Analysis of the Blue Star Deity, Deity Invocation Art

An hour later.

Li Yue frowned.

No news?

Could he have kicked the bucket?

The "Regional Chat" was refreshing with various messages.

[Why is there no follow-up from that brother? I'm still waiting.]

[I'm waiting too. I'm in a similar spot to him; if he can pass, I'll immediately have my Temple Keeper lure the mission target!]

[He didn't actually kick the bucket, did he?]

[No way, is this third mission really that hard?]

[Looks like that brother really did kick the bucket. We probably have to wait until we promote to Subordinate Ninth Rank to complete this mission.]

[Scatter, scatter. The brother is dead; burn paper money if you have business.]

[There's no Underworld in this world, where would you even burn paper money?]

[Come on, we are gods ourselves. We might even become Lord City God in the future, why the hell would we burn paper money?]

[Brother, we are just Wild Gods right now. We don't know how far we are from becoming a City God.]

Another moment passed.

Li Yue was about to close the "Regional Chat" interface and head out of his "Divine Domain" to wander around Four Seas Village.

The area of Four Seas Village had nearly doubled in size.

And the area of his "Jurisdiction" had changed accordingly.

In other words—

The Divine Path Law recognized the merging of other villages into Four Seas Village.

By doing this, he could continuously expand the area of his "Jurisdiction"!

He even wondered.

If he had people go out to establish villages everywhere and then merge them into Four Seas Village—

Could his "Jurisdiction" expand infinitely?

But that was just a thought.

He felt that the rigorous Divine Path Law would absolutely not allow him to exploit such a bug.

[Brothers and sisters, I'm back. I didn't kick the bucket, but I didn't complete the third mission either.]

This message suddenly flashed across the "Regional Chat."

In the "Regional Chat," everyone had an avatar, which was their own likeness, making it impossible to impersonate others.

So, Li Yue recognized at a glance that this was indeed the brother who had tested the Demonic Creatures with his own body!

He immediately perked up, watching the other party's posts.

[I can responsibly tell everyone that the target Demonic Creature for the third mission has strength at the Tier 2 limit, equal to ours!]

[I fought that Wild Boar Demon until the sky went dark, unleashing a total of ten 'Golden Blade Art' strikes, hacking the Wild Boar Demon until its skin was torn and flesh was gaping, blood flowing everywhere.]

[But this Wild Boar Demon has thick skin and flesh. Although this god severely wounded it, it still managed to escape my "Jurisdiction." I failed to complete the mission, what a pity!]

[So you basically wasted ten points of Divine Power for nothing? Staring.jpg]

[You are not worth discussing matters with!! Angry.jpg]

[...The brother was helping us test the strength of the Demonic Creatures, how can you be so heartless? Doge.jpg]

Tier 2 limit...

Li Yue's eyes flickered.

It seemed this mission was quite difficult for the Wild Gods from Blue Star.

After all, an unranked Wild God only had strength at the Tier 2 limit, matching the mission target.

However—

An unranked Wild God is still a god!

The power of a god is the power of the Divine Path Law between heaven and earth, which has a great restraining effect on Demonic Creatures and Evil Specters.

If one were to plan carefully, an unranked Wild God would have a chance to kill a Tier 2 limit Demonic Creature.

"A mere Tier 2 limit Demonic Creature..."

"I don't need to take action myself; Li Youming can kill it."

Li Yue's expression was calm.

Li Youming's strength was comparable to a Tier 2 median, which naturally wasn't enough to kill a Tier 2 limit Demonic Creature.

But as his Temple Keeper, Li Youming could cast the 'Deity Invocation Art'!

The Temple Keeper is casting the Deity Invocation Art—

He can choose to respond, or he can choose not to.

If he responds, he can borrow the other party's body to unleash divine arts.

However, divine arts cast through the Temple Keeper's body—

Only possess one-third of the power they would have if cast by This Seat himself.

Yet the consumption of Divine Power remains exactly the same.

But this is something that can be cast outside the "Jurisdiction"!

Why can a Temple Keeper walk the mortal realm on behalf of a deity?

It is precisely because of the Deity Invocation Art!

"A divine art with one-third of the power is still enough to instantly kill any Tier 2 Demonic Creature."

He said indifferently.

Then, his gaze turned toward the outside of the "Divine Domain."

Inside the Land God Temple.

The Temple Keeper Li Youming is brainwashing the former villagers of Chen Family Village who have come to worship Lord Zhangyue...

No, that is not right; he is teaching them the way of being kind to others.

"Three years are almost up again, and those wolf demons from Thousand Wolf Mountain will descend the mountain to eat people once more!"

"But now, you are villagers of Four Seas Village!"

"Our Four Seas Village is under the protection of Lord Zhangyue!"

"As long as you devoutly believe in Lord Zhangyue and offer two sticks of incense every morning and evening without fail, you will no longer need to worry about being snatched away and eaten by wolf demons!"

"The Divine Might of Lord Zhangyue shrouds Four Seas Village; this place is a forbidden zone for Demonic Creatures!"

Li Youming's voice is impassioned, making the villagers' blood boil with excitement.

Under the protection of Lord Zhangyue!

No need to worry about being snatched away and eaten by wolf demons anymore!

Four Seas Village is a forbidden zone for Demonic Creatures!

In this terrifying era, anyone who hears these words would be stirred.

After all—

Such is the state of the world; finding a place free from the encroachment of Demonic Creatures and Evil Specters is truly too difficult.

They have even heard rumors.

Rumors that some villages, towns, and even entire county seats have been completely devoured by Demonic Creatures!

Suddenly, the crowd is as energized as if they had been injected with adrenaline, kneeling excitedly and devoutly before the Land God Temple to offer incense and pray to Lord Zhangyue.

Li Youming sits down, satisfied.

Beside him, his eldest son Li Desheng immediately picks up a cup of tea and hands it over.

"Desheng, I know you also wish to receive the grace of Lord Zhangyue and leap into becoming a Martial Artist."

"After all, your younger brother is already a Martial Artist; you wouldn't want to lose to him."

"But you must understand, only the Believers who most devoutly worship Lord Zhangyue can receive his grace."

"Your heart is not sincere enough."

Li Youming takes a sip of tea, sounding somewhat frustrated by his son's lack of progress.

"Father, I am already very sincere."

"Why don't you plead with Lord Zhangyue on my behalf?"

Li Desheng says with a bitter face.

He is indeed very sincere, being quite diligent with his two sticks of incense every morning and evening.

"Sincerity is not judged by what you do, but by your inner heart."

"Whether you truly and utterly believe in Lord Zhangyue in your heart is something only you know."

"As for asking me to beg Lord Zhangyue for grace?"

"Don't even think about it."

Li Youming sets down the teacup and says indifferently.

From the moment he became a Temple Keeper, he gained this realization.

To be a qualified Temple Keeper, one must never cause trouble for Lord Zhangyue.

Unless there is a truly monumental matter, one must never proactively communicate with Lord Zhangyue.

Lord Zhangyue was a deity, after all.

Time was precious beyond measure; how could he possibly dare to waste Lord Zhangyue's time?

Just then.

He felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him.

This immediately roused his spirits, for he understood that Lord Zhangyue must have another divine oracle to impart.

"You, leave first."

He waved his hand, signaling his eldest son to depart.

He then closed the door, rested his head on his hand, and drifted into a deep sleep.

More than ten days had passed, and the makeshift shed from before had become somewhat decent, now at least possessing a proper room.

Around the Land God Temple, four Martial Artists kept watch at all times, so there was absolutely no danger even while he slept.

What's more—

This was right in front of the Land God Temple.

Right under the nose of Lord Zhangyue.

Who could possibly do him harm here?

No sooner had he fallen asleep—

Than he saw the heaven-shrouding figure of Lord Zhangyue appear in the firmament, looking down at him with indifference.

Without a moment's hesitation, he immediately knelt on the ground in piety and shouted aloud:

"Li Youming pays his respects to Lord Zhangyue!"