Chapter 138: Convergence of Deities

The sealed desert that Gune had entered.

At this moment, a squad of seven deities was at the entrance of the red-light annihilation cave that Gune had entered.

The leader of this deity squad was a member of the Flying Serpent race, at the middle stage of the Third Realm of deityhood, possessing vertical pupils, dark-golden scales, and a pair of scaly leather wings on his back.

Under the gaze of the other six.

Among the seven-deity squad, a powerful Behemoth deity with a robust physique and the bloodline of a Behemoth lord, under everyone's watch, directly transformed into a Behemoth giant beast, fully twelve zhang tall, with a thick earthy yellow luster.

After the transformation, the Behemoth deity flashed and entered the red-light annihilation cave.

As soon as he entered, the Behemoth deity's expression changed drastically.

He lasted less than three seconds before quickly retreating from the passage.

And in those mere three seconds, the aura of this Second Realm middle-stage Behemoth deity had already dropped significantly.

This sight made the other deities' expressions turn considerably more serious.

About half an hour ago, they had received information.

A strange, powerful annihilation cave emitting red rays had appeared in this area.

Suspected to be the remains of a Cthulhu creature, or a place of inheritance from a Cthulhu creature.

This was major news, and their squad immediately launched a swift search.

This ray annihilation cave, which was not too deeply hidden, was soon found by them.

At the same time, they discovered that the cave contained astonishingly powerful annihilation energy.

So they had the Behemoth deity, who had the strongest soul and physical defenses in the team, give it a try.

Who would have thought he would only last a mere three seconds?

This Second Realm middle-stage Behemoth deity couldn't hold out.

Even those three short seconds had caused his aura to decline considerably.

"How is it?"

The leading Flying Serpent deity asked in a deep voice.

After taking a powerful potion and recovering a bit, the Behemoth deity spoke in a rumbling voice.

"The annihilation power in the cave is strange—it penetrates the body and even the soul with a powerful annihilation force."

"Surface-level defenses are hardly effective; one needs a strong physical body to withstand it."

"If it were only that, it would be bearable."

"But the annihilation power directly affects the soul—that's the most troublesome part."

"Just now, my body could have held out a bit longer, but my soul couldn't take it first."

"Annihilation that directly penetrates the soul?"

"Yes."

"This might be quite tricky." The Flying Serpent deity frowned slightly.

They had acted immediately upon receiving the news, hoping to enter through the cave ahead of others.

But the powerful destructive energy inside the cave directly blocked them outside.

Even the Behemoth deity, known for his defenses, couldn't withstand it; the rest of them would fare even worse.

"Captain! It seems charging straight in is impossible. What do we do now?"

At this point, a female Dragonman warrior with white scales spoke up.

"Should we seal off the surrounding area to keep others away, and then rush in first when the cave's energy weakens?"

The Flying Serpent deity narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"Right now, many deity squads have received the news and know about the Cthulhu cave in this area. They'll definitely be searching around."

"It won't be long before they discover the secret here."

"Although our strength is considerable, driving them away and taking control first wouldn't be too difficult."

"But the problem is, things are different now."

"You should know that a large portion of the forces of the 'Black Demon God Ruler Nation' are stationed in this area."

"Now that a Cthulhu cave has appeared, they will naturally use all their strength to find and occupy all the caves."

"Relying on overwhelming power to monopolize all passages and then completely seize the Cthulhu treasures—that has always been the practice of the deities from the Ruler Nations."

"In the short term, we can certainly drive away other deities, or even fight a battle with the deities of the Black Demon God Nation."

"But the problem is, if a large number of deities from the Black Demon God Nation come, we may not be able to hold this passage entrance."

"So, we don't need to drive away the other scattered deities around here."

"On the contrary, we should unite them."

"Unite the scattered deities?"

Many deities in the squad looked over with confusion.

The Flying Serpent deity chuckled lightly.

"We will unite those scattered deities and form a force to oppose the deities of the Black Demon God Nation."

"That way, we can ensure we enter first when the passage's power weakens."

"At the same time, the Black Demon God Nation will likely occupy many other passage entrances."

"That means, during the first wave of entry, there will be a large number of powerful deities from the Black Demon God Nation."

"By uniting a group of deities, we can use them to restrain the deities of the Black Demon God Nation, and when necessary, we can also use them as cannon fodder."

"Our squad is strong enough; the more deities that enter, the better our chances of obtaining good items."

After the Flying Serpent deity's explanation, everyone suddenly understood.

They now grasped the captain's plan.

"This is also the best option for now."

"Otherwise, we won't even qualify for the first batch of entry."

"Indeed."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The Black Demon God Ruler Nation had a great many deities, and they were very powerful.

"Before the deities of the Black Demon God Ruler Nation arrive, spread out quickly, find deities everywhere, and bring them all here."

"The more deities that come here, the better."

"Only then will we have enough confidence to oppose the strong ones from the Black Demon God Ruler Nation."

With the Flying Serpent deity's command.

The other members of the squad immediately flew outward, searching for deities to recruit.

At the same time.

At several other ray annihilation passage entrances, fighting had already broken out over the right to guard the passages.

Meanwhile, many powerful deities from the Black Demon God Nation in this area had also received the information and quickly took action.

While the many deities outside were contending over the Cthulhu treasure site and the ray annihilation passage entrances.

Gune was inside the passage, moving forward swiftly.

...

The deep ray annihilation passage was far deeper than Gune had imagined.

Spreading his azure-blue Wind Spirit Wings, flying at the speed of an ordinary First Realm deity through the rugged passage, Gune had already been flying for a full four hours.

Normally, a deity's flight speed over four hours would be enough to cross the Ekma Grand Passage.

But now, in this annihilation ray passage.

The exit ahead was still nowhere in sight.

While flying swiftly, Gune was not anxious.

"I have powerful 'Demonization Runes' that can convert Blood Sea energy to sustain my body's recovery, and with very high efficiency."

"Otherwise, relying solely on my own Immortal Saint Armor-enhanced body, I would have been annihilated long ago."

"The power of the Blood Sea is inexhaustible; I could fly through this level of annihilation for three to five years without any problem."

"Hm?"

As he flew, Gune suddenly saw something ahead.

"The front seems different."

Immediately, Gune accelerated and flew forward.