The Two Forces of Earth and Fire emerged and immediately covered Li Gujian, transforming into two colored shields, protecting his body while simultaneously resisting the God's Power released from the Divine Wood Plaque.

One step, two steps...

Li Gujian moved with heavy footsteps, struggling to walk, clenching his teeth yet still moving forward step by step. The covered area of the Divine Wood Plaque's power was not too extensive, spanning only about a dozen meters of road at most.

But this short distance of a dozen meters took Li Gujian over ten seconds to traverse.

Li Gujian turned around, a flash of exhaustion crossing his face.

"How long?"

The moment Li Gujian stepped off the road under the influence of the Divine Wood Plaque's power, Zhao Jingyan roared at a Peak of Mortal Realm male Mutated Being beneath the plaque, inquiring loudly.

The Peak of Mortal Realm male Mutated Being holding a stopwatch immediately looked up and responded, "Thirteen seconds."

"Thirteen seconds to pass the Divine Wood Plaque. Ge Lian, what do you think of my friend's strength?"

Faced with Zhao Jingyan's interrogation, Ge Lian's expression turned awkward.

"My other two friends are even stronger. Old Zhu, it's your turn!"

Zhao Jingyan, seeing Ge Lian not responding, turned around and waved at Zhu Ping.

"Coming!"

Zhu Ping, having already discussed the plan with Zhao Jingyan, jumped out confidently and stepped forward, arriving at the entrance to the Divine Wood Path. Then, he took another big stride into the path.

Being at the Mid Yin God Realm, Zhu Ping was much stronger than Li Gujian. Facing the oppressive God's Power of the Divine Wood Plaque, he directly released the powers of metal, wood, fire, and earth from the Five Elements Power to resist. He soon passed through the Divine Wood Path, appearing to have done so with ease.

"How many seconds?"

Zhao Jingyan once again bellowed at the man with the stopwatch under the Divine Wood Plaque.

"Seven seconds!"

The man holding the stopwatch looked up in astonishment.

"Ge Lian, how many have you seen who can pass the Divine Wood Path in seven seconds at the Mid Yin God Realm?" Zhao Jingyan sneered as he questioned Ge Lian.

Ge Lian's face slightly changed, and it took him four or five seconds to regain his composure. Li Gujian and Zhu Ping's strengths were not considered remarkable in his view as someone in the later stages of the Yin God Realm, but Zhao Jingyan's interrogation still made him lose face.

Xiao Mu had been observing both Zhu Ping and Li Gujian's conditions all along, and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

After Zhu Ping and Li Gujian passed the Divine Wood Path, faint Incense Clouds appeared above their heads.

This was a phenomenon that only occurred after one had worshipped Divine Spirits.

There was something wrong with this Divine Wood Plaque—it was being manipulated by Divine Spirits behind the scenes, able to pass through the God's Power suppression and absorb the Spirituality within the Mutated Beings' bodies, effectively offering up a passive worship incense.

His gaze resting on the towering Divine Wood Plaque, Xiao Mu deduced the effects of this Treasure.

Zhao Jingyan told me that Twilight Forest Village no longer worships Divine Spirits, but looking at this scenario, the Divine Spirit behind the Divine Wood Plaque seems still active in Twilight Forest Village.

Why is this happening? Could it be related to Ge Lian?

Thinking this, Xiao Mu subconsciously glanced at Ge Lian.

To the naked eye, Ge Lian looked no different from any other individual in the later stages of the Yin God Realm, except for the striking red line amidst the Incense Cloud above his head.

That red line was problematic; it was definitely related to the Divine Spirit behind the Divine Wood Plaque.

"My third friend here is even stronger; he might pass the Divine Wood Path in less than five seconds. Brother Mu, your turn."

Saying so, Zhao Jingyan confidently addressed Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu nodded indifferently and started walking towards the Divine Wood Path.

"Strength alone can't explain everything, the time it takes to pass through the Divine Wood Path is influenced not only by one's Realm but also by personal aptitude."

"This Brother Mu may indeed be powerful, but his aptitude seems quite ordinary; perhaps he won't even pass the Divine Wood Path in twenty seconds."

Ge Lian, having noticed Xiao Mu sizing him up but remaining nonchalant, saw Xiao Mu walking towards the Divine Wood Path and spoke. Simultaneously, he subtly waved his hand towards the plaque.

An almost imperceptible Green Light flew from his hand, swiftly entered the Divine Wood Plaque, and merged into it.

What initially seemed lifeless, the Divine Wood Plaque suddenly gained a hint of Spirituality, as if the Divine Spirit behind it had taken notice and covered the plaque with its Divine Sense.

The surge of Divine Power couldn't escape Xiao Mu's perception. The moment he sensed it, he immediately looked up at the Divine Wood Plaque, noticed the newfound Spirituality on it, then quickly lowered his head again and cast down his eyes, feigning ignorance as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Mu stepped into the Divine Wood Passage.

Hum!

Upon Xiao Mu's entry, the terrifying Divine Spirits' oppression immediately from all directions compressed upon him, beginning to crush his body.

Threads of divine light invisible to the naked eye shot out from the Divine Wood Plaque. These rays of divine light and power interwove like a net in midair, cloaking Xiao Mu's body from every angle.

Wuu wuu!

It was as if a massive Black Hole appeared on the Divine Wood Plaque, frenziedly absorbing the Spirituality from Xiao Mu's body. Invisible black lines suddenly shot out from the Divine Wood Plaque and connected directly to Xiao Mu.

The Spirituality within Xiao Mu's body boiled, being absorbed into the Divine Wood Plaque through the black lines.

Earth God Rank!

What kind of maneuver was this?

From the Divine Power emanating from the Divine Wood Plaque, Xiao Mu immediately guessed the rank of the Divine Spirit behind the plaque, but the capability the plaque had released took him by surprise.

Under the command of the Land God at its back, the Divine Wood Plaque somehow could absorb the human body's Spirituality, achieving the effect of the person being absorbed passively offering Worship incense to the Divine Spirit.

No wonder that those passing under the Divine Wood Plaque each had an Incense Cloud of offering to the Divine Spirits above their heads.

The terrifying suction that had emerged from the Divine Wood Plaque affected Xiao Mu, leading to his internal Spirituality dissipating at an alarming rate.

At this moment, Xiao Mu's condition looked quite frightening.

Thousands upon thousands of black lines, composed of Divine Spirits' authority, covered him like a net. Each black line released an infinite weight of oppression. The terrifying Divine Power radiated outward, with the black light transformed by the lines shooting straight into the sky, making every black line form a giant dragon-like black Illusion in the air.

Countless black line Illusions pressed down from midair, covering the sky.

The power of the black lines was amplified, and Xiao Mu, shrouded in these lines, appeared exceedingly minuscule, as if he could hardly bear the weight and might collapse at any moment.

"I don't see what the big deal is; your friend here might not even last ten minutes in the Divine Wood Passage."

Ge Lian's face revealed a faint smile once more. He looked innocently at Zhao Jingyan, yet his tone inadvertently conveyed smugness.

"What have you done to the Divine Wood Plaque? Why has its power suddenly increased so much?"

Zhao Jingyan asked angrily.

"Tampering? Zhao Jingyan, you really are clueless. How could I possibly tamper with a Treasure of Divine Spirits like the Divine Wood Plaque?"

"I told you before, the speed of getting through the Divine Wood Passage is not only related to one's strength but also influenced by personal aptitude."

"Your friend, although not lacking in strength, has a very mediocre aptitude. That is the reason he can't get through the Divine Wood Passage."

Ge Lian responded to Zhao Jingyan with a tone full of disdain.

"How could that be?"

Zhao Jingyan's heart filled with uncertain suspicions, and he looked towards Xiao Mu with worry.

As if you, a mere Land God, could absorb me!

Xiao Mu seethed within his heart at being absorbed by the Divine Wood Plaque controlled by a Divine Spirit, whose Rank was merely that of a Land God and nowhere on a level comparable to Xiao Mu's City God Rank.

However, the absorption of Spirituality could affect Xiao Mu personally, causing damage to his Rank.

Seething with wrath yet without any external display, Xiao Mu's City God power was suddenly unleashed, surging from within his body.

Xiao Mu had deliberately concealed his true strength, and the City God's authority did not release outwardly. Instead, it mixed with the absorbed Spirituality through the invisible black lines, rushing straight towards the Divine Wood Plaque.

The golden-colored City God authority transformed into miniature City God figures. In the blink of an eye, thousands of little City God figures appeared inside the Divine Wood Plaque.

These figures, each identical in appearance to Xiao Mu, sat cross-legged, with each hand holding the Two Forces of Life and Death Books and the Judge Pen.

The Book of Life and Death sat in the left hand while the right hand's Judge Pen simultaneously struck a line towards the Divine Wood Plaque.

Thousands of little City Gods' Judge Pens simultaneously projected the Two Forces of Life and Death, fiercely hitting the Divine Wood Plaque at the same moment.

The Two Forces of Life and Death instantly determined life and death.

The cracking sound followed one after another as faint cracks appeared on the surface of the Divine Wood Plaque, quickly expanding and,

With a crash, the Divine Wood Plaque shattered, turning into numerous fragments scattered on the ground.

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