The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 195 The God Guter Saw in His Childhood [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

For a moment, a strange layout was formed inside the spacious brass hall.

Queen Antinoya and the other moon elves prostrated themselves before Prince Sunlight.

The humans, however, stood still. Some looked bewildered and at a loss; others, already aware of the gravity of the situation, were sweating profusely, yet still stood tall.

They do not need to kneel before God.

Elion gazed at the war god clad in armor stained with solar flares, his face calm, devoid of sorrow or joy, only murmuring in his heart:
"A specialized battle avatar, containing a trace of the Sun Prince's divine power, equivalent to a top-tier high-level legendary..."

Gutt's eyes widened suddenly as he looked at the elven warrior clad in sun armor, and he lowered his voice to say:
"It's him?"

"Helen, you still remember, don't you..."

The shapeshifter Helen, standing to the side, also held her breath and nodded slowly and stiffly:

"of course I remember."

"How could I forget the miracle we experienced together when we were young..."

When Gutt and Helen were childhood sweethearts, they witnessed a great battle between the Elf God and the Orc God during a journey far from the floating city.

This battle taught Gutt that gods were not invisible or intangible things, but simply a more powerful species.

This laid the foundation for his lifelong beliefs.

And now, the spirit god he had seen in his childhood stood before Gutt.

—As his enemy.

Prince Sunlight slightly raised his chin, maintaining his haughty demeanor, and looked at the Elf Queen Antinoya, who was kneeling before him on one knee:
"You are the current Elf King of this mortal kingdom? Just now, you were the one who tried to harm my chosen people, weren't you?"

Queen Antinoya lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly:

"The embodiment of war, the lord of armies, the embodiment of blazing iron and blood, the invincible Prince of the Sun. I'm sorry, I didn't know you had arrived here..."

Compared to the Sun Elves, who held supreme divine authority and were favored by the gods, the Moon Elves had a much more distant relationship with the gods of Sidreen.

On ordinary days, the moon elves like to mock the sun elves' religiously superstitious lifestyle, "in the eyes of the sun elves, anything is blasphemous to the gods."

But this also means that the moon elf goddess Shahani Moonbow rarely intervenes in mortal affairs, while the sun elves have their gods standing behind them.

Even the elven chief god Corellon himself can be considered half a "sun elf god"!
"The ritual performed by the great Prince of the Sun, Larklas, will cause Eldoron, the human kingdom and an ally of the Elven Kingdom, to lose its current magical civilization and be reduced to a barbaric race."

"Excuse me, is this what you mean?"

Antinoya lowered her head and asked the question timidly, intentionally emphasizing that the human kingdom of Eldoron was an ally of the elven kingdom.

“Yes,” Prince Terrani of the Sun admitted nonchalantly.

Upon hearing God's brief answer, Antinoya's heart sank, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

A deathly silence permeated the spacious brass hall, with only scattered chanting reminding everyone that the destructive ritual was still underway.

“Great, invincible Sun Prince. In five minutes, we will complete the ceremony and bring this all to an end.”

Laclais reported to his god.

Having said that, the Sun Elf King looked at the Moon Elf Queen, who had been so aggressive just moments before but was now forced to kneel on the ground, and revealed a mocking smile:
"Antinoa, Queen of the Moon Elves, weren't you so arrogant just now?"

"Now, in front of the great deity, do you still dare to reprimand and order me around in the same manner you did just now?"

"You foolish moon elves, I'm trying to atone for your sins. You've wasted my good intentions!"

"In the realm of the gods, I witnessed firsthand the prophetic paintings, seeing the human army marching towards the divine kingdom of Avangard..."

The king of the sun elves laughed loudly, glancing left and right, his gaze sweeping over the towering statues of steel and rock inside and outside the palace:

"Look at what the human kingdom of Eldoron has become under your indulgence!"

"Tonight, you have seen for yourselves just how terrifying these golems, forged from steel and rock, are as weapons of war."

"Where is this abyssal invasion? Where is the endless army of demons?"

"It's all just an excuse for humans to satisfy their ambitions!" Antinoya gritted her teeth, but dared not refute it in front of the gods.

Why? Because Prince Sunrise will arrive at this time!

The ceremony is about to be completed...

Is there any chance of a turnaround?

Over the years, trade with Eldoron has brought considerable profits to the Moon Elves, giving Antinoya an opportunity to rise up, a chance that the Moon Elves, who had always been overshadowed by the Sun Elves.

Just as Antinoya's heart sank, she heard the voice of Elian, the King of Men, beside her:

“Your Majesty the Sun, Lord of Hosts, I believe there are many ways to interpret prophecy.”

"Besides, with gods being so powerful, why should they fear the armies of mortals?"

“We have many options; there’s no need to resort to such a radical approach.”

"Honorable God, may I ask your chosen people to cease the ceremony?"

Many human spellcasters, including Gutt, looked at Elian, who remained neither humble nor arrogant, and felt a surge of excitement.

The king is negotiating with the gods!
“I refuse.” Terrani sneered.

"That's it..."

As if he had long anticipated God's answer, Elian sighed:

“Your Highness Prince Sunlight, I know that you are the invincible war god of Avando. You will not refuse any challenge, because any war is an honor for you.”

Prince Riyao frowned:

"What are you trying to say, mortal?"

He was nothing more than a tiny mortal about to lose his magical powers...

"Therefore, on behalf of the entire human kingdom of Eldoron, and on behalf of all the insignificant beings on this land who have benefited from magic, I hereby challenge you."

The human emperor raised his right hand high, then swung it forward sharply, the evening breeze rushing in from the gate ruffling his golden robes:

"All humans and golem legions, follow my command and attack."

"Target: King Larklais and others of the Sun Elves who are currently performing a ritual, and..."

"Terrani, the Sun Prince, the Elven God of War!"

……

Rumble.

In the distance, Princess Leah, hiding in the shadows, saw the massive and sturdy brass palace explode with a deafening roar.

A golden beam of light shot into the sky, dispersing the clouds on the horizon and illuminating the night as if it were daytime.

"What exactly happened inside the palace where Father performed the ceremony?"

Princess Leah was bewildered.

The next moment, she heard a magnificent and solemn voice echoing in the night sky:
"His Majesty Elion has ordered the entire army to be assembled to confront the divine incarnation of the Sun Prince!"

Leah's mouth dropped open; she could hardly believe her ears.

……

night sky.

Prince Sunlight stood with his hands behind his back, surrounded by more than 200 high-ranking human spellcasters, his brow furrowed.

on the ground.

More than 150 colossal golems, wielding greatswords and heavy fists, charged toward the 15 sun elf spellcasters, including Larklais, who were performing a ritual within the ruins of the brass palace.

(End of this chapter)