Spellcasting Gods

“That’s the principle…” Zhang Cheng nodded thoughtfully.

There is no doubt that death is not only a powerful force, but also a fundamental rule that exists universally in all worlds.

It is neither good nor evil; it merely maintains the balance between life and death.

Anyone who understands or masters this power can take the lives of thousands with a mere gesture, and even gods are not immune.

As the saying goes, nothing in this world is truly eternal and immortal. Even the vast universe will eventually face destruction. Therefore, the immortality of gods is only relative to mortals. They too must pay a price in the face of the rules of death.

However, compared to ordinary people with shorter lifespans, they can withstand it for a longer period of time.

However, what puzzled Zhang Cheng was how a necromancer could obtain the rules of death. Normally, mortals would not be able to withstand this level of power and would be killed instantly.

Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to ask someone such a question that touched on their deepest secrets, so he simply kept quiet and observed with his own eyes.

Faust was clearly unaware of this, and continued to control the huge phantom behind him to attack the goddess.

As the frequency of attacks increased, his mental state began to be affected. He became increasingly indifferent and ruthless, until finally his eyes even reflected a deathly gray light.

"No! You can't kill me! I am a descendant of the great sun god Inti! If I die, he will not let you go when he wakes up!" Bachue shouted in panic as he desperately resisted the erosion of the rules of death, trying to intimidate his opponents by using the name of the sun god.

Unfortunately, the three people present had already made up their minds to achieve their ambitions even if it meant going against the gods, and nothing she said could change their minds.

Left with no other choice, the goddess finally resolved to fight to the death. She raised the shimmering emerald-green liquid sphere high in her hand and cried out in the ancient Inca language: "Great and sacred lake! Heed my call! Reveal your true form!"

Whoosh!

The words had barely left his mouth!

The entire liquid sphere expanded rapidly, and in less than five seconds it formed a giant water elemental life form that was more than four stories high.

It is so powerful that its entire body is flowing with pure divine water. Ordinary physical attacks and spells can probably only cause one-tenth of the damage.

Even more terrifying is that, under the influence of divinity, it can continuously convert any form of energy into the water it needs. Unless it is killed in one fell swoop, it will soon return to its original state.

"Go! Kill these invaders for me!" Bachoe commanded bluntly.

Splash! Splash!

With a violent surge of water, the giant water elemental life form instantly rushed in front of the necromancer, and suddenly sprayed out high-pressure water jets from its body from all directions.

puff!puff!puff!

Faust was cut into more than a dozen pieces in a second.

"Damn it! Go help him! Otherwise, this guy might lose control again!" Lavern became anxious upon seeing this.

"as you wish!"

Knowing this was no time for jokes, Zhang Cheng immediately took out his treasured half of a golden sundial, drew light from the miniature sun in the sky, and fired it at the giant water elemental.

A blinding golden light flashed, and a large amount of water vapor was instantly evaporated into a gaseous state by the high temperature. The volume of the water element also shrank to four-fifths of its original size.

Such astonishing destructive power immediately enraged the water elemental, which was originally simple-minded. It abandoned Faust, who was recovering from his injuries, and headed straight for Zhang Cheng's location.

"This thing has always been in your possession?" Lavern was slightly surprised.

"What, is it strange? Don't forget, I resolved that matter myself." With that, Zhang Cheng raised the golden sundial again, shooting out a scorching beam of light to further weaken the power of the water element.

He knew that once the water in the summoned elemental life form was depleted, it would immediately lose its ability to move and revert to its original form.

As for a head-on confrontation, he wouldn't be so foolish as to give up his greatest advantage.

With his short-range, rapid teleportation magic, Zhang Cheng effortlessly outmaneuvered and killed this powerful summoned creature, which should have been extremely troublesome.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Faust also finished off Batchoe.

After all, this goddess, whose primary duty was to govern lakes, had long lost her most powerful strength from her heyday, and the glorious Inca civilization created by her people had perished hundreds of years ago.

Looking at the god lying on the ground, his body somewhat mutilated, Lavern's eyes gleamed with excitement and anticipation. He was the first to speak, saying, "I need the remaining divinity within the corpse! At least half!"

"I want the body and the other half of divinity!" Faust then made his own demands.

He seemed not yet free from the influence of the rules of death, his tone filled with icy chill, as if he might turn on you at any moment.

"Alright, it seems I can only take this interesting little gadget, but you have to give me some compensation." Zhang Cheng said, playing with the cool-to-the-touch liquid sphere in his hand.

What kind of compensation do you want?

Seeing that Zhang Cheng did not insist on vying for divinity, Lavern visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and a faint smile reappeared on his face.

You must understand that in his inherent beliefs, divinity is the most precious thing about a god, a treasure that cannot be bought with anything.

"Hmm... I haven't decided yet. Maybe you can give me a form to choose from when I get back." Zhang Cheng shrugged nonchalantly.

To be honest, he really looked down on a third-rate god like Bachu'e, who was extremely weak and relied on faith to gain power.

"no problem!"

"agree!"

Faust and Laffern gave an affirmative answer without even considering it.

Chapter 0720 The Most Precious Treasure

After confirming how the most important spoils of war should be distributed, Lavern asked with a serious expression, "Dear Zhang, I just heard Faust mention that you detonated a nuclear warhead?"

"Yes! Is there a problem?" Zhang Cheng shrugged nonchalantly, seemingly not taking the matter to heart at all.

“Of course there’s a problem! You can’t be unaware of the decrees of the Supreme Council Joint Meeting, can you?” Lavern leaned forward slightly, trying to appear more imposing.

As a cautious person, what he least wanted to see was provoking powerful enemies for no reason, especially a behemoth like the Supreme Council that was spread to every corner of the world.

Seeing the warning in the other person's eyes, Zhang Cheng replied with a smile, "I know. But are you sure you want to take it seriously? Don't forget what we're doing now, and what the Supreme Council's purpose is. To some extent, our ambitions and goals are fundamentally in conflict with the Council's ideals. This means that one day we will become enemies, irreconcilable enemies. Because the Council represents maintenance and conservatism, while we represent subversion and transcendence."

“Old friend, he’s right. You’ve placed too much importance on the Supreme Council, even forgetting your original reasons for joining it. We’re not after power or wealth, but rather see it as a convenient tool, an important channel for obtaining intelligence and resources, nothing more,” Faust echoed.

“Damn it! That doesn’t mean we’re going to war with the Supreme Council right now! That’s practically the same as making enemies of half the world!” Lavern couldn’t help but frown and complain.

Without a doubt, the current alliance of the three is entirely based on mutual interests, and they have very different personalities and ideologies.

"Go to war? I never said we'd go to war with the Supreme Council now! On the contrary, I'm a member of the Supreme Council just like you, wielding immense power and wealth. What I mean is, we can dismantle the North American Council from within and mold it into what we want it to be. Also, regarding the use of nuclear warheads, do you think I haven't considered the consequences? No, I have. Given that our upcoming battles will most likely take place in alternate dimensions and fragmented worlds, the likelihood of a nuclear explosion attracting outside attention is extremely low," Zhang Cheng explained calmly.

Of course, he didn't reveal the truth hidden in his heart.

In fact, there is another purpose to collect nuclear weapons: to directly trigger a global thermonuclear war in the event of a last resort, rapidly reducing the human population to less than one-thirtieth of its original size.

In this way, not only can those gods who rely on faith to gain power be severely damaged, but also a massive amount of soul resources can be obtained.

Most importantly, if the largest intelligent life form on this planet were to enter its countdown to extinction, the gods would certainly not stand idly by, and their energy and attention would undoubtedly be greatly diverted.

"Reform the Supreme Council?!" Lavern was slightly taken aback.

He simply couldn't believe that Zhang Cheng's ambition was so great that he actually wanted to overturn an ancient system that had been in place for hundreds of years.

Faust, seemingly freed from the shadow of the rules of death, smirked and said sarcastically, "Why not? I think it's a brilliant idea. Think about it, if Speaker Cosmo were dead, who would be qualified to control the North American Supreme Council? Those fools who only know how to fight for power? No, only you are qualified. Once one of you sits in the speaker's seat, I can start hunting down those councilors one by one, turning them into living corpses. As long as I'm fast enough, I can definitely get rid of all the councilors before anyone notices anything amiss."

“Then we can use these zombie senators to control the entire North American underworld,” Zhang Cheng added with a smile, completing the last sentence.

Lavern stroked his chin, his eyes flashing with an unusual light, as if he were considering the feasibility of the plan and the risks involved.

After about five or six minutes, he finally took a deep breath and refused, saying, "That's too radical! Especially since Speaker Cosmo is not an easy guy to deal with. Besides, do you think the only people we need to deal with are the council members? No, we also have to deal with those ancient families and wizarding associations entrenched in North America. I will not take this risk until I am at least 90% certain. However, regarding the use of nuclear warheads, I agree with Zhang's statement that it is fine to use them in alternate dimensions or fragmented worlds."

"What a conservative old stubborn man..." Faust was clearly not satisfied with the answer, shaking his head and muttering to himself.

"Say what you will, I will not agree. Alright, let's end this discussion here. I'm going to disappear for a while to digest this divinity. If it's not important, it's best not to bother me."

After saying this, Lavern turned and passed through the portal, disappearing from the other two's sight.

"I'm going back to study this god's corpse too. Is there anything else you want to say?" Faust licked his lips, his pupils flashing with a chilling excitement and anticipation.

“No! Just don’t forget to take care of things with the Spanish government for me. You know I hate messy, drawn-out troubles.” Zhang Cheng shrugged.

"Hehe, don't worry. If I can't even handle this little thing, how can I live with myself? As for compensation, I'll have a servant send you a list in a few days. Pick whatever you like, don't be shy."

As soon as he finished speaking, Faust grabbed the corpse of the goddess Pachulia, leaped over the portal, and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing that the two old men had left, Zhang Cheng relaxed a little and asked without turning his head, "Hilna, did you find that thing?"

“Of course, Master. Look, it’s right here…”

Accompanied by a familiar voice, the elven huntress slowly emerged from her hiding place, displaying a uniquely shaped golden scepter.

“Fantastic! My two short-sighted allies will probably never have imagined that the most precious thing in the Golden City is not a goddess at all, but this scepter once used by the sun god Inti.” Zhang Cheng took the scepter and held it in his hand, feeling the powerful force contained within.

In mythology, it was this golden staff that brought the direct descendants of the sun god to the earth and created the later glorious Inca civilization.

Of course, he didn't care at all whether these legends were true or false.

What truly interested him was one of the scepter's abilities: the ability to manipulate the miniature sun in the sky.

As the end of the scepter bearing the sun symbol pointed towards the sky, the small sun hanging above the Golden City suddenly trembled. Then, as if attracted by some mysterious force, it rapidly descended in height, eventually hovering less than a meter away from the scepter...

Chapter 0721 The Sun Scepter

"Unbelievable... I can't feel any temperature at all..." Zhang Cheng muttered to himself as he stretched out his arm toward the huge, boiling golden fireball above his head.

Although from a distance it looked like the size of an adult man's palm, when you zoomed in it it was actually the size of a house.

As it approached, the gold that had been gradually solidifying around it melted back into a scalding liquid, and the ground emitted a pungent, burnt smell.

Clearly, this thing isn't without temperature; rather, the golden scepter prevents the holder from being directly vaporized into a gaseous state by the terrifying heat.

The elven female demon hunter seemed unable to bear the strain on her body caused by the rapidly rising ambient temperature. She immediately spread her wings and glided backward for more than two hundred meters, staring in horror at the scene before her that was beyond her comprehension.

After a full ten minutes, Zhang Cheng finally figured out the connection between the scepter and the small sun, and began to try to control it.

Soon, the enormous fireball gradually shrank, shrank, and shrank again...

It eventually transformed into a tennis ball-sized entity, highly condensed with positive energy, and snapped into the sun-shaped hollow groove at the top of the scepter.

moment!

The golden scepter emitted a blinding light, and the originally inconspicuous patterns on its surface seemed to be activated, splitting into metal strips of varying sizes, which then restructured its external form.

In about half a minute, it shrank from a scepter that was over a meter long into a golden wristband.

If it weren't for the gem that occasionally flashes with golden light at the top of the wristband, probably no one would ever associate it with the golden scepter from before.

Without a doubt, this is a divine artifact, a true artifact once used by Inti, the sun god in the Inca mythology system, and this is now a manifestation of its complete form.

Click!

With a crisp click as the buckle snapped shut, the wristband was put on my right wrist.