Chapter 343: The Planet Split into Three Continents! Targeting the Zerg!
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The assembled group looked at Seito in surprise. They hadn't expected to be included in his immediate plans.
World Divinity
Dragon Divinity
Southern Flame Divinity
Northern Netherworld Divinity
Sovereign Divinity
These were the five major divinities resting in Seito's hands. As established before, divinities were highly specific; even if the core authorities were similar, it was perfectly normal for them to carry different names based on their attributes. Seito had already carefully calculated the optimal matches for everyone present.
The World Divinity went to the World Tree.
The Sovereign Divinity was given to Elder Yang.
The remaining three divinities were perfectly self-explanatory by their names.
"Absorb them," Seito said, handing the divinities over.
Since these individuals were destined to become the foundational deities of the Planet itself, they did not need to be bound as subordinate deities to his personal Space Faction.
Hearing his words, the group didn't waste a single moment. They accepted the glowing cores and immediately began the absorption process. Meanwhile, Sun-Moon obediently swallowed the Devour Divinity Seito had meticulously set aside for her.
BOOM!
BOOM!!
Majestic waves of divine energy erupted from their bodies in unison as the group smoothly entered their godhood ascensions.
Half an hour later, they opened their eyes.
[System Log: Six new deities have successfully ascended under your jurisdiction on the Planet.]
[Dragon God – Azure Dragon of the Deep Abyssal Sea]
[Flame God – Vermilion Bird of the Southern Flame]
[Netherworld God – Black Tortoise of the Northern Netherworld]
[World God – The World Tree]
[Sovereign God – Elder Yang]
[Devour God – Sun-Moon White Tiger]
"Huh???"
Hearing the title of the final deity, Seito blanked out. How did Sun-Moon's species name suddenly change to the Sun-Moon White Tiger?
Seito lowered his gaze to look at her, only to find that Sun-Moon's physical form had undergone a distinct transformation. While she maintained her compact, adorable size, her snow-white fur was now beautifully accented with sleek black tiger stripes. A distinct, bold crest resembling the character for "King" had clearly manifested across her forehead.
She had officially graduated from a tiny kitten into a miniature white tiger cub! Yet, despite the species upgrade, she still looked incredibly small, fluffy, and absolutely adorable~
Sun-Moon blinked her large eyes, opening her small mouth to emit a soft sound.
"Meow~~"
Seito: "..."
The corners of Seito's mouth twitched slightly. Seriously? You've evolved into a literal Sacred White Tiger, so why are you still crying out like a house cat?
Before he could overanalyze the sound track, a sudden, blinding shroud of white light erupted from Sun-Moon's body. This spectacular phenomenon instantly drew the focus of Seito and the newly ascended deities.
Everyone watched intently as the brilliant white aura expanded outward, swelling until it reached about 1.2 meters in height before it gradually began to disperse into shimmering particles.
As the light faded, the entire room was left entirely dazed.
Standing before their eyes was an exceptionally cute, incredibly soft, and adorable white-haired girl! Her features were as delicate as a porcelain doll, her skin was flawlessly smooth, and her large, luminous eyes carried the sharp, majestic depth of a tiger's gaze. A pair of fluffy white animal ears sat atop her head, while a sleek white tail swished back and forth behind her. She was comfortably dressed in a set of casual everyday clothes.
"Mmh~"
The girl raised her head, her blurry vision quickly snapping into focus. The exact microsecond her eyes locked onto Seito, she executed a literal rocket-start, launching her small frame straight into his arms.
"Master~"
Burrowing deep into Seito's chest, the girl nuzzled against him with absolute, unyielding attachment.
"Little Sun-Moon?" Seito murmured, gently resting his hand on her head as he cradled her.
This little girl was none other than Sun-Moon! He hadn't anticipated that her human form would manifest as such an adorable little girl. This was a highly welcome bonus.
Raising his eyes to look back at the assembled leaders, Seito cleared his throat, steering the meeting back to business. "Now that everyone has successfully ascended to godhood, let's officially lay out the governance and territorial structure of the Planet."
Hearing his serious tone, the group straightened up, their expressions turning dead serious. After all, a massive civil war had been raging among the three surface factions just moments ago. Although Seito had enforced a temporary ceasefire using his raw authority, the fundamental pressure of survival would inevitably force them back into conflict over resources if a solution wasn't established.
"Aside from our three primary intelligent races, the Planet houses a subterranean faction: the Zerg Swarm."
"The Zerg possess an astronomical population and are biologically engineered as the natural enemy of the surface races. They lack higher cognitive intelligence, operating entirely on primal instincts to slaughter and consume. More importantly, the meat harvested from their biology is not only vastly superior in flavor to traditional livestock, but it also carries an exceptionally high density of cultivation nutrients. I'm sure you all grasp my strategic intention here."
The assembled deities nodded in swift comprehension.
The absolute core driver behind the friction among the surface factions was the baseline scarcity of sustainable food and resources. Although there was a massive percentage of flora and fauna that hadn't awakened cognitive intelligence, that basic wildlife pool simply wasn't large enough to sustain three massive, evolving global populations.
The presence of the subterranean Zerg flawlessly resolved this bottleneck! Realizing this, a collective wave of relief swept through the leaders.
"Seito, how exactly do you plan to divide the global territories?" Elder Yang asked, raising the most critical operational question. The Planet had expanded over ten times its original size, but they now had to cleanly accommodate two completely new intelligent civilizations.
"I've already mapped out a definitive blueprint for this," Seito smiled faintly, laying out the parameters. "The Americas will be handed over in their entirety to the Vegetation Race, and the continent will be officially renamed the Verdant Continent."
"Our home nation will naturally retain its
original borders, and the European territories will be fully integrated into our sovereign domain. This unified mainland will be officially renamed the Central Continent."
"The Sacred Beast factions will claim Africa to establish their civilization. Your mainland will be officially renamed the Sacred Beast Continent."
With such a balanced and vast distribution of land, none of the representatives harbored any complaints. This layout granted each civilization a massive territorial cushion and the absolute perfect foundation to develop their independent cultures.
"One more thing," Seito added, his gaze shifting across the World Tree and the three Sacred Beasts. "Once you take physical command of your respective continents, if you encounter any remnants of the old foreign populations attempting to disrupt your governance, you may eliminate them directly. You do not need to concern yourselves with their survival."
As far as Seito was concerned, the fates of those foreign populations meant absolutely nothing to him. They weren't his people; why should their survival carry any weight in his playbook?
As for whether there were any native citizens trapped on those continents? Long before the Planet integrated into the God Domain, his home nation had already established itself as the absolute undisputed golden standard of safety and prosperity across the globe. The vast majority of overseas citizens and students had long since returned home under the government's organized evacuation protocols.
Those who had actively chosen to stay behind either carried criminal records or had long since abandoned their original citizenship. Since they had turned their backs on their homeland back then, they could sleep in the bed they made. Seito felt zero obligation to safeguard their lives.
Hearing this clear executive clearance, the World Tree and the Sacred Beasts let out satisfied grins. This made things incredibly straightforward; they had initially worried that navigating the old political borders would create a logistical headache, but Seito had just cleanly smoothed out the entire operational track for them.
Elder Yang didn't offer a single word of objection either. While they were technically all part of the human species, his operational directive was exclusively to safeguard his own nation. Managing his own borders flawlessly was infinitely more vital than playing savior to the rest of the world!
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