Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 558 - 397: Invitation of the Holy Light Goddess (1)

Chapter 558: Chapter 397: Invitation of the Holy Light Goddess (1)

Huh?

Shaye’s words left Asina and Silf somewhat puzzled.

Although they both wished their conditions could be dealt with soon, they didn’t think today was an appropriate day.

After all, too many things had happened today, and before this, they had suffered from indiscriminate attacks of Augustus’s Reverse Prophecy Technique, sustaining severe trauma.

While they had received Angelica’s healing after returning to the palace, such injuries were not easily mended, and they still felt very weary.

Not to mention Qin Chu, who had fought Rose Vesper afterwards and then immediately rushed to Wise Mountain—the fluctuations from there could even be felt here.

In the hearts of the two girls, Qin Chu must surely be exhausted, body and soul; it would be better for him to rest well today.

Moreover, the two of them needed to receive treatment together?

Wouldn’t Qin Chu be worn out?

"Is this what Qin Chu wants?" After a brief moment of doubt, Asina asked softly.

Shaye, however, smiled broadly and shook her head gently, "No, this is my idea, but just go along with it, and don’t worry, Qin Chu will definitely not refuse. Ah, right—remember not to set up any soundproof barriers or anything of the sort."

After leaving that remark, Shaye waved her hand and returned to the side of her other self, leaving Silf and Asina looking at each other in confusion.

In that case, shall we go over there later?

"What did you tell them?" Little Shaye was somewhat skeptical.

Great Shaye’s face wore a hint of a sly smile, "Oh, nothing much... Only that, you know, Qin Chu is a young man of great vigor and robust health. He... ahem, has rather substantial needs in that department."

"I must keep the agreement between us; I will not engage in anything with Qin Chu again. So I asked them to go and keep Qin Chu company, " Great Shaye explained her arrangement honestly to show she had no secrets from Little Shaye.

"You wouldn’t forbid Qin Chu from getting involved with other girls, right? That would be too domineering."

"Hmph, of course not."

Disdain was evident on Little Shaye’s face.

Ptui, disgusting man.

Can’t live without it, huh?

But, on the point of her other self adhering to their agreement, Little Shaye was quite pleased; surely it was just like herself.

"Then can you tell me exactly why Demon King Nage is such a scoundrel?" Little Shaye brought up something she was more concerned about.

"Hmm, about that, it’s okay, I will tell you slowly, starting with that pinkish-red liquid he gave to you."

...

Meanwhile, Qin Chu was still studying the Holy Light Scepter.

According to the manual left by Augustus, the Holy Light Scepter was conferred by the Holy Light Goddess when the Holy Court had just been established, a symbol of the Pope’s supreme authority.

Moreover, it could be used to directly contact the Holy Light Goddess.

"After Philis had that nightmare-like experience, I’ve tried countless times to pray to the Holy Light Goddess through the Holy Light Scepter, denouncing the crimes of those Evil Gods, but not once have I succeeded."

"I’ve gone through all the Church’s scriptures, and for a thousand years not a single Pope has managed to make contact with the Holy Light Goddess."

"Indeed, legends are after all just legends."

"Perhaps the Holy Light Goddess has long abandoned this world full of filth, no longer bestows the Sky Dome Continent with light, no longer guides the people of this world."

From the content left in the manual, Qin Chu could feel deep sorrow, pain, and helplessness.

After Saintess Philis’s horrific experience, the first thing Augustus thought of wasn’t to seek revenge himself; he was acutely aware of the frightful gap between himself, a mortal, and the gods.

He implored a higher being, hoping for mercy to be extended, for a punishment to be meted out to wickedness.

But in the end, he could only find disappointment in his prayers, leading to despair, and then onto a path with no end in sight, no hope, no light—pursuing the power to challenge the gods with a mortal’s body.

No wonder you couldn’t contact the Holy Light Goddess; the goddess herself was imprisoned, how could she guide you?

Qin Chu scoffed inwardly, but even if contacting the Holy Light Goddess, its greatest function, wasn’t possible, the Holy Light Scepter itself was still a top-tier, even unequaled magic wand, unmatched in its potent enhancement of magic.

His fingers caressed the smooth scepter as Qin Chu’s expression turned strange; Augustus couldn’t contact the Holy Light Goddess, but could he?

After all, he had made contact with the Holy Light Goddess without the Holy Light Scepter, but with those existences in the Void already eyeing him, trying to contact her through touching scrolls or peering into the Void could easily trap him.

Thus, Qin Chu hadn’t tried to contact the Holy Light Goddess in a long time.

Sitting in the chair, leaning back, the Holy Light Scepter was tossed up and caught again in Qin Chu’s palm.

A careless drop could easily shatter it on the ground.

There could be danger.

But now, there indeed exist some problems, ones he hoped to get answers to from the Holy Light Goddess.

Previously, when the elder prince transformed, summoning the shadow of the Lord of Pleasure, the Holy Light Goddess also projected her avatar to help combat it, and when he was invaded by evil forces, the Holy Light Goddess had also helped to obstruct them.

But this time, with such a great commotion from the Holy Court, with the gods of blood, darkness, and slaughter infusing their strength into Rose Vesper, the Holy Light Goddess showed no response, which seemed somewhat amiss.

His contemplation did not last long, and Qin Chu still decided to give it a try.

Although Augustus did not believe in the so-called legend of communicating with the Holy Light Goddess, he still listed out all the details, such as how to make contact, the drawing method for the magic array, the prayer spells, and so on, without any omissions.

Qin Chu cleared out a large area in the bedroom, then followed the records to draw a complicated and intricate magic array on the ground using the powder of Holy Crystal Stones.

Soon after, Qin Chu, holding the Holy Light Scepter, stood in the middle of the magic array, channeling his magic power into it while he began chanting the spells... these so-called spells were more like a hymn of praise to the Holy Light Goddess, filled with adoration for the supremely kind and benevolent Holy Light Goddess, longing for her mercy and blessing...

Moreover, it was very long.

This made Qin Chu, who never chanted spells when using magic, feel quite uncomfortable, even following the script, he still made several syllabic errors.

After numerous attempts, he finally managed to recite the whole hymn of praise.

Then, Qin Chu looked around somewhat blankly; it was still the bedroom, the complicated magic array was still on the floor, and he was still holding the Holy Light Scepter, standing dumbly in place with opened arms as if yearning for an embrace, with not even the slightest change.

As expected, it seemed that contacting the Holy Light Goddess was just a legend and was never going to succeed.

Qin Chu was ready to give up, but just then, he suddenly felt a burning sensation on his wrist, his eyelids twitched rapidly twice, and then he saw the goddess hair that was wrapped around his wrist activating on its own.

The silver-white strand of hair rapidly surged along his wrist to the back of his hand, and then... wound itself directly around the Holy Light Scepter.

The next instant, there was a humming sound.

Suddenly, above the Holy Light Scepter, a vortex appeared out of nowhere, like a black hole.

Inside the vortex’s depths, a gloomy and profound gloss shimmered, like a mysterious passage leading to an unknown place.

Huh?

Qin Chu’s expression shifted slightly, surprised to actually get a response; could this be considered a success?

Looking at the vortex, it seemed to be waiting for him to pass through, as if at the deepest part of this vortex lay the location of the Holy Light Goddess.

It seemed as though, with a single step, he could transcend the barriers of space.

But, at this very moment, Qin Chu hesitated.

This was not quite how he had imagined the contact with the Holy Light Goddess to be.

In Qin Chu’s eyes, even if he did make contact with the Holy Light Goddess, it should have been something akin to a link at the consciousness level, with the Holy Light Goddess directly conveying her oracle in his mind.

Yet, the situation at hand seemed to suggest that he himself was to physically go and meet the Holy Light Goddess.

And that was not necessarily a good thing.

Qin Chu had to consider a lot of things, like where the Holy Light Goddess was currently located if he were to meet her in person?

The Void, the Cage.

That wasn’t exactly a nice place, and Qin Chu hadn’t forgotten his impression of the Void Cage, with its massive, patchy bars and the densely entwined chains outside it, wrapping around like giant pythons.

At the end of each chain was an Evil God.

What a joke, what if he entered the Void Cage and couldn’t come back?

The Holy Light Goddess was powerful enough to resist the corruption of the Evil Gods, but he certainly wasn’t.

Therefore, even though it looked like he had easily accomplished what Augustus had strived for his entire life without success, Qin Chu still decided to give up.

No, he wouldn’t go... although he had many questions in his mind, he would not go under these circumstances, not for anything.

Qin Chu was about to leave the magic array and resume his usual activities, such as studying the content of the ring that Augustus had left for him.

Qin Chu was very interested in the Reverse Prophecy Technique. If Augustus had left behind this power, which was a level higher than Super Order magic, that would be more than perfect; Qin Chu was quite confident in his learning abilities.

As he inwardly grumbled to himself, Qin Chu prepared to step away.

But before his foot could leave the bounds of the magic array, the vortex above him suddenly began spinning at an extremely high speed. Qin Chu felt his body lurch sharply, and an incredible pulling force emanated from the vortex.

Judging by its appearance, the vortex seemed intent on swallowing him whole, making Qin Chu’s heart heavy, and his Fighting Energy surged as he tried to forcefully break free from the vortex’s constraints.

However, at that instant, a delicate and fair hand suddenly reached out from the vortex.

The hand was slender and as white as jade.

The perfect and poreless skin shimmered with a nebulous luster.

Even from just seeing the hand, there was still an impact stirred in the soul, an unparalleled beauty.

In the next moment, the slender hand grabbed Qin Chu’s collar and, with a whoosh, dragged him into the vortex.

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