Chapter 330: We Collectively Refer to Them as the Twenty-Four Gods of the Galaxy!
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Hearing Seito's words, the others nodded in unison.
Soon after, they each returned to their respective rooms, closed their doors, and went to bed.
Lying on his bed, Seito quietly closed his eyes. Right at that moment, Amou's voice drifted over from beside him.
"We sought out Tet and Yun Qingge tonight to ask about the distribution of factions within the War of the Gods domain. From the looks of it, the situation isn't particularly favorable for us."
Hearing this, Seito raised an eyebrow but kept his eyes closed, replying calmly, "Give me the details."
Amou didn't answer directly. Instead, she said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow. There are a bit too many issues to cover all at once. For now, all I can say is that the number of deities backed by real God-Kings is far from small."
Seito fell into silent contemplation.
He had actually anticipated this issue long before now. After all, even a lower deity at the early stage of the God-rank like the God of Blades had a powerful God-King standing right behind him! It was only natural that the deities he hadn't crossed paths with yet would have similar or even greater backing.
However, Seito wasn't worried in the slightest. The reason was incredibly simple.
He was a full-fledged God-King himself now. Even if those distant God-Kings chose to forcefully expand the scale and stakes of the conflict inside the War of the Gods domain, it would only end up bringing him an immense amount of benefits in the long run!
Moreover...
Thinking about those hidden God-Kings actually sparked a trace of genuine interest in his heart. Up until now, he hadn't personally hunted down a true God-King yet. He was quite curious to see what kind of legendary rewards and treasures a solo God-King kill would yield.
"Let's get some sleep first," Seito smiled faintly, tossing the thoughts to the back of his mind.
There was no point in overanalyzing things right now. He could simply review the full situation tomorrow morning.
"Mhm," Amou nodded.
Seito wrapped his arms securely around the two girls beside him and smoothly drifted off into a deep sleep.
The rest of the night passed in absolute silence...
The next day.
Around seven o'clock in the morning.
Seito and the others woke up early. Having already bought a fresh spread of breakfast from outside, they gathered around the dining table, enjoying their meal while engaging in casual conversation.
Taking a bite of a fried dough stick, Seito suddenly thought of the Yukinoshita sisters living right next door. The plan to help Yukino and the others break through to the God-rank needed to be moved forward.
Let's just do it today!
With his mind made up, Seito began to speed up his eating. A short while later, everyone finished breakfast and quickly cleared away the dishes.
"What are your plans for today?" Kaguya Shinomiya asked, elegantly wiping her mouth with a napkin.
"Today, I'm going to help you, Yukino, Yui, and Eriri officially ascend to the God-rank," Seito replied with a gentle smile.
"Ascend to the God-rank?"
Hearing his words, Amou and Kanade remained perfectly calm, but the reactions from the rest of the room were massive. After all, this was godhood they were talking about!
"How exactly are you going to help us break through?" Kaguya asked, her voice laced with excitement though she did her best to maintain her usual composure.
"It's very simple," Seito smiled. "Yesterday, I took the Nakano quintuplets out and hunted down a large number of demigods. I have quite a few divinity fragments resting in my hands right now. I've already sorted out the ones that perfectly match you, Yui, and Eriri, so we can smoothly trigger your ascensions today."
In truth, Seito wanted to help Asuna, Ai Hayasaka, and Fujiwara Chika break through as well. Unfortunately, the current conditions didn't allow for it, as he hadn't acquired divinity fragments compatible with their specific attributes yet.
Hearing Seito's explanation, Kaguya nodded in understanding.
"Alright, let's head into the God Domain first," Seito said, bringing the conversation to a close as he initiated a true login. Seeing his move, the others followed suit and entered the game right behind him.
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Inside the God Domain, War of the Gods Domain.
Game Star, the Residential Zone of the Deities.
At this moment, Seito and the core members of his divine faction had already gathered at the location.
Standing on the left were the leading figures of the Game Star, headed by Sora, Tet, and their companions. On the right stood the upper management and officers of the Full Moon Guild. Standing directly in front of everyone were Yukino Yukinoshita, Yui Yuigahama, Kaguya Shinomiya, and Eriri Spencer Sawamura.
"Yukino, you already possess a dormant divinity, so I'll directly grant you a drop of divine blood," Seito said, extracting a single drop of his blood and guiding it over to her.
Yukino maintained her characteristic calm expression, reaching out her hand to accept it.
Seeing this, Seito turned his attention to the remaining three girls. The specific divinity fragments he had meticulously prepared for them were:
Kaguya Shinomiya – Moon Divinity
Eriri Spencer Sawamura – Painter Divinity
Yui Yuigahama – Light Divinity
The Light Divinity chosen for Yui was a perfect reflection of her pure and bright innate talent.
"These are for you," Seito said, extracting three more drops of divine blood and presenting them alongside the fragments to the three girls.
The trio didn't waste any time with unnecessary words. They immediately reached out, accepted the divinity fragments and the divine blood from Seito, exchanged a quick glance, and swallowed them all at once.
BOOM!
RUMBLE!!
An incredibly majestic, god-like aura instantly erupted from their bodies. The rest of the group stood back, waiting quietly on the sidelines.
[System Log: Players "Snow Cat,"
"Goddess of the Moon"... etc., have absorbed your divine blood and officially become subordinate deities of the Space Divine Faction.]
[System Log: You have unlocked the Subordinate Goddess Management Panel.]
[System Log: Your total number of subordinate deities: 21]
[Subordinate Deity: Ice Goddess "Snow Cat"]
[Rank: Early God-rank]
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[System Log: Your total number of subordinate deities: 22]
[System Log: Your total number of subordinate deities: 23]
[System Log: Your total number of subordinate deities: 24]
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Gaining four more powerful deities all at once, the corners of Seito's mouth curled into a satisfied smile. With a sweeping wave of his hand, he transported Yukino and the other three directly into his divine kingdom to bestow their corresponding authorities.
A short while later...
Emerging from the divine kingdom, Seito turned back to face the newly ascended four. "What do you all plan to do now?"
"We'll stick with you for now and see how things develop," Yukino replied smoothly.
Hearing this, Seito nodded.
"Sora, Tet, Yun Qingge—fill me in on the faction layouts across the War of the Gods domain," Seito said, recalling the discussion from the previous night. He was planning to launch an active offensive against the foreign deities today, so a comprehensive brief on the enemy territory was absolutely essential.
The three individuals called out exchanged a quick look, then stepped forward together, stopping right in front of Seito.
"Seito, let's start with the faction closest to our current territory," Sora spoke first, laying out the intelligence. "The deity ruling that zone is a Sword God named Gu Tong. His strength is at the absolute peak of the God-rank, and he serves as a direct subordinate to the Weapon God-King."
Hearing the name, Seito paused for a moment.
The Weapon God-King?
That sounded incredibly familiar. That God-King was an old acquaintance of sorts; after all, the God of Blades he had crushed previously was backed by this exact same powerhouse! He hadn't expected the guy to have even more chess pieces hidden away down here. This was getting interesting.
Seito wasn't worried about this distant God-King at all, since the restrictions prevented him from personally descending into the War of the Gods domain anyway.
"What about the others?" Seito pressed further.
"There are quite a few formidable ones," Sora explained grimly. "We collectively refer to them as the Twenty-Four Gods of the Galaxy!"
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