yi was puzzled; he wondered when he had earned a reward he never knew about.

"Heavenly Lord, the noble often forgets; this is a reward for assisting the Military Strategist in maintaining the cycle!" Tai Bai Jin Xing explained.

Mu Yi then recalled that he indeed seemed to have such an unclaimed reward.

"I see your cultivation is complete, so I wish you a swift breakthrough," he said.

"If the breakthrough comes in time, perhaps I can join the next expedition against the foreign lands!"

Taibai Jinxing chuckled warmly, encouraged Mu Yi with two words, and then floated away.

Mu Yi touched his chin; he kept feeling that Taibai Jinxing was hinting at him to break through quickly and take part in the next Heavenly Court expedition.

Why is that?

Could it be that the next Heavenly Court expedition has something to do with him?

Mu Yi couldn't figure it out, but since this one came specifically to hint at him, perhaps he could try to break through early?

Resolute, Mu Yi turned back to the main world.

He handed all the magical materials obtained from the salvation to Lily to handle, then plunged himself into the Reincarnation Land to begin seclusion.

Mu Yi ignited the spirit bead with Hell Path fire, beginning to absorb its spiritual resonance.

The spirit bead may have many effects, but for now, its greatest use for Mu Yi is to employ its resonance to aid his cultivation.

He absorbed the spiritual resonance from the spirit bead.

Mu Yi simultaneously performed a ritual to train the God of Lust and Joy—Li Li Si Lu—within the Divine Realm left in ruin.

This is also why Mu Yi painstakingly seeks to erase its mortal path; this shattered Divine Realm will become the foundation of Mu Yi's own Divine Realm.

Although the Immortal Gods of Jiuzhou don't need the Multiverse's deification system, a portable Divine Realm is clearly of great value to Mu Yi.

Mu Yi's accumulation is profound, and being in the Reincarnation Land, no one can stop him from completing the final step and breaking through to the Immortal God realm.

Lily stood atop Kunlun Mountain, watching a star, though it was clearly daytime, suddenly blaze like a sun, illuminating a corner of the sky and bathing the whole world in radiance.

"Ascension? ！…"

Lily slowly closed her eyes; she never imagined that the bewildered Jiuzhou youth she had met would grow so fast and become an Immortal God recognized by the Multiverse.

The news of Mu Yi becoming a true god spread through the Zongwang Player network to every world Mu Yi had touched, and to every Zongwang Player he had encountered.

It was like a server‑wide announcement, heralding the birth of a deity!

"Ascension?"

Especially in the Kriswa World where Mu Yi had just completed the great salvation, almost everyone was not at all surprised.

Or rather, they were shocked that Mu Yi had only just become a deity; they had thought Mu Yi himself was already the saintly incarnation of a god.

At this moment, across countless Planes throughout the Multiverse, many lofty beings turned their gaze here, toward this unremarkable material Plane.

A deity is about to be born!

From the divine realms of the Heavenly Court gods down to the bottomless abyss of Bato Hell, gods, demons, devils, evil deities, elemental giants, demigod liches, countless powerful beings all sensed the emergence of a new god.

This is the power of a deity!

It cannot be concealed, for this is a deity acknowledged by the Multiverse.

Yet no one can entertain malicious thoughts, even the Abyss that despises Mu Yi the most.

Because countless terrifying beings cast phantom shadows over Mu Yi, and two indistinct suns blazed with dazzling light.

Strong beings of the Multiverse know that it is Jiuzhou, a terrifying divine system that, after being linked by the Zongwang Player network, rapidly swept across the Multiverse.

They are warlike and mad, filled with rules incomprehensible to other divine systems.

All divine systems stay wary of these mad beings; though hard to understand, their strength is undeniable.

Countless deities have already fallen into their hands; in some ways, they are even more ferocious than the Abyss.

To them, order and chaos matter little; they form their own faction, reject all others, brimming with arrogance and prejudice, yet their might leaves the gods indifferent.

"You have completed the sacred event (Ascension): igniting Divine Fire, you have obtained a new life template!"

"Your life template has gained an stacked state: Divine Life (Sacred)"

Divine Life (Sacred):

Type: Life Template

Faction Attribute: Jiuzhou

Description:

Mortal traces have become divine fuel, burning within the void.

Material and verbal depictions can no longer outline the glory of the sacred path.

It is the power of order and law, also the condensation of concept and truth.

Words and language cannot bear its grandeur and sanctity.

And the world beyond mortality should be granted supreme solemnity and reverence…

You have transcended mortal beings and become a true deity.

Template Attributes:

1. Immortal God Essence:

The unit gains additional saves against non‑divine sources (based on its divine rank), and any action against non‑divine units receives extra divine bonuses.

2. Jiuzhou Immortal God:

Within Jiuzhou, the unit gains extra bonuses and saves on spell checks and related checks.

In certain limited buffs and self‑originated spells, it still inherits the unit's mortal life template.

"Divine Template Transforming! …"

"Connecting Divine Realm!"

"Self‑transforming into 【Divine Form】! …"

Divine Name: Zhui Mo Sao Hui Tianjun / Ren De Xin Yi Tianjun

Rank: Jiuzhou Fifth‑Tier Deity (1)

Divine Duties: Reincarnation, Vengeance, Mountain God…

For actions related to its divine duties (attack, movement, devour, etc.), it gains priority advantage (based on its divine rank).

Incarnation ability:

Consuming incense, Mu Yi can evolve the Incense Fire Holy One form.

This state is corrected based on the world level upper limit.

This state is a special state of Jiuzhou, and can consume sufficient incense to offset the loss after death.

Mu Yi's retina constantly refreshes new prompt information, but for the current Mu Yi it more signifies a declaration.

When divine power burns in his body, igniting the so-called divine fire, then he can east-west all of his own.

Even the slightest change cannot escape his will.

From a certain perspective, his power has not increased much, but his essence is completely different.

However, the flashing of the next message surprised Mu Yi somewhat.

「Zongwang important notice: Detected that this plane meets the relevant lower limit requirements, version access progress advanced, current is the material realm test version: 8.21 Ode to Sword and Blade. 」

「Zongwang important notice: The current version is the second round version, limited quantity 100, each Zongwang player of the current material realm has 10 recommendation rights, the remaining blank slots are then conducted by Zongwang based on the 'Zongwang Player Selection Related Management Regulations Article 374 provisions book'. 」

「Zongwang important notice: The Zongwang player selection will end after 7 natural days, and then officially open the material realm Zongwang test version. 」

「Zongwang important notice: The material realm Zongwang test version number is: 8.21 Ode to Sword and Blade. 」

「Zongwang important notice: As the entity of the highest life level in the current material realm, the character automatically obtained the relevant Zongwang guide management permission. 」

「Zongwang important notice: As a Zongwang guide, you can guide related Zongwang events of this plane, such as: opening plane transmission, establishing material realm dungeons, holding material realm events, etc. 」

「Zongwang important notice: As a Zongwang guide, you cannot directly interfere with related events. Based on your current plane's state, the plane consciousness of the plane you are in will dominate this related behavior. 」

Mu Yi sat cross-legged in the land of reincarnation, quietly pondering.

Obviously, with the update of the Zongwang version, the world inevitably enters a new round of turmoil.

But what does it matter? Even when he advanced to Transcendent, this world had already begun to move toward Transcendence.

Zongwang's intervention merely lets the world go faster.

Mu Yi has no interest in guidance; people's future should be self-led, especially when they have the power of choice.

Mu Yi blocked all messages, began wholeheartedly refining the divine kingdom.

Now he is merely the weakest class of deity; still far from reaching heaven and penetrating earth, possessing great divine powers of immortal gods.

Deity is not an end, merely a starting point of the multiverse.