ca-book Chapter 3703 Strange Things
Chapter 3703 Strange Things
"Is this a magic circle to awaken a deity statue? Why does it feel different from any I've seen before?"
"I don't know, but the telepathic connection is very strong."
The accompanying priests whispered amongst themselves, a chill running down their spines.
That's amazing!
Although they couldn't understand the specific meaning of these magic circle runes, as high-ranking priests who had dealt with magic circles for many years, they could intuitively tell that the complexity and energy level of this array far exceeded any ritual they had ever encountered.
"Look at that, that's a statue of a god-level deity."
"It really is..."
The priests all raised their heads and looked at the divine statue at the highest point of the ritual site, their eyes filled with awe.
The statue of the deity had not yet been awakened, but the faint pressure it released had already caused subtle fluctuations in the surrounding space. Under the influence of this pressure, the priests all felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts, making them feel suffocated.
At the same time, what made them feel oppressed was the young man standing next to the statue of the god.
Just by standing there, they felt an inexplicable sense of awe.
Who is that guy?
Several of the divine servants leading the group from the Island of the Sea God also cast scrutinizing glances at Fang Heng.
"Everyone, please take your positions in the designated ceremony area."
Lyanna stood beside the statue of the god, guiding the priestly teams from each island to their designated positions.
Perhaps because of the oppressive aura emanating from the statue of the deity, the crowd fell silent and quickly took their positions as Lyanna had instructed.
Xavier, however, stood still, surveying the entire ceremony setup with a slight frown.
The more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.
The array structure set up by Lyanna is very different from the awakening ritual passed down through generations on the Isle of the Sea God. The traditional awakening ritual only requires a single ring array, and its core lies in slowly infusing the statue of the deity with the power of faith to gradually awaken the dormant power within it.
But now this formation has more than ten ring arrays, thousands of priests participating at the same time, plus the alchemical runes on the ground that he can't understand at all...
Something just doesn't feel right.
Xavier grew increasingly uneasy as he looked around, and finally couldn't help but walk up to the platform and quickly approach Lyanna.
"Lady Leanna, the Divine Servant".
"what's up?"
Xavier glanced cautiously at Fang Heng beside him, lowered his voice, and said, "The array structure you two have set up is too different from our traditional awakening ritual. This level of detail..."
Fang Heng interrupted, "There isn't enough time. According to your traditional ritual process, it would take at least 12 hours to complete. I have compressed the structure of the magic circle, which can control the entire ritual time within 1 hour."
"But……"
“Xavier,” Lyanna said coldly, “It was agreed that we would oversee the entire ceremony. If you want to back out now, we can let you go.”
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant."
Xavier quickly apologized and admitted defeat.
Now that things have come to this, can he possibly stop?
Xavier silently stepped aside, hesitated for a moment, and then hurriedly returned to report to the island lord, Regin.
In fact, Regin was on another mountain platform not far from the site of the ceremony.
Everything in the distance was clearly visible.
Regin had already noticed the changes in the ritual magic circle. After hearing Xavier's report, he pondered for a moment and asked, "Xavier, what are you worried about?"
“I can’t quite put my finger on it,” Xavier shook his head. “But I just don’t think that simply waking up a statue of a deity would require such a grand spectacle.”
Reijin shook his head.
The false god fleet is approaching, and he doesn't have much time left. It's too late to turn back now.
"Continue to cooperate with them."
Reijin's voice gradually deepened, "Go and move all the remaining elite troops on the island to the vicinity of the sacrificial site, and secretly deploy them. If there are any problems during the ritual, take control of them immediately."
Xavier nodded vigorously: "Understood!"
……
Time passes little by little.
As darkness fell, the last rays of sunlight disappeared below the horizon.
At the sacrificial site, more than three thousand priests have all taken their places.
The torches illuminated the entire mountain valley where the ceremony was held.
Fang Heng stood on the highest stone platform, released his senses, and checked the magic circle nodes once again.
Everything is ready.
Fang Heng suddenly opened his eyes.
"Leanna, begin."
"Yes!"
Lyanna shouted the order, "All priests, listen to my command—activate the power of faith and pour it into the array nodes!"
Three thousand priests closed their eyes and clasped their hands together at the same time.
The power of faith surged from their bodies, flowing down their feet and into the array runes on the ground.
Blue light began to spread from the nodes beneath the priests' feet, lighting up in concentric circles from the inside out, layer upon layer, until the entire sacrificial site was enveloped in a dazzling blue light.
The light from the runes in the central array of the ceremony suddenly turned from blue to deep purple, and a terrifying power wave that could tear apart the spatial barrier erupted from the center of the array.
"boom!!"
The statue of the deity suddenly burst forth with a deep blue light, forming a blue pillar of light that shot straight into the night sky.
The beam of light rose at a slowly forward angle, pointing towards the distant sky above the sea.
what is that?
The priests who were not involved in the ceremony noticed something was amiss and frowned.
This doesn't look like a divine awakening ritual...
"wrong!"
Not far away, Xavier stared intently at the beam of light.
has a problem!
This is definitely not an awakening ritual!
"boom--!"
The next instant, with a violent roar, the dark night sky in the distance was forcibly ripped open by the blue beam of light!
The crack extended from the center of the night sky to both sides, and a ghostly blue light surged within it.
On the sea, the tide suddenly surged backward.
The originally calm waves were stirred up as if by an invisible giant hand, creating waves more than ten meters high that crashed wildly in all directions, forming a vortex in the center.
Everyone turned their gaze toward the distant sea.
Above the sea, within the whirlpool, a massive phantom was slowly coalescing.
The phantom was not yet fully formed; only a vague outline could be seen—that outline was so huge that the part that was just above the sea already covered half the sky.
Instantly, a powerful pressure emanated from the phantom!
The terrifying pressure caused the priests on the island of Poseidon to feel a tightness in their chests.
"Gudong..."
Xavier stared at the phantom on the sea, swallowed hard, and seemed frozen in place, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He recognized the outline.
Every priest on the island of the sea god knows him.
Neptune-Vontia.
Xavier turned his head sharply and stared intently at Fang Heng, who was presiding over the ceremony.
He's gone mad!
They are actually summoning the sea goddess Vontia!
Xavier's mind was buzzing.
Throughout the entire history of this world, whether verifiable or oral, there have been countless attempts to summon the true form of the sea god, but without exception, all have failed.
The mental energy required to summon the true form of the sea god is terrifying.
Even if they had ten times more priests providing spiritual power, it still wouldn't be enough!
Furthermore, the real challenge lies elsewhere.
Even if all the requirements are met and the ritual is successful, the chance of the sea god appearing is less than one percent.
Thinking about it carefully, how could a god easily accept the call of an ordinary person? (End of Chapter)