Chapter 403 232: Promotion to [Ancient Gods]

On the Star Dust Plateau, the "Ancient God War," instigated by the Upper Rank Evil Gods, ended with the fall of the Star Remnant Divine Kingdom.

The Star Remnant Divine Kingdom had once been a powerful Divine Kingdom, a dominant force on the Star Dust Plateau.

But it was annihilated in the war of this Mythical Wave.

Had this Ancient God War erupted during ordinary times, it would have undoubtedly drawn the attention of the countless powers, both great and small, across the entire Star Realm Cosmic.

But in the present age, with many powerful Ancient Divine Kingdoms already embroiled in wars of varying intensity, few powers and Ancient Gods naturally paid attention to this internal war on the Star Dust Plateau.

At most, only those Divine Kingdoms with ties to the Star Dust Plateau showed any interest.

The Star Remnant Divine Kingdom was destroyed.

The Sky Curtain Ancient God Country signed an Ancient Contract.

Following this Ancient God War, the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom came to occupy nearly ninety percent of the Star Dust Plateau's territory.

It nearly became the powerful Ancient Divine Kingdom to unify the Star Dust Plateau.

With the war's conclusion, the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom immersed itself in digesting the Star Remnant Magic Ring Tree and the remains of the Star Remnant Divine Kingdom.

The Star Remnant Divine Kingdom had fallen so quickly in this war that a massive amount of its resources was left behind.

Naturally, all of it was seized by the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom.

As the spoils of war were distributed, the many Divine Spirits who participated in the war began to rapidly increase their strength over the next several decades.

It was rumored that during the war to hunt down the Ancient God, several powerful Upper Rank Gods had ignited the Ancient Fire and entered seclusion, attempting to ascend to the Ancient God Level.

Although the other Divine Spirits who fought in the war didn't ignite the Ancient Fire, they accumulated a substantial number of Ancient Sacred Marks.

The many Upper Rank Gods of the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom all reaped immense rewards from this war.

While the conquered territories were being absorbed, the entire Star Dust Plateau entered an era of peace.

Before anyone knew it, fifty or sixty years had flown by.

...

「On this day.」

Above the Star Dust Plateau, the stars suddenly began to flicker. The entire Starry Sky was saturated with an Ancient God Power, its aura of Death and Calamity inspiring primal fear.

RUMBLE...

Then, this newly born, evil Ancient God Power began to resonate with the Star Realm Cosmic, surging outwards until it had swept across the entire cosmos.

In that moment, from the top-tier powers on the Star Dust Plateau, in the Jade Realm, and across the Secret Wilderness, to the various Ancient Divine Kingdoms large and small in remote corners, the Ancient Gods and top-tier Upper Rank Gods all turned their gaze to the vast Star Realm Cosmic.

They silently sensed that terrifying, nascent Ancient Power.

Their faces showed a mixture of emotions: envy, jealousy, and longing.

Of course, there were also many gazes filled with hatred, indifference, and even anger.

After a long while, the evil Ancient Power finally began to dissipate.

Meanwhile, within the various major powers, the top-tier Upper Rank Gods who were attempting to ascend to the Ancient God Level all seemed spurred on by this event. They focused their minds with even greater intensity, striving to break through to the Ancient realm.

As the cosmic phenomenon heralding the birth of a new Ancient God faded, the various Ancient Gods began making inquiries, trying to discover to which power this newcomer belonged.

After all, an "Ancient Evil God" specializing in the powers of slaughter, Death, and Calamity was no ordinary being.

Although the birth of this new Ancient Evil God didn't cause much of a stir throughout the Star Realm Cosmic, its impact on the Star Dust Plateau was immense.

As the terrifying Ancient God Power faded, the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom on the Star Dust Plateau was thrown into a complete uproar.

For the past few hundred years, countless Divine Spirits within the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom had become intimately familiar with the story of Evil God Zorn.

And today, he had officially ascended to the level of an Ancient God.

The Upper Rank Gods within the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom were all too aware of how powerful Evil God Zorn's methods were.

He could contend with an Ancient God even when he was only at the Upper Rank God level.

Now that he had ascended to the Ancient God Level, he would likely become a pillar of the Calamity Court Divine Kingdom.

While the outside world was abuzz with speculation, deep within the Starry Sky Ancient Insect Path...

Sensing his new status at the Ancient God Level, Zorn couldn't help but feel a wave of complex emotions.

'This breakthrough to the Ancient God Level... At the very beginning, the Ancient Fire burned with exceptional ferocity, and I was full of confidence.'

'Soon, I constructed my own unique Ancient Sequence: that of an Ancient Time Evil God.'

'Reaching this step had only taken a little over ten years.'

'That naturally gave me a huge boost in confidence.'

'Next, using the Ancient Fire, I began to assault the barrier to the Ancient God Level.'

'The barrier proved to be far more difficult than I had ever imagined.'

'Over the next decade or so, I tried to break through hundreds of times without success.'

'Instead, the fierce burning of the Ancient Fire consumed more than half of my accumulated reserves, yet I still showed no signs of a breakthrough.'

'After a period of careful thought, I calmed my mind and began to slow the burning of the Ancient Fire.'

'Then I began to meticulously build upon my Ancient Sequence, chipping away at the ancient barrier little by little.'

'This process took more than forty years.'

'By that point, my Ancient Fire was nearly exhausted.'

'I then began assaulting the Ancient God Level once more.'

'This attempt lasted for several more years.'

'However, there were still no signs of a breakthrough.'

'Just when I thought I would likely fail to ascend to the Ancient God Level this time...'

'...during an attempt six months ago, I faintly heard the telltale sound of the barrier cracking.'

'Naturally, this overjoyed me.'

'Seeing a glimmer of hope, I immediately performed several rituals to reinforce the Ancient Fire.'