chsdbacks Chapter 290 Salinger's Resentment
Chapter 290 Salinger's Resentment
Chapter 290 Salinger's Resentment
"The Hermit!"
Salinger was enraged like never before. His killing intent reached its peak. Cracks appeared all over the feathered serpent's huge scales, and pale, almost transparent blood flowed out. The pain in his body could not extinguish the hatred in Salinger's heart, and the pale flames in his eyes burned even more fiercely.
This declaration of death instantly caused many high-ranking undead creatures to be submerged in the River Styx.
The legendary River Styx appeared in reality, but the Hermit waved his hand and calmed the turbulent river. All the conflicts were concentrated beneath the surface of the water. The stagnant river bubbled up as if boiling, as if two wills were violently colliding.
But in the end, the River Styx was suppressed by the illusory phoenix, gradually sinking, disappearing, and hiding away.
No matter how furious the feathered serpent roared, it could not break through the Phoenix's barrier to godhood.
Salinger, the "God of the Dead," was consumed by hatred and lust. The gap between the King of Angels and the "Ancient Gods" was too great. If it were a god from another path, Salinger would be confident that he could use the special environment of the underworld to deal with the true god and complete his own godhood ritual.
But the "hermit" actually "transformed" into a "phoenix"!
How can He possibly complete the ascension ritual of Death?!
He's already collected all three and one of Death's items. He could have become a god just by completing the ascension ritual... That bastard!!!
On the other hand, the "hermit," whose mind was shrouded in tyranny and deathly silence, paid no heed to Salinger's impotent rage.
If it weren't for the fear that pushing too hard might cause Salinger to forcefully devour 3+1 in the Underworld and trigger some terrifying anomaly, the Hermit would have killed Salinger long ago. The fact that the Hermit still allows this feathered serpent to bar its fangs and claws here is already a manifestation of the Hermit's mercy.
Xia'er knew very well that as long as He didn't push too hard, Salinger wouldn't dare to directly fuse 3+1. At this time, the Phoenix Ancestor Gregari's resurrection backup plan was still in place. Without the assistance of the godhood ritual, Salinger was also afraid, afraid that he would become the resurrection vessel of the former Grim Reaper.
He paid no attention to the mere god of the dead who was not yet the "God of Death" or the "Emperor of the Underworld." In this state of transformation into the "Phoenix," He could feel a call, a call from the depths of the Underworld, from the depths of Calderon's underground.
If He was not a hermit, but a true extraordinary being of the Death Path, perhaps He truly was the perfect vessel for the resurrection of the Phoenix Progenitor.
"what!"
"The God of the Dead" Salinger sensed that "The Hermit" was using the spiritual imprint of the Phoenix Ancestor in the Underworld to merge with the Underworld and seize his authority there. His roar made the entire Underworld tremble, and the whole of Calderon was destroyed by the raging feathered serpents. Towering stone pillars collapsed, and tall houses were crushed into dust. Countless innocent creatures of the Underworld became sacrifices for the feathered serpents' wrath.
If the Hermit's alliance with the Black Emperor to drive part of the Storm Church, the Eternal Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom to the Southern Continent, thus hindering the Byron Empire's plan to unify the Southern Continent, could be tolerated, then the Hermit's actions of not being satisfied with the Spirit Realm and extending his reach to the Underworld are almost tantamount to a fight to the death.
The ascension ritual of the Grim Reaper is to create or merge a true final resting place for the dead, making it the destination to which all death in that realm points.
Salinger doesn't have the extra energy or time to recreate a new final resting place for the dead. The hermit has reached into the underworld, preventing Him from perfectly integrating with it. He also needs to compete with the hermit for the authority of the underworld. How can the ascension ritual be completed under such circumstances?
If His control over the Underworld is shaken during the ascension, He might almost perish directly due to the failure of the ascension.
Moreover, the auxiliary materials for advancing to Sequence 0 Reaper are from an area polluted and affected by a tributary of the River of Eternal Darkness. He has many choices, whether it's Calderon or the River Styx, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. However, the Hermit's intervention has made it difficult for him to even handle the auxiliary materials peacefully.
Unable to get promoted...
The Hermit not only influences the Underworld through the Spirit World, but also dares to exploit the spiritual imprint of a master in the Underworld. The Hermit also possesses a copy of The Thief 1, which allows him to simulate the Phoenix Ancestor in the Underworld and truly steal control of the Underworld. However, Salinger dares not learn this method.
It is impossible for one ancient god to be resurrected within another "ancient god".
However, if Salinger, the Angel King of the Death Path, dares to use his former superior's mental imprint to advance to the level of Death, the scene will surely be quite something.
"Feathered Serpent" once again charged fearlessly!
This time, the "Hermit" didn't even have the idea of transforming. The illusory data stream directly transformed into a sharp bird claw that pierced through space and sent Salinger flying.
The difference between Sequence 0 and the Angel King is that great; even an Angel King with 2+1 rank is no match.
"A Pale World!"
The Hermit casually waved his sleeve, and the surrounding illusory data streams all turned into flowing numbers 0. These illusory numbers simulated the authority of "death" and "the end," ousting the Angel King of the orthodox Grim Reaper path from the "City of the Dead."
Salinger, battered and bruised, stared at the distant "City of the Dead," Calderon, with an extremely grim expression.
As he attempted to collect the River Styx elsewhere in the underworld, a phantom bronze gate opened, and the wings of a phoenix covered in pale flames and mystical patterns once again sent Salinger flying, as if as a warning.
Activities in the underworld are unacceptable; the underworld is not run by hermits.
However, he attempted to use the Netherworld's advancement to Sequence 0 to directly open the void and strike with a claw.
Even the Hermit himself did not expect that the entire Underworld, especially Calderon, would cooperate so well. The spiritual imprints of the Phoenix Ancestor scattered throughout the Underworld seemed to transform into the Hermit's eyes, helping him monitor the movements of the entire Underworld.
Salinger found another place to rest. Beneath his deep black robe was a middle-aged man who looked like he came from the Southern Continent. In his eyes, besides hatred, anger, indifference, and killing intent, there was also a kind of helplessness that he himself was unwilling to admit.
The hermit has crossed the line.
But he was helpless.
The hermit suppressed his ascension to godhood, which would have been welcomed by the other gods.
The goddess of night and the god of war of the northern continent would be happy to see this scene.
As Feng, Zhi, Bai, and the three gods gradually gained a foothold in the Southern Continent, they would also be happy to see him temporarily stuck in the position of Angel King.
The suppression of angel kings like Salinger from achieving godhood across the northern and southern continents and the five great oceans was almost a form of political correctness.
The hermit discovered that he could attempt to merge with the underworld.
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