Chapter 1556: Light Pantheon

The Human Emperor's collection goes without saying; firstly, he lived for nearly ten thousand years; secondly, he obtained some of the Heavenly Emperor's heavy treasures, and it is very likely he possesses more than just the Mysterious Yellow Precious Mirror, the Mysterious Yellow Seal, the Green Lotus Cloud Boundary Flag, and the Gate of Creation; thirdly, he killed the Spirit Emperor and the Phoenix Emperor, took the Heavenly Emperor's Purple Gold Gourd, and wandered around the Heavenly Court, so his harvest is likely beyond expectation.

However, one point is basically certain: it is highly probable that the Human Emperor's collection does not contain treasures to assist in breaking through to the Emperor Rank for Spirit Beasts, as his Demon Pets already include ten basic attributes, and if he had any, he would have used them long ago.

Of course, the ring also contains the Human Emperor's Soul Imprint, which cannot be opened for the time being; it must wait until he returns to use the Soul-Melting Forbidden Array to eliminate it.

Before that, Li Zhangsheng returned the way he came to collect the remains of the Intermediate Divine Power Deity's physical body; a deity's divine body can be said to be the incarnation of rules, and crucially, this was one of the Human Emperor's three great clones, which still holds great research value.

Even if the relevant memories were not read from the Human Emperor's soul, one could still crack them by studying the three great clones, though it would not only be time-consuming but also carry the possibility of failure.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng returned to the Dawn Goddess's Divine Kingdom.

With the Human Emperor fleeing, it meant the Dawn Goddess could act to her heart's content; as a deity about to ascend to Intermediate Divine Power, the combat power of the Dawn Goddess's true body goes without saying—she could kill Holy Spirits and Demigods with a wave of her hand, and kill them in large swathes at that.

Without any surprises, the Human Emperor's forces were crushed, and only a small number of Stronger individuals who were quick to react escaped, while the rest all became nutrients for the Dawn Goddess's Divine Kingdom.

After achieving victory, the Dawn Goddess's subordinates began to clean up the Divine Kingdom.

As for the Dawn Goddess, after a difficult decision, she ultimately chose to remain in the Divine Kingdom.

From the moment Li Zhangsheng made his move, the Dawn Goddess knew she was absolutely no match for him, unless she ascended to Mid-level Divine Power and relied on the Rule Power of the Divine Kingdom, which might offer a possibility of contending with him.

What she did not know was that for Li Zhangsheng, who possesses the Xuan Kun Creation Stele, the Divine Kingdom's rules would have a negligible effect on him and could not be relied upon at all.

When Li Zhangsheng entered the Dawn Goddess's Divine Kingdom, a Holy Spirit immediately and respectfully invited him into the Dawn Goddess's bedchamber.

At this moment, the Dawn Goddess was sitting quietly on her divine throne; the difference was that there was an extra divine throne next to hers.

When dealing with a Stronger individual, the Dawn Goddess dared not let Li Zhangsheng sit in a lower position, but since this was her Divine Kingdom, it was also impossible for her to be subservient; after all, even if it were a Greater Divine Power Deity, even in the Divine Kingdom of a Weak Divine Power Deity, everyone is ostensibly equal—this is the advantage of the host.

Li Zhangsheng naturally expressed no objection and sat directly opposite the Dawn Goddess.

"Respected Supreme Being, you may call me Eos. May I ask your name?"

The Dawn Goddess had to be polite; she dared not provoke Li Zhangsheng, as the other party possessed the ability to finish her off.

As a deity, the Dawn Goddess could communicate with the Pantheon, a special place very similar to the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings in the Fairy World, except that only deities are qualified to project their consciousness into it.

In the Pantheon, the Dawn Goddess could confirm that all three of the Human Emperor's clones had perished, which made her even more alarmed and simultaneously raised her evaluation of Li Zhangsheng's combat power.

"You may call me Heavenly Emperor."

Li Zhangsheng did not waste words on the matter of address and went straight to the point, asking: "You shouldn't have joined a pantheon, right?"

"I have not!"

The Dawn Goddess shook her head; if she had become a member of a pantheon, she would have already requested reinforcements, and would not have only invited the God of Literature, whose fate was tied to hers.

"You should know of the Light Pantheon, right?"

The Light Pantheon in Li Zhangsheng's mouth was precisely the pantheon founded by the Lord of Dawn Lathander, rumored to possess over twenty deities, most of whom also held Light-type divine offices.

"Yes!"

The Dawn Goddess nodded, looking at Li Zhangsheng with confusion.

"I hope you can join the Light Pantheon and gather information for me."

Because of the Gate of Light and Darkness, Li Zhangsheng was bound to target the Light-type deities, and since Lathander had a grudge against him, he was naturally his first choice.

"Wait a moment, even if I wanted to join the Light Pantheon, the other party might not necessarily accept me."

"You don't need to worry about that; I only ask if you are willing to lend me a hand?"

Li Zhangsheng was not worried about this point; he believed that as long as there were sufficient resources, it would not be difficult to bribe a few members of the Light Pantheon, not to mention that the Dawn Goddess held a Light-type divine office and was about to ascend to Intermediate Divine Power.

Even in the vast Light Pantheon, an Intermediate Divine Power Deity is an absolute backbone force.

The Dawn Goddess asked back bluntly: "There must be a reward for this, right?"

"How about helping you become an Intermediate Divine Power Deity?"

Li Zhangsheng was not shooting at random; with the Human Emperor and his three clones dead, it was very likely that these three worlds had no other deities, or at the very least, the Dawn Plane was left with only the Dawn Goddess as a deity.

By monopolizing the believers of a world, the Dawn Goddess's believers would surely surge in a short period, which could significantly shorten the time to ascend to Mid-level Divine Power.

Of course, sufficient Divine Power is only one indicator for ascension; there is also the comprehension of rules, and in this regard, one can use a Godhead to quickly gain insight—preferably a Light-type Godhead.

If nothing went wrong, there would surely be quite a few Godheads in the Human Emperor's ring.

"Deal!"

The Dawn Goddess's eyes lit up, and she immediately agreed.

Don't look at how she was only one step away from Intermediate Divine Power; that step was one she might never be able to cross in her entire life.

"Hold on! To build trust between us, I hope you can fuse this into your Godhead."

Li Zhangsheng took out a ball of light; the ball of light had two layers, the outermost layer was a sealing force, and inside it was pitch black.

"Abyss Origin!"

When the Dawn Goddess recognized it, she was clearly shocked, and her face immediately turned very ugly.

For a Light-type deity, the Abyss Origin is absolutely the king of poisons; once a Godhead is contaminated by the Abyss Origin, the lightest outcome is Godhead pollution, forcing one to switch to an evil path, and the more likely outcome is losing one's sanity and eventually being devoured by the Abyss.

If she did not know she was no match for Li Zhangsheng, and that the other party could easily kill her, the Dawn Goddess would have already flipped the table.

But the situation was stronger than the person, so the Dawn Goddess still had to tentatively say: "Can I refuse?"

"No."

"Then there must be a time limit."

"Then let's make it one hundred years; no bargaining accepted."

Never mind one hundred years; as long as the Dawn Goddess was capable enough, it wouldn't take long for him to completely overturn the Light Pantheon.

The Dawn Goddess finally agreed, and then, under Li Zhangsheng's gaze, she had to fuse the ball of light sealing the Abyss Origin into her Godhead.

The moment it fused, the ball of light underwent some changes and became completely fixed; no matter how the Dawn Goddess tried to control it, she could not force it out.

(End of chapter)