Needless to say, Lin Mo really had to thank Nether properly, for bringing him so much convenience.
If not for Nether's "help," how could Lin Mo have so smoothly obtained the fragments of the God-Sealing Map sealed in five different secondary main cities, assembled the complete God-Sealing Map, found the God Refining Cauldron, and forged the Eternal Set for Divine Descent Seraph·Xiya?
Now, because of Nether again, he had obtained such a rare top-grade divine weapon · Soul Devourer.
Because it was an exclusive weapon forged by a Ghost Clan Emperor.
Therefore, only high-level bloodlines at or above the Ghost Clan King level could remove the seal on Soul Devourer and restore its unlimited growth ability.
And the Ghost King Soul Manipulator·Zade, whom Nether had painstakingly released, happened to be usable for unsealing the divine weapon Soul Devourer.
There was no need for Lin Mo to spend more effort specifically looking for a Ghost King.
Looking at it this way, Lin Mo was even a little reluctant to persuade Nether to defect.
Because as long as Nether was under the "boss," it seemed that through the boss's powerful background and overwhelming authority, he could continue creating unlimited convenience for Lin Mo.
Lin Mo said, "Now, Soul Devourer is in our hands, and the Ghost King released by Nether, Soul Manipulator·Zade, needs this divine weapon to recover from his weakness."
"Next, we only need to use Soul Devourer as bait to lure out the Ghost King. We can both kill the Ghost King and use its blood to remove Soul Devourer's seal, killing two birds with one stone."
As for this, Lin Mo had already thought of a perfect plan last night.
At this moment, Ning Xi manually removed the binding and handed Soul Devourer to Lin Mo, "Brother Lin Mo, then before using it to lure and ambush the Ghost King, I'll leave Soul Devourer with you first."
"No rush," Lin Mo said to Ning Xi, "You still need it later for the second-stage God Creation assessment."
"Let's go to the altar first and complete the second-stage God Creation assessment, then deal with the Ghost King."
After all, the God Creation assessment had a time limit for each stage, and latecomers would not be accepted.
And once the earlier assessment was missed, it would also be impossible to continue with the later assessments.
Right now, it was exactly the second-stage assessment period, ending at twelve noon.
Moreover, it was already eight in the morning, leaving only four hours for the second-stage assessment.
To avoid spending too much time on the Ghost King and possibly missing the God Creation assessment, even if he killed the Ghost King and unsealed Soul Devourer, it would still be a loss for Lin Mo.
Because if he couldn't obtain the sole candidate slot for the God Creation assessment and become a disciple of the God Clan, Lin Mo would be unable to enter the Divine Nation in advance to carry out the SS-rank hidden quest "Heart Knot."
Then Lin Mo's loss would be the entire Tier 8 set.
An unbound SSS-rank skill book.
An S-rank God Clan divine weapon.
Most importantly, he would permanently lose Divine Descent Seraph·Xiya.
And be placed on the Divine Oracle supreme race, the God Clan's blacklist.
Naturally, he could not give up the greater gain for a small gain.
Thus, after leaving the Super God Arena, Lin Mo, Ning Xi, Qin Feng, Ling Xiao, Xia Wanwan, and the others headed straight for the location of the God Creation assessment: God Mountain Forest.
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On the other side...
[Northern Square of the Inferno City]
A large group of [Divine Nation] guild players quickly came from all directions and gathered here.
"Sis Ling, a total of three thousand members from the guild's second tier have assembled."
At the head of the crowd, Lin Miaomiao reported the situation to Ling Xue.
Sun Yang was somewhat puzzled, "Why don't we directly call up the first tier?"
"The first tier is stronger and more efficient at handling things!"
Just like the K1–K7 company ranks in reality.
In Divine Oracle, the Divine Nation guild was also divided into three tiers according to strength.
The first tier was the Divine Nation's core main force, totaling two thousand people, all of them experts ranked within the top ten thousand on the Inferno City Heaven Ranking.
The second tier totaled three thousand people. Although their strength was inferior to the first tier, they were not weak either.
The third tier had five thousand people and also served as the hidden sentries.
As soon as Sun Yang finished speaking, before Ling Xue could speak, Zhao Jun said, "When working for the people above, it's better to be careful, to avoid repeating what happened last time in the Dark Dungeon."
"The first tier is the backbone of our Divine Nation. If something goes wrong, the entire guild will be affected."
"But the missions assigned from above each time are not low in difficulty. This time, the mission location has a rank restriction of Gold Tier Five. The third tier can't keep up in either strength or rank, so the second tier is the best choice."
He Xiao narrowed his eyes and stroked his chin suspiciously, "We've been working together for so long. Forget that this investor refuses to show himself. Since he's so generous every time he makes a move, throwing tens of billions at the Ling Corporation again and again, with so much money it's like his family has dozens of money-printing machines, how come he doesn't even have a decent personal force in Divine Oracle?"
Sun Yang said helplessly, "This investor's identity is too high. We can't afford to offend him! If we offend him today, the Ling Corporation could be gone tomorrow! Then we'll have to squat under an overpass and play Divine Oracle, right?"
"At least this time, he's not using us. He's just asking us to help him clear a map and fight a boss."
He Xiao said, "How do you know we're not being used? Last time in the Dark Dungeon, didn't he also say that we just had to occupy the dungeon? He never explicitly said that he was trying to let Nether in!"
Just as the few of them were arguing, Ling Xue said, "Let's go take a look first."
"Set out."
Following Ling Xue's order, the three thousand players of the Divine Nation second tier left the Inferno City through its northern gate.
Following the map's guidance, they headed toward the Lv76 Ghost King City in the northern wilderness area of the Inferno City.
Twenty minutes later, the army arrived at its destination.
Ahead, what entered their eyes was an abandoned city filled with an eerie aura.
At this moment, He Xiao looked at the map's background description and exclaimed in surprise, "Holy shit! According to the Divine Oracle game's background setting, this Ghost King City was actually the territory of the Divine Oracle supreme race, the Ghost Clan."
"Later, it was wiped out through the joint efforts of the two supreme races, the God Clan and the Angel Clan, and only then did it become the ruin-like existence it is today."
Hearing this, Sun Yang pondered and said, "This Ghost Clan is really that hated? Attacked by two supreme races, that's rough!"
"What do you think?", Lin Miaomiao folded her arms across her chest, showing the swell before her chest, "The Ghost Clan's background is that it's one of the biggest villains on the Divine Oracle Continent."
"Of course, the main thing is that the Ghost Clan has a characteristic: those who kill members of other races can turn them into members of their own Ghost Clan after they die. This is their only means of continuing their racial lineage. Even the Ghost Clan's racial assessment, the Evil Ghost Altar, operates in this way."
"Because of this, they kill powerful members of other races everywhere, naturally making countless enemies and becoming hated."
Zhao Jun looked toward Ghost King City ahead, tightened his grip on his spear and shield, and said in a deep voice, "Since it was the territory of a former supreme race, it must be full of dangers. From here on, we must act carefully."
Ling Xue did not say much.
She only hoped that through this operation, she could reveal the investor's true identity.
She immediately gave an order, "Enter the city."
The next moment, more than three thousand third-job-transferred players of the Divine Nation guild, all level 70+, entered Ghost King City one after another.
Splash! Splash! Splash!
As soon as they entered the city, the endless dark aura permeating the city scattered onto the ground one after another, transforming into Lv76 monsters.
Ghost Beasts!
"These monsters that are imbued with the Ghost Clan's aura, with half a foot already having stepped into the Ghost Clan, are far stronger than ordinary monsters of the same level. Everyone, deal with them carefully!"
Following Zhao Jun's shout, the players of the Divine Nation guild all took up their weapons.
Under Ling Xue's command, they were just about to begin the map-clearing operation.
Suddenly...
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Streams of golden and silver light descended from the sky, scattering throughout the city.
When those radiances dissipated.
The scene that entered their eyes left every Divine Nation player present stunned.