Chapter 566: Chapter 421: The Ancient Church Family, the Mysterious Four Divine Sons, Kill Again! (3.0K)
"In your next life, remember to stay far away from the Human Clan," Xu Gu said with icy eyes as the Battle Instrument in his hand descended.
A flash of sword light enveloped the sky like countless suns bursting through the darkness – blindingly bright.
"No! Impossible, the Human Clan can’t possibly have a talent as strong as you..."
The Thunder Fish King roared in panic, filled with unwillingness, fear, and desperation, trying to resist, but it was all in vain.
The sword light faded, and with it faded the life of the Thunder Fish King.
A massive fish head tumbled to the ground.
Vitality vanished.
Consciousness extinguished.
This fringe overlord who had once reigned with impunity over the Wind and Thunder Sea now met his downfall.
[Divine Points +80!]
"My descendants will avenge me; I curse you..."
Before dying, the Thunder Fish King left behind only a shrill curse echoing through the air.
Xu Gu looked at the grimacing Thunder Fish, as if they were angered by Xu Gu’s slaying of their king, a bright smile on his lips.
"Do you also wish to contribute Divine Points to me?"
These Thunder Fish seemed not to understand Xu Gu’s words, blinded by hatred, or perhaps they never had such intelligence to begin with.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t provoke Xu Gu under these circumstances!
The Thunder Fish surged towards him, attacking from every direction.
A whirlpool many hundreds of feet tall, like a Thunder Dragon striking at Xu Gu, appeared amidst the storm of electricity.
A typical Intermediate King would probably have to retreat thrice before it.
Yet, Xu Gu shattered it with a single stroke of his sword.
Countless Thunder Fish turned into dead fish, falling from the sky like rain.
This scene left Long Shi utterly stunned.
She found it hard to believe that the Human Clan could be so powerful!
[Divine Points +60]
Xu Gu was quite satisfied with this.
It was just the beginning, and already he had accumulated 140 points, edging closer to the 500 Divine Points required to promote his Battle Instrument to a 2-star Divine Artifact.
Xu Gu skillfully gathered all the corpses on the field to feed to his Four Unlike creature, and then planned to leave, heading deeper into the territory.
"Master, the dwelling place of the Thunder Fish King seems to have the scent of Divine Blood," said the Earth Dragon Envoy suddenly.
Xu Gu’s eyebrows lifted slightly.
"You, an Earth Dragon Envoy, can sense opportunities not just on land but in the sea as well?" Xu Gu said with a laugh.
"What sea? This isn’t even as big as my bathtub," the Earth Dragon Envoy retorted.
"..." Xu Gu was rendered speechless.
The Earth Dragon Envoy continued earnestly, "The power of the sea rules here cannot suppress the power of earth rules."
In its eyes, this was not a sea at all. It was merely a small pond on the land, and it could still sense the ley lines of the land here, thereby understanding everything about this place’s terrain.
Finding treasures was just an incidental talent.
Following the Earth Dragon Envoy’s guidance, Xu Gu ventured deeper into the Wind and Thunder Sea, searching for the dwelling place of the Thunder Fish King.
For the sake of treasure hunting, the Earth Dragon Envoy even emerged from the Battle Space.
At this moment, waves of energy fluctuations came from above.
"Someone must have been fighting here just now, right?"
"Could we have sensed it wrong?"
"Your senses might be wrong, but mine are never mistaken. There was definitely a battle here," said a proud old man in a golden robe, holding a pine cone-encrusted staff.
"Then why are there no traces of battle here? Even if the battle is over, there should at least be corpses, right?!"
A middle-aged man in a red robe with a sword embossed with a three-headed lion on his waist could not help but interject.
"Idiot, how could the battle be over so quickly? Clearly, they were fighting while moving, shifting the battleground far away!" the elder said.
"Wise Elder, you are indeed wise!"
A group of red-robed people behind the golden-robed elder praised him with great admiration, clearly valuing his wisdom and answer.
"The only one who could have caused a battle here is the Thunder Fish King.
"And since the Thunder Fish King has been lured away, the drop of Thunder Emperor’s blood he was guarding is ours," said the golden-robed elder.
They had come in search of the Thunder Fish King’s treasure.
Their master had deduced that the Thunder Fish King was guarding a drop of Thunder God’s blood.
Even though their master already considered the entire Thunder God’s Relics as part of his domain, he wouldn’t mind having an extra drop of Divine Blood.
So they were sent to claim it.
"Human Clan?"
Without any surprise,
They saw Xu Gu, who had already secured the Thunder Fish King’s treasure, holding the Divine Blood in his hand.
Xu Gu’s lips curled upwards, revealing a brilliant smile.
"Is it more Divine Points being delivered to my doorstep?"
"Ancient Church Clan?" Long Shi exclaimed softly.
She evidently knew of this group’s origins.
"The Ancient Church Clan is one of the ancestors of our Human Clan’s terrestrial churches. A long time ago, in the era that was approaching the end of the law, they migrated to the Divine Domain Continent and have thrived ever since. Moreover, their entire clan is extremely formidable."
"Their race has a close connection with that Ancient Church Clan within the Human Clan’s territory, as well as with the Light Clan in the Mechanical Sea. In fact, it could be said that they are one of the backbones of the Ancient Church Clan."
Long Shi introduced Xu Gu.
Before the Mechanical Era arrived, during the era of All Clans struggling for dominance, there were also many races within the Human Clan that had their moments of fleeting brilliance, such as the Mage Clan, Qi Cultivators, Yin Yang Master Clan, Battle Qi Clan, and this Ancient Church Clan, among others.
When the last age of magic arrived, some secluded themselves stubbornly, some pledged allegiance to the Mechanical Sea a thousand years ago, and some ventured out of the Human Clan territory early to develop in other extraordinary places.
Even more so, not only did they leave the Human Clan territory early on, but they also pledged allegiance to the Mechanical Sea a thousand years ago, like the Ancient Church Clan right before us!
"Their clan is very powerful and has the support of the Light Clan from the Mechanical Sea. On the Divine Domain Continent, they are undoubtedly one of the domineering rulers, commanding territories spanning tens of millions of kilometers!
"They have provoked the Human Clan on many occasions; one of my uncles died at their hands!"
Long Shi’s expression turned ugly as she spoke through gritted teeth.
The days of the Human Clan in the Divine Domain Battlefield are not easy.
Aside from the Mechanical Sea, there are also many other forces that oppose the Human Clan.
Among them is the Ancient Church.
However, the Ancient Church generally keeps to themselves in secrecy and is active in remote, uninhabited areas, so the Human Clan seldom encounters them.
Unexpectedly, they encountered them here.
However, Xu Gu didn’t care about the Ancient Church’s tailing.
All he cared about was whether these Ancient Church people would drop Divine Points when killed!
Comparing power, could they be greater than the Mechanical Sea? And in terms of grand origins, could they surpass the gods of the Mechanical Sea?
"Human child, sorry, but the Thunder Fish King was lured away by our people, and this treasure was also first discovered by us, please return it to us.
"Of course, we won’t let you return empty-handed. Our clan will soon kill the Thunder Fish King, and at that time, his Divine Blood can be bestowed upon you."
The leading golden-robed elder spoke indifferently.
He was arrogantly aloof.
He simply looked down upon the Human Clan.
If it wasn’t for the recent ascension to Demigod by the Champion Marquis who crushed the Demon King army led by the Dark Dragon King and the Witch Queen, he wouldn’t have been so courteous.
Hearing the words of the golden-robed elder, Xu Gu’s smile grew even more radiant.
Anyone who knew Xu Gu would understand that when he showed such a smile, his enemies were in for a terrible time!
"What a joke!" Xiaomi, not caring and already harboring deep enmity towards the Ancient Church Clan, couldn’t help but curse angrily, "A group of pitiful and pathetic clowns.
"The Thunder Fish King here was killed by my master!
"This treasure was also first discovered by my master!"
Hearing Long Shi’s words, the people of the Ancient Church first paused, obviously surprised.
Then, they sized up Xu Gu and the others.
"Two young ones and an ugly Exotic Beast dare claim to have killed the Thunder Fish King?"
The red-robed middle-aged man sneered, then stared intently at Long Shi, eyes filled with greed, his heart burning with desire.
Not just him, the other Ancient Church people behind him had the same reaction.
Long Shi, whether in appearance, figure, or temperament, was a top-notch beauty, undoubtedly breathtakingly exquisite.
"Just perfect, my master lacks a maid, and you fit the bill!" The aura of the red-robed middle-aged man surged as he was about to make a move.
But he was stopped by the leading golden-robed elder.
The golden-robed elder looked at Xu Gu in astonishment and asked in surprise, "So young and full of vitality, with a Level of only 61, yet roaming freely in the Wind and Thunder Sea, could you possibly be Xu Gu, the hope of the Human Clan?!"
"Oh?" Xu Gu raised an eyebrow with some surprise.
Was his reputation already this widespread?
He was even recognized in this wilderness.
Seeing that Xu Gu didn’t deny it, the golden-robed elder’s mouth curved upward, advising Xu Gu:
"You have talent, otherwise, you wouldn’t have become the hope of the Human Clan, and you already qualify to be a follower of my master. Of course, that’s just qualifying.
"If you hand over the Divine Blood you found here, and offer your woman as a maid to my master, he might agree to let you follow him.
"Offering you both a path to eternal life illuminated by the light."
Xu Gu’s expression remained unchanged.
The utterances of a dying ant are naturally not worth his concern.
The only reason he hadn’t swatted these ants to death was out of curiosity about their so-called master and how many Divine Points he could explode from them.
However, Long Shi couldn’t stand it any longer.
Her fury surged, unable to bear seeing Xu Gu being insulted in such a manner.
"Seeking death!"
In fact, before Long Shi could even make a move, the Earth Dragon Envoy had already taken action.
How noble was his identity?
Even the strongest races within the Mechanical Sea were considered no more than mud loaches and sparrows in the eyes of the Earth Dragon Envoy.
And even more so the shameless Ancient Church Clan that served as lapdogs to the people of the Light Clan from the Mechanical Sea.
These Ancient Church people dared to insult his master; wasn’t that an insult to him as well?
"How dare you, beast!"
The Earth Dragon Envoy’s attack took the golden-robed elder and a group of red-robed Ancient Church people by surprise, their pupils suddenly constricting.
Immediately afterward, they grew furious.
How could their dignified selves be frightened by an Earth Dragon!
They retaliated furiously.
At the same time, they shouted, "Our master is one of the four Divine Sons of the Divine Domain! Daring to provoke us, your entire Human Clan will face destruction!"
"Nonsense from ants!" The Earth Dragon Envoy grew even angrier, conjuring an overwhelming Evil Qi, striking down on the group of Ancient Church people like a Heavenly God descending to Earth.