The rats couldn't open the door.

In such a vast area, it would take an unknown amount of time to reach the desired destination by just a few people flying.

The portal opened, revealing a crystal ball shrouded in black light at its center.

"Go and activate that crystal ball."

The rat thief nodded.

Step forward.

Press the Tomb Raider script onto the crystal ball.

This inscription on the tombstone is essentially a pass, granting the rat thief the right to pass through the Ansu tomb.

The instant after the Rat Thief touched the crystal ball with the Tomb Saint's Stealing Inscription.

A vast image appeared in its mind.

It's like a vast nebula appeared in my mind, with nodes distributed throughout it, somewhat like... a star map.

This is the structure of the Ansu tomb.

This tomb is too big.

At this moment, looking at the overall picture in his mind, even the rat thief could roughly understand why Ansu had arranged things this way, based on the knowledge he had learned.

The Eight-Turn Ceremony.

There are four directions in total, each corresponding to different burial objects.

However, there is no strict division between east, west, north, and south here.

All they knew was where they were, in this region teeming with the dead, which should be defined as the West.

Living creatures buried in the west are said to become spirits after death.

These spirits are ghost soldiers who specifically guard the tombs.

Unlike the previous thefts, this one is different.

This time, the tomb's ecosystem is significantly richer, containing not only high-level undead but also low-level undead with only demigod power.

In addition, the rat thief can also sense an ocean with countless treasures floating in it.

To be precise, it is an ocean formed by countless treasures.

The eastern burial site is a treasure trove.

It refers to the treasures left behind by the tomb's occupant during their lifetime, excluding weapons.

This is the treasure that Ansu possessed when he had the power of a quasi-god, and countless people offered sacrifices to him.

The treasure was so abundant that it filled a giant ocean the size of hundreds of galaxies.

In the south are inscriptions and historical records.

The steles, though seemingly insignificant, can be seen as part of a forest of steles, which records the history and knowledge of countless places around the world.

In the north, Ansu was by his side.

Equipment and weapons, his divine status in life, his physique...

Sensing this, even the Rat Thief was startled; the divine artifact—[The Power of the Dead]—was about to be revealed.

Artifact: Garment of the Deceased

Divine position: death.

[Constitution: Extreme Death]

Legend has it that a constitution capable of both life and death...

If we rank them by the number of items, the fewer the better, then the Twin Extremes of Life and Death are even more powerful than the legendary Three Illusions.

These things...

They're all treasures!

It was definitely the right decision to come to Ansu's tomb. If we could take all of these things with us, we would be rich! We would make a fortune!

But then I suddenly had a change of heart.

wrong!

This is a restricted area; stealing Ansu's Death's Edge here is strictly forbidden.

Even if you steal the artifact, there's no way to take it out.

We can't possibly compete with the true artifact in Ansu's hands and with Ansu's own physique for ownership, can we?

"How about it."

The rat, looking distressed, lowered its head.

"Luo Heng, this is tough."

"It's too difficult."

Damn it, so many good things are right in front of me, but I'm told I can't use them and I can't take them with me.

This is worse than killing it.

Luo Heng: "I'm asking if you can connect to other nodes."

"Other nodes?"

The thief, unable to close his eyes, sensed something again.

Oh, there are indeed other nodes besides this tower that can connect with each other.

Just now, the rat thief was too busy looking at the treasure.

Everyone has forgotten about this.

"Can."

"Luo Heng, should we collect the treasure first, or should we memorize the inscription first?"

Although Ansu's personal belongings may be difficult to take with him.

However, those unclaimed items scattered throughout the treasure area should be able to be taken.

Especially some treasures that have been completely lost in history.

There is no such thing as uniqueness or ownership.

However, the treasures of this era seem to be somewhat worthless, such as gold-quality equipment and one- or two-star skill scrolls...

These things were also considered treasures...

It's somewhat funny.

However, there are also some good items, such as [Multi-Knowledge Spirit Liquid], [Original Mind Essence], [Forging Essence], and so on.

In this era, these things have not been put to their full potential.

If the restricted area is removed.

These things will shine brightly.

For example, gaining more skill points can increase perception range and improve the success rate of equipment enhancement.

They are all top-notch products.

It's just that in this era... it's truly a waste.

Even if we don't collect these treasures, those inscriptions and books are still of considerable value.

Rat Thief is not the kind of short-sighted person who would focus on physical treasures.

It would deliberately record the knowledge left in each tomb it looted.

Knowledge in the fantasy world is just as important as a set of luxurious equipment.

"Where to..."

Luo Heng, unusually, fell into deep thought.

He stroked his chin, lost in thought.

It's rare to see someone like Luo Heng, who has always been decisive in his decisions.

"Let's go take a look at the inscription first."

Finally, Luo Heng provided the answer.

The rat thief breathed a sigh of relief.

It assumed that Luo Heng was going directly to the main burial chamber, and that An Su should be in the main burial chamber.

This is probably the final destination for everyone on this trip.

But to be honest, Shudao Nan wasn't prepared to face Ansu.

Even though Luo Heng was so confident and seemed so certain.

"good."

The rat-thief glanced at the faces of the others.

It was discovered that no one had any objections.

Everyone agreed with this guy's decision. Luo Heng always managed to become a core member without anyone noticing. Even the human race's supreme White Deer obediently followed Luo Heng's opinions in the team.

Strong leadership qualities.

"I'll give it a try."

It is difficult to pinpoint a single node when a rat steals.

Buzz—

Unlike the previous teleportation sensation, this time, upon activating the node, the tower where everyone was located was instantly enveloped in a black mist of death.

In an instant, the black mist dissipated.

When everyone's senses expanded outward again, the scenery outside was completely different.

Lacey: "Luckily, there's a way to teleport."

Lu Cang: "Yes... it would be a real disaster if we couldn't teleport."

The scope is too broad.

The journey alone would be enough to exhaust everyone.

Lu Cang glanced at the forest of steles in a single thought; this place truly was a burial ground for knowledge.

The ground was covered with layers of books.

Books in all forms.

The forest of steles stands tall, each stele reaching tens of thousands of meters in height, forming a staggered and broad stone wall.

As Lu Cang scanned these steles with his mind, he also completely read the information on them.

A higher mental value naturally means faster information processing speed.

Reading books and collecting information doesn't require understanding every single word like an ordinary person.

With just a thought, one can roughly know what is being said.

What Lu Cang came here to find was mainly information about Entimesis. Even now, Lu Cang still thinks about Entimesis.

"So much information..."

The rat was so easily stolen that he had already lost his mind.

It can't sweep over everything in a single thought.

Moreover, its sensing range is not large enough.

Unlike Lu Cang.

By utilizing Xiu Mi's abilities to expand his perception, Lu Cang's perception range was far greater than Xiu Mi's.

It not only possesses skills that enhance the range of perception, such as those related to Xiumi.

It can also trigger the [Chaotic Bloom] skill.

Lu Cang can now perceive a range of ten quadrillion kilometers. In terms of perception range, back in the real world, his perception range is roughly fifty times the radius of the solar system at the boundary of the Oort cloud computing network...

Throughout the Ansu Mausoleum.

Only Lu Cang's face was mostly visible...

In fact, Lu Cang also had a way to move quickly within the Ansu Tomb without the aid of a teleportation array.

There is a skill called "Positioning Arrow," which, after a short delay, allows the user to move to the location where the arrow was fired by chanting.

The farther the perception range, the faster the speed of Xiumi's arrows.

It allows Lu Cang to travel over long distances using arrows.

"There really is."

With a wide enough range of perception, Lu Cang could scan almost all the knowledge in the Stele Forest in an instant. Most of the knowledge was already known; the knowledge he stole from Yug was not just empty talk.

However, there are still a small portion of things that I don't know.

"Entimesis".

"Naraku's favorite..."

"There's also a Godhood for Darkness?"

Lu Cang frowned slightly when he saw the record.

This is not what I knew; Entimemasis is actually Naraka's agent in the human world.

Its words are equivalent to Naraku's own words of truth.

A mere demigod...

Does he have that much power?

This is equivalent to Naraku's own words of truth.

Even if someone is a disciple, their words are not equivalent to the words of the true God.

Acting on behalf of Naraku's will, he spreads darkness throughout the world.

It spreads darkness and evil, possessing immense power far exceeding that of ordinary demigods.

There are few records about Entimes, only a few words, but there is one record about him that makes Lu Cang frown.

"He seems to be performing some kind of special ritual, without ascending from demigod to a stronger divine power."

“He accommodated many divine positions in his lifetime, up to a total of thirty-four.”

"Now I think back to when I first met him."

"When I met him, he had already merged with thirty-four divine positions."

"But on the thirty-fourth one, he stopped fusing any more. I could tell he still had energy left."

“I could also sense that he was not far from completing the ceremony.”

“I couldn’t bear to see such a genius die like this, so I gave him my position as the God of Death.”

“He already possesses a divine status of life, and in my view… it is a filthy thing to put death and life together.”

"But what makes me tolerate this filth is my interest."

"I'm even more excited to see him complete the ceremony."

"He showed a hint of surprise and a deep sense of unease when he saw me give up the position of the God of Death."

"But in the end, he accepted my position as the god of death."

“At that moment, I could sense that he was only one step away from completing his ritual.”

"However, I'm going on a trip to the next place where I will complete my fourth incarnation ceremony."

"I look forward to meeting him in the future."

"Perhaps I can reclaim the God of Death from him."

...

“After that, a hundred million years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I have completed the sixth transformation ceremony.”

"I've heard about an annoying guy, his name is Kumironi..."

“I’ve returned to this place.”

“Oh, Entimemas…you are dead.”

“I saw his past before his death; he was waiting until the very end for someone with a perfect divine position to arrive.”

"Is he trying to end this ceremony with a perfect divine position?"

"But he never got to see it before the end of his life."

“A demigod’s life is not eternal, not to mention that he, who simultaneously holds so many divine positions, is tormented by the conflicts between different divine positions every moment.”

"It's rather pitiful that such a genius would become a wandering ghost after his death..."

"I'd better send him into the cycle of reincarnation."

completely……

It was completely different from the history of Entimesis that I knew.

This is a record from the perspective of Ansu's encounter with Entimemes.

Ansu left behind many of its life experiences here.

The geniuses they encountered, the scenery they saw, the things they did, their thoughts, and their insights were all recorded in the Stele Forest.

This practice also seems to be waiting for some being to enter its tomb and see the things it left behind.

However, these things are not important.

The important thing is...

The Entimesis that Ansu mentioned, and the Entimesis that Lu Cang knew.

They are completely different.

Lu Cang knew Entimesis because the fusion of divine positions caused conflict, and the ritual ultimately failed, leading to Entimesis's death.

However, in Ansu's description, Entimes was very adept at it.

Ultimately, they were still waiting for the perfect godhood, although in that era, the possessor of the perfect godhood was certainly not Lu Cang.

But... isn't this a bit too coincidental?

Is this era's Entimes really just a copy of himself?

Lu Cang thought of the All-Knowing Card.

If you ask, you might find the answer.

But three chances...

Is it really necessary to ask this at this time?

Lu Cang shook his head.

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"Let's go."

"ah?"

"I haven't even read many of these inscriptions and classic texts yet!" Rat Thief exclaimed in surprise.

“I’ve written it all down. I’ll leave the record with you in a while.”

"ha?"

"It hasn't been long, and you're already saying you've finished reading it?"

You're such a braggart.

No, it's not necessarily bragging.

But with such a large forest of steles, let alone memorizing it, could one even perceive such a vast distance? Shudaonan had seen a map and knew just how expansive it was.

"Yes, I've finished reading it."

"Everyone, the schedule is indeed quite tight, and we have to set off again."

Lacey: "It doesn't matter."

Kuruyel: "Destroying the origin is more important to me."

Tish made a throat-slitting gesture.

She only wanted to deal with Ansu.

"It seems everyone has agreed. Let's go to the main burial chamber."

The rat thief said, "I haven't passed yet!"

“I will tell you everything recorded on the inscriptions here.”

The rat's thievery is hard to come by: "There's still treasure left to take."

"What's the difference between tomb raiding without taking any treasure and returning empty-handed?"

It is exceptionally persistent in this matter.

Even when facing a monster with terrifying combat power like Luo Heng, one must remain steadfast in one's stance.

It was created specifically for tomb raiding.

Lu Cang laughed and said, "The treasure doesn't say it can't be taken."

"It's the same whether you take it after you've finished dealing with the important matters."

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【abyss】

Kumironi stood suspended in mid-air in a corner of the abyss, and His mere presence transformed the corrupt and lifeless kingdom into a vibrant and verdant place.

Countless strange life forms were born out of thin air.

"Ansu".

"Luo Heng".

Kumironi closed his eyes and instantly sensed all life in the entire abyss.

A powerful life form entered the tomb.

That was a quasi-god named Roya.

One of Anzu's executives, who once killed his subordinate, a quasi-god named [Stabe].

It took him some effort to revive this important quasi-god.

If what Luo Heng said is true, then this quasi-god named Luo Ya is actually a traitor in Ansu's camp.

In fact, Kumiloni sensed it.

In the last encounter.

Anzu was clearly much weaker, but it was, after all, the god of death, and Kumironi could not kill it without paying a heavy price.

In this world, there are also those who wait for an opportunity to snag a bargain.

Not everyone is their follower.

There are always some powerful pseudo-gods who remain neutral, quietly watching this battle unfold.

If we fight to the very end, we might just be doing all the work for someone else.

Ultimately, the contest between the two was not about who paid the price to kill whom, but about who would ascend to the level of a true god first.

They crushed the other side with absolute superiority.

For both of them, advancing to the True God realm is almost a certainty; all that's needed is time.

"The Eightfold Ritual".

"If we can intervene in its reincarnation, we should be able to find an opportunity to kill it."

Kumironi could not directly disrupt the ritual set up by Ansu through brute force.

Ansu's Eight Transformations Ritual is not just about its reincarnation ceremony.

It also set up a powerful array outside the ritual, strong enough to kill a quasi-god.

If you don't step inside the formation, you won't be affected.

Stepping into the formation is tantamount to courting death.

Even if Kumironi doesn't die easily, if I attack directly, the other quasi-gods will hold me back.

Although the quasi-gods guarding the tomb of Ansu are not as powerful as Kumironi.

However, within a formation capable of killing a quasi-god, it is still possible to hold off Kumironi for a period of time by working together.

Those who can advance to the quasi-god realm are not necessarily far apart in terms of ability; each one is an outstanding individual of their time.

Not to mention, Cumiloni himself is not good at warfare.

As long as Kumironi is held back, reinforcements will arrive quickly, eventually turning the battle into a melee between the Life and Death factions.

Even if Kumiloni led his men to attack, they would find it difficult to capture the city.

There's another question.

Kumiloni was unsure when Ansu would begin the ceremony.

Ansu could simply be a mausoleum with elaborate ceremonies.

They simply wait quietly in the tomb.

As long as Kumiloni enters the game and joins the fray, it can emerge in its full glory!

At that time, I was the one who was passive.

Ansu decides for itself when to promote its members.

Kumiloni had no way of knowing.

All these circumstances explain why Kumironi, despite knowing that Ansu had built a massive mausoleum and was about to perform the Eighth Transformation Ceremony, was unable to interfere.

The best course of action for Kumironi would be to undergo the same eighth-order evolution of the life ladder.

In terms of promotion speed, it is no less than Ansu.

"But if..."

“I know when Ansu will begin his promotion.”

This is when Ansu is most vulnerable.

Kumiloni relied on his own unique qualities.

A magic circle that can kill a quasi-god would absolutely not kill Kumironi.

It will certainly be held back by other quasi-gods.

But as long as I can make some small interventions...

Once Luo Heng enters, he should be able to inflict severe damage on An Su.

This is the plan that Luo Heng told Kumiloni.

Thinking of this.

Kumiloni couldn't help but chuckle.

The battle between two quasi-gods, Life and Death, is decided by a mere demigod who has only recently ascended to godhood.

Even more absurd is...

I actually chose to believe in that little demigod.

When Lu Cang first met Kumironi, he was only a demigod. After Lu Cang left the Extreme Tower trial, Kumironi sensed all life in the abyss and found Luo Heng.

Only then did he realize that Luo Heng, just as he had said, had advanced to the level of a demigod.

The cessation of the war was also a signal that Kumironi was sending to Lu Cang.

Kumironi closed his eyes and made a thought.

Its own life force transformed into specks of emerald green essence and dissipated.

Snap—

A mindless monster floating in the abyss underwent a transformation, its life form gradually twisting and taking shape, eventually becoming the likeness of Kumironi.

The vibrant green life force is spreading!

Luo Ya had just emerged from the tomb when he sensed an aura in the distance, and his scalp tingled instantly.

day!

Cumroni is here!

Meanwhile, the two nebula-shaped quasi-gods, each the size of a star system, guarding the tomb of Ansu, also became alert!

"This aura!"

"It's Kumiloni!"

"He has come!"

Kumironi and Anzu are undoubtedly the two strongest people in this era, aside from the time of light and darkness.

"Roya!"

"Prepare for the enemy!"

"Roya?"

The two quasi-gods looked towards the direction of Luo Ya, An Su's favorite and confidant, who was known as a genius, but there was no sign of Luo Ya anywhere.

Nobody knows how he ran away, but he's gone.

"Roya! This is a critical time for our lord! You have deserted your post!"

"Aren't you afraid of Lord Ansu's punishment?!"

However, now is clearly not the time to blame Roya, because Cumroni is already close at hand.

Kumironi stood with his arms outstretched at his sides, his emerald eyes shining brightly like jewels.

She liked the humanoid appearance because it was the form of the vast majority of living things.

It symbolizes the cornerstone of life.

Kumironi's arrival disturbed the protective array rituals that were guarding the area.

boom!

The tomb rotated, and in the vast abyss, dark patterns lit up amidst countless crimson nebulae!

The massive array roared!

Destruction, death, and corruption.

[Assault Ritual Formation: Everything will lead to death and end]

The star rating of skills is a barrier that limits mediocre talents in this era.

However, it will not become a stumbling block to the growth of a genius.

The formations and techniques that these geniuses researched and created still shine brightly compared to those of later generations.

A thick fog of death unfolded, instantly enveloping an area extending hundreds of light-years outward from the tomb. As soon as the formation was created, all life within it withered and decayed.

Even powerful beings with pseudo-god-like divine power would have their souls flow out of their eyes, ears, mouth, and nose in an instant, turning into lifeless corpses.

The aura of death instantly filled Kumironi's internal organs.

The life form of Kumironi withered from within.