Free Web NovelChapter 251: Chapter 250: Plundering Divinity, Condensing a Divine Seed
Outside Aino City.
On a smooth, gray stone.
Su Ye, clad in a black robe, sat cross-legged, muttering to himself.
’Faced with a great enemy, they’re still wasting precious manpower on massive blood sacrifices...’
’They’re even... no longer satisfied with slaves, but are using Warriors and Priests as offerings to their deity. This sort of thing...?’
’Ugh... Is it actually reasonable?’
Su Ye raised an eyebrow.
Aino City’s decision. In his past life, such a crazy act would undoubtedly have been self-destruction.
However, the deities of the Far South Continent truly existed; they weren’t some ethereal, false constructs...
If the Goddess of Fertility were to awaken, she would surely be able to turn the tide of battle!
However, Su Ye was not optimistic about it.
’The Goddess of Fertility has most likely fallen, not just fallen into a deep slumber.’
’In Vesar’s memories, Tewa Kan City’s assessment of the Goddess of Fertility’s state was that she had, with high probability, already fallen!’
Therefore, no matter how many blood offerings Aino City made, it was virtually impossible for the Goddess of Fertility to awaken...
’Then... why are they so insistent on holding the Divine Combat?’
Su Ye asked himself.
Was it because of their faith that the upper echelons of Aino City couldn’t believe their deity had fallen?
Or perhaps...
The Divine Combat was related to some other plan of Aino City’s?
Su Ye stroked his chin, lost in thought.
’Forget it.’
’I’ll just have Muer enter the competition and find out.’
According to Nais’s description, if Muer participated in the Divine Combat, his opponents would only be from the ’first tier’.
—In other words, the Qi Refining level.
Against opponents of this level, with Su Ye’s help, Muer could easily cheat with little risk.
Even if something unexpected happened...
It would be Muer who died!
Su Ye himself wouldn’t lose a thing.
’The loss of a secret potion?’
He didn’t care about something so trivial.
...
「The next day.」
「The Grand Arena.」
Torches were mounted on both sides of a dim passageway.
The walls were carved with heroic images of Warriors locked in combat.
Outside the passageway, tens of thousands of people filled the arena seats, the atmosphere electric with anticipation for the start of the Divine Combat!
Inside the passageway, Nais walked beside Muer, speaking seriously.
"Remember, this Talisman is inscribed with the power of ’Wind.’ After you crush it, your speed will increase by a third for a period of time."
"And this other Talisman records the power of ’Water.’ It can heal you... which is crucial for a war of attrition."
"I’ll remember."
Muer took the Talismans and nodded.
"Then, I’m counting on you!"
Nais stopped, took a deep breath, and gave Muer a long, solemn bow.
After all, the outcome of this Divine Combat would determine if he lived or died!
According to the rules, the Warrior belonging to him had to win at least three matches for Nais to survive!
’Muer... Can he win three matches?’
Nais didn’t know, but without Muer... without even a single affiliated Warrior, he would be sentenced to an immediate loss...
’May the Goddess protect me...’
Nais prayed silently.
Muer walked toward the bright exit ahead, leaving the passageway.
WHOOSH!
The brutally harsh sun beat down on him!
Muer narrowed his eyes, adjusting to the scorching light.
"Warrior!"
"Divine Combat!"
Muer’s appearance set off a wave of cheers!
On a high platform, a dozen or so figures in magnificent attire, wearing gold and silver crowns or tall priestly hats, cast their gazes downward.
These were high nobles, temple Priests, and... members of the royal family!
’Hm?’
Observing the scene through the silver ring, Su Ye’s mind stirred.
’This feeling...’
The Spiritual Power fluctuations from a few members of the royal family brought a strange look to Su Ye’s eyes.
His expression changed slightly, growing solemn.
Because, to Su Ye’s senses, the fluctuations emanating from the Spiritual Power within these royal family members were somehow similar to...
’Divine Technique seeds?!’
This conjecture made Su Ye’s heart skip a beat.
His gaze grew intent as he focused his observation on the royal family members through Muer’s eyes.
He could feel that most of these royal family members weren’t strong, only at the first or second-tier level.
However, their bodies emanated the aura of ’Divine Technique seeds’!
’Very faint...’
’But... it is, without a doubt, the fluctuation of a "Divine Seed".’
’And they’re all the same type of Divine Seed.’
Su Ye muttered to himself, sinking into thought.
He suddenly recalled something.
Here in the Far South Continent, the royal families of the various city-states were said to be... descendants of the gods!
Divinity!
Su Ye immediately thought of that word!
’As descendants of gods, the royal family... possesses divinity within them?’
’This divinity seems extremely close to the essence of a Divine Seed... Could the two be mutually convertible?’
As Su Ye thought this, his eyes lit up!
This guess filled his heart with an uncontrollable, wild joy!
’Is it possible?’
If it is...
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Just then, Su Ye’s Divine Sense stirred.
In the arena, the Divine Combat had begun!
Muer drew his longsword and stepped onto the fighting stage. His opponent, a short-haired Warrior with a scar on his face, did the same.
The rules were simple.
A one-on-one fight to the death!
"Begin," the Priest officiating the duel announced, waving a signal flag.
SWISH.
The air tore as two figures on opposite ends of the stage lunged at each other!
Two longswords, gleaming with a cold light, clashed!
CLANG!
The sound of metal on metal rang out!
Sparks flew everywhere!
Muer’s arm trembled.
He slid backward, dispelling the force, and alarm rose in his heart.
’His strength is greater than mine!’
This wasn’t a matter of superior skill or bloodline; it was simply a matter of time.
Muer’s opponent had already been at this tier for several years, relying on absorbing Spiritual Qi to transform his blood and trigger a physical metamorphosis!
In both strength and constitution, he was superior to Muer.
Against such an opponent, Muer could only rely on technique, constantly moving to avoid a direct confrontation.
"Before the gods, will you do nothing but run?"
The scar-faced man sneered.
In the VIP box.
Nais clenched his fists, praying over and over, ’Please, you have to win...’
On the high platform, a temple Priest who looked like a gaunt, grim-faced old man glanced at Nais.
’Heh... Thinks he can escape his fate by finding some wandering Warrior? How absurd.’
’In ten moves at most, that wandering Warrior’s throat will be slit!’
The old man gave a cold smile.
’I can’t beat him with my own strength...’
Muer judged calmly.
So... he pressed his thumb against the silver ring.
’Your Highness, please grant me strength!’
BZZZT!
The silver ring stirred faintly.
In an instant.
His opponent’s movements seemed to slow down several times over!
This wasn’t a slowing spell, of course; that would be too obvious.
From within the silver ring, Su Ye used the power of his Divine Sense to accelerate Muer’s thought processes while simultaneously stimulating his potential, temporarily boosting all his physical attributes!
Of all the fighting arts, this is—the Sandevistan!
SHIING!
Muer’s figure blurred, and his sword flashed!
In a flash, life and death were decided!
THUMP!
The scar-faced man fell heavily to the ground, his throat already slit!
Blood spurted into the air like a fountain!
