Chapter 385: The Fire is About to Die Out, But the King's Presence is Nowhere to be Seen._2
Finally, after observing nearly a hundred planes, Tuantuan finally found one suitable for traversal.
"Ying~" (However... this plane seems to be in the throes of an apocalypse.)
Tuantuan felt somewhat disheartened.
The plane it observed appeared to be under invasion by an Evil God.
"Let me see."
Through telepathic linkage, Chen Mo also entered into a satellite perspective, beginning to overlook this plane.
This plane was a continent about the size of Dongxia and was now in complete decline, even nearing destruction.
The seas of the continent had turned an appalling shade of ghastly green, with corpses floating as far as the eye could see. The trees too had become rotten, twisted in shape.
The sore-ridden land was littered everywhere with bones and decayed bodies. Flocks of black plague birds flew overhead, screeching crows resounded, as countless deeply mutated monsters "reveled", with hardly any sight of a living creature.
The tragic and even brutal scenes made Chen Mo feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Ying!" (So tragic!)
"Judging by the looks of things, the one invading this plane is most likely the Plague God, one of the four Evil Gods."
Looking at the devastation of this world, Chen Mo had his suspicions.
"Is this what a world invaded by an Evil God becomes? Will Spirit Realm and Blue Star also end up with the same fate if they fail to successfully resist the Evil God?"
He couldn't help but think that and then quickly scanned the plane, trying to trace the origins of all this.
Suddenly, amidst the charred and plague-spread earth, he saw a vibrant red.
It was a circular barrier formed from towering flames!
The fiery barrier was hundreds of meters high, stretching for tens of thousands of meters, protecting a city within.
Countless plague-infected corpses rushed at the wall of flames, only to be incinerated like moths to a flame.
And within the land embraced by fire, numerous survivors gathered, along with a multitude of different Spiritual Beasts. Using the wall of flame as a boundary, they eked out a tough existence.
In this apocalyptic plane, there was still a bastion of purity remaining!
However, the situation inside the fiery barrier at this moment was not optimistic. Through a "God's perspective," Chen Mo saw that the so-called firewall was actually the domain created by a nearly Totem-ranked Fire Giant Deer burning its own life force.
And for some reason, the Fire Giant Deer was seriously injured.
"Ying!" (Chen Mo, can we save them?)
Tuantuan, seeing those lives about to be tainted, said with some compassion.
"First, let's see if the invading Evil God of this world is strong or not? If we can, of course, we'll help!"
Chen Mo said calmly.
He was no longer the youth who was powerless in the face of an Evil God's projection; now, Xiao Jiu, Star Sea, and Lilith had all reached the Totem level.
Any Evil God projection below Middle-level Totem should not be his match!
Not to mention he had currently established a temporary contract with the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox Qingling, and if really outmatched, they could also call for assistance.
Of course, if it were a myth-level projection of an Evil God, Chen Mo could only flee.
But the likelihood of that was low; if such a level of Evil God projection invaded, this purity of land would have long since fallen.
Thus, Tuantuan's perspective switched.
It switched to a location only 30 kilometers away from this "sanctuary".
This was where the stench of plague was strongest, also where the projection of the Evil God resided.
Soon, Chen Mo saw a creature, or more aptly a mass, of meat worms aggregated from countless decaying flesh.
The "meat worm" was roughly the size of a hill, its skin surface was covered with dense mouths and festering wounds, and numerous tentacles wrapped in dark green viscous pus danced among these festering openings.
"How disgusting!"
Chen Mo averted his gaze.
He hadn't guessed wrong.
This indeed was another projection of the Plague Evil God.
And while Tuantuan and Chen Mo observed it, the Plague Evil God did not notice them.
Its aura was that of Totem First Rank, one that had just begun to master the Plague Law.
Among all the projections of Evil Gods, it should also be one of the weaker ones, nowhere near comparable to the projection of plague sealed by the Ancient Thunder Dragon.
Now, all true bodies of the Evil Gods had been completely banished by some unknown entity, all that remained in the world were their avatars or projections.
And when the main body is trapped in some inescapable predicament, these clones gradually grow to become the main body.
It's like a cloned "backup." Once the main body is destroyed or falls into a state of eternal imprisonment, these "backups" will develop their own will and instinctively believe that they are the main body, thereby completing themselves and becoming the true main body.
And no doubt, the strongest backup of the Plague Evil God is the one sealed by the Ancient Thunder Dragon.
"Let's go! Let's meet this representative of the Plague Evil God!"
"Ying!"
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Senluo Plane.
Flame King Court.
As one of the mightiest forces on the Senluo Continent, the Guardian Spiritual Beast "Flame Giant Deer" of the Flame King Court is also the most powerful entity on this land.
And at this moment, this place has turned into a "Noah's Ark" during a great deluge, becoming a world within a city in a world of giants.
The central Imperial City of the Royal Court.
The Princess of the Flame King Court looked worriedly at the giant deer beside her, burning with golden flames.
"Lord Deer God, will the savior prophesied in the 'Book of Prophecy' really appear? Will a miracle truly occur?"
The Lord Deer God she referred to was naturally the Flame King Court's Guardian Spiritual Beast, the Flame Giant Deer.
"It will, don't worry. It is written in the 'Book of Prophecy' — when catastrophe descends, the Fire King will also fall from the sky, eradicating all calamities!"
Despite the weariness in the Flame Giant Deer's eyes, it mustered its spirit and gently said:
"Child, tell everyone that the Fire King is about to arrive. Just hold on for one more week, and it will come here, purging all evil. Go! Share this news and let everyone regain their spirit."
"Deer God, I understand."
Upon hearing this, the Princess gave the Flame Giant Deer a deep look, squeezed out a faint smile, and then determinedly walked outside the Imperial City.
However, right after the Princess left, the Flame Giant Deer suddenly stumbled, then collapsed with a thunderous fall.
The fierce flames that once enveloped its body gradually extinguished, revealing two deep, bone-visible wounds. The edges of the wounds had already begun to rot, even its flames incapable of dispelling the Plague Law within.
Black blood dripped down, but it turned into flames and burnt out midair.
Yesterday, the projection of the Plague Evil God had launched an attack on the Flame King Court. The Flame Giant Deer nearly exhausted all its vitality to barely withstand this assault.
Facing the Flame Giant Deer's last counterattack, the projection of the Plague Evil God chose to retreat for a short while.
After all, the Flame Giant Deer was in a state of rallying before death, with demise only being a matter of time.
It just needed to wait quietly; there was no need to risk injury by forcing an attack.
And as the flames on its body died out, the fire burning in the eyes of the Flame Giant Deer also dimmed.
It could hold on for at most one more week.
After one week, this world and all the living beings on it would be completely brought to an end.
"If only a real miracle could descend."
The Flame Giant Deer let out a sigh.
The tales of the savior within the Flame King Court now were actually fabricated and spread intentionally by it.
The Fire King predicted in the "Book of Prophecy" didn't exist at all!
These were lies.
It was merely a lie it spread to keep the surviving creatures stable!
The Flame Giant Deer burned its own life and will, so that these survivors could spend their last seven days filled with hope and longing.
Not to meet the end of their lives in despair and fear.
Boom!
At that moment, a violent roar suddenly reached its ears.
A huge shadow appeared in the grey sky.
The shadow was a behemoth, with a body as imposing as towering mountains, plummeting down like a meteor, quickly moving in their direction!
The behemoth's figure nearly obscured the entire sky, and its belly shimmered with stars.
The Flame Giant Deer strained its energy to take a closer look; it seemed to be a... star whale?