"I... I am willing!" Latis gritted his teeth, drenched in cold sweat, as if he had exhausted all his strength just to utter those words. But the moment he spoke, he felt a sudden release, his entire body going limp as he collapsed onto the ground.
At the same time, a wave of relief washed over him internally, as if he had just completed a monumental task. This sense of ease left him utterly astonished.
Could it be that fate truly exists?
Or perhaps, was his destiny already predetermined?
In the past, he would never have considered fate, let alone submit to it. Yet now, he found himself at a loss for words to describe the scene before him.
Just that morning, he had been reflecting on life’s fleeting beauty, lamenting how quickly it could wither away.
But now, he had encountered a 'divine being,' a true 'deity.'
No one understood better than him what it meant to possess 'Divine Grace Like the Sea' and 'Divine Might Like a Prison.' He had once truly felt the overwhelming presence of a deity who had just ignited their divine fire and forged their altar.
Yet even that experience paled in comparison to the soul-chilling fear and dread that gripped him now, as if he were on the brink of annihilation.
For that previous deity had been besieged by hundreds of the most powerful sorcerers, ultimately meeting their demise. All those sorcerers sought were the deity's flesh and bones.
Though that battle had resulted in devastating losses—only one in ten top sorcerers surviving—dozens had lived on and gradually broken through over the course of a century.
While no one knew where these top-tier beings had vanished after their breakthroughs, it was undeniable that this was the true temptation.
Just like the being before him.
The thought of slaying gods was no longer an option; it was impossible. However, seeking immortality and breaking through might still be quite simple.
Since he had already made his promise, it was only right to add some leverage for his allegiance or vassalage!
In an instant, these thoughts flashed through his mind, but his movements were anything but slow. He vanished in a blink and reappeared, holding a fist-sized gray-white stone eye.
Ye Kai's gaze flickered with a hint of amusement. "Not bad, quite decisive. You will soon realize how fortunate today's decision is. Since you have acknowledged me as your master, I will naturally not treat you poorly."
With that, he flicked his finger, and a blue orb the size of an egg shot out along with a piece of ice-blue metal. "Take this Life Pearl, and you will gain at least twenty years of life. As for that ice-blue metal piece, follow the method outlined on it to cultivate. If you cannot restore your peak Mental Power within half a month, it will only prove your lack of talent, and you can leave on your own."
Manod and everyone else were utterly shocked; they never expected that the top-tier powerhouse in their eyes would actually submit.
It wasn't until Latis reappeared that they snapped back to reality. However, at that moment, upon seeing the Mok Stone Eye, it was as if lightning had struck them. Almost all the fifth-level wizards screamed in unison, "Mok Stone Eye!!!"
Ye Kai snorted lightly, glancing at Latis, who was already bound by divine restraints, then looking at the crowd filled with disbelief and anger. He casually remarked, "It's just an eye of some divine object with time-space attributes. What's so surprising about it?"
"By the way, Latis, do you know where there are dragons or dragon bones?"
Looking at the ice-blue metal piece in his hand, which seemed to hold boundless magical power, Latis's body trembled uncontrollably.
If he had felt some reluctance and emotion moments ago, now his body straightened as if he had been injected with adrenaline. His eyes sparkled with excitement as he stammered, "This is the true Soul Refinement Technique! It's actually the Soul Refinement Technique! Mental Power is merely a derivative of the soul—Master, Master! Is this really true?"
Initially, he had thought that even if he struggled to call out 'Master,' he would feel immense humiliation and anger. But now all those feelings had vanished, leaving only overwhelming excitement and gratitude.
Ye Kai let out a dissatisfied cold snort. "Latis!!!"
"Please forgive me, Your Highness..."
Latis jolted awake in alarm and bowed deeply in fear. "Your Highness, dragons have long been lost to Ancient Legend; no one knows the specifics. However, there is a Dragon Ridge in the Ruins Battlefield hundreds of thousands of miles away, and in the Underworld, there is also a mountain resembling a divine dragon."
Hundreds of thousands of miles?
What on earth is this Underground World? How vast can it possibly be?
Why is this world so strange?
Everywhere there are Spatial Channels, along with many inexplicable phenomena, and then there’s the so-called ‘Ruins Battlefield’, formed after the Ancient War.
This left Ye Kai feeling puzzled and somewhat frustrated.
He felt as if this world had been burrowed through by countless mice, leaving holes everywhere. Although he didn’t know how deep these holes were or where they led, they had left the world riddled with damage.
But frustration aside, these matters were not his concern.
All he needed to know was where the ‘Wizard's Treasure’ was and whether he could retrieve it.
“So what do you suggest? Should we head to Dragon Ridge in the Ruins Battlefield, or go to the Dragon Mountain Range in the Underworld?” Ye Kai spoke slowly.
Latis was nearly in tears. As a dignified Eighth-Level Archmage, he found himself completely at a loss, yet he didn’t dare to ask too many questions. How could he make a suggestion under such circumstances?
He knew what this Divine One intended to do!
So he could only look at the deity with wide eyes, but the Girl was still muttering incessantly, her expression even more displeased. She rolled her eyes at him, knowing that the terrifying aura just moments ago had consumed all the ‘snacks’ she had painstakingly gathered.
Moreover, although these ‘snacks’ were few in number, they were delicious and helped her grow quickly.
How could she not be furious? The fact that she hadn’t thrown a tantrum right then and there was already showing him some mercy.
Latis swallowed hard, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. “Your Highness, are you going to Dragon Ridge for…?”
At this point, he truly dared not speak, for fear of inadvertently committing a taboo.
Seeing Latis's terrified expression, Ye Kai felt a sense of accomplishment.
After all, an Eighth-Level Archmage was already considered a top-tier power in this world.
Yet now, merely relying on that thing from the deity's mouth, something akin to the "Faith Line Group," allowed him to unleash such a terrifying aura in an instant—this was something he had never anticipated.
However, this girl, the deity, had consumed something that was beneficial to her, and he had not expected the benefits to be so immense.
This was already a surprise within a surprise.
Although it had only erupted once, the consumption was significant; it had already drained more than half of his total reserves.
Not only was Divine City feeling a bit frantic, but Ye Kai also felt a pang of regret. This thing was incredibly difficult to replenish.
Even with the Tang Dynasty Dimension present, that thing he named "Faith Line Group" took a long time to gather even that small amount. After the deity absorbed part of it, what remained had just been used up.
This left both of them feeling somewhat frustrated, yet their eyes brightened with a glimmer of hope.
It should be noted that the Dimensional World contained many indigenous Dimensions, as well as numerous Ancient Dimensions and Martial Arts Dimensions. If they could conquer all of them, then the amount of their "Faith Line Group" should increase dramatically!
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