"The middle layer is the 'Forest of Divine Fall,' where the divine soul cores of fallen gods are buried. Although those divine souls have lost most of their consciousness, they retain their combat instincts from life and are extremely dangerous. Moreover, the Forest of Divine Fall grows various bizarre plants, some of which can even devour divine power."
"The deepest part is the 'Core of the Divine Tomb.' My memory fragments contain no information about that place—I only know it's the most dangerous location in the entire tomb, and also where the seal's core lies. The truth of the Ancient God War, and any clues the Angelic God might have left behind, are likely there."
Bibi Dong listened quietly. After Dai Chengfeng finished, she asked: "Where is the entrance? And where are the exits?"
"There's only one entrance, on the eastern side of the Divine Corpse Wasteland. As for exits... there are three." Dai Chengfeng pointed to three points of light on the map, "There's a teleportation array in each of the wasteland, forest, and core respectively, but specific tokens are needed to activate them. My memory fragments only record the token for the wasteland exit—you need to collect ten divine core fragments from different gods and sacrifice them on the altar to open the teleportation."
"In other words, if we want to go deeper, we must abandon the chance to leave from the wasteland," Tang Wulin frowned, "We can only continue forward and find the exit in the forest or core."
"Risk and opportunity coexist," Bibi Dong said indifferently, "The wasteland is relatively safe, but it's impossible to find the truth of the Ancient God War there. If we want answers, we must go deep."
Qian Renxue looked at the map, golden eyes flashing with resolute light: "Since we're going, let's go to the deepest part. If the Core of the Divine Tomb really has clues left by the Angelic God, then no matter what, I must find them."
"I'll accompany you." Tang Wulin held her hand.
Dai Chengfeng looked at Bibi Dong, who nodded slightly: "I also have something to confirm on this trip. The final piece of the Wind God inheritance seems to be in the Gods' Tomb. If possible, I want to find it."
"In that case, our goal is clear," Qian Renxue summarized, "Enter the Gods' Tomb, cross the Divine Corpse Wasteland and the Forest of Divine Fall, and reach the Core of the Divine Tomb. There, search for a way to remove the curse, investigate the truth of the Ancient God War, and incidentally search for the Wind God's inheritance fragment. Then, leave through the core's exit—if that exit still works."
"The exit should still work," Dai Chengfeng said, "My memory fragments show that all three exits were emergency passages established by the ancient God Kings. Unless the entire tomb collapses, they won't fail. But what token activates the core exit, I don't know—we'll need to search for that ourselves."
Bibi Dong stood up, looking toward the distance: "Then the plan is set. Three days later, meet at the Divine Realm's central hub. Before that, adjust to your best condition. Once we enter the Gods' Tomb, there will be no time to rest."
Everyone nodded and dispersed to make final preparations.
Qian Renxue walked alone to the highest point of the ruins. This was once the dome of the Pope's Hall; now only a small section of curved wall remained. She stroked those mottled stone carvings, barely able to make out the pattern of angel wings.
"Ancestor, what exactly did you experience back then?" she murmured softly, "That pact, those forgotten ones, and your final choice... Ten thousand years later, your inheritor must face the karma you left behind. Is this a trial, or punishment?"
In the night wind, no one answered.
Only Dai Chengfeng in the distance quietly watched her silhouette, a trace of complex light flashing in his eyes.
"Angel God... Gracia..." he murmured in a voice only he could hear, "What were you thinking ten thousand years ago?"
Three days later, Divine Realm central hub.
When Qian Renxue's group of four arrived, the five God Kings were already all present. In the center of the divine temple, a massive spatial vortex was slowly rotating. On the other end of the vortex, one could vaguely see a gray, deathly wasteland.
"That is the entrance to the Gods' Tomb," Tang San said in a heavy voice, "Remember, you only have three days. Whether or not you find what you seek, at this time three days from now, we must close the entrance. Otherwise, the seal will loosen, and things inside might escape."
"Understood." Qian Renxue nodded solemnly.
Xiao Wu stepped forward and gently embraced her: "Child, you must return safely."
"I will, Aunt."
The God of Destruction raised his hand, and five divine powers injected into the vortex, stabilizing it: "The entrance is now stable—you may enter. Remember, the flow of time inside is different from outside, roughly one to ten. That is, three days outside equals thirty days inside. These thirty days are the limit of how long you can stay."
"Thirty days..." Tang Wulin gripped his Golden Dragon Spear, "Enough."
Bibi Dong was the first to walk toward the vortex. Without hesitation, she stepped in, her figure disappearing into the rotating gray light. Dai Chengfeng followed closely behind.
Qian Renxue and Tang Wulin exchanged a glance, then also stepped in, hand in hand.
After a brief sensation of dizziness, the four appeared on a completely unfamiliar land.
The sky was eternal twilight, dark red clouds hanging low as if they might press down at any moment. Across the earth were jagged strange rocks and cracked soil—not a hint of green in sight. The air was filled with the aura of decay and death, the resentment of fallen gods accumulated over ten thousand years, so dense it had almost condensed into substance.
And the most shocking sight was before them—
Countless massive skeletons were scattered across the land, some in human form, some beast-like, and some indescribably bizarre shapes. The smallest of these skeletons were over a hundred meters tall, the largest stretching for several miles like mountain ranges. Weak divine power fluctuations remained on the bones, proving that in life, they had all been true gods.
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