Lord of Mysteries: The New Black Emperor

Chapter 119: Do Not Test God

The scene before Elliot left him utterly astonished.

At the moment the mediumship was interrupted, he saw the corpse before the makeshift altar sit up. Its eyes remained shut, one hand covered its face, while the other reached toward Elliot.

In the palm of the outstretched hand, an eye covered in blood vessels slowly opened.

Elliot immediately felt his spirit tremble, as if warning him that the eye before him was extremely dangerous.

From the corpse's wrist, a tongue with sharp fangs grew, and an ominous power filled with countless curses quietly descended upon the land.

At this moment, Elliot was like a lamb awaiting slaughter, his body rigid, unable to resist at all.

From its arm, an ear with bone spikes sprouted, and an overwhelmingly evil and insane power began to spread through the surroundings.

Elliot felt his soul about to separate from his body, ready to die miserably before the altar.

...

Two kilometers away on a hill, Jonas, a demigod sent by the Feysac Empire, and General Anthony, the nominal ruler of this land, leisurely observed the distant battle between demigods.

Jonas smiled, "I didn't expect the elusive Balk family to have two demigods! No, at least two demigods. The 'Rose School of Thought' will definitely suffer this time."

He continued, "With such strength, they indeed qualify to work with us."

Anthony stood slightly behind Jonas, "The problem is whether their ambitions will grow in the future, beyond our control."

Jonas smiled, "Do you think the royal family lacks angels? Or that the Church of the God of Combat has no angels?

"In the presence of an angel, a demigod is as fragile as a baby."

Anthony bowed slightly, "Yes, yes, I was being careless."

"No matter what, drawing in such a powerful family is beneficial to us," Jonas smiled. "Especially a family with mortal enemies on the southern continent; they are the perfect partners."

Just as Anthony was about to offer more flattery, he suddenly sensed a terrifying power descending upon the battlefield.

Jonas's expression darkened slightly, "What kind of terrifying existence have they provoked?"

...

Roughly one kilometer from Elliot, the three demigods who were locked in fierce combat abruptly halted all movements and looked in Elliot's direction.

Chester and another Balk family demigod exchanged glances. This was unexpected—was this the test Calvin had mentioned earlier?

This is reckless. Such a test could drive everyone in the nearby Crowell City into madness.

The Rose School of Thought demigod, however, looked delighted. If the leader has intervened, none of the Balk family members will leave here alive.

...

Calvin, who was commanding the battlefield cleanup, sensed the arrival of that evil and insane power. Everyone turned toward Elliot's direction, their spiritual instincts warning them: a terrifying force was descending.

Calvin said, "Attention! The demigods are still fighting. Leave all spoils behind and retreat immediately!"

The retreat commenced in an orderly manner, but everyone was puzzled. Could a demigod really possess such terrifying power?

...

Elliot had completely given up hope, not expecting such a painful death.

The faces of his deranged sister and close friend appeared before him, as if bidding him farewell.

At that moment, Hobert, in the Nation of Disorder, seized the opportunity, covering the corpse before the altar with the surging power of Order.

Logically speaking, even with the Nation of Disorder's blessing, Hobert was no match for the entity projecting power onto the altar.

But the abilities of the Nation of Disorder never operated "logically."

Hobert, of course, did not choose to face the entity head-on. Instead, he simply restored "order" to the corpse.

The order for the corpse was naturally death and the dissipation of its spirituality.

In this way, Hobert severed the connection between the corpse and the entity projecting power onto it.

This method of exploiting loopholes was the true essence of the Nation of Disorder's abilities.

It was with absolute confidence in this that Hobert had allowed Elliot to conduct the mediumship.

Before the altar, the eye, tongue, and ear on the corpse's arm quickly withered and turned black, as if a strange dark sore had formed.

Thud.

The corpse fell to the ground, black viscous liquid oozing from its eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, completely devoid of life.

Elliot, drenched in sweat, felt as though he had just returned from the brink of death.

He smiled faintly. What had he been thinking earlier? With the Creator's protection, how could he possibly die?

...

Two kilometers away, on the hill, Jonas and Anthony, who were preparing to leave, stopped and looked back.

Anthony, puzzled, said, "It's gone? The Balk family actually defeated that terrifying power?"

Just moments ago, both he and Jonas were ready to abandon Crowell City.

Jonas folded his arms, "The Balk family's strength is far more profound than we imagined."

...

The Rose School of Thought demigod sensed the leader's power suddenly stop and, without a second thought, fled immediately.

That was the leader! That was a divine offspring! To interrupt His power projection required at least an angel-level figure, or a sealing object of that level.

If they didn't leave now, they wouldn't be able to escape.

Generally speaking, a demigod cannot stop another demigod intent on fleeing, especially one like the Rose School's demigod, whose resilience was notorious.

In the end, the Rose School of Thought demigod sacrificed an arm to escape, marking the official end of the battle.

...

Elliot flexed his limbs and cleaned up the altar. As he stood up, Calvin hurried over.

Seeing that Elliot, aside from looking a bit pale, was otherwise unharmed, Calvin asked, "You... you completed the mediumship?"

Before Elliot could respond, a mysterious figure surrounded by swords appeared above him, radiating dark holy light even in the night.

Calvin immediately felt a suppression from the figure's aura, instinctively wanting to kneel.

Hobert, seated on the Iron Throne, cast a sliver of "disorder" toward Calvin, who instantly felt a pain ten times worse than the family curse.

Writhing in agony, Calvin collapsed to the ground, showing signs of losing control.

After about ten seconds, Calvin's uncontrollable state reached its peak. Just as he was about to lose his mind, the excruciating pain vanished. His body was bathed in seemingly endless "Order," and the signs of losing control disappeared completely.

Elliot came over to support the tear- and snot-covered Calvin, who was gasping for air. "Uncle Calvin, do not test God!"

Calvin stiffened and was about to kneel and beg forgiveness from the great being among the swords, but the divine figure had already vanished.

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