Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1271 - 1265: Seduction

Become the True God of the Four Heavens?

Hearing Katrina's 'persuasion' of the fire element, Ronald momentarily thought he had misheard.

Their purpose for staying here was to eliminate the Fire Element Demigod to ensure their world's stability. But to have to create yet another True God for this goal...

If this wasn't a bizarre act of putting the cart before the horse, then what was it?

However, Ronald's astonishment didn't last long.

Because when he saw the utterly malicious grin on Katrina's face, he immediately understood what she was thinking.

The so-called 'becoming a True God' was likely just a pretext to sow discord.

The true target of the Astrology Tower Master had shifted from 'killing the Fire Element Demigod' to also 'inciting internal chaos among the fire elements.'

"..."

At the same time, Katrina winked at Ronald.

She could tell Ronald understood her plan, so she used this gesture to communicate that he was right.

And in front of Katrina, the uneasy fire element was completely stunned by her proposal. The fire elements of the Four Heavens, due to the attribute of heat transfer, always had an intense struggle of hierarchy changes.

But despite the commonness of such things, it did not mean they would consider killing their own Demigod and replacing them.

Demigod—the symbol of absolute power within the Four Heavens.

Just like the difference from the mundane to the godly, the fire elements viewed their Demigod and themselves as completely different species.

And at this moment.

Katrina's simple proposal awakened the inherent nature of this fire element. Since they could conduct brutal, advantageous hierarchy changes among ordinary fire elements,

Why couldn't it be the same for the Fire Element Demigod trapped within the lava lake?

Isn't a fire element still a fire element?

Of course!

Doesn't the magic power of the Fire Element Demigod dissipate after death?

Of course it does!

Can the dissipated magic power of the Fire Element Demigod not be absorbed by ordinary fire elements?

Of course it can!

"......"

The flame on the surface of the spherical fire element flickered rapidly.

But this time, it wasn't because of Katrina's torment, but the intense turmoil within causing him to falter from his usual state.

Ultimately, this spherical fire element turned his attention to Katrina, his tone trembling as he spoke:

"You are..."

"Who I am isn't important!" Katrina interrupted immediately, with the Astrology Tower Master's imposing manner of speech, "You just need to answer whether you want to replace them."

"..."

"How do I do it?"

The spherical fire element ultimately couldn't resist such temptation.

Or rather, the deeply ingrained nature of their innate fire magic ensured that once the idea was opened up, the conclusion was preordained.

Being born in the world of Four Heavens, this was absolute fate with no branches!

"Hahaha—"

Seeing the attitude of the fire element, Katrina began to laugh wildly.

Her upper body bent gracefully like a crescent moon, her fiery long hair cascading in the air, her arms spread wide as if dragging an invisible entity, revealing a unique beauty within her arrogant posture.

Nevertheless, Katrina didn't use her spell of communication.

Thus, the fire element before her only perceived her human actions, a fundamental sensation only Ronald, as a fellow human, experienced.

"..."

"Tell me, how do I do it?"

This time, the spherical fire element was somewhat impatient.

He didn't understand Katrina's current situation, merely assuming she was making some odd gesture. In the matter of replacing the Demigod, his furious nature left him little calm.

"Just a moment ago, you were sheepish, but now with a chance to leap ahead, your true nature is fully exposed."

Katrina eyed the spherical fire element, her gaze holding a trace of ridicule.

She wasted no time, quickly restarting her spell of communication:

"Achieving the goal is simple with my method."

"You should leave the Fire City now and spread your thoughts and plans as quickly as possible; this can be easily accomplished."

The fire element was initially cautious about Katrina's identity.

However, at this moment, his mind was consumed by wild thoughts, and he no longer cared about anything else, focusing solely on replacing the Demigod. He immediately questioned angrily:

"Are you crazy!"

"If others discover this and compete with me, what do I do? I'm just a relatively strong individual, but there are plenty of other fire elements stronger than me!"

Facing the fire element's anger, Katrina smiled maliciously, shifting to a gentle tone:

"That's a Demigod; how could we defeat it alone? The current plan is to spread this idea, rally many fire elements eager for advancement, and act together to seize the chance to replace it."

The fire element was instantly swayed by Katrina's persuasion.

As a native of the Four Heavens, he was well aware, more so than Ronald or Katrina, of the might of his Demigod. It was a terrifying existence nearly impossible to overcome with personal strength alone.

But, regrettably,

After being swayed, the fire element applied the last bit of reason to consider how to ensure victory, failing to analyze his predicament and the true intentions of the people before him.

So, he posed what concerned him most and also what Katrina was most eager to hear:

"If I do this, how can I ensure that I am the ultimate victor?"

"You have our help!" Katrina's response carried a righteous, confident tone, even discarding any semblance of deceit, "Two assistants with great power that no one can discover are right by your side, how could you possibly lose to others?"

After saying this, Katrina lowered her voice:

"Don't forget everything you've just experienced."

"Our assistance is enough for you to accomplish anything you desire..."

"..."

Once again, into silence went the fire element.

Utterly convinced by Katrina's plan, only a somewhat valuable counter-question emerged:

"By helping me, what do you want?"

Seeing the fire element's actions, Katrina almost burst into laughter.

She instantly presented a pre-prepared reason:

"Of course, we have our objectives too."

"Once you become a Demigod, you must provide us with information regarding the world's core, secured by an unbreakable contract."

"..."

"I'll head off now, remember to stay hidden in Fire City."

After exchanging contact information with Ronald and Katrina, discussing post-action plans briefly,

the recovering fire element didn't want to linger a moment longer in excess.

Driven by desire, he immediately rushed towards the outside of Fire City.