"I knew it! How could someone suddenly appear out of nowhere and show me such obvious affection? It's that old bastard disguising himself!"
Ye Liang felt a chill run down his spine!
At the same time, Izan Mei, who was sleeping outside, seemed to sense something. He opened one eye in confusion, scanning the surroundings.
"That's strange! Where did that feeling come from?" He looked around outside the tree hollow again, but once the sensation of being watched vanished, he closed his eye once again.
Ye Liang gulped hard.
What terrible timing! He had overheard Izan Mei's words.
"So even the System's detection can be sensed by this old guy. No wonder he's a monster with a strength rating of 100! I'm only at 30 now. There's no way I can match that old man!" Realizing how dangerous his situation was, Ye Liang prepared to escape.
As he slowly sat up, sure enough, the old man opened his eyes again.
"Brother Liang, so late at night, where are you going?" Izan Mei rubbed his eyes, appearing unusually cheerful.
Ye Liang yawned.
"Peeing!"
"Haha! Then let's go together."
"Sure, okay."
They exchanged smiles and walked out of the tree hollow together...
The next day.
"Holy hell!"
His heart was pounding like crazy.
Since he didn't understand Izan Yamato's intentions, every moment felt like torture. He was dying to get away from this guy. However, seeing Izan Mei's kind and approachable face made Ye Liang weak in the knees again.
This old bastard never left Ye Liang's side for even half a step!
Even when going out to search for food, he followed Ye Liang closely, as if their friendship was unshakable.
Ye Liang's eye twitched inwardly!
If it weren't for the old man's zero friendliness rating, he might've actually fallen for this guy!
"One day, I'm definitely going to kill you!"
They continued searching for food in the jungle.
Today.
Ye Liang, of all times, coincidentally encountered several exiles at the periphery.
The otherworldly jungle was enormous, seemingly endless. According to Izan Mei, when the passageway opens, no matter where you are, you'll feel a sudden awareness in your heart.
So there was no need to worry about missing the passageway.
However, Ye Liang's mind was focused on something completely different.
He just wanted to save his life!
"Icy! Ahead is the ancient ruins. It's said that as long as we find this ruin, we can refine energy and remove our divine essence! At that time, not only Takamagahara, but even the entire universe will be ours to roam freely! We'll basically be primordial gods!"
"Hehe, don't dream too much!
The ancient ruins are just a legend. Besides, there are always advanced otherworldly beings guarding that area. With just the two of us at stage four, how could we possibly break in!"
"Icy! How can you know unless you try!"
Two people were talking ahead.
Ye Liang and Izan Mei were hiding nearby, carefully observing the two people outside.
"Brother Liang, these two mentioned an ancient ruin that sounds like a great place. Aren't you going to check it out?"
"What?"
Ye Liang was taken aback and quickly regained focus, a bead of cold sweat appearing on his forehead. "Sorry, I didn't catch that just now."
Izan Mei looked puzzled.
He frowned slightly, "What's wrong, Brother Liang?"
"A while ago, you were full of ambition and eager to make your mark in this strange world. What's wrong now? You look so distracted."
"Maybe I just didn't sleep well last night," Ye Liang replied casually.
At that moment, he noticed the two people ahead of them: "Didn't they mention something about ruins a moment ago?"
"Yeah! That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about!
The ancient ruins they mentioned are part of a legend familiar to all of us in Takamagahara. It is said to be the tomb of the Creator God. Anyone who successfully enters the ancient ruins will receive blessings from the Creator God! With some luck, one might directly refine a Divine Spark and become a main deity!"
"A Divine Spark? A main deity? What do these terms mean?" Ye Liang asked confusedly. Actually, since entering Takamagahara, he had constantly heard similar words like main deity and Divine Spark.
These were usually plot elements found only in novels. In Ye Liang's eyes, gods were simply humans with extraordinary powers—like Kaguya or the Sage of the Six Paths. From a story-wise perspective, their power already surpassed normal human limits.
"Haha! Brother Ye Liang comes from the human world, so maybe you don't know much about it. The reason deities become deities is because they possess powers ordinary mortals cannot obtain.
For example, your strength back then would have made you a supreme ruler in the human realm. You could've even taken on aliens! However, in our Takamagahara's perspective, you were merely a third-stage expert—no more powerful than a simple jailer here."
"The Third Stage?"
Ye Liang mused for a moment.
His current body strength was 30. Izan Yamato had mentioned his third stage; perhaps every ten points of strength counted as one stage.
"So, is Susanoo-no-Mikoto a fifth-stage expert?"
"Can you really tell Susanoo-no-Mikoto's strength?"
Izan Mei was taken aback: "Indeed, he has just entered the Fifth Stage. However, thanks to obtaining the Destroy God's Divine Spark, he was able to reach this level so quickly.
At his age, it's extremely difficult for an average person even to reach the Fourth Stage."
"I see."
Ye Liang nodded his head.
Now he finally got it—how Takamagahara's power rankings worked.
"Oh right! What exactly is this 'Divine Spark'? Does having one actually boost someone's strength?"
Izan Mei shook her head.
"A Divine Spark itself doesn't increase power.
Let me give you an analogy from the mortal world—it's like inheriting a master's final insights before death!
Susanoo-no-Mikoto inherited the previous Destroy God's Divine Spark. During cultivation, he often receives guidance from the former Destroy God. This helps him skip a lot of useless detours along his growth journey."
"Come on, isn't this basically like getting an old mentor ghosting you!"
Ye Liang nodded understandingly.
Understanding everything now, Ye Liang gazed thoughtfully at the man and woman ahead.
"Oh right!"
Suddenly, he smiled and looked at Izan Mei: "You said your family head in the Izan household is incredibly strong. So what level exactly is she at?"
...
After a long while, Ye Liang and the couple outside arrived at an area filled with ancient structures. Situated in the heart of the jungle, the ruined remains of buildings were everywhere, largely concealed by the surrounding trees.
The couple at the entrance froze in place.
Ye Liang and Izan Mei stayed at the periphery.
They had a clear view of it—the [Fire Dragon] lying amidst the cluster of buildings!
"This is a [Fire Dragon]. Its tail is powerful enough to kill a Fourth Stage expert with a single whip, and its mouth can spew temperatures exceeding thousands of degrees. Even Susanoo-no-Mikoto would find it extremely difficult to handle!"
"Got it!"
"If you hadn't said that, I would've thought it was a Bulbasaur."
Ye Liang couldn't help but mutter a sarcastic remark.
He then crept forward.
Although Izan Mei didn't understand Ye Liang's words, she followed him anyway.
The two approached the couple.
These two must have also noticed the dragon at the center of the Ruins. From their expressions, it seemed they had been completely terrified by the dragon and dared not take a single step forward.
Witnessing this, Ye Liang suddenly felt it was the perfect moment to demonstrate the noble qualities of a young man from the Huaxia nation.
He grabbed a rock.
As Izan Mei stared wide-eyed, he flung it at the sleeping [Fire Dragon]!
"ROAR!"
A deafening roar erupted!
"If you're too scared to go in, I'll just take care of it myself!"
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