"You want to die?" Han Shuo cast a sidelong glance at Tiana and sneered, "It's not that easy!" Streaks of invisible whips landed on Tiana's body, inflicting tremendous damage on her body and mind.
Tiana could neither escape nor evade Han Shuo's whips. All she could do was endure the double blows on her body and soul in humiliation. Below Tiana were the numerous disciples of the Shrine of Ice. At this moment, they were no longer being massacred by Pegasus and Graeae. All of them were looking in agony at Tiana, who was like a caged bird.
At this moment, many of the disciples began to pray, praying to the god they worshiped for help.
To the disciples of the Shrine of Ice, Snow Celestial Tiana was the most powerful existence in the Shrine of Ice. Yet, such a person was being humiliated without the slightest ability to retaliate. This scene had caused great damage to their souls.
If even Snow Celestial Tiana was powerless, what could they do?
As disciples of the Shrine of Ice, those who could come to this snowy holy land were all figures of firm faith. When the power they relied on for survival became so vulnerable that it could not withstand a single blow, their reliance on the illusory god suddenly seemed to have been expanded infinitely.
Under Han Shuo's whips, Snow Celestial Tiana's snow-white robes were in tatters, her curvaceous body faintly visible. She looked like a slave who had committed a mistake and was being punished by her master.
Pegasus and Graeae, who had come together with Han Shuo, did not continue their massacre of the Shrine of Ice disciples on the snowy peaks. They looked coldly at Han Shuo, who was slowly whipping Tiana into the air, and waited for further instructions from Han Shuo.
At this moment, no one knew who started it, but the helpless Shrine of Ice disciples on the snowy peaks suddenly knelt piously at the same time. They began chanting the incantation used by the Shrine of Ice to call upon the blessing of the Ice Goddess. Their voices went from low to high until they blended into one. All of the Shrine of Ice disciples on the surrounding snowy peaks also temporarily gave up on escaping and joined in on this magnificent feat.
Even Tiana couldn't escape. They knew that escaping would only lead to death. With the most devout faith in the Ice Goddess, they prayed, unsure if it would be of any use.
The central region of the snowy region was surrounded by frigid wind and snow. The snowy peaks were like longswords piercing the heavens. It was said that the followers of the Shrine of Ice had received instructions from the Goddess to choose this location. No one knew if there was any deeper meaning behind it. However, the followers of the Shrine of Ice had always felt that this place would allow them to receive instructions from the Goddess closer.
In reality, the center of this snowy region was indeed a little special. Back then, that believer had followed the instructions of the Snow Goddess and had indeed altered the snowy peaks according to her wishes.
As prayers reverberated throughout the snowy peak, Graeae and Pegasus simply sneered and remained silent. Their faces were filled with ridicule and coldness at the futile efforts of the Shrine of Ice believers. They felt that these people had been scared silly by Han Shuo.
Even Ayermike Cotton, the basegod of darkness, felt that the actions of the Shrine of Ice believers were extremely laughable. He leisurely hovered in the clouds and watched smilingly as Han Shuo humiliated Tiana.
However, Han Shuo, whose strength had already reached the realm of divinity, could clearly sense that the elemental energy of water in this snowy region was gradually transforming under the prayers of the Shrine of Ice believers. A force field similar to the domain of divinity was strangely taking shape at the center of the snowy peaks.
"You demon! Kill me! I won't let you off even if I die!" Tiana's cries were shrill and even carried a hint of sobbing. After being repeatedly humiliated by Han Shuo, Tiana was obviously unable to endure the double torment of her body and soul.
Han Shuo paid no attention to Tiana's blood-curdling screams, nor did he whip her again. His two eyes were glistening as he secretly sized up the strange situation of the snowy peaks around him. In his heart, he silently pondered over the abnormality of this sacred land.
Suddenly, the elemental energy of water in the center of the snowy peaks began to circulate at high speed. Beams of cold, intense light burst out from the tall, sharp buildings at the top of the snowy peaks. The intense light from the buildings intersected and connected. Frigid air suddenly erupted, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet.
This snowy region of the Shrine of Ice was extremely cold to begin with. Now that the temperature had plummeted once again, not only were the most devout believers of the Snow Goddess unaffected, they even cheered and shouted, "The Goddess has shown herself! The Snow Goddess has heard our prayers!" The invaders, including Han Shuo, were all affected by the frigid air. Each and every one of them felt that the temperature was somewhat frighteningly low.
Snow Celestial Tiana, who had been imprisoned by Han Shuo's air wall from the very beginning, began to experience strange changes amidst creaking noises. The air wall that Han Shuo deployed there was invaded by waves of frigid air, and was frozen to the point of losing its original strength.
Snow Celestial Tiana, who had been beaten black and blue all over, glared fiercely at Han Shuo with clenched teeth. Her half-exposed bosom heaved up and down rapidly. Her voice was as cold as solid ice, "The Snow Goddess must have felt our cheers. Don't even think about walking out of this snowy region alive today!"
"Holy crap, it can't be that weird, can it?" Even the rank six scorpion-tailed lion, Pegasus, could sense something strange in the surrounding atmosphere. He couldn't help but cry out in surprise when he heard Tiana's words.
"Brian, will the Snow Goddess really come?" Ayermike Cotton asked Han Shuo. He was still rather calm.
Ever since he sensed two Domains of Divinity on Han Shuo's body, Ayermike Cotton knew that Han Shuo could be considered a true god. He had no idea what was going on with the strange changes happening in this snowy region. However, he believed that Han Shuo should know a little bit about it.
Han Shuo nodded with a sullen face and explained, "When the power of faith of a believer can converge in a bizarre manner, and with the help of altars, magical matrixes, or sacrificial offerings and other mediums, they can summon their devotees with fanatical faith. As a god, the devotees can indeed sense it. With the help of altars and other mediums, they can even appear for a short period of time in an alien material plane that is infinitely far away. "
After taking a short pause, Han Shuo surveyed the surroundings. With a gloomy face, he coldly groaned and said, "Judging from the situation, the several frozen mountains in the snowy region have naturally formed magical matrixes suitable for the Shrine of Ice to take root. Using a special method, the Shrine of Ice is imbued with the power of faith. If the Ice Goddess possesses profound strength, she can indeed hear the thoughts of the believers here.
"What do we do?" Pegasus, who had just been wantonly slaughtering, cried out in panic.
He had a clear understanding of his own strength. Any god that appeared was not something he could deal with. He had finally walked out of the Primordius Dragon's boundary with great difficulty. He did not want to go back or be killed.
"What are you panicking about?" Han Shuo shot a cold glance at Pegasus before saying indifferently, "Any god, as long as they don't truly cross the material plane distance and arrive with both their divine body and divine soul, can't display their full strength. They can't display much strength at all by relying on mediums, using objects to reform their bodies, or using their devotees to appear. No matter how powerful the Snow Goddess is, she will still be bound by the laws of the universe when she arrives through such means! "
"What an arrogant fellow. The Snow Goddess has countless devotees in every material plane. As a powerful god from ancient times, even if she only uses one percent of her strength, she will still kill all of you." Tiana hurriedly changed into a new robe. She gnashed her teeth and glared at Han Shuo with hatred as she spoke sarcastically.
Contrary to Tiana's expectations, Han Shuo did not refute, but rather calmly admitted this fact. "That's right. If the Snow Goddess really does come personally, even if she uses that method to descend, it will still be difficult for us to escape death!"
While Tiana was astonished and puzzled, Han Shuo laughed coldly in a loud voice. He mocked, "However, do you really think that the Snow Goddess will personally come to deal with me for such trivial matters? The Snow Goddess has countless devotees in every material plane. If she personally takes action for everything, wouldn't she be overworked to death? "
"We are the most devout devotees of the Snow Goddess. The Snow Goddess will definitely take pity on us. This is also her domain. She will never allow anyone to destroy it," Tiana felt that Han Shuo's words made sense, but she still stubbornly defended herself.
Han Shuo sneered disdainfully and did not continue to defend himself. There was another reason he did not tell Tiana. Gods would only use mediums to send their souls to another material plane to fight for their devotees. That would require them to bear many additional risks, and would even consume some of their divine energy. Generally, they would not do so unless they had no other choice.
The Snow Goddess was different from the spider goddess Rose. As far as Han Shuo knew, the Snow Goddess was an overgod, and an incomparably powerful one at that. There was no way she would personally take action just for the sake of a small number of devotees on a tiny Profound Continent.
As a god himself, Han Shuo knew that those gods didn't really care about their worshippers. They would only take the items that the worshippers used to provide them with the power of faith. Han Shuo decided that he wouldn't personally take action over such a trivial matter.
It was precisely because of this judgment that Han Shuo did not immediately flee in panic when he saw the abnormal changes occurring in this snowy region. Instead, he decided to observe the situation first before making a decision.
"Lord Brian, what should we do?" Graeae the banshee asked Han Shuo with a trembling voice.
Han Shuo bunched his brows and hesitated for a moment. He knew that no matter what level of god the Snow Goddess dispatched, Pegasus and his party would have no chance of resisting.
"You guys leave for now and wait at the rear for a while. I would like to meet those from the Shrine of Ice." Han Shuo shot a glance at the three and nodded, indicating that they should not make useless sacrifices.
Pegasus and Graeae felt as though they had been granted amnesty after hearing those words from Han Shuo. They hastily retreated into the distance. Ayermike Cotton was the only one who gave Han Shuo a deep look and said, "Be careful!"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Han Shuo could tell that Ayermike Cotton was genuinely concerned about him, unlike Pegasus and Graeae. Han Shuo put on a faint smile and put on a gentle attitude.
Ayermike Cotton nodded and said no more. He then flew in the direction Pegasus and Graeae had left.
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