<strong>Divine Kingdom</strong>


    “Has he gone crazy? He actually wants to build his divine kingdom in the prime material ne?” Mystra was bbergasted.


    “We can think about thatter. Let’s leave now!” Tyr retreated very quickly, moving above the oceans in an instant. He distanced himself from the ind that had been enveloped in golden light. The two greater gods were only here through avatars. If they recklessly entered Debanks Ind which was in the midst of bing a divine kingdom, the only oue would be death.


    Mystra retreated miserably as well, but Mr’s avatar had been trapped by the golden light of the divine kingdom. It was rapidly consumed, and could only release a final cry of anguish before it perished, boosting the creation of the divine kingdom.


    Avatars themselves had been reduced to such a state, so the elites that had been sent their definitely met with misfortune. Even those with legendary strength were rendered as helpless as normal human beings, killed mercilessly by the holy crusade of Debanks Ind.


    Golden threads ofw energy appeared in the void, forming an intricate pattern above Debanks Ind that was a scene to behold. Now that Leylin could exercise his will in control of thew of massacre, hebined the threads ofw into one that was meant for his divine kingdom.


    “No, we can’t let him continue this! Let’s rally our troops immediately, and transfer the units and pdins in the Silverymoon Alliance. No matter how high the price is, we have to kill him!” Mystra’s voice had grown extremely shrill, “He’s only building his divine kingdom right now, it will take but a few avatars to destroy it. If we give him time, I’m afraid...”


    Tyr nodded his head solemnly, acknowledging Mystra’s judgement, “Such pure evil should not be allowed to exist in this world!”


    It took several hundreds of years to build a divine kingdom. Only after that could the realm be called a safe haven for its creator, amassingrge numbers of elite troops and powerful Professionals. These ces had holy spirits and valiant spirits, with such strength that even a greater god wouldn’t want to engage in sorge a battle.


    Leylin’s divine kingdomcked the time it would need to strengthen him. Without enough worshippers, guardians, and spirits, as well as ack of churches and spell formations and the weak foundation ofws, his defences were at their weakest right now.


    What’s more, once Leylin established his divine kingdom in the prime material ne, his true body would no longer be able to leave. He would have to remain there, stuck as a Saint.


    Many gods had once chosen to descend into the prime material ne as Saints and Saintesses, but they had perished. A god in such a form was just a big gift to those powerful legendaries. Mystra had no doubt that Debanks Ind would turn into a haven for adventurers in the future.


    If one managed to kill a true god, the god’s divinity, divine domain, and all their umtions would be their own. Even some demigods wouldn’t be able to resist such temptation.


    “He’s seeking his own death!” Tyr concluded.


    ......


    ‘Building my divine kingdom in the prime material is just courting death... Don’t you think I know that already?’ Leylin mocked the thoughts of the two from within Debanks Ind. He was almost done with his ascension now, but it wasn’t quite done.


    His many worshippers were praying, “Kukulkan, my Lord, your seat is royal and divine, like the stars in the skies!”


    ““Your seat is royal and divine, like the stars in the skies!””


    Truth be told, even if all ascension ceremonies had this line in them that was merely a wish of the gods. The establishment of a divine kingdom wasn’t something one could do overnight, not to mention that a throne among the stars. Such a thing would deplete several centuries of umtion of a lesser god instantly!


    However, Leylin was different. He’d still held onto the origin force sea that had helped him ascend, and he had a trump card.


    “My ascension ceremony is far from being over!” Leylin eximed loudly, and the entirety of Debanks Ind began to tremble. The light of the divine kingdom enveloped the entire region, separating the outside space from the ind itself. The ocean separated from thend, and Debanks Ind had turned into a semi-ne in an instant.


    “A royal seat? How?” Mystra felt like all her knowledge and expertise with the divine had vanished today. She was unable toprehend Leylin no matter how much she tried. ‘Even if he still has the origin force from his ascension, it’s definitely not enough!’


    The World Origin Force began to surge wildly. The entirety of the southern seas roared as the miniature continent that was Debanks Ind was removed from it. This was an extremely big chunk of the world being taken off the map, so the repercussions of such an act were unimaginable.


    Of course, Leylin did not give a hoot about such things. If not for his limited divine powers, he would dly remove the entire southern seas from the prime material ne. After all, the size of a divine kingdom was directly rted to the power of its god.


    At this moment, all intelligent creatures in the prime material ne noticed a brand new star shining atop the southern seas.


    “This... is a royal seat! The evolution of a divine kingdom!” Many gasps sounded throughout the prime material ne.


    However, they were soon reced by cries of disbelief. Instead of rising up into the skies, this new star had actually fallen down! What did they just see?


    “Haha... Why would I want to evolve it and enter the higher nes? I can do the same in the lower nes!” Leylinughed maniacally. It was much easier to have his divine kingdom descend than rise


    Of course, either option would require a great deal of energy for any other god, but Leylin was different. He had his authority as an Archdevil of Baator, and the doors of the Second Hell were forever open to him. With his status as the Lord of Dis, Baator would not reject the descent of his divine kingdom, Moreover, he could even use the power of Baator’s origin force to help his divine kingdom evolve at crucial times!


    Indeed, Leylin’s goal had been the Second Hell of the Nine Hells. He’d made the entirety of Dis almost a part of his divine kingdom! If hebined Debanks Ind with the Second Hell, it wouldn’t be far fetched to make the entire ne his divine kingdom!


    With the unlimited space in Baator, and thews of Dis alongside his divine kingdom, Leylin’s powers immediately surpassed that of lesser gods to enter the rankings of intermediate gods. His divine kingdom was equivalent to ones that intermediate gods would put painstaking effort into building!


    At this point Asmodeus’ schemes and Mystra’s hostility could all be thrown to the sidelines. Dis would eventually be a strong fort for him.


    “The destination is Baator. Let’s go!” A phantom of Leylin appeared in the skies. At the borders of the world, one could see the giant turn its head towards Baator.


    *Boom!* A fistprised of immense, endless origin force broke free of any obstructions posed by the prime material ne, beginning to sink down...


    The Second Hell of Baator, Dis. The origin force of the world began to smoulder as an infinite power ofw moved out to link with Debanks Ind.


    “Kukulkan, my Lord, you are the marshal of all devils, the Lord of Hell! The entirety of Dis shall be your divine kingdom!” In the innumerable space nodes within Dis, the devils that were dispatched from Debanks Ind had begun to pray in unison.


    Dis trembled violently, as if weing a newborn child. Many devils of Baator sensed the change, and began to turn uneasy. However, even the highest level of their hierarchy in the Lords of Baator couldn’t do a thing about it!


    “NOO!” An extremely unwilling roar rang out from the Ninth Hell. The deep valley of Nessus was split open to reveal the massive body of a devil. This was the true body of Asmodeus, the Supreme of Baator. It had been recuperating from serious injuries all this while, leaving all matters to be taken care of by a clone.


    Right now, however, Asmodeus could no longer tolerate Leylin’s actions. He’d always wanted to unify the Nine Hells, and now that Leylin wanted to take the entirety of Dis for his own, never to leave, he couldn’t stand it anymore.


    A primordial contract appeared in Asmodeus’ hands, causing the origin force of Baator to whistle in rage. His body expanded to nearly cover all of Baator, blocking the arrival of Leylin and his divine kingdom.


    “I hereby invoke the primordial contract, exercising my right as the sole party allowed to collect souls. I have the authority to unify all of Baator. You, get lost!” As Asmodeus roared in rage, a massive wave of hell’s energy surged towards Leylin.


    “You pathetic existence! You want to stop me, a true god?” The same origin force congealed behind Leylin, “As the overlord of Dis, I now proim that Dis is no longer a level of Baator.”


    With Beelzebub’s authority in hand, Leylin used it to the utmost. It took only a few moments for a huge chunk of the origin force behind Asmodeus to be ripped off.


    “In my name as Kukulkan, Dis now has the authority to collect the souls of my worshippers. The primordial contract shall be rendered void!” Leylin immediately used his godhood to counter Asmodeus.


    Asmodeus was aided by Baator because he had the authority to harvest souls on its behalf. Now, however, Leylin removed this right byw! Such an attack hurt Asmodeus even more than just the loss of Dis.


    “You actually dare...” Asmodeus seethed with venom.


    “There’s no use in making any noises, get lost!” Dis rumbled, and Asmodeus’ figure immediately turned smaller. As Leylin activated the onught of his divine kingdom, the devil was sent flying back to Nessus.


    *Boom!* Debanks Ind had immediately merged with Dis, and radiated with a holy light!