Chapter 787: The Operation Has Begun

Xia En's advance towards the Three Gods Church caught the eyes of a portion of Divine Spirits, particularly the Neutral Deities.

In the temple of the Three Gods Church, the three supreme Divine Spirits gathered together.

Their external appearances all looked enormous. This was influenced by the Titan Civilization, and the temple was the same.

"The Nightmare God has already set off and will probably arrive soon. His Believers have been very crazy these past few days, popping up one after another and causing great chaos."

Bright red liquid flowed on the surface of the Blood Mist God. One could see some ferocious heads tumbling within it. Although their mouths were wide open, they couldn't produce any sound.

"Is no one supporting us?" The Battle Goddess furrowed her brows tightly, holding a Sword-Shield.

"That's the Night Pantheon, who dares to support us?" Another Divine Spirit with a graceful figure lamented. His appearance was exquisite like a porcelain doll, with large areas of skin exposed.

In past Divine Wars, Neutral Deities could be considered a massive force.

From time to time, a few formidable individuals would pop up and pull Councilors down.

Many Neutral Deities didn't dare to show their faces, even abandoning their Believers and hiding in corners, quietly awaiting annihilation.

Or they simply surrendered, but it was also useless. Their Believers were similarly all reassigned, and they themselves were organized into Cannon Fodder to join the chaotic battles, not knowing when they would die.

"How about... we surrender?" The Wondrous Dance Goddess asked tentatively.

"Do you really think the Nightmare God would take a fancy to this skin bag of yours?" The Blood Mist God sneered: "Surrendering won't have any good outcome. We might as well give them a surprise at the final moment!"

The Blood Mist God himself was extremely tyrannical and also played the role of a Villain within the Three Gods Church.

"That's right, surrendering is impossible." The Battle Goddess shared the same opinion.

The Wondrous Dance Goddess let out a sigh. She wasn't adept at frontal combat, unlike the other two Divine Spirits.

But the three were a single entity. In a two-against-one situation, she could only listen to the opinions of the other two.

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As the Number One Enforcer recently promoted by the Lady of the Night, the actions of the Nightmare God indeed attracted the attention of quite a few people.

However, Xia En himself didn't care about this and had already embarked on the expedition against the Three Gods Church with his own forces.

The Divine Wars of the God Council sounded lofty, but in reality, they weren't much different from wars between civilizations.

The methods of transportation and transfer were also through large fleets.

Although they could construct teleportation channels through the Power of Faith.

It was achievable over short distances, but if the distance was too far, the cost-effectiveness was not high.

Inside the Nightmare Main Ship, Xia En hovered in mid-air, his entire body glowing faintly. Vague chanting sounds could be heard, and at the same time, a Faith Tide was surging within his body.

After a while, he opened his eyes and took a deep breath. The light dimmed down, and his body returned to normal.

Xia En reached out and gently flipped his palm. Nightmare power constructed a large number of tiny creatures that prostrated and bowed to him.

This made him unable to help but draw out a slight smile.

"The Power of Faith is truly magical. Just by slightly moving my ranking in the Divine Pantheon forward, it can bring immense power."

This power was completely different from the conventional Path of Evolution and could totally mold a large number of Advanced Lifeforms in a short period of time.

The only limitation was population and soul quality.

Both the God Council and the Civilization Clusters had researched the source of Faith and the like.

The unified results all indicated that this was a peculiar power originating from the depths of a lifeform's soul.

Resilience, bravery, selflessness... and so on. The Power of Faith brought by a series of positive personality traits was completely different.

The God Council had researched this thoroughly long ago.

On a qualified land of Faith, the lifeforms living on it should absolutely not be living and working in peace and contentment, with their lives devoid of ripples.

Instead, it should be a limited peace.

There must be crises to temper high-quality souls.

These souls could not only bring high-quality Power of Faith but perhaps also give birth to high-quality Cannon Fodder like "Holy Disciples".

However, the Power of Faith wasn't completely without drawbacks either.

Unprocessed Power of Faith would only poison a Divine Spirit's consciousness.

"It's just that apart from a Divine Throne, Divine Spirits cannot receive an Advancement to a Super Lifeform, blocking off the Path of Evolution."

Xia En's smile slowly restrained. This was also one of the reasons why external civilizations didn't promote the Path of Divinity on a large scale.

Otherwise, there was no path more suitable for rulers than the Path of Divinity.

"The Lady of the Night's current support for me is still sparing no effort. Coupling that with the power of the Old Ones and the secret support and arrangements of The Empire."

"There won't be any problem becoming the master of the Thirteenth Divine Throne. When that time comes, I can completely let go of my restraints."

Xia En only felt his mood was carefree. All plans were proceeding in an orderly manner.

After controlling the Thirteenth Divine Throne, he would then slowly deal with the Dragon Sovereign.

The Twelve Councilors were a single entity when facing the outside.

Even if Li Yu had the backing of the Other-Dimensional Camp, he simultaneously possessed the Star Glory Empire and the God Council, still holding the advantage.

Just thinking about this made him feel the future was full of longing.

"We're almost at the target location..."

After pondering slightly for a moment, he walked out of this room.

His number one Holy Disciple was already waiting at the door, respectfully saying: "My God, we have already left the scope of our Divine Pantheon and will soon arrive at the Three Gods Church."

"Mm, you've worked hard." Xia En nodded.

"Being able to serve My God is my honor!" The subordinate immediately became even more fanatic.

However, just as his voice fell, the battleship suddenly shook violently and was forced to drop out of Warp Mode.

The Believers on the ship were all jolted. The two Myriad-Eyed Giants let out low roars.

"What's going on?"

The Holy Disciple turned his head and shouted loudly.

"This space has been sealed. It's highly likely an enemy attack..." One of the Myriad-Eyed Giants reported.

"Enemy attack, who dares to ambush the Nightmare God!?"

The Holy Disciple was Enraged, and the other Believers also wore angry expressions.

This group of Believers was good in every way, except that they would treat their worshipped Divine Spirit as a supreme Overlord, appearing somewhat mentally disabled when actually handling matters.

However, Xia En seemed to have been prepared for this. Facing the possible unknown attack, he didn't feel any anxiety.

"Stay calm. No matter what happens in a while, do not panic. The Seven Great Holy Disciples will leave the fleet with me."

His voice spread throughout the entire fleet through the Power of Faith.

He appeared outside the fleet, backed by the Seven Great Holy Disciples wearing Dark Armor.

The Power of Faith rapidly expanded, covering an increasingly larger area.

Xia En quickly discovered several obscure energy sources hidden not far away, yet unobservable to the naked eye.

"Hmm? This Aura? So weak?"

Xia En's expression sank slightly. The other party's Strength was roughly equivalent to his, meaning A4-tier lifeforms.

This had a huge discrepancy with his estimation.

He also scanned the surrounding environment in passing. It was a common Trap. Space abilities like Warp and Flash Teleportation were all unusable.

Moreover, his Power of Faith couldn't continue to expand outward after extending to a certain degree.

"Stop hiding, I've already discovered you." Xia En's indifferent voice rang out.

"God of Death? Who else is there, come out..."

A moment after his voice rang out, several figures gradually surfaced. The one in the lead was exactly Mo Duo.

And beside her was Siegel. His gaze was serene, staring intently at Xia En, locking onto his target.

"Who else is there? Just you people dare to come ambush me?" Xia En wasn't delighted by the weakness of the enemy lineup.

"You knew I would come to ambush you? The person who locked onto me a few days ago was you?" Mo Duo's expression flickered.

"That's right..." Xia En's expression was calm: "I didn't expect you would actually have the courage to come ambush me."

"Since you guessed it, why did you still come?"

"Why?" Xia En seemed to have heard something ridiculous and couldn't help but scoff: "Why wouldn't I dare to come?"

"This is the God Council, not those civilizations outside. I have the Lady of the Night backing me, what is there to not dare?"

"On the contrary, what about the person who killed the God of Fury? You don't think you can ambush me just by relying on this person alone, right?"

Right as Xia En's voice fell, his expression suddenly changed. Light flashed in the darkness.

In the next moment, a serene sharp edge arrived beside him. The thick Energy Barrier on the surface of his body twisted, tore, and even burst in the blink of an eye.

Buzz!

However, right at this moment, Black Light bloomed from his body, protecting his entire body.

Although this sharp edge was extremely terrifying, it was also delayed for a moment.

And in this brief instant, Xia En's Aura erupted, instantly accelerating. Before the attack landed on his body, he thrillingly escaped the strike range.

Light shone in Xia En's eyes. In the nick of time just now, he reacted rapidly and erupted with Divine Power, only then managing to escape.

"That was close..."

Xia En's expression was solemn, his nerves tense.

At the same time, the figure of Siegel standing beside Mo Duo gradually disappeared. It was clearly just a phantom.

The real Siegel put away the Black-Red Dagger, looking at Xia En not far away.

He missed, this was within expectations.

"Assassination..."

Xia En felt lingering fear. This was clearly a powerful lifeform proficient in the ways of assassination.

More crucially, the Weapon in his hands, a Titan Artifact, gave him even more power.

However, the deterrent force of this kind of person required them to be hidden in the dark. Now that he was already exposed, it was greatly discounted.

Just as this thought fell, he suddenly felt his glabella turn icy cold, and a burst of palpitations abruptly welled up in his heart.

Xia En's intuition felt a strong threat. He immediately dodged sideways.

Swish!

In the very next moment, an extremely condensed red ray shot out from the tip of Siegel's finger.

It easily penetrated layer upon layer of Energy Barriers, and then with a horizontal pull, instantly sliced nearby battleships into a sky full of debris, the cut surfaces as smooth as mirrors.

In the next second, the battleships' Energy Cores exploded. Blazing red Energy expanded from the inside out, instantly detonating into fireworks, devouring all the battleship debris.

Xia En's face was gloomy. There was a green Death Cross Mark on his glabella. He was just a tiny bit away from being hit by the red ray just now.

He looked up, only to see that the Black-Red Dagger had turned into countless fragments covering the other party's hand at some unknown time. They were covered in red Energy Circuits, densely packed like blood vessels.

They were all connected to the tip of his index finger, and as the red ray from the index finger was fired, these Energy Circuits dimmed down again, seemingly having entered a cooldown.

Seeing the attack miss, Siegel's eyes narrowed again.

This attack was something he had only figured out recently. It was silent yet immensely powerful. Combined with the Death Cross Mark, it could almost instantly kill lifeforms of the same tier.

On the other side, seeing the Divine Spirit they worshipped being attacked, the Seven Great Holy Disciples also charged towards the attackers without hesitation.

They were all subordinates meticulously selected by Xia En, possessing not weak Strength. Very quickly, they became locked in combat with the people Mo Duo brought.

The Energy Torrent was like a Cosmic Volcano erupting, covering this piece of Interstellar space.

Having been sneak attacked twice, Xia En also felt some anger in his heart. Some Runes gradually lit up on the Dark Armor on the surface of his body.

He drew out a Slender Metal Sword from somewhere. Its surface was covered in peculiar Runes, and at this moment, it also lit up with dazzling light.

Siegel wasn't adept at frontal combat. Facing Xia En's assault, he could only temporarily avoid his sharp edge.

The main reason was that the Long Sword in Xia En's hand was a divine artifact on par with a Titan Artifact.

He no longer had the Weapon advantage, and was even less of a match in frontal combat.

"Heh, do you only know how to hide..." Xia En sneered, not minding either.

Black sword light overflowed in all directions. After another sword strike missed, an enchanting flower of darkness suddenly bloomed behind Xia En, devouring his entire person inside.

Siegel's expression changed slightly, and he abruptly looked in another direction.

Mo Duo, who was currently fighting with the Holy Disciples, suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

"Killing you should be able to make Li Yu's heart have some ripples."

A cold and silent voice rang out. Xia En's figure appeared behind her at some unknown time.

Mo Duo's eyes turned cold, yet she didn't make any other movements, as if she turned a blind eye to Xia En's attack.

Xia En didn't hesitate. It was like a black sword light blending with the cosmic background interweaving, as if wanting to thoroughly tear Mo Duo apart.

Boom!

Energy erupted. An Energy Barrier surfaced on Mo Duo's exterior, blocking Xia En's attack.

Xia En's expression shifted, and he hurriedly retreated. The Energy dissipated, only to see that another figure had appeared beside Mo Duo at some unknown time.

He didn't recognize him; his external appearance was just that of an ordinary Interstellar human.

"Who are you?" Xia En questioned, startled and uncertain.

"You can call me, Andrei," Li Yu said indifferently.

"Are you the one who killed the God of Fury?"

Xia En secretly clenched a Silver Half-Moon, seemingly his trump card.

"It's me." Li Yu's tone had no trace of emotional fluctuation as he said: "On the orders of the Dragon Sovereign, I am to protect Miss Mo Duo."

"I also ask Your Excellency Xia En to pay attention and not cause any misunderstandings."

(End of this chapter)