Chapter 253: Believe me and I will protect you
When he announced himself as a God, everyone stared at him with disbelief. They wanted to rebuke but the extreme pressure falling on their shoulder wasn't something they could push back.
The old man slowly walked next to Qin and asked "Was it really necessary?"
"Of course, it was. When you become a god, you must have followers. But, ordinary people can never become a god because they can't make people follow them. There are two kinds of people that everyone follows."
"Strong and Good Leader! If you are strong, they will follow you. If you are a Good Leader, they will follow you as well. I am not here to become a Good Leader. I can't become one. But, I am strong.
And, I have the strength to make them worship me."
"You see, people become Good Leaders because they need their follower's strength. But, strong people do not need such followers. What they need is already with them even when they don't have that strength. So, just like them, I don't care about my follower's loyalty."
"If they are loyal, it is good but if they aren't then it doesn't matter. I won't force them but I will show them why you should follow me. Look!"
Qin explained to the old man and floated down. As he floated down, the swords also descended. As the sword descended, more and more pressure fell on the shoulders of the disciples. After a few seconds, nearly half of the disciples passed out.
"Sigh! With such a weak mentality, how can you even think of fighting against Demonic Cultivators? All of you are too weak."
One of the elders who previously asked about Qin's identity poured all of his true essence out as he slowly got into his foot. When he managed to stand up, Qin had a surprise on his face. He instantly disappeared and appeared in front of the elder but the swords didn't follow him.
The elder got startled and retreated. Qin raised his hand and smiled.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you or anyone of you. Actually, I have no hatred against any of you. This is just my way of proving that...…."
"I AM STRONG."
Hearing his words, the disciples and elders breathe a sigh of relief. They were really scared for a moment. The elder in front of him also sighed a breath of relief and asked "Can you tell us who are you?"
"Didn't I tell you before?" Qin smiled and asked.
Hearing his response, the elder eyes widened as he asked "You got to be kidding me?"
"You can ask him." Qin pointed at the old man who also landed on the ground.
"Elder Yuan!" Only after seeing him properly, does the elder recognize him and bow.
"Hey, I am your God. Why haven't you willingly bowed to me even once?" Seeing the elder bowing to the old man, Qin got displeased as he asked.
Hearing him calling himself God once again, the elder couldn't help but look at Elder Yuan with suspicion in his eyes.
Elder Yuan sighed and turned his head at Qin.
"Can you release the pressure? It would be good to announce it in front of everyone."
Qin nodded his head and the pressure on those disciples and elders disappeared. Slowly, they got up but none of them moved.
"Alright, I want everyone to line up in front of me. There is something that I want to announce."
Hearing his order, everyone got walked in front of him. It was quite good to have people behave as you asked them to. But, when he opened his mouth, everyone widened their eyes with disbelief.
"Elder Gin and Elder Mu are dead. Two Supreme Elders have escaped. Currently, Righteous Sect, no, the entire Human World is at its weakest point."
Hearing his words, most of them find it harder to believe. The strongest people in this world escaped and people below the strongest died? It was a pill hard to swallow. They couldn't help but sneak a peek at Qin with suspicion.
Qin nodded his head and said "Yes, I was the one who killed them. As for those guys, they also escaped because of me. In short, I destroyed the strongest power of the Righteous Sect by myself. Hahaha! I am great, aren't I?"
"Please don't joke like that!" Elder Yuan sighed as he asked Qin to shut up indirectly and turned his head at the crowd, continuing his speech.
"Although we lost our strength, we also gained a new way to protect the human world, not temporarily but permanently. For the first time in the history of Saint World, we are going to have a God."
Elder Yuan turned around and kneeled down.
"O' Great Deity, please accept my bow as your new follower!"
"Good!" Qin nodded his head with a smile and a green sword appeared in his palm. The sword instantly moved towards his forehead and entered his sea of consciousness. Elder Yuan looked at Qin with confusion about all this.
"That's just my way of keeping you loyal and also protecting you. I have already stored information in that sword. You can simply access it on your own."
Then, Qin turned his head at others who were still standing still in dismay and confusion. He raised his hand and a sword appeared above his hand. The Sword Intent gathered at the sword continuously. It was massive and getting stronger each second.
After a few seconds, it finally reached its strongest point and floated away from him. The sword hovered above the massive building which was in the middle of the entire sect.
"That is your symbol from now on. To be honest, I don't need you guys to worship me rather have faith in me. So, I am not telling you to follow some ritual and praise me. I just need you to believe and have faith in me as your God."
"I won't stay in the Saint World long after this as well. But before I leave, I want many people to have a faith in me like a God. I will protect your world. And, I am going to do it alone or rather I should say I will do it with your faith."
Qin slowly raised both of his hands and spread out. He closed his eyes and raised his head. At this moment, hundreds of thousands of swords hovering in the sky vibrate, recreating an immense pressure but only for a moment. The pressure was only there as a shock.
The next moment, Qin opened his eyes and said "Now, tell me? Am I your God?"
The disciples looked around as they didn't even know how to respond. They wanted to say no but they had no courage to speak. Suddenly, they noticed some of the elders falling to their knees and kowtowing to the ground.
They didn't understand at first but their eyes enlarged when they finally understood everything. They have no second option. And, telling him doesn't mean speaking up to him. They must accept it by kneeling in front of him.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
Soon, more and more disciples started kneeling on the ground. But, few of them were still standing.
"Hah! So, there are still people who don't understand me, huh!" Qin sighed as more and more swords descended near him. Those swords instantly traveled towards them. Their speed was fast but those people who were standing knew this was their death.
But just before those words hit them, they stopped.
"Don't be scared! I won't kill you just because you refused to kneel. Remember what I told you before. I want you to have faith in me and my powers. I don't need you as a follower. I don't need you as a servant or slave.
I just need you to have faith in your heart."
"Even though others are kneeling in front of me, they don't have faith in me at all. There is no need to hide it. None of you have even an ounce of faith in me. But, do you know why I am not angry?"
"Because I know you can't have faith in someone that you don't even know. But, I am not here to introduce myself and make friends with you. This time I will protect your world. I won't ask anyone of you to participate in the battle as I will face everyone alone."
Hearing those words, Elder Yuan raised his head and tried to speak but Qin cut him off and said.
"Your strength might help me but your faith will help me even more. And, only by facing them alone can I make you believe that I am a God. But of course, this is a one-time opportunity. You see the sword on the top. It has my strongest strength and it is also a measuring unit."
"I will not stay in this world for long. I will protect this world once and leave. If you keep believing in me, you will see that sword even after millions of years in the future. But, if you stop believing in me, that sword will fade away."
"In order words, I am a leader whom you must believe and follow. If you don't believe in me, it won't be my responsibility to protect you. But, until I prove my words, you don't have to believe in me. But after I do, everything depends upon you."
At this moment, his eyes suddenly narrowed. He turned his head towards the sky and saw a massive hole nearly hundreds of thousands of miles away from his position.
'So, they are coming huh!'