The "Copper-Toothed Burrowing Worm" clan is widely distributed underground in this area, but they have not formed a united family. The fundamental reason is that there is a large clan in this cave—the "Scaled Earthwalker Beast" tribe—that lives here.
The "Scaled Earthwalker Beast" is a Saint-level- level magical beast that excels at underground travel and has settled in this area. Later, after several Highgod emerged in the tribe, it gradually formed a relatively loose tribe.
The "Copper-Toothed Burrowing Worm" only has a level nine talent, and the strongest is only Midgod. Because it is a good food for the "Scaled Earthwalker Beast", it is semi-domesticated and regularly kills the Deity-level.
The five Midgod in front of Jason had only managed to break through to the Midgod by hiding for hundreds of thousands of years and sometimes even entering the underground river where the Rhine Clan was now located.
Neither the Copper-Toothed Burrowing Worm nor the Scaled Earthwalker Beast likes the environment of underground rivers. Moreover, although these two groups are numerous, they do not have many Deity-level. The minerals dug underground and the plants and animals on the surface are enough for both groups to use.
Therefore, they did not attempt to occupy the underground river area where the Rhine Clan lived.
Their main distribution area is southeast of the Rhine Clan, closer to the Falling Rain City, where they have expanded into an intricate underground labyrinth.
Jason is currently located on the edge of this underground labyrinth.
"Gentlemen, as long as you leave, my previous proposal still stands," Jason, his two clones merging into one, feigning weakness.
The rock walls on both sides began to expand, and the surrounding space rapidly increased.
Four Midgod surrounded them, while another lurked menacingly within the rock strata.
Clearly, they viewed Jason's proposal as a sign of outward strength but inward weakness.
To escape the extermination of the "Scaled Earthwalker Beast" race of Highgod, they had long hidden deep underground. Several Midgod were extremely eager for the "Soul Gold Bead" that Jason mentioned and the Highgod Artifact in his possession.
Even those who rarely interacted with the outside world didn't know what the Fiend Medallion on Jason's chest represented.
The four Midgod acted simultaneously, and the gravity around Jason suddenly increased, Gravity; then a giant covered in rocks pounced, a common technique used by Deity-level proficient in Essence of the Earth.
Jason swung his blade, his soul attack stunning his opponent so much that they couldn't defend themselves. The rock on their body was sliced through like tofu. With a "rip," Jason's blade cut a gash in the opponent's Defensive Divine Artifact, but it didn't kill them.
The Midgod wearing boxing gloves punched Jason's blade, deflecting the attack and saving his companion; from the other side, a long staff came, and Jason, unable to return with his longsword, could only raise his arm to block it, using the defensive power of his Highgod Defensive Divine Artifact to withstand the attack.
Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet turned into quicksand, and with the combined pressure of the Gravity and the long staff, Jason sank in from the knees down.
A Bone Spear flew out of the rock wall without any obstruction from behind, directly Jason Jason's unsuspecting lower back, causing him to stagger. Fortunately, the Highgod Defensive Divine Artifact blocked it. The gauntlet came again, and Jason turned his head, only to be hit in the shoulder, causing his entire shoulder blade to cave in.
With a powerful leap, Jason soared into the air, sweeping his blade and forcing the three men in front of him back.
The Midgod holding the staff pointed it out, and an earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking Jason's advance.
The "Rock Giant," which had been severely injured by Jason, suddenly regained its rock armor with a flash of green life force and Barbaric Charge; the Midgod behind it, wielding a staff, released the control of the earthen wall.
The earthen wall was smashed open, and a figure clad in armor, resembling a three-meter-tall Deathgod Golem, charged forward, ignoring Jason's attacks. He had already tested Jason's soul attack and found it unable to kill him instantly. Even if Jason could injure him, as long as he used his momentum to keep charging and create an opening for his teammates, they would win this battle.
Jason, trapped in the narrow cave, had no time to dodge and could only swing his sword in an attempt to stop the opponent's charge.
As expected, Jason's attack successfully damaged the opponent's soul, but he was also hit head-on by the "Rock Giant" and sent flying backward.
The Lightning Clone leaped out, brandishing its sword and repelling the Midgod wielding a long staff; however, the Midgod wearing gauntlets seized the opportunity to attack Jason's Death Clone; in their view, Jason's Death Clone was very strong, and its soul attacks were very effective against them, while the Lightning Clone was only fast and could not exert its advantage in the cave.
Gravity and quicksand struck again, and the brown metal gauntlet struck Jason's wrist, knocking his longsword out of his hand and leaving him hanging by a thread.
The Midgod hiding in the rock strata behind Jason no longer launched a sneak attack, but instead charged out of the rock wall, sweeping his battle axe with both hands, leaving Jason nowhere to hide.
"Finally, they've fallen for it." Jason, who was originally in danger, switched his uninjured left hand to a thin black blade and, ignoring the attacks from the gauntlets behind him, stabbed at the Midgod behind him.
The Midgod's expression hardened. Seeing the powerful punch that Jason's companion behind him had been preparing for, he felt reassured and swung his battle axe to meet the attack.
Jason's Death Clone suddenly accelerated, and before the opponent could react, the battle axe clashed with the black slender blade. The powerful soul attack caused a huge wave to surge in the Midgod's sea of consciousness; the black slender blade pierced towards the opponent's face, grazing the handle of the battle axe.
The Midgod consciousness had already fallen into chaos, did not even make a move to dodge. The Midgod Artifact helmet on his head emitted an earthy yellow light as if trying to protect its master, but it was quickly Corrosion the Power of Death on the thin blade.
The tip of the thin blade pierced through the skull and struck the Divine Spark.
"Ah!" A Midgod perished.
The Midgod, wearing gauntlets on his back, originally intended to launch a sneak attack, but discovered that Jason's Death Clone, under the influence of Gravity and quicksand, was actually faster than him. With his companion's screams, he realized he had been tricked.
But the attack had already been launched, and he couldn't stop. His fist collided with Jason's right arm, and the sound of bones cracking rang out. Although the Highgod Artifact blocked the attack, the force still traveled to the bones.
This Midgod specializes in "the Profound Mysteries of Strength," and even with the protection of Highgod Artifact, this attack still fractured Jason's arm bone.
However, the subsequent black blade carried a powerful soul attack, Annihilation his soul in a single strike— Jason's scimitar was coated with soul poison.
The turning point of the battle happened in an instant.
The Lightning Clone, which had just been maneuvering through confined spaces using its speed, suddenly revealed a pair of golden wings. Then, with a single slash, it sent the clashing staff flying. The lightning-infused longsword then cleaved down again, beheading the Midgod -owl before it, causing its Divine Spark to crumble.
The mid-level god, clad in rock armor, had just recovered from a soul attack, and the rocks on his body had barely been repaired, when Jason's death clone attacked. The mid-level god, wielding a staff, tried to escape into the rock wall, but was killed by Jason's lightning clone, who had transformed into a bolt of lightning, with two strikes.
The five Midgod were quickly defeated, and their true forms were revealed: "Copper-Toothed Burrowing Worm" several tens of meters long. Jason collected them before he could seal the cave.
Jason used his Divine Power to quickly heal his wounds, having suffered considerable injuries in the early stages in an attempt to appear weak.
"It seems these Copper-Toothed Burrowing Worm are small magical beasts; Midgod, their true form is only a few dozen meters long," Jason examined the five corpses in his Interspatial Ring. "Their teeth appear to be made of metal; we'll have to study them when we get back."
Jason dug another hole, heading towards the Rhine Clan's location.