The moment Anubis's avatar appeared again, Xia Yi and the others immediately grew tense.
The atmosphere they had only just managed to restore became oppressive once more.
Xu Fan shifted his gaze and stared fixedly at Anubis's avatar.
He readied himself for another battle.
However...
The Anubis avatar standing before them this time no longer had that towering form.
He was only two meters tall now.
Just barely taller than Xu Fan.
The scepter in his hand had long since vanished as well.
Most importantly, Anubis's avatar's eyes were no longer as vacant as before.
"Congratulations."
Seeing Xu Fan and the others remain on guard, Anubis's avatar slowly spoke. "You have passed this trial."
"Allow me to introduce myself."
"My name is Anubis."
"I am also known as the God of Death of the Desert."
"I am one of the priests of the Pyramid Kingdom."
What none of them expected was that Anubis's avatar did not attack them.
Instead, he introduced himself, seeming to want to communicate with them.
"What exactly is going on? Isn't this the Golden Altar used for the ascension ritual?"
Seeing this, Xia Yi hurriedly voiced the doubts in her heart.
Hoping that Anubis's avatar could answer them.
Yet the moment the words left her mouth, Anubis's avatar visibly froze.
He clearly had not expected Xia Yi to know so much about the ascension ritual and the Golden Altar.
After all, the Golden Altar had been sealed away for many years.
No one should have known about it.
Seeing a flicker of confusion pass through Anubis's avatar's eyes, Sylvie, who stood among the group, hurriedly explained.
"On our way here, we encountered Sobek."
The moment he heard the name Sobek, Anubis's avatar immediately became tense.
He impatiently cut Sylvie off.
"Sobek?"
"You encountered Sobek?"
"How is