bacchusnovels Chapter 76 I am the Dao, and the laws pave the way for me!
Chapter 76 I am the Dao, and the laws pave the way for me!
The moment Lin Fan's foot stepped across the threshold of the pyramid.
Everyone instinctively held their breath.
Fang Qingxue's heart was in her throat, and her divine power was frantically gathering in her palm, almost about to burst out of control.
The Gold Saints' cosmos were burning to their limit, golden flames surging behind them, ready to charge in at a single command.
Only the high priest's face showed a twisted, ecstatic joy, as if he could already hear Lin Fan's wails as he was torn into mincemeat by countless divine punishments.
however.
The expected earth-shattering roar did not occur.
The heart-wrenching screams I had imagined did not come.
The whole world fell into an eerie, absolute silence, where even the wind had ceased to blow.
The group trembled as they slowly opened their eyes.
The next moment, they witnessed a scene they would never understand or forget in their lives.
Lin Fan walked in.
His pace was neither fast nor slow, as leisurely as if he were strolling in his own backyard.
The ghastly green poisonous mist, powerful enough to melt divine steel in an instant, disintegrated and evaporated automatically three feet in front of him, like morning dew meeting the blazing sun, turning into the purest spiritual energy that swept back.
Above his head, the poisoned stalagmites, raining down like a storm and shimmering with an eerie light, silently disintegrated into the finest dust the instant they were about to touch his hair, falling down as if merely brushing away non-existent dust.
The crimson net that covered the entire entrance, woven from billions of scarlet curse runes, did not attack when Lin Fan approached.
Instead, those twisted, evil runes trembled violently as if they were alive!
They seemed to have encountered a being older and more supreme than their own origin.
It is fear, it is submission, it is worship!
The blood net retreated to both sides, and the hideous runes humbly crawled forward, making way for Lin Fan to create a golden and dazzling path!
Lin Fan walked over there.
Wherever he went.
All traps failed.
All curses have submitted.
All murderous intent transformed into the most humble reverence.
He wasn't trying to pass a level.
He was inspecting his territory.
No, he himself is the ultimate answer that constitutes all the laws and rules of this realm of death!
"..."
The square fell into a silence heavier than death itself.
If Lin Fan's previous breath that severely injured the guardian god brought them a shock on the level of power.
So what we are seeing now is a complete subversion of concepts!
powerful?
No, this vocabulary already seems incredibly pale and ridiculous.
This is the "Tao" of walking among humans!
"Fuck..."
Among the Gold Saints, someone coughed up two Chinese words they had only recently learned, their throat dry.
This statement was like toppling the first domino.
"Thump!"
"Splash! Splash!"
The twelve Gold Saints, who always knelt only before gods, including Aiolia who once boasted that he would swallow the Saint Cloth whole, could no longer support their weight and all knelt down!
This time, it's not about fear, it's not about humiliation.
This is a tremor that originates from the deepest part of the soul; it is the most instinctive awe and worship of lower-dimensional beings when they look up to higher-dimensional beings.
They finally understood Mu's words.
Sir, it is not like the "Tao".
Sir, he is the "Tao"!
Before the "Tao," what are these so-called warriors of the gods?
It's not even a speck of dust!
Fang Qingxue also collapsed to the ground.
Her eyes, which were always clear and cold like the moon, were now filled with endless bewilderment and madness.
She seemed to have glimpsed the ultimate goal of martial arts, and seen the other shore that she could never reach in her entire life.
And that high priest.
He stared intently at Lin Fan's back as he moved with unparalleled ease, and his already exhausted body suddenly shuddered.
With a "whoosh," he spat out a mouthful of dark, reversed blood.
He fell straight backward, lifeless.
He wasn't scared to death.
His beliefs and his worldview were completely crushed by Lin Fan in the most tyrannical and unreasonable way!
He was proud of his temple's protection, and he firmly believed in the sacred forbidden zone of the gods.
Compared to that man, she really... wasn't even as good as paper.
……
Lin Fan ignored the self-organized "fan club" behind him.
He walked through the long passageway and arrived at the core of the pyramid.
This is an enormous natural cave.
The dome is inlaid with countless moonstones, and the soft light illuminates the entire space as bright as day.
In the very center of the space was a huge pool of water.
The pool was not filled with water, but rather with a thick, viscous essence of divine power, resembling liquid gold.
In the center of the divine essence, a small tree, taller than a person, quietly took root.
Its entire body is like a jade carving, exuding a rich and irresistible life force, and three fruits the size of a baby's fist, shimmering with iridescent light, hang on the tree.
A sapling of the tree of life.
Lin Fan looked at the sapling and nodded.
It looks alright.
It's just a bit small; compared to the two sacred trees in his yard that are practically reaching for the sky, it can only be considered a potted plant.
Of course, that wasn't his purpose for this trip.
"System, check-in."
Lin Fan silently recited in his heart.
"[Ding! Host has been detected to have arrived at a special check-in location—the Feathered Serpent Temple!]"
"[Sign-in successful! Congratulations, host, you have received a special reward—one copy of 'Ancient God's Blood (Quetzalcoatl)'!"
"[Reward Description: Contains the most primal power of the earth and sky laws of the ancient god Kukulkan. After absorption, it can greatly enhance the host's physical body and grant absolute control over the earth and wind elements!]"
Lin Fan's eyes lit up slightly.
Blood of an ancient god? Sounds good.
Absolute control over earth and wind?
This means that in the future, with just a thought, one could cause tectonic plates to drift anywhere, or unleash hurricanes that could destroy continents.
That's quite interesting.
Just as he was preparing to receive the reward and, incidentally, to investigate whether he could dig up the sapling and use it as a bonsai,
A clear, unhurried clapping sound came from behind me.
"Slap, slap, slap."
"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant performance."
A slightly hoarse yet magnetic voice echoed in the empty cave, carrying a hint of mockery and admiration.
"No wonder even those guys from Olympus and the banks of the Nile have stumbled at your hands."
"Your abilities have truly broadened my horizons."
Lin Fan slowly turned around.
At the entrance to the passageway we came from, there were already more than a dozen figures standing there.
Leading the group was an elderly man with white hair, dressed in an elegant tailcoat, leaning on a cane inlaid with a huge ruby.
He wore a dignified, aristocratic smile, but his deep-set eyes held a gaze that could pierce the soul.
Behind him was a group of strangely dressed followers.
There were silent knights clad in medieval heavy armor, mages shrouded in black robes whose faces were hidden, and even several cyborgs whose bodies had been replaced by mechanical prosthetics.
A ragtag army composed of different power systems.
But each of them exuded a powerful and dangerous aura.
Especially the white-haired old man at the head of the group; the stale and strong smell of blood emanating from him gave Lin Fan a sense of familiarity.
An old vampire who has lived for a very, very long time.
"You guys, are you that European conglomerate?" Lin Fan looked at them, his tone calm.
"Corporations? Heh, those are just disguises we use to navigate human society."
The old vampire smiled, his posture elegant.
"We prefer to call ourselves the 'Twilight Council'."
"A mutual aid society formed by a group of poor wretches who survived Ragnarok."
"The Twilight Council?" Lin Fan raised an eyebrow. "Never heard of it."
"It's alright, from today onwards you will remember this." The old vampire maintained his composure. "We have no ill intentions towards this powerful being from the East."
"We only want to make a deal with you."
He pointed his walking stick at the Tree of Life behind Lin Fan.
"This tree, and its fruit, belong to us."
In return, we can provide you with everything you want.
"Money, power, beautiful women..."
"Even... eternal life."
His voice was full of bewitching magic.
After listening, Lin Fan suddenly smiled.
"That sounds like a very attractive offer."
"But it seems like I... lack nothing."
Lin Fan's eyes suddenly turned playful as he looked at the old vampire with great interest.
"And aren't you mistaken about something?"
"You think you're the ones who will catch the bird?"
Lin Fan took a step forward, and the light in the entire cave seemed to dim for a moment, as all the light converged on him.
"Didn't you ever consider that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind...?"
"And I, have I been waiting for that self-righteous oriole?"