Spellcasting Gods

After all, Bane, the god of tyranny, is an undeniably powerful deity, belonging to the top tier of gods.

And what about Tom?

It's just a weak divine power!

There is a very clear disparity in strength between the two sides!

Therefore, Bane was absolutely confident that he could easily defeat his opponent.

As for Tom, his upright character dictates that once he accepts a duel, he will never allow a third party to interfere.

Therefore, the two gods had no choice but to do everything in their power to eliminate each other as soon as possible before any other god intervened.

But while they were focused on each other, they didn't notice a black dot at the horizon where the sea met the sky, flying toward them at an extremely fast speed.

In the blink of an eye, the black dot transformed into a gigantic dragon, and before either side could react, terrifying magical energy descended from the sky.

In a mere instant!

The divine shields that had been placed on Bane and Tom were gradually exhausted as they were squeezed and torn apart!

"Hahahaha! Foolish gods! Die, all of you!"

Having landed a successful blow, Zhang Cheng laughed wildly as he swooped down, opening his mouth full of sharp teeth and unleashing a scorching dragon breath mixed with magical energy and divine power.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! Damn crawler! What have you done?!" Bane screamed and roared in anger.

The eerie flames were like a persistent, insidious infection; no matter how much they were swatted, they could not be extinguished. Instead, they nourished the remaining body and divine power with their own power.

In contrast, Tom, a man of loyalty and courage, was much more stoic, remaining silent throughout, merely frowning and staring warily at the intruder.

"What am I going to do? Of course, I'm going to start Ragnarok! I'm going to kill you all! I'm going to make you high and mighty gods taste fear, pain, and despair!" Zhang Cheng declared recklessly.

His voice was so loud that it could be heard clearly from several kilometers away.

For a moment, both the two gods and the ordinary residents of Tantres were stunned, as if they could not believe what they had just heard.

crazy?

Arrogant?

No one knows what words to use to describe this black dragon that descended from the sky!

A full minute later, Tom seemed to recall something and quickly probed, "It's you! The Chaos Dragon—Ingrokastimicilian? You killed seven gods, including the cruel god Gagus, not long ago! And you also severely injured the winter goddess Oryl!"

"That's right! I did it!" Zhang Cheng admitted frankly with a smirk.

The reason he moved from the shadows to the light was to thoroughly enrage all the saintly deities. On the one hand, he wanted to test the combat power of this body to the maximum extent, and on the other hand, he wanted to see if the owner behind the parchment scroll would be willing to help him when he was in dire straits.

"Why? Why did you do this?"

Bane realized that the black dragon before him was the god-slayer who had been rumored among the gods recently, and immediately became wary.

Although he has arrogant and conceited traits in his personality, he is by no means stupid. He was able to successfully hunt down seven gods in one go. Even the weakest god means he has very terrifying strength.

Especially now that all the gods are imprisoned in mortal bodies, they are in their most vulnerable state. Once they are seriously injured, their enemies will quickly come knocking.

"Hehehe! Of course, it's to create a clean world! A world without the pollution of gods! You so-called gods are like plagues and viruses, constantly spreading all kinds of extreme and dangerous ideas, trying to use mortals as pawns to serve your own ambitions and desires! If you completely disappear, the conflicts between mortals will at least be eliminated by half. What I want to do is kill all the gods!"

Zhang Cheng imitates the tone of villainous bosses in movies and TV shows, ruthlessly belittling gods and even classifying them as the root of war and disaster.

In fact, he knew very well that all of this had nothing to do with the gods; it was entirely due to human nature.

Even without God, people would use other pretexts to wage war, plunder and enslave their fellow human beings.

Unfortunately, the ordinary people of Faerûn were clearly unaware of this.

On the contrary, they live from birth in a world filled with different gods, and many wars are extensions of the conflicts between the gods. Every year, the number of intelligent beings who die directly or indirectly for the gods far exceeds hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

Perhaps before Zhang Cheng uttered these words, no one would have realized the danger posed by God.

But now, more than 50 percent of the residents of Tantry have heard these things, and coupled with the great harm that the battle between Bane and Tom caused to ordinary people, within just a few minutes, a soaring resentment enveloped the city.

Hatred!

Naked hatred for the gods!

Even a small group of people who had just lost their loved ones and homes rushed directly to the nearest temple with weapons, frantically killing every priest, priest, and temple knight, and corrupting and destroying the idols...

Chapter 503 Unbridled Recklessness (Part 1)

Hearing the roars and screams emanating from the temple within the city, Zhang Cheng's eyes revealed undisguised smugness as he smiled and said to the two gods:

"Look, this is what mortals are like, humble and insignificant mortals."

Despite their ignorance and susceptibility to being misled by various opinions, they can unleash unimaginable power at crucial moments, and even determine the life and death of gods to some extent.

Furthermore, I've discovered that you self-proclaimed supreme gods actually have far less firm control over this world than you imagine.

Often, a few words or a small trick can change people's attitude towards God.

After all, destruction is always easier than creation, isn't it?

"Crawler! Do you know what you're doing? You're declaring war on the gods!" Bane shouted viciously.

"Ah! Of course! Otherwise, why do you think I came all this way for?" Zhang Cheng casually flicked his thick tail.

Not far away, Tom remained silent, raising his weapon and assuming a fighting stance. He seemed unwilling to waste words and instead demonstrated his stance through action.

As the god of loyalty and courage, he could clearly sense the terrifying power contained within the enormous object before him, as well as the evil aura that was red to black.

powerful!

evil!

His entire body exuded an aura of death and destruction!

He prefers to completely destroy such beings, both physically and mentally, even if the previous battles have consumed a great deal of divine power, he will steadfastly uphold the justice in his heart.

Sensing the opponent's soaring fighting spirit, Zhang Cheng glanced meaningfully at the God of Tyranny, who was probably plotting something, and suddenly leaped forward.

Although his size was so large that he resembled a small mountain and should normally be quite cumbersome, his attack was so fast that no one had time to react.

Before the weapon in his hand could even fall, Tom was tackled to the ground, and then a burst of scorching dragon breath was spewed out at his head.

The breath, imbued with divine power and magical energy, instantly caused severe burns to the head of the God of Justice and Courage, turning the right half of his face, including his eye, into a black, charred mess.

But he endured the intense pain and raised his greatsword, stabbing it fiercely into the dragon's relatively vulnerable neck.

clang!

After a crisp metallic clang, the greatsword pierced through the outer metal armor, but failed to harm the dragon scales protected by several advanced defensive magic spells.

As expected, the giant sword, gleaming with golden light, was deflected on the spot.

Taking advantage of his size, Zhang Cheng had no intention of giving his enemy a chance to breathe or retaliate. He pinned Tom to the ground, grinning maliciously as he uttered a spell: "Mimicry! Pierce!"

moment!

The alloy armor plates on his body, gleaming with an unusual luster, made a rustling sound as they peeled off like fish scales, quickly enveloping the body of Loyalty and Courage.

Immediately afterwards, more than fifty metal armor plates began to inexplicably elongate, turning into spears as thick as fingers, which then pierced into the gaps between the armor plates.

puff!

Golden divine blood splattered everywhere!

"ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

All the residents of Tantry could hear Tom's agonizing screams!

Just as the god was trying to use his divine power to break free of his restraints, a sharp dragon claw descended from the sky, tearing open his chest and scooping out his still-beating heart, which he then threw into the dragon's mouth.

Creak! Creak! Creak...

With a chilling chewing sound, the loyal and courageous man died on the spot, and all the divine power and divinity contained within his body became nourishment for Zhang Cheng to strengthen himself.

"No! No! No! What have you done, you monster?!"

A priest who served Tom, clearly unable to bear the fact that his god had been killed so easily, rushed forward in a frenzy.

Several other priests and paladins also realized what was happening and followed suit, intending to avenge God.

"Hmph! You overconfident fool!" Zhang Cheng sneered, not even glancing at the other party, and lightly snapped his fingers with his paw.

Snapped!

Suddenly, without warning, the space in front of the priests and paladins twisted and distorted, engulfing everyone in it, before returning to normal in just one second.

Living people were turned into puddles of gelatinous substance mixed with flesh, organs and bones, and even armor and weapons were squeezed into various shapes by unknown tricks.

No spell!

No spellcasting action!

All it takes is a snap of the fingers!

Many spellcasters who observed the spatial distortion were stunned by what they were witnessing!

They simply couldn't understand how this had happened—was it some kind of innate spell-like ability? Or a powerful magical artifact?

Only Bane stood there with a gloomy expression, and after a full minute, he muttered to himself in disbelief, "Psychic abilities? You actually have psychic abilities!"

"What, you're surprised? Did you think I'd be so arrogant as to stand up and wage war against the gods without any preparation? No, my preparations are beyond your imagination! Now that Tom is dead, you should be next..."

After saying that, Zhang Cheng controlled the armor plates to return to his body, forming an airtight protective barrier once again.

He could sense that these alloys, stained with divine blood, were undergoing a wondrous transformation, as if they had suddenly come to life from inanimate objects.

It must be said that gods are truly a very magical and special species. Whether it is their heart, muscles, blood, or bones, they all possess incredible power. Even the slightest bit of power can enable mortals to undergo a transformation in their life form, or even endow inanimate things with a soul.

Zhang Cheng was very clear about his own position. He was not one of those who tirelessly sought the path to godhood, nor was he a mere yes-man willing to grovel at the feet of a god and wait for their blessings.

He was a plunderer, eager to seize power from all sides for his own use by constantly killing gods.

Whether it's divinity or divine power, they are consumables to him. He only needs to keep a tiny bit of the seed at the end, and it doesn't matter if he uses up the rest.

Moreover, as he killed more and more gods, he gradually felt something completely different from divine power taking root and sprouting within him. Before long, a brand new power, truly belonging to him, would be born.

But before that, he needs to kill more gods, using their deaths to nourish this fragile seedling until it blossoms and bears fruit...

Chapter 504 Unbridled (Part 2)

"Are you sure you want to be my enemy? To fight to the death with the most powerful dark king in the world?"