Chapter 993: It Seems So
Chapter 993: It Seems So
Lyon finally understood as he looked at the crowd of deities surrounding him, their eyes filled with murderous intent. A hint of realization flashed across his gaze.
It seemed that his "status" among these deities was far more significant than he had imagined. Now that he was deep within the Core Nexus, on the verge of obtaining eternal life, they couldn't bear to wait any longer.
Lyon had two choices: either sign the Law Book and permanently renounce his pursuit of divinity, or engage in a life-and-death struggle with over a hundred deities, only surviving if he could fight his way out...
Could there really be such a good opportunity?
Amidst the tense atmosphere, Lyon caught the light ball thrown by the White Snake with his hand, examining it carefully before casually pocketing it.
"This thing is interesting. It can actually work here in the Core Nexus... But I won't sign just yet."
"???"
"Compared to the trade you proposed, I have a better suggestion."
Lyon reached out and touched the mask of the Mountain Boar Deity, subtly grasping a bit of the power that had escaped from him. With a serious expression, he proposed,
"Instead of obsessing over a trade with me, why don't you first remember the name of the Serpent Director, and then each of you can introduce yourselves by name."
"???"
Introduce themselves? What kind of suggestion was this?
The crowd of deities was taken aback by Lyon's words, while the White Snake, unable to contain himself, asked,
"What do you mean?"
"I mean it'll be easier to identify you this way."
Knowing that his younger brother might be of a strange hidden race, and facing the deities who wanted to threaten him with the Eastern Carleva Kingdom, Lyon, feeling less than pleased, deliberately provoked them,
"After you introduce yourselves, I'll immediately know who I can kill and who might still be useful. Understand?"
"?!?!"
Amidst the shocked and angry gazes of the deities, Lyon reached out and tugged at the Mountain Boar Deity's forehead, creating a void. To their surprise, he pulled out a portion of the Mountain Boar Deity's power from its body with his bare hands, all while it screamed in agony.
"For example, this one... Hmm... God of Livestock and Plague, right?"
Facing the agitated deities, Lyon didn't activate the Immortal in Wine, but instead chose to activate the Roots Investigator 3. The newly acquired heterochromatic emblem glowed faintly, coating Lyon's eyes with a thin layer of colorful light.
After examining the Livestock power he had extracted from the Mountain Boar Deity, Lyon's right hand, also coated in the colorful light, formed a substantial Livestock power like a silk ribbon. He wrapped it around the Mountain Boar Deity's neck and then tightened it with force...
"Huh?! Huh?!"
The Mountain Boar Deity, who had never directly faced the Core, couldn't see the physical manifestation of the power. However, the void left by the partially stripped power, along with the strong sense of restraint around his neck, made it clear what had happened.
He reached out and scratched at his neck, his fellow deity, seeing this, made him instinctively understand what was happening.
"Don't move!"
Lyon warned, then raised his left hand, also coated in the "Core's color," and grabbed the Plague power, which resembled grey mist. With it, he pulled the charging Mountain Boar Deity to the ground and pushed him into the mire beneath his feet.
As if pressing down on a struggling livestock, Lyon's fingers skillfully manipulated the void, forming a "green ribbon" visible only to him. With this, he bound the Mountain Pig True God along with its [Plague] authority, firmly tying a knot at the end.
Done... the first one!
Amidst the crowd of True Gods, Lyon swiftly secured the first prey and rose from the dark golden mire, surveying the other True Gods, who were all bewildered. Somewhat strangely, he asked, "Does this Mountain Pig have no friends? You're just going to watch me capture it? No one wants to save it?"
We... him... you... you're not...
After an eerie silence, the Dongya, tightly bound by the White Snake, let out a cry and immediately lifted the White Snake coiled around his body and ran off.
Although the other True Gods were slightly slower than Lyon, when Dongya took the lead and "activated" his ability, nearly eighty percent of the True Gods instantly turned and fled, not daring to make a sound. They ran away, their faces pale, and the once-tight encirclement instantly scattered!
While these True Gods had never entered the Core Nexus and couldn't directly see or touch powers, they had a vague sense of the power's presence, having seen pigs run even if they hadn't eaten pork.
Lyon's strange gesture of binding the Mountain Pig True God, even though it appeared to be aimless waving in the void, combined with the True God's experience and the sudden decrease in power intensity, made it clear to all the True Gods... The God of Livestock and Plague's authority had been drawn out by hand!
Dongya's words were entirely correct! This time, many would meet their end!
Unlike the other True Gods who relied on their instincts to escape, the True Gods present were more experienced. Those who had lived through the "Cataclysm of the Third Director" felt their hearts leap into their throats when Lyon's eyes shone with a colorful light.
When Lyon drew out the authority of the God of Livestock and Plague, binding it like livestock, these True Gods' hearts shattered, wishing they could escape like the speed-granting gods, leaving the Star Realm and never returning.
This ability to coat one's hands and eyes with colorful light and extract True God authorities had only appeared once in their memories—the third-generation director of the Cleanup Bureau.
The third-generation director of the Cleanup Bureau, who had once forcefully intruded into the Yuanshen Platform and withstood a week of attacks before being driven back, narrowly escaped death at the hands of the gods. But after recovering from his injuries for a few years, he mysteriously gained the ability to extract powers with his bare hands.
From that moment on, his strength skyrocketed to an entirely new level. Aside from the few Pillar Deities who mastered Truth, all True Gods faced certain death before him.
If it weren't for the use of powers, it might have been manageable. But as soon as a True God attempted to use their authority in Lyon's presence, their hands, glowing with vibrant colors, would reach out and grab them, instantly stripping them of all resistance and even their powers. Even immortal True Gods would revert to mere mortals.
Even the Pillar Deities' Truths were no exception to the rules of those colorful hands. The third-generation director, despite being ambushed by the Master of the Dead World and imprisoned in the "Bedtime Story," could still tear through Truth with his bare hands and escape was thrilling.
If even the Pillar Deities' Truths could only provide a momentary hindrance, then the only option before these mysterious, colorful palms was to flee—immediately!
(End of Chapter)
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