Chapter 1477: Chapter 1477

At this moment, Predecessor Santa exuded an expert demeanor, confidently saying, "Don’t underestimate the cunning of an evil god. That divine palace stands there conspicuously, declaring to all ’warriors’ that my treasures are all here. Do you think the deities would be so foolish?"

Owen Bertram contemplated seriously and thought that in the myths of his Western past life, those gods seemed to be indeed foolish in that manner!

Predecessor Santa continued, "Before the ancient times, deities were trapped by certain rules, such as the binding of Spirit Fire in their realms. However, later on, they found clever ways to bypass these overly obvious restrictions."

Predecessor Santa once again appeared confident, "But, you must not underestimate the wisdom of the Ninth Great Realm. Look at that subordinate god, do you think it might harbor a Replacement ambition?"

Owen’s eyes lit up, "You mean..."

Santa smiled mysteriously, pointing at the demon beast corpse being dragged away by the labor tree people, "I left something in that one. Judging by the time, it should take effect soon."

Before his words fell, a flash of fire suddenly swept past the concealed demon beast corpse! The fire was extremely weak and quickly extinguished, or rather, swiftly hid itself.

The labor tree people were numb and showed no reaction. The angular eye inspectors in the sky noticed, just about to sweep a Divine Light to examine it, but the supervisor deity suddenly slapped his arm and made a loud noise signifying a reprimand. The angular eye inspectors didn’t dare to meddle and focused on the Great Lake below.

The supervisor deity came down from the mountain, his arm covering the labor tree people and offerings. The labor tree people cowered on the ground, shivering.

After a moment, the supervisor deity retracted his arm, turned and returned to his position. The tree people hurriedly continued dragging the offering, moving much faster than before.

Predecessor Santa smiled slightly, "The supervisor deity has taken that thing."

Owen asked, "What exactly is it?"

"It’s a Jewel Dragon Fire, a very rare Tire-8 Pure Fire. It has various attributes that make it resemble divine fire, which may fool an evil god, but most subordinates will take the bait. Unless it’s the last step, and the sub-god lights it as the true Divine Fire, it will never be discovered."

Santa further explained his entire plan, "As long as the subordinate god chooses to ignite the divine fire, the real divine fire in the Divine Kingdom must respond! This is just like... when rebels raise a banner, the true ruler will definitely stand up to suppress the rebellion."

Owen suddenly understood, "Then we can find the real location of the divine fire. Predecessor, you are brilliant!" Owen was reassured. The predecessor indeed had a complete plan for him to follow as an assistant. After stealing the divine fire, they would work together to resist the pursuit of the Flame of Stars and flee back to the Eight Desolations World.

This time, his task was not heavy - just sliding through the early stages, then withstanding an output wave. Owen’s mentality became more relaxed.

The two, protected by Predecessor Santa’s concealing Divine Skill, quietly waited by the lake. During this period, the Divine Temple held more sacrifices, with most offerings being extremely valuable, making the surroundings of the Great Lake very busy.

In his heart, Owen estimated the time; after about thirty-six Shichen (72 hours), the supervisor deity welcomed his "replacement colleague." Another powerful subordinate god came from afar, the angular eye inspectors followed suit in retreating to rest, and new Angular Eye Inspectors replaced them.

Only the labor tree people continued to work hard, with no replacements.

Predecessor Santa told Owen, "Follow me." Naturally, Santa took the lead on this mission, with the predecessor leading the way, shielding the two of them. After chasing for a few steps, Santa suddenly exclaimed, and Owen, following behind, also found it strange, "What kind of movement is this, predecessor?"

Why did it seem that the gap grew larger as they pursued?

Santafurrowed his brows in thought, trying another few steps hesitantly. Owen had already noticed the problem, "Has the predecessor lost the ability to walk in this world?" Santa felt embarrassed and shot him a glare, "Nonsense!" But his legs visibly stumbled, unsure of what was wrong. It was clear he wanted to chase the supervisor deity, but whenever he took a step, he’d drift in the wrong direction.

Previously, when they had emerged from the lake, everything was normal. However, the two had only hidden within a three-foot radius of the lakeside.

The supervisor deity was not slow; if it escaped their sight, their plan to steal the fire might fail. Predecessor Santa had no concern for saving face and urgently asked for Owen’s assistance, "Take a look for yourself. The void here is quite strange."

Owen shook his head dissatisfied, "Please, predecessor, don’t disappoint me again and again." But when he stepped forward and examined it, he suddenly became interested and murmured excitedly, "This place is fascinating!" This whole Great Lake, as well as its limited surroundings connected to the Eight Desolations World, could be considered an area between the two realms. Beyond this area was the true Divine Kingdom.

After carefully deducing the void with his expertise, Owen discovered that the "ranking system" within the starfire Divine Kingdom was strict, and this was reflected in every aspect of the Divine Kingdom. For example, there were three different tiers: the highest position, supervisor deity; the middle level, angular eye inspectors; and the lowest level, labor tree people. Even their basic paths in the Divine Kingdom were different.