Chapter 967

But I crave battle!

Bai E KefaLe Golden Descendants companion

Mr. Yanusi

Light Shadow Council and Lord of Light and Shadow

mortals

Tining Tibao Tian

Danheng

Xiadou

Xutong

Ma Ke

Light Shadow Council

Gate of the Hundred Worlds

Wengfalusuosi

Aohema

Heichi

KefaLe

Light Shadow Council

Lord of Light and Shadow

Golden Descendants

Conflict Titans

Light Shadow Council

Lord of Light and Shadow

Demon King

Heichi

Titan

Star Core

Light Shadow Council

Lord of Light and Shadow

Gate of the Hundred Worlds

Wengfalusuosi

Aohema

KefaLe

Bai E

Xing

Mr. Nuoduosi

Mr. Yanusi

Light Shadow Council

Lord of Light and Shadow

Golden Descendants

Conflict Titans

Tining

Tibao

Tian

Danheng

Xiadou

Xutong

Ma Ke

Hezhen

Akuya

Hezhen

Tining

Tibao

Tian

Tining

Tibao

Tian

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Tian

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Several people continued forward, arriving at the outskirts of Aohema's main city. Here, a large number of citizens still gathered, but they did not go to seek refuge; instead, they knelt down, closed their eyes, and prayed toward KefaLe's position: "Throne of the World, KefaLe, please end your long silence and grant humanity shelter…"

Dan Heng stepped forward and interrupted: "What are you doing? This place isn't safe—quickly go take shelter!"

"No, no, no, this place is very safe." The devout citizens still gazed up at KefaLe, their eyes not leaving that majestic divine form: "The prophecy has already been revealed; KefaLe's majesty will shine upon everything…"

"Look! No one will die; the heroes will protect this city-state!"

Seeing this group so obstinate and insensible, Xing couldn't help but feel a little angry, preparing to go up and forcibly move them when Bai Ye reached out and stopped her: "Let them go. Just as Mr. Nodus venerates Janus, in this tottering apocalypse, faith has become the entirety of some people's lives."

——

Spirit Cage.

"What on earth are these people thinking? Even if they're going to mooning the gods in worship, they should at least consider the situation— the enemies have already killed right up to their faces, yet they remain completely unmoving!"

Xia Dou was practically fuming, feeling that these people no longer treated the heroes' lives as lives— how could there be any sense in putting oneself in danger and then praying to the gods?

"You just don't get it, do you?" A series of clicking sounds came from beneath Xutong's mask: "If my little life were saved by a Golden Descendant at the critical moment, that would be KefaLe manifesting— all credit goes to KefaLe. But if bad luck gets me killed by the claws of those 【Conflict】 Titans, then in the eyes of other believers, this is the consequence of faith in KefaLe not being pure enough."

"And what if they all die?"

"If they all die, it means they have returned to KefaLe's embrace; in the eyes of other believers, they are not dead, but have simply gone ahead to a place akin to 'heaven,' ending their suffering in the mortal world."

"This… is utterly absurd!" Xia Dou grew even angrier upon hearing this, her little face turning ashen: "Who would entrust their little life to an illusory, vague god? They'd rather believe in a god fallen into slumber than believe in themselves!"

"In the eyes of the Wengluoluosi people, KefaLe is not an illusory, vague god— isn't he bearing a huge sun? Here, divine power can be exchanged for reality." Xutong adopted a more solemn tone: "The more apocalyptic the times, the more this faith flourishes; essentially, this is a mental 'safe house' for people. Only by retreating into the safe house can they further convince and deceive themselves."

"But—"

"He's not wrong." Mark suddenly spoke up, interrupting Xia Dou: "On the lighthouse, there's an organization called the Light and Shadow Council; they worship the Light and Shadow Sovereign— although no one has ever seen the so-called Light and Shadow Sovereign, it's still an effective means of controlling the civilians' spirits. For those unfortunate people, they lack the power to change reality, yet they need a mainstay to support themselves through hardship… the 'god' is precisely that most convenient mainstay."

——

After dealing with the enemies before them, Bai Ye only then realized that the enemies gathered nearby were perhaps too many.

"It's truly corpses strewn across the wild; there shouldn't be this many enemies before the main gate. Where have the city guards gone?"

"Xiao Bai—"

Only a tender girl's voice rang out, and two young ladies who looked nearly identical to He Ti Bao appeared beside Bai Ye.

Ti Ning: "We're back."

"Three, three Ti Baos?!" Xing was momentarily dazed.

"*We are* Ti An!" the lively voice.

"*We are* Ti Ning." the quiet, inwardly restrained voice.

"*We are* Ti Bao— wrong, now is not the time for self‑introductions!"

Dan Heng didn't quite understand, but still felt greatly shocked: "…The surprises in Wengluoluosi keep increasing."

"Xiao Bai! Xiao Di and the main force have gone back and forth dozens of times, fighting all the way from the sky into the city! Hurry up and help him!"

Bai Ye rubbed his forehead: "I knew… that guy, once he gets a killing intent, he goes all out. Three teachers, please take charge of settling the civilians."

"Don't worry! With us here, as long as we use the 【Hundred Realms Gate】, we can send everyone to the safest place in Wengluoluosi in a snap——"

Ti Ning curiously asked: "Isn't that just Aohema?"

"— Cut it out, hurry up and save people! Anywhere will do, quickly send everyone to a safe place!"

——

Blessings for a beautiful world.

"He Zhen! Look! How adorable the triplets are! They look so alike, it seems only their hair and personalities differ!" Aqua kept shaking He Zhen's shoulders, "And those little wings on their backs can actually fly! How amazing!"

"They can't be triplets, right? Although the three look alike, that priestly old man mentioned before that Ti Bao is 'transformed' into a child's form…… Could it be that they've been hit by some magic, causing all three sisters to become children?"

But He Zhen immediately dismissed his own thought, shaking his head: "No…… it could also be a side effect of using that prayer. Such a powerful skill couldn't possibly have no side effects— in this world, no mighty ability comes without a price."

Based on his current observations, this world very likely harbors a being akin to a "Demon Lord", who manipulates the Heichi, controls the Titans, turning the Titans into entities similar to "Demon Lord army officers", with the goal of exterminating all humanity.

If we follow this line of thought, that "Demon Lord" actually bears an illusory, hazy style— perhaps the Heichi sweeping across all of Wengluoluosi is the work of that single individual. But if no such "Demon Lord" exists, then the source of the Heichi likely points to the star core.

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Several people cleared enemies along the main road all the way, and before they knew it they had arrived at Aohema's city gate. Suddenly someone called out Bai Ye's name, urging him to go rescue the besieged master artisan.

"What?!"

Bai Ye's face changed, and he immediately drew his sword and charged toward the smithy, but he was a step too late— just as the enemy lifted a giant sword to behead the master artisan, a figure descended from the heavens, instantly kicking up clouds of dust!

The monster's body shattered in an instant, and parts of it were even blown into the air by the man's punch, drifting down like a belated rain.

"The rear is already secure…"

A bare‑chested, muscular blond youth walked out of the smoke and dust, holding half of the monster's body, the corner of his mouth curling in slight contempt as he looked down on Bai Ye: '…Is this what you've accomplished?'