The Earth God Temple.
Through his avatar, Su Nan saw the damaged Earth God statue.
As predicted, upon first seeing the Earth God statue, Su Nan felt that it was somewhat strange, different from a normal Earth God statue.
However, the Earth God statue was only half intact, making it impossible to discern any details.
The ancient temple was strewn with rubble, as if a great battle had once occurred, and most of the ancient temple had been destroyed.
Previously, the avatar had found nothing, so this time there was naturally no harvest.
After circling the ancient temple, Su Nan controlled the avatar to leave.
However, what puzzled Su Nan was that his avatar had roamed around inside the Earth God Temple, but there was no completion notification for the task on his main panel!
"What's going on?" Su Nan was puzzled. When his soul descended, the character was fixed as Wang Nan, but without the soul descent, it was just a tool.
As long as his main body switched characters, he could use the avatar to complete tasks, a method that had been verified several times before.
But now, even though the avatar had explored the entire Earth God Temple under his control, the task was still not completed, which was strange.
Su Nan couldn't figure out where the problem lay.
"What's wrong? Did you find something?" Noticing Su Nan's abnormality, the Grand Princess asked.
"Nothing," Su Nan shook his head and didn't say much.
After a moment, the two of them crossed a small hill and saw the Earth God Temple.
"Is this the Earth God Temple you mentioned, the one that can't be avoided?" The Grand Princess looked serious.
Su Nan nodded. "Don't worry, the power of this Earth God Temple is not strong, it won't affect you, it will only have some impact on me. You need to wake me up when the time comes."
"How do you know?" The Grand Princess was puzzled.
Su Nan smiled faintly and didn't say much.
Soon, the two of them passed by the Earth God Temple not far away.
Sure enough, Su Nan was affected by the power of the temple and couldn't help but move towards it.
The Grand Princess acted in time to wake him up.
"Hurry up and leave." The Grand Princess urged.
Su Nan naturally knew that he couldn't stay here for long and was about to leave quickly.
At this moment, he thought of Lang Thirteen's task again, and his heart couldn't help but stir.
"If the avatar can't complete the task by entering the Earth God Temple, can my main body do it?"
A bold idea emerged, and Su Nan was taken aback.
When did he become so obsessed with tasks that he was willing to risk his life?
The ancient temples and temples in the Sacred Ruins were forbidden places, entering them was no different from courting death.
Su Nan quickly suppressed the idea and tried to leave.
But this idea had arisen, and he seemed to be half obsessed with it, always thinking about entering the Earth God Temple to take a look.
It was as if he would lose out on an opportunity if he missed this chance.
"Am I affected by the temple again?" Su Nan's heart trembled, suddenly understanding what was going on.
But thinking carefully, his idea didn't seem impossible.
Before, he was alone, entering the Earth God Temple was a dead end, but now with the Grand Princess accompanying him, it was completely different.
Moreover, he still had foresight!
Thinking of foresight, Su Nan's heart moved.
Since the temple wanted him to enter so badly, there was no harm in taking a look inside during the foresight.
With this idea in mind, he didn't hesitate any longer and immediately began to foresee.
[With the help of the Grand Princess of the Heavenly Wolf Clan, you have the ability to resist the Earth God Temple, but you don't plan to leave like this. Instead, you intend to explore the Earth God Temple.]
[Knowing your thoughts, the Grand Princess tries to stop you and doesn't agree with your risky behavior, but you insist on exploring.]
[You tell the Grand Princess that the power of the Earth God Temple is not very strong at the moment, and if you don't find out why the Earth God Temple is entangling you now and continue on, you may encounter even greater danger.]
[Hesitating for a moment, the Grand Princess finally agrees with your idea and decides to explore the Earth God Temple with you.]
[As you approach the Earth God Temple, you carefully observe everything. In your main body's eyes, the Earth God Temple, although old, is intact.]
[You try to enter the Earth God Temple, and to your relief, whether it's because your soul has grown or because you've already shaken off the influence of the Earth God Temple, there are no anomalies this time.]
[You enter the Earth God Temple and carefully examine everything inside. You find that it still retains its former appearance, with some bronze sacrificial items placed on the stone altar carved from bluestone in front of the Earth God statue.]
[Most of the items have decayed, covered with thick rust, and can only be roughly identified by their outlines.]
[You carefully pick up each item and suddenly discover that among these sacrificial items, an oil lamp appears to be special. It is a one-foot-tall oil lamp, its surface covered with large patches of rust, nothing extraordinary.]
[However, for some reason, you are attracted to the oil lamp at first sight and can't help but reach for it. However, the moment you touch the oil lamp, you suddenly realize that the dusty Earth God statue has changed.]
[Suddenly, the Earth God statue transforms into a kind-looking old man, turning into a strange monster resembling a toad.]
[The change in the Earth God statue happened suddenly, and before you could react, you were attacked by the monster.]
[You died.]
"What is this?"
"Is it the Sacrificial God Demon?"
Seeing this, Su Nan was shocked, instantly thinking of the City God Temple in Tianyun City.
From a statue of the Earth God to a monster.
This was so similar to what had happened when he had tried to
obtain the Divine Path Sacrificial Items!
In an instant, he finally understood what was going on here.
"The Incense Worship Divine Path! This place in the Sacred Ruins is actually related to the Incense Worship Divine Path!"
"Unknown Luck, could it be that the unknown luck mentioned in the previous foresight refers to the luck of the Incense Worship Divine Path?"
Without a doubt, the oil lamp he had touched in the foresight was the Divine Path Sacrificial Item.
And in the previous foresight, the consecutive devouring of his soul by an unknown entity was also the work of this Sacrificial God Demon!
Looking at the foreknowledge information jumping on the panel, Su Nan suddenly realized, and at the same time, he was shocked.
The entity that could silently kill him, the Sacrificial God Demon, must be at the King level!
The Earth God Temple he encountered now was only the first Earth Temple he had encountered, and who knew how many terrifying existences there were in this Sacred Ruins.
"Life Forbidden Zone! No wonder this place is called the Life Forbidden Zone!" Su Nan couldn't help but gasp.
At the same time, he thought of another question, feeling perplexed.
"Why didn't I find the Divine Path Sacrificial Item when I entered the Earth God Temple before?"
If everything he saw now in his current form was just an illusion created by Divine Path Sacrificial Items, then when he entered the temple in his avatar form, he should have found the Divine Path Sacrificial Items.
After all, these illusions were all based on Divine Path Sacrificial Items. In this place, everything could be fake or illusory, but the Divine Path Sacrificial Items should be real.
Su Nan was puzzled and couldn't understand why.
"Since it's a Sacrificial God Demon, it's actually easier to deal with."
His eyes flickered, and he already had an idea in mind.
If it was an invisible and intangible entity, he wouldn't have any way to deal with it. But since the opponent was a visible and tangible monster, there were methods to deal with it.
The change in the foresight had come too suddenly, and he hadn't reacted in time, leading to the attack by the Sacrificial God Demon. Next time, he would certainly not make the same mistake.
The foresight began again.
[You know that the current Earth God Temple is related to the Incense Worship Divine Path and contains a King-level Sacrificial God Demon. You plan to enter with the Grand Princess to deal with it.]
[Knowing your thoughts, the Grand Princess tries to stop you and disagrees with your risky behavior. You tell her what you know and explain that as long as you are careful with the Earth God statue in the Earth God Temple, everything will be fine.]
[The Grand Princess is somewhat skeptical of your words and doesn't understand how you know all this, but she ultimately agrees to enter the Earth God Temple with you.]
[You infuse your Qi and Spirit power into your Spiritual force and enter the Earth God Temple with the Grand Princess, immediately launching an attack on the Earth God statue inside.]
[Under your attack, the Earth God statue transforms into a grotesque monster covered in lumps, a King-level early-stage Sacrificial God Demon, stronger than the one you and the Grand Princess killed together.]
[Only by joining forces with the Grand Princess can you barely suppress the monster.]
[One minute later, you still haven't killed the monster and continue to fight it.]
[Two minutes later, the Grand Princess seizes an opportunity and severely injures the monster.]
[Three minutes later, you successfully kill the Sacrificial God Demon.]
[The first foresight ends. Do you want to continue?]
"Killed!" Su Nan's eyes lit up.
Thinking back to his decision not to kill the Grand Princess earlier, he felt fortunate.
If it weren't for the Grand Princess's help, he would probably still be struggling to find a way to escape the Earth God Temple, let alone thinking about exploring the ancient temple and killing the Sacrificial God Demon.
"Continue!"
Without stopping the foresight, he wanted to see what would happen next after killing the Sacrificial God Demon.
[You and the Grand Princess join forces to successfully eliminate a King-level Sacrificial God Demon. However, what puzzles you is that after the Sacrificial God Demon is killed, it doesn't leave behind any Spiritual force, but instead dissipates into nothingness.]
[You don't understand what's going on and can only look at the stone altar carved from bluestone in front of the Earth God statue, focusing on the oil lamp on the altar and attempting to pick it up.]
[However, the moment you pick up the oil lamp, you suddenly find that the Divine Path Sacrificial Method you practiced only once operates uncontrollably, and in the next moment, the rusty oil lamp in your hand shatters.]
[You don't know why, but at the moment the oil lamp shatters, an invisible mark is imprinted on your Spiritual force.]
[Congratulations, you have obtained an Earth God Seal.]
"Earth God Seal? What is that? What is its purpose?" Su Nan was amazed, not expecting such a reward.
Without guessing, he could be sure that the Earth God Seal was definitely related to the Incense Worship Divine Path.
And the congratulatory message during the foresight indicated that the Earth God Seal was likely a valuable item.
"With the acquisition of the Earth God Seal, a strange scene suddenly appears before you."
"In the scene, you transform into an old man, and the appearance of that old man is exactly the same as the Earth God you saw earlier. Behind you is the temple and statue of the old man you transformed into."
"In front of you is a giant figure, and you engage in a battle, seemingly determined to do everything to kill the giant figure."
"Unfortunately, the strength of the giant figure far surpasses yours, and despite your determination to kill him at all costs, you cannot inflict significant damage on him."
"Feelings of anger, frustration, and resentment spread in your heart, and your body gradually undergoes a transformation, becoming ugly and grotesque."
"As your body changes, your strength gradually increases, and you finally have the strength to contend with the giant figure."
"You do everything to fight against the giant figure, but in the end, you both perish together."
"At the moment before your death, you can't help but look into the distance."
"You see that tens or hundreds of miles away, there are many people just like you, fighting desperately against more giant figures."
"The scene seems long, but it's actually just a moment. When you come back to your senses from the battle scene, the Earth God Temple in front of you has changed into the ruined ancient temple you saw in your avatar."
"You don't understand what's going on."
"You tell the Grand Princess everything you saw just now, but unfortunately, the Grand Princess doesn't know what you're talking about and can only guess that what you saw was the scene of the Earth God before his death."
"One minute later, you and the Grand Princess thoroughly search the Earth God Temple but find nothing else."
"Two minutes later, you leave the Earth God Temple and continue to explore the depths of the Divine Ruins."
"Three minutes later, through your avatar, you see a group of Soul-Eating Demons."
"The second foresight ends. Do you want to continue?"
"The scene of the Earth God before his death?" Su Nan was amazed, not expecting to see such a thing.
"At the end of the scene, the Earth God saw powerful beings fighting within a hundred miles, indicating that there was a horrific battle here in the past, perhaps it was that battle that turned this place into a Life Forbidden Zone!"
Su Nan couldn't help but speculate, the more he thought about it, the more shocked he became.
A battle that created a Life Forbidden Zone, he couldn't imagine how powerful the forces on both sides of the battle must have been.
Noticing Su Nan's unusual expression, the Grand Princess asked, "What's wrong? Did you find something?"
Su Nan snapped back to reality and looked at the Earth God Temple. "I know what's inside this Earth God Temple."
"What is it?" the Grand Princess asked.
"A Sacrificial God Demon."
"Sacrificial God Demon? Like the one we just killed?" Su Nan nodded. "Yes, and it's also a King-level early-stage
Sacrificial God Demon."
"How are you so sure there's a Sacrificial God Demon inside?" The Grand Princess looked at Su Nan with curiosity.
She couldn't understand how Su Nan, who had only recently learned about the Earth God Temple, could know what was inside.
"You don't need to worry about that. Inside the Earth God Temple, there is an Earth God statue. We just need to attack that statue directly when we go in," Su Nan explained his rough plan.
The Grand Princess was even more puzzled. "Do you want to kill that Sacrificial God Demon? Are you planning to use it to enhance your Spiritual force?"
Su Nan shook his head. "This Sacrificial God Demon is different from the ones we hunted before. It can't be used to increase Spiritual force. However, there's something I need inside this Earth God Temple, and I want to retrieve it."
He was referring to the Earth God Seal. Although he didn't know its purpose, he didn't want to miss out on something right in front of him.
Furthermore, he now suspected that the only way to complete the exploration task was to kill the Sacrificial God Demon. He had only wandered around the Earth God Temple in his avatar form before, without doing anything, which was why the task had not been completed.
In the end, under Su Nan's insistence, the Grand Princess agreed to enter the Earth God Temple.
(End of this chapter)