Chapter 917 – Merlin’s Gift

　　”I can’t see through its destiny.” Mei Lin stared at the gap for a long time and sighed, “This existence that’s blocking the Red Moon from invading the Eight Length Mirror has far exceeded the scope of what I’m able to peer …… Forget it, let’s just hurry up.”

　　He turned around, his gaze solemnly looking towards Lin Qiye.

　　”Are you ready?”

　　”Ready for what?” Lin Qiye was bewildered.

　　”Ready to receive, the baptism of faith.” Mei Lin smiled faintly as he stretched out his hand and pointed towards the stars that twinkled in the sky in the black dome, “A divine kingdom that has accumulated the power of faith for more than fifty years is my gift to you.”

　　Lin Qiye looked up at the long river of aurora flowing above his head, as well as the bright stars in the sky, and couldn’t help but open his mouth ……

　　”This, this ……”

　　Lin Qiye had been completely shocked.

　　One must know that what was hanging above their heads at this moment was the faith that the gods of the High Heavenly Plains had accumulated for half a century! It was the faith of the millions of people in the “human circle” who had prayed and dedicated themselves day and night!

　　Although these beliefs might not be as terrifying as those of the truly huge ancient kingdoms, they were still the heritage of an entire nation. The most important thing is that the one who uses this huge amount of faith is not a complete divine kingdom with many gods in it …….

　　Rather, it was a single person.

　　”But …… I haven’t become a god yet.”

　　Lin Qiye clearly remembered that Mei Lin had just said that only gods with godly grids could increase themselves through the power of faith, and he was just a human in the “limitless” realm, so even if he had such a terrifying amount of faith, he wouldn’t be able to use it.

　　”Don’t worry, I’m not asking you to use it now.” Mei Lin smiled and spoke, “I used a forbidden spell to seal all of these beliefs in your body, like a treasure trove, until the day you ascend to the God Realm, you will be able to use them at will. ……

　　At that time, with the support of such a treasure trove of beliefs, even if you’ve only just entered the God Realm, you’ll still have extremely terrifying power!”

　　Mei Lin looked into Lin Qiye’s eyes and patted his shoulder:

　　”What Nyx left you is a path to becoming a god;what I left you is a bright future after becoming a god ……

　　Sir Seven Nights, this gift, do you like it?”

　　Lin Qiye was frozen for a long time before he came back from his shock, and his eyes were filled with complexity as he looked at Mei Lin.

　　He nodded heavily and

　　”I like it …… Thank you Uncle Mei Lin.”

　　This was the first time Lin Qiye had called out “Uncle Mei Lin” instead of “Lord Mei Lin”.

　　This also meant that Merlin’s position in Lin Qiye’s heart had already transcended an ordinary patient relationship or friendship, but rather, just like Nyx, it was a loved one that he revered and cherished.

　　He was expressing the gratitude in his heart as a junior.

　　Hearing this address, Merlin was slightly stunned, and the smile at the corner of his mouth became even more intense.

　　”Although these beliefs will be sealed by me in a forbidden spell, they will still flow into your body, which will also be a baptism for your physical body and will be of great benefit …… However, this process may be a bit difficult, and you must remain conscious at all times.” Merlin earnestly admonished.

　　”Good.” Lin Qiye nodded, “What should I do?”

　　”Just sit down, and leave the rest …… to me.”

　　Merlin slowly raised the magic scepter in his hand, a wisp of wild wind whistled out from the void, blowing his dark blue magic robes hunting, a star mark in his eyes traced a mysterious trajectory, and a strand of his hair automatically floated up.

　　In the howling wind, he pressed the large wind hat on top of his head with one hand, and the staff in his right hand slammed down heavily on the ground!

　　Thunk-!

　　Dense magical radiance rushed out layer after layer like a wave, nearly blowing all of the distant Garland out of the sky, and dense magical lines spread out at the bottom of the staff as if it had come to life, sharply outlining a dazzling magic array.

　　A tidal wave of magic instantly swept through the entire temple!

　　”[Dark Side’s Devouring].”

　　In the midst of the terrifying magical fluctuations, Merlin opened his lips and slowly and rhythmically chanted obscure syllables, and as his voice rang out, a dark and hideous tentacle grew out from the magical array, touching towards the twinkling stars at the top of the dome.

　　At the same time, below the seated Lin Qiye, a clean white circle slowly opened up, enveloping his entire person.

　　Black tentacles danced wildly among the stars, gradually wrapping around the surface of each star, and terrifying faith power surged into the magic array through the tentacles, and the lines of the magic array blossomed with a blinding light, like a light bulb that was about to overload.

　　Immediately afterward, the light surging from the magic formation flowed into the white circle below Lin Qiye as much as it could, transforming into a snow-white thread that burrowed into Lin Qiye’s body.

　　Lin Qiye stifled a grunt as his eyes closed tightly.

　　He only felt a surging and rolling wave that raged through his body, and as the power of faith poured in frantically, his body swelled up like a balloon.

　　Just then, Merlin raised the magic staff in his hand and slammed it down once again!

　　Dang-!

　　A piercing golden magic formation quickly opened up, this was the second forbidden spell that Merlin had activated.

　　”[Holy Glow Prologue: Prisoner Bird]”

　　Nine consecutive shining golden light spikes coalesced in the center of the magic formation and spun rapidly in the air, transforming into the remnants of a birdcage that instantly broke the void and crashed into Lin Qiye’s chest!

　　A tidal wave of faith power flowed through Lin Qiye’s body, pulled by some mysterious force, while running towards the golden birdcage in his heart, no matter how huge the total amount of this faith power was, after entering that tiny birdcage, it would shrink into rice-like dust that drifted slowly.

　　Lin Qiye’s eyes were tightly closed, and his brows were filled with pain, but his figure did not waver in the slightest.

　　Time passed minute by minute, under the entanglement of the black tentacles, the stars in the sky dimmed one by one, and the river of aurora that was intertwined in the air gradually dried up and eventually died out in nothingness.

　　The power of faith that Gao Tian Yuan had accumulated for more than fifty years was being lost at a speed visible to the naked eye.

　　When the last strand of faith power surged into the golden birdcage, the dust scattered in the cage gathered together and transformed into a thumb-sized golden prison bird that flew noiselessly in the cage, crashing into the cage wall again and again, but was unable to shake it in the slightest.

　　A hot bird cage mark was branded from Lin Qiye’s chest, transforming into a golden mark.

　　Lin Qiye’s swollen body finally returned to its original state, the pain in his body dissipated like a tidal wave, and his barely-supported spirit suddenly loosened up, only to feel unprecedented exhaustion rushing up to his mind as he directly fainted.

　　Jia Lan, who had been waiting at the door, quickly rushed forward and steadily held his body, placing it gently on the ground to lie flat.