Chapter 160: The Vengeance of the Gods

The system's voice chimed continuously for quite a long time before finally falling silent.

"Very well, the quests have indeed refreshed."

"I need to accumulate 10 draws as fast as possible now!"

Song Qi opened the panel and glanced at the quest list.

"Return to the First Continent? Comprehend the Origin on my own?"

"Aren't these two quests deliberately making things difficult for me?"

He furrowed his brow instinctively.

Then, he decisively dismissed the idea of completing these two quests first.

"So now, there are only two reasonable options in front of me: one is to kill 10 level 90 monsters."

"The other is to wear 5 Epic-grade pieces of equipment!"

With that, Song Qi glanced at his equipment slots.

At present, among the equipment he was wearing, there were 2 pieces of Epic grade or higher.

One was the weapon, [Dawn's Light].

The other was the boots, [Black Gold Divine Boots].

In other words, he only needed to acquire three more Epic-grade pieces of equipment to complete Optional Quest 3.

"Moreover, these two quests don't conflict."

"Level 90 monsters can naturally drop Epic-grade equipment."

"If my luck is good enough, perhaps I only need to kill 3 monsters to complete the quest and accumulate the 10 draws."

"Of course, even if my luck is bad, I can still complete the quest by continuing to hunt monsters."

"Those monsters that haven't mastered the rules are already entirely possible for someone like me to kill in an instant now!"

Song Qi weighed things up inwardly, then flew to the side of the giant cyan bird's corpse, groped around for a bit, and fished out a hat.

Without bothering to check its detailed information, he tossed it straight into his system inventory.

Then, switching to the Ying Zheng template, he rapidly fled the scene.

.......

A few minutes later....

Several imposing humanoid powerhouses arrived in the sky one after another.

Upon seeing the huge bird carcass on the ground, all of them were momentarily stunned before falling silent.

It wasn't until the arrival of the last person that someone finally spoke.

"Sixth Sister is dead."

"She died about five minutes ago, and the culprit has already vanished without a trace."

A man with crimson-gold hair spoke up.

His body seemed to burn with an unquenchable flame, distorting the surrounding space to such an extent that his appearance was obscured.

Hearing this, a beauty with an extremely revealing outfit and a waist as slender as a willow descended.

A moment later, she flew back up.

"She was killed by an attack containing a massive amount of divine power and possessing compulsory execution capabilities!"

"The concentration of divine power contained within the executing skill was quite high, and Sixth Sister's soul was shattered in an instant!"

"The divine power concentration might even surpass yours, Second Brother."

"Hmph!"

A sturdy man wearing a black trench coat with bull horns growing from his head wore a gloomy expression and let out a cold snort.

"Stronger than me?"

"If that's the case, could it be that the opponent didn't just act on a whim, but has long harbored murderous intent toward us?"

"The only ones stronger than me are those few fellows. Those who hold a grudge against us... there are only two: that turtle and that crocodile."

"Was it those two?"

"Or perhaps... some clueless fellow who popped out from some godforsaken corner?"

At this point, the robust man paused.

"Say, Big Brother, with your abilities, you should be able to see something, right?"

The crimson-gold haired man nodded, then shook his head.

"I can only vaguely discern a shadow; the shape is humanoid."

Hearing this, the robust man waved his hand.

"Humanoid?"

"Entities capable of mastering divine power can basically transform into human form. This information is completely useless as a clue to track down the killer."

"However, Big Brother....."

"We've seen the scene where that fellow acted with our own eyes, and it's only been a few minutes—you can't see anything?"

The man sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"A certain power blocked my investigation."

"Is it that signal which shielded the death message of our offspring?"

The robust man asked.

"No."

The man explained.

"It's a different form of obfuscation."

"Furthermore.... I can sense that the opponent's status and standing are even higher than mine!"

Hearing this, the robust man was momentarily stunned, doubt flashing in his eyes.

The surrounding people also turned their heads simultaneously, looking extremely astonished.

"Big Brother, you....... If I remember correctly, you are a legendary divine beast!"

The alluring female pursed her red lips and couldn't help speaking out.

"You are the King of All Beasts who rules over every kind of animal!"

"A truly heaven-sent divine being in the literal sense."

"And the opponent's standing is actually higher than yours?"

"Could it be..... a supreme deity from another world!?"

Hearing this, the robust man immediately wore a displeased expression.

"I don't care if he's a deity from another world or whatever!"

"How dare he kill Niu Hei's sister? I will definitely make him pay with his life!"

"So what if his standing is high?!"

"Since he's hiding and doesn't dare to show his face now, it naturally means his strength is insufficient! Otherwise, why resort to skulking around?"

The alluring female frowned.

"Second Brother, you need to calm down."

"Sixth Sister is dead, and we are all heartbroken, but since the opponent dared to target our Divine Kingdom, it means they might still have hidden trump cards in their hands."

"The more it's like this, the more we need to stay calm!"

"Calm!?"

The robust man immediately cried out.

"Sixth Sister is dead!"

"The sister who accompanied us for a century and cultivated alongside us until now is dead!"

"And you're telling me to calm down!?"

"If you guys are intimidated by the opponent's standing and backing and don't dare to make a move, unwilling to avenge Sixth Sister, you might as well just say so directly!"

Hearing this, the alluring woman grew irritated.

She had kindly offered advice, only to be accused of being scared and cowardly?

Before she could speak, the red-haired man beside them intervened first.

"Enough!"

He rebuked angrily.

"Third Sister is right, Second Brother, you really do need to calm down!"

"The one who invaded our Divine Kingdom this time is no ordinary character from before; we must never act recklessly!"

"However.... the search must never stop!"

He paused, looking toward the other two.

"Third Sister, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, the three of you try not to act alone during this period; it is best to travel in groups."

"Once you are isolated, the opponent's strength is completely sufficient to kill you!"

"As for me and Second Brother, we don't need to worry too much."

"We will split into three routes, and the moment any anomaly is discovered, we will immediately notify the others."

"Lastly..... make sure your offspring hide properly! If there's truly nowhere to hide, then scatter out and live as widely separated as possible!"

"Do not gather together anymore and give that fellow the opportunity to wipe everyone out in one fell swoop!"

The man clearly held the highest authority among them.

Once he spoke, neither the robust man nor the alluring woman argued further.

The few of them nodded honestly, then flew off in two other directions.

Subsequently, the man landed beside the giant bird carcass, sorrow flashing in his eyes, and gently waved his hand.

Crack!

The hundred-meter-long bird carcass instantly burst into golden flames.

The temperature of these flames seemed terrifyingly high.

The enormous corpse turned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Dust to dust, earth to earth, coming from heaven and earth, returning to heaven and earth....."

"Rest assured, Xiao Qing....."

"The fellow who killed you will go accompany you before long."