Boulder Castle Quest

Chongxuan Mountain, Camel Village.

"Great Leader, Boulder Castle has posted a mission. They say it's about finding some kind of flame crystal lost in the Chongxuan Mountain Range?"

"You really have no idea. It's called Earth Flame Essence. I told you to read more often."

Second Leader Vester said.

"Read? I'd rather go out and rob people than read that stuff!"

Seventh Brother of Camel Village grumbled.

In the Great Earth God Realm, although there's no saying like "reading to broaden one's horizons," reading books from the God Realm does indeed help expand one's knowledge.

Otherwise, if a rare treasure were placed right in front of you and you didn't recognize it, wouldn't that be tragic?

"Second, what exactly is the mission? You tell us."

Great Leader Nick was the strongest bandit leader within tens of thousands of miles of Camel Mountain.

The bandit lair was built between two connected peaks, hence the name Camel Village.

These connected twin peaks were naturally Camel Mountain.

"It's like this: over a thousand years ago, someone was fighting over the emerging Earth Flame Essence in our Chongxuan Mountain Range, but the Earth Flame Essence disappeared at a critical moment."

"This matter had passed, but some powerful individual found out and posted an investigation mission."

Boulder Castle was an organization similar to the Demon Castle in the Hell Plane.

In the Great Earth God Realm.

Only 'Boulder' could represent the characteristics of the powerful beings in the Great Earth God Realm.

Boulder was not only the name of the largest continent in the Great Earth God Realm but also the territory ruled by the Earth Overlord.

It's just that for some reason, the powerful beings of the Great Earth God Realm took the strange title 'God Hunter.'

Shouldn't it be titles like Five-star Boulder, Seven-star Boulder, and so on?

Boulder isn't suitable; Black Tortoise would work too.

Who doesn't know that the Divine Beast Black Tortoise is skilled in physical defense?

At the very least, they could have borrowed the title 'Demon' from the Hell Plane, but they insisted on 'God Hunter.'

It's neither here nor there.

This is all beside the point.

"How is this mission supposed to be completed? The Chongxuan Mountain Range stretches for who knows how many tens of thousands of miles, and how big is that Earth Flame Essence?"

After hearing Vester's words.

Great Leader Nick fell into a similar state of mind as Seventh Brother.

Who am I? Where am I?

Although he had never seen Earth Flame Essence, as a Five-star God Hunter, Nick had some knowledge.

"Boss, I thought the same thing initially, but only after I carefully read the mission details..."

Seeing his boss like this, Vester didn't dare to keep him in suspense and continued, "Golden Hill, the key is Golden Hill! Although the Chongxuan Mountain Range is vast, there aren't many places with an environment like Golden Hill."

Indeed, when it came to understanding the Chongxuan Mountain Range, no one could compare to them at Camel Village.

Camel Village had stood in the Chongxuan Mountain Range for hundreds of millions of years, and Nick had cultivated from a Lower God to a High-God.

He was a powerful Five-star God Hunter, having fused two Profound Mysteries of the Great Earth Law.

It had to be said that the Chongxuan Mountain Range was indeed a rare treasure land in the Great Earth God Realm.

If it weren't for that, powerful High-Gods like Nick and Vester wouldn't have stayed here.

The dense earth energy and the abundant resources of the Chongxuan Mountain Range attracted them.

Moreover, Camel Village was no longer a simple group of thieves.

Raising magical beasts and selling local specialties had become Camel Village's main business.

Of course, if any fat sheep happened to pass by their Camel Mountain, Nick and the others wouldn't be polite.

Returning to their old ways, or rather, the old skills couldn't be lost.

"Golden Hill..."

Nick fell into thought. The Chongxuan Mountain Range spanned several prefectures of the Pebble Continent, and there were indeed a few places with similar environments.

"I remember now!"

He suddenly slapped his thigh.

"The place where they lost the Earth Flame Essence, could it be near Jinyu Prefecture?"

"We also lost some 'cargo' there once. After a big fight where we killed dozens of fat sheep, we didn't get anything out of it."

Regarding this, Nick suddenly recalled the strangeness of that robbery.

"That's right, boss. I had the same suspicion, which is why I took on this Boulder mission directly."

Vester said.

"I even spent money to buy intelligence on the Chongxuan Mountain Range at Boulder Castle, and found that many powerful individuals had the same experience as us."

"I know, you took the right mission!"

Nick made the decision.

"Seventh Brother, gather all the experts in Camel Village at or above the Mid-God level, and don't forget to bring the intelligence personnel scattered throughout the Chongxuan Mountain Range."

"Let's go, Jinyu Prefecture!"

With Five-star God Hunter Nick around, as long as Camel Village didn't go mad and attack the Prefecture Army or City Guard, they could roam the Chongxuan Mountain Range as they pleased.

Time passed.

Several decades flashed by in the blink of an eye.

A Metal Life that had transformed into the shape of a Phoenix Bird flew at extreme speed.

Metal Life were very special; they were alchemical creations situated between life and objects.

They could be stored in Space Rings.

Yet, they also had the potential to refine Divine Sparks to become Gods or to become Gods naturally.

Their flight speed was only related to their own strength and the strength of the expert controlling them.

It had nothing to do with their transformed shape.

The appearance they transformed into was purely a matter of personal preference for the Metal Life's controller.

"Halt~!"

Hermes, clad in armor made of golden threads, wore only a robe conjured from Divine Power.

He had just merged his Earth Clone with his Golden Mountain True Body when a Metal Life directly blocked his path.

"What is it?"

Confident in his abilities, Hermes showed no fear despite seeing two High-Gods among the approaching figures.

Even when he was still a Lower-God, he could unleash Golden Fist Shadows and easily kill High-Gods. Now, having merged with a Profound Mystery and broken through to Mid-God, what was there for Hermes to fear?

"I remember there used to be a golden mountain peak here. Have you seen it?"

Nick hovered in mid-air before the Metal Life, looking at Hermes unpleasantly.

He regarded him like a plump sheep.

"I haven't seen it!"

Hermes replied calmly.

"By the time I arrived, it had already become like this."

As he spoke, he pointed towards a deep pit not far away.

The pit, thousands of meters deep, was still bubbling with spring water.

Hermes knew very well that the place he had rooted himself in already had an underground river. Now that he had left, the underground river would become the water source for a future lake.

"A Mid-God. Judging by its size, it probably has some special bloodline. Why don't you join Camel Village?"

Vester stood behind Nick, pointing at Hermes.

His tone was firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Not interested, don't bother me!"

Hermes couldn't be bothered and casually tossed out a Metal Life.

Just as it was about to fly over, a yellowish-brown spatial cage with a diameter of a thousand meters enveloped it. The terrifying gravity instantly crushed the Metal Life, preventing it from flying.

"A mere Mid-God, and you're quite arrogant, aren't you?"

Nick was displeased.

He believed there were only two possibilities for someone who could remain unfazed in the presence of two High-Gods:

Either they were incredibly strong, or they were simply ignorant.

If they were within a city, or wore a God Hunter's medal, the first possibility might exist. But this was the wilderness, a place of rugged mountains and wild lands.

Where would a super Mid-God be found?

Nick used Gravity Space to instantly control the situation.

Then, he said earnestly, "I'll give you one last chance. Join us, or die?"