The Era of Gods

Chapter 674: Chapter 674: Two Emerald Queens Chapter 674: Chapter 674: Two Emerald Queens The Queen looked at Lin Xiao, who had taken a few steps back, and covered her mouth with a light chuckle:
“Didn’t I tell you what you need to do when I sent you here?”
“Sent me here?”
At that moment, a series of information suddenly appeared out of nowhere in Lin Xiao’s mind.

His face showed a hint of enlightenment as he looked at Tishar in front of him.

This Tishar, compared to the previous Emerald Queen, seemed more humane and even more beautiful.

He said:
“So that’s how it is!”
No wonder the Emerald Queen said he would know when the time comes and specifically warned him that she would use all kinds of methods to seduce him and not to believe anything she said.

So that was what it meant.

Indeed, the Queen’s beauty and charm were so transcendent that ordinary people really couldn’t withstand her advances.

If it weren’t for his soul and will being strong enough, he might not have been able to withstand it either.

And most importantly, why wouldn’t normal people want to withstand it?

Why should they?

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What he had to do was quite simple: defeat the Emerald Queen before him on the spiritual world level.

The reason was related to the essence of the Jade Dreamland.

Strictly speaking, whether it was the previous Emerald Queen or the one before him now, they were actually one and the same.

She is her, yet they represent two sides of the same entity.

This brings us to the character of the world known as the Jade Dreamland.

The Jade Dreamland is a special spiritual world with an unknown origin.

It is said that there was no Jade Dreamland in the Wizard World at the earliest time; it appeared later, and the Emerald Dream Mirror usually forbids wizards from entering.

Apart from the World’s Guardians and some powerful wizards, few have the opportunity to enter the Emerald Dream Mirror.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to being one of the World’s Guardians, the Emerald Queen is also the Guardian of the Jade Dreamland, the sole Guardian.

Since very few wizards are able to enter the Jade Dreamland, and apart from them only a few Guardians have access to the Emerald Queen, virtually no one in the entire Wizard World knows the real relationship between the Jade Dreamland and the Emerald Queen, except the Old Sorcerer King.

By now, Lin Xiao has become the World’s Chief Guardian and qualified to know this secret.

That is, the Jade Dreamland is actually a spiritual world left behind by a very powerful being, or rather, the Jade Dreamland is itself the sea of spiritual consciousness of that very powerful being.

The Emerald Queen and the one Lin Xiao sees now are the spiritual wills guarding the Emerald Dream Mirror, separated after the will of that powerful being fell into slumber.

They stem from the same source, one hidden and one visible.

Or it could be said that they are both parts of that unknown powerful being.

With the passage of time, as that unknown powerful being has been slumbering for too long, the powers of the two wills within the Jade Dreamland, one hidden and one visible, have slowly lost their balance due to the changes in the Jade Dreamland.

One is slowly getting stronger, while the other is becoming weaker.

Once completely out of balance, the stronger side will naturally merge with the weaker side, leading to unpredictable consequences.

It’s possible that the Jade Dreamland will be inverted, resulting in the destruction of all derived spiritual entities living within it.

It’s also possible that the merging of the two wills will cause the Jade Dreamland to lose its balance, causing the slumbering powerful being to awaken prematurely and lead to unpredictable consequences.

Or maybe the integration of the two wills will result in an independent will, causing unpredictable consequences for the Wizard World, and so on.

Now, the main purpose of the Emerald Queen’s summoning Lin Xiao is to have him suppress the power of the concealed will deep within the Jade Dreamland, restoring balance to the powers of the two Emerald Queens.

This kind of change occurs about once every thousand years or so; in the past, it was always handled personally by the various Guardians or the Old Sorcerer King.

This time it was Lin Xiao’s turn.

According to the information pre-stored deep in the Jade Dreamland, there are several ways to suppress the Emerald Queen: brute force, Witchcraft Formation suppression, or pure spiritual power suppression.

No matter which method is used, the excess spiritual power defeated will be absorbed by him as a reward.

But Lin Xiao felt there was a fourth method, one unique to him.

One should know that his True Body possessed the Balance Ancient Deity, and with the increase of his strength, before entering the Wizard World, his Divinity Level of the Balance Ancient God Job had reached Rank 12, which was quite good.

As the name of the Godhood suggests, the main power of the Balance Ancient God Job is balance.

After entering the Wizard World and fully inheriting the strength of his True Body, the Balance Ancient God Job was transformed into the mastery of balance-related rules.

He had rarely used it before, but now it could come in handy.

The Emerald Queen saw his eyes regain their clarity and said with a smile:
“It seems you have understood everything.

So, could you listen to what conditions I have to seduce you with before you take action?”
…

Such straightforward wording, Lin Xiao pinched his chin, genuinely curious.

He raised his palm and made a welcoming gesture:
“I’ve always been quite the gentleman, please!”
“How endearing!”
The Emerald Queen exclaimed with admiration and then continued with a serious look, her smile fading away:
“You already know everything.

I can’t deceive you.

What I want to tell you is, no matter what you do, it will only be a temporary solution, not a fix for the underlying issue.

I will continue to grow stronger, and although you have stopped me hundreds of times, it’s impossible to do so a thousand or ten thousand times without slipups.

Eventually, I will escape the clutches of destiny.

When that time comes, my sister and I will unite, and our power will exceed your imagination.”
As she spoke, her face bore absolute confidence, and her voice unconsciously took on a tone of authority:
“As revenge for your countless attempts to stop me, I will destroy your world, extinguish your civilization, and completely erase your descendants.”
“But…”
Her voice suddenly shifted, turning from the authoritative tone to that of a seductive and sultry mature woman:
“If you are willing to lend me a hand, after the deed is done, I will fall into a deep slumber.

At that time, you will receive enough spiritual power feedback from the entire Jade Dreamland to immediately ascend to Rank 8 Witch God!”
“Uh….

”
Lin Xiao pinched his chin, looking very tempted.

Well, not just looking tempted—he was truly moved.

If what she said was true, and helping her would promote him to Rank 8, then it would be worth the effort.

As for the consequences that might arise in the Jade Dreamland as a result, that would be a future concern.

Moreover, from the information left by predecessors, and from the words of this Emerald Queen, he had a certain speculation about the outcomes of a disruption in the balance of the Jade Dreamland.

First of all, with fusion, the obliteration of the derivative spiritual beings living within the Jade Dreamland was inevitable.

As for whether it would awaken that powerful sleeping being, he felt the likelihood of immediate awakening was not great, but as the fusion progressed causing drastic changes in the Jade Dreamland, it would likely wake up gradually.

The exact timing of the awakening would depend on how long the integrated Emerald Queen could suppress it.

Since they were two incarnations of will deliberately separated from that powerful slumbering being, when that powerful existence awoke, their reasons for existence would naturally cease.

Therefore, even if only to survive, they would surely do everything in their power to prevent its awakening.

Since an immediate awakening wouldn’t occur, Lin Xiao thought there was no problem.

With the fusion of the two Emerald Queens, their strength would surely reach Rank 8, and they would be among the strongest at that.

With preparation, it was possible to suppress it for a few hundred or even a thousand years.

By then, who knows what the situation would be; perhaps he would have already accumulated enough strength to congeal his second True Body.

Given the state of his True Body, once he congealed his second True Body, his strength would undoubtedly be at the late stages of Rank 8.

Even if weaker than that unknown being slumbering in the Jade Dreamland, the difference would not be vast, and he would certainly be able to ensure his own safety.

Before she awoke, she would inevitably leak her own aura.

If he felt he couldn’t win, he’d just take off early.

Thus, Lin Xiao said to her with all seriousness:
“I must admit the future you’ve described has moved me.

What I lack the most now is strength.

So, shall I get started now?”
The Emerald Queen showed a surprised expression and said crisply:
“Really?”
“Really!”
Lin Xiao’s expression was utterly sincere as he said:
“Tell me, what do I need to do?”
She walked over to him gracefully and said:
“I will reconnect with my other side.

When the time comes, you need to act to suppress her, and leave the rest to me.”
He nodded seriously.

The Emerald Queen stretched out her translucent jade-like palm and gently pressed it against his face.

Before Lin Xiao could register the bone-chilling touch of her skin, he felt the space around him vibrate and twist once more, plunging into the pitch-black Abyss.

Seconds later, the scene changed and he was back to normal, seeing the Emerald Queen still with her finger placed on his forehead, watching him with a complex expression, the jade tip of her finger brimming with a spiraling force of spiritual power that unnerved him.

Compared to the mature and commanding Emerald Queen he saw just moments before, the one before him now had a divine countenance, with a familiar cold aura assaulting his senses.

With a complex look in her eyes, the Emerald Queen said to Lin Xiao:
“I never expected the new Witch King successor to be so greedy.

If the balance is fully broken, I will awaken completely, and even with your second True Body congealed, you won’t be able to resist.

Your greed will lead to the deaths of billions of beings in the Wizard World!”
Her gaze was as unfathomably calm as ever, as if none of it would affect her.

However, he could clearly feel the sadness in her heart.

His own heart involuntarily felt the sorrow, and an impulse to change his decision surged within him.

“Gosh, no wonder you are two sides of the same coin!”
Even if it wasn’t her intention, the involuntary charm that emanated from her still affected him.

Lin Xiao wanted to continue admiring the icy beauty before him, with her allure tinted by sadness, but there was no time.

Not only was the dark side Emerald Queen urging him in his mind, but the strong spiritual power at the fingertips of the Emerald Queen in front of him was about to be unleashed.

He shook his head and said to the Emerald Queen before him:
“The pursuit of strength is a part of human nature.

If one can gain immense power, a little sacrifice is of no concern!”
“So as a Guardian of the world, you are willing to betray the world you’re supposed to protect?”
“No, no, no…”
He shook his head and said:
“I am not betraying the world I’m sworn to protect.

Besides, the sacrifices I mentioned do not refer to sacrificing this world, but rather…”
With a thought, a mysterious fluctuation radiated rapidly from him as the center.

The Emerald Queen who had coolly touched his forehead suddenly showed a look of shock.

She felt the part of the Jade Dreamland that originally belonged to her but was controlled by her other side being forcibly corrected and separated by an invisible force, returning under her control.

Her power grew rapidly as a result, while the strength of the other Emerald Queen diminished at an alarming rate.

The imbalanced powers of the two were swiftly approaching equilibrium.