The damage caused by Yin Luna's "Power of the Earth·Earth Energy Cannon" flattened the hill where the cultists held the descent ceremony. The power of the ancient god who balanced the chosen one even destroyed the altar of the descent ceremony, which was originally indestructible.
But after the explosion ended and the smoke and dust dispersed in the wind and snow, a strange light still penetrated the dark clouds and shone through the wreckage of the hill. The descent of the gods was indeed delayed, but it did not completely prevent the descent of the gods.
Since that area is actually quite far away from this open space, Shade has not been affected too much for the time being.
"So far, there is only one thing I don't understand."
He looked away and asked the guardian again:
"I know that the evil god usually descends upon the material world to transform flesh and blood into stone. So here comes the question. Since the beginning of this year, traces of cultists have been found in this area, proving that the evil god's arrival in the Randall Valley has been prepared for a long time. So, why did the god choose this time point?"
Maybe the devil might be interested in the chosen one, but Shade knew that the gods were most likely not interested in the chosen one. Every time a god came to the material world, he must have his own reasons. For example, the Lord of the Blood Feast in Tobesk came for a joyful banquet, and the Bloodsucking God of Midhill Castle came to recycle the long-brewed "Red Butterfly Blood Wine".
"The filthy black mud that distorts the source of the earth can also petrify flesh and blood. And this is not an extraordinary power, but more like a strange natural phenomenon."
The Guardian's response was rather brief:
"If that evil god can access the power that distorts the earth, perhaps tomorrow morning, the entire western region of the Old Continent will become the Randall River Valley of tonight."
Shade nodded to show that he understood, then he and the guardian looked up to the west.
Under the solid light of the sky, the terrifying and huge shadow had already revealed its hideous appearance in the dark night. The great terror that mortals could not describe in words was just an illusion caused by the slight power fluctuation after the evil god came. But for Shade, this was the truth about the evil god that he had detected with his own high perception.
The snow and wind brought the tune of a hymn sung by thousands of hoarse voices, and in that hymn, there was a strange accompaniment of stones hitting each other. The snowflakes hitting my face actually caused a slight pain, and when I touched the gray snowflakes in the wind, I found that they were clearly tiny snowflake-shaped stones and sand mixed in with the snow.
The pressure from the gods made it almost impossible for the high-level warlocks of the Orthodox Church and other organizations to breathe. In the dense petrified forest, on the land flowing with black mud and filth, the forest automatically moved to the sides, and neat black stone slabs were laid on the soft soil and snow.
It was as if the forest itself had taken the initiative to open up a straight path leading to the open space by the river. After five minutes of almost no breath, with the sound of heavy footsteps coming from the dark distance, from the hill that was flattened by Yin Luna, everyone knew that "she" had really come.
Every footstep seemed to strike directly at people's hearts. It was unseen, unheard, unthinkable, and unimaginable. No one except Shade could observe the specific appearance of the figure in the darkness at this moment. They could only feel that their bodies could no longer move after they realized that "the gods were coming."
Yin Luna, who was a little weak, wanted to do something, but was stopped by the sorceress beside her:
"Beyas, don't worry, this situation has been anticipated."
As they were talking, time seemed to stand still again. From the western sky, another beam of pure white light descended from the sky and landed in the direction of the Randall River Valley city.
Xia De, who had rested well because of the time bought by Yin Luna, squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of the beam of skylight with some surprise. Then he heard the deafening sound of loud hymns, which came directly into his ears from the direction of the city.
"The God of the Sun and the Earth, the Old Man with the Lantern... This time, the Church is really well prepared."
Since the night of the descent of the gods in Tobesk in the summer of 1853, the epic of the chosen has come to the fifth chapter. And the true god that dominated the mainstream belief of this era will finally reveal himself on this night.
Xia De was not nervous, but felt that this was the right thing to do. This was not Midhill Castle. The church knew about the evil god's descent in advance this time, so they would definitely be prepared.
Facing the fact that the true god is about to arrive, although Xia De has mixed emotions, he accepts this fact.
Judging from the location and direction, the location of the descent ceremony was undoubtedly the church in the city.
However, after confirming that the evil god had indeed appeared in the material world, the believers in the city finally made up their minds to start the ceremony. Therefore, although Yin Luna had gained precious time, the arrival of the god with the power of "sun and earth" would probably still be a few minutes later than the evil god.
Although this was enough to stop the evil god from descending before things became irreversible, but...
"The cultists didn't expect the Chosen One to be able to deliver such a blow. But it's still not enough. What should we do in the few minutes before the righteous god arrives?"
The guardian asked. He was still calm, or rather, the hundreds of souls that made up him were still calm. For him, there should be no such thing as losing control of his emotions under normal circumstances.
"Isn't there still me?"
Xia De pointed at himself, and then suddenly asked:
"Speaking of which, since you have memories that date back to the early Sixth Era, have you ever come into close contact with the righteous gods that descended into the material world?"
The guardian who originally looked like Mr. Lathers changed his appearance and became an old woman with silver hair that Shade had never seen before:
"In 828, in the northeast of the Old World, I had the honor of seeing the God of War and Peace, Father Peace, with my own eyes."
"What happened that time? Are the righteous gods easy to get along with?"
Xia De asked again.
"The evil god, the Lord of Dreams, descended into the material world through the dying dreams of countless people who froze to death in the winter of the Old Continent that year. The kind father responded to the call of mortals and came there, repelling the evil god who tried to reverse the mortal world into a dream. As for the righteous gods... Sorry, I dare not make irresponsible remarks about the gods, but the righteous gods all like to help humans."
"I see..."
Xia De nodded and prepared to stand up. He took a deep breath in the increasingly thin red mist, and the red mist seemed to be inhaled into his nasal cavity.
After absorbing the twisted power of the "Mad Guardian", his body showed some strange reactions that have not yet ended, but the positive effect is that after a short rest, he has now completely recovered to his peak state:
"I'm giving this back to you. After all, this is originally yours."
The fragment of the Heart of the Earth obtained from the Mithril Cube slid in front of the Guardian as the "artifact containing the power of the ancient gods" in the ceremony of the chosen one. As for the other condition of the ceremony, that is, "understanding the earth", the Guardian had already met this.
"Also, please save a seat for me. I will definitely attend the banquet later."
Shade said to the guardian as he stood up, and as the latter nodded in confusion, he turned to look at the dark road that had spontaneously appeared in the forest, and at the terrifying figure that hesitated for a moment after the signs of the arrival of the true god appeared, and then continued to walk towards the open space.
The world is petrified with her steps, and everything is turned into stone because of her appearance. Even if the gods just exist and do nothing, they will spontaneously affect the rules of the material world.
The red mist dissipated, but the red butterfly's illusion still enveloped Shade. Unfortunately, the people in the dense petrified forest could no longer pay attention to the true appearance of the God Summoner.
As Shade stood up, red butterflies flew around him, causing the witches who were worried about him to, under the pressure of the gods, reluctantly use the power of the "Witch Council" to cast their sights over and clearly see Shade walking towards that road.
"What's Shad going to do?"
Sirius couldn't make a sound, he only saw Luvia looking at Shade with a look that was hard to describe.
At this time, all the people who were in the air just now were forced to fall to the ground. The witches gathered together to resist the power of the gods. The edge of the open space where they were was exactly the direction where the evil god was coming.
So, accompanied by Red Butterfly, Shade left the table and walked into the woods. The witches looked at the cold snow and stones with complicated expressions, leaving the first crack on his cheek. As the golden sequins fluttered in the wind, the dazzling golden cracks spread from the first crack on his cheek until the cracks were all over his body.
The remaining golden color was dragged back through the hair and hem of her clothes by the wind, and the golden light spots even made the red butterflies floating around almost turn golden.
The snow was blowing in the wind, and red butterflies were flying around, just like the sun rising in the forest at night, or like a legendary god walking out of ancient mythology.
Only the witches in front of them could look up at Shade and feel the power that mortals could not touch.
"There are no believers here. Please allow us to see you off."
Luvia suddenly said, and the witches scattered in the woods made preparations.
The gorgeous figures lowered their heads, lifted their skirts, and bowed with the highest courtesy as the golden figure gradually approached and illuminated their figures. But Xia De did not say a word, passing by them on the road with the rising power filling his entire soul.
The last one was Luvia. She was the only one who raised her head, her purple eyes staring into Shade's, and after she smiled, she lowered her head and raised the hem of her skirt to salute:
"We are all waiting for you here."
Shade nodded to her and continued walking forward, leaving them behind.
I whispered in my heart:
"Are you ready?"