268: Chapter 268 Successful Enlightenment

[You have successfully gained insight into the Power Law of the {Ancient God: Crystal Concubine}!]

[You have awakened an Advanced Attribute: Law!]

[You have gained: Law Strength +1 {Each point of Law increases the effects of all basic skills by an additional 10%}]

[Special Ability: Aurora Phantom Sound level increased to LV7! Charisma provides an additional bonus to hallucinogenic effects!]

[You have gained: Ice Spirit Body, Water Spirit Body]

[You have gained: Ice Spirit Instinct, Water Spirit Instinct]

[You have gained: Ice Resistance +100, Water Resistance +100, Charisma +66, Endurance +66]

[You have comprehended the Special Ability: Crystal Spirit!]

[Crystal Spirit: Uses Ice and Water spiritual energy to crystallize tangible objects. Note: This skill has no level; the degree of crystallization depends on the strength of your own Ice and Water spiritual energy and the height of your Divinity.]

[Divinity insufficient; you cannot gain further insight today!]

Tang Long opened his eyes abruptly, an expression of utter shock on his face.

Although the sensation of that indescribable power twisting him like a rag still remained.

However... the insight was successful?

Another Advanced Attribute, Law!

Law only strengthens basic skills, but it covers all categories, benefiting all skills!

Aurora Phantom Sound leveled up by four Ranks directly!

It gave both Ice and Water Spirit Bodies at once; it wasn't the Acquired type. Acquired only meant affinity, but the description here changed it directly to instinct, which was clearly a step up.

And there was the new Special Ability, Crystal Spirit!

Tang Long couldn't find a suitable expression to celebrate his gains for a moment.

Either way, this time was a huge win!

The illusion vanished abruptly, and Tang Long's body fell again, but this time, he actually landed on the surface of the water.

When his hands and feet touched the water's surface, it felt like an extension of his own body.

The word 'instinct' was indeed quite accurate.

On the beach, Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao, Xie Jin, and the others were all pale.

Yun Zhuoyue was bleeding from her seven orifices, sitting on a patch of sand with her eyes still tightly shut.

Seeing Tang Long emerge, Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao sighed first.

"I never expected the Divine Ruins to be like this; what a pity!"

Xie Jin also shook his head repeatedly, "It is indeed a pity; there is no Blue God in this God Realm."

Shi Chengyu glanced sideways at Yun Zhuoyue, "Those of us with sincerity have no luck. The person who believed in Your Excellency Tang Long the least ended up getting the benefits."

As he said this, Yun Zhuoyue's pair of crimson eyes snapped open.

Shi Chengyu demanded, "What! Are you angry from embarrassment and want to fight me?"

Yun Zhuoyue glanced at Tang Long again, but said nothing, instantly turning into a red streak of light and speeding away.

Tang Long laughed, "Forget it! That's just her personality. It's getting late, everyone should get back to their own business."

"Everyone, this old man will take his leave first." Grand Preceptor Qian Wenzhao said a word and also turned and vanished.

Shi Chengyu watched the direction where he disappeared, his expression full of unwillingness, and also left helplessly.

Xie Jin looked at High Priest Shang Yuleng, then his gaze returned to Tang Long.

"Your Excellency Tang Long, how are you returning? Do you need me to escort you?"

"No need." Tang Long shook his head with a smile, "Elder Xie should hurry back and discuss this with Lord Baiming. We'll contact each other again later."

Xie Jin sighed, "Very well."

Watching Xie Jin's figure instantly vanish into the dark night and rain, High Priest Shang Yuleng also prepared to take his leave.

Just then, Tang Long suddenly called out to him.

"Old Shang, wait a moment."

High Priest Shang Yuleng was slightly stunned, "Does Your Excellency have any instructions?"

Tang Long gave him a look, then pointed at the water surface.

High Priest Shang Yuleng was extremely surprised, "You mean... we can still enter?"

Before his words had even faded, Tang Long had already dived into the water.

However, this time, when they entered the Banquet of the Gods illusion, the situation had changed drastically.

The Crystal Concubine had vanished, and on the divine platform where she had been dancing, a colossal black deity appeared.

There was no need for an explanation; this was definitely a Alien God.

The shadow it cast turned into countless rapidly changing electrical digital signals, and half the sky had already been swallowed by this shadow.

Within that shadow, countless black game bodies flickered in and out of existence, and there were several half-black, half-white figures, just barely manifesting half their bodies.

Opposite it, the Sun God was confronting it head-on, vast golden light continuously shattering the shadows.

The Moon Mother and the other gods were all displaying their various Divine Abilities alongside the Sun God.

This magnificent painting of a divine war left both Tang Long and High Priest Shang Yuleng stunned for a long time.

Tang Long came back to his senses and immediately pointed out the Yuanwu God to High Priest Shang Yuleng, telling him to go and gain insight into the Divine Power Law.

After High Priest Shang Yuleng and the Yuanwu God vanished in succession, he pondered for a long time, then resolutely walked toward that darkness.

He had only stepped half a step in when the black deity's pair of deep blue eyes suddenly swept over, and familiar information popped up.

[Functional role verification starting...]

[Data abnormal, re-detecting and correcting.]

[Detecting, 1%...]

Tang Long was terrified and immediately retreated, only to be shocked to find that his foot had already been tainted by the darkness; even after backing out, the black color continued to spread upward, and the detection progress bar continued to extend.

Fortunately, just at that moment, the Sun God unleashed Divine Might, directly crushing the giant black deity's shadow and tearing apart more than half of its body, causing the darkness on Tang Long's foot to quickly fade.

Leaving the God Realm, Tang Long realized he was already covered in cold sweat.

However, he had already confirmed a major conjecture in his heart: this power of his did not truly come from a real Alien God.

But where was the second Alien God?

At this moment, High Priest Shang Yuleng quickly arrived by his side and asked with a trembling voice, "Your Excellency, what exactly was that just now? I truly felt the power of my ancestors; are the gods... still alive?"

Tang Long sighed and shook his head, "That wasn't real; it can only be considered a silhouette of space-time. If it were real, you and I would have long been torn apart by the overflowing Divine Power."

High Priest Shang Yuleng was slightly dazed, but soon knelt on one knee before him, "Your Excellency, I will remember this kindness until my death. If you have any orders, I, High Priest Shang Yuleng, will go through fire and water for you."

Tang Long did not help him up, but nodded in gratification.

"Work hard. The faster you can advance to Huagai Realm, the greater your help will be to me."

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The Song River flows out of Song City, winding ninety kilometers south to reach the great mountains at the border between Dongyu and the Nanhe Kingdom.

This mountain range that divides the two countries is extremely strange and perilous; the mountains are craggy with strange rocks growing everywhere, and even the vegetation is not very lush.

As long as one shouts in a slightly open area, the echo will resound endlessly in the mountains, perhaps even carrying dozens of miles away, like the roar of demons.

Therefore, it is called the Demon Roar Mountain Range.

The Song River passes through the mountains and flows into Nanhe, also carving out the only suitable path for passage.

Therefore, both countries have stationed heavy troops to guard the two ends of the river channel in the mountains.

The checkpoint on the Dongyu side is called the Song River Fortress, where the entire Second Division of the City Guard is stationed year-round.

Xu Chaoyang was walking alone in a valley east of the fortress when he suddenly felt the earth shake again, and a strange, roaring howl seemed to sweep over his head.

Xu Chaoyang's expression changed slightly, and he immediately turned into a phantom-like blur, rushing forward.

Arriving at a rocky hill, he entered through a very hidden cave.

The tremors became increasingly violent, and soil and rocks constantly fell in the cave tunnel, but Xu Chaoyang ignored them.

A few minutes later, he arrived at the end of the tunnel and unexpectedly encountered a cliff.

The terrifying roar came again from below the cliff, as if it wanted to collapse the mountain. Xu Chaoyang steadied his body slightly, and once the howling stopped, he unfurled his Spirit Map and leaped down the cliff.

At the bottom of the cliff, a large black stone coffin was shaking violently, but the more it shook, the more soil and rocks fell from above, and by now, it was almost buried.

After landing, Xu Chaoyang waved his hand to sweep away the rubble and simultaneously rebuked.

"Enough! Be quiet! Do you want everyone to notice this place?"

The coffin stopped shaking, but a hair-raising, hoarse voice came from within.

"Let me... breathe."

Xu Chaoyang's face was gloomy, "Are you not afraid of being sensed by other Huagai Realm?"

A low, raspy grunt came from the coffin, "If you are talking about that old ghost Jiang Yueyu, I could sense that he was dead even from inside the coffin."

"The time is almost here. If things go smoothly, it will only be a few days; are you that impatient?"

"You say that every time. I have already waited for decades; there is not much time left."

"This time is different."

Xu Chaoyang sighed, then slashed his wrist, letting the blood flow onto the coffin lid. The fresh blood quickly formed a light map, then the coffin lid suddenly lifted, and a foul, rotting stench emanated from within.

The coffin lid slid open to the side on its own, and a terrifying humanoid figure sat up from within.

Half of his body was pitch black, and only half of his face could still be recognized as human.

But even this half of his face was already noticeably decaying, and his eyes were dull and lifeless like a dead fish.

From the neck down, his body became increasingly deathly pale, as if it had been painted with white lacquer.

Seeing him in this state, Xu Chaoyang's face couldn't help but twitch.

Then he said, "Father, Songling is dead."