Chapter 283: Igniting the Divine Fire
Barber City is as lively as a pot of boiling porridge, this season is obviously not yet summer, but it feels as if the whole Barber City is on fire, and the whole Barber City is plunged into a carnival feast.
"The master of the underworld, the supreme ruler of the realm of the dead, the steward of death and souls!"
"May you grant us eternal life and the afterlife!"
Dozens of people in the city dragged the huge statue of the god of death with trailers and more than a dozen horses, little by little to transport to the square, the statue of the god of death was obviously terrifying and dark, at this moment in the broad daylight, surrounded by so many people, with music and dance, plus the rain on the sky, but it seemed extremely joyful.
Along the way, you can see underworld sacrifices and devotees scattered with flower petals and splashes of water, and many of them kneel on the ground or follow the idol along the way to cheer.
The believers of the Psuth dynasty were not afraid of death, for them, death was the continuation of life, or in a sense, they believed that death and life were one, and they preferred the afterlife, hoping to gain the favor of the gods, enter the kingdom of death, and imagine eternal life or the afterlife, although most people did not have this qualification.
The square was filled with the devotees of the Sky Temple, who wore loose clothing belonging to the Batco region, most of them were relatively simple, exposing their arms or lower legs, and they gathered on the square to sit cross-legged and listen to the temple priests read the Book of the Living and preach the teachings of the underworld of the Sky Temple.
And more priests dressed in robes, singing songs in praise of the gods, dancing dances praying to the gods, flowers are sprinkled all over the ground, music is melodious, festivals are everywhere in the city, the city gates are wide open to welcome all the believers who go to the city of Barber, a large number of soldiers and temple sacrifices maintain order, and groups of believers can be seen praying everywhere.
Squares, temples, miracle sites, statues, everywhere you see prayers and kneeling believers, the Psuth Dynasty was established for nearly two hundred years, the belief in the Sky Temple has been deeply rooted in this area, Setisis for ordinary people, not only kings, but also represents faith and gods.
The population in the city is extremely dense, and the entire huge city of Barber has reached nearly 100,000 outsiders during this time and is still increasing, and there are places to arrange accommodation and food distribution everywhere in the city, in order to hold this festival of death, the Psuth dynasty has made very perfect preparations.
"What a powerful dynasty!"
Jonathan, dressed in an overcoat, wearing a top hat and holding a cane, followed the envoys of the Sheen City-State Alliance, along with him and Marina and several alchemists, especially Marina.
As soon as they entered the city of Barber, they attracted much attention, and immediately there were temple priests who came to greet them, and there were many eyes on them, both openly and secretly, because Lady Marina was in their ranks, but only concerned, and no one pointed out Marina's identity, as if she was just an ordinary person who came with the envoys.
Marina kept looking left and right when she entered the city, and along the way, in addition to the people of the Batko region, there were many other ethnic groups and people from other regions, which can be seen from the clothes and appearances that the Psut dynasty was a huge country, and the previous half of the Tutan region and the large and small kingdoms in the south were conquered by it.
But Marina didn't pay attention to these, but seemed to see some familiar shadows, and even Marina saw the existence that was extremely high on the list of blasphemers of the three major churches, and then this opportunity was mixed into Barber City.
"Are they all here?" Marina felt that some of the information she was not sure about before seemed to be confirmed, there was no impermeable wall in the world, especially such a big movement of the Psuth Dynasty, such a big arrangement, and some hidden means, it was easy for people to see through and guess what they were going to do.
The next day, they saw the King of the Psuth dynasty, Setisis, a legendary being, all the envoys watching His Majesty from the corner of the palace, and the palace was filled with a large number of temple offerings, and looking down, the whole city gathered into a sea of worshippers of the Sky Temple.
Hundreds of underworld sacrifices occupied all the palaces, guarding Setisis, as if in the stars and the moon, a large number of transcendent beings knelt around the king and sat in a circle, even if this old man who didn't look good-looking, the majesty exuded at this moment also made the people who came here tremble!
The king's majestic gaze swept over everyone who came here, and everyone bowed their heads, even though they had already seen that there were alchemists, wizards, and people of extraordinary blood who had come here for the purpose of participating in this grand ceremony, but at this moment they were not in charge of the city at all.
"Because this is Barber City!"
"This is the royal capital of the Psut Dynasty!"
"This is the place where the light of the gods shrouds it!"
Jonathan suddenly remembered the words of the sacrifice that received them when they were in the process, and watched the layers of underworld sacrifices continue to gather, and couldn't help but feel a tingling in his heart, although he knew that on top of this kind of grand ceremony, as foreign envoys, the Psuth Dynasty could not make any moves, but looking at this powerful force, it was also terrifying.
Jonathan couldn't help but look at Ms. Marina beside him, and was able to find some comfort and peace of mind, but at this moment Marina stared at Setisis tightly, her face solemn.
"The peak of the fourth level, it really deserves to be an antique-level existence, and the spiritual power scale is close to one thousand!"
As the bells rang, a huge bell rang from the top of the palace, and the whole city rang with the bells of response, and the hymns to the gods rang out in the palace, and the music and drums played in unison.
The believers outside the city, like mountains and seas, looked at the palace in unison, and the sound of prayer instantly filled the entire sky, and a powerful force of faith seemed to gather and envelop the entire Barber City, infecting everyone!
Setisis sat cross-legged under the idol, and the two main gods were one and two-faced, while looking at Setisis below.
"Setisis!"
"Setisis!"
The priests of the underworld shouted the name of Setisis in unison, and the rousing music rang out, all shouting hoarsely, and they were at the feet of Setisis, chanting hymns about Setisis.
As soon as the first sound came out, the whole city chanted the name of Setisis in unison, forming a wave like a tsunami, and all the believers fell into extreme frenzy, and hundreds of thousands of people shouted a name at the same time, as if giving the name a different power.
"Ding Dong!"
For a moment, Jonathan felt that the air in the entire Barber City was fixed, as if a strong force, along with these shouts, continued to converge, infusing the name and giving it a different name.
Countless lines converged in the palace, and I saw that the entire palace was a huge pattern of the priesthood of death, but there were some differences with the cornerstone of the priesthood of death on the model of the world tree, a large amount of faith power penetrated into it, and then condensed into a special symbol, which was the name of the god of Setisis, and it was the title of the divine title of Setisis.
In an instant, I saw that Setiss's soul seemed to be ignited, and the black symbol with a special power of faith poured into Setisis's soul, igniting his soul and beginning to transform it into a special posture.
Black power flowed out of Setisis' body with the continuous flow of light and shadow, filling the entire palace, and all the priests of the underworld continued to chant the name of Setisis, and even sang his praises about Setisis.
At this moment, Setisis was at the highest point of the palace, and his body was constantly overflowing with black death power, and countless believers were chanting his name below, from top to bottom, hundreds of thousands of people prostrate under his feet, like gods.
All the guests who participated in this holy ceremony all looked up to Setisis under the statue at this moment, and could see that his power was constantly spreading, and the soul seemed to be burning with a raging flame, and the black divine power was constantly flowing out of his body, and under the power of this faith, it was constantly expanding.
Jonathan trembled at the moment, and looked at Setisis with wide eyes: "Condense the name of the gods, ignite the fire of the gods, and transform the body of the gods!" ”
"Sure enough, is that really the case?"
"Condense the priesthood, he ...... Is he going to become a god? ”
Everyone who had already received the news was stunned at this moment as they looked at Setis, whose strength was constantly expanding and changing, and the flames quickly enveloped his body, and a huge black light and shadow drilled out from his body.
Under the chanting of the whole city, the power of faith continued to converge towards the center, and the faith of hundreds of thousands of people was condensed in the body of Setisis, and the soul of Setisis quickly completed the condensation of the god's name, and then successfully ignited the divine fire, and the divine fire covered the entire body, and I saw that the posture of Setisis's soul continued to change, transforming towards the posture of the body of the god.
"The Body of the Gods!"
At this moment, Marina also stood up, and watched in shock at the changes that had taken place in Setisis, this was the first time that humans had seen someone walk towards the gods, touching the realm of the eternal gods with a mortal body.
"Touch the eternal stars with a mortal body!"
I don't know why, Jonathan remembered this sentence again, and watched as the black light and shadow power continued to flow out of Setisis's body, dyeing the entire huge palace as if it were a black underworld, and his eyes flashed with fear, longing, and expectation!
In addition, a large number of guys who were hidden in Barber City and spied on this festival of the Death Festival also looked at the palace one by one, the huge palace was completely shrouded in a black light, and it was not clear what was going on inside, but everyone could feel that a strong wave was born in it, as if it was about to burst out in an instant.
Black light and shadow drilled out of Setisis's body, converging into a huge divine light and shadow holding the Book of the Dead, breaking free from Setisis's body, and as the power of prayer and faith continued to gather, it quickly expanded, stood up, and poured out of the palace little by little, erecting in the center of the entire city of Barber.
I only saw a black-robed divine light and shadow hundreds of meters high, occupying the center of the entire city, like a giant overlooking the entire city, the huge black robe danced, floating above the city like a cloud, as if the true god descended, where the eyes swept over, the believers shouted wildly, and their hearts trembled!
"It's really this step!"
And many more who were observing in the shadows fell into ecstasy, and the success of Setisis taught them that this step was feasible and that success could be replicated.
The festival lasted for a whole month before it ended, and the news that Setisis had succeeded in lighting the divine fire and condensing the body of the gods had spread to the world before the festival was over.