Chapter 1661

No... where did this bring me?

As the wills of the true gods were startled by the imprinting act and were busy searching for the traces of the god-ascender, Hearing Li Ang had already staggered to his feet from the soft ground, looking around in confusion.

The Origin Mud Tablet was not solid at all; beneath the purple-black mud layer, there was a whole new world. Countless strange imprints of bizarre shapes were shuttling back and forth in this huge underground cavity like colorful comets, dragging long trails of various colored light flames.

A large number of transparent veins, resembling plant veins, densely covered the dome of the underground cavity. Whenever an imprint with a tail flame swept by nearby, brilliant light and shadows would flow rapidly through the veins, shuttling back and forth through countless pipe-like channels.

And when the two of them looked closely, they were incredibly surprised to find that the light and shadows flowing through the veins, which seemed to be just bean-sized light spots, were actually incredibly complex and dense, seemingly containing extremely vast and complicated information.

Even though they couldn't distinguish the meaning with the naked eye, after looking at the nearest bright white star point, the two of them felt as if they had been dragged into a cathedral countless times grander than the Deep Sanctuary, and overlapping holy songs chanted by tens of thousands of voices rang in their ears.

This star point... is the complete 【Justice】?!!!

Through the aura that was of the same origin as the Deep Sanctuary but "vast" countless times over, after identifying the meaning of this star point, Hearing Li Ang and his heart couldn't help but twitch in unison, and then he couldn't help but look up, gazing at the countless star points shuttling through the cavity in shock.

If this one bright white star point represented the 【Justice】 authority itself, then what were the other star points surging in the transparent veins above? And what were those imprints that seemed even more "advanced" than the light points?

"Food God..."

After couldn't help but call out to Hearing Li Ang, Snake-Bearer Director muttered in a daze:

"We... seem to have discovered an incredible secret!"

"Indeed..."

Sweeping his gaze rapidly across one star point after another, and identifying the star points corresponding to 【Blood】, 【Fear】, 【Death】, and so on, Hearing Li Ang couldn't help but hiss, a sense of extreme strangeness welling up in his heart.

Although they weren't arranged in straight lines, those transparent veins with leaf-like textures were indeed arranged closely in a strange but precise order, like a circuit board.

And the star points representing the corresponding authorities in the pipes were like current signals running on circuit traces, running back and forth along different circuit traces, being "read" and transmitted away by those strange imprints one by one.

Plus the strange behavior of imprinting oneself on the Origin Mud Tablet and leaving a handprint, it was simply like entering personal information for "fingerprint" identification!

Speaking of which... if I were someone born in a magic world who only knew how to use magic circles and runes to cast fireballs, would I have this exact feeling the first time I saw a modern circuit board?

"Buzz!"

Just as Hearing Li Ang was lost in this strange sense of déjà vu, trying to figure out what this huge cavity represented, a familiar harsh noise rang out.

【Relying on your unparalleled talent, you have climbed a full two hundred and fifty levels of the "Long Staircase of God-Ascension" and destroyed the Origin Mud Tablet's defensive measures against true gods, entering the interior of the "Root Chamber No. 3." You have successfully activated the hidden exotic badge "Root-Peeper (No. 3)."】

【Root-Peeper (No. 3): A wise being who entered Root Chamber No. 3 while it was operating normally and gained a certain understanding by observing its operation.】

【Wearing Effect: The authorities operating within Root Chamber No. 3, as well as other secondary authorities attached to Root Chamber No. 3, will become traceable in your eyes.】

【Advancement Path: When your own infection value exceeds 70 points, this badge will automatically advance to the hidden exotic badge "Root-Facer (No. 3)." Current progress: 65.5/70.】

【When your own infection value reaches 80 points, this badge will automatically advance to the hidden exotic badge "Root-Insight (No. 3)." Current progress: 65.5/80.】

【When your own infection value reaches 90 points, this badge will automatically advance to the hidden exotic badge "Root-Master (No. 3)." Current progress: 65.5/90.】

【Hidden Trait (No need to wear): As a wise being who has peeped at the operation of the roots, authorities at the 60-point infection value level are no longer things you cannot touch.】

"..."

Root Chamber... and No. 3?

Listening to this name with a specific number, and looking at the countless authorities operating like a circuit board above, Hearing Li Ang couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling a strange pressure.

Regardless of what this Root Chamber No. 3 actually is, judging by this numbered name, it is ninety-nine percent "man-made." As for the so-called Origin God Platform and Origin Mud Tablet, they are merely the "skin" on the outer layer of the Root Chamber.

So... who is the person or group that created this Root Chamber? Are they still alive?

And if they are still alive, will I be discovered by them now that I've entered the Root Chamber they created? What would their attitude be toward someone who entered the Root Chamber?

"What's the situation with your imprinting?"

Feeling a huge sense of vigilance and unease, as if facing an anomalous object for the first time, and confirming that there was nothing else inside this Root Chamber No. 3 except for the self-operating authorities, Hearing Li Ang immediately patted his chest and urged Snake-Bearer Director, who was still in a daze:

"Listen to me, something is wrong with this place! The feeling those imprints give me is also very strange. If your imprinting is already successful, we'd better leave immediately!"

"It's fine, you don't need to be afraid."

"???"

"No..."

Feeling Hearing Li Ang's astonishment, Snake-Bearer Director, hiding in his heart, couldn't help but say anxiously:

"It's not me! No... this voice is indeed mine! But these words aren't..."

"It is what I said."

A voice identical in tone to Snake-Bearer Director's, but with a clear mechanical quality, rang out again.

The voice of the "Long Staircase of God-Ascension," which had given the green light when Hearing Li Ang stepped onto it, pulled him directly to the two hundred and fiftieth level, and dubbed him the "Two-Fifty True God," was full of exhaustion:

"No. 3, welcome back to consciousness."

"???"

"I'm talking about you."

Amidst Hearing Li Ang's stunned gaze, the light and shadows in the sky flickered slightly, and then condensed into a blurry human figure in front of him.

After raising a hand and pointing at Hearing Li Ang's brow, the figure, whose gender was hard to discern, said in a low voice:

"Although it seems to be more than a decade earlier than expected, since you were able to penetrate the Origin Mud Tablet and enter here, you must be No. 3."

(End of chapter)