The red Golden Crow rose beyond the mountain, its Radiance tearing through the darkness in an instant. Light poured over Fiona Russell and Malor Ingna Rui as they emerged from the Tomb, draping them in splendor.
Standing on the soft ground, Malor Ingna Rui turned his faintly gold-flecked eyes toward Fiona Russell. His manner remained as respectful as when they had first met. "My lady, my father will soon return. Would the Ingna Rui Family have the honor of inviting you to witness the ceremony?"
The Dusk God is about to return?
Far away in his Divine Kingdom, Jiang Hao froze when he heard Malor's words. He had been keeping a close watch on Fiona Russell and Malor Ingna Rui.
What exactly did Malor Ingna Rui take from the Golden Coffin? How could it bring the Dusk God straight back from the Astral Plane?
With that thought, he sent the incarnation roaming the Astral Plane to see the Dusk God and put the question to him.
"That was my contingency for resurrection." Hearing Jiang Hao's question, the Dusk God explained at once. "When I sensed the Lord of Dawn's fall, I foresaw danger. Gods associated with the sun seem more likely to fall than other gods."
"I tore away part of my Divine Power and Authority and hid them in my wife's Tomb as a means of bringing myself back."
"Doing so dropped my Divine Rank by two levels and left me weak. I had to go into Sleep to reduce my consumption of Divine Power. I was also forced to reduce the Divine Power I channeled to most of my priests, weakening them and plunging the Dusk Church into hardship."
Jiang Hao nodded. Priests were deeply affected by the gods they worshiped. If something happened to a god, a