Chapter 789: God and God

The erupting golden light lasted only for an instant before disappearing. The Blood God narrowed his eyes slightly:

"It's really surprising, innocent... aren't you already..."

God's eyes finally noticed the bronze fishing hook on the Red Butterfly's right hand:

"So that's how it is, the power attached to a divine artifact... even if you have fallen into slumber, you still want to cause me trouble!"

"I am the protector of children, I should do these things."

The 【Creator of Innocence】—the owner of the toy store—the protector of children, said loudly in front of Xia De. On that bronze-colored metal hook made of the same material as 【God's Gift Box】, there was not much power left at all, but Xia De already knew what to do.

"This is just a little power you left on the fishing hook. Do you think your true body is here?"

The blood god asked with a serious face. The phantom wearing a clown hat answered seriously under the blood moon:

"It's enough, Blood God. Although a little power cannot make you leave, at least, it can make this fishing rod exert the power it should exert! Coward, a cowardly evil god doesn't understand at all what sacrifice means!"

"What are you going to do!?"

The miracle element erupted suddenly. The golden light that soared into the sky again finally made everyone above Mibao notice the abnormality in the forest at the foot of the mountain. The barrier set by the Blood God was completely broken. The intertwined blood light and golden light broke through the layers of white mist until the figures of the Star Sea Whales soaring in the starry sky were revealed.

"Oh, my god, what is this?"

No one had expected this scene. And by the shore of Lake Bena, the terrifying power even forced the Blood God to let go of the Red Butterfly's left hand temporarily.

The source of the golden light was the hook pierced into the right hand. The fishing hook tried to take her back to Xia De's side, but the evil god would not let Xia De have his way:

"They are my prey!"

The phantom of a giant blood-sucking evil object appeared at God's feet, instantly swallowing more than half of the Red Butterfly girl's body like God's shadow. But the fishing hook that should have been in the right hand had pierced through the entire body at some point, just happening to be swallowed by the blood-sucking shadow.

In the light of blood and gold, Xia De lifted the fishing rod and pulled back more than half of the Red Butterfly's body above the blood lake before the fishing rod shattered. And what was pulled back together with it was a brand new power:

"Thank you..."

He watched the figure of the god dissipate in the light. The young man wearing a clown hat smiled and said goodbye to him:

"Why thank me? I should thank you. Protecting children is my responsibility, and you were willing to protect them even though you had no responsibility. Future child, may your journey ahead be safe!"

The transparent figure wanted to put his hand on Xia De's shoulder in the light, but disappeared in the light before touching him.

All the power left by the 【Creator of Innocence】 dissipated. Xia De had no time to grieve for the departure of an old friend. He saw Grace-Helen falling painfully in the air, watching the fishing hook come before him with golden light.

The 【Soul Fishing Rod】 shattered completely, but the power transmitted had already appeared in Xia De's hand.

The golden ball of light was held up by his right hand, like holding a scorching sun. Facing the starry sky, facing the earth, he shouted his inner desire to the empty soul that thirsted for divinity:

"Power!"

That light illuminated the blood-colored lakeside. Familiar golden cracks spread from his right hand to his whole body, until they pierced through his right eye. The right eye with golden cracks seemed to be burning with golden fire, and those eyes were looking at the god in the sky who was stunned.

"Help me master the power of divinity."

【Remember, what do you need to say?】

The whispering sound in the blood mist played.

"Of course."

Xia De, holding up divinity and covered in golden cracks, jumped lightly and caught the girl who was missing a small part of her body. In Xia De's hands, they split into two people. But whether it was Grace White or Helen Black, both were pale and had their eyes closed tightly.

Even with the help of the 【Creator of Innocence】, the Blood God still ate nearly a quarter of their flesh and soul. Fortunately, they were no longer humans and had experienced countless deaths and rebirths, so they could maintain their body form under serious injury.

Xia De held them and placed them on the shore far away from the lake. Then he took out Mia's doll, restored this cat to a real cat, and let it jump to the ground:

"The next battle is very dangerous. I had no experience when I fought the Lord of the Blood Banquet last time, but this time I will definitely not take you with me... Don't run around, watch them, I will definitely come back."

After the god descended, all the surrounding vampires disappeared. It was unknown whether they had turned into sacrifices or were also unable to contact the god at close range. Therefore, leaving them here was not dangerous. But Xia De still borrowed the power held in his right hand to draw a golden circle on the ground to protect the Red Butterfly girl and the cat.

"Meow~"

The cat made a somewhat sorrowful sound in the circle. It licked the golden light on Xia De's finger, then lay down between Grace and Helen, looking at Xia De pitifully, as if it knew what Xia De was going to do.

The outsider touched the cat's little head, stood up straight, turned around, and looked at the god under the massive and real blood moon again. Behind the god were the mountains, and further away was the boundless starry river.

The injured Blood God had retreated to the center of the blood lake, covering his mouth in the air, and was also looking at him:

"Unexpected guest, have you really decided to fight me?"

Xia De did not answer Him but walked toward the blood lake, holding up the golden ball of light in his right hand.

The impact of the elements that just erupted completely broke the blockade of Lake Bena. At this moment, the brilliant inverted starry river was revealed above their heads.

"Yes, I had already made the decision before going up the mountain."

Xia De stepped on the scarlet water surface, his eyes with golden cracks staring directly at the god in the air:

"In death, I used all my strength to fight Joey Barton, just because I knew that if I didn't do this, you wouldn't easily appear before me."

"Are you so sure that the Creator of Innocence would help you?"

The Blood God hung high in the center of the blood lake, and the red celestial body seemed to be writhing with a huge evil object.

Xia De's eyes were dyed red by the blood moon, and he nodded lightly:

"The day I saw the Red Butterflies again in this era, God's gift was delivered to my hands. If I couldn't even guess what this represented, I wouldn't be qualified to stand before you at this moment."

He stopped his steps, looked up at God while holding up the golden ball of light. The Blood God put down his arm that was covering his mouth:

"Render unto God the things that are God's, and unto man the things that are man's.

In that city not far away, the epic of the Sixth Era is still proceeding according to the trajectory of fate. That is the epic of mortals, so I will not interfere, so you did not appear there. For you and me, Child of the Moon, the ownership of the Red Butterfly is what we care about. Mortals will eventually die, and all things have an end. Tonight is the end of the Red Butterflies."

"Child of the Moon" was his new name for Xia De, but he didn't know what this name represented.

"All things do have an end, and the Red Butterflies will indeed leave one day. But I believe that their end will not be today, nor will it be being eaten by you."

Xia De said with a firm gaze.

Blood mist permeated the surroundings, blood water rippled; the starry river was inverted above his head, and semi-transparent blue star whales were swimming in the starry sea in increasing numbers; the dense forest behind him was scarlet, and God's power was corrupting this land; black smoke spewed from the mountaintop, dragging traces into the deep blue starry sky in the night wind.

On the other side of the mountain forest, firelight emerged from the city, and the undead evil objects above the city were engaged in a fierce battle with human sorcerers. Even without observing, Xia De knew how significant the Battle of Mibao would be for the future.

The thick night wrote this scene. Xia De, holding up divinity, stood on the blood lake, watching the god before the blood moon.

But God was right, render unto God the things that are God's, and unto man the things that are man's. That was the epic of the Chosen Ones, not the epic of Xia De, an outsider outside of fate. Now, he just wanted to save Grace and Helen, he just wanted everyone he knew to be safe and sound.

"Unexpected guest, then, please!"

"You are me..."

He said softly, and the gentle laughter rang in his ears immediately.

Silver light appeared on his body, and Xia De stepped forward again. But this time, he was not walking forward, but seemed to be stepping on invisible stairs in the air, walking toward the starry sky.

The night wind of late autumn could not disperse the blood mist corrupting the forest, but it could blow the holy silver light on Xia De's body behind him. The light became brighter and brighter, as if Xia De had grown long silver hair, but also as if he had put on a silver cloak.

【... I am you...】

A pair of hands seemed to hug Xia De's neck. He could even feel the warm and moist breath on his ears when that gentle voice was uttered.

That voice was still so pleasant, so fascinating to Xia De.

【... My dear, outsider.】

Xia De closed his eyes.

Ding!

The golden ball of light he was holding melted completely in his hand. Silver heavenly light descended from the sky, and the silver light instantly sprinkled over the entire blood lake.

The Blood God subconsciously retreated toward the mountains again. The blood mist behind Xia De dispersed, and the massive blood moon behind the Blood God gradually rose into the sky, until it shone together with the silver moon disk that appeared at some unknown time, in the starry sea, beside the swimming star whales.

Consciousness kept rising, until it entered a height that mortals could not imagine. Fine silver light clung along the muscle texture, changing the most basic rules of this body, allowing the flesh to sublimate to a height sufficient to accommodate God under the power of divinity.

The dusty clothes from continuous fighting disappeared. In the silver heavenly light, a silver robe was draped over his body.

The one who stepped into the blood lake was the outsider Xia De, and at this moment, the one looking at the Blood God in the air was the outsider god who had burned divinity for the second time. In his opened eyes, the red and silver moons were clearly reflected.

【You have absorbed the divinity of the Old God "Blood Duke Lauaer".】

【The Scarlet Moon hangs high in the night sky. The god in charge of the red moon has thirsted for blood-colored wine countless times, just to enjoy the joy of blood before everything ends. God and God, Moon and Moon, when the twin red butterflies that please the god dance between the two gods, the scarlet Blood God longs to possess everything.】

【You participated in the story of the Old God "Blood Duke Lauaer", and you learned the blasphemy of the Old God "Blood Duke Lauaer".】

【Outsider, you have inscribed the Silver Blasphemy Spirit Rune—Red Moon.】

Holy songs intertwined, and the light of silver and blood illuminated all directions.

In that light, 【Phantasmagoria · Balance】 was thrown into the center of the blood lake:

"Render unto God the things that are God's, and unto man the things that are man's. In the name of the Old God 【Inverted Judge】, duel again. The winner gets the Red Butterfly, and the loser leaves."

God and God looked at each other across the blood lake, and the lake water under their feet actually changed. One side was blood-colored, and the other side was a transparent color flashing with starlight.

The cards rotated, and in the dark golden light, they turned into scales symbolizing the power of ancient gods. The Blood God was slightly startled, not expecting to see this:

"Very well."

Above Mibao in the distance, people also perceived the aura of a new god appearing at the foot of the mountain again.

Clearly, tonight was not the moon phase of a full moon, but in the starry sea, the silver and blood-colored moons projected from another world were so full and clear. They heard the intertwined holy songs, and they also felt the power from a higher dimension appearing in this space. Even though nothing was done, it had almost changed the basic rules of this mountain forest region.

The original sounds of battle and explosions stopped completely at this moment. The center of the world seemed to focus on that small area at the foot of the mountain, and one could only see the blood light and silver light soaring into the sky. That light broke through the white mist shrouding the sky, revealing the brilliant starry sea.

No one knew what had happened there, but everyone's face was illuminated by that light.

Compared to Joey Barton, compared to the riot of the Ringed Shushi, compared to the undead aggregate born in the giant cocoon, this was the most unexpected thing tonight.

The earth trembled, holy songs echoed, double moons crossed the sky, and under the curtain of the starry sky, the deep autumn night wind blew—

"So, what exactly happened?" ===== CHAPTER 790 =====