Chapter 512: The Ruins of Oblivion

“Don’t your gods on that continent always be curious about the origin of such divine artifacts in our Totem Continent?”
Bai Shan Shen’s words immediately captured Donald’s full attention.
“What I’m about to tell you is the greatest secret of our continent—the source of all divine artifacts and even sacred weapons: the Ruins of Oblivion!”
“The Ruins of Oblivion?”
Donald repeated the phrase upon hearing it.
“That’s right! The Ruins of Oblivion!”
According to Bai Shan Shen’s description, the Ruins of Oblivion was a mysterious and vast space floating in an unknown dimension. Every hundred years, a passage would open in the most treacherous underwater abysses of the Totem Continent, allowing access to it.
It was said to be connected to the Eternal Cemetery, a legendary burial ground for gods in the Totem Continent. It was a land of oblivion, once a battlefield between ancient demons and gods, a graveyard filled with countless deities.
The last great war between gods and demons dated back tens of thousands of years. Known as the War of Destruction, all the original gods of the Totem Continent perished in that battle except for two.
Hearing this, Donald suddenly thought of a possibility and said in mild surprise, “Could it be that the Sun God and the Dark Moon God are those two survivors?”
Bai Shan Shen nodded. “Exactly! Those two are the only gods who survived the War of Destruction. They are also the only ones who know the truth. We later-born gods were all trained by them. Although some of us have existed for thousands of years, we still don’t know much about that ancient war. The two gods remain silent about it, only saying that the battle was widespread and lasted for an immeasurable time—even for gods—it was devastating. Hundreds of thousands of gods and demons perished. After the war, only those two managed to survive. You can imagine how fierce it must have been!”
Donald nodded in silence after hearing this. He still remained skeptical about the whole situation.
The idea that the War of Destruction took place tens of thousands of years ago seemed plausible. Perhaps the powerful remnants of those ancient demons and gods created a strange and chaotic spatial structure, causing this battlefield, nearly the size of a whole dimension, to exist in a corner of an unknown dimension. Access to it was only possible through the single entrance in the underwater abysses outside the continent, whenever a gap appeared in the Ruins of Oblivion every hundred years.

So why has the realm where the Main World and the Totem Continent are located remained in continuous contact over these years without causing any impact on this battlefield of gods and demons? Instead, it was Donald who, after asking the God of White Mountain, came to a conclusion. The few times the Forgotten Ruins opened just before the two realms officially merged were entirely normal—neither the location of the entrance nor the time limits for entry changed at all.

From this, it can be inferred that the so-called battlefield of gods and demons and the Forgotten Ruins must have a deeper connection to the realm of the Totem Continent. Otherwise, if they were merely spaces located near that realm, their location would surely change with the merger of the Totem Continent and the Main World—at the very least, the entrance would not remain fixed.

The reason the Totem Gods were willing to sign a peace treaty with the gods of the Main Continent, aside from other considerations, was also because they had an important task: preparing for the once-a-century entry into the Forgotten Ruins.

Every hundred years, under the joint leadership of the Totem Gods, a group of Totem Gods from the Totem Continent and human warriors would venture into the Forgotten Ruins.

Often, only about 40% of those who ventured into the Forgotten Ruins survived, with six out of ten failing to return. Yet the rewards were astonishing, attracting even the gods’ attention, who sent their most elite members. As the saying goes, men die for wealth and birds for food—let alone the fact that the battlefield of gods and demons contained tens of thousands of ancient gods and demons, representing unimaginable treasures for modern deities: divine remains, divine blood, and divine artifacts, all of which could grant them greater power.

“It is said that even before the existence of our Totem Gods, there were at least two major true god civilizations in this world. In terms of both power and wisdom, they far surpassed the current Totem Gods. Our ten lower-ranking Totem Gods all went through life and death in the Forgotten Ruins, eventually obtaining relics of ancient gods and demons—be it divine remains, divine essences, or divine artifacts—before reaching their current strength. Otherwise, without external help, it would likely take many times longer to advance to a lower rank of god, and who knows how many years it would take!”

The God of White Mountain spoke with sighs and nostalgia.

“I see!”
Donald listened with a thoughtful expression on his face.

“Presumably, that Unstable Gate is one of the treasures from the Forgotten Ruins! Otherwise, with the Alchemy skills of the God of Turbulent Winds, it would be impossible to create such exquisitely intricate true artifacts!”

Donald thought well. This teleportation artifact related to the realm of space was precisely the trophy brought back by a native warrior under the Lord of Turbulent Winds after the last opening of the Forgotten Ruins a hundred years ago. That surviving warrior from the tribe has now become the fifth demi-god under the Lord of Turbulent Winds, namely the God of Torrents. Of course, all of them have become part of history along with the Lord of Turbulent Winds.

Then Donald wondered, since this secret was so important, why would the God of White Mountain reveal it to him?

Without Donald having to speak, the God of White Mountain spoke first, “Your Highness Donald, are you asking why I revealed the greatest secret of our Totem God?”

Donald nodded.

The God of White Mountain placed his hands behind his back and said seriously, “Since the Totem Continent has merged with the Main World, it has become part of the Main World. Therefore, once this secret is revealed, it will attract the attention of the Main Continent. It’s better to gather some allies in advance to prevent powerful true gods from entering without knowing the situation, which could lead to the failure of our mission! This is also the intention of the two sovereigns. That’s why, after getting their approval, I came to seek you to join us right away.”

“After all, in such an extremely dangerous environment even for true gods, the more people there are, the greater the chance of a safe return.”

Donald nodded in agreement.

He had already learned from the God of White Mountain about some taboos regarding the Forgotten Ruins. The most important one was that only beings of demi-god level or below could enter. Anyone above demi-god level who tried to approach the entrance would instantly cause the spatial structure of that area to collapse, not only endangering themselves but also preventing others from entering as well.

This was similar to the rules of the Main World, which restricted true gods who had already left the Main World by ascending to thrones. Powerful true gods could pay a certain price to descend as will-avatars in the form of saints, or even directly as incarnations, provided they were willing to pay an even greater price.

However, the true bodies of true gods, even those of lower gods, could never descend to the Main World. Any attempt to force their way in would instantly cause the spatial structure of the Main World to collapse, as the space of the Main World could not accommodate such powerful entities as true god bodies.

But based on his understanding of the temperaments of the gods in the Main Continent, if they were unaware of these taboos and discovered such things on the Totem Continent, they would surely be unable to resist curiosity and greed, attempting to descend as powerful incarnations to investigate.

Even if he were to encounter such a situation himself, he would surely feel some curiosity upon reflection. Thus, the Totem God’s decision was far from unwise—rather than leaving everyone without anything, it was better to make it available to all for them to take as needed; what they could obtain would depend on their own luck and strength! This approach undoubtedly prevented a potential dispute. The information brought by the White Mountain God forced Donald to make changes to his recent plans. The establishment of his divine kingdom was essentially nearing completion; all that remained was to ascend to the throne. However, given the current situation in the main world, Donald decided not to rush to elevate his kingdom to the celestial realm and become a true lower god—at least not until after the event related to the Forgotten Ruins began. A battlefield from ancient gods and demons represented a tremendous opportunity for him. Donald believed that with his abilities, he could reap numerous benefits and even create magnificent divine artifacts before ascending to the throne. By then, neither the backlash from the realm rules during the kingdom’s elevation nor interference from external enemies would pose a threat to him! The only obstacle was that entering the Forgotten Ruins required being at a demi-god level, but he had already surpassed that limit. Moreover, due to his previous elevation in divine rank, his first avatar, who held the powers of the Nature Guardian God, had also been promoted to a new divine avatar, exceeding the demi-god level. Yet Donald already had a solution to this problem. With that in mind, he gave an accurate response to the White Mountain God. “How could I refuse an invitation from His Majesty the White Mountain God? I must attend such a grand event. I will send at least three demi-god warriors to join His Majesty’s forces!” A force of three demi-gods was considered quite powerful on the main continent, usually only the strongest upper god churches could field such a team. The White Mountain God, who understood the strength levels on the main continent, naturally grasped the significance of these words and nodded in satisfaction. “With the help of His Majesty Donald, this journey to the Forgotten Ruins will surely be the most rewarding one for me in thousands of years!”

“Also, it’s best to bring along more legendary powerhouses. Although their strength in the outside world is far inferior to that of demi-gods, within the Ruins of Oblivion, due to the changes in rules caused by the war between gods and demons, the strength of all those who enter is suppressed to the legendary level. We don’t plan to reveal this to the local godly forces for now; anyway, they will find out after going through it together. So this is our chance!”