Chapter 1247
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Chapter 1247 Battle for the Divine King
After listening to Lin Qiye’s explanation, Ji Nian sighed helplessly.
“Fortunately, Gilgamesh’s root illness has been eliminated, and his subsequent recovery should be relatively quick… but what about that Yeland? What’s his situation exactly?”
“I don’t know. I haven’t found the root of his illness yet, and we can’t communicate at all,” Lin Qiye shook his head.
“…What a troublesome situation.”
While the two were chatting, Sun Wukong sat silently nearby, occasionally glancing at Ji Nian from the corner of his eye, as if contemplating something.
“Monkey King, what’s wrong?” Lin Qiye noticed Sun Wukong’s unusual behavior and asked proactively.
Sun Wukong paused for a moment, then said to Ji Nian:
“You are special.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Great Sage!” Ji Nian’s eyes sparkled like stars.
“…Are you sure he was complimenting you?”
“But the Great Sage said I’m special! Isn’t that a compliment?”
Lin Qiye was momentarily speechless. He turned to look at Sun Wukong, “Monkey King, what did you notice?”
“She is strong. Although she hasn’t become a god, from a human perspective, she is still very powerful,” Sun Wukong said seriously, his eyes flashing with golden light. “Even I can’t quite see through her…”
Ji Nian scratched her head, somewhat embarrassed.
“That counts as a compliment, right?”
“…Yes, it does.”
Sun Wukong examined Ji Nian for a long time before withdrawing his gaze.
“When are you returning to Great Xia?” Sun Wukong turned to Lin Qiye and asked.
Lin Qiye thought for a moment and said, “I can’t go back yet. At the very least, I need to return to [Utopia] first, regroup with my brothers, and then find Master Sword Saint… it will probably take a few more days.”
After listening, Sun Wukong remained silent for a moment, glancing toward the direction of Great Xia, shrouded in mist:
“Since she’s accompanying you, even in the mist, you shouldn’t face too much danger unless you encounter extreme situations…
I want to return to Great Xia first.”
Lin Qiye was stunned.
Seeing the faint light flickering in Sun Wukong’s eyes, he felt a slight movement in his heart and nodded, saying:
“Alright, Monkey King, you go ahead. With you there, Great Xia will be safer.”
Ji Nian’s expression gradually became serious, and she also spoke:
“If Monkey King can return, it would indeed be good news for Great Xia right now.”
Though it was just an ordinary statement, Lin Qiye detected a hint of tension in her voice… Could something have happened in Great Xia during the days he was away?
Sun Wukong grunted in acknowledgment and slowly stood up from the somersault cloud.
“Be careful in the mist. I’ll wait for you in Great Xia.”
Sun Wukong patted his shoulder, summoned a massive somersault cloud, and instantly disappeared from their sight.
Lin Qiye watched Sun Wukong leave, then continued to propel the somersault cloud, flying aimlessly over the sea.
He asked curiously:
“What did you mean by what you just said? Has something happened in Great Xia these past two days?”
“Sort of.”
Ji Nian sighed and took out the pixelated walkie-talkie from her pocket. “Just yesterday, Zuo Qing contacted me directly.”
“What did he say?”
“You can ask him yourself. One of the reasons he contacted me was to find you.”
“Commander Zuo wants to find me?”
Lin Qiye was surprised.
The [Nightfall] team had entered the mist on missions before, but this was the first time Zuo Qing had actively tried to contact him during a mission.
Lin Qiye took the pixelated walkie-talkie and, after a moment’s hesitation, pressed the button:
“…This is Lin Qiye.”
Shhhhhh—!
Slight static noise came from the walkie-talkie.
Lin Qiye sat on the somersault cloud holding the walkie-talkie, waiting for a long time. When there was still no reply from the other end and he was about to speak again, a somewhat tired voice came through:
“Lin Qiye, this is Zuo Qing.”
Lin Qiye’s eyes brightened, “Commander Zuo, you were looking for me?”
“Yes… Yesterday, Ji Nian told me you went to snatch the King’s Treasury from the Olympian gods? Are you alright?”
“I’m fine, made it back in one piece,” Lin Qiye smiled wryly.
“That’s good.” Zuo Qing paused for a moment, then continued, “Recently, how much do you know about the situation with the Norse gods?”
Lin Qiye was taken aback.
“The Norse gods? Has something happened to them?”
“It seems you don’t know anything yet… Let me explain everything from the beginning.” Zuo Qing took a deep breath and slowly began, “Recently, Asgard has fallen into a succession crisis.”
“A succession crisis?” Lin Qiye quickly thought of something. “Is it because of Odin?”
“Yes. After the Celestial Master confronted the Norse gods, exposed Odin’s true nature and banished him, the position of God King became vacant, and Asgard has been leaderless ever since.
Logically, when the God King’s position becomes vacant, it should be inherited by Odin’s son Thor. However, at the same time, Loki, the Norse God of Mischief, suddenly announced his claim to the God King’s throne, presenting a letter Odin left behind several years ago.”
“Loki?” Upon hearing this name, Lin Qiye’s eyes sharpened.
His grudge with Loki was no small matter. The disappearance of Cangnan, the counterattack of the Egyptian gods, the crisis of the National Divine Stele… One could say there was a sea of blood and hatred between all of Great Xia and Loki!
If Loki were to ascend to the position of God King and take control of Asgard, it was foreseeable what kind of disaster this would be for Great Xia.
“Loki had a close relationship with Odin. In terms of both status and seniority, he has the qualifications to compete for the God King position. With that letter and the arrangements he secretly made in his early years, there are now many in Asgard who support Loki becoming God King.
But equally, there are also those who believe that Odin was controlled by the Cthulhu gods, and the letter he left cannot influence the succession to the God King’s position. Moreover, given Loki’s notorious reputation, many suspect that he forged the letter himself.
In short, the entire Asgard is now divided into two camps, fighting and killing each other.”
Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment before asking:
“Isn’t this a good thing for Great Xia?”
The internal strife of the Outer Gods was something Great Xia would be happy to see. Previously, Nyx’s return had caused internal conflict in Olympus, greatly reducing the pressure on Great Xia during the war.
Now that Asgard has fallen into internal strife, it also means that in the short term, the Norse gods would find it difficult to pose a threat to Great Xia.
“If it were just simple internal strife, then yes, it would be a good thing. But just yesterday, Loki announced that he is about to… attempt to break through to the Supreme Realm in Asgard!” Zuo Qing’s voice was extremely solemn.
“The reason Asgard was so powerful in the past was because they had Odin, the strongest fighter on the surface. So the most important criterion for the God King position in Asgard is actually the king’s strength. They are a divine nation that worships individual heroism.
Objectively speaking, as both are major gods, Loki and Thor have about equal chances in the struggle for the throne. But if Loki truly breaks through to the Supreme Realm, disrupting the balance of power between them,
then this battle for the God King position will truly have no suspense.”
