A passerby in a horror movie

"Could it be that this world, like the original world, is also devoid of ghosts and gods?"

"That's impossible. If ghosts and gods disappeared, and there were only ghosts but no gods, how could we play this game?"

Li Haotian frowned, his mood very heavy.

Without divine intervention and protection, Li Haotian dared not harm Hashimoto Yoshiharu's soul.

Without targeting Yoshiharu Hashimoto's soul, there's no way to complete the mission or leave.

This needs to prevent infinite loops.

"Sigh, let's try visiting these last few palaces. If it doesn't work out, we'll have to go back to the mainland."

Li Haotian sighed.

He was prepared to stay here for a long time. After all, he had been in the Mr. Zombie world for several months, and it wasn't a big deal.

While completing the mission, your own safety should be the priority; it's okay if it takes a little longer.

Although he can recover from his injuries after returning to the space, if he really dies here, the space may not be able to revive him. At that time, we can only hope that the ancestor can fish him out from underground.

Of course, it's best to avoid this situation altogether.

Li Haotian pondered, having met more and more people in the past few days, yet he hadn't seen a single person as normal as himself.

The mastermind behind this must be incredibly powerful. Li Haotian didn't even need to think about it; with his limited strength, he would be nothing short of easy prey if he tried to fight them head-on.

After visiting several more temples and monasteries without receiving a response, Li Haotian arrived at the Grand Matsu Temple.

Following the procedure, he first offered incense and knelt down to pray for a response, but still received no reply. So Li Haotian picked up the Holy Grail again.

"Clap!"

"This is……"

Upon seeing the result, Li Haotian's eyes widened.

I thought this would be another fruitless attempt, but unexpectedly I threw out the Holy Grail.

Li Haotian immediately perked up, but since he had experienced this once or twice before when he was lucky, he wasn't too excited.

"The Goddess Mazu is merciful."

Li Haotian chanted the name of Mazu and then threw the chalice twice more, both times to the Holy Grail.

"call!"

Li Haotian breathed a sigh of relief, his heart filled with excitement.

"By Mazu, your disciple Li Haotian has learned that the souls of both humans and celestial beings in this world are incomplete, and suspects that there is a mastermind behind everything. Your disciple wants to investigate, but does not know where to start. I hope that Your Majesty can guide me and give me some help."

Li Haotian bowed to the statue of Mazu and then murmured something.

However, when Li Haotian was full of hope that Mazu would appear to guide him or bestow something upon him?

The statue of Mazu remained unchanged, just as it was before.

Li Haotian patiently pleaded again, but to no avail.

"That shouldn't be the case. Didn't the Holy Grail already agree? How come there's nothing here?"

Li Haotian scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

Was his throw of the Holy Grail purely a matter of luck?

Could it be that all the gods in this world have disappeared?

If that's the case, it will be quite difficult for him to complete this mission.

Li Haotian was about to get up with a feeling of disappointment; he had already made plans to return to the mainland.

However, at that moment, Li Haotian noticed something was wrong and his expression suddenly changed.

"Hmm, why is it so quiet here?"

Li Haotian looked around warily.

The incense at the Grand Matsu Temple is still very strong, with some tourists coming even in the morning.

It was usually noisy, but at this moment Li Haotian couldn't hear a sound, as if the whole world had been muted.

Looking around, everyone outside had disappeared.

Li Haotian stood up abruptly and was about to draw the whisk from his waist.

Just then, he felt as if his mind had been touched, and a strange emotion appeared in his mind.

Turning around, Li Haotian's eyes widened in surprise!

A golden light emanated from the statue of Mazu, and wisps of pure energy condensed, revealing a goddess wearing a crown and holding a ruyi scepter. She descended into the hall and slowly walked towards Li Haotian.

Li Haotian looked at the face that was exactly like the statue, and his heart was pounding in his throat.

"Mom...Mom...Goddess Mazu!"

Li Haotian was so excited that he was almost incoherent.

The powerful scent of incense, the immeasurable divine power, the divine halo above his head, and his solemn and majestic appearance.

Li Haotian could easily guess that this goddess was none other than Mazu.

"Disciple Li Haotian pays respects to Goddess Mazu."

Li Haotian quickly bowed.

This was the first time he had ever seen a deity appear, and he was so excited that even his manners were a little off.

"Don't be nervous, get up quickly."

Before Li Haotian had even knelt down for two seconds, he was lifted up by a gentle magical force, and then he heard the words of Mazu.

"My lady, I..."

Li Haotian was about to report what he had discovered to the Goddess Mazu when she appeared, and he immediately felt at ease.

"No need for further words, I understand what you're trying to say."

However, Mazu interrupted him.

"Li Haotian, I've been waiting for you to come."

After Mazu finished speaking, she raised her hand and waved it, and the surrounding scenery began to blur.

A thick fog enveloped them. When Li Haotian came to his senses, he found that he had disappeared inside the temple, as if he were in a heavenly palace.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Upon hearing Mazu's words, Li Haotian's heart skipped a beat, and a multitude of thoughts raced through his mind. He couldn't help but ask.

“Child, I have seen everything you have done these past few days. Do you know why the gods you have prayed to have not answered your prayers?”

The goddess Mazu looked at Li Haotian and said softly.

At the same time, the divine light emanating from her body gradually subsided, making her appear very kind.

"This disciple does not know, please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Li Haotian responded honestly.

He also wanted to understand why, and it was obvious that Mazu (the goddess of the sea) knew the reason.

"Because the gods of this world disappeared long ago."

The goddess Mazu sighed and then said:

"The first to disappear were those innate great gods. They all vanished into the void at some unknown time, went beyond the realm, and disappeared from then on."

Only a few gods and immortals with secondary authority remain, and these gods maintain the operation of the world.

But from some point onward, these deities gradually discovered that the laws of Heaven seemed to have changed, and their authority had vanished.

Moreover, it seemed that the Heavenly Dao was rejecting them, so these gods had no choice but to flee this world.

The remaining weak immortals and gods could not escape and could only watch helplessly as their power was taken away, their divine power disappeared, or they were even suppressed and obliterated by the Heavenly Dao.

Nowadays, no deity can descend upon this world.

What you see of me now is merely a physical body formed from the power of incense offerings and vows; my true self has long since vanished into the void, its whereabouts unknown.

The reason I am here is because before the gods vanished, they used their divine power to condense a divine essence, which was then formed after absorbing the power of incense offerings and prayers. Since the incense offerings to Mazu are most abundant in this realm, I have also condensed a Mazu Dharma body.”

As she spoke, Mazu sighed and looked at Li Haotian.