And in the sky, on the ground, the battles of the Divines have spread their influence. The heavenly phenomenon drastically changed, winds surged, magic power went wild, and space distorted...

And this was because, with the unlocking of the Segis World, the Divines intentionally controlled the battle locations to minimize the impact on the Segis Plane.

The battle of the Divines erupted above the world, and at the same time, the Divine Battle Army which descended upon Segis began to move.

Just like in the ancient war between gods and demons, countless angels of faith and Prayer Merger Army charged towards the World Tree and the Chosen City, accompanied by holy hymns.

A battle even more brutal than before broke out above the Chosen City.

Hundreds of thousands, even millions of the Divine Battle Army descended. The coalition composed of dragons, heroic spirits, and the players’ aerial units was no match, and casualties began to soar almost immediately.

In the end, the coalition had to retreat behind the Divine Arts defense barrier, relying on it to combat the enemy.

With the defense of Golden Dragon Mars and several Mythical Giant Dragons, Diana, Kai Leici and several Elf Demigods, along with the Titan Demigod Imhettel who was like a bug, they barely withstood the assaults of the Divine Battle Army for a while.

Especially the Titan Giant Imhettel.

This last Titan Demigod in the world was immensely powerful. Standing at the city walls of the Chosen City, Imhettel’s enlarged body was almost as tall as the city’s Divine Arts defense barrier.

And each time he roared and swung his fist, he could blast an unlucky angel or Prayer into a mist of blood...

The terrifying power made the players exclaim in amazement, while Diana’s expression grew complex.

Even the demigods in the Divine Battle Army looked at him with fear and dread...

Healed by Eve, Imhettel was no longer the Imhettel of the past.

Even when heavily injured, he could smash the Blazing Angel Raphael with random punches. Now, his strength was even greater!

Not a True God, but possessing power comparable to a True God!

Led by the demigods, the coalition relied on the Divine Arts defense barrier to resist the attacks of the Divine Battle Army.

The entire core area of the Elf Forest was covered with dazzling brilliance as hundreds of thousands, millions of angels and the Prayer Army launched attacks.

The lush forest was devastated, the crops the players had tirelessly cultivated were burned, and the elf villages and homes they had rebuilt were reduced to ashes...

Within a fifty-kilometer radius centered on the World Tree, in the most prosperous core area of the Elf Forest, the land turned into scorched earth in an instant.

Only the Chosen City, covered by the Divine Arts defense barrier, was spared.

Fortunately, before the war began, elves and Half-Elves in other parts of the Elf Forest’s core area had already been evacuated except for those in the Chosen City.

The destroyed villages were already deserted, preventing large-scale casualties in the flames of war.

Even so, standing on the walls of the Chosen City, watching their rebuilt homes destroyed, the participating Elves and Half-Elves were furious.

However, the players seemed even more outraged than them.

Especially when they saw the beautiful forest estates and country villas outside the Chosen City turned into ruins...

"Damn! My villa! Eternal Lord, damn you!"

"Ahhh! My estate! My estate!"

"My pasture! Oh my God! My pasture!"

"Those damn birdmen! I’ll fight you to the death!"

The cries and screams, filled with sorrow and determination.

Then, the players, with reddened eyes, fought even more desperately.

They turned their grief and anger into strength, unleashing unprecedented combat power, and charged madly at the attacking Divine Battle Army.

For a time, they blocked the aggressive army.

However, this was merely a barely maintained defense.

The numbers of the Divine Battle Army that descended upon Seg World were too vast; it could be said that almost the entire angel army and Prayer Army that participated in the ancient god-demon war had descended.

This was not a force that the players and various coalition forces gathered in the Chosen City could contend with.

At most, they could only barely rely on the Divine Arts defense barrier to hold on.

And this led to another problem.

When the coalition retreated behind the Divine Arts defense barrier of the Chosen City, the majestic body of the World Tree was completely exposed to the attack range of the Divine Battle Army...

In an instant, countless attacks, gleaming with Divine Power, rained down on the World Tree’s body, and dazzling light continuously blossomed.

"Goddess Your Grace!"

Seeing the body of the World Tree besieged, Fairy King Fenrir was anxious in the Divine Country.

However, Eve, seated high on the divine throne, remained calm.

Just a bunch of angels and Prayers.

Even in large numbers, they were still just angels and Prayers.

As the World Tree, as an ancient god, except for the attacks from the demigods in the Divine Battle Army, other attacks would merely tickle Eve.

And even demigods wouldn’t be able to attack her now that Eve had fused her roots with the essence of the Segis World.

Though the Segis World hadn’t been devoured by Eve yet, and the nominal master of it was still the Lord of Eternity overseeing the Pantheon and suppressing the Segis World’s core essence...

But Eve’s body, in a sense, was already quite fused with the Segis World.

Of course, being passively attacked was never something Eve liked.

She glanced at the angels and Prayers swarming around her like flies, constantly besieging her body, let out a snort, and activated her [Absorb] ability.

In the next moment, a pale green light blossomed on the majestic World Tree, and all attacks landing on the World Tree’s body emitted faint ripples of space and were completely absorbed by some mysterious force...

Looking out, the entire World Tree seemed to transform into a giant sponge, absorbing all the attacks from the Divine Battle Army.

Seeing this, Fairy King Nifel widened his eyes in shock.

He turned to look at Eve on the divine throne, growing more respectful and more admiring...

"Goddess Your Grace... so amazing..."

Stars almost appeared in Fenrir’s eyes.

Eve remained calm.

[Absorb] is derived from [Devour], an inherent ability given to Eve by the Origin Key.

And [Devour] can devour all powers weaker than Eve, or rather, of a lower level.

Eve has already ascended to powerful Divine Power, becoming more adept at controlling [Absorb], and can now wield it effortlessly.

The mere attacks of the Divine Battle Army couldn’t hurt her at all.

From the perspective of "devouring," any attack against Eve below a True God was simply providing her with energy.

Unless besieged by True Gods, she was otherwise invincible.

The chaotic battle continued while Eve’s Divine Power kept increasing.

However, Eve showed no joy or excitement.

On the contrary, her heart was very calm.

To this day, with her identity exposed, her ability to devour was probably no longer a secret.

And as her greatest enemy at the moment, Lord of Eternity, Yteo had no reason not to know this.

Yet even so, he still chose such a method of combat, delivering Divine Power to her from the very beginning.

Apart from indirectly increasing the magic power concentration of the Segis World and thus achieving an early opening of the Plane Channel, he probably had other intentions...

In fact, Eve had some suspicions about this.

With a flickering gaze, Eve gently extended her hand, once again taking out the core fragment of the Pantheon given to her by Moonlight Queen Diana.

Sure enough, the light representing the advancement of the Lord of Eternity’s greatness on the fragment grew stronger again.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be nearing completion.

Eve frowned slightly, deep in thought.

"In that case... it should be descending soon."

She said softly.

Just as Eve finished speaking, the entire Segis World trembled slightly.

A more immense, more vast, yet more sacred and heavy aura emanated from the distant sky...