Everyone's attention was instinctively drawn over, and their eyes widened.
They had never imagined that this flood would give them no respite before unleashing its second wave!
Without Morax, everything they had just done would have been meaningless. Young and old alike would have died in the flood!
"Rise!" Xiu Yuan thrust his hand upward, and the ground heaved as though it were alive. As the enormous mass of earth before them rose higher and higher, everyone's gazes grew increasingly terrified.
BOOM!!!!!
The mighty flood seemed to slam into the raised earth.
A moment later, two raging torrents surged out along either side of it. The raised earth had actually blocked the flood completely!
The rising earth climbed higher and higher, only stopping once it pierced the sky.
An enormous mountain had appeared before their eyes.
The mountain completely blocked the flood's onslaught, while also revealing Xiu Yuan and Morax's true identities to every villager present.
These were no humans. They were clearly gods!
"Let me explain the situation," Xiu Yuan said slowly.
This was the perfect opportunity. All the villagers were stunned, and Morax was not particularly good with words. Letting him explain would only complicate matters.
"As you can see, we aren't humans, but Demon Gods. Of course, you can also call us gods."
"Our main reason for disguising ourselves as humans and entering your village was to assess the situation here, to see whether you were kindhearted and how you would respond to a natural disaster."
"Clearly, you passed the test. From this day onward, this village will be under our protection, and floods will never trouble you again."
Xiu Yuan gave them the simplest possible summary, his tone a little colder than usual.
Now that their identities as Demon Gods had been exposed, they could no