MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1335 - Chapter 1335 Chapter 1335 Secret News

Chapter 1335: Chapter 1335: Secret News Chapter 1335: Chapter 1335: Secret News Li Yao leaped down from the statue, “As I expected, there truly is a mechanism.”

Edward nodded, “Since we’ve triggered a mechanism, there certainly won’t be just one.”

“This strange desert would only hide things underground. Whether it’s a once-great city or the ruins of a shattered temple, special conditions are needed to activate them,” Li Yao said as he mounted the Hell Battle Scorpion and dismissed the multi-headed snakes from the team to continue forward.

“This desert is too bizarre. With visibility hindered, it’s hard to know how many statues we’ve found,” Edward said after thinking for a moment about his doubts.

Li Yao also frowned slightly. Although he possessed Titan’s Eye, which gave him clearer vision than others, it was still not enough to peer through this desert, and he didn’t have many clues. He knew that the jackal-headed god was worshiped by all jackal-like creatures, but he didn’t understand the specifics very well.

After all, during the war of the gods, the gods were too numerous, with many main gods beneath the Moon God. Not to mention the various ranks of senior, middle, and junior gods, as well as demigods. The number of deities was vast in ancient times. The gods controlled the world and fought for supremacy, but after the war, most deities perished. Coupled with the heavens’ collapse, the fragmentation of laws, and the severing and sealing of the planes, attaining godhood became a luxury.

Now with the fusion of realms and the reconstruction of the world, the laws are gradually becoming complete. The opportunity to ascend to divinity will appear along with the perfection of laws. Thus, news of various gods is starting to emerge. Having been reborn, Li Yao naturally knew quite a bit. However, because he had encountered so few deities, he only understood the broad strokes and was clueless about the specifics, leaving him no way to judge.

The Black Dragon Queen coughed lightly before saying leisurely, “It seems the master really has forgotten about me.”

Li Yao’s eyes lit up as he suddenly realized. The Five Dragon Clans, even during the era of the gods, held a pivotal position, and even boasted the most formidable strength.

The Five Dragon Clans could dominate their own territories during that era, and even the gods would not dare to provoke them lightly.

The Five Dragon Kings, although demigods, possessed divine power that was infused by the true-god-tier Titan Gods. Their combat strength was among the top even compared to the main gods.

Moreover, the Five Dragon Kings had once fought side by side for life and death against the Primordial Dragon Father, as close as siblings. The Five Dragon Clans, united and like a single family, were truly the foremost power of that time, albeit without ambitions for supremacy.

The Black Dragon Queen was also born in the ancient past, from the same era as the Five Dragon Kings, only that the power instilled in them was less. But even if they were not demigods, they had few equals below the main gods, naturally existing like living fossils, occupying a high status. There were very few secrets she did not know.

“What do you know?” Li Yao asked earnestly.

The Black Dragon Queen, without any intention of withholding, said, “It seems you do not understand much about this Lion Scorpion Goddess.”

Edward immediately showed interest and bowed, “Please enlighten us, Dragon Queen.”

“You should know, most main gods are the oldest and strongest existences between heaven and earth, naturally endowed with the power of cosmic laws. Titans have sealed away several ancient gods. Those who hid and dared not emerge have variously ascended to godhood and quickly became main gods. For the later beings, attaining divinity is fraught with difficulties, let alone becoming the supreme Titan Gods,” the Black Dragon Queen said with a trace of age in her eyes, as if she had returned to the vast Ancient Times.

“Especially a few powerful chief gods were unmatched even by several Dragon Kings, like the malevolent and chaotic Death God, like the Ancestor Tree that drew nourishment from the Eternal Well and possessed overwhelming strength, like the Fire God who mastered the power of the sun. Those who came after them aimed to reach their status, but few ever did, and even fewer possessed their combat prowess.”

Li Yao rapidly skimmed through the information on these chief gods. Death’s Abyss and the Hellish worlds were under the absolute dominion of the Death God; originally, even the Gods of Destruction trembled under his rule. The Ancestor Tree was more defying; an ancient deity that was the mother of all trees, hailed as the home of souls and origin of all birds. Even in the Ancient Times, a myriad of years ago, it remained unshakable despite suffering grave injuries that hastened its demise.

As for the Fire God, incredibly, he aspired to attain the status of a True God of the sun, proclaimed as the progenitor of all fires. Under his shadow, the current Fire Elemental Lords dared not even show themselves.

“But as the age of the gods drew to an end, a new generation of prodigies rose. Among them, a few were particularly dazzling, and the Lion Scorpion Goddess was one of these bright stars. She and that guy, Ross, were known as the Abyssal Duo. Their stunning ascent to the rank of chief gods, especially the Lion Scorpion Goddess, was most brazen. She was the only one who dared to challenge the Death God’s authority and lived to tell the tale. In her most glorious days, she had occupied dozens of Abyss Worlds. She had no shortage of servant gods under her command.”

“The twilight of the gods saw deities fall like rain, and the Lion Scorpion Goddess suffered a heavy blow. Most of her servant gods perished, while the survivors bore almost irreversible damage, their current whereabouts unknown as they cling to life. The Jackal-headed God was one of her servant gods. The other two are a servant god known as the Ant Queen, who possesses a mid-level divine power, and a high-level divine entity known as Death’s Bite, the soaring python. This magic snake should certainly be aware of Death’s Bite.”

Flying Snake Demon Vivian spoke with loathing, “Of course, I know. Our ancestral deity, the Serpentine God, was devoured by Death’s Bite. Otherwise, how could she have possessed a high-level divine power?”

Li Yao pondered for a moment. “In that case, there should be a statue of the Ant Queen somewhere in the desert.”

Edward nodded. “A higher-level divine power naturally implies a higher status. So, if there’s an Underground Palace, the statue of Death’s Bite should be guarding it.”

Two hours later, the monsters they encountered were no longer just mane dogs, scorpions, and Sand Dragons. Now, they started to come across gigantic ants with bodies that resembled red crystals.

At first, the ants were relatively small, but as they moved forward, the ants grew larger and larger.

When Li Yao’s divine eyes could see the enormous statue of the Red Crystal Ant Queen, everyone’s complexion changed.

Before them on the sands appeared mounds similar to tombs, followed by countless fist-sized Red Crystal Ants that frantically emerged, then surged towards them like a tide.

“This is bad, everyone don’t hold back and fight with all your might!” Li Yao directed, summoning the multi-headed serpent.

Even quicksand was of no use this time, as the ants completely ignored it, encircling them from all directions.

In an instant, everyone went all out. These Red Crystal Ants were too terrifying; they witnessed a swarm of ants surround a massive Sand Dragon King, and after the ants passed, the Sand Dragon King vanished as if it had never existed, not even a trace of bone left behind.

These ants possessed an extremely potent corrosive power; all armor and shields were useless…