Chapter 853: Chapter 641: Seeing the Mountain
For a moment, Zhou Zhang fell into silence.
The appearance of the Undead Master also surprised her.
She knew her mission; the blood sacrifice was just one part of it. The other was to wait for the arrival of the Undead Mage. What she didn’t know was that the person she was waiting for was indeed the Undead Master.
Zhou Zhang was a Devout Level believer, not a fanatic. She was very averse to and disgusted by the Undead Master, but her rationality was not overwhelmed by her faith.
Cang Xu was a bit dazed.
Indeed, the array surrounding the Ocean Nest was not just composed of the Charming Blue Divine Text but also of Magic Runes.
One could even say that the foundation of this vast array was not Charming Blue Divine Text; it was the power of magic.
This was actually abnormal.
Look at the great mobilization of the Earth Element army when they besieged the Big guy, their divine text array consisted purely of Earth Element Divine Text, with not a trace of Magic Runes.
Seeing Zhou Zhang silent, the Undead Master continued with a slightly proud tone, "I also participated in the setup of this array. But the real executors, besides the Charming Blue God’s avatar, included my teacher."
The Undead Master’s teacher, of course, was You Can, the founder of the Undead Faction!
Undead Master: "This vast array is not just for cooperating with the Ocean Nest for blood sacrifice; it has another important function."
"And this is precisely the content of our cooperation."
"That’s what I came for this time as well."
Zhou Zhang knew about this point.
She spoke with difficulty, "Next, I will cooperate with you. But Qian Xing, Da Han fled, and in doing so..."
The Undead Master interrupted, "Don’t worry, Firebeard isn’t around. Da Han came to Ice Sculpture Island for his own reasons."
"Even if they attack again, as long as Firebeard isn’t here, there’s nothing to worry about."
"Next, we must work together to restore the array and repair the Ocean Nest. The main force in repairing the nest is not you or me, but the Holy Beast, the Snow Pear Octopus. This has long been foreseen by the Charming Blue God."
Zhou Zhang showed a hint of joy. She was in despair over the decaying Ocean Nest, not expecting it could actually be repaired!
The gods are omnipotent.
The Charming Blue God had long foreseen such events and made corresponding arrangements.
The Holy Beast, the Snow Pear Octopus, not only cooperates in the blood sacrifice with the nest but also plays a fundamental role in repairing the nest!
On the side, Cang Xu was deep in thought.
Listening to the verbal exchange between Zhou Zhang and the Undead Master, he discovered many things.
"The Undead Orthodoxy and Charming Blue Sect, though allies, do not have harmonious relations."
This is evident.
The Undead Mages blaspheme against the gods, severely infringing on the most core interests of the gods — the soul. They are enemies of the gods, and in abundance, they pose an extremely severe threat to all gods.
Following logic, no god would ally with them. The Charming Blue God is a special case. He is targeted, heavily injured, and must remain dormant, with the situation precarious, forcing him to resort to any external forces available!
The Undead Mages are also targeted, and their situation is very difficult. If there’s a god as an ally, it would certainly be advantageous. Even if this god is severely injured and dormant.
On the other hand, the Undead Mages are, after all, Mages, with a profound pursuit of knowledge. Especially any knowledge concerning the gods, which can aid them in dealing with the gods. Therefore, the demand in this area is massive and urgent.
"The essence of this cooperation is banding together to keep each other warm."
"Although united, they are under enormous external pressure and compulsion. Hence, they also guard against and scheme against each other."
Thinking this far, recalling Zhou Zhang’s previous actions, Cang Xu’s expression subtly changed.
Normally, if an Undead Mage fell into the hands of a bishop, it would surely be the end. But Zhou Zhang only captured these people without immediately killing them.
This action indeed harbors much intrigue.
Subsequently, Zhou Zhang utilized the blood sacrifice to use life and death to compel the Undead Mages to alter their faith.
The Little Prince and others successively became sacrifices. Cang Xu now knew Zhou Zhang’s true target — the ship ghost.
The ship ghost was different.
He was Golden Level, a member of the Undead Orthodoxy.
Charming Blue Sect and the Undead Orthodoxy were cooperating and were allies; Zhou Zhang likely never intended to truly kill the ship ghost.
For killing him could potentially disrupt the alliance between both sides.
Thus, Zhou Zhang was merely intimidating.
Why did she act this way?
Cang Xu easily guessed: Zhou Zhang wanted to make the ship ghost convert, allowing the Charming Blue Sect to infiltrate the allies. It was a form of erosion against the Undead Force.
"I was an accident."
"When I returned from the nest, having mastered special Divine Arts, Zhou Zhang must have been very elated. Although she may not have understood the reason for my return, she immediately recognized my value."
"Her change in attitude towards me, and all subsequent support, was an effort to win me over."
"She must have been very pleased because, through me, she saw the results of faith penetration and even more possibilities."
"The ship ghost must have once wondered — how could I pass through the blood sacrifice."
"This question has now been solved. I have displayed my talent."
"Did the Undead Master merely favor my talent in guiding me?"
"No."
"He informed me of the Divine Country’s secrets, his stance of disregarding the Charming Blue Divine Country, and even used the Truth Stone Tablet openly to probe the Divine Country’s secrets. This was outright blasphemy — he was eroding my faith in the Charming Blue!"
"He was correcting me, using an almost imperceptibly gentle approach, teaching me to realize the frailty of my object of faith, so that I could become a more pure Undead Mage!"
Ordinary people wouldn’t see it, remaining in a state of confusion. But Cang Xu, being mature and insightful, immediately discerned the hidden intrigue and the hidden confrontation and contest between the two alliances.
"It doesn’t matter!"
"My Charming Blue faith is fake anyway. If the Undead Master knew this truth, he would certainly be relieved. In a way, we are doing far more than his blasphemy."
"If he knew what the squad leader did, would he appreciate it more?"
Thinking of this, Cang Xu’s feelings became a bit peculiar.
"The squad leader, he is wholeheartedly devoted to the God of Justice."
"I wonder how he is now? Did he rescue the Big guy?"
The Fishman youth had no energy left to pay attention to the outside world.
He focused entirely on the big guy, using all his might to wield the Divine Artifact and Divine Arts.
He succeeded!
The Earth Element Main God thought He killed the big guy, but in fact, He killed Tu Ji.
The Earth Element Main God was satisfied and finally withdrew His hand.
He had no interest in the rest, such as Da Dou and Hong Zhu.
But the Earth Element army did not stop.
Da Dou and others had killed so many of them; how could they possibly back down?
"What do we do now?"
"Right now, I’m barely maintaining Believer Perception and the Divine Power channel, I can’t use a third Divine Art!"
The Fishman youth watched as the big guy and others were heavily surrounded, falling into a deadly confrontation, feeling a chill in his heart.
Desperate, he could only try to pray to the Charming Blue God.
But just as he was about to do so, a squad of Transcendents suddenly charged in.
Boom, boom, boom...
They used Golden Level alchemy tools, triggering a series of explosions.
"Come with me!!" The empire’s spy chief took the lead, guiding his subordinates in a rescue mission.
Each member of these spies was elite.
If not, they wouldn’t be able to execute the plan, disrupting the order of the Magnetic Island, leaving all the Earth Element tribes in strife and constant conflict.
They successfully destroyed the Divine Text Array set up by the Earth Element army.
"Why are these people saving Little Prince?"
The Fishman youth was very curious.
In his expectant gaze, the spy squad successfully converged with Da Dou and others.
The Earth Element army was caught off guard, and when they attempted to pursue, they were hit by potions thrown by the empire’s spies, falling into chaos.
As expected of the empire’s spies; the equipment and arms they used were all very elite.
But rescuing people also came at a cost.
When the empire’s spy squad emerged, they had already lost at least half of their members.
But fortunately, Da Dou and the other three were still alive.
"With these witnesses, it’s enough to prove that I’m innocent!"
"Tu Ji’s death has nothing to do with me!!"
"I’ve done everything possible to assist; I am innocent." The spy chief silently encouraged himself.
Tu Ji was dead.
A Blood Light Sanction Court member had died in the area he was responsible for.
The key point is, he was killed by the Earth Element Main God!
This was too strange.
If this were said out loud, who would believe it?
An honorable Earth Element Main God personally acted against a Golden Level individual?
"Little Prince was successfully rescued!"
Seeing this scene, the Fishman youth immediately felt relieved.
With this relaxation, he could no longer support himself and fainted on the spot.
In his unconsciousness, he slowly opened his weary eyelids.
"Where is this...?"
The sound of turbulent seawater surrounded him.
He looked around and found himself sinking again.
He was surrounded by the deep sea.
"It’s here again..." The Fishman youth was very familiar with this scene.
Many times, in his sleep, a Divine Arts Spiritual Navigation would automatically activate, prompting him to pray to the Charming Blue God.
The Fishman youth looked down and indeed saw an enormous shadow.
The more he sank, the closer he got to it.
"Is this the true form of the Charming Blue God?" The Fishman youth wondered in his heart.
"Wake up, wake up!!!" he shouted in his mind.
But this time, he was really too tired. Although he was a proxy walker of the god, he was only a Golden Level individual after all.
He had nearly exhausted himself, truly with no energy left.
So no matter how he shouted, he did not wake up.
Getting closer and closer, he approached the massive shadow in the depths of the sea.
The shadow gradually revealed its true form.
The Fishman youth widened his eyes slightly. He discovered that this shadow was not a living thing, but truly a mountain.
"Why does this mountain seem a bit familiar?"
"Where have I seen it before?"
Suddenly, a flash of lightning crossed the Fishman youth’s mind.
He remembered.
He had seen it in the Divine Country of Duels, through the memories of Lan Zao.
It was a magical place, a wonderful place.
A legendary place, a romantic place!
That was—Anqiu.