Temple of Death.
An ancient coin flew back and forth on five fingers.
The dexterous fingers changed their movements at will, and finally flicked.
Ding--
The coins flew to the center of the large round table, and did not fall directly, but kept spinning.
In the strict church hall, everyone held their breath and said nothing.
The coins were still spinning rapidly, attracting everyone's attention.
After a long time, a majestic voice sounded.
"This was originally the most important thing in the Holy Religion, but when the road to becoming a god appeared, this matter was temporarily forgotten by everyone."
The sound disappears.
Still no one else spoke.
A man in black robes came out and knelt down on one knee beside the round table.
"I'm sorry, Your Holiness, this was my negligence, and I am here to apologize to everyone," he said.
Gray Hand, one of the eight bishops of the Cult of Death.
He admitted his mistake with this gesture.
The atmosphere in the hall relaxed a little.
With some concern, the Pope said: "Grayhand, I heard that your apprentice died, please express your condolences."
"He did not fulfill his duties and deserved his death." Gray Hand said.
"What are you going to do next?" the pope asked.
"I will go there personally, find the person who destroyed the great plan of the Holy Religion, and then take back the card." Hui Hand said.
"Go in person? Has your tree of divinity been lit?" the pope asked.
"It's still a little worse." Huishou sighed.
People around couldn't help but whisper.
If Gray Hand were to do this in person now, he would have to give up on lighting the tree of divinity midway.
This is equivalent to giving up the path to becoming a god, which can be described as the most profound self-punishment.
But who can blame this?
In fact, if it were not for the purpose of igniting the tree of divinity, Gray Hand would not have left the quicksand world at all.
If it weren't for the emergence of the road to becoming a god, he would have continued to stay in that world and continue to guard that vital card.
However, it has now been discovered that all means that can bind that special card have been destroyed.
Thousands of years of care and effort by the Church were in vain.
Gray Hand made such a big mistake, and this is the punishment he deserves.
The Pope listened silently and sighed.
He is very satisfied with the current situation.
Huishou's ability is still worthy of recognition.
Now is the perfect time to save Gray Hand in order to gain the gratitude and loyalty of this powerful bishop.
Thinking of this, the Pope whispered: "Ask the Oracle."
As soon as these three words came out, everyone present quickly stood up and knelt on one knee.
The Pope carefully took out a black metal box.
He opened the box.
Buzz!
A deep night was released from the box and quickly enveloped the entire hall.
In the night, the oracle that the God of Death had preserved for countless years rang directly in everyone's hearts.
The dark night only stayed for a moment, and then disappeared at an extremely fast speed.
Everyone showed signs of understanding.
"Is everything clear?" asked the Pope.
"It's clear," a bishop responded: "When the road to godhood appears, believers at all levels must take the road to godhood as their primary goal and must not violate it or deviate from it."
The Pope looked at Huishou and said with a smile: "The road to becoming a god is the road designated by the gods. We must not violate it, so you should not leave for now until you light the tree of divinity."
Huishou suddenly showed a look of deep gratitude.
——If given a choice, who would be willing to ruin their chance of becoming a god?
Suddenly a voice sounded: "Your Majesty the Pope, I object."
Everyone turned around and saw that it was a bishop who had never dealt with Hui Shou on weekdays.
He said angrily: "After so many years of preparation, the church finally seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and captured her when the card was at its weakest. But he ruined it all with his hands. Shouldn't he be punished?" ?”
The Pope said kindly: "The reason why Gray Hand left the quicksand world is to respond to the call of the gods and come back to light the tree of divinity."
"And the matter about that card is our church's plan."
"Comparing the two, Gray Hands returns to obey God's will. This is correct."
"Perhaps God also thinks that we should not plot that secret, so he asked our pious Bishop Gray Hand to come back immediately."
The bishop moved his lips and said with a face full of reluctance: "But after all, Gray Hands——"
The Pope interrupted him and said directly: "The path to becoming a god is God's will. Do you think your opinion is more important than God's will?"
By the end of the sentence, the pope's tone had become somewhat cold.
The bishop was stunned and said quickly: "I don't dare, I don't dare."
The Pope looked around.
No one raised any objections.
This is an oracle, something arranged by the God of Death himself countless years ago.
The matter is related to the will of the gods. Who dares to violate it?
In a state of acquiescence, Huishou slowly stood up and said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Pope."
"You're welcome, God's will is supreme and cannot be underestimated," the pope said.
At this time, the atmosphere in the entire hall gradually relaxed.
Yes, the gods arranged all this countless years ago.
How could the gods not notice the direction of the church?
Maybe God really doesn't want the church to discover the secret of that card.
People were thinking silently in their hearts.
They couldn't help but turn their attention to the round table again.
On the round table, the spinning coins gradually slowed down.
If you have good eyesight, you can see the patterns on the front and back of the coin from the rotation of the coin.
The obverse of the coin is engraved with a sleeping girl.
This girl is surrounded by various complicated and mysterious secret patterns.
These secret patterns guard the girl in the center of the coin.
The reverse side of the coin is a surging chaos, which can make your heart palpitate if you look at it for a long time.
Yes, this is the third-ranked coin among the thousand and one coins: the sleeping girl.
If this coin No. 999 appeared in the world, no one might be able to recognize the true name of the coin.
Because only one of the top three coins was issued.
——Also because there is not even the most basic currency information on this coin.
This is one of the three most mysterious coins in the entire Contest Zone.
This coin does not represent wealth.
It represents a secret that goes far beyond what money can measure.
If Gu Qingshan were here, he would be surprised to find that the girl depicted on this coin is almost exactly the same as the girl he saved.
Unfortunately, he probably won't know this for a long time.
In the hall, the Pope's voice sounded again.
"Then, this matter has been decided. Gray Hand will stay and continue to light the tree of divinity according to the oracle. The same goes for any of you. You are not allowed to leave before lighting the tree of divinity."
"Immediately issue a high reward, and that person is wanted throughout the hegemony area."
"All believers should have the highest goal of becoming a god, and put other things aside for now!"
"Next thing."
"Anna is coming back."
"The road to becoming a god was started by her and Su Ke'er from the Temple of Destiny. This is the favor of the gods and the supreme honor."
"Please discuss how to reward her."
…
Quicksand world.
Big desert.
Amidst the sand dunes surrounded by layers of hidden magic circles.
Gu Qingshan made a gesture.
The sand and stones immediately retreated to both sides, and the blue ice crystal appeared in front of him and the girl in white.
Among the ice crystals, a beautiful woman covered in blood had her eyes closed. She was dying and in a deep coma.
Overlord-level powerhouse, Yun Ji.
"Is this the person you want me to save?" the girl in white asked.
"Exactly, please help me take a look." Gu Qingshan said.
The girl in white walked forward and knelt down in front of the blue ice crystal.
"The divine power of ice crystals, what a long-lost memory."
The girl in white caressed the surface of the ice crystal and said with emotion.
Gu Qingshan frowned and asked quickly: "Do you know this thing? So do you know the person who casts this technique?"
The girl shook her head and said: "This divine method is very ancient, and there are many gods who can use it. I am not sure who it is."
"I'm going to start trying to treat her next, so don't say anything for now."
"Okay." Gu Qingshan said.
I saw the girl continuously pulling out cards from the void.
She placed the cards on the surface of the ice crystal one by one and quickly put them away.
Among the ice crystals, Yun Ji's complexion gradually improved a lot, and the wounds on her body also showed signs of recovery.
Gu Qingshan was overjoyed when he saw it.
But the girl collected all the cards, stood up and said, "No, I can't save her."
Gu Qingshan was stunned.
He encouraged: "You seemed to have cured some of her injuries just now. Please don't be discouraged and try again."
The girl shook her head and said: "I can't do anything just by myself now."
She took out a book and drew a card from it.
The girl looked at Gu Qingshan and sighed: "For the sake of you saving me, I will free my own wisdom."
The card dispersed into a ball of light and gradually disappeared into the girl's body.
The girl stood still.
But her whole demeanor changed.
Her expression became serious, and her every move was full of dignity and holiness.
The girl didn't say much and pressed her hand on the ice crystal again.
"Show your secrets, your divine skills," she murmured.
As the girl moved, the ice crystal became unstable and trembled violently several times.
Gu Qingshan was horrified to see it.
If the ice crystal breaks, Yun Ji will definitely die.
But the girl was able to shake the ice crystals composed of divine magic just by touching it, which showed that she had found some way.
For a moment, Gu Qingshan didn't know whether it was right or not to bring the girl here.
While feeling anxious, the girl had already retracted her hand and stood up again.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to Gu Qingshan: "The situation is very complicated. You must listen carefully to what I am going to say next."
Gu Qingshan nodded.
The girl said: "On the surface, this is a single ice crystal, but in fact there are more than one such ice crystal. Based on the divine induction on the ice crystal, I noticed that there are 381 in total."
Gu Qingshan was silent for a moment.
That's probably the only number of people saved by Ms. Black Sea. The others probably died in the battle and had their souls eaten by the monster.
The girl said: "These three hundred and eighty-one divine ice crystals form a cyclic structure. This structure forms a special energy absorption tool - similar to the magic circle of your practitioners."
"This magic circle-like tool can absorb various powers from the void in the hegemony zone to replenish its own consumption."
"In this case, the ice crystals can continue to exist for a long time, and the people inside will always maintain their last vitality and will not die."
"But here's the problem. Unless you have the ability to heal these 381 seriously injured people at once, all the ice crystals will be released at the same time, and these people will wake up and come back to life."
Gu Qingshan asked inexplicably: "Why is this happening? Why can't we save them one by one?"
The girl stared at the ice crystal with a look of admiration on her face.
"Actually, this shikigami technique can be set up to save one by one, but the other party deliberately set it up so that they must be saved at the same time. This is her deep meaning."
"What's the deep meaning?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"Unless your power is beyond imagination and you can save everyone at once, it will not help even if you save them. It is better to let these people hide temporarily without being noticed - I think this That's what the other party wants to say." The girl said.
"How can you infer so much? This is not logical." Gu Qingshan said.
"Because of the injury - her injury came from a weird thing. Gods are afraid of that kind of thing, all living beings are invincible to that kind of thing, and everything is destroyed by that kind of thing." The girl said quietly.
