Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 655: Igniting Divine Fire
“Then let’s begin! Is there anything else we need to prepare?”
Xi Wei patted Loli’s small head. Shirley had already returned control of her body.
“There’s nothing special to prepare. It’s safest to be near the source of faith.”
Shirley’s voice echoed around them. “Give the Life Codex to Loli. When she absorbs enough divinity, the process of igniting divine fire will begin automatically. I’ll guide her if there’s anything she doesn’t understand.”
Xi Wei handed the Life Codex to Loli. He didn’t doubt Shirley’s words. Everything about Shirley was controlled by Loli, and they had been developed so many times already… Back when they were in Ruo Yi’s river of time, the madness of this goddess, how she had even knelt down, wagging her tail and begging him, her tantalizing words still echoed in his ears. However, he definitely couldn’t mention such things to Shirley again, or she would surely be overcome with shame and run away.
As Loli gradually absorbed the divinity, the Life Codex began to fade, but it didn’t disappear. Instead, it merged with Loli. Every god had their own divine artifact. Now, by taking Shirley’s Life Codex, Loli had obtained a perfect weapon embryo. Once she ignited the divine fire, this embryo would transform into a divine artifact solely belonging to her. Of course, since the Life Codex provided divinity, the artifact’s rank would be lowered. As the rank decreased, Shirley’s imprint would also be gradually erased. After that, the divine artifact would appear in the form Loli desired.
“Boom!” Loli’s eyes were slightly closed, and her aura surged like a monstrous wave that had accumulated. The moment it reached the critical point, it exploded outwards like a halo! Initially, a point of light appeared above Winter Fort. In the blink of an eye, it expanded like ripples on water. A brilliant halo of divinity could be seen in the sky for thousands of miles, enveloping half of the Wintery Empire. The dispersed divine nature of life even healed the injuries of all the creatures there.
Suddenly, the wind and clouds roiled. Not only the power of faith from Xi Wei’s body but also the faith radiated by all the residents of the Wintery Empire began to converge towards Winter Fort. The power of faith was ephemeral, but the highly condensed faith above Winter Fort, along with the clouds on the horizon, formed a vast vortex. That golden, softly white swirling cloud connected to Winter Fort like an inverted funnel.
Countless residents of the Wintery Empire stared blankly at the sky. Faintly, they could hear gentle hymns in their ears. Those who had seen Loli could recognize it as her voice. Those who hadn’t could still hear a praise of life from the indistinct singing. Various wondrous scenes appeared within the funnel cloud above Winter Fort. Young deer wading through shallow streams, birds flying through deep forests. Sunrise with the red sun, sunset with the crimson clouds. Summer insects living and dying in a day, a single spark igniting a prairie. Seas drying up and rocks decaying, the sun and stars turning. Winter winds destroying all plants, dead trees blooming again in spring.
“Crack—!” A golden light descended from the sky, like a divine being wielding a brush, tracing a flickering line. It was also like a half-hidden door, with endless mysteries peeking through the gap. The next moment, the “door” opened. Various scenes shattered into countless light points, condensing into a spiral staircase of light. The stairs led straight to the heavens, connecting with the funnel cloud. Light overflowed from within the clouds, and the surrounding sky gradually darkened, even the scorching sun paled in comparison. High in the sky, only the dazzling staircase seemed to remain, with the starry universe and galaxy behind it.
The immense pressure caused many residents of Winter City to involuntarily fall to their knees. “God! That’s a god!” Old Link, who had believed in the Goddess of Abundance for most of his life and had believed in the King of Winter for half a year, knelt on the ground. He lowered his head, trembling with excitement, his lips quivering as he muttered to himself, but he dared not look at the divine ladder ascending to godhood.
[You are witnessing Loli’s divine fire ritual.]
When the players’ appraisal techniques landed on the divine ladder formed by the power of faith, they received this prompt. “Old Wang, stop sleeping! Come out and see God! This time it’s real, I call it!” “My God, I’m not even level sixty, and that little milkmaid in the King of Winter’s arms is about to become a god?” “Hilarious! I thought the King of Winter was the son of the world. Now it seems Loli is the true son of the world.” “I declare the Cain Continent to be the game with the least regard for players in official game history, because in this game, NPCs are the protagonists, and we players are just helpers and background props.”
amid the players’ discussions, a petite figure appeared at the bottom of the divine ladder. Even from a distance, the figure was highly recognizable. A squirrel-tail like cloud of hair, golden long hair, and a maid outfit – it was none other than the little maid Loli. At this moment, Loli was following the guidance of the world’s rules, stepping step by step towards the top of the divine ladder. That was the Ascension Altar, and Loli’s task was to ignite the divine fire there.
The process was slow. Loli had to wait a moment after ascending each step. This was because the higher steps were still unstable and required more power of faith to solidify into usable steps. Many legendary-grade individuals failed at this stage during their divine fire ignition. They lacked sufficient power of faith to stabilize and maintain the divine ladder, but for Loli, none of this was a problem. Xi Wei was her most solid backing, pushing her step by step towards godhood with the faith of the entire nation.
Only three steps remained. Loli took a deep breath and looked back at Xi Wei, who was silently watching her. There was nothing to be afraid of. She bravely took a step forward. In her mind, she recalled every moment of her life. The demi-human town trampled by the armies of the Kolon Empire, her companions killed and violated by human soldiers, fleeing with her family, her childhood of wandering…
“Stomp!” Upon stepping onto the third step, her maid dress transformed into a magnificent holy robe woven from stars. Her parents were discovered and killed by humans, and finally, her brother couldn’t escape death at the hands of human nobles…
“Stomp!” Upon stepping onto the second step, her destined divine artifact, the Scepter of Life, appeared and circled around her. When she was on the verge of death, she met Xi Wei. Through Xi Wei’s favor, she found the strength belonging to the demi-humans, transforming from a ragged, bullied demi-elf to someone about to ignite the divine fire… Tears streamed down Loli’s cheeks. It was relief and gratitude.
“Stomp!” Upon stepping onto the final step, a light descended from the sky, like a meteor, landing on her head and transforming into a divine crown. The surrounding hymns became more fervent, and arcane law runes danced around the girl like butterflies, as if celebrating the birth of a new god. Loli took the torch representing the rule of life from the side of the Ascension Altar and ignited the divine fire before it.
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