Chapter 145: Instantly Slay the Divine Spirit!

"Fine, if this undead giant lion can become Lord Anubis's chosen one, then let it be."

Sphinx thought to himself.

Anyway, it only serves the death‑spirit god Anubis; the other lords are peers, and whether it finds a chosen one is none of its business.

Moreover, under this undead giant lion's leadership, these undead creatures might grow better.

It might even grant them the ability to pass the trials sooner, possibly spawning more chosen ones! "Undead Giant Lion, would you like to try Anubis's trial?"

Sphinx, via telepathy, said to Chen Mo: "I believe that with your strength, even if you can't clear all the trials at once, you'll still achieve decent results."

"Moreover, the rewards Lord Anubis left are generous; if you pass the sixth trial, you become a chosen one and may obtain the Otherworldly Flower, Underworld River Water, and other treasures."

"These treasures can help you comprehend the primal energy of death, preparing you for the Advancing Heavenly Disaster Realm."

Sphinx gently guided him.

Hearing that, Chen Mo felt something odd.

Why does this lion‑bodied, human‑faced beast seem so eager for me to join the Golden Pyramid trial?

Just as the Sky Veil Ice Spider hoped I would enter the Inner World! Yet Chen Mo nodded calmly and said:

"Fine."

The Sky Veil Ice Spider had told him that the key to the Advancing Heavenly Disaster Realm is grasping the primal energy.

It requires using rare treasures or performing special rites.

These treasures do not exist in the main world.

After awakening the Suanni bloodline, he is no longer a purely ice‑type transcendental being.

If he can grasp the primal energy of death, he too can ascend to the Advancing Heavenly Disaster Realm! Then the panel rewards and the upgraded self‑discipline challenge will surely give him a massive boost! Although Chen Mo sensed that Sphinx was eager for him to take Anubis's trial, perhaps with ulterior motives.

However, in the Advancing King Realm, after awakening the Suanni bloodline, his sense of impending danger became extremely sharp.

When a certain thought arises in his mind, if danger exists, he receives an early warning.

For example, when the Sky Veil Ice Spider hoped he would enter the Inner World, Chen Mo's mind generated a slight danger alert.

But that alert was not strong.

It indicates the Inner World may have danger, but not severe.

To be safe, Chen Mo did not rashly enter the Inner World; instead, after completing the Totem Lion, he sent his "followers" to scout first.

Now, when he thought of joining the Golden Pyramid trial, no danger alert appeared.

It suggests there is no danger inside the pyramid.

Compared with other pyramids, the central Golden Pyramid is more majestic, over a kilometer tall, radiating dazzling brilliance.

Under the gaze of all beings, Chen Mo slowly entered the Golden Pyramid.

He then discovered that after entering the pyramid's interior, he had arrived at an immensely vast temple!

Countless sky‑piercing pillars rose from the ground, spaced over a hundred meters apart, a spectacular sight!

The interior of this pyramid turned out to be a small world!

At the high part of the temple stood a statue over a hundred meters tall, with a wolf's head and human body, draped in golden ribbons, seated upon a throne.

Its forehead bore a golden eye; in its left hand it held a golden scale, one side bearing a golden feather, the other a heart.

This statue is none other than the death‑spirit god Anubis.

Ancient Egyptian mythology contains lore concerning Anubis.

Legends say he is the god of death, a guide and guardian of the undead; only with Anubis's protection can the undead find shelter.

The golden scale in his hand, called the Scale of Judgment, can weigh the good and evil of beings.

According to legend, Anubis places the deceased's heart alongside the feather of the goddess Maat, representing justice and truth, on the two pans of the scale for comparison.

If the heart is lighter than Maat's feather, it signifies the deceased was good and may enter reincarnation; otherwise, demons devour them.

The Anubis statue before him also holds the Scale of Judgment.

This suggests many myths may indeed be true.

On both sides of the Anubis statue, Chen Mo also saw eight golden statues ranging from 30 to 100 meters tall.

Some of those golden statues looked very familiar.

They were, astonishingly, the rulers of the other nine bronze pyramids, including the previously encountered Golden Giant Python Apus!

Of course, the two statues flanking Anubis were less familiar.

One had a lion's head and human body; the other a bird‑beast hybrid with a human body.

In sheer presence, these two statues could even rival Anubis!

【Welcome to Anubis's Trial】

【The trial consists of 9 stages】

【Each cleared stage grants a reward】

At that moment, a solemn, ancient voice echoed in Chen Mo's mind, as if a deity whispered.

Unlike the bronze trial, the golden trial has 9 stages! 【Choose whether to enable recording mode】

【Enabling recording mode will broadcast your entire trial】

Chen Mo thought it over and chose to go public.

He has sufficient confidence in his own strength.

Appropriately showcasing his power makes the newly subjugated undead clans more likely to submit.

【Trial Stage One is about to begin】

【Trial participants, prepare yourselves】

The ancient voice in Chen Mo's mind kept resonating.

Simultaneously, he felt a rule‑bound force descend upon him.

He suppressed his life tier to the Low-level King's Realm.

Unlike the rule power inside Apus' Pyramid, this rule power is more domineering, even suppressing the physical attribute gains that come with a life‑tier increase! Chen Mo glanced at his attribute panel and couldn't help but smile.

Because he discovered that this rule power does not suppress the effects granted by the self‑discipline panel titles.

The effects of titles such as Taotie Lion and Rampaging Lion were not suppressed! Moreover, the power from the Suanni Body Forging Technique was also unsuppressed! His overall combat power dropped only from 210,000 to 160,000.

The drop wasn't much.

In a sense, the rules of this trial are actually very advantageous to him!?

Chen Mo's gaze swept the surroundings.

The trial is about to begin.

He doesn't know what Anubis' trial entails.

Is it similar to the previous Black Mist Beast, or some other challenge? At that moment, the golden giant snake statue on the far right suddenly emitted a rumbling roar.

Chen Mo looked over.

Two bursts of golden flame suddenly rose from the serpent's pupils, and the golden flames quickly spread over the entire statue.

Where the flames spread, the golden scales on the serpent radiated dazzling light, while a veil of chaos mist rose around it.

"Roar!"

After the serpent let out a roar and slithered forward, the golden chains covering its body scraped the ground, sparking a cascade of sparks.

The statue had come to life!

"Lord Apus!" (outside voice).

Seeing this, the Undead Giant Snake Leader couldn't help but exclaim.

Unlike the golden giant python in the final trial of Apus' Pyramid, which was formed from death energy, this golden giant python before him looks far more realistic and massive! More importantly, its body is wrapped in Apus' exclusive weapon—golden chains!

Moreover, the surrounding chaos mist is a hallmark unique to Apus, as if a true deity had descended! The Undead Giant Snake clan involuntarily felt compelled to kneel, for this was the god they once worshipped.

"Crow!"

The Frost Nether Crow halted them.

These Undead Giant Snakes are now troops of the Ice Lion Kingdom, and the only one they owe allegiance to is His Majesty!

The Undead Giant Snake Leader, considering his current status, lifted his head.

But regarding Chen Mo's chances of passing the trial, it felt far from optimistic.

He didn't expect that the first stage of Anubis' trial would already involve confronting Apus' golden giant snake!

The deity they once worshipped! As befits the Golden Pyramid's trial, its difficulty far exceeds their imagination!

The first‑stage trial is even harder than the final stage of the Bronze Pyramid trial!

"Sss~" (His Majesty may find the first stage already very hard to clear.) "Crow!" (Just watch! His Majesty will personally defeat your former deity!) the Frost Nether Crow said calmly.

Its gaze was filled with unparalleled confidence.

Even more confident than when it previously took the trial! The Undead Giant Snake looked around, spotting Ice Sparrows, Frost Lions and other extraordinary beings of the Ice Lion Kingdom, its eyes brimming with absolute trust.

In their eyes, the Lion King His Majesty is invincible!

This left the Undead Giant Snake Leader somewhat stunned.

What kind of "mind‑binding potion" did that Undead Giant Lion give its kin to make them trust and worship it so much! Not far away, the Sphinx was also watching the trial.

As the guardian of the Pyramid's secret realm and a general under Anubis, he understood the intensity of Anubis' trial.

The Apus giant snake statue in the first stage was forged from Nether Earth; though it only mixed in three drops of Apus' pure blood, it perfectly inherited Apus' power.

It possesses power comparable to mythic offspring of the same tier, and the statue also has a degree of intelligence, understanding certain tactics.

The Undead Giant Lion before him is also a mythic offspring, so passing the trial won't be easy.

"So weak!"

As those undead creatures marveled at the Apus giant snake statue's might, Chen Mo thought to himself.

After a brief observation, he quickly gathered information on the golden giant python statue.

【Apus Golden Statue】

【Level: Low-level King】

【Constitution: 1380】

【Agility: 2600】

【Strength: 1405】

【Divine Soul: 1628】

【Abilities: Requiem, Black Mist Beast, Death Rush, Curse, Death Gaze.】

【Overall Combat Power: 27310~35204】

【A statue puppet crafted from Nether Earth, with the totem‑peak golden dust‑world giant python Apus' blood as its soul, capable of wielding Low-level King strength】

The golden giant python statue looks intimidating, but its actual combat power is only slightly higher than that of a typical King's Realm creature.

Its power is comparable to the Black Abyss Unicorn Demon Dragon previously encountered.

Even though he was suppressed, his overall combat power now stands at 160,000! That's five times the statue's! Solid.

"Roar!"

When the trial began, the golden giant python let out a furious roar, then surged forward at astonishing speed toward Chen Mo.

The massive statue astonishingly unleashed extreme speed!

Apus is renowned for speed, and this golden giant serpent statue clearly inherited that trait.

Meanwhile, chaos mist spread around Apus, completely obscuring other beings' vision.

To other undead creatures, the golden giant python's silhouette vanished within the endless mist.

Only the sound of chain‑scaled metal scraping the ground announced that the giant snake was gradually closing in on the Undead Giant Lion!

Chen Mo, relying on his excellent dynamic vision, easily tracked its movements.

In less than a second over a distance of nearly a thousand meters, the giant python was already before him.

Under the cover of the Chaos Mist, golden chains on the golden giant python thrust toward Chen Mo from various directions.

Facing the golden giant python's attack, Chen Mo remained unhurried, calmly employing 【Suppress Evil】.

It is a large‑area, rule‑type ability.

And then, the next second.

The form of the golden giant python suddenly materialized within the Chaos Mist.

At this moment, it was less than fifty meters from Chen Mo!

The eight golden chains were also within arm's reach!

Yet those golden chains could not advance any further! Together with the golden giant python, they were pressed to the ground by an invisible colossal force, unable to move another step! Immediately, the seemingly indestructible golden scales on the python's body cracked like spider webs under the immense pressure!

【Suppress Evil】

Chen Mo marked the golden giant python's statue in his heart as "evil object," and it was mercilessly suppressed.

"Roar!"

The golden giant python let out a roar, its thunderous bellow showing the massive pressure it was under at that moment.

It pushed its internal power to the limit, trying to break free from the crushing force.

But it was useless!

As Chen Mo fully released the 【Suppress Evil】 field, the cracks on the golden giant python multiplied and grew denser! The golden scales split apart like shattered pottery! Golden fire blazed in the python's pupils as it frantically mobilized its death energy.

But it was ultimately futile; under the 【Suppress Evil】 field, its internal death energy turned into a stagnant pool, completely still.

Finally, under the cold, steady gaze of the Undead Giant Lion, the golden giant python disintegrated piece by piece into fragments, then turned to dust.

Seconds later.

Nothing more to say.

Seeing this, all the undead creatures, including the lion‑bodied Sphinx, were stunned.

That's a statue of a deity!

The Undead Giant Lion didn't even move, and just slaughtered it outright!? "Sss!?" (Huh? Your Majesty is that fierce!?) The undead giant snake opened its mouth wide and softly said to the ice nether raven beside it,

"Raven!" (Calm—Your Majesty's strength is beyond your imagination!)

The ice nether raven nodded.

"Raven~" (Work hard! In the Ice Lion Kingdom, as long as we strive, we all have a bright future!) "Sss!"

The undead giant snake nodded vigorously.

Suddenly understood where the Undead Lion clan's worship of the Undead Lion came from.

It is absolute power!

(End of Chapter)