Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 1055 - 618: Goddess of Strategy’s Ascension_2

Chapter 1055: Chapter 618: Goddess of Strategy’s Ascension_2

In the next instant, the tall, burly man swung the blood-colored battle axe in his hand at the God of Conspiracy. The speed of his swings was so fast, like a storm, that it was impossible to discern the shape of the battle axe in his hands. Facing his attack, the God of Conspiracy had no ability to counterattack, only able to clumsily defend.

For he was now facing another being with strong divine power, Tempus, known as the King of War. What seemed like an ordinary chop of his axe was actually filled with endless variations. A slight distraction, and he would be hacked to pieces on the spot. The title of the foremost duelist in Felen was not bragged about but earned with each swing of his battle axe.

Shylock’s act of ambush was akin to poking a hornet’s nest. Setting aside whether the Lady of Strategy was his illegitimate daughter, she was one whom the King of War had personally picked and groomed as the seedling for the War God Faction’s future Path of War.

Putting that aside, for the God of Conspiracy to dare strike a member of his War God Faction was akin to digging one’s grave, a significant disrespect towards the God of War himself. This matter was definitely not going to end merely with a fight.

Both the God of Conspiracy and the God of War were fleeting illusions, a chase and a flight. In the blink of an eye, they completely vanished without a trace, unknown whether they had moved the battlefield or because they had left the range covered by the Goddess of Strategy’s projection of Ascension. The former seemed more likely considering the battle between two powerful divine beings was bound to be cataclysmic. What they saw was just the tip of the iceberg; unknown colossal clashes might still be occurring in an unknown world.

Seeing such a scene, the hearts of the onlookers, initially held in suspense, couldn’t help but sink.

As for the Lady of Strategy herself, she seemed completely unaware, methodically proceeding with the third step, loudly declaring, "Strategy as the board, plans as the lines, tactics as the pieces, my God Kingdom shall be known as Checkboard Bastion, and you all shall become the first Petitioners here."

A massive shadow appeared behind the Goddess of Strategy, resembling a gigantic chessboard. Castles shaped like chess pieces rose from the board, which, while oriented towards international chess in terms of the pieces, the board itself resembled a Chinese chessboard, complete with river-like divisions akin to the Chu River Han Border.

Checkboard games in Felen generally refer to those with boards and pieces, including Connect Five, Checkers, Watermelon Chess, Go, and Chinese Chess, though most often referring to international chess. The Lady of Strategy, also known as the Grandmaster of Checkerboard Chess, harbored a deep passion for checkerboard chess, believing it honed a person’s strategic and tactical capabilities. Her Holy Emblem was a red checkerboard chess Knight piece.

Now, she had directly integrated checkerboard chess into her God Kingdom, turning it into a vast field of the game. Considering the unique characteristics of the God Kingdom, one could suspect that the Checkboard Bastion was far from mere simplicity. Those chess piece buildings might well truly be capable of moving like chess pieces, potentially usable for a real game. Everything there would be chess pieces, but clearly, such a game setup was not meant for mortals; only deities could match wits with the Goddess of Strategy in such a game.

Simultaneously, a shadowy bridge slowly rose from the ground, straddling the middle of the river, identical in design to the Bridge of Human God currently occupied by the Conqueror Army. Its surface even bore numerous shadows.

"It’s Philip, it’s Philip, haha... Fantastic, it’s truly fantastic, that kid didn’t die, he’s now become a Petitioner for the Goddess."

"It’s Ailma, it’s really him..."

"I see Aka..."

An excited murmur broke out among the Conqueror Army at the Bridge of Human God. Despite not knowing how far , or even across a different Plane, they could clearly see the faces of the shadows on the Bridge of Human God in the Goddess of Strategy’s God Kingdom. It wasn’t that their vision had improved, but the Goddess of Strategy had intentionally made it known, informing them that the souls of the Conqueror Army soldiers who had previously fallen in battle had been directly guided away by her. This was her privilege on the day of her Ascension, for these souls were the foundation upon which her God Kingdom was established.

The Goddess of Strategy spoke again, "The brave should be rewarded. Noble warriors, you now have two choices: one is to stay in my God Kingdom, be reborn here as Petitioners and even as Heroic Spirits; the other is to endure the pain of being resurrected from death and continue living as mortals."

A Petitioner is a specific term; devout believers who, after death, are brought to their respective God Kingdom by Divine Envoys to be reborn and attain eternity. Each God Kingdom’s Petitioners are unique, such as those of the Dwarf or Gnome pantheons where regardless of one’s race in life, all become Dwarves or Gnomes there. As for those in The Nine Hells’ Petitioners, they are known as Soul Shells, manifesting twisted, painful, and corrupted terrifying forms.

Petitioners cannot leave their God Kingdom; they do not naturally age or die and will manifest in the prime condition of their lives. They can be killed, and although they can resurrect within the God Kingdom, except for a few special ones like in Shura Field or Garden of Yose, in other God Kingdoms, each resurrection of a Petitioner consumes part of their soul essence (commonly losing a Life Dice). When the Life Dice completely runs out, it will also mark their total absorption by the God Kingdom, becoming a part of it.