Deities: Rulers of Nature

The Corrupted Cleric is purplish-black in color, with naturally flowing three-dimensional runes on its surface.

With the help of the All-Seeing Eye, Ji Xuan injected divine power into key nodes, gradually dismantling the defense mechanism.

Below the cave, the aftershocks of the battle had long since subsided, but the lingering smell of blood mixed with dust in the air lingered.

The statues of the Poison God and the Spider God had long been destroyed in the battle between the gods, leaving only a few rubble in their place.

Carlos and Kadia stood not far from the statue with mixed feelings. After all, it was the god that their people had worshipped for so long. Although the god of poison and spiders had long since fallen, this kind of spiritual sustenance was sometimes not directly related to whether the god existed or not.

They dared not disturb Ji Xuan, who was dealing with the corrupted divine authority, so they could only deal with the corpses of their own kind with the help of the snake people.

The Snow Spider-Man paid a heavy price in this battle.

Of the thirteen Bronze-tier transcendents, only three remain: Carlos, the candidate for Grand Mistress; Kadia, the Tenth Mistress; and Kasis, the Twelfth Mistress.

The clan, which originally numbered in the tens of thousands, is now reduced to only a few dozen, with a large number of Black Iron and Mortal rank members dying tragically.

After all, a bear-man in a berserk state doesn't care what it attacks, whether it's a spider-man or a snake-man, it's all about killing.

Carlos's gaze fell on a small corpse, a little Spider-Man whose fur hadn't fully grown in yet. She remembered this child; when she saw Carlos catch the Iron Beast, the little guy had clamored that he wanted to catch one when he grew up.

"Carlos." Kasis approached Carlos, her voice hoarse and her face filled with deep sorrow. "The count is complete. There are 539 people left."

Although Kasis survived the battle, almost all of her children died, and her spouse also perished under the thick-maned bear-man's bone club.

For the Snowdrop Spider-Man race, this was an undeserved disaster, but considering Kester's act of draining Caroline's life and the favor he received, Carlos thought that even if it weren't for this, the Snowdrop Spider-Man might not have been able to develop peacefully.

On the bright side, at least there are no more hidden dangers within their tribe, and they can submit to a living deity in the future, which can be considered a case of destruction before construction.

"How's the ancestral land?" Carlos asked.

"It was affected to some extent, but the people and eggs inside were intact, however..." Kahis hesitated for a moment, "However, the sarcophagi of several high matriarchs were damaged, and the remains inside were exposed."

"That shouldn't be the case. Everyone in the tribe is fine, so how could the stone coffin be damaged?" Kadia asked, frowning.

"The point isn't the sarcophagus, but the First Matriarch's remains... they've all turned into mummies," Cassius replied.

The technology used to store the Great Mistress's body in the stone coffin was the best in the entire tribe, so it was absolutely impossible for such a problem to occur, especially with so many bodies at once.

"It was Kester who did it!" Carlos said without hesitation.

Kadia also thought of Kester's previous actions: "Kahis, I have a bad feeling. I'm afraid all the ancestral remains in the sarcophagi have been poisoned."

Afterwards, Carlos and the other two entered the ancestral land together to investigate, and the truth was just as Kadia had guessed.

Qinglu, who deduced the whole story from a few words, couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, there was no one like Kester in the Xishan tribe. However, they lived right under the gods' noses, so even if such a person appeared, he would probably be dealt with immediately.

By the way, the reason why they can communicate in the same language is that Ji Xuan casually used his language proficiency to facilitate communication in the early stages.

After all the Spider-Man corpses had been collected, Carlos began to worry about what to do with them. Just then, Ji Xuan completed the initial cracking of the Corruption Divine Order and was able to contain them.

After glancing at them and knowing exactly what was going on, Ji Xuan waved his hand and temporarily put away the corpses. He would wait until the Dark Cavern and the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm were fully integrated before deciding how Carlos and the others would deal with them.

With another wave of his hand, a white vortex rose from the center of the spider's nest.

Qingdao led the team back first to explain the Snow Spider Man to the people in the tribe.

However, it's not a big problem. After all, they have already experienced the integration of the White Scale Serpent People and the Cherry Blossom Spirit Clan. As long as they worship the God of Nature together, they will be relatives even if they are not related by blood.

Then Carlos led the Snowdrop Spider-Man clan, who were carrying Spider-Man eggs, into the interdimensional passage.

As the last person emerged from the interdimensional passage, a ripple spread across Ji Xuan's body. Upon contact with the crystal wall, this ripple further diminished his presence.

There was no rush to integrate into the Dark Cavern. After sealing it away, Ji Xuan's figure dissipated, and when he reappeared, he had already returned to the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm.

It must be said that the environment of the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm made Ji Xuan feel more comfortable; the Dark Cave was still too dark.

The sacrificial ceremony had already begun in the central square, but the Snow Spider Clan did not participate; they simply watched from the sidelines.

After learning about Kester's actions and the immense power displayed by Ji Xuan, even the weakest of the Snowy Spider-Men had become general followers of Ji Xuan, and Carlos had become a devout believer.

Ji Xuan was not surprised. No matter how great the God of Poison and Spiders was in the past, he was now just a fallen god. The Spider People could only imagine His greatness through the Great Mother's description and their own imagination.

How can a symbol of faith compare to a real deity?

In this battle of glory, the Snake People of Xishan and the Cherry Blossom Spirit were the victors, and Ji Xuan naturally did not hesitate to bestow his favors. Even the Spider People were affected by Ji Xuan's divine power.

Cherry Blossom Grass and Jade Bone Grass were also bestowed upon them by Ji Xuan, and information about these two spiritual plants was also transmitted to Qing Dao and Hua Ying's minds.

Then Ji Xuan's figure disappeared from the sky, and he paid no more attention to the jubilant Xishan tribe.

As for the Snowy Spider-Man's reaction, the Snake Man and the Cherry Blossom Spirit will take care of it. Ji Xuan then went to the natural oak tree at the top of Xishan Mountain.

As Ji Xuan's true form, the natural oak tree connects to the origin of the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm and can directly forge divine authority.

Ji Xuan raised his right hand, and a purplish-black corrosive divine power appeared.

Although it had been initially contained, the aura emanating from the flowing runes still caused the natural oak tree to react. The green light spots scattered on its canopy began to gather towards the divine, with the purple-black and green colors intertwining and disappearing.

Ji Xuan didn't delay any longer, pushing his arm forward to merge the Corruption Divine Power into the Natural Oak.

The energy within the natural oak tree begins to flow, binding the corrupting divine authority, and then slowly begins to melt it.

"sough!"

The canopy of a natural oak tree moves even without wind, yet the green light filtering through it is becoming increasingly scarce.

Ji Xuan withdrew his senses. The process of forging the divine office was on track. It might take a month, a few years, or even longer.

"Take your time," Ji Xuan said softly.

For Ji Xuan, time is the least valuable thing.

After glancing at the natural oak tree again, Ji Xuan flashed to the outside of the crystal wall and began to move the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm towards the Dark Cave.

Next, we'll merge the Dark Cavern.