My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 557: Beaten into Submission

"How dare you... A mere consciousness fragment." Vanessa bared her teeth as she couldn’t swallow such an insult, especially to her master.

"Do you really need to say such spiteful remarks despite having yet to hear anything from us?" Elysia extended her hand to the side, preventing Vanessa from taking any rash action.

[Nieyr (FV: 1,643) | God of Glory (Fragment) | 12th Rank]

[Talent: 7 Stars | Heavenly(1)]

"Hmph! There’s nothing to hear from the likes of you, heathens. Don’t ever disturb my rest and get the hell outta here, or I shall kill you with the utmost disrespect. Get the hell outta here, roll and crawl, when I’m still nice!" The God of Glory snorted in contempt and then returned to the golden statue.

However, Elysia held Nieyr’s shoulder from behind. "Why so rushed? We’re here to demand an explanation from you. After you said so much, isn’t it my turn to talk?"

"How dare you touch this venerable self?!" Nieyr snapped in fury. His face turned into a red demon-like expression, yet he suddenly realized how a mortal could touch him, the divine consciousness. "How can you touch me?"

"You asked something obvious, Nieyr, the racist God of Glory." Elysia pulled Nieyr away from the golden statue.

"How dare you, filth, to casually mention my name?!" Nieyr was truly furious.

The two furries before him were a lowly nine-tailed mortal fox and a Deity-level white cat. He considered nothing more and unleashed his divine suppression to put the furries in their place with tremendous mental pressure.

Even though he was only a fragment of his true self, it was more than enough to deal with the mortals.

"He’s gone too far, master. We came for a peaceful talk, but he’s shown us such hostility. Should we show him how unreasonable we can be?" Vanessa flicked the weak pressure like it was nothing. It couldn’t affect her the slightest bit.

"Yes. If the peace can’t be achieved, then only violence can resolve it." Elysia took out a slipper, the same item she used to smack He-Dao just a few weeks ago.

She was no pushover, but since the hostility and killing intent from the other party were authentic, then she couldn’t remain amicable.

"How are you not affected by mystic art?" Nieyr went aghast. Not even Deity could safely escape his pressure, yet these two furries were unaffected.

Sadly, what came next was pure violence. He was beaten into a pulp without being able to fight back. Several times he tried to call his followers outside the hall to help him out, but unfortunately, Vanessa sealed the hall with a potent wind barrier. Unless someone would use brute force at the Deity-level, there was no way in.

"Ouch, urgh... what do you want?" Nieyr lay flat on the ground, hissing in pain from the many bruises he had suffered. He was a spiritual entity for good sake, but he got beaten like a dog.

"How brave of you to insult the Heavenly Palace’s affiliate. We’ll return to the Divine World the day after tomorrow, so please be prepared as we shall go to demand an explanation from your true body." Elysia harrumphed and showed the Heavenly Palace’s token given by He-Dao.

"!!!" Nieyr was flabbergasted. He never expected the two furries before him to come from such a noble background. Not the usual noble status, but the highest-tier nobility in the heavenly caste! He was so fucked up!

"..." Elysia was silent for a moment. She knew the path to the Divine World and mortal worlds had been sealed tightly, and the seals had also been renewed. Although nobody could descend nor ascend, except via Sacred Sakura’s path, any Gods and Immortals could still communicate with their already existing roots in the mortal worlds.

So, what Nieyr’s divine consciousness saw and experienced would be conveyed to his true body in the Divine World.

"Can we talk now? Depending on your answer and attitude, we probably can ignore your previous offense as if it never happened." Elysia tapped her slipper to the beaten spirit’s cheek.

"Urgh, alright, ask me anything. I will satisfy your requests, but please spare me from the execution." Nieyr gulped in great anxiety.

"Hmm, that depends on your performance~" Elysia put her hand to her cheek. The God of Glory wasn’t registered in the Heavenly Palace’s affiliate circle, so it was only a Rogue God.

"W-well..." Nieyr paled as that faint smile terrified him. He put down his grievance and resentment, listening to what the nine-tailed shadow fox wished to convey.

She asked and he answered, she demanded an explanation and he explained, she wished him to do something and he could only comply because he was terrified. The one before him wasn’t just a mortal, but a Heavenly Palace’s affiliate, after all. If he couldn’t satisfy her, she would go to his true body, and he would possibly be executed just because of his previous offense!

After some peaceful conversation, Elysia bid her farewell with a satisfied smile. "We shall expect great things from you, Lord Nieyr."

"Yeah, yeah..." Nieyr felt complicated.

The nine-tailed shadow fox only asked him for assistance and permission for the Elysion Church’s entry into this world. Her religion was pretty new and she encountered a lot of opposition from various local factions, including his Temple of Glory.

The Temple of Glory was one of the five great factions in the Chthonic World, so he could still pull some strings just to satisfy her demand.

She also wished to dispatch her people to eliminate the great evil, the Demon King of Extreme Evil. It would greatly help the world and also him. Furthermore, she only requested nothing but miscellaneous and logistical assistance. Everything was good and she never tried to take advantage of him nor let his people suffer. It was a good deal.

"Hmph!" Vanessa turned around and revoked the barrier, opening the door for her master.

As soon as the door opened, hundreds of monks and nuns had already blocked any possible escape routes. Many elders, the higher-ups of the Tempe of Glory’s branch, already present with great vigilance, ready to clash anytime.

"To the Glory of God. Please don’t move, benefactors. We know nothing about your intentions, and your arrival came without any prior notice. You even sealed our temple’s sacred hall for whatever reason. If you can’t give us a proper explanation, please don’t blame us for being merciless." The branch leader, the 8th Rank monk elder, stepped forward with a praying gesture. Behind his neutral intonation and smile, there was clearly anxiety and anger in his expression.

"With all of you? If you wish to pressure us, you should be capable of facing a move from a Deity, right?" Vanessa opened her palm, manifesting an electric charge. The clouds above rumbled with thunder as if the lightning tribulation and storm were ready to descend at any time.

"!!!" Everyone gasped in shock. It was truly a 10th Rank cultivator, an authentic Deity with a high-level of lightning and wind comprehension.

They were only the temple branch, but even if it was the primary temple with all high priests present, they shouldn’t offend a Deity casually as it was akin to summoning the great disaster foolishly.

Also, the strongest one in the vicinity was only several 8th Rank experts. Even if everyone banded together against a Deity, they would meet nothing but demise.

"Vann, step back." Elysia called out.

"Yes, master." Vanessa retracted her offensive move, retreating to stand behind her master.

"Greetings, daoists. We came to seek enlightenment and guidance from the God of Glory. His benevolence guided us to a prominent revelation, the solution to our problem and dilemma."

"Immeasurable light, you are so polite, benefactor. But, our Lord condemned the furries, the demi-humans like you. How can His Grace bestow his benevolence to the likes of you?"

"Fufu, how can we know the noble God’s divine train of thought? His generosity knows no bounds, and I’m sure you are mistaking his stance as something else. He hates the evil, especially the evil beasts, not indiscriminate hatred to all demi-humans."

"That... that is reasonable. This humble servant has committed such a grave sin to mistake His Grace’s divine will. This monk should repent and face the Lord God for forgiveness."

"The Lord God shall call upon his faithful servants soon to answer the world’s dilemma and our plea. We shouldn’t linger any further, daoists. The Lord God is already waiting inside."

Elysia solved the problem in just a few exchanges. Her words reached the conclusion and the monks who were blocking the exit immediately made a way for the nine-tailed shadow fox and the white cat to leave.

"..." Nieyr had nothing to say. Those two ladies casually praised him with much flattery to his people, but they beat him up like merciless demonesses just a moment ago.

No matter how beautiful they were, the demi-human was still a poison to his eyes. If they weren’t involved with the Heavenly Palace, he would kill them just a moment ago. If he couldn’t do it, he could still order his followers to hunt them down. Sadly, his life in the Divine World was threatened, and they were not ordinary mortal herbivores either.

When the elders entered the sacred hall, Nieyr rushed into the golden statue as he couldn’t show anyone his current miserable appearance. He was beaten up with many spiritual wounds, and what he suffered wouldn’t just disappear in a day or two!

"Master, he is dishonest and full of tricks. We should beat him harder to make him understand." Vanessa muttered softly.

"Let’s see how he will behave now. If he’s still unreasonable, then we should use our own extreme method. Rest assured, master have some plans." Elysia gave Vanessa a head pat.

"A-ah, then Vanessa can rest assured." Vanessa heaved a sigh of relief.

"We shall meet our people in the imperial capital, but for now, we have nothing to do. Hmm, it’s time for you to show master the interesting places, right, Vann? " Elysia tapped her chin as she recalled it was already the time.

"Yes, master! Please allow me to show you my favorite spots in this world!" Vanessa pumped her fists excitedly.

Elysia jumped and rode on Vanessa’s back, extending her hand forward. "Let’s go!"

"With pleasure~" Vanessa was piggybacking her master with unspeakable joy and satisfaction. She flew into the night sky, exchanging laughter with her master on the journey.