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Chapter 440: Capturing the God of Magic
Chapter 440: Capturing the God of Magic
"Gradually eroding the God of Magic with divine power, that's a good strategy, although it uses a lot of resources." Qin Muye watched from a distance as a large number of priests and divine envoys launched suicidal attacks. Each death unleashed a massive amount of divine power, causing the massive, distorted deity to shrink slightly.
"Just that these resources are actually willing to come and trade their lives for this, which is quite peculiar."
If it were just divine envoys, Qin Muye wouldn't be too surprised. These envoys were extremely fanatical in their faith and naturally followed the deity's commands. Moreover, they wouldn't truly die; even if they self-destructed, only their physical bodies would perish, while their souls would return to the divine realm.
It was the priests who were the issue. While they were strong, averaging around 3rd rank, the problem was their devotion.
Getting them to make money was easy, but asking them to die for the faith was a different story. There were definitely some devout ones, but they were a minority.
What this meant was that most of the devout ones were at the lower levels and had already become the physical avatars of the divine envoys.
So, those who remained independent were likely the less devout ones. Theoretically, they would be eager to make money, but how many would actually step up in a crisis?
"Judging by this, it will take a lot of resources to completely erode this mad god."
"I wonder if it will be enough."
Qin Muye was actually curious about how the other side precisely located Duke Bai Shuang.
"Wait, where is Duke Bai Shuang? Where did he run off to?" Qin Muye remembered that the unlucky fellow must still be alive; if he were dead, Sam would have noticed.
Though they hadn't been in contact, the other side hadn't sensed Duke Bai Shuang's death either.
The intelligence department soon provided the information.
"He's in Zijing Xian's territory. That's interesting. No wonder the mad god suddenly stopped moving; it seems he lost track of Duke Bai Shuang."
Territory was a symbol. Once inside, higher-level beings seemed unable to detect anything, much like how the Race Mother, before her awakening, could wreak havoc but not extend her reach inside.
Now, it was the same. Duke Bai Shuang entered Zijing Xian's territory, effectively shielding himself from the mad god's perception.
Qin Muye's territory had a similar function, but only for higher-level beings.
He didn't understand the principle behind it; it was more like forming a black hole, making everything invisible and causing others to bypass it.
Fortunately, whether it was the mad god or the Race Mother, they lacked a clear self-awareness. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given up so easily and would have immediately attacked the perception-shielding area.
It was only effective against mindless beings; against truly intelligent ones, it was practically useless. If you saw them enter, you wouldn't just wait like a fool; you would attack them directly.
"It seems the gods also made a mistake in their judgment."
Combining the intelligence, Qin Muye had reason to suspect that the gods thought the heretic Duke Bai Shuang had been destroyed, which is why they came to wrap things up.
Zijing Xian considered Duke Bai Shuang a trusted ally and had initiated a massive industrialization effort in the Zijing Mountain territory.
"I didn't expect this. The Bai Shuang Kingdom was destroyed because of this, and he still dares to try again. Well, if he doesn't, there's no other way."
The Three-Eyed people had innate powers, with the third eye on their forehead possessing mental energy. However, he was not facing just one person or a single force; the enemy was now 5th rank, and he was up against a group of 7th-rank beings. How long would it take to reach that level? A thousand years or ten thousand?
With that time, he could develop the technology of the Rendaya civilization. If things went well, within a few decades, he would have the power to slaughter deities.
As for the idea that using external tools was cheating? Killing someone with your bare hands was considered a skill, while using a weapon was seen as a waste?
"It seems they are preparing to convert Zijing Xian into a Three-Eyed person as well, which seems more reliable."
He had long known that territory lords could change their race. The most famous example was Feiyun, who had transformed his bloodline into that of the Elven race, though he wasn't sure which specific type of elf.
This, however, was not a simple task. It likely required completing many quest chains.
They couldn't change their race through self-transformation; it was done through quests in "The Era of Lords," completing various tasks to earn rewards.
"If it really works, perhaps we can dig up some remnants of the Rendaya civilization. After all, this quest chain should be based on reality, but can anything really be passed down from that era?"
Qin Muye didn't have high hopes for the remnants of the Rendaya civilization. He just had his subordinates keep an eye on it, so he would know if anything unusual happened.
He didn't come here for Duke Bai Shuang but for the God of Magic.
"Summon!"
In an instant, Mo Xue and his Bloodthirsty Goblins descended.
"To be honest, I didn't expect the Summon and Return skills to still work," Qin Muye remarked. Skills like those that boost the power of his subordinates, such as passive buffs, had mostly failed. Other skills like Scouting and Logistics were also mostly defunct.
But skills like Academia, Enlightenment, Summon, and Return seemed to work fine, and he wasn't sure why.
"Carry that thing back, have Black Hand arranged everything?" Qin Muye asked.
"Everything is ready. We'll put it in the lab once we get back," Mo Xue said after a moment of strategic thought.
The process was simple: beat the enemy to near death, then take it away.
It was impossible for thousands of Goblins, each comparable to a 7th-rank being, to gang up on a 7th-rank mad god and not win. One hit from each Goblin, and with a 3,000-meter-long mechanical blade, the mad god wouldn't stand a chance.
If that were the case, Mo Xue felt he should just take all the Bloodthirsty Goblins and commit suicide. Losing a thousand-to-one battle was too shameful to live with.
"Simple and brutal. Wait until I shield the perception of the gods before you move," Qin Muye said, as abyssal power emerged in his hand.
As soon as it touched the air and without Qin Muye's restraint, the abyssal power rapidly expanded, turning the entire area into an abyssal ecosystem.
Countless plants and animals began to be corrupted, and the soil took on a terrifying appearance.
All living things were in turmoil, as if in a nightmare. Well, it was just an illusion; this power wasn't that strong, and Qin Muye was very measured in his use. He was here to rob, not to kill.
Both actions were serious, but the consequences differed in severity.
Mo Xue acted quickly. As soon as Qin Muye created the shield, the shadows of each Bloodthirsty Goblin began to wriggle and then clung to their bodies like shadow gear.
But this wasn't shadow gear; it was genuine mecha, mecha-grade constructs.
Qin Muye had integrated the structure of shadow gear into the mecha.
There was no suspense; the mad god was quite resilient, but even under the onslaught, it didn't make a sound.
The expendable Goblins weren't so lucky. With the 10,000-meter-tall mecha, very few survived a single stomp.
With thousands of Bloodthirsty Goblins, the area was densely packed, and due to their size, no one survived the landing.
After three minutes, the mad god was dismembered and then transported back to the territory through a hyper-spatial teleportation channel.
The reason they didn't use Qin Muye's Return skill was that the Goblins were too large and were carrying the mad god's body. If they were to return, they would cause chaos in the buildings.
Using Summon to come here was simpler and cheaper. Summon only required 100 magic points, while using the hyper-spatial teleportation channel to bring them here would burn resources just to open the portal.
Qin Muye was wealthy, but he was frugal. Various experimental projects and engineering budgets required a lot of resources, so he chose the more economical method.
After ensuring there were no survivors, he lifted the shield and returned to the Endless Abyss.
"I wonder if there's a Chosen One in this world?"
Qin Muye suddenly had this thought. In the game world, he replaced the protagonist, but in the server, he wasn't. The Divine Emperor Shen You, for example, was the Chosen One of the Mage Dynasty.
So he wondered if there was a Chosen One in this world and if he could use them.
(End of Chapter)
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