Ch 199: The Cannon Fodder Won’t Play Along Anymore [QT]

When that hand was just about to touch the face, the black-haired priest lying on the bed opened his eyes and quietly looked at him.

The shadow’s hand froze, then it let out a strange laugh. “So you’re awake.”

Mu Xing asked it, “Who are you?”

Darkness could not block a god’s vision.

Yet in his sight, the shadow before him still had no discernible features, like a simple patch of black.

Perhaps it truly was just a shadow.

“Me? I am the shadow hidden in darkness, the desire in every person’s heart that cannot be seen.” The shadow gave a shrill laugh.

It suddenly leaned close to Mu Xing’s ear, its cold breath brushing against his skin. “The priest most favored by the god? What is it that has brought me to your side? Do you want more power? Do you want to replace the high priest and become the god’s most cherished, the one and only?”

From this shadow, Mu Xing felt an intense aura of evil.

That aura even carried a faint familiarity.

Perhaps in the memories he inherited, he had once sensed it before.

His thoughts turned sharply, and he suddenly asked, “What’s your connection to Barton?”

The shadow tilted its head. “Barton?”

It seemed to think for a moment, then grew wary. “How do you know Barton? Who are you?”

Mu Xing sat up from the bed.

An invisible pressure emanated from his body.

The room suddenly grew silent. This silence was different from resting silence—here, even the wind, even the air, seemed frozen.

This was the absolute domain of a god.

The shadow shrieked, “Domain! You’re a god? Who are you?! You’re the earth god!”

“So you did not die after all, god of desire.” At that moment Mu Xing confirmed his suspicion.

He looked at him calmly. “So Barton truly was your man. You deliberately misled my high priest, trying to stop my revival?”

The shadow seemed flustered for a moment, then gave another eerie laugh. “How amusing. A noble god, disguised as a priest, walking the mortal world.”

It seemed torn. “You ask far too many questions. Which one should I answer first?”

Mu Xing had no patience to chat with it. With a thought, a green light lanced through the shadow’s body, tearing it apart into fragments in an instant.

But very quickly it gathered back together again.

“You cannot kill me, earth god. You couldn’t back then, and you never will.”

The shadow chuckled. “As long as desire exists in this world, I will never truly perish.”

Even if the former god of earth had shattered his body and soul completely—

As long as desire remained in the world, he could be reborn from it.

The god of desire was, after all, a god born from the endless desires of humanity.

“It was your high priest who summoned me. His longing to revive you was too strong.” The god of desire whispered in the god of earth’s domain. “I don’t know how to revive a law god. I only told him the method to summon dark creatures.”

He seemed quite proud. “You should have known the outcome long ago. No matter whose follower they are, as long as humans have desire, in the end, they all will become captives of the god of desire.”

He already seemed to see the day he would become the supreme god. “One day, you lofty gods of law will be trampled beneath my feet, forced to bow your heads and submit.”

Mu Xing tried to use divine power to form a cage and trap him.

“It’s useless.” The god of desire allowed himself to be confined. “I am not your match, god of earth. But you cannot kill me, nor can you imprison me. Desire has no form.”

He was only a fragment of thought, a shadow.

Wherever there is desire, he could appear.

After saying this, the shadow faded into nothingness before Mu Xing’s eyes, disappearing completely.

It was gone.

Just as it said, Mu Xing had no way to bind it.

Mu Xing sat quietly on the bed until dawn.

Only when Or knocked on the door outside did he suddenly come back to himself.

He had been pondering one thing: in the god of light’s understanding, the god of earth’s divine power had always been the strongest of the three.

Back then, why did he fall? None of them ever understood.

At that time, although the god of desire was already strong, Galia was no weakling either.

He should not have fallen.

But he truly did.

Thinking of the shadow he saw last night, Mu Xing wondered: did that god of earth back then faintly perceive the terrifying nature of the god of desire?

He did not want the god of desire to grow stronger, but ordinary means could not kill him.

Perhaps he paid some price, scattering the god of desire’s body and soul completely, and himself fell in backlash.

The god of desire had indeed been completely dispersed then.

But since he was a god born of human desire—

If he could be born once, then he could obtain life again from desire.

Mu Xing frowned.

He left Or a message, then hurried back to the divine realm.

He sent word to the light god and the beast god to come to him at once, for he had urgent matters to discuss.

The two gods arrived quickly.

This time Mu Xing had no mood to listen to their constant bickering.

He told them about the god of desire.

As expected, upon hearing that name, both gods flew into a rage.

The beast god gave a cold snort. “So this thing still hasn’t died cleanly? I’ll find it and avenge Galia.”

The light god’s tone was likewise cold. “Leave this matter to me. When it comes to avenging Brother Galia, I have never needed another’s hand.”

Mu Xing calmly added, “But the god of desire cannot be killed so easily.”

The beast god declared proudly, “Impossible. There must be a way.”

The light god’s face also brimmed with killing intent. “I am willing to try.”

Mu Xing thought for a moment. If they wanted to try, let them.

If the god of desire could truly be destroyed, it would be a good thing. In any case, attempting was better than doing nothing.

He only said, “I have not yet found a method to eliminate him completely. If you wish to go, then go. But you must take care of your own safety.”

Somehow, those words seemed to touch upon a forbidden memory.

Both the light god and the beast god looked at him with complicated expressions.

Especially the light god—within those beautiful blue eyes, remembrance and sorrow almost spilled over.

He spoke in a low voice. “Back then, Brother Galia also told us… to be careful.”

But at that time, they had been too proud, too arrogant, believing that none in the world could harm them.

In the end, they brought calamity upon Galia.

It was a thorn lodged deep in the hearts of the two gods. Now that they knew the god of desire had not perished, how could they possibly endure it?

This time, however, Mu Xing was not too worried. The shadow he had encountered last night had not felt particularly powerful.

The pressure radiating from the light god and the beast god was undoubtedly overwhelming.

All he needed to concern himself with was whether they could completely scatter the god of desire.

His gaze shifted toward the temple.

To his surprise, he saw Or in the middle of an argument with Amos.

Or’s expression was cold, while Amos pressed relentlessly, questioning him again and again about Velad’s whereabouts.

But how could Or possibly know the tracks of a god?

He had not even told Amos Velad’s true identity.

If that foolish lion knew that a god had personally brushed his mane—and even held some fondness for him—wouldn’t his tail be raised all the way to the heavens?

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