Chapter 422: Nothing More Than Mortals

Xi Fang Shi Jie.

Heiniu emerged from the entrance of the Abyss, his entire body radiating a baleful aura.

"Norma... Xiaomeng..."

He had already learned of Norma's approximate whereabouts from the Manager.

He knew his own strength was insufficient to find and resurrect Norma.

However, he was still unwilling to give up, so he ventured into the Abyss.

The result was as one might expect.

He was not a Child of Destiny; he was not that lucky, and he did not encounter the Magic Insect that Norma had turned into while in the Abyss.

If not for his formidable strength, he likely would have died in the Abyss long ago.

Of course, as a player, one does not fear death.

But Heiniu still preferred not to die if there was no need.

After death, there would be several days where one could not log into the game.

This time was very precious.

He was heading toward the gods.

Today, he had already traveled very far on the path of the Legendary.

Many veteran Legendaries were no match for him.

"Heiniu, do you intend to return to Iron Stone City?" Just then, a crisp voice came.

Heiniu looked over; beside him was a woman wearing a black bodysuit. The woman had a great figure and a mysterious temperament.

This woman was someone Heiniu had met in the Abyss, named Eyun.

This name was quite unique; it might be a codename, and Heiniu did not press for her real name.

However, Heiniu understood that the other party was far from as simple as she appeared.

Heiniu had a feeling that he was no match for her.

"Hmm... it is time to go back." There was a hint of nostalgia in Heiniu's gaze.

In reality, he had already quit his job.

Nowadays, apart from eating, he spent almost all his time in the game, improving his strength.

It could be said that he had been detached from society for a period of time, completely immersed in the game.

He was already having trouble distinguishing between reality and the game.

Only by returning to Iron Stone City could he perhaps find a bit of his former self.

"Iron Stone City, is it really as good as you say?

Or is it just because there is that young girl you like in Iron Stone City?" Eyun looked at Heiniu, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Eyun was, in fact, Eyun Xiaojie, a god.

She had noticed Heiniu, so she walked in the guise of a saint to approach him.

In fact, many people had already noticed the players, and even the gods had.

Of course, not all gods would go to the trouble of personally approaching players.

After all, from the perspective of the gods, players were just a special group, nothing more than slightly larger ants, and they posed no threat at all.

If this could even be considered a threat, then in a certain plane, a beggar named Zhu Zhongba was holding a broken bowl and begging on the street when suddenly dust rose and an army of one hundred thousand charged toward him.

"Iron Stone City..." Heiniu thought of Xiaomeng again.

Back then, on the shore, he had told Xiaomeng that they would build a sturdy city where everyone could live with dignity, without being enslaved by the gods.

Although they did not speak the same language, every time Heiniu spoke, Xiaomeng would listen intently, looking into Heiniu's eyes as if she understood everything.

Yet, before Iron Stone City could be built, Heiniu lost Xiaomeng.

However, Heiniu was still working hard to contribute to the construction of Iron Stone City.

He hoped that after bringing Xiaomeng back, she would be able to see a beautiful Iron Stone City.

"Iron Stone City... is naturally very good.

It is even better than the Arcane City.

Under the governance of the... Nine Prince, I believe Iron Stone City will become the number one city in the world in the future."

"The Arcane City?" Eyun Xiaojie was stunned for a moment. "It eventually perished at the hands of the Four Great Sovereigns."

Speaking of this, Eyun Xiaojie also felt a bit desolate.

On the surface, it was the Four Great Temples joining forces to destroy the Arcane Empire, but in reality, it was the Four Great Sovereigns joining forces to deal with those gods, forcing them to take sides and join their factions.

Nowadays, most gods had joined the camp of the Four Great Sovereigns.

Only a small number were still struggling to hold on.

It was likely that before long, they would meet the same fate as the Arcane Empire.

"It is different." A sharp look flashed in Heiniu's eyes. "Gods are merely more powerful organisms.

Give us time, and we can all become gods!

At that time, what would the gods even count for?"

Eyun Xiaojie looked at Heiniu, ripples forming in her heart.

She had seen many arrogant people, or those who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth.

But she could be certain that Heiniu was not that kind of person.

He seemed to truly be certain... that he could become a god.

"The people of the world mostly worship gods; why do you... you not worship gods?" Eyun Xiaojie asked.

"Gods... are also just powerful organisms; why should one worship them?"

"Rather than believing in gods, it is better to believe in the Nine Prince." Heiniu spoke the truth.

Regarding the gods of this world, they, these players, did not have much reverence.

Seeing this scene, Eyun Xiaojie was truly somewhat puzzled.

In this world, the majority of humans have gods they believe in.

A small portion do not have loyal faith, but they will still believe in quite a few gods, worshipping things like the Goddess of Luck, the Goddess of Wealth, or the Goddess of the Ocean.

Humans like the ones before her, who have absolutely no reverence for gods, are truly rare.

"You are very special." Eyun Xiaojie looked at Heiniu, even more curious about that group of aliens, "The Nine Prince you often mention... what kind of person is he?"

Eyun Xiaojie was somewhat curious about the Nine Prince.

The Nine Prince was the son of Diya.

Eyun Xiaojie had met Diya; she felt that Diya could be considered a particularly outstanding human in recent years, though of course, he now belonged to the gods.

According to Diya's own words, his several sons were all quite Ordinary.

"The Nine Prince... is a person with great charisma.

Actually... regarding him, I don't know much either." Heiniu thought for a moment and gave this answer, "But he is worthy of people's trust!"

"Is it him... who makes you resist the gods? Preferring to believe in him rather than believe in the gods?" Eyun Xiaojie was truly curious.

"Compared to the Nine Prince... what do the gods amount to?" A look of mockery flashed in Heiniu's eyes.

After communicating with Shengtian, Heiniu guessed that the Manager was a true... great power.

Traveling between two worlds, creating a world with a flip of his palm, and destroying a realm with a turn of his hand.

The Manager, through miraculous means, brought them into this world.

And he turned this world into a game, bestowing upon them the characteristics of players.

This kind of means... is unimaginable.

What do gods even count for?

Hearing this, Eyun Xiaojie suddenly laughed: "You overestimate that Nine Prince too much.

Gods... are also far beyond what you imagine.

Perhaps you have never seen the means of the gods, so you always feel that gods don't amount to much.

Heiniu, you are very strong now, and among the Legendary, you count as a powerhouse.

However, encountering a true god, you would have no way to escape death!"

As a god, Eyun Xiaojie naturally would not feel that gods were inferior to others.

Eyun Xiaojie was somewhat dissatisfied with Heiniu's words just now belittling the gods.

Hearing Eyun Xiaojie's words, Heiniu only smiled: "Many things... you don't understand, and it's hard for me to explain them to you.

But you will... understand in the future."

"Playing the mystic." Eyun Xiaojie said, and she turned her head, "I will accompany you to Iron Stone City this time; I want to see just what kind of sacred being the Nine Prince... really is!

And whether Iron Stone City is really as... good as you say."

Heiniu glanced at Eyun Xiaojie and did not speak again, not knowing what he was pondering.

Deep night.

Eyun Xiaojie closed her eyes.

Suddenly, a voice entered her ears.

"Eyun Xiaojie, why did you suddenly change your mind and head to Iron Stone City?

That is merely a human city; there is nothing worth noting there.

Diya also said that his ninth son is very Ordinary."

The one transmitting the voice was also a god, belonging to the same camp as the Ice Queen.

"I am just a bit curious about what kind of ability he has that allows so many powerful adventurers to believe in him."

The more powerful the adventurers are, the less deep their faith in gods actually is.

In fact, every Legendary thinks about god-slaying to replace the gods.

However, according to the information Eyun Xiaojie received, that group of aliens all trusted the Nine Prince deeply, even more than the devout believers of gods.

"Eyun Xiaojie, although that group of aliens is quite special.

There is absolutely nothing worth noting about them.

They believe in one person; this doesn't count for anything at all.

Compared to our great affairs, these aliens are not worth paying attention to.

Could it be... that they could help us fight against the Four Great Sovereigns?

Isn't the Arcane Empire touted as the strongest empire under the heavens, even capable of resisting gods?

Yet, the Four Great Sovereigns didn't even take action personally; they merely sent down a Seraph, and the Arcane Empire was wiped out in a flash.

Eyun Xiaojie, our focus should be placed on gods of the same level.

These people... although a bit peculiar, cannot affect the overall situation and cannot help us.

Currently, the Ice Queen is communicating with the Heavenly Court of the Ancient Tang Empire...

They are nothing more than a group of mortals."

"Kuangfeng, I have my own sense of propriety in doing things; I have a premonition... that this Iron Stone City will be able to give me some unexpected joy."

"What you possess is the divine office of Misfortune, not Luck."

"Shut your mouth!"

Ancient Tang Empire.

Under the gaze of many, Lin Chao entered the Puppet Illusion Realm.

The Puppet Illusion Realm is the true holy land for all Puppet Makers.

Entering it allows one to perceive the true essence of puppet making at close range.

At this moment, Lin Chao closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking deep into the Puppet Illusion Realm.

Before him stood a tall tower.

This tower towered into the clouds, with a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine levels.

Unfortunately, among today's Puppet Makers, no one has yet ascended to the hundredth level.

There is a rumor in the Ancient Tang Empire that whoever can ascend to the hundredth level will certainly be able to create a Legendary-level puppet.

Lin Chao looked up at this tall tower.

Without any hesitation, he entered the tower.

The first level, the second level, the third level...

Lin Chao's floor level kept rising.

Very quickly, Lin Chao also stepped into the hundredth level, which no one had ever entered before.

He scanned it a few times, accepted the information on this level, and then entered the next.

With Lin Chao's powerful Divine Soul, accepting and digesting this information was very fast; it did not take long at all.

However, for others, it was not like this.

Therefore, when Lin Chao was at the hundredth level, some people were still at single-digit levels.

At this time, outside the Puppet Illusion Realm, a look of curiosity appeared in Wang Lu's eyes: "Senior Brother, how many levels do you think Junior Brother Lin Gui can ascend to, and how many hours will he stay inside?"

The Senior Brother appeared to be in thought: "I guess... above the seventieth level, for two hours."

He was still guessing on the low side.

After all, the Intermediate-Grade puppet Lin Chao made last time had given him a great sense of shock.

He even felt that Lin Chao could charge up to the ninetieth level.

"Then do you think Junior Brother Lin Gui can activate the Puppet Heart?"

The Old Monster has several disciples who have activated the Puppet Heart.

My father said that if Lin Gui can activate the Puppet Heart, he will take him as a disciple."

Upon hearing this, the Senior Brother's expression was somewhat ashamed.

"Master... actually, whether the Puppet Heart is activated or not... is not that important.

However, Junior Brother Lin Gui might possibly activate the Puppet Heart."

"I hope Junior Brother Lin Gui can be impressive and stay inside a bit longer," Wang Lu said.

The longer one stays inside, the more it means one has comprehended in the Puppet Illusion Realm, and the higher the tower level one has ascended to.

The Senior Brother stayed inside for nearly five hours last time and ascended to the eighty-seventh level.

But that was not the Senior Brother's first time ascending the tower.

Time passed minute by minute.

Lin Chao stopped at the eight hundred and ninety-ninth level.

The preceding tower levels explained the art of puppet making very profoundly.

However, Lin Chao had already learned the Shen Jie Kui Lei Zhi Zuo Fa, so these were not very difficult for him and were easily absorbed.

It was just that, upon reaching the eight hundred and ninety-ninth level, it was the first time Lin Chao did not absorb the information before him so quickly.

Because the things before him... had nothing to do with puppet making.

Lin Chao accepted this information, his brows gradually becoming tightly locked; after a good while, his brows finally relaxed.

"Wa Nu has such great ambition; she actually wants to use the method of puppet making to imitate the Father God and create true living beings!"

Lin Chao muttered to himself.

According to the information on the Puppet Tower, Wa Nu was the founder of the puppet making method, creating puppets comparable to gods.

However, later on, Wa Nu was still unwilling to be satisfied after creating puppets comparable to Ancient Gods.

She desired to use the method of puppet making to create true living beings.

This... could be said to be extremely difficult.

It could even be said that even though Lin Chao's true body is a Main God, he is still far from creating living beings.

Wa Nu wanted to create true living beings... and naturally failed.

"However... Father God..."

Lin Chao had heard of this Ancient God once again.

Rumor has it that the Father God is the father of all gods.

Not only that, but it was the Father God who created this world.

According to various ancient records, the Father God casually dropped a drop of Water, and thus this world was born.

Then, the Father God went to the God Realm and disappeared.

There are not many records about the Father God, but no matter which deity it is, they all acknowledge that the Father God is the true head of all gods and the creator of the world.

"Father God... does he really exist?"

For some reason, Lin Chao thought of the woman he saw hanging in the Heavenly Vault when he was in the previous world.

That woman seemed to be able to create endless living beings with a casual wave of her hand.

I am afraid the Father God is at least an existence of that level.

Lin Chao stepped past the eight hundred and ninety-ninth level and finally ascended to the nine hundredth level.

A stream of information surged into his mind.

"Forging Heaven Art?"

Lin Chao was slightly stunned.

According to the inheritance in the tower, the Forging Heaven Art came from the legendary Father God.

It was precisely because Wa Nu obtained a portion of the Forging Heaven Art that she conceived the idea of creating true living beings.

(End of this chapter)