Chapter 1538

This is… using me as a public message board? Is a god just scribbling all over me?

The dog language translated by the Capricorn Director was quite intense, and Li Ang, who had no interest in becoming a wild true god forum, quickly spoke up to request:

"Your Excellency Capricorn, can you cleanse these things from me?"

"This is already the effect after cleansing."

"?"

"You know, the Source God Platform is where authority is 'imprinted' upon the world, so the Source God Language is equivalent to text written upon the 'world' itself, so this stuff isn't that easy to erase.

Generally speaking, either the corresponding authority completely collapses, or you die and jump from the Cliff of Finality in the Realm of Death to return completely to the world's origin; otherwise, this stuff will just keep existing."

The Capricorn Director shrugged and said:

"For something this 'essential,' the Capricorn Palace's abnormal purification secret art can't do much—I can only help you erase the curses and location markers, but as for what the true gods wrote on you, I really can't do anything."

"..."

Faced with the Capricorn Director's helpless gaze, Li Ang couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth fiercely.

So when I fight true gods head-on, as soon as they unleash their authority, they'll see my colorful graffiti? This art style is way too damn abstract, huh?

"Actually, you might as well look on the bright side—this isn't necessarily a bad thing."

In Li Ang's somewhat awkward expression, the Capricorn Director smiled with a sideways grin and said:

"Besides these more interesting messages, most of the Source God Language on you are warnings and reminders, telling other true gods that upon seeing you, they must immediately flee, absolutely no harboring any illusions.

Based on my understanding of true gods, aside from those whose authority has been contaminated and lost rationality, most true gods seeing you now would probably tremble in their hearts and struggle to unleash their full strength.

Some particularly cautious true gods might even truly follow the advice and turn tail and run; feeling that not even ten or eight true gods would dare to face you, ordinary true gods likely wouldn't dare to act against you anymore."

Seeing me makes them run, their strength greatly weakened, not even ten or eight dare to act… isn't this just the ability of 【Gods' Slaughterer】? Turns out their strength is weakened because they see the messages on me!

Raising his hand to open the badge panel, he glanced at the slot containing 【Gods' Slaughterer】, and Li Ang couldn't help but frown and say:

"But this can't be considered a good thing, can it?"

"Huh?"

The Capricorn Director, upon hearing this, couldn't help but freeze for a moment, then looked surprised and countered:

"Why do you say that?"

"Because they'll run away."

Gazing at the current weakening effect stacked only at 39%, still needing sixty-one true gods to reach full stack on 【Gods' Slaughterer】, Li Ang's brows instantly furrowed tighter, responding with some concern:

"If true gods run upon seeing me, wouldn't capturing them be even harder? (When will I be able to fully stack 【Gods' Slaughterer】?)"

"..."

"... You wanna listen to what you're actually saying?"

Seeing Li Ang's utterly matter-of-fact expression, the Capricorn Director couldn't help but feel slightly dazed, as if something strange had entered his mind, vaguely recalling the feeling when he first arrived at Heavenly Mountain thirty years ago and first communicated with a polluted divine being.

After a moment, having shaken his head hard to dispel this strange "polluted feeling," the Capricorn Director, who had barely stopped talking from start to now, fell unusually silent for a while, then somewhat abruptly asked:

"Aquarius, do you want to learn the Capricorn Palace's secret art?"

"Ah?"

"I actually know you're interested in the Capricorn Palace's secret art, but I didn't bring it up before because I thought you might not be suitable for learning the 【Abnormal Purification】 secret art."

In Li Ang's somewhat surprised expression, the Capricorn Director explained: "Unlike the other few in the Thirteen Secret Arts, learning 【Abnormal Purification】 requires not only talent but also an additional prerequisite: one must have a pure mind, firm principles, and preferably a strong sense of morality.

Because purification art needs a standard, and that standard is often the practitioner themselves, so if one is too 'turbid' and 'mixed,' it's impossible to purify others, and the qualities you displayed in the board meeting……uh……feel like they don't quite match this standard."

"..."

"You can say what you want straight out!"

Faced with the Capricorn Director's direct, in-your-face accusation implying he's too dark, lacks principles, and is immoral, Li Ang's face instantly darkened, then he retorted:

"So what about now? Do I meet the standard now?"

"Should still be……maybe?"

The Capricorn Director lifted his eyelids, then said somewhat uncertainly:

"Although the Capricorn Palace's 【Abnormal Purification】 secret art has very strong demands on one's quality, this demand doesn't necessarily have to be positive, and the evaluation standard is also highly subjective.

Simply put, if you lack a 'broad' moral view but have a strong 'narrow' moral view, can firmly believe your actions are correct, and feel no psychological burden about it, then you should also be able to learn it."

"..."

In one look/

Rendered speechless by the Capricorn Director's evaluation, Li Ang fell silent for a moment, then somewhat awkwardly concluded:

"My heart and my conduct are clear as a bright mirror, all my actions are for justice?"

"Pretty much, pretty much."

Upon hearing this, the Capricorn Director couldn't help but light up, then nodded with a chuckle and said:

"Although the wording was a bit strange, the meaning is indeed correct, and since you managed to summarize it like that, your talent in this secret art should not be bad……How about it? Do you want to learn?"

"..."

"Definitely want to! If I don't learn, then wouldn't this scolding I took be for nothing?"

……

Just as Li Ang was temporarily noting down the Capricorn Director's scolding of him to face, and followed him back into the Capricorn Palace to begin learning the secret art, on 【Chihuai Mountain】 deep in the Realm of Death, a thick plume of water vapor quietly rose.

"Everyone, I've brought a very bad piece of news."

After stepping out of the thick water vapor, the 【Flesh-Bound Female Deer】, surrounded by thick mist bands, with dozens of strange eyes watching, spoke with a somewhat grim expression:

"The Slaughter King Association suffered heavy losses; the newly promoted Vice President, the Grackle, intended to actively retreat, and we'll find it hard to get any support from them anymore."

"Ga……ga!"

As the Flesh-Bound Female Deer's words hit the ground, several muffled crow cries rang out; a hunched old woman in a black robe waved her hand to dispel the vapor around her, then opened her blood-red crow eyes, looking dissatisfied as she questioned:

"Before, you weren't saying this to us! Your claim was that the Purification Bureau had been driven to a dead end, and the Haven Palace's protection would soon be broken! Also, hasn't the Slaughter King Association's plan already succeeded halfway, with only the final step left? Why are they retreating at this time?"

"They... should be scared out of their wits."

The flesh-and-blood doe fell silent for a moment at those words, then spoke with a somewhat helpless expression:

"Losing forty percent of our manpower is actually manageable; as long as the corresponding authorities still exist, new True Gods will eventually be born. But their morale has likely been shattered by the Food God as well... I even mentioned that name during the assembly, and saw quite a few people trembling involuntarily."

(End of Chapter)