Chapter 659: Leisurely Journey in the Era

"Xiao Wei's virus has become increasingly terrifying since she broke through to godhood," Xu Zhi remarked, his expression peculiar. Luo Caiwei's breakthrough meant she was now the leader of the Xiao Wei race, and their nature had significantly intensified.

Continuing his journey, he passed through villages.

At the largest Arcane Library, Xu Zhi coincidentally encountered folk legends about Xiao Wei. These legends had now spread across the entire Odyssey Sky Province, becoming a common topic of conversation in many towns. Many people even felt indignant about the tragic stories of this gentle, kind, and innocent girl.

There was even a song circulating among the populace:"There's a girl in the village named Xiao Wei,She's beautiful and kind,With a pair of lovely big eyes,And long, thick braids."

"Has it really spread to this extent?" Xu Zhi was speechless. "Xiao Wei is truly terrifying, a calamity that brings ruin to the nation and its people. Her infectiousness is chilling! I even considered catching a kind and gentle Xiao Wei to be a housekeeper back then."

As for their sudden arrival, it was only natural that it was detected so quickly. Every living being on this land, every computer-magic core, was being observed by an unseen force of destiny. The Three Pillar Gods had already foreseen and arranged the fate of all future worldlines.

But at this moment, it was as if a few stones had been suddenly thrown into a calmly flowing river, causing ripples and instantly and drastically altering the perceived worldlines. In Eastern terms: "The heavenly mechanism is in disarray." The Three Pillar Gods, like ancient sages, performed a quick divination and instantly pinpointed the source of the worldline alteration. This was the terrifying aspect of the Magic Core lineage.

However, the Six Realms were not to be trifled with. Although they hadn't expected to be discovered so quickly and suffered a significant loss due to the opponent's bizarre and chilling nature, they immediately counterattacked. What exactly constitutes a terrifying folk horror tale? Panic among the populace is also a type of ideological virus, a terrifying legend. The Three Pillar Gods' virus, however, operates at the level of flesh and blood genes.

"One is flesh and blood, the other is thought; they are truly two sides of the same coin, both infectious disasters!" Xu Zhi revealed a smile. "That's why I said these two worlds seem to be opposed, developing into two opposing sides.... Even the previous creations of life were in two different forms."

How would the Three Pillar Gods counter this bizarre infection? Even if the opponent were killed, as long as their true name was invoked and the horror of being dominated by Xiao Wei was recalled, they would revive in the graveyard of time, slowly awakening from the past. The fear in people's hearts is the most uncontrollable, and Xu Zhi was quite interested in this.

"They've been infecting others for years; now it's their turn to experience the pain of being infected, a wave of spiritual pollution." Xu Zhi chuckled, "Actually, the advantage of the first move is terrifying. If the roles were reversed and they got the first move, the Six Realms would be infected by a bioweaponized virus."

"They can fight their battles; it's none of my business. With things so heated and urgent, they certainly won't be looking for the missing Messiah. I'll just travel from behind the scenes, oblivious to the outside world." He mumbled to himself, "Finding good food, reading, and studying—life will be very comfortable."

Xu Zhi was in no hurry, enjoying observing the local customs and traditions of this era; he very much liked this kind of travel. This was his daily routine. "Excuse me, how much does it cost to get to the Aier Arcane Library?" Xu Zhi politely asked a coachman in front of a carriage inn. "Also, are there any local specialty foods nearby?"

Online, a single post immediately garnered countless frenzied comments.

"Holy crap, the new world actually connects to the ancient lava land?"

"Damn it! Are they looking for death?! The Super Ancient God, our 'dad,' is there! That's a terrifying 9th-tier world! (Super Ancient God animated GIF.jpg)"

"Ahem, ahem, based on my personal guess, the Super Ancient God might not pay attention to us mere ants... though it's a hopeful guess."

Opinions varied wildly, and some even called for "Balloon Fish" to share their insights. Of course, Balloon Fish couldn't decide anything; he could only keep it to himself. If he told Du Xue and the others, it would mean the Three Pillar Gods would also know.

Naturally, another big shot emerged to speak.

Alchemist Emperor: "Ahem, ahem, personally, I believe that Hermes giving the coordinates of this ancient lava world back then was not accidental. The two worlds have intricate connections. Remember our speculation back then? The Super Ancient God once had what appeared to be 9th-tier remains, which was made into mechanical armor. We suspected it was Hermes' remains. After all, for a 9th-tier giant to fall, perhaps once every tens of thousands of years is already rare. How could it be such a coincidence? It perfectly matches the timeline!"

Everyone nodded; they had indeed speculated that the remains might be Hermes'. And the Super Ancient God was very likely the killer. Could the two sides be opposing factions? Is that why there's a connection? Did they directly enter the world of their hostile faction? Goosebumps rose all over them!

In the Underworld, many people had gathered. All the deities' expressions shifted, revealing fear, panic, disbelief, gravity, and other incredulous emotions.

"As soon as they entered, they were all discovered."

"Great Prophecy? Can it see the trajectory of the entire world?"

"Damn it! All the Heavenly Emperors, except for the Abominations, were annihilated—and they were all elites!"

Each deity, accompanied by their trusted Heavenly Emperor subordinates, sat in various corners, whispering, their voices hoarse. Some Heavenly Emperors were also relieved that they hadn't gone, hadn't risked it. Although it was both an opportunity and a crisis, the opponent was too unknown. They felt they might die without even knowing how, and now it had proven true. All the Heavenly Emperors who entered and were alive were annihilated, inexplicably infected and assimilated. Only the Abominations remained unharmed.

"Luo Caiwei is keeping them occupied, and the God of Dreams is already exploring history in dreams!"

"Their history is very mysterious. There's a 9th-tier Super Ancient God who twisted the worldline. However, in that distant era, there was a highly advanced ancient technological lava civilization, said to have developed super technology akin to myths, known as the 'Prehistoric Short People.' The specific history is now blurred; perhaps only by finding higher-level individuals can the truth of history be known."

"As for the magic cores inside, that world also calls them Arcane Crystals. They seem to be their brains, the place where they store souls, not flesh and blood, but a crystal!"

The gods discussed. The God of Dreams, as the best spy, was naturally very powerful, but the information transmitted back was too incredible. The opponent's world might plausibly contain ancient 9th-tier beings. Even currently, there were three aggregate consciousnesses that had progressed extremely far on the 9th-tier path, seemingly close to reaching weak 9th-tier. They were called: The Three Pillar Gods of Destiny. Gods who unify worldlines, plan the future, and control the destiny of the entire world.

"However, I've seen that crystal in their brains before." At this, Bai Xiaosheng whispered, looking around, "Back then, when I fought Messiah the Sovereign Emperor, I remember he also had this mysterious crystal in his mind, and he used similar methods!"

Everyone gasped immediately. This was too chilling. What did this mean? Messiah the Sovereign Emperor possessing the eternal bloodline meant that Hermes, back then, also possessed the eternal bloodline. By the same logic, possessing the magic core bloodline meant that Hermes, back then, also possessed the magic core bloodline, meaning Hermes had deep ties to this ancient lava arcane world.

"This way, everything makes perfect sense." Armin took a deep breath, an 'I knew it' expression on his face. "This world is connected to Hermes, who fell back then! That's why we obtained the coordinates to this world. Perhaps the truth of our land of gods lies there, and perhaps the great enemy is precisely this world..."

This world might be the enemy from back then? Everyone's breathing quickened! Both startled and afraid, they felt as if everything was shrouded in mist.

"Where is Messiah the Great Emperor?" Bai Xiaosheng suddenly asked. The deities present were startled. That's right. Where was Messiah the Great Emperor?

They immediately dispatched people to the Enchantress Church, only to find it deserted. Silence instantly fell upon the group. Dao Changsheng, clad in Heavenly Court Emperor attire, coldly said, "Clairvoyant and All-Hearing, locate him based on the items he left behind." However, both searched throughout the Six Realms and found no trace. Not in this world.

At this moment, all the gods exchanged glances, an incredible thought surfacing: "Could it be that he has quietly awakened and entered that terrifying, mysterious world?"

"Search!"

"Have the God of Dreams, Luo Caiwei, and Venacki on the other side search for any possible traces. That might concern the truth of the entire world; it could be Hermes' guidance for us!"

"It might be the guidance of the great God of Wisdom, the triple great Mercury! His actions must contain some subtle hint from the unseen."

In the Ancient Lava World, countless rivers of time flowed endlessly, with images of human faces in their currents, charting the magnificent historical progress of various parallel universes. There were countless such world-rivers, but only the most reasonable one was chosen.

In the hazy consciousness world, an Arcane Throne was suspended in the mist, occupied by a humanoid Pillar God. To this day, they had undergone another transformation, evolving into phenomena of law, or arcana. This was so that their aggregated consciousness could also become a phenomenon of law, aiming to become Arcane Gods.

A hazy, mist-like humanoid figure sat on the void Arcane God-Throne. "Calculating, analyzing!"

"This energy species is confirmed to be a phenomenon of law, formed by the aggregation of billions of beings. It shares the same essence as arcana and is a pseudo-9th-tier distorted natural construct. It exists within people's hearts. Being a life aggregated from all beings, it also possesses fixed thought patterns. We are calculating its behavioral logic, laws, and trends of movement, analyzing the characteristics of these natural phenomena."

Like wind, fire, thunder, lightning, or mirages, it is an aggregated phenomenal life bestowed by all beings, also a natural phenomenon, but a twisted one of law, similar to arcana. Since it is a natural phenomenon, like lightning, strong winds, or tsunamis, it will have its natural laws. Even if it develops its own intelligence, it will most likely form fixed behavioral logic that can be analyzed and integrated into the worldline's laws to discern the opponent's intentions.

"Collecting big data."

"It seems to be spreading in an instant and is about to converge, searching for a certain being in unison. Further detection in progress. Performing self-unknown lifeform check, monitoring worldlines."

A scene appeared before them. "Target possesses a magic core, does not belong to the Three Pillar Gods' faction, an ancient magic core system, suspected to be a Super Ancient Ishtar human creature, or even more prehistoric, possessing diverse unknown cultivation systems. Further monitoring in progress. Suspected to be a more distant prehistoric civilization, predating the Ishtar civilization. Perhaps it is the Super Ancient Lava Civilization of the Super Ancient God. Target immediately designated as First Priority."

The young figure in the image was Xu Zhi, who was currently asking for directions and looking for food at the carriage inn, an expression of casual indifference on his face.