The Era of Gods

The broken half-plane was severely damaged, or rather, it should have ceased to exist long ago, if not for an ancient, massive building within it. Emitting a faint divine glow, it resisted the erosion of void energy, preserving a small area around the ancient structure.

This half-plane was not their destination, but rather a transfer station.

Nearly twenty people stood in front of the portal that radiated a desolate and ancient aura, looking at the tall stone gateway at its center, where dim radiance rippled, and they exchanged glances.

The door resembled the grand entrance of an ancient temple, constructed from large blocks of dark stone. From a distance, Lin Xiao found the door eerily familiar. On each side of the door stood a statue of a warrior wielding a greatsword, with a dragon’s head at the top, its pupils ablaze with fire. Massive claws rested on each upper corner of the gateway, the dragon’s head looming over the entrance.

“emmm… Isn’t this the Dark Portal from Warcraft?”

As a former avid player, he quickly matched the appearance of the door with a memory from deep within, feeling a sense of temporal dislocation.

But one thing was certain, this stone gate was indeed the true entrance to God’s Tomb; he knew it from the first glance.

Obviously, this was an ancient portal, and the true God’s Tomb lay within an unknown space, accessible only through this gateway.

There was nothing to discuss, they would proceed.

As before, two people took the lead, with the others following.

The moment Lin Xiao stepped into the entrance of God’s Tomb, he felt his entire body sink, an irresistible force pressing down. His protective Divine Shield rapidly dissolved, prompting him to quickly inject more Power of Faith. However, this power was too overwhelming; even after pouring tens of millions of Power of Faith, the Divine Shield collapsed before it could illuminate.

“Damn, it’s over…”

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Just as Lin Xiao braced for the terrifying force to bear down, the power that he couldn’t resist vanished into thin air after shattering his Divine Shield, and he found himself sprawled on the…

“Grass?”

His vision now restored, he could indeed see himself lying on ordinary grass, plain weeds with nothing special about them.

Quickly looking up, he saw clear skies, a gentle breeze, fluffy clouds drifting by, trees gathering in the distance, and the picturesque scenery of a beautiful countryside.

Not just him, but nearly a dozen others, all sprawled on the ground, were equally stunned, looking at each other in bewilderment, momentarily at a loss for words.

If it weren’t for the sensation of that terrifying divine pressure remaining, they might have thought they had arrived in some unknown plane.

Indeed, the force that had stripped them of all resistance was the power of a Divine Nation, which the Divine Territory Players could confirm with absolute certainty. This meant that their current location was within the Divine Nation.

Moreover, this revealed a terrifying fact to them—that the God’s Tomb was not only composed of the Divine Nation, but it was also intact.

In other words, the master of this God’s Tomb… might still exist.

That was frightening, for regardless of the Deity’s level, even if only a wisp of soul remained, they could be easily and tidily disposed of with the power of the Divine Nation, left without any capacity to resist.

However, on the flip side, the power of the Divine Nation had only disarmed their resistance and not killed them outright, indicating that the master of this Divine Nation was not an Evil God, offering them a sliver of hope.

If it had been an Evil God, they would have been instantly crushed to death by that single attack.

But no matter what, their current situation seemed rather dire.

A God’s Tomb with a master and one without were two entirely different matters. Even the kindest Deity would not be kindly disposed towards invaders in their tomb; the difference lay only in the manner of dying.

Fortunately, they weren’t to die immediately.

Lin Xiao got up from the ground, dusting the real mud from his hands.

“It feels quite real.”

Pinching the soft soil and rubbing it between his fingers, it was genuinely real mud, which raised his eyebrows in disbelief as he widened his eyes and re-crouched to grab another handful of soil.

Shen Yuexin, having also recovered from her confusion, was brushing dirt from her body. Seeing his actions, she asked,

“Have you discovered something?”

The others all turned their heads to look at Lin Xiao.

He eyed the dirt he had rubbed all over his hands closely, then raised his hand to show everyone, saying,

“Don’t you find it strange?”

Everyone stared intently at his hand, and after a moment, they all shook their heads.

Lin Xiao felt the need to explain,

“This is supposed to be a Divine Nation, right? But this mud, it’s not made with divine power, it’s real mud.”

While a few ordinary adventurers might not have understood, the Divine Territory Players instantly grasped his meaning; they grabbed clumps of soil and blades of grass to feel and rub between their hands thoroughly, expressing their amazement.

“It really is, how can that be possible?”

“How could there be real matter within a Divine Nation?”

“But this is indeed God Country, isn’t it?”

Everyone was puzzled, and Lin Xiao threw the dirt in his hands away, looking up at the sky with a thought lurking in his heart, yet he dared not believe it.

The thought was simple: the presence of real material in a normal God Country was indeed impossible, but what if it was the Divine Realm?

If it was the Divine Realm, then that would be a different story.

The reason he dared not believe was that this God’s Tomb had a history of millions or even tens of millions of years. At that time, the Main World hadn’t reached this area, or to be precise, the Main World hadn’t even discovered this Crystal Wall System. And now a Divine Realm with a history of millions or tens of millions of years stood before him, which could only mean one possibility, and that was…

“Could it be that this God’s Tomb is actually a Divine Realm?”

Shen Yuexin voiced the answer.

Right after her words fell, an ancient voice suddenly appeared in everyone’s

ears:

“Congratulations, you’ve guessed correctly.”

The next second, time and space changed before everyone’s eyes, and the meadow rapidly transformed into a gold-glazed floor. They were teleported by an unknown force to another place.

Lin Xiao quickly looked around and found that they were on a plaza with a gold-glazed floor that stretched beyond sight. The flawlessly smooth ground was adorned with many statues standing erect, like Dwarves in thick armor, a Knight holding a Dual Hand Greatsword, a beautiful Elf with a grand bow on her back, Mages in luxurious robes clutching their magic wands, a handsome Vampire that looked unreal, even a Dragon raising its head and roaring… and so on. His gaze landed on that unreal-looking Vampire – why did it look more and more like the Semi-god Vampire they had previously defeated?

In the distance beyond these lifelike statues, a faint, hazy fog made it increasingly difficult to see what lay beyond.

Clearly, the plaza wasn’t truly infinite; it had its limits.

Of course, these were not the focus. He merely glanced at them and shortly thereafter turned his attention to the center of the plaza, surrounded by many statues, where a huge sphere of light hung above the golden glistening floor. A familiar shape from his memories escaped his lips:

“Lord God’s Space?”

In an instant, a will indescribable descended, an immense force pressed down like thunder, and a series of ‘crack’ sounds of bones breaking could be heard as everyone was forced to the ground.

The gentle light emanating from the sphere began to recede, slowly taking on a humanoid silhouette, and eventually morphed into an old Caucasian man with a walking cane. As he approached with his cane, everyone looked up at this presence shrouded in brilliance, visible yet unfathomable, at a loss for words. After standing before them and considering for a few seconds, the old man extended his staff in a pointing gesture, and just like that, the majority of the group vanished into thin air.

The eight who were left nearly had their souls scared out of their bodies. Shen Yuexin instinctively reached for her forehead but stopped when she realized the old man had no intention of continuing. She gritted her teeth and refrained from acting.

Lin Xiao didn’t notice her gesture and was still trembling from fear, taking several deep breaths to steady himself.

At this moment, he somewhat regretted coming here. He hadn’t expected this God’s Tomb to be so eerie and the beings within to be so perverse. This was clearly not a situation they could handle.

“Impetuous!”

Just then, the elderly voice filled their ears:

“Don’t worry, they’re not dead. I’ve just sent them to where they belong.”

Everyone was taken aback and they glanced at each other. Lin Xiao was slightly startled. Those who had been sent away were precisely the non-Divine Territory Players from Yu Ming Trade Co., Ltd. The eight who remained were all Divine Territory Players.

At this moment, the old man turned back with the shaky gait typical of the elderly and began to return to his original spot. As he walked, he said:

“I never imagined that after millions of years, I would still see Divine Territory Players. Children, tell me, how much time has passed in the Main World since humans discovered the game Divine Realm?”

“Damn…”

Everyone’s heads shot up, eyes wide as they stared at the elder. Even though Lin Xiao had his suspicions, he was still shocked when the elder spoke those words directly – this was truly a senior Divine Territory Player from the Main World, just like himself.

They looked at each other, even Shen Yuexin was surprised by this information. After a moment of silence, Li Cheng, the captain of the adventure team from Yu Ming Trade Co., Ltd., hurriedly said:

“Senior, unknown to you, more than three hundred thousand years have passed since the Main World discovered Divine Realm.”

His heart pounded with excitement. If this was one of the first human explorers from hundreds of thousands of years ago, not only would it mean their lives were spared, but it also indicated a chance to inherit the legacy of this clearly fallen senior. The thought alone was exhilarating.

“Three hundred thousand years!”

The elder stood still in place for a long while, then sighed deeply. Lin Xiao felt the force binding him had faded, and the elder’s voice rose:

“Unbelievable that it’s been so long, the invasion of the Crystal Wall System has already been blocked, the Main World must have undergone significant changes.”

“The Tilde Gala Crystal Wall System?”

Lin Xiao had never heard this name before. He looked back and saw everyone else looked just as puzzled, evidently unaware as well.

The elder didn’t probe further, but simply said with a smile:

“Indeed, at your level, you should not have yet come into contact with this matter.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Divine Realm shook violently, and then, from the blurred edges of the limitless gold-glazed platform, a dazzling divine light appeared out of nowhere. It expanded rapidly, and everyone’s attention was drawn to the expanding divine light as it formed into an oval-shaped portal.