novelraw Chapter 617 591: The Coming of Doomsday
Chapter 617 591: The Coming of Doomsday
Two barbarians were bound with thorns, the sharp little spikes pierced their skin, and blood flowed as several burly men threw them to the ground. Apart from trembling all over, they did not dare to struggle like lambs.
"Blood sacrifice! Blood sacrifice! Blood sacrifice..."
At this moment, a middle-aged priest, dressed in silver animal skins and with a dozen colorful feathers on his head, walked to the front of the altar.
Everyone immediately quieted down, and the atmosphere became solemn.
He first prayed devoutly to the gods and then loudly pronounced the sins of the two:
"The God of Flames is supreme, the embodiment of fire. Let these two sinful souls be purified in the Divine Fire!"
He took out an ancient-style metallic object engraved with flame patterns, walked to the altar, prostrated himself on the ground, and prayed devoutly again. Only then did he get up and gently touched the flames of the altar with the sacrificial object in his hand.
"Boom..."
The Divine Fire flickered, and the front end of the object began to burn.
The two bound barbarians shivered even more violently, babbling incoherently, confessing their sins desperately and begging for the gods' forgiveness.
The middle-aged priest's face remained indifferent, unmoved. He stepped down from the altar and lightly touched the chests of the two with the flames in his hand. The mysterious Divine Fire quickly spread along their bodies, engulfing them completely.
Amidst painful howls, all the barbarians began to kneel on the ground, praying devoutly:
"God of Flames, you are the merciful God, you are the supreme God, you are the embodiment of fire. We pray devoutly to you. May your name spread throughout Tamu, may your glory cover the sky and the earth."
"Boom, boom, boom..."
A muffled thunder sound came from the distance.
At first, everyone seemed unaware, fully focused on praying. However, within just a few breaths, the sound grew louder and closer, and even the ground began to tremble slightly, with gusts of strong wind blowing from afar.
Many people looked around, whispering, and the originally solemn atmosphere vanished completely.
"Don't talk, keep praying." The priest maintained loudly:
"We are the people of God, invulnerable to all evils..."
But before the words had even settled.
A large tree flew over from afar like a cannonball, heavily crashing onto the low earth houses around, causing large areas of the structures to collapse.
The priest, frightened out of his wits, quickly jumped up and looked into the distance.
In the darkness, he vaguely saw countless large trees flying through the sky, and the trees in the distant forest shaking violently, with strong winds blowing, as if a giant beast as massive as a mountain was charging and rampaging.
Boom, boom, boom...
One after another, large trees descended like meteorites, crashing heavily nearby.
"No, no... Great God..."
At this moment, a massive black figure descended from the sky, and the next instant, his body was sent flying by a large tree, which continued to roll for tens of meters until it crashed into a colossal stone altar, finally coming to a halt.
A large number of barbarians, unable to avoid it, were crushed into meat paste, leaving a ground full of broken bodies and blood.
The tremors of the earth became increasingly violent, and strong winds swept through the sky,
the screams echoed in the sky, countless barbarians either scattered like headless flies or were paralyzed on the ground in fear, soiling themselves in terror. At this moment, no one remembered the God of Flames, as all the barbarians' hearts were filled with this apocalypse-like terror.
...
A giant rushed forward with a transparent shock wave at its forefront, and a massive foot stamped heavily on the firmly built stone altar.
With a "boom."
It was as if dozens of cruise missiles exploded simultaneously.
A terrifying shockwave exploded in all directions.
All the buildings in the tribe were destroyed instantly, with numerous barbarian bodies blown away like ragdolls.
The entire altar, along with the Divine Fire, was crushed into the ground with one step.
Chen Shouyi's face remained cold, caring not in the least that he had killed thousands of barbarians with that step.
This was precisely the result he wanted!
He did not stop at all, continuing to rush forward.
Along the rivers, one tribe after another was destroyed by him. Apart from a handful of strong barbarian individuals who managed to escape, the vast majority of barbarians met their doom. When Chen Shouyi destroyed the fifth tribe, he finally alerted the God of Flames.
The mass death of his believers drove Him into a fury.
The previously dark sky turned completely red, with a heavy oppressive aura spreading:
"Malicious and ignorant vile creature, you are seeking death..." A majestic voice came from all directions, filled with anger.
Chen Shouyi looked up, let out a cold laugh, and roared to the sky.
"Come and bite me!"
Then he put away the bone club and immediately turned to run.
Run now or wait for death?
Fortunately, he wasn't far from the coast, and with the time needed for the divine to arrive, it was enough for him to run back to the seaside.
Come chase me to the ocean!
These days, Chen Shouyi had no way to return home, harboring a grudge wanting the God of Flames to pay the price.
In just over half a minute, he had already returned to the beach.
The red light in the sky seemed to hesitate, then gradually faded, and the sky returned to darkness.
Chen Shouyi looked up for a moment, spat on the ground with disdain, leaving a small pit in the sand.
...
He originally planned to slowly eliminate His believers in the coming days.
But the next day.
Chen Shouyi discovered that all the coastal tribes had already been abandoned, with the barbarians leaving behind large amounts of crops and houses, migrating far away with their men, women, old, and young, ruining his plans completely.
However, with the harsh environment of the otherworld, full of poisonous insects and fierce beasts, even with divine protection, such migration would likely result in substantial casualties.
Chen Shouyi's heart gradually calmed down.
He built a wooden house on the coast and simply moved in.
He practiced diligently every day and amused himself with the Shell Lady when bored.
He tried his best not to think about how worried his family might be due to his inexplicable disappearance, as thinking too much would only increase his troubles.
He could only wait for the turmoil to subside, then find a way to sneak back.
The God of Flames was clearly holding a grudge against him, surveilling him multiple times almost every day.
Leaving the coast would undoubtedly mean the deity would make a move.
...
Chen Shouyi stayed in the otherworld for ten days (half a month on Earth).
He opened his attribute panel.
Strength: 21.1
Agility: 21.0
Constitution: 21.1
Intelligence: 20.9
Perception: 20.9
Will: 20.6
Energy Accumulation: 20.53
Faith Value: 1273.5
The meat paste made from the Powerful Divine Power was incredibly potent, and compared to when he first encountered the God of Flames, his attributes had undergone a drastic change. For example, Constitution and Strength increased by as much as 0.6 points, equivalent to a 30% growth, while the smallest increase in Will was still 0.3 points.
But it's still far from enough to kill an intermediate deity.
The opponent's attributes are likely all above 27 points, and even if he transforms into a Giant, burns Faith Value, and uses every method he has, except for his Strength and Constitution reaching 44 points, crushing the God of Flames, the rest are far inferior.
For instance, the most crucial Intelligence, even when burning Faith Value, is only at 23.7 points.
And this doesn't even account for His terrifying Divine Power.
Chen Shouyi glanced at it, and with a thought, he added another thousand points of Faith Value to Self-Healing.
As the warmth faded.
The original Self-Healing (Advanced): 30% label.
Immediately changed to:
Advanced Self-Healing (Advanced): 40%.
These days, he focused on improving his self-healing ability. The stronger his self-healing, the higher his training efficiency. At 30%, it took twenty minutes to fully recover injuries, while now at 40%, it likely only takes a dozen minutes.
It's almost catching up to the previous effects of Natural Healing.
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PS: I'll try to adjust my schedule to update earlier tomorrow.