Zhao Lingyan's one-sided account alone cannot be completely trusted.
So they had to verify it through Ning Fei.
Ning Fei's efficiency at handling things was truly exceptional.
It had only been the time it took Lin Mo to return to the Inferno City Auction House and reunite with Ning Xi.
He had already sent back a message.
"Brother-in-law, I looked into it. The Soul Devourer you mentioned really does exist."
"According to Divine Oracle's game background setting, it is a weapon left behind by the Ghost Race's Ghost Venerable, Soul Manipulator·Lafa, during the ancient battle in Divine Oracle a thousand years ago. It is currently within the territory of the Beast Race's Inferno City."
"This weapon is not only extremely powerful, but can also be used to control the Ghost Forbidden Army."
"Also, brother-in-law, I've already found out where the Soul Devourer is. It's in the eastern part of Inferno City, on a map called the Soul Hall."
Looking at the message Ning Fei had sent over.
Lin Mo muttered, "Looks like what Zhao Lingyan said was true. That Ghost King really has entered a weakened state and needs this Soul Devourer to remove its weakness."
"Judging from this, Nether and Frost Dance must be trying every possible way to find the Soul Devourer for the Ghost King."
Ning Xi said happily, "If that's the case, then, Brother Lin Mo, while the Ghost King is weakened, let's finish it off in one blow."
Lin Mo shook his head and said, "Since it's in a weakened state, the Ghost King definitely won't show itself easily."
"Instead of looking for it, we'd better get this Ghost Race weapon, the Soul Devourer, before they do."
"Then, wait for them to come."
It could be confirmed that Nether and the others definitely hadn't found the Soul Devourer yet.
Otherwise, they would have used the Soul Devourer long ago to remove the Ghost King's weakness, then used the Ghost King to deal with Lin Mo.
There had been no movement at all throughout the entire afternoon.
That also meant they might not even know the Soul Devourer's exact location yet.
After all, they didn't have Ning Fei, a super assistant practically comparable to a cheat.
Although Ning Fei couldn't alter the game's data.
As long as it was something that existed within the Divine Oracle game, as well as the official internal data and information, he could crack it.
So Lin Mo opened the map and checked.
Very quickly, he confirmed the target...
[Lv78 Soul Hall]
Equivalent to the Gold Five-Star rank.
Without another word.
He temporarily put aside the task of unlocking the Auction House's unlimited goods-shelf permissions.
Lin Mo and Ning Xi immediately set off for the Soul Hall.
After all, the goods shelves could be unlocked at any time.
But if Nether and the others found the Soul Devourer first, restored the Ghost King, and revived the Ghost Forbidden Army,
Lin Mo would be completely forced into a passive position.
After all, even after passing the God Creation assessment and obtaining the Divine Race bloodline, he still needed two days.
Only after entering the Divine Nation could he complete the SS-Rank hidden quest, Heart Knot, and obtain the Tier 8 set.
Even though after that, regardless of whether the Ghost King was weakened or not, Lin Mo was confident he could kill it.
But before that, even the slightest mistake would completely disrupt all of Lin Mo's plans.
So, he would prepare for both possibilities.
If he didn't need to rely on the Tier 8 equipment set from the quest reward to deal with the Ghost King, and could take this opportunity to kill the weakened Ghost King directly, that would be even better.
———
[Outside the City]
[Divine Mountain Forest]
Within the vast mountain forest shrouded in sacred golden light, with divine aura lingering throughout, there were people everywhere.
Countless players had come here one after another to participate in the Divine Race's God Creation assessment.
After all, everyone dreamed of joining Divine Oracle's Supreme Race and becoming part of the Divine Race faction.
Ever since the news that an altar had appeared in Inferno City and the "God Creation" event had been opened spread across the internet, many players from other secondary main cities had been shouting on the forums that they wanted to come to Inferno City.
Unfortunately, the enormous teleportation fee of 1,000 gold coins, equivalent to 2 million RMB, made 99.9999% of players back down.
It was already seven in the evening.
At midnight, the first-stage assessment would end.
At that time, players who failed the first-stage assessment, or who had not participated in the first-stage assessment, would be unable to enter the second-stage assessment.
Inside and outside the altar, white light surged.
The players' sighs and cheers formed a stark contrast.
Player A: "This assessment quest is way too hard! There's no way to complete it!"
Player B: "Bro! If you suck, don't blame the road for being uneven! What do you mean there's no way to complete it? Didn't I complete it? This assessment quest is pretty balanced. Whatever level you enter at, you're matched with monsters of the same level!"
Player C: "Hahahaha! I completed the assessment too. Luckily, I'm an Assassin, so I'm fast. I got stuck on the terrain and solo-killed all the saber-toothed tigers one by one!"
Player D: "Hey! I'm really jealous of you guys who completed the assessment. You have a chance to join the Divine Race faction now!"
[Outside the Altar]
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Three streaks of white light descended one after another.
Qin Ming, Ji Ningshuang, and Super God Athena had just finished the assessment and been teleported out.
Every player dreamed of joining Divine Oracle's Supreme Race and becoming part of the Divine Race faction.
Naturally, the three of them were no exception.
At this moment, Super God Athena had an arrogant look on her face, "The Divine Race assessment is nothing special. It's ridiculously easy, and I didn't even have to lift a finger."
As she spoke, Super God Athena deliberately looked toward Ji Ningshuang and sarcastically said, "Ji Ningshuang, don't you agree?"
She had originally planned to use this opportunity to humiliate Ji Ningshuang.
But unexpectedly, she instead gave Ji Ningshuang an opportunity to show off, "Yeah! Even a weakling like me who's only level 20 can complete it. This assessment is way too easy."
"If I were level 74 like you, Belina, I'd have passed the assessment long ago and come out already. Why would I still be here now?"
Super God Athena was instantly speechless.
She had forgotten: the opponents an assessment taker encountered were related to the assessment taker's own strength.
At level 74, she encountered level 74 monsters.
But Ji Ningshuang was level 20, so she encountered level 20 monsters.
They had just finished the assessment.
Ding!
Qin Ming received a message.
[God of Creation (Lv70 Third-Turn Soul Archer): "Boss, we've basically finished clearing the area around the Soul Hall. You guys can come over."]
Closing the message, Qin Ming said to Ji Ningshuang and Super God Athena, "Go to the Soul Hall."
Super God Athena had completely lost her patience, "We've looked in so many places and found nothing. Are you sure the Soul Devourer is here?"
"This is the last place," Qin Ming said, "The Soul Devourer must be in the Soul Hall."
Super God Athena said coldly, "If it's not in the Soul Hall either, I'll kill that Ghost King."
The three of them left the Divine Mountain Forest, heading for the Soul Hall.
———
Night covered the land.
[Eastern Inferno City]
[Wilderness]
[Lv78 Soul Hall]
Around the enormous Soul Hall map, players from the [Genesis] Guild could be seen everywhere.
They were gathered in groups of three or five.
Hunting the level 75 monsters that could be seen everywhere around the Soul Hall: Black Demons.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Every Black Demon killed by the Genesis players turned into streaks of white light and flew into the Soul Hall.
At the same time, a huge progress bar above the Soul Hall displayed the progress: 99.85%.
Amid the Genesis crowd, however, there was nothing but complaining.
Genesis Player A: "Brothers! To be honest, I feel like we're cattle and horses. Why have we been doing all these thankless, exhausting jobs lately?"
Genesis Player B: "I heard the people in the Chaotic World Guild next door have it good. Their guild leader, Wang Junjie, takes them around every day to do hidden quests, hidden dungeons, and all kinds of hidden opportunities! They conquer cities and territories! They get all kinds of top-grade equipment, high-tier skill books, and super rewards until their hands are full! Their development speed is like they've been pumped full of hormones! Why are we following Brother Kai around doing hard labor for other people every day?"
Genesis Player C: "Hey! Brother Kai and Wang Junjie are both rich second-generation heirs. Why is there such a huge difference between them?"
Genesis Player D: "Could it be that the problem isn't with either of them, but with Nether and Rulebound? Wang Junjie leads Chaotic World, and only by following Rulebound can they live the good life; while Brother Kai leads us, and by following Nether, all we do every day is eat dirt!"
Genesis Player E: "Fuck this! I'm done! I'm jumping ship to Chaotic World!"
Before, they had at least been somewhat cautious.
Now the Genesis players didn't hold back at all, directly complaining in front of Liu Kai.
Liu Kai was even more miserable, unable to say anything about it.
"My fucking dad!"
"You really want to ruin me, don't you!"
"Fuck! I'm done too!"
"You wanna freeze my account? Go ahead!"
"I'll never work for Nether again! If I do it one more time, I'm a fucking dog!"
As soon as Liu Kai finished speaking, a text message notification suddenly appeared in front of him.
[Your bank account ending in 2491 has been unfrozen… (Dragon Nation Bank)!]
Liu Kai's eyes instantly lit up.
Looking at Qin Ming, Ji Ningshuang, and Super God Athena, who had just arrived in front of him.
He pointed toward the Soul Hall and greeted them with a beaming smile.
"Your Excellency!"
"Please, come in!"
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