Chapter 460: Divine Official

Piercing, Dizziness.

It was as if someone had ruthlessly pierced through their eardrums with an awl, reaching straight into their brains and marrow.

Of the six people present, even the most composed Empress had her expression change drastically at this moment.

"An Ancient God has awakened?"

"How is that possible!"

"This is the Ancient God language!"

That single word "Hungry" was like a Rule.

This was the Ancient God language, containing immense power.

The six people present were struck by some strange thoughts in their hearts.

My God is hungry, I should be the food.

Jiugui also had this thought, but he sobered up instantly and knelt directly on the ground.

"I pay my respects to the Ancient God Cangtong!"

He prostrated himself on the ground, like the most devout divine servant.

The others present, including Yu Yaonu, also knelt directly without any hesitation.

That was an Ancient God, a revived Ancient God.

Moreover, since this Ancient God could speak the Ancient God language, it meant that this Ancient God already possessed a sliver of Divine Power.

Such an Ancient God was enough to plunge the entire Nanhuang Realm into turmoil.

That was not important; the most important thing was that they were the ones bearing the brunt of it.

The people present were naturally terrified.

The giant pupil radiated an aura of madness.

The Ancient God seemed to lack consciousness, a collection of chaos.

The people present dared not move at all, nor did anyone want to run away.

They were not considered weak in the Nanhuang Realm, but in front of an Ancient God, they were nothing.

If they ran, they would be the ones to die.

They only hoped that this Ancient God could calm down and that they had some utility to this Ancient God.

It is unknown how much time passed before the seemingly mad Ancient God finally spoke again.

The Ancient God's voice was no longer chaotic and mad; instead, it became devoid of any emotional color, just like a machine without any emotions.

"Hungry..."

This time, the word was no longer spoken in the Ancient God language.

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

However, this word "hungry" still gave them an extremely strong sense of oppression.

They were afraid that they would be swallowed by this Ancient God as nourishment.

Jiugui said tremblingly: "Great Ancient God Cangtong, is there anything you need this lowly one to do?"

Since the Ancient God Cangtong did not swallow them immediately to turn them into nourishment, Jiugui knew that the Ancient God Cangtong must have something he needed him to do.

And he was bold by nature; otherwise, he would not have dared to risk universal condemnation, ignore the orders of the Imperial Palace, and enter this Trial Ground.

It could be said that among the few people present, which one of them was not a daring and reckless person?

Those who dared to enter here were all taking risks and were people who would end up on the Imperial Palace's wanted list.

Having rashly encountered an Ancient God's awakening, it was already a stroke of luck that they were still alive.

They were extremely covetous of the Ancient God's blood; after all, it concerned their future.

The few people who came here all had more or less some injuries on their bodies.

Their path forward was at an end.

The others also looked at the Ancient God.

Now, their life and death were in the hands of the Ancient God Cangtong.

The giant eye rotated, still cold and heartless.

The Ancient God Cangtong did not speak; a drop of liquid detached from its body and flew toward the six people.

Seeing this, the six of them felt resistance in their hearts, yet they dared not show any refusal.

Jiugui felt the liquid slide into his body and feigned a look of fanaticism in his eyes: "Becoming a servant of the God is my honor!"

This Ancient God was using that liquid to sign a contract with them.

From now on, they would become divine servants of this deity, their life and death in the hands of the Ancient God.

Everyone present felt uneasy and unwilling, but no one was willing to show it.

The doctor raised his head at this time, his voice trembling: "May I ask the Ancient God, what do you need us to do?"

They already had a guess in their hearts.

This Ancient God had just revived, its strength had not recovered, and it must be in urgent need of nourishment to restore its strength.

And what they could do was to help the Ancient God restore its strength.

They were incomparably worried.

If the Imperial Palace were to find out about this, they would surely die without a burial place.

"Trial Ground... food... destruction... Ancient God..."

The voice of the Ancient God Cangtong was intermittent, cold and heartless, as if it had no consciousness and was merely speaking by instinct.

The faces of the few people present changed slightly; sure enough, this was the Ancient God's intention.

Now that their lives were tied to the Ancient God, the Ancient God Cangtong might even be in danger of death if it rashly headed to other Trial Grounds.

Of course, they could not say these words in front of the Ancient God; otherwise, would that not be saying, "Ancient God, you are not capable"?

"Cang Tong Ancient God, now that your strength has not yet recovered, heading to other Trial Grounds might invite attacks from villains..." Jiugui said respectfully, "And, most importantly, our strength is humble, and we are simply unable to help you open the passages to other Trial Grounds!"

Jiugui changed the subject, revealing his true purpose.

The doctor also hurriedly said: "Cang Tong Ancient God, you must have long since perceived that our strength is humble, and we have long since suffered heavy injuries, unable to progress further.

The current Trial Grounds are all controlled by the Imperial Palace, and we have no opportunity to welcome the Venerable One into the Trial Grounds to feast!"

Jiugui spoke with sincerity, as if he were truly considering things for the Ancient God.

Beside him, seeing that the Ancient God did not speak, the doctor immediately fanned the flames: "We are humble and our strength is weak; I fear we might die before we can even serve the Ancient God.

I report to the Ancient God, we entered the place where the Venerable One slumbers only out of a longing to see the legendary Ancient God; if we could receive the Ancient God's favor and be granted a drop of the Ancient God's blood, we would surely be able to serve the Ancient God Venerable One even better."

The purpose of these people entering this forbidden Trial Ground was to obtain the Ancient God's blood.

Now, with the Ancient God before them, they dared to boldly gamble with the deity.

Among it, it was incomparably thrilling yet stimulating.

The others also looked at this Ancient God with trepidation.

After all, among them, no one had any experience dealing with an Ancient God.

Everyone was incomparably anxious.

Yu Yaonu lowered her head, her heartbeat accelerating uncontrollably.

For some reason, looking at that hideous-faced Ancient God, she felt a sense of sympathy in her heart.

The chains Penetrated the Ancient God Cang Tong, and everywhere there were terrifying auras, as well as liquid that had formed into Blood Crystal.

It seemed not like an exalted Ancient God, but a trapped beast.

Of course, this feeling came inexplicably, and it came and went quickly.

Under the chains, the chains of the Ancient God Cang Tong emitted a chilling sound.

The Ancient God did not speak; its pupils rotated, and the two Blood Crystals in front of it shattered, turning into a drop of blood.

The blood was as scarlet as the moon, radiating an ancient, decaying aura from within.

Everyone looked at that drop of blood, greed appearing in their eyes.

That was the Ancient God's blood; consuming it could resolve the injuries within their bodies and continue their path forward.

If it did not have such great efficacy, they would not have risked their lives to come here.

The blood instantly divided into six portions, each one extremely small.

The six people present were somewhat disappointed, but the joy on their faces was even greater; after all, this was the Ancient God's blood.

The six portions of Ancient God's blood entered the bodies of the six people.

Everyone's expression became fanatical, and even the Empress, who had always been very composed, became excited.

Jiugui even prostrated on the ground, tears and mucus streaming down.

"Many thanks to the Master for the bestowal!"

At this moment, he even called the Ancient God "Master."

The others were not as thick-skinned as him and did not use such a title, but the gratitude on their faces remained intense.

At this time, the doctor spoke: "The Ancient God's blood is extraordinarily overbearing; if we endure it, we will be in extreme pain. It would be laughable if we died in front of the Venerable One."

"We are all King-level Beast Masters, and some are even more than that; we will not die," Gulang said, his eyes wide and bloodshot, as if enduring something.

Of course, blocked by the mist, the others could not see his specific condition, but that kind of distortion and pain could still be felt.

The doctor's miserable state of pain was much more severe than Gulang's, and he was curled up entirely.

The martial artist endured it, sizing up the people present.

Because, the endurance of this kind of pain also reflected a person's strength.

The Jiugui he had been paying attention to was indeed very strong; the degree of his physical pain was better than his own.

One must know, he was no ordinary King-level Beast Master.

That would mean Jiugui's true strength might be a Heavenly Absolute-level Beast Master!

When he saw the Empress, he was also slightly stunned.

The Empress's appearance was even slightly better than Jiugui's; the two seemed to be on par.

This made the martial artist slightly surprised.

Only when he saw the last one to appear, Liuli, a trace of shock flashed in his eyes.

That Liuli was just like someone who was completely unaffected.

He was truly surprised.

Upon seeing Liuli, he could feel that Liuli should be the type of Beast Master who was inexperienced in the world.

Although she kept pretending to be indifferent, that naivety in her bones was very hard to hide.

Only, when seeing Liuli as if she were unaffected, the martial artist was completely shocked.

The previous contempt vanished completely, replaced by seriousness and importance.

In his eyes, Liuli became mysterious and unfathomable.

The others also noticed Liuli; their reactions varied, but they were all similar to the martial artist's.

Yu Yaonu also noticed the strange gazes of the crowd, and she suddenly spoke: "Ah, it hurts a little."

The crowd endured the pain, looking at Liuli, speechless in their hearts.

Yu Yaonu was also very confused at this time.

She felt absolutely no pain.

She could not help but think of the Pet Beast within her body, a flash of realization in her heart.

Could it be that it was once again enduring the pain for her?

However, she had no time to think about so much at this moment.

Because, when that ancient god, Red Pupil, had previously let that drop of liquid fall onto her palm, a special change had occurred within her body.

She was different from the others!

She had not become a divine servant of the ancient god, Red Pupil!

Of course, this was not the time for her to overthink.

After everyone finished absorbing the blood of the ancient god, each person's posture looked very excited and joyful.

At this time, Jiugui suddenly spoke: "Ancient god, we are your divine servants and shall exhaust our hearts and strength to do things for you.

But if we wish to guide the ancient god into the remaining Trial Grounds, we need a leader."

At this moment, Jiugui began to seek his own status.

Since he had already decided to defect to the ancient god, Jiugui needed to establish his own position.

The giant eyeball had no emotional color and acted entirely on instinct.

"You."

The ancient god, Red Pupil, spoke, seemingly pointing at Jiugui.

Jiugui immediately revealed a joyful expression: "Many thanks to the Master for such trust!"

The others all felt regret, wondering why they hadn't spoken up sooner.

But at this moment, the ancient god, Red Pupil, suddenly looked at Yu Yaonu.

"You... Priest... Overseer... Supreme!"

Hearing this, everyone was inexplicably shocked.

The ancient god's meaning was very clear: that mysterious Liuli would become the ancient god's Priest!

That was a Priest, equivalent to a deity's Priest, an existence that could communicate directly with the ancient god.

Moreover, the ancient god had also bestowed upon her the power of oversight.

In other words, when they did things, Liuli could choose not to, yet still watch them do it!

"Supreme" indicated that Liuli's status among them belonged to the highest one.

The gazes everyone cast toward Liuli became envious.

After all, that was a Priest.

Of course, the higher the status, the greater the risk.

If the Imperial Palace were to issue a warrant for them later, Liuli would be at the top of the list!

After giving these instructions, the ancient god, Red Pupil, escaped into the earth, and only the sound of a necklace rattling could be heard.

Only then did the people present feel that the terrifying deterrent force had vanished.

Jiugui looked at the crowd, a joyful expression on his face: "Although there were twists and turns, our trip can be considered a success."

"It's just..." the doctor's expression was somewhat pained.

Her background was clean, and she held a high position; she did not want to truly wade into these muddy waters.

But now, having become a servant of the ancient god, she could not truly extricate herself.

"Since we are here, we must settle in.

Now that the ancient god has awakened, it may not necessarily be a bad thing for us." Jiugui looked at it very indifferently.

The others had different expressions, clearly having different thoughts.

"How should we contact each other offline?" the martial artist asked.

A smile appeared in Jiugui's eyes: "What is difficult about that?

These are Anonymous Bracelets from the black market; we shall use these to communicate.

If everyone is afraid that my bracelet has issues, remember the code for my bracelet, then... you all go to the black market to buy one and add me."

As Jiugui spoke, he took out several Anonymous Bracelets.

These bracelets were made by the black market in imitation of the Imperial Palace's bracelets; their functions were similar, mainly for communication.

"How could we trouble the leader to spend money? We will go to the black market to purchase them." The doctor refused directly, clearly not trusting Jiugui.

With the doctor taking the lead, the others naturally did not take Jiugui's Anonymous Bracelets.

Seeing this, Jiugui did not mind and told everyone his bracelet code.

Everyone noted it down, and finally, Yu Yaonu, in a state of trepidation, left with the others.

After all, she did not know how to leave.

Where would she appear after she left?

Passing through that strange light Gate meant leaving.

However, to Yu Yaonu's surprise, she appeared in the position where she had originally appeared.

That is to say, the previous Trial Ground.

She could not fathom why.

She began to look around, only to see that the surroundings were filled with a bloody scent.

Clearly, the Red Pupil on the Heavenly Vault had shattered, all the Zhu Lu had fallen, and the entire Trial Ground had become filled with blood.

Not long after, a hurried voice came from nearby.

"Yaonu, where did you go? We were so worried about you!" The person who arrived was none other than Yu Yaonu's desk mate, Liu Fang.

The incident at the Zhu Deer Trial Ground caused a tremor in Raven City.

Even the Imperial Palace dispatched people to come here.

Yu Yaonu did not know about these matters.

At this moment, she was staying in her own training room, frowning.

Before her was a deer that looked well-behaved and cute, somewhat similar to the Zhu Lu in the Trial Ground.

It was just that the eyes of this Zhu Lu were somewhat peculiar—pure white!

This was somewhat similar to the Ancient God Pale Pupil that Yu Yaonu had seen, but it was only a slight resemblance.

This Zhu Lu was the second Pet Beast she had contracted.

It was the Pet Beast that had been successfully contracted when the Ancient God Pale Pupil dropped that drop of liquid into her palm!

(End of chapter)