Gods were lofty and mighty beings.
Compared to mortals, only their bodies were immortal and their souls were indestructible. They could be said to be super lifeforms that could live forever.
However, the troubles and pain that gods had were a million times greater than that of mortals.
Just like how humans had friends and enemies, the high and mighty gods also had their enemies. And their enemy was naturally another terrifying god!
Mortals who lost their battles would lose their homes, their loved ones, and they would die miserable deaths … But if gods lost their battles, their fates would be a million times more miserable than humans!
Those who could become gods had immortal bodies and indestructible souls. Once they fell into the hands of their enemies, they would be tortured for tens of thousands of years.
Thus, in order to avoid this tragic fate, many gods would choose to destroy their own divine kingdoms when they faced an unavoidable defeat. Their bodies would collapse, and their divine souls would self-destruct. In short, they would never let a single bit of themselves fall into the hands of their enemies.
However, those who were unwilling to fail would choose to exile themselves!
Before they completely failed, they would push their divine kingdoms into the void turbulence to avoid being hunted down by their enemies. As for the believers left behind in the source plane, they had no choice but to abandon them, allowing their enemies to carry out a bloody massacre.
Without believers and a source of faith, the failed gods naturally lost the ability to continue maintaining their divine kingdoms. At this time, they would use the divine force crystals they had previously stored up to barely maintain the lowest level of operation in their divine kingdoms.
Meanwhile, they would choose eternal sleep to reduce the consumption of divine force in their divine kingdoms.
Thus, the divine kingdoms that had once been filled with believers and saints became deathly silent and lifeless. The divine kingdoms that used to be sacred and glorious became a lonely and desolate graveyard of the gods.
Most of these gods who chose to exile themselves would have one of two outcomes.
One, the hidden believers they had left behind in the source plane would grow stronger and gather a group of devout believers, pulling back the divine kingdoms that had fallen into the depths of the void.
Two, all the believers would be killed by their enemies, completely cutting off their source of faith. This way, when the divine force crystals in their divine kingdoms were completely used up, their divine kingdoms would collapse, and their divine bodies and divine souls would sink into eternal oblivion!
For some of the once glorious and great gods, the amount of divine force crystals they had stored up in their divine kingdoms was enormous. This also meant that from their self-exile to the complete collapse of their Divine Kingdom, this process could be as long as tens of thousands of years …
However, even if they chose to go into self-exile, it did not mean that they would be absolutely safe!
A lone paradise floating in the middle of a space storm in the depths of the sea of stars was a delicious meal for the predators from other dimensions. Of course, it could also be a terrifying death trap.
If the predators arrived at just the right time, when the power of the exiled god was at its weakest, they would naturally be able to seize enormous benefits and top-notch resources that were unimaginable to outsiders.
A starving camel is still bigger than a horse!
Even if the gods were in dire straits, they could still find a few powerful divine weapons after searching the entire Divine Kingdom. For most predators, obtaining one of these treasures was already worth the price of the ticket.
However, if the Predators were unlucky and the Exiled Gods still had some strength to spare, or if they ran into traps that were specifically designed to lure the champions of the other planes to their deaths, it would be hard to tell who would be the unlucky ones.
Therefore, to be able to find a broken Divine Kingdom drifting aimlessly in the depths of the boundless sea of stars was already a blessing from the heavens. If one were to count on a dying god lying in that Divine Kingdom, waiting for them to slit their own throats … The possibility of that was simply too low!
Therefore, the discovery of any Ancient God's ruins meant a huge risk.
Either it had been raided countless times by predators, and not a single hair was left inside, or some crazy god had released false information to lure those greedy beings inside and slaughter them.
Therefore, when Grimm heard about the Cemetery of Death of an Ancient God from Obaiola, although he was tempted, he did not show it.
Right now, his path to Grade 5 was already smooth. As long as he continued to walk step by step, it would only be a matter of time before he crossed the limits of the planes and became an Immortal Great Wizard. Under such circumstances, venturing into some Ancient God's ruins or Cemetery of Death was simply asking for trouble.
To be honest, if there were really such benefits, Grimm would rather explore them after reaching Grade 5. Anyway, with his speed of advancement, it would only take him 300 to 400 years.
For an Ancient God's ruins, this amount of time was but a snap of the fingers. A little later would not affect anything.
Besides, Obaiola was an elder of the Wizard Association. It was impossible for him to bypass the Wizard Association and leak the information to Grimm alone. This also meant that the Wizard Association would definitely organize a group of people to conduct an in-depth investigation of this Ancient God's ruins.
If he got involved, he would definitely run into the Wizard Association's team.
At that time, they would all serve their own masters, and it was inevitable that a conflict would break out …
As if seeing Grimm's worries, Obaiola said in a low voice, "Don't worry, regarding this Ancient God's ruins, the Wizard Association will definitely not interfere!"
"Why?" Grim didn't seem to care.
"Hahaha … Only you Wizards outside the Association would have such questions." Obiola replied with a proud look, "The ancient ruins, ancient god's relics, Cemetery of Death, secret realms, and so on that have accumulated in our Sorcerer Association's hands are simply too many to count. With so many Grade 4 Wizards in the Association, it would take a lot of effort and time to investigate these clues one by one and find the real treasure. "
"So, our Association is currently concentrating on exploring those places that are easier to get. As for this kind of ambiguous Ancient God's ruins, we can't spare manpower to search and explore it for the time being. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken it out to trade with you! "
Grimm could not help but frown and think, "How can I be sure that the information you gave me is true?"
Obaiola smirked, "I heard that you have a close relationship with the Witch in the North. Can't she tell whether the clues I gave you are true or not? Besides, do you think I, Obaiola, am the kind of guy who comes out with fake information to cheat people? "
Seeing that Grimm was somewhat tempted, Obaiola took out a broken magic ring and threw it to Grimm, saying, "This is a magic ring I collected in the Outer Realm. The seller has indicated that it came from a certain Ancient God's ruins. You can look for the Witch of Destiny to verify it. If you're interested, then trade with me. I'll use the clues to the whereabouts of the Ancient God's ruins to exchange for your divine egg. That shouldn't be a problem, right? "
Having said that, Obaiola did not say anything else and left Grimm's residence.
Grimm looked at the figure of the other party as he slowly stroked the oddly-shaped and damaged magical ring. His heart could not help but pound wildly.
It would be a lie to say that he was not tempted at all!
Any random powerful Ancient God would be a terrifying existence above the fifth rank. The fact that the Ancient God's ruins could drift in the Nether Storm for so long was a testament to how terrifying and powerful they were when they were alive.
No one would doubt such a fellow even if he said he was a Grade 6 or 7 Ancient God.
If he could rob the Ancient God's Divine Kingdom, Grimm would not have to worry about resources and treasures for the next thousand years. Not only would he be able to make a fortune, but the Crimson Family would also benefit from it, obtaining many top-grade resources.
Grimm's development path might be smooth, but he still had to consider Mary and Alice.
Unknowingly, Grimm had contacted Alice, who was far away in the Northern Lands.
After a simple conversation, Grimm tore open a spatial crack and sent the magic ring to Alice.
A moment later, Alice's figure appeared in a magic mirror.
"Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news?"
Hearing Alice's words, Grimm already had an answer in his heart.
"The good news is that the Ancient God's ruins are real. The bad news is that you're probably going to say that it's a trap set by our old enemy, Medusa …" Grimm sighed.
"Looks like you already know what to do!" A sweet smile appeared on Alice's elegant face, "To be honest, Medusa did a very clean job on this matter. I can only confirm that this ring is related to a God of Death, but I can't find any traces of Medusa's involvement. However, for this information to fall into your hands so cleverly, it seems to be in line with Medusa's style. "
"Since you've already guessed it … Tell me, what do you plan to do? Refuse Obaiola's offer? "
"Refuse? Why would I refuse? " Grimm suddenly chuckled, "If this is really a trap concocted by Medusa, then in order to avoid our suspicions, the matter of the ancient god's ruins is very likely true, and there really is a god who has not fallen yet in there …"
"But this is obviously a trap arranged by Medusa. If we really follow the traces, I'm afraid we'll inevitably fall into a trap! "
"What if we're not the ones going?"
"Err …"
Seeing that Alice's eyes were wide open in shock, Grim leisurely smiled and said, "I'm relieved that we've exchanged letters. You don't have to worry about the rest, I'll take care of it! "
"You … Are you really going to make a deal with Obaiola?"
"Haha, how can I not agree to something that's meaningful to us? Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to step into that trap. I'll carefully choose a few scapegoats … "
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