A few days earlier.
After completing his rest, the Fishman youth immediately used the [Perception of Believers] Divine Arts to obtain firsthand information from multiple channels.
He learned of Snowbird Port’s City Lord’s hidden identity and secret plots, intensifying his desire to ascend to the Holy Domain Level.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port was of the Golden Level, and the Fishman youth had witnessed his combat abilities firsthand, which were very high. Moreover, he was the local tyrant of Snowbird Port, holding a high rank and power.
To stand against him, it was not only necessary to consider his personal combat power but also his influence.
"It’s not just about his influence. He has connections within the Ice Sculpture Kingdom and can leverage more resources. More crucially, he is an important member of the empire’s spy, able to utilize the energy of the Imperial Spy Organization."
"Only by reaching the Holy Domain Level can I truly transform and have enough influence over the entire situation!"
With this thought, the Fishman youth began his blasphemy prayer.
He was already very familiar with the process of blasphemy prayer.
In the prayer chamber, he kneeled on the floor, clenched his fists, and slightly lowered his head.
"Ah, great Mei Lan God!"
"Your believer kneels before you with a humble spirit."
"May you listen to my sincere prayer."
"You are a great existence, your divine might boundless, more glorious than the vast starry sky. Your wisdom transcends time and space, you are omnipotent. Your power destroys all enemies, no one can oppose it."
"For the lambs, you are a merciful guardian, a generous benefactor."
"I ask for your continued guidance, to let me stride towards the endless path. Please, let your blessing fall upon me, granting me stronger Extraordinary Power, allowing me to be enveloped by my own Holy Domain."
"I will remember your teachings, overcoming all difficulties and challenges under your protection, honoring your name with my actions, and spreading your holy light."
"Mei Lan God, you are my eternal faith, I will forever praise you. May your Divine Power fill my spirit till eternity!"
This prayer was meticulously crafted with a single appeal: to directly ascend to the Holy Domain with the help of Divine Blessing!
But honestly, the Fishman youth did not have much confidence.
Theoretically, it was possible.
But this time, he also knew, his request was too great, much larger than before.
Would Mei Lan God agree?
Or, as the Fishman youth speculated, could the automatically operating Mei Lan Divinity grant this request?
The Fishman youth mainly relied on his talent from the Divine Level Fishman Bloodline.
Soon, the Fishman youth discovered that this time his prayer was different from the previous ones.
Previously, when he prayed, there was almost an immediate response, and the Divine Blessing was so eager. But this time, he waited a full two minutes.
These two minutes felt long to the Fishman youth.
Then, he received a Divine Revelation once more.
This time, the Divine Revelation was different from the previous ones.
In an instant, the Fishman youth fell into an illusion.
He seemed to fall into the deep sea, sinking all the way down. Below him, at the bottom of the sea, a giant shadow loomed.
For the youth, it was a familiar scene.
Previously, he had dreamed of this scene many times.
Then, just like in the dream, he fell to the seabed, approached the shadow, and found that the shadow was Anqiu!
The surrounding seawater suddenly vanished, and he helplessly fell from the high sky.
Soon, like a bird with broken wings, he crashed directly onto the top of Anqiu’s mountain.
But he wasn’t killed by the fall; instead, he fell deep into the mountain.
There, a cleverly hidden mysterious space was concealed.
The space wasn’t wide; besides the Fishman youth, there was only one thing.
It floated in the dark, emitting a colorful glow, crystal-like, quite transparent. Its shape wasn’t fixed, constantly changing. But no matter how it changed, it maintained a sort of geometric polyhedral structure.
"This is the Duel Godhood." Mei Lan’s Divine Revelation told the youth.
The youth was suddenly struck.
"Approach it," the Divine Revelation commanded.
The Fishman youth obeyed, moving forward slowly.
The first few steps were easy for him. But soon, his expression changed slightly, finding it increasingly difficult.
An endless pressure emerged around him, forcing him to retreat. Stranger still, despite taking many steps forward, the distance between him and the Duel Godhood did not shorten at all.
"To approach the Godhood, there is one way — earn the favor of the Duel Divinity," the Divine Revelation continued.
Suddenly, the Fishman youth’s vision changed drastically.
He looked around and found himself in a dueling field.
Two duelers were in the midst of an intense battle, and the audience was fervently shouting, thousands immersed in the frenzied atmosphere.
But no one noticed the Fishman youth, as if he were completely transparent.
Then, the Fishman youth’s vision changed once more.
This was yet another dueling field, much larger than the previous one. The two Transcendents participating in the duel were both at the Golden Level.
The Fishman youth’s vision kept shifting.
He experienced numerous dueling fields, varying in size. Large arenas could accommodate tens of thousands of spectators, while smaller ones held only dozens.
He witnessed many duels, the most common being one-on-one, while others were man versus beast, or multi-person duels.
There were many scenarios in the duels, with clear highlights.
Whenever these important scenarios emerged, the scene would slow down, emphasizing one side of the duel.
The Fishman youth quickly summarized that these emphasized characters all resembled Xiong Ju, voluntarily adhering to the rules of dueling, bearing a strong sense of honor towards dueling itself.
In other words, they were believers in dueling!
"No, to be precise, aren’t those fervent spectators also believers?"
"For dueling, the vast majority barely count as general believers."
"What a massive foundation of faith this is!"
The Fishman youth felt a sense of shock. Especially since he had used the Divine Arts of [Perception of Believers] multiple times to perceive the believers of Mei Lan.
The number of Mei Lan’s believers was sparse, like withering leaves in autumn and winter compared to the duel believers.
The Fishman youth’s perspective abruptly soared, ascending ever higher, overlooking the vast land of ice sculptures.
In this enormous land, dueling fields of various sizes densely packed together, hosting all kinds of duels every few days or even several times a day.
Dueling was more than just entertainment; it was an important part of the lives of the ice sculpture nation’s citizens. They relied on this to resolve many daily disputes and conflicts.
The excellent dueling atmosphere produced many duel stars, with Long Fu gaining fame overnight.
The fertile dueling soil nurtured countless duel believers. The power of faith accumulated here over hundreds or thousands of years!
They were concentrated in the Divine Country of Anqiu, where a brand new Divinity had formed deep within the mountains of Anqiu.
Duel Godhood!
"Aren’t all these duels actually a series of sacrifices?"
"Zhou Zhang hunts sea beasts, using their flesh and life for a blood sacrifice. And these duels, at their core, are also sacrifices."
"A sacrifice dedicated to the God of Duels."
"Quantitative change led to qualitative change, ultimately shaping the Divinity!"
Under Divine Revelation, the Fishman youth suddenly understood.
"There’s still a bit missing."
"It’s not yet completely shaped... the Divinity is just a bit short."
Divine Revelation continued to tell him.
This year’s crucial national duel is key!
The great duel is a nationwide mass sacrifice, creating a vast faith that will fill the last gap in the Duel Godhood, making it truly complete.
And a complete Divinity could imbue upon Extraordinary Life.
Not all Extraordinary Life has the qualifications or ability to bear Divinity. But when a Transcendent individual can bear Divinity, they can use part of the power of the Divinity, thereby gaining some of the might of a god!
"Participate in this crucial national duel."
"Become the final victor, the ultimate winner."
"In doing so, you’ll gain great favor from the Duel Divinity, hence nearing the Divinity."
"If you can touch the Divinity, there’s a possibility of safeguarding the Divinity."
"In future years, if you can continuously enhance your control, ultimately assimilating the Divinity, then the Transcendent individual can become one the likes history has never seen before... the God of Duels!"
The voice of Divine Revelation almost thundered in the Fishman youth’s heart at that moment.
The youth was profoundly shocked.
Divine Revelation spoke again: "Note, do not advance to the Holy Domain before then."
"The Holy Domain is the first step on the path to godhood."
"A Holy Domain not aligned with the nature of dueling will evoke rejection and disdain from the Duel Divinity."
"This will greatly increase the difficulty of approaching the Divinity."
"The Holy Domain ascended by the Bolang Fishman Bloodline is a water-attribute Holy Domain. If you possess it prematurely, it’s like building a mountain between you and the Duel Godhood."
After this Divine Revelation concluded, the Fishman youth was still immersed in deep shock, unable to calm his mind for a long time.
The contents of this Divine Revelation were too astonishing.
The Fishman youth thus uncovered an astonishing secret!
"Duel Godhood!"
"I want to approach it, I want to obtain it."
"With it, I can possess part of the power of a god! This will definitely be more helpful than directly advancing to the Holy Domain!"