Chapter 1038 - 500: Kind Father’s Caress
"Ha!"
The Stone Giant just sneered continuously upon hearing these words, completely disbelieving.
Ha, you sure talk a big game.
Will they really not make a move?
I don’t believe it at all.
And the Forest Goddess obviously didn’t need his belief. She stretched her body and said as if it were natural, "Because... I’ll make a move myself."
"Just you?"
The God of Sand and Stone laughed, indulging in wild laughter.
"Fulingya, did you misunderstand something? We followed your orders before just because of your status. Do you truly think you’re the Master of the Pantheon? Hahaha..."
Mocked, Fulingya just silently looked at him, as if gazing at a genuine fool.
The foolishness is beyond words, an utterly hopeless idiot.
God of Sand and Stone: ?
"I haven’t misunderstood anything. Before Father’s return, I am the Main God of the Natural Pantheon."
Fulingya didn’t plan to waste more words on such rock-headed stupidity and said indifferently, "You want me to explain to you? What right do you, stupid stone, have for me to explain to you?"
"Also, stop trying to disgust me with such clumsy acting. Isn’t it all because you want my position?"
"Come and take it yourself then."
Something’s wrong.
The God of Sand and Stone felt a strong sense of discord at this point, refraining from continuing his act of anger, instead frowning and staring closely at the overly confident goddess opposite him.
Why?
What is the basis for Fulingya’s confidence?
Although this was what they’d always hoped for, why suddenly choose to reveal everything and tear the facade now?
"Fulingya, I don’t understand what you’re saying... but from the looks of it, you seem unwilling to explain yourself to me."
"You’re truly arrogant, haha!"
Stone Giant sneered, ridiculing, "Since the Master of Nature can’t return, and you don’t respect us, might as well end this useless pantheon now!"
"Letting a puppet like you become the Master of the Pantheon is the biggest joke."
He performed, trying to place himself on the moral high ground, hoping to push Fulingya into opposition against all divines of the Natural Pantheon.
"So what? Isn’t Mother Earth also slumbering?"
"All your fighting is, in the end, to become a good successor capable of replacing Her, isn’t it?"
Fulingya lifted her head, tossing back her dark green hair, completely ignoring the opponent’s trap, and said coldly:
"Enough with this useless nonsense. If you want to challenge me, to replace my position, then strike directly."
"Come, try to defeat me."
With an expressionless face, Fulingya raised her hand and pulled out from the void a large wooden staff, tapering from top to bottom, over three meters long.
The God of Sand and Stone’s previously smug expression froze upon seeing this weapon, turning ashen.
—Well, though the Stone Giant’s face was already ashen.
"Impossible! How could you be qualified to wield it? You..."
And the only reason this normally fearless stone was so shaken was that what Fulingya held wasn’t just any weapon, but a genuine Divine Weapon.
High Level Divine Artifact — [Kind Father’s Caress].
Compared to other divine artifacts with various special bonuses, this one’s effect was extremely singular, merely adding a power-boosting ability.
However, in this world, no one would be foolish enough to underestimate the danger of this weapon.
This is a relic left by the Master of Nature.
Because this divine artifact boosts the user’s power based on their affinity with the [Nature] Law.
If the affinity is high enough, it can forcibly enhance the user’s power to the level of the Master of Nature.
And being the pure peak of power in this world, there’s no need to further elaborate on how terrifying the Master of Nature’s power is.
It is pure strength.
Of course, merely stimulating such power is useless; using this divine artifact has a fatal restriction.
It requires an extremely strong physical constitution.
If the user’s physical strength is insufficient, they might get backlash just by wielding that power, or even have their body explode.
"If you want those people, then take them yourselves."
Yet Fulingya appeared completely unworried at this moment, lifting the massive staff invincibly onto her shoulder, beckoning the stunned Stone Giant with her hand.
"Come!"
"If you want my position, come take it yourself!"
After wielding these weapons, Fulingya’s demeanor suddenly changed dramatically, becoming wild and rough, mercilessly mocking the God of Sand and Stone.
"Why aren’t you talking?"
"Weren’t you cocky just now?"
"Huh? Why aren’t you cocky anymore?"
"Speak!"
And faced with this stance, the Stone Giant across from her completely lost his voice, his momentum dwindling, his gaze wandering as if contemplating a graceful exit.
"..."
Damn, the opponent can’t take a joke!
Vexing, argh!
"Don’t think you’ve won!"
Ultimately, the God of Sand and Stone didn’t directly cower and yield.
I admit Fulingya in this state is strong, but surely she can’t crush me, right?
Surely I can’t be without any power to resist, right?
I’ll fight!
If the other three goddesses really don’t intervene, then I have a chance of winning.
Yes.
I can go fifty-fifty with her!
...
Three minutes later.
The God of Sand and Stone left disgracefully.
After enduring a single blow from Kind Father’s Caress, he had enough and wanted to give up.