Chapter 983
The Revival of the Winged Ones
May 5th, the Day of Balance.
Two days had passed since the Fallen Heavenly Envoy was successfully vanquished.
This was also the holy day of the Hourglass.
The Hourglass, having just re-established the laws of balance, now possessed an extremely high presence in the Material Realm.
People offered prayers to this Pillar God with an unprecedented level of piety. It was only at this moment that extraordinary beings realized just how necessary the “Wall of Balance,” which had always prevented them from summoning Phantom Demons from the Dream Realm, truly was, and what a great virtue the Hourglass’s “Severing Heaven from Earth” represented.
Just one Fallen Heavenly Envoy had caused so many problems…
If Heavenly Envoys and Pillar Gods were to act recklessly in the mortal world, could the living truly have peace?
Just as people only realize the necessity of fire prevention after a fire breaks out, and only truly appreciate the benefits of medical insurance after falling seriously ill—people now worshipped the Hourglass with utmost devotion, hoping no more Heavenly Envoys would descend.
But, regardless, the war was over.
When exactly did the war definitively end?
Perhaps it was when people noticed the baseless evil thoughts in their hearts dissipating, perhaps when they saw the demons in the sky vanish like smoke, or perhaps when the allied forces slowly began to retreat…
Or, perhaps, when the extraordinary beings learned of the world’s ascension—or when the Demon Scholars lost their powers.
—Star Antimony Kingdom.
This nation, once occupied by demons, had once again, after a long absence, returned to peace.
This was thanks to the livestream initiated by the Fallen Heavenly Envoy.
Now, not to mention the Star Antimony people, even people from neighboring countries knew that it was Eivass who had defeated the Fallen Heavenly Envoy.
Besides Eivass, the other members of the “Vanquishing Squad” had also become famous.
All members of this squad were now recognized as the “strongest in the world.”
This was a logical conclusion. Those who could defeat a Fallen Divine Being were naturally peerless heroes. Furthermore, the Fallen Heavenly Envoy had fully demonstrated His power… even through the “screen,” one could clearly feel the extremely deadly oppressive force.
Ordinary people knew little about the extraordinary world; what they could perceive was essentially “how big a crater could be smashed.”
However, extraordinary beings knew how terrifying the two “Apostles” who served as footstools were—three punches for two Apostles, which meant absolute invincibility. Whether Heavenly Raksha or Eternal Vanguard, both were Apostles renowned for their combat prowess. Wherever they descended onto a battlefield in the Material Realm, they could easily achieve victory. Ordinary extraordinary beings facing them were no different from facing a Fallen Heavenly Envoy… in either case, the win rate was zero.
Conversely—the most skilled Apostles were instantly killed with three punches, yet Eivass and his companions were able to defeat such a formidable enemy. Rounding off, didn’t this imply that Eivass and his companions’ combat power had surpassed the highest combat powers in the human world?
At this moment, people no longer revered Eivass because he had once been the Eternal Pope.
Instead, they truly respected him because Eivass had displayed overwhelming combat power—
He had lifted an entire ruined city to strike at people, the one who was hit flew out and smashed a mountain into two halves yet survived, and he had transformed the “sun” in the sky into a purple fireball that rained down…
This was truly a battle from myth!
Brave and curious reporters, mustering their courage, ventured to the “sacred ground” where the battle had occurred to film and document.
This was the battlefield where humans had first defeated a god—and it was naturally also called a sacred ground.
The scene was appalling.
The leylines, from which mana had been extracted, were twisted into horrifying, contorted shapes. Ditches three to four meters in diameter and about ten meters long were embedded in the ground, as if a person’s blood vessels had been cruelly ripped out from the body and exposed on the surface, then cut open.
Giant golems, once animated and powerful, now stood silently with their heads bowed, having lost their strength.
Each golem was over ten meters tall. They had once burned with purple flames, but now they were like standing, dead soldiers.
On the ground, much of the rock had been melted into obsidian by the spreading purple flames. Many people came specifically to collect obsidian—they believed it must contain divine power, perhaps even trace amounts of “divine remains”!
Some cults that believed in and worshipped Eivass had also quietly appeared.
Many people did not believe that a Fallen Heavenly Envoy who could take down two Apostles with three punches could be defeated by a mortal… They firmly believed that only gods could defeat gods. Not to mention, their appearances were identical.
Therefore, some occultists began to claim that the Fallen Heavenly Envoy had another name. Before His descent, He might have been called “Radiant Heavenly Envoy” or “Shining Heavenly Envoy”—and Eivass was His reincarnation! Now that He had defeated the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, He would soon ascend back to the Dream Realm!
…This was, in a way, an accidental truth.
Meanwhile, Eivass had already returned to Avalon with the army.
After all, retrieving the Sword of Clarent was not an urgent matter. The treasury was right there… it wouldn’t run away, nor would it be stolen.
Rebuilding the Hrasal Empire was also not something to be rushed—although Eivass’s prestige had reached its peak, such matters required significant time and effort.
The current Star Antimony had suffered greatly from the slaughter and rule of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy. It was necessary to expedite disaster relief and restore people’s living standards to a point where they could “barely survive” as soon as possible… During the Fallen Heavenly Envoy’s reign, not many people could work or live normally. The entire Star Antimony was on the verge of collapse, not to mention the remaining population either fled or was killed… the population that remained in Star Antimony was less than one-tenth of what it was a month ago.
Although at this time, Eivass could have forcibly established a nation with his prestige—and personally overseen the reconstruction, gaining immense fame for himself or Yulia. But undoubtedly, integrating resources would have wasted a significant amount of time… and an unknown number of people would have died during this period.
If they weren’t killed by the demons under the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, but rather by the poverty and starvation after the Fallen Heavenly Envoy was vanquished… that would be too laughable.
Therefore, Eivass invited the Crown Princess and the Clown Laro.
He took Yulia with him, and they candidly discussed the topic of “rebuilding the Hrasal Empire,” asking them to help oversee the reconstruction.
The Crown Princess surprisingly accepted and agreed very quickly.
—Because she knew very well that her throne was unstable.
Valentine VII had died and transformed into an undead monarch wreaking havoc on the Material Realm, killing indiscriminately and converting others into undead… Finally, the assembled undead legion was easily crushed by the demon legions under the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, like kicking a stray dog to death, and didn’t even last ten minutes.
Lucien, who was “Valentine VIII,” had also died and was currently being transformed into a newborn Child of the Moon. Queen Louise had also betrayed the country twice, even voluntarily transforming into a Succubus… She was banished to the Dream Realm along with the Fallen Heavenly Envoy when He was annihilated.
The Star Antimony Kingdom had changed hands five times in a mere two months.
Now, people probably no longer believed in the name “Valentine.”
—This name, which had once brought glory to Star Antimony, would now likely become a source of fear and shame in people’s hearts. Coupled with the complete annihilation of the Rose Cross leadership, the Black Hawk and Narcissus declaring independence, the Spirit Tower also relocating to Avalon… even many Royal Alchemists had followed them to Avalon.
Now, the number of Fifth Tier powerhouses in Star Antimony was even less than in Avalon a year ago.
She and Laro alone could not defend this country.
Let alone the Iris Flower coveting it—even the Black Hawk and Narcissus were the same. Their participation in assisting the vanquishing of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy was not without the idea of getting a piece of the pie. After all, they had saved Star Antimony together, so it would be reasonable to interfere slightly in the post-disaster reconstruction, right?
After all, Star Antimony was, in a sense, a “defeated nation.”
Yes, although they hadn’t fought any battles, Star Antimony had been defeated—it was completely paralyzed by the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, and its permanent resident population had decreased to less than one-tenth. And since the Fallen Heavenly Envoy was defeated by the allied forces where the allied forces were greater than the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, and the Fallen Heavenly Envoy was greater than Star Antimony, Star Antimony was essentially equivalent to being defeated by the allied forces.
At least in the hearts of the Star Antimony citizens, they had been defeated. And compared to being directly defeated by the allied forces, they lacked hatred and resistance towards the allied forces in their hearts, but instead felt a sense of gratitude…
—Under these circumstances, transferring this country to Eivass was the best possible outcome. They dared to speak freely to the Crown Princess, but they would never dare to challenge Eivass. Moreover, Eivass intended to rebuild Hrasal and had even obtained a pure-blooded Hercules as a puppet…
This was a true declaration of empire!
From any perspective, be it prestige, military strength, economy, religion, freedom, or legality, they had no reason to refuse.
Therefore, Eivass left Yulia in Star Antimony, under the identity of “Eivass’s sister,” to co-oversee the disaster relief work with the Crown Princess and Laro. In a sense, people were willing to grudgingly listen to the Crown Princess, “Valentine,” precisely because Yulia was by her side.
People could disrespect the Crown Princess, but they could not disrespect the “god-slayer” Eivass.
They wouldn’t dare, even if they had the guts!
Lixia was still asleep in her egg.
Judging from the fluctuation of her life force—she would break through to the Sixth Tier upon waking this time. But no one knew when she would wake up.
Hopefully, she would wake up within two weeks, otherwise, she would miss it.
As for her current form…
Eivass had looked at her condition inside the egg once by the light.
When Lixia woke up again, she might no longer be called a “Dragon Girl.”
Her draconic features had almost entirely vanished.
—In their place were wet, white wings.
Growing from behind her ears, from her feet, from her waist… three pairs of white wings.
This was the bloodline of the Winged Ones—
It was a trace of “Lucifer” that had been absorbed from him after defeating the Fallen Heavenly Envoy.
—The Winged Ones, whose inheritance had been severed in the past, were about to be revived in the present.
