"What?"
"Why?" Renn was incredulous.
Raine called out to the goddess of life: "Your Majesty."
The goddess of life responded to Renn almost instantly:
"What's wrong, Ren? We've already reached the Sea of Annihilation?"
Renn nodded: "Yes, but I'm not quite sure why the Unknowable Mask failed."
The Goddess of Life cast her gaze upon Renn, surveying his surroundings before her eyes revealed a grave expression.
"This Sea of Annihilation is more complex than I imagined."
"Raine, do you still remember the 'power of rules' that the God of Tricks told you about in the Misty Lands?"
Raine nodded: "The treasures in the Misty Lands grow at twice the speed?"
The Goddess of Life said, "That's right. The current situation of the Sea of Annihilation is very similar to that of the Land of Mist. It should be that the divine power left over from the great war has reacted subtly here, forming the power of rules."
"The reason why the Unknowable Mask lost its power is because one of the many rules of the Sea of Annihilation is: [Invisibility is prohibited]."
Renn frowned and asked, "What other rules are there?"
The Goddess of Life said, "The power of rules here is even stronger than that of the Misty Land. I can only sense three types at the moment."
Rule 1: [No Magic Essence: If magic essence in the air disappears, the power of released magic will be reduced by half.]
Rule Two: [Invisibility Prohibited: All invisibility-related items and potion effects are prohibited]
Rule Three: [Death: Extremely difficult to recover from injury]
"Besides these three, there should be a few other rules, but I haven't been able to detect them."
"Rule number three: [Death of Life], I can remove the power of this rule that has been imposed on you, but I cannot do the others."
"If the God of Magic were awake and at his peak, he might be able to help you break Rule One, but alas..."
Raine put away the Unknown Mask and nodded. "I understand. Then please transfer some more Unowned Divine Power to me. Without the Unknown Mask, we might need Abu Dhabi's help this time."
The Goddess of Life nodded: "Alright, but it will take some time."
"You can try to move forward, and if you discover any other rules, I will tell you."
Renn nodded and said, "Come out, Lucifer. It seems we still have to force our way in."
Lucifer emerged from Renn's shadow and nodded: "Please do not worry, Master. I will wipe out any enemies that appear before you."
"Let's go, south," Raine said.
Lucifer nodded, and the two of them transformed into two streaks of light that swept across the surface of the Sea of Annihilation.
The Sea of Annihilation was silent, like the Dead Sea, and all that could be heard in Raine's ears was the sound of something hurtling through the air.
Less than an hour after they had flown, Lucifer suddenly attacked the space not far away, unleashing a torrent of shadow power.
"Dark Abyss Devours!"
The power of shadow formed a miniature shadow black hole not far away, tearing at the surrounding space and creating cracks in it.
As Lucifer made his move, translucent beetles the size of grapes emerged from the cracks in the surrounding space, and Lucifer's shadow black hole continuously sucked up and pulled at those beetles.
The moment the translucent beetle appeared, the Goddess of Life of the Divine Realm widened her eyes, cursed under her breath, and said...
"Raine! Run!!"
"Damn it! What Void Mite! This is a Void Worm!! It's a Divine Realm Spot!"
"Run, Rennes! These things are extremely difficult to kill, and once one appears, there are basically swarms all around."