Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 143 Obelisk

The golden bell continued to ring, but it was no longer Oubre himself who was striking the bell, but an invisible wind.

An invisible wind lingered around Ouba, growing stronger and faster as the bell rang.

clang!
clang! !

clang! ! !
The sound of the bells came one after another, faster and faster, more and more shocking... and the soul-cleansing bell sound gradually began to coincide with the frequency of Oubey's heartbeat.

Bang~!

clang!
Bang~!

clang!
……

At the same time, on the Golden Bell Tower—

Wherever the strong wind passed, tiny spaces were constantly torn apart, and the resulting tiny cracks dyed the invisible strong wind a pitch-black color.

Below the bell tower, many Shandia people noticed this unusual scene, exclaimed in surprise, and caused a commotion.

"Hey! Look, what's going on?"

"The Golden Bell is out of control!"

"It's such a strong wind!"

"What are those?! Those black ones?"

"Master Chief!"

"Warrior Captain!"

……

Compared to the somewhat panicked Shandian people, Osi and his group were much calmer.

"What's going on with Ouba? Why is he suddenly using his powers just to ring a bell?"

"Are you feeling too tired to use your hands?"

Osi scratched her head. She felt that her adopted sister was acting strangely in every way today.

Could it really be the egg-changing season?
In contrast, Jin broke free from his previous relaxation.

His hands clenched unconsciously, and he looked at Ouba above with some nervousness.

Will it succeed...?
Soon, the whistling sound caused by the space shattering became louder and louder, and everyone at the scene felt a threat from death, as if they would be the ones to be torn to pieces in the next second.

Except for the chief and the warrior leader who still stood there without moving, the other Shandians subconsciously took a few steps back, and some parents directly protected their children behind them.

The situation seems to be developing in an uncontrollable direction...

Just when this wind of death was about to touch the people around, with a barely perceptible sigh, the crisis gradually stopped.

Everything returned to calm.

At the same time, Ou Bei's overall aura returned to its usual level.

……

[Failed again.]
[Twice already.]
[I clearly felt it when the bell rang just now, but I still failed.]
[Am I being too deliberate...?]
Sure enough, the more scheming a person is, the more likely he is to fall into unexpected difficulties.

After exhausting all the calculations and consuming countless efforts, the awakening plan ultimately ended in failure.

Even though there was a perfect opportunity at the end that even Oubei himself could not have expected, it still lacked the finishing touch.

The bell that spanned time and space ultimately failed to awaken the sleeping god.

[I seek but cannot get, I seek but cannot get, the more I seek, the less I get...]
[Heh~]
……

The wind finally stopped completely, and the clanging sound of the golden bell continued, but Ou Bei no longer had the interest to listen.

He walked down the stairs listlessly. The crowd in front automatically parted to make way for him. There was still panic and fear in the eyes of these Shandians.

Amidst these gazes, Ou Bei slowly left the clock tower, then found a secluded corner to sit down, hugging his knees with his hands.

Jhin saw all this but did not step forward, and even held back Osi who wanted to go and comfort him.

"This is her own business, and she has to get over it on her own."

"So what's going on with Ouba? He's been like this since morning. Did something happen?"

Osi's method of peeping into the soul had no effect on Obei, she could only vaguely sense the other's emotions.

And now Oubei's mood is obviously very bad.

Confused, disappointed, self-loathing, and even a hint of self-abandonment...

"No, I have to ask clearly!"

Osi broke free from Jin's arm and was about to go through the crowd to Obe's side.

As a sister, she couldn't just leave such an Ouba alone.

……

"Yo~ what's wrong? My lovely sister?"

Coming close to Obei, Osi put on a smiling face and patted her shoulder from behind.

"nothing."

"You can't hide this from your sister. Tell me, are you being bullied? Or are you embarrassed by what happened just now?"

"nothing dealing with you."

"Hiss~ Is it really time to change the eggs?"

"Let me see, why didn't you react when the thing was gone? Could it be that you haven't changed at all?!"

"Obey, let me see!"

"Stop making trouble!"

Oubei pulled away Osi's little hands that were wrapped around him.

"I'm really fine!"

"Whoo~"

"Just leave me alone now, okay? Sister."

Ou Bei's voice gradually softened, even taking on a hint of weakness, completely devoid of the usual coldness that kept people at a distance.

Under Oberna's pleading eyes, Osi was helpless.

"Okay. But if there's anything you really need to tell me~"

"Ok, I know."

Obe nodded, watching Ossie's hesitant departure, and murmured in a voice only he could hear, "Thank you."

"..."

"elder sister."

……

The ceremony is still going on.

Although there were some minor accidents just now, the other Shandians relaxed when they saw that their chief and warrior leader were calm and composed.

Because it was the first time in nearly four hundred years that the lights of Shandora were lit again, the ceremony was very solemn and serious.

According to the procedures left by the ancestors, everyone followed the procedures and strictly observed every step of the ceremony.

Offer sacrifices to heaven, earth and ancestors.

The chief held a staff and recited ancient sacrificial words.

The warriors held their spears and sang majestic sacrificial songs.

The warriors wore wooden masks with strange totems painted on them. They beat their shields rhythmically and let out high-pitched war cries from time to time.

The woman was wearing a bright feather dress and gorgeous hair accessories, stretching her body around the campfire.

The Shandia people followed the ancient traditions of thousands of years ago, meticulously performing sacrificial dances and singing sacrificial songs, bringing the breath of humanity back to Shandora, which had disappeared for four hundred years.

……

Time passes quietly~
The solemn ceremony did not last long, and soon everyone entered the most lively part of the festival - the free banquet time.

The blazing sacrificial fire was reflected in Ouba's eyes, but it could not dispel the haze hidden within.

The shadow of the golden bell was stretched out by the flames, drawing a dark area on the magnificent ground that the light could not reach.

She sat on the ground with her knees hugged, hiding her small body in the shadows.

She just quietly watched the lively Shandora Festival not far away, with only a few dim lights around her.

People were in the bright places, or arm in arm, drinking the fine wine left by the Sky Islanders;
Or impulsively start a dance without rhythm;
Or a family of three leaning together, chatting about the beautiful future...

Osi continued to show his outgoing nature, quickly blending in with the people around him and starting to brag and chat.

But he would look at me from time to time.

Jhin was also staying with Chief Shandia and the Warrior Captain who were idle. The three seemed to be discussing some issues about racial history.

Wright was the busiest at this time. He took out the notebook he carried with him and was frantically recording something. The pen in his hand was moving so fast that you could see the afterimage.

Under the curtain of peace, everything seems so beautiful.

War and violence, sacrifice and destruction... these words that symbolize her power seem so out of place compared to the scene before her.

Just as a pristine white paper should not be stained by black ink spots, this celebration of peace should not be tainted by personal desires.

After realizing this, Ober quietly moved his body and buried himself in a darker and more inconspicuous place.

She was like a flaw in a famous painting, desperately trying to hide herself.

……

"Sister Shenming, aren't you going to the party?"

An innocent child's voice sounded.

The owner of the voice was a little girl who looked only five or six years old, and behind her were many children of about her age.

They surrounded Ouba without knowing when.

"God...Sister? Why do you call me that?"

"I am not your god."

Obe said self-deprecatingly that she was not qualified to be the god of these Shandians since she treated them as mere awakening tools.

"No! I heard from the warrior uncle in the tribe that you, Goddess Sister, single-handedly drove away those Sky Island villains who stole our home."

"He even punched through Baibaihai with one punch, scaring those Sky Island bad guys so much they never dare to bother us again!"

"Sister God is even more powerful than the great warrior Kalgara!"

The boys spoke in very childish voices, their tone full of admiration.

"Yes, Dad said that Sister God is the god of the earth (Bath), and she came to help us Shandia people take back our homeland."

"We should all thank Sister Shen. Sister Shen is the hero of Shandia."

Children's words are always so innocent, and their emotions are also the most sincere.

Surrounded by these heartfelt words of gratitude and praise, Oubei's mood couldn't help but improve a little.

Just when Ou Bei was about to let the children go back to enjoy the banquet, the little girl in the lead suddenly handed something to her.

"A gift for you, Sister God."

"Gift? This is..."

Ou Bei took it in his hand and looked at it. It was a little clay figure.

The child did not have any craftsmanship, so the clay figure was not delicate, or it was just a rudimentary human form, with barely limbs and a head.

"This is the God Sister we made with Bath. It's a gift for you, God Sister."

"Sister God, do you like it?"

The children's eyes were full of anticipation, so even though the clay dolls in their hands looked a little hard to describe, Oubei would not give any answer other than "like it".

After all, God cannot let His little believers down~
"Thank you, I like it very much!"

Oubey gave them his first smile of the day.

"Oh!"
The children who got the answer immediately cheered.

"Come on, Sister God, let's go to the banquet together!"

"let's go!"

"Sister God, please get up quickly."

"Sister God..."

"..."

Holding by pairs of small hands, Ou Bei stood up again and came to the place with bright lights.

[Haha~ How ironic.]
[This god's power is clearly destruction, yet the meaning of his name is...]
Obelisk - An obelisk standing on the earth, symbolizing the protection and order of the gods.

(End of this chapter)