Feral Gods Rise: My Offerings Return a Hundredfold

Bai Ruxue knelt uneasily before the Land God Shrine, her face pale.

Though ten days of kneeling would not leave her physically drained, ten days of prostrating herself before the revered god without receiving any response had left her heart increasingly anxious. She had no idea what the divine lord intended to do with her.

And during those ten days—

At first, quite a few people had been frightened of the kneeling horse demon.

Even in human form, a demon was still something to be feared.

But seeing her kneel before the Land God Shrine day after day, the villagers of Four Seas Village gradually grew accustomed to the sight of the kneeling horse demon.

If Lord Zhangyue had made the horse demon kneel, he surely had his reasons.

And Uncle Youming, the Temple Priest, had told them that this horse demon had never eaten a human being — which was why Lord Zhangyue had spared her life.

No one was afraid of her anymore.

"Do you have a name?"

All of a sudden, a cool and authoritative voice resounded in Bai Ruxue's mind.

She jolted with a start and immediately prostrated herself even more devoutly and reverently upon the ground:

"Divine Lord, this little demon's name is Bai Ruxue."

"This god has only two demons under his command, and you are one of them. What abilities do you possess?"

Li Yue stood within the Divine Domain, gazing down at the horse demon Bai Ruxue, his tone indifferent.

Bai Ruxue was momentarily stunned.

Abilities?

What abilities did she have?

Her mind raced.

The divine lord would not be asking about her combat strength — that much was certain!

After all, her power was utterly negligible before the divine lord, and the divine lord was well aware of it.

If that was the case—

Then the divine lord must be asking about some special ability she possessed.

And that special ability had to be of use to the divine lord!

What ability of hers could be of use to the divine lord?

She sensed that behind her, quite a few villagers of Four Seas Village were kneeling reverently, offering incense to the divine lord.

Among them were also a number of Warriors.

This sparked a flash of inspiration in her mind.

"Divine Lord, I can raise warhorses for Four Seas Village!"

"Just give me a batch of ordinary mortal horses, and I can cultivate them to the first-grade level — the strongest being peak first-grade!"

She spoke with utmost deference.

After all, her true form was a horse.

By nurturing them with her own aura and even her blood, she could gradually elevate ordinary mortal horses to the first-grade level.

Raise warhorses?

Li Yue was immediately intrigued.

In the Divine War, the "Believer War" phase was an extremely important component, accounting for thirty percent of a god's overall strength.

He therefore placed great importance on the combat power of his Believers.

And without question—

At the first and second grade levels, cavalry would be an overwhelmingly dominant force!

If he could obtain a batch of first-grade warhorses, or even second-grade warhorses, and have the first-grade Warriors and second-grade Martial Masters of Four Seas Village ride them into battle—

The resulting power would surely surpass Warriors and Martial Masters several times their number.

There was only one problem, however.

How to get first-grade and second-grade warhorses to participate in the "Believer War."

The "Believer War" only permitted Believers to take part.

In other words—

For first-grade or second-grade warhorses to join the battle, they first had to become his Believers.

But this was not difficult for him.

After all, they would be raised step by step within his Divine Jurisdiction by Bai Ruxue, naturally enveloped by his divine might from birth, making it easy for them to become Believers.

For demons from the outside world to develop into Believers, however, was an entirely different matter — extremely difficult.

The most critical condition: they must never have eaten a human being!

The Divine Path was rooted in the human path, and the human path was the very foundation of the Divine Path.

Demons that had eaten humans ran contrary to the human path and were not tolerated by the Divine Path.

This condition alone excluded ninety-nine percent of all demons.

In this world, demons that did not eat humans were exceedingly rare.

That was precisely why, upon discovering that the horse demon had never eaten a human, he had chosen to subdue Bai Ruxue.

"In that case—"

"You shall raise horses for Four Seas Village."

He gazed down at Bai Ruxue and gave the order in an indifferent tone.

"Bai Ruxue humbly obeys the lord's command!"

Bai Ruxue's heart eased, and she cried out with great joy.

She knew that she had successfully become a subordinate of this divine lord.

From this day forward, she was no longer a demon — she was a subordinate of a revered divine lord!

Li Yue shifted his gaze away from Bai Ruxue.

He then looked toward Li Youming, who was cultivating inside his room.

"It seems the last use of the God Invocation Art gave him considerable benefits. He should be on the verge of advancing to upper second-grade."

A faint smile touched the corner of his lips.

If Li Youming raised his own cultivation to upper second-grade on his own, then when he cast the Ninth Grade (Upper) divine art "Strengthen Temple Priest," he could save roughly ten units of Divine Power.

It wasn't much, but it was still a reward earned through Li Youming's own effort.

He liked it when his Believers worked hard themselves.

After all—

He was a god, not a babysitter.

"Li Youming."

He spoke slowly, his authoritative voice resonating in Li Youming's mind.

In the past, to preserve an air of mystery and power, he had always conveyed Divine Decrees to Li Youming through the Dream Visitation Art.

But now that he had advanced to Ninth Grade (Upper), and his terrifying strength had been deeply impressed upon everyone's hearts through two demon-slaying campaigns, he no longer needed to rely on the Dream Visitation Art to maintain his mystique and authority.

"Lord Zhangyue!"

Li Youming was startled and immediately knelt on the ground, his expression reverent and devout.

"The horse demon Bai Ruxue shall henceforth raise horses for Four Seas Village."

"You are to select strong and healthy warhorses for Bai Ruxue to cultivate."

"In the deep valley ten li to the west of Four Seas Village, there is a colony of bee demons that have already submitted to me."

"Do not go there to disturb them."

Li Yue's voice was authoritative and resounding as it echoed through Li Youming's mind.

"I humbly obey Lord Zhangyue's Divine Decree!"

Li Youming replied with utmost reverence.

Li Yue withdrew his attention.

He looked at the one hundred and fifty pounds of second-grade spirit honey floating within the Divine Domain.

"I wonder what this second-grade spirit honey is worth—"

He murmured to himself.

With a thought, he opened the Divine Store and listed one pound of second-grade spirit honey.

Immediately—

A large amount of text appeared in the Divine Store.

[Name]: Black-Striped Bee Spirit Honey

[Grade]: Second-Grade

[Effect]: When consumed by second-grade or lower beings, accelerates wound recovery speed. The more consumed, the faster the recovery. Effects are mild.

[Price]: 2 units of Divine Power per pound

"Black-Striped Bee Spirit Honey."

"A recovery-type item."

Li Yue's eyes flickered.

And the value was not low — one pound could fetch two units of Divine Power.

The one hundred and fifty pounds of Black-Striped Bee Spirit Honey in his possession amounted to three hundred units of Divine Power!

Before this, he had painstakingly sold seventy-six Ghost Soldier Armament Art items and earned only seven hundred and sixty units of Divine Power.

Now, merely from a colony of bee demons discovered through the expansion of his Divine Jurisdiction, he had gained three hundred units of Divine Power.

And this was a continuous, renewable source of income.

It was clear that the world was filled with all manner of treasures — as long as his Divine Jurisdiction kept expanding, even more treasures would be found!

"The Divine Store offers two units of Divine Power per pound."

"If I list it in the Regional Marketplace at four units of Divine Power per pound, that's not too greedy, is it."

He murmured to himself.

Without hesitation—

He listed fifty pounds of Black-Striped Bee Spirit Honey to test the waters, at four units of Divine Power per pound.

If all fifty pounds sold, that would be two hundred units of Divine Power.

Though he estimated it wouldn't sell easily.

After all, not many gods had yet advanced to Ninth Grade (Lower), and most were hoarding Divine Power in an effort to break through to the Ninth Grade (Upper) divine rank.

Recovery-type items were not urgently needed, and few gods would buy them.

"There are one hundred thousand gods in a single region."

"Even if few buy it, someone will eventually. No rush."

Li Yue remained calm.

He was very patient — listing items in the Regional Marketplace cost nothing anyway.

If they didn't sell, he could simply delist them.

But just then—

He suddenly sensed two demons entering the range of his Divine Jurisdiction.

A spider demoness.

And a tiger demon.

He turned his gaze toward them, his expression impassive.