Chapter 17: Anastasia's Annihilation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Then, are we just going to sit back and watch as Joe takes the top five rewards for himself?"
Everyone secretly nodded when they heard this.
Although they did not know what the top 5 rewards were, just by basing the value of the Elemental Essence obtained from the 6th place had told them all they needed to know.
If there was even the smallest chance for them to obtain the top 5 prizes, they would not just idly by.
"Okay!"
Seeing everyone nod, Braddock continued.
"In that case, let us head to the shrine immediately.
The La Powo Shrine was located in the deepest part of the La Powo Palace.
The place was surrounded by divine light all year round and was full of sacred aura.
Although the shrine was slightly dilapidated, the statues of the gods it worshipped was still present.
Most of them, at least.
The shrine was a forbidden area within the palace, as it was a place to sense the gods and obtain power.
At this moment, Braddock was standing on a huge platform of the temple. A curved horn was placed on the platform in front of him.
It had a pure gold exterior, and it had several complicated patterns etched on top of it.
However, it was full of cracks. It was the divine object passed down from the Fall of the Gods, the Fallen God Horn.
The Fallen God Horn contained Divine Aura.
Unless one possessed divine blood, they would be unable to blow on it.
Nevertheless, the many beast tamers present were trying to forcefully blow it.
Although their combined strength might not rival an actual god's, there was still a good chance that it would awaken the gods.
"Let's begin!"
Braddock held the horn in his hand and announced.
As soon as he said that, the beast tamers present nodded. They raised their palms and placed them on each other's shoulders.
Woosh!
Rich power surged out from the beast tamers' bodies and entered Blair's body.
Blair could feel his body trembling with violent energy.
Hiss!
He took a deep breath and used all his strength to blow the Fallen God Horn.
"Boooo!"
The deep sound of the horn echoed throughout the shrine.
It seemed to have reached the river of time, and into the ancient times.
An unknown power began to envelop the statues present. At first glance, the operation seemed to have succeeded.
However...
the sound of the horn only lasted for a few seconds before it stopped abruptly.
More cracks began to form on the horn before it finally shattered into pieces.
Everyone's expression changed when they saw this.
'Has the summoning failed?'
However, at this moment, one of the statues suddenly trembled and shone brightly.
"Look, it's a response. It's a response from a god."
Everyone looked excited as they knelt on the ground like devout believers.
"It's one of the Three Goddesses of Fate, Goddess Anastasia!"
As the divine light bloomed, the broken statue of the goddess seemed to come alive.
A figure with golden short hair and an emotionless expression appeared.
"Who is it the one that summoned me, Anastasia!"
An incomparably grand voice resounded in everyone's mind.
Braddock hurriedly knelt down devoutly.
"Great Goddess of Fate! I, Braddock, the loyal guardian of La Powo Palace, beg for your help."
Anastasia's gaze fell on Braddock.
"Speak, I will permit you one question."
Braddock hurriedly spoke.
"Great Goddess of Fate, the Hundred Beasts Board that has appeared mentions an entity called Joe. May I know whether he hails from the Era of the Gods?"
"Could you please divulge his true identity to us?"
"Joe?"
Anastasia, who was shrouded in light, was a little puzzled.
"Such a god has never existed."
"He isn't a god?"
When everyone heard this, they were instantly delighted. Even though Goddess Anastasia was the weakest god among the three fates, she was still a very powerful existence within the La Powo Palace.
The fact that she was unaware of his existence had basically sealed the deal.
"But if Joe isn't a god, how can he own that many Great Beast Tamer Stage beasts?"
Braddock could not help but ask in puzzlement.
"I have only permitted one question..."
Goddess Anastasia suddenly paused. She seemed to have sensed the divine scoreboard in the sky.
"Hmm? This power?"
In an instant, an excited light flashed in her eyes, and she changed the topic.
"I don't have much time. If you want to know the background of that Joe, I can help you with your divination."
"What? Divination?"
Braddock raised his head in ecstasy, and the excitement on his face was beyond words.
Anastasia was the goddess of fate. If she helped with the divination, she might be able to directly determine the background of Joe, and even his location.
"Thank you, goddess!"
"Mhm."
Anastasia did not waste any time. She immediately raised her palm.
A mere instant later, a stream of divine power gathered in the palm to form a scepter.
'This is the Scepter of Fate, the goddess' divine artifact!'
The beast tamers' expressions changed, and they exclaimed in their hearts.
Legend had it that every thread on the scepter of fate was connected to the fate of all living beings.
Once the threads broke, no matter how powerful you were, you would die.
Seeing that Goddess Anastasia had already readied her Scepter of Fate, Braddock became extremely excited.
This was the best possible outcome!
"Fates, oh Fates, help me divine that person called Joe."
Anastasia's divine voice sounded.
Whoosh!
An invisible aura of fate rose from the spindles and began to spread out into the void.
It was like many threads rummaging through fate.
As long as they found the other party, the patterns would instantly light up.
"Eh? Why can't I see Joe's fate? Is he not of this world?"
Anastasia's brows were tightly furrowed, and she was puzzled.
Subconsciously, she forcefully increased her divine power.
Whoosh!
Divine light bloomed as the threads of fate attempted to pierce through the void and clear the fog to see where Joe was.
Suddenly...
The void suddenly trembled, and an unprecedented, terrifying power was transmitted over.
"How can this be? Not good!"
Anastasia was stunned at first, and then her expression changed drastically.
She subconsciously wanted to cut off the connection between the lines, but she realized it was too late.
Bam!
The terrifying power crashed down onto the scepter via the threads of fate.
Snap!
With an explosive sound, the Scepter of Fate shattered.
"No!!!!"
Anastasia still wanted to struggle, but her projection shook violently and she vanished an instant later.
Everyone was dead silent.
They stared blankly at the goddess' statue before them.
The powerful Goddess of Fate, Anastasia's projection, had actually been devoured and destroyed?
Meanwhile, in a mysterious island that was surrounded by a confusion-causing fog...
An ancient tree spread out like a canopy.
Under the ancient tree, there was an ancient wooden table with a tea set on top of it.
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