Low Dimensional Game

by Stayrr

By accident, Lu Zhiyu found the entrance to a low-dimensional world, and thus began a totally different journey! Free to control everything in the low-dimensional game, Lu Zhiyu felt like a gamemaster, and even God.

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Chapter 267: The One Who Peeped at the Secret of the Gods (2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

School of Scholars Library, Akkad Alchemy College

Various things had all been restored and were being kept in the library. This included documents and records of historical changes within the kingdoms, principalities, and dynasties, as well as legends and myths. There were also ancient family histories, ancient mythological poems, and numerous literary works among the shelves.

By studying the history of each era and familiarizing themselves with the legends of each family, the scholars here could then become highly respected teachers of noble families after graduation, or they could attain some other good job in the Sean City-State Alliance.

Akkad Alchemy College had been established for nearly 100 years by now. Since its beginning, it had expanded to more than 10 times its original size.

Starting out as only a castle, which now acted as its main body, the college had since added a large academic base. Now, it was like a small city.

The School of Scholars taught many different subjects, and daily, a large number of students, each wearing a scholar's robe, could be seen here. At the moment, Jonathan was leading a tutor to the library, where they would be searching for some information.

"These words that you're asking about are too old!" the old tutor named David said to Jonathan.

Jonathan nodded, then replied, "That's why I had to come and ask you for help. You're the most knowledgeable scholar in this field. If you can't decipher them, surely no one could know what they mean."

David shook his head. "These are probably not even actual words. I think they are more like symbols. In fact, they look very similar to the witchcraft tactical deployment circle."

Jonathan thought for a moment, trying to process what David had just said.

David looked at Jonathan, then said, "Maybe this is what an ancient civilization used in the past! I actually remember that I saw a rubbing copy that had a similar pattern on it. Where did I put it?"

David then took a book from the bottom of a bookshelf. The book held within it various records of words. Then, he put on his glasses and compared the pattern that Jonathan had brought with a pattern in the book.

"It's almost identical! Look at this!" David said as he pointed to a pattern in the book.

He then explained to Jonathan that what he was holding was a rubbing copy that depicted the historical changes in the orc species. As Jonathan looked at it, he saw that it was very similar to one of the symbols on the 17 wheels.

Jonathan immediately became very excited and said, "That's it! What is this?"

David frowned as he looked at Jonathan. "What you've shown me is obviously only a small portion of something. What does the whole thing look like? Whatever it is appears to be related to ancient times! This is a copy of an inscription from a stone tablet that was found at the rat men's ruins, but we have no idea what it means. This is because it is from almost two thousand years ago, when human beings were probably monkeys in the jungle!"

David was very surprised by this new development. At first, he just thought that Jonathan had found some strange, old symbols. But now, it seemed that Jonathan's findings were related to some pre-civilization era.

This was clearly a legacy of the barbaric era. David was so surprised by this because he used to believe that there were no words at that time!

Jonathan, on the other hand, was not surprised at all. David's statement made him even more convinced that what was on the rubbing copy was the very clue that he had been wanting to find!

"I saw it from some other place, not from the rubbing copy. I just memorized it at that time, but as my memory is not good, I only remembered a part of it. But David, this is very important to me, so you must help me!" Jonathan pleaded.

David also felt excited, as he was very curious about all ancient secrets. After all, scholars, just like wizards, were keenly interested in exploring the unknown.

"Orcs were the first race to have a real civilization. The early Saga City was first ruled by 12 generations of orc kings in a row. The first race that united all of the orcs were the rat men. It is said that the rat men were the oldest race in the world. Although they are now the weakest race, and are currently even rare among the orcs, they were the very first to build a true civilization, invent words, and create city-states," David explained.

After hearing David's words, Jonathan nodded. His eyes shone as he exclaimed, "So, it's very possible that they have records that can even be traced back to the barbaric era!"

Jonathan then grabbed David's shoulder and asked, "Where is the stone tablet?"

David thought for a moment, then said, "You have to ask the team that went to the Orc Kingdom for a geography expedition!"

Jonathan immediately got out of his seat, rolled up the paper that had the symbols on it, then said to David, "I'll do one better… I'm going to the Orc Kingdom myself! David, thank you!"

David's eyes lit up as he said, "Jonathan, I think I can help! Let me go with you."

Jonathan hesitated for a moment before he shook his head. "I'm sorry, David, but as this is probably a very dangerous thing, I don't want to involve you in it!"

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Jonathan kissed his wife goodbye in the morning before he boarded the ship that was headed to the Orc Kingdom. At the same time, the second and third batches of fleets that had gone to Yala were returning.

Although most of the fleets had been lost at sea due to the battle with the Children of the Sea and sea monsters, there were always people who could afford to hire new crews, mainly consisting of a large number of priests and alchemists. They then equipped themselves with a large number of alchemy cannons and steamships and had thus made their ways back safely.

The connection between human beings and the elf world was thus built. The goods of the human beings had gradually flowed into the Yala Continent, while various specialties of the elf world had also come into the human world.

The existence of the Sylve Empire had also become a hot topic among human beings. Everyone knew that, in the far Eastern world, there was a land that belonged to the elves, was well as a powerful empire and a civilized world that was beyond the human imagination.

In addition, another piece of information was being spread throughout the human world. The tribe that was called the Moonlight Elves was gradually becoming known.

Unlike the Sylve Empire, this elf tribe refused to connect with the outside world. Thus, the only reason why they were known to the outside world was because they had touched the realm of the gods.

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Chapter 268: The Secrets of Becoming a God

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Outside Finnlit, in the Sean City-State Alliance, a beautiful manor existed. Its interior was decorated with the most luxurious items.

Statues, created by famous artists, had been placed in the courtyard. Ancient paintings hung on the walls. Carpets, made from magical beasts' fur, covered many of the rooms' floors, and delicate glass shutters let the moonlight in each night, causing the remaining bare floorboards to shine.

At the moment, a grand banquet was being held in the manor. Not long ago, the master of the manor had returned from the other side of the sea, accompanied with numerous commodities and unbelievable wealth. Overnight, his status had skyrocketed, and he had instantly become a popular figure in the capital of Sean.

During the banquet, meat from all kinds of exotic animals was brought to the table. Maids in beautiful clothes were kept very busy as men and women enjoyed copious amounts of delicious food and great wine. They were all celebrating the manor master's successful trip and safe return.

The sky's stars were dim this night, and at the end of the banquet, all the nobles and rich people left, one after another. Once they were all gone, the manor master rushed upstairs, carrying a beautiful maid in his arms. Then, the servants got to work, cleaning up the hall.

At this time, a large number of figures, who were dressed in dark red cloaks, were gathered in the woods that were directly across the manor. Suddenly, the two knights who were guarding the manor entrance saw two of the cloaked men rush out amid the darkness. The two figures silently cut off the two knights' heads!

Following that, dozens of figures in dark red cloaks rushed into the manor, pulled out their swords, and blocked the entrance. At that moment, they commenced a full-on massacre against all of the people inside the manor.

"Ah! Close the door! Don't let them get in. Stop them!" someone from the manor screamed, as all of those inside the manor descended into a panic.

The assassins who had just entered the manor killed whoever they saw. Blood was everywhere, seeping through the cracks of the slates. Amid the chaos, tables were kicked over, priceless porcelains from the Kingdom of Pusuote were broken, and everything in the assassins' paths was destroyed.

"Please don't kill us!" As they tried to run away and begged for their lives, the maids were all killed in the corridor.

Although the manor's guards rushed out and fought with the assassins, every assassin seemed to have an immortal body, so even if several swords penetrated their bodies, they did not die! It appeared as if they all had infinite strength and limitless life force!

At this time, the master of the manor rushed out of his room, only to find himself surrounded by men in dark red cloaks. He then cried out in alarm, "Who are you? What do you want?"

A man came out from behind him and lifted his red cloak, revealing a very handsome face. But, within that handsome face, shone a pair of monstrous pupils!

"Mr. Alchemy, we are paying you this visit tonight because we have heard some interesting news. It is said that, when you went to Yala, you met the Moonlight Elves tribe and got some news that could shock the whole world!" the man yelled.

He then asked, "Wouldn't you like to share this news?"

The master of the manor looked at the mark on the man's arm. Although he could only see a part of it, he recognized it immediately and exclaimed, "The Church of True God! Your race has not died out, yet?"

As he was an alchemist, the master of the manor's face immediately became gloomy. He quickly looked around and used his Flashy Blinding. At that moment, a dazzling light quickly covered the entire manor.

Then, he turned around and ran, while throwing out an alchemy bomb. The sound of its violent explosion was earth-shattering. Most of the houses and walls were destroyed by it, collapsing instantly.

The master of the manor then jumped down from a window, and when he was about to land on the ground, a huge pillar was thrown down from the sky. The huge pillar, which had been shot like a sharp arrow, directly hit the master of the manor!

"Stone Skin!" the master yelled, using a Blood Witchcraft.

This caused his skin to quickly turn hard and become a gray-white color. After he was hit, he was thrown directly into the fountain pool that was in the garden. His bones were broken and his body was bent in a very strange position, but he was still alive.

At that moment, a figure rushed down from the broken wall and stood in front of the manor master, grabbing his head and lifting him out of the fountain. The figure then said to the master, "You are so cruel! Now, tell me… What did you see in Yala?"

The master kept spitting out blood as he looked at him and begged, "It was a demigod… One that was ready to ascend the throne and become a god of the Divine Kingdom. We helped the Moonlight Elves and established friendships with them! The demigod gave me an amulet. It's in…"

At this time, the master's face suddenly changed, growing quite fierce!

"No!" The head of the Church of True God immediately roared, but it was too late.

A green leaf glittered on the master's chest, melting the dark red cloaks of the men in its intense, glowing light.

"This is the power of a divine incantation!"

"It's not the Church of Light, the priests of the underworld, nor the Holy Knights. What is it?"

"Save us!"

The men in the cloaks screamed, while the light that was melting their cloaks gradually revealed their true appearances. Their skin was grainy and rough like soil, and their bodies swiftly sprouted a large number of tentacles and claws. But, they couldn't move, and one by one, they gradually melted into a puddle of mud!

However, their leader became a true monster! His hands morphed into innumerable tentacles, and although his body had melted a great deal, it still was able to support him.

"You asked for it!" the monster shouted at the manor master as he set the master on fire!

This devil's flame swallowed up the master little by little, and his consciousness was gradually burned into ashes. After that, the leader of the Church of True God regained his human form, bit by bit, then picked up the green leaf, which had now lost its power.

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As the ships that had gone to the mainland of Yala began to return, they encountered many incidents. As a result, a large number of people were kidnapped or killed. Some of these people panicked and sought protection, while others disclosed what they knew in order to save their lives.

Jonathan and many of his crew members were also involved. But, as Marina had received news of these incidences, she promptly helped to protect both Jonathan and his family by all means that she could.

As Tephis was the base of the alchemists and the Akkad Alchemy College was located here, there were always many powerful alchemists gathered here. Therefore, those who were closely watching Jonathan in secret, who now knew that Marina was on his side, dared not make any moves.

The central province, the Sumerian Kingdom

An old man with scars on his face met several men from the Sean City-State Alliance in a secret room in the palace. The scarred face man was the founder of the Church of True God, Heckfoss.

At this time, he had secretly also become the real master of the Sumerian kingdom. This meant that he was now a powerful demon warlock!

"The rumor was true!" Heckfoss' face was full of excitement as he exclaimed. "Semigod! Half divine!"

When he said these words, a crazed, greedy look appeared on his face. He then cackled before asking, "Is there really a way to become a god? Ha-ha-ha, if so, I also have the chance to become a god, thus becoming the master of all sentient beings!"

Besides Heckfoss and the Church of True God, wizards, kings and nobles, as well as all of the forces hiding in the dark, and even the Church of Light were all aware of this news. As such, they were making their moves from the dark shadows.

"Go to Yala, as there lay the secrets of becoming a god."

"At all costs, we must get there ahead of the others."

"The secret of becoming a god is finally before us!"

Everyone was in a mad rush, as they were all eager to touch the realm of the gods with their mortal bodies. After all, becoming an immortal god and controlling all of the world's living beings was enough to make any person risk everything!

Thus, countless ships set sail towards Yala, all of which were filled with powerful people.

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The Tiratan Knight Kingdom, in the Orc World

Since the collapse of the Holy Seville Empire, the Orc World had been divided yet again. Now, the lords or governors all occupied different parts of the land, and the Tiratan Knight Kingdom had taken over Saga City and the Red River Plain.

The founder of the Tiratan Knight Kingdom was Tiridan. He was a Minotaur, who had participated in the early dragon slaying war, the Northern Expedition, and the founding of the Holy Seville Empire.

He had been defending the Lion King Will and had died in the ghost breakout. As such, he was known to be knight will's heir.

After the collapse of the Holy Seville Empire, he had occupied the most prosperous city, Saga City, along with the Red River Plain and the Salt Pool. It had been more than 100 years since the collapse of the Holy Seville Empire.

Although the Holy Seville Empire had fallen, the integration of the orc races had essentially been completed. Also, the policies and systems of the Holy Seville Empire had been relatively maintained. However, the tribal system had disappeared, so most of the orcs now lived in the cities.

Bulberg was a newly established orc city. Originally, it was a castle where only nobles lived.

After the empire's expansion, a new orc city was built around the castle. Recently, a group of human scholars, after spending a lot of money, were allowed by the governor of Bulberg to explore the historic sites of the orcs in the area. At this time, Jonathan hired a bunch of orcs to help him discover the remains of the early rat men. Saga was not the first city where the rat men had lived, but it was the cradle of the rat men's civilization.

In a hilly area that was next to a village, Jonathan found traces of the early rat men. Someone told him that the stone slate that he was looking for had been taken by a peasant, who wanted to build his pigsty with it.

After receiving this lead, the orcs in the village spent their leisure time helping Jonathan excavate the ruins. As compensation, Jonathan paid them generously for their labor.

At this time, a large number of orcs could be seen, all of them exploring the ruins with great enthusiasm. As they dug deeper and deeper, an ancient city gradually emerged among the rubble.

The city had tall walls and simple houses. During the excavation, Jonathan also found ancient pottery coins, pottery utensils, stone tablets and various living necessities that had belonged to the rat men. Surprisingly, he even found a tomb!

At one time, the rat men were the strongest race of the orcs, which explained why Jonathan found such a large number of orc slaves' corpses in the tomb. Jonathan thought that these slaves must have been offered as sacrifices.

During his search, Jonathan found no gems or gold, which might explain why the governor of Bulberg was so generous to him. But, these things that he had found, at least for scholars, were invaluable treasures, as they could help the scholars learn more about the early ages!

Even after finding all of these things, Jonathan still frowned. After all, he still hadn't found what he was looking for. He had come here for a specific purpose, not to explore the history and changes of the early orc civilization!

"Mr. Brown, there's a something that you should see!" one of the scholars, who had accompanied Jonathan from the Sean City-State Alliance, seemed very excited.

Jonathan immediately got up and went over to him and the group of scholars that he was standing among. Along the way, he passed the ruins of the streets of the rat men's city. The moment he entered the center of the city, he noticed an ancient building that was sloping and had a collapsed spire.

"What is this? Is it a palace? Call everyone over and start to dig here. Be careful not to destroy anything, especially any writings!" Jonathan yelled.

Compared with other the buildings, this building was infinitely more magnificent. As they continued to excavate, they discovered steps, tall pillars, and ancient orc statues.

"This looks like it is a temple!" A young scholar on the other side was observing a pattern on the building, and he suddenly voiced his opinion in delight.

"See this part below… That means… Sacrifice!" a middle-aged man, who was holding a shovel, exclaimed.

"What temple? For which god?" Jonathan asked anxiously.

"It's not clear. We can't confirm until we get inside and have a closer look, but it seems like it's not any god that we know!" the young scholar said.

The anthropologists in the group became excited, and one of them exclaimed, "This is the lost civilization! The oldest civilization! Now, maybe we can finally found out what the world was like more than two thousand years ago!"

Entering from the window above the spire, they made their ways into the interior of the temple. Their torch lights illuminated a world that no one had entered for many years.

Many portions of the temple had collapsed, which blocked their way in many directions. As such, Jonathan and the others had to spend a lot of time, snaking their ways through the collapsed stairs and ramps before finally entering the center of the temple. A giant statue at the center of the temple had clearly collapsed, leaving only its base there.

"Look… Here… What does that mean… On this wall? Are those words?" Jonathan asked.

Everyone held up their torches to get a better look at the murals on the surrounding walls. Jonathan stood near the first mural. It depicted a blurred figure, who was sitting in the darkness and holding something in his hands.

"Which god is this? Why is he different from the other gods? What is he holding in his hand?" As Jonathan stared at the man's image on the wall, he suddenly dropped his torch on the ground.

"Mr. Jonathan?" A man, noticing something wrong, quickly ran to check on Jonathan.

Jonathan raised his finger and pointed to the mural, then murmured, "He's holding… Our world!" Jonathan felt his teeth chatter when he said this.

Everyone turned back and looked at the man in the mural. Suddenly, they felt that the figure on the mural was enlarging.

The blurry item in his hands gradually became a globe, in which innumerable living creatures could be seen, and the sun and stars were circulating around. The man literally looked like he was holding the world as he was sitting and watching the rising and setting of the sun!

At this moment, everyone was shocked, and they could not wait to look at the second mural! The second mural showed the birth of the sun and moon, as well as the evolution of all things.

Then, they saw the third and the fourth murals, which were abstract evolutionary histories of the world, which included orcs, elves, humans, mermaids, dragons and all kinds of other life forms!

"This is impossible! This must be from the rat men's imaginations!" a scholar exclaimed, wanting to deny what he was seeing. "After all, that was a barbaric age, which existed more than 2,000 years ago! How could they know about dragons, elves, and mermaids back then, as they could not even cross the Alan Continent, let alone explore the whole Orc World?"

Everyone turned to look at the collapsed statue, while they trembled in fear.

Jonathan then said to the others, "This is the Creator!"

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Chapter 270: Rat Men

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In the abandoned temple in the darkness, torches were flickering. All of the people felt panic filling their hearts, but didn't know why.

All of the people present were either the Browns or loyalists to the Browns. All of them were Jonathan's most trusted people. That's why Jonathan had come here with them.

Jonathan looked at every mural very carefully. He felt that what he was looking for must be here. Surely, the truth that he and all of the alchemists had been pursuing was only a step away…

"Where is it?" Jonathan murmured.

When he arrived at the collapsed statue, the mural on the wall ended abruptly, as if it had quickly been erased, leaving only a few lines of Sofawk. This was the oldest Sofawk language, which was very different from today's Sofawk.

However, Jonathan could read this language. As he shone his torch on the wall, he read out the words:"Look for the eternal stars… Bad consequences come at last!"

Suddenly, he felt a blast of cold air invade the ruined temple in an instant. In that same moment, an intense despair surged up from the bottom of his heart.

"Bad consequences!" As Jonathan repeated these two words, behind him, the middle-aged scholar's face was cloudy.

The scholar then said, "Rat men are the most mysterious people. The birth of their race seems to have a mysterious meaning. They are the earliest race and the first civilization, but they declined so soon. Nobody knows the reason for their sudden decline."

"This is a curse! A curse of God. What on earth did they do?" Jonathan looked at the opening line, then murmured, "Look for the eternal stars! Stars, in Sofawk, also refer to gods and the kingdom of God! What could be more terrifying to gods than exploring the realm of the gods and their authority?"

Suddenly, everyone felt an awareness explode in their minds. A young man who was behind Jonathan looked at him and asked, "They? They want to become gods?"

Instead of responding, Jonathan knocked on the stone wall, trying to figure out how to take it away. He seemed to touch on something, when suddenly, the stone wall moved abruptly. Jonathan stepped back and saw the back of the stone wall! It had turned via a secret button!

What he saw before him now was a huge figure who was holding a huge world model in his arms. Within the model was a huge world tree. The world tree supported and maintained the stability of the whole world.

Upon the great tree were a number of figures, each with a round wheel that represented their titles and responsibilities. Jonathan recognized at a glance that this was the model of the world tree that he had been looking for!

Its seventeen round wheels were linked to each other and formed a stable world! There were also the seventeen rules, which enabled the world's stable operation and structure.

"Seventeen! Ha ha ha ha ha! Seventeen! That's what it means!" Jonathan felt his whole body go cold.

He had never been so clear yet so numb before. He instantly realized that his body could not move an inch!

"Seventeen thrones and seventeen gods! This is a tree that holds up the rules of the world. Each round wheel represents the authority of a god. The Creator of the world left seventeen thrones!" Jonathan was almost babbling like a madman now, as he was so excited.

"This is the greatest gift that the great Creator left to the world! He used this to select the world's administrators. In this way, every god manages the operation of part of world and is able to maintain order. This is god's authority and the truth of the world!" As Jonathan spoke, he waved his arms like a madman and shouted loudly, as if he had just uncovered the mystery of the world.

Jonathan leaned on the stone wall, looked up at the world model, and burst into happy tears. He then shouted, "Look for the eternal stars! Hahaha, the rat men are the greatest and most amazing creatures in the world. They are the pioneers of the world! Even if they failed, even if they are dead, even if they annihilated themselves in the dust of history, they have still earned my respect today!"

He pumped his fist in the air and concluded his impassioned speech. "Neither alchemists nor wizards are as great as rat men. They are the first to look for the truth!"

Besides Jonathan, all of the others began to look at the world model in excitement. Jonathan then squatted down to find that the recently turned wall slate had uncovered a hidden corpse behind it!

As he took it out to examine it, he saw that it was a small body and had beautiful patterns on its bones. Its rotted skeletal hand-bones were grabbing an ancient leather scroll tightly. The scroll was made of a rat man's skin!

Jonathan stretched out his hand to touch the scroll. The moment he touched it, Jonathan felt that the whole world was gazing at him. He was so awestruck, he could hardly move.

"Everyone, get out of here!" Jonathan shouted and rushed out, followed by all of the others.

In the sky, a flash of light came from the bitwall, travelled thousands of miles in an instant, then fell down on the relics. As the fierce light covered everything on the ground, dust flew everywhere.

Above the castle, dark clouds amassed. It almost felt as if the gods were angry with them. All of the people in the city looked up and felt that some drastic changes were taking place.

"What's wrong with the sky?"

"How could this suddenly happen?"

"Look at the sky!"

"How could this be possible?"

"What is that?"

No one knew what had happened. Suddenly, sixteen stars and a silver moon appeared in the sky at the same time, causing everyone to look up. The sixteen stars and the silver moon seemed so close to the earth, as if they were directly above everyone's heads!

All of the people were so close to the Divine Kingdom at this moment. Everyone was appreciating the beauty of the stars above them.

However, there was still confusion lingering. After all, no one understood what was happening in the world.

Astrologers were trying to find out what was going on via the changes in the stars, and the king and the nobles, as well as the wizards and religious believers were all panicking.

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Chapter 271: Turmoil

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As the floating castle was travelling among the stars, without careful observation, no one could perceive the difference between it and the stars. Also, the floating castle was much larger than it had been before. It had really become a city in the sky.

Its bottom base was made entirely of metal and was covered with forests and fertile soil. A transparent glass covered the upper part of the floating city, separating it from the outside. As such, it was like a totally independent world.

At the moment, the city was covered in darkness, with only a few stars shining over the forests and buildings. Within the city, many small rivers flowed , and animals and insects could be seen in the city's nearby jungle.

Bang!

As Lu Zhiyu snapped his fingers, the atmosphere changed immediately from darkness to light. A flaming red sun that was similar to the one in the outside world then gradually arose. Warm sunshine shone on all of the plants and the animals in the floating city, and there were white clouds in the sky.

"Inside the floating city, we already have everything we need. Even if we travel in the astral or across the bitwalls, we will be fine. This floating city is really independent!" Lu Zhiyu said.

He then added, "As Maria's World has more contact with the sky, as time goes on, they will one day gradually explore the entire space, even the bitwall and the stars!"

Lu Zhiyu stretched out, appreciating the beautiful scenery of the floating city. He then took a deep breath, sensing the freshness of the air. Eva then stretched out her finger, causing the season to change from spring to summer.

In the floating city, the most noticeable features were five huge, ancient trees. Lu Zhiyu had designed them after the Ancient War Tree. He named them Fairy Trees, and during his designing session, he had incorporated some ideas from the elves about the power of belief.

Every Fairy Tree was a level four divine creature, which meant that each one was capable of creating witchcraft boundaries and also had part of the biological imitation ability of the Ancient War Tree. Most importantly, each Fairy Tree could produce fairies!

These fairies were only a dozen centimeters in size, but they were human-like in shape. However, they were still somewhat similar to demons in appearance. They were a rare type of divine creature, half real and half virtual.

The fairies and Fairy Trees were like believers and gods. The stronger the tree was, the more fairies would be born from it, and the more powerful the fairy family would become. The larger the fairy population became, the greater the faith power and the more powerful the Fairy Tree would be.

But, once fairies weakened and disappeared, the power of the Fairy Tree would also weaken. This was a perfect example of symbiosis and coexistence.

Eva watched Lu Zhiyu lying on the lawn, then went and sat down near him. They both looked at the forest land below the hillside. On top of the hill, they could see their residence where they lived, as well as the main access road to the buildings at the bottom of the floating city.

At the moment, hundreds of fairies were shuttling among the flowers and grasses in the forest, helping Lu Zhiyu to maintain the beauty of the floating city. All along the hillside, flowers were blooming and green trees were growing.

Several fairies with transparent wings leaned forward and quietly looked at Lu Zhiyu. They were shy and looked at him with awe. When Lu Zhiyu saw them, they immediately dispersed!

"Ah! God found us!" one of the fairies exclaimed in surprise. Then, all of the fairies, each wearing green leaves as clothes, fluttered their wings and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

As she could see some embarrassment on Lu Zhiyu's face, Eva snickered at him. After all, only Eva was close to the fairies.

As such, the fairies liked to play around with her. Eva really liked these little creatures very much. But, every time Lu Zhiyu approached, the fairies would flee in a hurry, as if they had seen some horrible ghost.

"Five Fairy Trees are still not enough. They can barely cover the floating city!" Eva said.

She was currently in charge of overseeing the structure, scenery, and management of the floating city. Lu Zhiyu wanted to let her run this city completely because Eva was unwilling to become a god.

"When the trees continues to grow and there are more fairies, these five trees will eventually be able to cover the whole floating city via projection witchcraft. Then, they will be an important guarding force for the floating city." Lu Zhuiyu explained to Eva.

Eva looked at Lu Zhiyu and asked doubtfully, "Master, what is written on that scroll?"

He quickly replied, "It outlines the way to become a god! I simplified the way of becoming a God into a few steps. After all, it's not easy to become a god, and I can't explain all of the steps from the beginning to the end. As the thrones have all been arranged in the Divine Kingdom, the rest depends on their own initiatives now!"

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As the stars appeared in the sky, people were able to see the Divine Kingdom. The Alen Continent started to organize great ceremonies. In particular, several religious groups held grand celebrations in an attempt to communicate with the gods.

At this moment, everyone felt a huge pressure in their hearts. Although it was not clear what had happened, everyone felt that the world had changed dramatically. This change might even be unprecedented, but what had caused such a change was not clear.

"The Pope is still in the Temple of Light! Has the oracle been given yet?" A priest asked.

The Church of Light, which had just annexed nearly one-third of the central province, reached its peak with a surge in strength. The third-generation Pope, Armenia, had been described as having comparable merits to the first-generation Pope Hodap. His prestige in the Church of Light had soared to the degree that almost all of the followers were under his command.

At this moment, the ambitious pope was kneeling under the statue of the god, trembling and sweating. He was holding a grand ceremony to ask the gods to give him an oracle!

God did not give the oracle himself, but an angel of the Divine Kingdom came to deliver the oracle. All of the people saw a shiny light falling from the sky, then covering the entire Temple of Light.

After that, numerous white streams of light shot from a saintess' body, glowing throughout the temple. The saintess gave the oracle in the name of the angel.

"Someone wants the power of god!" Several simple words of the saintess revealed a lot of information.

All of the priests present felt a sudden boom, like an explosion had just gone off in their heads. They thought of the rumors that had been circulated in the Alen mainland recently, which made them uneasy.

"Evil!"

"Find him! We must find the one who stained god's holy power and send him to hell!"

"Unforgivable!"

The message from god immediately drove the priests of the Church of Light into a state of complete madness. Everyone wanted to find the guy. Nothing was more hateful to the The Church of Light than this evil!

This message spread from St. Sarl City, where the Kingdom of the Church of Light was located, out into all of the other kingdoms. Although the Church of Light, the Faith of the Sun, and the heavenly palace were desperately trying to cover up the news, it still spread like wildfire.

Now, kings and nobles and wizards from every kingdom, and even some evil creatures that were hidden in the dark, were all stirred up. This explosive message caused everyone to be on the lookout for this fellow who had made the gods so angry.

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Chapter 272: Rat Man Skin Scroll

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Danello Harbor, which had been abandoned for decades since the ghost disaster, had been rebuilt after the recovery of the orcs. A new city was now built upon the ruins.

The dock was busy, filled with stevedores and boat trackers. Large and small merchant ships sailed here often. Jonathan Brown, who had just arrived at the dock with two men, but had yet to approach the dock, turned around and headed back at once!

"Bow your head! Don't let anyone see us!" Jonathan warned.

"What's wrong?" one of the other two asked with a low voice.

"It's a trap. Four of the people squatting over there were from the Faith of the Sun!" Jonathan explained hurriedly.

The three men crossed an alley and went inside the city. On their way, they saw that several soldiers near the entrance were posting arrest warrants. Jonathan looked up and saw was his portrait on one of them.

He was shocked. He lowered his head and quickened his pace.

They finally entered a run-down house, where Jonathan took off his hat and scarf, then hung them on the wall. The weather in the north had started to turn cold, so it was very cold, even inside the room. They all sat around a fire to warm up.

After Jonathan and the others left the rat men relics site, a powerful force destroyed the entire site in an instant. Fortunately, they survived.

Jonathan knew that the explosion, coupled with the previous daytime stars was a warning, so he had returned to Bulburg overnight and headed for Danello Harbor. He had hoped to take a ferry from here and return to Sean City-State Alliance.

But, Jonathan didn't know that Danello Harbor was now guarded by forces from the army. As Jonathan was only a level one alchemist, he was not strong enough to contend with them, nor did he plan to do so.

Jonathan squatted in front of the fire, extremely depressed. He then said, "They know it's us. Sure enough, these guys have found me out! Now, the Faith of the Sun must be looking for us too. They are waiting for me to turn up!"

The middle-aged scholar on the other side said, "We have to leave immediately. I heard that they have begun to check everyone's identities. We humans are too conspicuous in the orc kingdom, so if we stay any longer, we will surely be found out. We must leave here now!"

"Jonathan, everybody's looking for us. Where are we going to go? What shall we do?"

"Maybe we can go across the Andromeda Mountain to the central province!"

"No, the Church of Light in the central province must be looking for us too!"

"We shouldn't have come here. We're done for, Jonathan. You shouldn't have touched the stuff of the gods. We've offended the gods!"

Everyone was complaining, but none of them could think of a good way out of their current mess. Jonathan was upset, and he looked at everyone and said, "But, this is also our great chance, the opportunity of the Brown family to make its mark! We know the biggest secret in the world. As long as we can take the stone mural back to the central province, we will have everything!"

"But, how do we get out of here?" asked a young man.

All of the people present were part of the Brown family, who were supposed to be the most trustworthy of all people. But, at this moment, everyone became panicked. If Jonathan could not reassure them, there would surely be internal conflicts that would arise among them.

"Don't worry, I've sent a message to Miss Marina! She will not give up on us! After all, we are alchemists and descendants of the great Lars Brown! Even the Church of Light and the Faith of the Sun could not compete with us. Standing behind us are all of the alchemists and the Sean City-State Alliance!" As soon as Jonathan uttered the name of Miss Marina, everyone became calm again, as if her name alone was a magic spell.

"Really? Has Miss Marina gotten the message yet?" someone asked.

"When I was in Bulberg, I sent a message to the Alchemy Association of Ahenaten Empire. When they received the message, they were to cross half of the continent and send it to Sean City-State Alliance. According to their report, Miss Marina received our message a few days ago!" Jonathan said.

"Great! We're saved!" Everyone was overjoyed. It turns out that Jonathan had thought of everything.

"Yes, so the most important thing for us to do now is not to panic. We need to form a strong and united front!" Jonathan raised his voice to rally their enthusiasm.

At night, under the lamplight, Jonathan curled up on a bed in the corner, covering himself with a broken quilt. He was carefully reading the rat man skin scroll.

The contents of the scroll were written in the oldest Sofawk language. Jonathan made notes with a charcoal pen as he read. The more he read, the more his fingers couldn't help but tremble. As a result, his handwriting was very messy.

There were a large number of ancient words on the scroll, quite different from modern grammar. They were obscure and difficult to understand.

Besides that, there were several taboo matrices that were complex to the extreme. Different patterns could be seen in the three-dimensional matrices, drawn out with special techniques from different angles. They were all showing how to transform one's human body into a divine body.

The script above the matrices read:

God is in charge of the rules of the world and defends the truth!

The mortal one can't make divine rules. To become a god, one must acquire a divine body, then ascend the divine throne!

All is insignificant, except rules, and the gods create the rules.

While he was reading, Jonathan felt that the scroll was revealing the world's greatest secrets. This scroll was filled with all kinds of mysteries and taboos!

After Jonathan finished reading the scroll, he threw the it and his notes into the fire. The scroll was instantly engulfed in flames. While the fire emitted a wisp of black smoke, Jonathan's eyes shone.

At this moment, a ship from the far-away Sean City-State Alliance was approaching the orc kingdom. It was about to arrive at Danello Harbor. An arbitral knight group from the Tiratan Knight Kingdom had also come all the way to Danello.

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Chapter 273: Steam Alchemy Doll

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The arbitral knight group were the subordinates of the Faith of the Sun. They first arrived in the Tiridan Kingdom.

Then, after checking the rat men relics, they followed Jonathan and the others all the way to Danello City in the Engido Kingdom. The Engido Kingdom was restored more than a hundred years ago by the family of the Queen of Holy Seville Empire. Now, the holy temple of the Faith of the Sun was located in Primonius, which was the capital of the Engido Kingdom.

Investigations in Danello were intensifying and had impacted its commercial development. Knights of the Faith of the Sun were stopping all of the suspicious people in the city, especially humans.

But, in this city with a population of 100,000, because of trade, there were tens of thousands of resident human beings, many of whom weren't officially registered in the city's books.

This was partly why Jonathan had chosen to hide here. For a while, there would be no danger of his being exposed. But over time, that risk would increase.

Hundreds of knights arrived outside the city of Danello. After showing their documents to the guards, they entered the city. All of the passers-by, upon seeing the insignia on the knights' cloaks, immediately stepped back to give way.

"Dear Barry, head of the arbitral knights, thank you for coming. Everything is ready!" The governor of Danello rushed out of the governor's house to welcome the arbitral knights. Long before, he had received news that an evil blasphemer might be hiding in the orc kingdom with some world-shaking secret.

The governor immediately set up a trap to catch the guy, but the blasphemer was very alert and saw through his plan. The governor had to block the harbor and the city, then check all of the human beings in the city. But, as the blasphemer was a cunning alchemist, he had thus far successfully evaded them.

The position of head of the arbitral knights was similar to the Chief Justice of the Church of Light. He enjoyed a very high rank in the Faith of the Sun. Even in the orc kingdom, he was a frightening figure.

Now, he had come to Danello personally, even leading hundreds of Holy Knights who joined him. Still yet, the governor had not completed the task. This made the governor nervous.

"Have you caught anyone yet?" Barry asked.

Barry was a mixed-race orc, who had tiger's blood running through his veins. His armor and Holy Knight Sword looked majestic.

His red cloak fluttered in the wind. When he looked at the governor, though he showed no expression, the governor felt tremendous pressure.

"Not yet! The governor was even more nervous now. This fellow in front of him could identify anyone as a blasphemer, without even going through the legal procedures!

The governor then continued. "Nevertheless, he is still in the city. I know this because I have blocked all the ways to go to sea. People have been allowed to enter, but not to leave. Thus, they could not have escaped. We are searching for them all over the city, and we will have results for you soon!"

The governor then sat down, hoping that Barry wouldn't be angry with him. Barry frowned, "Let the bloodhounds loose!"

Since the emergence of magical beasts, wizards had not only studied the power of these magical beasts, but had also constantly bred and domesticated them in various ways. There was even a large number of new variants of magical beasts, which were also bred by wizards.

Of course, the churches would not turn a blind eye to this situation. Within the churches, as well as resisting and eliminating these wild magical beasts, they began to use their powers.

As such, the bloodhound was bred by the Faith of the Sun. It was the result of multiple hybridizations of three hellhounds. It did not inherit the superb power of hellhounds, but its character was not as evil as hellhounds.

The bloodhound had a keen sense of smell, especially when they were tracking blood. Even if it was hundreds of miles away, it could track the source immediately.

Also, the bloodhounds' fur was resistant to extraordinary power forces. This species was a fierce hound, like a leopard, with bright black fur and red eyes.

Barry put a blood-soaked cloth under one of the bloodhound's noses. The bloodhound sniffed it carefully, then ran towards a corner of Danello City.

This cloth was one that the arbitral knights as they had followed Jonathan. Although Jonathan escaped from the rat men ruins, many of his men were injured. The arbitral knights turned their residence upside down in order to find this cloth that had their blood on it.

"Follow the bloodhounds! They can't escape now!"

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In a basement that was full of dust and spider webs, several people were crammed in together. Their eyes were somewhat blurry, as the dirty and messy environment, coupled with days of not eating much food, had made everyone tired and weak.

All kinds of emotions surged in the hearts of Jonathan and the others. During this period, they changed their dwellings continuously.

They dared not go out during the day, and food and water was scarce. The search in the city became more and more intense, and there were fewer and fewer places for them to hide.

A few wizards and alchemists who had been hiding in the city were caught and killed on the spot by the Faith of the Sun. If it hadn't been for Jonathan's early preparations, he would most likely be dead by now, just like them.

Jonathan stood up from time to time, feeling an overwhelming sense of danger. As he was a born adventurer, he could naturally predict danger. It was this ability that enabled him to escape traps over and over again, instead of dying like most other adventurers.

"We have to get out of here at once!" Jonathan said to the others.

"And go where? We have nowhere to hide!" someone said.

"I don't feel right about this place. Let's leave here first, then decide what to do next!" Jonathan immediately rushed out.

Everyone put on their cloaks and followed him. Not long after he left the old warehouse, he saw a group of people in the distance. Soon, a large group of soldiers had surrounded the warehouse where they had been hiding.

Jonathan and the others hid among the crowd. If they had left even a second later, they would have been caught by the Holy Knights of the Faith of the Sun. They all knew what that would have meant…

"Don't look! Leave now. They are arbitral knights. Let's leave separately. Don't leave together. We will meet in the old place at midnight!" Jonathan looked at the insignia on the knights' cloaks and recognized them immediately.

"God, why haven't the people come to help yet? We're dead! We can't run away! We can't hide! It's all over!" said another member of the group, clearly in despair.

Barry rode on a horse and watched the soldiers searching inside, while the situation in the basement was explained to him. The bloodhound ran around and then looked outside. Barry took it and looked into the crowd.

Jonathan crossed dark alleys and ran on a path. He still felt that someone was chasing after him, as if he was being targeted. No matter where he went, he could not get rid of that hunted feeling!

The presence behind him was getting closer and closer, and Jonathan was so anxious, he rushed towards the most crowded places. At this time, he found out that the presence he felt was a bloodhound!

Jonathan was not afraid of the bloodhound, but he was nervous about the batch of Holy Knights following it. The man who was in front of the Holy Knights was looking at him.

It's over. It's over. It's really over this time!

That man is at least a level three!

Jonathan was so panicked, he ran right into pedestrians and crashed into vendors along the road. Behind him, the Holy Knights blocked all of the roads, narrowing his escape routes. In their eyes, Jonathan was as good as dead.

Finally, at the foot of the city wall, the bloodhound rushed out of the crowd and blocked Jonathan. As its blood-red eyes looked at Jonathan, madness and fear occupied his heart and mind completely.

"Mechanical mind!" Jonathan used his magic, and a fireball formed in his hand. As he immediately sent it forward to hit the bloodhound, a huge explosion ripped through the bloodhound.

Jonathan then took this chance to climb up the wall like a spider. "Run away from here! As long as I can climb over this wall, I will have another chance!" Jonathan was sweating and kept talking to himself, as if it gave him great power somehow.

At this time, a silver light crossed the distance and arrived directly in front of Jonathan. Before Jonathan had time to respond to it, a silver pike penetrated his shoulder and nailed him to the wall.

A man quickly crossed the sky, came across the roof, then finally flew to Jonathan. It was Barry, the head of the arbitral knights.

Barry was looking at Jonathan with a pair of cold eyes. "Evil man! I will end you now!"

Jonathan groaned painfully and looked at Barry sadly. At that moment, Jonathan was overwhelmed with despair.

Barry stretched out his hand, readying to pull out his lance. At this moment, he suddenly saw something in the sky. It was a man, falling from the wall!

Barry quickly pulled out the Holy Knight Sword at his waist and struck at the man with it. The man had didn't try to evade it at all, but took the stroke directly with his strong hand, immediately rendering Barry's attack invalid.

Barry had to give in and took back the sword, asking, "Who are you?"

The man wore a linen cloak, and his hood had been blown down over his face by the strong wind. It could just barely be seen that the man had a bronze head.

Several metal pipes were on top of his head, and they were piping out steam constantly. His one mental arm stuck into the wall, and the other was protecting Jonathan. He looked at Barry, who was now on the ground.

Jonathan could even hear the sound of steam bursting from inside this man's body, as well as some gears creaking. This was the great work of the alchemists, a superb mechanical alchemy doll that was powered by steam!

Happiness filled Jonathan's pale face, and even his bleeding injury could not keep him from being excited.

"Archimonde, why did you come here? Did the dean come too?" he asked.

At this moment, more than a dozen figures suddenly appeared on the wall. The Holy Knights and Barry turned to look solemnly at them.

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Chapter 274: Level Five Divine Incantation Combination

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The crowded and busy Danello City had now become completely quiet. People at the gate and the nearby bazaar all shrank into quiet corners.

After so many years of observing the emergence of such extraordinary power, everyone knew clearly the capabilities of these people. In the eyes of ordinary people, all wizards, priests, Holy Knights and demons were viewed as being as terrible as monsters!

Just after the smoke of the exploratory blow in the battle between Archimonde and Barry dispersed, people saw that a large area of the wall had been damaged. At the moment, more than a dozen alchemists, each wearing silver-white robes, were standing on the wall.

They had come across the sea in a fleet of ships from half a continent away. Their leader was a tall woman with glasses.

Her long hair was tied back in a ponytail, and her eyes were full of intellectual light. It was Marina Bossey, the dean of Akkad Alchemy College. As she put out her hand, a hand formed by mind power immediately seized Jonathan and lifted him up.

"Put him down!" Barry, as head of the arbitral knights, could not let the blasphemer be rescued.

In his anger, he climbed up the city wall, but Archimonde immediately moved towards him. Barry then yelled, "You are clearly asking to die. I will help you with that!"

Barry used a level three divine incantation that was created by the Faith of the Sun. Suddenly, intense light and heat flashed from the sky and was moving straight towards Archimonde.

Archimonde's body was stiff, but his speed was fast. As steam rose above his head, Archimonde waved, and the temperature immediately dropped to minus ten degrees in an instant. As the walls were all frosted, they collapsed in an instant.

"The Ring of Guardianship!" As Barry used another divine incantation, the alchemy doll immediately set up the mind power force fields.

They used all kinds of divine incantations back and forth. The light of extraordinary power was flashing in the sky and emitting smoke. Within the smoke, people stared at the dark outlines of two figures grappling with each other ten kilometers away. All of them were shocked!

Archimonde's arms constantly shot out bullets, while his mouth emitted a miniature alchemy canon, which bombarded Barry mercilessly. Both sides used all kinds of means to their limits!

Theirs was a close fight. Archimonde was better with close combat. His steel body could also withstand much more abuse than Barry's.

At the foot of the wall, the remaining arbitral knights were ready to launch a high level divine incantation combination. As they prepared, a huge sun rose and the light shone on them. This divine incantation combination had already surpassed level four to reach level five!

"The Blazing Sun?" At the moment, Marina looked grave.

Although Marina was a level four wizard and Barry was a level three, they knew that the church could borrow power from the gods, especially when dealing with this kind of large-scale combination of divine incantations. As such, even if one of them was several levels higher than their opponent, they could still be beaten with the added power borrowed from the gods.

"We have Jonathan. Let's leave. This is the place of the Faith of the Sun!" Archimonde quickly left the battle and followed Marina.

At this moment, the combined divine incantation launch was completed. The huge sun rose high and the burning light shone on the whole city.

People could not even open their eyes under such a strong light. They sensed a burning smell and the ground was very hot. People close to it could even smell burnt hair.

The huge sun was then thrown at the alchemists. Instantly, the wall was torn apart. Even the war base was burnt. Also, the whole ground was melted into a pool of magma! Flames covered a large area, burning the vast sandy beaches outside the city and leaving a huge, barren pit.

The power of the level five divine incantation combination was one of the strongest and most fierce divine incantations of the church. No one thought these alchemists could survive it.

Barry also thought that these people would have died under the power of the blazing sun. After all, the earth was even melted! Surely no one could survive under such a powerful attack!

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At this moment, a huge sea monster appeared above the sea. It was a huge giant squid, and riding on the head of it, more than a dozen people could be seen.

This was the giant squid Koukou, and the people on its head were the group of alchemists that were led by Marina, as well as Jonathan and Archimonde. A fleet of ships was approaching them, and when the ships reached them, they all jumped onto the deck of one of them.

"If used well, an illusionary technique can be more powerful than any extraordinary power! This is what I was taught by Catherine, who was a tutor at the wizard tower. She was a wizard who was proficient in illusionary techniques. I always kept her words in mind. Whether it be strong or weak, when used properly, low level magic can play a powerful role!" Marina took Jonathan aboard and healed him, while she spoke to the students beside her.

She had used an illusionary technique to successfully lead the group in escaping from the divine incantation combination. From the initial setup to the later illusion deployment, and all the way to the final projection, a series of delicate operations dazzled all of the students. Even if some of the students didn't see clearly how Marina did it, they were still shocked by the outcome.

Jonathan's mouth was bleeding and he felt panicked, but after he saw Marina, he calmed down. However, he sadly said to Marina, "Unfortunately, they can't come back!"

Marina patted Jonathan on the shoulder. "I'm sorry, I got the news that some of the powerful figures of the Faith of the Sun are coming too. We can't wait too long, as the arbitral knights are not easy to deal with. These church guys can communicate with the gods, after all. If they call the angels to come, we can't run away!"

Jonathan totally understood. "I didn't think you would come in person. I've caused you too much trouble, I…"

Jonathan wanted to go on, but Marina stopped him. "Don't worry. Wait till you're better. Archimonde, take Jonathan to the lounge!"

Archimonde was transformed by Marina according to the teachings of Lu Zhiyu. With the continuous progress of alchemy, though Marina had not fully understood the essence of alchemy life, she had still been able to carry out such a transformation.

For this to happen, Marina went to sea herself, killed the Children of the Sea, then integrated the deified cells of the spellcasting organ and heart into Archimonde, thus transforming him! Archimonde had also acquired the extraordinary power to control temperature during this process.

Marina chose to use her mind power to deify Archimonde after reaching level four. In this case, Marina and Archimonde became united as one. Marina gambled her entire future on Archimonde. As such, Marina was forging a unique path for future alchemists.

Based on the metal-activated steam engine, Marina had created the first alchemy doll with steam as its driving force. At the same time, she led the development of the steam engine in a special direction, towards a future that was yet unknown.

"Dean, where should we go next?" someone asked Marina.

"Turn around and go to the Yala Continent. We can't go to Sean City-State Alliance and the academy at the moment. Besides, they are some very interesting changes happening on the Yala Continent!" Marina said.

The fleet changed its course and headed for the deep sea, followed by the giant sea monster Koukou. In this way, Marina journeyed to the Yala Continent once more. But, they were not the only ones who were going there.

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Chapter 275: Evil Peep

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The towering Tree of Life spread in the wind, nourishing the whole Silver Moon Forest. Tens of thousands of Moonlight Elves lived around the Tree of Life and elf villages were dispersed throughout the Silver Moon Forest.

The Moonlight Elves tribe lived in the center of the Silver Moon Forest. Behind rolling mountains, the city of Taman could be seen. Rivers from the Sandro Highland formed waterfalls here, then passed around Taman, wound through the Moonlight Forest, then emptied into the sea.

Taman was not as magnificent as Sylve City, nor did it have vast rivers and lakes like the Forest of Life. Taman was hidden in the mountains, where the waterfalls flew down the mountain ridge and went around them. Here, elves built white houses with triangular tops, which surrounded the Tree of Life, thus guarding their god and mother.

Olanca, dressed in a white robe, stood on the altar under the Tree of Life. The great Tree of Life hid the entire sky.

As its trunk swayed, green leaves fell. This tree controlled and regulated the four seasons of the Silver Moon Forest. The plants and climate of the Silver Moon Forest also fell within the management of the Tree of Life.

Olanca's robe had a green seed symbol on it, which symbolized life, harvest, earth and the four seasons. It also represented Bernice, the goddess of the harvest.

At this moment, Bernice had not yet been able to ascend the throne. As such, she was still only half divine, and was thus unable to make the rules.

Since she didn't have her own Divine Kingdom yet, this was her most vulnerable and critical period. In addition to leading the Moonlight Elves in daily sacrifices and prayers, Olanca guarded the goddess.

"Someone evil has turned their eyes to the Silver Moon Forest. We must be careful!" After a day spent in prayer, Olanca, who was also the high priest, stood at the foot of the Tree of Life and announced the news to the elves that gathered on the square.

Some strange things had taken place recently in the Silver Moon Forest. Among the villages of the elves, many elves had gone missing. The Moonlight Elves tribe had entered a state of high alert.

"Who on earth has come here? Is it those greedy humans?" The elves that were not on the stage were also talking about this.

Some wondered if this was the doings of the Sylve Empire that had previously clashed with them. "Is it the wizards of the Sylve Empire? They probably came for Bernice. We must be careful!"

Olanca lifted a cane that was made from the branches of the Tree of Life, which was also inlaid with a brilliant gem. This was the eye of a hundred-eyed mother spider, which was born with extraordinary power. After the mother spider was killed, the eye had been affixed to this cane. As such, the cane had divine power.

"This is an extremely evil force. Now that Taman is on high-alert, everyone must be prepared. I feel that this evil force is very powerful. As it is most likely coming for our goddess, we must not be careless!" Olanca said.

At the end of the meeting, a Moonlight Elf priest stayed behind. This was because Olanca was going to send him to Sylve City to visit His Majesty Wendy, the Elf Queen.

"This time, even our goddess has sensed the danger. It is probably coming from the human world. Recently, human beings have been coming from distant continents to our land. I suspect that they are not here just to trade. They may also be here looking for our goddess. I always feel that someone is peeping at our goddess. We need the help of the Sylve Empire! Our duty is to guard Bernice!" the Moonlight Elf said.

He then asked, "Are the elf wizards of the Sylve Empire trustworthy? They are not in a good relationship with us lately, though, right?"

Olanca walked down the steps. The fountain ran down from above them and passed through the waterway under the arch bridge.

She then said, "The conflicts between us and the Sylve Empire were caused by the differences in our beliefs, habits, and perceptions. Regardless, we are of the same race, and we are all elves. I think Her Majesty Wendy knows this very well, so she will help us!"

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Under the darkness of night, a blood-red crow crossed the jungle and was approaching Taman City. Suddenly, a strong light swept through and the blood-red crow fell down. But, before it hit the ground, it turned into ashes that scattered away in the wind.

At the same time, several devil kin that had invaded the Silver Moon Forest were killed by the elf priests. Several elves that had been eroded by the abyss' evil power were also captured by the Moonlight Elves of the Silver Moon Forest. These attacks had left the Silver Moon Forest was on high-alert, and every elf was nervous because the evil forces from the abyss were very powerful.

More importantly, they had never seen such an imposing force. Three churches and wizards on the Alen Continent had fought against these demons many times, had figured out the characteristics of the evil force, and thus, knew how to kill them! But, common elves couldn't even tell whether their fellow elves had been controlled by the abyss or not, and the evil side kept watching the elves in secret and harassing them!

What was even more disturbing was that the elves had never been able to see the evil's true face. Fortunately, Olanca, the high priest, took control of the situation and stabilized it.

Heckfoss was now standing on a cliff in the Silver Moon Forest. Behind him, the silver moon appeared incomparably dazzling and bright. It shone on the earth, and the whole Silver Moon Forest was covered in a dreamy silver shade.

It's really shocking! At least level five, or even six! I heard that wizards called the level seven a major threshold. It apparently is the difference between one's being mortal and immortal. Is this unknown goddess stuck at this key stage?

Old Heckfoss, who had scars all over his ferocious face, was in deep thought as he looked at the Silver Moon Forest. He had reached level three and become a powerful level four demon warlock.

Now, he was out of the control of the Devil King in the Abyss World. As such, the current relationship between him and the Devil King was more like employer and employee versus slave and master. This was the result of his more than a hundred years' efforts and the reward he had received after he occupied the Sumerian lands.

However, he was still not satisfied. He longed for more. And in the Silver Moon Forest, there was something that he had particularly desired for a long time.

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Chapter 276: Abyss Gate

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Several visitors had recently come to Haig in the Sylve Empire. In the Corolla Tower, Wendy, as the dean of the wizard college, had received many wizards from the human world.

These visitors were Edward Kelermo, the master of the wizard tower, Catherine, and several tower mentors. Marina Bossey and Jonathan Brown of Akkad Alchemy College, as well as orc wizards from Colossus College had also come.

For ordinary people, crossing the ocean might be a very difficult thing. Even though steamships had emerged, it still took nearly a year to make the voyage.

Moreover, the monsters above the sea were like the Children of the Sea, and the dangerous tides and waves of the waters were also daunting. Even with the right navigation chart, it was easy to get lost at sea.

At the top of the Corolla Tower, magnificent waterfalls fell down Hagrid Grand Canyon, and the thick fog covered Corolla Tower. This especially made Corolla Tower look like a fairyland.

"Seems like the story is true. There really is a goddess-to-be in the Moonlight Elves tribe, and she is about to ascend the divine throne and manage her own Divine Kingdom!"

"What kind of goddess is she?"

Everyone was talking about the goddess-to-be in the hall, when Wendy suddenly stated, "Most of you here are my old friends, classmates, and even students, so I'm telling you that I will never allow anything bad to happen to the elves!"

There were different opinions among the wizards about the goddess-to-be of the Moonlight Elves. Wendy, although she was a wizard, had built a deep relationship with the elves.

After all, the entire rise of the Sylve Empire was mostly due to the elves' efforts. This was also the home of the elves, so the wizards here tended to be friendly to the Moonlight Elves, and they hoped to be able to meet the goddess-to-be. In fact, everyone present was longing to meet her!

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"The abyss of chaos and darkness! The place of evil and disorder!"

"You are the master of desire, the eternal evil god from the outside world!"

"We listen to your call, as we are your most humble and pious servants!"

"We call your name and pray for your coming!"

"Stikua Philippuk Atraksi…"

"Stikua…"

Nearly a hundred demon kin and demon warlocks knelt down and prayed to the stars from a beach near the coast, shouting the name of the abyss king Stikua. Many torches had been lit on the beach, and their flames flickered as the prayers of the devil kin ascended to the skies.

The devil kin were carrying out an evil sacrifice. At the same time, demon warlocks were gradually engulfed by the fire, immediately turning into a blood mist.

In the middle of the torch circle, dozens of Moonlight Elves were tied together. They were being sacrificed to the demon king Stikua. All of the Moonlight Elves struggled, trying to escape.

With the continuous condensation of blood mist, the surrounding air had become a bloody red. A strange voice echoed in the red mist, like whispers from the abyss, while a vague and disgusting piece of flesh formed in the devil fire.

It was constantly twisting and expanding. Finally, it became a huge ball of flesh and started floating in the air.

At this time, the demon warlocks started praying faster, almost in a frantic manner. As they recited evil words, the flesh ball devoured the elves who were on the ground. The elves struggled and screamed, but eventually merged into the ball altogether.

Heckfoss was very excited. He stood in front of a dozen demon warlocks, holding a blood-red heart tightly in his hand. When he crushed it, he saw a red light shoot into the flesh ball.

The ball quickly rose into the sky, constantly changing and wriggling, as if some wonderful metamorphosis was taking place. It had now had made contact with the evil forces outside of the world!

The power of evil immediately invaded the world from the abyss and affected everything in this world. Bitwalls responded by repelling this evil power and trying to squeeze this huge flesh ball out of this world.

"Abyss Gate, now! This world welcomes you, come!" As Heckfoss shouted this, the ball floated up into the sky, like a blood moon.

As it shone against the silver moon in the sky, Heckfoss spread his arms and roared wildly, "Abyss Gate!"

This was a level four witchcraft that he had learned on his own. It combined the power of all of the demon warlocks.

As such, only a demon warlock could use this witchcraft. It could build a door to the abyss, so that those in this world could borrow the power from the demons who were in the Abyss World.

This was the first time that Heckfoss had used it, as the cost of each use was the power from a large number of devil kin and the heart of a devil lord. This heart was a reward for Heckfoss' countless sacrifices to Stikua. It could make a demon warlock become a devil lord, but Heckfoss used it for this sacrifice, as he saw something even more important ahead, which was his becoming a god!

The flesh ball was constantly rotating, causing airwaves to ripple out. Outlines of figures were struggling inside the flesh ball. Entrapped by the flesh ball, they roared desperately, while their fierce faces could still been seen by those on the outside.

They yearned to escape their entrapment, which stimulated them to roar crazily and wriggle towards the outside frantically. Finally, they broke free of the flesh ball's bondage and, one by one, these transformed, fierce-looking devil monsters fell off the ball towards the ground.

These devil monsters fell to the ground. They each had an ugly and nauseating huge head, a pair of wings, and withered claws. Upon the heads, a large number of tentacles were waving.

Heckfoss stood in front of the torch altar, while all of the devil monsters danced around him. They stared at him with murderous eyes full that were filled with a devouring desire. When the demon warlocks saw this scene, they trembled and lowered their heads in fear.

Heckfoss, however, was not afraid at all. Instead, he waved his hands gleefully and called out to all of the devil monsters, "In the name of my King Stikua, obey my call!"

The devil monsters screamed and surged in the sky, while more demons constantly rushed out of the flesh ball, which was the gate of the abyss. Then, they all flew towards Silver Moon Forest.

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Chapter 277: The Arrival of Demons

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Dozens of Ancient War Trees moved frantically across the Sandro Highland, shaking the earth as they went. Wherever they passed, large gaggles of birds were startled and numerous wild animals fled in fear.

At the same time, magical beasts that were hiding in the Sandro Highland were crouching in their hiding places, not daring to roar or even attempt to drive out the mysterious new invaders. The Ancient War Trees were so powerful and intimidating that even an adult dragon would be scared of them!

At the moment, they were carrying a large number of elf wizards and human wizards with them as they headed for the Silver Moon Forest. When they were approaching the Silver Moon Forest, they stopped in a valley.

The Ancient War Trees filled the narrow valley, while all of the wizards, who stood on the trees' sturdy trunks, looked up at the sky. Wendy had a look of horror on her face, as she saw that dark clouds had just moved in, completely obscuring the sun and covering the entire sky!

To make matters worse, a large number of demons hovered beneath the dark clouds! They attacked Taman City in the Silver Moon Forest, and the tremendous Tree of Life emitted a light to counteract their attacks.

As Jonathan had followed Marina here, he also saw the flying demons in the sky. Although he had never met a real demon in person, since alchemists often dealt with devil kin, he was very clear about what a devil looked like, especially the Stikua devil species, which were the devils that were behind the Church of True God. Hence, Jonathan recognized them immediately.

"How can the Stikua devil species be here? How did these demons leave the abyss and come to our world??" someone asked.

Marina pointed to the sky, where there was a huge red flesh ball that was floating among the dark clouds. At the moment, it was being guarded by numerous demons. As they continued watching it, they could see a large number of demons continuing to come out of it before laying siege upon the Moonlight Elves and the Tree of Life.

"That's the thing that opened the route to the abyss! Heckfoss, the faceless man of the Church of True God, must be here!" Marina said.

At this very moment, in Taman, plants and vines started to grow rapidly. The huge green vines spread on the ground and climbed up buildings. They then intertwined with each other, forming a wall to resist the demon invasion.

Elves shot arrows into the sky, while rows of archers shot special triangular arrows, which penetrated the demons' heads and wings. Above the ground, a large number of elves, wielding steel swords, charged at the demons. When the devil fire inside the demons was destroyed, these demons vanished into a cloud of black smoke.

The harvest goddess used divine incantations to kill numerous demons, causing seeds to grow within demons, then devour their bodies. Then, under the goddess' control, all kinds of plants started to attack the demons. At the same time, priests on the scene used Group Healing methods, which constantly provided support and rejuvenation to the wounded elves.

"Help me!"

"Help me, Bernice! The harvest goddess!"

Countless elves pleaded for help from the goddess of harvest. They fought against the demons at the spires and corridors, shouted the name of their goddess as they were dying.

At the moment, besides forming a wall of plants to stop the demons from invading, Bernice was also trying to destroy the flesh ball, which was the demons' mode of entry into this world. By this time, Heckfoss had transformed into a demon warlock, who had then turned into a huge flesh-winged monster that was hovering over the sky with a large number of fellow demons, guarding the door of the abyss.

Olanca, who was now under the Tree of Life, had almost gone mad by this point. His red eyes were bloodshot, and as he waved his wand, he guided the other priests to resist the demon invasion.

The gem at the top of his wand emitted rays that froze the devils, stopping them from moving forward. Then, the priests behind him used witchcraft to kill the frozen demons.

However, a large number of elves still died during the demons' attack. As a result, the Moonlight Elves' land was covered with blood. Even their previous battles with magical beasts had not reached such a tragic level, as now, the Moonlight Elves were close to becoming extinct!

"Divine Thorns!" In a fury, Olanca used a forbidden divine incantation.

As he stabbed the wand directly into his chest and blood spurt everywhere, his eyes showed a fierce look of determination.

Immediately, countless thorny vines spread out from under his robe, instantly covering the surrounding area. These vines seemed to grow right from his body, and as the vines rose as they spread, he also rose. Once he was high above the ground, the vines unfolded at his back, like a pair of angel wings.

Demon cries were heard as the vines continued to attack the demons that were close to the Tree of Life, killing them and devouring them instantly. These vines then continued to spread and attack until they had killed all of the demons within a one-mile radius.

These vines had deified thorns, which radiated an extraordinary power that could devour the flesh and blood of all of the demons. At the moment, Olanca looked very tired. It seemed that, as well as borrowing power from the vines, he was also being swallowed up by that same power!

The entire city was now surrounded by blood and fire. The elves were crying and screaming, and there were scenes of fighting and killing everywhere. For more than a thousand years, the peaceful elves had never witnessed such a scene!

"Guard the tree! Guard Bernice! Never give up!" one of the determined elves roared.

At this time, Bernice, the harvest goddess, saw that the Moonlight Elves were on the verge of collapse. The number of demons here had far exceeded her expectation.

She knew that she must quickly destroy the gate of the abyss, as there would be more and more demons coming from the abyss if she failed to do so. These evil and dirty things from the side of the door were just waiting to invade her world!

Bernice left the Tree of Life, her huge demigod's body forming into a huge light shadow and heading toward the sky. Soon, her Divine Shadow occupied the whole sky. Even when standing outside of the Silver Moon Forest, one could still see her tall Divine Shadow, facing the center of the dark clouds in the sky, which housed the door of the abyss that was guarded by the demons.

At this moment, all the elves and demons seemed to stop moving at the same time. They were shocked to see the huge shadow of the goddess penetrate the clouds, then bombarded the sky with flowing green light.

In a single moment, the entire dark world was illuminated. Innumerable petals fell from the sky, while more and more demons began to grow petals on their bodies before they were gradually devoured by the power of the plants. A flower rain had fallen upon them!

After the harvest goddess had penetrated the demons' defense, she went directly towards Heckfoss, who was in the center. At this moment, flower petals started to grow on Heckfoss as well, devouring all of his flesh and depleting all of his strength. He couldn't escape.

"How can this be possible? Even the power of the Abyss Gate cannot prevail against a demigod?" Heckfoss roared wildly, while his arms and legs started to melt, little by little.

"I won't die! I can't die!" Heckfoss roared wildly upon seeing the the Divine Shadow had reached the Abyss Gate.

Bernice, the harvest goddess, was raging at the moment. Her face was blurred and her eyes opened widely as she glared at the Abyss Gate and Heckfoss.

At this moment, the Abyss Gate wriggled. Suddenly, a crack appeared, and a huge arm that came out from the other end of the abyss seized Bernice!

Then, an evil whisper came from the other end of the Abyss Gate. It was not a voice that could be heard, but was actually an eerie sound that could be sensed only by one's mental awareness.

"Got you!" the voice transmitted.

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Chapter 278: Devil Martyrdom

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At this moment, a huge Divine Shadow appeared in the sky above the Silver Moon Forest. It covered the whole sky, along with numerous dark clouds.

Presently, the Abyss Gate looked like a bloody moon, as it had expanded to its limits. At this moment, a huge arm that was hundreds of meters in length, caught the Divine Shadow.

Devil flames suddenly raged all over this arm before igniting the sky. The flames then burned up everything in the air.

Such a terrible scene made everyone present feel that the whole world was collapsing. It especially frightened the ordinary people and some of the low-level wizards. They had never thought that anyone could master such a strong power!

While she was standing at the Abyss Gate, Bernice was completely being targeted. This made her extremely nervous.

She could feel that, on the other side of the Abyss Gate, there was a demon lord that was close to her power, who had also reached level six. At this moment, Bernice was outside of the protection of the Tree of Life, caught by this abyss demon lord, Stikua.

As for Stikua, a semi god was considered a rich meal, and Stikua knew that, with more effort, it could drag Bernice into the abyss.

A sticky black liquid kept falling from the Abyss Gate. As the liquid landed, it burned holes in the ground.

Although Bernice's Divine Shadow struggled to return to the Tree of Life, the demon lord held her body tightly, rendering her unable to escape. Even Wendy, the Elf Queen, could feel Bernice's pain.

"Projection! Boundary! Real illusion!" Wendy shouted the commands.

Among all of the Ancient War Trees, hers was the largest and tallest. In fact, it was just like a mini Tree of Life.

At that moment, Wendy used her mind power to connect all of the Ancient War Trees. All of the Boundary Wizards followed her instructions, immediately lighting the Stone of Dreams between their eyebrows and projecting a boundary that covered the whole city. This was their specialty, which was known as dream projection witchcraft.

Suddenly, the whole city of Taman was changing. Everyone seemed to be have been dragged into the dream world.

Ancient War Trees started running around crazily. Their trunks, like pillars, crossed a long distance with every step they stook. In the process, many devil monsters were knocked down and torn apart by the Ancient War Trees and elf wizards, who were riding on them.

Dozens of Ancient War Trees rushed into Taman in an instant. As they did so, the original Taman started to blur. Then, a huge projected city appeared on the ground.

At the same time, the Ancient War Trees turned transformed into tall wizard towers, while light lit up the entire projected city. The light then transformed into arrows, which swept down endlessly from the sky like a torrential rain.

Although the elf wizards were not particularly known for their combat capabilities, now that they were on the battlefield, dozens of Boundary Wizards worked together with the Ancient War Trees to successfully launch the boundary witchcraft, which had a huge impact!

"Is this dreamcraft? How can dreamcraft have such a huge impact? No, it's not just dreamcraft!"Jonathan shook his head as if he couldn't believe his eyes. Finally, he said, "This brings the power of the wizards to its apex. This is art!"

Although the human wizards and the alchemists were also helping to kill the demons, their powers seemed to be minimal in comparison with the projection's fierce power. Jonathan and Marina saw this and both thought that it was unbelievable.

After seeing this, even Edward Kelermo, who had developed dreamcraft, would have to admit that the Sylve Empire had developed a more advanced witchcraft than their own!

At this moment, some devils were still trying desperately to squeeze themselves out of the Abyss Gate. The arm that was dragging Bernice was also approaching the Abyss Gate.

Wendy looked up at the sky, then transferred the projection into the sky. A huge circle of light appeared in the sky. It looked like a huge witchcraft tactical deployment circle.

"Spiritual Inner Space!" Wendy cried out.

At her command, the giant light ring seemed to open up a door to another world, but this door didn't connect to the space. Instead, it connected to the spirit and soul!

The ring immediately burst out a great force of attraction. A large number of devils couldn't resist its tremendous force, so they were constantly falling into the ring. Even the Abyss Gate was greatly affected by this huge force.

"The Great Devil King, Stikua! No one can stop the king!" A roar suddenly reverberated throughout the surroundings as the huge arm pierced the light ring.

As Stikua was at level six, even the combined strengths of all of the Ancient War Trees and the Boundary Wizards couldn't match Stikua's power. In fact, Stikua's power was a dozen times greater than Wendy's!

Once the light ring was destroyed, all of the Boundary Wizards, including Wendy, felt that their brains had been torn apart by a huge hammer. Dozens of Boundary Wizards fainted in an instant, while Wendy became pale and weak.

Nobody could stop Stikua from dragging Bernice into the abyss anymore, and they knew that, once Bernice entered the abyss, she could never come back!

"Oh no! Who can stop the monster?" a Moonlight Elf cried out in pain and fear.

At that moment, the high priest Olanca flew into the sky, but was immediately stopped by the demons and demon warlocks. Seeing this, Stikua's loud laughter echoed throughout the sky, causing everyone to become fearful and depressed.

The harvest goddess Bernice was still struggling to escape. Although the Tree of Life had bound her, it was also the main source of her power. So, at this moment, it was impossible for her to break free from the devil's power without her power from the Tree of Life.

All of the Moonlight Elves were kneeling on the ground, praying as they watched their goddess being dragged into the abyss. Wendy struggled to stand up, but even she could not release her mind power, let alone use her witchcraft. Although wizards from the wizard tower and many alchemists were still attacking the demons nonstop, they knew it was over.

"It's over!"

"What's in that horrible world?"

"Bernice! The harvest goddess!"

As some of the wizards and elves gave up, they shouted out in terror. At this time, a huge fluctuation came from the other side of the abyss, while a light shot through out of the Abyss Gate.

Wherever the light traveled in the sky, the demons were all burned into ashes. The tremendous arm was cut down, causing it to fall from the sky. As it landed, its evil power polluted a large area of ground.

The harvest goddess was immediately able to break away from the bondage of the devil's power, so she quickly returned to the Tree of Life. When she got to it, the Tree of Life bloomed once again.

The plants in the surroundings also began to be restored. Bernice, the harvest Goddess, who lived within the Tree of Life, had once again regained all of her strength!

At the other end of the abyss, the arrogant and cruel demon lord shivered and constantly screamed bitterly, as if he was encountering something that terrified him almost to death. At this moment, those who had lauded the incomparable force of the demon lord previously now looked at each other in dismay.

At this moment, from the inside of the Abyss Gate, a huge palm suddenly extended itself outward. This palm clasped the Abyss gate, then forcefully pinched it, totally destroying the Abyss Gate!

At that moment, the scream that had been emitting from the other side of the abyss stopped. Then, all of the elves and wizards opened their eyes wide, as at this moment, the remaining demons in the sky, began to shriek.

They were being melted amid in the sunshine! Their screams echoed throughout the surroundings. Although the remaining demons wanted to run away, they were immediately surrounded by Edward, Catherine, and the others.

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Chapter 279: Blood Sun in the Abyss

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The eternal themes of the Abyss involved darkness, killings, and devouring. The powerful Devil Lords did as they pleased, while the inferior devil species' were reduced to food others feeding upon.

Here, countless devils and monsters roared. Every moment, a new devil was born, while a weaker devil species died off.

Time moved twenty times faster here than in Maria's World. It had been more than a thousand years since the Abyss World had appeared, and if its age was traced back to when it was the painting space, the Abyss World was even older than this krynnspace.

While the devils were mostly unsystematic and relied more on their natural progression, this also meant that, regarding sheer numbers, they had far more high-end combat powers compared to Maria's World.

Following the appearance of the Devil Lords, the countless space bubbles in the Abyss World had started to divide their world into separate regions. Each Devil Lord needed to reach level four as they fused with the Will of the Abyss, mastered the Rule Power of their respective Abyss layer, and received the support of the Abyss Power.

As more Devil Lords appeared, every Devil Lord only needed to kill another Devil Lord in order to take everything from him, including his territory. For this reason, within each devil species, there were often wars and annexations among the different races.

This led to the Abyss splitting into many layers. At the same time, the Abyss kept on expanding. After more than a thousand years, the Abyss bitwall was more than ten times larger than its original size.

Currently, there was an Abyss layer that was near the core of the Abyss that belonged to the Sidikuya Devils. This was the most ferocious race among all of the devil species, and as such, Sidikuya proclaimed itself to be the King of Devils. This naturally meant that the Sidikuya race possessed the largest Abyss layer, which was the First Abyss Layer.

Within the First Abyss Layer, there lived numerous legions of devils. Apart from the Sidikuya species, there were other species that were living under the rule of Sidikuya.

Within the layers of the dark mountain ranges, there were countless devil lairs. Inside these lairs, there was a large amount of architecture that mimicked human beings' architecture. The King of Devils lived in a big palace that was guarded by countless strong devils.

At this very moment, hordes of devil armies had been summoned to the palace of the King of Devils. In the darkness, countless devils were entering this city of monsters. They were just about to pass through the Abyss Gate in the sky to reach another world and wage a raging war…

"No!"

"Who on earth are you?"

"How can this be? I am the King of Devils! I am the most powerful of all!"

All of the monsters were exclaiming as they looked into the sky, while fear welled up within them. Brilliant rays of light continuously shone through the dimensional folds to permeate the First Abyss Layer, and as it shattered the unending darkness, the land lit up, instantly becoming bright.

Then, a giant palm descended from the skies to press the powerful Devil Lord firmly to the ground. A halo, resembling the clouds from faraway skies, then emerged from the palm.

It radiated waves that overturned miles of surrounding land. Devils that the waves touched were either blasted away or dissipated under its immense energy.

Then, one by one, the wise and powerful devil species looked at the sky. They were, about to attack another world with great gusto. But, at the moment, they simply laid on the ground, paralyzed with fear. They had never seen anything more frightening!

"The Will of the Abyss!" an Abyss devil said as it bent down low and trembled.

Soon, all of the other devils began whispering among themselves…

"It is the Will of the Abyss!"

"Apart from the Will of the Abyss, there cannot be another presence this powerful!"

Most of the devils did not even have the courage to raise their eyes to look at it. They seemed to be pinned on the ground, paralyzed by this great force.

Then, a massive Divine Shadow appeared in the skies. As it existed beyond this space as it looked down at the entire Abyss Layer, no one could see its appearance very clearly. They could only see a light that seemed to cover the entire horizon, as well as a pair of eyes that were so large that they resembled cracks in the horizon.

The light that radiated from the eyes seemed to shine from a place that was above the skies, shooting downward toward somewhere beneath the clouds. The scene resembled how a giant that was outside a box might observe ants that were inside the box.

The godlike gaze continued to radiate light doward as it scanned the First Abyss Layer. These lower-class devil species, who once indulged in killings and were constantly devouring each other, fell to the ground, trembling. They were all frightened beyond words.

"Let me go! Wretched thing, let me go!" Sidikuya, the King of Devils, struggled and twisted as it cried out.

Its numerous tentacles danced wildly, piercing through the space and overturning the ground. As it struggled, its blood dyed the sky red. However, even though it struggled violently, it just couldn't break free or escape. Hence, fear and anxiety started to well up within Sidikuya.

It felt like it had reverted to what it was more than a thousand years ago, when it was at its weakest. In this moment, it was helpless, afraid, cautious and wary because everything around it was so fearsome. It realized that a random force from those powerful devil species could actually kill it!

"No. You cannot do this! I will not die here! Please! Have mercy on me!" Sidikuya shouted as the Divine Shadow crushed the Abyss Gate with one hand, then grabbed Sidikuya with the other. Then, like it was grabbing a baby chick, the Divine Shadow plucked Sidikuya out of the First Abyss Layer.

"King of Devils!"

"Sidikuya, my Majesty!"

"Has Sidikuya been taken?"

All the devils could only look on and exclaim in shock as Sidikuya was taken away by an entity that existed beyond the Abyss Layer. They couldn't believe their eyes, as this was Sidikuya, the great Devil Lord that had ruled the entire Abyss Layer for more than a thousand years, the most powerful devil in the Abyss!

The light pierced through the dimensional folds and cracks that were everywhere in the Abyss. Then, it left quickly and sped toward the core of the Abyss.

With Sidikuya in his hand, Lu Zhiyu raced towards the core of the Abyss. The core was considered forbidden land, and all of the devils that neared it would be dragged into it by the Will of the Abyss, becoming immediately assimilated into it. This was the core of the Abyss Power, the source of all of the devils!

"It has almost taken form!" Lu Zhiyu exclaimed.

In the darkness, a giant Divine Shadow appeared in the core belt of the Abyss. It was an existence that was as big as the Black Hole!

It spinned endlessly, releasing the strong powers of the Abyss that radiated throughout the entire Abyss bitwall. All of the devils were birthed from the power it radiated, and when they died, their wills would eventually return to it.

The Divine Shadow was so big that it seemed like it could fill up the entire horizon. But, as it stood before this gigantic Black Hole, it seemed miniscule, like a large spaceship that hovered before a planet in a dark and quiet universe.

This was the core of the bottomless Abyss, the center and the deepest part of the Abyss World. This was the source energy that Lu Zhiyu had used to create the devils!

When the devils were created more than a thousand years ago in Abyss time, this was but a miniscule entity, and the whole world had not yet been turned into the Abyss. After more than a thousand years of evolution, the Abyss had completely taken shape.

This present Abyss World was the world that Lu Zhiyu had created as an experiment in order to step out of level nine. It would now take its first step toward becoming a real world!

Lu Zhiyu looked towards Sidikuya as it struggled persistently in Lu Zhiyu's palm. Sidikuya's body, which was the size of a skyscraper, was evolved continuously as it underwent rounds of destruction and regeneration. Although Sidikuya's numerous tentacles tore through the sky like chains, releasing great energy, Sidikuya still could not escape.

"Didn't you want to become stronger and become a divinity? Let me fulfill your wish!" Lu Zhiyu yelled as he clenched Sidikuya in his palm and reached his hand into the Will of the Abyss.

At that moment, the giant Black Hole released an immense energy that crept onto Sidikuya bit by bit. In an instant, Sidikuya's body grew exponentially and the Flame of the Devil burnt endlessly, with him at its core.

"No! I don't want it! I don't want anything! Have mercy on me!" Sidikuya yelled, while struggling persistently. It was so afraid that it no longer resembled a powerful Devil Lord, but resembled a feeble lamb instead.

But, the Will of the Abyss invaded it endlessly, assimilating it into itself. Its power kept growing and expanding, progressing from level six until it gradually crossed the barrier of matter and headed straight toward level seven.

Sidikuya could feel the Will of the Abyss empowering it as large amounts of Rule Power and Rule Will flowed into its brain. What would have typically made Sidikuya ecstatic, was now making it roar hysterically. This was because it could feel itself losing control of its body, bit by bit.

"You scoundrel! Let me go! Please, I beg you! Have mercy on me!" As Sidikuya continued to struggle, it became a giant ball of flesh.

Then, Flame of the Devil kept expanding and leaping, slowly losing its original form. As the Flame of the Devil grew, it finally transformed into a massive ball of fire, which obscured the entire sky and became even larger than the Divine Shadow.

It continued to strengthen as the energy from the Will of the Abyss kept flowing in and empowering it until it was completely assimilated. Finally, it had evolved into a gargantuan monster star that was shooting forth big flames and light. As it revolved around the Will of the Abyss, it morphed into a huge sun.

The sun was blood-red, and it emitted rays that were the color of blood and possessed a special force that belonged to the Abyss. From the center of the Abyss World, a light pierced through the dimensional folds, shooting outward relentlessly.

Then, the seemingly endless darkness dissipated within and between the layers of the Abyss. At that moment, every devil and monster crept out of its lair.

A weak ray of light slowly appeared in the layers of the Abyss. The light intensified as warmth and brilliance were cast on every devil.

Then, a blood-red sun appeared above the skies and shone on the lands of the Abyss. All of the devils were at a loss and could not fathom what it was. They all wondered… What is this red disc in the sky?

As the sunlight blanketed the lands slowly, its rays of light exposed a world that used to be pitch black. The contours of the land gradually became visible to the eye. As the devils were terrified by the existence of light, they shrank back into their lairs.

"The rate of time loss has decreased! The rules are being perfected!" Lu Zhiyu could sense the change in the Abyss World immediately.

Sidikuya had morphed into the Blood Sun of the Abyss, thus introducing a critical rule to the Abyss World. Sidikuya was the first to become the Great King of Devils in the Abyss World.

But, at the moment, Sidikuya was sealed in the sun by Lu Zhiyu, condemned to the core of the Abyss. Sidikuya could no longer move, much less leave. It could only revolve around the Will of the Abyss forever.

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Chapter 280: The Gods' Covenant

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A ray of light descended to the bitwall, then entered the Levitation City. Soon after, another ray of light also descended in the same spot.

Lu Zhiyu sat in the grand hall, which resembled the shrine of the Gods. The grand hall was surrounded by glass windows, which offered a lovely view of the beautiful scenery outside.

There was a towering Fairy Tree outside, and busy fairies were flitting throughout the forest. Some of the fairies brought Eva fruit from the forest.

As she enjoyed the fruit, the adorable fairies sat on Eva's shoulder and sang to her. These fairies played an important role in helping Eva manage the Levitation City.

The high-domed ceiling of the great hall had murals painted on it, and the floor was covered with red carpet. Kelly, the Goddess of Light, and Verthandi, had just descended in the form of two rays of light. At present, they were sitting across from Lu Zhiyu.

"This cannot go on," Verthandi said to Lu Zhiyu, clearly worried. "This is only a level six existence, and it is already capable of wreaking such havoc upon the world. If we do not rein things in now and a level seven existence or a God strikes, it could be absolutely catastrophic!"

"Lord, I agree. We should really address this now," Kelly said, while nodding.

"Exactly. This is a big problem." Delmedi, who was barely a young adult, also nodded, a look of feigned seriousness on her face.

The truth was that she paid no attention to the things that happened down below. And… If she ever did, she wasn't bothered by the chaos, as she was more than happy to witness more chaos!

At the moment, Delmedi was wearing her hair down. Her features were exquisite and pronounced, while her eyes were doll-like. These features made her look charming and extremely enchanting.

Her mouth curled up slightly at the ends, revealing a clever and prideful smile. Her glance was piercing and confident, even somewhat intimidating.

She was wearing a black cloak and had a huge scythe attached to her back. Her hood, which was upturned, rested behind her hair.

"For now, there should be no problem," Lu Zhiyu said as he also nodded. "But, it will indeed become a big problem in the future. Since you are the Gods that manage the rules of the world, you can discuss this matter amongst yourselves and enter into a Gods' Covenant. You can then let Gaia, host of the Divine Kingdom, amend the rules of the world."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "You can reject all level seven existences at the main bitwall. You have absolute authority to forbid them from entering and descending into the bitwall. These level seven existences will then have to either enter the Divine Kingdom or the Underworld, enter the half bitwall, or leave Maria's World altogether. This will solve our problem!"

Lu Zhiyu then stood up, waved his hand to summon Gaia, and turned to project something on the screen. The Gods' Covenant had been drafted rapidly and had appeared before Lu Zhiyu, as if by magic. As it was projected on the screen, everyone's attention was focused upon it.

Kelly was the first to sign her divine name on this Gods' Covenant. With a tap of her finger, divine power rolled forth and left her mark upon it. She was followed by Verthandi and Delmedi, who also sign their divine names to the covenant. Finally, Lu Zhiyu sealed the covenant.

As he did so, he declared, "In the name of the Creator, I declare this covenant valid!"

In an instant, the covenant twisted and spun. Then, the endless string of words gradually evaporated into the air, like water vapor, and blended into the depths of the world.

There was an indescribable change in the depths of the world. While this change was indiscernible to the common man, the Gods could sense it. There was a new rule that had been added to the original set of rules.

With Lu Zhiyu as the witness, the inaugural Gods' Covenant had been officially signed. It was now recorded in the archives of the Divine Kingdom and would become a standard of rules in the depths of Maria's World.

After they each spoke to Lu Zhiyu, Verthandi and Kelly left the Levitation City to return to their own kingdoms. Delmedi, on the other hand, stayed and lingered around Lu Zhiyu.

"Why are you still lingering here? How long has it been since you last took a look at the Underworld?" Lu Zhiyu asked her.

Lu Zhiyu picked his Gods like how one would decide who would inherit their home. First and foremost, they had to be his heir. Their abilities were secondary.

This was why the three most authoritative Divine Roles had been given to Kelly, Verthandi, and Delmedi. This was also why Lu Zhiyu had assigned the role of God of Death to Delmedi, even though she was rather unreliable. For the less important Divine Roles, he only needed someone with average abilities and sufficient heart to undertake the responsibilities.

But, Delmedi was clearly over it, and her initial enthusiasm had waned. Just after spending a few days in her role as the God of Death, here she was, merely lingering around Lu Zhiyu.

She no longer went to the Underworld to complete her rounds. Hence, she was clearly not reliable, much less suitable to be a God!

But, as the Underworld had been running perfectly well for years without a God of Death, even if Delmedi washed her hands of her responsibilities in the Underworld entirely, it would be perfectly capable of running itself, as the countless Death Messengers would maintain order.

At present, Delmedi was sprawled on a sofa. She was barefoot and had her small, fair legs straightened out in front of her. She was reading a novel about knight literature from the Orc Kingdom.

"The Underworld is too mundane! It is utterly meaningless and does not challenge me at all! Everything has already been arranged, and I have nothing to do. All I do is sit there like a statue! So, I figured that I might as well come home. At least I have you to chat with when I'm here!" Delmedi said as she pouted and looked at Lu Zhiyu impatiently.

"Then, you will have to pick a Follower God to act as the Second King to the Underworld. You will then need to ensure the he or she will run the Underworld in your place!" Lu Zhiyu replied.

"Okay, but who should I pick?" Delmedi asked.

Lu Zhiyu was at a loss of words for moment before he replied, "The choice is obvious! Have you not observed your believers and their religions?"

Delmedi pondered his words, then replied, "No. I have not been observing much since I set up the divine system. Do you mean Cetisius, that rather formidable King of the Humans?"

"Well, Cetisius is an interesting person. He is very devout, but his faith does not lie in the Gods. Instead, he places his faith in religion itself. In fact, his entire life has been devoted to fulfilling his initial promise to me and accomplishing his goals. Moreover, he is an idealist!" Lu Zhiyu answered instantly.

He then looked at Delmedi and continued, "So, you shall guide him and ignite his Divine Flame, as well as receive him as your Follower God and make him the Second King to the Underworld!"

Delmedi's eyes lit up instantly as she said, "This plan sounds mighty interesting!"

Cetisius was haggard and looked like an elderly person. This wasn't surprising, as he was already 200 years old.

While he still had a long way to go before his life would end, Cetisius felt that he was indeed an old man. This was not so much a matter of his physical age, but his spiritual age.

He had fought his entire life, so he was extremely weary. He had united the entire Batko area, built up the strong Pusuote Dynasty, moved eastwards to annihilate the Tuten Dynasty and vastly expanded his territory toward the west.

The lands he had conquered could be said to be the vastest lands that any empire had occupied thus far. The great dynasties that he had established were also the most powerful ever to be documented. They were even superior to the Crete Empire that occupied the entire Central Province.

But, the Eastern World and the Batko area had a very small population, most of which was extremely poor. It was Cetisius who had brought the Batko population out of their squalor, while guiding them to pursue a brighter future.

At present, the occupied the vast and fertile lands to the north of the Tuten Dynasty. The crops they produced were vital, as they protected the entire population of the Pusuote Empire from famine.

After Cetisius had accomplished this great feat, he had slowly lost his ambition. This was especially the case after he had been repeatedly defeated by the City Alliance of Sheehan.

Thus, he currently had no interest in territorial expansion. He had already realized his initial dream and no longer wished to wage war endlessly.

At the moment, Cetisius looked down from the top balcony of his palace, which was the highest point in the entire capital. From here, he could see everything within his territory.

This is indeed a glorious world that I have created! This thought made Cetisius both proud and a bits sad at the same time. He was proud because he had influenced an entire era and generation, yet he was somewhat sad because he could no longer keep up with the changing times.

"Times are changing so quickly. This world has already changed so much! I am old now and no longer can I keep up!" he exclaimed to no one but himself.

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Chapter 281: The Trip to the Underworld

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The sky in the underworld was grey, and it looked as if there were layers of dust and fog covering the world above it. Hence, no matter how hard one tries to see it, the main world above was as if it were invisible.

This underworld was the very bottom of the world, and it was a land of death and finality, the end of everything. This was where all of the ghosts belonged as well.

At the moment, all of the ghosts were standing in the underworld, looking up at the sky, yet none of them could see through the layers of fog. It was if they were looking up at the heavens from hell.

The enormous gate to the underworld was towering in front of the Styx, and there was a constant stream of ghosts lining up there, all of them waiting to enter the Kingdom of Death. The only ones who were qualified to line up there were extraordinary in some way, or were sorcerer disciples, magical beasts, titan dragons or from other races, like fairies and sahagin.

Only those from exceptional bloodlines or ones with special powers were deemed suitable to be among these ranks. As for the ordinary human beings, they would simply return to the origin point of the world when they died.

"Wu Wu!"

"Se Se!"

The messengers of death, wearing black capes, were wandering around the Kingdom of Death, their blurry shadows following behind them. They were responsible for keeping order in the Kingdom of Death. As such, whenever a powerful ghost tried to resist going into the underworld by using its special powers, they would rush at it and harvest its soul.

As more and more deceased beings showed up, it all became more real. The ground of the underworld was expanding, and now, outside the Kingdom of Death, a vast land existed.

There were some strange phenomena occurring on that land because of the power of the dead. Some parts of the land were extremely bizarre, and some were even filled with horrendous monsters.

At the center of Kingdom of Death was an enormous City of the Death. It was filled with ghosts who had lost their living memories.

The city was akin to the cities of humans. After undergoing the judgments, ghosts that passed could restart their lives in the city. As for those who couldn't pass the judgments, they were nailed to the wall outside the city.

The gate to the underworld looked ordinary, but it was anything but that. This was because it was the sole entrance and the exit to the underworld. Thus, those who wanted to enter or leave all had to pass through that gate.

Speaking of going through the gate, when Cetisius was going through the gate to the underworld and going to Kingdom of Death on the boats to the Kingdom of Death, he, unlike most, was quite calm. After all, he was a priest from the Temple of Sky, so many messengers of death had greeted him on his way. As such, he knew that he was different from the regular dead beings, as he was summoned by the Goddess of Death and was meeting the god as a human being instead of a ghost.

As he travelled across the Styx on the Boat of the Underworld, he could see may ghosts floating on the river. Only the most special ghosts were entitled to ride on the Boat of the Underworld when travelling to the underworld.

Some ghosts wanted to get away from the Styx, yet they were all pushed back, gradually getting sucked back on by the giant waves. No matter how hard they struggled, they could never escape.

Other ghosts tried to get on the Boat of the Underworld, but they were driven away by the dimming fire that was on the boat. Many ghosts were yelling as they floundered in the waters of the Styx and watched the Boat of the Underworld pass them by.

Then, as a few of them tried to get on the boat and rushed toward the ghosts relentlessly, a sailor glared at them and yelled, "Shut up! All of you!"

His eyes were gleaming ferociously with flames and his voice was hoarse yet filled with hostility and evil. That voice alone was the epitome of hell.

Even Cetisius was shocked by such a scene, and as he looked at that uncouth sailor, he wondered… Who is he?

As the sailor shook his black rope, the tremendous force of the action thrilled Cetisius. Ripples ravaged the entire Styx, and all of the ghosts bounced away like trash after being pounded by the waves. Then, the waters in the Styx started to tumble, and everyone was shocked, so they all started to exclaim at once…

"The gate to the underworld is the first round of screening!"

"The Styx is the second round!"

"What's in the front?"

There were trees of death that were blossoming with black flowers all around the City of Death. There were some special breeds that belonged only to the underworld.

The Styx surrounded Qiromu, and a giant bridge passed right through the abyss. There were countless bizarre snakes struggling in the abyss, as if they were trying to surge forward and swallow the ghosts on the bridge.

The sentencing of the entire area took place at the end of the giant bridge. Herem some were thrown off the bridge as food, some were nailed on the wall of the City of Death in order to force them to repent, and the others would be allowed to enter the City of Death.

On the giant wall that towered above the City of Death, the heads of those killed had been collected and were now strung up for all to see. The horrendous and ferocious faces were shouting at the outside from the wall, but as for the bodies that the heads had originally belonged to, they had already been integrated with the wall itself!

"It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"

"I'm so hungry! Come here now! I'll eat you!"

"I want everything! Money, women, power and glory! They're all mine! They're all mine!"

"Kill him! Kill him! You deserve to die! You all deserve to die!"

As the unsettling yells came from the wall, this wall made up of ghosts instilled a deep sense of foreboding in all who saw it. Countless heads of ghosts were bundled together, representing myriad ghosts… Male, female, old and young.

Some heads even belonged to human beings and a few other races. They were all shouting out and airing their grievances with the strongest emotions they had left within them!

Resentment, greed, and anger… All of these extreme emotions were twisted together amid the savage voices.

Is this sentencing really fair? What is the criteria for sentencing? Are the rules for the dead even fair at all? As he traveled across the underworld and went to see the Goddess of Death, Cetisius observed the underworld closely. He was thinking about what the underworld meant to the entire world and questioning whether or not the rules in the underworld were fair, especially in regards to the sentencing of the dead.

Each building had many levels, and none of the buildings looked ordinary. In fact, all of them looked like temples, churches, or palaces.

They were all supported by giant pillars, and the higher the floor was, the more pillars it had. There were many dead ghosts praying in these buildings.

There were also stone arch bridges that connected the buildings so that the ghosts could easily walk between the buildings. The buildings were so grandiose that one felt quite tiny walking among them.

The floors of the buildings were covered with enormous slates, and each building had round domes and huge doors. Above these buildings, a staircase hovered above the clouds, leading toward the palace at the top. At any given moment, messengers of death were constantly walking up and down the stairs.

As soon as Cetisius entered the palace of death, he finally met the legendary Goddess of Death. She was standing in the center of the cold palace on a throne that was placed at the very top of the stairs. She had on a hat and a white cape that completely covered her body. Even her face was obscured from view.

Delmedi found this amusing, and she asked, "Cetisius, aren't you afraid of goddesses?"

Cetisius responded carefully, "I am a representative of the gods, and I was chosen by gods. So, why would I fear the gods or goddesses?"

He then asked, "Why did you summon me here, my lord?"

Delmedi stood up and responded to him with a few questions of her own, "What would you do if I asked you to rule the underworld with me? How would you keep order in the underworld? What kind of underworld would you create?"

After asking these somewhat shocking questions, she walked down all of the stairs quickly, soon reaching the bottom and stopping right in front of Cetisius.

She then added, "That is to say… I want you to be my sidekick… A side-god of sorts! So, I need to know… What risks are you willing to take, and what are you willing to give up?"

As Cetisius raised his head and looked at Delmedi, there was an intense vigor in his eyes. He looked as if he had just found a reason to live again!

"Everything, my lord! I am willing to give up everything!" he exclaimed.

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Chapter 282: Death Day

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The sorcerers and the alchemy warlocks who came back from Yala had travelled a long way. They had all returned from a distant continent, and everyone was awaiting their news.

Many people wondered what had happened to them in that mysterious kingdom, and they especially wanted to know how many of the shocking rumors that they had heard were true. However, all of the sorcerers and alchemy warlocks were silent upon their returns.

In fact, they acted as if nothing had happened. This kind of unusual behavior made everyone feel that something was amiss.

"It's unbelievably peaceful here, yet I feel like a storm is coming! Did you smell that?" Jonathan asked.

He was hugging his wife Rosia, and they were watching the civilians who were walking around Tephis, as well as the conductors, who were ringing bells in their carriages.

There were many visitors in the city, as well as many workers. There were also children selling newspapers, running up and down the streets, while the farmers in the city were carrying their fruits and vegetables that they had grown in the countryside. They had brought them into the city to sell them.

These ordinary people were the epitome of this city, as well as of the system of this entire human world. It was a peaceful and tranquil world, and everyone could find their place here.

Jonathan looked at everything happening, and it was just as it usually was. But, his heart couldn't help pounding intensely. He was unsettled, and he kind of had a hunch that a radical change of was about to happen for this new coming era.

As Rosia looked at her husband, she was confused. She looked up and saw the clear sky with no clouds in it and said, "We are having such good weather today. Surely, there won't be a storm today."

Before this, Marina had accepted Jonathan as her student at Akkad Alchemy College in front of all of the teachers and alchemy warlocks. It was the first time in decades that Marina had accepted a student mentee, and it represented the inheritance of the alchemy technique of Marina Bosa. It also meant that Jonathan had stepped into the core circle of the alchemy warlocks in this world.

This was what Jonathan had always wanted. However, after everything that had happened, Jonathan truly saw how this world really was, especially how powerful the gods were, which had greatly broadened his horizons.

At that moment, as Jonathan held his wife in his arms, his eyes were filled with various emotions. "This is an era of great changes, yet this is also an era full of opportunities! I, Jonathan Brown, am destined to have a leading role in this era!"

Just after he finished talking, one of the kids selling newspapers waved a newspaper that seemed to have some urgent news printed on it as he yelled, "Extra! Today's news! Read all about it!"

The boy then began shouting a synopsis of the article on the front page, "The king of Pusuote announced that every April 20th is Death Day! This is the most important worship day for the Temple of Sky. On this day, all of the disciples must…"

Jonathan stopped the sales kid mid-sentence and said, "Give me one of those!"

Jonathan knew that there were three levels in the Temple of Sky, which were the Godly Sky Sector, the Death Underworld Sector, and the human sector. Since the Goddess of Death was the most important goddess in the Temple of Sky, Jonathan knew that the King Cetisius of Pusuote wouldn't just announce a piece of news like this for no reason. Besides, the gods were all acting weirdly at this time, so many people were wondering what exactly they were up to.

Jonathan read the newspaper carefully, discovering that there was going to be a grand ceremony on April 20th, which would last for a month. As it was on the front page, which was such a prominent position in the newspaper, one could infer that it would be very special!

When Jonathan went back to Akkad Alchemy College to attend classes the second day, he was called to the principal's office by Marina.

"Have you heard of Death Day of the Temple of Sky, Jonathan?" Marina asked, while she took off her glasses and put them on the table, a solemn look on her face.

Jonathan nodded and answered, "Yes, I did. I reckon that something unusual is about to happen!"

Marina smiled. "Of course it's unusual! I heard that Cetisius received the oracle. I don't know what the oracle is about, but it definitely has to do with the gods. His actions must mean something significant! Besides, since he summoned so many disciples at the same time, he must be up to something!"

She then added, "So, you'd better prepare yourself for it. We'll join that ceremony as members of the parliament of the City Alliance of Sheehan!"

"Sure thing, teacher!" Jonathan didn't expect that his teacher Marina was going to bring him along. Besides, Jonathan had a hunch that this ceremony wouldn't be as simple as described by Marina. Teacher must have known something about it already, otherwise she wouldn't be that cautious.

After Jonathan left, Marina stood up, took a look at the shelf behind her, and took out a book from it. It was a biography about Cetisius!

Meanwhile, all of the post offices sent the orders to everyone in Pusuote. Since everyone in the Temple of Sky regarded Death Day as an important holy day, all of the disciples were mobilized.

Countless disciples marched toward the capital of Pusuote, the City of Baber, faithfully. The kingdom also sent invitations to the other nearby kingdoms. As for the countries, they also sent representatives. Hence, regardless of their beliefs, everyone sent groups of representatives to the capital of Pusuote!

Meanwhile, more saints received inside news about Death Day, and they all sensed the uniqueness of the coming ceremony. As they all took off for the City of Baber, there were even some members from other churches among them.

At this moment, human sorcerers, orcs sorcerers, alchemy warlocks, priests and holy knights all gathered in the City of Baber, and there were even some wicked demon warlocks and ghost wizards among the gathered group as well. Not only were there demon warlocks from the Church of True God, but there were also demon warlocks and their relatives that belonged to other powerful demon overlords.

As for those religions and cults that had been repressed by the three major churches for a long time, they all started to show up again, almost as if they had received some inside news about the gathering. They all sensed that there was something in the City of Baber that they were keen to find.

……

Lu Zhiyu got in the horse carriage to make his way to the City Alliance of Sheehan after paying a few coins for passage. He was sitting in the back of the carriage, holding hands with Delmedi. Quite a few people got into the carriage after them.

Delmedi sat beside Lu Zhiyu, pouting. "Don't treat me like a child, and stop holding my hands! I'm a grown-up now!"

Lu Zhiyu looked at the changes going on outside the City Alliance of Sheehan. He could see that all of these changes had been brought about by the alchemy warlocks. The workshops had greatly improved the City Alliance's productivity, and the establishment of alchemy academies had improved the literacy rate of the people exponentially!

Most of the people on the street were well-dressed, many of them wearing coats and hats. Everyone looked very nice, which would have been a rare occurrence on the Alen Continent a century ago.

"The foundation has already been built. It's almost ready! Now, all he needs is an opportunity!" Lu Zhiyu nodded while saying this, yet Delmedi couldn't quite understand what he was talking about.

Delmedi was wearing a black tux, which made her look exceptionally nice. Her golden eyes were glinting with confidence and pride. She definitely stood out among all of the others.

"I've been doing good, haven't I?" she asked Lu Zhiyu.

"Pretty good. It just doesn't look right. Cetisius still needs to pass a couple of crucial steps if he wants to become a real god. Also, his showing such ostentatious behavior at the first step will bring him huge trouble!"

"What kind of trouble? These are all necessary things. Besides, everyone knows about the Goddess of Death now!" she said.

Lu Zhiyu didn't respond to that, as it perfectly fit in with Lu Zhiyu's plan because it accelerated the fight for the thrones of the gods! Then, taking a glimpse at Delmedi, who was leaning against Lu Zhiyu, while appreciating the scenes outside of the carriage, Lu Zhiyu looked upset.

He then said, "You said that you've already grown up, but your sister isn't half as clingy as you are!"

"What? Sister is not much better!" Delmedi exclaimed, her feelings somewhat hurt by her father's statement.

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Chapter 283: Ignite the Godly Fire

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It was a busy time in the City of Baber. It wasn't even summer yet, but it already felt like the city had ushered into a completely new season. Everyone within the city seemed to be caught in the middle of the rapture.

"The controller of the underworld, the supreme leader of the kingdom of deaths, the manager of deaths and souls… We wish you to bestow upon us eternal life!" Dozens of people were chanting as they were dragging the huge sculpture of the Goddess of Death to the square.

They were transporting it with trailers and horse carriages. The sculpture was supposed to look horrifying and gloomy, but today, it looked cheerful, as it was surrounded by many people, all of whom were singing and dancing.

There were several priests and disciples from the underworld, who were splashing water and flower petals along the way. Many citizens were groveling along the roadside, while some even swooned as the sculpture passed by them.

The disciples of Pusuote weren't afraid of death at all. To them, death was simply a natural extension of life, In fact, to some extent, they thought life and death were the same.

They looked forward to the afterlife more than other, and they wished that they could be selected by the gods to enter the kingdom of death. They also fancied an eternal life, or an afterlife, although most of them weren't qualified to attain that.

There were also disciples from the Temple of Sky everywhere in the square. All of these disciples were wearing loose-fitting clothes from Batko. Most of their clothes looked plain, and they showed their arms and calves.

People of all ages and genders gathered in the square, all of them sitting with their legs crossed and listening to the priests from the temple as they read from the book of the living, while receiving doctrines of the underworld of the Temple of Sky.

As for the priests wearing long gowns, they were singing worship songs about gods as they danced to prayed to their gods. Flower petals were all over the ground, and melodious tunes echoed throughout the entire city.

There were ceremonial activities taking place everywhere in the city, and the gate was wide open, welcoming all of the disciples as they arrived here. Soldiers and priests were responsible for maintaining the order, and there were several large groups of disciples praying together.

In fact, there were disciples praying everywhere, from the square to the temples, and even around the godly remains and in front of the sacred sculptures. It had been nearly 200 years since Pusuote was founded, and the Temple of Sky was the foundation of the kingdom. Now, Cetisius was not only a king, but he had even taken on the persona of a belief and a god of sorts!

The city was packed with people, as nearly 100,000 foreigners had recently arrived. There were also food distribution centers and residences everywhere in the city. Clearly, the kingdom of Pusuote was fully prepared for the upcoming Death Day festivities!

"What a thriving kingdom!" Jonathan observed in amazement.

He was wearing an overcoat and a hat, and he was holding a stick in his hand. He was following a team of envoys from the City Alliance of Sheehan.

Aside from the politicians from the parliament of the City Alliance of Sheehan, Marina and several other alchemy warlocks were walking with him. The moment they entered the City of Baber, they attracted a lot of attention.

Some priests from the temples went to greet them, and there were many people staring at them because lady Marina was standing among them. However, they were just staring, and nobody pointed out who Marina was. In fact, they treated her as if she was only an ordinary person following the team of envoys.

Marina kept looking around when she was walking toward the city. Aside from those people from Batko, there were also representatives from many from other ethnicities and districts. This could be inferred upon observing their customs and distinct facial features.

Pusueto was a gigantic kingdom, and it had conquered half of the Tutan district and the kingdoms in the south. However, those people were not Marina's focus at this time.

This was because, at that moment, it seemed that she saw some familiar people, who were the top blasphemers from the three churches. She knew that these people had only gotten into the City of Baber by chance.

"Are they all here?" Marina felt that the previous ambiguous information was all confirmed now.

After all, nothing could be kept a secret forever, especially when there was such a huge event happening in the Pusuote Dynasty. As such, it was quite easy for people to figure out what exactly they were up to.

On the second day, they saw the king of Pusuote, Cetisius, who was a legendary being. All of the envoys were watching the king from every corner of the palace, and there were priests sitting everywhere in the palace as well. These priests looked upon the city that was full of disciples from the Temple of Sky.

There were over 1,000 priests of the underworld in the palace at that time, and all of them were surrounding Cetisius, like stars that were surrounding the moon. Many saints were also sitting around the king. That elder looked so horrendous and powerful that he intimidated everyone that was conspiring, without even having to say a word!

As the king looked around at everyone here, they all lowered their heads. He could tell that, among these alchemy warlocks, sorcerers, and saints that had come to this ceremony, many of them didn't actually treat the ceremony itself seriously.

"Because this is the City of Baber!"

"This is the capital of the Pusuote Dynasty!"

"This is the place that the light of the gods shone upon!"

As Jonathan recalled what the priests had told them when they were first greeting them, he saw all of the priests from the underground gathering here, which amazed him. He knew that the Pusuote Dynasty wouldn't do anything harmful to the foreign envoys, but their power still intimidated them.

Jonathan couldn't help but look at lady Marina, who was beside him. After he saw her face, he felt relieved.

At this moment, Marina was gazing at Cetisius, and she looked solemn as she said, "Pinnacle level four! No wonder it's an ancient being! Her measure of mind power is far superior to most!"

The bell was rung, and the chiming sound was heard everywhere. As the ringing sound echoed throughout the entire city, people were singing worship songs about gods and drumming.

At the same time, groups of disciples that were gathered outside the city all looked toward the palace, their praying voices filling the sky above the city. At that moment, a powerful force of faith suddenly enveloped the entire City of Baber, washing over everyone!

Meanwhile, Cetisius was sitting beside the godly sculpture. The faces of two gods were combined in that one sculpture, and they both appeared to be looking at Cetisius.

"Cetisius!"

"Cetisius!"

All of the priests from the underworld were shouting Cetisius' name. At the same time, inspiring music was playing in the palace, and everyone was shouting themselves hoarse. They were standing below Cetisius and singing worship songs about him.

Everyone in the city was shouting his name, and the sound waves spread everywhere. All of the disciples seemed to have gone mad, as all of those hundreds of thousands of people were shouting the same name, as if the name itself had some kind of exceptional power.

Ding Dong!

All of a sudden, Jonathan felt that the air in the City of Baber became super thick, as if those strong traces of power were getting denser, somehow infusing the name with a different meaning at the same time. Countless engravings were seen in the palace, and the entire palace was a picture of a priest of death, yet it was somewhat different from the priest of death that was on the stone of the World Tree model.

A tremendous amount of forces of belief filled that picture, and they formed one special symbol after another, which was the godly name of Cetisius. In that instance, Cetisius felt that his soul had been ignited, and the black symbol flooded his soul with the special force of belief, igniting his soul and transforming it from its former medioc state to one that was truly exceptional!

The black power circulated inside Cetisius' body with the light and shadow for a time, then flowed out of his body, permeating the entire palace. All of the priests from the underworld were still singing his name in worship songs that were written all about him.

At this moment, Cetisius was standing at the top of the palace, while the black power of death kept spilling out of his body. He looked down at the countless disciples as they sung out his name and groveled before him as if he was the only god in existence.

All of the guests that came to this ceremony were looking at Cetisius as he was standing beside the godly sculpture. They could see his power emanating from his body, and there seemed to be a fierce fire burning inside his soul. At the same time, a black godly power kept seeping out of his body, and under the force of belief, it kept expanding.

Jonathan was thrilled by this. He stared at Cetisius with his eyes wide and said, "Cohered godly name, ignited godly fire, and a transformed godly body! Is that the whole process? Is he really becoming a god?"

At this moment, everyone stared at Cetisius, whose power was surging. A fire quickly surrounded his body, then a giant black shadow immediately flew out of his body.

"The body of a god!" Marina exclaimed as she stood up and looked at the changes on Cetisius' body.

This was the first time that someone had seen a human being becoming a god. It was also the first that a mortal being had stepped into the domain of the eternal gods!

Touching the eternal stars as a mortal being! Out of nowhere, that line came into Jonathan's mind. As he saw the black power of light and shadow coming out of Cetisius' body, the enormous palace seemed to have been dyed black. At that moment, his eyes were glinting with fear, craving, and expectations!

Other than him, many of the beings who came to the ceremony of Death Day and had been hiding in the City of Baber all looked at the palace, clearly thrilled. This was because the enormous palace was enveloped by a giant black light dome!

Those people outside the palace couldn't see anything going on inside of it, but everyone could still sense that a vibrant ripple was surging through it, a ripple that was about to burst out at any second!

At that moment, a black shadow flew out of Cetisius' body. It was the shadow of an enormous god, who was holding the book of the deceased.

As it struggled its way out of Cetisius' body, the shadow kept getting more dense and large as it was imbued with the power of prayer and belief. It then stood up and flooded out of the palace, stopping at the center of the City of Baber.

As that shadow of the black-caped god occupied the entire center of city, it looked as if it was a giant that was overlooking the city. Then, a giant black cape wafted in the air, like a rainbow, high above the city. This signified that the true god had arrived, and all of the disciples were shouting at the god in exultation!

"He has actually taken that most important step!" an onlooker exclaimed.

Those people who were watching this scene were exhilarated. Cetisius' success showed them that it was possible for them to copy his success, which gave them great hope.

The ceremony of Death Day lasted for a whole month. During this time, Cetisius successfully ignited the godly fire. The news that Cetisius had condensed the body of a god soon spread throughout the entire world.

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Chapter 284: The Battle for the Throne of God (I)

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More than a dozen horses were pulling a carriage behind them. Inside, people, each in a different mood, were discussing the recent news…

"Cetisius has no way out. He must become a god in a few years!" Jonathan said with some excitement.

Marina leaned against the window and appeared calm. "Yes, in order to light the divine fire with a mortal body, then transform into a divine body, he is constantly consuming his soul energy. If he wants to reach level seven in a short period of time and ascend the throne of god, he'll need the power of belief.Otherwise, he will die. Hence, he can't wait! "

"But, only hundreds of thousands of people's beliefs can ignite the divine fire! That's almost impossible to gather!" Jonathan said.

"Cetisius has Pusuote, as well as the support of the gods, so there seems to be no problem, at least theoretically!" Marina said.

The delegation from the Sean City-State Alliance was on the way home in a horse-drawn carriage. Just like the other delegations from other places who had come to attend the Festival of the Dead, they were always in a state of constant worry.

Nowadays, this kind of public carriage running on its own track had been widely popular in the Sean City-State Alliance and Pusuote, including the northern part of Tutan that was occupied by Pusuote. In the carriage, Jonathan was sitting and talking to Marina about what he had seen in Barber.

Jonathan suddenly looked at Marina and changed the topic, asking, "When can we alchemists have a god of our own?"

Marina laughed. "That's not an easy thing. We don't have the same divine guardianship as Cetisius. Whether we are trying to acquire belief to light the divine fire or searching for a divine personality, which is a must for ascending the divine throne, we are bound to face huge risks and fierce competition!"

She then added, "After all, this is a war over divinity. They will not give up this opportunity. Everyone who is qualified for this competition will become our enemy! Also, there's something else that requires careful consideration…"

Jonathan was puzzled. "Mentor, what else is there to consider?"

Marina immediately responded, "Whether or not it is necessary! For instance, does an alchemist really need a god? What price will we pay if so? And, is it worth that price? Jonathan, we are not going to be strong just for the sake of being strong, nor should we be gods for the sake of being gods! Believers believe in gods, but we alchemists have our own beliefs!"

Jonathan was shocked by her somewhat blasphemous words! He now suddenly realized the difference between the older alchemists and their descendants.

After returning from the city of Barber in Pusuote, some alchemists who knew what happened were talking about it. Most people only knew that, during the Festival of the Dead, a miracle had happened in the heavenly palace.

As for the deeper meaning behind it, only a few understood that. These were the people who knew the true meaning of this Festival of the Dead.

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Niyah City, Sumerian Kingdom

The Sumerian Kingdom was founded more than 100 years ago. It was located in the Sumerian Plain, and its current capital was the old capital of the Crete Empire.

Since the Church of Light built the Kingdom of the Church of Light, the king of the mercenaries had established the Ahenaten Empire. Then, after the rise of the Sumerian Kingdom, the three of these empires jointly occupied the whole central province.

The Sumerian Kingdom had become a powerful empire on the mainland of Alen and had a strong national strength. At the moment, the King was Lanny I, who was a young man in his early twenties.

A crow that was carrying an important letter had travelled from a distance, crossing mountains and rivers to arrive in the city of Niyah. It did not go to the kingdom's postal department, but went directly into the royal palace and was immediately received by a palace guard. The guard took the letter from its claw and delivered it to King Lanny immediately.

"Dead! Really dead?" After reading the letter, Lanny jumped up in excitement and grabbed the guard's neck, causing his smooth facial skin to instantly wither. The guard's pupils then bulged as he gasped for air.

Lanny looked like a monster! As he could not conceal his ecstasy, he was shouting out loud and behaving in a frenzied manner. In all of the commotion, he had strangled the guard!

No one would have thought that the King of the Sumerian Kingdom was a monster, and that the whole royal family was all devil kin with devil's blood. It turns out that the Sumerian Kingdom was a devil's kingdom!

"The old thing is dead at last! Without him, I am the master of the Church of True God. I am the supreme king of the Sumerian Kingdom!" Lanny was still reveling in the ecstasy of it all when the guard who had been strangled suddenly grabbed him by the ankle and looked up at him.

The guard's expression became extremely weird, and his skin started to change little by little. His pupils reflected the devil fire, mucus seeped out of his skin, and a large number of tentacles extended out of his head.

The guard looked at Lanny with a look that Lanny knew quite well. It was filled with cruelty and greed!

"Lanny, are you so happy that I'm dead?" A voice arose from the dead, strangled guard.

Lanny was so frightened, he tripped over the throne and wanted to run outside, but the monster that the dead guard had transformed into was preventing him. A large number of tentacles kept twisting and pulling, covering the dead guard monster completely.

"How could this be? But… I just killed you! You should be dead! The master did not respond to us,so why are you not dead yet? Let me go, let me go!" Lanny roared and struggled, but still could not get rid of this monster.

The monster swallowed Lanny up, bit by bit, while it continued to expand and wriggle. It was horrible and disgusting!

"It's your honor to be my descendant and to become one with me!" The monster laughed.

After the monster swallowed Lanny, his face changed constantly. Finally, the monster became an old man with terrible scars on his face. It was Heckfoss!

But Heckfoss was so weak. After swallowing up Lanny, it seemed that he was gradually recovering some previously lost strength.

As the Sumerian royals were all Heckfoss' kin, he had studied the immortality of demons and the essence of the devil power. Now, he knew that the drawback of the devils' power was that they couldn't really be reborn like other mythical creatures. Instead, they underwent a process that was more like soul-splitting, where of their memories could be stored and activated after their deaths.

This method was crazy, but Heckfoss had actually applied it to himself. This was why he could only keep the memories from the time before his soul split. Any memory after that could not be stored. Moreover, soul-splitting was so dangerous, only Heckfoss had ever tried to do it.

"Did I die? How on earth did I die?" Heckfoss couldn't remember a thing.

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Chapter 285: The Battle for the Throne of God (II)

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As the wind, rain and thunder howled, thick clouds blocked out the sky. The Sumerian city, as well as its stone palace, looked particularly gloomy in the darkness.

People were in a hurry as they bustled along the spacious streets of Niyah City. They were all running down the streets to avoid getting wet. The shops on both sides of the streets were closed, and every family shut the windows to their homes, so as not to let the rain come in.

At this time, a few figures wearing black raincoats slowly crossed the street and headed for the palace. Their shadowy figures created a stark contrast among the rush of the other pedestrians. Their raincoats were blown to and fro by the strong wind as they walked straight towards the palace.

At this moment, the entire Sumerian royal family and their guards disappeared throughout the palace. Groups of disciples of the Church of True God entered the palace. The blood, mixed together with the rainwater, flowed in torrents into the sewer.

As Heckfoss sat on the throne, he looked at the bodies of all of the members of the royal family, which were lying under the throne. Their blood had been drawn out and their bodies, turning them into horrible embalmed corpses.

Their eyes turned grey white, staring desperately and blankly ahead. The corpses were scattered like garbage on the ground!

Boom!

A flicker of lightning passed through the window, shining on the scarred face of Heckfoss and illuminating the corpses on the ground. This scene was like a portrait straight from hell!

The whole royal family had disappeared overnight. After that, the devil's disciples travelled freely throughout the palace, and Niyah maintained its peaceful and harmonious state.

Here, every family lived a happy life, and the devil coexisted with human beings. Thus, hell was next to heaven.

"Who?" Heckfoss suddenly raised his head and looked at the center of the palace.

With a flash of lightning, a few figures appeared in the palace, then passed through the palace without any sound. During the recent massacre in the palace, they had snuck in quietly.

Heckfoss knew that they were not common people. At the moment, the disciples of the Church of True God were everywhere. As such, they could appear before him without being noticed by anyone. These people were definitely extraordinary.

Their leader took off his raincoat and looked at Heckfoss with a warm smile. His was a face that looked like a teenager, pale but handsome, as if he had been born with a noble temperament.

"We were surprised that you were still alive. Congratulations to Your Majesty on your new life!" he said. "First of all, let me introduce myself. We are from the Gathering of Darkness. My name is…"

"Louis Biketo!" Heckfoss stood up and interrupted him.

Heckfoss was tall and muscly, though he looked a little old. For a moment, his pupils rolled out of his eyes. "Gathering of Darkness? That's really an old name. You guys haven't died yet?"

When Heckfoss heard the name, he suddenly felt unusually familiar with it. Then, he remembered the origin of the name.

The Gathering of Darkness, which branched off from the Gathering of Nobles, had been established by the early aristocrats to resist the Church of Light, which was later occupied by wizards. From the first year to the 100th year of the San Calendar, it had been active in the central province. But, without any apparent reason, it had gradually declined.

"There is light and there is darkness. When the sun rises in the sky, darkness hides in the depths! But, when night falls, darkness will cover the whole earth again!" Louis grinned, his raincoat dripping water on the floor. He then walked forward through the hall, approaching Heckfoss.

Heckfoss' face looked grave. Although he had swallowed up all of his royal family members and restored some of his strength, he was still weak at this moment. Louis was at least at level three and also had a bunch of people following him.

Louis stepped on the corpses as he made his way to the throne. The dry bones beneath each of his footsteps made horrid cracking sounds.

Louis looked at Heckfoss, then suddenly knelt on one knee and swore his allegiance to him. "We, the Gathering of Darkness, are loyal to the great King Heckfoss!"

This caught Heckfoss by surprise. He sat down on the throne and looked at Louis' bowed head. "Why do you want to be loyal to me, and what do you want?"

Louis said, "We want to sell our service for a good price. This is because the wizards, the Faith of the Sun, the Church of Light, and the alchemists, even the whole Alen Continent won't welcome us among them. They are all oppressing us and trying to eliminate us. Only with the help of your Majesty, who has control of the whole Sumerian Kingdom, will we have a future!"

Heckfoss' eyes twinkled, "So, what can you offer me?"

Louis stood up and extended his right hand forward. "Church of True God will have a true god, and this god will be the great King Heckfoss!"

Heckfoss laughed. "That's funny! Why do you come to me if you can such a thing?"

Louis stretched out his hands and said with a touching voice, "Although we have mastered the method of divinity, we do not have enough followers. Looking at the whole continent of Alen, only your Majesty has a real chance of becoming a true god. After all, you have the Sumerian Kingdom! So, maybe it won't be too long before we all call you a god!"

Heckfoss laughed scornfully. "You actually think I'll believe you if you say that?"

Heckfoss stood up, as if he were about to call out all of the demon warlocks of Church of True God in the palace to deal with these bozos.

Seeing his change in demeanor, Louis immediately said, "But, the benefits we bring to your Majesty are real. Don't you want to hear about them? You will not only be able to learn about how to become a god, but you will also get the support of our Gathering of Darkness, which will be a great help to your Majesty, especially at this time!"

Heckfoss was still unconvinced. "Maybe it's not help that you signify for my kingdom, but a group of hungry wolves coming to prey upon us!"

Louis saw the change in his eyes and got nervous. They had come all the way to look for an opportunity in the Sumerian Kingdom, but none of them thought that Heckfoss would still be alive.

This old monster, who had lived for two hundred years, made Louis extremely afraid. As long as he did not die, the enormous power of the Church of True God would be impossible to resist. This definitely disrupted Louis' original plan.

But, at this moment, they had found another opportunity, as Heckfoss seemed to come around after thinking on it a bit more. "I can give you a chance, of course, to show me what you call loyalty and sincerity!" Heckfoss said to Louis.

Louis smiled slightly, but Heckfoss suddenly remembered something, so he asked Louis, "Your last name is Biketo? Why does that sound familiar?"

"My ancestor was Li Weisi Biketo!" Louis smiled and said.

As the thunder and lightning raged outside the window, Heckfoss looked up at Louis, seeing him in a brand new light.

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Chapter 286: The Battle for the Throne of God (III)

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As long as the meat is tempting enough, hunger and greed will drive him to swallow it up without hesitation! Louis thought.

Heckfoss surely won't live long. Although I don't know how he survived until now, and he certainly has a big problem. Those who are below level four can, at most, live for two hundred years. This is because their mind power will become weaker and continue to lose its vitality, that is unless he finds some special areas that are suitable for the growth of mind power!

As Heckfoss is a level four, he must have a stable mind structure. But, he seems to have some problems. His strength and soul have weakened a lot. A Moreover, a level four should have a lifespan of a thousand years, but his has been reduced significantly…

Louis seemed to be very happy now. As a Ghost Wizard and the current spokesman of the Gathering of Darkness, Louis' study of the soul was absolutely incomparable to anyone in the whole continent of Alen.

He's very anxious, and at this time, we are the ones who have brought him hope! Louis had a confident expression on his face.

The three men who were following him all took down their hoods at the moment. It turns out that they were actually all women!

The one woman with brown hair broke into his reverie and said in a cold voice, "You are being too impulsive, as this has not been put to a vote! He is an old monster who has lived for two hundred years. Even among the level fours, he is among the top. Although he is not as capable as those in the wizard tower, he is absolutely not someone you can underestimate! Do you think he doesn't know what you are up to?"

Louis looked up, fully alert now. He wasted no time to scoff. "I'm Louis Biketo! I've never lost! I'll win this time too! And, if he wants to be a god, others will disagree with that. No matter who they are, they won't watch him get what he wants so easily. Heckfoss wants to be a god? Hahahahah. That's almost impossible!"

As the rest of the people within the Gathering of Darkness stood on the city wall of Niyah, following the high-spirited Louis, there were no soldiers on the wall, only some patrols to keep order. There were many civilians coming and going, as well as some mercenaries and merchants.

Many idle people in the city had also gathered here. As such, this particularly street nearby the wall seemed to be a busy street, especially in wartime.

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The Gathering of Darkness and a large number of wizards immediately converged upon the central province. Some of them were suppressed by the churches and had been hiding for a long time, while others had been expelled from the wizard tower due to their evil experiments.

Still others were wanted for killing and violating the rules of the tower. All of them now journeyed towards the Sumerian Kingdom.

Among them were also many devil kin, some demon warlocks who were following the demons in the abyss, and some Ghost Wizards, like Louis. They all wanted to take this opportunity to enter the Sumerian Kingdom.

Currently, the Sumerian kingdom was undergoing drastic changes. As such, Heckfoss needed a lot of extraordinary forces and the support of Gathering of Darkness to help him realize his ambitions.

Although the life of ordinary people had not changed much, the Church of True God, which was using another name, the Church of the Dark Night, began to go to the front of the stage instead of hiding like before. The first thing that they did when they emerged was publicize their doctrine.

A large number of believers of the Church of the Dark Night poured into the streets. They held religious flags and preached their beliefs in the kingdom's various squares and streets…

"The master of the night, the ruler of stars, and the king of dreams!"

"We offer you the highest faith. We call your name and pray to enter your kingdom!"

"Those who believe in the master of the night will be protected by gods and will enter the kingdom of gods after death, without being nailed to the wall of the dead!"

"Believe in the master of the night, and you will be redeemed!"

The priests in dark red cloaks excitedly promoted the doctrine of the Church of the Dark Night. In their words, the master of the night was the supreme ruler of the night, who guarded the stars and dreams.

"The great master of the night! You are the ruler of darkness, the supreme god!

"God! Please save me from this endless misery!"

"I am your most devout believer, so please forgive me for my sins!"

A large number of believers cried at the altar, and many people shed tears as they were listening to priests preaching.

The so-called master of the night immediately showed his extraordinary power. Priests distributed food to the poor and underprivileged families. Immediately, tens of thousands of people believed in the master of the night.

With more and more people believing in the Church of the Dark Night, it quickly dominated the entire Sumerian Kingdom, resulting in its doctrine and beliefs to spread to various cities and countless families.

Subsequently, the Sumerian Kingdom introduced a law which designated the Church of the Dark Night as the official state religion. In the name of the Church of the Dark Night, the Church of True God, which was regarded as an evil religion before, now turned into a new dominating religion in the Alen Continent.

The wizards, Ghost Wizards, and demon warlocks within the Gathering of Darkness now dressed in the religious attire of the Church of the Dark Night, then stood in front of the people and showed them kind and sincere smiles. They had become priests of the master of the night!

Louis became the high priest of the Church of the Dark Night, which gave him a high status in the Sumerian Kingdom. The abandoned temple of the Church of Light in Niyah was soon renovated, and the statue of the master of the night was placed upon the highest platform.

Louis stood on the stage of the temple, guarded by the priests of the master of the night. While pious followers knelt down on the square, Louis also showed a pious expression, as if he was the most pious believer here.

His face looked peaceful and sincere. When he looked down at the followers, he seemed to love the whole world. He then said, "Now! Let us pray for the supreme master of the night, the guardian of stars and dreams!"

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Chapter 287: The Battle for the Throne of God (IV)

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"The supreme ruler of the night and stars? What a great ambition!" Lu Zhiyu laughed.

As he snapped his fingers, a black chess piece that was emitting a fluorescent glow rotated and then fell down, landing on the Sumerian Kingdom on the map of Maria's World. On the chess piece, there was an image of someone dressed in a black robe, like a wizard's. He was holding a candle, and the faint candlelight seemed to illuminate the whole night.

"It seems that he wants to be the god of night, and its corresponding authority is controlling the length of the night, temperature changes, human sleep time, and even human dreams. This god can make a series of corresponding rules, and there is great potential for authority expansion," Lu Zhiyu observed.

As he put hands together under his chin, his two forefingers moved constantly. He was clearly in deep thought. At last, he raised his eyebrows and nodded. "Well, I'll let him see if he can handle it!"

As the chess piece fell, the whole Alen Continent on the map changed instantly. The mountain ranges and the shadows of small cities could now be seen clearly on the map. Even the clouds on the map kept changing their forms.

The whole world map was like a giant chessboard, and eleven chess pieces that were shining like stars above the board had not fallen down yet!

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The news about the Church of the Dark Night immediately spread from the central province across the whole Alen Continent. This religion emerged overnight, which instantly stirred up The Church of Light, as well as the wizards and the orcs. All of them immediately devoted all of their attentions to the Sumerian Kingdom.

The Church of Light, the Faith of the Sun, the wizard tower, Colossus College, the mercenary union and various organizations of extraordinary power entered the Sumerian Kingdom to investigate this religion. They were particularly fascinated by it, as it had emerged suddenly and developed so fast.

The dense Black Forest, stretching from the coastline to the skyline, was blocked by towering mountains. Within the forest, a large number of magical beasts and powerful monsters existed, making this area a forbidden place for human beings.

However, the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro had built some cities and great fortresses in some important import and export harbors nearby. On the one hand, they did this to protect humans from magical beasts and monsters that escaped the Black Forest. On the other hand, they did this because of the abundant resources that were available in the forest.

Specifically, rare medicinal materials and minerals had attracted a large number of mercenaries and merchants to come here. Countless people here had even built special adventurer towns on the edge of the Black Forest, which naturally promoted trade. People here saw a huge increase in their wealth and interests, but sadly, the killing never stopped.

Also, there was always a mist in the Black Forest, making it dark and humid all the time. In the depth of the forest, on a black mountain that was surrounded by a large number of devil camphor trees, stood a tall tower, which was the holy place of all of the wizards, the wizard tower!

The devil camphor trees emitted a strong miasma and formed illusionary magic boundaries, blocking all of the unwanted visitors. These devil camphor trees, after more than 200 years of growth, had gradually evolved into a special type of magic plant.

Even the breeding of the Ancient War Trees had incorporated this unique cultivation method of the devil camphor trees. After wizards returned from the Yala Continent, they had immediately upgraded the original magic boundaries.

As such, even the extraordinary wizards could not break through the magic boundaries that had been formed by these devil camphor trees. This was because any movement outside would be noticed by the wizards inside. Then, groups of tower wizards would immediately come to kill the intruders!

Dozens of towers had been built as a safeguard, protecting the wizard tower. Many wizards and wizard servants were shuttling along the roads.

There were also all kinds of magical beasts that were tied in chains or being ridden by wizards. Letter ravens were also busy going about their work in the sky.

There were even shop that were selling all kinds of magic materials, magic potions, alchemy products, magic books and so on. Some roads were even built with railway tracks, where alchemy railway cars ran up and down daily.

Each wizard tower was a large research institute. Different wizard towers were led by different mentors, and each focused on different aims. Some of these niches included alchemy, bloodlines, dreams, magic potions and even magical beast breeding! Each wizard tower also had its own characteristics in terms of magic application.

This was indeed a proper wizard city, and the wizard tower was the most striking and prominent institute, one which had already nurtured generations of wizards throughout hundreds of years. Countless wizards had graduated from here, then gone on to create their own legends, bringing changes to the whole continent.

All of the wizards regarded the wizard tower as a holy place. Its style was like the architecture of the mythological era, solemn and grand. Any wizard who looked at it couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

Generations of wizards came here at all costs in order to study. In fact, every single wizard dreamed of getting in, and those who graduated from here were still proud of it, even years after the fact.

"What is the Church of the Dark Night? It's just another Church of True God!" In the top floor of the wizard tower, some wizards were discussing the Church of the Dark Night in a huge conference room.

There were a large number of seats on both sides of the room. When major events took place, wizards gathered here to express their thoughts, and a main speaker would stand in the center to give speeches and offer opinions.

"The Sumerian Kingdom was under the control of the Church of True God, yet we didn't know that until just now!"

"The tower has been too isolated from the outside world! Moreover, the Church of True God is hiding, and even the Church of Light has not found out about this!"

All of the wizards were offering different opinions. The Church of True God, which had been in hiding, had suddenly appeared. Although they had re-emerged under the new name of the Church of the Dark Night, the wizards had still found out this secret.

One of the wizards looked serious and asked the speaker, "How could Heckfoss not have died?"

"Well, it's apparently true. According to the information we've got, he's still alive!" the speaker replied, still not really answering the question.

"The abilities of these demon warlocks are so weird! I can't understand them!" another wizard exclaimed.

Everyone looked towards Edward as he stood up and said, "I think that what we should really be concerned about is what they want to do, and whether that will be harmful or beneficial to us? Moreover, whether it has anything to do with us at all!"

"What should we do if it is both harmful and beneficial?" someone in the back asked.

Edward had been the master of the tower for more than a hundred years. Now, he was more mature than he used to be. His prestige among wizards was even greater than his foster father and mentor, Bohr Kelermo's had ever been.

There were a lot of debates going on at the conference. Some high-level wizards, who had experienced what happened in the mainland of the Yala Continent, analyzed what this so-called Church of the Dark Night was going to do. They then voted to take action against the Sumerian Kingdom.

In addition to the wizard tower, various extraordinary forces also decided to take action quickly. But, before they could actually take any measures against the Church of True God and the Sumerian Kingdom, news came from the Sumerian Kingdom that Heckfoss had held a ceremony to ignite the divine fire.

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Chapter 288: The Battle for the Throne of God (V)

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A huge black light ring spread out in the sky above Niyah. The sky flowed like a river under the power of this ring, and all of the stars were hidden in the cloudless night. It was completely dark.

In the darkness, more than 200,000 citizens held up candles and gathered in the streets and lanes. The light from the candles converged like a starry river, illuminating all of Niyah.

These candles symbolized the faith of the people. Lately, more and more people had become pious believers, and the city was undergoing dramatic changes.

Louis Biketo looked at all of the people of the city. Men and women, young and old, everyone was holding candles and devoutly worshipping to the master of the night.

"This is true belief! Is this how it feels when everyone holds an absolute belief in you?" Louis was in a state of euphoria. "If I can become a god, I can decide the fate of the world. Only god, the true god, is in control of his own destiny!"

The candle light spread all the way to the ends of the world. This scene looked like the Milky Way, and made it appear as if the whole world was covered by the light of the candle fire.

This whole scene had tremendously shocked Louis. He stretched out his hands, shouting to everyone, "Let us all call upon the holy name of our Lord, the master of the night, the supreme ruler of the starry kingdom, the guard of the dreams, Heckfoss!"

In an instant, all of the people on the ground roared together. In the temple of the Church of the Dark Night, candles were also lit, their light reaching from the highest stages to the lowest steps.

Along with this roar, candle flames throughout the whole city flickered violently, and a great power converged, then headed towards the center of the temple. A black shadow spread out from the temple, soon covering it entirely.

The black shadow looked like the robe of god. It moved with the bouncing rhythm of the candle flames. This magical scene ignited the people's passions…

"God is coming!"

"We'll be redeemed!"

"God! Please show me the way!"

"The sun will eventually set, as only the night is eternal!"

"The eternal darkness, I adore you! May I always be with you!"

All of the people looked at the sky and roared enthusiastically. They were constantly streaming into the temple, as if this would bring them closer to their god and the divine world.

This tremendous power of belief was growing throughout Niyah, even igniting the central part of the city. Taking strength from this power of belief, a massive shadow rose up from the ground.

The shadow held a huge candlestick, and the candle's flame lit up the night. The flame emitted a bright light and a wave of heat, as if it was showing the way to the divine world.

The shadow looked at Niyah, as if it was looking at its own kingdom. Its cold eyes looked at countless believers as they were kneeling on the ground to pray. He couldn't help but secretly laugh at their stupidity.

Foolish and ignorant humans!

The candlestick in its hand shook, while fire fell down from the sky like a starry rain, scattering throughout the earth. All of the people who were touched by the fire immediately felt refreshed. Those who were seriously ill recovered on immediately, and some of the most pious believers even turned into priest apprentices!

This fire rain ignited the beliefs of the whole city. All of the people were crying out the name of Heckfoss. Gradually, the shadow disappeared, yet the people's enthusiasm didn't decrease.

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The city then hosted a celebration ceremony, which lasted for a whole month. All the of the people in Niyah were going crazy over the arrival of the master of the night.

Every night, a large number of followers gathered in the streets and held a grand parade. Cheering resounded throughout the city

After completing his preaching, Louis returned to the temple. A large group of people who were wearing priests' robes followed him through long corridors, then knelt down at the door of the temple.

When the temple door opened, an infinite darkness seemed to come from the inside, immediately permeating the outside. The people then stepped into the temple as if they stepping into an unknown and mysterious world.

When Louis walked in, all he could see was an endless dark world. Although his feet stepped on the ground, it felt like he was stepping on a river. Ripples of darkness spread across through the ground.

In the middle of the dark temple, an old man in a black robe floated in the air. The old man opened his eyes, which were like candles, lighting the entire world. The light was being projected onto Louis from above in the sky.

"My Lord Heckfoss! I call out your holy name and listen to your will!" Louis laid on the ground like a devout believer. He saluted Heckfoss and kissed the ground. He appeared to totally believe what he was saying.

"How long will it be?" asked Heckfoss.

He then opened his eyes and looked at Louis. His eyes were filled with indifference. He looked upon Louis, who was on the ground, like he was a speck of dust or a tiny ant.

"Three more days!" Louis said excitedly, as if he was cheering for Heckfoss.

He raised his voice and added, "Three days from now, you could have the divine personality of the god of night! My lord, as long as you integrate the divinity, you will become a god who truly has the control of the world!"

He continued excitedly, "As long as you reach level seven and ascend the divine throne, you will be the master of the night! Then, all of the living things in the world will witness this, the birth of a true god!"

As Louis raised his hands high in the air, his intense level of excitement made it seem as though it was not Heckfoss, but himself, who would ascend the throne! As Heckfoss closed his eyes, the temple slightly returned to darkness its former state of darkness.

He then decreed, "Three days from now, the divine personality of the master of the night must be summoned!"

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Chapter 289: Divine Personality

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The prayers lasted till dawn, when the sun rose from the horizon and the stars still shone in the sky. A large number of priests of the Church of the Dark Night guarded every corner of the entire city of Niyah.

With the power of the master of the night increasing, a huge star was gradually approaching through the bitwall. As the star got closer, everyone felt that it was constantly getting larger.

This was the main body of the Divine Kingdom of the God of Night. At this moment, it came through the bitwall and was thoroughly exposed in front of everyone.

"The Source of the World!"

"Divine personality!"

"Please listen to our prayers and come down to this world!"

All of the priests of the Church of the Dark Night knelt on the ground in their dark red robes and murmured. It was almost as if they were reading incantations.

At the same time, intense airwaves appeared in the sky. Instantly, a strong light, which came from the temple in Niyah, burst out violently, then shot directly into the sky. It immediately connected with the star in the sky.

The whole world seemed to be buzzing, as if the gears of the world were turning, causing the door of truth to open to all! At this moment, the sky above Niyah was a fantastic color.

As everyone looked up at it, they appeared to be a bit dizzy. They felt that the gods were so close to them!

Louis Biketo's fake smile faded away as he focused his gaze on the huge star. He knew that this star would bring tremendous changes in the world. As he held out his hand, a fascinating smile appeared on his face.

"That's the truth! That's fate!" he exclaimed.

At dawn, a dazzling meteor fell from the huge star, emitting an intense light and causing dramatic waves. In order to get here, this meteor had broken through the bitwall and the atmosphere!

"The divine personality of the master of the night is coming. I will become a god of the night!" At this moment, Heckfoss, who was in the great temple, couldn't hide his excitement.

He had a greedy expression on his face as he stared at the falling divine personality. As long as he could integrate with it, he would become half-divine in this world, which was equal to a demigod in the human world! As long as there were no level seven opponents or true god coming, even the Devil King in the abyss couldn't match his level then!

The speed of the divine personality's descent was very slow, which made Heckfoss particularly anxious. Besides Heckfoss, no one dared to look up at it. It was as if they felt that staring at it was some kind of blasphemy!

Boom!

While everyone was focused on the divine personality in the sky, an intense light came from the distant city wall, instantly traveled a distance of a few thousand meters, then bombarded the temple. The temple melted, revealing an appallingly broad passageway.

The sound of the attack had woken the whole city. The attack had also caused a cloud of thick smoke to cover a large area. As a result, all of the buildings nearby were destroyed.

The whole temple was reduced to ruins amid the flames. Stones and gravel were melted into magma-like molten liquid flowing on the ground. A large number of demon warlocks and priests were killed within this sea of fire.

The citizens who were praying instantly panicked. All of them screamed and were looking for ways to escape. Faced with this disaster, a deep fear surged up from the bottom of their hearts.

The divine personality in the sky was shaking violently. It seemed almost as though it did not know where to land. At this time, a black ray of light shot to the sky. The divine personality stopped shaking and continued to fall towards Niyah.

At this time, the flames vanished and an angry figure emerged in the darkness. The figure instantly transformed into an old man in a black robe.

"Edward Kelermo!" Heckfoss' voice trembled violently.

He was in a tizzy. However, he had expected that things were not going to be so smooth. After all, he knew that countless people wanted the divine personality.

So, understandably, everyone was gambling on this. No one could resist their desire for the divine personality.

Although Heckfoss had made ample preparations in case any incidents occurred, this had still happened! It was enough to drive one mad!

A translucent crystal giant was climbing over the distant city wall. He stood up to reveal that he was as tall as the wall itself! On his shoulder stood Edward Kelermo.

It was Edward Kelermo who had struck that horrific blow! He wore a silver-rimmed wizard robe and was looking directly at Heckfoss.

Heckfoss floated above the ruins, while laughing furiously. As he laughed, a strong force blew out, like a roaring wind.

"Good! The master of the tower is here! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Heckfoss laughed.

His grey hair shook, while his cold eyes swept around him, looking at every corner of Niyah. He then asked, "Who else is there? Come out! Don't hide!"

At this time, several figures appeared on the city wall! They were all big names within the mainland. Then, all of them formed a circle and surrounded Heckfoss, leaving no chance for him to escape.

Heckfoss looked at every one of them, gritted his teeth, then pronounced their names one by one…

"Marina Bossey, dean of Akkad Alchemy College!" he said to a gorgeous lady who was standing next to a mechanical alchemy doll.

Then, he turned to a fox wizard with shifty eyes and said, "Felix Bliss, dean of Colossus College!"

"Bill McDowell, Chief Justice of the Church of Light!" he said to a middle-aged and indifferent looking man.

"First-generation Holy Knight Tiridan, the founder of the Tiridan Knight Kingdom. You old thing! I can't believe you're still alive!" He pointed to a surprisingly robust old man.

Heckfoss then looked to another direction and revealed a grim expression, as if the man who he was currently facing was a disgrace to him. He then said, "And you, Lynn Ahenaten, king of mercenaries, do you think that with the Sword of the King, you have automatically become the Lion King? You are nothing! Do you even have divine power? You are only a mere level three…"

Then, Heckfoss laughed and shouted to all of his enemies, "The divine personality has come, and none of you can stop me. I am the master of the night! All of you will die!"

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Chapter 290: Falling of the Divine Personality

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The crystal giant jumped and punched at the Divine Shadow that was emerging behind Heckfoss. As the shadow waved a huge candlestick, its flames burned the sky bloody red.

The crystal giant's fists bombarded the candlestick, trying to put out the flames. The giant was being projected by Edward Kelermo with magic.

As such, he was no different from a real one. The giant even possessed extraordinary power, which was beyond imagination!

However, as Heckfoss' Divine Shadow was so powerful, the six who had surrounded Heckfoss were like mere dwarves.

Marina Bossey, in cooperation with Archimonde, produced a much fierce power. So, Marina used all of her extraordinary illusion techniques to attack the Divine Shadow.

The others also used every means available to them to aid in the endeavor. The sound of bombing was louder than thunder, which made all of the citizens run and hide in their houses.

The huge Divine Shadow waved its candlestick again. Besides Edward, all of the others couldn't resist its force.

Before, Heckfoss was never capable of fighting with the majority of them. However, after igniting the divinity of his resources, his strength had increased several times and reached level five! If he integrated the divine personality, no one present could leave here alive!

Thinking of such a victory lying ahead, Heckfoss was anxious to fly up into the sky. His Divine Shadow was also ready!

In a fury, Heckfoss gave an intense blow to the cloud mass that was hiding the divine personality. The clouds instantly dispersed, revealing a clear sky and the divine personality.

At this moment, as the other six people had been suppressed by Heckfoss, they steadily weakened and consumed Heckfoss' strength and energy. As a result, this Divine Shadow, which was created by the power of belief, was now lacking an adequate energy source. As such, the six people were waiting for Heckfoss to reveal his weakness.

The priests on the ground looked at the flashing light in the sky, which seemed to tear the whole sky apart. They couldn't help but tremble and comment amongst themselves…

"Edward, the master of the wizard tower, the legendary alchemist Marina, first generation Holy Knight Tiridan, King of Mercenaries Lynn Ahenaten… They all came here?"

"This is a war that will be recorded in history. Just hearing the names of these people is enough to make one tremble!"

"They're gods to us!"

As the priests shouted, they ran away, not even having the courage to watch this legendary battle unfold. For them, this level of battle was a battle of the gods. So, if they were unlucky, they knew that they would probably would die here!

"Stop him! Don't let him go!" Tiridan shouted.

He waved his sword at the black light ribbons that had grown from the Divine Shadow. Then, one of his men used Gate of Heaven to suppress Heckfoss.

However, this level four illusionary divine incantation couldn't threaten level five Heckfoss, so Heckfoss used the candlestick to smash the gate of heaven that was projected by this incantation.

Heckfoss held out his other hand and pointed at Edward, while he shouted out, "Night Dreamland!"

Immediately, a ball of darkness wrapped around both Edward and the crystal giant, then dragged them into the dark world of illusion. Heckfoss then used a series of incantations, which consumed a great amount of energy, causing his Divine Shadow to shrink a good amount.

However, he couldn't care about this at the moment, as he desperately rushed toward the divine personality. At this moment, the divine personality had completely come out of the bitwall and moved towards the ground.

The others knew that this was their last chance, so they determined that they must stop Heckfoss at all costs. As Heckfoss had gotten the divine name, the divine title, and the divine body, if he integrated the divine personality, he would become half-divine, then none of them would leave here alive!

"You can't stop me! The divine personality is mine! You're all dead!" Heckfoss looked as ferocious as a ghost from hell as he stretched out to grab the divine personality, even though the others kept attacking him and the Divine Shadow's black ribbon were decreasing constantly in number.

At this crucial moment, a ray of light from the horizon shot to the divine personality, causing the divine personality to immediately change its route and fly in another direction. This light dazzled everyone present. They watched in amazement as the divine personality rotated a bit in the sky, then landed in the distance.

Heckfoss, whose hand was still stretching to get the divine personality, hadn't expected this at all.

"No! How could this be possible?" Heckfoss cried out in desperation.

As Heckfoss turned his head, he saw the divine personality disappearing in the distance and was determined to still catch it. At that moment, the crystal giant transformed into countless shadows, all of which surrounded Heckfoss.

"Kelermo Crystal Seal!" Edward broke through Heckfoss' control and used another magical technique.

One by one, the shadows turned into pillars of light, trapping Heckfoss within them, like a dazzling prison. However, all Heckfoss could see was the falling divine personality!

"You are mine! You are mine! Where are you going? I am your master!" Heckfoss's cry was mad and desperate. Under the constant siege of the others, his Divine Shadow had consumed too much of his energy and had finally disappeared.

Lynn Ahenaten, who held the Sword of the King, then penetrated Heckfoss' chest with it. This was a lethal blow for Heckfoss.

Heckfoss' chest was glowing. Soon, the glow spread throughout his whole body. Then, the light tore his body apart. He was dead! At that moment, all of the madness, the unwillingness, and the incredulousness slowly disappeared from his face, leaving only a slight sneer.

"Ha ha! How could I die? Wrong! All this is wrong! God is immortal" For this moment, Heckfoss felt that everything was just a dream and he was still a fisherman back in a remote village in Tephis. Although he couldn't read, he was still happy every day. He liked to lie on his boat and bask in the sun, falling asleep to the sound of sea waves.

In this dream, he did not find the book about demons on his way home, he did not become an apostle of any demon, nor did he master any extraordinary power. He was neither the so-called king nor the founder of the Church of True God. Most importantly, he was not a notorious man within the mainland.

He still napped on his boat and basked in the sun. The villagers greeted him when he returned from a day on the water. When he came home, he would secretly send a fish to the girl he liked, even if he knew she didn't fancy him back.

"So, I just had a dream? That dream was terrible! Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Heckfoss cried out.

With a smile on his face, Heckfoss was swallowed up by the light and vanished into the air. He, the actual ruler of Sumerian kingdom, had now died in the Sumerian sky…

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Chapter 291: Half God

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The Kingdom of Gracchus, one of the three kingdoms which had started the central province war, was located next to the central province. However, ever since the war, the allied forces of the three kingdoms had fallen on the Sumerian Plain, and the Kingdom of Gracchus wasted away with each passing day.

The Sumerian Kingdom declared war on the neighboring Rosetta Kingdom and Gracchus Kingdom from time to time in reprisal, taking cities and invading lands. Internal contradictions arose. Even the royal family had changed a few times.

The Tory City in the Menlo Hills was a city on the eastern border of Gracchus. One could say it was more an abandoned mine than a city. It used to be a mineral vein, but was built into a city by slaves sent by the king to reclaim the wasteland. They'd lived there for generations.

Many slaves and exiled criminals were sent to this place. Thieves, murderers, slaves, dark wizards, and wandering knights formed this special world.

In early days, Tory City had been a haven of money and darkness, with well-developed trade. Those seeking fame, power and nobility flocked to the city like hyenas following the smell of carrion. One could achieve greatness here with very few morals.

However, after more than a century's worth of overmining, the veins were exhausted. It became a dismal, abandoned city full of criminals, refugees and orphans, castaway mercenaries and desperate saints hunted by the Church of Light.

Evil lurked there as well. Tory City had gone from a corrupt but prosperous mining city to a hideaway for things too dark for even the power hungry to accept.

Clank! Clank!*

An old, dilapidated elevator descended into the abyss. The piercing sound of the iron chains echoed up from below.

It was like a giant blackhole leading to the center of the planet, or a gaping mouth capable of devouring the entire world.

Spiraling down the mine shaft were endless buildings. Layer after layer of shabby houses were built on the edges of cliffs, surrounding the abyss-like mine, going deep underground. Some of the buildings were no more than metal or wooden frames, broken down after years of neglect.

Shadows moved in between the structures. Lights flickered ominously. More than 100,000 of the poor lived in this dark land of sin. They made a living by digging out the last remaining mine, descending deeper and deeper into the darkness.

This was what was left of Tory City.

It was almost like the sun had disappeared. Suddenly, a crowd of people began to appear. People stepped outside their homes, holding candles and walking on the edges of the cliffs. It seemed like everyone was praying.

As the outside world was focusing on the City of Niyah in the Sumerian Kingdom, a god fire ignition ceremony was taking place quietly in this unnoticed, outlaw city.

"Source of the world! Divine personality of truth! Please answer our prayers and come to this world!"

Men and women, young and old, criminals, demon warlocks and dark wizards all gathered, shouting to the heavens.

Circles of light rose up high. A dazzling light beam shot up into the sky.

The entire cave was illuminated with a brilliant light that covered the entire city and even descended into the cave. At the same time, there came the great roar of a beast from the bottom of the abyss.

A giant monster broke free from below and flew up to the sky. It was a huge dragon made entirely of bones.

Dark power emerged from the bone dragon, covering its body like a cocoon. It flew into the sky and then a giant divine shadow emerged from its body.

Lights shimmered over the blurry figure of the divine shadow. It looked like Louis Biketo! Indeed, it was Louis Biketo's bone dragon. He'd ignited soul flames and blended into this level-four dragon.

A meteor with a long, brilliant tail,streaked across the dawn sky and fell to the ground.

"He's coming! He's coming! We succeeded! Louis Biketo succeeded!"

The entire population of Tory City burst into cheers as if they had waited for this moment for a long time. They had been waiting for a chance to change their fate and now, it was finally happening!

The giant divine shadow opened his palms which emitted colorful lights that then engulfed his body like flames. He shivered and his body strengthened. At this moment, god kingdoms in the sky connected with him as if they were looking down on him.

The bone dragon at the core of the divine shadow roared agitatedly, beating its wings. The sound was not just a roar, but a language created by mind power. He was shouting his god's name.

"Louis Biketo!"

Thousands in Tory City shouted out his god's name at the same time.

"Louis Biketo!"

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After the war of the Sumerian Kingdom, the King of Heckfoss had failed when igniting divine flames and embracing divine personality, and been killed by Lynn Ahenaten with the Sword of King in the City of Niyah. However, the Divine Personality of the Dark Night had been lost in the human world.

Everyone had started the crazy search for the Divine Personality of the Dark Night. The entire central province and the Church of Light was desperately trying to find it.

The news about the Gathering of Darkness and Louis Biketo immediately spread to the Church of Light, the Faith of the Sun, wizards, alchemy warlocks and top leaders of all kingdoms.

"Gathering of Darkness?"

"When did this happen?"

"When will these damn rats die out? They just make a fuss every few decades."

"This time is different! They now have a half god!"

"What do they want to do? Declare war on us?"

In St. Sarl City, the Kingdom of the Church of the Light, everyone was astonished and agitated by the emergence of the Gathering of Darkness. Many leading priests and bishops expressed strong opposition to the existence of this cult.

"Did the Lord give any Oracles?"

"No!"

While the rest of the world scrambled to figure out what was going on, the Gathering of Darkness brought all of its members and left the area of the Church of Light. They went to the foreign land in the southeast of the Alan Continent. The foreign world that was surrounded by the area of the Church of Light, the Bakto area and the desert of death, Harraf.

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Chapter 292: Conflict At Sea

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Swirl Continent, the Mermaid Kingdom.

Plunburg was a crucial port for the the Mermaid Kingdom. When the channel connecting to the human world opened up, this port had brought in massive fortunes and imported resources for the Mermaid Kingdom.

Sailing boats and steam paddle wheeler ships densely covered the coastal waters. The thriving marine trade and growing number of merchant ships announced the beginning of the Great Navigation Era.

Humans, fairies, orcs and mermaids had only discovered less than half of the world and had only opened the channel to Yalan Continent and Swirl Continent. More than half of the world remained uncharted. Nevertheless, fleets continued to travel across oceans. Unknown, remote islands were discovered, channel after channel was created, vast oceans and worlds outside the continent were explored and marked on the map.

The vast sea bordered by Alan Continent, Swirl Continent and Yalan Continent was called the Sea of Storms because of frequent maelstroms, dangerous waters and countless monsters.

Islands were discovered in the Sea of Storms and one by one, safe channels were opened. Humans were now all over the oceans. Adventurers chased fortune, faith and fame by rushing to the oceans, and with the growing number of merchant ships, pirates emerged as well.

Some merchant ships and even a few kingdoms' navies took up piracy as it turned out to be a lucrative business. Chaos prevailed on waters. There were no laws. Like a watery jungle, killing and plundering ruled the sea. The Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro and Sean City-State Alliance were the two strongest human powers across the sea since they had a huge number of ships.

The Queen of the Mermaid Kingdom, Gina, had worn the crown for more than a century. With great knowledge of the human world and alchemy warlocks, she started a revolution after she returned to the Mermaid Kingdom. It began with merging the Koutao sahagins into the Mermaid Kingdom. Numerous Koutao sahagins began to take on crucial positions within the empire.

The Mermaid Kingdom was divided into several classes and groups. Mermaids were the highest class, controlling sacrificial rites and kingship. Koutao sahagins controlled the army and politics. The lower class were civilians and slaves.

Not hesitating to transform the ruling class of Mermaid Kingdom, Queen Gina also developed the culture, commerce, religion and education greatly. She created a system similar to the alchemy college where a huge amount of mermaid scholars, alchemy warlocks, artists, architects, craftsmen and metallurgists were nurtured and trained.

Moreover, numerous fleets were created as soon as the Nautical Age arrived. Trade with the human kingdom was initiated and channels leading to Alan Continent and Yalan Continent were successfully opened.

Even though mermaids had a natural advantage in the water, only with ships and fleets could they travel to the deep sea. Ships provided shields and protection for them during sea battles. It was similar to how humans used horses and chariots despite being able to walk. Without a large number of fleets, the power of the Mermaid Kingdom would be limited to the coastal waters and the inland of the Swirl Continent.

With years of training and development, the Mermaid Kingdom fleets now cruised freely on the Sea of Storms, capable of fighting against both the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro and Sean City-State Alliance. The Mermaid Kingdom had changed completely in the last 100 years, developing population, culture, economy and military.

"How things have changed! It feels like I only dozed off for a moment, and the Mermaid Kingdom is now completely different!" Lu Zhiyu said, lying down on the bow of a steam paddle wheeler ship.

The sea breeze brushed his face, ruffling his black hair. The wheels on both sides of the ship rolled forward as smoke rose from the chimney at the back, disappearing slowly into the sky.

"Oh, the wind is rising," said a girl with blonde hair and a white lace hat.

She was wearing a light-colored dress and red shoes, holding on to her pretty hat so that it would not be taken by the blowing wind.

Verthandi raised her head and gazed at the distant horizon.

"More and more new things," she said. "This world just keeps getting interesting! The unchanging world has only become beautiful because of the development of these colorful lives."

Verthandi looked to Lu Zhiyu and smiled brightly like the sun on the deck.

"This is why I am helping you, dad, to develop this world further. All the lives here can move forward together!"

Lu Zhiyu laughed. "Is this such a noble act?" he asked, "I feel more like a supervillain behind all these things. One day, the hero of justice will come and take me down!"

Verthandi threw her arms around Lu Zhiyu's neck. Her eyes glimmered.

"You are the almighty creator," she said earnestly. "Everything started with you and will end with you. Your existence is the reason why we, and everything in this world, exist!"

The ship reached shore and moored at the port of Plunburg harbor. The fleet did not raise any attention, it was just one of the many fleets that arrived at Plunburg. Ships and sailboats came and went, forming a unique view on the horizon.

Many Koutao sahagins were on the dock, wearing simple shirts and leather pants. The mermaid priests looked over the port from afar.

For this visit, Lu Zhiyu wished to see if there were any potential candidates for a god's name from the mermaid race. There were quite a few capable human candidates, however, Lu Zhiyu did not wish to have all human gods. He wanted to see a balance between other races as well. Verthandi had tagged along when she heard his intention.

The fleet Lu Zhiyu was with belonged to the Mara Kingdom. The queen of Mara Kingdom had just named a maritime official and built their own fleet.

As the merchants arrived at the Mermaid Kingdom, they immediately went to the City of Adara to meet with Queen Gina. They wished to sign a trade deal with the queen so that they could acquire a huge amount of merchandise.

Both the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro and Sean City-State Alliance rose extremely quickly with the help of the oceans. As a coastal kingdom, the Kingdom of Mara wanted to be a part of the Great Navigation Era, and take an important position.

At the same time, in the city of the God of the Sea, Adara, a heated discussion was taking place. Many Koutao sahagin officials and mermaids were arguing in front of Queen Gina.

"This is the tenth time that our town was robbed. We must not tolerate these human criminals!"

"The elderly and children were all killed. They also took our young adults. I have heard that there are many slaves from our kingdom in the human world. The humans even auctioned them in public!"

"My siblings were locked up in cages, treated like animals. All thanks to these human robbers! We must take revenge! Even if we have to declare war!"

"Exactly! We should limit human access into the Swirl Continent. And they should not get close to the coastal waters. The patrol fleets should expel them the moment they see human fleets!"

Many Koutao sahagin soldiers and officials shouted inside the palace, kneeling on the ground, crying out loud, complaining to the queen.

Finally, a mermaid stepped forward.

"Your highness, it was pirates who robbed the towns," he said. "We need to combat piracy more but not to stop trading with humans. Trade with them has brought us great development and fortune. As we can all see, we have developed very rapidly in recent years!"

"That's right. What we need to combat is piracy. We must not close the trading ports!"

Those who'd been enslaved and robbed were low-class Koutao sahagins. It was nothing for the mermaid race. They were more interested in the profit they could gain from trades.

The Koutao sahagins jumped in.

"Pirates? What kind of pirate could have such powerful fleets? Powerful enough to cross the Sea of Storms and plunder our towns? We already know that it was a fleet from the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro that robbed our villages and enslaved our siblings!"

"Combat piracy? They pretend to be pirates, then become official fleets that have trade deals with us and are safe in our waters!"

"Revenge! Revenge!"

"We need to show the humans our rage!"

Many Koutao sahagins howled and shouted in anger. All looked to the beautiful, blue haired woman sitting on the throne and wearing the crown. They all looked to Queen Gina.

Gina raised her head in displeasure and made a decision.

"If the story checks out, send out emissaries immediately," she said. "Tell the King of Rosa d'Oro he must give us an explanation!"

"Abolish the trade deal with the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro!" cried the Koutao sahagins.

"Expel all fleets and merchants of the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro!"

"Search and investigate every individual related to enslaving mermaids! Search every merchant ship! Anyone disobeys the order, put to death!"

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Chapter 293: Sea Warfare

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"Halt!"

"Fire!"

Orders were shouted down the deck as it fell into chaos. Wood barrels tipped over, rolling across the ship. Ropes swayed violently while some of the crew clung to them. Other crew members passed messages along. The sailors fired the alchemy cannons. With thunder-like blasts and black smoke, cannonballs lit up the sea..

Dozens of battleships were at war. The now tattered flags showed the identities of the two parties. One had the rose symbol from the human Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro. The other had the trident and waves of the Mermaid Kingdom.

Both parties continued to fire. The blasts from the precisely placed cannons, the rising steam and the smell of smoke all got the adrenaline pumping. A few battleships from both parties sank into the sea.

The Mermaid Kingdom fleet was nothing like that of the humans. At the bottom of the mermaid ships were doors. When at war, the doors would open and mermaid warriors would leave the ship to attack the enemy fleet from underwater.

It did not take long for a few ships to be cut through. Sea water spurted into the battleships like a fountain.

"Water in the ship! Water in the ship!" called out an uneasy crew member.

"Boatman!"

"Where is the boatman?"

"Block the holes immediately! Block them!"

Experienced sailors immediately began to patch up the holes. It was impossible to stay on top of the damage, however, and even as they blocked some of the holes, water poured in from the rest. They could see that the battleship was sinking. Some of the crew drowned, others were killed by the Koutao sahagins lurking below. The sea was stained red with blood.

In sea battles, the mermaids had a natural advantage. However, it seemed that the fleet from the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro had come prepared. A huge number of priests stood on the bows, casting a group witchcraft.

"Divine incantation, blast!"

All the priests chanted the spell together from the battleships. Balls of light sank into the water, hitting the sahagins with strong vibrations and churning waves. They felt their insides begin to vibrate and churn as well. Many of them exploded and their entrails colored the water. Some of the stronger sahagins held out a little longer, but then blood began to ooze from their ears, eyes, and mouths before they lost consciousness, floating to the surface of the water like dead fish.

This divine incantation was specifically created for sea races and creatures. Only with sea water as medium could it have such power. The crew members and priests on the ships were not impacted by it.

These priests of the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro were from the Galton branch of the Church of Light. They'd killed all kinds of underwater mermaid warriors in the blink of an eye with the invincible power of divine incantation. These priests had now joined forces with the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro. Technically they were still managed by the Church of Light, but here on these battleships, management had given them the independence to do as they saw fit.

"Children of the Sea in the bottom of the ocean, in the name of god's children, I summon you!"

"Answer my call!"

Priests of the God of the Sea from the Mermaid Kingdom had joined the battle. They were all from the mermaid race. The men were handsome and the women were charming. It seemed that they all carried the mind bewitching power from their mythological ancestors.

They immediately began to chant spells. Waves of mind power travelled far distances, reaching out to the creatures of the deep. The denizens of the sea answered their call. A few moments later, the waters started rolling. A mountain-sized ray fish crashed against the main battleship of the Rosa d'Oro fleet.

The enormous body jumped out of water, flipping the giant battleship. It jumped over the ship, smashing masts. Sails fell all over the deck. Thunder exploded, lightning spread out like a web, covering the ships. Crew members were captured by the electric web, and burst into flames, then turned into a puddle of black fluid.

More and more Children of the Sea answered the summons. Gigantic monsters with supernatural powers crossed the sea and gathered at the scene of the battle. Cannons fired, priests chanted, Children of the Sea fought, and the water was stirred into chaos.

Battleships from the human fleet were destroyed and sank into the deep bottom of the sea. The fleet of the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro was annihilated.

—

"War! This is a declaration of war on our Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro!"

"Openly breaking the trade deal, firing at our fleet, they are challenging our kingdom! The are challenging the human race!"

"We should sanction the Mermaid Kingdom! It's time to let those beasts know that we rule the world!"

When the news of the battle reached the Alan Continent, the entire Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro was in an uproar. The entire fleet was destroyed! That was a tragic loss for the kingdom.

The Mermaid Kingdom repealed the trade deal with the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro and banished all of their fleets and merchants. They confiscated all houses, lands and merchandise owned by merchants from Rosa d'Oro as well.

The fortunes of merchants and nobles evaporated overnight. They were banished. The impact of these losses even surpassed the loss of an entire fleet. This was unacceptable for the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro.

Nobility from the snubbed kingdom contacted the Kingdom of Mara and Sean City-State Alliance immediately. The three most powerful kingdoms at sea had a conversation in the capital city of the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro.

"We could break into the door of the Mermaid Kingdom together! Gold, slaves, spices and all sorts of resources we need could be found on the Swirl Continent. If we defeat the Mermaid Kingdom, we could have everything!"

This was all spoken by Hubert Evers, the King of the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro. He was in his thirties; strong, energized and high spirited.

However, the emissary sent by the queen of the Kingdom of Mara disagreed.

"The Kingdom of Mara has signed a trade deal with the Mermaid Kingdom. We don't believe declaring war hastily is a good idea. We will not take the risk just for your kingdom.

The ambassador of Sean City-State Alliance agreed with the emissary from Mara.

"Sorry, your majesty. The Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro was banished because you robbed the towns of the Mermaid Kingdom. We will not pay for your mistake."

"The Mermaid Kingdom is getting stronger," King Evers replied. "They have taken half the waters, and will take more in the future. If we do not stop them now, the oceans will be controlled by the mermaids! Power is everything on the sea. Without power, there's nothing. When the Mermaid Kingdom controls all the oceans, will your so-called trades continue in peace? Will the tax-free term continue, and will they still open their doors unconditionally? Defeat the Mermaid Kingdom with me. We will share the oceans. It will be our time. We are growing faster and gold is running low. The orc kingdom in the north has started to limit gold exports as well. Apart from gold, we need a massive number of slaves. Not to mention if we defeat them, the mermaids' power of controlling the sea and the Children of the Sea will be ours. This will be a significant step towards ruling the waters! Do we listen to others, or do we defeat them and take what we want?"

This bold statement of profit and fortune from the King of Rosa d'Oro made quite a few around the table frown and whisper. However, the representatives from the other two kingdoms were lost in thought.

"We need to discuss this!"

"Certainly, but fast!"

Half a month later, the emissary sent by the Queen of the Kingdom of Mara, and the ambassador of Sean City-State Alliance signed the Sea Alliance Agreement with the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro in the royal city, declaring war on the Mermaid Kingdom.

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Chapter 294: Candidates for the God of the Sea

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"Teacher! Why didn't you call on all alchemy warlocks to oppose this proposal!" Johnathan asked.

He was wearing his alchemy warlock attire. He raised the question to Marina Bossa as they walked out of the conference hall. Although Marina had expressed her strong opposition to the Sea Alliance Agreement and had protested declaring war on the Mermaid Kingdom, the proposal had been passed by a large vote in the meeting.

Johnathan knew, however, that if his teacher did not agree, she could use her power and authority to reject the proposal.

Marina sighed. "It was a common wish of all, including most of the alchemy warlocks. It was in line with the interests of humans, the alliance and everyone. I have no reason to force everyone to change just because of my personal opinion."

Marina looked thoughtfully at her pupil. "Johnathan, I would like you to pay a visit to the Mermaid Kingdom as my student. Meet with Queen Gina yourself and pass a letter to her. Tell her I am sorry."

Jonathan nodded and took the job. Marina Bossa gave him her principal badge as well. With this badge, Johnathan could command all the power of the alchemy warlocks on the sea. It was a formidable tool. He could use this badge to utilize the power of the alchemy warlocks in case of danger and difficulty at sea.

Johnathan Brown said goodbye to Marina, got on a ship owned by the Brown family and sailed off.

Johnathan stood on the deck. He was bathed in sunlight but his eyes were brooding as he watched the shore disappear.

"Here I come, sea!"

—

"There are four candidates qualified for a god's name. However, only two of them will have the honor of competing to earn it. The other two have the quality and power, but not the cohesion of beliefs. They are aberrations!"

The inland lake of the Swirl Continent was saltwater and connected to the sea. It was the most beautiful view in all the world. Islands were scattered across the vast lake like stars. Built on top of them were many cities of the mermaid race

Some of the closer cities were connected by channels that civilians used to transfer merchandise and resources, similar to human railways.

Lu Zhiyu and Verthandi walked on the sea as easily as they walked on land. The water rippled gently under their footsteps.

Verthandi was in a great mood. She spread her arms and danced on the water, spinning around Lu Zhiyu before she finally stopped in front of him.

"Who would you like to be the ruler of the sea?" she asked.

Lu Zhiyu waved his hand, and a small version of the Swirl Continent and its nearby seas was formed by the water.

Lu Zhiyu touched Adara city. Water splashed and a crystal clear version of the Mermaid Queen, Gina, appeared on the diagram. Then he touched Plunburg, a coastal city and Bobby, the Koutao sahagin alchemy warlock appeared as well. He was middle-aged and had a grim face, but his eyes were full of wisdom and determination.

Lu Zhiyu conjured water images of the other two candidates as well. He touched the sea and Olicia the storm siren and Child of the Sea God appeared. She had a beautiful face and a bewitching body but the evil, forbidden tail of a snake. Lu Zhiyu touched the sea again and this time a giant ship appeared with a black bone claw on its flag. A one-eyed old man stood on the bow, but behind the ship was Hiram, the alchemy sea monster.

Hiram was a giant octopus with a steel skull. He was an unexpected result of an experiment conducted by a few crazy alchemy warlocks. He had Sakun's mythical blood and was a special Child of the Sea God. Hiram had become a level four monster, freely roaming the waves.

The alchemy warlocks who'd created Hiram were also the founding members of the Pirate Alliance. With the power of Hiram, they controlled the Barast Isles which were the door to the Sea of Storms. The isles had the area of a small kingdom.

Pirates and criminals had gathered here and built a special sea city. The Pirate Alliance turned into the so-called Adventurers' Business Alliance. The piracy turned into taxing royal fleets on the Barast Isles. The principle was the same, but there was a lot more money to be made by taxing than plundering.

Great power and abundant fortunes made Isaac, the current president of the Adventurers' Business Alliance, an important player in this nautical age.

Lu Zhiyu looked at the four candidates."It not choosing, but inheriting," he said. "They are all descendants of Sakun, the God of the Sea. They are all qualified to inherit his name. Gina the Mermaid Queen and the alchemy warlock Bobby have better chances, but the other two have a fighting chance as well. The winner will be rewarded with the divine personality of the God of the Sea as well as Sakun's blood."

Lu Zhiyu sat down on the water. Verthandi stood in front of him. The endless sea reflected the blue sky and clouds like a mirror.

"Verthandi, who do you think will be the God of the Sea?" Lu Zhiyu asked.

He reached out and pointed to the four candidates made of seawater.

"My choice won't interfere, right?" Verthandi asked.

"Certainly not!" Lu Zhiyu answered with a smile.

Verthandi considered for a moment.

"Queen Gina of the Mermaid Kingdom."

"You didn't even think!" Lu Zhiyu said.

"What's to think about? It is so obvious! I don't see how the other three can win over her!"

"Then I pick alchemy warlock Bobby, the Koutao sahagin!"

"What if we are both wrong?"

"No matter what, the result will be imaginative and intriguing, I am looking forward to it!"

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Chapter 295: The First Sea Power Battle

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Deep in the black abyss of the ocean, a dark world with no light existed. Countless sea creatures lived there. All kinds of bizarre deep-sea creatures and sea monsters came and went freely.

Ever since blood had awakened in the Mermaid Queen Gina, she had not dreamt. Even though the three human kingdoms had declared war on the Mermaid Kingdom and all sorts of urgent matters had weighed her down, she had not dreamt even once. Since she was level four, she would now only dream in special situations.

Then, out of nowhere, she began to have the same dream for several nights in a row. In the dream, she entered a dark undersea world. It was so real but still somehow illusory. She heard someone calling her name.

It was the blood of the God of the Sea that longed for the depths. Every time she entered the dream, she could feel it boiling and stirring. She was sure that this was not a simple dream.

The next time she had the dream, she discovered the truth. With the power of the blood, she finally saw what was calling to her from the sea.

"What kind of monster is that!" she exclaimed.

She saw an enormous, ancient, underwater city that was built on the back of a monster the size of a mountain. No one knew how long it had been sleeping.

It was a giant cuttlefish. The huge tentacles spread out like small mountains and the gigantic head rested on the bottom of the sea. In its day it had been a horrifying monster. Now the monstrous body had been long dead and the city had been built on top of it.

The gentle sounds of life floated through the sea from the city.

In the quiet darkness of the underwater world, any faint sound was unexpectedly sweet-sounding. The mundane sounds of life turned into a beautiful piece of music, mesmerizing and intoxicating.

At this moment, Mermaid Queen Gina turned over and got up, awakened from her dream. She was still in her palace, but the scene she'd just witnessed was etched in her mind.

"The city of the God of the Sea, Yousar," she said to herself.

While Gina was deciphering her dream, a different scene took place on the other end of the Swirl continent. In a castle in Plunburg, a sahagin alchemy warlock stood, gazing out of the window. He looked out over the dark ocean. Waves were rolling and tides were crashing into the sandy beaches and docks.

The sahagin alchemy warlock looked to the distant sea.

"Yousar!" he cried. "The trial has begun! Who will you choose as the next God of the Sea? Will the victor be a mermaid or come from us, the Koutao sahagins?"

Deep down in the sea, a child of the God of the Sea with a long snake tail wandered around. She followed a trail of bubbles up to the surface. The silver moon shone onto her head. As she emerged, the wind picked up and the waves crashed.

In the bay of the Barast Isles, the entrance to the Sea of Storms, the exploding roar of a monster shattered the still night.

The people awoke, startled, and looked out at the sea monsters howling at the moon, unsure of what had happened.

—

The sea was on fire. Rows of cannons exploded into hulls, leaving behind the smoking wreckage of ships. Broken planks, barrels, and corpses floated on the surface. The dead bodies were warriors of the Mermaid Kingdom as well as navy men, adventurers, pirates, priests and alchemy warlocks from the human allied forces.

It was a nautical war of four kingdoms to determine the ruling power of the ocean. Would mermaids or humans triumph? Endless battleships lined up on the waters, big and small. They fired at each other ceaselessly.

The alchemy cannons flashed continuously. Flames burst out of the cannons, reaching a few yards. Flames and smoke painted the sky. The sea turned into a world of ruins and wreckage.

Boom!*

A few dozen alchemy cannons all fired at the same time from an enormous battleship. The glare of the fire was blinding.

"Turn around! Turn around!" cried the mermaid warriors.

Mermaid Kingdom ships were destroyed, sinking into the madness.

"Crash into them! We shall fight to the death!" yelled another warrior.

A Koutao sahagin gunman had not quite finished loading when a cannonball destroyed the cabin wall and went straight through his head. Wood chips splintered across the cabin. The sahagin became a headless corpse lying on the floor. The battleship crashed into the enemy and cut through their ship. Water flooded into both ships, dragging them down into the sea.

Both above the sea surface and below, Koutao sahagins continued their attack on human ships and soldiers. They boarded the human's ships and fought violently. Swords and knives flashed, cannons fired, Koutao sahagins wielded heavy tridents with their inborn strength. The number of human soldiers was just too large, however, and many of them were official knights with awakened blood.

"Kill! For the queen!" yelled the mermaids.

"Kill the fish monsters!" screamed the humans.

"Fire! Fire, now!"

"Priests? Where are the onboard priests?"

The alchemy cannons and battleships of the human kingdoms were much higher quality than those of the Mermaid Kingdom. The cannons had better ranges and the ships had a better carrying capability. The leading battleship of the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro, the Breath of the Dragon, had 100 alchemy cannons and three decks.

It was a monster in the sea. However, in a world full of supernatural powers, the focus of the battle was on the saints.

Sea monsters and Children of the Sea attacked the humans' battleships under the control of the priests of the God of the Sea from the Mermaid Kingdom. The roaring of monsters echoed in the waters. In the sky, sirens with the bodies of hawks hovered over the sea, attacking humans.

Unfortunately, the Mermaid Kingdom still had fewer battleships, soldiers, alchemy cannons and far fewer saints. Even with the help of the Children of the Sea, the priests of the God of the Sea were drowned by the countless supernatural resources of the human alliance.

Wherever the Breath of the Dragon passed, battleships of the Mermaid Kingdom sank into the sea. Priests from the Church of Light stood on the Breath of the Dragon and cast group incantations, killing the Children of the Sea and the hovering sirens.

"Incantation, Punishment Ray!"

All the priests chanted the spell at the same time. Light shone from the Breath of the Dragon and ripped a steam starfish apart.

The steam starfish was hit by the light beam which instantly covered it in scars and wounds. Organs exploded and scattered over the sea. The blue blood tainted the surface of the water.

The fleet of the Mermaid Kingdom was destroyed. Those who weren't killed fled, severely wounded. The human army did not pursue them but continued to kill the Koutao sahagins left in the water.

All ships from the Mermaid Kingdom sank or fled. Corpses and wreckage from both armies littered the surface along with huge bodies of sea monsters. It was a living hell.

"We have won!" the human soldiers yelled triumphantly. "Long live humans! Long live the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro!"

The soldiers of the human allied army exploded into cheers. They threw their hats, hugged each other and shot their guns in the sky. The Mermaid Kingdom had been defeated. The goddess of victory was on the side of humanity. Humans named this battle the First Sea Power Battle.

The three kingdoms continued to attack the island cities and stations of the Mermaid Kingdom. They sank all mermaid fleets and merchant ships. The mermaids had lost their control of the sea and were forced to give up their stations on the sea.

Without fleets, the Mermaid Kingdom lost its ability to go into the deep sea. They could only stay in the shallow waters. Their influence was limited to the Swirl Continent. They lost their ability to influence the sea and therefore lost the sea. They were now just a resource for humans to exploit. The Mermaid Kingdom was in grave danger.

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Chapter 296: Barast Isles

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When Johnathan reached the Mermaid Kingdom, the First Sea Power Battle had reached its end. The mermaids had been defeated at sea. When Johnathan arrived at the dock, he saw countless blackened warships and groups of wounded soldiers. It seemed as though dark clouds covered the sky of Plunburg.

Johnathan journeyed through the kingdom any trouble thanks to Marina Bossa's principal badge, but many citizens glared at him with hatred and fear as he passed.

Humans had taken their ships, declared war on them, enslaved and traded their brothers and sisters, and turned the peaceful Mermaid Kingdom into chaos. After the battle, the mermaid's dislike of humans had grown to a fuming hatred.

Johnathan crossed more than half of the Swirl Continent and headed to the capital city of Adara. It was his first time visiting the Mermaid Kingdom. Johnathan was a key founder of nautical age as well as a legend in the shipbuilding industry. Since his trip to the Yalan Continent, however, he had not traveled across the sea.

The Mermaid Kingdom was quite similar to the Sean City-State Alliance. Its influence could be seen in many aspects; architectural style, art, language, and politics.

"Look at that statue! It looks like the style of master Bren!" said a man in Johnathan's crew. "It feels like coming home!"

"Of course, at home, we are welcomed by cheers," refuted another crew member. "Here all we get is cold water and cold eyes!"

There was a lot of discussion among Johnathan's delegation along the way. Despite the pressure and hatred, they arrived at the city of Adara without any problems.

Giant water channels could be seen everywhere in the city. Waterfalls and rivers flowed down from the top, and buildings and houses were built around them. Mermaids and Koutao sahagins came and went.

On top of the water city of Adara was the royal palace. Fountains and bridges stood in the center. Enormous Caryatids and Atlantes stood on the side, simple but magnificent. Rows of Koutao sahagins guarded the gates. Jonathan walked through an archway.

He met the Mermaid Queen Gina, who was no longer the girl once she was. Johnathan understood, Marina wasn't either.

They were once innocent girls, naïve and young, but now their paths were changed. One had become the legendary alchemy warlock and headmaster of the Akkad Alchemy College, and the other the Queen of the Mermaid Kingdom who brought hope to her people.

Jonathan was not an emissary of the Sean City-State Alliance, but he was there on behalf of the legendary alchemy warlock, Marina Bossa. He passed the letter to Gina once the music and ceremony had ended.

Queen Gina sat on the throne with her crown on her head. She opened the letter, read it, and then closed her beautiful blue eyes gently as if she was recalling a distant, more pleasant memory.

After a long while, she moved her hand from her forehead as if she'd just traveled back to reality. She sighed.

"What else did she say?" she asked Johnathan.

"She said she was sorry," he replied sincerely.

The queen laughed quietly but her voice was tinged with sadness.

"It is as she once told me. I am a mermaid, and she is human. I belong to the Mermaid Kingdom and she belongs to the Sean City-State Alliance. Nothing can change that."

Gina waved her hand and to send Jonathan away. He hesitated, and then his eyes filled with determination.

"Queen Gina," he said. "I may have an idea which could help you resolve this crisis!"

Gina looked at Jonathan and laughed once again.

"The Sean City-State Alliance is at war with us, and you wish to help us resolve our crisis?"

"The Sean City-State Alliance speaks for the Sean City-State Alliance. I speak for myself. Of course, I wish for generous rewards!"

"Tell me about your idea."

"The Barast Isles!"

—

The Barast Isles held the entrance to the Sea of Storms. They consisted of a dozen islands both large and small. It was the territory of the Adventurers' Business Alliance and was once the home of pirates.

About a dozen years ago, the mad warlock Isaac had taken over. Isaac owned a huge fleet and an alchemy tower, and many alchemy warlocks followed him. More importantly, he could control the alchemy sea monster, Hellem.

With this gigantic sea monster and its godly powers, the mad warlock Isaac ruled the sea. He was called the Ruler of the Sea of Storms and the Pirate King.

The fleets of the human kingdoms could not do anything to stop him and ended up signing an agreement that made him the ruler of the Barast Isles, the natural hub of the Sea of Storms.

The Sea Power Battle had gone smoothly for humanity because the Barast Isles had been established as bridgeheads. Massive amounts of supplies and soldiers were sent there. Fleets were restocked and repaired there. Armies rested there. The Barast Isles were key.

All parties gathered in the Barast Isles. Pirates, soldiers, alchemy warlocks, priests and wizards. Even some saints from the dark side were there. Countless ships anchored off the bay on the main island. The City of Adventures, also known as the City of Pirates, was illuminated by revelry throughout the night.

The victory of the Sea Power Battle brought euphoria and joy to everyone. Sailors, officers, mates, and saints who'd participated in the battle were now gathered in the Bistro of Blood and Romance in the City of Adventures. Buckets of alcohol were brought to the tables. Mesmerizing music, shouting, laughter, and the sound of gold coins dropping on tables filled the bistro.

All the shops inside the city were packed. The Bistro of Blood and Romance was the biggest and most famous venue in the city. Its name had traveled across the sea, to the ears on Alan Continent.

"Now that we've defeated the Mermaid Kingdom, we will have an unimaginable fortune!" shouted many happy soldiers.

"Thanks to queen Monar!"

"And King Hubert!"

At this moment, the drunk, one-eyed, mad warlock Isaac stood high and made an introduction to everyone around him.

"I present to you with great honor, my brother, Jonathan Brown!" he yelled.

Isaac put his arm around Jonathan's shoulder. All his people cheered and stomped their feet. They were rowdy like pirates.

"I believe everyone has heard his name. He is Jonathan Brown, the man who opened the new channel, the patriarch of the Brown family, and the favorite student of my teacher Marina Bossa! Let us give him a great welcome!"

The bistro burst into cheers. Jonathan Brown was a big name in the Sean City-State Alliance, and an even bigger one at sea.

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Chapter 297: Hailuga Kingdom

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It was not a dark night on the sea, as the starry sky lightened the lands. However, the dawn mist blurred the sea, obstructing visibility. Covered by the night, mermaids landed secretly. The noise of fighting and killing filled the air on the island.

One after another, battleships of the Kingdom of Mermaids closed on the Alast Isles through the mist. Peripheral stations and hidden posts were destroyed one by one.

They knew the terrain and the position of every station and post. It seemed they calculated the weather, the time, the location and the plan perfectly ahead, and sneaked into the Barast Isles silently.

The alchemy sea monster Hellem who was hiding under the sea gave a terrifying roar at sunrise. The howling sounded like horns played from the bottom of the sea. Soldiers stationed in the City of Adventures got up. Crowds gathered on the decks of the ships ported in the bay. They looked around with eyes half open.

"What's going on?"

"What was that sound?"

"It's the mad warlock's monster!"

"That damn monster has gone crazy again!"

"It's probably gone mad, just like its master!"

At the same time, one-eyed mad warlock Isaac walked out his castle hastily. Johnathan put on his cloths and walked to him, said, "What? What's going on?"

Many loyal subordinates followed Isaac. Isaac looked to the distant bay, shook his head and said, "Something is wrong. Something is wrong with Hellem. The sound is different. What has happened this time? Damn, I need to have a look!"

At this moment, Isaac sensed something was wrong, turned around and looked to Johnathan, and saw a blue stone marble exploded. Instantly, the freezing air spread across dozens of meters, forming a pillar-sized ice crystal, and made the castle burst into ruins. The castle was frozen into a world of ice, and Isaac was frozen in it as well.

"The Tear of the Sea from the Kingdom of Mermaids! Damn you, you traitor, traitor!"

Isaac struggled in ice, as he felt both his body and soul were getting frozen gradually. The moment he was hit by this special witchcraft item created by the mermaid queen Gina, he was left with no hope.

Jonathan and the loyal subordinates of Isaac made a move at the same time. A giant fire ball crashed to the frozen Isaac. Immediately the one-eyed warlock Isaac disintegrated, the level three alchemy warlock was ripped into pieces.

Johnathan raise the badge of Marina Bossa and said, "In the name of Lady Marina, kill the traitor of alchemy warlocks, Isaac!"

All alchemy warlocks saluted and said, "Your order is above all!"

Johnathan walked into the cracked ice, retrieved a silver metal sphere from the frozen corpse pieces of Isaac. The sphere had intricate patterns carved on it, giving out waves of mind power.

"The Contract with Hellem! Finally!"

Jonathan held onto this silver metal ball with great excitement. Part of the soul of the alchemy sea monster Hellem was sealed within, along with the soul contract of Hellem and Isaac. With the sphere, one could control Hellem.

Johnathan held high the Contract with Hellem. The carvings lighted up, giving out strong waves of mind power. A terrifying roar rose from the bay outside.

"Roar!"

In the bottom of the sea outside the port, waves were flipped and raised to the sky. Hellem had lost control and fell into madness. Giant tentacles crawled to the surface of the sea from the deep bottom like pillars, ripping many ships anchored off the bay into pieces.

Waves rose dozens of meters high, crashing into cliffs. Glaring lights beamed from the bottom of the sea, lighted the sky. The sound of explosion echoed. Countless battleships ported din the bay burst into flames instantly.

The entire bay turned into a sea of fires. Most people on the ships burned to death immediately. The remaining few who luckily escaped death fell into water, struggled to swim to land.

A giant metal-skinned head rose from the bottom of the sea. The eye balls rolled up and down, beaming lights from within. The entire sea bubbled and boiled. All those struggling in the sea died one after another, sinking into the deep water.

"Oh my god! What on earth is happening? Has it gone crazy?" Pirates and soldiers in the City of Adventures all stood aghast, watching the bay and port turning into a sea of fires, looking pale and uneasy.

Fleets of the Sean City-State Alliance, the Kingdom of Mara and the Kingdom of Rosa d'Oro were destroyed on the sea. The rest of the ships set off immediately to escape. However, red lights glimmered in the distant fog.

"What light is that? What's ahead us?", said the captain of the lead ship. He raised his monocular and looked to the fog. He shouted, "Damn! Cannons! It's the fleet of the Kingdom of Mermaids!"

The huge fleet fired unstop. Lights and fires shone. Many human battleships were hit. Rows of cannons were fired, taken the human allied force by surprise.

At the same time, the alchemy sea monster Hellem attacked them from behind. The humans were enveloped inside the bay.

"It's the Queen! Mermaid queen Gina is also here!"

On a gigantic four-decked alchemy ship, the ram was a mermaid statue holding high the scepter. It's the Queen of the Kingdom of Mermaids, the royal ship of the mermaid queen Gina. Many saints recognized the Queen as soon as it cut through the dense fog.

Massive number of children of the sea and priests of the God of the Sea covered the surface of the sea. Even the mermaid queen Gina had come in person. The fleet of the allied force was now completely in despair.

"What the hell is happening?"

"Where's Isaac? Why did his monster go crazy all the sudden?"

"How did the fleet of the Kingdom of Mermaids come this far without been spotted? Are our posts and stations nothing but pigs?"

Commanding officers and captains did not see this coming at all. They all started to cursing Isaac furiously. However, it was futile, and nothing could save them now. Under the attack of the fleet of the Kingdom of Mermaids, priests of the God of the Sea, as well as the alchemy sea monster Hellem controlled by Johnathan, they all fell into fear and despair.

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Under the attack of a level-four mermaid priest, a level-four alchemy sea monster and the huge fleet of the Kingdom of Mermaids, the fleeted was cornered inside the Barast Bay, hit and damaged. Al last, they had no other option but surrender to Johnathan and the Kingdom of Mermaids.

As the agreement before, Johnathan took the Barast Isles, accepted many human marines and a few fleets, and integrated with the remaining force of the Adventurer Business Alliance on the Barast Island. Johnathan signed a Covenant with the Kingdom of Mermaids afterwards regardless, betrayed all humans and his own country and joined force with the Kingdom of Mermaids.

The Kingdom of Mermaids hit the Sea Alliance fleet hard. The Sea Alliance had lost their bridgehead, the Barast Isles. They could no longer port or get supplied on the sea in long-distanced wars.

The situation took a sudden turn. The Kingdom of Mermaids started to recover their power on the sea, reopened channels to the Yala Continent and the Kingdom of Orcs. A massive amount of fleets of the Kingdom of Mermaids emerged on the sea, subdued the human forces on the sea and limited the scope of human's activities. Johnathan made a huge fortune from the war and continued to profit from it.

Johnathan's power grew in the war of the Kingdom of Mermaids and the human kingdoms. With a massive amount of alchemy warlocks, pirates, adventurers, mercenaries, slaves and refugees, cities after cities started to form and establish on the Barast Isles, utilizing the power of the Brown family and the largest shipbuilding factory.

The first true sea kingdom rose from sea trades and the war between mermaids and humans, the Hailuga Kingdom.

It was a newly formed island kingdom. Its founder, king Johnathan Brown was a controversial man. Both Sean City-State Alliance and the alchemy warlocks had attacked Johnathan Brown's shameless conduct on newspapers and official reports. He was called the traitor and the betrayer of the human kingdoms. Moreover, Marina Bossa announced that Johnathan Brown was no longer her student, or the student of Akkad Alchemy College.

The Sean City-State Alliance searched the entire country for the Brown family or any one related to Johnathan to show their rage. However, Johnathan was prepared and had already moved everything, indicating premeditation. The three kingdoms of the Sea Alliance declared war on the Hailuga Kingdom continuously in the following decades. Even time could not lessen their hatred.

Some consider Johnathan a shameless speculator who would do anything to achieve his goal. Some on the other hand, consider the tactful move of Johnathan Brown, the king of the Hailuga Kingdom, to profit from the conflict between the three kingdoms and the Kingdom of Mermaids highly commendable.

Transforming from an adventurer to a kingdom with his own kingdom, Johnathan had become the idol of many adventurers, as well as their goal. Moreover, Johnathan started the life he had long wanted.

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Chapter 298: Capital of the Sea

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Have you heard of Yousar, the city that was left by the ancient sea god, the legendary capital of the sea?" An old drunk man spoke, while sitting on a boat.

Rumors had it that, deep in the sea, there was a city that had been left behind by an ancient sea god. If was said that if anyone could find this city, he could inherit the legacy of the ancient sea god.

"So, what is this legacy?" a young sailor asked the old drunkard who was beside him.

On the deck of the boat, a large group of sailors were surrounding the old drunkard. Many of them were holding mops, brushes, barrels and hammers. As they were cleaning, they had overheard the old drunkard's story.

The boat that they were in belonged to the Hailuga Kingdom, which was founded a year ago. At this time, though the war of maritime rights between three Kingdoms and the Mermaid Kingdom was not yet over, all of them had already been exhausted by the fighting, so the sea seemed to offer them a peaceful reprieve.

The old drunkard then continued his story with a mysterious voice. "Legend has it that whoever finds the city of Yousar will become the master of the sea!"

People heard this kind of story every day. Whether it be mermaids, elves, or humans, they were all searching for Yousar. Although they didn't know where the rumor first came from, it seemed that everyone believed in the existence of this mysterious sea city.

But, this city was supposedly deep in the sea and was a forbidden place for human beings to enter. Also, it was impossible to dive deep into the sea to find this city.

However, the mermaids had a huge advantage in this respect, as their anatomy allowed them to explore many possible places where Yousar might exist. As such, way in the depths of the sea, you could often see cruising mermaids, who were possibly searching for Yousar!

In addition, Koutao sahagins were also searching secretly for the remains of the city of Yousar. Even Bobby, a sahagin alchemist who had never left the Swirl Continent, left Prenburg and quietly went to the deep sea to search.

Hailuga Kingdom also took part in this endeavor, and the alchemy sea monster Hellem, which was stationed in the harbor of Alast, also joined in the search.

Soon, humans, mermaids, and elves began to expand their maritime routes. They even went beyond the borders of the Alen Continent, the Yala Continent, and the Swirl Continent!

Thus, a new round of pioneering navigation began, not only to find the legendary city of Yousar, but also to discover new continents like Marina Bossay had done before. New adventurers who were respectful to Marina Bossay and Jonathan Brown aspired to usher in a new era.

Countless adventurers heard about the legends and stories of the sea, each yearning for the adventurous life at sea and hoping to get rich overnight.

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Outside the Stormy Sea, just west of the Alen Continent and north of the Swirl Continent, was the Bazaar Sea. It was a previously unknown sea that had just been found.

As a half-naked fairy with a slender snake tail arrived here, her tail stirred up bubbles in the sea. While she swam, she stretched out her hands as if she was dancing to the rhythm of the sea waves.

She was Olicia, the Stormy Fairy. She was looking for her destination according to her memories.

A huge squid, which looked like a rolling mountain range, held a city on its head. The city had a blue protective thin film above it, which was shining like a jewel deep in the sea.

At this moment, a look of ecstasy appeared on Olicia's gorgeous face, while light circles shone In her magnificent green eyes.

"I found it! Yousar, the capital of the sea god!" Olicia exclaimed.

Olicia was also a Child of the Sea, but she didn't inherit the chaotic and disorderly features of Sakun like the other Children of the Sea. Instead, she was born with high intelligence, like the hawk banshees and the mermaids. In fact, her birth had a legendary connection.

Olicia was conceived by a human woman. Her mother was swept into the sea by the waves of a storm. After that, her mother was found on the coast of a small village in the Holima Kingdom on the Alen Continent. When she woke up, she found that she was pregnant!

When this human woman gave birth to Olicia, the whole village was shocked. No one thought that a human being's baby could be a monster!

Olicia was abandoned and thrown into the sea. Then, she became a Child of the Sea. As such, she was at the top of the food chain, even in her infancy. The whole sea was her playground from day one!

Olicia dove towards the bottom of the sea, gradually coming closer to the edge of the trench. As she moved forward, the outline of the city of Yousar became more and more clear in her eyes. Finally, she saw the legendary city of the sea clearly!

The huge city was built on the fossilized head of a giant squid. In its heyday, the city had been carried by this monster to travel all over the world, inspecting everywhere in the sea, like a god inspecting his own lands!

There were many kinds of aquatic plants, coral, and undersea plants on the surface of the city. A large number of fish also shuttled outside it, but they could not swim across the film.

This was because the film isolated water and everything outside from the inside. However, everything inside of the city could still be seen through the film.

Yousar was a city full of exotic style. Although it had mostly been turned into ruins, its exquisite pillars that supported buildings, corridors, special fountain gardens, waterways, tall stairs and domes still looked amazing, especially in this deepest darkest world at the bottom of the sea.

When Olicia got closer, she noticed that the buildings in this city were much taller than average buildings. In fact, it looked like a city that was built for giants!

The central main temple especially looked like a giant temple of the gods. Each of its stone slabs was more than ten meters long and wide, and its stairs were so high, ordinary people were unable to climb them!

Olicia approached Yousar with excitement and carefully touched the film. Unexpectedly, it did not resist her. As such, she easily penetrated it and went inside the sea capital, which seemed to have not received visitors for the past thousand year at least!

Olicia raised her head and looked up. The film above her head looked like the sky, as it was emitting a pale blue light.

The moment Olicia entered, she seemed to hear a bell ringing. She also saw that, at the top of the central main temple, a brilliant blue light was shining. In a moment, countless rays of light shot out from the temple and illuminated the entire sea.

Dong!

The bell sound seemed to activate the entire city, and at the same time, the other three sea god candidates who were exploring other regions heard the bell as well!

Mermaid Gina was searching for Yousar in the Stormy Sea on her boat, the Queen. Also, a sahagin alchemist was steering a steam alchemy submarine in the darkness of the sea. The light of the submarine flowed with the continuous waves of the currents. Jonathan was standing on the head of Hellem. When he was crossing a misty area, he suddenly heard a roar from coming the boat, as if it had lost something important to its functioning.

Simultaneously, the three of them had raised their heads and looked in the direction of the distant Bazaar Sea.

"The capital of the sea! It's open!" they all said at the same time.

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