Chapter 130. Becoming a Divine Agent...
After hearing Quan Zhi's words, Lin Xiaoxiao had a new question in her mind, so she asked directly: "Since it was possible to become a god in your era, why can't the current agents of the gods become gods?"
If it were possible, wouldn't such a ridiculous battle like the Age of Gods Hunting have never happened?
Quan Zhi pursed her lips, put her hands together between her knees, and rubbed them together a few times, without directly answering Lin Xiaoxiao's question.
Instead, he asked a completely unrelated question: "Then why do you think the current age of gods cannot become gods?"
Lin Xiaoxiao thought for a long time, guessed many things but found them all unreasonable, and finally just shook her head and answered in a deep voice: "I don't know."
Quan Zhi was not surprised by this answer. After all, based on her understanding of Lin Xiaoxiao, timidity was her outward appearance, while caution was her true nature.
It sighed helplessly and continued, "There are two reasons for this: first, your bodies are incomplete; second, you have no divine position to inherit..."
From Quan Zhi, Lin Xiaoxiao learned why becoming a god's agent required sacrificing a part of oneself.
These are all methods used by foreign deities to prevent local deities' agents from becoming gods.
If the body is disabled, the possibility of becoming a god is completely eliminated.
Even if a god emerges, it is impossible to become a god. The highest level one can reach is the peak of demigod, and it is impossible to cross that level.
After all, those who can become agents of the gods are all exceptionally talented and have a very high probability of becoming gods.
The reason there are no divine positions is because hundreds of foreign gods joined forces to impose a special divine power seal on this star field.
In addition, they had already visited this star field beforehand, leaving their divine imprint and occupying all the available divine positions.
Unless those alien gods are willing to erase the mark they left on this star field.
Otherwise, even if a healthy divine agent appears, they will still be stuck at the peak of demigod level, unable to break through and become a true god for all eternity.
Upon hearing Quan Zhi's words, Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes widened in astonishment. So this was the truth behind why she couldn't become a god.
Do Nurullo and Atumus know this?
Quan Zhi seemed to see Lin Xiaoxiao's confusion and coldly curled the corners of her lips: "I don't know."
If those two fools had been willing to have a little patience, and spent three to five years reading through the books in the last floor of the omniscient library that its divine body had conjured, they would have triggered the mechanism that revealed the truth.
Artemus was so focused on searching for it in the City of the Gods that he never even entered the Library of the Omniscient. He simply sent people to guard the Library of the Omniscient, which is like guarding a treasure mountain without knowing it.
Nuenro had indeed entered, but he only read 5% of the books on the last floor, which was far from meeting the basic conditions for triggering the event.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Quan Zhi, whose face was dark, and subconsciously swallowed. Thinking of a particular question, she tentatively asked, "Since you were unwilling to tell Nuenro and Atums about these things, why are you willing to tell me now?"
In her past life, until her death, Quan Zhi kept it a secret, always pretending to be an ordinary elf.
Why did you change your mind in this lifetime? Why are you willing to appear and tell her these things?
Quan Zhi glanced lightly at Xiao Weizhi, who was sitting quietly beside Lin Xiaoxiao without saying a word, then replied softly with a cold face, "There's no reason, I just find you pleasing to the eye."
Lin Xiaoxiao also noticed Quan Zhi's gaze towards Xiao Weizhi, and upon hearing Quan Zhi's reply, her lips twitched uncontrollably.
So, the reason I never gave her a single word of advice in my past life was because I didn't like her?
Was the reason he was willing to offer advice in this lifetime because of Xiao Weizhi's existence?
What Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know was that she had guessed correctly.
The reason why Quan Zhi didn't say a word in his previous life was largely because he couldn't stand some of Lin Xiaoxiao's actions; a smaller part of the reason was that he felt Lin Xiaoxiao was not the savior in the prophecy.
She took a few deep breaths, suppressing the urge to burst forth with nationalistic sentiment, and asked in a low voice the question she cared about: "Is there any way to get back my sacrificed leg and that fifty percent of experience points?"
According to Quan Zhi, he is the God of Greed trapped in the core of the Abyss.
They were forcibly trapped in the core of the Black Abyss by the sacrifice of three local gods, who transformed themselves into special chains.
After thousands of years of erosion, the energy of those chains has begun to dissipate, and perhaps in a few decades, the god of greed will break free from the chains.
At that time, this star field will be polluted by the god of greed, becoming a polluted wasteland, and all living beings will become polluted beasts/polluted bodies in the pollution.
If we want to stop all of this from happening, we must find a way to kill the god of greed.
To slay the god of greed, one must become a god.
However, the prerequisites for becoming a god are: one must be physically healthy and find a divine position to inherit.
Quan Zhi shook his head: "I don't know, but if you can find the tomb of the God of Prophecy, you should be able to find a clue from it."
The God of Prophecy, once ranked among the top three local deities, left three prophecies before the sacrifice, the first two of which have already come true.
The third one, however, is still awaiting verification: [A savior, reborn like a phoenix from the ashes, will return after her initial failure to save this planet tainted by darkness, using her golden energy to purify the darkness and save this star field.]
Lin Xiaoxiao scratched her head in exasperation and sighed helplessly, "This is a headache. Even if we find our legs again, where are we going to find a divine position?"
With such a tight watch from the foreign gods, how could one possibly obtain a divine position from their inescapable net?
Upon hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, Quan Zhi's expression became somewhat strange. It looked around, set up a barrier around itself, and then used the contract to transmit its voice, saying, "You've already obtained the divine position, haven't you?"
Divine position?
Lin Xiaoxiao's expression also became extremely strange. When did she obtain a divine position? How come she didn't know?
She asked with great doubt, "Are you sure? I don't have any memories of being a god."
Quan Zhi, with a stern face and eyes that seemed to say "You're kidding me, try it": "The ruby ring that the Xiao family boy gave you."
Lin Xiaoxiao's face was full of confusion: "What does a ruby ring have to do with a divine position?"
Quan Zhi continued, "The ruby ring contains the divine position of the God of Rules, which was deliberately extracted by the God of Rules before his sacrifice, as a backup plan for future generations."
The human and the elf whispered to each other in their minds for a long time.
A moment later, Lin Xiaoxiao approached Xiao Weizhi and asked in a low voice, "Weizhi, where did you get the ruby ring you gave me before?"
Xiao Weizhi put his arm around her shoulder, his eyes smiling, and mimicked her, lowering his voice to answer, "That's a family heirloom of the Xiao family, passed down from generation to generation. Only the matriarch of the Xiao family can possess that ring."
Xiao Weizhi, who had expected to receive a sweet kiss, looked somewhat surprised.
After receiving his answer, Lin Xiaoxiao ignored him and turned back to discuss the issue of the divine position with Quan Zhi.
Just as Lin Xiaoxiao, Quan Zhi, and Xiao Weizhi were chatting about something, the two elves were talking.
Meanwhile, in the core area of the Black Abyss pollution, a unique conversation took place.
The god of greed in the black mist tugged at his chains, making them clang, and his voice was unusually hoarse: "Nuenro, don't forget what you promised me."
With his pure black eyes, devoid of any white, Nuenro stared with interest at the true form of the God of Greed in the thick fog. A hint of amusement flashed in his eyes as he spoke in a somewhat casual tone: "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten."
I never imagined the true form of the God of Greed would look like this. Interesting, very interesting. I really want to cut off a few pieces to study; I feel like I could discover many interesting species from them.
Liu Duoxin stood silently to the side, somewhat absent-minded, showing absolutely no interest in the conversation between Nu Enluo and the God of Greed.
The black mist surrounding the true form of the God of Greed continued to pour out, accompanied by the clanging of chains. His voice was tinged with obvious irritation: "When will you begin to exterminate those ants?"
Nuenro, his index finger rubbed against his chin with a white glove, his eyes filled with covetousness for the God of Greed: "In three months, my puppet town will be destroyed, and I'll need to rebuild the puppets. Unfortunately, I've run out of materials."
"Supreme God of Greed, would you please provide me with some materials?"
The God of Greed never expected that this bastard, Nuenro, would dare to set his sights on His body.
Just as he was about to get angry, he heard Nu Enlu say, "You only need to give me some scraps and scraps, and I can use them to create a batch of puppets that are even stronger than those of peak demigods."
"With these puppets, I guarantee you will get what you want."
These words silenced the rage of the god of greed, who had been trapped in this star field for thousands of years and whose patience had reached its limit.
He now only wants to devour this star field, along with the Goddess of Fortune and all living beings, and then seek revenge on the gods who deceived him.
A large piece of soft flesh, more than 5 meters long and 3 meters wide, reeking of decay, was thrown out of the black mist and fell to the ground with a 'dong' sound.
The god of greed's hoarse voice carried a faint threat: "Nuenro, if you fail, I will take back the second life I have given you."
Nuenro bowed slightly and said, "Received, Your Excellency God of Greed."
As the thick black fog increased, the God of Greed once again retreated into the depths, leaving Nu Enluo, Liu Duoxin, and others in the empty cave.
Nuenro walked up to the piece of soft meat, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
This piece of soft flesh was grayish-black with a purplish tinge, its surface covered with fleshy spikes and eyes of all sizes, and it emitted wisps of ominous black mist and a foul stench.
Even after being cut off, these eyes continue to blink, and the fleshy barbs tremble and extend outwards, crawling around in search of targets with pure blood.
Unfortunately, everyone present had been contaminated, and there was no way they could have pure blood.
After a short while, the soft flesh, unable to find fresh blood to replenish itself, gradually lost its vitality and turned into a pile of dead flesh.
Nu Enlu said gently to Liu Duoxin, who was standing beside him, "Miss Liu, could you please do me a favor and take this to my laboratory?"
After his defeat, Lin Xiaoxiao used the All Things Extraction Technique to remotely take away his space, so he can't bring the material back to the laboratory now.
Liu Duoxin looked disgusted and was about to refuse.
Nuenroe refuted her refusal with a few concise words: "Miss Liu, the God of Greed sent you to assist me. Do you intend to disregard His command?"
Liu Duoxin gritted her teeth, sneered, and put the soft flesh on the ground into her spatial storage. She then led the humanoid creature beside her and said, "How dare you? Lead the way. Where is your laboratory?"
Nu Enlu's lips curled slightly, his gaze lingering on Liu Duoxin with a hidden greed. He swept his eyes around her, thinking she was excellent experimental material. He wondered if the God of Greed would grant her his request if he asked directly.
Concealing all his hidden thoughts, he smiled gently and said, "Come with me."
Three days later, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi returned to the rebuilt Mona City. As soon as they landed, they headed towards the territory where the Xiao family army was located.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi also learned from Xiao's father why the Xiao family was targeted time and time again back in Dragon Kingdom.
In reality, someone discovered past secrets, finding that the Xiao family's ancestors had produced deities during the early stages of the catastrophe. They speculated that the Xiao family's treasury must still contain divine artifacts and a large amount of wealth.
Because of this rumor, the person behind the scenes had ulterior motives and has been secretly targeting the Xiao family.
When Xiao's father talked about this, he was speechless: "Wealth is there, but if there really were such a good thing as a divine artifact, I wouldn't have been forced to come to the Black Abyss back then."
Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi exchanged a glance, not daring to speak, nor did they dare tell Xiao's father: 'The Xiao family does indeed possess something valuable, but this valuable thing isn't a divine artifact, but rather a divine position.'
All I can say is that the Xiao family's ancestor who became a god had an extremely clear understanding of human nature and was a master of playing the "blind spot" game.
No one could have imagined that the ring, which had been worn by successive mistresses of the Xiao family and symbolized their status, had such a significant history.
Back in her room, Lin Xiaoxiao had just taken off the prosthetic leg from her right foot when she remembered something: "Weizhi, this ring doesn't seem right for me."
Putting aside the fact that she hasn't married Xiao Weizhi yet, it's inappropriate for her to hold the ring that belongs to the matriarch of the Xiao family, since Xiao Weizhi has already lost his status as the heir of the Xiao family.
Xiao Weizhi half-squatted in front of her, took the prosthetic limb she handed over, and chuckled: "It fits. Grandpa said that only you can wear this ring. As for Yanci, he can choose jewelry from the Xiao family's treasury when he gets married."
In one sentence, he revealed what Old Master Xiao was thinking.
Even though Xiao Weizhi himself gave up his status as the heir of the Xiao family, in the old man's heart, he was still the most suitable heir.
This also demonstrates the old man's profound foresight.
If Lin Xiaoxiao accepts the ring, then for the sake of the ring, as Xiao Yanci's sister-in-law, she certainly can't stand idly by if the Xiao family is in trouble.
Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at Xiao Weizhi with annoyance: "Old Master Xiao is so cunning, and you're a swindler too."
Xiao Weizhi chuckled and picked her up with one hand, carrying her slightly dirty prosthetic leg that needed cleaning in the other, and walked towards the bathroom: "Hmm, you're such a troublemaker, you take a shower first, I'll wash the prosthetic leg and take it for maintenance. Do you need me to scrub your back?"
Lin Xiaoxiao wrapped her arms around his neck, clearly remembering something, and her face flushed with embarrassment: "No, your back-rubbing is indecent."
Xiao Weizhi hooked the bathroom door with his foot and slammed it shut: "I'm very proper when I scrub your back, and my technique is professional. Why don't you give it a try?"
Later, the sound of water running in the bathroom continued for a long time...
Half a month later, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi, along with Quan Zhi, found the Omniscient Library, which had fallen into a secluded mountain range in the Black Abyss Contaminated Zone.
After the City of Gods shattered, the Library of Omniscience automatically fell into the Abyss. If it weren't for Omniscience, finding it would have been almost impossible.
Because it fell in such a hidden place.
Quan Zhi floated in mid-air, surrounded by hundreds of books.
These books turned pages rapidly without any wind, their pages shimmering with silver and gold light, and some characters seemed to float in the light.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi were surrounded by many books, each holding a book and searching carefully.
"Found it! The God of Prophecy left a message about the tomb." Quan Zhi's voice was somewhat excited.
It is said to be the tomb of the gods, but it is actually the personal space of the god of prophecy before his fall.
Before each deity falls, they would deliberately store their years of accumulated knowledge within their spatial dimension, then extract it and hide it somewhere, waiting for their descendants to find the information left behind and come to search for it.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately closed the book she was reading, looked up at Quan Zhi in the sky, and asked with surprise, "Really?"
With a wave of his hand, Quan Zhi caused all the books floating in mid-air to disappear, leaving only a tattered animal hide book whose color was no longer discernible.
Lin Xiaoxiao reached out and took the book. Looking up, she saw a long riddle written in golden ink, specially made with the power of faith, on the animal-hide pages: 'Desolate peaks, sparsely populated; beneath the icicles, I dwell; you once knew me, and where I sleep, there still lie old acquaintances.'
This statement will only appear when touched by a divine agent or a deity.
When she saw this sentence, the corner of her mouth twitched uncontrollably. Couldn't they just speak normally? Why did they have to put a riddle here?
Xiao Weizhi looked at this passage and fell into deep thought.
Quan Zhi quickly translated the meaning of the sentence: "My grave is beneath the mountains, above the ice, where life is desolate; you have been to my grave, and there are your acquaintances there."
Lin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips in distress: "This area is too broad, there's no way I can figure out where it is."
The desolate mountains—she had visited thousands, if not tens of thousands; even those mountains with ice crystals numbered in the hundreds, many of which were hidden realms. Those realms had been shattered in the spatial turbulence, so how was she supposed to find them?
Xiao Weizhi suddenly suggested, "Xiaoxiao, do you still have the divination stick container we used before? Let's take it out and try it?"
Since they're all riddles anyway, why not use magic to defeat magic? Drawing lots might bring unexpected surprises.
Lin Xiaoxiao thought Xiao Weizhi's words made sense, so she immediately brought out the fortune-telling tube from a corner of the space, poured in 100 million faith power, and directly upgraded the diamond-level fortune-telling tube to the legendary level.
Holding the metal divination sticks, now transformed into pale gold shapes, in both hands, she silently asked herself: 'Which direction should I go to reach the location indicated by the riddle?'
A dozen seconds later, a red and black fortune slip fell down, and a light screen popped up:
[Heading south towards that distant place, the road is long and the steps are countless; when you encounter red, stop your steps, for that is your homeland.]
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