Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 518 Returning Home, Situation Escalates

As the Knights of the Law suddenly marched in with their army, not long after, the Kingdom of Lionheart also condemned the Blue Dragon Empire for allowing the Tower of Depth to wreak havoc on the residents of Dragon Island. Then, using a pretext, they claimed they were going to lead a team to help the Blue Dragon Empire eradicate the Tower of Depth, and then led their army to the border.

The situation here was quickly reported throughout the entire Starfall continent via the Protoss network.

The other three great empires—the Elven Empire and the Orc Empire—are all watching the tense standoff on the Blue Dragon Empire's borders.

The Blue Dragon Empire was the first to respond to the Knights of the Law, releasing information that Celia and Anko were treated well and 'protected' on Dragon Island, along with photos of Celia and Anko leaving Dragon Island smoothly, denying that they had captured the Holy Maiden and refusing entry to the Knights of the Law.

They then politely declined the offer from the enthusiastic Lionheart Kingdom, refusing their entry to "help".

The Holy Court claimed that they had not seen the Holy Maiden return and that she must have been secretly detained by the Blue Dragon Empire.

In diplomacy, the various parties engaged in verbal sparring through newspapers and bards, and the situation gradually became tense.

Standoffs have even occurred in some border areas.

Behind the scenes, delegations from all sides gathered to conduct round after round of negotiations.

The information will not be released until the negotiations are concluded; the process will be conducted in secret.

As the situation began to escalate, Celia arrived at the Temple of Ember. After receiving the remaining materials from Anko, she returned to Star Ash Town. In the Temple of Starshine, she listened to news from the border while watching Ross mix various miscellaneous materials.

With her level below four, she had no influence on the situation, and for the first time, Celia felt a sense of urgency.

So while Ross was mixing the ingredients, she also set a requirement for herself, practicing magic and meditation every day.

When using spells, try to sense external magical energy and attempt to draw upon it to increase the spell's power.

The fourth tier represents a comprehensive upgrade over the third tier.

In addition to his own improvement, there was also the development of the Puppet Heart. However, Ross did not let Celia carry out the development of the Puppet Heart because it was unnecessary. With him there, the development of the puppet could reach the limit of Celia's control at any time.

To prevent Celia from being too deeply affected by the fragments of divinity, Ross did not intend to let Celia have too much contact with divinity.

At most, they can use their divine status to enhance themselves.

In tense situations, time always seems to pass both slowly and quickly.

A week after Celia's return, the Knights of Law clashed for the first time with the border guards of the Blue Dragon Empire.

The conflict resulted in single-digit deaths and dozens of injuries.

Not long after, a second conflict occurred, after which the Blue Dragon Empire's guards retreated to Vanner City and relied on it for defense.

Meanwhile, an unexpected situation occurred on Dragon Island: cracks were seen appearing in the glacier outside the island.

Although the crack disappeared quickly.

But soon another problem arose: an accident occurred at the magic array under construction, resulting in injuries to dozens of workers who were building the array.

This news didn't garner much attention due to the overall situation, but it caught Celia's eye.

As a formation master, she had keen senses and immediately knew that this was not an accident, but rather someone was causing trouble to delay the completion of the Dragon Island formation.

Whether it was the Holy Court or the Tower of Depths that caused the trouble, we don't know.

The events at the border did not affect Stardust Town, where peace and tranquility prevailed.

There was no movement from the Elven side either.

However, both Celia and Vanessa were very concerned about the situation at the border.

Vanessa patted Celia's head. "If a large-scale war breaks out, I might be drafted to the front lines. Celia, then the temple will be in your hands. When you go back to your studies, go to Southern City and ask the Southern Temple for help. Ask them to find a high priest to manage it on your behalf."

Celia said firmly, "It definitely won't come to that."

Vanessa smiled gently and said nothing.

……

Dragon Island.

A tavern.

Raphael sat at a table, looking at Ashgard across from him.

"What do you need?" Raphael asked coldly.

"I just heard you were planning to leave, so I wanted to talk to you." Ashgard took a sip of his drink and said, "Raphael, I'm sure you know something about that fire spirit. Can't you really tell me?"

Raphael shook his head: "I'm not sure. Besides, do you really want to help that succubus advance?"

Ashgard shook his head: "Of course not. Only if they don't advance can I control everything."

Raphael said, "Your plan is too ambitious, targeting the main gods behind twelve heretics at the same time. I don't think you can succeed. If it ends up becoming a wedding dress for the main gods to descend, I will intervene."

Ashgard said, "To be precise, there are eleven. That Abyss Cult really does worship an 'evil god,' even though it's just a bunch of guys using the name to scam people."

“It has nothing to do with me,” Raphael said calmly.

“I know you just want to call on him right now, just like you’ve been carrying out the tasks he once gave you, but… why persist in doing those meaningless little things? Of the people you’ve sponsored, how many can actually become your help? Most of them are just slightly stronger cannon fodder.”

Raphael didn't speak, he just stared coldly at Ashgard.

An invisible pressure came from him, and Ashgard raised his hand: "Alright, whatever you want. The Fire Spirit incident is over. Although you didn't say it, I can guess some things. The situation in the Blue Dragon Empire is a bit bad. I plan to stay here for a while, cause them some trouble, and then go to catch up with our old friends."

Raphael said, "I will go to the far north to find Alina. All your actions in the Arctic Blood Alliance have failed. If I find you are still drawing Alina's blood..."

"It's over. The strongholds there have all been destroyed... Also, let me clarify that only the Polar Blood Alliance failed. I did not fail. Alina's blood has weakened the Ice God's multiple protections. As long as I advance to the eighth rank, I can seize the Ice God's divine status."

"By the way, I've also found a suitable candidate for descent. Although she's female, she's also of the ice element, which aligns with the Ice God's divine nature. If Lord Ross could descent into her body..."

Raphael's expression shifted.

Is she a female version of Lady Ross?
It sounds like...

She asked, "Where is the Ice God? I can help you."

Ashgard shook his head: "I can't help. The Ice God is dead, the Land of Sleep is completely corrupted, and with the Ice God's authority and the protection of the Goddess of Fate's dream, you are a fire elementalist and can't go."

"You think you can go in?"

"I have prepared for so long and extracted the essence of dreams over so many years. Of course I can. I may die in the place where the Ice God sleeps, but I will bring out the divine spark."

Ashgard stood up and walked outside.

"I will call Jonathan and have him help me receive the Ice God's divine essence to continue what I haven't finished."

Raphael watched his retreating figure. "Everything you do is for the Ice God of Death, so why do you still help the pawns of other gods?"

"Of course... we need to stop them from interfering with the plan."

(End of this chapter)