570 Assassination (1/2)
”You are not from this world!”
This was the first thing that the War God Chi said to Fang Yuan upon seeing him.
”So what? This world has accepted me all the same! Just like how it had accepted the Five Elements Purple Phoenix!”
In fact, this world probably held the Ancient One in higher regard. After all, the world would want to invest its efforts in someone that it expected to become a future Sage!
”It is true that you are the founding ancestor of the Shang Dynasty. If it had been hundreds of years ago, the prestige of your status might have exceeded mine!”
Chi replied in a calm voice.
”Hmm?”
His attitude made Fang Yuan speechless
”You are not the real War God!”
”I am the War God, but at the same time I am not the War God!”
Chi smiled. It was incredible.
After all, Chi was the manifestation of the collective resentment of the witch race! He was the agglomeration of all the hatred in the world!
Nevertheless, Fang Yuan had understood immediately!
The real Chi had been defeated and perished during the ascendancy of the Xia Dynasty. The entity that had been summoned during the final battle of the Xia Dynasty was but a remnant of his soul, and even that had been destroyed.
The War God Chi standing before Fang Yuan right now was not the original Chi. He was a new god that had been created by the power of faith!
Although he looked similar to Chi and even possessed some of Chi's memories and personality traits, it would be more accurate to refer to him as simply the War God.
This was the horror of god dao!
It was subtly everchanging!
The current War God Chi might possess some of the original Chi's memories, but he was definitely not the former leader of the witch race!
”This isn't right...”
Fang Yuan's eyes flashed with a golden light as he steadied his gaze on the War God Chi's body, where terrible dark red flames burned on.
”Although most of your body is condensed from the faith of humans, it still contains traces of the witch race's resentment. These traces must be dispelled!”
Fang Yuan smirked confidently
”This is probably why you had been paying attention to me and promptly appeared when I summoned you, am I right?”
”Exactly!”
Chi nodded and the dark red flames that had previously been obscured by the golden light instantly spread all over his body, giving him the appearance of a ferocious demon. Fang Yuan thought he could hear the angry screams of the witches.
The witch race was the indigenous people of the Ancient World and saw themselves as the most important entity in the world. However, they constantly faced suppression from the dream masters and eventually had their legacy die out. This was the reason for their eternal hatred.
These were the chains that bound Chi! He had to break free from them before he could ascend to a higher plane!
”At our level, we shall dispense with the falsities ...the witch race has already bowed out from the stage of history and will never rise again! However, I can ensure that the bloodline lives on!”
Fang Yuan waved his hand and a strange light appeared. Lying within it was Er's image.
”This person has received the blood of the witches from me and is now a member of the witch race. If he manages to start a family, the blood of the witches will be passed down through the generations. What do you think about this?”
”It's a pity that this person won't live for long. Also, he will probably die childless!”
Fortune-telling was one of Chi's divine abilities.
'Of course, if I get you a virile fellow destined for a good life, where would that leave me? '
Fang Yuan rolled his eyes internally.
”If nothing goes wrong, heaven's will dictates that this man must die!”
Chi looked at Fang Yuan unhappily.
”With your abilities, along with my assistance, we would definitely be able to alter the fate of a mere mortal!”
Fang Yuan smiled and spared no effort in trying to convince Chi
”Besides...can you feel it too? The descendants of this person will one day receive the heavenly mandate and establish a dynasty of their own! If his descendants managed to achieve that, wouldn't it fulfil your wishes?”
At that point, the War God Chi's two greatest desires were for the witch race to rule the world as well as revenge on his enemies!
Once the descendants of Er mounted the throne, it would be half the battle won for Chi.
”Going against the heavenly will would be hard! Hard! Hard!”
The War God Chi thought for a moment and sighed while shaking his head.
”Only Western Zhou stands in our way... also, don't you recognise who the Five Elements Purple Phoenix truly is?”
The first time the Ancient One harvested the world, he rose to power by defeating the witch race. At that time, the War God Chi was still in power!
”Or... could it be that you don't mind this person regaining his Sage status and become as powerful as the goddess Nuwa? As long as we join forces, we won't even have to resist the heavenly will too much. All we have to do is to prevent Western Zhou from taking over the lordship of the world, and you will get the chance to take revenge!”
Fang Yuan chuckled.
”Whether we become enemies or allies depends on your decision!”
”Whoosh!”
The dark red flames on Chi's body rose higher. ”I did not dare to hope for this but it has always been my wish!”
In other words, Chi was agreeable to joining forces with Fang Yuan. In fact, he had no reason to refuse this alliance.
”Good!”
Fang Yuan was overjoyed. He knew that although Chi did not have many devotees in the Central Plains, the barbarian tribes worshipped him with a zeal. This included the Dongyi tribes!
With Chi's involvement, the Shang Dynasty's chances of victory would increase by 30 per cent.
”While my priest and shaman enjoy some prestige among the Dongyi tribes, there is someone that we need to kill in order to fulfil your ambitions!”
Chi spoke as though it was an ant they had to kill.
”Is it the self-declared King of Dongyi, the leader of the Jiuxiong Division?”
Fang Yuan immediately knew who Chi was talking about.
”That's right! This person is under the protection of the goddess Nuwa and I will incur her wrath if I touch him. The clash of kings must be self-determined by these kings!”
Chi revealed something else.
”If both divine parties do not interfere in these mortal affairs...the Shang Dynasty would definitely win!”
Fang Yuan was very confident about this and he had found out another secret.
The War God Chi was Fang Yuan's natural ally. Not only was he the only one who could ensure the propagation of pure witch blood, but he was also very interested in taking revenge on the Ancient One.
The source of enmity between the War God Chi and the goddess Nuwa lay in Nuwa's involvement in Dongyi affairs.
Any deity would have been offended if another deity encroached on their area of influence.
Although the goddess Nuwa was extremely powerful, her intervention in Dongyi affairs was making Chi wary of her.