American Exorcism Male God-Chapter 344: When the Map is Unfurled, the Dagger is Revealed

Above the "Stairs of Ascension to Godhood", Xu Yi stepped onto the twelfth step, Divine Light so dense it was like a lake, and he greedily absorbed the Divine Light around him.

Unconsciously, he was about to reach the top.

The Divinity, radiating a rainbow of light, was close at hand, and as long as he swallowed the Divinity, he could ascend to godhood.

In Xu Yi’s eyes, the Divinity was dazzling, as if crafted from the most beautiful gemstone in the world, but to the "gods" behind him, it was clearly a pitch-black heart oozing with pus and blood.

The "gods" looked on with eager eyes, for as soon as Xu Yi consumed that heart, everything would be settled.

By then, Xu Yi would fall into being an "Illusory Ghost" like them, staying forever within the Gate of Truth, enduring endless torture.

They were in too much pain, and it was only when a newcomer arrived that they could derive some pleasure by tormenting the newcomer.

Xu Yi picked up the Divinity from the altar, the Divinity warm to the touch.

The chance to become a god was right before his eyes, but for some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of palpitations.

The feeling of heart palpitations was fleeting, replaced by an even stronger desire, as a grey shadow once again clouded Xu Yi’s vision.

The gods below grew anxious as Xu Yi showed "no movement" after a long time.

In the endless torment of the eons, their spirits were already twisted, their past memories dissipated; they had become thoroughbred wraiths, taking pleasure in tormenting others.

If they saw someone escape from here, it would hurt more than if they were killed!

"Brother Xu Yi, hurry up and accept the Divinity! Don’t you want to marry me?" His fiancee’s soft voice rang out.

"Let down all your defenses, undo every restriction in your body, and accept this power to ascend to godhood!" The voice of the Divine King seemed to possess a kind of magic that made people involuntarily comply.

The doubts in Xu Yi’s mind were also fleeting, and after a few seconds, he couldn’t even remember the doubts, the Gate of Truth’s manipulation of his spiritual wisdom continued to take effect.

He subconsciously followed his Divine King father’s words, completely letting down his guard and removing all the restrictions within his body. Read exclusive content at novelbuddy

As the command was issued, the "Deification Array" on the Serpent of Finale quietly unlocked.

The Serpent of Finale, being an inanimate object, could not discern whether Xu Yi’s command was given willingly or under deception.

It loyally executed Xu Yi’s order.

As the "Deification Array" unlocked, the spirit of the True God inside the Array couldn’t wait to rush toward the exit, like a prisoner seeing the cell door opening.

Golden filaments flew out from the Serpent of Finale, instantly linking to Xu Yi’s body.

The instant the spirit of the True God escaped, the Serpent of Finale’s "power-off protection" activated, forcefully pulling Xu Yi’s soul into the Serpent of Finale.

Xu Yi suddenly found himself in a strange space, confused.

Could it be that the enemies of the Divine Kingdom did not wish for him to inherit the Divinity and made their move against him? Xu Yi pondered secretly.

Why didn’t his father stop them? Were their methods really that ingenious?

Such was the terror of the Gate of Truth; it blinded Xu Yi’s spiritual wisdom and altered his memories, and even after he had left the Stairs of Ascension to Godhood, he still couldn’t escape the illusionary realm.

Suddenly, Xu Yi looked up.

As the host of the Serpent of Finale, after entering this space, the outside scene was automatically projected above the void.

He saw "himself" standing at the top of the Stairs of Ascension to Godhood, holding the glittering Divinity in hand, his eyes filled with gold as intense as flowing magma.

Was it really the enemy’s conspiracy? His body had actually been taken over! Xu Yi thought darkly, watching the impostor on the stairs.

The impostor’s hand suddenly clenched forcefully, veins on the back of his hand exposed, and the Divinity was crushed into ash and scattered.

Xu Yi was stunned, the enemy had actually destroyed the Divinity!

But he was also puzzled, shouldn’t the Divinity be extremely sturdy? How could it be destroyed so easily?

The gods below cursed loudly, but the impostor remained expressionless as golden flames began to rise from within him.

With a wave of his hand, the sky filled with golden flames swept through like a ferocious storm in all directions.

As the flames swept over the Stairs of Ascension to Godhood, the golden steps began to fade, revealing the mottled bloodstains beneath.

The flames swept over the assembled deities and their divine light faded away, each god turning into a desiccated corpse with glints of hatred flashing in their eyes.

The elves in the sky too transformed into skeletons, scattering fragments of fine white bones throughout the heavens and earth.

Only the Divine King and Xu Yi’s fiancée remained unchanged.

"Destroying Divinity, are you trying to rebel?" bellowed the Divine King’s father, his commanding voice thundering across the sky like a clap of thunder.

"Xu Yi, why not willingly inherit the Divinity? I am still waiting for you to marry me," implored the fiancée, her eyes brimming with tears as she gazed at Xu Yi.

As Xu Yi beheld this scene, his hairs stood on end—he knew all too well what was happening.

An illusion! All of it was an illusion!

His brain suddenly throbbed with intense pain, and clutching his head, Xu Yi fell to the ground in agony. Moments later, when he reopened his eyes, the grey light that had clouded his vision dissipated, restoring clarity to his sight.

Xu Yi was now fully awake and understood the situation completely.

Any creature that enters the Gate of Truth would undergo a "Baptism," with memories altered and cognition manipulated.

If one fails the test and doesn’t attain godhood within the illusionary realm, then both their body and soul would be eternally condemned here, becoming "Illusory Ghosts" that wander within the Gate of Truth.

Just the thought of it broke Xu Yi out in a cold sweat.

If his soul were to be damned here, since it wouldn’t count as a complete death, the Resurrection Coin wouldn’t activate.

The souls that fail Baptism would not awaken but would have their memories completely rewritten to become the Wraiths of a True God.

Xu Yi took deep breaths, for the first time feeling death looming so closely.

Although not completely dead, becoming an Illusory Ghost without one’s own thoughts wasn’t much different from death.

This ordeal taught him a lesson: the Resurrection Coin was not omnipotent. In certain extreme conditions, the Resurrection Coin was utterly useless.

Fortunately, the beings in this world capable of engineering such a situation were few and far between. After all, the Gate of Truth was a "Primordial" entity.

Only then did Xu Yi begin to assess his own state; his soul was far weaker than before—frail like a Wandering Soul that could dissipate at any moment.

Previously, he had only harmed the foundation by extensively converting essence from the Seed of Thefts; now, he was gravely ill to the core.

Even without external forces, given his current condition, if he did not remedy the deficiencies of his soul, he likely had only a year or two left to live.

"Should I use the Resurrection Coin?"

Xu Yi’s soul was indeed in a dreadful state, and he instinctively wanted to save himself.

But after contemplating for a moment, he despondently realized that even if he started over, he still had no confidence in breaking free from the Gate of Truth’s deception, and would likely blunder towards death in a daze.

"What Baptism? Isn’t it just murder?" Xu Yi couldn’t help but think.

Could ordinary people truly pass the Baptism of the Gate of Truth?

The only method he could think of to break the cycle was to see through the false gods.

But how could a "Common" person recognize the truth about these gods, especially when their senses had been dulled?

It’s like a villager from an isolated community who’s never even heard of Aj; if you brought them a pair of counterfeit sneakers from Putian, would they really be able to tell the difference?

"Thank goodness I have the Spirit of a True God within me!" Xu Yi felt relieved.

The reason the Spirit of a True God could see through the deception was because it was itself a True God. Even though it was just a Remnant Soul of a True God, discerning these fakes was still an easy feat.

While relieved, a deep worry began to rise in Xu Yi’s heart.

This time was different from the last time. Last time not only was there the help of the Deification Array, but the Spirit of a True God had only escaped slightly.

This time around, the entirety of the Spirit of a True God had broken free, like a flood dragon returning to the sea, with nothing left to stop it.

Xu Yi truly could not think of a way to reseal the Spirit of a True God and reclaim his body.

As Xu Yi pondered, the "gods" revealed their true colors.

They surged forward like a tide toward the Spirit of a True God on the high platform, emitting furious roars, their eyes betraying a deep-seated hatred.

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