Chapter 899: Chapter 687: “Pirate” Raid on the Harbor
The Fishman youth’s meticulously prepared blasphemy prayer failed; ultimately, he did not achieve his goal—ascending to the Holy Domain Level.
But he was also successful.
Because he discovered an extremely significant secret, which led to even grander schemes.
Duel Godhood!
Divinity is more important than the Holy Domain.
How many with the Holy Domain are there, and how many with divinity? Clearly, the latter is much rarer.
To cultivate a Holy Domain would take decades, even hundreds of years, but the accumulation of duel godhood is something the Ice Sculpture Kingdom has secretly amassed over hundreds, even thousands of years.
Duel Godhood involves a portion of a deity’s power, completely overwhelming the Holy Domain in terms of hierarchy.
“Why does Mei Lan God know this secret?” The Fishman youth pondered.
“Is this Mei Lan God’s scheme?”
“Were all these things pre-designed by Him?”
“But why hasn’t He acted? Is He molding me?”
Reflecting now, the Fishman youth noticed he had been greatly nurtured by Mei Lan God, with each Divine Blessing being quite generous… It seemed that the Fishman youth gradually discerned a hint of “Mei Lan God’s intentional support.”
The national ceremony grand duel is the final moment for the formation of duel godhood.
Mei Lan God seems to want to intervene and take part.
“Looking at it this way, I am the most capable pawn in Mei Lan God’s plan.”
“If the matter of blasphemy is exposed in the future, how much backlash will I suffer?”
“If Mei Lan God’s goal is duel godhood and conflict arises with me, what should I do?”
In fact, the Fishman youth had planned for this earlier, having discussed it with Cang Xu.
Since blasphemy against Mei Lan God resulted in such substantial gains, they could completely blaspheme against other deities too.
With his own weak strength, unable to resist, should the enraged Mei Lan God discover the truth, they could leverage others’ power, attempting to invoke other deities to balance Mei Lan God.
Of course, these are consideration and actions for the later phase.
Thus, the Fishman youth has a brand-new action goal. Of course, the main redemption plan remains unchanged.
The Holy Bright Empire’s might, unrivaled by any other organization in the world.
Forget the Holy Domain; even with duel godhood, the Fishman youth isn’t a real deity.
In fact, even if he were a true god, so what?
Have not many alien deities been exterminated by imperial deities?
Isn’t that why Mei Lan God is heavily injured and in slumber?
“Possessing duel godhood would greatly aid the entire redemption plan.”
“Let’s not speak of anything else; the bargaining power would undergo a qualitative change!”
If the survivors are too weak to engage in equal dialogue, offering a Divine Artifact as a bribe could invite disaster! They might be directly annexed by the empire’s upper echelons!
Only with sufficient strength can there be a possibility of protection and qualification to negotiate with the empire’s upper echelons.
After the prayer ended this time, the Fishman youth quickly adjusted his plans. He arranged for Dao Hen and Hun Tong to leave Snowbird Port, teleporting all the way to the Ice Sculpture Royal Capital.
The Fishman youth then used the Divine Country Descent Technique, directly teleporting to his destination. After clarifying Zi Di and Zong Ge’s real circumstances, he made his move.
He commanded Hun Tong, employing deceptive and disguising divine arts, having him play the role of Hua Tang and put on a show.
These actions allowed the Fishman youth to successfully alter the situation, creating a certain illusion, hoping for a misjudgment by the Lijian family.
Most importantly, the Fishman youth took over Zong Ge’s baton, continuing to engage in this session’s national ceremony grand duel in the capacity of Dragon-man squad leader.
The special frosty aura from Ice Calamity, from a certain angle, reduced quite a lot of trouble for the Fishman youth.
The Fishman youth directly claimed that due to the temporal power within the aura, he advanced to the Golden Level!
“Next, it’s time for me to shine in the duel.”
The Dragon-man youth is incredibly confident in his capabilities!
Multiple blasphemy prayers have yielded significant rewards. The last prayer, although it didn’t lead to Holy Domain ascension, still resulted in a Divine Blessing from Mei Lan God.
After receiving this Divine Blessing, the Fishman youth formally advanced to become a Golden Level mage, armed with numerous cultivation insights, abundant spell utilization, alchemy, and practical experience.
Of course, predominantly in the Water Element.
Henceforth, the youth proficiently cultivated all three aspects, advancing to Golden Level in fighting energy, spells, and divine arts!
Snowbird Port City Lord.
Early in the morning, Tan Mo knocked on the study door.
The Snowbird Port City Lord sighed, controlling the alchemy room door.
The door opened, and Tan Mo stepped inside.
“Did you get the message?” Tan Mo spoke directly, “The latest intelligence from the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, Long Fu has been promoted to Golden Level.”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port nodded slightly: “According to his public declaration, it was due to the beneficial effect of the Magic Potion [Beautiful Future] contained in the frost aura from Ice Calamity, turning misfortune into a blessing and advancing early.”
“However, I am more inclined to believe he was originally Golden Level, and it was all an act before.”
“This time, with a suitable excuse, he exposed it publicly just to expand his influence. After all, a Golden Level duelist and a Silver Level one are two different concepts.”
Upon hearing that the City Lord of Snowbird Port was aware of this information, Tan Mo nodded: “The second naval fleet of the Lijian family has already been defeated, and the pirates could attack Snowbird Port at any time. To prevent Long Fu’s influence from growing in the future, we must act! The sooner, the better.”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port lightly tapped the table with his fingers, pondered for a moment, and nodded slightly, “We must act quickly.”
“But within this lies a great risk.”
“For instance, Long Fu’s previous ability to defeat three Golden Levels in an instant remains a mystery to us.”
“If by chance, they have built a private teleportation device on the homeland of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, disguising as pirates and attacking the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ branch may very likely ‘enjoy’ this method.”
Tan Mo fell silent.
But soon, the hesitation on his face was replaced by greed in his heart.
“Conservatively estimated, the wealth of Twin Eyes Island is at least Ten Thousand Gold!” Tan Mo told himself, “This sum is already enough for me to take a gamble.”
“Moreover, during the operation, I can entirely hide behind the scenes.”
“The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ branch in Snowbird Port only has a few Silver Levels, not really any strong individuals.”
When Tan Mo thought to this point, his hesitation was completely gone.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port, observing his demeanor, spoke before Tan Mo could open his mouth: “If we’re going to act, then I believe today is the best time to strike.”
“The sooner, the better!”
“Firstly, what we need to do is eliminate the Mage Tower.”
“I will activate my hidden agents to take control in advance; at that time, I need your people to break into the tower and eliminate all the targets on the list.”
Saying this, the City Lord of Snowbird Port handed Tan Mo a list.
After taking it and having a glance, combined with his own intelligence, Tan Mo smiled and said, “Among these people, aren’t there also your followers who are quite loyal to you.”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port kept a straight face: “But they are more loyal to the Kingdom.”
“Perhaps, some are even more loyal to me.”
“But I need their sacrifice to make our operation flawless.”
“After their sacrifice, under my arrangement, a large number of spy agents will be infiltrated here.”
“The Mage Tower is the most important, but there are several other key points too. Please, Tan Mo, I need you to exert yourself once more.”
Tan Mo shrugged, “You help me, I help you, hey, I like this cooperation.”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port’s gaze seemed to penetrate the walls, looking out over the sea: “This way, when the thirteenth prince returns, all of Snowbird Port will be at his disposal.”
Nighttime.
Snowbird Port.
Inside the Mage Tower.
“I don’t know why, but there’s an inexplicable bit of unease.”
“Why? Is it because your son is going to take an academy exam again?”
“No, it’s not because of that…”
“Speaking of which, have you considered my suggestion from a few days ago? Do you want to take a year off and go to the Royal Capital to watch the National Ceremony’s grand duel in person? You know, duels of this scale are rare.”
“Alas, I’d like to go too. But isn’t it that recently, due to our kingdom’s naval defeat, our leaves aren’t being approved, are they?”
Several mages, while monitoring the entire Snowbird Port, chatted leisurely.
Pop, pop, pop…
A few light sounds, and the mages were all suddenly stabbed dead by appearing assassins without any scream or groan.
Bang.
The top floor of the Mage Tower suddenly emitted a slight explosion.
The assassins rushed to the top floor, but their leader, already injured, walked out holding the head of a Snow Elf.
None other than the Tower Master of the Mage Tower.
The assassins sighed in relief.
Soon, the City Lord of Snowbird Port received a report of the mission’s completion. It went smoothly overall, except for a minor counterattack during the assassination of the Tower Master.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port relayed the message to Tan Mo.
An excited Tan Mo ordered, “Begin!”
Thus, a group of Imperial Navy soldiers, disguised as pirates, emerged from the water, various dark corners of the docks, and other places, gradually surrounding the ships of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ branch.