Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 217 Faith
"If she is me... then who am I?"

After stepping out of the light array, the Sea Princess finally saw the other part of herself that she had sensed earlier, the one that was detached from her.

A mermaid spirit whose body was sculpted by Old Yi.

However, perhaps because most of its spiritual will resided in the soul, the undead created based on the soul fire was rather dull, wandering aimlessly in the air like those low-level skeletons.

"Strictly speaking, every undead is a brand new life, so you don't need to worry about these things."

With a wave of his staff, the undead with a human body and a fish tail sprouted legs and stood firmly on the ground, much to the sea princess's astonishment.

"Transfiguration?"

The sea princess gasped softly, then shook her head immediately: "Something's not right..."

Leaving aside whether the undead in front of us can reach a level comparable to 200,000 years, the racial difference alone eliminates the possibility of natural transformation.

"Advanced Transformation Technique".

Old Yi smiled casually: "I engraved this magic into the bodies of the undead, so that they can gain the ability to transform. Although they will be forced to revert to their original form when injured, there is still room for improvement in this stability."

"Magic...that—"

The sea princess suddenly thought of something: "Could this kind of magic be applied to the mermaid race?"

"perhaps?"

Faced with this question, Elder Yi could not provide a definite answer: "After all, there is a difference between living beings and the undead. They can only learn magic through their own efforts and then apply it to themselves. However, the merfolk themselves have spiritual attributes, so their talent in magic should not be too bad."

"You mean...!"

The sea princess's breathing became rapid.

"It means you're being given another chance to choose."

The spirit of the Snow Empress appeared beside Huo Yuhao, squinting at the Sea Princess: "If you are willing to do one thing, we will impart the power of magic to the mermaid race, giving them a chance to transform."

"Of course~ don't rush to agree."

Tianmeng chuckled strangely and curled the corners of her lips: "We want you to... abandon your faith!"

"you…"

The sea princess swallowed back the words she was about to say, and fell silent as she felt Huo Yuhao's presence.

That is the power of angels!

As a long-lived spirit beast, the so-called ancient stories are as fresh as yesterday. How could she not recognize the power that once led humanity to purify evil and successively established the Church and the Spirit Hall?

She even knew a little about the grudges and love affairs between the new sea god and the angels ten thousand years ago.

"Is your action... considered revenge?"

The Sea Princess gave a bitter smile: "To shake the foundations of the gods by reducing their followers?"

"That's not the case."

Huo Yuhao tapped his forehead: "If I had to give a reason, it would be that I need to enter the Sea of ​​Spirit through an existence I can trust."

"Snapped!"

Tianmeng reached out and tapped Huo Yuhao on the head: "He's someone 'we' can trust!"

Although most of the ancient events recorded over the millennia are vague, the fact remains that angels and sea gods are implicitly hostile. Inviting a believer of the sea god into the spiritual sea when the other party's attitude is unclear is indeed quite risky.

What if they secretly sabotage things from behind your back?
"What about your choice?"

Snow Empress crossed her arms, and a deep chill descended upon the Sea Princess through her gaze.

Tianmeng and Bingdi stood on both sides early on, completely blocking all of the Sea Princess's escape routes.

"...Do I have the right to refuse?"

Faced with this group of men who didn't seem like good people, the Sea Princess could only shake her head and sigh, bowing slightly to Huo Yuhao: "I am willing to change my faith." A portion of the Snow Emperor's power still remained within her.

Her essence resides within the Ice Emperor's soul bone.

The martial spirit she resides in also possesses the power of the Heavenly Dream.

Even if she were to recover to her peak strength from the moment she was alive, she might not be able to escape alive, considering that Elder Yi seemed to be merely observing from the sidelines.

not to mention--

The sea princess looked into the distance. Although the mermaids were somewhat unaccustomed to this desert-like world and were almost like helpless salted fish, their vitality was unusually strong.

It's like it's been over-patched.

"It's less about betrayal and more about having long ago abandoned the expectations in my heart..."

The sea princess's gaze was deep and mysterious.

After the first Sea God personally collected faith to achieve godhood, no divine pronouncements or divine power descended upon the icy sea. Even though the soul beasts of the entire sea area had gradually abandoned their faith, there was no unusual activity.

Thousands of years ago, when the two continents collided at high speed, the so-called Sea God did not take any action. On the contrary, Sea God Island, which occasionally intervened to mediate disputes between sea spirit beasts, completely disappeared without a trace.

Beyond the icy sea, it seems that a demonic orca king has broken through several great calamities by devouring living beings, and is about to wreak havoc on the near seas. He has not yet fulfilled his promise to protect the marine life.

"If God truly cared, why would those evil spirit masters... Oh, and that priest who betrayed his faith!"

Thinking of this, the sea princess suddenly had a bad feeling.

……

"cough…"

In a dimly lit hall, the elder, whose breath was weak, finally awoke gradually in the halo of light covering the ground, panting heavily.

"you're awake?"

The person sitting at the head of the table propped their head up, with only the blue trident between their brows gleaming through the shadows.

On either side of the hall, there were twelve stone seats, but now they were all empty, with only the unique marks engraved on the backs of the chairs shining like breaths.

"High...High Priest!"

Upon hearing the voice, the Grand Elder instantly tried to struggle to his feet, but the movement aggravated his near-fatal injuries, causing him to slump back into his seat: "I..."

"You've used up your three chances to save your life."

The figure spoke calmly, simply stating the facts, then raised a finger and pointed to the seat on the right front, crushing the brand imprinted on the backrest from a distance:

"From this moment on, you have nothing to do with Seagod Island anymore. You are just an evil Soul Master who indiscriminately kills Soul Masters and Sea Soul Beasts to improve your cultivation level."

"No...wait!"

The elder's face flushed red as he coughed up blood and roared, "This is not fair! You are the one who has harmed everyone, and you are the one who has secretly stirred up trouble. Why should I be the one to be judged in the end?"

"Because God has cast his gaze upon us."

The figure rose, leaning on the armrest, and stepped out of the shadows with the appearance of an ordinary young man: "Now, the sea spirit beasts no longer need the coercion of those enemies."

With the gods restricted from intervening in the divine realm, the foundation of faith in the mortal world is like a candle flickering in the wind, which could be extinguished at any moment.

The more carefree and relaxed one is, the more barren the soil for faith becomes.

"The glory of God is so dazzling that everyone has forgotten that His existence is meant to dispel darkness. So that's when you are needed... when you, the evil spirit master, are needed to travel the world."

The young man strolled through the hall as if taking a leisurely walk, brushing past the Grand Elder: "But now, God is going to intervene in this world. How can we do without the scene of holy light cleansing all darkness?"

It's not just this old geezer who needs to be erased.

All destabilizing factors planted in the ocean must be eliminated by the priests of Poseidon Island…

(End of this chapter)