Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 57 A decisive blow!

"Lu Chen, time is almost up, there are 20 minutes left."

As the sun rises higher, the auspicious time is approaching.

On the high platform, Sun Yourong gently reminded him at the right time.

After finishing tidying up, Lu Chen meditated quietly for a while. At this moment, he slowly opened his eyes, nodded slightly, got up and walked to the front of the stage, and calmly scanned the area below.

The crowd below the stage was enormous, a sea of ​​black people, roughly estimated to be at least 100,000!

"let's start."

Lu Chen nodded to Wang Zhongmin, who was standing to the side.

Wang Zhongmin understood, stepped forward, and took the microphone first: "Fellow villagers, please be quiet!"

The loudspeaker carried his voice throughout the entire Dalongtan area, and the clamor gradually subsided.

Wang Zhongmin cleared his throat, his expression solemn: "Today is the 97th day of our Longhu County's prayer for rain! But this time, it's the largest and most promising one yet! Everyone knows how hard we've suffered these past three years. I just hope you can trust me one more time! Let's join hands and, today, completely rid Longhu County of the drought! Is that alright?!"

However, there was no obvious reaction from the audience.

Wang Zhongmin smirked and forced a dry laugh, "Well... next, let's give a grand welcome to Master Lu... Master Lu, to say a few words to everyone!"

Wang Zhongmin led the applause and handed the microphone to Lu Chen.

……

"Taoist priest? What Taoist priest?"

"I've only ever heard of immortals and sages, when did a Taoist priest suddenly appear?"

"Who cares? It's just a name."

A murmur arose from the audience, but few responded.

Clearly, years of failed attempts to pray for rain have rendered the people indifferent to all sorts of "monsters who offer bounties."

Some impatient people, upon hearing that it wasn't the same person who prayed for rain yesterday, immediately turned and left, cursing and swearing.

On the platform, Lu Chen took the microphone and got straight to the point:
"Fellow villagers of Longhu County, my name is Lu Chen, and I will be presiding over the rain-making ceremony today."

"The ceremony will begin promptly at noon."

"The ceremony consists of three steps: opening the altar, inviting the saint, and presenting the petition!"

"I only need everyone's cooperation during the second part—'Inviting the Saint'."

"At that time, when I call upon you all, please burn incense together and shout in unison: 'We respectfully invite the Dragon King of the Well to descend upon this county and bestow upon us abundant rain!'"

"Just add this one sentence!"

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, a commotion erupted in the Great Dragon Pool!
Everyone looked at each other.

"What?! The Well Dragon King?!"

"Are you crazy?! A Dragon King who controls wells, can bring rain?"

"Worshipping the Well Dragon King is something from our ancestors' generation, isn't it? Do people still worship such an obscure deity these days?"

"What?! Is the divine realm experiencing a renaissance?! What era are we living in? Are there still well dragon kings? River dragon kings are all extinct!!"

"Damn, so all they did was invite this thing? They're just messing with us!"

There was a moment of silence in the audience, followed by a chorus of exclamations and curses!
Like a tidal wave.

"Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard!"

Among the crowd, Master Lingshui laughed so hard he almost fell over.

"I thought it was some brilliant idea, but it turns out he's just asking for the Well Dragon King? Has this kid gone mad? The Four Seas Dragon Kings have almost wiped out all the River Dragon Kings under heaven, and he still wants to ask for the Well Dragon King! Chen Tiansheng, Chen Tiansheng, you actually believe the words of such an idiot, then I'll have to raise the price!"

Master Lingshui slapped his thigh, laughing so hard that tears almost streamed down his face.

……

Ten thousand meters above the ground. Upon hearing that Lu Chen was going to worship the Well Dragon King, the Four Seas Dragon Kings, who had been wondering which rain master he would invite, suddenly had a very strange expression.

"Brother, did I hear that right? Who did he say he was inviting? The Dragon King of the Well?"

Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea, picked at his ear with his dragon claw, looking utterly incredulous.

"That's right, it's the Well Dragon King."

The Dragon King of the South Sea, Ao Qin, almost burst out laughing: "Does this little thing not know that we have almost wiped out all the river dragon kings in the world? Let alone a mere well dragon king?"

The West Sea Dragon King, Ao Run, chuckled: "I thought he was going to invite some Rain God, but it turns out he's just the lowest-ranking Dragon King of my clan. The key point is, even I haven't seen a Well Dragon for over a hundred years, where is he going to find one?"

The three dragon kings all looked at Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea.

"Brother, this is your territory. Is there a Dragon King in Longhu County?"

Ao Guang frowned deeply: "Impossible! This place was originally under the jurisdiction of the Xuhe Dragon King. That fellow is fierce and doesn't even take my offer of service seriously. How could he allow others to sleep soundly on his bed?"

The Dragon King of the South Sea pondered for a moment: "But judging from this kid's confident vows, he doesn't seem to be joking. Could it be that he has really found a well dragon king?"

The Dragon King of the North Sea coiled his dragon body, exuding a murderous aura: "So what if they've found me? I want to see which foolish dragon is tired of living! I'll just wipe them out in one fell swoop and grind their bones to dust!"

The Dragon King of the West Sea nodded: "Fourth brother is right! The Star Lord only told us not to interfere with the rainmaking, but he didn't say we couldn't kill dragons. It's inconvenient to act today, but we can kill them another day. When Dragon Tiger County returns to drought, it will be a good opportunity for eldest brother to vent his anger! Eldest brother, how about leaving this matter to me?"

The Dragon King of the West Sea had bloodshot eyes and was eager to try.

Ao Guang smiled sinisterly: "Since that's the case, why don't you all conceal your presence completely? Otherwise, how will the fish take the bait?"

"Brother is wise!" The four dragons looked at each other and grinned, their massive bodies disappearing into the depths of the sea of ​​clouds.

……

"Ha, these four Dragon King brothers..."

Inside the Xuan Dou Palace, the Water Deity Star Lord looked slightly embarrassed.

As the foremost deity of the Water Department, the fact that his Dragon Kings were so unrestrained made Him feel quite embarrassed in front of the God of Wealth.

However, the God of Wealth seemed not to hear, his expression remaining calm.

Water Deity smiled and changed the subject, saying, "However, Brother Juncai, I originally thought that your sworn brother had found a River Dragon King, but I didn't expect him to find a Well Dragon King. However, the Well Dragon King's incense offerings in the mortal world have been cut off for nearly a hundred years. Even if we find him, I'm afraid he will have little to show for it."

Jun Caishen smiled calmly: "Brother Shui De, rest assured, my sworn brother never fights a battle he is not sure of winning."

Even so, Jun Caishen was not entirely confident.

Although He agreed to enlighten the Well Dragon King to become a golden dragon under His command and elevate his status, He was powerless to grant him magical power comparable to that of the Four Seas Dragon Kings.

Therefore, if the Dragon King of Ruojing is truly unable to bring rain, this problem will ultimately have to be solved by Lu Chen himself.

"Oh?" Water Deity stroked his beard and smiled. "Then I shall wait and see. But for now, I'd like to see how he will get the people of Longhu County to sincerely worship the Well Dragon King. After all, without sincerity, even millions of incense offerings will be in vain."

The two deities refocused their gazes on the Mystic Mirror once more…

Inside the Great Dragon Pool, voices of doubt surged like a tidal wave, relentlessly crashing against the high platform.

Lu Chen, however, remained as steady as a rock on stage.

All of this was within his expectations.

This is because it is a trouble that must be experienced when "starting a cold stove".

Therefore, Lu Chen was neither angry nor annoyed. Instead, he chuckled softly into the microphone:
"I know you don't believe me, that the Dragon King of the Well is too weak and incapable of bringing rain. I even believe some of you might think I'm a fraud. That's okay, I understand your disbelief, but...!"

Lu Chen abruptly changed the subject, his voice suddenly becoming clear and penetrating:

"Have you thought about this? If the Well Dragon King is really ineffective, then your worship will only be a waste of incense, without any significant loss."

But what if... I mean, what if, He can do it?

Your disbelief, disdain, and ridicule today are tantamount to you personally blocking the last path to survival for Longhu County!
So, laugh all you want, I don't care.

Lu Chen shrugged: "Anyway, I'm not from your Longhu County..."

(End of this chapter)