I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

The teammates behind Bevis were faring even worse, their bodies seemingly bent under the pressure.

Those from the Dawn Church were still holding up well. Seeing this, Nichol released a faint white glow from his body, shrouding Bevis and his team.

Feeling the pressure on him lighten, Bevis gasped for air and asked Nichol,

"What's going on?"

"Has His Incarnation descended?"

Nichol shook his head, saying solemnly,

"No."

Before Bevis's color could return, he heard Nichol say,

"But it's almost the same!"

Bevis almost passed out from frustration, wishing he could punch the man who was speaking in labored breaths.

"Is there still a way to stop it?"

"No way left."

After a careful sensing, Nichol shook his head and said,

"I just realized, I don't know what methods the All Beast Church used, but they have already prematurely brought the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts's divine consciousness here. Now, only the aggregation of the Divine Incarnation is left."

Bevis halted in his actions, turned his head and asked seriously,

"Is there really no way to stop it now?"

"It's impossible, too late!"

Nichol asserted confidently, as a priest of the God of Dawn who could resist the oppression of the Evil God's aura, he could also clearly perceive the current state of the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony Array.

The divine consciousness had descended, the Divine Incarnation was forming, and the divine presence was now evident.

"Hey, what do we do now?"

"Can the great God of Dawn descend His Incarnation?"

Understanding that it was unstoppable, Bevis made one last attempt.

"No way possible."

Nichol shook his head and looked up at the increasingly dark and stormy clouds overhead, the crimson of blood even visible within them.

"The descent of a Divine Incarnation requires time, and this is a very significant matter for a deity. To ask My Lord to descend an Incarnation at this time..."

Seeing Nichol's silent expression, Bevis gave up persuading and quickly turned back to where the Golden Lion Knights were.

"All units retreat!"

"All soldiers move out, evacuate the civilians, everyone leave Mingzhu Street."

"Audis, quickly set up a Magic Array here, the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts's Incarnation is about to descend!"

Bevis's loud voice echoed through the entire street, and Lis also felt the urgency and anxiety in the voice of the kingdom's greatest warrior.

"Uncle Joyce, how long until the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts descends?"

Lis asked to the side, confident that Fran Stephens of the "Judgement Flame", Avin Dern of "Broken Mountain", and Lu Morris of the Dawn Church's "Holy Light" were all nearby, waiting for the noontime arrival of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts.

Joyce turned his head to Lis with a smile and said,

"Right now!"

Boom!

As the words of Joyce fell, a thunderous noise erupted.

A massive blood-red column of light shot up suddenly from where the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony Array was located, shooting straight into the clouds above, turning the sky completely dark. The ground shook and the mountains trembled as though the end of the world had arrived, the descent of the divine incarnation bringing a new shock to the world.

Countless houses in Bright City collapsed, and civilians in other districts, unaware of what had happened, gazed at the blood-red light pillar in panic and scrambled away from where the light had emanated.

Meanwhile, the still glowing Dawn Cathedral seemed to become the only refuge for the frantic citizens, with even many worshippers kneeling down to pray to the God of Dawn.

"It has come."

King Morton, standing high up in the Royal Palace, watched the blood-red column rising from the Lower City District, his expression very solemn.

"Fusis?"

"I am here, Your Majesty."

At that moment, Duke Hade stood beside King Morton, clad in a suit of gray armor.

"Chaotic times are approaching, and Bright City can no longer afford to be complacent."

Fusis was about to say something, but seeing the hidden madness and rage in His Majesty's eyes, he held his tongue.

"Yes."

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Mingzhu Street, at the site of the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony Array.

A blood-red column of light descended from the dark clouds, merging entirely into the pit on the ground.

"Roar!"

A massive blood-red beast emerged from the pit, looking like a thirty-meter-tall bear standing upright, but its body's flesh seemed to lack a fixed form, continuously writhing and transforming into various Magic Beasts shapes, as countless white bone spikes protruded from its body and black Fear Spirit emanated from it, spreading outwards.

The Divine Incarnation descends here!

The Master of Ten Thousand Beasts!

Upon seeing the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts for the first time, Lis was completely frozen in place.

The divine form of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts was so grand and fierce in front of Lis; his mind was wholly captured by the vision of the Divine Incarnation.

His mind was empty, with the remnants of Lis's consciousness struggling against the madness and the aura of the Evil God.

Uncle Joyce simply glanced at the Incarnation of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts before turning away.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Really ugly!"

After commenting, Joyce turned to assess Lis and nodded,

"Not bad."

On the side, priests of the Dawn Church were calming the soldiers who had gone mad at the sight of the Divine Incarnation, as a faint white barrier blocked the encroaching Fear Spirit.

Bevis and other Gold Level strongmen, after seeing the Divine Incarnation, also managed to maintain their sanity with the help of Dawn Divine Skill, directing everyone to evacuate the area promptly.

As for those who hadn't managed to leave Mingzhu Street in time, who had looked directly at the Incarnation of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts or had been affected by the Fear Spirit, were now screaming and running madly, beyond the possibility of rescue.

Just then, a golden barrier rose, forming a hemispherical shield that enveloped all of Mingzhu Street, hiding the form of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts and also keeping the black Fear Spirit within the barrier.

This was the blocking barrier set up by Audis leading the Royal Mage Corps, finally catching up at the last moment before the influence of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts could spread further.

...

"Cough, cough!"

Lis suddenly coughed violently, his face deathly pale, his forehead sweating as if he had been pulled out of water.

"Not bad, Little Lis, faster than I expected!"

Laughing, Joyce spoke, his words filled with relaxation and relief.

Lis knelt on one knee, desperately gasping for air to stabilize his wildly beating heart.

This is truly...

Too terrifying!

Lis murmured, having never experienced such terrifying mental pressure in his previous life as a player.

Honestly, as a player facing divine beings was akin to watching a cut-scene; then the system would enter a consciousness judgment of divine pressure.

If the judgment failed, the player-controlled character would die instantly.

And the player themself would not feel the extreme oppression brought by the divine being, so this was Lis's first time experiencing such an ordeal.

Fortunately!

It might have been that Lis's Talent was high enough, or perhaps his many specialties afforded him a sufficiently robust spirit.

Lis successfully passed the will judgment of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts' incarnation!

From now on, Lis too was a man who could look directly at divine beings!