Li Xi heard that they were indeed mixed forces, with believers of over a dozen gods present. Normally, if so many people with different faiths stood together, it would only end in an unpleasant departure or a great battle. To his surprise, they managed to set aside their differences and fight side-by-side today.
It had to be said that the opponent was too strong.
Arrows laced with golden fighting spirit pierced through the air. Such formidable combat power reminded Li Xi of the mortars on Earth. However, when these arrows struck the white jade bones, they were like powerless, fragile branches hitting a great mountain, bouncing off without leaving a single mark.
Then came two crescent-shaped fighting spirit slashes, each taller than a person, following closely behind. They struck the white jade bones with immense destructive power. This was an externalization of fighting spirit that only warriors of level five and above could unleash. Yet, just like the arrows before them, they struck the white jade bones without even causing a dent.
The sky rumbled with thunder, and bolts of lightning with paralyzing attributes struck down. In the air, countless ice blades and ice arrows that could be used as weapons, a barrage of high-power fireballs, inconspicuous yet capable of cleaving through boulders green air slashes, acid capable of corroding metal, and on the ground, countless spikes that even level four magical beasts wouldn't dare to face head-on, compressed earth forming stone balls as hard as steel, and finally, a tens of meters tall sword of judgment jointly unleashed by priests and bishops.
In that single moment, the energy tide unleashed in this small courtyard was so immense that even dragons would have quietly detoured, not daring to look too closely for fear of being hit.
Li Xi clicked his tongue in admiration. Magic truly was the most destructive. With his defense fully engaged and the Two-Tails assisting him, switching positions with Lilith, he would be breached in one second and severely injured, at best, in two. If such an attack continued for more than three seconds, not even a speck of him would remain.
Li Xi himself knew he couldn't last three seconds. Yet, such an attack continued for a full five seconds without stopping. The immense magical damage was completely absorbed by Lilith's white jade bones. Although the white jade bones remained without a scratch, the golden runes on the bones, which had originally covered the entire body, were now reduced to half. It seemed Lilith was using divine power to offset the damage he was taking.
"It's working, continue the attack."
Buendi's face contorted into a frenzied expression as he continued to command. It wasn't that he was being excessive; if they didn't eliminate Lilith before she exhausted all her strength, they would surely be the ones to lose when she revived.
Seeing this, Li Xi clapped his hands together.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
The high-frequency water flow, formed by extreme pressure, was sharper than any blade. Among all the magical attacks, Li Xi's damage was clearly at its peak. The only attacks that could surpass Li Xi's Water Severing Wave were the swords of judgment wielded by several bishops.
However, it also caused no significant damage to the white jade bones. But everyone knew that as long as the divine power runes were not completely destroyed, no amount of damage could harm these white jade bones even slightly.
Just as everyone believed they could continue to eliminate Lilith's avatar like this, two faint lights flickered within the hollow eye sockets of Lilith's skull. The skull even subconsciously turned towards the crowd. A single thought flashed through everyone's minds: This is bad, Lilith's consciousness has awakened.
The previous attack was based on Lilith not retaliating, standing there like a target for everyone to attack. Now that she had awakened, a fool wouldn't stand still waiting for their attacks.
Seeing this, everyone's hearts tightened. Their faces all showed a uniform expression: worry on the left cheek, fear on the right, and terror on their foreheads. Because of this, the rhythm of the attack was immediately disrupted. Two mages with weak willpower even messed up their incantations and lost their combat ability due to magical backlash.
Let alone them, even Li Xi, who considered himself capable of fighting the Flame Demon, subconsciously took half a step back when he saw the skull turn towards him and pause. Why did you glance past everyone else, but stop for a moment at me? Did the dragonization still fail to hide my peerless handsomeness?
Buendi was even more exaggerated. Looking at Lilith's avatar about to awaken, he gritted his teeth fiercely. He glanced at several priests of the God of Light around him, who immediately stopped their spellcasting and stood beside Buendi, all kneeling halfway. The fear and terror on their faces disappeared, replaced by piety and radiance.
A unified chant rose from their lips: "Great God of Light, the sun is Your incarnation, sunlight is Your gift, time cannot contain Your body, eternity cannot record Your might. The ender of all evil in the world, You are our faith, Your gaze is our direction of progress. You who selflessly dedicate Yourself, please bestow Your divine grace and punish the evil before us."
The chanting of Buendi and the priests sounded like brainless flattery to Li Xi's ears. Yet, as they chanted, everyone's expression became solemn. Even the priests of other gods bowed their heads respectfully.
And the white jade bones of Lilith's avatar, upon hearing this chant, or rather, this prayer, Li Xi seemed to perceive a sense of fear on its skeletal face.
At some unknown time, a breeze began to blow, not the usual east, west, south, or north wind, but a gentle breeze from bottom to top. Dust on the ground rushed upwards. Soon, the gentle breeze became a strong wind, then a gale that threatened to blow everything away. With a rumbling sound, a faint white light emanated from the priests led by Buendi.
The faint white light was like pale moonlight struggling to break through the dark clouds. But in the next moment, the faint, ethereal white light on them seemed to receive a boost from the sun, shining several times brighter than dozens of divine spells stacked together, a beam of light shooting straight into the sky. Under this radiance, even the moon quietly hid in the dark clouds, not daring to compete.
At this moment, it was as if the setting sun had returned to its place, illuminating the entire land.
On a high-rise building of unknown location, an old man with a hoarse voice, disregarding his frail, dying body, looked at the crystal ball, now blindingly illuminated and impossible to see, and shouted in panic, "Quick, quick, smash the crystal ball! Absolutely do not look any further!"
"Bang."
Someone unknown smashed the crystal ball. The white light emanating from it vanished, and the room plunged back into darkness. Although light still entered through the window, someone waved their hand, and darkness returned to the room. Only then did these people breathe a sigh of relief. Sudan Fiction Network.
Someone whispered, "Is this Buendi crazy? Lilith is just an avatar, and not even one whose consciousness is fully awakened. Is such a grand display necessary?"
No one replied. They were all lost in the memory of what they had just witnessed, unable to recover for a long time. What had they seen? Light, infinite light.
"This is for the best. In Cado City, only Buendi can use the Descend of Divinity. After using it once, it will take a year to recover before he can use it again. This year is enough for us to act."
Another person chimed in, "Thinking about it that way, it makes sense. Demanga is incapacitated for six months. Buendi's Descend of Divinity was used on Lilith. This is Cado City's weakest moment. Our success is within reach."
Returning to the battlefield, Lilith's avatar, the white jade bones, seemed to awaken faster amidst the intense white light. The entire body trembled slightly, and all the magic on it was shaken off, including the magical runes previously sealed within the bones, the chains in the void, and the extremely viscous swamp beneath its feet, all of which were shattered into dust.
Then, Lilith's avatar, disregarding the unclosed abyssal teleportation gate and the crowd that had been attacking it for so long, even Li Xi, the abyssal curse-bearer, was merely brushed aside. It tapped its foot, and with a 'boom,' breaking the sound barrier, it fled desperately into the distance.
The Lord of the First Layer of the Abyss fled without a fight. Unheard of in history. Li Xi watched the figure of Lilith's avatar fly far away. Then he looked back. The pillar of light that had shot into the sky had disappeared, and a golden figure over a hundred meters tall, radiating golden light, appeared.
This phantom, radiating boundless light and heat, wore a golden crown and held a scepter. Its ornate, jewel-encrusted robe exuded immense nobility. Yet, when Li Xi tried to see its face clearly, he couldn't. Just one glance made Li Xi's eyes burn like fire. Li Xi immediately lowered his head, daring not to look again. It was like the saying in other novels: gods cannot be looked upon directly.
Buendi and the others were even more moved to tears. "Great God of Light, Your subjects devoutly believe in all that You are."
This radiant and majestic figure was the pinnacle of martial power in this异世界 (Yi Shi Jie - Otherworld), without a doubt. The God of Light—Apollo.
Everyone else knelt on one knee. Even the priests of other gods like Alice knelt down to show their respect to the God of Light. Li Xi looked around and saw that he seemed to be the only one not kneeling, still standing. He quietly hid behind others and squatted down.
The God of Light, Apollo, did not cast his gaze upon the crowd, who barely reached his feet, but instead looked towards Lilith's avatar, which was fleeing into the distance.
Li Xi couldn't help but guess, even if Lilith's true body came, she might not be able to defeat this avatar of the God of Light, let alone a severely injured avatar of Lilith.
Li Xi's exposure to high-end battles was too limited. He didn't know if Lilith had any hidden trump cards that Buendi had spotted, which led him to decisively use the Descend of Divinity. If Lilith had no trump cards, such an operation would be like using an atomic bomb to swat a mosquito, an extreme overkill.
The God of Light remained expressionless. He extended a finger, six meters long, and lightly pointed in the direction of Lilith's avatar. A beam of light, like a laser, instantly struck down Lilith, who was about to escape his sight.
Li Xi, his entire body covered in dragon scales, saw this and felt a chill run down to his heels. The crowd of them had attacked frantically for so long, only to be inferior to a casual flick of the God of Light's avatar. No wonder this world worshipped gods so much. Such powerful beings could indeed be called gods.
After striking down Lilith's avatar, the God of Light lowered his head slightly to look at the crowd at his feet. No one dared to look up and meet the gaze of a god, not even Li Xi, the穿越者 (Chuan Yue Zhe - Transmigrator), dared. It wasn't about courage, but about life and death. His eyes were still stinging from what had happened earlier.
What if he made eye contact now? If the god had a bad temper and, after Li Xi glanced at him, felt offended and did something to Li Xi, Li Xi would have nowhere to cry.
The God of Light, Apollo, swept his emotionless eyes over everyone. Seeing that the abyssal teleportation gate was still open, he extended his six-meter-long finger again and gently pointed. A white laser flashed, and the teleportation gate was completely sealed.
With the task completed, the God of Light disappeared without saying a word. Only in the God of Light's last glance, unseen by everyone, did Apollo's gaze fall on Li Xi. His lips moved, as if saying something, but no one heard what he said. Perhaps only the God of Light, Apollo himself, knew that he had spoken the words "异世者" (Yi Shi Zhe - Person from Another World).
As the God of Light dissipated, Cado City fell back into darkness. But this darkness was no longer the darkness shrouded by the abyss, but the refreshing darkness of night.