Chapter 2555 - 1118: Attribute Suppression
"Even if demonic incarnations are graded, the King of the Jackalweres counts as a veteran Demon Lord, and shouldn’t only have a group of first-level Godhood demonic incarnations!"
Even in the midst of a Flamestorm, it didn’t prevent the Burning Flames Queen from participating in the discussion.
"The King of the Jackalweres is a regular in the Blood War, with a very high attrition rate of demonic incarnations. Except for that incarnation that has long disguised itself as the true body of the King of the Jackalweres, the rest are all rapidly-produced single Godhood beings.
This situation isn’t unique to the King of the Jackalweres; most Demon Lords are in this situation, with only a few possessing high Godhood demonic incarnations, accompanied by a group of low Godhood ones," answered the Queen of the Succubi.
"I see!" The Burning Flames Queen immediately stopped questioning upon hearing about the Blood War.
In the Bottomless Abyss, Blood War is a specialized term.
Mentioning this word refers only to one thing: the endless war between the demons of the Bottomless Abyss and the devils of The Nine Hells.
The exact cause of this war is already untraceable.
Even the demons and devils, who have eternal life, can’t say for sure how many years it has lasted; it seems like tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of thousands.
Continuing to the present, this war is more between the Bottomless Abyss and The Nine Hells than between demons and devils.
Both sides are vying for souls, the essence of the other party.
Whichever side gains the upper hand in the Blood War will have control over those neutral evil souls.
Some Demon Lords are eager for the Blood War, frequently dispatching armies to participate, especially those commanding divine positions in slaughter, plunder, belligerence, berserk, bloodthirst, and the like.
Participating in the Blood War is a way to gain Strength, and the berserk divine position of the King of the Jackalweres is among these.
Some demons try to evade the Blood War, which falls under the responsibility of the General of the Blood War. Under him, he has a large number of blood war Overbearing devils that patrol around the Bottomless Abyss.
They throw demons trying to avoid the Blood War into the most brutal Blood Battle Battlefield.
The Burning Flames Queen had been forcibly dragged into the Blood War three times in succession, and she still remembers those three wars vividly.
Sky-darkening demons and devils swarmed like ants, overwhelming everything.
Demon Lords and Archdukes of Devil over a hundred meters tall were everywhere.
At the time, she was just a Secondary Demon Lord, an Advanced Cannon Fodder with the constant threat of falling.
On such a battlefield, to survive, beside Strength, one also needed good luck and the ability to assess the situation. One must act decisively when it’s time to retreat; otherwise, one could easily be overwhelmed by the Devil Army.
The King of the Jackalweres, who go mad on the battlefield, have a high casualty rate, rarely surviving two Blood Wars.
In contrast, her master, who excels in strategic tactics and holds divine positions in undeath, slaughter, and plunder, would be in their element in the Blood War, growing at an astonishing rate.
"No wonder there are such discrepancies in the records about the power of deities on the Material Plane—one account portrays them as unbeatable, while another depicts them as pathetically weak."
Gaven suddenly realized, "I thought it was because of the recorder’s strong subjective consciousness, but now it seems the problem might lay with the incarnations they faced."
Is it better to spend eight years building a four Godhood demonic incarnation?
Or spend the same time creating eight one Godhood ones?
Most people wouldn’t find this choice difficult.
Especially when one Godhood and four Godhood are still at the same level with no essential difference.
Not even 1V8; even 1V4, the latter could suppress the former in combat.
The previous demonic incarnation of the King of the Jackalweres didn’t lack the ability to use the Godhood Form, but it was mistaken for his berserk enlargement.
However, when it comes to five Godhood and above, the time required would multiply; creating a ten Godhood Divine Nature Incarnation would terrifyingly take 512 years.
On the Material Plane, that’s enough time for an Empire to rise and fall.
Even for those with Strong Divine Power, this is not a short time.
But it’s also worth it, as a ten Godhood Divine Nature Incarnation can overbear all weak True Gods.
This means that under equal Divine Power, both sides need to engage in a struggle of resources, and it often involves those veteran True Gods, especially those who know how to conceal their strengths and have terrifying potential in wars.
This is most vividly displayed in the Pantheon of Faerun.
For example, Prince of Lies Shylock is now a typical solitary figure.
His only Divine Nature Incarnation was blasted apart by the Lord of War, Tempus, while trying to interfere with the ascension of Lady Strategy, and it’s unknown whether he formed a new one last year.
Similarly, the Magic Goddess Midnight, who ascended at the same time as him, though in a very similar situation, at least has the loyal God of Mages Azus to assist, along with a series of divine allies.
Whereas Shylock’s only deity Yego is not just half-hearted but behind the scenes, plotting to strip the Office of the Dead from him.
On the other side is Mother Earth Shantiya.
Though she seems unimpressive and unassuming, even the Lord of War, Tempus, must maintain enough respect for her, as few Evil Gods dare provoke her.
As one of the oldest True Gods on the Felen Continent, she has weathered several crises by smoothly transitioning her divine positions, without suffering any destructive blows.