Chapter 294
Even if you can secretly develop your influence in Augustus and the Northern Federation, your rise won't be very fast, because there aren't many believers who follow you!
People are giving up their rightful gods to worship some nobody like you, Balshatt? Who's that? Turns out you're just a nobody~
"Then we can only go to the Southern Continent. It's a bit chaotic Southern Continent, and we can take advantage of the chaos."
Ryan glanced at Adele and saw that the transformation ritual was still ongoing. Thanks to his protection, Adele was unharmed and was able to directly participate in the ritual.
It seemed the transition would take some time, so Ryan switched to 'Shally's' side. At that moment, this Holy Blood Angel was leading the Holy Blood Army toward the Augustus Empire.
After that encounter in the Chaos Space, the Holy Blood Army was reduced to only eight hundred men.
After a moment 'Ryan, Ryan decided not to let' Shally's go back and would just let her take these eight hundred people to the Southern Continent.
He had already decided that he would absolutely not engage in battle until the Holy Blood Army reached a size of 30,000.
There's no other way. Every time the Holy Blood Army gets a little momentum, it gets wiped out. It's painful to lose even one of Ryan high-level troops. It's better to wait until they're fully developed before using them. For other matters, let the Imperial Army handle them. It's not that the Imperial Army can just die, but rather that the Holy Blood Army can't do everything.
Once 'Shally' goes to the Southern Continent to explore and understand the situation, if there's an opportunity, we'll directly establish a church of faith. As for the name, Ryan hasn't decided yet.
"Once Adele's transformation is complete, this wave of Witch Society should reappear in the world. Although there are only two of them for now, their fighting power is off the charts."
"If the churches we establish in the future encounter problems they can't solve, we'll let the Witch Society handle them. I wonder if I'll be able to directly give divine pronouncements to the believers."
Accepting the power of faith is passive; Ryan needs to find a way to actively communicate with believers. If he can get the witch K to work for him, it would be like having an extra super SSR card.
"Communication rituals consume Mental Power, so does that mean that if my Mental Power is strong enough, I can use faith as a bridge to actively establish contact with believers?"
Unfortunately, the necklace given to him by the God of Desire was gone; otherwise, with the necklace's Mental Power, he could have given it a try.
Necklace... Necklace...
Ryan stroked his chin.
I thought of an absurd attempt.
He left the room and rushed to a wasteland outside the city, where he set up the procedures for the Janus Ritual.
After everything went smoothly, Ryan thought for a moment and asked Janus for directions to the Sun God Point.
However, this time the teleportation channel did not appear smoothly as before. The light of the ritual shone for a long time, until the energy was almost exhausted, and finally Chaos Channel about half a person's height barely appeared.
"Is this a dog hole?"
The passage was too narrow, making Ryan want to complain, but he could tell that Janus's ritual was unlikely to give him a direct answer to this question.
This shows that the location of the Sun God was not so easy to find.
"Never mind, that's not the point anyway."
Ryan stared at the dog hole. He hadn't planned to go through the Chaos Channel in the first place. What would he do if he went in? Get killed by the Chaos Outer Gods? He wasn't that stupid.
He squatted in front of the Chaos Channel and waited for a while, until the ritual energy was slowly exhausted and the opening of the passage became smaller and smaller, almost disappearing, when suddenly a silver light flew out from inside.
Ryan reached out and grabbed the flying object, and at the same time, the Chaos Channel closed completely.
He glanced at the silver necklace in his hand.
[Aphrodite's Love]
[Quality: Myth]
[Effect 1: Spirit +66]
[Effect 2: After wearing, the user becomes immune to all mental forces affecting the pathways of desire.]
[Equipment Requirements: None]
"Hehe~ I didn't expect it to actually work."
Ryan smirked.
Praise be to the God of Desire, He is truly amazing!
After receiving the necklace, Ryan put it on immediately, and the clear-headed feeling he had felt before returned.
Then he closed his eyes and carefully felt the changes that occurred after his faith was awakened.
"Um?"
Ryan discovered that he seemed to be able to trace the source of the power of faith.
This is the benefit of having strong Mental Power.
He followed that feeling and dispersed his Mental Power. Gradually, Ryan felt the surrounding situation change. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a mysterious space filled with gray mist.
"Here it is..."
Ryan looked around.
Everything here feels very similar to the space where the Babel Tower is located, but it's not the Babel Tower.
"This seems to be my mental world?"
Ryan could sense that this was a virtual space constructed by his Mental Power.
The space was gray, yet it was filled with 'stars'. Looking around, almost all of these stars were dim and without light, except for two that were shining.
The two stars were not far from him, and they were shining brightly at that moment.
Ryan sensed a familiar aura emanating from the two stars.
He nodded slightly, walked to one of the stars, and, under his mental control, gently touched it.
The next second, the stars emitted a dazzling light, and a familiar phantom appeared in front of Ryan —it was Witch K!
What do you think would be a good name for a church that adheres to the Balshatt faith?
Chapter 180 The Creation God, Rai Balshatt En!
Witch K had barely recovered from the shock of Adele's integration into the transformation ritual when she focused on converting the Magic Power within her body. As a result, she felt an invisible, terrifying will descend upon her.
It was an ethereal yet incredibly vast will descending upon her, leaving her almost no room to resist. Her soul was suddenly ripped away and pulled into an unknown, mysterious place.
Where is this?
Witch K looked around with extreme vigilance.
The place shrouded in gray mist was very familiar, the same space as the Babel Tower, but unlike the Tower of Babel, she didn't sense any fluctuations of power here.
Moreover, she appeared as an ideology, forcibly summoned here. Is this space even real? And who brought her here? If she offered no resistance despite her strength, is the other party a god-like being?
Countless thoughts swirled in my mind.
Because of the recent Black Tide attack, she is very vigilant. If it was caused by the entity behind the Black Tide, then it would be very dangerous.
"Um?"
Through the hazy gray mist, Witch K seemed to catch a glimpse of a figure.
It was a figure standing in the mist, barely visible.
"Who!"
Witch K snorted softly.
She narrowed her eyes, watching the figure warily.
Suddenly, the earth began to shake, high walls rose up from all sides, and huge stone pillars stretched from the ground into the endless depths of space, as magnificent and vast as towering trees supporting the sky.
Before long, witch K discovered that the space she was in had transformed into an enormous palace!
The figure from before was now seated atop a golden throne at the very top of the palace!
"What on earth is going on???"
Witch K stood there, stunned.
She was completely powerless in this space, utterly powerless, and without a doubt, the person on the throne was the culprit who had dragged her here.
She couldn't do anything, but the only thing she was certain of was that this shouldn't be the power of the Black Tide; she was too familiar with the Black Tide. And the appearance of the palace just now, with such a huge commotion, didn't leak any power aura—it was almost equivalent to creating something with a single thought. Only a god could achieve something like that!
Is the other party a god?
Which god?
The God of Death? Wait... could it be Balshatt?!
"I was just in the middle of the ceremony, the Balshatt ceremony. Even if the gods of the Rhea Continent forcibly interfered, they could only stop the ceremony at most, not pull me in so quietly as they have now."
"Furthermore, Adele's actions during the ritual were also strange. If it weren't for Balshatt's power, how could she, at only the fifth rank, have accomplished that on her own?"
"So, it really is Balshatt? Balshatt actually wanted to see me?? Was I chosen?"
Even the witch K, whose heart had been dormant for a thousand years, couldn't help but surge with emotion at this moment.
After all, this is the Creation God!
She had heard the original description of Balshatt and the Witch A's worship of Balshatt. Both the original and A possessed power comparable to the gods of the Rhea Continent.
The fact that she could make them submit meant that Witch K didn't believe Balshatt's identity as Creation God was fake.
So she's very excited right now.
However, Witch K suppressed her emotions and didn't show it. This matter was too important. The Witch Society Balshatt's most loyal servants, and now that she controlled the Witch Society, she had to be absolutely certain.
"Who are you?"
Witch K's voice was calm, but slightly low, and her posture carried a hint of unconscious humility.
Ryan remained silent on the throne.
First, he didn't know what to say.
Secondly, he has a really stupid problem: why is the thing under his butt a golden throne??? Why don't you just give me a new toilet to sit on?
The palace appeared in an instant, confirming that he could control this mysterious space. His initial deduction was that it was a space fabricated by his mind, but it was also possible that it had existed for a long time, only appearing after his Mental Power became strong enough and his faith was awakened.
The problem is...
Why is Witch K here?
He had only touched that star subconsciously, but he hadn't expected it to actually appear.
"Could those two stars really represent Adele and the witch K?"
"Never mind, that's not important. What's important is how to talk to her? She won't think I'm some kind of suspicious person and then kill me, will she?"
Even if my spirit dies, I'm still dead. My opponent was Eighth Tier Supernatural Being, but it seems I'm pretty awesome now? At least I can bluff people without any problem.
After a moment's thought, Ryan finally said in a low voice, "I think I slept for a long time."
Did you sleep for a long time?
Witch K was startled. The sleeping... it really was Balshatt?
"Then why did you wake up?" she asked.
"I heard a call... a long-lost call. It's you, and another child," Ryan said in an ethereal voice. "Prayers, sacrifices, rituals... awakened me from my long slumber. That child has good talent, and of course, you are quite good too."
Witch K's heart trembled!
Ritual, prayer... Does He know about my situation with Adele?
"You... you are Balshatt?" the witch K asked, her voice trembling.
"Balshatt ... Balshatt ..." As if chewing on the name, Ryan deliberately hesitated for a moment, "I remember now, that is indeed my name... Child, what is your name?"
The witch K lowered her head respectfully and said, "My name has long been forgotten; you may call me K."
"K? That's a code name. You're a witch."
"Yes." Witch K lowered her head even further. "As you said, I am a witch, and a devout follower of yours."
"The Witch Society..." A deep voice echoed from the mist, "The Primordial Witch, she received my blessing... A, her talent... alas, it's gone. K, what was the name of the child with you?"
"Her name is Adele, and she's a new member of the Witch Society. Just as you said, she's quite talented."
Witch K no longer had any doubts. Who else could know so clearly about her ritual with Adele, the situation of the Witch Society, and this mysterious and great power but Balshatt?
Balshatt has awakened!
"Great Balshatt, you are the Lord of Creation, the most supreme and noble being in this world. Please lower your gaze and look upon the world you created with your own hands!" Witch K knelt on the ground and cried out.
Ryan's lips twitched slightly. "I'd like to, but I really can't do it."