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Chapter 492 Mercury's Confidence
On the stone altar, Mercury saw the open world instance and a smile appeared on his face. This was not the fake smile he always wore, but the smile of a victor, signifying the end of the game.

He waved his hand behind him and gave the order:

"let's start."

Believers dressed in the robes of the Church of Tranquility and the Church of Bliss emerged from behind him on both sides and came to the crack in front of the altar.

On the high platform before the rift, incense ash, saturated with the power of faith, was laid out. They chanted incantations, using the power of faith as energy and their faith in Lyman and the Mother Goddess of Desire as a medium, in an attempt to extend the tentacles of the two evil god kingdoms into the world's instance plane.

The illusory divinity within the Holy Son of the Church of Tranquility is quite unique. Although its divine status is not very high, it is not like that of Hati and Skul, who are second-rate and marginal figures.

The divine nature possessed by the Holy Son is called Heimdall, the guardian deity of the Rainbow Bridge in Norse mythology.

The Holy Son of the Church of Tranquility, fused with Heimdall, can summon the Rainbow Bridge that breaks through space and planes, and is the core of the Light Society's layout within the world planes.

As he watched the spatial rift gradually take shape, Mercury pulled out a bottle of champagne from his personal storage space.

Their preparations in the world instance were far more extensive than those of the players in the Wasteland.

Not only was Lü Changgeng one of their people, but Emperor Zhaoning was also one of their people, or rather, Emperor Zhaoning was the one they truly valued.

Whether it's the inner world of Yan City in the Demon Realm or granting the Holy Son control of the Ziwei Exorcising Array, both are inseparable from Emperor Zhaoning.

With Emperor Zhaoning's help, the Holy Son, by borrowing the humanistic fortune of the Great Xuan, can briefly take over the Heaven and Earth Joint Sacrifice Ceremony and obtain the protection of the plane.

Using the Rainbow Bridge again at this moment allows you to connect the two planes using the coordinates specified before the world instance begins.

Mercury thought to himself that Emperor Zhaoning was a useful pawn, knowing his place and when to advance and retreat, unlike Lü Changgeng who was restless.

Unfortunately, Emperor Zhaoning's vision was too short-sighted. He only focused on the small territory of the Great Xuan Dynasty and did not think about cultivation. Otherwise, they could have kicked out a piece of trash like Lü Changgeng long ago.

boom!
The crisp sound of champagne being opened echoed across the stone altar as Mercury poured champagne for Kuafu, representatives of the Church of Tranquility, and representatives of the Elysium, witnessing the moment the spatial rift stabilized.

As long as the Rainbow Bridge can be fixed, it will be equivalent to opening a stable dimensional portal, allowing them to continuously send people into the world instance whenever they wish.

While these official members of the Light Society were unable to enter, it was not difficult for newly promoted low-ranking gods like the Tiger Fang Girl and the Serene Saint to enter.

As the irregular edges of the spatial rift transformed into perfect circles, the Rainbow Bridge seamlessly connected the Light Society and the world instance.

The moment the connection was established, a violent explosion rang out simultaneously from the Lidi Temple and the Stone Altar.

Wu Chang, located within the Heavenly Gate, received a warning and detonated the Faith Virus.

A mushroom cloud of four colors rose from the explosion site. The explosion did not bring a violent shock wave, but in the eyes of Mercury and others, the death aura brought by the Faith Virus was more intense than a nuclear bomb exploding next to them.

Inside the world instance, countless virus-like spheres attach to the Rainbow Bridge, causing the smooth and solemn bridge surface to grow a large amount of mold and fungi. While corroding the Rainbow Bridge, they also emit dazzling rainbow colors like light bulbs.

Originally, under the guidance of the Holy Son of Tranquility, the world rules of the instance plane were extremely biased towards the Rainbow Bridge during the joint sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. However, under the dazzling rainbow light, the Rainbow Bridge, which was our own child one second, became a gift from the neighbor the next.

The rules of the world have never suffered such injustice. In an instant, the sky changed dramatically, and a huge bolt of lightning struck the Rainbow Bridge, causing it to tremble violently.

On the Stone Altar side, although there was no lightning or thunder in the private space of the Light Society, a solid force far more terrifying than lightning and thunder descended upon Mercury and the others—the gaze of the Abyss Game Administrator.

The Abyss Game Administrators always impose severe punishments on any bad kids who try to disrupt the game's fairness.

Mercury and other members of the Order of Light violated the rules of interfering with the Netherworld Abyss instance. The part they influenced will be condensed into a powerful attack that will directly hit them. Furthermore, the difficulty of the three instances they will experience next will be greatly increased, while the rewards will be reduced to the minimum.

Members of the Church of Tranquility and the Church of Bliss will have flames burning on their bodies. They will be burned by the fire of faith because they violate the rules of the world with their faith.

The fire of faith not only appeared on them, but also on the tentacles of Lyman and the Kingdom of the Mother Goddess of Desire, and the fire of faith would burn along the tentacles to their Kingdom.

As veteran evil gods, they may have ways to escape direct punishment, but the fire of faith will at least burn down several planes within their divine realm.

The punishments from the Abyss Game Administrators go straight to the root of the problem; if they can't stop them, they will die.

Feeling the suffocating pressure above him, Mercury's champagne cup wobbled a little, but the smile on his face only stiffened, not disappeared.

The informant from the Wasteland had already told them that the four major organizations were going to plant a faith virus. Although they hadn't noticed anyone planting the faith virus, it was impossible that they hadn't made any preparations.

The stone altar beneath them was prepared for this very moment.

The thousands of talismans on the stone altar fluttered in the wind, and the altar came to life. A crack appeared on its top, swallowing everyone inside.

Upon entering the altar, the suffocating gaze vanished instantly.

The altar, which had been transformed into a living being, voluntarily surrendered and took the blame for violating the Abyss Game. It was as if a murderer's knife had come to life and confessed to the police that it was not a person who had killed people, but the altar itself.

This method may seem absurd, but it makes perfect sense in the Abyss Game. It is precisely for this moment that the Light Society spent so much to build this stone altar.

On this side, the stone altar bears the blame; on the other side of the world instance, the rainbow bridge is formed by the power of divinity and faith, and even if it is targeted by the instance rules, it will not break for the time being.

With their combined efforts, the threat posed by the Faith Virus can be minimized, and the Light Society's arrangements in the world instance can be maintained without affecting them.

If they were only facing a faith virus, they might actually be able to escape the punishment of the Abyss Game Administrator by relying on the revived stone altar. Unfortunately, before Mercury could relax and finish his champagne, a peculiar fluctuation came from the bottom of the stone altar.

Starting from the place where Wu Chang placed the divine script deciphering device, a large number of runes poured out, and within a few breaths, the runes covered the entire stone altar.

The runes intertwined, forming a large net that trapped the resurrected stone altar within.

The stone altar struggled for only a few moments before the countless talismans on its outer surface turned to dust and vanished. The altar itself also returned to its lifeless state and fell into silence.

Mercury and the others, who had previously hidden inside the altar, were once again exposed to the gaze of the Abyss Game Administrator.

Ah!
Screams erupted from the altar, coming from the Tranquility and Bliss factions. Several of the believers who were helping to stabilize the spatial rift had already ignited the flames of faith within them.

The flames simultaneously scorch the spirit, body, and essence, and the damage cannot be mitigated by any conventional skills.

The few ignited believers could only rely on their health bars to tough it out. If they survived, their essence would be severely damaged, and the maximum value of each attribute would be permanently reduced. If they couldn't survive, then they should be more careful in their next life.

Mercury didn't know what was happening, but he knew that time was running out for the Rainbow Bridge.

There was no longer any time to send people out to probe little by little according to the plan; they had to unleash their most powerful methods on the world instance in the last minute.

He put away the champagne bottle, looked at Kuafu beside him, and shouted:
"Move the tree!"

Kuafu transformed into a giant and strode away. He took two steps to the depths of the Immortal Abode Forest and came to the great tree that he had been nourished with the power of incense. He wrapped his arms around the tree and pulled upwards with all his might, uprooting the tree.

He carried the big tree back to the stone altar and headed towards the rainbow bridge.

After placing the large tree into the world instance, Mercury looked through the hole into the world instance and said coldly:
"Where's the stuff?"

In the dark world instance, a pair of pupils lit up, and a black wolf with a round belly, like one pregnant with wolf cubs, slowly approached the Rainbow Bridge. It then gagged and spat out a golden ball.

After spitting out the sun, Skul retreated instantly, not daring to get even a fraction closer to the Rainbow Bridge.

Mercury's cheeks twitched slightly upon seeing this. Are all the players in the Desolate Realm this shrewd now? He had intended to use this stupid wolf to enhance the divinity of the Divine Tree, but who would have thought that the other party was too wary and wouldn't give him a chance at all.

He snorted coldly and said:

"Go down and proceed according to the final plan."

Skul slowly retreated and disappeared into the darkness.

The ball of light she spat out landed on the Rainbow Bridge, rolled all the way to the top of the Rainbow Bridge, and fell into the cradle formed by the canopy of the divine tree.

The next moment, the Rainbow Bridge could no longer withstand the corrosive effects of the faith virus and collapsed completely, along with the spatial rift in front of Mercury.

Mercury looked up at the impending punishment for his transgression brewing in the sky, then pulled out another champagne from his personal storage space and took a big gulp from the bottle.

Won!

They still won! Peace and the Painter are very strong. They are exceptionally strong even in the Wilderness Realm. They are so strong that even if the Light Society sent down four Imaginary Gods, they might not be able to defeat them directly.

But no matter how strong they are, they are still just players in the Desolate Realm.

The upper limit of the desolate realm determines their upper limit.

Faced with absolute power, even the most monstrous players in the Desolate Realm will feel powerless and despair.

Just like giving a baby the strongest martial arts skills, he still can't throw a two-meter heavyweight fighter over his shoulder.

This kind of despair awaits both peace and the painter.

The next moment, a long sword formed from the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind fell from the sky, piercing through the bodies of Mercury and Kuafu, pinning them to the stone altar.

Inside the world instance, although the spatial rift has closed, the divine giant tree that was already deployed has not disappeared.

A large tree with a metallic texture and a faint glow floats in the sky. No matter where you are in the instance, you can clearly see the divine tree in the sky.

Everyone reacted differently when they looked at the divine tree in the sky.

Outside the Heavenly Gate, Emperor Zhaoning looked up at the sky with regret, lamenting that there were too few people sent down from the Upper Realm.

Behind Tianmen, Lü Changgeng was filled with excitement. Even though he had been beaten so badly by Tian Shu that he was running away with his head in his hands, he still excitedly shouted to An Rong, Gu Zhihan, and the others:

"The immortal has already made his move; these demons are no longer a threat. Let's join forces to capture this immortal's remains and head to the Heavenly Gate as soon as possible!"

An Rong and Gu Zhihan were both startled when they heard Lu Changgeng's words. In order to help this world get rid of the control of the upper realm, they were preparing to destroy the Heavenly Gate. However, the control of the upper realm had not been completely broken, and another upper realm where the immortals lived had been involved, which greatly reduced the success rate of their operation.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, they really needed to get to Tianmen as soon as possible.

An Rong and Gu Zhihan exchanged a glance, tacitly withdrawing from the battle, and said to Lü Changgeng:

"What the Alliance Leader says is very true. We will now head to the mountaintop to investigate the Heavenly Gate. We would be grateful if the Alliance Leader could help us retrieve the remains of the immortals."

An Rong and Gu Zhihan turned and left. Jian Xing and the others were just there to watch the show and weren't familiar with Lü Changgeng, so they naturally followed closely behind.

Watching the crowd leave without looking back, Lü Changgeng was completely bewildered, not understanding what had happened.

No, what will I do if you all leave?
Should I run too?

He used his escape technique to try and follow the others, but as soon as the spell was completed, he was struck by Tian Shu's white staff, interrupting the spell and causing him to fall to the ground.

Lu Changgeng clutched his shoulder, his eyes filled with resentment as he looked at Tian Shu. He couldn't understand what had gotten into the immortal remains; why did they ignore everyone else but target him like a mad dog?

It not only focused its attacks on him during the chaotic battle, but also ignored An Rong and the others' escape, devoting all its energy to intercepting him.

"I'll fight you to the death, Mr. Lü!"

He brandished his heavy sword and fought fiercely with Tian Shu, but without the help of several others, how could he be a match for Tian Shu? After only three or four moves, Tian Shu found an opening and struck him on the forehead with his staff.

Under immense force, his skull was instantly shattered. He tried to use a secret technique to cling to a sliver of life, but what appeared before him was the Heavenly Pivot, which governs life. He opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing Lü Changgeng's secret technique.

The secret technique failed, and Lü Changgeng lay on his back on the mountain path, his eyes filled with resentment as he looked up at the giant tree in the sky.

After Tian Shu killed Lü Changgeng, he did not chase after An Rong and the others. Instead, he stood still and looked at the giant tree just like Lü Changgeng.

Swallowing Lü Changgeng's secret technique gave Tian Shu a glimmer of life, and his eyes regained some liveliness.

He opened his mouth and murmured in a hoarse voice:
Who will win?

If we're talking about gazing at the divine tree in the sky, no one noticed it earlier than Wu Chang, Eileen, and the Demon Emperor.

From the moment the giant wolf swallowed the sun and the rainbow bridge appeared in the sky, they stopped talking and gazed at the heavens.

Wu Chang was not in a hurry because he held the "faith virus" in his hands and believed that the Guangming Society could not cause any trouble.

But the Demon Emperor opposite him was even less anxious than he was, like a passerby watching a spectacle, marveling at the strange sight in the sky, and even letting out a regretful sigh when Wu Yong used his true self to detonate the Faith Virus.

Wu Chang really wanted to ask him what was making him sigh.

With the Rainbow Bridge now shattered, everything fell silent. The Demon Emperor made no further moves, simply gazing quietly at the sky.

Under their watchful eyes, a faint heartbeat echoed in the sky.

Boom, boom, boom…

The heartbeat grew clearer and clearer. After an unknown amount of time, accompanied by a loud bird song that pierced the skin, the canopy of the divine tree, which was clustered together like a cradle, opened up, and a sun slowly rose from within.

After the giant wolf devoured the sun, the sun in the dungeon dimension reappeared before people's eyes.

To ordinary people, the sun appears no different than before, but to a master-level cultivator, an unfamiliar bird appears within the sun's sphere of light.

It has red feathers, three legs, and a tail that resembles a fan-shaped flame. It is like a phoenix or a bird, and its body is surrounded by golden flames. Those whose cultivation is insufficient will feel their eyes burned if they look at it for too long.

The native inhabitants of the world's dungeon plane didn't recognize it, but Wu Chang and the other celestial beings were all too familiar with that being in the sun.

It is the three-legged golden crow, the embodiment of the sun in the Xia Dynasty mythology.

Among the many incarnations of the sun, the three-legged golden crow's rank is not high. Compared to Xihe, who gave birth to ten brothers in one go, Apollo, who has the status of a chief god, and even Atum, who has the status of a creator god, the three-legged golden crow's divine position is not high enough.

But precisely because of its low rank, it is perfectly suited for placement in world instances.

It first absorbed a massive amount of faith power in the cradle formed by the divine tree, and then, with the help of Skul's ability, merged with the sun in the dungeon world, allowing it to be accepted by the dungeon plane and fully exert its power.

At this moment, the three-legged golden crow's strength is no less than that of Eileen at her peak as the Angel of Power.

This level of strength, let alone in the Desolate Realm, could be considered top-tier combat power even in the Realm of Reason, as long as it's not the most difficult dungeon in the Realm of Reason.

Taking the angelic ranks as an example, the fanged girl and the tranquil saint who have just become lower-level gods can only be considered as early-stage Exia.

The painter possesses both the Jade Balance Immortal's Fate and the Fire Demon King's Power. Without considering props, his strength is between that of the Archangel and the Archangel of Power. The remains of the four immortals are also roughly at this level.

Compared to them, the three-legged golden crow, which lies between the angels of power and the archangels, is definitely a case of being outmatched; even if everyone were tied together, they would not be able to withstand it.

This is why Mercury dared to drink champagne straight from the bottle even after the Rainbow Bridge collapsed.

However, Wu Chang didn't think this confidence was enough.

But upon closer reflection, it's not fair to blame the Light Society for being narrow-minded. After all, in the S-rank Steam Phantom dungeon, the strongest fighter was only Xavier, who had just condensed his divinity, and he was no match for the Tiger Fang Girl in a one-on-one fight.

To ensure absolute safety, the Koushiro Society directly threw in a peak-level Exia, which, by all accounts, is already considered abnormally cautious.

Unfortunately, they still lacked some imagination.

Just as Wu Chang was thinking of a way to get Eileen to kill the three-legged golden crow above her head without attracting attention, a loud dragon roar was heard, drowning out the phoenix cry of the three-legged golden crow.

Above the sky, a giant dragon over a thousand meters long swooped down and bit down on the three-legged golden crow.

The three-legged golden crow, at the peak of its power level, was utterly powerless against the giant dragon. Like a plastic bag being propelled by a high-speed train, it was rammed into the Heavenly Gate by the dragon and slammed into the Birth Pool in front of Wu Chang.

The dragon was incredibly powerful, yet when it entered the water, the splash was minimal, only creating waves tens of meters high.

In diving, this technique would definitely earn a perfect score.

The Demon Emperor looked at Wu Chang and said in a tone that suggested he hadn't had enough:
"Unfortunately, the immortals are too stingy; only one is willing to descend to the mortal realm. If a few more came to provide me with the source of knowledge, what would prevent me from accomplishing my great task?"

(End of this chapter)