Deities: Starting From Goblins

For several hours, he didn’t move at all, and the guards all rejoiced on their faces, “Haha, Elliott Reynolds has finally bitten the dust. The crisis has been completely resolved.”

“Should we still infuse Spiritual Energy?” Since Elliott Reynolds was already dead, there was no need for the Barrier Screens to exist, but since Aurelius Azure had given orders before, everyone was plunged into doubt.

“No need, wouldn’t that just be a waste of Spiritual Energy? After all, there’s no way Elliott Reynolds can come back to life. Quickly, go tell Nagato to come here!”

The leading guard waved his hand dismissively, and the last Disciple ran towards the Saint Sky Sect to convey the news to Aurelius Azure and the others.

“Is Elliott Reynolds truly gone, or is this another one of his tricks?” Aurelius Azure’s brow furrowed. Elliott Reynolds was known to be extremely cunning, and they couldn’t afford to make a hasty judgement—should they be deceived, the consequences would be something the Saint Sky Sect could not bear.

The other Sect Leaders thought for a moment and said to Aurelius Azure, “Whether true or false, we can afford the time. It’s just a matter of wasting some more Spiritual Energy. We must be cautious, definitely cannot open the Barrier Screens; let’s wait another day or two.”

“I agree. If Elliott Reynolds is only feigning death, the consequences would be unimaginable.” Aurelius Azure approved of the others’ viewpoints and then instructed the Disciple who had come to report, asking him to not act rashly and to continue infusing Spiritual Energy into the Barrier Screens to prevent any chance of Elliott Reynolds escaping.

The Disciple gave an embarrassed smile and then said, “Because Elliott Reynolds was lying on the ground, everyone thought he was surely dead, so in order to avoid unnecessary waste, they had already stopped infusing Spiritual Energy a moment ago. The Barrier Screens should be able to maintain themselves, right?”

“What? Nonsense!” As soon as these words came out, Aurelius Azure exploded in anger. These people really had acted out of turn without his permission. What was the loss of some Spiritual Energy to them?

“Hurry back and make sure those Quasi-Saint Powerhouses continue to infuse Spiritual Energy. And just to be on the safe side, have all the Strong Ones go—I do not want the Barrier Screens to shatter,” he commanded.

Seeing that Aurelius Azure was angry, the Disciple left while saying, “Sect Leader, I understand. I’ll go back right now and tell them to infuse Spiritual Energy.”

“It’s just one thing after another. Logan hardly had time to lend us a hand, and if these people lead to a devastating collapse, who knows how many will be harmed? How could I shamelessly ask Logan to act again? I would lose all face.”

Aurelius Azure wore a distressed expression, hoping that nothing untoward would occur. Seeing his worry, the other Sect Leaders came over, constantly reassuring him not to be overly anxious, for even if Elliott Reynolds was only playing dead, this day of depletion left him at the end of his tether; even if he managed to escape, he wouldn’t be much of a threat.

“Let’s hope so!” Aurelius Azure sighed deeply, yet he still felt uneasy in his heart and decided to personally check the Barrier Screens.

At the mountain gate, because everyone had stopped infusing Spiritual Energy into the Barrier, the once brilliantly golden Screens had dimmed, and outside the Barrier gathered hundreds of people. The news of Elliott Reynolds’s death had spread throughout the Saint Sky Sect, and everyone wanted to see the truth for themselves.

“You fools, do you really think I, Elliott Reynolds, met my end here? With just a minor trick, you all fell for it like idiots!”

Just then, Elliott Reynolds, who had not moved a muscle, suddenly stood up. His withered face broke into a smile that terrified all the onlookers.

In that moment, they realized something was wrong. To prevent Elliott Reynolds from escaping, everyone began to infuse Spiritual Energy into the Barrier, but it was already too late.

Facing the now fragile Barrier, Elliott Reynolds slapped it with his claw, and countless cracks appeared. In the next moment, it shattered with a loud crash, and a million Spirit Stones fell dimly to the side, destroying the Barrier Array that Logan had set up in an instant.

Elliott Reynolds’s face, devoid of blood, was surrounded by Demonic Qi, as though he were a true Demon Head: “I may have lost my Dantian, but I can sacrifice my entire being in exchange for an hour of carnage.”

The onlookers trembled with fear and ran towards the Saint Sky Sect like madmen. But with a casual wave, Elliott Reynolds killed more than a hundred of them, and although the survivors managed to scrape away a thousand meters, countless tendrils of Demonic Qi instantly pursued and harvested them all at once.

The few Quasi-Saint Powerhouses responsible for infusing Spiritual Energy used all their life-saving methods to finally make it back to the Saint Sky Sect, where they encountered Aurelius Azure who wanted to go to the mountain gate to check the Barrier Array. Seeing them in such a sorry state, he immediately realized what had happened.

“What’s happened at the mountain gate?” Aurelius Azure asked grimly, and the Quasi-Saints trembled: “Elliott Reynolds has escaped from the Barrier Screens!”

Aurelius Azure, as if facing a great enemy, guessed immediately that these people must have assumed Elliott Reynolds was dead and thus did not maintain the functioning of the Barrier with Spiritual Energy, which weakened the Array and gave Elliott Reynolds the opportunity to break free.

“Summon all the Strong Ones of the Saint Sky Sect; follow me to the mountain gate to face Elliott Reynolds. Tell everyone not to be afraid. After a day of depletion, Elliott Reynolds’s strength must be far weaker than yesterday, maybe even one-tenth of what it was. If anyone in the Sect thinks of fleeing, consider them traitors to be executed on the spot.”

At Aurelius Azure’s command, he then glanced back at Peregrine Azure, “You go inform Logan, no matter the cost, we must ask him to act a second time. Whatever the price, the Saint Sky Sect will bear it. You are more familiar with Logan; the survival of the Saint Sky Sect rests on you.”