Village Head's Debauchery

Chapter 1239 Ascension Trials, Devourers' Hearts Emerges!

Chapter 1239  Ascension Trials, Devourers' Hearts Emerges!

The layers of light revealed moving images. The first showed Maeve leading an army of pixies against Vylkr-infested plants. The second was Whisperwing—her body now fair and spotless, without any of her former moving scars, even more, gorgeous than a goddess. She was standing with Orion before a massive audience that filled the earth and sky.

For Breezeflutter, she stood before myriads of worlds, and with a command, they morphed according to her will without hesitation. However, she was moving them away from what appeared to be a cosmic storm, rapidly approaching, threatening to annihilate everything in its path. The scene then switched to Willow, who was in an overgrown forest in her tall, grown woman form. Pixies moved alongside her with every step she took. It seemed she had replaced Aurora as the Princess of the Garden, and her dress was even more beautiful and awe-inspiring.

More scenes emerged, showing Reena, Celeste, Greate, and every single one.

"This is…" Orion's eyes widened, his expression tinged with surprise as he realized what was happening.

These moving images were scenes of his wives' ascension trials.

Even the divine beings beside him narrowed their eyes at the scenes, a look of realization crossing their faces. No one spoke during this time; their gazes were all fixed on the unfolding images above.

"Daddy, look! That's Mommy… That's me and the aunties! They're all on the screen!" Grace exclaimed, pointing at the images excitedly as she turned to Orion.

Orion nodded with a smile, looking at Anara, who was holding Grace in her arms, with Malaia and Dariya accompanying her. They were walking to welcome Nadia and the millions of nymphs behind her, who had survived the pocket dimension. Unfortunately, Nadia launched an attack before she could understand what was happening. With the help of their forces and the water nymph demigoddess, the tree nymphs were plunged into chaos, deprived of life one by one.

Then, before anyone could comprehend what was happening, the scene switched again.

"These images are being displayed because your wives collectively intend to show you how they passed their ascension trials and ascended to divinity," General Reynold said, glancing at Orion.

Oberon nodded in agreement. As two divine beings bound to the new Mysteries and aiding in their development, they could naturally sense the intent of the Mysteries.

A flicker appeared in Orion's eyes, and he nodded in understanding, refocusing his gaze on the moving images.

"A public display showing how one accomplishes their ascension trials. It isn't new but has always been reserved for special cases and never as grand as this one. Hmm... I think this will pave the way to encourage others to aspire for divinity and develop a certain reverence and respect for it," the Will of the Divine Mysteries muttered to himself. However, everyone present had ears acute enough to hear 'it's' words, though none paid them any attention.

Meanwhile, Orion continued to observe attentively, catching brief glimpses of each of their trials.

...

Brane, Zara, Seth, and Zogar, who remained outside the barrier, watched the astounding scenes unfolding in the sky. They couldn't help but gulp as realization struck them. They had been observing everything before the barrier sealed it, and it was only after the screen appeared that they finally understood what was happening.

They found it hard to believe they were witnessing the ascension trials of Orion's household and couldn't help but wonder how such a phenomenon had been triggered in the first place. Each of them desired to ascend to divinity, and they knew how difficult such a step was. But seeing several dozen of the Supreme Leader's wives undergoing their trials made it a hard pill to swallow. Regardless, they didn't feel too defeated. They were certain Orion had somehow triggered this event, as he was the only one within Paradise capable of such a miracle. They continued to wait in anticipation, ready to take any risk to ascend to divinity themselves.

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Two days later, The images had stopped appearing a day ago, only emerging sporadically before vanishing again.

At this moment, the residents of Paradise were informed about the reason behind the radiant divine light covering the sky and shining down on the earth below. For a moment, all of Paradise was shocked by the news. While they had grown accustomed to the presence of divine beings, learning that a large portion of the Supreme Leader's household was about to ascend to divinity—and that others were already divine beings, including the Supreme Leader himself—sent the entire Paradise into an uproar. This uproar could have lasted for several days had it not been swiftly managed by the warriors on standby. However, it only lasted a few seconds before a wave of excitement rippled through all of Paradise. The Supreme Leader had already brought them to great heights while still mortal; now that he and his entire family were divine beings, it was inevitable that Paradise would rise to even greater heights. They swiftly grew accustomed to the radiant divine light covering the sky and began preparing for a grand celebration once the ascension was complete.

Even those within the Golden Palace were informed, and a similar effect occurred. Meanwhile, those from the Stowaways—who had just learned about all this, having been captured by Zogar after disobeying the Supreme Leader's orders—began a campaign within the Golden Palace. They proved their allegiance to Paradise and their loyalty by taking charge of organizing the celebration event to be held on the day of the ascension's completion. Knowing they would most likely be sent back to the cruel world outside, they did everything possible to ensure they would not face such a fate.

Unbestknont to them, with the Divine Medallion of Sovereign Accord, Orion knew whose loyalty was genuine and whose wasn't at the tip of his fingers. At the same time, a curfew was imposed, and people refrained from engaging in trade unless absolutely necessary.

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Orion carried Grace in his arms, with Isadora standing beside him, encased in several layers of dense divine power. Meanwhile, Sylvalis hovered closely behind him. Everyone remained in their positions, neither needing to sleep, eat, nor rest due to their extraordinarily divine physiques. Orion had returned to the manor to care for his children with Grace's and Sylvalis's aid. The localized Will of the new Mysteries still lacked the courage to speak to him directly and only whispered her thoughts to Grace, who informed him of them. Nonetheless, the situation had allowed them to grow closer to each other.

Aurora's headless winged spawns were tending to the children, with the Morphic puppet overseeing them.

Isadora had been brought out to observe the event, as it would have been a shame for her to miss it. With several powerful divine beings present to protect her from danger, Orion had no concerns.

At this moment, Maeve and Selene were on their eleventh step, and surprisingly, Selene had ascended swiftly, catching up to Maeve despite not starting at the same time. However, Orion wasn't surprised, as Selene had already proven herself a talented individual. Selene demonstrated her abilities by learning to fly on her own without the need for any techniques, solely by leveraging the full potential of her race without divine aid. Ilse had also affirmed this talent.

Meanwhile, the rest of the women were on their tenth or ninth steps. The light surrounding Saria didn't seem to dim but grew more intense by the second. If this event had transpired outside this dimension, Orion was sure it would have been felt from galaxies away.

Orion was relieved that none of them had failed or stagnated. It was a good sign.

BADUUUMM!! BADDUMMM!!

BADUUUMM!! BADDUMMM!!

Suddenly, a resonating heartbeat echoed across the dimension.

Orion and the others watched intently as the Vylkr fusion armlets on Reena, Celeste, Greta, and the rest of his human partners disassembled and were cast aside, revealing an inky black heart powerfully beating within them. This was their devourer's heart, regulating the flow and distribution of Vylkr energy within their bodies, allowing them to surpass their potential. Removing the Vylkr fusion armlet would typically cause severe injuries, even leading to death. Of course, this was what was supposed to happen. However, after being drawn out by the new Mysteries, the inky black heart hovered before them.

Orion's mind and heart raced as he pondered what would unfold. He knew the new Mysteries wouldn't harm them, but the scene before him filled him with concern.

Suddenly, the inky black heart disintegrated, vanishing into the chest of each woman. Following this were piercing screams escaping from their lips.

Orion swiftly covered Grace's and Sylvalis's senses but didn't turn away from the unfolding scene.

Isadora, however, couldn't bear it any longer and turned her head, unable to continue watching.

Fortunately, it only lasted several seconds before it came to a halt. At that moment, Maeve took her final step forward, landing at the top of the twelve-step staircase, followed closely by Selene.

Instantly, a wave of creamy white and inky black mixture of flames erupted from the steps, bathing their bodies, purifying them, and completing the ascension process.