189 Goddess’ Redemption Part 2 (1/2)

Master must be out of his mind! Nailisi thought. Instead of running towards Saleen, Nailisi grit her teeth and began running in the other direction. As she ran, more and more evil spirits emerged from the purple flames and pounced on her. Nailisi could feel the number of injuries on her body increasing by the minute.

Nailisi was not too bothered by her injuries. Her healing powers would make quick work of them. However, the main issue here was that she could not heal as fast as the evil spirits. As long as Nailisi did not bash the heads of the evil spirits in, they could use the purple flames to return to a combat-ready state. She knew that this was a losing battle.

”Give up. Stop resisting. I’m practically god in this dimension!” The voice of the black deacon came from all directions. Lex could sense a tinge of excitement in his voice that she simply could not share.

”The gods can die as well,” Lex replied with a cold voice.

”Oh? Hahaha! If you want me, come and get me!” The black deacon laughed maniacally. He had lost all his men and a sizeable number of evil spirits trying to get his hands on Lex. However, if he did manage to capture the viscountess of the Qin Empire, he would be pardoned. Ever since the Book of the Fallen had been activated, he had been unable to directly attack Lex. On the other hand, Lex was unable to break through the defenses of the holy prose, and could do nothing but try her best to outlast the black deacon.

If not for the protection provided by the four metal puppets, Lex would have used up the energy of her magic nuclei by now. The black deacon was immersed in his fantasy world, imagining the feeling of triumph he would get after capturing the viscountess of the Qin Empire, the emperor’s sister. This achievement alone would be enough to promote him to the rank of an archbishop. If everything went according to plan, he could even become an important figure in the supreme court. Perhaps he would even take on the role of a chamberlain, or even better, become the ruler of the supreme court.

Saleen could not just sit there and allow anything to happen to Lex. He did not know if his new spell would work. Heck, he did not even know if his spell would backfire and attack her instead. He only knew that if he did not do something, all of them would die at the hands of the black deacon. Lex had used her god’s ring far too soon. Now, the equipment was practically unusable.

Goddess, I do not know why you left these items behind, but if these are your wishes, I am willing to help you fulfill them.

Saleen said these words softly as he gently caressed the Ring of Gifts.

The sixteen runes lit up and floated in front of Saleen. Saleen did not stop there though. He continued chanting as his life force began seeping out of him through his left hand at a great speed. In an instant, Saleen’s left arm started to decay, almost as if someone had used death magic to suck away all of his flesh, leaving only skin and bone behind.

”In the name of the Myers Goddess, I present to the world the Gift of Life!” Saleen exclaimed.

With a surge of green light, the sixteen runes started spinning wildly in the air before combining together. As they spun, the green light continued to shrink until it reached the size of a small pin in less than two frames of time. All of a sudden, it exploded.

Daniel gasped. The green light was so blinding that it put the sun to shame. The green light started illuminating the entire landscape, almost as if it were a rain of fire. It moved rapidly and dispersed any obstacles standing in its way. No sooner had Daniel’s winged skeleton been struck by the green light did it start to decompose. Alarmed, Daniel immediately stored the winged skeleton back into his death flames.

However, although the winged skeleton was protected from the light rays, his death flames were not. They were rapidly shrinking as well. Left with no other choice, Daniel absorbed the death flames back into his body.

A severe burning sensation, as well as the feeling of being stripped of his soul, suddenly came over Daniel. He realized to his dismay that the winged skeleton had disappeared. It could no longer exist inside of Daniel’s body and had been forcibly returned to the death dimension.

Zing! In the blink of an eye, the purple flames were vaporized by the green light, and the surrounding temperatures slowly began returning to normal. The green light continued spreading its rays throughout the entire area until the purple flames had completely disappeared, returning everything to normal as well.

Saleen looked around. Yup, it’s still Guogan Village, he thought.

Similar to Mister Snowman meeting Mister Sun, the evil spirits that were hot on Nailisi’s heels immediately melted away upon contact with the green light rays.

With a buzzing sound, the green light started to expand rapidly again, covering the entire village for miles. All of a sudden, a violent explosion rang in the air. The black deacon had been found. The Book of the Fallen was long gone, and his lower body had been blasted into pieces.

As Nailisi basked in the light, she felt her injuries heal rapidly. Sika’s ghastly wounds had started improving as quickly as, if not faster than Nailisi’s. Aside from his wrinkly, shrivelled left arm, Saleen’s limbs and chest wounds were healing quickly as well.

The six puppets that had accompanied both Lex and Saleen in battle were also showing signs of coming to life after being enveloped in the blinding flash of light. The two water shields that were hovering around Saleen grew in size again, becoming more than one meter tall at minimum. This time, however, the water shields no longer had intricate magical patterns carved onto them. Instead, they were unusually clear and transparent.

Two gigantic water orbs came out of nowhere and started circling around Saleen. After hovering in the air for a bit, they were reabsorbed by Saleen’s left hand.

In that moment, Saleen started opening up his left hand. Instantly, he winced in pain. He felt like some rusty alchemical robot. He bet that if he listened closely enough, he would be able to hear the creaking sounds of his bones. Saleen did not freak out though. Instead, he relaxed slightly. His arm was still intact. Casting this divine spell had only taken away a huge portion of his life force and not the mobility of his arm. For that, he was thankful. He looked at his left arm and predicted that it would be as good as new in just a couple of weeks.

All of this power just from a leaf taken from the Tree of Life. If he had possessed the entire tree, even this side effect would not have happened.

The powers of god were not to be belittled or underestimated. Just one gift by itself contained more power than Saleen could ever imagine. The Book of the Fallen, as well as the evil spirits, both virtually indestructible, had melted away under the divine powers of Saleen’s gift.

Nailisi rolled onto the ground, turning back into her human form. Her tail retracted back into her body. Lex, not even sparing Nailisi a glance, turned and walked towards the black deacon.

The black deacon had a wood-like expression on his face, masking his confusion. He had felt the powers of the gods just now, but they had not been those of the Lord of Glory. How is this possible? There is only one god left in the Myers Mainland! He thought in despair.

Without hesitation, Lex unleashed a Fossilization spell.

The black deacon did not show any signs of resistance. He simply let the spell turn his entire body into stone. Both his legs had been blown to bits and his hands were permanently glued to the floor. It almost appeared as though he were worshipping Lex.