Chapter 1541: Splintering of the Faith (part 2) (1/2)

“That is the root to the goddess’ resurrection or her source of power. However, most of the people in the religion actually worship you instead, and that is hard to take in for a god. I’m surprised that Myers actually waited this long.”

“I’m not. Myers is all about fairness. Furthermore, having me conquering the divine kingdom made things a lot easier than her doing it herself. She will only need to defeat me, and that divine kingdom will be hers. Simple calculations.”

“So, you’re thinking of taking on the goddess head on?” Lex was very worried. She knew that Saleen’s powers were greater than hers, as he was considered to be at the pinnacle of level 17. However, the gap between level 17 and 18 was difficult to fill.

“I’ll take you and Sika to a place, and I’ll take Sir Jason along this time. We’ll be considerably more prepared after the trip.”

“What kind of place?”

“The edge of the crystal wall system.”

“How long will it take?” Lex knew right away that, even if she were to not be able to advance to level 18 just yet, she would have a lot to gain at the edge of the crystal wall system. At the very least, the gap between them and a level 18 being would be filled considerably, and they would no longer look helpless.

“I won’t take all that long, but I can’t say the same for you people. I’ll only be taking you guys there for the purpose of dealing with Myers when we’re home. Train well while you’re there, and I’ll think of a way to contact you all.”

“Will it be dangerous?”

“Of course it will be. But this time, I’ll have Dante tag along. Abyrus and Juno will be coming as well. I have six godly items myself, and if I am still scared to see Myers despite all of that, I’d be better off giving up the divine kingdom. Myers needs my lightning powers to completely kill off the heroic spirits. Things wouldn’t be so messy otherwise.”

“Why does she need to do that?” Lex was unable to help but ask. It was indeed tougher and more dangerous to kill the heroic spirits as a condition. If the goddess did not actually need to do so, it could possibly be a trap for Saleen.

“The heroic spirits drain power of the Source. The Cemetery of Heroes and hell, the Imperial City of the Abyss by extension, live off of Myers Mainland’s Source. Do you think Myers would be able to sit well with that for prolonged periods?”

Lex sighed and signaled for Saleen to leave. She knew that he would go to Metatrin City next. Her dreams of living a common man’s family life would be hopeless, so long as the matter of the mainland remained unresolved.

Even thinking of spending more time with Saleen in her tower was a luxury.

Saleen left the magic tower, but his army stayed behind in the palace. They had been testing out the new flying armor over long distance flight. The answers were right before their eyes and the mages began to analyze the data, making modifications to the original schematics of the armor. Saleen did not stay behind and instead traveled to Metatrin City through a teleportation portal.

Saleen called Sika up as soon as he returned to Metatrin City. The two of them walked around the city walls, with Saleen stopping every now and then to fix any damages on the walls using the six godly items.

The goddess definitely would not act against Saleen’s city, but that was not to say that her followers would do the same. It was possible that they would attack without her. Metatrin City had become a city of commerce, and getting damaged would incur considerable losses to him.

They walked the walls without escorts. Saleen was currently one of the most powerful mages on the mainland. Talking to Sika became considerably easier with only the lightning puppets for company.

“How are the Caucasians doing, Sika?”

“How else could they be doing? They eat, sh**, sleep, and do whatever else, just like they always do.” Sika continued training. She still looked like the Caucasian warrior from back then, making her look rather awkward as a priestess.

“If you were to give up becoming a priestess, would there be anyone to take your place?”

“There are probably three capable of doing so. All of them are at level 15 now.”

“Come with me to the edge of the crystal wall for a bit. You need to train there for about 100 years or so. It would take thousands of years if you were to get to level 18.”

“Getting to level 18? We need to go that far to kill Myers?”

“Nope. I’m just trying to drive her away. If we’re really out to kill her, it would probably doom the entire mainland,” Saleen answered. His concerns were similar to that of the goddess, which seemed rather weird. He used that to threaten her, but if he were to kill the goddess, she would used the same threat as well.

Sika frowned and asked, “so we can’t kill her?”

“Unless…she has no backups whatsoever. Just her and that godly item in her hand are already enough to keep my hands full.”

“Even with your teacher joining the fight?”

“Even with him, you, Lex, Dante, the Winged Skull, and Nailisi joining the fight, and all of us attacking at the same time, we’ll still be unable to kill her.”

“What should we do then?”

“Have her admit defeat and leave Myers Mainland. The mainland will be renamed Metatrin Mainland.”