Chapter Ninety: The City of the Gods (Finale)

In the Northern Wilderness, above the Northern Sea, two suns—one large, one small—appeared in the clear sky.

The greater sun was the true solar star, its light fierce and domineering. The smaller sun, however, was the newly created City of the Gods, radiant with divine brilliance and majesty.

The City of the Gods, a magnificent metropolis forged from boundless starlight, spanned millions of miles in every direction and soared to equally unimaginable heights. It hovered above the heavens, gazing down upon the vast primordial lands, unleashing endless golden, holy light, like a second, smaller sun blessing all beings.

Above the City of the Gods shone thirteen resplendent divine palaces, each radiating boundless golden light, as if thirteen blazing suns illuminated the city below.

These thirteen grand palaces were the sanctuaries where Nanluo and the other deities cultivated and resided.

At this moment, Nanluo and the gods sat upon their respective thrones within the divine palaces, presiding over the operation of the City of the Gods.

“Let us together bestow our blessings upon the magnificent City of the Gods!” Nanluo’s voice echoed within the minds of all the deities.

Hearing this, the gods’ bodies began to radiate with divine light as they summoned the powers of their respective laws, preparing to bless the City of the Gods.

Thus, for the first time in the primordial world, a divine blessing was to be cast.

“I, Nanluo, God of All Waters, bless the City of the Gods to travel freely among all waters and command the dominion of the seas and rivers.”

With a commanding voice, Nanluo released a dazzling torrent of blue light. The law of water in heaven and earth transformed into a mighty river stretching thousands of miles, encircling the City of the Gods and slowly merging into it.

“I, Miaoyan, Goddess of Destiny, bless the City of the Gods to hold its own fate and transcend the bounds of destiny!”

A golden, sacred River of Destiny appeared slowly above the City of the Gods. Within its currents emerged a vague, indistinct shadow of the city itself. The city’s shadow gradually broke free from the river’s constraints and unified with the resplendent City of the Gods.

From that moment forth, the City of the Gods would command its own destiny.

“I, Shishi, God of Devouring, bless the City of the Gods with mastery over devouring, to be sovereign of all consumption!”

A deep, alluring black hole appeared above the city and merged into its structure.

“I, Baihua and Heian, God of Light and God of Darkness, bless the City of the Gods to traverse freely between light and shadow, to rule over both!”

A curtain of light formed from the Law of Light and a veil of darkness from the Law of Shadow both appeared and intertwined above the city, enfolding it between radiance and gloom.

“I, Fangyan and Wupotian, God of Literature and God of War, bless the City of the Gods with flourishing culture and martial prowess.”

A white brush symbolizing the law of literature and a blood-red spear representing the law of war crossed and appeared above the City of the Gods.

“I, Leixing, God of Thunder, bless the City of the Gods with dominion over all thunders of the heavens!”

Thunder rumbled across the sky as the law of thunder condensed into a sea of violet lightning, dancing wildly above the nine heavens, dyeing the sky purple before flowing and merging into the City of the Gods.

“I, Buxu, God of the Earth, bless the City of the Gods with sovereignty over the land, never to fall.”

The law of earth formed an endless expanse beneath the city, lifting it to hang eternally in the heavens.

“I, Tianjun, God of Order, bless the City of the Gods with eternal order, to balance the laws of all worlds.”

The power of order materialized as a golden scale, slowly appearing and integrating into the City of the Gods.

“I, Jehovah, God of Creation, bless the City of the Gods to be ever unbroken, to endlessly create and sustain itself.”

A pure and vibrant light of creation shone upon the city, gradually merging within.

“I, Huanshun, God of Dreams, bless the City of the Gods to walk between dreams and reality, to command both illusion and truth.”

A hazy, ethereal glow descended from the heavens, shining upon the city and fusing with it.

“I, Nigu, God of Time, bless the City of the Gods to traverse the currents of time, remaining ever strong and immortal.”

A misty gray river of time swept the City of the Gods within its flow, then released it, finally merging into the city’s very essence.

Thus, the thirteen Divine Lords of the gods had all bestowed their blessings upon the City of the Gods. The power of their laws was completely infused into the city, granting it true power where once there was only starforce.

Starforce became its blood, the power of law its bones—this was now truly the City of the Gods!

Nanluo gazed upon the city, now transformed by the thirteen laws, his eyes dazed and intoxicated, unable to suppress his admiration. “This is the City of the Gods I have always envisioned!”

The gods, hearing this, looked at the city and nodded in silent agreement.

Before, the City of the Gods, though radiant and brimming with infinite starforce, was no more than a seemingly powerful bubble in the eyes of a true supreme—such as the Primeval Divine Lord—easily burst with a single touch.

In the world, it is the laws that reign supreme.

Without the power of law, all is empty illusion.

A City of the Gods without the power of law, even if filled with endless starforce, could not even touch a Divine Lord.

For those who had begun to master the laws, only a force that could break the world itself—or the power of law—could hope to wound them.

With the laws now entwined within it, together with infinite starforce, the City of the Gods could finally become the supreme artifact to subdue all races of the primordial world.

From the beginning, Nanluo’s vision for the City of the Gods had been to forge it as an unrivaled divine weapon to dominate all beings under heaven and earth.

The blessings of the gods were a crucial part of this plan.

It must be understood that the gods’ blessings upon the city required the expenditure of a vast amount of their own law power—so much that it would take a million years to recover.

Yet, after Nanluo shared his hopes for the City of the Gods, and the unimaginable plan that accompanied them, the gods resolutely sacrificed a million years of cultivation to contribute to the making of this supreme artifact.

That unimaginable plan was to spend an entire era having the gods and all beings under their dominion worship and bless the City of the Gods.

The gods were a race fated to rule the primordial world for an era, meaning they intended for all creatures under heaven to worship and bless the city.

With the endless worship and blessings of all beings, what would the City of the Gods become after an era?

It would truly transform into a supreme innate treasure!

By then, the gods would possess both the Divine Palace and the City of the Gods—two supreme, primordial artifacts.

Two such treasures meant two God-Emperors. At that time, the might of the gods would be beyond imagining.

Even if the Mandate of Heaven shifted and they were no longer the chosen, with two supreme treasures, who among all beings could challenge them?

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After the creation of the City of the Gods, the gods commanded themselves and all beings they ruled to worship and offer sacrifices to it.

Bathed in endless worship, the City of the Gods grew ever more powerful, gradually becoming the supreme artifact that subjugated all tribes and races of the primordial world.

After an era of the gods’ rule, the City of the Gods finally completed its metamorphosis into an innate treasure, a true supreme artifact.

Alas, not long after the city achieved its ultimate form, the Twilight of the Gods erupted.

With the disappearance of the gods, the City of the Gods vanished as well!

Yet, the City of the Gods always remained in the primordial world, occasionally appearing in fleeting glimpses, becoming the most elusive and forbidden site of the ancient world.

—From the History of the Gods: The City of the Gods