Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 647 - 473: You Wouldn’t Want to Stay in the Void Forever, Would You? (Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 647: Chapter 473: You Wouldn’t Want to Stay in the Void Forever, Would You? (Vote for Monthly Tickets)

After all, this is the Holy Light Goddess, albeit diminished in size.

Even someone with Qin Chu’s temperament wouldn’t dare harbor too much blasphemy.

Moreover, there was an inexplicable sense of guilt, which might have landed him in trouble back on Earth.

For a moment, his arms stiffened, not knowing what to do.

The Holy Light Goddess, on the other hand, didn’t mind so much; after all, although her stature had decreased and her personality seemed to have changed, she still had lived for thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of years. Qin Chu was but a speck of dust in her long life, nothing more.

Seeing Qin Chu motionless, the Holy Light Goddess gave him an annoyed look, grabbed his somewhat rigid arms, and forcibly wrapped them around her body.

"To absorb energy, as much physical contact as possible is needed."

"The more contact there is, the faster the absorption. I don’t even have the strength to send you back now. You wouldn’t want to stay in the Void forever, right?"

As she explained, the Holy Light Goddess curled up in Qin Chu’s embrace, looking both obedient and cute.

Well, if the Holy Light Goddess could be like this, why should he care so much about propriety?

If he delayed any further, that would be tantamount to defying the oracle.

As a very devout believer, Qin Chu would never do something like defying an oracle.

After coming to this realization, Qin Chu no longer hesitated and hugged the Holy Light Goddess tightly.

By the way, where had the Holy Light Goddess learned that phrase? Truly worthy of being the Goddess he worshipped.

"And don’t let your mind wander."

In the end, the Holy Light Goddess also warned Qin Chu.

Qin Chu rolled his eyes; he was not such a beast.

In the next instant, Qin Chu felt the strength within his body surge like a river, starting to be absorbed by the Holy Light Goddess.

The speed wasn’t slow, but it was much more gradual compared to being drained instantly as before.

Time was imperceptible in the Void, and Qin Chu had no idea how much time had passed—it seemed to be a very long stretch.

After quite a while, the last bit of energy within Qin Chu’s body was drained clean, and the Holy Light Goddess clearly seemed quite pleased with her harvest.

But it was the complete opposite for Qin Chu. The sensation of his energy being drawn away bit by bit was not pleasant at all.

Speaking of which, in such a state of being gradually drained, even if one wanted to let one’s thoughts wander, there wouldn’t be the energy to do so, right?

Heave-ho!

The Holy Light Goddess let out a very cute sound, stood up from Qin Chu’s embrace, glanced at Qin Chu who was still twitching on the ground, and a smile curved on her lips.

This harvest nearly doubled the previous one, quite satisfying indeed.

"Hey, isn’t that a bit much? You’re a grown man, after all," the Holy Light Goddess muttered discontentedly.

"Even the strongest man can’t withstand being tormented like this, okay?" Qin Chu rolled his eyes with annoyance and glanced at the Holy Light Goddess: "How come you haven’t grown back to your normal size?"

Still so small?

So all his energy has been absorbed in vain and served no purpose at all?

"It’s not that easy."

"Your little bit of energy is nothing compared to the accumulation of my millions of years. Try to gather more energy next time." The Holy Light Goddess chuckled cheerfully, her flower-like smile seemingly genuine, like that of a mischievous and cute girl.

"Alright, alright, I’ll remember that. Can you send me back now?" Qin Chu rolled his eyes, only showing such behavior in front of the Holy Light Little Goddess.

If it were the Holy Light Goddess in her complete form, her elegance, dignity, and power would subconsciously make Qin Chu act more serious.

The Little Goddess laughed and grabbed the collar of Qin Chu’s clothing.

Despite her tiny frame, she was surprisingly strong, lifting Qin Chu effortlessly and flinging him out with a casual toss.

The next instant.

Qin Chu’s body emerged from the vortex, back in his own room, swaying slightly, nearly falling over.

The vortex in front of him also finally disappeared at this moment.

Within him, the Evil God Heart started to beat violently, replenishing energy to Qin Chu’s body.

This wasn’t the first time something like this had occurred, and Qin Chu quickly adapted to his current weakness. He stood up straight, took a deep breath, opened the door, and walked out.

The women of the palace had grown accustomed to Qin Chu’s frequent, unexplained disappearances of several days and were not overly surprised.

When Qin Chu came downstairs, he found that the hall had gathered quite a few people.

Great and Small Shaye were there, Asina, Helois, and Norma too, and Angelica was also busy within the hall.

Silf, Catherine, Norma, Violet, Antasia, and Antia were nowhere to be seen.

"Master, you’re back." Angelica greeted Qin Chu with a sweet smile upon his arrival.

Qin Chu nodded: "How long have I been gone this time?"

"Six days."

Phew, true enough, this time it took longer, as he had interacted with the Holy Light Little Goddess in the Void for a while, and the energy absorption had taken even longer than before.

"Where are the others?"

"Veronica borrowed them all; the Holy Court needed a large number of hands for support, and only Veronica and Anpton could keep the scene under control, obviously not enough. Thus, Veronica often borrows people from here," Angelica explained while glancing at the two Sayes.

Violet was already the Holy Daughter of the Storm Temple, and Antia had once commanded an army, while Antasia was even the princess of the Ice Duchy. They all had management experience and could provide considerable help at this time.

As for the others, they might simply be going there to act as muscle.

It was supposed to be Great Shaye who needed to go.

Yet, this young lady hid in the palace, unwilling to leave.

There was no help for it; whenever she went to the Holy Court, Veronica and Anpton would always present various fund application reports, hoping Shaye would approve them.

For Great Shaye, who was accustomed to only receiving and never giving out, this was certainly a torment.

Therefore, Great Shaye always tried to hide away as much as possible, only reluctantly showing her face when there was no way to evade, and then she would approve a few applications with smaller amounts of money.

Regarding the rebuilding of the Holy Court, Shaye gave Veronica a... let’s say, interesting suggestion.

The original followers of the Holy Court were mainly nobles, as well as some powerful figures who, although without noble titles, possessed considerable strength, or wealthy merchants with money to spare.

After the internal strife in the Holy Court, its power drastically declined.

Masses of followers defected to the Earth Mother Goddess Sect, especially the wealth-controlling nobles and the sharply intuitive merchants who were quickest to react.

But now, with the imminent merger of the Earth Mother Goddess Sect and the Holy Court, with the latter taking the lead, their betrayal became utterly worthless.

The Pope of the Holy Court was none other than the Hero Qin Chu, who held grudges very seriously.

Moreover, Qin Chu and Wozworth were very close.

These nobles were plotting to rebel against Wozworth’s tyranny recently. If Qin Chu took Wozworth’s side, the situation would become quite dire.

This was why, as soon as Veronica released the news, she immediately received a large number of donations. They did not ask for Qin Chu’s assistance; maintaining neutrality was already a great boon for them.

The cost of rebuilding the Holy Court was resolved in this way, hardly touching the wealth in Shaye’s storage ring.

Even though Great Shaye kept making meaningful eye contact with Angelica, facing her own master, Angelica obediently spilled everything.

After listening, Qin Chu was at a loss for words, rubbing his forehead and glancing at Great Shaye, "What do you need so much money for?"

With such great strength already, money should have become trivial, and yet this person remained so greedy?

"Ha, what do you know?" Now that Angelica had spilled the beans, Shaye dropped the pretense, "Doesn’t research into magic require money? Doesn’t research into magic potions require money?"

"Don’t you know that the materials needed for concocting magic potions are incredibly expensive? Don’t you know the price of Holy Crystal Stones needed for magical research is also astronomical?"

"Trying to get money from me? You might as well kill me."

"Besides, isn’t it just a little bit of money? Why be so stingy?"

A little money?

It was definitely not a small amount of money at all.

Qin Chu seriously suspected that the wealth Shaye possessed might even surpass the treasury of Wozworth.

"In any case, keep the money at your disposal," Qin Chu deliberated before saying, "You can use it as you like, but when it comes to matters concerning the expansion—er, development of the Holy Court, you absolutely cannot refuse when Veronica and Anpton require financial support."

The extent to which the Holy Court could expand was directly related to the amount of faith that could be harvested.

This was an extremely important matter. Qin Chu could overlook other issues, but in this matter, he must not be stingy.

"Got it," Shaye replied with a hint of dissatisfaction, sticking out her tongue slightly, deducting from her own share.

Great and Small Shaye felt rather aggrieved as well.

Shaye’s money was also their own, right? After all, the two were actually one and the same. It felt as if they were robbing their own pocket, very, very uncomfortable.

Shaking his head, Qin Chu no longer dwelled on this matter, "I’m planning to visit the Holy Court."

Angelica immediately set down her work, and the other girls who had been sitting on the sofa chatting stood up almost at the same time, clearly prepared to accompany him.

Though it might draw attention, with Qin Chu’s current depleted strength, having a few extra hands around was not a bad thing.

As they walked into the garden, he noticed a caterpillar on the ground and, with a puzzled look, casually stepped on it.

He then felt for his own presence... Unfortunately, no change occurred in his Death Divinity.

Maybe there was a change, but it was so minute that Qin Chu couldn’t perceive it.

Indeed, taking a shortcut seemed unlikely.

Death Divinity grew according to the harvesting of lives; the more lives harvested, the more benefits gained.

Qin Chu had thought if such small creatures were useful, it would have been simple—just carrying a kettle of boiling water to a few anthills, or pouring some poison into a fishpond... In no time, he might have become invincible.

Sadly, such thoughts were wishful thinking.

The enhancement of Death Divinity depended not only on the number of lives harvested but also on the strength of those lives.

Luckily, Qin Chu didn’t have much hope for this, so he wasn’t particularly disappointed.

Just as he reached the doorway, his ear tickled, and upon putting a finger to it, Candice’s voice came through immediately—apparently, there was some information from the demons.

"Oh my dearest Lord Horus, someone wants to kill you!"

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