Chapter 282

"King, do we truly wish to pledge faith to that Being?"

A mermaid of middle-aged appearance asked in a raspy voice.

She dared not utter the four words 'God of Thunder'.

Because—

As far as she knew,

for some powerful deities, if you simply speak their divine title,

they will sense it.

"The Sea God has abandoned us; our race has no faith left."

"Pledging faith to this powerful Being is not unacceptable."

Selena said slowly.

She paused.

She looked around at everyone:

"Moreover—"

"Do we even have a choice?"

Everyone looked at one another in silence.

"That... that place..."

Another high-ranking mermaid hesitated.

"It must naturally be told to the Great Deity."

Selena said without hesitation.

That place.

Although it was their homeland,

but—

it no longer belonged to them.

Perhaps,

using that place to win the favor of the Great Deity,

for our mermaid race,

would be the greatest benefit.

The high-ranking mermaids silently nodded in agreement.

That counted as consent.

"As expected."

"For water-based creatures like mermaids,"

"the Thunder Titan's intimidation is extremely strong."

In the Divine Realm,

Li Yue smiled.

He had just used Hypiris's vision to glance at the mermaid high-rankers.

He discovered that among them—

only the mermaid queen was Epic-level.

The others were merely Rank 6 Flying-class.

But—

he also saw

that several mermaid high-rankers bore hidden injuries.

Those hidden injuries

were clearly caused by fighting enemies.

And they carried a strong aura of water magic.

The enemies of these mermaids—

were also water-based creatures.

Yet this was strange.

According to the map given to him by Pierce, the God of Refinement,

the Great Lake where the mermaids lived, spanning five hundred kilometers in circumference, had no other large lakes nearby.

Where did the water-based enemies come from?

Could it be

that in the past, two types of water-based creatures lived in this lake?

"It seems these mermaids are hiding some secrets as well."

"I wonder if they will voluntarily report them to me."

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Then—

his gaze fell upon the city of Gwush.

At this moment—

within the building complex where the Lei Ting Sect was located.

Pope Huo Ge, the High Priest, whose aura had become even more formidable.

Was preparing for the sacrifice.

During those ten years before.

Because they were in a state of accelerated time.

Therefore—

Although sacrifices were made every year.

The sacrifices offered were merely ordinary items of Rank 4 or Rank 5.

But now—

The accelerated time had passed.

The sacrifice to be offered.

Was naturally a Rank 8 Flame of the Soul!

"Everyone, be ready!"

"In three days, the annual Grand Sacrifice Ceremony will begin!"

"With every sacrifice, the gaze of our Lord will fall upon us; I will not tolerate even the slightest error!"

Pope Huo Ge, the High Priest, gripped his staff and roared.

He wore loose black mage robes.

His tall and muscular frame looked down upon the priests who were busily working.

Ten years—

The little ones sent back then to the Quiet Village to be raised by the Black Moon Elves.

Had now all grown into the backbone of the Lei Ting Sect.

They—

Had originally mostly possessed poor aptitude.

Capable only of reaching the peak of Rank 3 spellcasters.

However—

After living in the Quiet Village for a period.

They consumed daily potions brewed by the Black Moon Elves using naturally fallen branches from the 'Black Moon Elf Mother Tree', along with other magical materials.

Their aptitudes had all changed.

They were now able to ascend to Rank 4 or even Rank 5.

And among them, three—

Had originally possessed the hope of ascending to Rank 4 or Rank 5.