Chapter 336: The Moon Spirit Ancestor's Heaven‑Shaking Lie (Combined)

What exactly has the Moon Spirit Clan been hiding?

Hearing the Dragon Clan's shouted questioning, the Moon Spirit Ancestor fell silent.

The Half Demon Ancestor initially didn't think much of it, but after hearing the Dwarf Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor's words, he turned his head toward the Moon Spirit Ancestor, his eyes likewise growing a few degrees hostile: "Well done, Panggaleer, this wouldn't be your scheming behind the scenes, would it?"

The Moon Spirit Ancestor's eye twitched slightly.

Although he knew the Half Demon Ancestor was just talking nonsense, he actually hit the mark unintentionally.

Of course, the Moon Spirit Ancestor would certainly not admit this.

His thoughts turning swiftly, the Moon Spirit Ancestor gave a low chuckle: "As for that left hand, I do know something about it."

"But…" he shifted his tone, his gaze sweeping over the three other ancestors, "You lot trying to take advantage of my Moon Spirit Clan isn't exactly proper, is it?"

"What do you mean?" the Half Demon Ancestor raised an eyebrow, "Speak plainly!"

The Dwarf Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor exchanged a glance, their eyes flickering slightly.

"It's quite simple." The Moon Spirit Ancestor smiled. "Being the first to ascend the Heavenly Stairway and knowing the most secrets of the Heavenly Stairway is inherently the advantage of my Moon Spirit Clan."

"You want to know such important secrets for free without giving anything in return—isn't that a bit much?" The Moon Spirit Ancestor's gaze swept over the other three ancestors, "Would you honestly tell me your clan's secrets if I demanded them?"

The Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor ignored the half‑witted Half Demon Ancestor and exchanged a glance.

The Moon Spirit Ancestor proposed that sincerity be offered in exchange for the secret; they not only did not get angry, but instead trusted the Moon Spirit Ancestor a bit more.

After all, the races are in competition; if the Moon Spirit Ancestor gave away the secret without asking for anything, they'd instead suspect something was wrong.

"What you say makes sense; I was presumptuous." The Dragon Ancestor spoke in a low voice, "So what price do you require to reveal the secret corresponding to that left hand?"

"Let me say this first: I can accept equivalent exchange, but if the secret of that left hand isn't worth that price…" A glint of sharpness flashed in the Dragon Ancestor's eyes, "then don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Fine." The Moon Spirit Ancestor smiled, looking at the other two ancestors, "What do you two think?"

"My Dwarf Demon Clan is willing to pay an equivalent price to learn this secret." The Dwarf Demon Ancestor spoke calmly.

The Half Demon Ancestor, about to erupt, saw the reactions of the other two, silently closed his mouth, and muttered, "Count me in."

Realizing his mind was a bit sluggish at the moment, the Half Demon Ancestor made the most sensible decision and followed the other two ancestors.

"In that case, each of the three clans shall provide my clan with resources equivalent to 500 Legendary Stones." The Moon Spirit Ancestor chuckled.

"500 Legendary Stones?" The Dragon Ancestor's eyes narrowed, "Are you sure this secret is worth that much?"

The other two ancestors' gazes toward the Moon Spirit Ancestor were likewise doubtful.

They had previously been robbed once by the Human Race, barely recovering some vitality by looting the Nether Ghost Clan; producing another 500 Legendary Stones would be no small cost.

"Actually, even if I don't say it, you've probably guessed already." The Moon Spirit Ancestor spoke lightly, "Whose left hand could make Camille, a Third Realm Ancestor, treat it with such caution, wrapping it in layer upon layer of crystal?"

As the Moon Spirit Ancestor's words fell, the eyes of the other three ancestors flickered simultaneously.

The Third Realm is already the strongest fighting force of the Heavenly Stairway.

If it were merely the hand left behind after a peer‑level expert fell, they would have no need to be so cautious—after all, an opponent of comparable strength in life, what threat could a dead hand pose?

Therefore, for Camille to treat it so cautiously, the owner of that hand must have possessed strength far surpassing the Third Realm in life.

Within this Heavenly Stairway, the only beings capable of such strength are…

The answer seems to be on the tip of everyone's tongue.

If it were an expert who knew the secrets of the past ten thousand years, one would surely suspect the Administrators.

But aside from the Moon Spirit Ancestor present, the other three ancestors know nothing of the Administrators' existence.

Thus, in an instant, they thought of the same being.

That Deity who single‑handedly founded the Heavenly Stairway and awaits the final victor of the Race War!

"God… died?!" the Dwarf Demon Ancestor's voice trembled with bewilderment, "That hand… could it be the Deity's hand?"

A fleeting, hardly noticeable smile crossed the Moon Spirit Ancestor's eyes as he spoke calmly, "You ought to make your choice."

"Either pay the price to hear this secret, or leave here and forsake it."

"I'll give it!" the Dragon Ancestor tossed out a Dragon Scale Ring without hesitation, "Inside are 500 Legendary Stones."

"This is my Dwarf Demon Clan's." the Dwarf Demon Ancestor, only slightly slower than the Dragon Ancestor, handed over a storage pouch to the Moon Spirit Ancestor.

Smiling as he took the ring and pouch, the Moon Spirit Ancestor turned his gaze to the Half Demon Ancestor, whose face was flushed with intense conflict.

"I…" the Half Demon Ancestor's expression shifted; after hesitating a while, he waved his hand, "I'm not listening!"

Having said that, he turned and walked away.

In that moment, the Half Demon Ancestor suddenly realized something.

Even if he learned the secret of that left hand, he might not be able to, like the other two ancestors, connect enough information for the secret to reveal its full value.

The Half Demon Clan had already suffered considerable losses; 500 Legendary Stones was too much, and he didn't want to part with them.

Seeing the Half Demon Ancestor swiftly depart, the Moon Spirit Ancestor's eyes flashed with a deeply concealed regret; he quickly smiled at the Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor, "I swear by my title as Moon Spirit Ancestor that the secrets I am about to speak are true; should I violate this oath, may the Moon Spirit Clan perish."

As the Moon Spirit Ancestor's oath echoed through the void, the surrounding heaven and earth rumbled, as if responding to his pledge.

This is a minor ability possessed by Third Realm experts after gaining higher authority: swearing an oath in the name of an Ancestor, witnessed by the Heavenly Stairway.

Hearing such an oath, the Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor's faces eased; at this moment they fully believed the Moon Spirit Ancestor.

"Just as you guessed, this left hand certainly does not belong to any expert of any race that has ascended the Heavenly Stairway." The Moon Spirit Ancestor spoke unhurriedly, "It belongs to a being surpassing the Third Realm, capable of easily exterminating any clan on the Heavenly Stairway."

Upon hearing this description, the Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor exchanged a glance, their eyes simultaneously flashing with solemnity.

"There's no mistake! A being above the Third Realm that can easily annihilate a clan, belonging to no clan—aside from a Deity, they could think of nothing else fitting this description!" "On this left hand lies the authority that being left behind in life, able to effortlessly erase any existence on the Heavenly Stairway, Ancestors included." The Moon Spirit Ancestor took in the two ancestors' reactions.

"Luo is using this power, through Camille's Descent form, to strike down Camille's true form from afar."

The Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor's gazes crossed for an instant.

"When a Deity acts, even a clan can be easily slain; the authority they held in life being able to kill Camille from afar after death also seems reasonable."

Everything matched up, leaving them utterly convinced of the Moon Spirit Ancestor's words.

"The Heavenly Stairway has a most significant origin." The Moon Spirit Ancestor spoke solemnly, "After that being fell, the Race War underwent some changes."

Changes?

The Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor revealed thoughtful expressions.

What changes will the Race War bring?

They almost simultaneously thought of something.

The victor of the Race War can earn the god's smile.

Now the god is dead, so the so-called smile of the god naturally no longer exists. Then what replaces it…

Thinking that after obtaining the god's left hand, Luo possessed part of the god's power, the Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor flashed a startled expression in their eyes.

Winning this Race War would allow one to inherit the god's full power and become…

A new god!

Thinking of this possibility, the two ancestors felt a shudder all over.

"It seems you two have already thought of that." The Moon Spirit Ancestor smiled slightly, as if affirming the two ancestors' speculation, and seemingly unintentionally sighed, "That being's power is truly unimaginably strong."

Upon hearing the Moon Spirit Ancestor's words, the two ancestors immediately confirmed their suspicion.

"That… such a powerful being, why did it fall?" The Dwarf Demon Ancestor suppressed his excitement and spoke in a low voice.

"Well…" the Moon Spirit Ancestor's voice paused slightly, a flash of pain in his eyes, "Because that being suffered betrayal!"

Betrayal?

The Dwarf Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor glanced at each other, quickly imagining in their minds a god with infinite power being betrayed and schemed against by other equally powerful gods, ultimately falling.

Probably only a true god could cause another god to fall…

"I understand." The Dragon Ancestor took a deep breath and spoke solemnly, "So now, the Human Race's Leader has already obtained part of that being's power; how should we respond?"

"Since that being left behind its left hand, are there other parts of its body we could use to counter its power with other forces? Where are those parts? How can we obtain them?"

"What I can tell you two is, the power of that being's other parts can indeed counterbalance the left hand's power." The Moon Spirit Ancestor's voice paused slightly, "However, where those parts are…"

"That is not information obtainable just from the 500 Legendary Stones."

"How much is needed?" the Dwarf Demon Ancestor said with a hint of urgency.

The Moon Spirit Ancestor smiled faintly and remained silent.

Thus the Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor understood.

It seems that no matter the cost, the Moon Spirit Ancestor could never tell them this secret.

"I'll ask one last question." the Dwarf Demon Ancestor said, unwilling to give up, "Do you possess any part of that being's body?"

"No." the Moon Spirit Ancestor replied decisively.

The Moon Spirit Ancestor also doesn't have it?

The Dwarf Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor glanced at each other and nodded slowly.

Under the Ancestors' Oath, the Moon Spirit Ancestor's words are trustworthy.

After learning this secret, the two of them could no longer wait, wanting to search for the remains left after the god's fall; in their view, the Moon Spirit Ancestor must be the same.

Since the Moon Spirit Ancestor currently does not possess it, that indicates he truly has not found it.

Thinking this, the Dwarf Demon Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor felt their hearts ease slightly.

If both the Human Race and the Moon Spirit Clan mastered such power, the other several clans would inevitably become cannon fodder in their conflict.

If only the Human Race possessed it, the situation would change.

The other several clans could join forces to oppose the Human Race.

Thinking this, the ancestors of the two clans felt resolute.

After leaving here, they will certainly have their clan members search for the whereabouts of the god's remains.

The Moon Spirit Clan has never found it in ten thousand years, meaning the remains are surely hard to locate, but as long as they are still on the Heavenly Stairway, they have a chance.

As long as they find a portion…

Thinking of that unfathomable mighty power, the eyes of the Dragon Ancestor and the Dwarf Demon Ancestor both surged with excited gleam.

The two ancestors, already unable to wait, quickly bade farewell and left; soon only the Moon Spirit Ancestor remained, standing silently in the void.

"Hehehe~" a low, chilling laugh echoed in the Moon Spirit Ancestor's mind, "These two fellows, you really have deceived them badly, huh?"

"Deceived?" the Moon Spirit Ancestor's face bore a composed smile, "What I just said, not a single word was a lie."

"As for what they think, that's not something I can control."

"Actually, with the administrator's authority, one can circumvent the Ancestors' Oath; even if violated, there would be no punishment." That gloomy voice carried a seductive tone.

"No need." the Moon Spirit Ancestor chuckled and shook his head, "If something can be done openly, there's no need to resort to covert means."

"You're guarding against me." the gloomy voice said with a hint of regret.

"Of course not." the Moon Spirit Ancestor's expression unchanged, "Without you, the Moon Spirit Clan would have long ceased to exist; how could I guard against you?"

"Hopefully." the gloomy voice said lightly, "Don't forget, our interests are aligned."

"Let's return to the previous question." the gloomy voice shifted the topic, "You led them to mistakenly believe the god had fallen; what do you intend to do?"

"Just a idle move." the Moon Spirit Ancestor smiled, "The main purpose is to swindle some resources from them."

"The secondary purpose…"

"To cause Luo some minor trouble."

"Minor trouble?" the gloomy voice scoffed, "With the rollback and backend login permissions, besides you and me on the Heavenly Stairway, no one could cause him trouble."

"Right now Luo is merely not yet familiar with the use of the rollback permission."

"Once he truly becomes familiar, even if those three fellows do not descend, Luo can still eradicate them via rollback."

"Wouldn't that also be fine?" the Moon Spirit Ancestor fell silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"All the ancestors are dead, our goal has advanced further." — "Ahchoo!"

Qin Chuan sneezed violently, looking puzzled at the sky above.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yue beside him said softly.

Qin Chuan hesitated for a moment, "I always have a feeling that someone at the Third Level is scheming against me right now."

"You killed the Ancestor of the Crystal Clan; it's normal for them to scheme against you." Lin Yue was speechless, then sighed, "The situation on the Heavenly Stairway is getting more and more chaotic."

"Yeah." Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.

After Camille fell, the newly born Ancestor was killed as soon as it was born.

After that, even more outrageous things happened.

Even the already destroyed Lan Clan actually had an Ancestor, and it too fell.

(End of chapter)