[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imprisoned-for-a-trillion-years-i-was-worshipped":3,"chapter-imprisoned-for-a-trillion-years-i-was-worshipped-imprisoned-for-a-trillion-years-i-was-worshipped-chapter-230":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Imprisoned for a Trillion Years, I Was Worshipped by All Gods!",{"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},1727528,2207,"Chapter230-Withered Grass and Soil","imprisoned-for-a-trillion-years-i-was-worshipped-chapter-230",230,"\u003Cp>Daniel replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Daniel's words, the three immediately bowed in gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were overjoyed, hardly able to contain their excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never had they imagined that an opportunity to break through to god king rank would so directly present itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God king!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become their obsession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since discovering this ruin and realizing that it held the chance for them to ascend to god king,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had dreamt of returning here day and night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hoping to unravel the rules of Chaos and seize their opportunity to ascend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it had happened so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They succeeded just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt almost unreal to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, throughout the journey, they had hardly done anything of note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, they had assisted Daniel in acquiring relics of the Divine Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly, with Daniel possessing such a wealth of divine crystals,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could have easily done it himself without much effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them had merely provided additional channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ruins, their role was little more than a map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arya had even nearly been swept away by spatial turbulence while leading the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When faced with the Court of Divine King, they were the ones being protected by Daniel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had contributed almost nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Daniel, they couldn't have reached this place at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everything was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chance to ascend to god king rank was within their grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gratitude toward Daniel overflowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, you've received what you came for. If you want to leave, you may do so at any time. I'm heading to the central region.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel looked at the three as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Daniel's words, the three knew this was their last chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they chose to leave now, it would mean completely severing ties with Daniel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they left, they would no longer have any connection to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel wouldn't take back the life elixir either,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and they could still ascend to god king rank without issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was another choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could continue following Daniel—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or rather, pledge their loyalty to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But doing so wouldn't be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With someone as powerful as Daniel, what could they offer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one opportunity presented itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three grew calm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>realizing that the choice they made now would shape their futures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they chose to follow Daniel, their former freedom would be gone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if they became god kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, following Daniel had its own clear benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The looming calamity in the God Realm threatened to engulf everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being Daniel's follower would naturally reduce their risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel himself was synonymous with strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>offering a better chance at survival in the coming chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a difficult decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Veyla spoke first:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Daniel, the opportunity to become a god king is a gift from you. I am willing to follow you forever!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two soon made the same choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these three joining him, Daniel now had five god kings under his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the three hadn't yet ascended, the life elixir effectively guaranteed their future breakthroughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group moved swiftly toward the central region of the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel stood in the void, observing the scene below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it was as Arya had described:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos was the main theme here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaotic rules, a chaotic environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two entirely different systems blended in an eerily bizarre manner—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a power of rules not belonging to the God Realm but equally strong, interwoven with the rules of the God Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was this interplay that had caused the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost exactly as Daniel had suspected:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Life Temple had likely been attempting to ascend a world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a special world, but rather a normal one,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>experimenting to see if they could elevate it to match a special world and discover something in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, they had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result of their failure was plain to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The normal world, despite its qualification for ascension, had not fused harmoniously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it had crashed headlong into the God Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the Life Temple could have anticipated that their long-held aspirations would lead to such a result,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ultimately destroying their great faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret of world ascension—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what was it exactly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made a special world different from an ordinary one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These questions swirled rapidly in Daniel's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord! Over here! This is where we pulled out the withered grass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arya's voice snapped Daniel out of his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked toward her location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a chaotic place,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how could a stable mini world still exist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel quickly noticed the difference in Arya's location compared to its surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be a stable mini world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>miraculously preserved amidst the chaos of colliding rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arya and the others were busy pulling out withered grass,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as Daniel had mentioned earlier that this grass served as fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel watched them work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Primordial Divine Spell he'd obtained in the book vault,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he noticed something peculiar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they pulled the withered grass,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its energy flowed back into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a small fraction of its energy remained within the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as though the grass and the earth were a single entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling out the grass was akin to peeling off a thin layer from an intact whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The majority of its energy returned to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process reminded Daniel of a scene he had seen in a painting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he crushed a butterfly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its life force didn't dissipate entirely but instead transferred elsewhere,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>leaving only a small portion to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that this mini world was special in some way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps the ground beneath their feet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Daniel noticed something unusual!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath them was entirely composed of yellow soil,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with no stones in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was extremely strange!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, no terrain—mountains or plains—should be entirely made of soil without any rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel looked across the entire expanse. Enjoy more content from empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mountain, entirely composed of yellow clay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What!!! Could this... could this be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the Ink Sea God King cried out in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell to his knees, abandoning all semblance of dignity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and carefully scooped up a handful of soil with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soil crumbled in his hands,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>falling back to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ink Sea God King, a veteran god king of many years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was well-traveled in the God Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the withered grass wasn't the true treasure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but rather the yellow clay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel watched the Ink Sea God King,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>waiting for an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This aura, this presence... Lord Daniel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think I know what this is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Daniel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suspect that this may very well be what's known as Soulbound Soil!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soulbound Soil?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel had indeed heard of it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd read about it in books on magic arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soulbound Soil was a type of divine artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a tiny amount of it was capable of endless regeneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In extreme cases, it could even create an entire world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was considered an unparalleled material for crafting magic arrays,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>since no magic array could compare to the might of an entire world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... is Soulbound Soil?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel found it hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew about Soulbound Soil,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but these yellow clay's effects didn't align with its descriptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem... Lord Daniel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what I mean is, it's similar to that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this yellow clay might be a prototype form…\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1243,"2026-06-06T15:56:16.255Z",1,"novelbin.me","efb1409503beb6de9efd5511cbaa0c4c2d96c7e3473891933be0f4f313575bc4","imprisoned-for-a-trillion-years-i-was-worshipped-chapter-184","imprisoned-for-a-trillion-years-i-was-worshipped-chapter-183",734,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimprisoned-for-a-trillion-years-i-was-worshipped-cover.jpg"]