Gu Hang, having landed, was truly exhausted.
The Primal Fury Owl attempted to flee back to its own realm, its efforts to escape the interlayer of the reality veil thwarted by him. In the Evil God’s final madness, Gu Hang bore immense pressure.
Had it been him before the upgrade, it would have been impossible to endure.
Indeed, even after the upgrade, it was still unsustainable.
He could hold on for two main reasons: the Primal Fury Owl was weakened by more than one grade due to being in the interlayer of the reality veil; and as a wielder of Spiritual Energy, entering the True Realm brought Gu Hang closer to the source of power, which allowed him to use spiritual energy that had been elevated by more than one grade.
With the weakening of the one and the strengthening of the other, Gu Hang was given the chance, with his mortal body, to slaughter a deity, to achieve such a great feat.
But no matter what, the slaying of a deity was a reality. After that, he was supposed to ascend to godhood!
The Primal Fury Owl was dead, but the portion of the ‘essence of the True Realm’ it represented was right in front of Gu Hang, trapped in the fissures of the reality veil by his spiritual energy.
Next, he could grasp this clump of ‘essence of the True Realm’, swallow it, digest it, and assimilate it.
From then on, he could take its place and become the new ‘Storm God’.
Ordinary people, of course, don’t have this opportunity. But Gu Hang was different; the True Realm had already opened its arms to him, accepting his existence.
All he had to do was want it, and he could do it.
A golden path lay before him. Just a few steps forward, and he would cast off his mortal body and become an undying, eternal deity.
This was a path akin to that of The Emperor, he already had the opportunity to start, just a few more steps forward…
…
The Evil God fell, its body gradually dissipating.
The warriors watched this scene from afar.
Everyone cheered and leaped for joy!
To be honest, seeing a creature that once existed only in religious myth, an enemy as large as a mountain, who wouldn’t feel intimidated?
They couldn’t even be certain that their weapons, those terrifying cannons, could harm a deity.
Not until now, when they saw its vast body fall, did they completely rid themselves of doubt and believe that they had won.
Naturally, the warriors’ gaze turned toward their commander, their leader, the noble Governor they revered.
Long live the Governor! Long live the Gov…eh? Where is the Governor?
There was some commotion amongst the crowd.
And more worried were the star warriors and Battle Nuns.
Especially the latter.
They were not ordinary mortal soldiers; they had seen the Governor falling from the sky after the battle of gods ended.
The Phoenixes might be a bit slow, but the merciful Lilies, sensitive to such situations, realized immediately that this was a very bad sign.
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“You mean, Mr. Gu might be overwhelmed by the whispers of the Abyss, his mind altered, even enslaved by evil thoughts? Impossible, that absolutely cannot be!”
Matins refuted vehemently.
Georgette quickly spoke to soothe, “It’s not a certainty, I’m just saying it’s a possibility. We might now be in Hell’s Abyss, and the erosion of the human will by Hell’s Abyss is terrifying, especially for wielders of Spiritual Energy. Mr. Gu has expended an immense amount of energy in the recent battle. He is at his most vulnerable now; we must check his condition immediately.”
“And then what do you plan to do?”
Georgette couldn’t see the expression on the face of the warrior leader inside the helmet, but she could hear the aloofness and wariness hidden behind the query.
It was at this moment that she suddenly realized something: she didn’t know when it had started, but the Phoenixes’ address for Governor of Rage Owl Star had changed from ‘Mr. Gu’ or ‘Your Excellency’ as the merciful Lilies did, to ‘the Governor’.
This shift was subtly significant.
She had noticed it earlier, and had some speculation.
Now, hearing Matins’ question, her speculation was further deepened.
But now was not the time to explore these things. She certainly didn’t want to start a conflict right after fighting side by side.
She hurriedly spoke to reassure, “My sisters and I can offer help to Mr. Gu. Our chanting of prayers to the Divine Emperor can protect his soul from dark invasion; if the Governor is indeed harmed, we can expel evil spirits and thoughts…”
As she spoke, Georgette paused, then continued, “But no matter what, we must find the Governor as soon as possible. With every minute we delay, the probability of something we don’t want to see happening increases.”
Matins’ attitude softened, “Alright, whatever the case, we indeed need to find the Governor as soon as possible.”
Having reached an agreement, they set out into action.
Finding the Governor was not hard; they remembered where he had been floating in the sky earlier.
The Governor had fallen straight down, so they just had to look in that area.
However, the first to find him were not them.
When they saw the Governor from afar, sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes tightly closed, a circle of people had already gathered around him.
Clearly, it wasn’t just them looking for the Governor. Loyal soldiers of the alliance, realizing that the Governor had fallen, also came looking spontaneously. Some ordinary warriors closer by had discovered the Governor’s figure.