32. The Ribs of the Divine (Upper)

  Ah Meng had gradually become familiar with how to control this intangible space, which was like a large ship. With a flick of his staff, a gust of wind arose and a wave surged forward, carrying the few iron-armored beasts over on the crest of the wave. He then used his staff to guide them onto the intangible ship. This "ship's body" space was extremely vast, and it could easily accommodate the five massive iron-armored beasts.

  Four large iron-clad beasts were already exhausted, seemingly feeling very frightened in this unfamiliar space, shrinking their bodies and lying there without daring to move. Only the iron-clad beast king seemed to be vaguely familiar with the aura of this invisible big ship, looking around suspiciously, then gratefully wagging its tail at Amun before lying down obediently.

  These iron-armored beasts have simple wisdom, knowing that Ah Mon saved them. Since Ah Mon dared to do so, he was not afraid of being hurt by them. He had already seen that these ferocious wild beasts had been tortured by the flood and had no strength left, and the invisible big ship inside was his manipulated space of law, which could throw these iron-armored beasts back into the flood at any time.

  The invisible giant ship carrying one person, one cat and five iron-clad beasts became much heavier, but on the water it didn't need Ah Mon's magic to hold it up, nor was it more difficult to control than before. It continued to move forward in the wind and rain, finally arriving at the foot of a distant high peak. The cliff facing them was hit by waves, steep and rugged, with rocks like knives, and Xue Dingyuan pointed to just such an overhanging precipice.

  Going further forward would crash into the mountain, Ah Meng involuntarily slowed down. Xue Ding suddenly dissatisfied and shouted, turned back to glare at Ah Meng with one eye, and swung a front paw firmly forward, meaning he wanted him to crash directly through.

  After a series of bizarre experiences, Amun had complete faith in the cat's various magical abilities. If he was going to crash into it, then so be it - this was an intangible space manipulated by magic power, not some fragile object that would shatter easily. The intangible space collided with the tangible mountain wall, and Amun subconsciously gripped his staff tightly, every muscle in his body tensed up, and he slightly arched his back as if he himself were going to crash into the mountain.

  The invisible giant ship crashed into the cliff, but there was no intense shock as expected, and it passed through as if nothing had happened!

  Right after that, Ah Meng felt the ground beneath him empty, and this invisible giant ship actually plummeted downwards. Fortunately, the distance of the fall wasn't high, and it quickly landed without making a sound. Instead, it bounced several iron-armored beasts off the ground, startling them. They looked around in terror, unsure what had happened.

  The invisible giant ship suddenly passed through the cliff, and the hard rocks seemed to be non-existent like air. Amun subconsciously turned his head and saw perhaps the most bizarre scene he had ever seen in his life. Where the cliff was just now, it seemed like a layer of transparent and intangible barrier, where you could see the floodwaters hitting and foaming, with a transparent water wall several people high behind, but it didn't overflow into this space inside the mountain.

  Was this cliff also a kind of strange power that created an invisible space, just like the invisible giant ship triggered by Amun's root bone? Just as he was wondering, he heard Xue Dingyi let out an excited cry and jumped off the boat, rushing forward.

  Amun turned around and looked at this place, which was a huge mountain body's concave bottom platform. The peaks were like being hollowed out by some magical power, and the marks on the walls didn't seem to be formed naturally. In front of him, there was a passageway leading to somewhere in the belly of the mountain, and at the end of the passageway, a faint golden light was shining out. Xue Dingye was running towards the golden light, his whole body's fluff standing up.

  Amun waved his staff and retracted the invisible great ship, and this strange space transformed back into a bone flying back to his hand. After all, it was the first time using a divine artifact with no experience, he forgot to move those five iron-armored beasts out first, so when the bone restored, it directly threw them out. They rolled on the ground several times, dizzy and disoriented, and only managed to come back to their senses after a while, pitifully looking at Amun.

  The Ironclad Beast King recognized the bone in Ah Mon's hand, which was originally something from its own nest. However, it didn't have the slightest intention of snatching it back. Instead, it let out a low growl and lowered its head, its front paws folding down in a movement that resembled a bow. The gesture seemed to be one of submission, clearly a sign of fear. Although the Ironclad Beast King was quite intelligent, its simple brain probably misunderstood the situation.

  Today, I saw Amun manipulating the mysterious invisible giant ship in the flood to rescue it, and then actually passing through the mountain wall to come to this strange space, putting away the invisible giant ship turned out to be that bone. Apparently, Amun understands and can use this magical bone, so he should be the original owner of the bone. He came to the water pool to make trouble before because he took the Iron Armor Beast King as a thief who stole things. After going through all this, the Iron Armor Beast King thoroughly surrendered to Amun.

  Actually, Ah Meng himself didn't know anything, everything was Xue Dingyuan guiding him to do! But the Iron Armor Beast King couldn't speak, and Ah Meng wouldn't explain anything to it either. At this time, Xue Dingyuan had already run away without a trace, Ah Meng pointed his staff at the ground and said: "You guys guard here, if something goes wrong, just shout loudly to warn."

  The Ironclad Beast King looked puzzled, clearly not understanding what was being said. The other four Ironclad Beasts didn't react at all. Amun chuckled to himself, thinking that he couldn't expect every beast to be as clever as Xue Dingyuan. These ironclad beasts might have some intelligence, but they hadn't had much contact with humans, so it was normal that they wouldn't understand his meaning.

  He waved his staff and cast the earth element spell, briefly fixing the shape of the five iron armored beasts, indicating their position. Then a soft, hazy white light fell from mid-air, which was a healing spell to restore clarity and eliminate fatigue, making them feel very comfortable. The Iron Armored Beast King was very intelligent and seemed to understand Amun's intention. It let out a low growl and commanded the four large iron armored beasts to turn around and face the direction of the water wall, lying there motionless.

  Amun turned around, carrying his staff and walking into the corridor. His heart couldn't help but feel a little nervous, even his throat felt dry for no reason. He was both eager and tense. Was this really the place he had been searching for? Could Bell be here too? All of these questions would have to wait until he went inside to find the answers.

  Xue Dingyuan had already forgotten about Armon, judging from his excited look earlier. This cat seemed to want to find this place more than Armon did! Armon even had a misconception that it wasn't Xue Dingyuan who brought him here, but rather this cat used him to get here! If Xue Dingyuan also wanted to come, why didn't he bring the old madman here in thirty years? Wasn't an eighth-level great magician more capable than Armon, a mere youth?

  The tunnel wasn't long, and by the time Amun had finished his wild thoughts, he had already reached the end. He stood still for a long time, his expression shocked beyond measure, even forgetting to breathe. In front of him was a huge empty cave in the mountain, where the faint golden light at the end of the tunnel could be seen from outside, and as he walked deeper into the mountain, it became an dazzling array of gold. The light came from a divine stone embedded on the top of his staff, which Amun recognized as the Tears of the Gods.

  In the hollow of the mountain, there were many "people". A man in a black robe stood on the central high platform, holding a staff. The top of the staff was embedded with a tear of the gods, and near the top was a golden ring, which was embedded with the Earth's Pupil, the Azure Water Heart, the Wind Charm Dance, and the Flame Spirit.

  It was the golden light emitted by the tears of the gods that illuminated the entire mountain, everything could be seen clearly, and everyone's body seemed to have a layer of golden radiance.

  A man in a black robe held a staff in his left hand, his posture was majestic and upright, like holding up a blazing sun, he seemed extremely masculine. In his right hand, he grasped a long sword, under the black cloak, a silver armor gleamed, and the strong golden light made it impossible to see his face clearly. A woman nestled in his chest, stretching out her arms to hold him tightly, as if she wanted to merge with him or stop him from doing something. Her face was buried in his shoulder, her brown long hair scattered down his back to his chest, her figure was soft and gentle like water.

  Amon caught sight of them and somehow knew that the two people on the high platform were Bell, the 9th-level great magician from back then, and Onion, the saintess of Isis' temple.

  Surrounding the high platform were many people, divided into three directions to surround them. In each direction, a divine technique master stood in the middle, holding a staff high up. In front of each divine technique master, there was a warrior on either side, holding a shield and wielding a sword. Apart from these nine people, more than ten warriors and divine technique masters stood at various positions, waving their staves and weapons in hand.

  Amon was unclear about the origin of these attackers. In that year, three great god wizards and six great warriors led a team, with a total of 21 people chasing to here, and had a final desperate battle with Bell.

  At this moment, everyone's expression is vivid, and in front of them is a strange, frozen picture. In the golden light, countless magical techniques can be seen being cast, and the light emitted by the warriors' weapons is like a long rainbow flying across the sky, but not even a hint of power fluctuation can be felt, this should just be a residual information image.

  However, looking again, this is not an illusion. These people should all be "real", just like thirty years ago, still standing here. Their last movement in life was frozen, and for some strange reason, it was preserved intact, like a sculpture, until thirty years later!

  Looking at the scene, it should be Bell taking over the Saint's staff and launching the final blow of Jade Stone Annihilation. Looking again at the Saint Chlodio in Bell's arms, it is clear that she knows what he wants to do and what will happen next, but whether she wants to hug him one last time or stop him, no one can know the answer anymore.

  Xue Dingyuan crouched a few steps in front of Ah Meng, also staring at the scene with complex eyes that were difficult to describe. No one knew what this cat was thinking, and after a long time, it seemed to let out a soft sigh.

  The sigh brought Amun back to his senses, and he had to go over and see what message Belle had left behind. The old madman wanted him to come, just to find the secret of becoming a god.

  Amun had just taken a few steps forward, past Xue Dingxiao, when he sensed a force blocking his way in the golden light. This force contained all sorts of scattered information - there were roars, screams, pain, fear, and struggling confusion, coming from all the people who had been frozen in place. Amun instinctively stretched out his staff to dispel this force, thinking it would be difficult, but unexpectedly he easily broke through the obstruction.

  Then another astonishing scene took place——

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  PS: Double update today, additional half chapter will be added before 12 midnight.

  This chapter introduces the background of the divine system ——

  Osiris: the god of fertility in Egyptian mythology, protector of the Nile River, resurrected from death to become a god of the underworld. He is said to be the father of Horus, husband and brother of Isis.

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