Chapter 377: Chapter 377: Heart of Nature (Second Update)
Yifuro roared, “How dare you insult our Mother Goddess, I demand a duel!”
Stukely ignored Yifuro, only looking at Luna.
A complex expression played on Luna’s face.
She knew that this matter couldn’t be hidden for much longer.
The Mother Goddess hadn’t responded to her prayers in a long time.
The last time She responded, She only told Luna one thing, a powerful human would come, and all the hopes of the Dark Night Elves rested on that person.
Since learning of this prophecy, Luna had been waiting in agony.
Yet, to her surprise, when Xue An finally appeared, Stukely followed soon after.
“So what if it is?” Luna said indifferently.
Yifuro was shocked, saying in disbelief, “Elder Luna!”
He couldn’t believe that the deity on whom his people and the entire Elf Race depended for survival was actually dead!
Stukely merely smiled faintly, looking up at the heart of the tree in the Council Hall with a glint of greed in his eyes.
“I can feel it, even though she has died, there is still an immense surge of energy within the heart of the tree. Just give me this heart of the tree, and my Druid line will offer the Dark Night Elves a place to live and protect you!”
His words turned the entire room dead silent.
Luna sat expressionless, while Yifuro stood dumbfounded, taking a while before he roared, “Keep dreaming, my Mother Goddess could never die. You speak slander, prepare to die!”
With that, Yifuro raised his bow and shot his arrows.
Stukely merely shook his head with a mocking smile. The arrows stopped just short of reaching him, and Yifuro began to float up, his arms and legs bound tightly by vines that appeared out of nowhere.
“Do you have no idea how much power you’ve lost?” Stukely said lightly.
Despair filled Yifuro as he hung in the air.
Over the years, he indeed felt weaker constantly and had grim forebodings but never once thought it would come to this.
Luna suddenly waved her hand, “Enough!”
Boom.
The vines binding Yifuro were repelled by her command.
Yifuro fell from mid-air.
Only then did Luna glare coldly at Stukely, “High Priest, are you suggesting that our entire Dark Night Elf race becomes a vassal to your Druids?”
“That could be one way to put it,” Stukely replied.
Luna looked toward Oloray with scorn, “Oloray, is this what you call adaptation? It’s nothing but a shift from being oppressed by the Church of Light to being oppressed by your Druids. What’s the difference?”
Stukely said coldly, “Luna, considering our past acquaintance, and the fact that both Druids and Elves are of the natural lineage, I promise to ensure that your Dark Night Elves live in peace!”
But Luna shook her head resolutely, “No more words! The Dark Night Elves will never leave our Mother Goddess! Even if She truly has died, we will protect Her to the end, even if it means our race’s extinction!”
“Yes! Even at the cost of our race’s extinction!” Yifuro intoned solemnly.
Stukely laughed coldly, “The situation has gone beyond your control now!”
With that, a powerful Force of Nature enveloped the entire Council Hall.
Stukely said arrogantly, “Luna, you used to be evenly matched with me. But now, you are no match for me at all. Give up this pointless resistance; I won’t hurt you!”
Luna shook her head with finality, “You know that’s absolutely impossible!”
Then, she turned to Xue An with a near-pleading look,
hoping that Xue An would take Isabella and Youna away quickly.
Stukely had also noticed Xue An’s presence just now, but to him, a human was of no concern.
Xue An, however, smiled slightly and gave Luna a subtle nod, “I am sorry, but I cannot take Isabella away!”
Luna was stunned, her face showing despair.
Stukely, on the other hand, let out a cold laugh, thinking that Xue An had succumbed to his pressure.
Xue An’s next words stunned him.
“In fact, I’ve just made contact with your Mother Goddess, and although she is indeed weak now, she has not died.”
This sentence also shocked Luna, “What?”
She hadn’t made contact with the Mother Goddess for a long time. How could this man communicate with the Goddess?
Stukely’s face darkened, “Human, I advise you to mind your own business! Otherwise…”
Xue An said indifferently, “Otherwise what? The dark druids outside this sanctuary are all your followers, right? Are you planning to kill all the Dark Night Elves if we can’t reach an agreement?”
This sentence caused Stukely’s face to change dramatically, “You… you…”
Then he said hatefully through gritted teeth, “You say she hasn’t died? Then why hasn’t she appeared at all? You should know, I am now inside her heart battling against her spokesperson!”
Stukely’s words were full of mockery.
But Xue An didn’t respond to him. Instead, he drew a mysterious Spell Decree in the air with a flick of his finger and casually cast it onto the roof of the Council Hall.
Boom.
After a slight tremor.
A tired female voice appeared in the minds of everyone present.
“Luna, you have had a hard time these days!”
Upon hearing this sentence.
Luna was shaken, and then burst into tears excitedly.
Yifuro also kneeled down, his expression filled with excitement.
“Great Mother Goddess!”
Stukely, however, had a fluctuating expression.
Indeed, as Xue An said, he came fully prepared.
If they could reach an agreement, that would be for the best.
If they couldn’t agree, then he would take action and seize it by force.
But he hadn’t expected Xue An to suddenly appear in the middle of it all.
The reappearance of the Mother Goddess had disrupted all his plans.
After hesitating for a moment, a fierce cruelty slowly appeared on Stukely’s face, and he sneered, “Even if she isn’t dead, what difference does it make? Her vitality has already decayed to this extent. Alive or dead, what’s the difference? She still cannot protect your Dark Night Elf lineage!”
“So, this time, the Heart of the Tree is mine!”
With those words, Stukely bellowed.
His body floated into the air, with countless branches and vines appearing behind him, slithering like a nest of snakes.
“Kill them all!” Stukely ordered coldly.
Oloray was startled and exclaimed, “Priest, you promised not to harm the Elf Race!”
Boom!
A vine, swift as a serpent, immediately coiled around his neck, lifting him into the air, and then twisted with force.
Crack.
A head fell to the ground.
Stukely said coldly, “Did I promise you? Besides, today, anyone who dares to disobey dies!”
This bloody scene frightened Luna and the Elves who had hurried over upon hearing the news.
Luna roared even louder, “Stukely, you’re absolutely unworthy of the Heart of Nature!”
“Heh, what is the Heart of Nature? True nature is where the strong prey on the weak!”
As Stukely spoke, countless vines charged towards Luna.