Three hundred and sixty-four: The Lord of the Dark Demon Web and the Path of the Gods
Menesus was not surprised at all: "Hello guest, you arrived on time. β
Kota smiled at Richie, "We're meeting again, beautiful ...... Your Excellency the Duke. β
Richie's forehead jumped with green tendons, he had to kill this guy's mouth!
Wait what you just said, Menesus wants to be a god!?
"Thank you for your speculation and for answering many of my questions," said Kota, "Menesus is our common enemy, and it is necessary to share some information with you. β
She pointed to the wooden house in the center of the square and said, "It's not a witch in there, it's ...... How to put it, something similar to a god's corpse, but alive. β
Is that still a god corpse?
Kota sighed, "I don't know the specifics, but it's a terrifying existence that can destroy the entire order of the main plane. Compared to the calamity of this existence, the feud between the Loyal Divine Court and your heretics is a secondary issue. β
Menesus shook his head slowly: "You incense people, you are not busy solving your own problems, and you are still here to care about the affairs of the Storm Islands, do you still think that you represent the will of Kem?"
Kota said coldly: "When you become the master of the dark demon net and can fuse divine power and magic power, you will definitely find the greatest power of faith and cut it off for yourself, right?"
"Even if you don't, the Loyal God Court won't allow a new god capable of doing this!"
Dark Demon Web!?
It is said that the Night Lady once created a shadow magic net in the Dark Ages, could it be that this spatial membrane in the Undercity is the latest improved model?
"It seems that the demigods who sent you didn't tell you the whole story, but they know very little. β
Menesus said in a tone of pity, "I would not be satisfied with being a god, but only a small reward for helping the Night Lady to carry out her great plan. More than the gods, I would like to see Finn move towards a new era, an era in which the gods are no longer divided and the strong are no longer bound by the law. β
"In the new era, the power of faith will be as balanced and peaceful as the magic of nature. Mortal souls will be fed more purely. The gods can more easily and directly obtain the power of faith from mortal souls. Instead of being like this, it is necessary to indirectly stimulate the growth of mortal souls with the help of various realistic and trivial ways, and then obtain the power of faith through complex rituals. β
He suddenly changed color, and the paladins and priests behind him exclaimed even more.
She gasped sharply, "What you have to do is not just cut off the power of faith, but let all the power of faith be attached to the dark demon net!?"
"Isn't that bad?"
Menesus said eagerly, "The Dark Demon Net will turn the main plane into a wheat field for the gods, providing a more convenient and efficient circulation channel for the power of faith. Wouldn't it be much better for all the gods to form a new alliance around us, and divide the share of harmony, than in this broken and chaotic state now?"
The conversation between the two revealed enough information that Richie already knew Menesus's intentions.
This dark web will eventually be as ubiquitous as the magic web, and can access the souls of all mortals. Whatever the deity, if they want to gain the power of faith, they must go through this network.
At the same time, this network will erode the minds of mortals, causing them to gradually detach themselves from reality and live in an illusory world, and the resulting beliefs will naturally become more pure.
"Render to God what is God's, and man's to man", this is not in line with what Lady Night said!
Li Qi sneered: "Turning all mortals into puppets in the end? β
Lady Night designed the Dark Web to separate mortals from the gods, but Menessus wanted to use it to monopolize the power of faith and do business with the gods.
Lady Night's plan meant that countless mortals would be sacrificed, and if more mortals could finally be freed from the gods' slavery, it would be an absolutely rational choice.
Menesus, on the other hand, wants to join forces with the gods to enslave mortals more completely, and in his plan, all mortals will become puppets like the bark people.
Menesus scoffed, "Isn't it the Night Lady's plan?"
"Do you think that the Night Lady is a good god who cares for mortals like the goddess of mercy and the god of suffering, and cares for and protects them like relatives?"
Menesus, like the host of a grand celebration, raised his staff and exclaimed, "It's almost time, let's get started!
As if the whole world shook, Richie's consciousness was in an extremely brief trance, and Tina behind him hugged him tightly.
In the center of the square, the wooden house shattered, and a ...... That's right, a giant snake sprang out, hovering and churning in the air.
Purple light shot down from the full moon, restraining the giant snake like a rope, and the snake's body was wrapped in layers of light and gradually shrunk.
By the time the beam of light fell, the serpent had transformed into a purple-haired woman.
The purple-haired woman's arms were spread wide, without a single strand. Li Qi was far away and couldn't see his face clearly, but his tall figure was somewhat familiar.
Look at it again, the curves of the slender shape, the long hair flowing grace, if the hair color becomes black, and then put on clothes, it will be ...... Hathaway!
Gwentoline, the former saintess who had been standing all along, finally moved at this time.
She shook her body, knelt under the purple-haired woman, and cried out in a sad voice, "Motherββ!"
The purple-haired woman opened her eyes, and it was a pair of silver eyes, and Li Qi almost called out, it was really Hathaway!?
"Female ...... ...... children"
The woman answered in a hollow voice and looked down at Gwentorin, "You...... Come, come back...... My arms. β
Without hesitation, Gwyntoline hugged the woman's leg and cried, "Mother......"
The shouts fell silent, and Gwentorin's body quickly faded and solidified into a statue. Specks of white light spilled out of her body and soaked into the woman's body.
The woman was stunned, and suddenly let out a sharp cry, looking extremely painful.
Her body suddenly rose and grew larger, and her knees, elbows, and neck showed patches of snake scales.
In an instant, she turned into a giant that was ten stories tall, and the purple light that bound her turned into giant snakes, wriggling and swimming on her.
And that's not the most terrifying thing, her purple hair rose high, and every strand of hair stretched up, turning into something that I don't know if it was a snake or a tentacle, and soon completely obscured the sky over the square.
The snakes weaved into the zenith, and not only Richie and Tina's scalps were numb, but even Kota and her men retreated one after another, holding up all kinds of protection.
At this time, I can finally see the face of the purple-haired woman, ignoring those snake scales, it is really exactly the same as Hathaway!
"Hathaway, Quiet ......"
Menesus, as if to soothe her pet, tapped the instep of her with his staff.
The huge snake girl's body was stunned, and she stood still, only the giant snake wrapped around her body, and the long snake with its hair still swimming and intertwining.
"What did you just call her?"
Richie couldn't help but say, "Hathaway!?"
"That's right, Hathaway", Menesus looked up at the giant snake woman and said in an unusually complicated tone, "Hathaway-Misley." β
That misley who turned into a god and turned into the goddess of the magic web!?
"It's her ......"
Kota realized: "This is not Hathaway Misley anymore, it's just her shell!
Li Qi also understood that Misley's mortal will had ascended into the magic net, and the Night Lady had left her body behind, using the Origin Bloodline to keep it alive.
This kind of serpentine should be the primordial factor in the bloodline of mortals. It's not that mortals are transformed from snakes, but that mortals have the power of various creatures in ancient times in their blood. Warlocks are mortals whose origins are relatively pure, and ordinary people are negligible.
He looked at Menessus and his expression became strange: "Gwentorin, it's you and this...... ...... of the husk Crystallization?"
Menesus coughed twice in embarrassment, and declared, "It's not like this, it's the mortal form just now!"
Li Qi showed a disgusted expression: "That's also a shell, it's like an inflatable ...... Hmm, physical dolls, anyway, meat puppets, right?"
"Tsk, magician", Kota also tacitly sneered, "They don't care about having children with a puppet." β
"Misli is the Holy Maiden of the Night Lady, and everything she has should be dedicated to the Lady, including her body", Menesus mused in a deep voice, "As a night watchman, it is also an honorable duty to use her body to nurture the next generation of Holy Maidens!"
This amount of information is so large that it makes Li Qi sick to his stomach......
Regardless of the word "the", it seems to imply that Misley parted ways with Miss Night after becoming Mistra.
Let's just say that the Night's Watch used this shell to nurture the next generation of saints, that is......
"It's been a thousand years since Miasley left this shell, so you're not the only one on the night watch, right?"
"He's been in office for almost a hundred years," Kota said in a strange tone, "and if you count it as a hundred years, it's also tenth." β
"That's not the point, mortal morality has nothing to do with magicians", Menesus said lightly, seemingly suppressing his shame.
"Although it is alive, it is also a god corpse", Li Qi did not let him go: "How did you get there......? Won't it be corrupted?"
The staff shook, Menesus was obviously angry, but maybe it was the onset of an occupational disease that taught and solved doubts, and he actually explained: "Don't compare the Rose Divine Corpse and the corrupted artifact you have seen before with her, she is different! Just like a living person, otherwise how can she give birth?"
Kota emphasized: "A living man without a soul. β
She looked at the huge snake girl who was standing in a daze, and said curiously: "Your daughter's soul melted into this body just now, why does she still have no will?"
Menesus laughed and said, "Because this shell, together with the vessel Gwentorin, it constitutes a complete divine seat." Now wait for the Lord of the Throne to arrive, and a new god will be born. β
Li Qi didn't understand too much, and Kota's face changed instantly, as if he had grasped the key.
She said bitterly: "I thought ......"
Menesus's voice reverberated like gold and iron, echoing throughout the square, no, the entire space: "I think we still need to collect enough divine essentia? There are millions of prayers here, and the power of faith accumulated over the millennium is enough to condense into the divine essentia that lifts this place to ascend to the plane of the kingdom of God!"
As long as she reaches the realm of God, the first mottled and chaotic beliefs will be returned to the Dark Demon Net, which will increase her divine power. After that, all the gods who are weaker than her, the flow of the power of faith will be in her hands!"
"I think we want to build the kingdom of God?
"I think the new god is me, I have to spend a long time fusing the god seat, and there is a high chance of failure? Wrong, the new god is not me, I am willing to act as a slave god!"
His voice grew louder and louder, both high-pitched and deep, striking directly at the heart.
Li Qi could still hold on, and Tina behind him had slipped off his back, shouting against the force.
"Behold, this is the real world!"
Menesus's figure also rose suddenly, only a head lower than the Serpent Woman.
His arms outstretched, and his staff spewed out a glow of green.
The light and shadow changed, Li Qi blinked, and the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
The space stretched and twisted rapidly, and the square where it was originally located arched up, becoming the top of the world.
The Serpent Lady has also changed, becoming a purple-haired beauty in a robe, with the same appearance as Hathaway Ted, but standing like a towering giant.
Her long hair still fluttered into the sky, each strand glowing with a blazing white light that went straight into the sky, weaving into a round of sunshine.
Just under this small peak, countless people are standing around. These people are richly dressed, their skin is shining, they are handsome and beautiful, and they are as holy as angels. Their eyes were full of pious heat, and their mouths whispered something, huddled together densely, swaying slightly like wheat waves in a wheat field, as if they were the bark people who chased and intercepted Li Qi and the others before.
In this endless circle, above the countless crowds of people, the scenes of the Storm Islands were squeezed into various places, like pieces of broken space.
The white tower is lined up, the beacon smoke is everywhere, and the center of the tower is about to be visible, which is the silver city.
It was like the dark roots of the towering giant trees in the night, and the voices of people were boiling and flowing, it was like a shadow city.
There is also a space where the sea is rippling, and a large number of floating ships are breaking the waves.
It's not a mirage, it's more like the real space being pulled in.
In every space, people stopped their movements in astonishment, staring blankly at this peak, looking at the purple-haired Hathaway who seemed to be magnified and goddess-like.
On a floating ship, Hathaway, who was purple-robed and black-haired, stood at the bow of the ship, shouting clearly: "Mentor ββ!"
Menesus's voice echoed throughout the Storm Isles: "Thirty thousand years ago, when the Night Lady showed the mages where to hide, there was an agreement. The Night Lady shelters the magician, and the magician builds this kingdom for the Night Lady. β
"When the magicians were given a place to breathe, they quickly forgot about this agreement, and they struggled for thirty thousand years. β
"A thousand years ago, the Night Lady gave the mage a chance once again, and this time, the Night's Watch finally had such a cause to oversee it. β
"It shouldn't have been in such a hurry, but the world is changing so fast that planning has to be advanced. β
"Magicians of the Storm Isles, soon you will be servants of the new gods, you will cross the chasm between divine power and magical power, and all mortals will prostrate at your feet!"
"Do not be alarmed, slaves, for you will become eternal conspirators, eternal life and endless happiness in the kingdom of God!"
"Everyone, welcome our new god together, welcome the Lord of the Dark Demon Net, she will be in charge of the intersection of magic and divine power in the world of Fein, and she will become the god of all gods!"
"Rejoice, Hathawayββ!"
The giant-like Menesus stretched out his hand to the space where the floatship was located: "Come on, Hathaway......"
He pointed to the huge purple-haired Hathaway with his other hand, "Come and ascend to your throne." β
The black-haired Hathaway was obviously in a trance by this scene, her eyes were straight, her red lips were slightly open, and she didn't move at all.
"Richie, it's ββ! now"
Kota moved, and her body suddenly rose to the top of her body, transforming into a giant of white light, almost as tall as the purple-haired Hathaway and Menesus.
"Accept the sanction of Kem, evil usurper!"
Kota swung her sword at the throne, the purple-haired Hathaway, and with a wave of her hand, shot out a holy light of Kem, reaching the zenith.
"The timing is just right, and I'm ready to welcome the arrival of two distinguished guests. β
Menesus was not moved by the riot of Kota in the slightest, and looked at Li Qi as he spoke: "Your goddess should also take the stage, right?"
Sure enough, this guy kept him from killing, just for this moment.
It's definitely not a good time to summon Little Red Riding Hood!
The giant of light that Kota had transformed into slashed down with a sword, as if it had been slashed into the water, and the purple-haired Hathaway's figure rippled and quickly returned to normal.
The Holy Light Giant was extremely shocked, but it was not this useless sword that shocked him, but something else.
She looked up at the sky and lost her voice: "They ......"
"They don't dare come, haha, you can't summon the real Kaim", Menesus laughed.
The dazzling light shot down like a snake, piercing through the Giant of Light, and then winding and pressing, the giant shrank rapidly, and Kota let out a terrible scream.
"What about you, Richie Prell, is your goddess scared too?
The Light Snake also pounced on Li Qi and Tina, and Li Qi swung his scythe to resist it, and was quickly restrained. It was like being thrown into a meat grinder, and the body and mind were crushed back and forth by the terrifying force.
"Next second...... One more second......"
Richie did his best to stay awake, and Menessus must have been prepared for this time to force him to summon Little Red Riding Hood. It's like stud at the table, whoever gets the hole card to the end wins.
What's more, he couldn't be sure if the power of Little Red Riding Celebration could defeat Menesus and the "divine seat" at this time.
The best moment should be in Hathaway...... When the black-haired Hathaway spoke.
It would be great if Hathaway refused, and Menessus would inevitably show a flaw.
If Hathaway accepts, then she should have an opportunity to sit on the throne and merge with the throne.
How will Hathaway choose? No matter how you look at it, you should choose the latter, this is a god!
"I surrender ββ!"
Kota couldn't hold on any longer, she returned to her normal form, struggling among the light snakes, and shouted loudly, "I'm willing to communicate with Ika on behalf of the new gods and the Lord of the Dark Demon Net!"
What about your faith, paladin?
Li Qi couldn't even take care of Tina at this time, and he would hold on to it when he was ready...... Ten seconds, or twenty seconds, I can't prepare any more.
At this moment, the light and shadow suddenly flickered brightly and darkly, and the space expanded and fluctuated like breathing. The majestic kingdom of God and the gloomy underground city, the top of the world and the city square are intertwined. Around the pinnacle of the prayers, there is a rapid shift between the bark people and the angels.
It's just that the purple-haired Hathaway of the god seat, snake scales began to appear on his face, and his empty eyes showed a hint of anger, looking at the floating ship that was stretching violently, and the distance was uncertain, and said slowly: "Daughter......"
There was an accident, and even Menesus was stunned, it was like Gwen Torin's consciousness?
This is the timeββ!
Li Qi's thoughts were like a turbulent torrent, instantly piercing the layer of window paper and pouring into Little Red Riding Hood's side: "Little Red, hurry up and copy the bricks!"
"It's okay to secretly call me Little Red Riding Hood, and now it's minus another word, Ya is really impatient to live!"
Crimson Shrine, Little Red Riding Hood muttered dissatisfiedly.
Then she looked at the dress on her body and sighed at Youzan: "You are also a heart, right?"
You Zan scratched his little bald head and said worriedly: "Didn't Your Majesty say that there must be a force to appear in the field?" I thought of it...... Wearing golden armor and holy clothes, his feet are stepping on colorful auspicious clouds......"
Disheveled!
A stick smashed into its head, and Little Red Riding Hood scolded, "Do you want me to thank you for not sticking a tail in your ass!?"
Yuzan rubbed his head and shouted, "Time! time!"
"I'll settle accounts with you when I come back!"
Little Red Riding Hood turned her head, and this action made the things on her head also draw a large circle, swaying leisurely.
She asked the little angel, "Nine seconds, right?"
Qiu Xiang and Thrush nodded nervously at the same time, and Little Red Riding Hood turned around and said, "Open the door!"
A large hole had broken through the floor of the hall, and below it was a chaotic void like a thick fog, and a gray tide could be faintly seen surging violently.
She said again, "Hook up!"