134: Another opportunity to become a god

At the same time, the Fire God Mountain was enveloped in a sky full of blood rain.

The 57 existing Gods of the Ye Huo World, whether their main bodies arrived or their avatars came, were all waiting for news from the Karma Fire Venerable, who had his eyes closed.

The Karma Fire Venerable was communicating with heaven and earth, determining whether the Ye Huo World had been invaded by other worlds. Otherwise, how could three human Gods suddenly descend, and each of them be so powerful?

Their horizons were still too narrow. Beings born in a flat-earth world found it very difficult to imagine a universe of stars.

They knew about the stars in the sky and could draw power from them, but those stars were usually projections. They couldn't imagine that living beings could also be born on stars, and that countless powerful races could emerge from them.

Ultimately, the Karma Fire Venerable found nothing. The Ye Huo World was not bordered by any other world, and there were no other major worlds in the surrounding area.

So, where did Liǔ Báizhǐ and the other two come from?

The Karma Fire Venerable was very puzzled and, for a moment, didn't know how to deal with Liǔ Báizhǐ and the other two.

His limited perspective restricted his understanding.

The unknown always inspires fear. The mysterious origins of Liǔ Báizhǐ and the other two left the Karma Fire Venerable unsure of how to proceed.

If he dealt with them, he might not be able to defeat them, and if one escaped, the Lord Gods of the Karma Fire Realm of the Ye Huo World would have to live the rest of their lives in constant fear.

If he didn't deal with them, would the future Ye Huo World still be his Ye Huo World?

At that time, humanity would very likely become the rulers of the Ye Huo World, and he, a God named after the world, would probably be the target of an uprising.

In contrast, Lin Chen didn't care at all about the thoughts of the Lord Gods of the Karma Fire Realm.

If the Lord Gods of the Karma Fire Realm wanted to make a reckless move, Lin Chen could only choose to call for reinforcements and directly flatten the Ye Huo World. At most, he would have to share some benefits with the supporting Federation Gods afterward, which wasn't a big problem.

Currently, Lin Chen hadn't done this simply because the Dust World Church had only recently been established, and its development in all aspects had just begun. Even digesting the Wanmu Kingdom would take time, let alone directly occupying the entire Ye Huo World.

Development is not an overnight matter; it requires too much time, and Lin Chen also needs time to become a God.

Therefore, as long as the Lord Gods of the Karma Fire Realm didn't cause trouble, Lin Chen wouldn't bother them. He would just manage his current small territory well and take his time.

In the end, the Lord Gods of the Karma Fire Realm also couldn't come up with any solutions. They could only form an offensive and defensive alliance to jointly curb the development of humanity, temporarily confining humanity's living space within the Wanmu Kingdom.

After the Gods left, the Karma Fire Venerable chose to go into seclusion for cultivation, further integrating with the heaven and earth of the Ye Huo World, hoping to break through to the Lower God level through this.

Once he became a Lower God, he could use his rank to suppress and forcibly expel Liǔ Báizhǐ and the other two by mobilizing the power of heaven and earth. After that, he would completely seal off the Ye Huo World and take it to a deeper level of space.

The other Gods also made their own preparations. If anything went wrong, they would have to forcibly sever their connection with the Ye Huo World and flee. Not fleeing would truly make it easy to die.

The sky-wide blood rain lasted for seven days.

As the mournful cries of heaven and earth dissipated, Lin Chen sensed that an opportunity had appeared. However, this opportunity didn't belong to him; it was a great opportunity nurtured by the world itself, left for those destined to find it.

The sudden demise of seven Gods in a short period was a significant blow to the Ye Huo World. In its confused state, it chose to enter a state of great tribulation, cleansing the world while shaping a new era.

The opportunity Lin Chen sensed was the opportunity for the children of tribulation to become Gods.

There were many children of tribulation, but only the one who seized the final opportunity to become a God was the true child of tribulation, someone who could change the entire world and elevate it to a higher level.

"Hehe, the children of tribulation probably won't get to see this opportunity. I won't be polite!"

Through the threads of causality, Lin Chen immediately found the location of the opportunity and strengthened his connection with it.

The location of the opportunity was in deep space.

Lin Chen followed his senses, traversing layer after layer of space, and arrived at the opportunity's location.

The opportunity was locked, and only native beings of the Ye Huo World could unlock it. Not only that, but there was also a cultivation limit of Ninth Order Gods.

That wasn't all; as a child of tribulation, one also needed teammates, with restrictions on their strength and gender.

It could be said that this opportunity was a 'carrot pit,' and only those who perfectly met all the conditions could unlock it.

If the conditions were not met and it was forcibly opened, it would only lead to the opportunity being relocated and trigger a spatial annihilation storm.

"Heh, do you think this can stump me?!"

Lin Chen rummaged through his storage device.

Clang, clang, clang, a universal key appeared.

As long as the lock's upper limit wasn't at the Lower God level, the universal key could forcibly open it. The conditions on the opportunity were also a type of lock, requiring a person (key) who met the conditions to open it.

With the universal key at work, the opportunity's seal was opened.

Lin Chen entered the space where the opportunity was stored and saw a fragment emitting a brilliant light.

"A fragment of the origin of rules. The Ye Huo World really put in a lot of effort to cultivate the children of tribulation, but now it's mine."

Fragments of the origin of rules are products of the concretization of a world's most core power. Their output is extremely small; only Great Thousand-level worlds can produce them, and only one can be produced within a hundred thousand years.

The original law of the Ye Huo World is karma fire. This fragment of the origin of rules contains the karma fire rule. A fire-element Ninth Order Gods existence can become a God immediately just by obtaining the karma fire rule origin fragment.

This item was somewhat redundant for Lin Chen.

However, it could be used to create goodwill. The grace of becoming a God creates an extremely heavy causality.

First, Lin Chen looked at the ten thousand God Ascension Realm Experts brought by his elders and found that there wasn't a single fire-element Ninth Order Gods among them. It could only be said that they were not fortunate enough to enjoy this opportunity.

So, Lin Chen sent a picture of the Karma Fire Rule Origin Fragment to the Old Deng Alliance group chat to see if any of the Old Dengs in the group could use it.

If still not, he could only hand it over to the Federation and exchange it for equivalent resources from the Federation. However, at that point, it wouldn't be able to generate goodwill, and the causal feedback would be much less.

[Old Deng Alliance Group Chat 1853]

Future Dao Lord (God Rank Oldie): @Everyone blah blah [Image].jpg

Red Thread Lord (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): @Future Dao Lord, little Old Deng, have you really not encountered a dream-element God-ascension opportunity?

Future Dao Lord (God Rank Oldie): I really haven't [bear shrug].jpg

Red Thread Lord (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): No, I have to go and wait beside you. Just waiting won't bring it.

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Vajra Wrathful Buddha (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): @Future Dao Lord, benefactor, this item is of great use to me. What do I need to offer to obtain it?

Soon, a lurking Old Deng jumped out to claim the Karma Fire Rule Origin Fragment.

This was even a Buddhist cultivator.

Lin Chen didn't know much about Buddhist cultivators, mainly because most of them were located in the Di Ku Jie (Cave World).

One cave, one Buddhist world. Buddhist cultivators usually didn't show up in the main territory of the Federation. They preferred to eat vegetarian food and chant scriptures in their own small territories, improving their Buddhist cultivation.

However, Buddhist cultivators also contributed significantly to the Federation. There were two specialized Buddhist cultivator legions that generally worked to expand the Federation's territory in the western regions.

Moreover, Buddhist cultivators generally didn't act like schemers, which was incompatible with Lin Chen's nature as a schemer. Both sides cultivated in their own territories and rarely interacted.

The Vajra Wrathful Buddha should be walking the path of emotion-based anger. His compatibility with karma fire was quite good; advancing from anger to the path of karma fire wrath was very promising.

Wrath is also fire. When wrath is layered with karma fire, that is truly terrifying. As long as the wrath does not cease, the karma fire will not stop.

Currently, Lin Chen truly lacked nothing. The Vajra Wrathful Buddha's own wealth couldn't compare to Lin Chen's, so Lin Chen only asked for goodwill, forming a causal connection with him, and didn't ask for any material resources.

Through the causal connection, Lin Chen knew that he would have a major interaction with Buddhist cultivators in the future. Through the current causal connection, the future causal connection with Buddhist cultivators would only become closer, and the causal feedback received would also be greater.

Practitioners who walk the Karma Dao always lay out plans, intentionally or unintentionally. As long as they lay out plans, causal feedback will be generated, increasing their understanding of the Causality Dao.

No matter if the plan is useful or not, as long as it's laid out, there will be a reward.

Therefore, Lin Chen is now also keen on establishing actual causal connections with various people, even if it means a loss, he wants to anchor the causal connection in place.

A loss now does not mean a loss in the future.

Especially when anchoring causality with members of the Old Deng Alliance, the longer the time, the greater the reward.

These people will all be Gods in the future. Whether they become Gods directly or indirectly because of him, or whether they become Gods through their own efforts, as long as they are Gods, the causal feedback generated is incomparable to that of ordinary beings.

The Old Dengs in the group became increasingly enthusiastic, their attention on Lin Chen reaching full intensity. Every now and then, Lin Chen could find an opportunity to become a God, helping one or two people ascend.

This stable output of opportunities stimulated even the most laid-back Old Dengs. They also hoped to ride on Lin Chen's luck and become Gods as soon as possible.

Lin Chen, however, didn't have too many thoughts. Everything followed its natural course.

Not striving for too much often leads to gaining more.