Nightmare Light

Chapter 227 Retirement Plan

“Mortal, I have thought of a way.”

The voice of the new god resounded in Lin Wang's mental space.

"What method?" Lin Wang was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Um... Before I reveal my method, I have a question for you."

To Lin Wang's surprise, the new god did not answer him directly, but instead asked him a question: "I saw you use an extremely hot and cold white fire before... and there is a vine with a 'very significant origin' wrapped around your wrist?"

"So you really do recognize these two things?"

“In my previous life, I was at least a ‘ruler’ level deity, and I ruled over all the mountains in the world. My subordinate local deities were all over the world, so I naturally knew a lot of things.”

The new god asked curiously, "I also know who the owner of these two items is."

Lin Wang's heart skipped a beat: "Is one of them Luo He? Who's the other one?"

"Ah! You actually know about the Luo River? That guy is really..." The new god stopped mid-sentence, then changed the subject, "Didn't the owner of the tree fern tell you why He gave the tree to you?"

"No, I don't even know who the tree originally belonged to."

"Then I won't tell you."

"..." In his heart, Lin Wang cursed Him for tens of thousands of words.

“Your insults are useless,” the new god said cheerfully. “That is a great ruler; there must be a deeper meaning behind His arrangement.”

"Alright," Lin Wang sighed, "We'll talk about this later, for now..."

"You need not be angry." The new god sensed Lin Wang's emotions and comforted him, "Do you know how much wealth it is to have the unique skills of the two great lords by your side?"

"Moreover, since the two great lords are willing to bestow their power upon you, it means that they have no ill intentions towards you."

Lin Wang's heart skipped a beat, and he asked Him, "No ill intent... Can you be sure of that?"

“Of course,” the new god replied confidently.

"You should know that if a god of the 'King' rank or above wants to do something to mortals, there is absolutely no need to use his power."

“Gods can ‘weave’ facts,” the new god said slowly. “Take me as an example. If I want a mortal to do something for me… I can ‘weave’ a gift for him.”

"That gift perfectly matches him. Its origin and characteristics would make him believe that he is the chosen one of heaven... More importantly, that gift is even more powerful than the giant tree and white fire in your hands in some ways."

The new god spoke slowly: "So, mortal, do you think that if a great ruler truly wanted to do something bad to you, would He bother to give you His own power?"

"I see." Lin Wang understood—this was indeed a logical deduction, so he sincerely said to the new god, "Thank you."

“No need to thank me,” the new god said. “You are the first person I talked to after I woke up, and I also wanted to talk to someone.”

He suddenly sighed, "Even gods are not immune to worldly affairs... Back when I ruled over all the mountains in the world, the sounds of mortals praying and local deities seeking instructions were incredibly noisy. Now that it's suddenly quiet, I'm not used to it at all..."

"..." Lin Wang was a little stiff, so he changed the subject, "Let's talk about the method you just mentioned."

“Oh! Right, I almost forgot,” said the new god. “My method is very simple—do you know that although gods cannot kill themselves, there is a way to remain alive without destroying the world?”

"I don't know, I've never been a god."

"I can retire," the new god said lightly and cheerfully. "Although this life of mine is like a newborn, an infant with absolutely no experience of being a god..."

Upon hearing the word "baby," Lin Wang had a fleeting thought that made his lips twitch.

He shook his head, banishing the chaotic thoughts from his mind. Lin Wang recalled the giant crow he had once seen.

That looks like a retired deity... I wonder if these two guys know each other...

“But,” the new mythology’s tone shifted, “I was, after all, the ‘Lord of the Mountains’ in my previous life, and I’ve had enough of listening to reports every day… I’ve decided, I’m retiring!”

Hearing the new god's words, Lin Wang breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, then if you're sure you want to retire, is there anything you need our cooperation with..."

Before he finished speaking, suddenly, a huge and vast spiritual force swept over him without reservation, surging into Lin Wang's spiritual space.

These spiritual energies, carrying countless dark purple starlight, rushed into Lin Wang's mental space. Some of them began to attack Lin Wang's spiritual energy, while others rushed towards the depths of Lin Wang's soul!
"What are you doing!" Lin Wang was caught off guard and taken aback.

A vast sound, as if countless voices overlapped, resounded like a mountain range deep within Lin Wang's soul.

"If I want to retire, I have two options."

"Firstly, it is true retirement."

Secondly... I can replace you.

The voice of the new god boomed.

Lin Wang's face was extremely ugly. While struggling to resist the attacks of the new god, he shouted, "I thought you had no hostility!"

“I am a god, why would I harbor hostility?” the new god said. “From the god’s perspective, you mortals… are just mortals.”

"I just feel that since those two need a mortal to do something, then that thing must be very important."

"If that's the case, and you, as a mortal, can do it, wouldn't I, as a deity, be even better able to do it?"

"At that time, as a true god of the monarch level, wielding the tree fern and controlling the white fire... I might be able to step into the ranks of great monarchs!"

His spiritual power exploded with a deafening roar, like the echoes of countless giant mountains piled together, enough to make anyone dizzy just by listening to it.

Moreover, this is, after all, a true god.

In that instant, even Lin Wang's incredibly powerful spiritual energy couldn't stop His spiritual energy from invading.

The true god's spiritual power roared, shattering Lin Wang's thoughts and rushing into the depths of his soul.

He "saw" in the depths of another soul that hidden, extremely secret area that even Lin Wang himself was unaware of.

He saw within them the two dormant thoughts of souls.

"Oh—so, you two still retain this deep within His soul... Then I must ask, if I were to possess this mortal, would you two have any objections?"

The two souls remained asleep, unresponsive.

The new god's spiritual power laughed loudly: "Since you two won't answer, I'll take that you've agreed!"

The sound, like an echo from the mountains, roared and laughed, rushing into the deepest part of Lin Wang's soul.

"The soul of a mere mortal is nothing to me but a gentle touch..."

Then, He discovered that His soul had collided with something He couldn't understand at all.

"Huh? What is this?"

At the same time, he heard a low, chuckling sound coming from not far away, seemingly from the direction where the two "true god thoughts" were located.

(End of this chapter)