Chapter 128
▪️DOMAIN OF THE GODS
The entire forest seemed to have come alive the moment the 'false-god' shattered and disappeared.
The plants began to flourish, as they grow more branches and bloom rapidly whilst multicolored flowers sprouted everywhere, as it adorned the surroundings like a veridian wonderland.
Radiant marble-sized orbs of light flew in from all directions, before turning into countless butterfly-like faeries as these forest sprites sways with the wind.
Everything felt as if it came straight out of a fairytale...
But Demigod Volker was feeling an entirely different sensation as he gazed upon this myriad of phenomenon.
It was an eerie foreboding sense of dread and the Totem Guardian felt as if he had suddenly become the archnemesis of the entire world at this moment.
The mana within the air, the flying elemental faeries, and all the plants in this forest... seemed to inhibit strong hostility towards him.
It was weird.
Since the more flourishing the surroundings became, the more potent the killing intent he'd felt!
Its as if he had suddenly became incompatible with the world itself...
Like mother nature itself is denying his very own existence.
Volker had only experienced this kind of feeling once in his long and illustrious life. And the last time he experienced it was way back at the Heavenly War a thousand years ago...
"Is this...a manifestation of celestial domain!?"
He widened his eyes showing expression of utter disbelief.
As the name suggests, the Celestial Domain is the divine realm of a God.
And only when a God fully mastered their own divinity could they corporeally manifest their own domain!
Unlike lesser domains like legendary and demigod domains, Celestial domains is the pinnacle of territorial phantasm magic and also the most enigmatic one as well.
Inside their own Celestial Domain, True Gods are almost invincible as they can completely manipulate the heavens and earth within it. In a sense, they become the master of the space itself just as long as they have sufficient divine power to sustain the domain's manifestation.
Inside the Celestial Domain of a Deity, almost no one could contend against its owner once you enter it.
Unless of course the one who intrude upon is another God who could also manifest their own domain.
Volker knew he had made a grave mistake by entering this forest upon realizing that a Celestial Domain had manifested in this area.
His heart was already filled with inner turmoil at this moment.
How could it be so!?
Whose Celestial Domain is this!?
She...
—No, this domain shouldn't belong to that false-god who still can't fully control her own divinity right?
Impossible!
How could she...actually manifest her own Celestial Domain?
There's just no way that could be true!
This is Saigües, a realm wherein mana is quite sparse. There's no suitable place in this world where a deity could sustain a manifestation of their Domain.
If this flase-god actually had full control of her own divinity...then, is there really any need for her to hide in the first place?
S-She... what kind of existence is she?
To be able to steal and control the divinity of life so quickly just after the curse of the World Tree was lifted...What kind of monster is this!?
Could...it really be that the Goddess of Death is fully assisting her?
B-But...why does she still need to hide? This action seems kind of pointless since she had already become a true god who could fully master her divinity.
Volker felt completely puzzled as he couldn't understand the reasoning behind her odd behavior.
Well Evé certainly has a celestial domain.
In fact, when she gained possession of the World Tree's inheritance, Yggdrasill's celestial domain was also included as well.
Yggdrasill is an Ancient Old God.
The sense of control over the heavens and earth that Eve initially felt when she was just reborn came from the instinct of Yggdrasill's Celestial Domain!
It's just that the DP consumption required to physically manifest the Celestial Domain is much too great. It wasn't until Evé escaped from her initial quasi-death state and entered the domain mentally that this consumption came down.
This... allowed Evé to manifest her Celestial Domain and gain an ability to fight against stronger opponents!
Demigod Volker instinctively shuddered, feeling goosebumps all over his body as he remembered all his previous arrogant behavior.
He...
Did he just insulted a god who fully controls the divinity of life and incessantly mocked her as a false god?
Him, a mere Demigod was unknowingly mocking a True God as if he's way above her all this time.
It is said that, gods cannot be desecrated...
If the other party decides to kill him because of his blasphemous behavior, then there's nothing he could do about it, since the rest of the gods would not stand on Uller's side at all, even if he's a divine envoy of the God of Winter and Hunting.
The power gap between True Gods and Demigods are so enormous even if they're just one level apart.
Thinking of this, Volker's mouth ran dry, as endless regret and fear surged within his heart.
He had completely lost the will to fight simply because he definitely knew that he couldn't win this battle!
Having lived for thousands of years, he still had some instinctual sense of self-preservation in his heart.
Volker suddenly starts falling from the sky, then he bowed respectfully in the direction where Evé had just disappeared and spoke with an extremely bitter voice,
"This demigod, the totem guardian Volker serving under the God of Winter and Hunting, greets your majesty, the Supreme Ruler of Nature and Life..."
Since the other party had already manifested her Celestial Domain and is also a dual-attribute holder of the path of nature and life, it is only natural that she would be proclaimed as the new ruler of Nature and Life!
"Hmn? Why are you so scared already?"
A surprised feminine voice echoed from the sky.
Volker couldn't help but let out a rueful smile.
He submissively lowered his head, put away his weapon, and explained with an awkward tone,
"It's a misunderstanding... All of this was merely a misunderstanding!"
He is an old being whom had lived for countless years. He had already experienced a lot of things in life and also quite proficient in the the art of survival.
When it's time to admit defeat, then you should admit defeat.
Those who have been stubborn and hard-headed either have unparalleled strength, or their bodies are already decaying six feet deep underground.
"No, this is not a misunderstanding."
The majestic voice resounded again.
"This ceased to be a misunderstanding the moment your master, Uller, tried to meddle with the affairs of nature and life. "
"Anyhow, I'm quite curious about the usage of the Celestial Domain and also about demigods such as yourself. Since you're already here, then please help satiate my curiosity."
Upon hearing this sentence, Volibear was horrified.
He didn't think about anything else, but instead quickly turned around and ran away without ever looking back!
Escape!
Must escape fast!
He didn't know where the endpoint of this Celestial Domain was, but this space should not be too big in scope.
All he needed to do is to run in one direction!
"Why are you running?"
Eve's ethereal voice resounded again with an added hint of playfulness in its tone this time.
Volker scanned his surroundings as every plants in the forest began to wildly grow in size. A massive hand composed of wodden substances then swiftly moved and tried to seized him!
At the same time, Walker felt that all the mana in this domain was cut off and he now couldn't connect to any of it at all. He could not use any external energy except for his own innate divine power...as if magic itself is denying his existence.
The strength of a demigod...aside from one's own inborn divine power, comes from understanding the governing laws of the world and its influence upon reality which is an integral part of a demigod's power.
And the governing laws inside the Celestial Domain conforms to the owner of the domain.
Losing control of these laws would be fatal.
Volker's power has already been reduced by half.
All the plants grew rapidly wherever he passed, as vines turned into chains as it attempt to ensnare him in place!
Volker gritted his teeth, before pulling out his divine axe, and used all his strength to hack the vines entangling him.
Silver colored divine power burst out from his body as his weapon fiercely collided with the plants...
In an instant, bright light encompassed the area.
Boom!
The sound of divine power exploding was like lightning rending the skies asunder!
However, as the lightshow faded, Volker was horrified to find that he still couldn't cut through the entangling vines despite using all his might!
You see, Volker's full-forced axe swing was enough to split a mountain in half! Yet his attack this time, only left a shallow cut on the plants...
How did these vines became too strong!?
Just a few minutes ago, these vines was nothing more than a common plant on Saigües... even goblins could easily tear it apart!
His eyes then brightened.
Domain Amplification!
These plants are being strengthened inside this domain!
Once a domain completes its full manifestation, all the things that corresponds to the owner's divinity inside their divine space will be reinforced exponentially!
Volker was horrified as he looked at the numerous vines coiling around his axe like slithering serpents. Reluctantly, he dropped this prized weapon of his before continuing to run away but then he—
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