That night.
Søren felt something.
It was a wonderful feeling, a resonance brought about by the divinity of death and slaughter. At the same time, Søren also felt a sense of crisis. This meant that someone who had the same power as him had arrived.
"Cyric?"
Søren stood at the top of the arcane tower. The cold night wind blew his long hair. He hadn't taken care of his hair for a long time. Gods didn't need it, but because he was in the form of a saint, his body still maintained the metabolism of a human. In the form of a real god, his body had turned into an existence of energy. Cyric had been sealed for too long and had lost his church, so his arrival was different from other gods. His movements were quieter, and his power was weaker than other gods in the beginning. However, slaughter itself was a source of power that could easily increase. As long as Cyric was given a chance, he would be able to recover quickly.
There were only a few sources left for the inheritance of the power of the three gods of death.
The first source was Cyric. He used to be the biggest winner, but unfortunately, he was too late.
The second source was Klemvaux. He took over part of Cyric's power and existed for a long time because of Jergal's help. But now, Jergal might not be very satisfied with him, because the outbreak of the Undead Disaster meant that there was a huge conflict between his doctrine and the other Undead Lords. Jergal's position was very delicate. No one could predict what an existence like him cared about.
The third source was the Dread Lord. He created the Son of Fear, who was now completely replaced by Vivian and Lillian.
The last source was Søren's blood.
He was the nameless hero who killed the God of Slaughter – Baal, but in the end gave up inheriting the divinity and lived the rest of his life as a mortal. This person was the most terrible existence. Countless legendary creatures had died in his hands. But it was hard to imagine that he would give up becoming a god at the last moment and live the rest of his life as a mortal.
That was how Cyric took away the Massacre Priesthood. Otherwise, there would have been another Death Priesthood in the battle between the three Death Gods.
This existence's bloodline was already very thin. Søren should be the only successor, and this inheritance was mostly due to the convergence of other powers. In the beginning, Søren's power was very weak, but as he killed and died, the divinity of slaughter in his body became more and more condensed. This was a terrifying power that originated from plundering.
"According to history, Cyric's first target should be a god related to death and slaughter."
Søren pondered silently, recalling everything that had happened in the past. He muttered, "But history has already been changed by me. I'm Cyric's number one enemy now, but he won't find me so soon, so he doesn't have many targets to choose from. "
Although Cyric was very weak, he still had the foundation of a mid-level god.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had ruined himself, this evil guy would definitely be the Child of Destiny. But since he read the Cyric Scripture himself, this guy's luck took a turn for the worse. He was originally the strongest god, but creating the Cyric Scripture consumed a lot of power. This was an evil book that even the main gods would be affected by, but he was stupid enough to read it himself. In the end, he directly fell into endless self-worship. Although he was lucky to recover later, madness had already seeped into Cyric's soul. Since then, his luck had disappeared.
First, he lost the battle with the God of Tyranny – Bann. Then, he was tricked by Klemvaux and Midnight. Finally, he was directly sealed for thousands of years, and even the church dissipated.
"Right!"
Søren seemed to have thought of something and muttered, "Goddess of Magic! Midnight! King of the Dead! Klemvaux! "
"These two are definitely Cyric's most hated enemies!"
"I'm afraid Cyric wants to kill them even in his dreams. Now, although the Goddess of Magic is missing, the news of her serious injury will definitely be known. Klemvaux is also in trouble now. With Cyric's hatred for them, he will definitely find a way to deal with these two. So, as long as there is a trace, maybe I can find a way to find something. "
The one Cyric hated most was Klemvaux, who was one of his fated opponents. Then there was the Goddess of Magic – Midnight, who was also an existence he wanted to take revenge on.
"If I were Cyric, what should I do now?"
Søren was used to thinking in reverse. At this time, he assumed that he was Cyric and said to himself, "If I were Cyric, I would be very weak after just breaking the seal and escaping. The church is basically destroyed. In this case, my strength is at most above the high-level legendary level. Then the first thing I should do now is to hide and find a way to restore my strength. "
"So."
"What should I do to restore my strength at this time?"
"Blood sacrifice!"
"This is the most direct, fastest, and effective way to restore myself. It can quickly make myself a demigod and restore the form of a saint. However, if I want to recover my current strength, it's impossible for me to use an ordinary blood sacrifice. They are at least high-level legendary creatures, or creatures with divinity. "
"If it is such a creature, then the target range is narrowed a lot."
Cyric was an evil god.
A very orthodox kind of evil god.
So, Cyric was different from Søren. He accepted blood sacrifices and enjoyed them.
To restore his strength, it must be a high-level legendary creature, preferably a divine creature. If the range was narrowed to this scale, then Cyric's targets would be reduced a lot.
"How can I find him?"
Søren fell into deep thought and said to himself, "At present, the most high-level legendary creatures in the material plane are Liches, Undead, Devils, and Demons. Almost all high-level legends among the mortals occupy important positions. Such existences are too difficult to kill and too obvious. It is easy to expose myself. "
There were many high-level legends in the material plane, but their status was very special.
For example, the [Eye of the North] was a high-grade legendary witch, but her status was the ruler of the Northern Tower. The other high-grade legendaries were similar. They either held important positions in the Church of the gods, were strong people who ruled a country, or were powerful people who held power within their own race.
"Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and Humans."
Søren continued to deduce and murmured, "These four races can be excluded. The possibility of being exposed is too high. In the current environment, the most suitable ones are Undead, Demons, and Devils. "
"It is too difficult to find traces of Devils. The Devils have retreated to the Abyss."
"Then the Undead are the most likely."
"Cyric has the clergy of Murder, Conspiracy, Lies, Deception, and Illusion. Murder is the evolution of death. He is most likely to kill the Undead. "
His thoughts were clear.
Søren continued to deduce, "With Cyric's ability and clergy, I am afraid that the first step of the blood sacrifice has been successful. If he wants to kill a Lich, no one should be able to stop him. Then he should have at least recovered the strength of a demigod. "
It was difficult for mortals to stop Cyric.
Now there were many Undead in the material plane. There were many Demigod Liches and Divine Undead. Cyric only needed to find one and kill it to recover a lot of power.
There was nothing Soran could do to stop this.
And because of the clergy of Illusion, Lies, and Deception, Cyric was very good at deception and hiding. The possibility of finding him was very low.
"If he recovers the strength of a demigod."
Søren continued to ponder and said to himself, "Then the next step is to recover the strength of a true god. This requires more blood sacrifices, more divinity, and at the same time, a church. "
"Cyric's church has disappeared."
"Then when he has a certain amount of strength, he will definitely rebuild the church. Then there will be fewer choices for him. "
"Either he kills a god and disguises himself as him to receive faith."
"Or he can rebuild the church. This is very difficult. It is impossible without hundreds of years. Even my church was completed by the church of the half-elf god. The Queen of Spiders once killed a god and pretended to be him to receive faith. The truth was not revealed until she had complete control. "
"Cyric is very likely to do this."
Divine power would not be obtained for no reason. Cyric also needed to recover step by step.
"If this is the case."
"Which god will Cyric choose as his target? First of all, this god cannot be too powerful. Second, this god must have some connection with him. It is best to have something to do with one of his clergy! The target that the Queen of Spiders killed was the god of the Underdark. Then Cyric's choice of target will be narrowed down a lot. "
"With his current strength, even if he uses tricks, he can only kill a weak god or a mid-level god at most."
"So."
"If the range is narrowed down, he may only choose these targets."
Søren waved his hand, and the picture of the gods appeared in front of him. At present, all the gods of the material plane were in his knowledge. Excluding some who must not be provoked, the range of choices was very small.
…
At the same time.
In a dark basement, the body of a dead Lich was in the center of the altar.
Cyric's eyes were filled with joy. The light of divinity appeared on his body. He said with a ferocious expression, "What a stupid guy! Do you think you can fight against gods with a phylactery? What a naive fool! "
The power of the soul was plundered, and the flame of divinity was integrated into the body.
Cyric contentedly absorbed the energy and returned to his demigod form. It was easier for a god to fight a lich than he had imagined, especially one that was related to death. He could destroy the lich's phylactery as soon as he killed it. The flame of the soul of the Lich turned into the power of Cyric. He quickly recovered his strength and thought about the next target.
But for some reason, he suddenly felt a little uneasy at this moment!
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