239: Encountering an old god in a foreign land

If chickens don't lay eggs and pigs don't grow meat, then captive humans who cannot provide emotions of terror are simply seeking their own death.

A giant hand that blotted out the sky suddenly appeared, grabbing Xu Le in its grip.

Feeling that the giant hand was merely impressive in appearance but lacked substance, Xu Le did not resist and allowed himself to be dragged outside.

“How come I've never seen you before?” The black mist asked in surprise.

He had harvested the people here in many waves, using different methods each time; he was certain he remembered everyone.

Xu Le watched as Elsa and her brother, after contributing another wave of fear points upon his capture, were identified as high-quality 'leeks.' Under the lead of a straw man, they were already nearing the entrance of the temple.

“This isn't how the script was written!” Xu Le complained.

“What script?” The Black Mist God asked subconsciously.

“It should be that they are screaming in terror while I protect them, going through hardships to lead everyone into the temple. Then you, flying into a rage, declare you'll kill a few, only to be hit by my righteous verbal barrage before we finally fight, and then I kill you and earn everyone's respect.”

The more Xu Le spoke, the uglier the Black Mist God's expression became. Not only was he being treated as a villain, but the man even planned to kill him—this was taking bullying a god too far.

He spoke half-heartedly while secretly circulating his mana, controlling the flow to the smallest, least noticeable degree possible.

The person before him didn't seem easy to deal with, so he decided on a sneak attack. If he missed, he would flee a thousand miles; he was confident in his speed, as few gods could catch him.

Seeing his mana pushed to the limit, he flipped his right hand, about to strike, only to see a pillar of blazing white light erupt from his opponent's hand.

【Holy Light Judgment!】

“When did—?!”

The Black Mist God felt a surge of indignation. He desperately tried to twist his body, but they were too close; there was no room to dodge. Half of his body was instantly blown to pieces.

Having landed a successful hit, Xu Le immediately summoned the Sword of Holy Light and a shield of Holy Light, rushing forward to hack away.

One strike, two strikes, ten strikes, thirty strikes... The Black Mist God's remaining half-body struggled to defend, often failing to protect one part while guarding another. After being hacked dozens of times, his entire body was ignited by the Holy Light.

“You will die! Lord Yanmo will not let you off!”

The Black Mist God spat out his final words and dissipated into black mist with resentment.

【Experience +500 Billion】

【Divine Soul +0.2】

Xu Le opened his attribute panel:

【Name】 Xu Le

【Class】 Contract God (Divine-Grade)

【Rank】 12

【Talent】 Innate Divinity, The Gift, Raven Emissary, Heavenly Dao Authority (Blue Star)

【Constitution】 22.2 + 0.4

【Mana】 45.5 + 0.4

【Divine Soul】 16.3 + 0.4

【Skills】 〖Divine〗 Divine Eye, Contract Domain, Universal Salvation, soul-hooking chain, Modified Holy Light Meditation, Indestructible Holy Heart Body

〖Mortal〗 Summon Angel, Holy Light Imprisonment Spell, Holy Light Barrier, Holy Light Teleportation... (Collapsed)

Because of the meditation method and the Indestructible Holy Heart Body, Xu Le's current weakest attribute was his Divine Soul, which should have been a Contract God's greatest strength.

“It's a pity the Indestructible Holy Heart Body focuses on being indestructible. If it focused on tempering the divine body, I wonder how strong I would be?”

Xu Le thought to himself. He was actually quite satisfied with the Indestructible Holy Heart Body; not only did it grant a lot of constitution attributes, but more importantly, it removed his body's vital points.

Now, even if his head was cut off or his heart crushed, he still wouldn't die.

Even when losing health, it was only ordinary damage. There were no 'vitals' to speak of; attacking his heart was no different from attacking his hands or feet.

With the Black Mist God killed, the mist on the ground vanished. Everyone stood at the temple entrance, staring at him blankly.

Xu Le flapped his pure white wings and descended toward the temple.

The crowd did not cheer or act excited; instead, there was a thick sense of resentment.

However, none of them dared to speak, burying it in their hearts. They didn't even dare look at Xu Le, for fear that the hatred in their eyes would leak out.

“I say, I saved you. Even if you don't thank me, there's no need to hate me, right?”

He originally wanted to say they should at least shout '666' or something, but then he felt they weren't close enough and such a joke would be too abrupt.

Eventually, the village chief walked over with a complex expression: “Lord Demon God, you must be a deity from the outside, right?”

Xu Le frowned: “How can you tell?”

It turned out this place was similar to a feudal Dynasty. At the very top was a terrifying Great Demon God, below whom were countless powerful Demon Gods, followed by Intermediate and low-level Demon Gods.

It was like a system of ancient kings, bureaucrats, and landlords, squeezing and exploiting level by level.

In other words, by hitting the small one, Xu Le had now invited a big one.

Between the lines, the village chief was saying Xu Le had caused trouble. He could run away, but those left behind would become tools for venting anger.

They were as good as dead!

Xu Le coughed lightly: “Do you mind moving to a different place?”

The village chief was frustrated: “How do you not understand? All under heaven is ruled by the Great Demon God. If we flee, where could we possibly go?”

“Not necessarily!”

Xu Le smiled. He decided to collect (x) liberate all the villagers and bring them into his Contract Space.

Rather than helping the Great Demon God, it was better to help himself and contribute to the construction of a beautiful human world. (Grandiosely speaking)

After hearing Xu Le's description of the Contract Space, the village chief and the others shook their heads frantically: “Impossible. There cannot be a place in this world that doesn't require faith. You must be lying to us, maybe you're...”

Everyone looked terrified, instinctively clutching their waists.

Xu Le explained a few more times, but not only did they not believe him, they became even more afraid.

They would rather face the wrath of a new Demon God than try the Contract Space.

Xu Le: “...”

So that's how you want to play, huh!

He put on a ferocious expression and said harshly: “No one is allowed to resist! After entering my Divine Kingdom, everyone must offer worship to me for one hour every day and praise me, or else I'll eat you!”

The crowd trembled, and not a single person dared to resist.

After all, even the terrifying Black Mist God had been killed; who would dare have other ideas?

The next second, everyone was taken into the Contract Space, without exception.

Upon entering the space, the people suddenly found the land before them changing, rapidly transforming into the likeness of their village.

Xu Le even transferred two lifestyle Professionals from Blue Star to prevent the people from starving.

Qin Siyuan, after all, was someone who had been a Vice City Lord, and he began arranging the people's lives and housing.

Xu Le rubbed his chin. It seemed he hadn't returned to Blue Star in a long time; he wondered if Little Silly Crow had cleared out the monsters there and helped him gain more believers.

An undisguised, violent Aura approached.

It seemed the local custom here was to flex one's muscles before starting a fight.

Xu Le's heart jolted; the leader possessed a powerful Aura no weaker than Rank 40.

“It's you!” an angry voice rang out.

Xu Le looked closely. The incoming god was actually an old acquaintance—a massive eyeball.

Supposedly he was called Yanmo, but more accurately, he should be called an Eye Demon. He probably felt that lacked prestige and specifically changed his name.

There were twelve incoming gods in total, led by the Eye Demon. The remaining eleven were mostly new gods like the Black Mist God, though some were relatively powerful deities.

Xu Le's eyes lit up. The Eye Demon had previously taken a hit from the Reapers Scythe; if he hadn't fully recovered yet, this was a winnable fight!