Chapter 318 – The New Evil God (2/2)

He had just reached the 100th step and the Elemental Skill Book had absorbed the majority of Divine power of the first 100 steps. At this moment, the book was glowing blue with a hint of emerald light that gradually expanded.

The pure blue glow represented water energy, which was obvious from the sound of ocean waves emitted from it. This was happening because the book had devoured much more water energy than others thanks to the Water God’s Mysterious Codex. And in the short time that Fatty had taken to reach the 100th step, the Elemental Skill Book had absorbed a certain amount of Divine force, providing enough energy for water to birth wood, which gradually revealed in the form of emerald glow.

In the end, complex returned to simple. In the realm of God, all divine powers were essentially the same. Whether it was light or dark, or elements like earth, water, fire, wind, lightning… they could interconvert once they reached Divine-tier. This was why Wu Junxiao’s mark of consciousness could devour the Light God illusion’s attack and even recorded it in the Elemental Skill Book.

Now that the Evil God’s power was infused into the entire altar, those who ascended it would be under the direct impact of this Divine force. Players equipped with the Evil God’s equipment could absorb the energy, not only to restore the equipment but also to inherit the legacy of the Evil God. Those without the equipment would inevitably implode if they stopped long enough unless they were already experts of the God realm.

Watching a green sprout grow within the deep blue light until it became half a human tall, Fatty sincerely felt very lucky. The Elemental Skill Book was restored to this state only because it absorbed so much Divine energy. If it had been element energy, the game would have been shut down before he could find enough to restore the book.

When the surging force in his body gradually diminished, it meant the Divine power in this step was nearly completely absorbed by the book. Fatty suppressed the urge to face the sky and laugh out loud as he saw the sapling grow a bit taller. He quickly climbed another step.

The amount of Divine energy had increased a little with each step up the Evil God’s altar. From the 100th to the 101st, however, it took a sudden leap. If the force had been a small, unhurried stream before, it was now a churning river.

Fatty’s body instantly swelled by a third, causing his equipment to nearly tear apart. As more and more Divine energy was sucked into the Elemental Skill Book, the swaying green sapling on it grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“Big Bro, do you know who they are?” asked LeftHandofGod who almost jumped in shock at the scene that played out before him. A hundred players were not easy to handle even if a group had double the number. Yet, the newly arrived team had annihilated them all at the cost of merely twenty-odd players. And these twenty-odd players only died from the other party’s desperate last effort.

“There are surely many hidden tigers and crouching dragons in our region,” HeadofGod commented with a serious expression. In his heart, he labeled the new group ‘to be wary of.’

“Boss.” The team members picked up the Evil equipment and presented them to the leader, who was visibly overjoyed upon looking at them.

“Hahahaha, Evil Costume, rise!” Heeding that player’s call, the Evil Helmet, Evil Armor, Evil Cloak… flew up amidst billowing gray fog. In the air, a huge full-body suit slowly took shape as the pieces of equipment assembled themselves.

Aside from the blood-red cloak, the full helmet, breastplate, wrist bands, leg guards, and boots were colored bronze and engraved with strange, flashing magical runes that served as a foil to the costume’s boundless majesty.

Clang clang… The Evil Costume clamored as it spun about in mid-air, as if looking for something.

“Evil Costume, what are you hesitating for? Come to me!” The leader held out his right hand, and on his palm was a transparent hexagonal crystal with fine mist circulating within.

Whoosh! From the hexagonal crystal, a beam shot out towards the helmet. Instantly, the Evil Costume vibrated loudly and from it, a brilliant light shot into the sky. Under the costume, an illusory human figure flickered.

“You… Do you wish to inherit the legacy of the Evil God and wield this evil power?”

A majestic, booming voice, laced with forbidding, echoed throughout the area.

“I do!” The player responded thunderously.

“Are you willing to inherit the will of the Evil God and establish an evil nation?”

“I am!”

“Are you willing to inherit the great name of the Evil God, the belief of which you shall spread?”

“I am!”

“I, Stiles, in the name of the Evil God, grant you the power of God. Go, successor of the Evil God, pick up your weapons and spread the glory of the Evil God.”

The hexagonal crystal suddenly flew out from the player’s hand and landed atop the helmet. The helmet rapidly shrank before slowly falling on the player’s head.

“Hahahaha! From now on, I am the new Evil God!”

The blood-red cloak danced in the air. As the Evil gear automatically set themselves on the player’s body as if immaterial, a ghastly, evil, and dark miasma swept outwards.

“Greetings, Lord Evil God!” The other players actually knelt and paid homage to the player.

“Hahaha, rise, you all!” The front of the Evil Helmet on the player’s head slid up to reveal their face. “ God Familia friends, it’s time you come out.”

Clap, clap. HeadofGod applauded as he and his team came out of Stealth.

“Impressive. It seems there's a greater intention in you paying us to assassinate the four guild masters.”