Chapter 453: The Fall of the Toxic God, A Great Harvest
According to what he knew, gods, when severely injured, would enter one of three states.
The first state is slumber.
In this state, the god would slowly recover and eventually awaken after a long period.
The second state is deep sleep.
A god in deep sleep has suffered a fatal injury. If they do not enter deep sleep, they will surely die. There is even a possibility that they are already dead, holding onto a last sliver of hope. In this state, the chance of revival is extremely slim, possibly taking thousands or tens of thousands of years. There have been instances where a god in this state was found and killed by another god. As long as a god is not truly dead, their divine position remains occupied. The same divine position cannot have two gods simultaneously. Only by killing the previous god can a new god with the same divine position appear.
The third state is eternal sleep, which means death.
In this state, the god is truly dead. All past events and future matters are no longer related to them. However, the body of a god is a treasure. Every piece of flesh and every drop of divine blood has immense value. Unfortunately, humans have never obtained a god’s body. Generally, gods self-destruct before death, leaving no body for their enemies. Humans occasionally obtain a severed limb or bone, which is already the limit.
Lin Moyu never expected to encounter a true god now.
Although the god was in a state of deep sleep and not truly dead, Lin Moyu knew that the difference was negligible, with an extremely slim chance of revival.
Lin Moyu saw the wound on the god’s forehead, likely caused by some sharp weapon. This strike pierced through the god’s head, causing its current state. Lin Moyu couldn’t speculate on past events or what exactly happened. He only knew that the body of the Toxic God was now in front of him, at his disposal.
As Lin Moyu pondered how to handle the body, it suddenly moved. Before he could react, the Toxic God abruptly opened its eyes. Lin Moyu saw killing intent in its eyes. A surge of murderous aura enveloped Lin Moyu, making him feel cold all over. The Toxic God was clearly in deep sleep, so why did it awaken? However, Lin Moyu quickly realized that the Toxic God had not truly awakened. This was its last obsession, mistaking Lin Moyu for the enemy who killed it. This would be the Toxic God’s final counterattack. Terrifying energy surged within the Toxic God’s body, filling the entire cave. All the toxic liquid began to boil. This situation was similar to an out-of-control Flame Lich; the Toxic God intended to self-destruct.
Lin Moyu was terrified. He knew that gods generally chose to self-destruct before death. Even if they couldn’t take their enemies with them, they wouldn’t leave their bodies behind. For some unknown reason, the Toxic God didn’t self-destruct and entered deep sleep here. But now...
Lin Moyu’s intrusion triggered its last obsession, causing it to choose self-destruction. It intended to burn all its divine power in an instant. The divine power of a god is immensely strong. In a self-destructive state, even other gods wouldn’t dare to face it head-on. Lin Moyu knew he was doomed. Instinctively, he took out the Abyss Teleportation Stone, intending to leave. But he found that the god’s power had already sealed the space. The Abyss Teleportation Stone lost its function. He couldn’t teleport or escape.
Lin Moyu’s face turned pale. An occasional adventure had truly put him in a life-threatening situation.
"The power of obsession."
Lin Moyu suddenly had an epiphany, a flash of inspiration in his mind. "Perhaps this is the last hope."
The soul flame in his hand flickered. A spark appeared directly on the Toxic God’s forehead. The wound on the forehead was the Toxic God’s fatal injury, piercing through the body and dispersing the soul. Now, it was attacked again. The Toxic God’s body trembled violently. Lin Moyu clearly sensed a disturbance in its divine power, as if it had loosened.
"It’s effective!"
Lin Moyu’s eyes lit up, and he continued using the soul flame. He attacked with both hands, five times per second. He believed that the Toxic God might have retained a sliver of its soul, hoping for revival. Whether human or god, without a soul, they cannot survive. The soul is the foundation. Jiang Yi preserved his soul, leaving a chance for revival. Unless they were like the corpses in the Corpse Realm, which were walking dead without life or soul. As long as the Toxic God wanted to revive, it must have retained a sliver of its soul. Since that was the case, Lin Moyu intended to completely obliterate its soul.
Seeing the soul flame’s effectiveness, Lin Moyu activated the [Strong Soldier] skill again. Instantly, his attributes surged, and his mental attribute reached 600,000. The skill’s damage increased significantly, dealing an additional 500% damage. The soul flame’s damage increased more than tenfold. As the soul flame burned fiercely, dozens of flames continuously fell. They completely disrupted the divine power the Toxic God had just gathered, interrupting its self-destruction. Lin Moyu finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued using the soul flame. The Toxic God’s remaining soul had no resistance, letting out a soul-piercing scream before completely collapsing.
The Toxic God’s body trembled violently and then fell silent. The soul flame lost its target in an instant. The Toxic God had fallen!
Simultaneously, Lin Moyu received thrilling notifications.
[Killed the Toxic God, Level +1]
[Killed the Toxic God, Star +1]
[Killed the Toxic God, Increased Poison Element Immunity Cap]
[Killed the Toxic God, Obtained Intermediate Divine Core]
[Killed the Toxic God, Obtained the Divine Position of the Toxic God]
[Increased Poison Element Immunity Cap: Poison Element Immunity Cap increased from 80% to 100%]
[Intermediate Divine Core: Absorb the Divine Core to become a god, or comprehend the power within to become a god-level expert]
[Divine Position of the Toxic God: Fuse with the Divine Position to become the new Toxic God]
Lin Moyu was stunned. What was this?
His body glowed white, and his level increased from 51 to 52. The military badge on his chest shone, and a faint star appeared. This star was somewhat blurry, with a hollow center. It could only be called a half-star. He needed to kill another god-level enemy to become a three-star general. For now, he remained a two-star general, not yet a three-star general.
His poison element immunity cap increased from 80% to 100%. Lin Moyu realized that element immunity had a cap. No wonder he had never heard of a human professional being completely immune to an element. Normally, the cap for single-element immunity is 85%. Breaking the cap is difficult, and even if broken, it only reaches around 90%. Reaching 100% like Lin Moyu was unprecedented.
Lin Moyu thought of the [Toxic Python]’s spine. Perhaps consuming it could increase his poison element immunity, eventually reaching 100%.
Then came two unimaginable rewards: the Divine Core and the Divine Position.
Lin Moyu realized that the Toxic God was an intermediate god. Its Divine Core was intermediate, and absorbing it would likely make him an intermediate god, equivalent to a human god-level expert between levels 93 and 95. This was a chance to ascend instantly. But it also came with limitations. He would be stuck at this level unless he could absorb a stronger Divine Core. Otherwise, he would always be an intermediate god. As for becoming a super-god, that would be out of reach. At most, he could fuse with the Divine Position of the Toxic God and become the new Toxic God. But so what?
Lin Moyu had confidence in himself. He wouldn’t make such a short-sighted decision. His goal was to become a super-god, not just a god or hold a divine position.
The Divine Core and Divine Position appeared in his spiritual world. The Divine Core was a twelve-sided green crystal, rotating slowly and beautifully. The Divine Position looked like a throne, stationary beside the Divine Core. What puzzled Lin Moyu was that both avoided the Domain God Stone, as if the Domain God Stone was of a higher level.
Lin Moyu sensed the nearly infinite poison elements within the Divine Core and had a bold idea. "What if I use it to summon an Elemental Lich?"
This idea took root and grew. However, it wasn’t something to do now but to attempt when he was confident. He estimated that he would need to reach god-level before trying. The Divine Core was unique, and the opportunity was singular. It couldn’t be wasted. If successful, he might have a god-level Lich, an exciting thought.