**Chapter Sixty-Three: Godslayer Sword!**
2016-04-03
**Author: Floating Tower**
The Lord of Shadows is a confident and deeply scheming deity, fond of plotting all kinds of secret conspiracies—though his plans often lead him into dangerous situations. The Shadow King is both alert and ruthless, never losing emotional control, and his appearance constantly changes, so no one has ever known his true face.
What Soren faces now is his true form; usually, in the eyes of his believers and the outside world, the Lord of Shadows is ever-changing.
Many fear the Church of the Lord of Shadows, not just because of its rumored cruelty but also due to its penchant for theft and lurking in the shadows. Most outsiders believe the Church of the Lord of Shadows is merely a thieves’ guild disguised as a religious organization. [Note: This is very correct.]
The priests of the Lord of Shadows often moonlight as assassins, bards, divine seekers, guild thieves, shadow mages, and shadow dancers, among others.
Speaking of which, the Lord of Shadows is also quite an unfortunate deity.
Because his predecessor offended the Chaotic Hound—Kozhev, although the original God of Thieves—Musk has already fallen, the Lord of Shadows still inherited this hatred and is constantly watched by the Lady of the Night. Who knows how much Shar covets to take over the [Shadows] divinity, so since his investiture, he has remained hidden, never daring to show his true form. The Lord of Shadows is quite a wealthy deity, but his relationships aren’t very good, as he has always been opposed by the Goddess of Wealth.
“Is that all?”
In response to the encircling actions of Soren and the others, a smirk of derision appeared on the Lord of Shadows’ face, and then he slowly drew a long sword.
Buzz!
The moment the sword was drawn, it shook violently; the Lord of Shadows seemed surprised by this, his expression one of astonishment.
Soren’s reaction was much more intense!
His face almost instantaneously changed color, appearing somewhat excited and fervent. Initially paled, it quickly turned an odd shade of crimson.
“Godslayer Sword?!?!”
Soren recognized the weapon in an instant, as he had once attempted to find it, though that was after the Saint’s Cataclysm.
Godslayer Sword?!
Upon hearing Soren’s words, the Princess’s face immediately changed, and she quickly cast numerous protective spells on herself.
However, the Ascendant—Eugene’s reaction was a beat late. The title of Godslayer was rather intimidating, but as he lacked sufficient knowledge, he didn’t understand the significance of this sword, so his expression was merely one of caution.
“Eh?”
Facing Soren, whose facial expression had drastically changed, the Lord of Shadows said with a hint of derision, “I didn’t expect you to recognize this sword.”
Of course, he knows.
How could Soren not recognize the [Godslayer Sword]? After all, this sword is greatly related to him.
The story must begin from the first Saint’s Cataclysm.
Long ago, a large-scale Saint’s Cataclysm erupted in the Material Plane. At that time, many deities fell to the mortal realm for various reasons. Among the instigators was the core of the evil faction deities, namely the original [Three Death Deities]. The Lord of Shadows’ predecessor, known as the God of Thieves—Musk, transformed himself into an artifact to escape the dangers of the Saint’s Cataclysm.
That legendary artifact is the [Godslayer Sword]!
This sword fell into the hands of Sherek, who was still a mortal at that time, and who is now sealed for his madness as the [God of Murder].
The mortal Sherek used this sword to kill Baal, one of the [Three Death Deities], who is the source of all [Sons of Slaughter], not just Soren’s bloodline power. Long before the end of the last tumultuous year, Baal’s bloodline caused great upheaval in the Material Plane, even forcing the gods in the higher planes to make a judgment. In a way, the bloodline of the Sons of Slaughter began because of this [Godslayer Sword]; Baal foresaw his own death, which is why he fathered so many Sons of Slaughter.
Afterwards, the original God of Thieves—Musk, betrayed the Shadow Goddess—Laila to Sherek, allowing the [God of Murder] to acquire the [Illusion] divinity. However, ultimately the God of Thieves went too far down the path of self-destruction, becoming a victim of the madness of the [God of Murder], and read that book that could be called taboo, thus losing his [Conspiracy] divinity.
Of course, worse yet, Musk later got into trouble with the Chaotic Hound—Kozhev.
If it weren’t for this series of events, the current Lord of Shadows might not have risen; it was the past God of Thieves who dug his own grave.
Finally, the divine authority was split in two, giving birth to the Lord of Shadows.
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“I didn’t expect the Godslayer Sword to be in your hands?”
Soren’s expression was unusually serious as he slowly said, “It seems the death of the previous God of Thieves was not so simple!”
The Godslayer Sword is definitely not fake.
As the Son of Slaughter, Soren could feel the power within it; this artifact possesses the divine power of slaughter. After the God of Murder had used this sword to kill Baal, the artifact that was the God of Thieves also gained considerable benefits.
Others might deceive, but the power of the Slaughter bloodline cannot lie.
“Are you talking about it?”
The Lord of Shadows lightly waved the weapon in his hand; immediately, a powerful divine force erupted, and he sneered, “Musk’s soul is trapped by me!”
“Since he loves to transform into a weapon so much, I might as well refine him into an artifact forever.”
No wonder the Lady of the Night could endure for such a long time.
The Godslayer Sword had even taken down Baal, one of the [Three Death Deities]; since this weapon can kill the Three Death Deities, it can naturally also kill certain beings with strong divine power.
For an ancient deity like the Lady of the Night, any action that may risk life is not worth taking.
“Be careful of this weapon.”
Soren’s voice resonated in the minds of the other two as he said slowly, “The Godslayer Sword has killed the God of Slaughter—Baal; I don’t know how much power this artifact still retains.”
“But in the upcoming battle, you should be extra cautious!”
He had made a mistake.
Soren realized he had made a small error; although he did not misjudge the Lord of Shadows’ strength, he did not expect that a weapon such as the Godslayer Sword still existed within the multiverse.
The fall of the previous God of Thieves—Musk definitely has issues; logically speaking, if he fell, the Godslayer Sword should have disappeared.
However, now there is no time to think so much.
Although Soren did not anticipate this, he was not completely unprepared, as he had made another contingency plan from the beginning.
Within his own extradimensional space, there is another hidden artifact that can counter the Godslayer Sword!
Though.
Using this weapon to fight, Soren feels rather uncomfortable.
……………… (To be continued ~^~)
