Chapter 490: The Temptation of Shar
All the gods were watching this massive war between gods.
But the outcome of the battle was unexpected, mainly because the process was too short.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the Kuo Tao Murloc Goddess stayed in her own kingdom and did not come out, it would be useless even if the three Dukes of Hell burned the water elemental plane into fish soup.
So those gods who might have intervened hesitated for a moment and did not intervene immediately.
After all, the fight hasn't started yet. If you take action now, won't you just become cannon fodder? This is not the way to help Kou Tao's fish goddess.
When the kingdom of the Kuo-Toa fish-man goddess is found and Hell begins to invade, there is still a long time to go. Maybe it will take decades. When it is confirmed that Hell has no backup plan, it is not a double act to deceive people. It is not too late to take action after eliminating these dangers. Besides, there is Talos watching, so we have to wait and see how the Lord of Storms reacts. It is not because we are afraid of Him, but we have to be prepared.
But how did this crazy woman escape from the Kingdom of God?
Has this psychotic goddess always been so brave? Didn't she see the three Dukes of Hell here? Didn't she see the overwhelming army of demons? With this lineup, the Lord of Dawn has to be very alert, otherwise he will fall.
Most of the gods could not understand what was happening. Few gods understood the origin of the Kuo Tao fishmen, and they did not know the role played by the God of Alchemy here.
The Mind-Flayer Bone Whistle, which should have been unable to affect the gods, was able to produce a strong mental impact after being strengthened by the God of Alchemy.
The Kuo Tao Fish Goddess was originally fictionalized because this race had experienced unimaginable torture. She was a way for them to seek spiritual comfort and to vent all the chaos and pain.
If the Kuo Toa fishmen are mentally ill, then the Kuo Toa fishmen goddess is a mentally ill woman a billion times more serious, to the point that mental illness has become Her divine duty.
Not only that, too many Kuo-Toa have escaped His control recently.
Those Kuo-Toa fishmen who have regained their normal thinking will no longer provide faith to Her, causing the power of the Kuo-Toa fishmen goddess to be greatly weakened in a short period of time.
The medium divine power could no longer be stabilized and was about to become a weak divine power.
And at this moment, the whistle that was like a natural enemy broke through the blockade and struck His soul directly.
The Kuo-Toa goddess was just like the ordinary Kuo-Toa. She was controlled by the hatred that had accumulated over countless years. She rushed out of the kingdom of God and wanted to kill all those "Mind Flayers".
However, the Kuo-Toa Murloc Goddess was not facing the mind flayers, but three covetous dukes of hell and the demon army they brought with them.
In just a moment, the big lobster brought by the Kuo Tao murloc goddess was torn to pieces by the demons.
Even though this is the water elemental plane that the demons find difficult to adapt to, the gap between the two sides is too big, both in quantity and quality.
The Kuo-Toa murloc goddess herself lost her mind again, and at the moment the battle began her body was pierced by Zariel's flaming sword, leaving a broken wound that could not heal.
Just one sword was enough to severely injure the Kou Tao murloc goddess, and there was no suspense in the following battle.
After the three Dukes of Hell kidnapped the Kou Tao Fishman Goddess, they left at a very fast speed, not daring to stay any longer.
By the time the gods reacted, they had already left the water elemental plane and returned to hell.
The process went so smoothly that even Talos, who was watching the fun, didn't react. He was still waiting to see the three devils from hell being besieged by the gods.
It's over so soon? Isn't this Kou Tao fish goddess too useless? Could it be that they are a gang, acting together?
Not only Talos had this idea, but many other gods also had doubts. After all, the Kuo-Toa merman goddess was also in the evil camp.
In the depths of darkness, in a kingdom of God called the "Lost Temple".
The pale-faced dark goddess Shar was lying exhausted on a bed that looked like a galaxy. A tall man beside her was holding Shar's hand and transferring enormous power into His body, healing the injuries He sustained after being punished by Io.
If Amber was here, he would recognize who this tall man is at a glance. He is the vice president of the Mourning Poetry Society and a poet.
When Shar's face looked better, the poet withdrew his hand and said to Shar: "It seems that Io really favors you. It is obviously the same mistake, but Rose's punishment is much more severe than yours."
Shar did not respond to this question, but stared at the poet and said: "You actually came to help me, I thought..."
"Do you think I would bear a grudge against you for your betrayal and kill you when you are weak?" The poet laughed and continued, "I have long forgotten all that. You should know that I am following Jaeger now, and he does not like this kind of petty hatred."
Shar remained silent. Facing the person in front of him, he indeed owed something.
For the poet had been His ally, a being older than Shar.
At the beginning of Io's creation, before the goddesses of light and darkness were born, ancient lives called Shadows had already appeared, and the poet was one of them.
Later, Shar was born with his sister Selune, and the two sisters assisted Io in creating the world. Later, the sisters turned against each other, and Shar was defeated by Selune. The first generation of magic goddesses was born from Shar's wounds.
While Shar was seriously injured, Shadow found the dark goddess and helped her recover her strength.
The reason is very simple. Both the Dark Goddess and Shadow Sin hope to return the world to shadow chaos and build a world without sunlight.
Shar was able to catch her breath as a result, otherwise she would have been completely eliminated by Selûne.
However, Shar was unable to fulfill her promise and could not return the world to the shadow of chaos. Later, Azuth, the servant of the Goddess of Magic, designed a trap to capture a large number of shadows, but Shar did not rescue them in the end because she was afraid of the power of the Goddess of Magic.
By now, the shadow monster has become an endangered species.
Although Shar cannot be said to have framed Yingnie, she definitely owes him a lot.
Therefore, Shar never expected that when she fell into a weak state again, the poet would come to help her again.
The poet looked at Shar's guilty expression and comforted her, saying, "Our goal is ultimately illusory. At that time, Io had not yet figured out what kind of world he wanted to create, so there was a struggle between light and darkness. Now that the world is running, it means that Io is very satisfied with the current state. We can't let everything return to darkness and chaos. Even if we won at that time, in the end, we were just changed back by Io."
Shar said unexpectedly: "You have become much more open-minded."
The reason why Shadow Evil is called Evil is that this race is naturally not a kind camp. Back then, Shadow Evil screamed and wanted to destroy all light, which was even more extreme than the Dark Goddess.
The poet said with emotion: "After so long, I have to let go of it, otherwise I will be tortured forever. I have to say that Jaeger has taught me a lot, and I am very grateful."
Shar asked doubtfully, "You didn't come to see me just to see an old friend, did you?"
"Of course, you also heard the bells that Talos rang. You should understand that the little lich has done something big again. With a mortal body, he kidnapped a god."
The poet's words hurt Shar's self-esteem, and he said angrily: "It's just borrowing the power of others. Mortals are just mortals after all."
"He was still a mortal and could borrow such a powerful force. When he becomes a god, do you think he can borrow the power of Io? Oh, he has already borrowed it, and you already know the result."
Shar said angrily, "You came here just to mock me?"
"I came here to remind you. You should now understand the importance of this lich. I am not afraid to tell you that Jaeger is very optimistic about him. This kid may inherit Kelemvor's position and become the new god of death."
"How is this possible?!"
Shar felt it was incredible. The God of Death was so powerful, and Kelemvor hadn't made any big mistakes, so how could he just replace him so easily?
"I cannot reveal the specific reason, but I am reminding you based on our past friendship. The position of the God of Death will be handed over soon, and this guy is one of the most popular candidates in Jaeger's mind. You have dealt with him before, and you know that this guy is very vindictive, but as long as you don't take the initiative to provoke him in the future, I believe he will not cause trouble to you.
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"Otherwise...think about what Kelemvor did to those demons?"
Of course Shar knew that the god of death, Kelemvor, had spent a lot of time and energy fighting the demons of the abyss. This god of death projected his power into the abyss, and almost no demon could resist. At that time, countless famous demons were killed by Kelemvor, making this new god of death win the respect of all gods.
Regardless of whether Kelemvor is smart enough, this power is real and not false at all.
This is the power of the priesthood of the god of death. Even a bug that inherits this priesthood can instantly become a powerful god.
Shar was unwilling to accept the result and could not help asking, "What on earth did Jaeger like about him? I admit that he is the most cunning mortal I have ever met, but this kind of character does not meet Jaeger's standards."
The previous Grim Reaper caused a lot of trouble because of his greedy and cunning character, forcing Jaeger to step in to clean up the mess. Then the Grim Reaper was replaced and became the current Kelemvor.
If this lich becomes the god of death, will there be any peace in this world?
"That's because you're not familiar with him, so you have a prejudice against him. This kid seems to be cruel to the gods, but he's still good to his own people. This shows that he has his own standards in his heart and won't cross the line easily. This is the most rare thing about him."
The poet took out the Codex of the Dead and gently stroked the cover before saying to Shar: "All members of the Mourning Poets Society were carefully selected by Jaeger. Each of them had the opportunity to inherit the priesthood of the God of Death, but unfortunately most of them have failed."
Shar asked excitedly: "What are the requirements for inheriting the position of the God of Death? Does Jaeger have to choose the successor from mortals?"
Shar wanted to tell Jaeger right now that she was willing to accept all conditions, and he would do anything as long as the position of the God of Death was given to him.
The poet smiled and said, "It's very simple. Overcome your obsession. Only by transcending your own desires can you become a qualified god of death. Shar, can you let go of your hatred for Selune?"
Shar wanted to lie and say yes, but he knew he couldn't fool Jaeger.
"If I can't let go of my hatred, can that lich let go of his obsession with wealth?"
Shar was very unwilling. In terms of being dominated by desire, this lich was much worse than her. This was a fact known to all gods. As long as the lich was given enough gold, he would do anything. How could such a mortal be qualified to become the god of death?
Wouldn't it be possible to come back to life by offering enough wealth?
The poet's answer was beyond Shar's expectations.
The vice president of the Mourning Poetry Society said seriously, "It is indeed possible. He had many opportunities to obtain huge wealth, such as annexing the entire Underdark, occupying the entire Kingdom of Raging Tide, or draining all the alchemy resources of the Dwarf Kingdom... but he restrained this desire every time.
"He didn't choose to swallow all the benefits at once, but chose to cooperate and take things slow. It sounds easy, but that's the obsession that the undead use to place their souls. I don't know how he stays sane. Although he hasn't completely surpassed his own desires yet, Jaeger is optimistic about him. This lich is qualified to be one of the candidates."
Shar was silent again, as if lost in thought.
After a long time, Shar stretched out his right hand and sent a ball of dark energy in front of the poet.
"Since Jaeger is optimistic about him, let me see if he can really transcend his own desires. This is the complete law of the Dark Web that I have mastered. Bring it to the lich."
The last time Ambersu sought advice from Shar, he only got a small amount of knowledge about the Dark Magic Web, which could only be used to deduce the magic seal to solve the magic addiction disease. It was still a long way from the real magic web.
But this time, what Shar took out was a complete dark magic web. Theoretically, as long as Ambershoff learned it, he could build a new magic web and become the new god of magic.
The poet did not accept it. Instead, he said to Shar: "You are playing such a big game? Once he can't help but absorb this knowledge, it means that the Goddess of Magic has completely mastered the Dark Web. You will never have the chance to replace Her."
Shar snorted.
"No, in the first place. In my current state, am I still capable of challenging the Goddess of Magic? I put the 'Karsas Ascension Spell' in it. I just want to see if this lich can resist the temptation of becoming the Goddess of Magic."
Karsas's Ascension, a powerful magic that has been forever banned.
Karsus originally cast this powerful magic to replace the Goddess of Magic and take control of the entire magic network.
Ultimately he succeeded, but also failed.
After seizing control of the magic net, it took only a moment for Karsus to blow himself to pieces because he was unable to mobilize the power contained in the magic net, destroying the magic net along with it.
The first generation of magic goddess fell because of this.
What Shar taught Amber was the complete version of the "Karsas Ascension Spell". He wanted to know whether this lich could withstand the temptation of becoming the god of magic overnight.
(End of this chapter)