Chapter 146: Chosen of the Gods, the Scale of Judgment! (2‑in‑1)

The outside world constantly watches the trial, and the trial's Sphinx is utterly shocked.

It guessed that this Undead Giant Lion might be strong, but never expected it to be this strong! Originally it thought that, as a mythic descendant, the undead lion could clear the first three stages without issue, but clearing all six stages in one go to become the Chosen of the Gods was still somewhat difficult.

Now it seems that becoming the Chosen is practically a foregone conclusion! Still, that's a good thing! After the body of the Golden Giant Python statue was disintegrated, the Golden Eye also dimmed slowly.

Chen Mo discovered that where the Golden Giant Python statue died, three droplets of Golden Blood hovered in mid‑air, each exuding a powerful oppressive aura.

Beside the Golden Blood were some golden‑colored clods of soil.

【Apus Giant Snake Essence Blood】

【Quality: Totem‑Level Resource】

【At the Totem Peak, Apus's Giant Snake essence blood exists; beings of King Realm or higher who consume it have a minute chance to obtain the Totem bloodline and a massive boost to physical condition, but there is a great chance the body cannot withstand the essence's power and will die instantly.】

【Ming River Soil】

【Quality: Catastrophe‑Level Resource】

【Soil from the bottom of the Ming River, stained by the river's flow with potent death‑origin energy, can help undead beings comprehend the death‑origin energy.】

"Good stuff!"

The moment Chen Mo saw the information on the Ming River Soil, his eyes lit up.

A treasure that can help him break through the Catastrophe Realm appeared already at the first stage! "Not bad! Still Anubis' aura! No wonder he's the elder brother of these gods."

Chen Mo was very satisfied with the reward for clearing the first trial.

In fact, this was certainly not the reward for the first trial.

It was the assembly material for the first‑stage trial's guardian BOSS.

When a trialist defeats the Golden statue, the Ming River Soil and the Totem‑beast's essence blood return to their original spot, reconvene, and reform into a Golden statue, awaiting the next trialist.

But this time the Golden Giant Python statue was shattered too thoroughly; its restoration will take some time.

After a brief recovery, the Golden Blood and Ming River Soil rushed back to the statue's original location at an astonishing speed.

When Chen Mo noticed signs of the Apus essence blood and Ming River Soil "escaping," he hurriedly pushed his Demon‑Subduing Domain to the limit, instantly suppressing them.

Unfortunately, the essence blood contained the will of a Totem‑level beast, completely ignoring Chen Mo's Demon‑Subduing Domain and soaring back to the original statue's pedestal.

Nevertheless, Chen Mo still managed to intercept a good amount of the Ming River Soil.

Chen Mo forged a solid ice block to seal all the intercepted Ming River Soil.

The remaining Ming River Soil mixed with Apus's essence blood, reforming into a Golden Giant Snake statue.

This Giant Snake statue is ragged and broken; many scales are missing, and even part of its head is damaged.

Chen Mo had intercepted a portion of it.

"Looks like we need to act faster from now on."

Seeing that only a quarter of the Ming River Soil was intercepted, Chen Mo felt a bit regretful.

At that moment, the Golden Sacred Beetle King statue on the far left of Anubis emitted a rumbling sound.

The second‑stage trial began.

It was likewise a statue formed from a mixture of Totem‑level beast essence blood and Ming Soil.

Golden Sacred Beetle King!

Through observation, Chen Mo found that it possessed extremely high defense.

Watching the revived statue, Chen Mo already formed a rough hypothesis in his mind.

In each subsequent trial stage, he may have to defeat a Golden statue under Anubis's command.

The final trial's opponent could very well be Anubis's own statue!

Compared with the first Golden Giant Python, the Golden Sacred Beetle's overall combat power is about 8,000 points higher.

Yet even for Chen Mo it was still unimpressive! Chen Mo didn't even use any abilities; he simply activated the 【Demon‑Subduing】 Domain, and the Golden Sacred Beetle King could not move a single step. In the end, just like the previous Golden Giant Python, the Golden Sacred Beetle King statue's body disintegrated into dust, leaving only three droplets of essence blood and countless Ming River Soil at the spot.

This time Chen Mo prepared in advance; the moment the Golden Sacred Beetle King statue was crushed, he simultaneously unleashed an Ice Storm and the Demon‑Subduing Domain, aiming to capture more Ming River Soil.

Unfortunately, guided by the Golden Sacred Beetle's essence blood, the Ming River Soil escaped at an extremely fast speed!

Chen Mo gave his all, yet only managed to retain half! Of course, after the Golden statue was restored it was still ragged, even missing a few legs.

"I guess this also lowers the difficulty for the next trialists, right?"

Looking at the restored, now dilapidated Sacred Beetle statue, Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh.

"I don't know if this amount of Ming River Soil is enough to comprehend the death‑origin energy. To be safe, I'll need to collect more later!"

Next, in the massive temple, deity statues revived one by one, only to be successively defeated by the Undead Giant Lion.

The Crocodile God Sobek and the Nile River Sheep God Knum—Chen Mo collected over 20 tons of Ming River Soil, equivalent to two complete Golden statues.

At this moment, most statues inside the temple were missing arms or legs, looking rather comical.

When Chen Mo defeated the Crocodile God Sobek statue in the sixth trial, the ancient, mysterious voice rang in his mind again.

【Trialist, congratulations on passing the sixth trial】

【You have become Anubis's Chosen】

【Punish the wicked, judge life and death】

【Show the Sphinx the Scale of Judgment, and you may enter the Underworld】

At the same time, directly in front of the Anubis statue, a Golden altar slowly rose.

Two items were placed on the altar.

One was a Golden Scale less than half a meter long, appearing quite miniature compared to Chen Mo's stature.

On the left pan of the Golden Scale lay a golden feather, while the right side was empty.

The other item was a golden stone exuding a strong aura of death.

After a brief inspection, Chen Mo obtained their information.

【Scale of Judgment (Replica)】

【Quality: Heavenly Disaster‑Level (Scalable)】

【A replica of Anubis's Judgment Scale, also proof of being Anubis's chosen one, possessing part of the original's abilities, capable of judging the living or the dead】

【If judged, heavily sinful beings will receive a curse】

【If judged, beings of complete merit will receive a blessing】

【The judgment result is somewhat influenced by the user】

【Anubis's Golden Battle Armor】

【Quality: Heavenly Disaster‑Level】

【Can manifest as a full‑body Golden Battle Armor, granting immunity to most attacks at King level and below, and slightly increasing the casting speed of death spells】

"So this is the reward for passing the sixth trial."

"Golden Battle Armor... like Saint Seiya."

Chen Mo made a snarky remark.

When he saw the 【Golden Battle Armor】, he was a bit speechless.

He approached the altar, gently brushed the golden stone with his claw; the stone instantly flowed toward him like liquid, forming a new layer of armor over his skeleton as if poison.

The once translucent bone surface became coated with a golden layer.

"The protection is decent, but it's basically useless to me."

Chen Mo thought. With his current physique, attacks below the Heavenly Disaster realm can hardly harm him.

So this Golden Battle Armor is rather pointless; better to reward him with more Nether River Soil.

After preparing to leave, Chen Mo immediately bestowed it upon "Tou Tie Ya".

Han Bing Ming Ya earned that nickname from Chen Mo due to its desperate performance in the earlier trial.

With the Golden Battle Armor, Tou Tie Ya probably can't die from any reckless wandering.

Another treasure, 【Judgment Scale】, looks considerably stronger, but its exact effects need field testing.

Observers, watching the undead giant lion casually defeat six golden statues, were all stunned.

"Feels like you're the gate‑BOSS of this trial land!?"

Instead, these deity statues acted as challengers, one after another, only to be mercilessly crushed by the big BOSS; these famed Egyptian gods appeared utterly helpless before the undead giant lion.

"Sss!" (I retract my earlier doubts about His Majesty; I was too shallow!) the undead giant serpent leader whispered to the nearby Han Bing Ming Ya.

Han Bing Ming Ya calmly nodded, looked up and said:

"Crow!" (Stay calm! This is not even His Majesty's full power!) "The strength of this undead giant lion is unbelievably strong!"

In the distance, the Sphinx's gaze also showed disbelief.

"That's actually a good thing; didn't expect that on the first day of arrival we'd find the chosen one that Lord Anubis seeks."

"However, the difficulty of the seventh trial will leap qualitatively; unsure whether this undead giant lion can pass the challenge."

In ancient times, the Golden Pyramid Trial already existed.

It often took decades before a chosen one could clear the first six trials.

Those who passed the seventh and eighth trials are also few in all history.

Once, the Sphinx was also one of the challengers.

Its best achievement was passing the seventh trial, earning Lord Anubis's favor, becoming his chosen one, and then gradually advancing to the Totem Realm.

As for challengers who have cleared the ninth trial, none have appeared to date.

Because the final trial is modeled after Lord Anubis himself, with a fragment of his consciousness sealed inside.

This statue corresponds to Lord Anubis at the pinnacle of the King Realm! That's a stretch.

Whether this undead giant lion can pass the seventh trial remains uncertain!

The Sphinx ceased pondering, its gaze remaining fixed on the trial site within the pyramid.

At this moment, the golden statue to the right of the Anubis statue had already revived.

It is a colossal statue of a heron‑beast humanoid, about 80 meters tall.

Its beak curves like a new moon, and a pair of golden wings sprout from its back.

He wears an ornate golden robe embroidered with countless undead runes, and holds aloft a Book of the Dead.

Tot.

The god of wisdom in ancient Egyptian mythology.

This is a true Divine Realm being, vastly different from the previous Totem‑Peak dominions.

The golden statue that bears its blood is likewise...

【Tot God Statue】

【Level: King‑Peak】

【Constitution: 4203】

【Agility: 3258】

【Strength: 2354】

【Divine Soul: 4352】

【Skills: Book of the Dead, Death Judgment, Golden Storm, Undead Summoning, Prayer of the Departed, New Moon】

【Combat Power: 150,234~162,941】

【A statue puppet forged from Nether Soil with Tot's divine blood as its soul, possessing part of Tot's power】

"Finally, a worthy opponent."

Seeing the Tot God Statue's data, Chen Mo thought silently.

At this moment, the rule power imposed on him vanished completely, and his strength returned to its peak!

"This statue feels like it possesses wisdom."

Chen Mo noticed that the eyes of the Thoth God Statue, after its revival, were lively, as if it possessed independent self-consciousness.

"Finally, another challenger has come."

The Thoth God Statue awoke from its endless slumber.

Chen Mo's guess was correct; he indeed possesses self-consciousness.

A single drop of blood from an existence in the Divine Realm can also give birth to independent consciousness.

This bird-beast human statue has known its mission since its birth.

That is to spare no effort in defeating all challengers who come for the trial; this is also its purpose! For his daily duty, he does not feel weary.

However, it has been a long time since any challenger managed to pass the first six trials, and he has waited too long.

"It's rare to wake up once, so this time let's play a bit longer!"

The Thoth God Statue thought to itself.

Looking at the undead giant lion before it, it prepared to first unleash half of its strength, to play more with this challenger.

After all, it doesn't know when it will wake up again.

Battle is about to erupt! Chen Mo still starts with Evil-Suppressing, deploying his domain.

The invisible power pressed down, yet the Thoth God Statue remained composed, seemingly unaffected.

Chen Mo was not surprised by this.

Within this golden statue lies the essence and will of the Thoth God.

In a sense, it can also be considered offspring of the divine.

Having a certain immunity to his own Evil-Suppressing domain is not strange.

"Perfect, let's try the Lion-like Beast Battle Technique!"

Chen Mo felt battle spirit rise within him.

Recently he has been undertaking the Martial Dao Sect Lion self-discipline challenge, daily honing his close-quarters combat skills, having reached the stage where strength feels light as a feather, able to perfectly control every bit of his strength! Moreover, since reaching the King Realm, he has yet to encounter an evenly matched opponent.

Actually, the Thoth God Statue's inner state was far from calm; he horrifiedly discovered that his body was being ensnared by an invisible pressure, greatly affecting his movements.

Furthermore, the death energy within his body was suppressed by some force; though it could still surge, it became slow, like a spotty internet connection.

The casting speed dropped by more than half! In the blink of an eye, beholding the undead giant lion rushing forward at extreme speed, the Thoth God Statue slowly opened the replica Book of the Dead in his hand.

The genuine Book of the Dead records countless powerful death arts, each capable of destroying heaven and earth!

It can be said to be a true divine artifact! This replica Book of the Dead is also not weak; each page stores a technique of King Peak strength.

The replica Book of the Dead has a total of 360 pages! If the Thoth God Statue wishes, it can even simultaneously unleash 360 death arts of King Peak strength.

(End of Chapter)