Chapter 1490: Chapter 1490
Chapter 1490: Advent of the Divine Kingdom (Part 1)
“Yep, can kill as many as we like . I love assassinating people, but slaughtering humans is hardly fun for me . At my level right now, people worth taking my time to take out are few . But, killing gods though…”
Agares licked his nose . His tongue was surprisingly long . It was as he put it—like a snake .
Saleen was currently up on the Floating City, preparing to fight god creatures . The mages of Golden Plains had been cleaned out, but the place remained intact . Saleen did not kill the mages, and they would prove to be thorn at his side sooner or later . However, none of that mattered . Saleen needed to have the Goddess of Myers grow completely, baiting the other god to their plane .
As for actual implementation of that plan, that would be done through the power of a saint .
Saleen had no idea that Agares and Van Gogh were also thinking of ways of baiting a god to their plane . Their plan was to take as much as they were able while Saleen was busy fighting a god .
Saleen would definitely not end up killed, and that was something both Van Gogh and Agares had no doubt about . So long as Saleen lived, the god would continue to invade the plan by sending all manner of powerful god creatures and angels .
The two, who were capable of manipulating others’ souls, could simply sit back and take whatever there was to take .
The plan was old, having been done since ancient times .
The little girl who would never grow up was right before Saleen in that secret room in the Floating City .
“There is something that I need to be truthful about with you,” Saleen said to the saint plainly .
“That you’re trying to use me?” The little girl lifted her head and looked at Saleen . The face had been carved into her mind, and she would never forget it ever . The face of a blasphemer, and a cruel abomination .
“Indeed . I hope to have a showdown between me and your god . While I would like to do it somewhere other than Myers Mainland, it doesn’t seem like I have much of a choice,” Saleen said to the little girl .
“You’re not worthy of it . ”
“I think the Lord of Glory isn’t worthy of it either . I intend to be a gentleman in front of his believers, but that god is one of the most despicable and abhorrent . There has never been a god that has made me feel so damn sick . Duping everyone else with a body of light and all,” Saleen retorted plainly .
The little girl’s eyes looked bloodshot .
“You’re a saint, and you should act like one . The reason why I didn’t bother torturing you was because the Lord of Glory loves stories like that . He would arrive as a savior . O’ saint, you have no idea . I could really make you fall . ” Saleen took out the 12 Notes of First Purgatory .
He had gone specifically to the spirit plane just to borrow it from Nailisi .
The Purgatory of Purification was capable of stripping everything from the saint . The Purgatory of the Fallen would make her a fallen one for a certain amount of time .
The little girl was hardly fazed . “All threats come from fear . ”
Saleen added, “All gifts come from compassion . The former is definitely true, the latter, definitely wrong . ” Saleen used words from the codex to answer what the little girl said, but she remained unmoved . “Some gifts are merely temptations . O’ pathetic saint, you’re the only one in the entire Myers Mainland whose faith is pure . I’m not saying that you’re the smartest; I’m saying that you’re the dumbest . ”
“And I’d be dumb not to help you . ”
“I don’t need your help . I just feel bad for that person who covered for you,” Saleen recalled the holy master . While his faith might not have been pure, he truly was trying to protect those around him . The little girl had been his charge .
Saleen was forced to go back on his word, as the saint might end up dead after what he was about to do .
Twenty-four Shackles of the Fallen shot out, tying the girl up . The little girl looked like she was in pain, a pain mixed with fear from the depths of her mind .
“I’m just going to take away your faith . ”
“No, you’re taking away my life!” Suddenly, no life was detected in the little girl’s eyes .
Saleen’s Shackles of the Fallen hoisted the little girl’s dead body and shot up, slithering out of the secret room and into the sky . He never expected the saint to be so adamant . She chose death when she lost her faith .
Not even the Shackles of the Fallen had been able to control it .
Rafel took to the sky with Saleen unnoticeably . She glanced at the saint’s dead body . “My lord, people lose faith, and you’re not an exception . ”
Saleen was only slightly dejected . His movements remained swift as ever . A huge holy prose appeared on the dead body . The little girl’s dead body was slowly broken down and reduced to nothing .
The saint died so abruptly that Saleen was unable to do anything about it . He resorted to instigating the Lord of Glory prematurely instead .
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All remaining divine powers in her were activated by the divine rune charm array, and scattered throughout the void to send messages to all planes .
Saleen was sending out a distress signal to the Lord of Glory in the place of the god’s believers . The only saint on Myers Mainland had been killed .
“You really are impudent, human!”
A voice traversed through space . If it had not been for the protection offered by the Thundering Sound, Saleen would have lost consciousness from the shock of the voice and fallen to his death .
Rafel felt as if she had been smote by lightning . Her entire body felt limp, and Saleen wrapped her in a Water Shield . She regained her senses moments later, flapping her wings instead of flying like a human .
It was the power of a level 15 god, and an angel like her had no resistance . Unless the Metal God was resurrected, the Lord of Glory could easily crush her .
I have to stop being an angel!
Rafel had never been so adamant in a decision . She heard that the elves had a way to deal with such situations, allowing them to switch bodies with other creatures .
While angels were definitely powerful in combat, their combat prowess suffered a sharp drop when dealing with other gods without protection of a god . They would fall so much that they became less capable than a common human warrior .
Her metal angels chose to believe in the God of Magic Net . When Dante emerged, their faith was converted to Dante . The metal angels were able to prevent themselves from losing combat prowess due to such pressure from the Lord of Glory . Rafel was the only one who was unable to help Saleen at all .
A true body at level 15 was completely different from a level 14 double . The level differences were huge .
In the swamps of Cloudflow, Van Gogh and Agares were getting ready to bait a god when a violent tremor appeared in space . Van Gogh’s eyes flicked with red light . He was thoroughly flustered when he said, “Agares, the god is here!”
“Where?”
“On Myers Mainland . Saleen’s doing . ”
Agares had no idea why Van Gogh was able to know that, but he knew that Van Gogh would not bluff .
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“We’ll leave right away . We’ll help Saleen as much as we’re able to . If we can’t do much, we’ll at least try to cut off one of the god’s legs . ” Agares’ eyes filled with bloodlust .
“No need to rush . Saleen has already done what we were about to do . This time, not only will the Lord of Glory advent personally, he will link his divine kingdom with Myers Mainland as well . We’ve got our work cut out for us . ”
Agares calmed . “Head back to Misty City with me . I’ll amass an army to invade the divine kingdom . ”
“Your army won’t even be enough to be cannon fodder for the angels . ” Van Gogh quipped dismissively .
“Van Gogh, my family has been in charge of an empire for over 1000 years . You aren’t being clear what we’re actually able to do . I’ll help you this time . If you do this on your own, you won’t get anything out of it . ”
Van Gogh did not say anything else . He was puzzled as to why Agares would help him in the first place . The emperor who was also an assassin did not seem to have even a slightest hint of compassion, and he did not seem to want to be friends with anyone . His entire life seemed to be dedicated to slaughter .
Slaughtering powerful beings seemed to be the only thing Agares found fun .
“Do you think that I’m trying to take something from you? Relax, the goddess placed quite a huge stake on you, and I’m not about to jump you before the goddess is done with you . I’d have to deal with a very terrifying god up close and personal . ”
Terrifying god? Van Gogh did not find the Goddess of Myers terrifying at all . Regardless, the Lord of Glory was infuriated, and he had connected his divine kingdom with Myers Mainland . The goddess is definitely not going to sit this one out, right?
He’d join Agares’ army taking on the divine kingdom . There was someone else probing what the god creatures are capable of for Van Gogh .
He was unable to continue advancing if he only had Jalin . His equipment could not be finished until he acquired 12 complete souls . He would grant eternal life to the humans who served as weapon spirits, and he would serve as the master of the souls .
It seemed workable with gods, too . Saleen had used gods as weapon spirits .
Van Gogh followed Agares without a word, emerging from the hideout . They rode abyssal magic beasts instead of flying as they headed for Misty City . Agares claimed that his family was wealthy in many ways, and Van Gogh was interested to find out just what an emperor possessed .
Saleen disintegrated a saint through sacrifice, offering it to a god .
The Lord of Glory had been very flustered and angered in his faraway divine kingdom . His double had been destroyed and a saint died shortly after . The saint’s soul had been so pure that he would have been able to create a level 14 angel out of her .
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The soul had been disintegrated, and nothing of value could be recovered .
Holy light glimmered on the Lord of Glory from his divine kingdom, shining light on over 1 . 2 billion square kilometers . All god creatures laid prostrate on the ground in fright, waiting for their god’s orders .
The wrath of a god could result in the destruction of a nation .
The Lord of Glory was out to destroy an enemy’s kingdom . The war horn had been blown high in the sky . Countless angels gathered . Two out of the three eternal suns were snuffed out as they were brought to an enemy nation by the Lord of Glory .
It had been many, many years, since the Lord of Glory’s true body had participated in a war personally . The situation riled up all the god creatures who served him . They would never lose by following the Lord of Glory out into battle . It was the source of their powers .
The Lord of Glory had once killed level 16 gods, and this time, it was their time to prove their worth .
Bounty from their god after fighting every single war had always been very, very generous .
Saleen looked up at the sky and said lightly, “Myers, I’m sure you’re seeing this . A god is about to advent . Are you still going to keep your hands to yourself?”
The goddess watched the scene in frustration . She deemed Saleen’s actions to be too reckless .
She had only been able to resurrect 12 angels, and there were over 100 followers waiting to be resurrected . If she left, she wondered what would happen to her followers .
“Damn you, mage . I shouldn’t have let you hold onto so much power,” she thought . She never expected him to infuriate the Lord of Glory, the god who would be out to settle every single score there was . If his army of angels hit Myers Mainland, she would suffer serious losses .
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