Chapter 659 - 417: Activation

Chapter 659: Chapter 417: Activation

An intense sense of pressure washed over them.

This was the pressure from a Tier Eight Demon.

Yelieya gazed into the distance. Even in the profound darkness of the Abyss of the Sea, the Angel’s holy, blazing golden wings were still so brilliant.

It was hard to miss his presence.

"How did you find your way here?" the distant Angel wondered aloud, looking at Yelieya.

But he soon spoke. "No matter. We’ll start now."

"There’s no need to prepare any longer."

As soon as he said this...

CLICK—

Lights began to flare up in every direction throughout the dark space!

BOOM!

Grand, brilliant rays of light erupted in the same instant!

Countless specks of starlight lit up the Abyss of the Sea. Observing the nearest ones with Perception revealed that they were Rituals activating!

There was no telling how many Rituals had been prepared in advance.

All ready to activate!

All they knew was that there were at least tens of millions of light motes visible to the eye.

’If every point of light involves a Level Six Reincarnator... just how massive is this Sacrifice?’

And a Ritual of this kind was definitely not something he could stop, having only just arrived.

’The scale is just too immense.’

’Even if I could easily defeat them now, I wouldn’t have time to find every single planet...’

BOOM!

A brilliant light burst forth!

Lu Cang felt life force surging downward like a flood!

An ancient existence was being awakened.

Its aura seeped up from below.

And the Reincarnators presiding over the Rituals were sucked dry one after another, turning into withered corpses.

An Su sneered in his mind.

"Heh... these Life Church lackeys, how are they any different from us who follow the principles of Death?"

"They’re all just a bunch of hypocrites who treat life as if it’s worthless."

"This Sophia is no saint, either."

Kumironi watched the scenes unfold around her, her heart filled with shock and boundless rage.

’Is this something that life is supposed to do?’

’Sacrificing themselves to awaken a being that will cause even greater destruction.’

’What on earth is Sophia plotting?’

’No... whatever her plan is, this method has to be wrong.’

’Life shouldn’t be something that can be trampled on like this.’

Just then, a ringing filled their minds.

Yelieya and Kumironi both pressed their temples lightly.

A guidance came to their minds.

It seemed an Oracle had descended from a distant direction.

Lu Cang, too, felt a call.

But the call Lu Cang felt was different from theirs. The call he felt was from Earth.

’I can understand why the others are hearing an Oracle.’

’The Divine Spirits have plans for them.’

’But why am I hearing a call from Earth?’

Lu Cang looked at the numerous powerful figures gathering around them. Now that the Ritual had started, these experts weren’t attacking Lu Cang’s group; they were merely watching them silently from high above.

A Level 8 Angel.

A Tier Eight Demon.

’These two should be the strongest combatants present.’

Just then, the distant Angel spoke. "Yelieya, are you not planning to accept Lord Zuya’s Oracle?"

He clearly knew Yelieya.

And he had recognized her identity at first glance.

Yelieya, her face a mask of conflict and confusion, looked up and asked, "Who are you? How do you know Lord Zuya sent me an Oracle?"

The Angel in the sky wore an intriguing smile on his solemn face. "I am the Fifth Angel under Zuya, and also His Disciple acting in this current age."

"You were not supposed to appear here at this time."

"Your Destiny has been disturbed. Is it because of the person beside you?"

Lu Cang remained silent the entire time.

But the Angel’s searing gaze turned directly to Lu Cang!

WHOOSH—

Lu Cang felt his body burn as if on fire.

An extremely powerful and brilliant Perception swept over his body.

However, it was destined to see nothing.

"A fellow whose origins are completely inscrutable..."

The Angel was slightly surprised.

He couldn’t probe Lu Cang’s background, but he didn’t attack him, nor did he show any intention of fighting.

"So be it."

"This grand design involves many parties. A few unexpected situations are, ironically, to be expected."

"I wonder which Divine Spirit’s favorite you are, trying to get a piece of the pie in the Secret Sea."

"But since you were able to come here, you must have come prepared."

He muttered a few more words, then looked away from Lu Cang and turned back to Yelieya.

"We’ll set his matter aside for now."

"But Yelieya, you have a task that you must complete."

"This Divine Artifact was given to you in preparation for this very day."

As he spoke—

a glittering, round stone appeared in the Angel’s hand.

"This is not the end."

"Yelieya, take your token."

"I will take you to find the Oracle Lord Zuya has for you."

HUM—

A coercive pressure bore down!

Yelieya was indeed Zuya’s Inheritor, but she was only a Level 6 Reincarnator.

Under the deliberate pressure of a Level 8 Angel...

she could barely breathe.

This was the suppression of the low by the high, whether in terms of Level, the other’s identity, or status.

All were reasons why Yelieya had no choice but to obey.

"Yes..."

Yelieya had a thousand questions in her heart, but at this moment, she could only answer with that single word.

Meanwhile, Kumironi looked toward Lu Cang.

The Ritual had been activated in the end.

’Our intervention didn’t stop the Ritual at all.’

’It’s like a normal human watching a volcanic eruption or a great earthquake, utterly powerless.’

’I want to do something.’

’But seeing life cascade into the depths like a torrent, feeling the great being about to awaken...’

’...it seems I can’t change anything after all.’

Kumironi could only open her mouth and say with a helpless expression, "Lu Cang... I heard Sophia’s call. I want to go and see."

"Maybe... I can still do something."

Besides, Kumironi had more questions in her heart that she wanted to ask Sophia.

Lu Cang cast a complicated glance at Luo Mo in the distance, then at the Angel who was now ignoring him.

The people around them didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping his group either.

Lu Cang nodded. "Sister Kumironi, I’ll go with you."

’I came back in this re-enactment... to investigate the truth, to learn of more possibilities...’

’...not just to vent my anger and get revenge.’

’Uncovering more of the truth is more important than killing these people.’

’Even if I really killed them all, when I return to reality, History probably wouldn’t change at all.’

’Well... probably.’

The existence of that book, the *Time Curse*, left a small seed of doubt in Lu Cang’s heart.

Rhine was in a bit of a dilemma.

But in the end, he chose to go with Lu Cang.

He just felt it would be a little safer to stick with Lu Cang.

Yelieya left with the Angel.

Lu Cang also gazed toward Earth one last time before moving with Kumironi in the direction of the Summoning she felt.

The call from Sophia.

The last time they reached the Abyss of the Sea, Kumironi ultimately hadn’t gone to find the source of the call.

Lu Cang was also very curious.

What exactly did that voice want Kumironi to do?