Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 495 - 246: Zhuma Divine Hall, With God, Coerced Cooperation
The destination of the next Holy Spring Day in Oasis Town coincidently lies at a fork in Oasis Avenue.
Heading south would lead into the domain of the Zhuma Divine Hall, which is also the resting place of the Master of the Holy Spring revered by the current Holy Spring Sect.
Thus, every year, numerous settlements under the Church’s jurisdiction pass by this place, specifically to visit and worship the shrine where the Master resides.
Especially the Primordial Sect that adheres to the Holy Spring Scripture, like Bishop Zhang Hui of Oasis Town, who, after traveling around the planet each year of the Wasteland, inevitably makes a visit to the Zhuma Divine Hall upon arriving here.
As the resting place of the Master of the Holy Spring, it naturally has guards stationed here.
They are called Temple Knights.
They are the earliest armed guard force within the church formed systematically.
Different from the later Temple Knights established by the Undying Saint, the Temple Knights only obey a Divine Servant Saint in the Divine Hall and the oracle of the Master.
They do not follow the Holy Orders of other Tier Three Bishops or even Tier Three Late-stage Saints.
Most importantly, Temple Knights cannot leave the range of the Zhuma Divine Hall without permission. After passing the hall’s test, they can remain in the Divine Hall forever, guarding the Master of the Holy Spring eternally.
In other words, the lives within the Divine Hall, long basked under the radiance of the Master, have absorbed massive amounts of divine radiation, becoming the chosen ones of the God.
Within the hall and its covering range, they can practically achieve immortality, sharing honor and disgrace with the Master of the Holy Spring, becoming a part of this sacred place.
This is similar to how Wolf Ao guards the entrance of the ruins in Fallen Wolf Valley, protecting the Wolf King’s Tomb.
The latter also survives thousands of years by absorbing the continuous radiation energy emitted by the Tier Three body of the Wolf King.
Although certain evolutionary desolate beasts, especially Tier Two Clan Leader Level giant beasts, possess immortal Tier Two bodies, as long as they are accompanied by similar species around forming large clans, to inherit their genetic lineage...
Their life can extend for over a thousand years, far surpassing a millennium of human life in longevity.
But beasts like Wolf Ao, which can live for several thousand years, are indeed rare.
If not for guarding the Wolf King’s Tomb and absorbing the remnants of Wolf King Ao’s corpse, it would have died at the end of its lifespan thousands of years ago.
And this is merely the additional boon from a Late Tier Three King Beast’s corpse.
The Master of the Holy Spring resting in the Zhuma Divine Hall, as an almighty god above Tier Three, emits divine power whose effects can almost achieve an immortal state.
Many Second-tier Priests and Temple Knights in the Divine Hall have lived for thousands of years, with the oldest Tier Two Cultivator estimated to be nearly seven thousand years old.
Indeed, this is a profound honor.
Only a handful of powerful and devout believers are recognized by the Master to enjoy such privilege.
Many Late Tier Two Grand Priests or Grand Knights of the Temple seek fortune at the Divine Hall as their life approaches its end.
They devote themselves for years or decades, just to gain the God’s blessing, to become a divine servant or knight within the hall, to everlastingly accompany the God.
This time, Bishop Zhang Hui of Oasis Town originally intended to move southward into the territory of the Zhuma Divine Hall after Holy Spring Day at the crossroads.
By leveraging the strength of the Temple Knights, he aimed to address the hidden threats of the Li Family and other rebels, subsequently delivering Oasis to Father Su An or returning it to the diocese.
He himself would stay in the Divine Hall to see if he could contribute his final effort to the Master.
Unfortunately, after numerous twists and turns, the situation developed as it is now, leaving him to use his dwindling lifespan to eliminate Patriarch Li, the greatest threat.
He then passed on his mantle to Father Su An.
At this moment, several mighty auras emerged from the southern path into the Zhuma Divine Hall.
They were the Temple Knights stationed at the edge of the area enveloped by the divine power of the Master.
This was also the limit of their operational range.
Once they leave the Master’s blessing and summons, they are burned by the curse of the scorching sun, expending a large amount of Holy Spring Cells.
The maximum range covered by divine power, centered at the resting place of the Master of the Holy Spring, with the Zhuma Divine Hall as the center, covers a radius of a hundred kilometers.
That’s nearly three thirty-one thousand four hundred square kilometers, equivalent to about one-third of a provincial or state size.
However, this is the state when the Master of the Holy Spring is asleep.
It’s the smallest coverage range during the dormancy period.
In its fully awakened state, the area influenced by the divine power of the God could potentially expand thousands of kilometers.
However, even in the dormant period, the influence range of the Zhuma Divine Hall is unparalleled by any Tier Three King.
Ordinary Early Tier Three Kings have a radiation influence limit of only a few hundred meters, Mid-Tier Three Kings can do better with about a kilometer.
Late-stage Celestial King Levels can reach around ten kilometers, covering over three hundred square kilometers, equivalent to a tiny nation’s territory, populous enough to radiate over a million people.
Such a multilayered architectural structure could even house tens of millions of humans.
For example, the large underground shelters built at the end of the Old Earth Era.
The Taishan Shelter Group led by Zong Shiyue, with three interconnected large shelters, housed up to fifteen million survivors, becoming Zong Shiyue’s subjects.
Today, the Zhuma Divine Hall is considered the largest settlement within the Holy Spring Sect.
Moreover, it is the only existence that can withstand the effects of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area.
