My Bottle Cosmos

Chapter 728 673: The God in the Tree

After the Light Ancient God finished instructing them, he left, very satisfied.

It seemed that this time his undercover visit, secretly recruiting talents from the Lower Realm, was a complete success.

Before leaving, he even instructed them to wait in secret.

He would look for opportunities to kill some Celestial Humans who had just ascended, letting them take over their positions, substitute them, and then ascend the Bright Ancient Tree to become the new Celestial Human.

After the other party left,

Even someone as nervously thick-skinned as Black Star felt somewhat jittery and said coldly:

"You've really got guts! I was wondering why you immediately started to make arrangements upon traversing back to this era, pulling me out of seclusion, hastening straight to this division to help with Artifact Refining, turns out it's because of this one...."

"Indeed, historically, he would come here undercover and surveil."

Atabia's gaze was deep, "I also only learned this in the future, intentionally traversing back to seize the opportunity that should have belonged to another."

He precisely captured the specific location and identity of the Light Ancient God from the information he received from the future.

Otherwise, how could ordinary people possibly lie in wait for this supreme being of the universe?

And this opportunity wasn't his initially.

Atabia, having been in retreat for years, not concerning himself with the outside world, how could he coincidentally be outside?

It was another Artifact Refiner who won the favor of the Light Ancient God, dazzling in later generations, as if ascending in one leap.

Before him, he had merely intercepted the opportunity that belonged to the other.

He substituted the other's role in history, and he even wanted to pull Black Star along, dragging him up to the Upper Realm.

This was a colossal opportunity!

As for the current appearance?

For supreme Ancient Gods like them, they no longer have a true form, they can forge whatever they want.

"The Light Ancient God calculated the Celestial Dao, continually scheming for grand strategies, yet you take advantage of the opportunity to secretly calculate against him!"

Recalling the scene just now, Black Star felt lingering fear and said:

"You substitute the other's identity; if our guise had been exposed, revealing our true selves, it would be a dead end!"

"Fortune lies within danger; becoming a Celestial Human, one of the Gods on the tree, is something countless people dream about."

Atabia said coldly, "This position is something no matter how hard someone works, they cannot reach. It is restricted by this era's epoch, decided by birth, that we are discriminated against, not permitted to ascend the tree."

He has always enjoyed research, merely to increase his trump cards and combat power, but that doesn't mean he won't take action.

Serene as a virgin, fierce as thunderbolt.

"Indeed, it's always good to take a gamble!"

Black Star said, "Otherwise, on the land, our development is too slow; we can't access the elite levels in a lifetime. That Celestial Dao Ancient Tree simply doesn't consider us as humans, they treat us like sheep being grazed, only favoring their Celestial Human Race."

Black Star is also an old gambling addict, the kind who cheats by doping and fights, being wild, of course, he wouldn't be scared!

And now, he finally feels he has found a like-minded friend.

Atabia, turns out this historical hero, is also as wild as himself.

"Moreover, even if something happens, I can run, you'll be the one dead, not me." Atabia said.

Black Star: "..."

His face turned dark.

Atabia indeed seemed capable of running.

Even though he only had the positive combat power of the Eighth Layer Ancient God, fundamentally he was also of Divine Level status, killing him was still challenging.

Though his Realm was low, his Divine Talent was exceedingly abnormal.

"Thus, we can contact the core area." Atabia said lightly.

His foundational aptitude was 122, a super-ultimate aptitude born as a BUG in the Ancient Cosmic Era.

But now, as the cosmic era continuously updated, his aptitude is no longer considered top-notch.

The basic aptitude needs an upgrade.

Humans are meant to continually progress, an evolving species; not keeping pace with the era's development equates to death.

"How much do you know about the Light Ancient God?" Black Star asked.

"I'm not sure either, I didn't return from a very distant era."

Atabia shook his head, "Now the universe continuously upgrades, the mana required to traverse the time axis is substantial, I don't dare to come too boldly, for the Celestial Dao is always watching, trying to catch me, this BUG, the time worm."

These Ancient Dragons and Ancient Trees are the enforcers of the universe, the Celestial Dao.

They are two major anti-virus programs, specifically eliminating viruses like him.

"Just having contact, it was a near-death experience; one needed to appear more intelligent to impress, for such people, pretending to be dumb doesn't work because even if one successfully fakes it, on the tree, the persona easily collapses."

His gaze was increasingly profound, showing a few signs of contemplation.

"The Light Ancient God is a terrifying and cunning figure; he secretly calculates the entire cosmos, now already beginning preliminary machinations, be extremely cautious!"

"As a reincarnated Celestial Human, after Mortal Transformation, he dares the impossible, to kill the heavens!"

Atabia shook his head, "He even calculates against and betrays his own Celestial Human Race; such a person is one capable of great feats, truly terrifying."

The pressure from this person was strongly palpable to him.

In those days, Empress Xu Li and others simply couldn't resist; her reign during the Mythical Era was abruptly ended.

Soon.

They summoned the Emperor, Herodotus, instructing them both to continue cultivating silently, expanding their forces, arranging their own departures.

The Emperor and Herodotus, being combat type, weren't suitable to ascend the tree and replace a philosopher's position.

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Step step step.

The Light Ancient God strolled around once more, experiencing the customs of other Divine Domains, only then silently ascending the Upper Realm.

He returned to the Light Throne, within was a hint of surprise, "Atabia, indeed a ruthless person, daringly audacious enough to calculate against the Light Ancient God, even wanting to ascend the tree."

Like a hidden serpent, usually dormant, and striking with lethal force when it does.

A person of this kind is the most fearsome.

Had it not been for his additional hidden identity, merely as the Light Ancient God, he really could have been taken in.

The original Light Ancient God would likely have fallen victim to Atabia's machinations.

And Li Qing hadn't been assisting Atabia all along.

He merely casually sought a renowned Artifact Refiner from the Upper Realm to inspire him as an assistant.

Atabia seized a fleeting opportunity to mix in, posing as the Artifact Refiner he was looking for.

"Forget it." Li Qing thought for a moment, didn't dwell on it.

From beginning to end, he wouldn't utilize the capability and authority of a hidden hand; he was just a simple Light Ancient God.

Even upon realization, he would feign ignorance.

Absolutely wouldn't know things that a Light Ancient God shouldn't know; that would spoil the Werewolf game, playing out of bounds.

"So daring, wanting to blend among our tree's Celestial Humans; if he's exposed, I wouldn't be merciful either."

Three days later.

Two newcomers ascended on the Origin Ancient Tree.

The emergence of a Heavenly Dao Will every few seconds, seeing dozens of Celestial Humans ascending almost daily, wasn't unusual for them.

And the Celestial Human Race receiving them was very friendly, "Lately, the loss of our reincarnated Celestial Humans has increased; those Abyss Species continually hunt our Light Church's Saint Son; you ascending now means peace."

"Yes." Atabia smiled and said, "Really don't know what's the point of letting us reincarnate to the Lower Realm, better to directly reincarnate to the Upper Realm."

A Celestial Human nearby shook their head, "Maybe it's a kind of trial; each Celestial Human is incredibly great! Descending to the Lower Realm, cultivating in a small world for less than three years, reaching the peak of All Heavens and Myriads of Realms, becoming Divine Level; if even with such advantages one gets besieged and captured by others of the same rank, then there's no need to return."

"Indeed." Black Star smiled slightly, "Though born great, enduring some trials of growth is necessary, otherwise we stand too high above."

"It's the Thunder Church next door that hunts our Saint Son." This Celestial Human led them to a place to reside, "But we also hunt their reincarnated Saint Son and Saintess of the Thunder Church in All Heavens and Myriads of Realms to see who bests whom."