Chapter 124 Divine Art

Divine arts are the most common techniques for those within a true god's system. Unlike magic, which requires years of study and countless practice problems to master, divine arts don't need an in-depth learning process. All that’s needed is a close enough relationship between the caster and the god, and enough firm belief in the god’s power to release them. For these two reasons, the popes under true gods usually possess the most powerful divine arts. They can even directly shout the true god’s name to seek power, which is the legendary Divine Descent.

But Hao Ren had never used Divine Descent – in fact, he had never used any form of divine art. Although Raven 12345 had given him some instruction manuals and introductory materials on the subject, and even personally told him how to borrow some power from the god's name in an emergency, he never thought he would use them. Because his inspector equipment was always sufficient, and most of the problems he encountered could be dealt with by his own means, divine arts were not very useful. This kind of power sounded incredible, but its actual effect was not as powerful as many people imagined. It was just a supplement to the inspector’s power. Many times, its effect wasn’t necessarily better than a psionic gun or orbital bombardment.

And there was an even more important reason: Hao Ren knew that he worked for a goddess with mental issues. To be honest, he had seen with his own eyes what the divine art borrowed from Raven 12345 looked like, and the thought of fighting with that kind of power made his balls ache like they were filled with dumpling stuffing…

But no matter how much it hurt, how awkward it was, or how unwilling he was, he still had to accept the fact that he was working for a goddess with mental issues, and the current situation didn't allow him to hesitate any longer. So he composed himself and began to build a connection with the divine power deep in his heart, according to the work manual and the tutorial Raven 12345 gave him.

He began to call Raven 12345's name – not directly calling the goddess herself, but calling the name that possessed power, so that the sacred energy carried by the name could enter this space.

This was the first time he had done this, but everything seemed to go smoothly. He quickly felt the power, and then, as the tutorial said, after fixing the power in his heart, he recited the sentence that the goddess had agreed upon with the world: "It's free anyway, believe a little."

Hao Ren just recited this sentence in an ordinary way, but the sound echoed throughout the space. Immediately afterward, a beam of light descended from the sky.

This light dispelled all the haze in the Disaster Corridor, dispelled all the negative forces, and even completely isolated the invasion of the aura of destruction. Hasson, Izhaks, and Vivian all stared dumbfounded at what was happening in front of them, especially Vivian and Izhaks, who were even more surprised, because this was the first time they had seen Hao Ren's current appearance:

The latter stood in a beam of light, his entire body seeming to have turned into a crystal body made of pure light. His figure was constantly switching between reality and illusion, as if he was about to completely transcend the current world. A sacred and vast power continuously escaped from Hao Ren's body as a medium. This power was so sacred that it made people forget the incongruity brought about by the inappropriate sentence "It's free anyway, believe a little."

Then a holy figure descended from the light. Raven 12345's image appeared out of thin air in front of Hao Ren. This was not Raven 12345 herself, but her "concept" in this universe, because she was the source and essence of this world. Therefore, when the pope called the goddess's name, the name also descended here in the form of an avatar.

The goddess who descended from the light gently placed her hand on Hao Ren's shoulder, setting up a layer of sacred blessing for him. Then she gave a thumbs up, and the teeth at the corner of her mouth flashed a reflection, and she announced in a sacred voice: "I got your back!"

Hao Ren opened his eyes and pointed to Izhaks and the others: "Boss, if you have time, please bestow your blessing on them as well."

Vivian was staring blankly at this indescribable (in every way indescribable) Divine Descent ceremony. At this time, she reacted quickly. Seeing Raven 12345's phantom floating towards her, she quickly waved her hand and hid back: "Wait, wait, I won't..."

But she was a step too late. Raven 12345's phantom had already split into three and came to her, Izhaks, and Hasson respectively. The three goddess avatars bestowed blessings on them with the same compassionate expression as before, and then gave a thumbs up, the teeth at the corners of their mouths flashing: "I'll cover you too." – because it was divided into three figures to say to three people separately, so it was "you" instead of "you all."

After all the blessings were bestowed, Hao Ren couldn't maintain the Divine Descent ceremony anymore. So the white light in the air slowly faded away, and soon the place returned to its initial dim state. But different from before, Hao Ren and the other three were surrounded by a faint glow. Although this glow was not very bright, it dispelled all shadows and negative forces. The aura of destruction pouring out of the door could no longer interfere with them in the slightest.

Hao Ren breathed a sigh of relief, and gave the other three a thumbs up with a blank expression: "Done."

Vivian felt a chill down her spine when she saw Hao Ren's action: "Don't use that gesture, it easily reminds me of that scene just now!"

Hasson was still stunned at this time. After finally regaining his senses, he blinked: "Just now… what was that?"

Hao Ren rubbed his hands with an embarrassed expression: "Would you believe me if I told you it was God showing his spirit?"

Hasson: "Huh?"

"So don't ask me about the details," Hao Ren sighed. "In short, everyone has been blessed with divine power now. The things inside the door shouldn't be able to affect us."

Izhaks raised his hand and looked at it, and found that a layer of sacred brilliance was floating on his skin. He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Heh… I really didn't expect that I, a demon, could accept this kind of blessing. Should I say that it really is the power of a true god? Treating all things in the world equally, even demons are no exception."

Hao Ren shrugged and turned to walk towards the depths of the door.

The four of them walked into this deep and dark corridor with shields up. The negative power was still entrenched here, but it was all blocked outside the shields. Hasson still didn't understand what Hao Ren had just done, but he had personally witnessed the power of this incredible shield, so he was full of admiration at this time. It's just that some details on this shield made him uneasy: "That… are these words necessary?"

Hao Ren looked at Hasson with a blank expression. A line of words was constantly rotating around the holy shield around the latter, but it was not a rune, but the divine language: "I'll cover you too."

Hao Ren pointed to himself. There was also a line of words floating around him: I got your back.

"I'm still wearing an 'I got your back' shield. Be satisfied with having a shield, don't pursue so much."

Hasson felt like he was standing in front of the door to a new world. He hesitated for a long time, but finally didn't dare to push the door open, so he closed his mouth and didn't continue to ask – this was a wise choice, at least it saved his values.

Probably saved them.

This is why Hao Ren was never happy to use divine arts from Raven 12345. There was no need to doubt the true god's power of that goddess, but thanks to her mentally deranged brain, all her divine arts had some problems in terms of manifestation. Hao Ren couldn't imagine how much shame those true fanatical believers under Raven 12345 felt as they struggled on the front line of evangelism. Their bibles were filled with divine arts such as "Do it, don't be a wimp" (Celestial Courage), "Mind your business" (Divine Intervention), "I'm the best" (Hymn of Praise), and "Don't you run" (Lawful Binding). Hao Ren felt that taking such a bible out was already on the verge of committing a crime…

And the shield he was wearing now was also clearly recorded in Raven 12345's bible. The official name was really "I got your back Shield." Of course, some people also called it "Celestial Protection," but it wouldn't work when calling the second name, because that was a nickname…

Thinking of this, Hao Ren, the pope, could only sigh heavily again, walking in the corridor with the exhaustion after releasing the divine art – and a deeper sense of exhaustion.

Until his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a golden light coming from ahead.

The corridor had come to an end. After passing through a chaotic darkness, a spacious space suddenly appeared in front of the four of them.

This space was completely different from the dark stone passage before. Hao Ren even thought that he was hallucinating because Raven 12345's power had dazzled his eyes. He saw that this was a bright and splendid place. The surroundings were a square hall with sides of more than a hundred meters. The mysterious and gorgeous decorative murals and reliefs around the hall were as new and bright as if they had just been arranged a few minutes ago. Huge pillars supported the arched dome. The overall structure was like some kind of church. In the center of the hall was a crystal altar, and above the altar was something floating.

That was the goal of their trip, the radiant Sun Disc.

Hao Ren looked at the Sun Disc, his eyes widened instantly.

A golden disc – it was exactly the same as the golden disc created by the Goddess of Creation!

No, this was the same thing at all!

A golden disc with a diameter of about ten meters, with a hole of unknown purpose in the center, and mysterious runes engraved on the disc. All the characteristics were consistent with the golden disc Hao Ren found on the planet Sullun. It was undoubtedly the artifact left by the Goddess of Creation.

However… the situation of this golden disc seemed very strange.

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