I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Duke took his hands out of his pockets, placed them on his chest, and then patted them lightly.

Then, a huge halo appeared behind him, radiating a gentle holy light, and soon unfolded four pairs of wings. The feathers of those wings were all condensed from the radiance, and with each flap, feathers would fall to the ground and into the hands of lucky citizens, bringing them the protection of the holy light.

"Pray to the 'savior'."

Duke raised a hand and spoke in a low voice.

He didn't scream and shout, but his words still echoed throughout the floating city and reached everyone's ears.

No one knows whether prayer is effective. For the past thousand years, the floating city has been a forbidden zone for the gods. No matter how devout the priest is, he cannot get a response from the gods here. Most people think it is just a cruel joke. Some even think that Duke is a cunning enemy. He is actually the evil god in the sky with an outstretched arm. He is just showing this holy posture to deceive the world.

But in the end, some people still chose to believe, because some people had no other choice but to go to the end.

Savior, save us...

Savior, could you please help me kill that damned demon...?

Savior……

Duke couldn't hear these prayers; their faith wasn't devout enough, and he was far from being a god, but that didn't stop him from saving people.

He clapped his hands gently once more, and this time the true "divine punishment" descended upon the world.

Holy light condensed into spears of judgment around Duke, forming hundreds of spears in just a few breaths. They naturally locked onto the evil god's followers in the floating city. The evil god had only been there for a short time, and the number of his followers was not large enough. The actual damage caused was probably less than that caused by the rules of other alternate dimensions.

Of course, if the evil god further enters the prime plane, his followers will gradually become stronger and more numerous, but this is irrelevant at this moment.

"I want to kill all the evil god's kin."

A whisper, inaudible to anyone, rang in Duke's ears. Then, the hundreds of Judgment Spears that had materialized around him scattered across the surface world of the floating city like homing missiles locked onto their targets, precisely striking all the evil god's minions.

In an instant, hundreds of Holy Light Crosses rose in the streets of the floating city, transforming into tombstones for those damned evil god's minions—to commemorate their wicked deeds before they were vaporized by the Holy Light.

Exclamations of alarm replaced the screams and cries for help that had been heard in the streets.

Does praying to a "savior" really work?!

The resilience of this last straw far exceeded the imagination of the city's inhabitants. They instantly believed in the existence of the gods, and their faith in Duke and the power of their concentrated thoughts erupted. However, their repeated prayers soon caused the hard-won path to godhood to collapse once again.

The chaotic thoughts and desires of mortals are difficult to utilize, which is why every deity needs doctrines, a divine name, and divine duties—these things are used to restrain the thoughts of mortals.

The two truly difficult aspects of becoming a god are: first, how to gain the faith of all beings before becoming a god; and second, how to regulate the faith of all beings so that the faith truly benefits oneself.

Duke's answer to the former was to ask Guangbao for help, asking her to use her invincible legendary destiny to find a way to deceive the original faith through a trick. As for the latter, Duke didn't need to worry about it. Ida, with her experience, would definitely be able to help him handle the problem. For example, she could use group psychological suggestion to spread the half-baked "divine name" and "divine office" that he had mentioned on the bell tower before.

His qualifications were sufficient to become a god.

Based on the hopeful stars, with the mission of apocalypse and salvation.

Duke closed his eyes. He truly felt the power of faith flowing into his body, and felt as if he had touched the threshold of divinity.

"Duke... I can't hold on much longer." Cecil, who was being carried on Duke's back and remained invisible, was panting heavily. Even for her, that level of attack was an immense strain. "Is that enough?"

"That's enough." Duke reached back and gently rubbed her head. "Go and rest. Leave the rest to me."

"Ow."

Guangbao obediently nodded. The halo of light she had drawn gradually faded, but Duke used his power to draw an identical one behind him, replacing it. Cecil, somewhat exhausted, left Duke's body, but before falling, she looked earnestly into Duke's eyes and whispered:

“Amber said she’s willing to share your fate, but actually I’m willing too… We’ll be together waiting for you to come back.”

Duke did not respond, nor did he make any promises to Cecil.

All he could do was pray to himself.

Pray that his plan goes smoothly, and pray that his colossal lie will fool everyone.

Chapter 422 The Little Prince and the Rose

Duke takes a step.

He walked step by step towards higher places in the sky.

The flames ignited by the Star Authority burned his body once more, but he felt neither pain nor was he harmed by the divine fire. His divine body, formed from the leaves of the Tree of Life, was prepared for this moment, and his divinity was activated by the influx of thoughts transformed from faith and prayer.

If the Little Prince hadn't taken the throne of the floating city, Duke would probably have already sat down on it by now.

But to be honest, this is the most difficult problem for Duke to solve if he wants to become a god, because it means that if he wants to become a god, he must first kill the little prince, or make her willingly give up her godhood... And at this moment she is still spying on the star map system in Duke's body, and the two sides are in a state of complete annihilation.

It seems that Duke is unable to resolve this issue peacefully.

"But to be honest, I've never felt this powerful since I transmigrated."

Duke clenched his right hand, feeling the power that thought and faith brought him. Now, if he wanted to, he could do the same thing Cecil had done, instantly killing all the evil god's followers with one move, and even consuming far less energy than Cecil—this was the power that a god could wield in his own territory.

He can only be considered a demigod now.

"Now I finally understand why Monica assassinated Ida when she first ascended to the throne. If she had just become a god normally, what would have happened? If the mute retains their humanity while gaining new divinity, even Lady Scarlet might not be a match for them. Would the floating city still be Monica's then? Oh... later it wasn't Monica's anymore, it was changed to Ka's. Well, that's fine now."

Duke muttered to himself as he continued his leisurely walk toward the miniature planet in the sky.

The saying goes, "Looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death." Although the battlefield between the mini planet and the evil god seemed close at hand, it was actually quite far from the floating city. However, Duke's seemingly unhurried pace was unusually fast. In just a few steps, he closed most of the distance between himself and the mini planet, as if he had cast a spatial spell.

However, Duke simply walked away.

While the divine fire was burning, Duke could do more than that. He magically took out the World Watch from his inventory and held it in his hand... This watch was also ignited by the divine fire, and its original appearance was slightly changed by the divine fire, becoming even more dazzling and sacred.

Duke simply gave it a gentle squeeze, and the pocket watch was crowned a "divine artifact" from a top-tier magical item involving the realm of time.

[Item Name: World (God's Domain)]

[Item description: "...and then time began to flow."]

[Item Effect: Stops time for 99 seconds.]

"This enhancement is too outrageous! The pocket watch that could only stop time for 9 seconds before can now stop time for 99 seconds with a simple squeeze?"

When Duke saw the item description in the system interface, his lips twitched slightly, and he quickly put the World Watch back into his inventory, wanting to take out the other items and enchant them one by one. However, when he put the World Watch back into his inventory, he was surprised to find that its item description had changed back to its previous state.

So it seems it's only useful if you hold it in your hand?

Duke pursed his lips in disappointment, but continued to move forward steadily.

He had previously solved the crystallization world rules in the underworld, which the system considered as completing a Witch's Game, thus granting him two chances to draw prizes. However, the earlier mud monster wasn't counted towards Duke's score, nor did the evil god's familiar that Cecil had just defeated provide him with any chances to draw prizes.

Duke originally didn't want to use these two lottery chances, but the World Watch, which had just been greatly enhanced by the Divine Fire, piqued his interest, so he casually used the two single-draw tickets.

Should I use a single draw ticket?

【Yes. 】

"I think I'll get another Mythic Weapon this time, right? I haven't gotten anything other than a Mythic Weapon since this limited-time banner started. This time, I'm afraid..."

Before Duke could finish speaking, the gashapon machine produced two items... but neither of them had the prefix "Mythical Armament".

[Item Name: Rose Sword]

[Prop description: "The journey is too far, you know. I can't carry this body with me, it's too heavy."]

[Item Effect: This short sword can help you fulfill your friend's wish.]

[Item Name: Person in the Mirror]

[Prop description: "Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"]

[Item Effect: You see another possibility of yourself in the mirror.]

A rose-colored dagger and a worn-out bronze mirror.

The former's color is exactly the same as the rose pinned to the Little Prince's chest—it has a striking color, almost like fresh blood.

The latter looked exactly like the steel mirror in Duke's arms—but it was clear that it was not alive, had no soul, and could be stored in Duke's inventory.

"Okay, I'm starting to suspect that this so-called 'lottery system' isn't random at all. Maybe the system thinks that giving me these two items will allow me to overcome the difficulties I face through its custom-designed 'correct route'... Star Chart System, what exactly are you?"

However, Duke suddenly laughed.

"But I have no reason to refuse now."

As he spoke, his steps became lighter. He put the magic mirror back in his inventory, picked up the rose-colored short sword, and stepped back onto the miniature planet in a few strides. Although not much time had passed, Duke felt as if he had been transported to another world. The warmth and fairytale atmosphere he had felt here before had completely vanished, leaving only devastation and pure malice.

Duke could also see the evil god's fingers gripping the mini-planet, those massive, mountain-like fingers being constantly destroyed by the lava erupting from the mini-planet's volcanoes, turning into piles of white bones, only to regenerate into solid fingers again and again. Meanwhile, much of the evil god's body was entangled by thick, tentacle-like tree roots, rendering it completely immobile.

But Duke didn't stop. Instead, he sped past, quickly passing through the active volcanoes, botanical gardens, and baobab forests on the mini-planet, and arrived at the Little Prince's doorstep.

The little prince sat in a chair, her hands supporting her chin, staring blankly westward at the miniature planet. Even when Duke appeared in front of her, she seemed not to notice.

What are you waiting for?

"Sunset".

The little prince didn't even look up.

"But the sunset just happened, you have to wait for the sunrise to see the sunset."

“You’re right, but I like sunsets, not sunrises.” The little prince shook his head, finally raising his head to look at Duke with bright, sparkling eyes. He couldn’t see a trace of dark malice in her eyes. She asked softly, “Are you here to kill me?”

"Yes."

"Okay, then you can do it."

The little prince opened his arms.

Duke did not hesitate.

He strode up to the Little Prince, raised his hand, and plunged the rose-shaped dagger in his hand into the Little Prince's heart.

"—"

The rose she wore on her chest fell to the ground, and blood spurted out as the sword tip pierced through, splashing onto Duke's clothes—it looked like a blood-red rose blooming brilliantly on his chest.

Chapter 423 Death and Life 4K6

Bright red roses are in bloom.

Duke released his grip on the rose-shaped dagger and moved away from the fallen Little Prince. Suddenly, he heard a young boy's innocent voice:

“The journey is too far, you know. I can’t carry this body with me, it’s too heavy.”

The voice was somewhat similar to that of the Little Prince. The little boy, who hadn't yet entered the voice changer, spoke in a childlike voice just like the little girl. However, Duke quickly noticed the difference between the two—the Little Prince's voice was either too pure to be innocent or it was so malicious that it seemed as if he were possessed by an evil god.

This youthful voice, while lacking in malice, was filled with a sense of age and experience.

Duke remembered.