Chapter 018: Relief Carving

“Where can we go from here?” The Ghost God pointed ahead, and suddenly, a passage appeared! “Follow that passage, and you’ll be able to proceed to the next level. I won’t accompany you anymore.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ghost God disappeared.
“Let’s wait a while; the three magicians haven’t woken up yet,” Du Fan said.
The group gathered around the magicians, waiting for them to wake up before entering the next level together.
With a motion of his wrist, three divine essences suddenly appeared in Du Fan’s hands.
“I think we should distribute these now,” Du Fan said.
“Six Wings, you guy—just now, the Ghost God kept hitting me back and forth. You can fly, yet you didn’t help me. You won’t get this divine essence,” Du Fan said.
“I… it’s useless even if I go up there,” Six Wings replied. “Besides, you have your Absolute Protection Field; the Ghost God can’t hurt you.”
“Hmph. Anyway, you definitely won’t get these divine essences,” Du Fan said.
“But since you don’t have a weapon and just fight with your hands all the time, it’s not good! It ruins your image. Remember, your master is the son of the Dwarf King, the ruler of a city! He’s a person of high status! Look at you—fighting by grabbing with your hands! What kind of image is that?” Du Fan said seriously, trying to hold back his laughter.
“I…” Six Wings hurriedly replied.
“Don’t use mine. Here, take this long spear and use it!” With that, Du Fan threw the spear guarded by the Ghost God to Six Wings.
A divine artifact! Such a powerful artifact was given to a skeleton!
But the others thought differently.
Magicians and archers didn’t need close-combat weapons like long spears. Du Fan, Moses, and Basha all had artifacts-level weapons. Only Six Wings needed a suitable weapon.
Moreover, after all, Six Wings was a master above the Sacred rank. It made sense for someone of his level to use a divine artifact!
Actually, Du Fan had another consideration: Six Wings’ body was made of the bones left behind by a six-winged angel, and those bones contained a powerful force of light!
This force matched the attributes of the spear guarded by the Ghost God.
So, it was only fitting that this spear be given to Six Wings among them.
“Naixiu, choose one of the three divine essences,” Du Fan said to her.

“How can this be right?” Naixiu said, a bit embarrassed.
“Take it. Isn’t your entire life about pursuing greater power? The opportunity is right before you now. How can you not seize it?” Du Fan said to Naixiu with a smile.
“But what about them?” Naixiu suddenly pointed at the others.
“Chieftain Naixiu, we already consider it extremely lucky to be able to enter the Spring of Life. Entering the Divine Ruins this time is merely to fulfill our agreement with Elder Du Fan. Elder Du Fan holds ultimate authority over us. You don’t need to worry about us,” said one of the elf tribe’s divine archers.
The elf tribe was indeed much simpler-minded. If it were another race, seeing such divine powers would surely arouse their ambitions. But Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple showed genuine sincerity.
“See, Naixiu? They have no objections. Just choose one,” Du Fan said, holding up the three divine powers in front of Naixiu.
“But what about Moses and Basha?” Naixiu asked again.
“Hehe, we agreed earlier. Let Du Fan and you take these first. After all, I’ve already obtained the Field of War and the Sword of War, while Basha has gotten the Six Wings,” Moses said suddenly, putting an arm around Basha’s shoulders.
“That’s right, Naixiu! Just pick one!” Basha exclaimed loudly.
“Hmm, then I won’t be polite,” Naixiu said, choosing one of the divine powers and clutching it tightly in her hand.
Seeing Naixiu pick a divine power, Du Fan turned and walked over to Moses and Basha. Watching Du Fan’s back, Naixiu felt a warmth surge in her heart.
“It seems that ever since I met him, my fate has only gotten better and better,” Naixiu thought. First, she entered the Spring of Life; then, by the will of the Goddess of Nature, she gained a group of powerful warriors. After that, she got the chance to enter human society, and there was finally hope for her parents’ situation. Now, she even possessed a divine power! A divine power! That was a solid guarantee for reaching the divine level! A divine-level warrior was something she had never even dared to imagine before! Divine level! Among the elf tribe, aside from the Goddess of Nature, there were no other divine beings! Thinking of this, Naixiu felt a bright light before her eyes!
“Elder brother, second elder brother, these two divine powers are for you,” Du Fan said, walking up to Moses and Basha and handing them the remaining two divine powers.

“This, third brother, what about you?” Moses quickly asked.
“Me? Bashah’s father once told me that the power I possess now relies heavily on external forces. If I were to become a god by using a divine essence, I’m afraid it would be difficult for me to progress further.” Du Fan said seriously.
“But this time, by entering the Divine Ruins, didn’t you get nothing at all?” Bashah asked.
“Hehe, there’s more ahead. The better we go, the better the rewards will be. You don’t need to worry about that,” Du Fan said with a smile.
“Hurry up and take them. I’ve decided to reach the godly level on my own. I definitely won’t use these two divine essences. Leaving them with me would only be a waste.” Du Fan stretched his hand out toward the two of them again.
With solemn expressions, Moses and Bashah each picked up a divine essence.
“How do we use this divine essence?” Naixiu asked, still puzzled as she held it.
“I know that. My father told me that as long as I place the divine essence in my palm and use my mental power to sense it, it will naturally merge with my body,” Bashah said. “If you all do this, it will definitely work.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Bashah held the divine essence and closed his eyes.
Soon, Moses and Naixiu followed Bashah’s example.
Under the gaze of everyone present, strange lights appeared on the hands of the three people holding the divine essences. The light spread from their palms to various parts of their bodies.
Soon, the light disappeared, and the three opened their eyes.
Immediately, Du Fan felt that something had changed in the bodies of these three people.
It was hard to tell exactly what.
“Have you become gods?” Du Fan quickly asked Naixiu.
“Not yet. I just feel there’s something extra in my domain consciousness source,” Naixiu said, shaking her head.
“Elder brother, what about you?” Du Fan quickly asked Moses.
“Similar to Naixiu, there’s something extra in my domain consciousness source. I feel it’s rotating and growing at a very slow, weak pace,” Moses said.
“Bashah, what about you?” Du Fan asked Bashah.
Bashah was only at the saintly level and had not reached the level of a domain expert, so Du Fan quickly asked about his feelings.
“I don’t have a domain consciousness source, but there’s something extra in my mind as well. Just like Elder Brother Moses said, it’s rotating and growing at a very slow, weak pace,” Bashah said.

“It seems that simply absorbing a divine essence doesn’t mean one can become a god right away,” Du Fan said, somewhat understanding.
“Of course not. When my father absorbed a divine essence, it took him two years before he became a god,” Basha quickly replied.
“Two years… It’s long if you think about it, but short if you don’t,” Du Fan said.
At that moment, the three magicians from the elf race also woke up.
“Let’s go. Since they’re all awake, we should move on to the next stage,” Du Fan said.
The group entered the passage created by the ghosts and gods.
It was a very long passage.
Once inside, soft white light emanated from all around, preventing the passage from becoming dark due to lack of light.
As they walked through, everyone noticed that the walls on both sides of the passage were covered in reliefs!
On those reliefs were various scenes!
Du Fan and his group began to observe the paintings as they walked.
On the first painting, a tall man in a white robe stood in a strange space.
The space around him was filled with hazy, dark gray light.
The man in the white robe stretched out one hand and slightly opened his mouth, as if about to say something.
“The Supreme God!” Moses exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the man in the painting.
“The Supreme God? Is this person the Supreme God?” Du Fan asked quickly.
“Yes, this is the appearance of the Supreme God. In our elves’ ancient books, there are images of the Supreme God, and their appearance is exactly the same as those described in our books!” Moses affirmed.
“But are your elves’ books reliable?” Du Fan asked cautiously, as this involved the Supreme God.
“Of course they are! The book kept by our ancient elf race is said to have been passed down by the Goddess of Nature! Its authenticity is beyond doubt!” Moses said loudly upon hearing Du Fan’s doubt.
Hearing that it was passed down by the Goddess of Nature, Du Fan began to believe it.
“Hehe, big brother, that’s not what I meant. You know, these paintings might involve many things, so it’s better to ask first,” Du Fan said with a smile to Moses.
The second painting also showed a person—still the Supreme God. But this time, the surroundings around him were no longer hazy with dark gray light.

Replacing those vague, dark gray hues was a bright sun in the sky, emitting countless rays of light that illuminated the entire space! At the feet of the Supreme God was solid ground! In this scene, aside from the Supreme God, there was only the sun and an endless expanse of land, stretching out into boundless sunlight! “This is the mythological legend of how the Supreme God created the world,” said Moses. “According to the legend, since its birth, the Supreme God has existed in a void. It emerged from chaos, where it was the only being. Thus, the Supreme God began to create! On the first day, it separated heaven and earth—heaven high above, earth below. It is said that in the chaos, the light and light elements floated upward to become heaven, while the heavy and dense elements sank downward to become earth,” said Moses. “And on that same day, the Supreme God created the sun, and from then on, there was light between heaven and earth!” said Moses.