Episode 12: The Descent of the Gods Chapter 4: Big Moves

In the morning, the sun shone in the back garden of the Dragonblood Castle, and Linley had the rare pleasure of going all out in the back garden to carve, and while he was carving, Linley couldn’t help but have a scene with Grandpa Delin come to mind.

“What is contained in the shape, texture, grain, and color of a stone is not only a concrete image, but beauty itself. Using a carving knife to cut away that extra part of the stubborn stone makes the beautiful image in it naturally bare and visible. This is stone carving.”

“The method of carving is, in fact, a way of treating the image and space for carving.”

The scene where Grandpa Delin taught himself to learn carving back then was still as clear as ever.

After comprehending the Speed Upanishad, Linley’s wielding of the flat blade was so ethereal, sometimes swiftly becoming a phantom, sometimes slowly and gently. This humanoid stone sculpture was gradually becoming clearer and clearer. Linley’s carving also attracted Hillman, Taylor, and many others to watch from afar.

“Father’s carving is so peculiar.”

Taylor said in shock.

Hillman also marveled, “Yes, the way your father carved this stone sculpture gives me the feeling as if that stone sculpture itself had already been completed. All your father did was just get rid of the dust on the surface of the stone sculpture.”

Between the flashes of the flat blade’s shadow, stone fragments fluttered.

Indeed, as Hillman had said, Linley had indeed removed the stone fragments as if he were removing dust from the surface, and a stone sculpture gradually revealed its true appearance. “Coming out of its shell, this is the so-called feeling of coming out of one’s shell in stone carving!”

Jenny marveled. “It’s just that I never realized that stone carving can be so natural.”

Jenny had learned stone carving, but what she had learned, stone carving required the use of many tools.

“Eh?”

As for Linley, a flat knife was enough.

The carving began in the morning and continued until the evening. Linley finally withdrew his flat knife and reached out to gently caress the stone carving in front of him.

“Grandpa Delin.”

Linley said silently in his heart, “Back then, I said that one day, I would uproot that Illuminati, and soon, very soon I will do it.”

The stone sculpture in front of him was exactly what Delinquent Corvette looked like, Delinquent Corvette always had such a benevolent smile on his face.

“Linley.”

A voice suddenly came from behind.

Linley turned his head to look, the one who spoke was actually Farn, and next to him, Hillman immediately said, “Linley, Mr. Farn, he’s already been here for quite a while, but seeing that you’re carving, he didn’t disturb you.”

“It’s truly divine.”

Faun looked in awe at the stone sculpture in front of him.

It was as if the stone sculpture had a soul, in a trance. It was like a real person standing there.

“Linley. You carved this?”

Faun inquired curiously.

Linley, however, didn’t answer, “Fahn, you’re here this time?”

Fahn even said, “Oh, I’ve come this time to ask you to make a trip to the Martial God Mountain, tomorrow, April 6th, all the major god-level powerhouses will gather at the Martial God Mountain, and a few of the Holy Realm powerhouses have been invited to go there as well.”

“Oh?”

Linley couldn’t help but feel a stirring in his heart: god-level powerhouses were gathering, but there were only a few Saint realm experts, so it seemed like this gathering was important.

“I wonder what it is about?”

Linley inquired.

Faun shook his head, “I’m not too sure. Teacher, he didn’t tell me either. But you’ll definitely know when you go.”

“Fine, I’ll definitely go tomorrow.”

Linley nodded and said.

April 6, 10034 of the Yulan Calendar. Martial God Mountain outside the western part of the O’Brien Empire’s imperial capital.

In that secluded courtyard of Martial God O’Brien, the four great god-level powerhouses, Martial God, High Priestess, Tirin, and Hisser, as well as Fahn, Linley, Desiree, and Turquoise Thunder, all eight of these powerhouses were also casually seated.

“Surprisingly, just the four of us were allowed to come over.”

Desley also felt puzzled, “Linley, do you know anything about this?”

This Desiree and Linley engaged in a soul transmission to communicate with each other.

“I’m not sure, they’re all already god-levels, we shouldn’t be able to intervene in their affairs.”

Linley was also puzzled in his heart.

At this time, all four Saint realm powerhouses remained silent.

The Martial God and the High Priestess exchanged glances, and then the Martial God’s knife-like gaze swept over Linley and the four of them as he said in a torrential voice, “I asked the four of you to come over here today, mainly because, after discussing it with the High Priestess and I, I feel that there are too many countries on this Yulan Continent, and that it should be reduced by a few.”

Linley and the four of them were all startled.

“Martial God and the others, could it be that they’re trying to start a large-scale war?”

Linley said in his heart.

The masked High Priestess, his voice gentle, “The Martial God and I have discussed it, and there should only be three empires left in this Yulan Continent – the O’Brien Empire, the Yulan Empire, and the Baruch Empire. That means starting a war that covers the entire Yulan Continent.”

Although the four of them, Linley, Faun, Desiree, and Turquoise Thunder, were surprised in their hearts, they managed to remain calm on the surface.

“Linley, do you have any opinions? The Baruch Empire, you can be considered a representative.”

The High Priestess looked towards Linley.

Linley deliberated.

“This is a good thing, I naturally won’t refuse.”

Linley followed, “It’s not difficult for the three great empires to join forces and exterminate other countries. However, I believe that it would be easy for you, Martial God and High Priestess, to do this when you join forces, so why do you want us, Sanctuary, to be here again? This point, I’m a bit puzzled.”

Martial God, High Priestess, even if they gave themselves face.

But what was the point of letting Desiree, Turret Ray, and Faun get involved?

“It’s simple.”

There was a hint of playfulness in the eyes of Hise next to him, “The Martial God and the High Priestess don’t want to do it and want you guys to do it.”

The Martial God couldn’t help but glance at Hise, who just hemmed and hawed from the side.

“This war, we will not intervene.”

The Vulcan’s resounding voice rang out, “You must be told one thing. According to Lord Beirut’s order, we, the four great God-level powerhouses, will be departing for the Graveyard of the Gods in three days.”

“To the Graveyard of the Gods?”

Linley, Desiree, and the rest of them knew that last time, the Saint realm powerhouses had entered the Graveyard of the Gods while the god-level experts hadn’t entered the Graveyard of the Gods.

The Saint realm experts wanted to obtain the lower god godhoods. And the Martial God and the others wanted to get the Median God Godhead.

“Three days later? Lord Beirut, why didn’t you guys enter the Graveyard of Gods at the same time as us? Could there be some special reason?”

Linley opened his mouth to inquire.

Beside him, Di Lin grunted, “No special reason, just Lord Beirut’s orders.”

Linley was stunned.

Lord Beirut’s orders?

“Don’t say that.”

The Martial God said blandly, “Exterminating the other countries is just a small matter, I believe that the few of you are perfectly capable of doing so. In this way, Linley, Suddenly Lei, Desiree, you take your men of Saint realm powerhouses and go to the Holy Island of the Illuminati and destroy it.”

“As for my personal disciples of the Martial God Sect, they will go with the personal disciples under the High Priestess Sect to destroy the headquarters of the Dark Clerical Land.”

The Martial God glanced at Linley and the others, “Don’t tell me. You guys can’t do it.”

“Against the Illuminati, I’d be more than happy to.”

Linley frowned, “But on the Holy Island of the Illuminati, there is a large defense magic Lord of Light’s Glory. I think. It’s a bit difficult to break through with Saint Domain strength alone.”

Next to him, Di Lin said disdainfully, “The glory of the Lord of Light? The power of that large-scale magic is good. It was also able to resist one of my strikes back in the day, so if it was a single Saint Domain alone, it wouldn’t be able to break it. But Linley, a dozen of you Saint Realm powerhouses attacking together with all your might, once it doesn’t work, twice, several times in a row, I think. It’s enough to break that Lord of Light’s glory.”

Linley smiled as well.

At first, the Illuminati. It was also worried about Linley leading a group of Saint Realms to kill the Sacred Island. So it had made Linley make a pact that even if he went to the Sacred Island, he could only go alone.

But that pact, ever since the Light Synod, the Dark Synod, and Linley had flipped. It had been broken.

That High Priestess Catherine spoke out, “Actually, three Wind Saint Magi, simultaneously casting Sublime Blades and attacking the same spot, should be able to break this Lord of Light’s glory.”

“As long as we exterminate the opposing Saint Realm power, the outcome will already be set even though the war hasn’t started.”

The Martial God said in a cold voice, “This is a war of extermination, and if necessary, the Saint Realm power will be directly deployed to deter the other side, so I believe that this war will proceed very quickly.”

The four of them, Linley, Desiree, Faun, and Turquoise Thunder, could only laugh bitterly in their hearts.

In the eyes of a god-level expert, the war on the Yulan Continent was indeed child’s play, especially since the Martial God and the High Priestess had also joined forces. Indeed, once the topmost experts of the Church of Light and the Church of Darkness were exterminated. The outcome of the war ground would be predictable.

“Lord Martial God, I’m a little confused.”

Linley spoke, “This war, why did you have to drag it out until this point? I think that if you and the High Priestess had joined forces, I’m afraid that a long time ago, you would have been able to separate the world between the two empires.”

The Martial God and the High Priest looked at each other.

Di Lin, however, laughed evilly, “It’s very simple, I didn’t return to the Yulan Continent in the first place, and Hisser didn’t make a breakthrough. In the human society of the Yulan Continent, there are only two of them who are God-level powerhouses. The two of them have always been facing each other in a hostile relationship, how could they possibly join forces?”

“As for joining forces now, firstly, they feel that it’s hopeless to unify the Yulan Continent and have decided to divide the world among three families. Secondly, it’s also because they’re under pressure, as for why they’re under pressure, think for yourself.”

Di Lin said.

Linley’s heart stirred, “This Martial God and High Priestess, they feel that it’s hopeless for them to unify the continent? Is it because of me?”

Linley instantly understood.

First of all, he was about to become a god, and the Martial God and High Priestess should know that. The second point was that he had obtained a godhood in the Graveyard of Gods, and was perfectly capable of cultivating inferior gods. And the most important third point, Bebe his relationship with Beirut, this third point made it so that the Martial God and High Priestess wouldn’t be enemies with Linley.

“The eighteen duchies of the Northern Region and the Holy Alliance have been returned to my O’Brien Empire.”

The Martial God said blandly.

The Martial God looked towards Linley: “Then the Roo Empire and the Agitated Steppe Territory will belong to you, the Baruch Empire.”

“As for the remaining Dark Alliance and Rhine Empire, they will go to the Yulan Empire.”

The High Priest next to him also nodded slightly.

“Linley, do you have any opinions?”

The Martial God and the High Priestess looked at Linley at the same time.

Linley smiled helplessly in his heart.

From the tone of the Martial God’s and High Priestess’s voices, he could completely sense that the Martial God and High Priestess hadn’t taken this continent-deciding war into account at all, and rightly so, a war without any suspense was something that experts like them really didn’t need to care about either.

“No opinion, of course I have no opinion.”

What else could Linley say.

According to such a distribution, the Yulan Continent’s territory was, officially, three parts.

“En.”

The Martial God nodded in satisfaction, “As you know, Linley, in truth, these worldly rights are all vanity to us, our own cultivation is the most important thing. Linley, I’ve also heard that you’re estimated to become a god in around ten years.”

Linley could sense that the attitude of the Martial God in front of him clearly viewed Linley as a figure on the same level as them.

After all, it was only ten years. By the time the Martial God and the others returned, Linley was afraid that he would already be a god.

Next to him, Di Lin said solemnly, “But before that, we must remind you, or else you’ll do something terribly confusing, and that would be terrible.”

Linley immediately listened carefully, and even Desiree and the others beside him listened carefully.

“Becoming a god by yourself alone is completely different from becoming a god by refining a divine lattice. Once you’ve comprehended the Laws to a certain limit, this heaven and earth will naturally birth a godly lattice out of your soul based on your soul, and this godly lattice and your earthly soul are completely compatible.”

“Once the Godhead is born, you will be faced with a choice.”

Di Lin looked at Linley gravely, “After the divine lattice is born, you have two choices, one is to take the divine lattice into your mind and fuse it with your soul. At that time, your body will naturally be transformed into a divine body.”

“The divine lattice fuses with the soul and the body is transformed into a divine body. For example, if this divine lattice is of the earth system, then you can only cultivate earth system elemental laws in the future and nothing else.”

“Of course, after the God Grid is born, you have a second choice!”

“That is, don’t incorporate the divine lattice into your body, but place it outside. At that time, the heavens and earth will naturally condense another divine body out based on the divine frame. Your own original body will not change. That is to say that you are equal to having a doppelganger that is a lower god, while you yourself can still cultivate other elemental laws!”

Di Lin said seriously, “However, this second choice also comes with a price, that is, the soul itself will be transformed into two parts, of course at the moment of becoming a god and having the strange power of heaven and earth to protect this moment, the two parts of the soul are controlled by heaven and earth, you won’t die from doing so, but the damage to the soul will be relatively large.”