Chapter 222 : Chapter 222
Chapter 222. Crisis, the Foreign God Revives!
On the East China border, outside the Guankou Divine Ruins.
Inside a temporarily erected tent, the aroma of wine and meat mingled in the air.
“Master Xuanyi, aren’t you a monk? Why are you drinking wine and eating meat?”
At the table piled high with wine and meat, Lingling looked at Xuanyi, who was devouring food with no regard for his image, and asked curiously.
The books all said that Buddhist monks were pure of heart and free of desire, and that they did not touch wine, meat, or women.
“Little benefactor, this is where you do not understand.” After hearing this, Xuanyi set down the chicken drumstick he had been gnawing on, pressed his oil-covered palms together, and said very solemnly, “As the saying goes, wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart. If I broke a precept, I can only blame this chicken drumstick for being too delicious.”
After saying that, he immediately lifted his right leg and planted it on the bench, holding a drumstick in each hand and taking turns gnawing on them. He did not look at all like an eminent monk who had attained the Dao.
Lingling: “…”
Gu Yuan, Mo Yan, and Liang Shan, who were nearby, were also speechless.
“Master, shouldn’t you enter the ruins and take a look? I keep feeling worried that something unexpected might happen inside.”
Gu Yuan poured Xuanyi a cup of clear white liquor, worry surfacing in his eyes.
After all, this was the first time the Divine Battle Division had carried out a ruins mission. Even if they were fully prepared, accidents could still happen due to their lack of experience.
“Little Gu, there is no need to be anxious.” Xuanyi shook his head. “Before coming here, we reviewed the information on the battle department, Jiang Yichen, and the others, then analyzed and compared everything.”
“As long as someone stronger than a Martial God does not appear, there basically will not be any major problem. Those followers at the Eighth-Realm Martial Emperor level are no match for them at all.”
Xuanyi’s expression was extremely relaxed. He had conducted a comprehensive investigation and analysis of Jiang Yichen’s family, personal background, assets, and so on. Jiang Yichen was a very worthwhile target to rob… no, no, to ask alms from.
Moreover, judging by Jiang Yichen’s performance from the Recruit Challenge to the Great Rift Valley Beast Tide, unless a god appeared in the world, an accident was basically impossible.
“This…” Gu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then could only nod. He looked at the sky outside the tent. “I hope nothing goes wrong…”
Before he could finish sighing, on the river’s surface, the river wind stirred up the water mist that had not dispersed for a thousand years, sending it sweeping over the broken walls and ruined cliffs.
The pale sky suddenly darkened. A broken moon and shattered stars hung above, connecting with one another under the pull of some unknown power.
They outlined star-orbit runes that bloomed with brilliant radiance, dyeing the darkness around the ruins in a hazy silver-gray hue.
As mist churned across the sky, an illusory figure hundreds of zhang tall appeared and disappeared between the star orbits.
A pressure that oppressed the soul abruptly descended!
In an instant, Xuanyi’s motion of eating the chicken drumstick paused. Gu Yuan’s expression became incomparably grave.
Mo Yan, Lingling, and Liang Shan were directly rendered unable to move. They could not even open their mouths to speak.
Xuanyi suddenly stood up and walked out of the tent. Looking at the towering figure flickering in and out of sight among the star orbits in the sky, his expression turned extremely ugly.
“This is bad. This is the revival of a god! Someone has completed a god’s resurrection mission!” His tone was unusually solemn.
Gu Yuan’s divine soul wavered. When he heard this, his face turned slightly pale. “Is it a Foreign God, or a Huaxia god?”
“A Foreign God!” Xuanyi said gravely. “Little Gu, contact the Battle Division. Ask the Huaxia gods…”
However, before they could continue their exchange, silver-white Divine Power from the sky illuminated the earth, and white, threadlike Laws roamed through space.
Everyone who came into contact with them fell asleep at once, instantly entering the dream realm.
This was Hypnos, the God of Sleep!
The towering figure that flickered in and out of sight in the sky spoke in a delighted voice.
“Sweet dreams have arrived. But remember, do not attempt to call my name.”
…
On the eastern border of Huaxia, at the Command Headquarters!
“Commander-in-Chief, this is bad! The Guankou Divine Ruins have detected fluctuations of a god’s revival. According to the system’s analysis, it is Hypnos, the God of Sleep from ancient Greek mythology!”
The Director of the Divine Research Institute of the Divine Battle Division shouted anxiously over the phone.
“What!”
Clatter!
Hong Wu shot up from his seat. Under the sudden force, the chair fell to the ground.
His pupils contracted violently, and a surge of panic rushed into his heart.
Meng Yan’s god revival mission had been completed. A Foreign God had revived within Huaxia’s borders!
Hong Wu’s arm trembled slightly. He somewhat regretted allowing Meng Yan to carry out the mission.
But things had already come to this. This was not the time for complaints or regret!
“Immediately send a distress signal to the Heavenly Court. All Divine Contract Holders currently in the country must immediately end their god revival missions and head to the Guankou Divine Ruins!”
“But Commander, Huaxia’s gods are all maintaining the great array. Even if the Heavenly Court dispatches gods, there will not be enough time.”
When Hong Wu heard this, his lips trembled slightly.
The reason Huaxia had never been invaded by Foreign Gods was that the three Heavenly Venerables had joined forces with the gods to set up a barrier.
However, the barrier required Divine Power to maintain it. The gods who had previously revived had basically all entered the Heavenly Court to maintain the great array while waiting for Huaxia’s gods to return.
Even if the Heavenly Court received the human realm’s distress signal and came to their rescue, the time difference in between would be enough for everyone at the Guankou Divine Ruins to be completely wiped out.
Gu Yuan, Mei Xue’er, Jiang Yichen… These seeds of Huaxia had almost no chance of surviving!
Hong Wu’s body swayed. He barely steadied himself by bracing against the table, and his heart ached unbearably as he said, “Do as I said. We can only hope that Huaxia’s gods can arrive sooner.”
The other end of the phone fell silent for a long while before the voice finally replied, “Understood, Commander!”
They all knew very well that in all of Huaxia, apart from Jiang Zhentian, who had become a god, no one could stand against a god at all.
However, Jiang Zhentian was inside the Sacrificial Heaven Ruins. Aside from knowing that he was still alive, there was simply no way to contact him.
After hanging up the phone, Hong Wu rubbed the space between his brows and called over Xu Lin, the commander of the eastern military region.
“Xu Lin, immediately issue a notice to all troops near the Guankou Divine Ruins. Evacuate at once!”
Xu Lin shook his head with an ugly expression. “Commander-in-Chief, the Fifth Military District near Guankou lost contact two minutes ago.”
“The troops dispatched to carry out the ruins mission have also lost contact.”
Hong Wu’s pupils contracted. His palm clenched until it turned pale, and his face seemed to age by several years in an instant.
He gritted his teeth and issued the order with extreme reluctance.
“Notify all border troops and civilians to evacuate from the eastern border immediately and stay away from the location of the Fifth Military District.”
Xu Lin was stunned. This order meant abandoning everyone in the Fifth Military District!
“Commander-in-Chief, the Fifth Military District, as well as the Divine Battle Division and Jiang Yichen’s group…”
“Xu Lin, a Foreign God has revived within Huaxia’s borders. We no longer have a choice.”
Tears welled in Hong Wu’s eyes. “I also want to save the people of the Fifth Military District. I want to save the Divine Battle Division, Jiang Yichen, and these seeds of Huaxia. But we cannot do it.”
“The only thing we can do now is let the others live! Only by staying alive can Huaxia have hope!”
Xu Lin’s eyes trembled, and his gaze was filled with unbearable grief.
His voice choked as he asked, “Commander-in-Chief, can humans truly not defeat gods?”
Hong Wu shook his head slightly. “Do you still remember the moon that appeared on the southeastern border in the fortieth year of the Great Cataclysm? Just by appearing, it instantly deprived tens of thousands of people of their lives.”
“The power of gods is beyond the reach of us mortals.” His voice was helpless and powerless.
Xu Lin fell silent.
He remembered. According to the analysis report from the Divine Battle Division, that moon had been caused by the revival of Tsukuyomi, the Amatsukami of Takamagahara from Japanese mythology.
Even though the revival had taken place across the coastline, it had caused tens of thousands of people on the southeastern border to die from having their blood essence stolen away.
A trace of despair flashed through Xu Lin’s eyes. With great difficulty, he raised his hand, saluted, and accepted the order.