20: Godmaking

The noise erupted suddenly, and the conference room seemed to turn into a wet market.

The leaders of the various religions were red-faced and arguing incessantly, each firmly convinced that the impending "will of the stars" would choose their own god.

"Everyone! Everyone! Please listen to me!" a man wearing ornate religious robes with a gemstone embedded in his forehead shouted, "The God of Holy Light is above! The statues in the Holy Light church have been weeping recently; is this not a manifestation of a miracle?! The will of the stars must belong to the God of Holy Light!"

"Absurd!" an old man with a burly build, holding a scepter, retorted, "The Believers of the Earth God have recently enjoyed a bountiful harvest; this is the true grace! The choice of the will of the stars is obvious!"

"Ridiculous! Only the Tree of Life can bear the 'will of the stars'! It gave us life and guides us toward the future!" a woman wearing a flower crown and a green dress retorted, her voice crisp and pleasant, yet filled with unquestionable determination.

"You are all spewing manure! The Incarnation of the 'will of the stars' must be the great God King, the War God Atar! Only its power can protect our planet and defend against foreign enemies!" a muscular man roared, pounding his fists heavily on the table.

"You are all wrong!" a woman draped in a black robe with a sinister face shrieked, "The prophecies of the Night Goddess have never been wrong; the arrival of the will of the stars has long been in the prophecy!"

For a time, the conference room was filled with all sorts of voices, with everyone defending their own faith, the scene chaotic beyond measure.

In the midst of this chaotic scene, Xiang Yan's will quietly departed, and he returned control of the body back to Kleid.

After Kleid regained control of the body, he immediately joined the argument.

He raised his hands high and shouted, "You damn heretics, you are all full of shit; only the great nightmare immortal can bear the 'will of the stars'! It is the supreme existence and the truth of the Universe!"

The arguing grew louder and louder, almost blowing the roof off.

The President pounded the table hard, attempting to maintain order.

"Quiet! Everyone be quiet!" he raised his volume, his face livid, "Now is not the time to argue about this! We need more intelligence!"

The noise gradually subsided, and everyone turned their attention to the President.

"Regarding the affiliation of the will of the stars, it is too early to draw a conclusion. I hope that after you return, you will do your utmost to investigate the so-called 'miracle' events that have occurred recently and submit detailed reports."

"Dismissed!"

Although everyone was unwilling, the President was right; the urgent priority now was to investigate the miracles, so they had no choice but to shut their mouths resentfully.

After the meeting ended, everyone left one after another, and the conference room gradually returned to peace.

Kleid also walked out of the conference room with the crowd, and just as he stepped out of the conference room door, a voice echoed in his mind: "Initiate 'Shadow Project'..."

At the same time, the Believers of the Nightmare Immortal Cult scattered among the High-ranking Officials of various churches also received the same order.

They disguised themselves as devout Believers, hiding in the crowd like lurking vipers, waiting for the optimal moment. Once they found an opportunity, they would implant the "False God Seed" created by the nightmare immortal into the bodies of the pre-selected personnel.

However, speaking of the so-called "Shadow Project," it sounds quite high-end, but in reality, it was because Xiang Yan learned that the Main Universe had too many The Strong Ones, and he was afraid of being noticed by them when he was causing trouble.

Therefore, he established a plan to stack aliases. Xiang Yan prepared to launch one to multiple different substitute aliases at a certain period to cause trouble, thereby distracting everyone's attention while he acted as the mastermind behind the scenes. Afterward, depending on how things developed, he would decide whether to hit and run, fleeing immediately.

Or whether to stay on a planet to continuously fleece it, or perhaps act as a parasite.

A man wearing the ordinary attire of the Holy Light church returned to his room, locked the door, knelt on the ground devoutly, and prayed in a low voice.

Suddenly, he felt a sharp headache, as if something was trying to drill into his brain.

He clutched his head in pain, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Another woman lurking in the Tree of Life church, while delivering a meal to the Saintess, placed the seed into the food, watching the Saintess swallow it.

A lurker from the Earth God church, when visiting an old priest who was about to return to the embrace of the gods, implanted the seed into his body.

...

Inside the room of the ordinary Believer of the Holy Light church, the black seed, amidst his intense headache, seemed to melt and seep into the center of his eyebrows.

In an instant, he was in a space of pure white, wrapped in warm and soft light, an indescribable vastness and compassion filling his perception.

He seemed to hear the breathing of the Universe and the whispering of the stars. A divine power surged from the bottom of his heart, warm and powerful, dispelling all his fear and anxiety, as a piece of information flooded his mind.

He knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, muttering, "Mother... Mother... I... I have felt you... Your grace, your child shall offer everything to repay you."

At the same time, the Saintess of the Tree of Life church was also experiencing a similar "miracle."

The black seed, at the moment she prayed, turned into a green light and merged into her body.

She entered a world full of vitality, where towering trees emitted a soft light and countless strange creatures lived in harmony.

She felt a surging life force and the gentle gaze of the World Mother.

A power originating from the same source as the Tree of Life awakened within her, making her feel as if she had merged with nature, becoming incomparably powerful.

She opened her arms, embracing this magical power, her eyes flashing with fanatical joy.

The old priest of the Earth God, as his consciousness slipped into his final moments, saw the vast and boundless earth of the entire planet. The earth wrapped around him, and he felt the breathing and veins of the earth, feeling the mercy of the mother.

Similar scenes played out one by one in the consciousness of other "vessels."

The chosen people were immersed in the shock of the World Mother's grace upon them, prostrating themselves before the will of the stars disguised by Xiang Yan, and in the boundless joy of being about to become the gods that their own churches worshipped.

A few days later, the interstellar President's desk was piled high with emergency reports.

The Holy Light church declared that it had received the grace of the World Mother, and the God of Holy Light had descended to the mortal world to take charge of the world in place of the World Mother; all other churches were heretics and must be eliminated; the Saintess of the Tree of Life church also issued a statement that the World Mother had chosen her as the spokesperson, and other churches had blasphemed nature and must accept punishment; the new War God of the War God church even directly challenged other churches, wanting to prove with force who was the true favorite of the mother...

The President looked at these reports and rubbed his throbbing temples.

These guys were all passionately cursing at each other now, and conflicts between Believers were unstoppable, leading to a rapid rise in crime rates in many places across the planet.

Moreover, judging by the recent situation, these guys seemed to have cursed enough online and were preparing for a wave of offline real-life brawls.

These were actually tolerable, but what was even more fucked up was that according to the deduction of that Your Excellency, wasn't there only supposed to be one god?

Then what exactly were this bunch of things popping up and claiming to be gods?

More crucially, every "god" displayed powerful extraordinary strength, and every one was so adamant, making it impossible for him to judge the truth.

Forget it; since his own barren brain couldn't think of anything, he would seek outside assistance.

He picked up a secret communicator from a hidden compartment on the table and said in a deep voice, "Prepare the spaceship; I am going to..."

The President's spaceship left the capital silently and headed toward a secret location. This secret location was located in the ruins of a high-power radioactive weapon on the planet. Due to the terrifying radiation here, under normal circumstances, no one would ever think of this place.

The President put on a special protective suit, entered the depths of the ruins, and started an elevator buried in the ruins to go underground. Two or three minutes later, he entered a secret base.

When the researchers saw the President coming, they immediately stepped forward to meet him.

The President saw this and immediately asked: "How is the research on the technology provided by that Your Excellency going?"

"Your Excellency President, the technology provided by that Your Excellency is too profound. Even though that Your Excellency has been explaining it to us, it will still take at least 5 to 8 years to produce results."

"Hmm, I see. What is that Your Excellency doing now?"

"Your Excellency President, that Your Excellency is resting."

"Fine, I see. Take me to see that Your Excellency."

"Yes!"

After walking for a while, the group arrived in front of a room. The President politely pressed the doorbell, then put on something like headphones handed over by the staff nearby.

After receiving the owner's permission, he stepped into it alone.

What met his eyes was a life form that was 70-80% similar to a human but also completely different. His figure was similar to a human's, however, the most striking thing was that his body was embedded with brilliant purple crystals.

These crystals seemed to be a part of his body, closely connected to his skin, flashing with a mysterious and charming light.

Under the illumination of light, the crystals refracted gorgeous colors, like the most dazzling stars in the night sky.

But within this beautiful light, a trace of extreme power was revealed; this purple light seemed capable of cutting through everything.

There were no facial features on his face; the features that appeared were merely simple sketches made of energy.

"Respected Your Excellency Ketela, I need your help." The President's voice carried a hint of fatigue.

"What has happened, Mr. President? You look very troubled."

"It is like this..." The President recounted the "miracle" events that had happened recently in detail, his tone filled with doubt and anxiety.

"These newly appeared 'gods', each of them possesses powerful strength. I cannot judge which of them are true or false, and this is completely inconsistent with your statement that there would only be one god."

"I can no longer judge the situation, so I can only come to ask for your advice."

Ketela's simple facial features frowned, "Mr. President, please don't be anxious. First, give me all the investigation materials. I will go back and study these materials carefully, and then I will give you an answer. Please wait patiently."

Then, without waiting for the President to reply, he walked toward the depths of the room on his own.