Chapter 440 - - 425 Duge to Lead Ratings_1

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The maneuverability of the Chariot of the Solar God was on par with the military force of a God Spirit. No one in the Lucerne Empire could withstand Duge.

To be precise, no one even wanted to resist Duge.

After all.

The Pope with a ten-star Martial Spirit was paraded around by him to apologize, and those high-ranking bishops who followed Duge were as docile as quails.

Moreover.

There was an Angel with six wings truly backing Duge’s credibility…

Who would be foolhardy enough to rebel against such a force?

Besides, unless someone committed heinous crimes, King Holley’s Judgement usually offered people a chance to redeem themselves.

Better to submit!

Even if one’s sins were indeed grievous and unforgivable, the wrongdoer would be pushed forward by their own family to appease King Holley’s anger…

Duge and his entourage swept through the entire Lucerne Kingdom like a righteous torrent in just a few days.

After publicly Jjudging the Lucerne King, Duge’s prestige in the Lucerne Kingdom reached its peak, and he successfully activated the second attribute of ‘righteousness’:

“People’s Protection: Those who are protected by you, and recognize you, will provide willpower to guard you and help you resist the erosion of mind-protecting skills; the more people willing to guard you, the better the resistance effect;”

Indeed.

Doing good deeds does bring good fortune!

Seeing the newly emerged skill, Duge was completely revitalized.

All along, Duge’s understanding and extension of keywords had snowballed.

Now, the entire Lucerne Kingdom was filled with the legend of King Holley.

His kindness, his righteousness, his fairness… sung in the hearts of everyone.

King Holley had become the embodiment of virtue. Although not quite reaching the peak state from the end of the last Alien Battlefield, Duge’s constitution was already defying the heavens.

Keep in mind, this Alien Battlefield had started just over ten days ago.

The great recovery powers brought about by his strong constitution, the potent destructive force from the combination of the Sea God’s Power and waterflow, adding an attack or defense skill was simply icing on the cake.

Immunity to mind-protecting skills was exactly what Duge was lacking.

Mind-protecting skills are hard to defend against.

Duge had suffered losses several times due to mind-protecting skills.

The emergence of People’s Protection perfectly covered his last weakness.

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“Nobb, there are just over 180 people left on the battlefield,” Duge said, sitting on the Chariot of the Solar God, to Nobb beside him.

“The rewards for the two main quests are too tempting; there will definitely be a lot of people taking risks, and it’s normal to encounter tough natives and get taken out,” responded Nobb.

These past few days, following alongside Duge and leveraging Duge’s abilities, he also Judged many people. His fame skyrocketed in the Lucerne Kingdom, endearingly referred to by the populace as “the Left Hand of the King.” His attributes soared, and even his Martial Spirit grew substantially, successfully breaking into the top thirty ranks.

Then.

Nobb likewise awakened his second skill:

“Borrowing Power: The stronger the target you rely on, the stronger your own attributes will be, and the ratio will change depending on the depth of the bond with the target you rely upon.”

At that time.

Upon the awakening of this skill, Nobb’s entire face went dark, cursing who exactly was the dog?

If it weren’t for being randomly assigned a keyword for reliance, would he resort to being Duge’s dog?

But Nobb quickly reconsidered; even if he had been given a different keyword, upon meeting Duge, he would most likely end up as his dog regardless…

Since he was going to be a dog anyway, he might as well be a dog with a skill.

At the very least, as Duge grows stronger, so would he.

The only downside was probably that he couldn’t keep changing patrons.

After all, the skill clarified that the enhancement of attributes depends on the depth of the bond with the target one relies on. The deeper the bond between the two, the stronger he would become…

Nobb’s two skills were actually in conflict. To maximize the power of the former skill, he needed to continually shift his reliance targets;

Yet, the latter skill required him to stay loyal to one person to become stronger…

Skill conflict is one of the most tragic things for an Alien Warrior.

However, Nobb, who had already resigned himself to being a dog, didn’t think about it too much anymore.

Duge was strong enough on his own, and theoretically, Nobb wouldn’t need to fight.

So.

Nobb considered his second skill a bonus.

The keyword ‘reliance’ doomed him from ever reaching the top. Now, he just hoped that Duge would truly leave him a share of resources, as the legend says!

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Sitting inside the Chariot of the Solar God, Duge looked down upon Prince Nelson’s ascension ceremony and asked Nobb beside him, “Nobb, what do you think of the two main quests?”

In recent days, Duge had been busy integrating the Lucerne Kingdom and hadn’t even had time to bother with calculating the Angels.

The matters of the Lucerne Kingdom can basically be put on hold for now, he pondered over and over, and set his sights on two main tasks.

Five Ancient Deities, each with 100,000 spiritual power, that’s 500,000 spiritual power; then provoke a war between gods and demons, another 300,000 spiritual power, 800,000 in total—really tempting.

Besides, Duge also has the “Love Remains Though Life Ended” skill, the more spiritual power, the better.

The Ancient Deities were always going to be awakened.

It’s better for this spiritual power to fall into his hands than to benefit someone else.

Other Alien Warriors are not keen on rebelling against Pan-Universe Entertainment; given spiritual power, they would only squabble over some resources.

If things go wrong, and they encounter him, only to be wiped out by his hand, no matter how much spiritual power they get, it would ultimately be wasted.

Whereas concentrating the spiritual power on himself alone, when he overthrows Pan-Cosmic Entertainment Company, it will benefit every planet.

That’s the true path of righteousness.

“The rewards are generous, but the risks are extremely high,” Nobb said, “I have studied the five Ancient Deities in the archives, they have existed in this world since the beginning of human records, no one knows how long they’ve been around or what kind of powers they possess. But they have been sleeping for thousands of years, and if a foolish little insect suddenly wakes them up, nine times out of ten they will vent their anger on that insect…”

“Vent their anger?” Duge turned his head to look at Nobb and shook his head, “Nobb, you have no idea what the biggest obstacle to awakening the Ancient Deities is!”

“The biggest obstacle?” Nobb was stunned.

“Take the Solar God, for example, who do you think would least want them to wake up?” Duge asked.

“…” Nobb paused, “The Angels of the Solar God Temple.”

“Exactly, them,” Duge said, “As long as the God Spirits slumber, they are the masters of the Solar God Temple and can call the winds and summon the rain on earth. But once the Solar God wakes up, their status immediately becomes that of servants. Just like Reilir, the sneaky things he’s done in secret, would he still be alive if the Solar God found out?”

“So, other Alien Warriors who want to awaken the Ancient Deities must first defeat the guardians of each Holy Temple?” Nobb frowned and asked.

“Correct, it’s actually a highly difficult task,” Duge said, “Even though I’ve controlled the Angels of the Solar God Temple using the ‘Impartiality’ skill, if I were to go and wake up the Solar God, these Angels would rise and attack en masse. Moreover, I can’t guarantee that the woken Solar God won’t turn against us.”

“Then this task is basically impossible at this stage!” Nobb said.

“There’s a solution,” Duge said.

“How so?” Nobb asked.

“Assassinate a god,” Duge’s train of thought gradually became clear within the exchange with Nobb, he smiled, “The best way is to control them while the deity is sleeping. Then, at the moment of awakening them, eliminate them. That way, not only is the task completed, but our own safety is also ensured. It also ensures that the Divine Envoys won’t betray us.”

“Brother Du, isn’t that even more dangerous!” Nobb uttered in dismay, “If we have the power to eliminate a god, we might as well think of ways to clear others out of the picture!”

“The world is too vast, and there are fewer than two hundred Alien Warriors left; it’s not easy to eliminate them one by one, and there are many active God Spirits in the world.”

Duge sighed lightly, “What if, while we’re eliminating the Alien Warriors, one guy hits the jackpot, or provokes an Acquired Deity, and they awaken an Ancient Deity? Our troubles would only grow. We must seize the initiative, the longer we wait, the more passive we become!”

Duge posed as the Divine Envoy of the Solar God and masqueraded as the spokesperson for the Sea God.

He did not dare to gamble on the unknown.

The battlefield of the Alien Star is no longer the Gou Path Style.

Warriors would do anything for the final victory.

Most critically, behind them lurks Pan-Universe Entertainment, which revels in the spectacle, just these few days—their second skill emerged in direct opposition.

Shortly after Nobb announced the main tasks, both skills appeared.

Especially since Pan-Universe Entertainment lessened the number of contestants and enlarged the map, it’s clear that it’s targeting his fast-push strategy, giving others time to develop.

Such a vast Lucerne Kingdom, and there are only Nobb and I as Alien Warriors—can you believe it?

A series of measures all target him, it’s like his mother’s nausea opened the door to even deeper disgust—he’s reached the epitome of feeling sick.

For the sake of ratings, Pan-Universe Entertainment has gone mad.

Duge has foreseen that even if he survives this Alien Battlefield, future battlefields might be even tougher.

The only thing he can do is to strengthen himself within the rules set by Pan-Cosmic Entertainment Company, but the precondition is not to risk his life just to be part of their performance.

They probably think that he wouldn’t dare to awaken the Ancient Deities; that’s exactly why he wants to do the opposite, to take their rewards and turn around to disgust them…

Duge intends to ensure that he stands out alone, attracting all viewership onto himself and making Pan-Universe Entertainment dependent on him. Only this way can he smoothly continue to survive…

“Brother Du, if we kill the god, what about the war between gods and demons?” Nobb asked.

Duge looked at him with a smile, “Nobb, you’re thinking too small. Once the old gods are gone, we become the new gods. As long as we declare war on the Demon Realm, it would be the true Great War between gods and demons!”

“…” Nobb was speechless, unable to utter a word.

At this moment, he finally understood why Duge had managed to come first in the Alien Battlefield twice. His ambition was too great, and from beginning to end, he had never let Pan-Universe Entertainment lead him by the nose.

Swallowing hard, Nobb asked, “Which deity should we handle first?”

“Naturally the Solar God,” Duge pointed upwards, “After all, the Lucerne Kingdom falls under the jurisdiction of the Solar God. It makes no sense not to deal with our direct superior and instead go to an unfamiliar place to deal with someone else’s.”

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Action speaks louder than words.

The Lucerne Kingdom no longer has anything for him to worry about.

After Prince Nelson’s coronation ceremony.

Duke Linqi, Old Gao, as well as the President of the Magic Guild and all other masters who had been subdued by Duge were dispatched by him to other countries to investigate the matters of Alien Warriors.

Lass and Duge’s loyal followers were sent to infiltrate the neighboring countries and spread the deeds of King Holley among the common folk, boosting his attributes and preparing for Duge’s conquest of the world.

Having taken care of all this, Duge let Reilir return to the Solar God Temple, to fish for other Angels…

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