Chapter 65: Ximi's Conspiracy, Lugi's Death 1
"Saknas...!"
"Get out of here!"
The voice of God King Dayus echoed throughout Shanjian City, his rage tinged with tyranny.
This caused all the gods to hide in their palaces, afraid to emerge.
Yes.
The God King had gone mad again.
Recently, God King Dayus's madness had become increasingly frequent. In the past, it had only occurred seven or eight times in a hundred thousand years.
But in the last two hundred thousand years, it had occurred over a hundred times.
Only five hundred years had passed since his last bout of madness, and God King Dayus had begun roaring and raving once again above the Heavenly Gate.
At first, some gods went to the Heavenly Gate to receive his instructions, but they were slain by God King Dayus, enduring immense pain and using his physical strength.
Since that incident, no god dared to approach the Heavenly Gate again.
"Sakhaman, this isn't a solution. Where did the Sun Temple go?"
"Yes, His Majesty the God King has been summoning the Sun God. If he doesn't show up, it will only make His Majesty even more angry."
"You're the Sun God's brother. Why don't you go meet His Majesty?"
In a magnificent golden palace, a group of celestial gods surrounded Sakhaman, the Star God.
You spoke, he replied.
They said all sorts of things.
They even suggested asking Sakhaman to appear before His Majesty on behalf of Sakanas.
Is there any substitute for this?
Sakhaman secretly criticized his brother for being unreliable.
He naturally knew Sakanas was outside the Light Heaven Realm, because he had just sent 150 golden mountains.
'Didn't they say tens of thousands of years? Over 200,000 years have passed, and the sun hasn't been obscured yet. What an unreliable fellow. Sakhamman had been holding the Celestial Mirror, waiting for the moment the sun was obscured so he could present it to Dayus.
"Your Highness, Lord of the Stars, may I ask His Majesty the God King why he summoned the Sun God?"
Just then, a deity emerged. He had green skin, was short, and had two horns on his head.
"You?"
At that moment, the gods in the palace all looked at this man, their gazes as if he were an idiot.
Isn't this just courting death?
"Luji, do you know what you're doing? Back off!" Mountain Lord Kakiya shouted.
The Mountain Lord was a deity of the earth lineage, but he betrayed the Earth Goddess Shimi and joined the God King Dayus's camp during the preparations for the Celestial Court.
Now, the preparations for the Celestial Court have been halted by Vishnu, the God of Maintenance, but Mountain Lord Kakiya has remained in the celestial realm.
Luji is also a deity of the Earth lineage, having suddenly joined the Celestial Realm over a hundred thousand years ago, having been recruited by the Mountain Lord, Gakiye.
Luji also has another identity: Qiucha, the Mountain Lord.
But his current identity is the Forest God, a higher-level deity, perfectly placed under the command of this higher-level deity, Gakiye.
(Luji, the Forest God, is actually the reincarnation of Qiucha, the Mountain Lord. This was previously merged with the author's version for plot purposes.)
"No, great Gakiye, didn't you say, 'We, the Earth lineage deities, as deities in the Celestial Realm, must do what the Celestial Gods dare not, thereby demonstrating our loyalty to His Majesty the God King?' So, what these timid Heavenly Gods dare not do, we, the Earth lineage deities, will do!"
Luji spoke loudly.
Swish~
All the Heavenly Gods' expressions changed, and they looked at the Mountain Lord, Gakiye, with unfriendly eyes.
So the gods of heaven are no match for you, the traitors from the mortal realm!
A hint of anger crossed Sakharman's face, but he didn't explode.
"Alright, you will represent the gods to meet His Majesty the God King."
Hearing Sakharman's words, Lugi, the god of the forest, swept his gaze proudly over the group of gods.
No one dared to meet his gaze.
They could glare at Gakye, but that was because, in their minds, he was a coward who was trying to curry favor with the powerful.
Lugi was different.
He was a man who risked his life for loyalty.
The next moment, Lugi turned his back on the gods and flew towards the Heavenly Gate.
"Gakye, where did you get this lunatic?"
Sakharman asked without disguising himself.
"Uh... he's my distant cousin. Yes, he's my cousin."
Gakye confirmed.
"You were born alive?" Sakhamman glared.
"He's my adopted cousin, a very brave deity," Gakie said seriously.
"Huh?"
The gods were stunned.
At this moment...
Lugi arrived before the Heavenly Gate and bowed to the God-King Dayus with a smile.
"The Sun God Sakhanas has been away from Shanjian City for a long time. How can I help you, Your Majesty?"
"Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"
"Go, call Sakhamman here. They're avoiding me. Do they really think I don't know what they're thinking?"
"Bastards, a bunch of bastards! I'm going to kill them!"
Dayus roared furiously, his eyes red with rage, his whole body seething with murderous intent.
At this moment, Dayus looked less like a God-King and more like an Asura, or even a tyrannical ghoul!
"Your Majesty, the God King, please calm down. The great Star God is presiding over the affairs of the heavens and may not have time to see you."
Lugi showed no signs of panic or fear, his expression remaining respectful.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. While you are impaled on the gates of heaven, the Sun God and the Star God will take care of everything."
"You don't have to worry about the Mother of Light. She's fine."
When mentioning the Sun God and the Star God, Daius felt only anger. But when mentioning the Mother of Light, Marichi, Daius's face began to contort.
His eyes flashed with madness, his chaotic mind swirling with thoughts. The Sun God, Saknas, had told him to go to the Heaven of Light and bring back the Mother of Light.
But now the Mother of Light hadn't returned.
Even Saknas hadn't returned from the Heaven of Light.
"Evil Saknath, wicked Goddess of Light, I will make you pay."
"I will kill you, you two bastards."
"Haha~~ I am the great God King, and you will all die!"
"What's your name... Come forward, let me take a good look at you."
God King Dayus, overcome with rage, suddenly burst into laughter, holding out his hand for Lugi to come closer.
"This madman is throwing dirty water on me and my brother!"
Sakhamman was stunned upon seeing all this.
He could already imagine what Dayus would do to him and Saknath after he escaped.
However, Lugi smiled at this moment.
He walked towards Dayus step by step.
There was no fear in his eyes, but instead an unspeakable devotion.
"Go to hell~ lowly High God!"
Dayus's expression suddenly changed. He reached out and grabbed Lugi, yanking him towards him viciously.
The trident pierced Lugi directly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Honorable God King, for allowing me to complete my mission."