CHAPTER 455: CHAPTER 374: GOD HUNTER LIN SUO

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Master Elena, well-versed in the art of ritual witchcraft, presided over the ceremony.

Designed by Lin Suo, the Summoning God Ceremony was almost guaranteed to work as long as the incantation was correct, not to mention that this place was an untouched virgin land, never poisoned by such an old hunter.

"O Divine King’s child, shining amongst the stars, God of Shadow Warriors·Perislaya, answer your believer’s call, beseech thee to grace us with your divine presence!"

"Summoning God Ceremony!"

As Elena performed the ritual dance, the Power of Faith extracted and purified by Lin Suo from Thorny Star gradually transformed, shifting from the worship concepts centered on Lin Suo to images devoted to worshipping Perislaya.

In the business of deceit, Lin Suo claimed the top spot unchallenged – after all, since stepping onto the Wizard Path, he had been engaged in these matters, accumulating extensive expertise.

He had intended to use this segment of the Power of Faith to challenge the Holy Spirit Level of the Titan Divine Body; obtaining a part of it in exchange for a Star Cluster Gem wasn’t a bad deal either.

A treasure bred from billions of stars, a Cosmic Level Mysterious Artifact.

Its value only slightly inferior to the Eternal Heart.

Together, the two would lay bricks and mortar on his Holy Spirit Path, significantly shortening his journey into immortality.

——BOOM!

The heavenly vault of another dimension suddenly darkened.

A pitch-black void yawned open, stretching space into a corridor resplendent with flowing light, from which tendrils of shadowy power manifested as engulfing black mists.

A pair of golden pupils within the black eyes peeked out from the mist.

"Who is it? Offer up your faith!"

Lin Suo quietly emerged from behind Elena, looking up at the Titan anticipated to be over a kilometer tall.

Merely the pair of eyes was bigger than his own stature.

After a covert assessment using the Power of Time, Lin Suo confirmed that Perislaya belonged to a past temporal existence and brazenly attacked!

He also retracted the Power of Faith that served as the bait.

The idea of taking the bait? Nonexistent.

"Space... Shattering Netherworld Slash!"

Divine Armor·Omen Star liquefied into a massive longsword, and the space slash executed by Lin Suo, in a black and purple hue, instantaneously shattered all the space around Perislaya.

Through the fragmented space, Perislaya’s kilometer-high Titan Body tumbled down.

He plummeted into the ritual Rune circle on the Land of Fallen Stars, his divine presence bound by the ceremony, sporting a look of utter bewilderment – never before had he encountered being ambushed by a believer.

It made sense for him not to react immediately.

But once Lin Suo bared his fangs, Perislaya had an epiphany and screamed in an almost broken voice.

"Wizard! You are a Wizard!"

There was no choice; this temporal junction was delicate, right after the Fire Transmitter led the operation to obliterate the ancient Titan gods of Padolon, while the Pantheon was seen as an already burgeoning Titan civilization.

Having connections with the Padolon God System was very normal.

They even invited the Padolon God System to join the Pantheon, thereby possessing four World Trees forming the Titan Divine Star.

At this time, the Padolon God System having been annihilated by Wizards, was nearly considered a mortal enemy by the Titans of the Pantheon, hence research on the enemy’s methods and logical behavior was inevitable.

And though Perislaya was the child of the Divine King, his Talent was rather mediocre, and his Divine Office as the Shadow Warrior was obscure and unknown.

His combat abilities were truly average.

Barely scraping Holy Spirit Level, his Father God bestowed the Star Cluster Gem on him, hinting at nurturing his power, which could even be taken back later.

After all, it could be recycled, not just a one-time-use item.

It was a Cosmic Mysterious Artifact for cultivating core forces by major powers.

The Wizard’s notorious reputation resonated thunderously among the Titans, having ended the reign of the Padolon Titan Divine System and even venturing out of the Mother Star to explore the universe.

How could Perislaya not worry, especially lured into such a trap?

"No! Spare me! My Father God is..."

Without properly starting a fight, Perislaya began pleading for mercy. Lin Suo simply ignored and cast a Law Level Forbidden Curse.

"Divine Thunder Devouring Heart!"

A Holy Spirit Forbidden Curse synthesizing Death and Thunderbolt laws.

Dark lightning struck from the Void; before Perislaya could finish speaking, a thunderbolt ripped through him, leaving a large scorched wound on his chest.

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The smell of roasting meat gradually filled the air.

Under the effect of the Death Law, Perislaya showed no signs of recovery.

"Damn it! The Pantheon won’t let any witch off the hook, you damned ant!"

"Shadow Holy Sword... Assassination Slash!"

Perislaya’s hands suddenly extended, wielding two slender long swords, crossing with a swipe and stabbing towards the diminutive Lin Suo.

This was a fit of rage born of embarrassment.

Lin Suo remained calm and collected.

As an experienced God Hunter, he knew exactly how to deal with these Titans.

The Power of Time surged from between his brows.

Materializing into a clock face.

The rapidly spinning hands suddenly paused, then began to move backward, and Perislaya’s approaching movements immediately started to rewind to their original state.

This was a new kind of Time Witchcraft that could be used in battle.

Lin Suo named it "Invalid Action."

As the name suggests, it is quite self-explanatory.

Besides, there is an even more perverse move!

"Law Prohibition Curse·Time Illusion Body!"

Shoosh, shoosh, shoosh!

Unlike Light and Shadow Avatars, which, though comparable to physical entities and also capable of casting witchcraft, would shatter upon contact, possessing no defensive capabilities, and the source of Magic Power is also Lin Suo.

The consumption all came from the main body; the avatar only served as an additional casting interface.

However, "Time Illusion Body" called forth Lin Suo from one second ago, from two seconds ago, from one second in the future... and so on.

The interval for summoning was limited to within five minutes.

If the future Lin Suo’s mastery over the Power of Time became even deeper, he could summon a "Future Body" which was even more powerful than the original.

This was the transformation of combat techniques following the synthesis of knowledge.

Everything still looked the same, but many of Lin Suo’s Holy Spirit Witchcraft possessed the potential for further development; there was no need to worry about the lack of suitable witchcraft to use.

In an instant, Lin Suo summoned six "Time Illusion Bodies." These temporal avatars shared his thoughts but were unable to use the Power of Time.

This obstacle was set deliberately by Lin Suo, to avoid confusion for the main body; there had been too many powerful individuals who fell into chaos, overwhelmed by their own powers. Learning from history was the right way.

With the main body included, a total of seven absurdly powerful Lin Suos towered over Perislaya, the Holy Spirit Gatekeeper, in an utterly one-sided crushing stance.

"Light Touch·Light Rope Binding!"

"Thunder Spirit·Thunder God Kick!"

"Dark Protection Sealing Sword·Dark Destruction Flash!"

"Death Ring·Death Finger!"...

Terrifying Law Witchcraft struck Perislaya from all angles, and in a flash, the body trapped by Time Witchcraft exploded like a burst watermelon.

Red, white, green—innards, blood, and shattered bones spilled everywhere.

In a split second!

When Lin Suo unleashed his true strength, defeating an ordinary gatekeeper like Perislaya was no longer challenging.

He reached into Perislaya’s Divine Body and extracted the Shadow Warrior Divine Office. Being a Titan himself, he could devour this Divine Office.

The last time he devoured a Horror Divine Office, it established a connection with the Dark World Tree; this time, too, he could establish a link with the Order World Tree of the past.

As to whether such connections would still exist after leaving, that was unknown.

However... there was now an additional Divine Office.

Lin Suo felt a bit eager.

One could indeed synthesize with this thing, as Divine Offices were born of the nurture of the World Tree and he already possessed the World Tree Magic Ring; synthesizing Divine Offices might seem pointless, but that wasn’t necessarily true.

His Boundary Ring was not whole; absorbing the matured power of Divine Offices nurtured by the World Tree could afford him a considerable boost.

"A treasure not to be missed."

"And then there’s the... Star Cluster Gem!"