readytorunbook Chapter 512 The Opportunity to Become God Again
Chapter 512 The Opportunity to Become God Again
The purple-clad youth's face suddenly turned extremely ugly.
“My name is Thunder Kingdom Collapse, but I will soon give up this name, because gods don’t need it…”
Xu Ning suddenly burst into laughter, interrupting the purple-clad youth.
"Oh haha, I'm so sorry, I just remembered, I even asked her what 'Shin-koku-bō' meant, and she told me it meant cannon, like the naming convention of the 'Bō-gō' cannon on Kamui Island. Who knew I'd just remember it as a thunder cannon..."
"The lightning has been completely extinguished!"
A bolt of purple lightning, accompanied by the roars of the scattered soldiers, hurtled straight toward Xu Ning.
Xu Ning recognized the stragglers as soon as he entered.
He suddenly had a clear idea of why the stragglers were there and what the so-called "project" of the Order of the Instruction was.
Creating gods.
It should be that the Order of the Church, mainly composed of scattered soldiers, plus the Heart of God he obtained from the Son of God, recreated a new god of Mount Sumeru.
That's roughly what the expansion pack in my previous life said, but I was transported here back then and knew nothing about the specific plot. I struggled in the dream for a few days and forgot about it.
But in the end, this guy was dealt with by the Little Lucky Grass King, right?
Regardless, having come all this way, we should at least rescue the Little Lucky Grass King's true form first.
"Hold him off for a bit, I'm going to rescue Narcida's true form," Xu Ning instructed Wendy as he dodged the bolt of lightning.
"Huh? This guy is really strong, I can't beat him..."
Seeing Xu Ning's anemo elemental begin to rapidly move away from the inner circle of the Temple of Purification, leaving only himself facing the Fatui executor, Wendy quickly put on a smile and said to the enemy, "Strictly speaking, most of my skills lie in poetry; combat isn't really my forte. Since there's an easy way to resolve a battle, why bother with all the fighting? I see you don't even have a Vision of God. Why don't you pledge allegiance to Barbatos, the Wind God, and join our side? I can get Him to give you a Vision of God..."
Xu Ning was furious when she heard this, "I told you to restrain him, and you're just using empty words? Is he your great-uncle's grandson or something? You can't even bring yourself to take out your bow?"
Wendy had also given up, just raising her hands and chuckling.
The stragglers glanced at Wendy with disdain, then abandoned him and turned to attack Xu Ning, sneering, "The old gods have fallen so low; it's indeed time for new gods to take over."
Xu Ning controlled his wind elemental body and soared into the air. "Lei Dapao, for the first time I think you're right! But you're dreaming if you think you can kill me. Hehe, after all, I can fly!"
Xu Ning sneered, but the elemental body did not fly high; it remained hovering outside Nasida's "birdcage," circling around.
Nasita in the "birdcage" is a little girl curled up sleeping, floating in a pale blue light, looking exceptionally pitiful.
Xu Ning tried a few times, but since his physical body wasn't in front of him, he couldn't fully unleash his power and couldn't break through the birdcage's light barrier at all.
If Wendy goes all out, there shouldn't be any problem.
But this lazy fellow seemed more interested in the little brat Guo Beng. He hadn't even glanced at the Little Auspicious Grass King just now, and Xu Ning had no idea what he was thinking all day.
Now all we can do is mock the stragglers, hoping they'll lose their temper and hit the "birdcage" hard, so we can open the shield together.
Unexpectedly, the stragglers saw through Xu Ning's intentions at a glance, and stood still with their arms crossed and a cold smile.
"See that thing on top of this birdcage that looks like a giant eye of God? That's the void device left behind by the previous Tree King, a powerful system that supposedly unifies all wisdom. And it's driven by this Little Auspicious Grass King and His divine heart. In other words, as long as your power is not enough to surpass the divine power of the grass god in front of you, don't even think about destroying it."
Xu Ning paused for a moment, then turned to look at Wendy.
This cowardly god spread his hands and said, "Don't look at me, I'm the weakest of the seven gods."
Damn it, I knew I couldn't count on this guy.
Xu Ning felt utterly defeated. Ever since arriving in Sumeru, he had lost control of the plot, and the Little Auspicious Grass King's indiscriminate love for the people of Sumeru had left him feeling constrained and constantly caught in a dilemma.
"It seems there's not much time this time. Next time I come, I'll give you a good thrashing."
Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, the stragglers burst into arrogant laughter.
"You might not even get to see a next time, but I'll show you what despair truly means!"
Xu Ning's wind elemental body suddenly dissipated in the air, returning directly to his original body.
Wendy, standing at the door, called out to the stragglers before leaving, "What I say is always valid."
Xu Ning regained consciousness and immediately knocked Setare unconscious. He then had Catherine hold her, activated the Dust Concealment Gourd to throw the two of them into the Dust Concealment Cave, grabbed Tinari's shoulder with one hand, and took two steps back, saying, "Don't resist."
Xu Ning reached out and gently patted the teleportation anchor point behind him, and the two of them instantly appeared on a small hill not far from Huacheng Guo.
"It seems that the 'project' of the Order of the Fathers must have reached a critical point. Otherwise, given the style of the Fools, how could they just threaten some Sumeru people and be done with it?"
Listening to Xu Ning's analysis, Tinali smiled wryly and said, "Is that so? Perhaps it's because of our different stances. I think this method is the most lethal one."
"In any case, we are currently helpless against Sumeru City. If you don't have anything urgent to attend to, could you please come with me to Zen Garden?"
"doing what?"
Tina sighed, "Hai Basha, before I came to Sumeru, I temporarily entrusted her to a friend there. She's in some kind of situation, and she also has something to do with you..."
Although Xu Ning had no desire to meddle in other people's business, he couldn't find a way to rescue the Little Lucky Grass King for the time being.
"Then let's go take a look..."
Xu Ning followed Tinali westward, and after climbing two hills, they came to a place that looked remarkably like a glass greenhouse in the real world.
There are very few people here, and even if you encounter one, they are a ranger who is not wearing a Void Terminal.
"I put her inside, hoping that the rich herbal elements there will slightly alleviate her symptoms."
Upon entering the room, the first thing Xu Ning saw was Haibaxia, who was sitting on the floor with her eyes closed in meditation.
"You've come, Xu Ning. I knew we'd meet again sooner or later."
Xu Ning tried to sense it, and found that Hai Baxia's aura was long and peaceful, and she did not seem to have any symptoms such as madness.
"I thought you wouldn't be able to emerge as a master until you reached that so-called perfect stage. Now that you've emerged, does that mean you've finished your cultivation?"
Haibasha smiled and corrected him, "It's the Silent Perfection stage, and I've already seen the appearance of the gods, so my cultivation has naturally ended. But to be honest, I'm still quite fortunate to have reached this level so quickly, thanks in large part to you."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ning was a little confused. He glanced at Tinali, and seeing that he didn't speak, he asked, "I'm not even in Huacheng Guo, how did you benefit from my influence?"
"It's mainly thanks to the lotus-infused wine you made. Your wine is incredibly popular here now, and even people in Huacheng Guo have been secretly selling a small portion of it in the vicinity."
“Hey, do you want to see the gods? I can take you there. Give me a bowl of moon lotus wine, and I can bring you all into the realm of divine consciousness so you can witness my divine power together.”
Xu Ning recalled the scene of himself and Kong connecting to the Void Tree.
"If we could bring all of us in, I would like to invite as many people as possible."
Haibaxia readily agreed.
Xu Ning had Tina Li find some cultivated moon lotus flowers here, dried and ground them, mixed them into wine and handed them to Hai Ba Xia, and then released Catherine and Kong.
"Alright, hold my hand, and I will help you connect to the channel of consciousness, and you will experience the same joy of witnessing the divine as I do."
Haibaxia drank the wine Xu Ning handed her, then took everyone's hands and began to meditate.
Xu Ning felt as if his consciousness was suddenly pulled, as if he were having the same experience as when he was leading someone through the ley lines.
This time, however, her consciousness was drawn to another place by Haibasha.
A scene slowly formed in my mind.
"It shed tears."
"It is clearly unqualified as the body of a god; it should not be swayed by weak emotions, as this would become its weakness and flaw."
"However, since it has gained consciousness through my intervention, destroying it would be too cruel. Let it stay here."
Xu Ning and Kong were like spectators standing in the void, watching the puppets being given life and placed in a magnificent palace, living in a daze, unaware of the end.
Then, after an unknown number of years, a young boy suddenly wandered into a magnificent palace.
"Wow, I had no idea there was such a magnificent place here. Hey, are you the owner of this place?"
"No parents? Can't you speak? How can you live here all by yourself? Why don't you... come out with me? There are lots of good friends outside..."
"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes. Let's go."
The doll was taken out like this, and gradually learned to speak, dance beautifully, and be loved by people, and also liked others.
Until those he cared about lost their lives.
Then the masked man found him.
“Hate? Hate is a power, and you clearly need more. Come with me, and I can give you anything you want, of course, at the cost of some small experiments.”
"Give me the power, and I can do anything."
“A very good realization. Come with me. Perhaps you can find your original responsibility and rediscover the opportunity to become a god.”