A deity's ruins?
Had he... hit the jackpot?
Xu Ye hurriedly sat down on the sofa, then showed Bandit Lord and Alice everything he had seen.
A moment later, he opened his eyes and looked at the imprisoned black snake on the floor. Its unthinking eye brimmed with murderous intent.
He couldn't help shuddering.
"Bandit Lord, did you find anything?" Xu Ye asked hurriedly.
The heart gave two abnormal beats. After a brief silence, Bandit Lord said excitedly, "It really is a deity. It is the Illusion Overlord, and It has already fallen."
"Fallen?!" Xu Ye jolted.
A deity had fallen.
That was a Sequence 1 being, revered as a true god.
The Lord of Darkfall had been terrifying enough with only a projection descending, but from what Bandit Lord said, the Illusion Overlord's true form had fallen.
Bandit Lord let out a laugh that sounded both grave and sleazy.
"Its original body was connected to snakes. The snakes you saw, including this black snake, were manifestations of Its illusion energy. It embodies hallucinations and illusions. Being able to reach your side through the power of the soul-that is precisely Its power."
"And you didn't notice the other oil paintings in that secret chamber..."
"Some depicted rites, some offerings, and some followers. Others contained writing."
"It died in the Fourth Era."
The Fourth Era.
Xu Ye had once read some material at the Dawn Blade. Before human civilization emerged, there had been four mysterious eras.
Back then, the skies, land, and oceans had all been ruled by ancient organisms. Humans might not yet have developed intelligence and had been at the bottom of the food chain.
The Three-Eyed Giants belonged to that age.
As for how the four eras were distinguished, the material hadn't explained. All he knew was that