The mountain peaks were like swords, thrusting straight into the sky!

Across this vast expanse of land, numerous peaks rose abruptly, each one piercing toward the heavens, the sight from afar so startling that one might think they were approaching a forest of spears.

More importantly, each of these steep mountains, regardless of size, emitted a metallic luster—be it silver-white, bronze, red iron, or gold—one could tell at a glance they were all composed of highly pure metal ore.

In this sword-like mountain forest, there was not the slightest hint of vegetation, only an endless aura of solemn killing intent.

Even the oppressive aura of death almost materialized, whipping up gusts of wind that swirled around the tall, straight peaks.

This aura came from eight or nine metal divine beings atop the mountain peaks!

They each occupied the steep summits, and although metallic faces could not show any emotion, the heavy atmosphere made it clear that their current mood was not good.

“The invaders’ power is too strong; the various tribes simply cannot withstand them!”

A deep, metallic friction voice sounded. This was a colossal metal giant dragon with an eerie bronze sheen, sporting three ferocious metal heads and four wings on its back.

Its central head opened its massive mouth and said, “Since they invaded our Realm, we have lost nearly half our territory in a short time.

Had it not been for the combined resistance of all tribes at the Heavenly Gold Mountain Range, I fear the invaders would not have stopped!”

“Not only has our land been forcibly occupied by the invaders, but the metal creatures from those regions also had a hard time escaping; many are still hiding, struggling to break out and join forces.

Especially the more powerful tribes, the stronger their power, the more severe they are targeted by the invaders, resulting in heavy losses for the tribes, even the Golden Man Tribe, one of the eight major tribes, has fallen!”

The voice was sharp with tremendous penetration, that of a metallic divine being in the shape of a Golden Winged Great Peng bathed in golden light.

However, this once majestic divine being now appeared somewhat bedraggled; its resplendent and sharp feathers not only sparse but some even broken, with evident wounds exposed.

“Exactly!”

The speaker this time was a Golden Divine Spirit, one of the two Golden Men who had managed to escape by luck.

It said, “Our tribe has twelve Golden Divine Spirits, ranking among the most powerful in the eight great tribes. Sёarᴄh the novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Previously, under the leadership of the great chief, we joined forces to ambush one of the invading parties, yet in that battle we suffered heavy losses, and even the great chief of Divine Level perished, with only the two of us escaping.

As for the various elite forces led by them to encircle the enemy troops, their fate was even more tragic, nearly wiped out to the last man; only a few metal earthworms and brass mice who are adept at burrowing sensed the danger early and dived underground, narrowly escaping. The rest were all captured and killed by the enemy!”

Sadness shone in its eyes, and its tone was filled with immense sorrow.

After all, their tribe had almost been annihilated in that battle, which naturally weighed heavily on their hearts.

“I told you long ago, if you had agreed to the Wizards’ demands, allowing them to transform all divine beings and tribe members, you would have greatly enhanced your strength. But you just wouldn’t listen!”

A divine being with a square metallic head spoke; behind it fluttered eight tentacle-like metal chains, and the sound of gears turning could be heard coming from its body.

It spoke with a touch of frustration, “If you had put aside your misgivings and accepted the transformation earlier, all the Gods, including the tribes, would have certainly increased in strength. How could we have collapsed at the first blow today, nearly powerless against the invaders?”

“Hmph!”

The Bronze Giant Dragon snorted angrily, “Shut your mouth. If we all accept the Wizards’ transformation, where would we have any freedom left?

Don’t think I don’t know what the Wizards are up to. Sure, after their transformation, our power increases, but who isn’t under the control of the Wizards in the end? You lackey of the Wizard, gaining a lucky Divine Level advancement because of the Wizard’s transformation, then glorified by the Wizard as a model, within just a few thousand years advanced to Middle Rank Divine Being. Indeed, your strength is formidable, but how much of that power did you grow yourself?

Speedy advancements through transformation are all well and good, but without the Wizards, do you ever stand a chance of advancing further?”

“Why would we leave the Wizards?”

The square-headed tentacled divine being cried out, “As long as we are loyal, the Wizards will surely make us even more formidable. Why should we struggle with our own cultivation, especially when self-reliance doesn’t necessarily guarantee a higher level of advancement?”

“Where was the wizard when his most loyal follower faced a crisis?” The three-headed bronze giant dragon sneered. “Where was he when the so-called slave legion you led was slaughtered by the invaders?

If we hadn’t arrived in time to save you, you’d probably be torn into a pile of scrap metal by now!”

“Even if the wizard lord suffered a setback temporarily, it doesn’t mean anything!” the square-headed divine being, stiff-necked, said, “Don’t forget that behind the wizard lord, there is an even more powerful Truth Wizard. As long as the wizard lord sends the message, we just need to hold on a little longer for the Truth Wizard to come to our aid. Then naturally, we will counterattack and wipe out those invaders!

Our only way to survive now is to join forces to fight against those powerful beings chasing after the wizard lord, giving him a chance to escape. Then he will have the time to contact the Truth Wizard!”

“And what good will contacting the Truth Wizard do?” roared the three-headed bronze giant dragon. “Even if he comes to our world, he will still enslave us. In that case, we might as well surrender to the invaders now and save many of our tribe members from dying!”

“Forget it, it’s been completely brainwashed by the wizard, turning into the wizard’s most loyal lapdog. There’s no point in talking to it!” On the other side, a pitch-black beetle metal divine being persuaded the bronze giant dragon and then glanced at the square-headed wielding divine being, saying, “Since you are so loyal to the wizard, we won’t keep you. Go prove your loyalty to your wizard lord by intercepting those powerful beings. Don’t try to delude us here; we are not going to follow you to our deaths!”

“You…” Anger filled the square-headed wielding divine being as it brandished its chain-like tentacles like the wind. But seeing the unsympathetic eyes of all gods around, it did not dare to provoke their wrath and had no choice but to turn around and leave.

However, before leaving, it left behind a final statement, “You will regret this!”

“Hmph, if it weren’t for our Realm being invaded, who would care whether it lives or dies!” The bronze giant dragon shook its three enormous fierce heads, revealing strong disdain and disgust in its tone: “Such a traitor, brainwashed and devoted to the wizard, is better off gone!”

“Just leave it be!” A three-hundred-yards long metal coiled python coiled around a mountain peak, its massive triangular metal head raised high, a sharp, bifurcated tongue flicking out like a double-edged sword, making a sizzling sound: “The legend of the Metal Heart has only been circulating among the gods of our eight tribes, so the wizard has not learned of it.

We have known for years that the wizard harbors ill intentions, yet we have suffered in silence without rebelling, all for the hope that one day we might nurture the Metal Heart into form, allowing an Upper Divine Spirit the chance to break free from constraints and advance to an eternal and immortal state. Then we could stand against the wizard and drive out those who only wish to enslave us!

Unfortunately, the growth of the Metal Heart requires a long time. It would have been bearable with only the wizard to contend with, and we could have endured the indignity and continued to wait. But now there are new invaders attempting to take over our Flowing Gold World. They are too powerful, and we are struggling to defend ourselves!”

The metal coiled python shook its massive head and continued, “That level six Great Wizard has already been trapped in his lair by the invaders’ strong ones. I fear it won’t be long before they kill him. He has no chance to inform the Truth Wizard to come to the rescue.

Facing the formidable might of the invaders, we have no other choice but to extract the still unfinished Metal Heart and attempt to have an Upper Peak Divine Spirit merge with it. Even if the chance for a breakthrough is slim, we must still make the desperate attempt.”

“Alas, the invaders press too hard, and the three Upper Peak Divine Spirit chiefs—Coiled Python, Camel Dragon, and Toad King—cannot come here. Otherwise, if the merge happened here, we might have had a better chance,” the metal beetle divine being sighed. “Our Flowing Gold World is already lacking in heritage, and now we have dispatched us divine beings to extract the Metal Heart and escort it. Not to mention the increased danger along the way, just the fact that the Metal Heart cannot be merged immediately upon emergence means a lot of energy will be lost.

At this rate, the hope for leveling up becomes even more distant!”

“There’s no other way, things have come to this point, all of you should not hesitate any longer and act now!” The three-headed bronze giant dragon shook its ferocious head to the other divine beings, “Start quickly and send the Metal Heart over as soon as possible. After all, merging with this divine item will also take time. If we delay and the invaders’ army gathers completely, they are likely to launch a direct assault, possibly leaving no opportunity for the Upper Peak Divine Spirits to merge!”

“Exactly!” The other divine beings were suddenly tense upon hearing this and quickly stopped their idle talk, each flying up.

The square-headed being had already gone, leaving just the eight of them.

These eight Metal Divine Beings each belonged to one of the eight Tribes. They were sent here because, in ancient times, the Prohibition sealing the Metal Heart was enacted by the divine beings of the eight Tribes. To open the Prohibition now and retrieve the Metal Heart, it was necessary for all eight Tribes to come together.

Thankfully, two divine beings from the Golden Man Tribe had managed to escape, otherwise, unlocking the Prohibition this time would have been extremely difficult!

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