Chapter 70 of Book 9: The Story of God

  I frowned and said, "Has God King gone mad? He actually believed that Gabriel's slander?"

  Tiomandi's voice was filled with despair, "I thought so at the time, and I tried my best to explain, even the Free Angel Lucifer helped me speak up, but the other three first-class gods all believed that I had defected to the underworld like Gabriel. Gabriel is the most trusted subordinate of the God King, so he chose to believe him, and as a result, I was imprisoned. Later, when Lucifer came to visit me, he told me that the God King decided to sentence me to life imprisonment and strip me of my title as a first-class god. At that time, I was desperate, and being imprisoned wasn't scary for me, even death didn't matter, but leaving Phil Cloud was something I couldn't accept. I was in extreme pain, and during the time I was imprisoned, Phil Cloud never came to visit me once. I thought she had given up on me, and I became more self-destructive, even thinking about ending my own life. Only Lucifer big brother would come to see me often, and one day, he brought news that struck me like thunder, Phil Cloud... she was dead." If Tiomandi had a physical body now, he would definitely be crying tears of pain. Even after thousands of years have passed, he still feels this painful, it's clear how deeply in love he and Princess Phil Cloud were.

  I sprang up from the ground in shock and exclaimed: "What? Princess Feilun is dead, how can your divine race die so easily?"

  Tiomandi's voice became unusually mournful, "Yes, my beloved Phil died like that. I heard from Lucifer that she committed suicide because the God King refused to let me go and wouldn't allow her to see me either. So she took her own life. Later on, I found out that the God King told her I had already been executed in order to make her forget about me, which is why Phil chose to die for love." Tiomandi's voice suddenly became very gentle, softly saying: "Phil, why are you so foolish? Even if I were gone, you didn't have to die for love because of me. I love you, I really love you. If it weren't for the idea of revenge supporting me all along, perhaps I would have already gone to that chaotic place at the beginning of time to find you, Phil..."

  Listening to his sobbing voice, I found that my face had been wetted by scorching tears. My heart really felt deeply sympathetic towards this mad god of the gods' tribe. To bid farewell to one's most beloved person, what a painful thing it was!

  After a long time, Tioman Di's emotions gradually calmed down, and he continued: "At that time, I was heartbroken and wanted to kill myself to follow Phil Yunna. However, Lucifer stopped me and said with hatred, 'Don't you want revenge? Do you know why Gabriel framed you?' This sentence awakened me from my pain, and I thought, yes, why did Gabriel frame me? Although our relationship wasn't good in the past, we could still get along. Lucifer told me the truth: Gabriel had also been in love with Phil Yunna. He discovered our relationship through our expressions when we returned to the divine tribe and plotted against me, hoping to take Phil away from me. However, he probably didn't expect that Phil Yunna's love for me was so deep that she would sacrifice her life for me."

  I asked: "Have you avenged yourself?"

  Teomandi suddenly stopped speaking, I shouted loudly: "Teomandi, are you speaking? Have you taken revenge?"

  It was a long time before his voice sounded again, and it was full of frustration and disappointment. "No, I wasn't able to avenge Phil Cloud. At that time, Lucifer didn't care about my identity as a prisoner and used his own strength to rescue me from prison. We went together to find Gabriel to settle the score. Gabriel was caught off guard and severely injured by us. Just when I was about to kill him, the other three archangels appeared. The six of us were evenly matched in power, but during the fight with Gabriel, I was too impulsive and got hurt. After the three archangels arrived, they immediately surrounded us. Lucifer and I fought back with all our might, but we were outnumbered. We retreated while fighting, and our injuries grew more severe. I knew that if this continued, both of us would be captured or killed. So, I used my last bit of strength to send Lucifer away to the underworld, where he could escape the pursuit of the gods. How could I let him get hurt again after he had already been expelled from the divine realm for me? In the moment when my teleportation array was completed, I also suffered a joint attack from the three archangels, but I didn't regret it. My teleportation was successful, and at least Lucifer was sent away. I don't know how he is now, but unfortunately, I will never be able to see him again."

  Although Theo's tone was calm, I could still imagine how thrilling that battle must have been. "If the legend is correct, the fallen angel Lucifer, also known as the great demon king Lucifer, has become the second most powerful demon in the underworld, next only to Hades. You can rest assured."

  "Really? That's great, Lucifer big brother is finally safe. With his power, I know he can definitely stand firm in the underworld."

  "I asked: 'What happened after you were struck by the three archangels in unison?'"

  "Ugh——, what else could I do? At that level of attack, even if I was at my peak state, I'm afraid it would have been a fate of destruction. What's more, I had exhausted all my strength, and at that time, my physical body was completely annihilated. In fact, both Lucifer big brother and I should feel fortunate. Due to Phil Cloud's death, the God King was extremely heartbroken, so he went into seclusion. Otherwise, I'm afraid neither of us would have escaped.

  At that time, although my physical body was destroyed, I was after all a first-class god. Relying on the last moment of clarity, I completely infused my divine consciousness into my Crazy God armor. At the same time as my physical body was being destroyed, due to the power reaching an extreme point, it also temporarily opened up a gap in the passage between the mortal realm and the divine realm that Father God had severed. I took advantage of that opportunity to activate my Crazy God armor and come to the mortal realm.

  It's this very suit you see now. My armor, carrying my divine consciousness, smashed into this mountain, creating the caves you see now. The mountain above was something I managed to put together after recovering a bit of energy. That final impact almost shattered my remaining divine consciousness, and although I barely managed to hold on, I still fell asleep for a thousand years before regaining some energy and waking up.

  Here, I suddenly discovered that the mortal realm is extremely suitable for cultivation. There's abundant free energy (various elements) here. If I still had a physical body, after a long period of cultivation, it's possible I could catch up to Lucifer big brother's strength. However, I no longer have that opportunity, since I don't have a physical body anymore.

  But I refused to give up. A strong desire for revenge was my motivation to keep living on. Although only my divine consciousness remained, I could still control energy, so I began to cultivate in secret. However, the damage from that initial battle was too severe, and even my divine consciousness wasn't complete. After two thousand years, I knew I no longer had any hope of taking revenge.

  So, I took all my knowledge of the Crazy God technique and used a special method to record it into a book, passing it down to the mortal realm. It should be that very book you obtained later."

  It turned out that way, I finally understood the whole process, and unexpectedly it was so complicated. I asked: "What about the five-colored halo that appeared a few months ago?"

  Tiomanji sighed and said: "That was the inquiring light I sent out, mainly to find people like you who have learned my Crazy God Fighting Qi."

  "I'm not a human, I'm a hybrid of human, demon and beastman."

  "You're wrong, you are a native of the human race. All living beings on this continent with intelligence belong to the human race, just different branches. According to my divine scan, what you call the human race is only the original human race created by the Father God, and what you call the demon race is actually a branch of the original human race called the magic human race. The beastman tribe is also a branch of the human race, and special tribes like the elf tribe and dwarf tribe are just variations of the human race."

  His words gave me a brand new understanding of the mainland, and I asked in doubt: "Really? It turns out that it's just a division of human beings. So to speak, I am also considered a human being. Why did you send out that probing light to find humans who have learned your Crazy God Seal?"

  Tioman Di said with a sigh: "Because, I am not long for this world, but my enemy has not been avenged. The person who brought you to cultivate my skills is the one who wants to inherit my divine position. And you are the chosen one."

  Although I heard that he would pass on the divine throne to me, which is obviously beneficial, but in my heart there was not a single feeling of joy. The matter of the Crazy God Tioman Di Si and Princess Fei Yun Na made my heart feel extremely painful. Princess Fei Yun Na had already died, and Tioman Di Si was about to leave as well...

  Tioman Di's eyes seemed to see through my heart, his voice relaxed and said: "It's obvious that you're a good kid, it's my luck to find you as my successor. You don't have to be sad for my death, death is a relief for me. Maybe in another world, I can find Fei Yun again. There, I will be happier. My only regret is that the person who harmed me has not died yet. I only have one request for you, which is to kill the Death Angel Gabriel and tell God King my innocence. I know it's difficult, but I have faith in you. You don't have to rush, when you receive my inheritance, although your abilities won't increase greatly, your cultivation speed will increase a lot. Moreover, your life force will rise with your strength. When you reach my original ability, you will become another Crazy God, another immortal body. At that time, you will have the hope of killing Gabriel."

  "I asked in doubt: 'Can divine positions also be inherited? You've already left the Divine Realm, what divine position is there to speak of.'"

  Tioman Di hummed and said, "Even the God King doesn't have the power to strip me of my divine position. After all, I was created by the Father God. The so-called succession of the divine position is actually just passing on some of my special abilities and some inexplicable things to you. As for how to use them and whether you can reach the original level, it's up to you. Of course, your current situation is not enough to accept all of my succession power, so I will first change your physical body and compress the succession. It will gradually unlock as your abilities improve. Originally, I could have transformed into my original form and met with you, but when those three humans brought you in that day, their combined attack consumed a lot of the energy I had gathered. In order to make the succession smoother, I must conserve my energy, so you won't be able to see my appearance."

  I said with a heavy heart: "After passing it on, won't you die immediately?"

  "It's almost the same, can't say it's death, only that my consciousness has dissipated, but with the meaning of death you humans speak of. If there's enough energy, maybe after passing on, I'll still be able to exchange a few words with you. Don't grieve for me, as long as you can avenge me in the future, it will be the greatest repayment to me."

  My eyes shot out a resolute gaze, and I said solemnly: "I have decided to accept your legacy, as well as your hatred. The Death Angel Gabriel will become my goal from now on. As long as I don't die, one day, I will trample him underfoot and let him know that the Mad God is not so easy to frame."

  Tiemandi burst out laughing and exclaimed excitedly: "Good, this is indeed worthy of being my successor, this has the domineering aura of my Crazy God's dominance over the world."

  I nodded and said, "Then let's start now." Although I knew that after the inheritance, Ti Omandi would die, but since he would eventually die anyway, what's the use of chatting with him for a while longer? It would only deepen my feelings for him, and emotions can affect cultivation. Rather than this, it's better to put all my heart into the inheritance and work hard to cultivate myself to avenge him in the future.

  "Ah, the armor of the Crazy God," said Teoman Dis with a nod. "When it comes to cutting ties, that's what men are made of. Before I pass on this legacy to you, let me tell you about this set of armor. This armor was given to me by my father god when I was created, as compensation for not having wings. It can also be said that it is the only item in the three realms that was personally crafted by my father god. The power within it is relative and will increase with the user's energy. It consists of eleven parts: helmet, shoulder armor, chest plate, heart mirror, arm guards, hand guards, waist guard, hip guard, battle skirt, leg guards, and war boots. Among them, the most important are the heart mirror and the helmet. If the heart mirror is the source of power for the entire armor, then the helmet is its soul. Only when all eleven parts are gathered together can it unleash its full potential." Teoman Dis paused before continuing, "When I arrived in the mortal realm, my energy was almost depleted, and I lost the two most important parts of the Crazy God's armor - the heart mirror and the helmet. Unexpectedly, the heart mirror returned to me just before you arrived. If it hadn't come back to me in time, I would have been unable to withstand the final attack from that person. The power of humans is indeed formidable."

  I was stunned for a moment and said: "Can't even you handle that Extinguishing Wind Battle God, Lü Feng? What about his helmet?"

  Tioman Di let out a cold hum and said, "Of course not. Without my physical body, I don't even have one-tenth of my original power. Otherwise, how could he be so arrogant? However, don't underestimate the humans in this realm. Your learning ability is extremely strong. The Lü Feng you mentioned has very powerful abilities, and even among the gods, he has a level close to that of a third-grade god. As for the helmet, I only remember that it was lost on another continent. You must find it. Only when you have collected all the pieces of the armor can you become the true Crazy God. The helmet is the soul of the Crazy God's armor. Without its soul, how can it unleash its power? Moreover, when cultivating the final layer of the Crazy God's technique, you must wear the entire set of Crazy God armor, and the helmet is indispensable. Although this is very difficult, I believe in you, and I'm sure you will succeed."

  "I asked in puzzlement: 'Another continent, what does that mean?'"

  Tio Mandy said, "The human world is not just this one continent, there is another smaller continent in the ocean, much smaller than Jin Yuan Continent. Although I only passed by, I found that there are stronger tribes living there than on this continent. Be careful when you go to find the Crazy God Helmet."

  In the ocean? Another continent? These are all things I've never heard of. Since Tioman Di said they exist, they must be real. In order to truly inherit the legacy of the Mad God, after I cultivate to a certain level, I will definitely go find the helmet of the Mad God and then head to the Heavenly Realm to settle accounts with Gabriel. Thinking about this, I suddenly had a question. So I asked: "I've heard people say that if you can cultivate your strength to a certain level in this realm, you can break through the barrier and head to the Divine Realm, is this true?"

  "It should be, when the Father God sealed off the passage between the mortal realm and the divine realm, it was mainly aimed at us. So, from your side, passing over to that side will be much easier, but you'll still need to reach the second-level divine rank, which is the rank of a Radiant Messenger. Anyone who can ascend from the mortal realm into the divine realm will become a target for the Second Realm's net. If you want to avenge me, you must reach that standard - no, you must reach the first-level divine rank to have any hope. Even if you obtain all my power and reach my former peak, it's still uncertain whether you can kill Gabriel. He alone is already stronger than I was, not to mention the other three Archangels and the God-King."

  I said firmly: "I will definitely succeed. If I can't win by facing it head-on, won't I sneak up on it?"

  Teo Mandi seemed to suddenly remember something and asked: "The sword in your hand gives me a very familiar feeling, where did it come from?"

  I subconsciously glanced at Mo Ming and said, "It was given to me by the Academy when I was training there. It's said to be one of the five most famous swords in the world. The demons say it's an ancient relic passed down from the fallen angel Lucifer."

  Tioman Di exclaimed in surprise: "Lucifer's big brother's weapon? Let me take a look."

  I felt a jolt in my hand, and the Mo Ming sword flew out of my grasp, suspended in mid-air. A beam of colorful energy shot towards it, causing the Mo Ming to let out a pained whine. The sword body trembled continuously, emitting a layer of black light.

  "Wow, such intense dark energy! Since it's Lucifer big brother's weapon, how can there be dark energy present?"

  I was taken aback, the weapon of the Great Demon Lord Lucifer having dark energy was nothing out of the ordinary. What's strange about that? After a moment's thought, I suddenly understood - Teoman probably still saw Lucifer as the free angel from the divine realm back then. I explained: "Since Lucifer has come to the underworld, it's only natural for him to use dark energy."

  Tio Mandy said, "This sword's energy is very strong and can be considered a divine artifact. However, your current power cannot unlock the source of its power yet. When I checked your body, I found that besides my Crazy God Decree energy, there was also a dark energy inside you, which should be used in conjunction with it."

  I nodded and said, "Well, the dark magic power in my body comes from practicing the Tianmo Jue. The Tianmo Jue is the highest mental method of the demon clan. I heard that it's the same cultivation method as your brother Lucifer's. Did his cultivation have any influence on the back end of your Kuangshen Jue?"

  "Right, Lucifer big brother has arrived in the underworld and naturally can't use divine realm skills anymore. My Crazy God Skill is relatively neutral and shouldn't conflict with anything. Lucifer big brother's strength is extremely powerful, you can practice it while cultivating Crazy God Skill, who knows if it will be helpful."

  "Oh. The Fallen Angel Lucifer's Heavenly Demon Art is divided into three major stages, and each time a stage is reached, there will be a qualitative leap. Breaking through the first stage can transform into a two-winged fallen angel, breaking through to the second stage can become a four-winged fallen angel, is this similar to your Divine Realm's Radiant Angel ability?"

  "Oh? Is this really happening? What level are you at now?"

  Action speaks louder than words, I chanted: "Darkness gathers the soul, falling is freedom, awaken, endless magic that sleeps in my blood." A dark fog rose, and my body began to change. When four black wings unfolded behind me, Tiomanji was shocked out loud.

  "It seems I underestimated you, after becoming a four-winged being, your abilities have greatly improved. However, I must tell you that there is a huge difference between you, a fallen angel with four wings, and the gods of the heavenly realm. To put it bluntly, it's a difference in strength. Your current strength is not even comparable to that of an intermediate god from the heavenly realm. But if you can cultivate to six wings, perhaps things will be different."

  I smiled bitterly: "Six Wings? That's impossible, your brother Lucifer didn't leave the last layer of Tianmo's heart method in this realm, I will never reach Six Wings."

  "Hey, don't be discouraged, kid. Have you forgotten my Crazy God Seal? Although maybe my abilities aren't a match for Lucifer's, the Crazy God Seal paired with the Crazy God Armor is still a first-rate divine technique. If there's an opportunity in the future, you might be able to merge my Crazy God Seal with Lucifer's Heavenly Demon Seal, and who knows, it might even surpass first-rate divine power. Since you can cultivate my Crazy God Seal, I suppose you should also be able to transform into a battle form like mine."

  "What's Battle Form?"

  "Don't you know? It's the Berserk I mentioned in Godheart Will, instantly increasing attack, defense and healing abilities."

  He was talking about going berserk, I nodded and said: "I used to be able to, but a few days ago in the battle with the enemy, they used forbidden techniques, borrowing power from the underworld. Although I won, that death energy still lingers inside me, constantly disturbing me, my berserking has been unable to be used since then."

  "Death energy? What's that, it doesn't even amount to one percent of the power of the Underworld King. I've already helped you get rid of it after you came here, and I was wondering why you had the aura of the Underworld King on you. So that's how it is. Unbelievable, someone actually stupid enough to dedicate everything to the Underworld King. That's a result of eternal stagnation, his soul doesn't even have the chance to enter the Chaos Realm. How foolish. Don't worry, you should be able to go berserk again now."

  Hearing that I can go berserk again, I'm overjoyed. Only by becoming the Blood Red Angel can I fully unleash my powers.

  Teo Mandi said, "Although the Crazy Mode is useful in battle, it has many limitations. It can only be used when you're extremely angry and can't last for too long, also your mind will become cloudy. You should have experienced this before. But what I want to tell you now is that it's because your Crazy God Seal hasn't been practiced enough. When the Crazy God Seal reaches the 11th level, you'll be able to control your body's crazy mode and the duration of the crazy mode will also be greatly extended."

  The eleventh level? I'm still only at the fourth level now, when can I reach that realm, it's simply unthinkable.

  "Don't be discouraged, once you've accepted my legacy, your cultivation speed will increase dramatically. Perhaps, it won't take a hundred years to reach that level. The pace of progress depends on how diligently you cultivate."

  "I cried out in surprise: 'A hundred years?'"

  "Yes, a hundred years. What's strange is that for us gods, a hundred years is just a fleeting moment, after accepting my inheritance, you will have endless vitality, a hundred years is nothing. When you break through the last layer, you will thoroughly inherit my godhood and become the new generation of first-class gods - Crazy God."

  A hundred years may not be a long time for him, but for me, it's so far away. It seems that I still have to wait patiently for my revenge. A hundred years later, perhaps my beloved Ziyuan and Zixue will already be old and toothless. Thinking of their frail and elderly appearance, I couldn't help but smile, feeling a warmth in my heart. Being able to grow old with the one you love may be the greatest joy in life.

  Teo Mandi smiled wrongly, thinking that my confidence had returned, and said: "You are the most promising human I have ever seen. Work hard, kid. By the way, I haven't asked your name yet."

  "My name is Lei Xiang. What should I call you, Master? Or..."

  Ti Ao Mandi burst out laughing and said, "You can call me whatever you want, I'm not your master, although you've cultivated my Crazy God Skill, it's just a coincidence, you're just my successor, if you're willing, just call me Big Brother."

  I was stunned, I already thought it was unbelievable to have a brother like Pan Zong who is over 100 years old, but now there's another one who is tens of thousands of years old, but I couldn't bear to go against his wishes, so from the bottom of my heart, I called out: "Tioman Diandai big brother."

  Tiao Man Di burst out laughing and said, "Alright, alright, it's good that I have a brother like you before I die. By the way, I've already helped your two friends change their physical bodies, so they can also cultivate to the extreme of the Detached Realm like the Dragon King in the future. I hope they can practice hard on their own and reach the level of a divine beast, which will be helpful to you when you face Gabriel in the future. Let's start the inheritance now. Before that, big brother will give you a gift."

  "Thank you, Brother Tioman Di. I'm speaking on behalf of my two brothers." After the breakthrough, Pan Zong and Jin Yin can work hard to cultivate, with their help, I believe that my chance to avenge myself against the Divine Clan will be much greater. Just as I was speaking, a cylindrical stone suddenly floated down from somewhere, slowly flying towards me, about 10 cm in diameter and 1 meter long. I stretched out my hand and grabbed it, the stone pillar felt cool and warm in my hand, its entire body was green, under the light, it seemed to be transparent. I asked curiously: "Brother, what is this?"

  Tioman Di smiled and said, "Something that can be given to you as a gift by your elder brother is certainly good stuff. This stone pillar is the result of my collection of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this mountain range over 3,000 years, and it's the essence of what you humans call the White Smoke Mountain Range."

  What's Lingkong Shilu? I've never heard of it before.

  Tioman Di continued, "This is a good thing, even in the divine realm it's a treasure that all the gods dream of. You will put the Crazy God's Decision on your right index finger, poke a hole at its tip, be careful, inside are ***, don't spill them, or it'll be ruined."

  I raised the stone pillar in my hand, exerting a gentle force with my middle finger to poke a hole through its thin outer layer. A thick fragrance suddenly wafted out, filling the entire stone cave with its scent in an instant. I blurted out: "What a wonderful smell!"

  "Drink it quickly and don't waste a single drop."

  I put my mouth to the small hole poked out by my fingers, slowly lifted the stone pillar, and a stream of liquid like jade dew poured into my mouth. I swallowed it in big gulps, afraid to waste a single drop. How could I have known that this Lingkong Stone Milk was a heavenly treasure, worth thousands of gold coins for just one drop, with the power to bring people back from the dead and turn skeletons into living flesh? The amount I drank must be over a thousand drops.