Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method Chapter 3168: 653: The Grand Curtain of Heavenly Chopping (part 2)
Previously on Wizard: Starting With the Knights Breathing Method...
Cultivating crops is the specialty of the Green Bear Clan.
Blessed with the innate ability to sense the Earth's aura and the rhythm of the clouds and rain, they are known as the Forest's Children. They possess the unique talent to produce [Azure Wine], a potent concoction that strengthens the body and dramatically enhances longevity.
This esteemed Azure Wine serves as a significant revenue stream for the War Church.
It is also the most cherished gift among the high-ranking officials.
Whispers of legend tell of Azure Wine aged for a millennium.
A single sip is said to grant an additional hundred years of life.
Alas, a member of the Green Bear Clan finally succumbed, collapsing to the ground.
"Stop feigning illness!"
The overseer brought their whip down mercilessly upon the fallen body.
The Green Bear Clan member simply curled up, groaning in agony.They were completely helpless to resist.
The other Green Bear Clan members did not dare to step forward and interfere.
Not long before, a courageous young man had attempted just that.
By the following day, he had vanished without a trace. Rumor had it that his skin was peeled, and his bear pelt was fashioned into an opulent coat, presented as a gift to a priest of the War Church.
Crack!
The lengthy whip struck again.
The injured bearman closed their eyes."Soon, I shall reunite with Mother, finding peace."
Yet, death did not claim them.
From the summit of the distant Emerald Wood Forest, a figure emerged.
Exuding an aura of profound harmony between man and the cosmos, clad in simple robes, humble cloth shoes, carrying a bamboo staff, and draped in a cloak... beneath a worn straw hat, a grizzled bear face was revealed, adorned with white hair and a matching beard.
The overseer, though untouched, found himself frozen in place.
He trembled, stammering, "Whose bearman subordinate are you? Do you intend to incite a rebellion?"The aged bearman responded:
"I am Zhou, a Quasi-Knight Ranger hailing from the Panda Clan."
Having reached the twilight of his years, Zhou journeyed across Nora. Still unfulfilled, he traversed the Star Gate, exploring the boundless Multidimensional Plane, and unexpectedly achieved Level 9 Cultivation.He heeded the Emperor's call for All Clans to challenge the Heavens.
And by chance, he witnessed such an act of injustice. How could he stand idly by?
Furthermore, the ones being oppressed were also bearmen.
Though their clans differed, Zhou could discern.
They were all exceptional Qi Sect Seedlings.
"This realm belongs to the God Race; it is the Belief Land of the Blood Fire Dominator. If you value your life, depart swiftly. Otherwise, the [Huo Rong Grand Archbishop] will show no mercy."
With the backing of a Level 8 powerhouse, the overseer felt an overwhelming sense of arrogance.Suddenly, a crimson cloud surged from the horizon.
"How brazen!"
Huo Rong Grand Archbishop manifested the red cloud into a colossal hand, launching an assault on Zhou.His intellect was limited, unaware that the integrated Zhou had attained Level 9.
He mistakenly believed Zhou to be a mere transcendent with some minor skill.
Zhou lightly tapped his bamboo staff, and a mighty river, stretching a hundred miles, reversed its flow. The crimson cloud hand dissipated, and the grand priest, before even uttering a sound, was engulfed and vanquished.
The chief priest of Yashe World's supreme authority, silenced forever!
"For what cause do the flames of war ignite? For what reason do the autumn leaves descend? One's innate nature cannot be stripped away, just as doubts linger within our hearts. For whom does the Fist of Rage clench, to defend the nation and vanquish the wicked!"
Zhou recited verses from the renowned "Sauron Aspiration Scroll."
The Path of Salvation offered by the Qi Sect lies within!
A kind soul is mistreated; a gentle steed is overladen.
Facing oppression, only an iron fist serves as true logic!
"Thank you, esteemed elder!"
"Many thanks!"
Zhou regarded these bearmen and imparted:"I am a disciple of the Qi Sect from the ancient Dragon Continent of Nora Civilization, currently traveling through this region. Should you yearn for a new path, gather your kin and comrades, and proceed to the War Church temple. There, I shall assess your potential, impart the principles of the Qi Sect, and propagate martial prowess throughout the world."
...
Kena World.
The vice-commander of the Fire Dragon Apostle Group, leading a contingent of formidable warriors, razed the local Church within three days and nights. They conferred with rebel leaders, liberating a significant Belief Land.
Their commander, the Fire Dragon Knight, currently remains in seclusion.
Should they succeed in breaking through, they will ascend to become the second Star Knight!
...
Boka World.
Sky Dragon Wizard, at the head of a group of Dragon descendant sorcerers, liberated the final Dragon Clan Belief Land following the demise of the Brilliant Prison Dragon God. Thousands of the Dragon Clan now soar freely within the Sky Dome.
...
Since the commencement of the offensive.
Church organizations across various worlds were annihilated, much like dried weeds under the advance of the Nora Battle Group and the rebel forces. Idols were shattered, and sacred texts were consumed by flames.
A single spark can ignite a vast prairie fire.
But what Nora ignited was far more than a mere "Starlight"?
This was a nuclear detonation!
...
Astral World.
Arrogant Sun Plateau.
The Heavenly Father, having just returned from a brutal conflict, was consumed by immense fury.
In a remarkably short period, over ten minor Belief Lands and one major Belief Land had been devastated, positioning Him as the deity who suffered the greatest losses.
At this relentless pace, within a millennium.
His own Belief Land Church would be reduced to utter ruin.
Without any clerical staff or administrators, depending entirely on the devotion of ordinary believers, one's faith could be easily pilfered, and the divine power would consequently recede like the ebb of the tide, causing a drop in divine status!
When the faithful diminish to a perilous threshold.
The Deity might even plummet from the rank of a Minor God to that of a mere Archangel.
The rebellion instigated by Nora was evidently a meticulously orchestrated scheme.
Their move coincided with the critical juncture when the Astral Realm and the Abyss were jointly engaging the insectoid threat, thus alerting numerous Deities to the precarious state of their faith-based domains but rendering them incapable of descending in their true forms or as angelic emissaries to quell the uprising.
"Vile! Utterly shameless!"
The Heavenly Father seldom resorted to such base exclamations.
The Mother of Earth's ethereal form materialized.
"I cautioned you long ago to eliminate Nora. Do you now harbor regrets?"
The Father responded with frosty disdain:
"What purpose does it serve to dwell on such matters now?"
The Holy Mother stated:
"My assessment is that this constitutes merely the initial phase of their assault. A more ferocious onslaught from Nora and the Underworld is imminent. The Astral Realm currently faces decline, and our supposed ally, the Abyss, proves unreliable. We must both secure an escape route, lest we find ourselves ultimately interred alongside the Astral Realm."
The Father let out a bitter, self-deprecating laugh, which then gave way to an eruption of formidable resolve:
"Heed my words! We possess no alternative but to press forward; without the Astral Realm and the Star Ancestor, our existence is meaningless! Muster the legions of angels and all the Deities. Prepare for a direct confrontation in the divine realms!"
If destined not to reign as the supremely revered deity.
They would choose oblivion amidst a glorious conflagration.