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When Xue Lude saw the corpse in this cave of unknown origin, he realized that there were countless people in his own world who were courting death.

This volcanic lake is arguably the least suitable place for cave diving. It is filled with sulfur and other high concentrations of sulfide gases, and the water temperature remains above 20 degrees Celsius year-round, getting higher as you go deeper.

Even disregarding the mythical significance of this place being the entrance to the underworld in Greek mythology, and its connection to the forbidden land of Tartarus, this is also a volcanic lake hot spring. The high concentration of sulfurous gases here would likely make you dizzy if you stayed at the cave entrance for too long, let alone diving.

Perhaps this is why the entire Greek mythology regards this place as the entrance to the underworld.

Even the Mimic King remarked, "Your culture seems to particularly admire this kind of reckless adventure. The gas here must be poisonous to you, right? But this is already the second corpse."

As he grumbled, Xue Law saw the second diver's body drift downstream, floating from the volcanic lake to outside the cave.

Xue Law: "..."

Is there a second one?
Furthermore, the second corpse appeared to be much older than the first, as there was no flesh left on it, only grayish bones, and if it weren't for the wetsuit securing it, its body would have fallen apart long ago.

Just as Xue was silently complaining in his heart, the third body in the cave diving area floated past him again. This time, the diving suit on his body even looked like the kind of diving equipment that was used a hundred years ago in the last century.

Then, the fourth, the fifth...

The volcanic lake seemed to have expelled countless idiots from its belly in one breath. Xue Dinglu and Mimicry King fell silent at the same time. They didn't understand why so many reckless guys would just sit around doing nothing and dive down to check out the situation in this clearly poisonous volcanic lake.

“Yes, they are indeed very adventurous. By the way, we have a local saying, ‘As far as you can go, the farther you will die.’” Xue Dinglu tried to save face for his group.

Although the dead all seemed to be from Europe, once they left Earth, they were all from the same country. Xue's Law could only barely prevent them from losing face in front of the alien Japanese.

"Well, your planet's culture is quite unique. No wonder you don't value your life. It's definitely because of your culture..." the Mimic King added with a sarcastic remark.

In an instant, the air became extremely quiet.

However, the two quickly stopped dwelling on the matter. After five corpses were expelled from the volcanic lake, the entire underground lake seemed to boil instantly.

The toxic gases in the air surged dramatically, forcing Xue to use the cursed blood to form a filter in his respiratory tract to avoid these sulfides.

And right in their field of vision, an unknown statue emerged from the bottom of the water.

The statue was neither male nor female, but leaned more towards female. One of its hands was outstretched and pointed directly at Xue Dinglu. It seemed as if the statue was holding some kind of prop.

Xue Dinglu walked out of the water and found that there was indeed something on his arm, a key that looked like a lightning bolt mark.

Upon seeing this mark, Xue felt a chill. After all, this thing was clearly related to Zeus. Xue still had a psychological shadow over Zeus, especially now that he was in Greece, the very place where Zeus fell. He felt even more uneasy.

When he took the relic bearing the lightning mark, the stone statue that had just emerged from the water instantly disintegrated, turning into fragments and dust that immediately merged into the volcanic lake, stirring the water and making it extremely turbid.

"This is..." Xue Dinglu looked at the lightning mark in his hand and asked.

"The symbol of the fourth generation of God-Kings," Earth's consciousness said.

Xue Law: “?”

Xue Law: “!!!”

Take it away, take it away! Eek! Eek!

Xue almost threw the thing into the lake in a fit of pique. Sure enough, this thing is inseparable from Zeus. It's already 2025, and Zeus is still chasing me!
Is this the curse and fate of Greece...?

Xue Daolu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"This is also the last mark of the Age of Gods. After I regained my status, I packed up all those people, including many 'gods' that you know who will only appear in later generations, and banished them all to a subspace. That was the last place the Age of Gods stayed, and also the twilight of the Age of Gods..."

"At the same time, the Tenth Apostle was also born there," came the voice of Earth's consciousness.

Xue's Law and Mimicry King instantly became serious.

Although Mom doesn't know that a small fragment of the Mimic King is inside her, the Mimic King knows that this is the local planetary consciousness and also senses something unusual.

This world consciousness is different, stronger, and even very close to itself in its origin.

But after thinking about it, He felt relieved, because the consciousness of this planet was essentially born from the fusion of a fragment of the King, and it was even born 40 billion years ago, much earlier than He Himself.

Both of them contain fragments of the Venerable King, but the Venerable King's share is slightly larger.

Essentially, Earth's consciousness is actually closer to the consciousness that Xue Law once encountered, the consciousness born from another fragment of the Supreme King, which Xue Law named "Evil Eye".

Although that thing is neither evil nor an eye.

"And this is the last key she left in this world, a guarantee and promise to me," Earth Consciousness said.

Xue Law: "..."

Sure enough, this thing is related to the Tenth Apostle.

"Then this mark..." Xue Lude looked at the lightning bolt-shaped key in his hand. To Xue Lude, this thing was unlucky at first glance. After all, it might have been the former status of Zeus. He felt that looking at this thing polluted his eyes.

Who knows, once this thing enters my body, I might slowly turn into a dog-donkey like Zeus.

Xue's Law has always felt that the positions of the gods in Greece are like poison. Anyone who stays on the throne for too long will become like a certain god-king who split his daughter in two, turning into a dog-like and twisted creature.

Even Athena wasn't much better. To be fair, although Athena helped him a lot, Xue's Law won't comment on her personally; she was one of the twisted and eccentric figures of ancient Greece, and she did quite a few despicable things.

Even Athena was like this; she could even be considered a moral exemplar of Greece, which is enough to show how abstract other things were, truly just standing out because of their peers.

"The demise of the Age of Gods was also the last time I gave them life. If I hadn't negotiated with Athena and Chaos to make an unknown subspace their home, all the gods would have died. This was both my expulsion of them and their self-preservation," Earth's consciousness said.

"Otherwise, even if they forcibly stayed here, they would die of old age in a very short time after the Age of Gods perished. Even Circe, who is your aunt, only forcibly extended her lifespan to the limit after collecting and controlling the virus left over from your cursed blood."

"She even needed to remain in hibernation for a long time to live until 3200 years later. She spent 90% of that time in hibernation, but she still reached the end of her life."

Earth's consciousness gradually explained the situation after the disappearance of the Age of Gods, which also allowed Xue's Law to understand a lot about the disappearance of the Age of Gods.

Even when considering the indigenous gods of the Age of Gods, Xue Luding suddenly felt as if they had truly gone from being single-minded to being stuck in two directions.

Zeus stole the throne of Jehovah and attempted to unleash Ragnarok, seizing control of Earth's consciousness and becoming the true consciousness of the planet. In this scenario, Zeus would be the only god left in the world, thus killing all other religions.

Later, Jehovah was destined to become the one and only God, and banish all other pantheons to "Hell".

It's possible that the Eastern pantheon is not to be outdone, and is secretly brewing something even more ruthless.

Just like opening Pandora's box, when the first Ragnarok was launched, the Age of Gods was already racing down the road to self-destruction and could no longer stop.

Either other gods join this battle royale competition to see who can ultimately win and seize control of Earth, or they become the targets of the winner's purge and wait to die at home.

Furthermore, the original Earth consciousness was also watching from behind. For these unfilial children, the Earth consciousness chose absolute prohibition of magic, and would not regret killing its own children!
These beings from the Age of Gods were finally experiencing what it meant to be caught between two worlds. For them, it was either being purged by the victorious, one and only god, or being purged by the Earth's consciousness. In the end, if they wanted to continue living, there was only one choice...

escape!
Escape your home planet, escape this battle royale battlefield, and survive in a new world.

These divine beings also hated the guy who started this Ragnarok battle royale tournament. How could he be so selfish!

The Earth's consciousness, out of consideration for the fact that they were once its own children, did not exterminate them, but instead gave them a place to stay, preventing them from drifting aimlessly in the universe or subspace.

It's like they've gone from drifting in the ocean to surviving on a deserted island, which is the best possible outcome for these ancient creatures.

After his mother explained to Xue Lude the final destination of the Divine Era creatures and the birth of the Tenth Apostle, Xue Lude gradually understood everything.

"Then, who exactly is the Tenth Apostle?" Xue Dinglu asked.

"She is not a specific god, but a 'monster' created under Athena's control, modeled after the primordial chaos Chaos, perfectly suited to be the king of that warp and capable of overwhelming all pantheons. She calls herself..."

"Chaos!"

Xue Law: "..."

He gasped...

He finally understood the true identity of the 10th Apostle.

This tenth apostle actually does have some connection to me...

According to this account, this "Chaos" could even be considered Athena's daughter. As for how she became the tenth apostle, how she became the champion of the battle royale competition in that warp where all sorts of monsters and demons lived together, and how she managed those monsters and demons, Xue Law felt that there might be too many stories involved.

But now it seems that this number 10 is not necessarily an enemy, and may even become a temporary ally.

However, this may just be wishful thinking on my part.

Since she was able to become an Apostle, Xue Lude felt that she might not be as harmless as the Earth consciousness claimed. In fact, she might be doing something even more twisted on that land of the divine beings, which allowed them to possess several fruits and thus give birth to her as an Apostle.

However, Xue Lu kept this intelligence firmly in mind, and he also carefully retrieved the key related to the Tenth Apostle, even showing it to the Mimic King.

"Finally, if the Tenth Apostle attempts to do anything to you, you don't need to tolerate it. If she still abides by the agreement between Athena and me, then we can coexist peacefully, and I might even treat her with some friendliness. But if she tries to break the agreement, we are not to be trifled with." The Earth Consciousness reminded Xue's Law in the end.

"And this is the final testament to this covenant, and also the proof that you can go directly to that subspace. When you feel that you are ready to go to that subspace of the Age of Gods, you can use this mark to go to that forbidden land. At that time, everything will be up to you."

Xue Law: "..."

I have a feeling that this is not a good place, but rather a rotten mess to the core.
Xue Dinglu suddenly had this feeling that it was not a good place. The subspace that sheltered the divine beings might be a paradise for countless monsters and demons. As for the tenth apostle, she might be curious about him, or she might have ill intentions towards his existence.

In short, I will go there directly to meet the Tenth Apostle when I feel that I can deal with the mess my mother left me.

Xue Dinglu thought to himself.

At this moment, the Mimic King put down his research on the lightning mark and said, "Indeed, with such a high concentration of spiritual particles in your world, many powerful creatures should have been born. However, these powerful creatures have all been driven out by your world consciousness."

"A planet capable of giving birth to multiple Apostle-level beings... I'm even considering signing an agreement with your world to have your people work for the interstellar fleet. After all, given the opportunity, anyone from your world could easily reach at least the Legendary level. That kind of talent is unimaginable to countless races," the Mimic King continued.
“Even the dragons may be about equal to you in terms of talent, but the dragons’ birth rate is much lower than yours.”

Xue's Law also understood why the dinosaur cousin was chosen by the Fourth Apostle back then.

Although my scattered rat brothers are not as well-equipped as my dinosaur cousin, we are a step closer to becoming the King, so when physical strength is lacking, we make up for it with our brains.

However, this talent was completely wasted on Earth.

However, Mom wouldn't allow us to return to the environment of the Age of Gods now. After all, if we returned to the Age of Gods and spiritual energy revived, even Xue Lude could imagine what the world would become.

The Sixteen Kingdoms period model is likely viewed in a positive light. (End of Chapter)