Chapter 376

Beside Princess Chenxi, Lomina said:

"Chenxi, ever since the God of Darkness suffered his last defeat, I've felt she won't let this go—but for two months, she's made no move. Doesn't that seem strange?"

Chenxi: "Mother, are you suspecting the blocked passage is connected to the God of Darkness?"

Lomina nodded and said: "Very likely. But the Abyssal Rift is sealed; the God of Darkness cannot transmit power through. She may still have some pawns on the Continent of Gods, but those pawns are merely fragments of consciousness and drops of divine power—under the protection of the Lord of Flame, they pose little threat. Yet the God of Darkness excels in deceit and schemes; she knows this well, so she must have some method we don't yet know!"

Chenxi said: "Whatever method she has, we'll deal with it. Mother, aren't you almost to Ninth Rank?"

Lomina's face took on a reverent expression:

"Yes, Chenxi. The Lord of Flame has granted me power—I'm just a step away from Ninth Rank!"

Tenth Rank, Sacred Domain!

Ninth Rank, Semi-Saint!

A Ninth-Rank powerhouse stands at the peak of the Continent of Gods—even within the Empire, they rank among the very strongest!

In fact, during these two months of the Night Elves' migration, their overall strength has greatly increased.

Elves generally dislike tedious cultivation.

But the Night Elves have spent the past twenty years in rigorous, disciplined training!

Yet, under the curse of the God of Darkness, they were severely suppressed.

But once the curse's power was purged, the results of their two decades of effort began to slowly manifest.

Moreover, Lin Yan granted them his blessing!

Over these two months, the entire Night Elf tribe's strength surged again.

Now, not a single Night Elf is below Fourth Rank.

Fifth-Rank Night Elves keep emerging.

Many Sixth-Rank Night Elves have appeared!

As for Seventh Rank, only Chenxi currently holds it.

Lomina is now Eighth Rank, but after receiving the spiritual energy cluster bestowed by Lin Yan, she is just a step away from Ninth Rank!

She could break through at any moment!

"If Mother reaches Ninth Rank, perhaps our Night Elf tribe will finally qualify to enter Loki Forest—but I doubt they'd welcome us warmly?"

Princess Chenxi whispered.

Lomina said: "We worship the great Lord of Flame—we can live well even without entering Loki Forest. Let's return to our original forest first."

Chenxi hummed in agreement and nodded gently.

"Your Majesty, come quickly! We've found a passage that hasn't collapsed—but there are Abyssal creatures inside!"

At that moment, a Night Elf ran over and said.

Chenxi and Lomina hurried over and saw at the end of a passage a massive cavern, where a huge insect with a black carapace had just emerged from the rock.

As the black insect emerged, it held a large chunk of stone in its mouth, then swallowed it down in a few bites.

The hard stone, in its mouth, seemed no different from a biscuit!

When the stone was swallowed, a crisp chewing sound rang out—impossible to imagine what its mouth and stomach were made of, able to crush and swallow stone!

"Boom!"

The cavern collapsed right before their eyes, burying the black insect under massive rocks!

But immediately after, chewing sounds came from within.

Clearly, the black insect was not dead—it was still eating stone inside!

"Abyssal Demon Armored Beetle!"

Seeing the insect, Lomina's expression changed slightly!

"Your Majesty, come quickly! There's another giant black beetle in this passage!"

As that passage collapsed, another Night Elf's voice rang out.

Lomina and Chenxi went to another passage and saw another Abyssal Demon Armored Beetle devouring stone—these beetles showed no interest in them at all, ignoring them completely, only endlessly eating stone.

And as it ate more, its body seemed to slowly grow larger.

Finally, the Abyssal Demon Armored Beetle seemed to have eaten too much—it burst and collapsed, motionless.

But around it, a large hole had been eaten out.

"Boom—"

The large hole collapsed again, burying the dead Abyssal Demon Armored Beetle under rocks—yet this time, the dead beetle made no movement at all.