Creation God's Footprints

Time flies, like a white steed passing a crack, flowing through the fingers in the blink of an eye.

Dozens of years have passed since the last great war. The younger generation has forgotten the flames of war, and only the older generation still closely watches the Ant Tribe, secretly guarding against the Devouring Ants from sweeping across the land again, emerging from the Death Desert.

To defend against sneak attacks from the Ant Tribe from hidden corners underground, the Human King even united all races to create Adamant Armor, which could easily pierce mountains and shatter rocks. Unfortunately, Adamant Armor could only be used near the surface and could not penetrate thousands of meters underground.

While defense was sufficient, offense was lacking. It was rumored that the Ant Queen had dug her main base tens of thousands of meters deep!

The Ant Queen had not been idle all these years, but surprisingly, in decades, she had not produced a single Ant Tribe hero! Even ordinary Soldier Ants were barely maintaining their existence, and Metal Ants had become much fewer.

This caused many Ant Tribe heroes to start murmuring.

"Could it be that the Ant Queen's lifespan is nearing its end? Her reproductive ability is slowly weakening. If that's the case, it's better to cultivate the next Ant Queen as soon as possible to ensure the survival of the tribe." Some Ant Tribe heroes secretly calculated.

The Ant Tribe shared a collective consciousness. Upon hearing this news, the Ant Queen was reportedly furious and directly reforged the hero who uttered the statement.

This terrified the other heroes, who trembled and no longer dared to speculate wildly. However, no one knew what schemes the cunning Ant Queen was hatching.

Because of the constant threat of annihilation, both the Human Race and the Devouring Ants were developing rapidly. The Human King's lineage had now reached the ninth generation, and the current Human King was dedicated to technological development, seeking to understand the laws of change in all things.

They had even begun to manufacture simple firearms. These weapons possessed immense power and could be effective without requiring a strong energy input, making them excellent tools for offensive operations.

The ninth-generation Human King, Qi, believed that if firearms were thoroughly researched and their power enhanced, they could completely exterminate the Devouring Ants.

Both sides maintained a fragile peace, yet neither expected that this situation would escalate into a devastating war between the two races due to a minor incident!

On this day, a human exploration team ventured deep into the extreme north.

They were there to excavate Extreme Cold Profound Ice. This ice could stabilize the mind and had excellent auxiliary effects for cultivation. The extreme north had ice layers tens of thousands of feet thick, containing all sorts of strange things.

"Legend says the ice layers beneath our feet originated from the very beginning of heaven and earth!"

A young girl happily stepped on the ice beneath her feet. She was wrapped in five layers of animal hides, making her look bulky, but it couldn't dampen her excitement.

The captain chuckled, "This rumor is likely true. When the elders studied fossils last time, they found their age to be unimaginably old. They might truly be from the same era as the Sacred Tree."

This desolate and extreme cold region, rarely visited by living beings, held countless secrets. At this moment, the girl's eyes suddenly lit up. She shook her bulky body, "Come quickly, this looks like a Four-Leaf Clover, which went extinct in the previous era."

The girl happily pointed at a small creature on the ice cliff. It seemed to have been revealed in recent years as the temperature rose, causing the ice to collapse and melt. Only with the exploration team's strength could they discover the fossilized Four-Leaf Clover within the ice.

Suddenly, as if seeing something unbelievable, the girl trembled and said, "Wh-why does it look like someone stepped on the Four-Leaf Clover?"

The Four-Leaf Clover had gone extinct in the previous epoch. This creature could be traced back to the earliest terrestrial life forms, and ultimately, it could not escape the ice age catastrophe. How could someone have left footprints here an eternity ago?

The captain also felt something was amiss and quickly stepped forward to examine it closely. He spent half an hour doing so, and finally, he gasped, realizing that these were the footprints of an unimaginably powerful existence, possibly even traces left by the Creation God!

The captain immediately ordered his team to excavate carefully. After several hours, they completely unearthed the fossilized Four-Leaf Clover, even excavating the surrounding half-meter to avoid damaging the fossil.

Upon closer inspection after excavating it, everyone realized it wasn't an illusion; there was indeed a footprint on the Four-Leaf Clover!

The footprint's patterns were profound, clearly indicating a high level of technological sophistication.

"Cap-captain, could this really be from the Creation God?" the girl excitedly pointed at the fossilized Four-Leaf Clover, her entire face flushed red.

It was hard to imagine any creature surviving the cataclysm of the previous epoch. Even the Sacred Tree could only enter nirvana to escape! Yet, someone could walk on an ice-frozen planet.

If any creature could truly survive the epochal catastrophe, it would only be the gods who created this world!

The girl excitedly reached out to touch the fossil again. This was a suspected footprint of the Creation God! She was able to pay her respects so closely.

Smack!

Unexpectedly, the captain waved his hand and pushed the girl's hand away. "This is a sacred artifact, how can you touch it so casually? What if it gets damaged?" The captain glared at the girl.

Facing what was suspected to be a sacred artifact left by the Creation God, the captain dared not be careless. He forgot about their original mission and immediately called his team to pack up and return!

The expedition took 15 days to get there, but only 5 days to return! They traveled day and night, even abandoning some excavated resources to return sooner.

The elders were puzzled by the exploration team's early return. However, upon discovering the sacred artifact they had excavated, even the Human King was shaken and rushed back from the construction workshop tens of thousands of miles away.

After research by several elders, and with the personal observation of Human King Qi, comparing the patterns of the Spear of Destiny with the footprint, he finally confirmed that these were indeed traces left by the Creation God.

"This was left when the ice and snow catastrophe descended a million years ago, freezing the land and withering all life, and the true form of the Creation God descended upon the earth!" Human King Qi concluded.

He solemnly declared the fossil a sacred artifact of the Human Race and designated information about the sacred artifact as top secret. This was something left by the Creation God!

Nothing concerning the Creation God was a trivial matter. If the footprint fossil contained even a sliver of world truth, it could completely eliminate the Devouring Ants and resolve this deep-seated threat!

Unfortunately, walls have ears, and the exploration team that returned earlier was not tight-lipped. After all, at the time, they only speculated that it was likely a footprint of the Creation God, but could not be certain.

"Hey, hey, did you hear? They say the Human Race excavated a sacred artifact left by the Creation God in the extreme north?"

"What? Left by the Creation God?" The Sky Tiger King's eyes widened. "Is this true? What did the Creation God leave behind?"

"I heard it's some kind of divine artifact comparable to the Spear of Destiny."

"No, no, I heard it's a fossil inscribed with profound runes, just like the lost Tablet of Truth. It records the mysteries of heaven and earth and is the ultimate cultivation method. Whichever creature can comprehend it will become the ruler of the world."

"That's not right either. I heard from a Human Race elder that it's an invincible magical beast in the shape of a Four-Leaf Clover, said to have combat power far exceeding that of Dragons!"

Rumors spread like wildfire, sweeping across the entire world. But one thing was certain: the Human Race had indeed obtained a sacred artifact left by the Creation God.

"Your Majesty, it's not good! The leaders of all races have come to pay their respects, saying they want to pay homage to the sacred artifact of the Creation God. The soldiers can't stop them!"

Human King Qi shook his head in frustration. He had intended for his own race to study it slowly, but how did the news of the sacred artifact leak to the entire world?

With the Devouring Ants as a major enemy, he couldn't afford to alienate all the races.

"Fine, fine, let the kings of all races enter!"

Human King Qi waved his hand. He couldn't afford to offend all the races in the world for the sake of the sacred artifact.