Descent Ritual

Varus carried me away from the summit, and soon we saw many animals halfway up the mountain. He was now in a flying posture, and with a simple leap, he caught a wild boar. ♔💋 💘💥

The wild boar had no chance to struggle under the peregrine falcon's Claws and died instantly. I immediately roasted it with the Flame Wind Force, and soon I smelled the delicious aroma of roasted meat.

Although Ascended don't need to eat, it doesn't mean they lack appetite. On the contrary, their eating habits are quite unsightly, like primitive people. I only ate one leg of a huge wild boar, and the rest was eaten by Varus.

Just as we finished eating and were about to leave, we were suddenly surrounded by a group of people. These people were dressed similarly to the followers of the Solar Cult, and seeing the wild fruits and various household items they were carrying, I was certain that they were people from the Solar Cult.

Who are you two?! Why are you slaughtering innocent lives?!

"Don't get me wrong, we didn't kill anyone, we just killed this one to fill our stomachs."

"Stop explaining! You've definitely been seduced by heretics. Come with me to the Solar Cult to face your punishment!"

"Okay, okay, don't be impulsive, we'll go with you."

I was puzzled. I killed a pig in this vast forest, what's it to the Solar Cult? But I couldn't be bothered to explain. I had to go back anyway, I'd deal with it when I saw Leona!

Climbing uphill with these people was much slower. By the time we got back to the top, it was already dark. Leona was very anxious when she saw us return.

"Where have you two been? The ceremony is about to start, and I can't find you anywhere."

"Um... I was arrested by your people, they said I killed innocent lives."

"What?! What did you do?"

"It's nothing, just killed a wild boar down at the foot of the mountain."

I initially thought it was a trivial matter, but Leona became furious after hearing it. "Why did you do this? It's incomprehensible. Have you been bewitched by heretics?"

I didn't know how to answer for a moment, when a cold snort came from the side, "Hmph, Leona, haven't you noticed how strange we are? Everyone outside is like this!"

"Shut up, Diana! The bishop has given you so many chances, why don't you repent?"

I looked at Diana next to me and found that she looked quite different from the one in the game. Instead, she looked similar to Leona, except that she wasn't wearing armor and was being guarded by several warriors.

The followers of the Solar Cult were very dissatisfied with me and began to clamor for our punishment, but the bishop gestured to stop them.

"Dear children of the Sun God, do not quarrel! Soon the gods will descend and give us a just judgment!"

"Severely punish the heretics..." The people were still unwilling to give up, and their shouts rose and fell.

The bishop, accompanied by several elders, began the Descent Ritual, with more than ten warriors, including Leona, standing guard nearby.

Soon, the starry sky became exceptionally bright, and golden halos appeared above the Vatican, fluttering down like smooth silk scarves, Golden Light the area where we were.

Then, a voice came from the sky. "Children, why have you summoned me?"

Upon hearing the voice from the sky, the bishop immediately knelt down, and everyone else followed suit. "Greetings, Sun God! We have discovered several heretics and would like to request your just judgment."

"Everyone here is like my children. Some of them have just been blinded, but with guidance, they will definitely get back on track. It's not a big deal."

Surprisingly, this "deity," like the bishop, is quite benevolent. However, I find it strange that there's no sense of intimidation at all.

Let alone Demigods like Volibear and Janna, even a mortal with slightly greater strength wouldn't be this ordinary.

As I was pondering this matter, the bishop had already thanked God for his mercy and was preparing to conclude the ceremony.

After going through all that trouble to summon the gods, just to ask this? I quickly shouted towards the sky:

"Wait, Sun God, I have a question for you!"

Oh? You're from out of town?

"Yes, I come from Shurima. The man next to me is Ascended; you should recognize him, right?"

The Sun God paused for a moment, then asked Varus, "Are you Ascended?"

"Reporting to the divine, I am an Ascended of Shurima, and by your grace I have received this Divine Strength."

"Haha, easy, what do you want from me?"

"My Lord God, many of my fellow Ascended have been affected by the Void and transformed into what people call the Vastaya. Can you save them? And best of all, help us destroy the Void!"

"You gained my power and yet you can still be infected by others? How stupid!"

"The void isn't human, but some unknown monsters. Their power is immense, and there's nothing we can do about it."

"How about this? You join the Solar Cult, learn my essence, and then destroying the Void will be a piece of cake!"

The Sun God's words struck me as odd. Even if he's incredibly powerful, he can't just casually teach us some skills and expect us to destroy the void, can he? That frivolous tone hardly befits a deity.

Most importantly, both the Sun God and the Solar Cult seem to be of mediocre strength and have nothing particularly remarkable about them.

A bold idea popped into my head: this Sun God is fake!

At that moment, Diana called out to me, "You two strangers, please don't trust them! If you stay, you won't be able to go back in a few days!"

What does this mean? Does it mean that Diana also doubted the legitimacy of the gods?

I didn't rush to respond to her. Instead, I planned to use my Spiritual Power to test the location of the deity and see if I could find his or her thoughts!

I silently focused my attention and suddenly realized that the Spiritual Power here was extremely weak, almost imperceptible!

What's going on here? The birth and death of all things generate Spiritual Power, and even on a barren mountaintop, there are quite a few people living! Not to mention, there are vast forests and grasslands at the foot of the mountain!

This thought filled me with dread. Since the Spiritual Power here was so weak, it could only mean one thing:

There is no birth or death here! Everything before your eyes is an illusion!

The faint Spiritual Power around us right now must have originated from me and Varus! Oh right, and maybe Diana and those other heretics too!

"Watch out for Varus. I feel something's wrong; we might have to fight them!"

"I have a bad feeling too, I'll listen to you Yasuo!"

Without warning, I drew my Gale Sword and charged straight at Diana, pulling her to my side.

She was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "Looks like you're quite perceptive, stranger!"

Call me Yasuo, this is my friend Varus.

"My name is Diana, you should have heard what I just said."