Village Head's Debauchery - Chapter 1330

Chapter 1330: Transcendent Spirit Beasts
They both attempted to bow, but Orion swiftly stopped them with an invisible force.

He shook his head.

General Reynold and Oberon were among the few individuals he genuinely respected. No matter the circumstances, even when they shared a common goal, they had always treated him as an equal.

He couldn’t allow them to bow before him—not even now, despite the reverence his new status commanded.

Both gods nodded in understanding and straightened their backs.

Then, a voice that had remained silent throughout the latter half of the events rang out.

“Good. Good. Good. I knew I wouldn’t regret my decision to invest in you,” the bizarre Mysteries of the Divine Mysteries said with joyful enthusiasm, clasping its hands together. “Now, why don’t you tell us what we’re all eager to hear?”

“How exactly were you able to accomplish all of this? Don’t tell me it was just a sudden epiphany, right?”

Orion was no longer hurt by the radiance of the Will. He could see its true form.

“It’s a long story. I’ll need to handle a few things first before we begin,” Orion replied.

He wanted to share this piece of information with General Reynold and the others first, then decide whether it would be wise to share it with the Divine Mysteries.

However, he wouldn’t do any of that until the Mysteries of the White Flame Cosmic Tree awakened, just to avoid any unfortunate consequences.

He couldn’t predict the Will’s actions. He realised that it was due to its nature as the Will of the Divine Mysteries itself.

Orion suspected that unpredictability might be a functional trait of the Divine Mysteries, allowing it to remain impartial and hidden.

He hadn’t been able to glimpse General Reynold and Oberon’s past or future, nor any of the many paths their lives might take. All he saw was emptiness.

Given how unique their pasts were, he wasn’t surprised.

It might also have been affected due to their status as anomalies.

He couldn’t perceive the fates of those in his household.

Strangely, it was different for the ancient goddesses. Their futures were distorted, tangled in so many branches that it was hard to discern which one was which. Their pasts were also obscured.

Again, Orion wasn’t surprised. These were gods who had descended into the material realm. Many had attained true godhood and fallen long before the emergence of the Divine Mysteries.

They might have discovered methods to shield themselves from omniscient scrutiny in order to protect their identities.

Ancient divines who had ascended to true godhood were far more troublesome than average gods.

That might explain why the Divine Mysteries presumably despised Anomalies and had opened a path to true godhood for mortals.

Orion couldn’t help but wonder if it was because his anomalous nature was suppressed that he couldn’t perceive the fates of other Anomalies.

If that was the case, what would happen if he realised his anomalous nature?

Would the fates of all anomalies be laid bare before him?

Everything within the current cosmic structure was revealed before him. He understood that true gods could hide their fates, just as Ilse and others had done.

Those who had mastered specific laws related to fate to completion and undergone transformation could read and conceal fate at will.

But anomalous true gods were different. They were never truly aligned with the fate of their cosmic structure. So, why would they remain bound by it after attaining true godhood and gaining the power to defy it?

The bizarre Will of the Divine Mysteries nodded thoughtfully, not bothered by the delay. “So, what is it that you must handle so urgently that it warrants making me wait?” it asked with curiosity.

“We’ve acquired new Paradise residents and need to move them into Paradise immediately,” Orion responded.

Avarielle had shared the agreement she made with various Spirit Beasts when she brought Nyzzorrak to Paradise.

After eight months, he hoped that the Vylkr spawn or the Spirit Beast Coalition hadn’t retaliated—and that nothing terrible had happened to the Iy’yra and the others.

“From where?”

“The Spirit Realm.”

“Spirit Beasts?” the Will asked, genuinely surprised. “Have you truly thought this through?” Its tone was filled with curiosity.

“Yes. They have pledged their allegiance to Paradise, and I’ve given them my word. The White Flame Cosmic Tree that was created will serve as their new home, and it won’t be much different from the Spirit Realm. If something happens to them there, I’ll be forced to retaliate, so it’s only right that I bring them over,” Orion replied.

“So that’s the name of the cosmic structure you’ve created, and one of its intended purposes,” the Divine Mysteries murmured, contemplating. “But that’s not what I meant. From your words, it seems that those who’ve pledged themselves to Paradise are enormous in number.”

Orion nodded.

“It will be difficult for you to migrate such a large population of Spirit Beasts from the Spirit Realm without drawing distant gazes. Even if you succeed, as long as you still have business there, they will not hesitate to strike the next time you enter their domain.”

That was true.

Just by impregnating Zymera and forcefully enhancing her strength through his essence, Orion had attracted the attention of a King-ranked Spirit Beast.

What then would happen if he brought over a billion Spirit Beasts to Paradise?

“How powerful are these beings?” Orion asked.

The warning implied that those distant gazes might be the Spirit Beast equivalents of true gods.

“From what I know, they are known as the Transcendent Spirit Beasts, a rank above the King Spirit Beasts. All of them are over a million years old. As for how powerful they are, I can’t say,” the bizarre Will of the Divine Mysteries replied, tone tinged with amusement.

“The Spirit Realm has existed far longer than even the Divine Mysteries. If you’re unlucky, you might encounter Spirit Beasts as old as the Divine Mysteries, or even older.”

“The restrictions in place make it impossible for any Will to enter the Spirit Realm, so most of my knowledge comes from Spirit Beasts who’ve entered the Material Realm.”

If King-ranked Spirit Beasts were already legendary beings whose appearances were rarely seen, then what about the Spirit Beasts above them?

Orion had no doubt that stronger Spirit Beasts existed, but he was curious about their identities.

The only beings that could pose a threat to him were other true gods—and perhaps the Mysteries of cosmic structures—and that was only within their own domains.

Still, he was well aware of the Spirit Beasts’ potential and didn’t dare lower his guard, especially since the Spirit Realm was so ancient that it had solidified its own laws.

“As a true god, you might be able to resist having your strength halved temporarily. But that won’t last. All they need to do is trap you and wait patiently for the Spirit Realm to wear you down. That’s assuming you’re not besieged and taken down immediately. The first scenario is already the best-case outcome.”

“Sending true gods into the Spirit Realm to gather more information is useless, because they usually return empty-handed. These beings are too well-hidden, and provoking them risks triggering a disastrous conflict. Those who’ve acquired the information I’m sharing with you did so at great cost.”

“You’ve become powerful—powerful enough to create a cosmic structure. But I don’t believe choosing those distant gazes as your first opponents is the right choice to test your strength.”

Orion furrowed his brows. The fact that multiple true gods had fallen to the Transcendent Spirit Beasts meant they were not foes to take lightly.

He had confidence in himself and in the gift Iyriath Zi’ria had left behind. He believed he could stand his ground or escape if he were besieged or things went awry. But he didn’t want to risk endangering the White-Winged Gryphon Spirit Beasts or the others who had followed him.

He realised he would need to revise his plans to make the Spirit Beasts’ disappearance appear more subtle and less traceable.

“I have a suggestion that might work,” the Will continued. “Try dealing with the Vylkr spawns, or perhaps the Divine Corps. Stir up a situation that implicates them. That way, you can use the chaos as a cover to escape with the Spirit Beasts. You’d shift the blame to them as well.”

“If things escalate, the hidden powers backing them will be forced to intervene to protect their interests. Unless they want to destabilise an entire cosmic structure, they’ll either stop their actions or shift the conflict elsewhere. The former is more favourable to them. You’d be killing three birds with one stone.”

“Is this the reason you invested in me?” Orion asked.

“Partly. Challenging a true god, or beings equivalent to true gods, is a numbers game. Unless a true god has mastered multiple laws to completion and undergone transformation, they will likely fall against several true gods.”

“As such, you alone won’t be enough.”