Chapter 623: The Moon Goddess’s Partiality
Rand stared at the flame in the lantern.
The lantern was a reinforced model, but otherwise unremarkable, with an orange flame.
Such flames are also very common. They do not have the various exotic colors produced by the burning of metal elements, nor are they as bright and gorgeous as Karin's flames.
It is said to be the holy fire of the Torch Church, which was brought to the New Holy City by the Utilitarians when the Torch Church split in the past.
Later, in the Scorching Sun Plan planned by Rand, part of the holy fire of the Torch Church's new holy city was taken away by several knights with the smell of sulfur on their bodies.
Later, the old Knight Commander took power in the New Holy City, and Rand naturally had the means to obtain the Holy Fire.
But at this moment, it doesn’t matter whether this flame is the holy fire or not.
Even if the flame in the lantern is really just an ordinary flame, it is enough to attract the attention of the Torch Goddess.
Because the most essential teachings of the Torch Church have always been simple.
"Use fire to purge evil."
Use fire to destroy evil and you will gain the gift of the Torch Goddess.
And at this moment.
Rand has fire in his hands.
And under this world tree, and even above it, there is evil everywhere.
Isn't it the perfect time to carry out the will of the Torch Goddess?
After meeting Lysa, Rand's illusions about what a goddess looks like were shattered.
Otherwise, I would be quite excited at this time.
"Click--" With the sound of the metal pieces of the lantern grinding, Rand took out the fire.
He stretched out his palm and carefully protected the flame from the violent air currents at high altitude.
The small flame seemed unexpectedly strong.
Then the flames came into contact with the flesh and blood of the Son of God on the crown of the Golden World Tree.
Originally, Rand had prepared some other materials, such as some combustion aids produced by the Torch Church, or other evils as firewood.
Now it seems that is not necessary.
When the small orange flame came into contact with the evil flesh and blood, it immediately grew in the wind and began to burn fiercely.
Soon the air currents at high altitudes were no longer strong enough to extinguish such a flame.
Rand stood in relative safety, his robes rustling in the wind.
He asked Lisa quietly: "So, I have a question now."
"What's the problem?" Lysa responded.
"That's it. Will you accept sacrifices? Or do you have an altar?" Rand asked.
Lisa chuckled, her voice as clear as a silver bell.
"Your Majesty, what do you want me to give you?"
"That's not what I meant." Rand explained, "Since the World Tree is about to end, if it can be sacrificed, it would be a good opportunity to recycle it for you and make up for the loss a little bit?"
As for taking advantage of others... Rand was really embarrassed to take advantage of Lisa.
Lysa had been on his side throughout, at the very beginning, when Rand had just come into this world and even his safety was not guaranteed.
Lysa gave Rand a lot of help.
Moreover, Lysa seemed to be a righteous god, and such a righteous god did not crush Rand to death just because Rand seemed to have a lot of evil aura and was an outsider.
In this way, the fact that Rand gradually could not be detected by the ritual vessels of the Torchlight Church was most likely the work of Lysa.
Of course, it may also be because Rand and the Torch Church are already in the same camp, so it cannot be detected.
"The Torch Goddess and I are actually similar. The destruction of evil, the protection of good creatures, the guidance of the lost, and a life in accordance with the laws of nature are all sacrifices to me. There is no need to prepare an altar. Your actions now are a sacrifice to me." Lisa gave a direct explanation.
"That's very convenient." Rand nodded.
"So back to the previous question, what do you want me to give you?" Lisa asked again.
"A suitable blessing?" Rand asked.
"According to my judgment?"
"Um."
Due to Rand's arson just now, the flames have begun to spread from the top of the World Tree downwards.
Rand even had an inexplicable feeling that he was being watched.
The Torch Goddess should really turn her attention here.
And just when this sacrifice to destroy evil has not yet been completed.
Lysa's blessing is in place.
[Blessing 10: The Partiality of the Moon Goddess]
So Ryza is the Moon Goddess, not some Elf Goddess? That being said, it is true that the elves were all created by Ryza, so it is not very reasonable to name Ryza after the Elf Goddess.
"What is the effect?"
"It's literally nothing else."
"What does it mean literally?"
"That is, no matter when, under what circumstances, whether it is when making a choice or making a judgment, I will be partial to you."
"Isn't that a bit too expensive?" Rand asked.
If it is an ordinary person's partiality, it may just be some normal human nature.
If it is a God's partiality.
Although Ryza is very much "Ryza", there is clearly nothing wrong with her power and status.
Then Lisa's partiality seems very exaggerated.
"No, I'm biased towards you anyway. Maybe this is just a useless blessing?" Lisa smiled softly again, and then suddenly seemed to remember something. "Come to think of it, it's not completely useless. From now on, as long as it's night, you won't get lost. The moonlight will show you the way. Intelligent plant creatures like tree spirits or mushroom people will naturally get close to you. Maybe you can even develop some combat functions out of it. It all depends on you."
"There are no more effects, that's it anyway."
…
Vanilla wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Rand has asked Crow Coke to deliver a letter to Vanilla.
Vanilla, don't worry about what will happen if you run out of time.
Rand told Vanilla that he had arrived above the canopy of the World Tree and was ready.
If there is not enough time to save the World Tree, then Rand will not let the World Tree become a sacrifice of evil.
Of course, it made Vanilla feel much more at ease.
If the World Tree becomes a sacrifice to evil, it is unknown what kind of monster will appear.
Then the Elf Forest, the home of the elves, might be destroyed.
Now with Rand backing her up, Vanilla has nothing to worry about and can just go all out.
Unfortunately, there really isn't enough time.
The elves might really lose the World Tree.
Just when Vanilla felt that time was running out, flames ignited above the crown of the World Tree.
A giant crow flew close to the Golden World Tree.
I guess he went to meet Rand.
And as the flames spread.
Vanilla felt the air become heavier again.
There was something disgusting in the air, something fishy, sweet and rotten.
As the vice-principal of a church school who is very familiar with evil, Vanilla knows what is happening.
According to what is written in the scriptures, this situation is caused by the evil god himself who is watching this place.
Countless dead bodies crawled out from the rolling soil.
The elves that died in the battle also ignited with faint green flames and slowly stood up.
This is the power of the Scourge Apostle.
These elven warriors who fought for their goals in their lifetime, now have their bodies desecrated, and their corpses are once again moving in this world.
In just a few breaths, the mountains were already filled with undead souls.
But it doesn’t stop there.
The Scourge is not the only one projecting power here.
Countless huge tentacles rose from the ground.
The flesh and blood of a large number of living elves on the battlefield glued together to form a giant monster.
These are the power of the Dark Goddess of Fertility and the power of the God of Struggle respectively.
"Don't worry about this situation. We have already prepared for it. The materials to fight against evil have been distributed to you before. Now light those torches and braziers." Vanilla gave the order quickly.
The response strategy that had been prepared long ago was quickly implemented.
Since the evil had been anticipated, Vanilla had of course made preparations.
Then the most useful props to fight against evil are naturally those from the Torch Church and the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health.
It's a pity that the number of cattle and horses that can be mobilized now is not enough, otherwise a large army of cattle and horses can suppress evil.
Now we can only use the materials from the Torch Church.
These are the combustible materials that have been continuously transported to the Elf Forest since the beginning, so the quantity is quite considerable and can last for a while.
Because of the vision created by the evil god's gaze, the burning flames were contained.
…
At this time, at the roots of the World Tree, the Son of God was on high alert and ready to fight, but he had not waited for Rand to bring people to the roots of the tree to cause trouble for him.
At this time, God's gaze had already arrived here except for the Dark Goddess of Fertility.
And although the Mother Goddess did not cast her gaze, some of her power was indeed directed here.
The terrifying power made heaven and earth tremble.
The sky trembled and the earth tore apart.
Green flames began to burn from the roots of the tree, clinging to the surface of the Golden World Tree, and resisting the orange-yellow holy fire.
The bark of the Golden World Tree has cracked due to the struggle between the two flames, and flesh and blood have grown in the cracks. There is a struggle within the disordered flesh and blood.
The invisible force tried to tear apart everything that existed, but even this mighty power from the God of Struggle seemed a little slow when it came to destroying the Golden World Tree.
The tentacles growing out of the earth were like huge high-rise buildings rising from the soil. These tentacles, which were thicker and more majestic than skyscrapers, were also extending upward, resisting the burning orange flames.
The power of God is concentrated here.
Although this world still has various restrictions on the power of these so-called gods.
But its power is still beyond the reach of mortals.
Similar to the situation with the Golden World Tree, in the land near the roots of the tree, the elves' army was also fighting against the monsters and demons that appeared because of the evil god's attention.
For a moment, the world was full of colors.
Bright red blood is no longer the dominant color between heaven and earth.
"When do you plan to take action?" Rand asked.
"It's almost there." Lisa stared at the crumbling, burning, and twisting Golden World Tree.
At this time, Rand, Lysa and Elsa all came to the back of Crow Cola again.
Giant crows flew beneath the clouds.
The Holy Flame of the Torch Goddess, which is now billowing on the crown of the Golden World Tree, looks from afar as if the Golden World Tree has grown leaves of even darker colors.
The flames danced wildly, competing with evil for the burning firewood.
To be honest, looking at this scene, Rand had a feeling that the Torch Goddess was really manipulating these flames to fight against the evil god.
The flame will always burn to the right place to block the spread of green flames or flesh and blood cracks.
Then those obvious traces of evil forces will always try to find opportunities to compete for more area of the Golden World Tree.
After a while, the Golden World Tree looked like it was completely burning.
Although the color of the flame is not limited to the orange-red that represents the sacred fire.
"Now it's time for us to take action." Lisa finally spoke.
"What should we do?" Rand asked.
Lysa put the longbow that she always carried with her, which was obviously not an ordinary item, into Rand's hand.
Then he pulled out the whip from his waist.
As Lisa moved, the whip gradually became straight, and then turned into a wooden arrow with a iron-blue luster.
"Come on, just shoot arrows at the Golden World Tree." Lisa said softly.
Rand did not ask why Lysa could not do the shooting herself.
Now is clearly the time and there is no time to waste.
Rand bent his bow and drew his arrow. He was not very good at archery skills, but he could still do normal archery.
This is not difficult.
The difficulty of archery lies in hitting the target.
But Rand apparently doesn't have to worry about that.
As he drew his bow and drew his arrow, Rand felt a large amount of unknown divine power pouring into his palms.
Rand was familiar with the powers of many gods, but this was the first time he felt the power of Lysa.
The feeling it gave Rand was indeed like moonlight, distant, beautiful, bright, and solid.
Rand let go of the bowstring.
The arrow crossed a distance of several kilometers in an instant and hit the Golden World Tree.
The power of the Evil God and the Torch Goddess, which were originally fighting fiercely on the surface of the Golden World Tree, solidified at this moment.
But soon, all that changed.
The elves who were still fighting against evil in the distance could also be seen.
The Golden World Tree rumbled.
Its bark, its branches, its leaves, and its roots all began to move from stillness to movement.
"The World Tree is shrinking." One of the elves who had also been paying attention to the World Tree murmured.
Yes, the Golden World Tree is shrinking.
As the branches moved with a loud noise, the power of the gods on them also shrank.
This huge, majestic tree, whose height could not be seen, shrank into a flower bud in a very short time.
This wooden bud is also extremely large, its volume far exceeding the combined size of hundreds of dragons.
Then comes the blooming.
As the majestic tree shrank, the power of the Torch Goddess and the evil god were compressed into the flower bud.
Such terrifying power was compressed and then bloomed with the bud.
The flowers bloom like gorgeous fireworks.
The surging power also exploded in the sky along with the "fireworks".
The force of the explosion crushed the monsters born from the power of the evil god.
Then, it withers along with the flowers.
Everything was destroyed just like that. If it weren't for the devastated earth and the burning sky, it would be as if nothing had ever happened.
(End of this chapter)
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