Published: March 2, 2025
The environment was still familiar, but the celestial god's state of mind was different this time.
Gone were the feelings of pessimism and despair from last time; in this moment, he instead felt a glimmer of anticipation. The earth's will was known for its clear rewards and punishments, and having secured the entire Earth as his foundation, the celestial god believed the earth's will would not be stingy this time.
As expected, the reward the celestial god had been eagerly anticipating came to fruition—the earth's will granted him a second origin baptism.
A vast amount of origin power flowed into the celestial god's body, and with the surge of racial talent and the gradual enhancement of his strength, the celestial god felt as if he were immersed in a mother’s womb, floating in an ecstatic state.
It was not until the earth's will, sounding somewhat weary, spoke up that he came back to his senses.
"Alright, in three hours, this origin baptism will conclude. During this time, I would like to hear about the arrangements you have made during this period."
This was what it meant for a leader to inspect the work—last time’s Beijing subversion plan had not been handled well by the celestial god, and the earth's will felt it should not delegate all power to him.
At the very least, in some critical areas, he ought to have a say—especially since he had an advisor by his side...
Upon hearing this, the celestial god simply nodded and began recounting what had happened in the meantime.
"All major gathering places have retreated to the layered battlefield. Now the entire Earth is our territory. Although this was forced upon us, at least it is the best choice to stop the losses."
Going toe-to-toe with Wen Yu was not feasible, so the celestial god could only pick up the scraps left behind by him.
"This time, the treasure land guardians put in a lot of effort. Without their help, the situation would have become exceptionally fierce. When I return, I will bring gifts to meet guardian no. 2."
"And Tang Haofei, he has returned to the Antarctic Continent. By the way, my lord, Tang Haofei’s destruction didn’t have a significant impact on you, did it?"
Only then did the celestial god dare to ask the earth's will.
The earth's will responded vaguely.
"It's fine, it's fine."
He didn’t intend to disclose his own damage to the celestial god.
The celestial god remained noncommittal. After sharing the good news, he proceeded to discuss the bad news.
"Right now, my subordinates' enhancement channels are limited to the treasure land. As for the mutated beasts, we can only reorganize the food chain, but that is not a long-term solution. Over time, the power of the people in the layered battlefield will far exceed that of Earth’s natives. Regarding this, I am looking for ways to address it."
While the celestial god claimed he was trying to figure it out, he really did not have a better plan. What he meant was to prompt the earth's will for some advice—or better yet, to take action directly.
However, the earth's will had no desire to intervene; he could only say, "Understood," and indicated for the celestial god to continue.
"The Eternal Sky City is now in my hands. Tang Haofei doesn’t seem to want it back, but the bad news is that after the Black Tortoise transformation in Beijing and the Creation Energy invasion from Wen Yu, I don’t think I can fully master it in just a month or two."
Initially, he thought that the Eternal Sky City and the remnants left behind by Beijing would be a significant part of this haul, but he did not expect Lin Haifeng to be so ruthless—he moved everything he could, destroyed whatever he couldn’t move, and what remained, like the Eternal Sky City, even if the celestial god obtained it, he wouldn’t be able to use it in the short term...
This foundational plan, while it looked grand in name, was essentially just scavenging and picking up others' scraps...
"There is also some intelligence regarding the layered battlefield..."
The celestial god recounted the intelligence gathered by the spies in a manner similar to reading a textbook, merely reporting on the situation of the battles, any actions from Beijing, and movements from Wen Yu—spies are not infallible, and even Wen Yu, no matter how capable, could not extract every piece of information; the celestial god was merely informed of widely known details...