A powerful ninth-rank ancestral god emerged from their midst.
Following the fall of the Goddess of Life and the rebellion of the Goddess of Earth against the Divine Court, the gods of the Divine Court, under the command of the God of Stars, closely monitored the movements of the Dao Alliance's innate deities, such as Slaughter and Death, seeking revenge for the Goddess of Life and restoring some prestige and reputation for the Divine Court.
However, the Divine Court's internal power structure was complex, divided into distinct factions, and even the Water God "Nereon" was secretly colluding with the Dao Alliance.
Consequently, the Divine Court's actions had little success. Over the past 500,000 years, they had only slain a few unlucky seventh-rank celestial gods of the Dao Alliance.
As for the core members of the Dao Alliance, the True Gods like the God of Slaughter and the God of Death, they remained silent, hiding in their own lair.
Unless the Divine Court was willing to pay a heavy price and wage a reckless war, they were powerless.
On the other hand, conflicts within the Divine Court intensified, with some eighth-tier True Gods increasingly coveting the position of Lord of the Divine Court, held by the Star God.
For example, the Wood God, Dragon Ancestor, the Fire God, Phoenix Ancestor, and the Void God, thunder innate God etc..
All desired to ascend to that position, to receive the Divine Court's blessings and command the myriad races of the mountains and seas.
Similarly, half a million years wasn't enough time for Elaris, the Earth Goddess, to perfect and develop the Path of Reincarnation. Within her innate Dao realm, she continued to research how to resurrect Irene, the Goddess of Life.
However, for ordinary beings in the Mountain and Sea Realm, half a million years was an immensely long time.
The Divine Court reigned supreme, nominally ruling the Mountain and Sea Realm. However, its founding principles and established rules prohibited excessive interference in the conflicts between the myriad races of the mountains and seas, nor excessive damage to the natural environment.
Therefore, over the years, the myriad races of the Mountain and Sea have not suffered much influence from the Divine Court, continuing their struggle for territory and resources.
Again, the Mountain and Sea Realm is vast; a few million years wouldn't be enough for the myriad races to spread across it and explore every major and minor world.
Furthermore, the Mountain and Sea Realm has undergone a major transformation, its diameter soaring to a billion light-years, a massive increase in size. There are still many unknown areas for the myriad races of the Mountain and Sea Realm, and their resources are plentiful.
Therefore, the struggle among the myriad races of the Mountain and Sea Realm has never ceased.
During this struggle, the Mountain and Sea Realm's transcendental systems and technological systems have continuously grown.
Within the transcendental systems, countless geniuses have emerged among the myriad races of the Mountain and Sea Realm, contributing to the refinement of transcendental cultivation systems such as the Qi and Blood system, the Qi and Blood martial arts system, and the elemental energy system.
the human race itself has given birth to a supreme genius, one whose destiny shook the heavens and Earth Even alarming the Two Goddesses of Life and Earth.
A million years ago, a man named Gu Dao was born under the blessing of the Goddess of Life and the Goddess of Earth. With boundless fortune And Luck and unyielding will, he studied the cultivation paths of countless races scattered across the universe and challenging various races across the cosmos.
From this, he forged a system unique to the human race—a path that allowed mortals to rise step by step until they rivaled the heavens themselves. Today, Gu Dao stands as the Emperor of Humanity, having unified the entire race under his banner. His current cultivation rests at the Divine Monarch Realm, the Seventh Level, where his will alone can command stars and subdue sovereigns.
The cultivation system he created for humanity is divided into Nine Realms, each representing a great step toward transcendence:
1. Blood-Qi Initiate Realm – Where the body is tempered and Qi flows freely, laying the foundation of strength and mana.
2. Soul Root Realm – Where consciousness expands for dozens of miles, and the soul becomes the foundation of cultivation with a more compress and pure Mana.
3. Searing Spirit Realm – Spirit energy compresses to a terrifying level, forging a golden body capable of crushing weaker realms and a more complete spirit consciousness that can cover to 300 miles.
4. Divine Insight Realm – Where a cultivator comprehends the first traces of Laws, extending divine consciousness across thousands of miles.
Evolving their own domains and Comprehending various supernatural powers capable of crushing all weaker realms.
Can travel across the starry sky in a limited time. And beginning to evolve their inner world inside their bodies.
5. Divine Law Realm – Attaining mastery over 1% of a Law, cultivators can control the spirit energy between heaven and earth while expanding their inner world.
At this stage, they can deprive other monks of spirit energy, making it difficult for them to mobilize their strength, and can even teleport across endless distances through the void.
6. Saint Realm – Comprehension of 5% of a Law triggers a transformation in body and soul, culminating in a Heavenly Tribulation. Success grants transcendence toward sainthood.
'Under the saint All Ants' literally.
7. Divine Monarch Realm – At 10% comprehension, another thunder tribulation descends. Those who survive ascend as monarchs among saints, divine beings towering over all beneath them.
As for the remaining two realms, Gu Dao is still delving into their mysteries. Yet, through the collective search, comprehension, and scientific pursuit of the human race, their outlines have already been revealed.
The first is the Quasi Emperor Realm, as named by Gu Dao himself, followed by the Great Emperor Realm. According to his insights and calculations, The great Emperor Realm Is The final boundary of humanity.
The cultivator embodies perfection in body and soul, their consciousness spanning half the universe, their hand covering the heavens.
This is the End of Humanity's path—the complete existence—before stepping into the Upper Laws of Immortality.
The very limit that the current world can withstand.
But the heavens are vast, and while the human race carved its path forward, countless undercurrents brewed beyond their sight.
the proportion of acquired beings among the top combatants of the Mountain and Sea Realm has gradually increased.
For the past 500,000 years, an average of fifty to sixty acquired beings have been able to overcome the heavenly tribulation and break through to the sixth-level divine realm every ten thousand years.
Even Bai Zhen of the Bai Ze Clan has reached the seventh-order Celestial God realm, catching up with some innate deities!
Of course, some sixth-order deities have perished in inter-clan conflicts or while exploring secret realms.
But overall, the number of powerful sixth-order deities in the mountains and seas Realm is increasing.
Unlike the Titan World, which has ecological thresholds and Titan beasts, the mountains and seas Realm's technological system is thriving, and many mountains and seas clans are developing technology.
Furthermore, many clans have gained comprehensive knowledge of technological civilizations from the Titan World, allowing them to gain a deeper understanding of the technological system and avoid starting from scratch.
Over the past 500,000 years, the number of second-order technological civilizations within the mountain and sea Realm has exploded, reaching thousands.
As for third-order civilizations, none have yet emerged within the mountain and sea Realm.
After all, a third-order technological civilization requires the unification of the four fundamental forces of the universe and a complete production line for unified force particles.
Reaching this technological level is as challenging as a being in the transcendental system ascending from the first order to the eighth-order True God, requiring enormous resources and time.
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Ps. As the author, I have to say—this Empress thinks a character like Gu Dao from the human race truly deserves a whole story of his own. It would surely be thrilling! But… well, Haha this Empress is far too lazy to write another novel. Haha. So, for now, we'll just leave it be.