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Chapter 1021 A Trap
The two immediately became alert, mobilizing all their divine power to prepare for any unexpected situation.

"What do you mean by this, Lord Soul Gathering? I've only ever heard of things in secret realms being fought over and won by the most capable. Don't I even have the right to give up the fight?"

Morris has a rather straightforward personality.

The moment he sensed the threat, he became somewhat displeased and, disregarding the difference in strength and status between the two, couldn't help but question them.

Seeing that Morris was losing patience, Soul Gathering decided to stop pretending.

"hehe."

The Soul Gatherer's strength far surpasses that of the two.

He could clearly sense that the two of them were already getting agitated and on guard.

However, he wasn't in a hurry at all.

In this secret realm, he is the strongest.

With the Celestial King's authorization, what can't he do?

"Well, I'm not afraid you'll know, so I'll just tell you straight up. The fact that you were able to enter this secret realm today was all pre-arranged. Your mission is much easier to complete than the others. You didn't know that, did you?"

Upon hearing this, a bad feeling and a sense of conspiracy immediately welled up in my heart.

"The emergence of external divine artifacts is no simple matter, especially the natal divine artifacts possessed by ancient gods. The conditions are even more demanding, and a considerable price must be paid to bring them out."

"Actually, the Immortal King didn't initially intend to use you. He could have found some people from Anxing who were very similar to you and thrown them into that golden lake, which would have solved the problem."

"But after thinking about it, the Celestial King decided to use you instead."

According to the theory of Soul Gathering, the Immortal King did not initially intend to use his own people as sacrifices to bring the Fuxi Talisman into existence.

But upon reflection, these guys dared to covet the Fuxi Talisman, which meant they were eyeing the Four Corpse Kings. The Four Corpse Kings were world bosses powerful enough to influence the Three Realms and Six Paths.

Keeping such an ambitious guy in your camp would only cause you more trouble, so it's better to deal with him while you're at it.

The offerings required for the creation of the Fuxi Talisman are not simply a matter of quantity.

The gender, strength, and nature of the divine power of the offerings are all subject to strict requirements.

The Celestial King deliberately set relatively simple tasks for these 108 people, so that after completing the tasks, they would have the conditions to participate in the secret realm and let them make their own choices.

Logically speaking, anyone who tries to interfere in the affairs of the Four Corpse Kings is offending the Celestial King.

Regardless of one's mindset, this will displease the Celestial King.

If these people had even a little consideration for the feelings of the Celestial King, they certainly wouldn't have chosen to participate in the secret realm.

Now they're behaving themselves.

"You mean we're all sacrifices? Just to lure out that ancient artifact?"

"According to you, all those people who jumped into the lake just now are gone?"

Ju Hun's expression was extremely arrogant; the 106 lives seemed worthless to him.

He nodded, confirming this statement.

"Yes, haven't I already made it very clear? You people are just sacrifices. Of course, you two are still very important. Everything has been calculated. By throwing you two in, the Fuxi Talisman will be in its best condition, and its resistance to us will be minimized, making it easier for us to subdue it."

"So, you two might as well cooperate a little and jump in yourself." Helbourne and Morris were dumbfounded.

They never imagined that after serving the Immortal King for so many years, this would be their final fate.

By carefully sensing the aura of the group that had just entered the secret realm, Helben and Morris clearly perceived that their aura had truly vanished without a trace, which meant that this group was truly doomed.

More than a hundred people!
Many of them were familiar to Helburn and Morris.

So many people died so easily in this place, what does this mean!
These people have made great contributions to the order of the heavens. Is it appropriate to just abandon them like this?

"Are you crazy?"

"For a mere external artifact, you'd actually scheme against your own people like this? Aren't you afraid that the hard-won stability will be thrown into turmoil?!"

Morris's hysteria only drew disdain from the Soul Gatherers.

The Celestial King had already considered these matters.

The fact that 108 high-ranking gods perished in the secret realm can at most be considered an accident during the dungeon raid.

At that time, the Celestial King can stand up and say righteously:
We assigned you so many tasks and forced you to complete them all to keep you from going to that dangerous secret realm. But now that we've assigned you fewer tasks, some of you are defiant and insist on trying it out.

Anyway, no one will know how those 108 high-level gods died. When the secret realm closes, it will be even more impossible to trace the source. The truth will really be decided by the Immortal King's faction.

The Celestial King is indeed the Celestial King; his actions are flawless and impeccable.

"Now that you've heard and understood, it's up to you to decide what to do. I saw that they weren't making any sounds of pain when they were swallowed by the Fuxi Talisman, so they probably didn't suffer much. If you don't want to get a beating from me, then you'd better jump in obediently."

Morris and Helbone were completely devastated on the spot.

I finally managed to get into a dungeon, but I ran into such a terrible script.

Who would have thought that we would be set up by those in power?

The two looked at each other, clearly hesitant.

Who would willingly end their own life?
But if you don't do it yourself, you'll get beaten up.

If it were just a few guys with B-level divine power behind the Soul Gatherer, they might have the idea of ​​resisting. Facing the Soul Gatherer would be a one-sided beating with no chance of winning.

What should we do? Why not be assertive and take charge of our own lives?

"Heh, Soul Gatherer, you and the Immortal King are both ungrateful wolves. Although each sect of gods has its own ulterior motives, they haven't done anything too outrageous. I don't have the ability to get information about what you did today out to the gods, but believe me, someone will eventually be able to!"

After Helburn finished speaking, he spat out a word, then deactivated his flight ability and landed directly into the golden lake.

Just as Helburn closed his eyes, intending to end his life, a huge, gray-black hand steadily supported him.

"Boss, don't be in such a hurry. I'm here for you. We've met today, and since you've been good to me, I'll save your life, how about it?"

Lin Yi originally intended to let the various gods who had been tricked weaken the fighting force sent by the Immortal King.

To his surprise, those guys were gone just like that.

The Fuxi Talisman is indispensable.

The chances of success in seizing something at a crucial moment are slim; it's better to strike now and catch them off guard.

(End of this chapter)