Chapter 268 Virtual God Athena
"Mr. Ni, why did you capture Frieza as well?"
"I didn't think too much about it at the time. I just thought it looked pretty unique, and my hand slipped and I caught it."
"What do you plan to do with it, sir?"
"Friezapo fought well and has great potential. He has a lot of room for improvement. If he trains seriously, his strength will improve significantly. But his intelligence seems to have been wiped out. I don't know if he can still be trained and improved. But even if not, I think he can be placed in the temple as a fixed turret to protect against stray bullets, drones, etc."
"Great kindness!"
"But both Kongo and Frieza have curses and restrictions left by the outer demon. Can you solve them, mages?"
"Thank you for your concern, Master Ni. The Guardian Temple has its own way to remove the curse and remove the restriction."
In fact, Altria had said at the beginning that there was a way to erase the curse from the Guardian Temple, but at that time she couldn't leave the cube space and return to the Guardian Temple.
Now that Ni Kun has brought Kongo and Frieza directly to the Guardian Temple, the curse problems on them can naturally be solved relatively easily without Ni Kun having to take action.
Hulk carried the drowsy King Kong and Frieza in each hand and walked deeper into the temple.
Ni Kun looked in the direction he was walking, and saw a giant statue of a goddess standing deep in the temple. It was a thousand meters tall, as if it was made entirely of gold, wearing gorgeous armor with huge wings, holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other.
Judging from Hulk's appearance, he should be taking King Kong and Frieza to the goddess statue.
Ni Kun originally thought that the statue was just placed there for show.
After all, this guardian temple is to protect the worlds of reincarnation, not to protect Athena.
I have never heard Xuanzang mention that there is a goddess guarding the temple.
But when Hulk brought King Kong and Frieza to the bottom of the goddess statue, Ni Kun clearly saw a flash of golden light on the thousand-meter-high golden statue, and a human figure made purely of light appeared at the foot of the statue.
He was also wearing a skirt armor, with wings on his back, holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other.
Seeing the human figure formed by the light, holding up the spear and hitting Kongo and Frieza, Ni Kun couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Oh my god, isn't that Athena?"
"That's not the real Athena." Altria said:
“Although her title is also ‘Athena’, she is only a virtual deity guarding the temple.
"She witnessed the Guardian's official employment. She also took care of the daily maintenance of the Guardian Temple. She also presided over and controlled all the functional facilities of the temple, such as various medical and reinforcement facilities, attack and defense restrictions, etc.
"Of course, she is also very powerful. Within the temple, even the Saint-level extraterritorial demons are no match for her. But she cannot leave the temple and can only move within it.
"In addition, she has no self-personality and can only carry out various tasks according to preset procedures."
“I see…”
Ni Kun nodded slowly, as if thinking about something.
Is the virtual deity "Athena", whose range of activities is limited, a defensive measure created and left behind by the "Lord God"?
What kind of existence is this virtual god who is like a "tool man" in essence?
"Maybe it was made with Athena's power. Otherwise, why would it be Athena and not other gods?"
Athena's war ministry is to fight a defensive war against aggression, which is in line with the nature of protecting the temple.
As for why a virtual god without a self-personality was created, Ni Kun pondered that it might be because it was expected that the guardians would be iterated quickly, and the guardians promoted in the future would not believe in Athena?
Look at this group of guardians now, is there any believer of Athena among them?
While he was thinking about it, there seemed to be some commotion beneath the statue.
The virtual god "Athena", who was formed purely by light, raised a spear and hit King Kong and Frieza, and really wiped out the curse on their bodies.
King Kong woke up, but his mind was still a little dazed. When he saw Frieza in front of him, he plucked out a hair and turned it into a stick without saying a word, and started hitting him with it.
Frieza's intelligence had been wiped out long ago, and after the curse was lifted, he lost the source of his commands. He was as dumb as a formatted robot, but his instincts were still there.
King Kong swung his stick to hit Frieza, which immediately triggered Frieza's defensive instinct, and the two of them started fighting.
Ni Kun was still worried that the two guys would hurt the Guardian Temple, but in the end, they only saw a bunch of air waves explode in the fierce battle. There was no momentum like the full-strength collision in the Colosseum's small world before, which was like a nuclear explosion.
King Kong's club missed and hit the ground without breaking even a piece of the floor. Frieza's shockwave, circular saw-shaped air blade and other skills missed and hit the wall without scratching a single piece of the wall.
Xuanzang saw Ni Kun's doubts and said with a smile:
"The interior of the Guardian Temple is blessed by divine power, and the building is extremely solid. It can also absorb and refine energy. Therefore, even if a first-level guardian fights, there won't be much aftermath, and it's even harder to cause damage to the building."
This is not like the Cube Cycle, which directly suppresses strength.
Guarding the interior of the temple does not suppress anyone's strength.
If the attack lands on you, you will be injured if you deserve to be injured, and you will be killed if you deserve to be killed.
It's just that the energy that overflows or loses will be instantly absorbed and refined by the temple, and it is difficult to cause the kind of devastating damage that occurs in the outside world.
As he was speaking, Hulk, who had been watching the fight between King Kong and Frieza for a while, suddenly took action. With a casual grab of his big hand, he grabbed King Kong and Frieza into his palm and pinched the two together with one hand.
Both King Kong and Frieza were extremely agile, but they were unable to avoid Hulk's casual grab.
Even Ni Kun couldn't see clearly the way Hulk grabbed it.
I just felt that when he swung his hand, it seemed to contain some extremely profound Taoist rhyme, giving people a mysterious feeling that encompassed the heaven and earth, blocked the void, and was unavoidable.
Ni Kun couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seemed that the Hulk who became a guardian was no longer the berserker who relied solely on brute force and physique.
He has already mastered extremely advanced combat skills.
King Kong was fighting with Frieza to the death one second ago, and the next second he was pinned together with Frieza, chest to chest, face to face, just like good friends. How could it tolerate this?
At that moment, he roared loudly and tried to use the "Law of Heaven and Earth" to transform into a giant ape and push away Hulk's big hand.
However, as soon as he activated his supernatural power, King Kong was stunned.
However, all his supernatural powers had been completely sealed off, and he couldn't even perform the most basic of tricks, let alone great supernatural powers like the Magic of Heaven and Earth.
"Hulk!" Hulk yelled at King Kong and Frieza, then walked to the front hall holding the two of them.
Xuanzang looked at King Kong with a smile and communicated with him through his telepathy. The furious King Kong was stunned for a moment, a hint of ecstasy appeared in his eyes, and then tears filled his eyes as he looked at the stone monkey ornament beside the hallway.
Hulk loosened his hand, and King Kong suddenly jumped in front of the stone monkey statue, knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed his head loudly.
Frieza was left without an opponent. He stood there in a daze, his eyes blank.
"My intelligence was completely wiped out, my mind was blank, and my personality completely disappeared..."
Ni Kun's divine sense entered Frieza's mind and searched for a while, then shook his head:
"Xuan Wuyue was really ruthless."
Xuanzang also sighed:
"The True Immortal Dao Master is extremely cautious and ruthless. She will not leave any hidden dangers around her. Even Frieza's strength is nothing to her. She can destroy him with just a flick of her hand."
Ni Kun said: "It will be difficult to train Frieza in this state."
Xuanzang said: "That's fine. I can use the technique of enlightenment to reshape him into a new personality that is sunny, enthusiastic, positive, healthy, and kind-hearted. But there is no rush for this matter."
He looked at Ni Kun and said with a smile:
"Master Ni has finally arrived at the Guardian Temple today. We should hold a grand banquet to welcome him."
The guards nodded one after another:
"Yes, it's time to have a big banquet. Come to think of it, we haven't had a group banquet for a long time."
"Brother Ni, you have to drink three hundred cups with Qiao later!"
"There are two jars of 3,000-year-old Immortal Drunk in the wine cellar. That is the last of the fine wine from heaven. Let's make it today!"
"I remember there is a tree of peaches in the Peach Garden that are almost ripe. I'll go pick some to go with my wine."
"It's a pity that the ginseng fruit tree couldn't be saved..."
"I'm going to catch a few wild dragons from the dragon pond and make stir-fried dragon livers."
"Haha, Master Ni, you are in for a treat. Leo's cooking skills are incredible. When she first came to protect the temple, she was just a young lady who had never touched women..."
"Don't call me Leo!"
"Okay Leo."
Listening to the various rare delicacies reported by the guardians, Ni Kun couldn't help but be a little shocked:
The Guardian Temple actually has peaches to eat? There is fine wine aged in heaven?
Can you also eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow?
Dragons and phoenixes, aren't they protected animals, or even intelligent creatures?
"Don't think too much, Master Ni. The dragons and phoenixes raised in the Dragon Pond and Phoenix Garden of the Guardian Temple are all seedlings found in the fragments of the Heavenly Court breeding farm. They were originally raised by the Heavenly Court as meat-eating livestock for the gods to eat. They are wild animals without intelligence, unable to practice, and only have instincts. If they are released into the mortal world, they will only cause trouble..."
When Master Xuanzang was explaining.
The Guardian Temple suddenly shook slightly, and a faint female voice echoed in the temple:
"Please note that the enemy has entered the outer cordon. Please note that the enemy has entered the outer cordon. Guardians, please prepare to fight! Guardians, please prepare to fight!"
The guards stopped talking immediately.
Master Xuanzang looked back outside the temple, his pupils reflecting a huge fleet that was constantly emerging out of thin air in the nebula and seemed endless .
He shook his head helplessly and said to Ni Kun:
"I'm sorry, Master Ni. The demons from outside the region are invading in large numbers. It seems that this welcoming banquet will have to be postponed."
"That's fine." Ni Kun said with a smile, "Since the enemy is coming, we must repel them first. I also want to see the heroic figures of the guardians fighting against the extraterritorial demons."
