According to Divine Oracle's settings: only members of the God Clan could refine Blood Crystals and forge a Key of God.
However, there were no God Clan members within Inferno City, the Beast Clan's level-two main city.
Besides that, someone possessing divinity could also take their place.
For twenty years, Vera had come every day to pay respects to Princess Xiya's statue and pray sincerely.
Perhaps because of Princess Xiya's influence, although Vera was only an ordinary Beast Clan citizen and not a member of the God Clan, he was the only person in Inferno City who possessed divinity.
Of course, this was hidden information. Lin Mo only knew it because of memories from his previous life.
Sure enough, after Lin Mo explained his purpose and took out the Living Blood Crystals, God Clan Follower Vera immediately said, "Since you're going to pay respects to Her Highness the Princess, I'm willing to help you."
"In recent years, quite a bit of dark power has seeped into the Divine Tomb. After entering the Divine Tomb, I hope you'll do your best to eliminate those dark forces and protect Her Highness's peace."
As he spoke, Vera had Lin Mo place the Blood Crystals on the ground.
He clasped his hands together and closed his eyes in sincere prayer, releasing all the divinity he had accumulated over twenty years.
The next second...
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The living blood inside all the Blood Crystals flowed out and merged together, gathering into a crystal-clear golden key.
[Ding~ Congratulations! You have obtained the special item: Key of God!]
Lin Mo reached out and grabbed the golden key.
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
[Key of God] (Special Item)
Description: After use, can open the rare hidden dungeon Divine Tomb and activate the dungeon. At the same time, grants an exclusive dungeon activation reward...
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Looking at the golden key that had taken an entire day of replacing blood in Blood Crystals to obtain, Lin Mo said excitedly, "The Key of God is finally mine."
Even getting a dungeon key had been so difficult.
That alone showed how valuable the Divine Tomb dungeon was.
So Lin Mo did not use the Key of God himself. Instead, he handed it to Ning Xi.
"The activation reward for a rare hidden dungeon should be pretty valuable. You activate it and let's see what happens with the tenfold reward boost."
"Okay!"
Ning Xi accepted the Key of God.
Just as she was about to use it, she hesitated, "Brother Lin Mo, isn't it a little early to activate the dungeon now?"
"Didn't you say before that only Silver-rank players can enter this dungeon, and it requires a five-person team?"
"The two of us have already reached Silver rank, but Ling Xiao and Qin Feng won't reach Bronze Rank 3 until tomorrow. Only then can they temporarily raise their rank to Silver using D-rank Rank Scrolls. That means we can't enter the Divine Tomb until tomorrow at the earliest."
"Why don't we wait until tomorrow, when Ling Xiao and the others meet the rank requirement, and activate it when we're actually ready to enter?"
Obviously, Ning Xi was worried that activating the dungeon early would attract attention and allow other players to seize the initiative.
After all, to prevent hidden dungeons in Divine Oracle from becoming too rigid and repetitive, the official design allowed for all kinds of variations.
Unlike the elite hidden dungeon Shadow Temple in Blazing Ember City, a level-three main city, where players needed three Shadow Hearts to enter, the description of the Key of God showed that possessing the key was not a requirement for entering the Divine Tomb.
The Key of God was simply used to activate the Divine Tomb and obtain the activation reward.
Once the Divine Tomb was activated, any player who met the Silver-rank requirement could enter the dungeon.
And tomorrow, a large number of Bronze Rank 2 players near the top of the ranking list in Inferno City would reach Bronze Rank 3.
Although they still wouldn't meet the Divine Tomb's entry requirement, with the help of D-rank Rank Scrolls, they could temporarily break through to Silver rank and enter the Divine Tomb.
Ning Xi's concern was reasonable.
But Lin Mo wasn't worried at all.
"No player can resist the temptation of a rare hidden dungeon."
"But even players at the top level of the rank rankings would need D-rank Rank Scrolls to enter the Divine Tomb tomorrow."
Hearing this, Ning Xi immediately understood, "Xiao Fei checked before. The lowest-level place in Inferno City where D-rank Rank Scrolls can be obtained requires over level 70. With the current players' levels and strength, there's no way anyone can get D-rank Rank Scrolls."
"In other words, the only D-rank Rank Scrolls in all of Inferno City right now are the 550 we got from clearing the Sixth Hall of Yama Hall."
Ning Xi smiled, "So what you're saying is that even if everyone knows the Divine Tomb dungeon is open, we don't need to worry about other players entering before us."
"No," Lin Mo's next words were surprising, "The reason for releasing the dungeon's information early is so they'll go in."
Just as Ning Xi was wondering what he meant, a trace of coldness appeared in Lin Mo's eyes.
"The person who wants us dead and can control five guilds must have some status and influence. He's definitely not an ordinary person."
"People like that think about the development of their organization. Most of them care a lot about immediate gains."
"Once news of the Divine Tomb dungeon spreads, every guild and faction will want to enter and seize the dungeon's resources."
"But like I said, D-rank Rank Scrolls are required to enter."
"So out of our 550 D-rank Rank Scrolls, we'll keep nine for Ling Xiao and the others, and sell all the rest."
[T/N: Forces plot is always bitter.]
Hearing this, Ning Xi's eyes lit up as realization struck.
"I get it!"
"When the time comes, we'll focus on observing the people who come to buy the scrolls. If that mastermind plans to enter the Divine Tomb dungeon, there's a high chance he'll be among the buyers. Then we can find out who he is."
Nothing was more important than uncovering the person behind Tyrant and removing the threat permanently.
So after the first lure-the-snake-out plan failed during the day, Lin Mo immediately came up with a second version.
Only this time, the bait wasn't Lin Mo himself.
It was the Divine Tomb dungeon.
After learning about Lin Mo's plan, Ning Xi couldn't help admiring him.
"Brother Lin Mo, you're so smart."
So, without another word, Ning Xi immediately used the Key of God in her hand.
Whoosh!
The Key of God turned into streams of golden light and drifted into the sky before gradually flying toward the north of Inferno City.
Not long after...
BOOM!
In the direction where the golden light flew, a pillar of golden light shot into the sky from a corner of the wilderness north of Inferno City.
Six o'clock in the evening.
Golden light covered the land.
At the same time, a loud system announcement echoed throughout all of Inferno City—
[Citywide Announcement: "Ding~ Congratulations to player Liuli for using the Key of God to activate the rare hidden dungeon Divine Tomb! Received the dungeon-exclusive unique activation rewards: Gold +1000! Reputation +1000! S-rank Skill Book +1! Orange Title: Explorer +1! The location of the Divine Tomb dungeon has been updated on the map. All players are welcome to challenge it!"]
Without question, the moment this system announcement appeared, all six million-plus online players in Inferno City fell into an uproar.