Chapter 359: Chapter 359

The gates of the Beast God Temple emitted a humming sound, and golden light shone forth.

The beastmen below the altar suddenly felt that their earlier anticipation for the Beast God Temple’s doors to open had been a sacrilege against the Beast God. One by one, they knelt down.

"Beast God, I was wrong!"

"I beg the Beast God’s forgiveness, I beg the Beast God’s forgiveness."

"Beast God, I was wrong, we were all wrong!"

Jin Yao had never been criticized so severely before. She broke free from Han Shuang’s embrace and stood up to confront Bai Feng. "On what grounds do you criticize me? Just because you are the High Priest?"

"High Priest, do you think all the beastmen in the world are foolish? The Beast God is already dead, why haven’t you told everyone? And why can’t I open the Beast God Temple?"

"The Beast God is dead?" The beastmen whispered to each other in terror.

"How could the Beast God possibly be dead?!"

"What is Priest Jin Yao talking about?"

Jin Yao stood up from the ground and said, "Everyone, don’t be deceived by this High Priest! The Beast God passed away twenty years ago. So, all these years, with all the insect disasters, droughts, floods, earthquakes... did the Beast God not want to care for us? It’s simply because the Beast God is already dead! Don’t be so conventional, everyone. The Beast God is dead, so why can’t we open the Beast God Temple to investigate? What if there’s something inside that could help the Beast World? I think the Beast God would also want everyone to take those useful things to help the beastmen of the Beast World. Yet the High Priest prevented me from opening the Beast God Temple. It’s nothing more than fear of the secret that the Beast God is already dead being revealed!"

Han Shuang also asked in surprise, "Yao Yao, are you truly certain the Beast God is gone?"

Jin Yao said, "Of course, I’m certain. I can even summon the Beast God Temple. My priestly abilities are not weak. I can definitely sense that the Beast God is no longer here."

Jin Yao’s words set off an uproar among the beastmen below.

"The Beast God is dead???"

"The Beast God is gone??" they asked in terror and panic.

"Isn’t that the end of us?"

The beastmen were caught in a mix of doubt, panic, and belief.

"I don’t believe the Beast God is gone."

"Right, the Beast God must be alive. Jin Yao is talking nonsense."

"We can’t believe Jin Yao’s words. Look, even the Beast God Temple attacked Jin Yao. What does this prove? It proves that the Beast God doesn’t female either!"

Jin Yao’s expression changed. Angrily, she said, "Foolish beastmen."

Bai Feng looked down at Jin Yao and asked, "Where did you get this news that the Beast God is dead?"

"Haven’t I already told you?" Jin Yao said. "I sensed it myself."

"Just on your say-so?!" Bai Feng challenged.

Jin Yao retorted, "Of course, it’s on my say-so! Or should it be on yours?"

After Jin Yao spoke, a beastman immediately shouted angrily, "No matter who you are, you must not be disrespectful to the High Priest!"

The Fire Ape also said angrily, "The High Priest is the great priest appointed by the Beast God to govern all priests. Priest Jin Yao, please restrain your arrogance and disrespect."

Jin Yao was very disdainful. "The Beast God is dead. Who listens to him anymore?"

Rage instantly filled the eyes of all priests present.

The priests from the Merfolk Clan and White Tiger City hurriedly asked, "High Priest, is the Beast God truly..."

The corners of Bai Feng’s mouth curled up slightly. "You doubt the Beast God?" he asked.

The priests quickly said, "We dare not."

Bai Feng said, "Someone, seize Jin Yao. After the priesthood competition is over, I will personally interrogate her as to why she is spreading rumors about the Beast God!"

Several brawny beastmen approached. Seeing them, Jin Yao shouted, "Why are you arresting me? Can’t people speak anymore? Why are you arresting me!"

Han Shuang immediately stepped in front of Jin Yao. "Why are you arresting my Yao Yao? Stand down! Yao Yao is a sage, a priest, and a female. None of you have the right to touch Yao Yao!"

Bai Feng said coldly, "Take her away."

Han Shuang instantly flew into a frenzy to protect Jin Yao.

Jin Yao cried out, "Mother, Mother! What have I done wrong? I just told the truth, and they want to arrest me!"

Han Shuang replied, "You’ve done nothing wrong, nothing at all. They are the ones who are mistaken. Don’t be afraid, don’t be scared."

The Fire Ape said, "Han Shuang, the High Priest has the authority to deal with all priests. Please step aside."

With reddened eyes, Han Shuang said, "I will not! Whoever dares to touch my daughter will have to step over my dead body!"

Amidst the commotion, Jin Yao suddenly saw Si Yan.

Si Yan smiled at her and mouthed, "Don’t leave. Our bet has only just begun. I’m waiting for you to admit to everything you’ve done to me."

A chill crept over Jin Yao. That feeling was back. It seemed this female was going to steal all the glory she had on the altar. She was her nemesis, sent specifically to bring her down.

In that moment, Jin Yao even forgot about Bai Feng. She suddenly stepped forward and roared, "Si Yan, I’m already so unlucky, yet you still won’t let me go?"

The mockery on Si Yan’s face faded, replaced by a serious expression.

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After the uproar on the altar subsided somewhat, Bai Feng’s commanding pressure suddenly descended, enveloping everything.

Only then did Han Shuang and her daughter quiet down.

Jin Yao was restrained, her eyes fixed on Si Yan.

Han Shuang, dejected and lost, left the altar.

Jin Yao shouted, "The Beast God is dead! The Beast God is already dead! Even you, High Priest, cannot summon the Beast God! HAHAHA, HAHAHA! The Beast God is dead, the Beast World is finished! What are you all still struggling for? What’s the point of your struggle?!"

Bai Feng spread his arms wide. His snow-white priestly robe unfurled. He stood there, Gao Gui and proud, as if he were a deity himself.

Bai Feng declared, "Our God has never left us!"

With Bai Feng’s shout, the beastmen inside and outside the Divine Temple erupted!

"High Priest! High Priest! High Priest!"

Bai Feng gently tapped his staff twice.

The two priests of White Eagle City began to dance.

High Priest Bai Feng stood in the middle of the altar, dancing gracefully.

Si Yan had a close view of Bai Feng’s dance. He performed the masculine Priestly Dance. His every movement was Gao Gui and perfect, peerlessly elegant. Witnessing his Priestly Dance felt as if one’s very soul was being elevated.

As Bai Feng danced, hundreds of birds on the Divine Mountain sang in unison!

Then, suddenly, the sky burst into brilliant radiance.

The beastmen were so nervous their hearts leaped into their throats.

Beast God, Beast God, Beast God. Great Beast God, you must not abandon us. Great Beast God, I shouldn’t have wished for the Beast God Temple to be opened. I was wrong, please forgive me. Great Beast God, I beg of you, descend!

In an instant, myriad rays of light showered the entire Divine Mountain. The clouds themselves were dyed gold. Above the layers of clouds, a gigantic Golden Dragon churned. The Golden Dragon parted the surging clouds, its grand and massive head appearing before Bai Feng.

The beastmen’s hearts, following the dragon’s rhythm, began to beat in perfect unison.

THUMP-THUMP, THUMP-THUMP, THUMP-THUMP.

The beastmen knelt down once more.

The Beast God had descended; the Beast God had truly descended! This was the Beast God! The real Beast God! Who the hell spread the rumor that the Beast God was dead? Isn’t the Beast God right here, perfectly fine?

Accompanied by a dragon’s roar, the Beast God’s voice sounded, "Bai Feng."

Bai Feng respectfully gestured in salute and said, "Beast God."

Bound, Jin Yao’s pupils widened as she looked up at the Beast God in utter shock.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

The Beast God was still alive? How could the Beast God possibly still be alive?!

Si Yan lifted her head to look at this Beast God. She glanced at the Beast God, then at the gecko on her shoulder, which had become still.

Her eyes narrowed. Indeed, quite similar.