Shen Hao grasped the withered arm and examined it closely.
As Demon, he could feel the connection between that arm and himself, like a blood tie.
It seemed that it should have been his left arm, that it should have been part of his body.
But now so many cracks have appeared on his withered arms. If he had arrived any later, the high priest might have destroyed them.
This arm belongs to the Lord of the Netherworld, but the game system refers to it as the Demon's Left Arm. Is the Demon the Lord of the Netherworld?
However, Shen Hao doesn't want to pursue the truth of this matter right now; he has more important things to do.
He must stop that god from descending upon this world.
Now that the Demon's Left Arm has been found, he should go to the temple.
He had figured out that as long as he destroyed the idol, the deity from another world would not descend, at least not in the short term.
This shouldn't be too difficult for him; those players are no match for him.
Unless their god intervenes personally.
As for the Demon's Left Arm, Shen Hao doesn't plan to replace it for the time being, because the arm still has unhealed wounds and is not in its most perfect form.
He plans to replace it with a new one once the arm has almost fully recovered.
Having already undergone eye and heart transplants, replacing an arm was a simple matter for him.
All you need to do is cut off the original arm and attach this new one.
A few minutes later, Shen Hao appeared outside the temple.
The enormous temple exuded a sacred and pure aura, an aura that made him extremely uncomfortable, for he was Demon, and he preferred evil and sinister things.
There wasn't a single living person outside the temple, not even a dead one. Shen Hao already knew that the high priest had resurrected the dead.
Although he didn't know what had happened inside the temple, he could guess the general idea.
Inside the temple, those people are probably discussing how to deal with him.
But he still walked into the temple without hesitation.
He encountered no obstacles, for the temple was ready to receive him.
Inside the temple, the players had already hidden themselves.
At this moment, most of them have transformed into armored statues, standing beneath the idol, arranged in two rows facing each other.
After being transformed into statues, they were extremely excited, not only because they had gained greater power, but more importantly, because they had now become the protectors of the gods.
To be able to serve as God's protectors is the greatest honor for them.
The high priest did not turn into a statue; he sat beneath the statue, facing it.
He remained incredibly confident, and he deliberately opened the temple doors, hoping the Demon would enter.
With his current power, Demon that dares to enter will definitely die here.
He had already witnessed the power of the Demon Domain, which was said to be the most powerful force among Demons, but in his opinion, it wasn't that terrifying.
At least for now, he's able to handle it.
Combined with the temple's own power, it would be more than enough to kill that Demon.
"He's here!"
The moment Shen Hao stepped into the temple, the high priest already knew and used his spiritual power to transmit this information to all players, instructing them to prepare.
Upon hearing the high priest's words, everyone immediately became extremely alert. Now was the most crucial moment, and they absolutely could not afford to falter.
They can only win, they cannot lose.
Of course, they couldn't possibly lose, at least that's what they thought.
The high priest then transmitted his voice to the others.
"This time, we can't let God down. We must kill that Demon. This time, we not only have to win, but we have to win spectacularly!"
Otherwise, God will only think we're a bunch of useless trash!
This is our time to prove ourselves to God.
We absolutely cannot let God down again.
Upon hearing the high priest's words, everyone became cautious.
The most important reason they participated in this Instance was to become acquainted with the god and leave a good impression.
If it has the opposite effect, that would be terrible.
The Demon drew closer, and everyone could see what it looked like.
This was the first time they had ever truly seen what Demon looked like.
In all the previous Instances, they had only seen the Demon disguised as the Instance boss; what they were seeing now was its true form.
Everyone was quite surprised to see the Demon's appearance.
Because these so-called Demons are almost indistinguishable from humans; in fact, they are exactly the same.
The Demon strolled leisurely deeper into the temple.
On either side of him were players who had been transformed into statues.
But the Demon seemed completely oblivious to the abnormality of the statues, not even glancing at them, and walked straight past them.
Inside the temple, the high priest stood with his back to the Demon. When the Demon was only a dozen steps away from him, he stood up, turned around, and looked at the Demon behind him.
"You've finally arrived!" said the high priest. "We've been waiting for you for a long time!"
"I admit, you are indeed very powerful and you made us suffer a bit."
But your power is only relative to mortals; compared to gods, you and I are but ants!
However, the Demon ignored him and continued walking forward.
The Demon's target was the idol; his purpose was very clear.
"I advise you to surrender as soon as possible and become a believer in God. Even if you are Demon, a merciful God might spare your life!"
If you remain stubborn and refuse to see the truth, you will never have another chance.
God will surely come. Someone like you either submit to Him or die!
The Demon ignored him and continued walking forward.
Because in the Demon's eyes, this so-called high priest was not qualified to speak to him.
At this moment, the Demon was only two or three steps away from the high priest. The high priest's expression changed, and a ruthless glint appeared in his eyes!
"Since you're courting death, then I'll show you the true power of a god!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the entire temple suddenly changed.
A holy white light filled every corner of the temple, dispelling all shadows.
An invisible pressure appeared around the Demon.
An endless force pressed down relentlessly, as if freezing the air and making it hard to breathe.
The Demon's steps faltered slightly, for even he found it difficult to advance in the face of this invisible pressure.
"This is the power of God!" The high priest's face showed a hint of madness.
This madness stemmed from his reverence for God and his hatred for the Demon.
Under immense pressure, the Demon could no longer advance.
However, at that very moment, the Demon Domain suddenly opened, covering everything, and within Demon Domain, the oppressive feeling instantly dissipated.
But this didn't last long. A moment later, the newly opened Demon Domain began to shrink rapidly under the pressure of the white light.
In just a few breaths, the Demon Domain originally covered the entire temple shrank to less than a meter in diameter.
This could only barely cover the Demon within the domain.
Even so, the small Demon Domain quickly vanished completely under the pressure of the divine light.
Seeing this, the high priest laughed and said, "Now you know, this is the difference between you and the gods!"
Even if He has not yet arrived, even if He is rejected by the rules of this world, you still cannot fight against Him!
Nothing can stand against God; your only option is to kneel!
Kneel before God!
Although the high priest said this, he did not give the Demon a chance to surrender.
More power surged in from all directions, a power so vast that even the Demons could hardly withstand it.
He could barely stand and almost fell to the ground.
"Now is when he's at his weakest. Let's attack together and kill him!"
At this moment, the players, who had been transformed into statues, tore off their disguises and rushed forward, wanting to tear the Demon to pieces and devour its flesh and blood.
Just like those extraordinary beings in the Netherworld once treated the Lord of the Netherworld.