God-Slaying Arrow

"That feels amazing!" That was Sean's first thought. Though it couldn't compare to consuming a Soul Golden Bead or Amethyst, the effect was steady and could last a long time.

After the Power of Faith poured into his soul, Sean immediately felt much more clearheaded. His deductions about the corresponding Mysteries also became a little clearer.

The increase was still small, but clarity in deduction had never been a matter of time. It was a matter of whether he could break through the bottleneck.

Otherwise, with god-level experts having infinite lifespans, if they could break through simply by waiting long enough, there would be who knew how many Paragon High-Gods in the world.

After that, Sean spent several more years comprehending the Darkness Element Profound Mystery, while doing his best to make further progress in the Fusion Profound Mysteries. As for his Saint Domain True Body, though it couldn't benefit from the Power of Faith, it was still working at full capacity to comprehend the Earth Pulse Profound Mystery.

If breaking through to become a Middlegod was too difficult, then gaining another Earth Element Divine Clone would still be good.

Just then, a divine sense swept toward him. Sean locked onto the newcomer as well and asked, "Hua Muyuan? Have you made any progress on the thing I asked you to find?"

"Yes, Sean." A green streak of light descended from the sky at tremendous speed. Anyone who wasn't at the peak of the Saint level wouldn't have been able to see it.

"You've gotten really good at the Life Law. You're so fast," Sean said with a smile, gesturing for Hua Muyuan to sit down.

Among the four people in the Radiant Church who had become gods independently, Hua Muyuan was one of them. Excluding Sean, Mipiaozhen had the strongest physical attacks, while Hua Muyuan had the strongest soul attacks.

"I'm still a little behind Mipiaozhen," Hua Muyuan said with a smile. "Besides, I'm a million years older than him."

"Maybe you'll break through one day," Sean said with a faint smile.

"Here's the bow you wanted. What do you think?" Hua Muyuan opened her right hand, and a green divine bow appeared in it. "I arranged for several peak Saint-level experts to kill a Crystal Dragon by the South Sea. They took its bones and tendons, then fashioned them into this using a special method."

The gods among them didn't dare leave Qingyue City, but Saint-level experts had nothing to worry about. Patrick wouldn't go so far as to kill them.

"How sturdy is it? Can a god-level expert dodge an arrow shot from it?" Sean asked.

"It'd be difficult to hit a god-level expert," Hua Muyuan said, shaking her head. "Unless I spent another ten thousand years nurturing this bow into a divine artifact, then it might be possible. But what good would hitting one do? A bow and arrow are less effective than an ordinary attack, aren't they?"

"I have an arrow coated with a poison that can attack the soul. If it hits, even Patrick might be injured," Sean said directly.

In the original story, before becoming a Middlegod, Linley had once visited Bauhinia Castle. It held an endless supply of good things, but Sean could only manifest things that had appeared in the original book, even if only in passing.

There were Amethyst, Godheads, Soul Golden Beads, pills, and so on. Beyond those, the most useful item was the God-Slaying Arrow, made by an expert in the Death Law and coated with poison.

The problem was that the original story hadn't described the bow that went with it, which made things awkward.

Sean could only ask experts from the Radiant Church to search for one, but the materials in a Material Plane were far inferior to those in the Divine Planes.

"There's a treasure like that?" Hua Muyuan was astonished.

"This is called a God-Slaying Arrow. It isn't the real thing, but it weighs the same. Take it and practice. It might prove useful someday." Dozens of fake God-Slaying Arrows appeared in Sean's hand.

According to the original story, even an ordinary Middlegod could perish if struck by one. Linley had experienced it himself, and the thing seemed to have a will of its own. It posed a lethal threat to Sean, too.

So he wouldn't hand a God-Slaying Arrow to just anyone.

Even swearing a Supreme God Oath wouldn't do. The punishment for breaking an oath came after the violation; it didn't actively prevent it.

"Fine, I'll practice as much as I can." Hua Muyuan took the "God-Slaying Arrows," then continued, "Patrick is a Middlegod, so he's faster. But if he's caught in the Divine Domains of enough Lowgods, his speed will surely drop a lot. We might have a chance then."

"Right. Have the others work with you, and practice as much as you can," Sean said with a nod.

Yeyang City, on the Zhongyuan Continent, was one of the largest super-cities on the entire continent. Nearby was a vast lake, more than three thousand li across and over a thousand meters deep. The waters of countless rivers gathered there, making it one of the biggest commercial shipping hubs.

At that moment, countless commoners were worshipping a statue bearing Sean's likeness.

"Great True God Sean, please bless Yeyang City with favorable winds and timely rain, and keep everyone safe from plague and famine." A priest of the Radiant Church stood before the vast crowd—at least several hundred thousand people—and spoke loudly.

With wind magic, his voice carried clearly across a hundred li in every direction from Yeyang City.

"May True God Sean bless us!" After the priest finished, everyone else knelt before the hundred-meter-tall statue of Sean and shouted in unison.

The entire city had fallen silent. Everyone had stopped whatever they were doing. Nothing mattered more than worship.

At that moment, a black figure in the clouds looked coldly down at everything below. It was Patrick, the Middlegod of the Darkness Church.

"Everyone in the Radiant Church's sphere of influence has started worshipping Sean. It seems he wants to use the Power of Faith to break through to Middlegod," Patrick muttered to himself.

It was perfectly normal for people in the Radiant Church to seek the Power of Faith. Patrick hadn't paid it much attention at first, but as time went on, some rumors caught his notice: half the continent's population had switched to worshipping Sean.

He was extremely wary of Sean.

After the battle outside Qingyue City, Patrick had investigated Sean again and learned that the man had gone from level eight to godhood in just over ten years. It completely overturned everything Patrick knew.

If Sean were some kind of divine beast who could become a god on his own upon reaching adulthood, then even though ten years would still be far too short, it would at least have made some sense. But Patrick had confirmed that Sean was an ordinary human through and through.

He couldn't understand it, but he knew Sean was a major threat.

"Once Sean breaks through to Middlegod, his strength won't be inferior to mine. Add in the Lowgods from the Radiant Church, and if I get surrounded, my life could be in danger." Patrick furrowed his brow. "Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the South Sea after all. That matter will cost me quite a bit, but I have no other choice now. I have to deal with this problem before Sean becomes a Middlegod."

With that, his figure flashed away toward the south.