Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 519 - 82 Irresistibly Beautiful Future_1

Chapter 519: Chapter 82 Irresistibly Beautiful Future_1

"Can the sacrifice of twenty thousand fanatical believers really affect the entire Sea Race?" Lina asked with some confusion. "After all, the input does not seem to match the output. They must be sacrificing something else."

"Indeed, they are." Catherine nodded."Demos has sacrificed himself."

"What?" Lina widened her eyes, finding it hard to believe. "How is it possible for a deity to sacrifice himself? Even if he wanted to, there’s no one to receive the sacrifice."

"You’re misunderstanding. He didn’t sacrifice himself," Catherine explained. "He used the sacrifices of his fanatical believers to temporarily boost his divine power to the peak. Then he used more than ninety-five percent of his divine power to create the Nightmare Spirit in my hand."

"So... no wonder records show that he quickly became extremely weak and even fell into a deep slumber later on," the girls nodded in understanding, but their minds were soon filled with more questions. Vivian was the first to voice her doubts. "Anyone with a bit of a clear mind wouldn’t weaken themselves by ninety-five percent during a war, even if it’s for the creation of a powerful weapon. After all, weapons need someone to wield them. If he’s in slumber, where would he find a comparable user?"

"Besides, Demos was not one of the most powerful deities. Even among the gods, he was but mediocre. Even if he exhausted all his power, he would not be able to face off against one of the most powerful gods, Caleto. Not to mention, Caleto holds the allegiance of all oceanic gods in his system, while Demos is just a member of the Grimreaper’s System. They simply can’t be compared." said Lina, shaking her head.

"You’re forgetting something," Catherine said with a faint smile, full of deep thoughts. "Demos chose the perfect timing, a timing that even the insightful wisdom deity, Lord Weston, missed. Let me explain in detail."

"Demos forcefully split about ninety-five percent of his divine power with the help of the sacrifices of his believers. He then used this power to create the Nightmare Spirit. As he presides over nightmares and fears related to the spirit, he cleverly exploited this to create a spirit with a fatal flaw. Under his design, the Nightmare Spirit could exploit the flaw inadvertently left behind during the creation of the Sea Race by the Oceanic God System. It leaves a suggestion in the minds of the Sea Race, distorting their devotion to Caleto into devotion to the Nightmare Spirit. Behind the Nightmare Spirit is Demos, which indirectly made the Sea Race offer their faith to Demos. However, it’s useless to just be devoted to a divine artifact without a will. Demos simply had to receive the faith in the background. So, the person who truly earned the devotion of the Sea Race was the holder of the Nightmare Spirit."

"But, the gods of the Oceanic Deity System are not fools. They certainly wouldn’t sit idly by while someone manipulated their children. According to logic, Demos’s plan should not have succeeded. However, after creating the Nightmare Spirit, he didn’t use it right away, but preserved it, even as he grew weaker. Not until the end of the Third Epoch, when the world collapsed and Lord Yarra repaired the world and established a barrier, separating the deities from the mortal world, did Demos’s opportunity come."

"Because of the appearance of the mortal barrier, the gods could no longer directly influence the mortal world. This was true for Caleto and his subordinate deities too; they could only indirectly collect faith through their churches. But Demos was different. The Nightmare Spirit he left behind contained ninety-five percent of his power. As long as it could be activated, no one in this mortal world could resist it. Even Caleto would have to stand idly by as the holder of Nightmare Spirit controlled the Sea Race. In Demos’s plan, the holder of the Nightmare Spirit, his archbishop, would control all the Sea Race, making them offer their faith to him. This would awaken him from his slumber, making him one of the most powerful deities."

"In the beginning, everything went according to Demos’s plan. He grew weaker and weaker and eventually fell into a deep slumber, but the divine artifact Nightmare Spirit was preserved. After Lord Yarra had repaired the world and everything had settled down, his archbishop, with the last remaining high-ranking power of the Nightmare Church, sailed out to sea, planning to activate the Nightmare Spirit in the center of the ocean. To prevent the Sea Race from being alerted in advance, they layered the Nightmare Spirit with hide spells but were ultimately discovered by Caleto."

"Even though Caleto discovered their intentions, he could not directly interfere. He could only, following the rules, send down an oracle to the Storm Temple. The Storm Priest at that time, relying on the Sea Emperor Crown, could counteract the power of the Nightmare Spirit in hopes of destroying it through a surprise attack. We have already inferred what happened next, after a fierce battle, both sides were annihilated. The archbishop of the Nightmare Church hid the Nightmare Spirit here with his dying breath."

"So close, just one step away," Lina sighed. "But no matter how it was, we have obtained it. Catherine, why are you not only not happy, but look like you’re in a daze? I really can’t understand."

"Heh, because I suddenly understood something." Catherine’s smile was complicated, making it hard to tell what she was thinking. "And, this Nightmare Spirit has painted a very beautiful picture for me."

"You’re tempted by it?" Freya caught the crux of the matter at once, asking somberly, "Did it promise you something?"

"No, on the contrary, it did not even tempt me." Catherine replied with a bitter smile, "Demos is indeed proficient at using the loopholes of the heart, his Divine Artifact has inherited this characteristic. After acquiring the Nightmare Spirit, it did not conjure up illusory benefits to tempt me. Instead, it simply revealed the possible future before me, is actively waiting for me to accept it."

"Possible future?" Freya echoed in a whisper, asking perplexedly, "Such as?"

"I have to admit, when Doris said I was a devotee of the Gods, I was a little confused. But now I understand, she was talking about the future." Catherine gave a sour smile, "Right now, I am the only fortunate patron of Demos, and during his slumber, I am the only controller of his divine power, making me the most powerful being on the Yarran Continent. Lina, strike me with your hammer, you would see what happens."

Lina hesitated for a moment, and under Catherine’s confident gaze, she lightly tapped Catherine’s arm. The hammer did not make contact with Catherine’s body, instead, it passed through her body as if passing through a cloud of fog. Lina’s expression changed, she reached to grab Catherine’s shoulder, this time her hand successfully connected with her.

"Divine privilege. Mortals cannot harm her." Catherine stated, "Any mortal bearing hostility is unable to touch me, this is the first gift from the Nightmare Spirit."

"Only the first?" Lina gasped, "Are there others?"

"Of course, there are. The main ones are yet to come." Catherine hugged her knees, her gaze was empty, "Do you understand? The moment I picked up the Nightmare Spirit, in an instant, a quarter of the entire sea fell into my grasp. This quarter includes Doris and her Storm Temple. All of the Sea Race within this quarter of the ocean are under my control. Not like the controlled Sea Race we have seen before, these creatures genuinely accept me as their master, treating me as they would their deities. As of now, I can sit here and command any of them to do anything without any expenditure or delay. Moreover, given a year or two, I can have the effect of the Nightmare Spirit cover all the oceans. By then, every member of the Sea Race will be under my control."

"Next, I will launch a dual assault from the Neutral Land and the Sea Country. The Sea Race, both in terms of numbers and top-tier battle prowess, are no weaker than the combined strength of the land races. With a surprise attack, I can quickly control these two powers. Once I control the Sea Country and Rhea, I can strike the Neville Federation from both sides, control Neville and consolidate the forces of the three powers to swallow Falar Empire. When this is all over, almost all of human territories will belong to me. I can then freely establish a long-desired nation, a nation devoid of war and killing, of enslavement and oppression, a nation where all races coexist in harmony, where each person can lead a happy life."

"Starting with this nation as a basis, with humans and the entire Sea Race as support, we can spread across the whole of Yarran Continent within a few decades, declaring me as the sole ruler of this lands, the supreme leader of all races. After I gain control over all races, I will make them believe in me. Such an immense power of faith will easily allow me to transition from simply controlling divine power to truly becoming a deity. Yes, they will believe in me. As Demos has already fallen, any worship toward Nightmare Spirit will automatically reflect the power of faith onto its possessor. By that time, I will be the only true God travelling the mortal world, and the most powerful deity in the Yarran World."

"Do you understand? To be the only true God, to possess absolute power, to have all the wealth in the world. The respect of all people, the praises of future generations – everything is within my reach. And it’s not difficult to attain any of this, as long as I truly accept it, and am willing to merge with it."

"With it, we can change the world according to our wishes, making the whole Yarran World the way we want it to be."

"The Nightmare Spirit did not tempt me, it only shows this possible future to me. After repeated deliberation, I realised that this future is highly likely." Catherine finally said softly, "If I accept the patronage of the Nightmare Spirit and proceeded according to what I have just said, would you support me?"

The girls fell silent, unsure of how to respond. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for the recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)