Wizard: I Can Refine Everything
Chapter 581 - 43 Abyss Net Path

Chapter 581: Chapter 43 Abyss Net Path

The thick Abyss Aura in the air made Richard furrow his brows.

What exactly have these goblins done? Can’t they handle even a small number of Abyss Demons? But before Richard could start his investigation, a familiar power descended upon him.

"World blessing! How is that possible?" Richard exclaimed in shock.

The power that descended upon Richard was the world blessing he had obtained more than five hundred years ago by exploiting a bug. But after being away for so many years, how could this blessing descend upon him the moment he entered this world?

Could it be that all these years, no World Master was born in this world? Or perhaps the World Master of this world had died not long ago?

The investigation hadn’t even begun, and questions were already popping up one after another.

Using the Power of the Divine, Richard briefly sensed the number of believers in the goblin world. Surprisingly, in over five hundred years of development, the number of believers among the goblins hadn’t increased much, but their quality had significantly improved.

He now had quite a few more devout believers and fanatics.

"Strange, the world has become like this, yet the quality of the believers has improved. Do the goblins in this world have some peculiar hobby?"

Richard shook his head, dispelling the strange thoughts in his mind. The most urgent task was to quickly understand the current situation of the goblins and then swiftly expel the Abyss from this world.

Richard could feel that this world had already been severely weakened by the Abyss, and if the Abyss Erosion continued, the world would soon become an Abyss World.

At that point, the world blessing wouldn’t be his.

"Let me see, where is the center of this world."

A faint Holy Light shone in Richard’s eyes, and at this moment, the Divine Statues across the goblin world turned into Richard’s eyes. Soon, he found the most luxurious church.

However, just as he was about to set off, a call made him pause.

"My Master, may your glory shine upon me."

Hearing this call, Richard was slightly taken aback.

"Who is this? How can they call me directly?"

Normally, the prayers of the faithful wouldn’t directly reach Richard’s ears. Even for a priest, Richard would have to actively listen for their prayers to be heard.

After all, even the weakest of the Divine would have tens of thousands of faithful. For larger divine beings, the number of their believers would be counted in the billions.

This number of believers, even if they might not individually pray much, their prayers would, through sheer accumulation, become a twenty-four-hour non-stop information bombardment for the Divine.

Therefore, the Divine Kings of the Gods’ Dimension established Divine Statues as responders.

Every time a divine being was born, a corresponding Divine Statue would be created in the Pantheon. This Divine Statue would automatically receive the Power of Faith from the believers and grant blessings under certain conditions. The priest uses the Power of Faith, executed by the Divine Statue as an agent.

According to Ulysses, the formation of the Divine Statues laid the foundation for the Gods Civilization. Only after the appearance of the Divine Statues could the Gods Civilization be considered a true civilization.

However, there are exceptions to every rule.

Some special individuals among the believers could, under certain conditions, bypass the response mechanism of the Divine Statue and directly transmit their prayers to the Divine themselves.

But most of these individuals are the chosen ones of the Divine, and Richard couldn’t recall having any chosen ones.

"Never mind, it doesn’t take long. Let’s go over and have a look first."

A being capable of directly communicating with him piqued Richard’s interest. The investigation could wait a moment.

Having determined the location of the call, Richard’s body instantly transformed into a stream of light, rapidly flying toward it.

...

On the battlefield, Fire Lizard Warriors clad in Alchemy Power Armor let out roars of rage, wielding chainsaw swords that sliced through the Abyssal undead before them as if chopping vegetables.

All around them, waves of Abyssal undead and the Abyss Demons hidden among them were constantly closing in.

The immense magical tide stretched as far as the eye could see, with only a dozen or so Fire Lizard Warriors to hold them back. In the center of these Fire Lizard Warriors, a slim Fire Lizard girl wielded a Magic Wand, continuously bestowing Divine Arts upon the Fire Lizard Warriors.

Under the empowerment of the Divine Arts, the damaged armor became as hard as steel, and the broken chainsaw swords regained their sharp edge.

The Divine Arts were also known among the faithful by another name—Miracles.

But the amount of Power of Faith that a priest can use daily is fixed, and as the Holy Light from the Fire Lizard girl’s Magic Wand ceased shining, the surging magical tide immediately swarmed in.

The Fire Lizard girl didn’t panic. She removed the wand’s head and took out a blade head wrapped in Thunder from a nearby box.

"Uncles, sorry to trouble you," the Fire Lizard girl said softly.

"It’s our duty," replied one of the Fire Lizard Warriors.

The Fire Lizard girl attached the blade head, and the once ordinary Magic Wand instantly transformed into a formidable weapon.

"My Master, may your glory shine upon me."

She habitually offered a quick prayer, then joined the ranks of the Fire Lizards. With a swing of her long-handled knife, the edge wrapped in Energy Arcs cleaved through over a dozen Abyssal undead.

As a Fire Lizard, though not part of the battle unit, she had honed excellent skills under the guidance of many Fire Lizard Warriors.

But before she could make another move, a voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

"Oh, you are... the child of Climb?"

The next moment, a pitch-black fireball descended from the sky, transforming into a sea of fire as it landed. Within the fiery sea, both abyss demons and abyss walkers were reduced to ashes.

The tide-like walkers were instantaneously turned to ash.

Richard landed and affectionately patted the girl’s head.

"When I first saw you, you had just been born. I didn’t expect you to grow up so quickly."

The girl stared at Richard, or rather at the battlefield behind Richard, somewhat dazed.

The demon tide that had besieged them for three days was gone just like that? She hadn’t even recovered her senses before seeing her uncles kneeling on one knee.

"My lord."

Richard waved his hand nonchalantly: "Just a gesture is enough. Back then, everything happened so abruptly, I forgot to let you return to the Secret Realm. That was my oversight."

The fire lizard warriors stood up, and at this moment, the fire lizard girl finally reacted.

"You are the Sage!?"

Richard nodded slightly, observing the fire lizard girl in front of him without showing his thoughts.

The fire lizard girl was wearing a somewhat bulky alchemy power armor, seemingly a combination of crystal stone technology and giant dragon alchemy. However, Richard sensed a slightly discordant life aura within it, indicating that this alchemy power armor also applied flesh prosthetics technology.

The girl was tall, with a pair of formidable dragon horns growing on her head. Compared to ordinary fire lizards, the dragon power in the fire lizard girl was much more intense, likely the result of excessive dragon blood.

But after a glance, Richard still didn’t find the reason why the girl could summon him.

Though she was a life blessed by Richard at birth, that would only make her a natural believer.

"What is your name?" Richard asked.

The girl responded nervously: "My lord, I am called Sola."

"No need to be nervous. I came in response to your call." Saying this, Richard glanced at the wand head dropped on the ground, "Are you a priest?"

"Sort of, my lord."

"What do you mean by ’sort of’?"

"I was born able to use divine arts. When this was discovered, the Miracle Sect gave me a Saint title, saying I am your chosen one."

"Anointed by the Pope?"

"Yes."

"Then it’s not surprising."

Richard nodded slightly. The various titles in the church are not just names; changes in titles directly affect a priest’s usage of divine arts. A low-level priest must exert full effort to release divine arts, whereas for a Pope, a mere wave of the hand suffices.

Moreover, the title of Saint is on par with the title of Pope. Since the girl was given the title of Saint, directly summoning her through the connection between the titles is quite normal.

"What is the situation in the world now?" Richard asked the fire lizard veteran beside him, "When I ascended, didn’t I slay that great demon? What kind of tricks have the goblins come up with that allowed the abyss to spread like this."

"My lord, it’s very complicated. Initially, our advance was indeed smooth." The fire lizard veteran slowly spoke, "About thirty years after you disappeared, we moved into a full-scale counterattack phase. At that time, my comrades in the battalion and I, along with those modified goblins, charged forward, even reaching the old nest of the abyss.

But when we got there, that flesh city seemed to awaken and started spewing various demons we had never seen before.

These demons were not newborn creatures; each one was experienced. While we could hold on, the goblins struggled to withstand them."

As he said this, the veteran seemed to be caught in a phantom of the past.

"Each of those demons was adept in combat skills; their speed and strength matched ours and far surpassed the modified goblins. Under their assault, our counterattack was thwarted. As more of these demons appeared, the territory we had reclaimed was lost again, and the vast defense line began to show gaps.

Everything was ruined."

"Is there no World Master?" Richard asked in a low voice, "I left, so this world should have birthed a World Master."

"Indeed, it did; it was the Pope you chose, my lord. But in those flesh cities, there appeared a demon comparable to him. The Pope used all his might and only managed to heavily injure that demon."

"...Alright, I understand now."

Richard now knew exactly what the situation was.

"Ulysses, the worst has happened." Richard gazed at the distant abyss spore column, murmuring to himself.

"The abyss net path ultimately connected, but fortunately, this world hasn’t fallen yet."

Richard wondered why only a mediocre great demon appeared from the abyss net path, but he guessed it was likely due to their ongoing war.

The abyss civilization and gods’ civilization have been at war for two thousand years, the situation surely a stalemate, with such a trivial small world in the rear being understandably overlooked.

"Let’s go, we’ll return to the church."

Richard turned and walked towards the goblin city behind him.

Watching Richard’s back, Sola asked excitedly, "My lord, is the counterattack about to start?"

"Prepare to sweep away the abyss."

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