Chapter 225: The Eight-Winged Aberration

After circling around, Su Nan ultimately returned his focus to the deep pit.

Of course, everything he did before wasn't in vain. At the very least, it helped him identify which ancient temples contained divine imprints.

"My spiritual soul was easily pulled out from the beast's body earlier because the beast is too strong, and I am too weak. If my spiritual soul becomes strong enough, it should not be easily pulled out from the body. I wonder if my spiritual soul will be pulled out while using the Starlight Shadow Body."

Su Nan had another idea and immediately turned to the prediction, ready to try it out.

"You suspect that there may be a hidden space within the ancient ferocious beast in the deep pit, and you plan to attempt to enter it."

"You use the Starlight Shadow Body to infuse the surging energy and vitality onto your spiritual soul, then use Celestial Teleportation to enter the deep pit at the right moment."

"You use Celestial Teleportation three times in a row and arrive at the bottom of the deep pit. The ancient ferocious beast detects you and exerts a terrifying pulling force. You feel that your spiritual soul could be pulled out of your body at any moment."

"Fortunately, under the influence of the Starlight Shadow Body, your spiritual soul is not immediately pulled out. Your body is suddenly pulled into the beast's mouth due to the terrifying suction."

"You die."

"Just as you suspected, there is indeed a peculiar space inside the ancient ferocious beast, but you can only enter it at specific times."

"Is there really a space?"

Su Nan's eyes lit up. Even though he died in the end, it confirmed his suspicion.

However, he didn't know when these specific times would occur.

If there were specific time intervals every day for entering the space, it would be manageable. But if it took several days or even weeks to have another chance, it would be troublesome.

"No choice, I can only wait now. I still have over thirty predictions left, so I can try one every hour."

Su Nan quickly made a decision.

Since he couldn't enter the space inside the ferocious beast for the time being, he wouldn't waste time waiting here.

With the Grand Princess, he headed towards the ancient temple where he could pass the test as predicted.

More than ten minutes later.

He obtained a second-grade divine imprint, and the completion prompt for the daily task appeared:

"Congratulations, you have completed the daily task 'Obtain a divine imprint from an ancient temple.' 45 Demon Power points have been awarded."

"Current available Demon Power: 311 points."

At the moment he acquired the divine imprint, just like when he obtained the Earth God and Stove King's divine imprints earlier, he saw a scene from the previous owner of the temple before their death.

Unlike the scenes with the Earth God and Stove King, this scene took place on a major battlefield, and the combatants here were all extremely powerful beings.

Su Nan noticed that the weird creatures who had fought against the Heavenly Dynasty in the past weren't just limited to those with two wings; there were also those with two pairs of wings and even some with three pairs of wings.

However, there were only three or four of such beings among them.

Among them, what caught Su Nan's attention the most was a female aberration.

Unlike the other aberrations, this female aberration had four pairs of massive wings, a total of eight wings.

Seeing this, Su Nan's mind was filled with a word.

Angel!

Wasn't this an angel?

Su Nan was astonished. Angels existed in this world?

When he had seen aberrations with double wings before, he hadn't thought much of it, as aberrations with double wings were quite common in this world.

But now, seeing aberrations with four or even six wings, he immediately connected them to angels.

In legends, high-ranking angels had multiple pairs of wings, some even had ten or twelve pairs of wings.

Facing the eight-winged aberration that resembled an angel, even though it was just a brief scene, Su Nan felt an unprecedented sense of oppression.

He even had a vague feeling that the eight-winged aberration could kill him with just a thought!

In the scene, the eight-winged aberration was in combat with a middle-aged man. Above the middle-aged man's head, a divine imprint with eight points of golden light was radiant.

"An eight-grade divine imprint! He's just one step away from becoming a Ninth Heaven God!"

Su Nan was shocked.

However, what shocked him even more was that the middle-aged man with the eight-grade divine imprint was no match for the eight-winged aberration!

Under the onslaught of the eight-winged female aberration, the golden light on the divine imprint gradually dimmed.

Fortunately, this ancient city was the main battlefield of the Incense and Fire Divine Path. In the end, the middle-aged man with the eight-grade divine imprint used some unknown method to activate all thirty-six ancient temples and twelve shrines.

The temples and shrines formed a massive array, and each one emitted dazzling golden light.

These golden lights converged and transformed into a brilliant light arrow, shooting towards the eight-winged aberration, piercing through her chest and leaving a huge hole.

"The eight-grade divine imprint of the Starfire Divine Path should be equivalent to the eight-winged state of that aberration. I wonder what level that corresponds to in the current context?"

Previously, both the Earth God and Stove King had six-grade divine imprints, and they displayed the strength of the peak of King-level beings.

If six-grade corresponded to King-level, then seven-grade might correspond to Emperor-level, eight-grade to Saint-level, and nine-grade to a level beyond Saint?

Su Nan couldn't help but speculate, but these details weren't currently important to him.

Leaving the temple, he looked at the Grand Princess and said, "Your Highness, the White Water Demon King will arrive in this ancient city soon. We need to find a place to hide."

"Okay." The Grand Princess didn't ask any further questions and entered her spatial ring.

Su Nan found a temple not far from the deep pit and hid inside. This way, he didn't have to worry about the White Water Demon King targeting him, and he could easily enter the deep pit at any time.

Twenty minutes later.

The White Water Demon King and three other demon kings arrived.

The four demon kings headed straight for the temple where Su Nan was hiding.

"How did this kid manage to

 enter the temple so easily? What did he do?"

Qianyan, one of the demon kings, looked at Su Nan inside the temple with curiosity, and the other male and female demon kings were also puzzled.

As demons from the Hongshan County, they knew better than anyone else how terrifying the Divine Ruins was.

They couldn't understand how a human of the Xuan Realm could move freely in the Divine Ruins.

Curiosity aside, they weren't foolish.

None of the demon kings made a move to enter the temple.

"Damn ant, I don't believe you can hide in there forever!" The White Water Demon King gritted his teeth, his face darkening. He wanted to enter the temple but ultimately didn't take any action.

Su Nan stood inside the temple, seeing the four demon kings outside, and instead of feeling fear, a smile appeared on his face.

He actually hoped the four demon kings would come in.

In the end, the four demon kings could only leave in frustration.

They planned to explore this ancient city first before coming back to settle the score with Su Nan.

One hour later.

Su Nan started predicting, wanting to see if he could enter the space inside the ferocious beast now.

[You know that you need a specific time to enter the space inside the ferocious beast, but you don't know exactly when that specific time is. You can only venture into the deep pit at the center of the ancient city every so often.]

[One minute later, you see the White Water Demon King and the other three demon kings studying something in front of the deep pit at the center of the ancient city. When they notice you leaving the temple, all four demon kings simultaneously make a move against you.]

[You react swiftly, using Celestial Teleportation to enter the deep pit at the center of the ancient city.]

[After using Celestial Teleportation three times in a row, you arrive at the bottom of the deep pit, simultaneously activating your racial talent, "Starlight Shadow Body."]

[Unfortunately, your timing is off.]

[You die.]

The timing is off!

"I can't just wait here. Let's exit the game for now," Su Nan exits the game.

During the following time, he logs into the game every so often to make predictions.

During the downtime, he casually browses forums to pass the time.

"Today marks the twelfth day since the start of the human race crisis mission, with just over three days left until the mission ends."

"Li Longfei's War King Guild has already arrived in Zhongtian County, and soon, Zhongtian County will become the battleground for various guilds."

"In Zhongtian County, there are two powerful player factions. One is the Dream Guild, a guild mostly composed of women, and the guild leader, Bai Mengmeng, is a top-ten deity in both rankings."

"The other is the official faction. It is said that the officials have already established contact with the Great Universe Empire, and there are even rumors that the officials have received support from the Great Universe Empire."

"The second divine weapon has also been delivered to Zhongtian County..."

On the forum, there are many posts, most of which are not relevant to him. However, the information about Zhongtian County is useful.

"The fact that the officials are receiving support from the Great Universe Empire means that the officials' power is about to rise completely."

In reality, the officials have the help of the Night Watchers, and now in the game, they have the support of the Great Universe Empire. It's hard to imagine them not rising.

Time passes.

In the blink of an eye, half a day has passed in reality, and in the game, Su Nan has made no progress.

Another six or seven hours pass, and it's now ten o'clock at night.

Only two hours remain until the end of the day.

He predicts again.

Unfortunately, Su Nan gets the same result as before.

[Your timing is off.]

[You die.]

"Is this the result I least want to see?" Su Nan furrows his brows.

Twenty-two hours have passed, and he has predicted twenty-six times, dying in the ferocious beast's mouth each time. Yet, he still hasn't seen any hope of entering the ferocious beast's body.

If he can't enter the beast's body in the next two hours, it means that the opportunity to enter is not available every day. It's very likely that it only comes once every few days, or even weeks.

Not to mention that he doesn't have time to wait any longer right now; even if he did, he can't afford to waste time here!

"I have five prediction chances left. I wonder if they are enough to use Death Prediction?"

He thinks of Death Prediction again.

He didn't know how many prediction chances Death Prediction would consume before, so he didn't want to waste the opportunity and chose to save it for predicting entry into the ferocious beast's body.

Now, the day is about to end, and he thinks it's unlikely he'll have a chance to enter the beast's body in the next two hours. He doesn't plan to use conventional predictions anymore.

With five prediction chances, he can at least see what the consequences will be if he can't find Zhou Lingyin on this trip.

[You realize that if you can't enter the space inside the ancient city's ferocious beast, you won't be able to find Zhou Lingyin, which could lead to unknown consequences. Do you want to use a certain number of prediction chances to predict the situation three minutes before your death?]

"Yes."

Staring at the panel, he sees that five prediction chances instantly decrease by two.

"Two chances?"

"Two chances can only predict events two to three hours ahead. Will I die in two to three hours?"

Su Nan is surprised at first but then thinks of something, his eyes lighting up.

[You know that within the ancient city's central deep pit, there is a special space inside the ancient ferocious beast. You've been waiting silently, and just when you thought you wouldn't be able to enter the space inside the ferocious beast for a short while, you suddenly hear a faint, low roar coming from the center of the ancient city.]

[You quickly leave the temple, feeling a strong suction force pulling at your body. It only affects your physical body, not your spiritual soul. Your body is being pulled into the deep pit.]

[After a moment, you crash onto the ground, realizing that you are now in a desolate space. There is no light or darkness, and the sky and earth are shrouded in gray mist. There is no sign of life, and you have no idea which direction to go.]

[Congratulations, you have successfully entered the body of the ancient ferocious beast.]

(End of this chapter)