Chapter 398: Chapter 343: A God Manifests in the World (2)
Hu Qi’s expression was calm.
As he spoke, he raised his palm and casually made a grasping motion forward.
Instantly.
An invisible ripple radiated from the center of his palm, spreading out rapidly and enveloping the other party like an unseen vortex.
The giant, previously expressionless face formed by the world’s will showed a look of terror for the first time.
"No!"
It let out a desperate roar and struggled with all its might, but it was as if it were bound tightly by invisible shackles.
Its face was forcibly pulled and distorted, eventually flowing like water until it was completely gathered in Hu Qi’s palm.
Before this, Hu Qi had always felt a faint sense of danger from this world.
The source of that danger wasn’t the world’s will, but the Damaged Black Banner hidden in the deep dreamscape.
The Damaged Black Banner was the origin of all Extraordinary Power in this realm.
Obtaining this Black Banner was equivalent to seizing partial authority over this world.
Coupled with the existence of the Sun God Sect and the devout faith the people of this world had in Hu Qi...
The combination of these two factors had greatly weakened the power of this world’s will.
In terms of strength, the current world’s will was only a third of what it had once been.
Given such a vast disparity in power, its audacity to appear before Hu Qi was undoubtedly a death wish.
Hu Qi looked at the world’s will in his hand, his eyes glinting.
For some reason, instead of destroying or devouring it,
he sealed it away for the time being.
...
June 21st, 12:00 PM.
High in the sky, the great sun was gradually reaching its zenith.
Its light enveloped the entire world.
Nearly everyone had stopped their work, their expressions filled with a nervous anticipation.
Li Feng was no exception.
He was now a Radiant Sun Apostle.
At this moment, he stood in the central plaza of his city.
Near him stood other Radiant Sun Apostles like himself. Though they tried to remain calm,
the fervor and anticipation in their eyes were plain to see.
Just then,
the world suddenly darkened.
The bright, dazzling light rapidly dimmed.
This scene,
immediately captured everyone’s attention.
One by one, they looked up.
When they saw clearly, they all froze in place, stunned.
They saw the light of the sun overhead abruptly recede, turning a deep crimson, like a Fireball that had lost its energy.
Then, the sun swelled in size, becoming a colossal disk that covered the entire sky.
The next instant,
at the very center of the sun,
a figure manifested from within it.
His form was as immense as a towering mountain, his skin like gilded gold, radiating myriad rays of brilliant golden light.
His long hair cascaded down, dancing wildly like scarlet flames.
His face was sharply defined, and his eyes were like two burning golden Divine Fires—deep, scorching, and imbued with an inviolable majesty.
He carried a fiery bow on his back, a Longsword hung at his waist, and he held a great saber in his hand.
The moment he appeared, all the clouds in the sky disintegrated into dust and vanished without a trace.
All that remained was the magnificent figure and the dim, red sun above him.
Seeing this,
everyone stood rooted to the spot, gazing up in astonishment at the unimaginable sight.
"This... This is the great Sun God..."
"My Lord has manifested!"
"Praise to you, great Sun God! You are the world’s only hope and salvation..."
Those who came to their senses immediately fell to their knees, prostrating in fearful awe.
One after another, they began to pray.
The veteran believers of the Sun God Sect were no different.
Their faces were alight with fanaticism as they cried out the Sun God’s name.
Although they knew their Lord existed,
the Sun God had never truly appeared before the eyes of the world.
This was the first time they had ever witnessed such a stunning and direct sight.
Seeing this,
Hu Qi, who had taken on the form of the Sun God, suddenly felt the Power of Faith surging toward him from all directions, growing ever more potent.
He nodded in satisfaction at this development.
Without saying a word,
he let the image persist for a dozen seconds before his figure faded and disappeared.
At the same time,
the great sun behind him suddenly expanded, enveloping the entire world like a giant mouth.
In fact, that was more or less what was happening.
The so-called red sun was actually the massive mouth of the Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent he had transformed into.
From Hu Qi’s perspective, he had swallowed the entire world in a single gulp.
To be precise, he had swallowed it into his Pocket World Space.
On the ground, the people felt a violent tremor, as if a great beast was struggling wildly deep within the earth, and a terrifying earthquake was about to erupt.
In an instant,
pillars of golden light shot up from every corner of the world, like countless Giant Swords piercing the heavens.
These pillars crisscrossed and interlinked with one another.
In the blink of an eye, they formed a massive golden grid that covered the sky and the earth, securely enveloping the entire world.
This was a powerful combination Divine Technique, performed by the Red-robed Holy Radiance Bishop and assisted by the full power of countless devout believers.
The moment the golden grid appeared, the violently shaking ground
was instantly stabilized, as if pinned down by a pair of massive, invisible hands.
Now, only a slight tremor remained, so faint it was almost imperceptible without careful focus.
...
「Sea of Sumeru.」
In a location near the edge of the vast, boundless Shallow Wave Zone...
A colossal dark shadow approached from the distance.
It was a grotesque fish.
Its body was flat, enormous, and somewhat bloated. Its skin was coarse, covered in lumps and wrinkles of varying sizes.
Its head was freakishly large, taking up almost a third of its body.
A pair of small, protruding eyes glowed with a faint blue light, exuding cold indifference and vigilance.
