Chapter 650: The Key to Unlocking the Truth

As soon as he returned, was he to ascend to heaven and meet the gods again?

But this time, Hermes was already dead. How could he be met?

Many were perplexed.

Could it be to meet the current Hermes of the Church of Light? But that was merely a newborn remnant soul, possessing only a few inherited memories and remembering little else.

"He doesn't remember much, likely because the 'essence' was insufficient and incomplete at the time of his birth," Li Shengjiang said seriously, pointing at the puddle of water element before them. "As you can see, even such a small puddle of water still requires an immense amount of essence to fully give birth to a sound and complete soul. Therefore, it's normal for the current Hermes to be incomplete."

He glanced around and then spoke again:

"This time, I have opened the Gate of Alchemy and brought that unique item... to replenish the incomplete origin. Perhaps then he will remember more, leading to greater discoveries."

The gods were astonished and agreed that it made sense!

Baixiaosheng said, "Indeed. According to this deduction, the current remnant soul of Hermes was a life form generated from the deceased flesh using 'essence'. To complete it again with 'essence' is indeed highly probable!"

Even the God of Dreams' breathing became a little hurried. "Then, perhaps we can learn... the mystery of Hermes' fall, even older ancient mythological enigmas, and even the truths of other worlds!"

"It's even more likely that this is information Hermes left for us before his death! And the condition to unlock this information is to understand his Gate of Alchemy from back then and find the essence!"

Huren Nong frowned, his voice deepened, and his expression turned serious. "Yes! Thinking about it this way... this is indeed a test to know the truth! If we can't even find the Gate of Alchemy, how can we even talk about resisting that terrifying enemy? We might as well just wait for a peaceful death!"

The deities present exchanged glances, feeling increasingly convinced the more they thought about it!

They blamed themselves for being so foolish, for not understanding Hermes' painstaking efforts and the threshold to knowing the truth!

Essence... was not only the key to the Gate of Alchemy but also the key to unlocking the truth.

They rarely gathered together, but now, the leading deities from across the Six Realms had convened here.

Exploring the truth of ancient times, the mystery of Hermes' fall in the Babylonian mythological era, was not a bad idea at all!

In fact, all the gods present, united, could be likened to a new 'Achilles' – a realm of gods!

However, they still lacked a leader, a suppressive ninth-tier existence!

But reaching the ninth-tier was almost impossible to conceive.

Now, in this new era, they faced an unknown formidable enemy.

The atmosphere immediately became tense and solemn.

Li Shengjiang also couldn't help but ask, "We need to find two individuals, two parts into which the new life formed from the remnants was split: Hermes, or Messiah... Where is Emperor Messiah?"

"Emperor Messiah is probably still in slumber," a young, newly ascended deity said at this point. "After all, it is Hermes' remaining body, possessing the bloodline of immortality."

At this, everyone felt envious.

It was one thing for Messiah to be immortal, as he inherited Hermes' remnants, but Medusa also possessed this talent, which was truly enviable.

And at the mention of the immortal bloodline, Cute Girl and other players became agitated.

Messiah possessing an immortal bloodline meant that Hermes also had it back then—the blood of the Creator God! At the same time, the ninth-tier remains extracted by the super-ancient gods were made into mechanical armor; whose ninth-tier remains were they?

They had guessed at the time that Hermes was killed by the super-ancient gods. Was that truly the case?

"Take screenshots and post them outside!"

"Something big is about to happen!"

"The entire worldview is about to fully unfold."

They only felt enveloped by layers of mist, and the mystery needed to be unveiled by themselves.

"Then, we can only seek out Hermes of the Church of Light," Li Shengjiang said. "However... the essence is still insufficient. Completing some of Hermes' consciousness and soul will likely consume an enormous amount of energy. I hope you all can provide some resources to cultivate more... essence."

The surrounding deities didn't say anything upon hearing this.

Such a powerful divine substance naturally entails immense consumption.

They were not unreasonable people; they naturally had foresight. If any new discoveries could be made through Hermes, the gains would undoubtedly be immense.

This was akin to an investment; one could only participate by contributing funds. Otherwise, even if new information or gains were acquired, they would not be shared.

So they all nodded, indicating their willingness to provide some resources.

"That's good," Li Shengjiang breathed a sigh of relief.

Cultivating his own race was too incredibly expensive.

Even Cute Girl, the wealthiest landlady in the Six Realms, complained bitterly, claiming she was utterly broke after funding the Alchemist Emperor's body and the exorbitant cost of the water element.

Three days later.

Resources were collected, and countless essences were born.

The Alchemical Hourglass was almost filled with sparkling, exquisite glass-like particles.

"Ladies and gentlemen, come with me to meet the ancient deity," Li Shengjiang stood up. "Today, in Achilles, the realm of gods from ancient Babylonian mythology, the truth shall be revealed."

On the other side.

The City of Holy Light, Dandis.

The steam train whistled, billowing white smoke.

Empty golden rice fields flashed past, occasionally dotted with scarecrows.

At the edge of the railway tracks lay a small village, and in a small chapel on the outskirts of the rice fields, a freckle-faced village teacher led students in reading amidst the cold winter snow.

Higher up, a young man, dressed entirely in white robes, sat on a rooftop, truly engrossed in a book. He slowly closed it and quietly opened his eyes. "Reading everywhere, traveling everywhere, Mercury, the God of Wisdom... living incognito, possessing infinite wisdom—this certainly aligns with the common perception of him based on their worship."

After all, Messiah, on his side, had not dared to awaken directly.

"I hadn't expected that after all these years, that group of 'lovable' muscular bros would become more and more diligent, and their games would grow increasingly intense, even meeting another group of perverts."

It was too horrifying.

Although the succubus beauty with her small whip and three-piece set yielded significant body-refining effects, few could truly embrace such a practice.

"I just can't bring myself to do it."

Just imagining the scene of those cheerful muscular bros and girls playing with succubi wielding whips made the sight so 'beautiful' it was unbearable to look at.

The player Pan Xuexian, causing trouble everywhere, truly found her heart's desire in this other world, gathering like-minded friends to exercise together.

Perhaps, this was a case of kindred spirits.

"But this Li Shengjiang fellow also stirred up trouble as soon as he arrived... investigating the truth about Hermes," Xu Zhi's eyelids twitched. "There's truly not a single peaceful one among them."

He found it too difficult.

Messiah dared not awaken on his side, and now Hermes was being sought out here.

He closed the book and looked up at the divine light in the sky, where a terrifying presence was descending. "Forget it. Since they've brought such a grand gift of prime essence upon arrival and gathered such vast resources... if they wish to uncover the truth, then let them."

"Boom!"

Clouds churned in the sky.

A mighty roar, accompanied by an ancient, vast howling, seemed to surge from primordial antiquity.

"What is that?"

The teacher and students in the entire chapel looked up, witnessing a scene they would never forget!

One by one, the most powerful deities in the world descended, enveloped in brilliant golden light.