Chapter 276: World Advancement: The Reactions of Various Factions

Jerry's explanation allowed many people to settle their hearts.

Although there was still a hint of panic, compared to their previous state, it was like taking a calming pill.

After people understood the reason, their fear of the unknown instantly dissipated significantly.

World Advancement, although they had experienced it once before, the scenes from that time were still vivid in their minds.

The world seemed to have undergone a natural disaster, and everything changed in an instant.

However, afterward, the Spirit Hall helped everyone rebuild their homes, even better homes.

On the surface, World Advancement destroyed many things, but in reality, this was also a rebirth; from the last advancement until now, the continent had been developing rapidly, and everyone had witnessed this with their own eyes.

Previously, the Spirit Hall had popularized the knowledge of World Advancement to all the common people on the continent, so many people were somewhat aware of it and thought that being able to encounter one World Advancement in their lifetime was already very fortunate.

After all, the Spirit Hall's popularization had stated that World Advancement only happens once every millions of years; they did not expect to be lucky enough to experience it again now.

Experiencing two World Advancements in one lifetime—they could brag about this to their descendants later.

The measures adopted during the last World Advancement were still in place, so everyone was not very worried and one after another brought their belongings to relocate to the cities, familiar with the process.

Tang San and the others were also very surprised to hear that the world was going to advance again; what exactly had the Spirit Hall done to allow the world to advance so quickly?

During the last advancement, the world became able to support god-level powerhouses, to the extent that after breaking through to the god level, one could no longer ascend to the God Realm; what changes would there be after this advancement?

Moreover, Tang San also wanted to know what benefits World Advancement would actually bring to the continent.

God Realm

The Five Great God Kings convened a God King meeting once again.

"During the last World Advancement, not only did the Douluo Continent undergo many changes, our God Realm also changed significantly, and the Rules became easier to comprehend."

"This time, the world's pressure has directly covered the God Realm; it seems the world is about to advance again."

"Back then, the Dragon God wanted the world to advance and implemented various measures, but in the end, they all failed."

"In order to cultivate to a higher level, the Dragon God opened up the God Realm, which gave us a glimmer of a chance to become gods."

"What even the Dragon God could not do, the people of the lower realm have now done, and this is the second advancement; the difficulty of the second advancement is far greater than the first."

"I really don't know how the people of the lower realm managed it; I have to admire them. In such a short time, they have made the world begin its second advancement."

The Asura God said with a sigh; World Advancement was also beneficial to them.

After all, the God Realm was also attached to the Douluo Continent.

With World Advancement, the Secret Realms opened up on the Douluo Continent would also improve accordingly.

"Is the lower realm developing too fast? I am a bit worried!"

The God of Destruction frowned and slowly voiced his concern.

"Worried? What is there to be worried about? World Advancement is a good thing. Not only must we not stop it, but we must also help the world advance smoothly."

"During the first advancement, the ceiling for Cultivation was raised, and it became easier for everyone to comprehend the Rules. Now, with the second advancement, how much more will the ceiling for Cultivation rise?"

"I feel that God King is no longer the end; there are new realms above it."

"Why did we look for successors? Wasn't it because our Cultivation was restricted by the world? So we wanted to get rid of the restrictions of our God Positions as soon as possible. Now that the world has advanced and the ceiling has been raised, there is absolutely no need to look for successors anymore."

The Asura God had always been the backbone, and his words were instantly accepted by the other God Kings.

"Haha, that is true. The ceiling has been raised, and we can continue to cultivate. We were already standing at a very high position to begin with, so what is there to worry about?"

"Even if the people below are truly geniuses, it would probably take them millions of years to catch up to our current realm; during this time, we will continue to improve."

"The people below are geniuses, but which of us gods was not a genius in the past?"

"With World Advancement, we have a high starting point; the chances of them catching up to us are slim."

"Looking at it this way, the people below working hard to make the world advance have completely done us a favor, hahaha."

The God of Evil laughed out loud as he said this, and his excited mood directly infected the other God Kings, who also began to laugh.

"Then, should we terminate our previous plans? The world's pressure is so strong; if ordinary people don't know about it, they will be very panicked. At this time, if the successors of those gods in the lower realm start making trouble, they might actually succeed."

The Benevolent God King said, thinking of the previous arrangements; if the previous plans succeeded, it might affect the World Advancement.

And with this advancement, under the world's pressure, the common people of the continent would definitely panic; this was the perfect time for someone to jump out and start an uprising.

The God Kings, who had been very happy, were instantly stunned upon hearing this news and hurriedly sent messages to the gods who had successors, telling them to find a way to contact their successors in the lower realm and tell them not to make trouble.

The Sea God had truly become the scapegoat now; everyone was asking him to send messages.

It was fine before, but now, during the World Advancement, the world's pressure was immense, and the spatial barriers were still changing, constantly strengthening and becoming unstable.

At this time, sending a message to the lower realm was very difficult; it required consuming a portion of power first to stabilize the surrounding space, and the consumption was incomparable to normal times.

Moreover, the God Kings informed them about the World Advancement, and now the Food God, Poison God, Sea God, and Fire God were all very regretful.

The inheritance of the God Positions had already ended; it could be said that Tang San and the others were now gods who possessed God Positions.

Once Tang San and the others arrived at the God Realm, the scepters of the God Positions would automatically be transferred to them.

Now the God Kings told them that after this World Advancement, the ceiling for Cultivation had also been raised.

This simply made their regretful hearts bleed.

Gods with God Positions had bonuses from their God Positions, allowing them to cultivate faster.

Now that they had lost their God Positions, wouldn't they be the same as ordinary gods?

The world didn't advance sooner or later, but waited until they had passed on their God Positions to advance; it was truly disgusting to the gods.

For God Position inheritance, unless the god themselves is willing, it is very difficult for other gods to inherit the God Position.

Gods with God Positions might fall, but they would leave behind inheritances, like the Thunder God or the Angel God.

However, some gods, after falling, were unwilling to leave behind inheritances; these gods waited for a future day to be resurrected. Although resurrecting a god is very difficult, it does not mean there is no chance, so these gods were unwilling to give up their God Positions.

Ordinary gods, once they fall, are truly gone, but gods with God Positions are like being on the world's payroll, working for the world.

As long as the God Position remains, there is a chance for resurrection.

These gods of the God Realm could be said to be acting against the heavens, rebelling against the world, and had long been labeled as traitors by the world.

It was only because the God Realm had the World Hub that the world could do nothing to them.

They benefited a great deal from their God Position, but this also limited them.

Therefore, they wanted to break free from their God Position to seek a higher breakthrough.

They did manage to break free.

But now that the World Advancement has occurred, the upper limit for Cultivation has been raised, which means the upper limit of their God Positions has correspondingly increased as well.

Yet, at this moment, they have already passed on their God Positions, which truly leaves them speechless.

The God King even warned them not to interfere with the World Advancement, and if necessary, they must even assist in the World Advancement.

Their hearts are bitter!

However, they still have to handle the messaging themselves; since the inheritors in the lower realm are together, they only need the Sea God to convey the message, and then they can pass it on to one another.

The Fire God, Poison God, and Food God did not let the Sea God suffer a loss, giving him some Cultivation resources as a subsidy for conveying the message.

The Sea God was helpless and could only silently accept it.

I do not know of an amplification Array; after amplification, the Sea God can forcibly break through the spatial barrier to contact the inheritors in the lower realm.

"My inheritors, heed my command: do not interfere with the World Advancement. If the world requires it, assist it with all your might. Inform the other inheritors. Remember this well!"

The Sea God conveyed his meaning briefly; contacting the lower realm now consumes a great deal, and in less than a second, the resources consumed are also enormous.

The message had been delivered, and the Sea God prepared to disconnect, but at this moment, Tang San said something that made the Sea God feel stifled.

"Rest assured, Sea God, we never intended to interfere with the World Advancement at this time."

Tang San said this very earnestly to the Sea God who was contacting him.

This was the only sentence the Sea God heard before disconnecting; it was not that the Sea God did not want to stay connected for another second, but the resource consumption was too great, and the Sea God wanted to save a little.

After Tang San finished this sentence, he was still saying something, but by then the Sea God had already disconnected, and the latter part could not be heard.

The Sea God felt extremely stifled at this moment.

Why were his hands so fast? He should have listened a bit longer to what Tang San had to say.

Also, Tang San and the others never thought of stopping the World Advancement; by sending the message himself, wasn't he just doing something unnecessary?

Damn it.

Lower Realm

Tang San was also stunned; why did the Sea God disappear after just saying one sentence as soon as he made contact?

And judging by the Sea God's meaning, it seems the gods also hope for the World Advancement.

But what exactly are the benefits of this World Advancement?

Tang San truly had not discovered any.

After the previous World Advancement, they had also cultivated to the god level, but they did not know how to cultivate further after that.

Therefore, Tang San and the others did not feel the benefits after the World Advancement.

The gods of the God Realm all hold very ancient ideas, and their monopoly on knowledge is quite strict; nothing was leaked before reaching the God Realm.

It seems that Jerry is the one behind this World Advancement.

Tang San felt it would be good enough if he didn't jump out to cause trouble now; as for helping Jerry, forget it. Even if a god sent a message, Tang San would not follow it.

The Spirit Hall

"I told you it was Jerry! He's stirred up such a big thing again!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo said, stroking his chin, which lacked a beard.

"It really is him. I didn't expect the world to advance again; he's truly amazing!"

Qian Daoliu was very happy now; after the last World Advancement, his body had recovered directly to his prime, and if it advanced again, it meant his body would recover even further.

Moreover, the World Advancement increases the average lifespan of humans, which means humans have more time for Cultivation.

After the previous World Advancement, the concentration of soul power in the entire world increased several times over.

The number of newly awakened children with soul power also increased significantly.

If it advances again this time, the soul power concentration of the entire continent will increase once more.

The increase in soul power concentration has huge benefits for both humans and other living beings.

Qian Daoliu had always had a hurdle in his heart.

That was that no one had inherited the God Position of the Angel God, a matter he could never let go of.

What had the Angel family been struggling for, passing down through so many years?

It was to find a family member with good talent to inherit the Angel God's legacy.

After so many years without seeing hope, it finally reached the generation of Qian Renxue, giving him hope and showing him someone who could inherit the Angel God's legacy.

It could have worked, but heaven did not grant his wish!

Before he knew it, Qian Renxue had already become a god.

This made him want to beat Jerry up.

Sigh! Qian Daoliu could not help but think, I have lived for so many years, is it easy for me?

But now that the world has advanced again, his body might recover to his youth.

Looking at Poseidon beside him, Qian Daoliu shook his head.

In this life, they were fated but not destined to be together.

Our Angel family has always been a single line of succession.

If the World Advancement succeeds this time and he can recover to a youthful body,

he must branch out and spread his leaves; although it is very difficult and the chances are slim, he must give it a try.

If it really doesn't work, he will marry a Spirit Master with good talent and cultivate her with all his might; reaching the god level should not be a problem.

And since the world has advanced again, breaking through to the god level should become much easier.

Then he still has hope, and the Angel family still has hope.

Qian Daoliu seemed to see a prosperous age, a prosperous age for the continent.

The entire continent would welcome a brand-new future.

If Jerry were to cultivate a god-level powerhouse, it would be one thing, but Qian Daoliu reckoned he truly couldn't; the Faith Power was too scarce, and his own path to becoming a god had already consumed the Faith Power he had accumulated over so many years, leaving absolutely none to spare.

Moreover, in these years, he had rarely appeared before the eyes of the world, so the Faith Power was even scarcer.

Up until now, apart from the two methods of becoming a god through Faith Power and through God Trial, Jerry had truly not discovered a third method to become a god.

However, Jerry felt that there certainly wasn't only these two methods of becoming a god; there were others, it was just that no one had discovered them yet.

Perhaps it was because the world level was too low, the methods for becoming a god were limited, and the world also could not accommodate so many gods.

If the world continued its World Advancement, would it evolve into a middle-thousand world or a great-thousand world, with all kinds of Cultivation methods blossoming everywhere?

Becoming a god through reading, becoming a god through farming, becoming a god through calligraphy, and many other ways—all could lead to becoming a god.

One moment of enlightenment, and one immediately becomes a god.

(I originally wanted to write "one moment of enlightenment, and one immediately ascends," but I can't write that now; the God Realm is currently about the same as the continent, so one cannot ascend.)

Just thinking about it made Jerry very excited.

However, now is not the time to think about these things; let's get through this World Advancement first.

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(End of this chapter)