novelraw Chapter 104
Chapter 104
Chapter 104: I Will Not Betray Lord Bahobaluz
City of Alova, western outskirts.
A crimson dragon, about ten meters long, lay prone on the ground.
This was not its true form.
As a dragon of the Dragon King level, its real body length had already exceeded fifty meters.
But a massive body meant inconvenience in movement, so it used its own ability to avoid being so bloated.
At this moment, the dragon, sealed within the underground ruins for over a thousand years, was observing the eyeball in its claw, which appeared extremely tiny to it. Its breathing involuntarily grew heavier.
Divinity!
The divinity contained within this was not much less than the divinity it already possessed!
This was an absolute treasure!
After the messenger of the Earth Mother God had left, this Dragon King had been continuously studying the eyeball in its claw.
Yet as time went on, its brow furrowed little by little.
This eyeball… seemed to have a problem?
The divinity contained within was unlike any form of divinity it knew.
It seemed like it did not belong to this world?
Just as it was about to study the divinity within more deeply, a voice suddenly sounded beside it:
"You actually haven’t left?"
In that instant, the crimson dragon hurriedly closed its claws, not even noticing that due to excessive slumber it had developed a trembling in its hands, accidentally crushing the eyeball within the folds of its skin.
But of course.
No one would imagine that a treasure imbued with divinity could be so easily destroyed.
…
Spiritual Realm.
Sylvia looked down with a lofty bearing at the immense crimson star, a trace of confusion appearing on her face.
Was this the Spiritual Star of an Apostle?
So the one preparing to step onto the Sinner path was actually an Apostle?
That seemed somewhat wrong!
Being an Apostle meant one’s path was already fixed, and its structure was quite stable.
Thus, they would not pursue powers outside their own domain.
The first reason was that such powers could not be gathered; the second was that it would disrupt their extraordinary balance.
Then what was this situation?
Gazing at the crimson star, Sylvia silently extended her own spirituality, linking with it.
In the next second, the surrounding space began to twist, and an illusory scene slowly emerged.
The first thing that entered her sight was a pair of enormous golden vertical pupils, followed by winding dragon horns and crimson scales.
This was…
"A dragon?"
Formed of dazzling starlight, Sylvia spoke with curiosity, while a trace of confusion and doubt instantly appeared in the dragon’s eyes before her.
"What are you?"
The sound erupted like a roaring bellow, but Sylvia’s voice carried a soft laugh as she answered:
"You used my divinity, and still ask who I am?"
As the puppet girl spoke, she condensed the starlight forming her body, finally shaping it into a figure close to her real form.
Yet under the shimmer of starlight, this body appeared hazy and indistinct.
At the same time, more starlight drifted from within her, condensing behind her into a magnificent chair.
The moment her words fell, she leaned back, her face still veiled in starlight now revealing a mocking expression.
"Your… divinity?"
At that moment, the dragon’s draconic face twisted visibly.
To this, Sylvia responded with a nasal hum.
As her fingers tapped crisply against the armrest of the chair, the surrounding scene began to distort and shift—
It became a church with black as its foundation, where dazzling starlight shone through stained glass of four interwoven colors, illuminating the vast interior.
Of course, if one looked carefully, they could still find shadows of St. Ruls Cathedral within it.
And Sylvia sat at the highest place, overlooking the other, while the pressure infinitely close to the level of the True Gods spread throughout the hall.
"Are you a deity from beyond this world?"
The dragon’s voice gradually calmed, and its gaze grew increasingly solemn.
In the era when it had once roamed the land, the concept of Outer Gods already existed.
Those were gods from outside this world, bearing unknown intentions.
"Hmm…"
Sylvia pondered for a moment, then lightly tapped her fingers twice on the armrest.
"You could say that."
"But in this world, compared to the identity of an Outer God, I much prefer another identity—"
After deliberately prolonging her words, she then smiled and said:
"The Lord of Seven Sins."
At that, she again tapped the armrest twice, supplementing in a light and leisurely tone:
"You have already accepted my divinity, which also means you have become my vassal."
This was no falsehood.
Just now, during their conversation, her gaze pierced through all illusions and fell upon the dragon’s Spiritual Star.
She discovered that within the originally crimson mass of light, strands of starlight were already wandering.
Not only that, but the original crimson, as the starlight drifted, had also begun to collapse and disintegrate—though at such a slow pace it was difficult to notice.
When she saw this, she was a little stunned.
She had already formed a rough guess about the dragon’s identity.
The other was most likely the dragon sealed within the underground ruins outside the City of Alova.
But how had it obtained her divinity?
She was not entirely without clues—
Half a month ago, when her true body descended, her former vessel had begun to disintegrate.
One part was directly obliterated, while another part, carrying the overflowing power, scattered across the city.
Even now, she could faintly sense the existence of that divinity, only that due to her own condition she had not personally gone to reclaim it.
But she did not fear others picking up that divinity.
As a great existence whose rank equaled that of the True Gods and whose power was infinitely close to theirs, her control over her own Outer God divinity had reached a terrifying degree.
If anyone dared to absorb that divinity, they would inevitably become her puppet under control.
But that was not the main point.
What truly left her bewildered was that the other, as an Apostle, had actually dared to recklessly absorb an unknown divinity without first establishing balance.
The outcome of such an act would be nearly impossible to predict.
Perhaps, under the blessing of fortune, the other might successfully complete the mixture of divinities and become an evil god.
Or perhaps their divinity would collapse, leading either to death or a fall in rank.
And those possibilities only applied to the native divinities of this world.
If it involved the divinity of an Outer God, then there was only one result—
Collapse.
Unless that Outer God was willing to grant you Their blessing and make you Their Apostle, your fate was destined to be tragic.
So had it really slept so long that its mind had gone dull?
Faced with Sylvia’s words, the crimson dragon fell into deeper silence.
Having once followed a Dragon King at the level of a True God, it knew full well what her words implied.
But after a few seconds, it slowly raised its head and spoke in a heavy voice:
"I… will not betray Lord Bahobaluz, even if He has already fallen."
"Oh?"
Sylvia leaned back in her seat, her voice taking on an even more playful tone.