Chapter 147: 146 The Reason for the Summoning (Please Subscribe! Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
“Defeat the Demon King…”
After Shane had explained the reason he was summoned to this world, not only Vivian, but also Luoqi furrowed her brows and fell into stunned silence.
“What exactly is going on?” Vivian said in complete bewilderment, “The Demon King was defeated a thousand years ago, so why would a Goddess still use the Hero Summoning ritual to defeat the Demon King?”
This was the biggest mystery and also what Shane wanted to figure out the most.
Luoqi closed her eyes lightly, seemingly pondering something, then after a while, she opened her eyes again and looked at Shane, saying, “You mentioned the Goddess who summoned you calls herself Nien?”
“That’s right.” Shane nodded and confidently said, “That’s the name she told me, and I even checked some books related to the Goddesses of the Divine Race, but I couldn’t find any Goddess by that name.”
For this reason, Shane had a suspicion.
And this suspicion was exactly what Vivian was thinking now.
“Then it must be a fake name,” Vivian declared with certainty, “The number of the Divine Race is very limited; even Lower-level Gods would have their names recorded. If you’ve searched through books and can’t find the name, it could only mean the name isn’t real.”
“I have never heard of a Goddess by that name either.” It seemed Luoqi had just been recalling the list of Goddesses of the Divine Race she knew, her brows still furrowed, muttering, “Besides, I’ve never heard of a single Goddess being able to use the Hero Summoning ritual on her own.”
Upon hearing this, Vivian suddenly turned her attention to Luoqi.
“Princess, you’re one of the few from the Human Race who is recognized and respected by the Divine Race, and you have close ties with them. Regarding the Hero Summoning ritual, could you know some secret that ordinary people don’t?”
Vivian asked such a question.
This made Shane understand why Vivian had brought him to meet Luoqi.
Just like Vivian said, Luoqi was one of the few from the Human Race who was recognized and even respected by the Divine Race, not only had she received the Blessing of one of the Three Great Goddesses, but she had also been invited to reside in the Divine World and almost became the first person from the Human Race to live in the Divine World. Therefore, it wouldn’t be strange for her to know some Divine secrets that others didn’t.
Moreover, Luoqi also had the title of the modern Hero, perhaps she truly was the most suitable person to consult about this matter.
Luoqi did not conceal much.
“Regarding the Hero Summoning ritual, I do indeed know some things that ordinary people from the Human Race don’t know,” Luoqi said in such a manner, “For instance, launching this ritual isn’t something just anyone can do; it comes with conditions.”
“Conditions?” Vivian immediately focused her attention.
“What kind of conditions?” Shane asked outright.
Luoqi thought for a moment, retracing her memory, and then provided an answer.
“First, the Hero Summoning ritual has a prerequisite for activation: there must exist an Otherworldly Person with the qualifications to become a Hero before the ritual can be launched.”
Because Otherworldly People with the qualifications to become Heroes were extremely rare and didn’t always exist, the Hero Summoning ritual was essentially a valuable collectible that was just for show without their presence.
As soon as an Otherworldly Person with the qualifications to become a Hero appeared, the ritual would respond and allow the Divine Race to use it.
“Being a cross-world, large-scale summoning ritual, ordinary Goddesses absolutely cannot perform it.”
“Therefore, the ritual can only be successfully used under three circumstances.”
What’s the situation?
“One: Gather all the power of the Upper-level and Lower-level Gods of the Divine Race to use for the ritual.”
As long as all the powers of the Upper-level and Lower-level Gods of the Divine Race are gathered, the ritual can still be successfully initiated.
“Two: Gather the power of the Three Great Goddesses to use for the ritual.”
As the visible pinnacle of the Divine Race, and the first of the Divine Race to be created, the Three Great Goddesses hold far greater power and status than the common members and are also the current leaders of the Divine Race. By harnessing the power of these three deities, the ritual can indeed be carried out.
“Three: When the Divine Race faces a major crisis, one that concerns the survival or death of the race or even the world, the ritual will initiate on its own. At that time, only a single Goddess is needed to execute it, and even if she is a Lower Grade God, she can use the ritual successfully to summon the Hero.”
It is said that this is the last mechanism of the Hero Summoning ritual, designed to summon a hero capable of saving everything and reversing the dire situation when a real crisis emerges.
“However, when the third situation arises, because it is a forced initiation, the Hero Summoning ritual will self-destruct afterwards. That’s when Omni Potanssen will completely sever its connection with the heroes of the Otherworld.”
Luoqi revealed such secrets, causing Shane and Vivian to exchange bewildered glances.
“You mean, my situation is the third kind?”
Shane asked Luoqi, somewhat uncertainly.
“It’s very likely,” Luoqi said with a deep look at Shane, “At least, as far as I know, the only scenario in which a Goddess can initiate the Hero Summoning ritual on her own is the third kind. The heroes of past generations were mostly summoned under the second circumstance, so they all received the blessing of one of the Three Great Goddesses.”
“And what about the other two situations?” Vivian inquired, “What sort of blessings do the heroes summoned in those scenarios receive?”
Luoqi pondered for a moment, seemingly confirming her own memory, before responding.
“If I’m not mistaken, in the first scenario, the summoned hero will receive the blessings of all the Upper-level and Lower-level Gods of the Divine Race. In the third scenario, as it’s the only hope during a true crisis, Supreme God Ominis, who created the ritual, invested a portion of her own power in it, leaving it to this last hero.”
“When the third situation occurs, the hero will receive the highest-level and highest-scale blessing, which is—[Supreme God’s Blessing].”
Luoqi’s voice clearly reached Shane’s ears.
And the Princess also said this.
“To know which situation you’re in, you just need to look at what kind of blessing you have received.”
Upon hearing this, Shane was completely silent.
Because Shane felt a bit of turmoil in his heart.
This third situation seemed to match with him exactly.
So, was he the last hero who had received [Supreme God’s Blessing]?
And had the world or the entire Divine Race already encountered a crisis, which is why he had been summoned by Nien?
But hadn’t the Demon King been defeated? Wasn’t the world at peace now?
Apart from the Old Demon Clan Faction, Shane had not seen any other force that could threaten the peace.
What exactly was going on?