Chapter 333: Chapter 25: The Star Empire’s Preparations, The Beginning of the Mortal War

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[Mystical Side Population:

1. Extraordinary Apprentice Level Population: ~1.5 billion;

2. Low Tier Transcendent Population: ~120 million;

3. Middle Tier Transcendent Population: ~8 million;

4. High Tier Transcendent Population: 11,689;

5. Saint Tier Transcendent Population: 639.]

(The Star Empire now strictly controls its Transcendent population. Citizens of the Empire wishing to step onto the mystical path, or even to advance in tier, require certification, registration, and permission from the Empire. Those who illegally enter the Extraordinary Realm or advance without registration and permission will be severely punished. Citizens of High Tier and above are an exception.)

[Scientific Side Population:

Population with Genetic and Physical Augmentation: ~2.4 billion. (Analogous to Apprentice Knights, they are purely ’Martial Artists’ with no Extraordinary Power.)]

(There is currently no genetic augmentation technology analogous to Entry Tier Transcendents. The Intelligent Machinery Industry Association, to which Intelligent Mechanism Anita belongs, is actively developing it.)

’Impressive!’

’The Star Empire even manages the entry and advancement of Transcendents now!’

’How very characteristic of them.’

’But considering the current situation of the Star Empire, it can’t be helped.’

The Star Empire’s home, the Karte World, can no longer support more Transcendents.

One could even say it has already reached its zenith.

If they cannot take this next step, then even with the help of the Intelligent Mechanisms, they will one day fall into the same predicament as the Insect People: decline after reaching a peak.

After all, a world’s resources are finite.

The Star Energy absorbed by the Mana Will and the Magic Power it transforms are also limited.

As for the Deities who can help the Mana Will accelerate its absorption of Star Energy, the current situation in the Karte World isn’t exactly great.

After all, Lince had promised thirty slots for divinity to the Giant Demons.

Over the past 120-odd years, twelve Giant Demons have successively undergone Ascension to Divinity, becoming New Gods.

Naturally, these twelve New Gods couldn’t possibly remain in the Karte World to help the Star Empire.

In short, although these Giant Demon New Gods are considered Deities of the Karte World, they have taken their slots for divinity and returned to build up their own home worlds.

As for the Karte World itself...

...within the Star Empire, sixteen Players have now achieved Ascension to Divinity, all of them becoming Weak Divine Powers.

Not only is their power low, but their numbers are also far from sufficient.

As for the Deities of the Oakland Continent, their relationship with the Star Empire is indeed good; they could even be considered its closest allies.

But that’s as far as it goes.

Their main priority is still to ensure the safety and stable development of the Oakland Continent.

After all, everyone is well aware of the crises facing the Oakland Continent.

Therefore, these Deities do offer some convenience to the Star Empire.

Namely, they allow a certain number of the Star Empire’s outstanding citizens to enter the Oakland Continent each year to step into the Extraordinary Realm, where they remain as a reserve force for the Star Empire.

But that’s the extent of it.

On the Oakland Continent, the revival of Deities has reached nearly fifty percent.

There are thirty-two Weak Divine Powers, eighteen Medium Divine Powers, and six Powerful Divine Powers.

Among them, a Main God of the Human Race, the ’Storm Goddess,’ has even revived.

According to the information Lince has, the total number of Deities on the Oakland Continent who still have faith and can be revived is only one hundred twenty-six.

Each race happens to have one Main God Level existence.

In short, four more Main Gods and eight more Powerful Divine Powers should revive on the Oakland Continent in the future.

As for the rest, there’s not much to say.

Including the three Players from Blue Star who have also successfully achieved Ascension to Divinity, and one New God from the Insectoid World...

...the divine power available to Lince is actually quite considerable.

One Main God, six Powerful Divine Powers, eighteen Medium Divine Powers, and fifty-two Weak Divine Powers.

A total of seventy-seven Deities.

If this power were concentrated in a single world, it would barely qualify as the strength a complete Middle Demon World should possess.

But spread across four worlds, it is inevitably insufficient.

Thinking of this, Lince frowned slightly.

’Perhaps I should gather all these Deities together.’

’Letting them develop so spread out is not good.’

’But forcing them all to help the Star Empire’s Mana Will absorb Star Energy is a bit too much to ask.’

’It might work for a short time, but in the long run, there will inevitably be complaints, right?’

’It seems I still need to focus my efforts on my own Dragon Race.’

’However, let’s wait until this war is over before deciding anything!’

With that thought, Lince didn’t dwell on it any longer.

After all, time was running short.

According to the instructions Lince gave before he went into slumber, once the Mortal Star Gate was successfully established, it would appear directly in the center of the Great Desert, in the southwestern region of the Karte Continent.

And now, in the instant Lince closed his eyes...

...He seemed to see the planet of the Karte Continent through layers of space.

As His consciousness traversed the planet’s atmosphere, He soon saw the Star Gate that was currently taking shape in the desert of the Karte Continent.

Judging by the forming structure of the Star Gate...

...the largest Star Gate the True Game could open this time would only be about two hundred and fifty meters in diameter.

Two hundred and fifty meters.

’That’s enough.’

After all, Saint Tier beings can change their Body Type at will, and so can Deities, and even Lince himself.

As long as the Star Road is open, everything else is negotiable; the size is completely irrelevant.

Of course, a Star Gate of this size is definitely too small for the Starships built by the Intelligent Mechanisms to pass through.

However, Starships aren’t meant for conventional Mortal Wars anyway.

Besides, once the current Star Road is established, Lince can open a Star Realm Gate the moment he arrives in that world’s Star Realm.

As long as the Star Realm Gate is successfully opened, the Starships will have a role to play.

However, there would certainly be Deities in the Blood Moon World’s Star Realm waiting for Lince.

Therefore, the Starships definitely couldn’t be rash and jump over right at the beginning.

At the very least, they would have to wait until Lince had assessed the situation in the Star Realm.

As long as Lince confirms he has the ability to hold off or even suppress the so-called Blood God, then the Starships and the subsequent Deities can cross over.

However, all of this requires one prerequisite.

A Saint Tier or a Demigod must enter the Star Realm of the Crimson World and provide Lince with a Star Realm coordinate that can bypass the Mana Will’s blockade.

After all, opening a single Mortal Star Gate is the current limit for the True Game.

And the moment the Star Gate opens, the so-called Blood God will certainly be able to discover the small piece of the rules that the True Game has eroded.

Therefore, according to the information the True Game provided to Lince...

...the moment the Star Gate opens, the True Game will very likely lose all of its rule erosion rate instantly.

After all, based on what the True Game has managed to scout out so far...

...the so-called Blood God has likely long since seized control of the entire Crimson World’s Mana Will rules.

With His absolute authority over the rules and the Mana Will’s own natural affinity, it would be all too easy for Him to reclaim the ’stolen’ rules. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

In fact, because of this speculation, the True Game had previously refrained from inserting any other ’Players’ into the Crimson World.

This was to ensure that the Blood God would not discover any anomalies, at least not before the Star Gate was established.

It has to be said, even the True Game underestimated the mutual ambition of the Blood God from the Star Core World, and the fact that the three vanguard Players had been exposed long ago.

Thus, once the Mortal Star Gate is established, it could be said to be the True Game’s only achievement.

Therefore, everything depends on Lince using the Mortal War to acquire more coordinate anchors in that world.

Therefore, winning or losing the Mortal War is crucial.

There is no room for carelessness or negligence.

And at this moment, the Star Empire had already made all preparations, notified by an Oracle from the ’Player’ Deity, the God of the Dead.

Under Lince’s gaze...

...right now in the desert Earth Realm, before the not-yet-fully-formed, seven-colored portal...

...the entire sky and land had been completely sealed off by the power of the Star Empire.

Saint Tier Transcendents, High Tier Transcendents, and Middle-Low Tier Transcendents were everywhere.

The Human Race, Beastmen, Demon Beasts, the Sea Race—all were present.

In addition, massive swarms of Intelligent Mechanism drones, killing machines, and more were already prepared.

In short, before the Star Gate, a sea of people stretched across the entire desert.

The sight could be said to have shown Lince the true meaning of human-wave tactics.

And so, as Lince waited in silent stillness...

...finally, the moment the seven-colored vortex seemed to shudder violently...

...the terrifying Giant Dragon moved!

Yes, before the mortals of the Star Empire could act, Lince moved first!

In the Subspace outside the great sun, Lince’s body suddenly erupted with the most ferocious Divine Power.

This power pierced through space, and guided by the True Game, it instantly manifested as the projected power of a Deity in the skies above Damian City in the other world—the Crimson World!