Chapter 605: Taking Command

Li Mochen stayed in the Primordial Dome for an extra half day. During this time, he not only looted the warship but also forcibly severed the source core connection between the battleship 'Odro' and the Primordial Dome.

Li Mochen not only had high expectations for the combat and navigation capabilities of the 'Odro' but also coveted the factories inside it. He needed more genetic agents and magical armor to strengthen his church and the combat power of his subordinates in the mortal world.

The 'Third World' approaching the Bright World filled him with deep apprehension. Once the realms merged, the numerous beast tribes under Odin's command would surely flood into the Bright World, triggering an epic war.

And the angelic legions that the Lord of Radiance had cultivated for thousands of years were equally not to be ignored.

Although Li Mochen held the authority to command all the dead and spirits in the world, the angelic legions under the direct command of the Lord of Radiance and the seven Archangels were a completely different matter from the previous Berlin War.

So now, any combat power he could grasp, he would strive to grasp, never finding it too much.

Rather than letting this battleship continue to draw the weak energy from the nearly exhausted Primordial Dome and scrape together the few remaining supplies, it would be better to bring it to the Bright World.

In that resource-rich place, this war machine built by the Moshra could fulfill its greatest potential. And the technical capabilities of the trio—him, Anthony, and Estatin—might just be enough to repair the 'Odro's' engines and make it self-sufficient.

This was a star-class battleship, of which the Moshra had built only three. Even its hull alone possessed formidable combat power. At its peak, it could even contend with a major deity.

Unfortunately, Li Mochen had no spatial artifact large enough to hold the 'Odro'. His secondary body could only entrust this task to 'Dragon Vein' and 'Moon Rabbit', having his two generations of spirit pets deliver it to the vicinity of the Bright World.

For a warship completely devoid of energy, this was very difficult. But the former had already entered the 'Ancient Dragon' stage five years ago and was equipped with the 'Space Dragon' magical battle armor crafted by Anthony. Its strength was already immense, comparable to most primeval dragons.

As for 'Moon Rabbit', she had mastered no fewer than fifteen divine powers with Li Mochen's help ten years ago, five of which had reached the intermediate level.

However, due to the limited elemental spirits in the Primordial Dome, her magical power and physical body could not reach the immortal realm, or the 'Physical God' level.

But Li Mochen had left her enough medicine and the advanced genetic agents that Tai Rudi had personally tested. So entering the immortal realm was no longer a problem for 'Moon Rabbit'—just a matter of one or two months of nurturing and strengthening.

Li Mochen also brought two pieces of mythical armaments specially made for Moon Rabbit, both nearly as powerful as 'Philip's Arm of Calamity'. They would elevate Moon Rabbit's combat ability to the rank of a high god within the next year.

With such a powerful fighter, he naturally didn't want her to remain stuck in the Primordial Dome. She was an important asset he hoped would help counter the Archangels in the future.

In addition, Li Mochen equipped them with two mythical-grade 'biological suits', which would further enhance the strength of the rabbit and the dragon.

These were his gains from the 'Odro'. While the entire Bright World had only three such mythical suits, he found ten in the core compartment of the 'Odro'. He even obtained their unlock keys from the ship's main AI.

Fortunately, the warship had only had its outer defenses breached by Dugu Tianyi, and the core compartment storing the mythical biological suits remained intact.

But even if Tai Rudi and the others obtained them, they probably couldn't use them. Limited by their knowledge, aside from the simple genetic agents, they couldn't operate the other devices on the 'Odro'. Otherwise, the 'Shenxiao Sect' would have been destroyed long ago. The thousand-odd magical armors with demigod-level power were a terrifying force. Even in the Bright World, they were extremely powerful. Used properly, they could collectively kill a high god, or even a mighty god.

Also worth mentioning was that after severing the source core connection between the 'Odro' and the Primordial Dome, the merit energy on the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda' once again broke through ten million strands, reaching a high of thirteen million strands.

But this time, no new purple qi was generated, leaving Li Mochen deeply disappointed.

He guessed that the threshold for generating the next strand of purple qi might be higher, but this needed to be confirmed by facts.

A few days later presented a good opportunity—the completion of the magic network in the Bright World, as a participant, would surely reap him a great amount of merit. He wondered if it could condense another strand of 'Merit Purple Qi'.

…

Seven days later, in the Bright World, above the central Pacific Ocean. Li Mochen's 'Land of Fate' magic tower hovered here, and on the twenty-fourth floor of this tower, Robert, Hazel, Conshuli, and others gathered.

This was no longer the top floor of the magic tower; after Li Mochen ascended to godhood, he had added a twenty-fifth floor. Since sufficient preparations had been made beforehand, it was completed in just a few days.

Will it succeed?

Hazel looked around through the observation array of the magic tower: "It feels so risky—"

At this moment, she could already sense the thoughts of several god-king level beings sweeping back and forth across this world.

The mythical-grade bio-armor Hazel wore trembled under the oppression of these powerful wills.

Her demigod-grade bio-armor had not yet reached the stage of complete evolution, but just seven days ago, Li Mochen had taken out two mythical-grade bio-armors from the laboratory and replaced the armors of her and Eliza.

This allowed her strength to be further enhanced. Yet even though she was now confident that she could face a high god head-on, under the pressure of these powerful foreign god-kings, she still felt as insignificant as an ant.

The God of Strategy, Garcia Feron, was quite calm: "Powerful they may be, but whether these are their true bodies and whether they can actually enter—we'll have to wait and see."

"Can't enter? Is it because of the Treaty of Separation between Gods and Men?"

Consulius shook his head dismissively: "But that may not be enough to restrain them. After all, this involves a struggle for divine authority—"

"But there is still the Lord of Radiance!"

Garcia Feron explained: "The gods are reluctant to see this magic net completed, as it would cause their followers to lose reverence for them. I think the Lord of Radiance feels the same. However, compared to Odin, I believe He would rather support the Magic Goddess Diana."

Consulius understood his meaning. Among the Aesir, Odin's domains include not only strength, lightning, war, and combat, but also prophecy, kingship, wisdom, healing, poetry, death, and magic!

In the past, Odin had also intended to contend for the magic divine office in this world, but the full-scale war between the Aesir and the Olympians interrupted his plans.

Thus it could be inferred that among the gods who least wanted this magic net to be completed, Odin was certainly one, and the most powerful at that.

"But isn't the Lord of Radiance still beset by troubles? His internal problems haven't been resolved. Does He have the strength to deal with Odin?" Jennifer asked in confusion.

"That depends on the situation. With all due respect, although my lord has limitless potential, having dealt a heavy blow to the Lord of Radiance's prestige and now seized the fate divine office that the Lord of Radiance had desperately sought, He clearly cannot yet shake the Lord of Radiance's divine throne."

As Garcia Feron spoke, he glanced sideways at Li Mochen: "However, Odin and Zeus are different. Their descent would be enough to topple the Lord of Radiance from His position as the supreme god of this world."

At this moment, Li Mochen inwardly relaxed. His secondary body had returned to this world, which not only meant his combat power had fully recovered to its peak state, but was even stronger than it had been a dozen days ago.

After this, his attention once again turned to the void, to the remaining five points.

The magic net established by Diana was built around a pentagram array. The pentagram, besides representing 'life' and 'health' and being used as a magical symbol for praying for happiness, as well as a symbol for protection and healing wounds, also represented the power of sealing.

The magic net of the Goddess of Magic was meant to seal 'magical energy', allowing all magical professionals to draw upon it only within the rules.

Moreover, because the pentagram resembles the human body, it is also considered to represent the 'microcosm' of the human body, capable of storing immense power.

And Li Mochen, as the highest existing combat power within the Primordial Dome, was stationed at the very center of this pentagram, the most central and critical point.

In addition, he had to bear the task of providing support in all directions in critical situations.

Li Mochen accepted without hesitation. According to his contract with Diana, after her magic net was completed, she would grant him a 'backdoor' and corresponding permissions.

The extent of these permissions was related to how much effort Li Mochen contributed.

However, Li Mochen was now more concerned about merit. He knew that this kind of thing also yielded returns proportional to effort. At a time when he was extremely eager for the aura of merit, he naturally took on Diana's request without shirking.

If not for the fact that his wife Angela had to guard the underworld of America to prevent her authority from being stolen, Li Mochen would have even wanted to bring Angela in to share some luck and merit.

But Diana also brought extremely strong forces to this potential battle, showcasing her extensive network of connections.

At this moment, among the five points of the pentagram array, except for the southeastern point, which was jointly handled by 'Truth Sovereign' Bethel Einstein and 'Mechanical Sovereign' Anthony Breiden, the other four directions were guarded by beings with the rank of major gods, or even god-kings.

The 'Sea Goddess' Thetis in the southwestern Pacific, the 'Goddess of Liberty' Eris in North America, the Hearth and Flame Goddess 'Hestia' at the Middle Eastern node, and near the Arctic Ocean, the goddess Gulveig (a powerful goddess of the Vanir clan in Norse mythology, a frost giantess. She had fought alone against the Aesir, died three times yet did not die, triggering a long war between the Vanir and Aesir, eventually forcing Odin to make peace), who held sway over 'life', 'earth', 'magic', 'battle', 'cold', and 'north wind'.

Mages from the Old and New Worlds had also become allies of the Goddess of Magic. At least thirty-five 'Title Magicians' and 'National Magicians', along with dozens of Zhenren and Immortals from the ancient Eastern kingdom, were helping guard the various nodes of this pentagram array.

Modern mages were quite open-minded, and a consensus had been reached among nations. Rather than allowing everyone to cast spells recklessly within the world, it was better to establish a rule that all must follow. This might limit their power, but it would also limit the might of the gods.

It is worth mentioning that the ancient Eastern kingdom and India had both rejected the magic net, but the completion of the magic net was still beneficial to them. These two ancient great nations had chosen to build their own 'magic nets'. The Eastern kingdom had the 'Jianmu', while India had the 'Vishnu Great Barrier', both also to be completed today.

In addition, there should be other gods participating. Artemis must help Diana; the completion of the magic net benefits nature and forests. If she stood idly by, she might lose the favor of the world's 'nature' and 'roots'.

Even Diana's mother, the Night Goddess Nyx, might have returned from the outer realms.

However, these few had not yet appeared, likely serving as the Goddess of Magic's hidden reserves.

"Belinda, go to this position. Someone, or a god, is destroying the magic array nodes there. I'll give you a team of legends and a demigod to stop them!"

The Belinda he mentioned was Belinda Harris, the 'Goddess of Song and Charm', who had only become his subordinate god a few days ago.

This pop diva, who had once collaborated with him, had inexplicably become a god through faith a few years ago. Then, after Li Mochen ascended to godhood, she unhesitatingly switched sides and became his subordinate god, simply because he also held the domains of youth, vitality, and beauty, which barely overlapped.

If she were an ordinary faith god, Li Mochen would not think much of her. But Belinda Harris's six super-legendary albums, three mythical albums, dozens of classic songs, and her extraordinary beauty derived from her succubus bloodline had brought her a massive amount of faith, allowing her to directly enter the ranks of a powerful god.

And a powerful god, even with seemingly useless domains like 'song' and 'charm', could still possess considerable combat power.

Especially since this woman, after ascending to godhood, had gradually mastered the initial 'charm' divine authority, and relying on her level 14 'charm' divine rank, elevated it to a high level. This made Belinda Harris no longer a rootless duckweed, giving her some value.

But after Li Mochen issued the order, Belinda Harris clearly hesitated.

"Me?"

She didn't like fighting, but when Belinda Harris saw Li Mochen's expression, cold and firm as rock, she knew she couldn't refuse.

The key was Li Mochen's face, which made her heart flutter again and her breath hot. The backlash from the innate charm technique a few years ago still existed, and its effect grew stronger over time.

Belinda felt that if she stayed here any longer, she might burn up entirely.

"OK! I'll figure something out."

After she left the magic tower, Jennifer sneered: "You're quite considerate of her, aren't you? Is this what the East calls 'pity for the fair'?"

—Judging from the magical energy reaction over there, Belinda's opponent should not exceed the level of a lesser god.

Li Mochen simply ignored her. Belinda was not a god specialized in combat. She indeed needed to learn to fight, but it had to be gradual, not by throwing her off a cliff from the start.

Besides, she hadn't cost him anything; on the contrary, she had paid a large amount of divine power to seek Li Mochen's protection.

"The one six thousand five hundred kilometers to the east is for you, Jennifer. Can you handle it?"

The opponent he assigned to Jennifer was also a lesser god, a demon lord from the Abyss.

Jennifer was clearly dissatisfied, feeling the opponent was too weak, but she eventually returned to her own magic tower and flew eastward.

At this moment, within the area Li Mochen was responsible for, it could be said that fires were breaking out on all sides. Although Li Mochen did not sense any extremely powerful beings from those directions, the number of 'fire points' was somewhat large.

Fortunately, he now had a considerable number of strong individuals under his command. In terms of numbers alone, they could already form a complete pantheon.

In the next ten minutes, the twenty-four 'adult dragons' and five vampire 'ancients' on the lower floors of the magic tower all led their teams out.

Then Consulius, Robespierre, Lilith, and Cain, the ancient shadow dragon Yvette, the ancient giant Bartram, 'First Principle' Paracelsus, and the newly recruited ancient blue dragon Delmer, all departed one after another under Li Mochen's assignment.

The construction of the twenty-fifth floor of the magic tower had granted him an additional recruitment slot for a dragon and a caster, and their ranks could be increased by one level from the original.

Li Mochen had not yet found a suitable candidate for a caster at the lesser god level. However, he had already arranged for an ancient dragon. Like the adult dragons, the blue dragon Delmer, with a lifespan of seventeen thousand years, had also reached the end of his dragon life. So, as early as when Li Mochen began recruiting dragons, this one had already approached him, but at that time, the specifications of the 'Destiny Manor' magic tower were insufficient to support this ancient blue dragon.

However, after the twenty-fifth floor was completed, Delmore signed a contract with Li Mochen at the first opportunity. Its life had less than ten years left, and it had to enter a dragon-slumber state every day to reduce the consumption of strength and life. And now, the latter was in the prime of youth, entering the era when he was eight thousand years old and at his most vigorous.

"It seems we are being underestimated, my lord! This is probably a test for you as well."

The God of Strategy, Garcia Ferrin, frowned as he looked at the map of the Pacific Ocean manifested before them. The enemies appearing within the central circle of this pentagram array were more numerous than those in the other five directions combined. Among them were gods from various pantheons, as well as demons and devils from the abyss and hell.

Only the undead dared not appear within the scope of Li Mochen's jurisdiction. His power to restrain the undead had made all undead in the Bright World tremble in fear, yet they also yearned for it; they did not dare to fight the Lord of Fate head-on.

But the total number of those 'ignition points' had already exceeded fifty! And it was still growing.

Garcia had already discerned the intentions of the gods. They were trying to probe all the forces under the Lord of Fate's command. And the Lord of Radiance was also allowing these gods to enter the center of the Pacific.

Garcia even suspected that the 'Goddess of Magic' harbored ill intentions. The very center of this pentagram array was the Pacific Ocean, so no matter how fierce the battle, it would not cause too much damage to this world and mortals.

This allowed the gods to attack his lord without restraint.

"It doesn't matter!"

Li Mochen responded calmly: "This is a good opportunity, isn't it? It lets these gods face our power squarely."

He was not unaware of the gods' purpose, but in Li Mochen's view, such probing was meaningless.

He had already brought back the complete technical data for the mythical-grade 'bio-armor' from the 'Odro', which would greatly accelerate the research progress of Gu Hong and the others. They could attempt production in at most a month.

And once the battleship 'Odro' arrived in the Bright World, the power possessed by the Church of Fate and the Wiltonshtan family would increase tenfold.

Even now, Li Mochen still had enough countermeasures at hand. Hazel and Robert had not yet been deployed, nor had Garcia Ferrin, or the chosen one, Eliza Targaryen, who held the mythical-grade bio-armor.

In addition, this magic tower housed twenty-four powerful demigod spellcasters.

So Li Mochen was not afraid to reveal all his trump cards. If it made the gods wary, it would save him a lot of trouble in the future and buy him more time.

But if they still intended to wage war against him, then with the 'Odro', he could still teach these fellows a profound lesson.

At that moment, Li Mochen saw a void gate torn open in the sky ahead, about four thousand kilometers away. Then a giant creature with multiple heads and multiple arms stepped out from behind the gate.

—That was a Hecatoncheires. Their ancestors were the first children born to Gaia and the Greek primordial king of gods, Uranus. They could be understood as malformed offspring, three brothers: Aegaeon, Cottus, and Gyes.

The primordial king Uranus found them ugly and even tried to stuff them back into Gaia's womb, causing her great pain.

Uranus ultimately failed and could only imprison them deep in the abyss of 'Tartarus'. But this led the angry Gaia to help Cronus overthrow his father Uranus.

These three Hecatoncheires were not released until the Titanomachy, when Zeus led the Olympian gods to war against the second-generation king Cronus and his Titan pantheon.

After helping Zeus win the war, the three brothers became the guards of the gates of 'Tartarus', responsible for suppressing and sealing the second-generation king Cronus. The eldest brother, 'Briareus', even became the son-in-law of Poseidon, the god of the sea.

This was a powerful force that had been tamed by Zeus, possessing immense vitality. Even the divine war that swept across Europe did not harm this powerful race's vitality.

This was also the reason Diana did not choose to complete the magical ritual in the Old Continent. She was not only wary of the Lord of Radiance but also of those ancient pantheons, which had too many foundations and contingency plans left in the Old Continent.

Li Mochen's gaze also sharpened. He thought these kings of gods truly had no integrity. They had concealed so many Hecatoncheires, not including them in the 'Treaty of Separation of Gods and Men'.

"Robert, go stop them. Garcia and Eliza, you go too."

Robert disappeared from behind Li Mochen without hesitation. Moments later, from the demiplane below the magic tower, a sci-fi magnetic levitation warship soared into the sky, heading three thousand kilometers away.

As the most powerful combat force under Li Mochen's command and his most reliable right hand, she and Hazel each had a direct subordinate unit, including four demigods and four legendary combat groups, twelve legends.

The number of Hecatoncheires was as high as thirty, but most were at the demigod and lesser god levels. The truly troublesome ones were three giants with twenty heads and fifty arms each. They were beings with high god-level strength, likely direct descendants of the three primordial Hecatoncheires.

"Then I shall also join the battle!"

Garcia Ferrin bowed slightly: "Please, my lord, pay close attention to the direction of the Underworld. I sense something very wrong. The Twin Sleep Gods and Lina Eldridge alone may not be enough to hold the Underworld."

At this time, the Twin Sleep Gods had become subordinate gods of Angela, the goddess of dreams and the underworld.

This was part of the deal between Li Mochen and Diana. As the price for her participation in the war, the latter had to hand over part of the Twin Sleep Gods' essence and all their divine fragments to Li Mochen.

Hypnos, the god of sleep, and Thanatos, the god of death, were originally children of Nyx, and the younger brothers of Hecate, the goddess of magic—that is, Diana.

So to some extent, these two ancient Greek gods of sleep and death had been 'reborn' in the Twin Sleep Gods.

These two were originally hostages from the compromise between Nyx and the three brothers of Zeus, serving as assistants to 'Hades' in managing the underworld. Now, it was only natural for them to become Angela's aides.

In fact, although the twin brothers retained their self-awareness, they regarded themselves as the reincarnations of the god of sleep and the god of death. They even abandoned their original names and named themselves 'Hypnos' and 'Thanatos'.

But although the Twin Sleep Gods were extremely powerful deities two thousand years ago, second only to 'Hades' in the underworld, their power had only just recovered now. Even after fully acquiring the bloodline and divine essence of the Twin Sleep Gods, they only had the strength of lesser gods, insufficient to help Angela hold the underworld.

As for Lina Eldridge, who had been deified under the name 'Underworld Maiden', she was even less reliable.

At this moment, only the 'Enemy of Death' Thomson Beo, whom Li Mochen had hired, could provide some reassurance.

"Go! I won't be negligent."

This was why Li Mochen was eager for his secondary body to return. The gods' coveting of the American underworld also made him uneasy.

At that moment, after Robert and the others had left, the 'Longinus Holy Spear' once again hung in midair. The forbidden spell powers named 'Thunder of God-Slaying', 'Matter Annihilation', 'Ice-Flame Divine Spear', and 'Fate Trajectory' began to coil around it.

As Li Mochen's strength grew, the power displayed by this 'Holy Spear' also became greater.

At the same time, the divine domains named 'War', 'Life', 'Death', 'Ice', and 'Flame' began to cover the sea surface within a radius of five thousand kilometers around the magic tower.

He temporarily refrained from using the 'Equality' divine authority, because at this moment, those truly powerful beings had not yet entered the battle.

"It seems I must also join the battle!"

Hazel, the only one still here, raised her hand slightly, and the mythical-grade bio-armor covered her entire body.

Because at this moment, to their southwest, another huge rift was torn open, and a large number of wolves surged out—descendants of the fierce wolves Geri and Freki, a powerful force no less than those Hecatoncheires.

Odin, besides his various divine offices, also commanded many powerful war beasts.

Under his throne were not only the eight-legged horse 'Sleipnir' but also the fierce wolves Geri and Freki, and the two ravens 'Huginn' and 'Muninn'.

"You also need to give me at least twelve 'Magic Tower Guardians'."

She knew that the 'Fate Manor' magic tower required at least twelve demigod-level spellcasters to be stationed to exert over ninety percent of its efficiency, helping Li Mochen fight head-on against those major gods, even kings of gods.

Li Mochen decisively set the list of 'Magic Tower Guardians' to be deployed and instructed: "These forces may not be enough. You can use the Dragon Oath."

"Understood! I will act within my means, brother—"

Hazel also had her own magnetic levitation warship, but less than a second after it started, a blood-red spear suddenly pierced down from the clouds, almost hitting the bow of the ship.

Although the spear was shattered by a sword beam as it fell, the massive magical turbulence still sent the magnetic levitation warship tumbling through the air like a toy, sparks bursting all around. Countless magic circuits and circuits were destroyed.

"Andre Li Wiltonshtan!"

A figure appeared in front of the magic tower, radiating golden brilliance, with divine flames surging around him, standing on a four-horse chariot.

That was Ares, the god of war! But the one appearing today was many times stronger than the incarnation of Ares that Li Mochen had previously destroyed.

As a god of war, all conflicts between this one and Li Mochen were not subject to the punishment of the 'Treaty of Separation of Gods and Men', allowing Him to descend all His power into this world.

But Li Mochen knew that this was still not Ares' true body.

Under the deterrence of the 'Longinus Holy Spear', this man did not dare to place his true body before the Fate Manor magic tower.

Of course, Li Mochen never intended to use the 'Longinus Holy Spear' against Ares. The target of this powerful artifact would only be the 'kings of gods' who descended upon the Bright World.

The one before him did not yet qualify for him to use this artifact of fate.

The next moment, countless crimson spears shot out from the top floor of the Fate Manor magic tower.

These were the 'Solar Flame Divine Spears' derived from Li Mochen's innate spell. Though far inferior to the Lord of Radiance's 'Radiant Holy Spear', their power was extraordinary.

He had already evolved this innate spell into his own divine authority power and combined it with the forbidden spell 'Meteor Shower of Fire', further enhancing its might!

Even Ares, as strong as he was, narrowed his eyes. Then the four horses before him, named 'Aethon' (meaning 'Burning'), 'Conabos' (meaning 'Riot'), 'Phlogios' (meaning 'Flame'), and 'Phobos' (meaning 'Terror'), all neighed.

The next instant, a nearly equal number of crimson spear rain shot out from behind Ares. The spear shadows containing the powers of burning, riot, flame, terror, and destruction collided violently with Li Mochen's 'Solar Flame Divine Spears' in midair, producing thunderous roars. The entire sea surface and sky were torn apart by their power.

In the chaotic magical storm, Hazel's magnetic levitation warship stabilized and quickly sped away into the distance.

But the battle between Li Mochen and Ares was just beginning.