Chapter 152: Are You Here to Stock Up at the Pyramid?

Roar!

While Chen Mo felt the Descent effect, three black‑mist giant pythons twisted their massive bodies and launched an attack on the Ice‑Cold Raven.

Seeing the three pythons bearing down, Chen Mo's gaze remained calm as he calmly released a Demon‑Suppressing Domain through the Raven's body.

In an instant, an invisible colossal force descended from the heavens.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Accompanied by crisp explosions, the three black‑mist giant pythons were crushed into black mist.

They were outright annihilated! Even with just 10% of Chen Mo's power, it could crush beings of the low‑grade King Realm.

Let alone these black‑mist pythons that were only at the Lord Realm!

"It seems that after completing the Totem Lion's self‑discipline challenge, we can start exploring the inner world of the Snow Mountain Secret Realm."

Chen Mo thought.

Sky‑Veil Ice Spider said that the Ice Phoenix Sanctuary hides many precious items.

Moreover, after advancing to the Heavenly Disaster Realm, further advancement requires continuously acquiring Primordial Energy.

With the current Spiritual Aura Concentration on Blue Star, it is still insufficient to nurture treasures that contain Primordial Energy.

By channeling Descent onto believers, preliminary exploration can be conducted safely.

While pondering, the sixth trial began.

Death Energy rapidly coalesced into the form of a golden giant python, Apus.

However, the golden python had barely formed before Chen Mo's Demon‑Suppressing Domain crushed it again into black mist!

Another instant kill!

A mere high‑grade Lord Realm golden python, not even a King Realm, is completely insignificant before the current Ice‑Cold Raven.

It was simply treated as a minor monster and cleared, "Raven!!!"

Seeing the golden python collapse before it, the Ice‑Cold Raven felt a surge of emotion.

Is this the power of His Majesty? Even a mere thread of Descent upon oneself can crush everything like a whirlwind! The golden python it could never defeat before was instantly slain after His Majesty's Descent.

It and His Majesty went on a frenzied killing spree!

After passing the trial, in front of the Apus statue appeared a second‑grade divine pill called Ghost‑Mist Snake Herb and a golden scale.

Obviously, this is the reward for passing the trial and proof of being Apus's chosen one.

"Not bad,"

Currently, the death energy concentration in the Pyramid Secret Realm is not high, and second‑grade divine pills of the undead line remain scarce.

The Ice‑Cold Raven flew to the Bronze Altar but did not immediately touch the trial's reward.

"Raven?" (His Majesty, is this golden scale dangerous?)

The Ice‑Cold Raven tilted its head and asked.

It is a very cautious raven.

The gate of the Apus Pyramid bears the inscription—once all trials are passed, one can become Apus's chosen one.

The raven does not wish to become a chosen one; the raven is forever loyal to His Majesty the Lion King!

"It's fine."

Chen Mo replied.

He wanted to see how the Ice‑Cold Raven's Line of Faith would change after becoming Apus's giant‑snake chosen one.

"Raven!"

After receiving Chen Mo's answer, the Ice‑Cold Raven extended a claw and gently touched the golden scale.

At the same moment, Chen Mo saw a faint Line of Faith appear on the Ice‑Cold Raven, extending into the void.

Similar to the Line of Faith of Anubis, this Line of Faith had also been tampered with!

As time passes, the Line of Faith will gradually grow and then influence the Raven's mind.

Chen Mo activated Faith Power, directly devouring that strange energy.

"Raven?"

The Ice‑Cold Raven naturally could not see the struggle over Faith Power occurring within itself.

It only felt that after touching the golden scale, it gained many permissions over this Bronze Pyramid.

Although not yet a master, it can control the opening and closing of the pyramid's gate, and within the Bronze Pyramid's area, it can forcibly expel other beings.

Similar to the "Lord of the Area" in the Great Snow Mountain Secret Realm.

Meanwhile.

Outside.

After the Ice‑Cold Raven passed the Apus Pyramid trial, a dazzling white light shot straight into the clouds.

It illuminated the night, making an area spanning dozens of kilometers as bright as day.

Undead creatures have a very netherlike schedule, usually sleeping by day and active at night.

It is now 5 a. m.; for them, it is the eve of sleep, and seeing the pyramid's dazzling glow, they instantly became alert.

Besides His Majesty the Lion King, another being has passed the pyramid trial!? And it was a bronze‑grade pyramid trial!?

Who could it be? Note that the raven leader closest to completing the pyramid is still stuck at the sixth trial.

The Sphinx, originally sleeping, was also startled awake by the light.

Its gaze turned toward the place where the light rose.

"It is the Apus Pyramid, the Ice‑Cold Raven that has become the new chosen one!"

"So fast!"

The Sphinx felt somewhat emotional inside.

Did not expect that after the Zuan Ni, another undead would so quickly pass the Apus trial.

This world truly brims with "spirit" talent! The Undead Giant Snake leader immediately headed toward where the light bloomed, and then it saw the Frost Underworld Crow that had just flown out of the Apsu Pyramid.

"Hiss!?" (Commander Crow, you passed the Apsu trial?) the Necromancer Giant Snake asked using the undead language.

"Caw!"

The Frost Underworld Crow calmly nodded.

Though it had borrowed His Majesty's power, it had ultimately passed the trial.

Hearing this, the Necromancer Giant Snake was stunned.

It found it somewhat unbelievable in its heart.

One must know that not long ago, the Frost Underworld Crow had barely passed the fifth stage of the trial, and there was still a huge gap before it could defeat the Golden Python.

And today it had succeeded without making a sound!? Yet this was not what shocked the Undead Giant Snake leader the most.

Soon, the Undead Giant Snake detected a trace of aura emanating from the Frost Underworld Crow.

Just a single trace actually gave it a heart-pounding sensation.

This was a feeling that only arose when facing a creature whose life tier was higher than its own!

Only a King Realm creature could give it this kind of oppressive pressure! "Commander Crow, have you advanced to the King Realm?"

The Undead Giant Snake leader subconsciously used an honorific.

"No."

The Frost Underworld Crow shook its head, then slowly spoke:

"I merely received His Majesty's help and briefly possessed King Realm power."

"Don't worry, next His Majesty may select a few of the more loyal leaders among you and similarly help you pass the trials of the other pyramids." The Frost Underworld Crow relayed this information to the Undead Giant Snake leader—naturally, this was Chen Mo's instruction.

"Since the descent effect can take effect inside the pyramids, I might as well seize all the pyramids first."

Chen Mo thought to himself.

He planned to select lord-tier undead creatures with loyalty above 80 and have them complete the Bronze Pyramid challenges.

One of them was the Undead Giant Snake leader right in front of the Frost Underworld Crow.

What Chen Mo hadn't expected was that among the newly subdued undead creatures, the one with the highest faith was actually the Undead Giant Snake leader.

Its faith value was as high as 88 points! Just as the Frost Underworld Crow finished speaking, the Undead Giant Snake leader's faith value rose by another 2 points, reaching exactly 90.

"Really!?"

Hearing this, the Undead Giant Snake leader's soul fire surged, its emotions surging.

It desperately hoped that it would be the lucky one chosen by His Majesty!

Chen Mo didn't keep it waiting long; he ended the descent state on the Frost Underworld Crow.

In an instant, the Frost Underworld Crow's extraordinary tier fell from King Realm back down to High Extraordinary.

Feeling the mighty power recede like a tide, the Frost Underworld Crow felt a sense of loss.

But immediately after, a fierce fighting spirit ignited within its soul fire.

Crow also wanted to work hard to grow stronger! Following in His Majesty's footsteps, one day, it too could reach that level, or even stronger! At the same time, just as the Undead Giant Snake leader was inwardly praying that its loyalty would be noticed by Lion King His Majesty, a majestic voice suddenly rang out in its mind—

"Snake, go to the Sobek Pyramid next to you. I will help you pass the trial."

The Undead Giant Snake's heart skipped a beat. It had observed earlier and hadn't seen Lion King His Majesty's figure anywhere within a radius of several kilometers.

Yet Lion King His Majesty's voice had appeared out of thin air in its mind!

This kind of power... was beyond its imagination.

After hastily acknowledging the command, the Undead Giant Snake leader headed toward the nearby Sobek Pyramid at its fastest speed.

Sobek was the crocodile god of Egyptian mythology, and its strength surpassed that of the Apsu Giant Snake; the trials it established were also more difficult.

The Undead Giant Snake leader felt slightly apprehensive, while also being very expectant and curious.

In what manner would His Majesty help it pass the Sobek trial next?

After entering the Sobek Pyramid, a powerful will suddenly descended upon it.

Then the Undead Giant Snake leader found the death energy within its body surging, and its strength began to climb at an astonishing rate! High Lord... King Realm!

"This power..."

Feeling the mighty power surging through its body, the Undead Giant Snake could hardly believe it.

Across a vast distance, granting a believer unparalleled power! Such means could perhaps only be possessed by a true deity!

Its reverence for Chen Mo deepened by a few more degrees in its heart.

And in Chen Mo's eyes, the Undead Giant Snake's faith value had risen by another point.

"Let's begin!"

The Sobek trial was slightly different from the other trials.

The trial only required the challenger to survive for a certain amount of time against the Ancient Giant Crocodile; there was no need to defeat it.

Surviving for 1 minute was equivalent to passing the first stage of other trials, and 2 minutes was the second stage.

As long as one endured against the Ancient Giant Crocodile for half an hour, it would count as passing the sixth stage trial and one could become Sobek's Chosen One! However, as time passed, the Ancient Giant Crocodile's attacks would grow increasingly fierce, eventually even erupting with King Realm attacks! Moreover, this Ancient Giant Crocodile possessed the bloodline of the crocodile god Sobek. As a god of slaughter, Sobek's attack power was extremely formidable.

The Ancient Giant Crocodile, as its offspring, likewise possessed super-strong attack power.

Yet all of this made no difference before Chen Mo's Evil-Suppression Domain.

A tremendous force descending from the sky pinned it firmly against the pyramid's floor, completely unable to move.

King Realm power in a Bronze-tier pyramid trial was practically no different from using cheats! "Hiss!"

The Undead Giant Snake leader witnessed this scene firsthand, its emotions surging.

Strong! Truly too strong!

After defeating the Ancient Giant Crocodile.

A necromancy spell named 【Death Roll】 appeared on the altar, King tier.

Along with it was a tooth symbolizing the identity of a Chosen One.

However, this time, when the Undead Giant Snake Leader became a Chosen One and gained access to the Pyramid of Sobek, Chen Mo did not see a new "Line of Faith" appear above its head.

"This top-tier totem named Sobek has most likely fallen."

Chen Mo guessed in his heart.

The Underworld was too dangerous; even gods risked falling.

Immediately after, Chen Mo's voice sounded in the minds of five undead leaders with faith values exceeding 80, including the Ghost Jackal Leader and the Mummy Cat Leader.

Then, under Chen Mo's guidance, they one after another began the pyramid trials.

Chen Mo discovered that the power he retained after descending was closely related to the degree of faith the descended-in held toward him as well as their own strength.

Aside from the Frost Nether Raven, the other undead leaders could retain at most 6% of their main body's strength after descending.

But even 1% of their main body's strength was enough to help these undead creatures smoothly pass the Bronze Pyramid's trial.

With Chen Mo's help, the light radiated by the Bronze Pyramid after producing a Chosen One lit up repeatedly.

The dazzling light awakened all living creatures near the pyramid, and other creatures of the Ice Lion Kingdom also came over one after another to check the situation.

After seeing the Frost Nether Raven become a Chosen One, Sphinx went back to sleep.

The spiritual Qi density on Blue Star was too low right now; it had to maintain its low consumption through slumber.

However, 10 minutes later, it was once again awakened by the dazzling light radiated by the Bronze Pyramid.

"What's going on!? Another undead passed the trial?"

It stood at the upper end of the Golden Pyramid, looking down, and soon saw the Undead Giant Snake Leader who had passed Sobek's trial.

"Undead Giant Snake!? Didn't it fail to even pass the third trial before?"

Upon seeing that the one who cleared it was the Undead Giant Snake Leader, a trace of confusion showed in Sphinx's eyes.

It was very clear about the Undead Giant Snake Leader's strength.

"Something is off."

So this time, it did not choose to go back to sleep, but closely watched the challengers at the other several Bronze Pyramids.

Soon, it discovered that inside the Pyramid of the Bull God Apis, the Ghost Jackal Leader defeated the final trial boss "Gold-Horned Divine Bull" with absolute ease in a completely crushing manner! The strength it displayed was unmistakably at the King Realm!

"This is absolutely not the strength the Ghost Jackal Leader possesses!"

"It's Suanni!"

"This domain that suppresses everything is that Suanni's ability!"

Sphinx quickly realized this, but what it could not understand at all was that it did not find Suanni's figure within a ten-kilometer radius.

"Did Suanni, through some method, let these undead creatures briefly obtain its own power, and be able to use it in the pyramid trials!?"

Sphinx did not think in the direction of "descent"—after all, that was the authority of a deity.

Even it could not accomplish that! It believed that Chen Mo had used certain treasures or some special ability to let these undead briefly obtain power far exceeding their own strength!

But there was no doubt—

This was completely "cheating," and blatant "cheating" at that! The true strength and potential of the "Chosen Ones" now selected did not meet the standard, but with Chen Mo's help, they had genuinely become Chosen Ones! (End of this chapter)