Chapter 531
by fanqienovelChapter 531: The New Mutation of the Ancient Cup Outer God
“Far Reaching Star, it truly is the centerpiece of the Giant God’s Great Plan.”
“The Giant God’s Great Plan is incredibly brilliant!”
“Although the complete Great Plan had yet to reveal its full form, just this tip of the iceberg had already caused such dramatic changes!”
Albert Drake and Angna glided through the Ether Sea with their long divine bodies.
Like Themis, they cherished the Far Reaching Star area.
From a mortal’s view, Albert Drake and Angna saw the “micro world” as richer and more colorful, thinking about it more.
The “cup-shaped Ancient Gods” were now also called “Ancient Cup Gods” by mortals.
They attached themselves to the bottom of the Ether Sea, making cup-shaped, porous, loose bones.
These living exoskeletons looked like huge, grand buildings with many small compartments, drawing visitors from all sides.
The main residents in these “compartments” were beings that flickered with light, like “suns in the sea.”
They were also deities, but had no Divine Bodies of their own and could only use thin stuff to keep themselves alive.
In the harsh, chaotic Ether Sea, their life cycles often lasted just a day and a night, as short as bubbles.
So, many deities did not even see them as real deities.
But inside the porous skeletons built by the Ancient Cup Gods, the flood of ether could not hurt them, and the furious low-tier deities could not get behind the dam or break through the Ancient Cup Gods’ bones.
So, they could live long lives there, even growing more.
At the same time, the currents flowing through the Ancient Cup Gods’ porous skeletons brought energy from the void, Fire Domain, and ether to them, letting them change, take in, and strengthen themselves, then give back to the Ancient Cup Gods.
For these “micro deities,” this place was a perfect paradise for training!
Soon, some invisible, twisted “balls of light” came together into vague “fish shape” or “tentacle shape” forms; over time, new Divine Bodies would appear.
The “hollows” full of “compartments” were just the walls of the Ancient Cup God’s cup, while inside the cup they had made, real Outer Gods of all kinds lived.
They either clung tightly, quietly training, or called their followers, setting up tiny “groups” one after another in the Ancient Cup God’s body.
These beings’ followers were not humans.
They were a bunch of “ether-inhabiting fishmen” or “ether-inhabiting tentacle beings,” known as “etheric tribes” by humans.
The etheric tribes could resist etheric liquid with their bodies.
Humans disliked these beings.
It was not only because they looked very different from humans, but also because they were rude, wild, and had no thoughts of their own, just following their deities.
Most of the Outer Gods they worshiped were violent and chaotic, with few friendly ones.
But in the Ether Sea behind the dam, held by the Ancient Cup God, the Outer Gods were quiet, and their followers calmed down too.
Some groups even began doing crafts and skilled work, trading special magic items with humans.
The Giant God once ruled the Ether Sea behind the dam several times, but never showed up.
The living saints let it be.
As long as these etheric tribes paid their tithes on time, their rights would be protected by the living saints for the Giant God.
Even some “etheric tribes,” who were clearly “Outer God spawn,” had begun to worship the Giant God!
The entire inland sea behind the dam became greatly prosperous because of this, transformed into a paradise where gods and humans coexisted, species were harmonious, and everything thrived.
……
“The furious Outer Gods were as quiet as house cats, and their violent, ignorant spawn had calmed down, sincerely communicating with humans.”
“If this had happened before, it would have been absolutely unimaginable.”
“This was all thanks to the Ancient Cup God’s contribution through the Great Plan.”
“However…”
Albert Drake continued to swim, and ahead was the border of the “Ancient Cup Divine Realm.” The Sea of Ether here remained desolate, with only a few young shoots of the “Ancient Cup God” slowly growing.
“The expansion of these ‘Ancient Cup Gods’ was too slow…”
Angna nodded in agreement, feeling very regretful.
Both living saints wanted to see this new world continuously expand, creating more miracles.
“However…”
“After all, they were deities…”
“One couldn’t expect them to produce a batch like the Far Reaching Star people all at once.”
Just then…
“Bad news! Bad news! Bad news!”
“Whoosh—!”
A “giant” with large elephant-like ear blades and an octopus face appeared before the two living saints’ Divine Bodies.
Of course, while this fellow stood three meters tall, a genuine giant, he was still too small compared to the thousand-meter long Divine Bodies of the two living saints.
However, the sharp-eyed living saints took notice of him.
“Oh?”
“Aren’t you…?”
“A spawn of the blood octopus Outer God?”
The followers of the blood octopus Outer God were brutally referred to as “blood octopus people.”
This species was the most articulate among all “Outer God spawns,” skilled in interacting with humans; even more peculiar was that their entire tribe had come to worship the Giant God.
However, they did not abandon their original deity—the “blood octopus Outer God”—but placed Him beneath the Giant God, claiming that the blood octopus Outer God was a reliable ally and faithful guide of the great Giant God.
Regarding this matter, the living saints had prayed to the Giant God.
The Giant God…
Did not respond.
So, the two living saints allowed it to be.
As a result, these “blood octopus people” became increasingly active.
They used their identities as both Outer God spawn and Giant God followers to navigate between the various Outer God spawn settlements and human cities, acting as translators and middlemen.
Business was booming.
The Far Reaching Star recognized the trade of the “Blood Octopus People,” as long as they paid taxes on time.
To repay the Giant God and display their identity as Giant God’s spawn, these “Blood Octopus People” also used their capability to swim through ether and surf on the flood of ether, taking on the role of sentinels for the “Far Reaching Star.”
Now they hurriedly rushed to find the two living saints, surely something big had happened!
“A wave of black flow is coming! The black flow is coming!”
“The Ancient Cup God has begun to change! Change is happening!”
“It’s getting fierce! It’s getting fierce!”
“Panic! Panic!”
……
“Uh…”
To the living saints, while these “Blood Octopus People” spoke in a funny and animated manner, the content of their words was usually quite reliable.
This was also the reason why humans trusted them as middlemen and sentinels.
They quickly got two pieces of information from the report of the “Blood Octopus Person”—“the black flow” and “the change of the Ancient Cup God.”
“Quickly return!”
Unable to determine what exactly had happened, the living saints immediately changed their course; they needed to investigate personally what had occurred in the entire Ether Sea behind the dam.
They did not take long.
Because the “black flow” mentioned by the “Blood Octopus People” could be clearly seen even at the edge of the Ancient Cup Divine Realm!
It was a pitch-black “giant serpent,” its immense body slowly moving across the Ether Sea, covering the whole sea.
If one looked from below, they would only see a mass of thick, scary darkness!
However, while this frightening “black giant serpent” looked strong, upon closer look, one would find that this “black” Giant God was weak inside.
It flowed along while “rotting.”
The “rotting” “black stuff” and “bits” kept falling down, slowly landing in the waters where the “Ancient Cup God” stayed.
“Buzz—!”
“Whoosh—!”
When the “Ancient Cup God” touched the scattered bits of the “black giant serpent,” they all glowed with golden light, showing “excitement”; their changes came from this!
“Zsss—!”
Angna saw that one “Ancient Cup God” had actually grown long, stretchy, thorny tentacles!
“Whoosh—!”
“Smack!”
The sound of a whip cracking echoed through the Ether Sea.
Once calm and peaceful, the “Ancient Cup God” had become fierce and scary!
The good news was that the Ancient Cup Gods seemed to stay friendly toward the Giant God followers and the Outer Gods living above them, showing no bad feelings.
“What on earth… is going on?”
The two living saints exchanged glances.
But just then…
“Bad news! Bad news!”
Another Blood Octopus Person swam over.
“Something big has happened in the direction of the Endless Ether!”