"How is this possible? How is this possible? How can there still be gods in this World?" the Grand Speaker muttered in a state of shock, completely disregarding the immense losses the Dark Council was suffering.
The towering flames not only incinerated the castle, but also instantly reduced countless Vampires stationed within to ashes the moment they saw its dazzling light. Simultaneously, the blood Moon in the sky also faded and vanished under the impact of the flames, and this was the Dark Council's greatest loss.
The blood Moon in the sky was an illusion that only appeared under special circumstances. To create this illusion, the Witches of the Dark Council had spent centuries, along with countless human and material resources. It was a manifestation of their magic abilities, and a symbol of the Dark Council's prestige and power. But now, everything was gone.
Many Witches were already living in constant fear, and Vampires were almost extinct within the ancient castle. However, the Grand Speaker completely ignored these circumstances and instead walked directly into the depths of the ancient castle, to the blood pool.
The holy blood in the blood pool had already begun to churn, and the moment the Grand Speaker entered, that majestic female voice spoke from the surging blood.
"What exactly happened here? I feel my Divine Power diminishing. And there seems to be a very familiar aura. Has some friend come to visit here?"
The woman's voice was very casual, but only those who knew her understood the depth of dissatisfaction hidden within her words.
The ancient castle shrouded by the blood Moon was her only sanctuary in this World. Now the blood Moon had begun to dissipate, which meant that if she didn't do something, she would soon fall into a long slumber.
Even if she possessed endless life, if she continued to sleep like this, what difference would it make from Death? Therefore, it was completely imaginable how terrible her mood was, as she did not want to fall into such a desperate situation.
"Your Majesty, we were tracking the fellow who stole your holy blood, but we didn't expect his identity to be extraordinary. I suspect he might be..." The Grand Speaker prostrated herself on the ground, reporting the situation in a low voice to the woman behind the blood pool. But when she spoke of her conjecture, she immediately hesitated.
Gods were beings of infinite power, and people like her would never dare to speak lightly of anything concerning them.
"Might be what? Why did you stop?" The woman behind the blood pool keenly noticed the change in her Grand Speaker's state of mind. She feared her, but it seemed she feared that suddenly appearing fellow even more. Thinking of this, her mood worsened. "My Grand Speaker, are you trying to hide something from me by being so evasive, or are you planning to betray me?"
Upon hearing this, the Grand Speaker immediately prostrated herself even lower. For this being who had given her everything and could take everything away at any moment, she couldn't help but feel fear.
"My queen of the red sea, I absolutely have no intention of betraying you. It's just that my conjecture is too terrifying, and I'm somewhat afraid to speak it out loud."
Listening to her defense, the queen of the red sea behind the blood pool quietly fell silent. The surging blood also seemed to become still with her silence. The Grand Speaker knew she was thinking. And precisely because of this, she dared not make any sound to disturb her thoughts.
"You say you dare not speak it. That means you realize what kind of being the other party is. My Grand Speaker, how many years have you served me?" After a long while, the woman's voice came again from behind the blood pool. She did not directly ask the Grand Speaker what she had thought of, but instead asked a completely unrelated question.
The Grand Speaker, who did not know what this queen of the red sea was thinking, showed no dissatisfaction. She remained prostrated on the ground, respectfully answering, not daring to make even a tiny mistake.
"A full six hundred years, my queen of the red sea."
"Six hundred years, Anvina. You have served me for six hundred years." The queen of the red sea's voice became distant and ethereal. She did not call her by her title, but by a name that had not been used for many years. "For six hundred years, you have diligently served me. From a small Witch to the current Grand Speaker of the Dark Council, the head of Witches. You are my longest-serving and most loyal servant. From the day you awakened me from the Seal, you have never disappointed me. And now I want to ask you something, Anvina. Are you very disappointed in your Master?"
"I have never had such a thought, my queen of the red sea. Everything I have was bestowed by you. You are my only God!"
"But I am very disappointed in myself, Anvina! Six hundred years have passed since I awakened. Yet I have never stepped out of this pool." At this point, the queen of the red sea's voice suddenly became high-pitched.
"I am the queen of the red sea, the Goddess of Night and Earth, the protector of all dark creations. I am a great God, not a prisoner, and certainly not a demon forever confined within a Seal. Six hundred years have passed, I have waited for six hundred years. I can no longer endure this life of a prisoner."
Watching the blood in the blood pool churn wildly with the words of the queen of the red sea, Grand Speaker Anvina's face instantly changed. She no longer cowered, but suddenly raised her head and loudly pleaded.
"Your Majesty, as long as we proceed according to the plan, you will soon be freed from the Seal. Please, no matter what, do not act impulsively. We still have hope."
"Hope, my Grand Speaker. Tell me, what ability do you have to reclaim my holy blood from the hands of a God?" Hearing this, the queen of the red sea sneered. "I have already smelled the scent of that God in the air. A Divine Power aura even more intense and luminous than Jehovah's, an aura that even reminded me of my old friend — Ra. Facing such a being, how confident are you?"
Hearing this, the Grand Speaker bowed her head deeply. She dared not deceive her God, but she also dared not tell her that she had not even a tiny bit of confidence. She could only remain silent, and only this way could she appear less incompetent.
"Go, Anvina. Take my will and command to find that God. Tell him of my existence, and bring him before me. Whether he helps me escape or directly destroys me, for me, it is an end. I am tired. I don't want to wait any longer."
As this command was given, the blood in the blood pool began to rapidly recede. The crimson blood began to become clear. If not for the lingering sweet smell of blood in the air, no one would have imagined that this place had just been a scene of surging blood.
As the Grand Speaker who knew everything, Anvina understood deeply. This was due to the queen of the red sea's Divine Power weakening. The magic that the Dark Council had cultivated for centuries to counteract the Seal had been shattered by the golden Solar Divine Fire. This led to the Seal's power strengthening again. The queen of the red sea's Divine Power was no longer sufficient to sustain her continuous manifestation in this World.
And at the same time, just as she said, she was tired.
Because she was tired of this endless Seal, she began to force herself to make a choice, life or Death. This choice had only two answers. And she apparently was not prepared to give herself a third choice. She even placed all her choices on this newly appeared God.
No one understood the queen of the red sea's current mood better than the Grand Speaker, and precisely because she understood, she found it difficult to choose. She was worried about the choice of this queen of the red sea. But ultimately, as the most loyal servant, she still chose to obey her command.
"Everything is Your Majesty's will!" She sighed deeply, deciding to accompany her Master in this crazy gamble.
Meanwhile, in London, at the Victor Family mansion.
Zhou Yi sat on a majestic and luxurious chair, playing with the Pyramid in his hand, a strange smile on his face.
A demon, not knowing its own limits, had just tried to directly attack his Soul. And naturally, this demon paid a very heavy price. The Divine Power and blazing Solar Divine Fire emanating from Zhou Yi's Soul not only sent it back empty-handed but also pursued it relentlessly along its trail.
Although this was merely an instinctive counterattack of his Divine Power, for a mere demon, it was an absolutely unbearable and terrifying blow. As Zhou Yi expected, this demon had been completely annihilated and perished. But at the moment of its demise, Zhou Yi's Divine Power relayed a message back to him.
In a certain corner of this World, there was still the existence of a God. Although very faint, Zhou Yi's Divine Power keenly sensed that kind of Divine Power, which was completely different from his own.
And for Zhou Yi, this was the real gain.
He had been searching for knowledge and existence of gods for a long time, and now he seemed to have finally found a being that could answer his questions.
It must be said, this was truly a very rare stroke of luck. However, there was another problem at hand: where was that God?
The information transmitted back by the Divine Power was very limited. Zhou Yi could only sense that it was a dimensional space existing outside of Earth, and it seemed to be a man-made product. But the exact location of this space was beyond the detection capabilities of his half-baked God techniques.
However, perhaps that God would come knocking on his door. Looking at the holy blood surging within the Pyramid in his hand, the smile on Zhou Yi's face grew even stronger. And this smile made Emilia and Selina shiver involuntarily.
Only those who had witnessed Zhou Yi's terror knew what a dangerous fellow he was. But precisely because he was so dangerous, for the Victor Family, which was on the brink of collapse, he also became the best opportunity for a comeback.
To risk everything, to make a gamble. The Victor Family might not be unable to rise again among the extraordinary. Of course, there was actually a prerequisite in between, and that was whether Zhou Yi was willing to accept them as his vassals.
This was something for which the answer was still unknown. But both Emilia and Selina, whom she had already summoned, firmly believed that they had the ability to make Zhou Yi accept their allegiance, even if it meant sacrificing everything they had.
In Scorching Hell.
A pile of ashes enveloped in golden flames crashed onto the ground. The moment it landed, the golden Solar Divine Fire spread across the barren land, endlessly incinerating everything it touched.
As the Divine Fire manifested from the Sun's Divine Power, these golden flames were filled with light and the power to destroy all evil. And Hell, this place full of sin, was to it no different from an exposed oilfield. Even a tiny bit of evil could make it burn day and night, let alone the boundless sin accumulated here over billions of years.
So the flames surged wildly, quickly turning into a prairie Fire in a very short time, covering the sky and Earth, with immense power. They rushed like waves, devouring everything they touched, whether it was the land of Hell or the demons living on it. As long as they were swallowed by these flames, everything would be reduced to ashes and scorched Earth in an instant.
This was a catastrophe for Hell, and if no one stopped it, it would even become the end of Hell.
But how could no one stop it?
The flames continued to surge until two Shadows appeared before them.