Chapter 183: Collaborate With A New God?

Wei Ting looked down at the remaining evil gods with blazing killing intent. He suddenly stepped forward, his axe transforming into a reaper's blade.

With a single, bloodthirsty swing, half of the evil gods were dispatched.

Still, Wei Ting didn't stop. He slaughtered as though a war god had taken mortal form.

"No!"

"Spare us!"

The once-almighty gods, who had towered above all others, no longer showed any trace of their former arrogance or tyranny.

The alluring Tao An wore a ferocious expression. "This world is destined to be ruled by the new gods! If you don't stop now, you'll be punished by the True Gods."

In a few mere seconds, only two new gods remained on the battlefield.

Tao An rambled nonstop, desperate for even a sliver of hope, "We are here to receive Venerable Taiyi. If you kill us, the reception will be terminated! You are offending Venerable Taiyi! Once he descends, he will never let you go!"

Her red dress swayed seductively, her beauty dazzling, while her thoughts raced frantically.

Qi Yuan froze for a moment.

"

Oh?

I'll be offending him?”

A True God descending?

Seeing this, Tao An sensed an opportunity and hurried on. "You are delusional if you think that he won't descend! Ruining the reception will only push back his descent by a year or two. He'll absolutely kill you!"

Qi Yuan asked, "If we continue the reception, when will he descend?"

The answer was really important. After all, a True God should have immense evil god spiritual energy, right? By obtaining it, he could probably visualize an immensely powerful deity.

"Half a month," Tao An replied, then continued, "Qiyuann Sovereign, your extraordinary talent is wasted on the ancient gods. Two-thirds of the cities of the Lin Empire are already ours. Not long ago, the neighboring Jiang Empire had witnessed a True God taking down an ancient god. That was how the Jiang Empire became the territory of the new gods.

“Qiyuann Sovereign, think about the future! You'll fare infinitely better with us! After joining us, an ancient god from the Lu Empire became the envy of all. Great Venerable greatly valued him, even marrying his daughter to him! If you join us, not only will you survive, you may even have the chance to marry a True God's daughter."

Just then, Tao An smiled seductively, dripping with appeal. "And even if not, I am willing to offer myself..."

Qi Yuan muttered to himself, "So to defeat Venerable Taiyi quickly, I must keep you alive?"

Tao An's eyes lit up, convinced her persuasion had succeeded. She eagerly said, "Once Venerable Taiyi descends, I will certainly put in some good words for you! You will receive the most merit of welcoming the Venerable."

Tao An felt like she had narrowly avoided catastrophe. Judging from his reaction, it really seemed like he was going to cooperate with her.

Qi Yuan said, "I think welcoming Venerable Taiyi is a very good idea."

Joy surged within Tao An. She slowly drew closer to him, deliberately letting her sleeve slip down slightly, revealing endless springtime allure. "Your choice today will surely be the wisest decision of your entire life."

"But I don't want to cooperate with you."

A blood-red longsword let out a clear cry. It swept across in a flash, faster than lightning.

Tao An's beautiful head separated cleanly from her body. Her expression was still frozen in its seductive state, but her final thought was filled with endless confusion.

Aren't we cooperating? Why did he kill me?

She would never understand why.

Qi Yuan sheathed his sword. He turned to the nearby trembling evil god, forcing a gentle smile. "How about we cooperate?"

The evil god trembled even more violently as he nodded frantically.

Qi Yuan mused, "How I wish for Venerable Taiyi to come down as soon as possible."

That evil god did not dare speak at all, only nodding repeatedly.

Then, something occurred to Qi Yuan. "Does our temporary cooperation make us friends? No, that's not right. Maybe colleagues?"

The evil god did not quite understand what this demon meant, but still nodded. "Yes."

"

Haa..

. Their families and wives aren't even here. Truly pitiful, dying in a foreign land. I can only arrange their funerals. Eating at their banquet isn't too much, right?" Qi Yuan said. "Wei Ting, pass the word. Set the banquet. Keep it going until the True God descends!"

Before, Qi Yuan always felt his reasons for eating at banquets weren't sufficient. However, eating at a colleague's banquet should be valid enough, right?

***

At the same time, at the Sandstone Town.

Ruo Yu sat in the temple, eyes closed, sealing off his five senses.

Today was the opening day of the Child Banquet, yet there was nothing he could do about it. He did what he did to keep his mind undisturbed. Unless something urgent occurred, no one would disturb him.

Suddenly, a dazzling light illuminated the divine statue. Surprise flashed in Ruo Yu's eyes.

This was the highest level of alert. Without a major incident, the people of Sandstone Town would never awaken him. Why would such a warning appear all of a sudden? Could it be the evil gods were attacking?

His heart tightened as he immediately awakened his five senses. "What happened?!"

Looking over, he saw the village chief with an anxious expression. "Lord God, something terrible has happened. The Clearwater Village god led a giant and attacked Mad Sand Town. Just now, the earth shook and the mountains trembled."

"What?!" Ruo Yu's expression changed drastically. "How dare he? What was the outcome? Did he die?!"

He could not understand how a village-level ancient god dared to suddenly attack several town-level gods. True, they were holding the Child Banquet, an act that incurred the wrath of heaven and man alike. Still, all anyone could do was watch helplessly. Charging in would be nothing more than suicide, yet that man had actually rushed over.

In Ruo Yu's view, the battle was already over. The Qiyuann Sovereign of Clearwater Village was getting way ahead of himself.

"

Haa..

. His actions must’ve angered the evil gods. He had dragged our Sandstone Town down with him. Hopefully, we won't be implicated."

At that moment, Xu Youping stormed toward the temple, dressed in coarse linen. He charged him, all shred of decorum flying out of the window. "This is bad!"

Ruo Yu's heart clenched. "They've killed their way here?"

Xu Youping was shaken. "It's over. All of them... are killed..."

Ruo Yu was momentarily stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Xu Youping said heavily, "The Qiyuann Sovereign, along with that giant, killed all the evil gods!"

Ruo Yu's eyes widened. He grabbed Xu Youping by the shoulders, all traces of his dignity as a guardian god vanishing. "What did you say?!"

"Just now, a towering giant walked out of Clearwater Village!"

Xu Youping was still deeply traumatized recalling that sight. The terrifying giant had charged straight into Gale Wind Town, shaking the earth with each step he took. Upon arriving, he crushed those powerful evil gods as if they were nothing more than chicks.

Xu Youping recounted everything he had witnessed to Ruo Yu in detail.

Ruo Yu was equally astonished and was unable to calm himself for a long time. Finally, he asked, "What about Sarwolf?"

Sarwolf was a demigod. Once he made a move, only a True God could put a stop to him. However, there were no True Gods near Feihuang City.

"Qiyuann Sovereign finished him off with one blow!” Xu Youping said, unable to calm his heart as he recalled the stunning sword strike.

Ruo Yu was shaken to his core. He paced back and forth, clearly troubled. At last, he gritted his teeth. "Let's go. We'll head to Gale Wind Town and take a look."

However, Xu Youping hesitated and said, "But Qiyuann Sovereign spared an evil god and even agreed to cooperate and welcome a True God."

This time, Ruo Yu completely lost his composure. "What?!"

He slaughtered all the evil gods in one sweep, then left one to cooperate with. What kind of logic was that[1]? He could not understand it.

In the end, Ruo Yu decided not to go to Gale Wind Town for now, choosing instead to observe from a distance.

***

Qi Yuan and Wei Ting's sudden massacre left countless people dumbfounded.

Everything had seemed fine in the morning, but then Gale Wind Town was destroyed along with Sarwolf and the other evil gods.

The people of Clearwater Village were working together when they received the summons. Without warning, they were ordered to blow suonas in Gale Wind Town. Meanwhile, Chenxi Village was told to gather all its chefs and rush there as well.

The banquet was back on schedule. How could anyone not be shocked?

The aroma of meat filled the air. The astonishment in Yulei's eyes had yet to fade. Shen Tu sat beside him, his heart racing in panic as well.

Zhu Zhuangshi occasionally stole glances at Wei Ting, his eyes full of envy. "

Haa... ugh, haa...

I'm obviously much fatter than him. Why didn't they choose me?"

Wei Ting had incarnated as a Giant Spirit God and swept across all directions, utterly shocking everyone present. Judging from Wei Ting's terrifying combat strength, their god had definitely visualized another extremely rare art. Zhu Zhuangshi was so jealous that he nearly drooled.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Beside him, Chen Xifan couldn't help but say, "Lord God needs someone strong, not someone fat."

Zhu Zhuangshi immediately protested. "Doesn't my name say everything?" [2]

Chen Xifan laughed mockingly and refused to continue the conversation.

In truth, he was also extremely envious of Wei Ting. Wei Ting was a newcomer, yet he had instantly earned Lord God's favor, rising straight to the heavens. The visualization art had directly pushed Wei Ting to the late stage Violet Palace realm.

Given enough time and a special artifact, Wei Ting could become a True God. That would mean Clearwater Village would gain another! What an honor that would be. Such a rundown little village, producing a True God. It could have been any of them, had they seized the opportunity!

Nearby, Qi Qi overheard the conversation and smiled at Little Xue. "See? Nurturing a godfather and pushing him to work hard is far more profitable than working hard yourself."

Little Xue broke into a radiant smile. "That's true."

Yesterday, she witnessed the tragedy of Goldstone Town. Despite feeling deep sorrow and hatred toward those behind it, she had not dared tell Lord God what happened. She knew Clearwater Village had to grow before confronting any town head-on.

On the second day, what did she see? Lord God, together with Wei Ting, swept across six towns and wiped out all the evil gods in one go. Overwhelming joy surged into her heart. Even now, her heart was still filled with bliss and gratitude. She felt like a wronged child, whose guardian unleashed ruthless vengeance the very next day.

Stealing a glance at Qi Yuan in the distance, she whispered, "Miss, can I acknowledge the master as my godfather too?"

Qi Qi raised an eyebrow. "You want to steal my godfather?"

Little Xue said weakly, "...Then godgrandfather would do."

Qi Qi glared at her. "I don't have a daughter like you!"

People ate and drank amid laughter and song. Days of oppressive gloom were swept away in an instant.

At this moment, Yulei sent a voice transmission. "

What do you think of Lord God?

"

Hearing this, Shen Tu thought of something, his expression changing slightly. "

Don't tell me you're thinking of...

"

Yulei said nothing. Shen Tu frowned in thought. "

In the ancient era, Lord God must have been an incomparably powerful god. Perhaps he was even a being at Third Step to Heaven

."

Yulei said, "

Third Step to Heaven would barely qualify one to enter the Ancestral Land

."

The people of Clearwater Village were a remnant branch of the Ancient Clan. Their clan had an Ancestral Land full of extreme danger. Even a Great Venerable could perish there, let alone a True God.

The appeal was the countless treasures inside, some capable of helping one transcend the limits of heaven and earth and reach the True God realm, while others were innate treasures of boundless might.

As a remnant branch of the Ancient Clan, they were technically qualified to recommend their guardian god to enter it.

Shen Tu sighed. "

Even if we want to recommend Lord God, he would at least need to be a True God. Moreover, one likely needs to be at least Third Step to Heaven to gain the qualifications to enter. Even a Great Venerable isn't guaranteed to emerge unscathed. Meanwhile, Lord God is neither of those. Let's not think about things so distant. We should focus on how to survive the coming siege by the evil gods

."

What Shen Tu said made sense. Lord God sweeping across six towns was certainly awe-inspiring, but it was bound to draw the attention of powerful evil gods. Sooner or later, truly formidable ones would come to settle accounts. What was more, Lord God seemed to be plotting something even greater, as if dancing with a tiger.

Venerable Taiyi could appear in this world very soon. They could not imagine how their god would deal with it.

Could he visualize yet another God Visualization Art? Where would so many powerful gods be found?

1. E/N: Gamer logic ☜

2. 朱壮实 Zhu Zhuangshi - the chinese characters 壮实 (zhuàngshi) means strong and sturdy. ☜