The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend

The sheer intensity of Han Wu and the Myriad Kings’s battle had created such a commotion that it was a certainty many experts would soon be drawn to the scene to investigate what had transpired. Han Wu, his body heavy with exhaustion, dragged himself back to the Merchant Alliance with all the speed he could muster, not even bothering to glance at the new title he had just acquired. It was only after he had retreated to the privacy of his room that he finally inspected his new title.

[Diamond Title: Schizophrenia]

[Effect: Separates a part of the user’s persona to form a clone. The clone will absolutely obey the main body’s order. When the main body perishes, the clone will inherit everything from the main body.]

Han Wu’s face brightened with satisfaction as he analyzed the effects of his new title. He saw it as a literal godsend, offering a means to finally confront and manage the troublesome Origin of Mutation that had been dwelling within his body.

Despite the considerable increase in his own strength since the Origin of Mutation began residing in his body, Han Wu couldn’t ignore its persistent efforts to gather Divine Essence to enhance its powers. This observation fueled his growing concern and fear that the internal dynamic would inevitably shift, with the Origin of Mutation becoming too powerful and ultimately seizing complete control of his body.

He adamantly refused to allow that future to materialize, and so he had been limiting the amount of Divine Essence the Origin of Mutation could absorb, all the while desperately searching for a method to resolve this escalating issue permanently. It had never once crossed his mind that the key to his problem would be found within the Title Civilization.

I’ll have to excise the Origin of Mutation from my body once I return to the Divine Civilization.

From that day forward, whispers of the Myriad King’s mysterious disappearance spread quickly across the city. Numerous powerful factions poured vast amounts of time and resources into locating him. They investigated so thoroughly they practically excavated the entire city, but their search ultimately yielded no results.

Without the presence of someone as strong as the Myriad King to uphold order, the city rapidly plunged into utter chaos. During these turbulent times, everyone scrambled desperately, attempting to claim as many resources as possible. The other three large factions even went so far as to openly attack the Merchant Alliance.

The three factions had fully expected the Merchant Alliance to turtle up to minimize any potential losses. Thus, they were caught off guard when the Alliance chose to aggressively push back instead. What they didn’t realize was that, behind the scenes, the Merchant Alliance was closely cooperating with Han Wu.

Han Wu systematically assassinated the five Diamond-ranked adventurers belonging to the other three large factions, finally instilling enough fear in them to cease their attacks. He didn’t just stop there, however; he compelled them to submit to the Merchant Alliance, solidifying its position as the undisputed strongest faction.

Having successfully suppressed the three rival factions, the Merchant Alliance cemented its position as the strongest power within Myriad City. Their wealth and influence expanded at an astonishing, unparalleled pace. Within a single month, their initial assets had already doubled.

With the newly acquired wealth of the Merchant Alliance at his disposal, Han Wu gathered information from every corner of the Title Civilization, intending to purchase a large number of Diamond Title Scrolls and Diamond materials.

The allotted time for Han Wu to collect information about the Title Civilization soon ran out. After meticulously compiling all the intelligence he had gathered, Han Wu became absolutely certain that the Title Civilization was the Divine Civilization’s next target for invasion.

On account of their partnership, Han Wu divulged his home civilization and purpose to the Merchant Alliance before his departure. Regrettably, he would remain unaware of the kind of treatment the Merchant Alliance would receive once the Divine Civilization eventually launched its inevitable invasion.

As the year drew to a close, Han Wu’s seal finally became undone. In that moment, the omnipresent Will of the Title Civilization at last recognized him as an unauthorized intruder and, without hesitation, forcibly ejected him. Thankfully, a ship was already stationed and prepared for him outside the Title Civilization. Using his authority as a being from the Divine Civilization, he deftly piloted the vessel, successfully making his way back to the Divine Civilization’s Imperial College.

The Divine Civilization’s lecturers meticulously examined the vast amount of information Han Wu had obtained, who then diligently compiled it into a comprehensive and thorough report for submission. Just a day later, the leadership at Imperial College unanimously concurred that the intelligence he had gathered was remarkably detailed and complete, subsequently awarding him a very high score for his efforts.

After enduring such a grueling ordeal, Han Wu was, at last, an officially recognized student of Imperial College. He was utterly ecstatic, as this newfound identity meant he could at last explore Imperial College’s Chaotic Starfield in his quest to locate his missing parents.

He was now one step closer to finding his parents. However, there remained a few administrative procedures that needed to be finalized before his admission could be considered truly complete. He wisely used this period to return to his divine realm and thoroughly examine all the items and insights he had obtained from the Title Civilization.

He had amassed quite a significant collection this time around. In addition to powerful titles and a large quantity of various materials, he also utilized his unique Sky Palace Conqueror and Labyrinth Crusher titles to transport the two training sites directly into his divine realm. Curiously, the moment they materialized within his realm, both training sites automatically converted into official buildings.

[Rank 8 Building: Sky Palace. The interior is separated into eight segments. Possesses large areas that can be used to imprison life forms.]

[Rank 7 Building: Labyrinth. Medium area can be used to culture many poisonous creatures. The best training site for poisonous creatures.]

As soon as the labyrinth building appeared, many of Han Wu’s poisonous units eagerly entered it to begin their training. Han Wu was certain that, in the near future, he would possess a force of highly powerful, poisonous units.

With the two new structures successfully integrated, he took the time to inspect his divine realm and found its progress during his time away quite satisfactory. Thanks to the tent from the Ancient Battleground, which artificially expanded his territory, his units had been able to multiply in vast numbers without any hindrance.

He now commanded a colossal force of 400 billion locusts, yet the vast majority of them were remarkably weak. In fact, the strongest among them, a Dark Locust, was just a High Lord. Discounting his core race, the Tigermen had become the second most numerous race inhabiting his divine realm. This was largely due to his clone, Han Wen, who, in Han Wu’s absence, had been diligently and fervently disseminating his faith within Hu Hai’s deteriorating divine realm, converting a significant portion of the Tigermen into Han Wu’s devoted units.

The scale of a God’s resources proved to be truly astonishing. In his divine realm, he now boasted a billion Tigermen, an impressive number despite the fact that only 40% of Hu Hai’s Tigermen had acknowledged him as their god.

Furthermore, these new followers generated an immense daily influx of Faith. Upon making a rough calculation, he discovered that each individual Tigerman provided hundreds of times more Faith than a single locust, rapidly accumulating numerous Divine Points for him daily.

Once he had accumulated a sufficient quantity of Divine Points, they would automatically convert into Divine Essence. He now possessed 20 Essence within his body—he had finally fulfilled the quota required to fully utilize the Divine Defiance Aspect.

He decided to infuse the extra Divine Essence into his new Divine Destruction Aspect. By expending the majority of his accumulated Divine Essence, he successfully met the necessary quota, thus enabling him to fully utilize the power of Destruction. This meant Han Wu, a recently ascended Demigod, had now secured two Rank 5 Divine Aspects as his very own! His astonishing improvement was nothing short of a miracle.

Before he could proceed with merging the Destruction Aspect into his body, however, Han Wu had one final, critical task. He needed to use his Diamond Schizophrenia title to forcibly excise the parasitic Origin of Mutation from his body. Having recovered its full vitality upon their return to the Divine Civilization, it was now vehemently berating Han Wu after somehow perceiving his intentions.

“Vessel, why are you trying to get rid of me? Have you considered why the Will of the Title Civilization didn’t discover you for an entire year? It’s because I’d been working tirelessly to conceal your presence the entire time!

“If it wasn’t for me, you would’ve been discovered and expelled ages ago! Also, if it weren’t for my Gene Recombination, how would you have so easily gotten all those Diamond titles from regular monsters? All your success can be traced back to—”

“And how many Divine Essence did you secretly consume while I wasn’t in my divine realm?” Han Wu countered, completely ignoring its rant.

He had already confirmed from his interface that he was now a Rank 4 Super Genesoldier. He was well aware that advancing further as a Genesoldier would necessitate consuming twice the usual amount of resources for each subsequent rank-up. Progressing from Rank 3 to Rank 4 alone required at least 40 Divine Essence, which was more than enough for him to merge another Divine Aspect into himself!

This solidified his resolve: he would excise the Origin of Mutation from his body, no matter the cost. The Origin of Mutation, sensing Han Wu’s unwavering determination, immediately attempted to forcibly seize control of his Rank 4 Supergene Soldier body. However, Han Wu was far from the weakling he had once been.

His soul was now remarkably resilient, and he was able to temporarily defend against the Origin of Mutation’s efforts to seize control of his body. He then dedicated six realm months to the process, finally succeeding in extracting it from his body.