Chapter 716: Chapter 715: Northern Divine Domain, Odin’s Letter of Challenge

The primary purpose of Li Jing’s visit was to suppress the Nine Great Divine Fields, to facilitate future management.

As for recruiting, that’s not something to rush.

Take the He Xi Divine Field, for example.

Although the process went smoothly after Li Jing’s encounter with Athena, and she managed to become the God King, how many people would actually listen to her?

Want to get the He Xi God Clan all obedient, it’s a long road ahead, just like a frog being boiled in slowly heated water.

In this matter, violent suppression is not desirable.

Not to mention that suppression is only temporary, the seeds of rebellion will not be extinguished but will seize the opportunity to act.

Li Jing himself has to return to Universe Great World after finishing, he can’t always stay in Star Nebula Great World to deter certain people in the Nine Great Divine Fields.

For now,

Knowing that Amaterasu and the higher-ups of Gaotianyuan have run to the depths of the void, and Hejin Divine Field has undergone a harsh baptism, ending the war is the best choice.

At the very least, give the Hejin God Clan some hope of standing up again.

If the rebellious forces with courage and ability are decimated, Hejin Divine Field might be wasted, and even give Amaterasu the opportunity to hide in the dark.

Therefore, under comprehensive consideration, Li Jing’s actions were very decisive, transferring all the allied forces in Hejin Divine Field to the next Divine Field in one breath.

After sending everyone away, Li Jing didn’t try to find Amaterasu’s soul fragments.

Admittedly,

Under the condition that the entire Xijin Divine Field is enveloped in the Little Universe, he could have a clear understanding of every movement in this Divine Field, but he was unable to distinguish which one was Amaterasu.

For one, he had never seen Amaterasu in person, for another, if someone deliberately hides, they will most likely be prepared for it, why bother?

Without stopping in Hejin Divine Field, Li Jing moved, stepping into a spatial rift.

...

After a brief Spatial Displacement, Li Jing arrived at the next target Divine Field.

Just as he completed the spatial traversal, he slightly furrowed his brows.

A large number of Supreme Gods and He Xi Gods did not disperse to find their own prey as before, but collectively stood in the air, gaze observantly upward, including the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Gabriel and Lilith who accompanied him previously.

Li Jing subconsciously looked up, only to be startled to find that the sky of this Divine Field had shattered.

At this time, it should be high noon, the shattered sky appeared extremely gloomy, as if in the twilight.

A melancholic atmosphere, permeated between heaven and earth.

Feeling this melancholy, Li Jing vaguely had some perceptions.

Heaven and Earth...

It seemed to be weeping.

So,

What’s going on?

As he was wondering, Abigail and Athena who noticed his arrival flew over, Gabriel and Lilith also came to his side.

"Master, the North X Divine Field seems to have made an unexpected decision."

Athena began, saying.

"They’ve chosen to trigger the Twilight of the Gods, plunging the God Clan into a collective slumber."

"..."

Li Jing,

North X God Clan, in the known mythology system, their reputation is not worse than that of He Xi God Clan.

They have quite a few pillars.

Such as God King Odin, Thor, Loki God of Lies and Trickery.

These god names often appear in various film and television works, in some ways, their fame is even more resounding than the "pillar" Athena of the He Xi God Clan.

After all, Athena mainly appears in anime works, with a relatively limited audience.

In the modern society where there is a severe lack of faith on the ground, being famous means having more sources of faith. The key is that this day and age is a pipedream to expect people to believe in some mythology stories.

Therefore, Li Jing speculated that the North X God Clan should be a relatively strong God Civilization among the Nine Great Divine Fields.

However, the situation he encountered after arriving was indeed baffling.

The North European God Clan triggered the Twilight of the Gods, entering a collective hibernation.

The other party may wish to avoid the war, this is understandable.

However, that’s beyond belief...

Just when he had no words, Lilith spoke up.

"Through the HiX Divine Field, the TianX Divine Field, and the XJin Divine Field, they must have figured out that you, the head of the house, never intended to kill them all. Initiating the Twilight of the Gods to make the whole clan go into a deep sleep can not only avoid a war to the greatest extent, but also avoid being controlled by you. Even though the price is high and the whole Northern X God Clan is no different from being wiped out, as long as they sleep for tens of thousands of years, they will all eventually wake up again without fail."

As soon as she finished speaking, Abigail chimed in with a puzzled tone.

"Since they knew you weren’t going to kill them all, isn’t their decision somewhat foolish? The Star Nebula Great World will soon recover its Spiritual Qi and by doing this, aren’t they missing out on numerous opportunities to spread their faith? After sleeping for tens of thousands of years, the faith on earth might have switched by the time they wake up..."

Before she even finished speaking, Gabriel shook her head.

"No, it’s actually a very clever approach."

As she said this, she began to elaborate.

"The reason why the Nine Great Divine Fields have been able to continue to this day, even with the difficulty of spreading faith on earth, is because the faith related to the Nine Great Divine Fields is deeply ingrained in the Big World. No matter what, there will always be a group of people who unconditionally believe."

"Faith isn’t something that can so easily disappear. Even if the gods are not present, the faith can still continue. Even the more devout believers can still gain power through faith, and even witness miracles. The key point is that accepting faith is achieved via the divine position, rather than the gods themselves. Whether the gods are asleep or not won’t have too much of an impact, it’s only if they completely disappear leaving the divine position vacant would it be devastating."

After stringing together these two points, Gabriel turned to Li Jing.

"In short, the sleep of the Northern X God Clan does not affect the continuation of faith on earth, at most it indirectly gives up the future competition for faith with the other eight great god clans. This can be considered as an expression to you, aiming to demonstrate through their actions that they will not cause trouble after the revival of Spiritual Qi."

Li Jing didn’t say anything, just raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

Regarding the decision of the Northern X God Clan, he also had some guesses in his heart.

What Gabriel analyzed was almost the same as what he had guessed...

Nevertheless, he believed.

The main reason for the Northern X God Clan to make this choice was their unwillingness to submit to others or be under his jurisdiction.

This could be seen as a silent protest.

And indeed, it was a rather clever way to do it.

Even Li Jing, as the world watcher, in his tyranny, wouldn’t dig up those northern X God Clans who went to sleep at the brink of death.

With this in mind, Li Jing couldn’t help but find it a bit absurd.

Just as he was considering how to evaluate the situation, the earth trembled violently.

?

Li Jing looked up.

???

Abigail and the others, as well as the united army of the two clans, all looked puzzled.

On the distant horizon, a huge black wolf was running at an extremely fast pace.

Seeing the giant wolf, the joint army of the two clans changed color in unison.

Abigail and Athena also slightly changed color and moved closer to someone.

Li Jing, Gabriel, and Lilith each frowned.

This giant wolf.

Was at the Quasi-Sky Father Level of the Sixteenth Realm.

Not only that.

Li Jing and the others also sensed seven other auras from it that were infinitely close to the Quasi-Sky Father Level.

They exchanged glances, and Gabriel spoke in bewilderment.

"What’s going on?"

Lilith muttered.

"It doesn’t seem like an enemy attack."

Before Li Jing could speak, the giant wolf had already run close enough to slow down and eventually stop in front of the massive joint army that occupied half the sky.

Standing still, the giant wolf’s black fur rustled without wind. Its sharp eyes swept across the crowd before they finally landed on Li Jing.

Then, it sat with a wag of its tail, sticking out its tongue, looking like a silly husky.

"Excuse me, are you the world watcher?"

The giant wolf suddenly spoke human language, which startled Li Jing.

Seeing that the other party had no hostility at all but was extremely respectful, he nodded subconsciously.

"And you are....?"

"Fenrir."

The giant wolf swished its tail, saying.

"I’ve come to seek your protection."

"....."

Li Jing.

Fenrir, the demon wolf, was well known to him.

But the creature’s sudden request had left him at a loss.

Why had it decided to seek his protection?

On another thought.

Haven’t the gods of the North gone into a collective slumber, triggering the twilight of the gods?

How could...

As he pondered, Athena lowered her voice.

"Master, Fenrir is a mythical creature, not a god. The twilight of the gods doesn’t affect it."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing understood.

Thinking about it, it made sense.

Not only was Fenrir not a god, but in the North myths that circulated on Earth, it was even a key factor leading to the twilight of the gods in the past.

Staring strangely at Fenrir, which sat there comfortably as big as a small hill and acting no different than an average dog, Li Jing voiced his thoughts bizarrely.

"The gods of the North are in slumber, and I don’t plan on doing anything next. Are you sure you want to pledge your allegiance to me?"

"Sure,"

Fenrir nodded its large head, responding.

"To be honest, I’ve wanted to leave the Divine Northern Field for a long time, but a being like me walking in the outside world, can easily be targeted by the world’s will. If I have a World Watcher like you protecting me, there shouldn’t be a problem. Now that the entire god clan of the North is asleep, there are no worthy opponents left for me in the Divine Field. There’s not much point in staying."

Speaking of this, Fenrir took a sharp turn in his words.

"Oh yeah, I’ve brought Odin’s ’declaration of allegiance’ to you."

?

Li Jing was baffled.

Declaration of allegiance?

Before he had a chance to grasp the meaning, Fenrir turned its head.

"Ladies, you should come out and meet your future master, don’t be shy."

As Fenrir’s words echoed, seven long-eared, golden-haired, green-eyed beauties, beautiful enough to be heart-stopping, crawled out one after another from the long, stiff hairs on Fenrir’s neck.

Standing on the wolf’s back, all seven women stared at Li Jing and armored suited armor appeared on their bodies.

Athena looked a little taken aback upon seeing this.

"The Valkyrie Clan?"

Li Jing frowned upon hearing that.

Of course, he knew the Valkyries.

After all, the Valkyries, represented by the women warriors, are also "pillar-level" figures in the North mythology that circulated on Earth.

But he didn’t know.

That the Valkyries were a race, not an individual warrior woman.

Over there.

Seven female warriors knelt down on one knee in succession.

The leading woman looked up and spoke.

"Honored World Watcher, my name is Fina, and I am the current Valkyrie Clan Chief and the guardian of the Hall of Valor. My six sisters and I were given instructions by God King Odin to..."

Before she could finish, Fenrir yawned and interrupted.

"These seven are a gift from Odin to you, the Watcher. Be assured, they’re all untouched. By the way, these seven are the last female warriors of the Hall of Valor, Watcher. You’d better use them carefully. Once they’re broken, there will never be another Valkyrie in this world."

"....."

Fina. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"....."

The six female warriors behind her.

"....."

Li Jing.

Both parties were silenced by Fenrir’s words, while Athena on the side spoke seriously.

"Master, the Valkyrie Clan is quite special, they are born as powerful warriors. Although they are not strictly part of the God Clan, they have a unique talent to grow rapidly in battle. They don’t need cultivation nor do they need to experience time like orthodox gods, they only need to keep fighting to grow. The most crucial point is that a Valkyrie will always give birth to a Valkyrie and will not be influenced by other race traits."

Hearing Athena’s words, Li Jing raised his eyebrows slightly.

They didn’t need to practice or experience time, they could grow rapidly just by fighting.

This talent seemed a bit of a cheat.

Although the probability of death was also high, as long as they were well nurtured, they were bound to become reliable forces in the future.

The seven in front of him were not only the last of the Valkyries, but all of them were at the threshold of the Quasi-Sky Father Level, temporarily unable to break free from the realm’s constraints.

This move by Odin...

Seemed to be sincere?

After a few glances at the seven female warriors on Fenrir’s back, all their faces showed a bit of embarrassment and nervousness, Li Jing gestured, tearing a spatial rift in the sky.

"Move out, to the X Divine Fields."

With the command, the two allied races made their moves immediately, moving into the rift.

The Supreme God Clan had gained quite a bit from this expedition.

Although it wasn’t as satisfying as the outright slaughter and annihilation of other god clans in a proper war, it was still a good thing to have divine realms to conquer. They had completely placed their trust in Li Jing.

Didn’t matter if the "leader" was not from the Supreme God Clan?

No problem.

As long as there was battle, it was good enough!

Usually, when a Supreme was in power, discovery of one or two unfamiliar divine realms was already a feat.

Li Jing scored right off the bat with nine battles, making him unquestionably the best Supreme God in history.

After participating in the battle of the X-jin Divine Field, the X-god clan also tasted the benefits of war to a great extent.

However, most of them were just there to reap the benefits.

After the fruitless trip to the North Divine Field, there was another divine field to conquer, and the X-God clan didn’t want to lag behind.

Watching the two allied tribes endlessly break into the X Divine Field, this time Li Jing chose not to enter last. He glanced at the seven female warriors on Fenrir’s back and said,

"Don’t just stand there, this is a rare opportunity for you to participate in a divine battle and improve."

Before the operation, Li Jing had not announced his intentions to accept them, he had simply opened the spatial rift, which had left the seven female warriors worrying.

The instructions of God King Odin, they could not defy.

Already "sent" out, they had no interest in continuing to guard the Hall of Valor in the North Divine Field and serve the awakened gods.

Hearing Li Jing’s words now, the seven female warriors were slightly taken aback first, then they bowed their heads in unison, motioning their obedience. Immediately after, the seven of them turned into seven different colored rays of light and fled into the spatial rift.

The Valkyrie Clan evolve through battle.

They have a gifted talent from birth, which is typical of battle fanatics.

If there are battles to be fought, they won’t be left behind.

Seeing the seven female warriors rush into the spatial rift without hesitation, Li Jing guessed that these seemingly weak female warriors were warriors by nature. He glanced at Fenrir, which was wagging its tail like a fool on the spot.

"Fenrir, you go and protect them, don’t let them get hurt."

"Ah, about that..."

Fenrir was awkward.

It didn’t like playing nanny.

But, it couldn’t disregard Li Jing’s instructions either.

It had just declared its loyalty a moment ago, hadn’t it?

Reluctantly standing up, Fenrir asked,

"Can I eat something?"

"Depends on the situation. Bite if you think the opponent is worth your bite, don’t eat indiscriminately."

Li Jing responded and turned to Gabriel and Lilith by his side.

"You two also keep an eye on the female warriors. Try not to interfere with them, strive to allow them to use their innate advantages in the divine battle to gain more enhancement, see if they can break free from the constraints of the realm."

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