Chapter 140. Confronting Greed, Offering...
[Fatal Twin Eyes BUFF (God-tier), Remaining Time: 201:22:32:12]
When the countdown to the buff reached its seventh day, Lin Xiaoxiao was violently slapped away by the tentacles that extended from the gaps in the energy chain spheres. She broke three energy chains in succession and only stopped when she used energy to create a barrier.
After being forced to a stop in mid-air, she pushed off with her legs, twisted her body, and swung her sword in the backhand, severing the tentacles that had been chasing and strangling her, constantly dripping slime.
When the tentacles were severed and fell to the ground, in the blink of an eye they transformed into disgusting creatures covered in tiny tentacles, wriggling like bloodsuckers.
These disgusting creatures, as if under orders, kept climbing up the energy chains, their bodies oozing black slime that slowly corroded them.
Xiao Weizhi below kept moving within the chains, relentlessly attacking the worms with various skills, the skill lights glowing with a chilling aura.
Wherever the skill went, the worms were all frozen into ice blocks, unable to absorb the energy chains, and fell directly to the ground.
Once the worms, now turned into ice lumps, have accumulated to a certain number, Xiao Weizhi will unleash a water-based skill, combined with an ice-based skill, to freeze them all into a solid mass, hardening them a second time to prevent them from escaping.
Layer upon layer, they stacked up to form icebergs with curved shapes.
The reason for doing this is that these worms, like the evil god bodies that attacked the city before, will not die when they are blasted into pieces, but will instead turn into smaller worms and climb the energy chains.
The god of greed's hoarse voice echoed once more in this space: "Hahahaha... Little bug, come on, keep attacking, attacks that don't hurt or itch, just enough to tickle me."
The originally tightly sealed sphere now has many large gaps, and in one place there is even a large hole.
Several legs of the god of greed extended from within, swinging wildly in mid-air, like bait to lure prey.
Lin Xiaoxiao stared at the densely packed tentacles that formed a large net in front of her, twisting and contorting in front of her. Her expression froze, looking extremely unpleasant.
She took a deep breath, raised her lightsaber, and severed all the tentacles in front of her. She flew close to the body of the God of Greed and slashed several times at His leg joints.
The golden sword energy touched the joint, and like a metal shell refracting cold light, it formed a huge explosion, with smoke from the explosion spreading around the area where it occurred.
Immediately afterwards, countless tentacles shot out from the smoke, heading straight for Lin Xiaoxiao's face, neck, heart, joints...
She cursed under her breath, raised her lightsaber, and cut down everything she could. For anything she couldn't cut, she used energy orbs and experience coins to defend herself, delaying the attack for a few seconds before launching another strike.
As the smoke cleared, Lin Xiaoxiao broke through the dense tentacles in front of her, switched her lightsaber for the Godslayer Sword, and slashed fiercely at the outstretched legs.
The pain of the broken leg made the god of greed roar uncontrollably: "Ah, you damned worm, I will smash you into mincemeat!"
Lin Xiaoxiao's lips curled slightly as she quickly dodged the chains that were vibrating more violently due to the god of greed's anger.
During the attack, I noticed that the God of Greed didn't attach too much energy to his outstretched foot.
She knew that the right opportunity had finally arrived. For the past few days, she had not been able to find a chance to use the Sword of War, so she could only use the energy lightsaber to attack and paralyze Him.
As the god of greed grew angry, the entire space trembled with his movements, broken chains swung everywhere, and even smashed many energy chains.
Before long, the God of Greed smashed through the seal with one of his arms and stretched out, grabbing wildly in all directions: "Damn bug, where are you?"
Lin Xiaoxiao flew in mid-air, dodging being grabbed, and repeatedly swung the God-Slaying Sword.
Unfortunately, the god of greed had several legs cut off, and his pre-prepared defenses were completely blocked from attacking.
She could only manage to leave a few wounds, each five or six meters long, on His arm, while carefully avoiding the black blood spilled by the god of greed.
[Fatal Twin Eyes BUFF (God-level), Remaining Time: 172:33:21:09]
The god of greed, trapped in the seal, has stretched out more than ten legs and two arms, and half of his body has already squeezed out.
But His arms were covered in wounds, and His more than ten legs were of different lengths. Black, foul blood dripped continuously from the severed cross-sections.
The white mist in the space was gradually polluted by the aura emanating from the filthy blood, turning from white to gray.
Lin Xiaoxiao floated in mid-air, panting heavily, and awkwardly used her other hand to wipe the sweat dripping onto her eyelids.
Before she could even put down her wiping hand, she wielded the God-Slaying Sword and flew directly towards the fatal spot on the massive arm, which glowed with dazzling red light, and stabbed it fiercely.
The sword tip was firmly blocked by a layer of black energy barrier, unable to penetrate even a fraction of an inch.
Lin Xiaoxiao gripped the sword hilt with both hands, channeling her inner energy and ignoring the tentacles wrapping around her, letting out a furious roar: "Ah!!"
He forcefully pushed the Sword of the God of War in, piercing through the barrier and into the arm of the God of Greed. Unfortunately, he was a little too slow; the red light had already moved on, and this attack did not harm His core.
Driven by pain, the God of Greed used his tentacles to grab Lin Xiaoxiao by the ankle and slam her back and forth against the chained seal.
Xiao Weizhi, surrounded by worms below, looked up and saw a scene that made his eyes widen in horror: "Xiaoxiao."
His eyes uncontrollably flashed with a layer of red killing intent, and the energy within his body began to surge, forming energy fluctuations around him and scattering the layers of worms surrounding him.
Just as Xiao Weizhi flew into the air, a large number of tentacles appeared directly in front of him, surrounding him from all sides and preventing him from taking another step forward.
Lin Xiaoxiao, on the other side, coughed up a mouthful of blood after being thrown. She quickly reacted and created an energy barrier around her body.
She communicated telepathically through the contract: "Weizhi, I'm fine. You focus on dealing with the worms below."
Upon hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's telepathic message, Xiao Weizhi immediately stopped rushing upwards and began to focus on severing the tentacles placed in front of him: "Okay, be careful."
Lin Xiaoxiao was thrown to the ground, feeling dizzy and disoriented. Several times she reached out from beside the God-Slaying Sword, almost managing to retrieve the weapon.
She gritted her teeth, took out the ancient god core fragments she had found earlier from her spatial storage, and scattered them directly.
Sure enough, once the tentacles sensed the fragments of the ancient god core, their movements slowed down considerably, and some even chased after the falling fragments of the ancient god core.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Xiaoxiao conjured a lightsaber and severed the tentacles gripping her ankles with a single strike, then imbued her feet with energy.
She raced across the metal, occasionally leaping and gliding, running for over a thousand meters before leaping down and landing directly on the arm of the god of greed.
Flying along the arm, dodging the annoying tentacles one after another, he pulled out the God-Slaying Sword that was stuck in the arm of the God of Greed, took it in his hand, and quickly flew away.
Just as Lin Xiaoxiao was battling the God of Greed, the Goddess of Fortune sat far above the core of the planet.
As the energy from the chains binding him began to dissipate, the corners of his normally flat lips curved slightly upward. His hand, resting on the armrest of the throne, tightened slightly, channeling his unique divine power through the throne into the core of the planet, which already had a massive crack.
With the help of divine power, several more tiny cracks appeared on the core of the planet.
[Fatal Twin Eyes BUFF (God-tier), Remaining Time: 134:21:39:03]
Lin Xiaoxiao's hair was partially corroded, and part of her business attire was also corroded. Her body was covered with large and small wounds that had already scabbed over. Her face was bruised and swollen, and she swung her God-Slaying Sword with a cold expression.
The large sphere that sealed the God of Greed in front of them had been mostly destroyed. The God of Greed's head and limbs had protruded from the metal sphere, making it look like a turtle from a distance.
The God of Greed also had many wounds, all caused by Lin Xiaoxiao's opportune sneak attacks.
Lin Xiaoxiao was extremely anxious inside, but she didn't show it on her face at all. She even managed to find the right opportunity to inflict more wounds on the God of Greed.
[Fatal Twin Eyes Buff (God-tier), Remaining Time: 66:54:33:43]
Half of the God of Greed's body had already crawled out of the seal. If it weren't for the dozen or so pure golden energy chains still attached to his waist, he probably would have crawled out already.
At this moment, Lin Xiaoxiao's hand holding the God-Slaying Sword was already trembling. All her energy had been exhausted, and she was only holding on by the power of her faith.
However, the power of faith within the Faith Soul Pool is almost depleted.
[Fatal Twin Eyes Buff (God-tier), Remaining Time: 44:44:14:04]
All of Lin Xiaoxiao's offensive tools within her space have been completely exhausted; she has no energy left in her body; and the power of faith in her Faith Soul Pool is reduced to a mere thin layer.
Only a quarter of the seal on the God of Greed remained, and only eight energy chains remained on his waist.
Xiao Weizhi below had become semi-transparent, and with each movement, her body became even more transparent. She was at her last gasp and was barely holding on.
Looking at the God of Greed before her, who had more than a dozen broken legs, more than twenty sword piercings on his body, and many shallow wounds, and was about to break free of his seal, Lin Xiaoxiao felt a sudden sense of dejection.
She closed her eyes to sense the dwindling amount of liquid in the pool, then opened them again with an unusually determined look, clearly indicating that she was ready.
Centered on her heart, a magic circle imbued with immense power slowly unfolded.
This magic circle is a blend of gold and red, and each inscription on it is a special divine rune. It looks crooked and twisted, like the characters created by life species when wisdom first awakened, making it exceptionally vivid and mysterious.
The God of Greed became extremely agitated upon seeing the magic circle appear on Lin Xiaoxiao's body: "Damn insect, how dare you?"
He raised his fist, which was over ten meters in size, and frantically pounded on the chains around his body. He pounded them over a hundred times, but only managed to break the two energy chains around his waist.
Lin Xiaoxiao's lips curled slightly: "Why wouldn't I dare?"
If I can't kill you, can't I at least seal you away?
As the magic circle formed, golden and red energy floated out from within it, transforming into semi-transparent energy chains that slowly wrapped around the waist of the God of Greed.
After seeing Lin Xiaoxiao's actions, Xiao Weizhi took the initiative to discard his weapon, flew to her side, took her hand, and actively connected his energy to the magic circle.
The God of Greed unleashed a corrosive energy punch at Lin Xiaoxiao's location.
All of it was blocked by the invisible barrier outside the magic circle and bounced back. The God of Greed awkwardly turned his head to dodge the rebounding energy fist.
He stared at Lin Xiaoxiao with a sinister look in his eyes, quickly thinking of a solution.
Soon, it began to melt from its head, turning into thick black mist that enveloped the magic circle and Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi inside.
Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly had a peculiar feeling: she couldn't let the black mist completely engulf the magic circle, otherwise the sacrifice might fail.
In response, she accelerated the activation of the magic circle. The next second, her body felt as if it were being struck by invisible hammers, and her bones began to creak and groan, causing excruciating pain.
Just as the two energies were clashing, a platinum-colored magic circle appeared, dispersing the black mist and slapping Lin Xiaoxiao, forcibly ending the sacrificial ritual.
Lin Xiaoxiao's internal organs suffered a backlash after the sacrifice was forcibly terminated, causing her to vomit blood continuously.
Xiao Weizhi, whose body had become completely transparent, held Lin Xiaoxiao, who was vomiting blood, with a look of worry on his face.
The black mist returned to its original form as the God of Greed, reverting to its previous appearance, its eyes fixed on the platinum magic circle with a fanatical and obsessive gaze: "Raphael, you've come. You've come to find me."
As the platinum magic circle dissipated, the phantom of the goddess of fortune descended upon this special alternate dimension.
His face, adorned with divine light, revealed a face of exquisite beauty sculpted by a celestial craftsman. He looked at the god of greed, who resembled a demon, and calmly spoke: "Terrotai, you are still as disgusting as ever."
The god of greed, Terrote, silently and naturally filled the black hole with red flames in his empty eye sockets. He was extremely excited: "Raffi, come, let me devour you, become a part of me."
Lady Lal turned to look at Lin Xiaoxiao, who was floating in mid-air, and said in a calm tone, "Quanye, you guys are quite cunning."
Quan Zhi floated out of Lin Xiaoxiao's body. His originally small body quickly stretched and, in the blink of an eye, transformed into a refined-looking man in flowing robes.
It smiled and bowed to Lafite: "Thousands of years have passed, esteemed goddess of fortune—Lafite, you are still as beautiful and charming as ever."
The goddess of fortune, Raffi, sneered, her tone mocking: "I never imagined that I would be manipulated by a dozen or so newly born deities back then."
A galaxy that should have been destroyed years ago has survived to this day because of its existence.
He had finally seen a glimmer of hope that he could leave, but he never expected that those minor deities had made so many arrangements before the end of the world, including taking him into their schemes.
If it weren't for the moment when the planet's core was about to crumble into dust, it wouldn't have known that, through thousands of years of binding and the silent passage of time, it had become deeply intertwined with the planet's core.
As long as the core exists, He lives; if the core is destroyed, He dies.
It was for this reason that the Goddess of Fortune had to deliberately tear through space and appear in the sealed land of the God of Greed to interrupt Lin Xiaoxiao's sacrifice.
Quan Zhi smiled, her eyes crinkling, but she didn't reply. She simply waited quietly for Raffi's answer.
The goddess of fortune looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, who was being supported by Xiao Weizhi, and was about to speak when she was interrupted by the tentacles of the god of greed.
A look of disgust flashed in His eyes. With a gentle wave of His hand, the tentacles seemed to come into contact with some terrifying energy, turning into powder and dissipating into the air.
Lady Luck looked at Quan Zhi, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Weizhi, who were like ants, and said calmly, "Quan Ye, I've remembered your scheme."
Upon hearing this, Quan Zhi knew that the goddess of fortune would grant its request. With a light laugh, it dispersed its form, transforming into energy and returning to Lin Xiaoxiao's body.
The moment Quan Zhi's form dissipated, the phantom of the goddess of fortune also began to dissipate, sweeping towards Lin Xiaoxiao's location and frantically merging into her body.
A dazzling, sacred light illuminated the entire space.
When the body of the God of Greed came into contact with this layer of light, it gradually dissipated like melting dry ice, turning into wisps of foul-smelling smoke that vanished into the air.
In the blink of an eye, his body shrank considerably, from over 200 meters to over 120 meters.
"Ah, ah, ah..." Amidst the God of Greed's screams, a divine voice resounded in Lin Xiaoxiao's mind:
[Congratulations on receiving assistance from the goddess of fortune, Raffi, with a surge of divine power, breaking through to the peak of demigod level, and achieving the status of an unnamed deity]
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