Looking at the "Scroll Incineration" ability unlocked in the fifth stage of Soul Flame, Lin Mo was completely shocked.
Although, based on the four powerful effects unlocked in the previous stages of the talent, Lin Mo had already guessed that the fifth-stage ability wouldn't disappoint him.
He still hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise.
Because following the pattern of the previous four abilities, it meant, 'With Scroll Incineration, I can incinerate low-rank E-rank and D-rank magic scrolls to obtain evolution points, then evolve top-tier SSS-rank magic scrolls anytime I want.'
One had to know that previously, Lin Mo had gone through a lot of trouble collecting knight healing passive skills, obtaining the S-rank passive skill Eternal Life, and nurturing Ling Xiao, the "nuclear bomb," so he could finally kill Blood Emperor Bell, the Boss of the Third Hall of Yama Hall.
In the end, the magic scroll he obtained from the first clear reward of the Third Hall, Incubated Clone, was only SS-rank.
Even in his previous life, after surviving for two years in the world of Divine Oracle, Lin Mo had never seen what an SSS-rank magic scroll looked like.
He was already eager to evolve an SSS-rank magic scroll himself and see just how powerful it was.
The only problem was that Lin Mo didn't have any magic scrolls in his inventory right now.
Because they took up space, whenever he obtained a magic scroll, he would store it in the main city's warehouse.
Aside from a few he might need, he normally didn't carry many scrolls with him.
"Looks like I'll have to go to the warehouse after returning to the city before I can evolve any magic scrolls."
"Perfect timing. The Blood Crystals have all finished the blood replacement process. I can go find the God Clan follower and have him forge the Key of God."
At this moment, Lin Mo and Ning Xi each took out a Return Scroll from their bags and crushed it.
During the ten-second return countdown, Lin Mo looked around.
But in the end, he still didn't see the person he wanted to see.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the countdown ended, Lin Mo and Ning Xi disappeared from the forest at the same time.
———
[Meanwhile, Outside the Forest]
After seeing that Lin Mo and Ning Xi had successfully killed the Boss and left the area,
Lin Miaomiao, who had been leading a group of elite Divine Nation players guarding the forest entrance, gave an order to the surrounding guild members.
"Withdraw!"
"Yes!"
Only after all the Divine Nation players had left—
Whoosh!
A wave of magical light flowed through the air.
Suddenly, two figures appeared out of nowhere in an open area.
One was a level 0 Assassin, the other a level 28 Dark Wizard.
They were Tyrant and Tyrannosaurus.
At this moment, Chen Jun was holding an S-rank magic scroll in his hand.
[Divine Concealment Technique: Creates a hidden domain after use. Anyone inside the domain enters a stealth state. The domain lasts up to 60 seconds. Remaining uses: 5/10.]
Looking at the scroll in Chen Jun's hand, Zhang Long couldn't help exclaiming, "This Nether really has incredible connections! He can even get his hands on an S-rank magic scroll."
Chen Jun said, "The impressive one is the boss. The boss obviously got this scroll for Nether, and Nether passed it to us."
"But since the boss can casually hand over such a priceless S-rank magic scroll to Nether, it shows that Nether's importance and status in the boss's eyes are far above ours."
"He might be able to help me get Tingting back from the boss. I need to perform well in front of Nether and help him earn merit."
So, looking at the Divine Nation players leaving in the distance, Chen Jun immediately opened his friend list and sent a message to a friend named [Nether].
["Sir, Divine Nation's people have been following Rulebound the entire time. Wherever he goes, they go too."]
["I'll keep following him. As soon as he's alone, I'll notify you."]
Just as he finished sending the message—
Ding!
Nether replied, ["No need to follow. Withdraw."]
Chen Jun was clearly unwilling to accept that. He believed that the reason he had ended up in his current state was entirely because of Rulebound.
"If it weren't for Rulebound, I wouldn't have suffered the pain of losing a finger! Storm Guild wouldn't have been destroyed!"
"If it weren't for Rulebound, Tingting wouldn't have lost her hand either!"
As time passed, Chen Jun's hatred for Lin Mo had already reached its peak.
He argued: ["Divine Nation's people can't stay beside Rulebound forever. There will be a time when he's alone."]
["Looking at it now, this Rulebound is nothing more than someone with a strong talent, good equipment, and powerful stats. He wins fights purely through numerical advantage. His actual skills are complete trash. Take away his equipment and he's a useless loser I could beat until he's crawling on the ground with one punch and unable to get up for ten minutes."]
["Sir, you're so powerful, and you have all kinds of advanced talents and top-tier magic scrolls helping you. As long as you catch Rulebound alone, crippling him will be as easy as crushing an ant."]
["Once you take his SSS-rank talent, you'll become even stronger."]
Nether: ["Withdraw."]
Nether: ["Don't make me repeat it a third time."]
Even though Chen Jun was extremely unwilling, he didn't dare disobey Nether's order, ["Yes!"]
———
[Inferno City]
After returning to the city, Lin Mo looked at the hundred Blood Crystals in his inventory, all of which had completed the blood replacement process. He felt satisfied, but also somewhat disappointed.
"What a shame. The snake didn't come out."
Of course, Lin Mo could also guess the reason.
With his current strength, plus the protection of the massive Divine Nation Guild at all times, the boss simply couldn't find a chance when he was alone, so naturally they didn't dare act recklessly.
Because of this, Lin Mo already had a new plan in mind.
"Since you can't find an opportunity, I'll use the Divine Tomb to create one for you."
A sharp look flashed across Lin Mo's eyes.
So without delay, he planned to use the Blood Crystals, now fully converted into Living Blood Crystals, to forge the Key of God first.
Following memories from his previous life, he took Ning Xi with him to the southern plaza of Inferno City.
There stood a statue of a goddess with wings on her back and a staff in her hand.
In front of the statue, an old turtle-man with white hair was leaning on a staff, lowering his head in prayer.
Inferno City belonged to a Beast Clan level-two main city, so naturally all the NPCs were beastfolk.
Above the old man's head was a blue NPC-exclusive ID: [God Clan Follower · Vera!]
Seeing the old man, Lin Mo said happily, "It should be him."
"The only person in Inferno City who can forge a Key of God using Living Blood Crystals."
So Lin Mo walked toward the statue.
Instead of initiating conversation with the old man right away, he copied the old man's actions and offered a prayer before the statue.
Seeing Lin Mo praying, Ning Xi also clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and joined in.
At that moment, Vera looked up and saw the two of them.
A trace of comfort immediately appeared in his heart.
His gaze became warm, "Twenty years have passed."
"I thought no one would remember Princess Xiya's kindness in rebuilding Inferno City."
"Princess Xiya?", Ning Xi asked, "Grandpa Turtle, are you talking about this statue?"
Vera nodded.
Looking at the statue, he said sadly, "Twenty years ago, Inferno City suffered a catastrophe. The entire city fell, and millions of Beast Clan citizens stood on the edge of death."
"At that time, the kind-hearted Seventh Princess of the God Clan, Princess Xiya, left the Divine Kingdom and personally led a divine army to Inferno City, using divine power to resist the disaster."
"But Princess Xiya and all the divine guards ultimately perished in the catastrophe. They protected Inferno City with their lives."
"Later, we built a Divine Tomb for Princess Xiya and all the divine guards and laid them to rest there. We also built this statue of Princess Xiya within the city for future generations to honor."
"Twenty years have passed. I come here every day to pray and thank Princess Xiya for her kindness in rebuilding Inferno City. Without Princess Xiya, there would be no Inferno City today."
'Wait!'
"The one buried in the Divine Tomb is the Seventh Princess of the God Clan?"
Lin Mo seemed to catch an important detail in Vera's words and immediately felt delighted.
She was a member of the royal bloodline of the supreme race of Divine Oracle.
'Great!'
'Zhao Ling'er can be saved!'
Previously, Lin Mo had failed to obtain royal blood from the Black Dragon Clan in the Dragon Hall Secret Realm, which had left him somewhat disappointed.
It seemed that this upcoming trip to the Divine Tomb dungeon would definitely allow him to obtain God Clan royal blood, remove Zhao Ling'er's talent seal, and release her SS-rank talent.
Back to the main topic.
Lin Mo took out the Blood Crystals from his inventory and held them out before Vera.
"Sir, can you use these Blood Crystals to forge a Key of God for me?"
"I want to enter the Divine Tomb and pay my respects to Her Highness the Seventh Princess."