Chapter 655: Jiang Chen's Conviction, the Water God Continues to Sleep

The voice carried sorrow, and the tone was the same.

Whenever the Water God spoke, Jiang Chen always kept his eyes on hers.

Her eyes were filled with memories, and when she spoke of each comrade and divine spirit dying before her while she was powerless, …

Tears welled in the Water God's eyes, full of bitterness.

Jiang Chen empathized; though he hadn't experienced it, he could imagine the feeling.

Unconsciously, the Water God withdrew from the memories, the moisture in her eyes faded, and she again showed a charming smile, "How about it, are you feeling a little desperate?"

"Even after attaining the Super God level, it still means nothing."

"The enemies are so powerful that we can't even reckon their background."

"Beasts or insects, to me they're merely the vanguard of the enemy."

It was evident that the Water God was somewhat dispirited.

After all, it had taken great effort to reach the Super God level, and she was the chief of the Water Element deity line.

Yet before the great battle even began, she was already incapacitated.

By the time the great battle ended, they hadn't even seen the true form of the enemies, only some monsters.

Perhaps for the hidden enemies, these beasts and insects were merely cannon fodder, but for them it was already a calamity.

And precisely because of that, after the great battle the few surviving deities and Human Race strongmen agreed to bury the war into history and never mention it again.

If the world learned of it, it would be an absolute calamity of belief.

It would cause most people to lose hope, making them think that no matter how hard they try, even becoming a Super God yields only a brush with the enemy's cannon fodder.

Moreover, with the world's power scarce and the world will asleep, this world seems already without hope.

Jiang Chen could understand the survivors' thoughts; some things truly shouldn't be spoken aloud.

Yet he had confidence in himself, showing no sign of despondency, because he had seen stronger ones.

The cosmic starry sky, invincible strongmen, turned to ash before Old Man Green Dragon.

If he looked back now, his own great battle seemed like child's play.

Jiang Chen was confident that as long as he was strong enough, the enemy could be vaporized with a snap of his fingers.

Seeing the steadfast belief still in Jiang Chen's eyes, the Water God seemed to relax.

Jiang Chen felt the Water God's aura growing increasingly unstable, "You should continue to sleep."

The Water God shook her head, "I don't really want to sleep anymore; I want to take this last bit of time to go outside and see the world."

Jiang Chen said, "There will be plenty of time to see later."

The Water God looked at Jiang Chen, with a hint of curiosity, "Even I feel hopeless, why do you still have confidence?"

Jiang Chen replied affirmatively, "Hope certainly exists. I once fell into a dead end, but was rescued by the ancient sages of the Human Race. Those sages died over a thousand years ago, yet their will remains, the will to protect the Human Race has never been eroded by time."

"I have seen a Skill left from the previous era; that era had a resurrection Skill, though I don't know if it will work for you."

"I have seen the Projection of the Life God; she said hope has always been present."

"I have also seen even more terrifying beings; to those beings, beasts are annihilated with a snap of the finger."

Jiang Chen said a lot.

This kind of method, which is more persuasion than urging, the Water God, being clever, naturally understood.

The Water God looked at Jiang Chen with her beautiful large eyes, suddenly laughed out loud, "You are special."

"Little one, then I'll follow your words and keep sleeping."

"Perhaps someday in the future, you can heal my wound and awaken me again."

Jiang Chen likewise earnestly, slowly began, "I will do it."

Amid the pleasant laughter, a massive ice sculpture reappeared, enveloping the Water God, and she fell into sleep again, becoming a sleeping beauty.

The Water God's aura, now back in deep sleep, became stable.

In this state, even if her injuries cannot be healed, they can be greatly slowed.

At least postponing it by another thousand years is no problem.

"In the future there will not just be a chance, but certainty!"

Jiang Chen whispered silently in his heart.

A massive flow of water continued to enter the Water God's domain, transforming into pure Water Element.

The Water Element was absorbed by the sleeping Water God, further extending time.

Jiang Chen left the Water God's palace, departing the Green Dragon Sea.

Standing in the void, his gaze pierced the void, sweeping across the entire Lower Space.

He confirmed his conjecture from the Water God's mouth.

Indeed, the Lower Space buried countless sleeping deities.

At that time, the great battle initially erupted in the Deep Space, fighting its way down to the Lower Space.

The rules of the Ancient Battlefield were shattered, allowing even Divine-level Strongmen to continue fighting in the Lower Space.

Many deities and Human Race Divine-level Professionals fell here.

Some deities also chose to sleep here after the great battle.

The Lower Space is the birthplace of many deities, now also their resting place.

Perhaps over the many years of sleep, some deities have permanently slumbered, making this a graveyard for deities.

"The Falling Star Continent is the hometown of the God of the Starry Sky; the God of the Starry Sky has not died, but sleeps there."

"The Wind God and Thunder God sleep in the Wind-Thunder Continent; the Thunder God is dead, the Wind God's fate unknown."

"The Fire God and God of Light are missing, unknown where they have gone."

"The Element Instance was the fallback left by several deities when the great battle began, also their last hope."

"There are still many divine beings' divine natures whose whereabouts are unknown after their fall."

Jiang Chen has already cleared his thoughts and fully understands what happened back then.

It was precisely that great war that rendered the entire world silent.

In their era, they shouldn't have been so weak; even if Super Gods were hard to be born, at least some would appear.

It wouldn't be like now, where Half-step Super God is considered godlike.

Nor would they be bullied by Abyss Demon and mixed‑blood Dragon Race, even causing the Human Race to nearly perish.

In the end, the cause lies in that war and those invading outsiders.

The laughable part is that we don't even know the invaders' true identities.

The invaders' traces still remain, in the Desolate Void, the world where Wild Beasts live.

Even the Divine-level Strongman of the Human Race know of such a place, yet none dare go.

Wild Beasts can only be slain by employing the power of law.

During that war, high-level deities forged a great number of weapons imbued with the power of law for lower and mid-level deities to use.

Thus they could also kill ordinary Wild Beasts.

But now it no longer works; the deities have vanished, and Human Professionals are pitifully weak.

Jiang Chen cannot help but let out a light sigh.

He never expected that after searching for so long, the answer would be this.

What others see as a collapse of belief, a catastrophic disaster, instead ignites Jiang Chen's fierce fighting spirit.

He becomes even more resolute in his belief to become stronger, vowing never to let a similar tragedy recur.

Jiang Chen activated the seal of the Divine Dragon Ancient City and teleported back to the Divine Dragon Ancient City.

Among all the Human Race, he alone possesses the seal of the Divine Dragon Ancient City, allowing him to return to the Divine Dragon Ancient City at any time within the Lower Space.

Of course, the ancient city's seal cannot be used just anywhere; if the space is sealed, it will also become ineffective.

This is a contest of power levels; Jiang Chen only has a single seal, granting him a few minor privileges.

Jiang Chen knows clearly that he has only received preliminary recognition from the Divine Dragon Ancient City; if he wishes to gain further acknowledgment, or even fully control the Divine Dragon Ancient City, the road ahead is still far.

The Divine Dragon Ancient City is powerful; if one could fully manipulate it, it might rival a Super God.

But the Difficulty is too high, and Jiang Chen has no confidence at all.

Just after returning to the Divine Dragon Ancient City, Jiang Chen heard a somewhat noisy sound.

The sound carried a hint of chaos and panic.

Jiang Chen felt puzzled, seeing many professionals standing in the ancient city's plaza.

Everyone's attention seemed drawn elsewhere; his arrival did not attract anyone's notice.

Jiang Chen saw the Ancient Thunder Tower rising from underground, and it was taller than when it was last activated.

The sky flashed brightly for a moment, followed immediately by deafening thunder.

A massive bolt of lightning struck down, landing precisely on the tip of the Ancient Thunder Tower.

Then the lightning spread from the tip downwards, enveloping the entire Ancient Thunder Tower.

All nearby professionals were Shock Retreated; with the Ancient Thunder Tower as the center, a fifty‑meter radius became a forbidden zone, hard to approach.

Lightning bolts kept falling, and the thunder roared incessantly.

The lightning grew ever stronger, turning the area around the Ancient Thunder Tower into a sea of thunder.

The thunder sea swept in with massive pressure; most professionals could not endure and let out muffled groans.

Many professionals could not stay aloft and fell quickly.

Jiang Chen saw Feng Yiming, one of the few professionals still maintaining flight.

Jiang Chen approached him and said, "Captain Feng, what happened?"