Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

But this time, no one knows what kind of disaster the real world will face.

Sometimes, even if the direction of a major event is predicted, it's difficult to change anything.

Zhou Baiyu said no more, only congratulated Guang Tongchen with respect in the voice ahead.

"Chairman, the Divine Artifacts are universal, which means they are different from your 'Corrupted Seed Must Die'; they can be brought into the real world."

"You must take good care of it. Until you are able to use the power of the Divine Embryo without relying on the Divine Artifacts, you mustn't lose it."

"Of course, don't hide it so fiercely that you don't dare to use it when danger comes. Letting a Divine Artifact gather dust is not a good thing."

Guang Tongchen, in fact, had already learned a bit about the situation.

With the intermediary Zhong Jin probing time, with the intermediary Su Wang probing cause and effect, and with the intermediary Mo Sangyu sorting the event threads, the intermediaries had already roughly found out—

The reason Celeos found Guang Tongchen to take as a disciple was actually because of Jiang Xianwu's baseless words.

Ji Ye, though once worried about being poached by Celeos, now had obtained the most ideal outcome, which greatly increased his fondness for Jiang Xianwu.

Naturally, Ji Ye also told Guang Tongchen about it.

Guang Tongchen thus understood that this opportunity originated from Jiang Xianwu.

He replied in the voice ahead:

"I've noted it, thanks. Let's skip the pleasantries, when we're back in the real world, I'll buy you a drink."

Zhou Baiyu smiled knowingly.

No matter what kind of disaster was coming, no matter how terrible it might be, since it hadn't happened yet, one had to make the best of the present.

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The Pantheon.

The Central Cathedral, the Great Hall of Worship.

As one of the core structures of the Pantheon, this place is sacred to all followers.

Legends say that the images of several new gods who inflicted fatal wounds upon the nine old gods stand tall within the temple of the Central Cathedral in the Pantheon.

This cathedral, with just the hall, covers an area of about 3,700 square meters. Even with huge statues erected within, it still seems spacious.

Sometimes, looking at the lighting fixtures that seem like only giants could construct, some occasionally visiting followers feel a sense of awe.

But for Karlando, this place was all too familiar.

He looked towards the very front of the Central Cathedral hall, where stood the five most powerful gods.

The God of Games and Entertainment, the God of Gluttony, the Cycle God, the Sealing and Ritual God, the God of Thunder and Flame.

Correspondingly, they are the Pantheon's five highest authorities.

The highest follower of the God of Games and Entertainment—Karlando.

The highest follower of the God of Gluttony—Lechter.

The highest follower of the Sealing and Ritual God—Box.

The highest follower of the God of Thunder and Flame—Barn.

There was no highest follower for the Cycle God, for this follower named Akler's head was already in the hands of Box.

Box, as the highest follower of the Sealing and Ritual God, was currently the "bishop" in a meaningful sense within the Pantheon.

Although Lechter, Karlando, and Barn were the highest authorities, Box's actual power was greater.

Because the lifting of seals and the conducting of sacrifice rituals could only be done by Box.

Thanks to the special nature of divine power, Box would often receive revelations.

One could say, Box is the ear that listens to the rules.

Unlike the Purified Pioneers, the tainted followers of the Pantheon couldn't see the "version updates."

So they need some special means to receive divine revelations.

And Box is the one who listens to these divine revelations.

"I have received a revelation. It's the gods who wanted me to do this, and for that I am sorry. The highest follower of the Cycle God, Akler, was our good friend. But over the years, Akler has fallen into his own predicament."

"We needed to help him break free, and at the same time, we needed Akler to contribute his power."

"Akler's sacrifice is glorious. He will limit the growth of our enemies."

Box's voice was very old.

Even without seeing his face, one could feel a sense of age just by the voice.

Lechter was only concerned about the upcoming ritual; if only Akler's head was needed, then whether his body could be left to him as a sort of "ingredient".

Barn didn't speak, but devoutly knelt in front of the statue of the God of Thunder and Flame, silently reciting prayers.

Karlando said,

"What are you planning to do? Akler's power is formidable, the most perfect of aids. The previous odd rituals, at best, involved merely picking from the Heavenly Punishments, Heavenly Eyes, Heavenly Revelations team, but this time... you're killing Akler!"

Box coughed twice, then spoke slowly,

"Don't worry, Karlando, you along with Lechter, Barn, you won't be sacrificed. The purpose of Akler's existence is to be sacrificed. He's indeed strong, but not strong enough."

"The gods need time, the pioneers' rate of growth is too rapid. Even the gods worry."

"Yet we still can't break through the barrier."

"Whether it's the demons within, or humankind... all are growing in that soil, whereas our kin, the corrupt breed, are not the most powerful beings."

"And those hidden in the corners... the seeds of the ultimate plan. They too draw nutrients from the soil untouched by total corruption, taking root and sprouting."

"It's the place least infected by corruption, yet it holds the most scattered divine treasures; we need to collect these divine treasures and find a way to..."

Box did not finish his sentence.

However, the few highest authorities all understood what he meant.

"Several of the demigods we have worshipped have already died, and now... we can only rely on ourselves."

The memory of the demigods' deaths still left everyone with a lingering fear.

They were fortunate not to be demigods themselves, otherwise they would have been accounted for by Celeos too.

"We need Akler's sacrifice, the sacrifice of the highest believer will grant us unimaginable power. Repetition and cycle will be the key to obtaining time."

"This ceremony won't impact this world, but it will bind another world. Such a bind will limit the growth of our opponents."

"Just an Akler, isn't it a good deal? You know... even the 'gods' are helping us this time."

The highest authorities seldom saw Box as excited as he was now. This old fellow only smiled during some wicked ritual and when lifting the seals on certain taboo objects.

But they would still help Box because they indeed needed time.

The sacrifice to commence, with the highest authority, and the highest believer of the Cycle God, as the offering.

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In the real world, time unknown.

Zhou Baiyu woke up early.

Today, he was going to a job interview. Yes, although Zhou Baiyu could get very generous "world-saving" compensation from Tianxia Wuer, he and Guang Tongchen were both reluctant to ask Duan Kun for money when they were broke.

Ask Ling Hansu? Ling Hansu was indeed wealthy, very wealthy in fact.

But clearly, the two men were also too proud to live off a woman.

So together with Guang Tongchen, who applied to become a fitness coach, Zhou Baiyu was preparing for a sales job.

A legitimate product sales job.

Zhou Baiyu had thought about getting a job before, but due to the temperament of the God of Difference and Chaos, he had a hard time passing interviews.

Now, with the side effects gone, he could use his "orator" skills to engage in some business.

If he weren't worried about being too exposed by live-streaming sales and feared that people would notice his "persuasiveness" was too exceptional, he would have even considered live-streaming to sell products.

In any case, a person with several divine characteristics seemed to easily handle the tasks of ordinary people.

He had prepared his resume and dressed himself quite handsomely.

Waiting for a bus at the Yunjin Tianjiang gate, Zhou Baiyu thought to himself that with his "orator" talent, he should easily impress the interviewer, shouldn't he?

But as this thought crossed his mind, Zhou Baiyu felt a sense of déjà vu.

It was as if the scene before him, the thought that had just crossed his mind, had already happened at some point in time.

Many people have experienced this feeling, so Zhou Baiyu didn't pay it much attention. After all, such feelings don't last very long, often just for a moment.

Soon, the ride-hailing app showed that he had successfully hailed a car.

Subconsciously, even though he hadn't checked his phone screen yet, the words "BYD Qin Plus, white, license plate number, Lin A1346" appeared in Zhou Baiyu's mind.

And sure enough, the phone screen displayed, "BYD Qin Plus, white, license plate number, Lin A1346".

"Eh, this sense of déjà vu... It's lasting too long, isn't it?"