Chapter 025: Attention

And in fact, Imhotep was not wrong.

Hela had sensed the presence of Anubis as soon as she entered the oasis of Ahm Shere.

This oasis was created by Anubis, his domain, and nothing that happened here could escape the eyes of this god.

But most of the time, the god was not so bored; he did not constantly watch over the oasis of Ahm Shere.

Only when the Scorpion King was about to be resurrected did Anubis turn his attention here.

Unexpectedly, in this affair, he discovered two powerful beings.

One was a god, and like himself, a death god, but Anubis did not recognize the other, which he found strange.

When had a death god appeared in the mortal world?

And what did this death god mean by trespassing into his territory? Was she trying to provoke him?

Anubis narrowed his eyes, pondering whether to teach her a lesson.

But the next second, he dismissed the idea.

Mainly because he was in the underworld while she was in the mortal world; the distance was too great, and even if they clashed, neither could do much to the other.

If he struck with full force from the underworld, by the time the power reached the mortal world, it would be mostly dissipated, causing negligible harm to the other.

Conversely, the same applied to her.

Of course, he could also descend directly into the mortal world to fight her.

But Anubis did not intend to do so, mainly because beside this death god was a special human.

The reason Anubis considered this human special was that when he looked at that human, he felt as if he were seeing a tiny sun. If not for the lack of divine aura, Anubis would have almost thought he was seeing the sun god.

Anubis guessed that this fellow was likely a sorcerer from the East, mastering the power of fire and even evolving the way of the sun.

If such a person did not die, in a few thousand years, he might become one of their kind.

Though unlikely to become a major god like the sun god, he could still achieve immortality.

A death goddess on par with himself and a powerful sorcerer—if the two joined forces, even if he did not lose, he would likely end up in a sorry state.

So Anubis abandoned the idea of going to the mortal world to teach her a lesson. What if he failed to teach her and ended up being beaten instead? That would be embarrassing.

Perhaps the next day, the matter would spread throughout the Egyptian pantheon, and then how could he face the other gods?

Forget it, he would just pretend he had seen nothing.

Anubis thought it over and averted his gaze. He would mind his own business.

Of course, if the other dared to charge into the underworld, Anubis would not hesitate to fight, for the underworld was his domain, where he could mobilize its power.

Thrashing a death goddess would be no trouble at all.

In the entire Egyptian pantheon, except for the sun god Ra, no god dared to fight him in the underworld.

...

On the other hand, after entering the oasis, Hela sensed the presence of Anubis and felt him watching her, which made her somewhat excited.

Because in that gaze, she sensed a faint malice.

Just as Hela was about to make a move, Anubis looked away.

The next second, Hela could no longer feel Anubis's presence, as he had left. This made Hela involuntarily curl her lips and mutter, "Coward."

Wang Bo was startled and turned to glance at Hela, not understanding why she would say that.

He hadn't actually noticed Anubis's attention earlier; although his strength was now great, he still fell slightly short of true deities.

Of course, even a deity would have to go to some trouble to deal with Wang Bo.

If Wang Bo put on his divine armor and took up Gungnir, he could even fight a deity. The outcome would be fifty-fifty, or even with Wang Bo having a slight edge.

However, against beings of the level of a god-king, such as Ra, Zeus, or Odin, Wang Bo might not be able to win, but escaping should not be too much of a problem.

Of course, sometimes it also depends on the situation.

For instance, in some worlds, deities are quite ordinary, while in others, they are extremely powerful.

For example, in the world of "Gods of Egypt," there is only the Egyptian pantheon, and the creator of the world is none other than Ra, the sun god.

This Ra, the sun god who created the world, is even more powerful than the Ra in the world of "The Mummy." He is definitely at the level of a single universe. Even in the comic version of the Marvel universe, he would be among the top tier of deities.

He is on the same level as Eru Ilúvatar of Middle-earth.

Wang Bo is no match for him at all.

Hela glanced casually at Wang Bo but did not explain anything to him.

Wang Bo didn't mind either. He withdrew his gaze and shifted his attention back to Imhotep, saying loudly, "This should be our first meeting, Imhotep."

Imhotep stared at him warily, glanced imperceptibly at Anck-su-namun, and said, "Who are you?"

"Does who I am matter, Imhotep?" Wang Bo couldn't help but laugh. How could Imhotep not know who he was, given that there was a spy of Imhotep's here?

Imhotep already knew all about Wang Bo's background.

Now he was just playing dumb. Since that was the case, Wang Bo didn't mind playing along.

Imhotep nodded and said, "Indeed, who you are is not important. What matters is your purpose."

"My purpose is the same as yours: the Scorpion King," Wang Bo said with a half-smile.

Imhotep's gaze turned cold. He was unwilling to hand over the Scorpion King to Wang Bo; he still wanted to defeat the Scorpion King and seize Anubis's army.

Faced with a competitor, he had only one thought.

Kill.

Seeing Imhotep's murderous look, Wang Bo couldn't help but sneer. Despite Imhotep's aggressive demeanor, he was someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong. When Wang Bo watched the story, this guy went to challenge the Scorpion King with great fanfare, but after being stripped of his magical powers, he lost all confidence in victory.

Later, when he saw the Scorpion King's appearance, he immediately chickened out and even wanted to submit to him.

Now he dared to bare his teeth at Wang Bo simply because he didn't know Wang Bo's strength.

If he knew Wang Bo's true power, he would never dare to act up in front of Wang Bo, for he was indeed a wise man who knew when to yield.

Imhotep, unaware of Wang Bo's thoughts, believed that Wang Bo had come to compete with him for the first kill of the Scorpion King. He said coldly:

"The Scorpion King's life is mine."