359: A slap to wake up the God of Eternal Cold

Chapter 358: A Slap Wakes Up the Eternal Winter God

An hour later, in a warm room at the Snow Goddess Temple, Dick and Lord Trundle were drinking fine wine.

As for Vivian, she had to perform some complex preparatory rituals for bestowing the sacrificial kiss upon Dick that night!

Such as bathing and changing clothes, cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle, ritual dances and listening to the god... these were all rituals passed down by the Snow Goddess Sect for a million years, extremely complex.

But in Dick's opinion, these were all useless procedures, because in many previous lives, Vivian had given the sacrificial kiss under duress.

It was just a simple kiss, taking only a few seconds, and Dick obtained the Ice Mist Lotus within her body.

Vivian was a very traditional Elf, at least concerning matters related to the Snow Goddess Sect; she was very traditional, after all, her identity as a Snow Maiden was clear.

Dick was not in a hurry to "kiss," since Vivian's sacrificial kiss would be his sooner or later. This was a good opportunity to get acquainted with Lord Trundle.

"You mean... I'm not a Beast, but a Subordinate God born from the Eternal Frost Forest?"

Lord Trundle showed hesitation. He had never heard of the concept of a "Subordinate God," nor did he know that he was the cause of the snow disaster.

"If I'm not mistaken," Dick said with certainty, his eyes sharp, "You are one hundred percent a god!"

Because their godhead was too low, divine authority weak, and divine power not apparent, most Subordinate Gods were ignorant when they were born, completely unaware of who they were.

Not to mention the responsibilities and obligations they bore.

Lord Trundle was a typical example. To this day, he still thought of himself as a Magic Ape, just a bit special.

Dick took a small sip of wine and began to analyze point by point.

"In this world, no Beast is born at level 74, and no Beast remains at level 74 forever!"

"Lord Trundle, do you remember your parents? Do you have memories of your childhood?"

Hearing this, Lord Trundle looked troubled. After lowering his head and pondering for a moment, he said slowly, "But these can all be explained by common sense."

"Perhaps I am a Magic Ape that grew up naturally. I also had parents and a childhood, but I've lost my memory now."

"As for why I've always been level 74," Lord Trundle looked at Dick and said seriously, "Perhaps this is the limit of my talent."

What Lord Trundle said was completely correct. For example, Fama's talent limit was level 72.

Without any special opportunities, Fama would forever remain at level 72, unable to break through even a single level no matter how hard he tried.

Although what Lord Trundle said was very reasonable, Dick still chuckled and shook his head.

Compared to the so-called "reasonable explanation," he trusted Orivia's words more, and the display anomaly of "Know Yourself and Your Enemy II."

Regarding race, Lord Trundle was very stubborn. He refused to admit that he was the only Overlord Demon Ape in the world.

Compared to "never having had," Lord Trundle preferred to have "once had" the bond of family.

Dick picked up the wine pot and slowly poured a full cup of wine for Lord Trundle.

He had to expose Lord Trundle's wishful thinking. This was the first step in the treatment, and an indispensable one.

Lord Trundle had to know that he was not a Magic Ape, but a pitiful god with neither father nor mother.

"You must have noticed."

"No, noticed what?"

Facing Dick's question, Lord Trundle was somehow scared, and subconsciously glanced away, wanting to avoid it.

However, Dick said ruthlessly in a deep voice, "Using ordinary methods to commit suicide, you simply cannot die!"

"..."

"Because you are a god, a Subordinate God born from the Eternal Frost Forest after a million years of gestation, this is the truth!"

Lord Trundle's expression became volatile, his fists clenched, his skin rapidly becoming rough and stiff, and ape-like features began to appear.

"This is just your guess. I... I'm just naturally thick-skinned and have a special body. As long as... as long as Vivian uses that perfected ice magic arrow..."

"Are you sure you want to do that? As the embodiment of the Eternal Frost Forest, if you are severely injured, the entire forest will suffer, and countless creatures will be affected!"

Hearing Dick say this, Lord Trundle immediately stood up, and the table in front of him was directly sent flying.

At the same time, the wind and snow outside the window suddenly became abnormally violent, fiercely tearing at the protective barrier of the Snow Goddess Temple.

"You, you're talking nonsense! I'm not a god at all, I'm just an ordinary Beast!"

Although Lord Trundle's emotions were almost out of control, Dick still didn't stop talking, but continued to provoke, "Are you still going to keep avoiding it? This terrible snow disaster has already caused quite a few casualties, including those who believe in you..."

Before Dick could finish, Lord Trundle exploded. He instantly transformed into his Magic Ape body, hundreds of meters tall, his huge figure piercing through the temple roof.

"Roar——"

The deafening ape roar echoed throughout Snow God Mountain. This was a roar imbued with divine power, shaking the mind.

Even though Dick possessed many defensive talents, Blessings, and physiques, and immediately cast spells to block, his eardrums were still ruptured.

The other temple officials were even worse off. Those with professional levels below fifty were basically deaf on the spot, and a small number with weak mental strength directly lost consciousness.

On the other side, Vivian, who was setting up the ritual on the sacrificial platform, saw this and immediately took out a longbow from the magic bag at her waist, aiming at Lord Trundle.

However, Vivian's hands were trembling uncontrollably, her magic power within her body was in chaos, and she felt unprecedented fear.

"Pfft!"

Dick spat out a large mouthful of blood, looked at the statue standing in the distance, and growled, "Still not going to act?"

[Sigh, Lord Trundle wasn't very bright to begin with, and you still provoked him...]

Orivia's divine voice sounded in Dick's mind, and the negative effects brought by Lord Trundle's roar were immediately cleared.

Not only that, Dick's injuries instantly healed, and he was even wrapped in a faint halo of divine power, his safety maximized.

The other temple officials were also the same, all healed and protected by Orivia as she saw fit.

This was the headquarters temple of the Snow Goddess Sect, where faith was most abundant, and Orivia was almost invincible here.

"Stupid, stupid ape, that's enough!"

Orivia's majestic voice came from high in the sky, but it lacked confidence, with a slight tremor in the end, sounding a bit cute.

"Ah, it's Lady Orivia, we're saved..."

"Quickly bow, the Snow Goddess herself has arrived, the etiquette must be perfect!"

"My head is so dizzy, I must be dreaming..."

For a moment, all the temple officials forgot the danger, forgot that a hundreds-of-meters-tall Magic Ape was out of control. Including Vivian, they all blindly knelt and bowed towards Orivia's statue.

Only Dick didn't bow. Not only that, he also transmitted his voice and questioned, "What are you doing?"

[I'm, I'm scolding him...]

"Did he listen?"

[Seems... not.]

"So you're still not going to act?"

[But, but I've never fought a god before...]

Dick was completely speechless and immediately said in a deep voice, "Grant me your divine power, descend upon me!"

[Huh?]

"Give me your divine power!"

[Oh, oh!]

The next second, a surging great power poured into Dick's body, merging with the magic power at the origin of his heart.

The snow-white divine light was thick like water, flowing around Dick. His figure slowly rose until it was level with Lord Trundle's eyes.

At this moment, Dick was like the sole protagonist between heaven and earth.

At this moment, the meaning of the chosen one was truly concretized.

"Roar——"

Lord Trundle was completely in a frenzy, devoid of reason. He just felt that Dick in front of him was dazzling and let out another angry roar.

"Noisy!"

Dick slapped backhand, and the surging snow-white divine power directly sent Lord Trundle flying dozens of miles, only stopping after breaking several mountain peaks.

Lord Trundle was stunned by the hit and sobered up from his berserk state.

"Pfft."

Spitting out two broken bloody teeth, Lord Trundle showed horror, because in all these years... this was the first time he had been injured.