Chapter 779 - 135: Dragonfly
Divine Spirits have always been an awe-inspiring term, especially for powerful beings who can more deeply appreciate the might of the gods.
Regarding the disaster that befell the Titan Humans, there are numerous theories, but many believe it was because the Titan Humans offended the majesty of a god, leading to their destruction by the design of a powerful deity.
Otherwise, how could such a powerful race fall so swiftly?
This doesn’t make sense.
Mi once again scrutinized this mysterious human, suspecting that Su Changxing was a god’s clone.
A god’s clone is not the same as the god themselves; they possess their own soul but represent the god’s will, possibly not powerful in themselves but able to borrow divine power.
"You are a god’s clone."
Mi suddenly said, using an affirmative tone.
Su Changxing was taken aback.
He thought that with Mi’s insight, he would recognize him as a half god, yet he mistook him for some divine clone.
This was somewhat awkward.
Still, using the Power of Faith is indeed a divine means.
"I’m not some god’s clone, nor am I that powerful," said Su Changxing.
Mi thought for a moment and said, "You may not be aware of this yourself. The god’s will may only lurk within your body, possibly never emerging until your death, or it might appear in the next moment."
Su Changxing did not refute and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Mi pondered for a while and explained, "The power you just used, also known as faith, is something only gods can use and possess."
Su Changxing felt puzzled and said, "Obtaining faith shouldn’t be too difficult a task, right? It’s just hard to acquire a large amount of it."
Mi sighed, "That is precisely where the problem lies. A large amount of faith is a poison to ordinary beings. You should be clearer about your condition than I am."
Su Changxing fell silent for a moment, questioning, "Is what you’re saying true? Ordinary beings cannot possess a large amount of faith?"
Mi rolled his eyes at him: "I have no reason to deceive you. The Titan Humans never deceive; they’re always straightforward."
Su Changxing also realized that becoming a half god was not as effortless as it appeared, as most people encountering such experiences would likely be overwhelmed by faith.
Yet he wasn’t, surely due to some special aspect about him.
The look in Bruce and the others’ eyes instantly changed when they looked at Su Changxing, full of reverence and quite tense.
Earlier, they could communicate easily, thinking Su Changxing was powerful but still human like them, all being players.
But now it’s different.
Su Changxing is a divine spirit, while they are humans.
Su Changxing thought for a while and honestly said, "Though it’s said so, I’m really not a god’s clone... at most a half god."
There’s no need to hide such a thing since he is indeed spreading faith and even has a group of followers.
Kelsey jumped down from a nearby rock, full of admiration, and said, "Big brother, no matter what, I am willing to become your follower."
In his view, even a half god should need followers.
In most known information, gods need to recruit followers; it seems to be their source of power.
Su Changxing, seeing his expression, gave a slight smile and said, "However, right now, I’m unable to save you. I’m just a half god, and my power is limited."
Kelsey hesitated for a moment, then assured earnestly, "That doesn’t matter. I will always be your most loyal follower. Save me when you have the power."
Death is terrifying, as it is for everyone. Those close to death will do anything to grasp onto a chance for survival.
Kelsey was in that state, wanting to live, willing even to become something as strange as Du’an.
Players who have come this far have a high level of acceptance, having seen everything and gone through many things.
Su Changxing did not agree nor refuse, saying, "Don’t speak so conclusively. This is just an attempt; think it over. This will likely change you into someone else."
Meanwhile.
He felt a continuous stream of faith from Du’an.
This was feedback from the substantial faith he had previously infused.
Du’an had already become an extremely fanatical believer.
Gods can influence believers, and believers can also influence gods to a certain extent; it’s reciprocal.
He could feel the twisted spirit within the faith from Du’an, deviating from the semblance of normal humanity.
Of course, one person like Du’an wouldn’t be enough to affect Su Changxing.
If there were too many fanatical believers with twisted spirits like him, it would certainly affect Su Changxing.
Mi quickly accepted the fact that Su Changxing was a half god, still a bit puzzled, but didn’t care anymore.
"So, you have followers of your own?" Mi asked.
Su Changxing nodded, "Yes, though recruiting followers is an easy thing."
Mi sighed, "Indeed, there are always ignorant people, recruiting followers is always easy."
"In the distant past, in many worlds, the presence of gods could be seen. They were not hidden like they are now."
"In each world, there were large masses of fanatical followers, especially among you humans. You seemed like the best choice for followers, with rather rich emotions and a large number, more importantly, easily deceived into becoming followers."
Su Changxing continued to lead the way, asking without turning his head, "So you’ve been to many worlds?"
Mi showed a look of reminiscence, "Yes, back then, we were searching for a place suitable for Titan Humans to live, after all, every world rejected our bodies, making us feel very uncomfortable."
"But every world has human believers, and we Titan Humans are seen as outsiders and attacked by them."
"Although they usually aren’t match for us, they still eagerly come. For many people, this seems to be a tradition, an honor."
"They hunt giant dragons to prove their strength, which seems to be a supreme honor for them."
"And for them, us giant Titans are no different from giant dragons."
"Humans are a very interesting race, easily blindly believing in gods, yet daring to challenge creatures that are overwhelmingly stronger."
...
Along the way, it wasn’t all the same, occasionally some gigantic corpses could be seen.
Then, they saw an excessively large corpse, most of it covered by soil, only a section of the spine exposed.
The bones were like stone carvings, flowing with a silver glow, with scale patterns as if polished, one joint larger than Su Changxing himself.
"This is..."
Su Changxing frowned at the giant skeleton.
Du’an thought something was off and immediately went on alert, with black flames igniting on his dark purple skin:
"Master, have those insects come?"
The black flames seemed to lack any temperature, as if just a new skin, only special effects.
But Su Changxing knew the black flames contained explosive energy, their power definitely terrifying.
Due to faith, Du’an experienced a series of strange reactions on his body, a combination of various factors, making his power unusually strong compared to ordinary Tier Five Extraordinaries.
Though Du’an just reached Tier Five, his strength rivaled the old monk from Magpie Mountain Temple.
Even stronger.
When reaching Tier Five, many things aren’t absolute, and it’s not certain who is stronger, as strength fluctuates, influenced by environment, time, rules, energy field changes.
Mi’s strength surely surpassed Du’an, her power was extraordinary, creating terrifying magic that reached Tier Six power.
And having come to the Ninth Dimension, she wasn’t rejected, her physical body liberated, her strength elevated further.
"This seems like a dragonfly!" Miye showed surprise, recognizing what it was.
Kelsey asked puzzled: "So what is a dragonfly?"
Su Changxing explained gravely: "Also a kind of Titan Insect Race, truly terrifying, potentially rivaling Divine Spirits."
Kelsey was shocked: "Rivaling Divine Spirits, such a thing actually fell here, no wonder it’s so big."
[This is a dragonfly corpse, though only a skeleton remains, it still has high value...]
[Titan Insect Race—Lone Dragonfly: Tier Three, First-Sequence Insect Race, an epic creature born from mixing the best genes of various dragon-like creatures, extremely rare among Titan Insects.
Capable of flight in the void and freely traversing worlds, its physique alone can withstand spatial rifts’ slicing.
Legend says, a dragonfly’s power rivals Divine Spirits!]
Indeed.
Tier Three had already entered the realm of Divine Spirits.
Seeing the skeleton, Su Changxing grew more worried about what terrifying existence might be among the insects.
The insects surviving from that terrifying war, how could they be simple.
"Those insects have been absent for so long, they must have given up on us." Kelsey looked behind, thoughtfully said.
Who knew, just as he spoke.
The small stones beside the dragonfly’s skeleton began jumping on the ground.
Bruce keenly looked ahead: "These insects are coming from in front, they’ve been searching for us!"
The insects approached not from the direction of the Insect Nest, showing they’d been searching but couldn’t find them previously.
However.
This time the insects weren’t many, only about a hundred, seeming just a small squad.
Seeing them, the insects directly charged, mouths emitting sharp, noisy screeching.
Among them was a particularly large insect, resembling a giant red ant, walking upright, antennae quivering as it ran.
Su Changxing aimed at the ant’s head and pulled the trigger, bullets fired through space, tracing a silver line, yet seemed affected, altering trajectory.
All ten-plus bullets missed, while those aimed at other insects were unaffected.
Mi waved a hand, amassing numerous black stones around herself, shooting them towards the red ant.
The result was the same, missed the target, flew past the red ant.
"This seems to be an insect that evades long-range attacks."
Mi frowned and said, then strode towards the red ant, ten-plus tentacles flying in the air.
Colliding heavily with the red ant, flesh sounded.
The red ant’s power was unexpectedly equal to Mi, sharp forelimbs even pierced Mi’s chest directly.
But its fragile joints were tightly bound by tentacles, entwined, unable to move.
This scene made Su Changxing’s eyelid twitch, like two prehistoric beasts in close combat, feeling space’s vibration even from afar.
The red ant’s ability to counter long-range attacks, coupled with its formidable body, made it a truly formidable existence in some aspects.