The God of Cataka

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"Travel this time, not knowing when to return," Shen Zhu murmured as Yanxi helped her with her hair styling. "I mean. who knows where the Jingling Continent is!"

Yanxi had just opened her mouth, preparing to speak her opinion when the door of Shen Zhu's pavilion was knocked from outside.

"Who?" asked Shen Zhu.

"Me!" answer someone who knows already appeared in the middle of the room.

"Uncle?" Shen Zhu blinked and looked back over his shoulder. At that moment she was sitting in front of the dressing table facing towards the mirror.

Yanxi immediately filled in and bowed to Liu Tang giving her soja greetings.

Liu Tang moved the place in an instant to Shen Zhu's side and took out something from his storage ring. "You forgot another heirloom" he said.

A shiny black wooden box engraved with ancient symbols appeared on Shen Zhu's dressing table.

Shen Zhu stared at the box for a moment and looked up at his uncle.

Liu Tang nodded faintly, hinting for Shen Zhu to open the box.

Shen Zhu opened the box and found a set of bright white garments embellished with bronze thread, bronze hair crowns, bronze silk belts, bronze arm and shoulder guards, as well as bronze ones, then a pair of knee-high cloth shoes that are also white with bronze silk embroidery.

"The Variety of Little Gods?" shen Zhu Terka.

Liu Tang nodded again.

Little Deity is a term to mention the identity of a new god or a newborn god. Just like a Tier One Knight or a Spiritual Master with a spiritual power level of ten in the human world.

"It's too flashy!" exchange Shen Zhu.

"The variety of Little Gods can dampen the unnecessary spread of aura," Liu Tang explained. "In addition, it can care for and help accelerate cultivation. All the decorations will change according to the level of spiritual power. When it reached the intermediate level, the color of bronze would change by itself to silver, and gold. That's when you'll have the Peak Inheritance Exam. When the golden color turns into the crystal color, you will be sworn into the God Emperor."

"Can the color be changed to black?" asked Shen Zhu.

"Yanxi, help the Little God change clothes!" liu Tang's orders to Yanxi, did not compromise Shen Zhu's request.

Shen Zhu stammered in protest, but Yanxi moved even faster like he was possessed by a conquered spirit that only followed Liu Tang's orders.

"This is more beautiful!" clawed Liu Tang without laughing after Shen Zhu finished changing clothes.

Shen Zhu responded by glaring, putting on a pouting face.

Liu Tang removed the wooden box of the god clothes storage from Shen Zhu's dressing table then took out a scroll containing an ancient map and showed the location of the Jingling Continent.

"This map was taken from the Book of the God of Cataclysm after a period of darkness" Liu Tang said. "Your father kept it in the temple and asked me to keep this map with my life."

Shen Zhu studied the map with a frown.

The Jingling Continent was located to the east of Jiangnan where they live now. In order to reach that place, he had to pass through the Knight Alliance Headquarters, and cross the Sea of Elements which was the boundary region between the Jiangnan empire and the Lingnan empire.

The Jingling Continent was hidden in the middle of the Sea of Elements.

I have to meet him first, Shen Zhu said inwardly. But these clothes can attract attention. Then he ripped his black cloak from the hanger by telekinesis.

Liu Tang let out a short sigh and exchanged glances with Yanxi. Then look at Shen Zhu. "Don't act rashly before you get the God Emperor Scepter!" he warned.

"I just want to meet Xiao Mao!" exchange Shen Zhu.

"Remember, only the Emperor can negotiate with the Emperor!" Liu Tang advised.

Shen Zhu was instantly speechless. Think hard.

What Liu Tang meant was, "If you want to get the Catastrophic Fan in Hua Ze's hands, you must become an emperor first!"

"I just want to meet Xiao Mao!" repeat Shen Zhu. Of course he understood his uncle's worries. But he couldn't hold back his feelings.

Shen Zhu let out a rough sigh and sat down with both shoulders hanging limp on his sides.

"After you have mastered the Jingling Continent, you can enter the Knight Alliance Headquarters as a dignified higher-ups," Liu Tang assured him. "And not as a fugitive!" He adds.

"I understand," Shen Zhu muttered at last. Then he threw his robe.

Liu Tang smiled faintly and turned towards the door, leading the way to the grounds where everyone was already waiting, preparing to usher in Shen Zhu's departure.

Shen Zhu moved from his seat and tailed behind his uncle. Then quietly snatched his dark robe using telekinesis and hid it into the storage ring.

Yanxi looked at him and sighed silently. Then shook his head with a helpless expression.

Shen Zhu walked past him while smiling sideways.

Yanxi followed him without saying anything.

Liu Tang opened the pavilion door without touching it.

Everyone in the yard bowed to them.

A white horse from the god race was already waiting for him in the driveway that led straight to the veranda of Shen Zhu's pavilion.

Jingwei stood at the side of the horse holding the reins, then bowed to Shen Zhu. "Our prayers are with you!" he said with courtesy.

"Our prayers are with you!" everyone in the grounds knelt in unison.

"It's true that destiny is to be lived" Liu Tang said as he patted Shen Zhu's shoulder gently. "When fate chooses you, your responsibility has already begun!"

"Talk so convolutedly just to whip me," Shen Zhu grumbled as he stepped down the stairs.

Liu Tang smiled amusedly and shook his head.

A moment later, Shen Zhu had already stepped onto the stage of his horse and darted away leaving the sect.

He landed his horse on the top of a mountain, not far from the Knight Alliance Headquarters and pensive for a while. Looking loosely towards the fortress with a blank face. "Xiao Mao, take care of yourself!" whispered with sadness.

The flute groove in the distance caught Shen Zhu's attention.

Shen Zhu turned his head to the side and squinted his eyes, listening warily. Where did the sound of the flute come from? he wondered in his heart, feeling a little familiar with the rhythm of the flute.

His voice was as gentle as the wind, yet slashing into the recesses of the heart.

Stop Tembang! Shen Zhu concluded.

Tembang Perhentian is the rhythm of the Zainan flute to stop time and trap one's soul in the illusionary world.

That knowledge was gained by Shen Zhu automatically as the power of the gods was born. The Book of Life in him gives all the information about everything.

Every thing he thought about would bring up a related manual and open a page containing information about what he was thinking. Answering the question in his mind. Educate him as an omniscient god.

This is what it feels like to be a god! Shen Zhu was amazed. Then look around to find the source of the flute's voice.

Dark smoke like soot floated from a valley behind him.

Shen Zhu gulped and froze with clutched brows.

The sound of the flute came from the destroyed village.

Family funeral!

That flute! Shen Zhu was aware. The Catastrophic God Heirloom that had not yet reached the Knight Alliance.

Cataka Flute!