Endless Journey: Infinite Realms Chapter 653 Transcendence Era

Chapter 653 Transcendence Era

This batch of True Gods were not the only ones that appeared. Many more popped out as the civilization in the Multiverse improved, and these True Gods all cooperated to create a worship network that will be of great help to their worshippers.
Angles, subsidiary Gods, and Divine Beings were created by the True Gods along with their worship schemes, all which were intended to strengthen their hold on the Multiverse and on its residents.
The birth of these True Gods, along with their creation of these special creatures, heralded the period in the Primordial Era where every living being went under the True Gods' protection and guidance.
All the advancements in magic, technology, and culture in this period were influenced by these True Gods, and it seemed to continue that way for a long time.
The numerous churches, cults, and temples established during these times gave more power to the True Gods and their subsidiaries, to the point that it is impossible to defy them.
Normal living creatures and even those with abilities can only look towards the True Gods with fear and awe, as their rule seemed to be absolute, whether they are benevolent or evil.
With such power and might that they had, the reign of the True Gods appeared to be able to last forever. But certain factors that appeared during the end of the Primordial Era slowly shook up their dominance.
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When the True Gods first appeared, the Laws of the Multiverse were still hostile to most living beings, and the only ones that can manipulate it were the True Gods themselves. But this notion changed at the end of the Primordial Era, when the Laws suddenly lost all their ferociousness.
At this time, the Laws of the Multiverse suddenly became amicable to all the living beings, which brought forth large upheavals in the Multiverse.
Gone were the times were a living creature has to rely on the blessings of a True God or his angels just to have his/her own power. Also gone were the times were the only way to get stronger was by becoming a higher-leveled True God's Worshipper.
With the Laws free to be accessed by anyone, many began to study them for their own use.
This change brought the start of the Upheaval Era, the Era on which many True Gods faced a great threat on their power.
Many researches were made at this period, all aimed on finding way to harness the power of the Laws for the use of the living creatures themselves.
This led to the creation of numerous Power Systems, which became the pathway for all the living creatures to gain their own power.
This newest creation was accepted and celebrated in the whole Multiverse for their potential and might, but the fact that these systems were still at their rudimentary phase at that time made them perilous.
There are no set ways on how to upgrade each power yet, and there are methods that can lead to a power practitioner's death. But even with these dangers, many were still tempted to follow the path of the Power Systems.
This led to a mass exodus from the living creatures, resulting on the True Gods experiencing a massive drop on their worshippers.
Such thing of course made the True Gods unhappy, and they made rules that will fight off against this change.
The True Gods declared the existence of Power Systems as a taboo thing, one that cannot be allowed to exist in the Multiverse. They said that Power Systems will only bring ruin in the Multiverse, hence these must be purged to keep everyone safe.
With this declaration in place, every True Gods decreed a Holy War against the existence of the Power System and its followers.
All the people who practiced different Power Systems were routinely killed and executed, while knowledge on these Power Systems were systematically destroyed too.
This war brought a new age of chaos in the Multiverse, where even innocent beings were killed and tortured, just for the sake of completely wiping out any hints of Power Systems.
A historian estimated that around 20% of the Multiverse's entire population were systematically killed this time, a number which is frightening, given that the amount of living creatures at this period had already reached extreme numbers.
Blood spilled everywhere, and the only safe place were the Divine Kingdoms under the control of the True Gods.
With this harsh reaction by the True Gods against the Power Systems, it seemed that the Power Systems will not be able to last for long.
But contrary to what the True Gods had expected, their Holy War agasint the Power Systems did not lead to the destruction of the latter.
Instead, the Holy War by the True Gods actually became the catalyst for their end.
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During the middle part of the Upheaval Era, two powerful existences appeared in the Multiverse, both that became an immediate threat against the True Gods.
The power that these two existences had was so great, that the momentum the True Gods had against the Power Systems quickly disappeared.
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The first of these two existences that appeared was the Abyss Realm, whose creation was hastened because of the Holy War.
As its existence was tied to the emotions and feelings of all the living beings, the Abyss Realm can be considered to have a power comparable to that of a True God, although it is not a True God itself.
The power of the Abyss was tied to the laws of Evil and Sin, powers that were refined until they became one of the first complete Power Systems in the Multiverse. This Power System was of course the Abyss Magic Power System.
With this complete Power System, the Abyss was able to tempt many beings under its banner. It offered them with power that they 'can' use for themselves, and it also offered them protection against the 'bloodthirsty' True Gods.
Combining these temptations with its own special 'corruption' method, the Abyss gained a following that was just as great as a True God's, giving it the power to fight back against those who tried to destroy it.
And this is exactly what the Abyss Realm did. It fought back against the True Gods, and in some cases, it also tried to destroy them.
Using its high capabilities to infiltrate and corrupt countless beings, the Abyss Realm turned many of the True God's worshippers into its own pawns. These pawns will then be used to kill other followers, a tactic that instantly weakened many True Gods.
This tactic of the Abyss Realm was actually effective, that an estimate of 10 True Gods approached the verge of weakness, as most of their followers turned into mad rabids that only wanted to kill each other.
This shameless tactic was enough to make the True Gods start treating the Abyss Realm in a hostile manner, and this should also be enough to make them wage war against it.
But before the True Gods could start assaulting the Abyss Realm personally, the second existence that threatened their rule has appeared.
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A powerful human who called himself the Immortal Paragon, someone who dabbled in the path of the Immortal Cultivation, became the first living creature to Transcend the Laws of the Multiverse.
He was considered to be the strongest living creature that had ever lived, and even up to this day, nobody was considered to be more powerful than him.
With his Transcendent Power alone, the Immortal Paragon easily killed weak True Gods, while he was able to fend off attacks from the moderately strong ones. As for the powerful True Gods like Magoi or Soahc, the Immortal Paragon did his best to elude their capture.
There are many times that the Immortal Paragon were brought near to his death because of the extremely powerful True Gods. Many tried to assassinate him, while True Gods like Peced and Thead expended much of their life just to end him.
But maybe due to his luck or some other external factors, the Immortal Paragon always managed to live for another day.
These escapes from death allowed the Immortal Paragon to continuously grow stronger, and eventually it reached to the point that he reached a level that that was previously unknown to everyone.
During his 1000th birthday, the Immortal Paragon became the first Monarch of the Multiverse, and he reached a power level so great, that most True Gods became trash to him.
At this period, only the strongest True Gods can actually threaten him, but even they were now wary of his power. Both sides appeared to be able to kill each other, something that the Immortal Paragon took advantage of.
While the True Gods were still wary of his newfound power, the Immortal Paragon used this time to spread his now dominant Immortal Cultivation Power System all over the Multiverse. He supported the creation of countless Immortal Sects, and he protected those who were nearing his level of power.
The Immortal Paragon also accepted disciples from all kinds of races, who all immediately became powerhouses of their own.
By the end of the Upheaval Era, the Immortal Paragon was able to create a force which became powerful enough to rival that of countless True Gods'.
Such power roused the True Gods from their suspended states, as they realized that if this goes on, even those that are the strongest from them might be annihilated.
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With their camp besieged on both sides by two powerful entities, the True Gods knew that they must make an action already.
If they let things go on, the Abyss Realm will just corrupt more people and the Immortal Pagan will recruit more disciples, which will weaken the True Gods more.
The True Gods were not willing to let themselves fall down an absolute path of demise anymore. They were extremely proud, and the notion of a living being and a false god having the power to kill them did not sit well on their minds.
As such, on the Immortal Paragon's 2000th birthday, the True Gods declared a war against the Abyss Realm and the Immortal Paragon.
This war, which was considered as the greatest and bloodiest war in the history of the Multiverse, has led to the fall of countless legends and powerful beings.
Many powerful Transcendents and Abyssal Monsters were felled during this time, which is a great loss for the living creatures.
Many True Gods were killed too, as the sudden cooperation between the Immortal Paragon and the Abyss Realm turned the tables.
This war raged on for decades, and by the end of it, only 3 powerful beings remained standing on the 3 warring camps.
The True God of Destruction of Death Soahc, the Immortal Paragon, and the Abyss Realm were these beings, and they did not let each other off.
Without any distractions from any petty fights, these 3 beings unleashed all of their power against each other.
It was unknown how this three-way battle actually happened, but its end results were all known by everyone.
Through his sheer willpower and astounding might, the Immortal Paragon was able to kill Soahc, although it cost the Immortal Paragon his life.
As for the Abyss Realm, this battle inflicted a grievous injury on its soul and body, one which it still tries to recover up until this day.
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All the historians stated that the end of this war signaled the end of the Upheaval Era.
All the True Gods were already dead at this point, which meant that their influence was gone. Only the might of the Power Systems remained, and they became the new dominant force in the Multiverse.
This new Era was eventually called the Transcendence Era, the Era on which everyone's goal is to Transcend the Laws.
This is the current Era in the Multiverse, the Era which Alex and his companions were living in…
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[Author's Note]: Chaotic Era → Primordial Era → Upheaval Era → Transcendence Era