It had never seen a Deceitful Artifact be so respectful to its master.

The Captain glanced at the Wood Carving, then at Yang Fan, suddenly recalling the words "I never do meaningless things," feeling uneasy within.

The Wood Carving sensed the Captain's thoughts and felt its master's intention, finally answering the Captain's question: "When emotions fluctuate intensely, cracks often form in the mind.

"Your Spiritual Power is quite strong, making it difficult to peek into your thoughts. The Master stimulated you in this manner, and I seized the opportunity to find a crack in your mind."

The Captain was startled: "You are an eavesdropper."

The Wood Carving looked at its master eagerly and explained: "According to the Mountain King Race, an eavesdropper is someone or something that has the ability to listen to the mind."

It suddenly showed a greedy expression: "Supreme Master, may I have a morsel of flesh?"

Buddha Face immediately emphasized: "Just a small bite will do. It's the first time I've encountered such delicious food, and I really can't resist."

The Captain was both shocked and enraged.

This guy found himself to be utterly unfortunate, being wantonly abused by the Canglan People like a slave and yet treated as food by the Deceitful Artifact.

But being under the roof, one couldn't help but bow. The Captain could only console himself that "a small bite" wasn't much, and bear it through.

Yang Fan smiled and said: "Of course you can!"

Just as the words fell.

The Captain suddenly felt a sharp pain and let out a cry of agony.

He looked down to find a large piece of his abdomen had vanished into thin air.

The Captain wanted to curse.

Is this supposed to be "a small bite"?

Yang Fan asked: "Every year, countless Ancient Remains Spaces are born in the Cold Abyss. The Mountain King Race has acquired so many 'Ancient Remains Relics' from the Cold Abyss, where do these relics ultimately go?"

The Captain strived to restrain his thoughts, avoiding any information related to Ancient Remains Relics to prevent his mind from being heard.

Because he knew that as long as the Canglan People acquired all the information they wanted from his head, they would certainly kill him without mercy.

The longer he persisted, the longer he lived.

Buddha Face glanced sideway at the Captain and laughed: "You still foolishly dream of sending the intelligence back to your City State, how amusing!"

The Captain ignored him.

Buddha Face continued: "Perhaps you didn't realize that the supreme master has already arranged everything. The master will assist you in sending out a distress signal."

The Captain could no longer hold back and cursed: "Canglan People, I will curse you forever!"

This guy finally realized the cunning Canglan People planned to use his squad as bait.

If another squad saw the distress signal and broke into the Ancient Remains Space, they would undoubtedly be toyed to death by the Canglan People.

He had estimated the Canglan People's insidiousness as high as possible, but didn't expect them to be even more deceitful than imagined.

The Captain quickly regained composure, continuing to defend the mind's fortifications.

Buddha Face laughed: "Master, I found another crack in the mind just now and obtained the answer you wanted from this fool's head.

"Every City State's collected Ancient Remains Relics are sent to a higher-level City State, eventually gathering at the largest City State of the Mountain King Race, the so-called 'Eternal City State.'

"Rumors circulate among the City States that the three Demigod Powerhouses of the Mountain King Race are competing over who collects more Ancient Remains Relics.

"It is certain that the rumors aren't baseless, otherwise the Ancient Remains Space wouldn't be the highlight of the Ice God's Trial."

The Captain couldn't help but say: "News about the Demigods ordering this has long been confirmed as rumors, even ordinary Warriors like me can enter the Ancient Remains Space. How could the Demigods pay attention to such trivial matters?"

Buddha Face curled his lips: "Only fools like you would think this is a rumor. Have you ever wondered why someone would associate Demigods with the Ancient Remains Space?"

The Captain did not acknowledge the Wood Carving and mocked: "Canglan People, your civilization probably hasn't even produced the first Venerable, would you dare set your sights on the Demigod Powerhouses? How ridiculous!"

Yang Fan didn't speak, lost in thought.

Buddha Face retorted without hesitation: "The Canglan Civilization hasn't even produced a Venerable, not even the first Knight. The master is the first Warrior of the Canglan Civilization.

"As for you, as a team of Warriors from a mighty Primordial Race, to be played around by a Warrior from a newly descended civilization, I really don't understand who is more ridiculous."

This was simply a soul-crushing defeat.

The Captain was plunged into silence.

He could not refute because it was the truth.

After a few seconds.

Yang Fan slowly said: "If I guessed correctly, the Ice God's Trial of the Mountain King Race likely involves the gambit of Ancient Gods behind the scenes."

The Captain was taken aback.

What are Ancient Gods?

Buddha Face sensed the Captain's thoughts and showed contempt: "Considering that you claim to be a strong Primordial Race, yet don't know of Ancient Gods."

He immediately explained: "Ancient Gods are the creators of the Primordial World, which essentially is the game of the Ancient Gods."

The Captain was astonished.

Buddha Face felt even more disdain: "Truly ignorant and ill-informed."

He then looked at the master, seeking guidance: "Master, what do you mean by the Ancient Gods' gambit?"

Yang Fan explained nonchalantly: "The Ancient Remains Relics sought by the Mountain King Race, though the name has 'Ancient,' they aren't actually ancient artifacts.

"In fact, I personally think they should be more accurately called Divine Remains Relics, and the Ancient Remains Space should be called Divine Remains Space."

"Because these relics are essentially derivatives of Ancient God Powers, which is why the Demigods from the Mountain King Race regard them so highly.

"Only the top powerhouses of the Mountain King Race, due to certain concerns, intentionally concealed this information from the middle and lower levels.

"I am sure a powerful Ancient God stands behind the Mountain King Race, and the Demigods are merely executing this being's orders, so this is certainly not a rumor.

"The true purpose of this Ancient God's continuous collection of Divine Power items is most likely to weaken another Ancient God.

"Finding a Divine Remains Space and acquiring several Divine Remains Relics by the Mountain King Race won't impact another Ancient God greatly.

"But countless Mountain King Races persistently searched every corner of the Cold Abyss for thousands or tens of thousands of years, which can indeed significantly affect another Ancient God."

The Captain felt like he was hearing a fairy tale.

He instinctively believed the Canglan People were talking nonsense; Ancient Gods, Divine Powers, were all baseless fantasies.

However, intuition told him the Canglan People were not talking randomly.

Moreover, from a logical standpoint, this narrative maintained logical consistency.

Yang Fan suddenly had a thought: "My previous guess might have been flawed; the one clawing at the Arctic Icefield, perhaps, hasn't completely fallen."

The logic here is very simple.

If the Ancient Ice God had truly perished completely, why would the Mountain King Race's Ancient God bother with all this effort?

This clearly indicates the gambit between two Ancient Gods.

And is indeed the deepest secret of the Primordial World.

Yang Fan collected his thoughts again, feeling somewhat absurd: "I am just a tiny Rank One Warrior, why am I worried about Ancient Gods?"

At this moment.

The Captain couldn't help but ask a question: "Canglan People, what is the purpose of the two Ancient Gods' strife?"

From this question, it seems this guy had vaguely accepted the notion of the "Ancient Gods' gambit."

Yang Fan was too lazy to bother with him.

The Wood Carving unceremoniously ridiculed: "You poor frog at the bottom of the well, hearing the master's words now, finally opened your eyes once in your life, haven't you?"

The Captain's single eye with vertical pupils flashed, wishing he could punch the Wood Carving into pieces.

Too annoying!

The Wood Carving continued to taunt: "Oh! You worthless creature with no hands or feet, even thinking of hitting me? Besides, even if you were in your strongest state, you wouldn't stand a chance against me."

The Captain closed his eyes, no longer looking at the Wood Carving.

The Wood Carving smiled: "Let's go!"

The Captain opened his single eye, a bit puzzled: "Go where?"

The Wood Carving chuckled: "The master has learned the information he wished to know, and has decided to send you on your way."

The Captain was horrified.

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