Chapter 1713: Too Weak

"Is this the 'servant of God' you all worship?" Chen Yu swept his gaze coldly across the scene, making everyone present tremble involuntarily.

Indeed, was this the servant of God they worshipped? Could it be that they were already this weak? In Chen Yu's hands, they hadn't even lasted a single exchange?

"They promised you immortality, indestructibility, and eternal life?" Chen Yu sneered. "Do you see the reality clearly now? Are they truly immortal and indestructible? All lies require strength to be shattered."

The crowd of believers stared blankly at Chen Yu. The Cardinals, who in their hearts were almost comparable to gods, were now lying on the ground in disarray; the blood and corpses covering the floor left them in shock.

They had witnessed the strength of these Cardinals with their own eyes; if the reality were not laid out before them, they likely would never have believed these people could be killed.

And it was an instant kill at that. The five of them had unleashed their so-called Divine Artifacts to attack simultaneously, yet they never dreamed that in Chen Yu's hands, they wouldn't even last a single exchange.

At this moment, their faith wavered. Their so-called gods were nothing more than a means to deceive people. If they were truly gods, or even just servants of gods, they could not have been killed so easily by an ordinary person.

Shandao and Wang Dashan were also plunged into deep shock. Even as they drove away, they had not yet recovered from the astonishment of the moment, for they could not fathom Chen Yu's strength.

Those were five Cardinals! They served the gods directly, and the Divine Power they possessed was real. Yet, it was hard to imagine that such powerful beings could be wiped out just like that; it was, to some extent, unbelievable.

"Mr. Chen... how... did you do it?" Shandao became increasingly respectful toward Chen Yu, for he knew that no matter who else it might have been, no one could have killed five Cardinals as easily as Chen Yu.

"In your eyes, are they truly gods?" Chen Yu asked.

"Of course not. Although they are powerful, they are still far from the image of the gods in our hearts," Wang Dashan shook his head.

To be honest, he had never believed in these charlatans, but he had been at his wit's end.

Although these guys were charlatans and liars, they had indeed found a way out for his group.

But while the so-called servants of God they found had decent strength—at least they did possess some Divine Power—he never expected that in Chen Yu's eyes, this Divine Power would be so utterly fragile.

"They are just people who obtained a bit of inherited power. Their Divine Power is merely the result of the person behind the scenes using the Divine Light Empowerment to forcibly instill their own power into these people's bodies," Chen Yu said.

"Then is the person behind them truly a god?" Wang Dashan asked the question that had been buried deep in his heart.

"Of course not," Chen Yu said. "The person behind the Apocalypse Society is Jiutun. This fellow is a demon by nature, and a minor demon from the ancient times of Huaxia."

"During the ancient times of Huaxia, when gods vied for supremacy, a minor demon like him had no chance to stand out. So, he traveled far to Fusang and entrenched himself there, until later, when Xu Fu traveled to Dongyang with five hundred young boys and girls, taking root there."

"By a stroke of luck, he awakened once and displayed a few minor miracles, so he was revered as a Heaven and Human by these people, and thus became their so-called god," Chen Yu said leisurely.

"So that's how it is. He is a demon..." Shandao was stunned as he listened.

In their Fusang legends, Baqi and Jiutun were considered famous existences.

But he had never known that Jiutun had actually come from Huaxia, and that back in Huaxia, he was nothing more than an insignificant character.

"Including Baqi, his experience is much the same as Jiutun's. Both couldn't make it in Huaxia during the ancient times, so they traveled to distant lands and came to this place to hibernate."

Chen Yu sneered, "So, do you still consider them gods now?"

"Then is their power also Demon Power?" Shandao couldn't help but ask.

"Not entirely," Chen Yu pondered for a moment and said, "They happened to obtain a bit of Causality Power, so it is true that they possess a little Divine Power, but this Divine Power is minuscule, almost negligible."

"Understood." The two nodded, lost in thought.

"Then what is he absorbing believers for now?" Wang Dashan asked another question. "Is it just to deal with the Dusong Association?"

"That is one aspect, but the existence of the Dusong Association directly threatens the development of their Apocalypse Society. If they want to grow and expand by constantly absorbing new believers, they must first remove this stumbling block," Chen Yu said indifferently.

"They develop and expand just to absorb new believers? So what is their purpose in absorbing believers? It surely isn't for money," Shandao asked.

"Of course not. They are doing it for Faith Power," Chen Yu said calmly.

"Faith Power?" The two were involuntarily stunned; they didn't quite understand what that was about.

"That's right, Faith Power," Chen Yu said. "Absorbing believers generates a type of energy, and that is Faith Power."

"Jiutun's Soul Consciousness is damaged, and the one who has awakened now is merely one of his thousands of avatars."

"So, if he wants to restore his true form, he must absorb a great deal of Faith Power. Furthermore, this fellow was injured in ancient battles, and his strength was ranked quite low."

"But now he has been the first to awaken, so he must make good plans for himself before the others of his kind wake up."

"Understood," Shandao nodded slightly and said, "He wants to dominate this world."

"Something like that," Chen Yu said. "Once he succeeds, he won't need so many believers anymore."

"So the final result will be that everyone will become his slaves, and he will become the master of this world."

"That's terrifying. We must stop him," Shandao muttered.

"The existence of the Dusong Association affects his development, which is why he is so single-mindedly determined to eliminate them," Chen Yu said. "Do you understand now?"

"Understood. To deal with the people of the Dusong Society, the Apocalypse Society has incited many to attack the other side in suicide missions," Shandao said. "They are sparing no cost."

"Alright, what happened this time is just the beginning," Chen Yu smiled and said. "With five Cardinals gone, more than half of their core strength has been damaged."

"If he wants to create new Cardinals, I'm afraid Jiutun won't be able to do it for a while. Let's wait quietly for his next move."