All Gods: Starting with Two Families

Chapter 173 Bright NetworkAfter the resolution was passed, the gods of the Good Faction did not disperse.

The God of Dawn stood up, looked around, and said in a gentle yet clear voice:

“Everyone, please activate your divine order tokens.”

Zhou Zheng was slightly taken aback, but immediately followed suit.

The evolution god token trembled slightly deep within his Divine Thought. Although it had been modified and was no longer an original divine order token, its basic functions remained.

As hundreds of divine order tokens were activated, under the guidance of the God of Letters, a massive map unfolded within the space.

The map was not flat, but three-dimensional, covering the entire God-Forsaken Land. The map was densely packed with points of light—some green, some red, some yellow.

The green ones represented the Good Faction. The red ones represented the Evil Faction. The yellow ones represented the Neutral Faction.

This was the intelligence network.

Within the Alliance, every divine order token was a mobile radar. All activated tokens were connected to each other, sharing information about their surroundings in real-time.

The good were marked with green light, the evil with red light, and the neutral with yellow light.

The voice of the God of Dawn continued:

“Everyone, please look here.”

His Divine Thought circled an area on the map. Several red dots were gathered there, densely packed, more concentrated than anywhere else.

“This is a gathering place for evil gods. They have not yet formed an effective Alliance—the Evil Faction has always been like this, suspicious of each other and lacking mutual trust. This is a good opportunity for us to defeat them one by one.”

He paused.

“According to the resolution, the Alliance is obligated to participate in the war. Now, please summon your believers and prepare to set off.”

...

Three days later.

A massive fleet set off from the island, sailing majestically toward the area where the red dots were gathered.

The followers of the Storm Goddess stood at the bow of the lead ship.

She was a woman who looked to be in her thirties, her long hair fluttering in the sea breeze, surrounded by a faint blue glow.

With a wave of her hand, a strong wind filled the sails of all the ships.

The speed of the fleet increased several times over in an instant; the journey that would have originally taken a month took only a week to approach the target.

In the distance, the outlines of islands emerged on the horizon.

That was the gathering place of the evil gods.

...

The battle went very smoothly.

The gods of the Evil Faction were even attacking each other on the island. When the army of the Good Faction bore down on them, they realized something was terribly wrong, but it was already too late.

The followers of the Storm Goddess stirred up giant waves, smashing the coastal defenses to pieces.

The followers of the Mother Earth caused the ground of the island to crack, and those enemies who tried to escape fell into the fissures one after another.

The followers of the God of War charged at the front, swords swinging, flesh and blood flying.

The followers of the Goddess of Life treated the wounded in the rear, allowing injured warriors to return to the battlefield quickly.

Zhou Zheng’s followers were also among them.

Leon led his knights and engaged the enemy’s followers head-on. The improved Eagle Breathing Technique made his speed astonishingly fast, taking down one enemy with each sword strike, effortlessly.

Serena held two serpentine swords, her figure flickering erratically, each strike claiming a Life. There was no expression on her face, only focus.

And Moby—three months ago, he was still a blind young master abandoned by his Family. Now, he was already a sequence 6 [Mute].

sequence 9 [The Blind], lost sight, gained enhanced hearing and sonic perception.

Sequence 8 [Deaf], lost hearing, gained visual profiling and disease immunity.

Sequence 7 [Smell-less], lost sense of smell, gained underwater breathing and toxin immunity.

Sequence 6 [Mute], lost ability to speak, gained—

Moby felt the new power within his body.

“Magic Suppression.”

He could suppress the abilities of other transcendents within a certain range. The lower the opponent’s sequence, the stronger the suppression effect.

“Command.”

He could not speak, but he could issue “commands” using his Divine Thought. Those commands would act directly upon the target’s consciousness, briefly controlling their actions.

Whenever an enemy follower tried to activate an extraordinary ability, Moby would gently raise his hand, and that ability would be unable to manifest, as if its throat had been throttled by something.

Whenever a companion fell into danger, Moby would “say” a sentence. There was no sound, only a Divine Thought. The enemy would suddenly freeze, their movements stalling for an instant. That instant was enough for his companion to counterattack.

He did not steal kills.

He did not compete for credit.

He did not seize divine authority fragments.

He just stood there quietly, assisting everyone.

Such actions made many gods of the Good Faction feel more favorably toward him—or rather, toward Zhou Zheng.

...

The battle ended in less than a day.

The Divine Thought Seeds of those evil gods were destroyed, their followers fled in all directions, and the few who resisted were cleared out one by one. The island was covered in corpses and blood, but the casualties on the Good Faction’s side were minimal.

After the battle came the distribution of spoils.

A pile of divine authority fragments was placed before everyone, red, yellow, and purple, shining with various colors. There were nearly ten of them, to be distributed according to merit.

When it was Zhou Zheng’s turn, he spoke up.

“I don’t need any of these fragments.”

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

The gods present exchanged glances, their gazes becoming somewhat subtle. You don’t need divine authority fragments? Then what do you want?

Zhou Zheng sensed the tense atmosphere. He knew what they were thinking—someone who could give up divine authority fragments must want something even bigger.

He hurriedly explained:

“I want the divine order tokens.”

He pointed to the captured tokens. The tokens left behind after the evil gods died were piled up, and no one paid them any mind.

“I heard the God of Dawn introduce them before; if you collect a certain number of divine order tokens, you can allow Subordinate Gods to join the temple system.”

The expressions of the gods relaxed.

So that was it.

It was true that consuming divine order tokens was required for Subordinate Gods to join the temple system. This was a rule everyone knew.

“Those tokens are useless to us,” the God of War waved his hand. “Take them if you want.”

Other gods also nodded one after another. Those tokens were indeed useless. They couldn’t be eaten or drunk, couldn’t be exchanged for divine authority fragments, and keeping them just took up space.

Zhou Zheng “gratefully” thanked them and collected all the tokens in the pile.

...

After leaving the island, the fleet began its return journey.

Inside Zhou Zheng’s Divine Thought space, the dozen or so divine order tokens floated up and down.

With a thought.

The evolution god token flew out from deep within his Divine Thought and hovered above the pile of tokens.

It trembled gently, emitting an aura of longing—just like a starving person seeing food.

The devouring began.

The evolution god token turned into a ball of soft light, enveloping the divine order tokens. Those tokens began to melt, turning into wisps of golden light, which were absorbed into the evolution god token.

One, two, three...

Zhou Zheng watched the ball of light, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

Those people thought he just wanted to let Subordinate Gods join the temple. They didn’t know that the evolution god token could devour divine order tokens to grow.

They didn’t know that those “useless” tokens were priceless in his hands.

The light gradually faded.

The evolution god token reappeared.

It was a size larger than before, and the runes on its surface were more complex.