Origin Altar.
Through Guidance's description, Qi Sheng learned the origins of Snake Ancestor.
Unlike Ice Blade, who held the status and power of a regional overlord, Snake Ancestor was merely the leader of an ordinary clan among the countless races in Monster World, one that worshipped Di Zhao.
Of course, Guidance didn't know Snake Ancestor.
As one of the Four Gods, his status stood far above the mundane. How could he have had any contact with the leader of an ordinary clan?
This information had all been obtained by analyzing the murals inside the temple.
Many murals depicted Snake Ancestor kneeling and praying before a mass of crimson flames.
Those burning crimson flames represented Di Zhao.
Records on many of the murals, along with analyses of the damaged ones, revealed that Snake Ancestor's faith in Di Zhao had been shaken as Black Tide corrupted the world.
The murals described how the Colorful Mist Coast had been devastated beneath the Evil Moon. Greenery had withered across vast areas, and the resources had been devoured by rampaging evil spirits.
After countless prayers and sacrificial rites, Snake Ancestor had still failed to summon the true god. In the end, he had decided to try to reclaim his homeland through his own efforts.
During this time, Snake Ancestor had opened the Blood Trial.
That was the temple trial many players were challenging now. It selected warriors with potential and granted them powerful abilities to fight Black Tide.
The murals yielded no further information about what happened afterward.
But Qi Sheng could guess how things had unfolded.
Snake Ancestor had led his people in resisting Black Tide, only to meet with defeat.
This was clearly also the period when Guidance and the other three Divine Attendants fought the Black Tide Demon Gods.
After the "Cataclysmic