The Era of Gods - Chapter 67

Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Avatar of the Sea God

Translator: 549690339

Although he had mentally rehearsed how to face a demigod’s true body, when he truly faced, no, merely saw it from afar, the overwhelming pressure shattered most of his confidence.

The reason why he still retained a sliver of confidence was that the concentrated lethal poison in his hand was indeed formidable, and he had Jade Abyss City as a shield.

Without either of these elements, he would never have conceived such a risky idea.

As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, and there are many in this world who venture through fire and water for the sake of profit.

A certain thinker once said that fifty percent profit would tempt most capitalists to take risks; with a hundred percent, they would dare to trample all human laws; and with three hundred percent, they would risk the noose.

Moreover, the profit that Lin Xiao sought to grab was not merely three hundred percent but ten times, even a hundred times that, enough to risk the loss of a large part of his clan for it.

After all, this Saint Descend avatar was not his true body. If it died, it died; it wouldn’t affect his true body.

Just six minutes later, Lin Xiao was already approaching the edge of Jade Abyss City, where he could see the massive foundation of the city standing in the sea and countless parasitic barnacles infesting it.

The Snake People Demigod had indeed been lured away by the bait purposefully released, delaying him for a time; otherwise, there was no reason a demigod wouldn’t have caught up to him.

Rushing to the edge of Jade Abyss City, Lin Xiao used the pretext of paying a visit to the city lord to bring a small part of the Naga clan close to him, leaving all the Fishmen and Naga outside the city.

He wished to bring them all inside, but the city wouldn’t allow it, so he had to leave them outside but ordered them to circle around the city to the other side of the sea city.

Whether it was useful or not, he didn’t know; at least it was a mental comfort.

Less than a minute after entering the city, just at the city gates, Lin Xiao felt that terrifying pressure rapidly approaching. Before he could react, the city did, and from the center of the city, a lavishly dressed old Fishman flew from the grand temple and spoke toward the distance:

“Prince Gras, this is the territory of the Sea God His Majesty!”

The voice was not loud, but it carried immense penetrating power, audible throughout the entire city.

Lin Xiao looked up expressionlessly for a moment before looking away again. This old man was an archbishop of The Sea God Temple in Jade Abyss City, a devout believer of the Sea God, and a powerful Priest.

He had never seen him before, but rumors suggested that the archbishop had Fifth Level strength that could temporarily rise to Sixth Level near the Temple.

The priests of The Church of Divinity are generally faithful devout believers and true believers, not fanatical believers whose faith is too fervent, affecting daily judgment.

Consider if a noble secretly slandered a deity and the pope of the Church was a fanatic believer; the first reaction would be to arrest the person regardless of the truth, even if it was the king.

Whereas more rational devout believers would first investigate. If true, they would discreetly warn the person in an informal setting. They handle church affairs more smoothly and conform more to the deity’s wishes.

After a mere glance, Lin Xiao paid no further attention to avoid attracting the notice of the old Fishman.

At that moment in the sky, a faint oppressive force surged forth, and a faint red light quickly spread from the distant sea, dyeing the entire western sea of Jade Abyss City a bloody red.

Before long, a massive blood-red pillar of water, like a sea of Abyssal blood, rose from the ocean, and a colossal golden figure enshrouded in the sky full of blood light slowly ascended. Its cold gaze swept over Jade Abyss City, scanning over the old Fishman, followed by a faint muffled sound. The old Fishman grunted, and a flush of red appeared on his face.

Without getting angry, the old Fishman bowed to the towering golden figure and a faint blue light rose from his body, countering the demigod’s oppressive force. He said in a firm voice,

“Your Highness Gras, this is the territory of His Majesty the Sea God, you have crossed the boundary!”

Gras swept the temple at the center of the city with a wary glance, vaguely seeing a huge, indistinct pupil staring at him. He snorted disdainfully and pointed at Lin Xiao, saying:

“Hand him over to me, and I will leave immediately.”

The pointed Lin Xiao’s face changed subtly, and without hesitation, he turned and bowed towards the temple, loudly proclaiming:

“I am the Clan Leader of the Fishman Big Tribe from the southwest, Great Sea God Majesty, save me, and one hundred and forty thousand Fishmen will become Your devout believers!”

Having said that, he immediately knelt down and bowed his head in devotion.

His voice was loud, almost the entirety of Yuyuan City could hear him.

This was intentional, as he wanted as many people as possible to hear it.

At this time, anyone who still held a sense of superiority towards the Native deity was a fool. His crazy idea hinged precisely here, on whether the Sea God was willing to provide protection or not.

If willing, there would then be a chance to proceed to the next step.

If not, then there would be nothing more to say, and he should just return whence he came.

He spoke so loudly on purpose, to increase the stakes, betting that the Archbishop wouldn’t dare risk losing followers by refusing aid to a believer in full view of everyone.

Whether he was a true believer or not, at least his feigned faith couldn’t fool the church’s priests, but the various Sea Clans within Yuyuan City didn’t know that. Lin Xiao proclaimed himself a devout believer of the Sea God, and at this moment, all the Sea Clans in Yuyuan City believed him, even if any clarification afterwards would be too late.

If the Archbishop had been a fanatic believer, Lin Xiao’s rushed words would have been immediately exposed and he would have been sent away, but unfortunately, the Archbishop was not, he was more rational and needed to consider the implications of saving or not saving him.

Besides, the one hundred and forty thousand Fishmen that Lin Xiao commanded were quite tempting to him.

Archbishops also had a concept of achievement, and converting more believers would please the deities of the faith even more, thereby earning the favor of the deity. One hundred and forty thousand Fishmen counted as a sizable new font of faith.

After much deliberation, the Archbishop ultimately made a decision, of course, influenced by the whispered words at his ear that suddenly made his expression turn solemn and excited. He raised his head with grave seriousness and spoke to the majestic figure high above in the Vault of Heaven:

“Every marine creature within the vast seas is a child of the Supreme Sea God Majesty, and His Majesty will not abandon any of His children.”

The Snake People Demigod, who had been patiently waiting for an answer, his gold vertical pupil suddenly lit up, and a jet of gold flame burst from the pupil as he snorted coldly:

“I have come to inform you, not to negotiate. This person, I have decided to take!”

Finishing his words with no hint of politeness, he stretched out his right hand and reached downwards, where a heaven-filled blood light converged to form a hundred-meter wide hand of blood light that thunderously pressed down towards Yuyuan City.

“How dare you!”

A cold snort exploded above the temple, as a vast blue light converged above Lin Xiao, forming another giant blue hand that fiercely collided with the blood hand, sending out a ring of transparent shockwaves, stirring up layers of underwater currents.

The one who made a move was certainly not the Archbishop; how could he contend with a demigod? What acted was an incarnation… of the Sea God.