I Reborn as a God Within a Statue, And You Ask Me to Enslave All Gods?-Chapter 104 --The Despairing Spellbeast

Tommy stood, golden divine light swirling around his body, fury written all over his face. Mist curled around him, weakening part of the devastating sonic wave from the massive great ape.

But only weakened—after all, the great ape was a terrifying tier-6 mid spellbeast. As a newly appointed Vassal God, Tommy was nowhere near strong enough to confront such power directly.

The deafening roar continued to surge toward the masses of devotees, carrying overwhelming force.

"This is the domain of Deus Initium! You dare seek death here?!"

At that moment, James appeared, joining the defense. Layers upon layers of mist surged forth, like flowing veils, completely neutralizing the incoming sonic assault.

Together, the two Vassal Gods managed to block the terrifying impact.

Within this territory, their combat strength was roughly equivalent to tier-5 human awakeners. Had the great ape’s roar been any more powerful, even they might have suffered serious injuries.

The great ape’s eyes gleamed with intrigue as he saw the golden divine power radiating from both Tommy and James. He sneered:

"So you two are a little strange. No wonder Old Eight couldn’t beat you, suffering so many losses that he nearly lost his turf!"

"Still, even if you have some strength, humans are nothing more than bottom-feeding slaves. How dare you act so arrogant?"

"If you kneel and let me lick the dirt from your toes, maybe I’ll consider sparing your lives."

His voice carried a crushing pressure, like a mountain pressing down on them.

Though he offered them a "choice," the overwhelming aura made it clear—refusal was not an option.

But to the great ape’s surprise, neither Tommy nor James backed down. Under his suffocating pressure, they remained standing tall, eyes filled not with fear—but defiance.

Even more shocking was the crowd behind them. Not a single villager collapsed to the ground trembling.

Instead, they looked up at him with contempt, as if he was the fool picking a fight far beyond his depth.

To these villagers, the spellbeasts seemed utterly ridiculous.

As loyal devotees of Deus Initium, they had witnessed His divine power firsthand. To them, these so-called mighty spellbeasts were simply courting death.

After all, their town was under Deus Initium’s divine protection.

Surely, He was watching now.

These spellbeasts could act arrogant for now—but they’d soon be crying in regret.

Deus Initium never showed mercy to spellbeasts.

"You humans are something else. Get used to your backwater life, and now you’ve forgotten what fear is?"

Seeing the villagers look at him like they were watching a clown, the great ape squinted his eyes in irritation. His fists clenched tightly, bones cracking.

He was just about to strike when suddenly—he sensed something.

His gaze snapped to a young man among the crowd.

Pure elemental energy!

And not just that—a mutated ice element!

His eyes went wide in disbelief. This kind of aura only came from humans who had achieved elementalization. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

To spellbeasts, such humans were the ultimate delicacy!

For a spellbeast stuck at a bottleneck, just a bite of such flesh could be enough to break through.

"Well, well... interesting."

"This little town is full of surprises!"

"There’s even a young man who has reached elementalization?! Looks like we were truly blind before!"

"You... you’re a gift from the heavens to our Spectral Tribe!"

Without hesitation, he spread his massive hand toward Frank, aiming to seize him—completely ignoring James and Tommy standing in his way.

At the same time, the golden-armored man lurking at the rear stiffened as he heard the word elementalization.

An elementalized human youth—such individuals were humanity’s chosen ones. If nurtured properly, they had limitless potential!

And if devoured...

Just imagining it made his mouth water.

This was the opportunity of a lifetime. No matter what—he couldn’t miss it.

Without hesitation, he placed a hand on the black wolf’s head. His body fused with the beast’s, transforming into a humanoid black wolf with gleaming fangs and claws.

He lunged toward Frank at full speed.

This prize would be his!

If he could devour Frank, not only would he likely advance to tier-6 awakener, but his bloodline would undergo a complete evolution—he’d soar into the heavens!

This was a chance he never dared to dream of—and now that it had appeared, he wouldn’t let go!

However, as he drew closer to Frank, he suddenly felt an overwhelming divine pressure descend.

In the blink of an eye, the entire area was bathed in golden light.

A massive, sky-piercing golden figure emerged at the center of the world. Divine radiance surged like a golden tide, compressing the air—making it nearly impossible to breathe.

The golden-armored man, who had been dashing forward, was abruptly frozen in place. The pressure was like a bottomless swamp, paralyzing him.

He looked up at the golden figure towering before him and felt like a speck of dust.

Though he had seen death and danger countless times before—what he now felt was pure terror.

So overwhelming was this power that he couldn’t even form the thought of resistance.

The gap in strength was just too vast. Any attempt to fight back would be utterly futile.

This helpless despair triggered buried memories:

He saw his family torn apart before his eyes by spellbeasts, himself lying helplessly in a pool of blood, unable to move.

That hopeless terror made his heart nearly burst.

He had been rescued by a mentor who passed by that day. Since then, he trained under the harshest conditions, seeking vengeance.

He had even entered spellbeast hordes alone, using death to sharpen his blade.

And yet—never had he felt this powerless.

Before this colossal figure, who seemed like the center of all creation, he instinctively dropped to his knees and began to prostrate himself in worship.

This being—this radiant god—could likely erase him with a single thought.

What kind of being was this?!

Could this be a human expert who had achieved elementalization?

In his heart, only someone who had mastered elementalization and could command the elemental forces of the world could rival the presence before him.

But this... this might be something even higher.

The golden figure was beyond his ability to comprehend.

He wasn’t the only one overwhelmed with terror.

The great ape, whose hand had reached toward Frank, suddenly felt an invisible force seize his arm, stopping him in place.

His expression twisted in horror as he stared at the golden figure that had appeared.

The sheer divine pressure emanating from it flooded his very soul with fear.

"A tier-7 or higher being!"

"This is definitely a tier-7 being... or higher!"

"But how—how could there be such a terrifying power in a place like this?!"

The great ape’s back ran cold. His tough fur lost all its bristling pride, flattening instantly.

He no longer looked like a king—just a whipped dog with its spine broken.

Though a tier-6 spellbeast was considered powerful, before a tier-7, it was nothing.

Such spellbeasts could command regions at will. Beasts like him would be mere pawns in their armies.

Just sensing the pressure radiating from this golden figure filled him with endless regret.

Why hadn’t he scouted this place beforehand?

To act so arrogant in the presence of a tier-7, wasn’t that just asking to die?!

Even knowing this town held an elementalized human genius—if he had known about this existence, he wouldn’t have dared come near.

Now, only one thought consumed him:

Stay alive.

How could he possibly convince this terrifying being to spare him?

He had worked so hard to become a tier-6 spellbeast—how could he die here?!

Beside him, Lady Eight-Feet and the Golden Lion had also turned pale, their faces twisted with fear and despair.