[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-gods-skill-resonance-awakened":3,"chapter-global-gods-skill-resonance-awakened-global-gods-skill-resonance-awakened-chapter-70":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Gods : Skill-Resonance Awakened",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1201065,1549,"Chapter 70: Ch 70 : First Apostle","global-gods-skill-resonance-awakened-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>In a world of eternal peace and happiness, where thousands of souls resided, life was a state of perfect contentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t need to work, nor did they have to risk their lives in unnecessary battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never grew hungry, and whenever they wanted to eat something, a feast would appear out of thin air, always tasting heavenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But out of all the thousands of souls from various races, one human sat alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was always racing from one thought to another, a single question haunting his peaceful existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did my faith waver?\" The voice came from the mouth of Thorn, a profound sadness in his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still pondering the conversation he had with God Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been so blind, so comfortable in his blissful existence, that he hadn’t noticed the raven—his god’s message—for 15 years straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why was I able to see it yesterday? Was it because of the guilt I felt?\" His thoughts wandered, searching for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of all the possibilities and came to a single, powerful conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to repent,\" he said in a deep, serious voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His purpose in this world was clear: to do his god’s bidding and serve him till the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately rose and walked towards the gate of reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the gate of reincarnation, there was another gate: the gate of rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever a soul was sent to heaven, they were told about these two gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate of reincarnation led a soul to the river of reincarnation, where they would await the birth of a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a random process, and a soul may or may not need to wait for a very long time to be reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the gate of rebirth was an entirely different concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave a soul two specific choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first choice was to become an apostle of a demigod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this, both the demigod and the soul had to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The apostle would then be blessed by their chosen demigod, and other demigods could also grant blessings if they so chose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second choice was to be reborn into a new body that would possess the previous talents of the soul, along with five blessings from random demigods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the choice to be reborn into an apostle other was rebirth with memories and talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thorn was already clear on his choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly pressed \"Option 1\" on the system panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panel changed, and a new page opened with the names and roles of different demigods under Sunny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The text also explained what kind of work he would need to do as an apostle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked the role of every demigod, from the noble Uranus to the cunning Mammon, and then immediately pressed on an image of a mythical creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature had a green, serpentine body that floated in the sky, a king of the heavens. Its body glimmered with a mysterious energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This creature was the second dragon of Veridia, Shenlong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please Await Demigod Shenlong’s reply]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new line of text appeared, and now Thorn just needed to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decision behind choosing Shenlong over the other demigods was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thorn didn’t want other life forms to become like him, forgetting the god who created them, who protected them, and who gave them the strength to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to be like Shenlong, a being who protected the weak and showed them the way to be under the protection of God Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to spread the faith of his god and prove that he would do anything for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, your plan worked like a charm. Do you have a talent for manipulation?\" Thea said, her voice filled with admiration for Sunny’s cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thea was right; this decision of Thorn’s was not his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a well-thought-out plan of Sunny’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted a few of his life forms to wander the world and spread the faith to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Shenlong was already doing, he didn’t want to create another demigod for a similar purpose, as this could create conflicts between them in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if there was only one demigod per role, it created a whole ecosystem where they couldn’t use their powers to the fullest without the help of another god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not that Thorn was unfaithful towards his god, Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He prayed multiple times daily and was a devoted believer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a single comment from Sunny had made him question his faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunny’s plan was simple: he wanted Thorn to believe that he had been negligent towards his duty to Veridia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the best way to do so was to prove him unfaithful towards Sunny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would make Thorn do everything in his power to prove his faith in Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t have such a talent,\" Sunny replied, rejecting Thea’s train of thought. He felt a hint of sadness for Thorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel slightly bad for him,\" Sunny thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was not his fault; he wanted Thorn to be reborn into the world again, which would surely help the masses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted Thorn to embark on a journey where he could spread the faith of Cosmos to other life forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to say it outright would be against his own motto of letting life forms live independently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he used this trick to make Thorn feel guilty and take this step on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new message from the system arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Demigod Shenlong has accepted your request]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations on becoming the first apostle of Shenlong]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this congratulatory message, the scene shifted in Thorn’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now in front of a huge container, huge enough to drown all the continents in Veridia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even felt like the container was growing every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this? Where am I?\" Thorn mustered these words, his mind unable to comprehend where he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the shiny liquid inside the container stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small part of it began to move and transform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It quickly morphed into a magnificent dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was similar to Shenlong in size and physical features, but its green scales were replaced by golden ones, which suggested that this was not Shenlong’s real body, but only a temporary form created just to give blessings to Thorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like your dedication to spread faith for my Master, and for this reason, I have accepted your request to become my apostle,\" the figure of Shenlong said in a majestic and deep voice, which produced ripples in the liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>",1085,"2026-06-03T13:55:08.406Z",1,"novelbin.me","43768f1c6f25bee40128c60828cd11981c17974d3e12cd25105fc91ceec53fa4","global-gods-skill-resonance-awakened-chapter-240","global-gods-skill-resonance-awakened-chapter-239",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-gods-skill-resonance-awakened-cover.jpg"]