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Originally, Zhou Ning didn't realize that the more he looked at the patterns on the door, the more they resembled the cold eyes looking at him from the depths of the sea of ​​fog.

pong!pong!pong!

The knocking on the door became more and more rapid, one after another. The huge sound echoed in the empty kingdom of God, making people feel creepy.

In the underground ruins of Nathaniel, which is suspected to be the kingdom of the elven goddess, deep in the kingdom of the World-Destroying Demon Wolf, there is a door of the same specifications and pattern.

And accompanied by almost identical knocking sounds on the door, what secret is hidden in it?

Zhou Ning stared at the bronze door for a few seconds, and seemed to realize that there was someone outside. The knocking on the door continued, and became more and more rapid and violent, as if urging him to open the door and enter.

At the same time, Zhou Ning's heartbeat inexplicably became faster and faster, and a sense of crisis so strong that the hairs on his back stood up suddenly swept over his mind.

Through his god-level observation Haki, he could "see" a huge eye covered with radiating bloodshot inside the bronze door, staring out through the crack in the door without blinking. The person possessing these eyes was a "humanoid creature" with countless things like black threads on his body. They spread out in all directions, connecting to an indescribable world and bringing an extremely terrifying aura.

At the same time, the humanoid creature was slamming the door frantically with its "hands". Zhou Ning suddenly had an inspiration, feeling that the creature inside might break out at any time.

"Wait, don't go near that door! And don't touch anything inside the door!" Meredith's hurried voice came from behind.

Zhou Ning felt a chill all over his body and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Meredith. His reaction was more exaggerated than he had imagined. As soon as the knock on the door sounded, he had already activated his mythical form to resist, and red patterns appeared on his face.

As the banging sounds grew louder, more rapid, and more intense, the "person" inside seemed to have completely lost his patience and began pounding on the door with his fists, causing the entire door to shake as if it would collapse at any moment.

Meredith was so frightened by the horrifying noise that her big toe curled up, and Zhou Ning couldn't help but feel a tingling sensation on his scalp. He made a decisive decision immediately, resolutely following Meredith's advice and choosing to retreat.

Although he was very curious, the secrets here could be explored in the group dungeon, so there was no need to take the risk now.

After the fall of the World-Destroying Wolf, many parts of his kingdom of God had partially collapsed. The two of them remained silent as they quickly descended the steps of the kingdom of God. Along the way, they could still hear the clatter of knocking on the door, louder and louder. Zhou Ning had no doubt that sooner or later, the bronze gate would be knocked down by the unknown entity within.

Meredith's pace became faster and faster. Later, he even consumed the power of his angelic form and took Zhou Ning across space twice in succession, passing directly out of the kingdom of God.

It was not until we left the kingdom of God that the hysterical banging on the door completely dissipated and could no longer be heard.

Meredith couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but he didn't choose to stay here. Instead, he chose to leave here directly and head towards the campsite at the edge of the forest.

There, some professionals from the Church of the God of War stayed there. The relatively weaker Richie Burke, Ignatius Woods and Kelly also stayed there and did not participate in the final exploration of the Kingdom of God.

As for Hawkeye, who was the first to enter the Kingdom of God, there has been no news of him. He was neither dead nor could he be retrieved. He just disappeared inexplicably in the Kingdom of God.

In addition, there was a return ship in the bay. However, Zhou Ning did not plan to take a week-long ship to return to Nathaniel. With his promotion imminent, he did not want to waste any time on other trivial matters.

After the handover was completed, he planned to use the power of "Border Crosser" directly to return to Nathaniel and complete the fourth job transfer in his own home.

The tentative name of the fourth job change is Chongxiao·Wandering Gunner, which is considered to be in line with the original intention.

In addition, to complete the World Beyond Heaven mission, one more heinous soul and two secret codes were needed. Zhou Ning had already decided who to hunt and what the final two codes would be.

He would complete all that was required of him, make all the necessary preparations, create 14 secret codes, gather the souls of 37 sinners... and then, with the courage to abandon his substitute, he would depart from Yukali Island, reaching the depths of the Misty Sea, at 23 degrees 79 minutes south latitude, 31 degrees minutes west longitude, waiting for a meteorological tide.

Then, with the witness of close friends, he completely abandoned his original stand with the awareness of death, thus completing the promotion ceremony.

He was ready and looking forward to it.

It wasn't until they returned to the camp that Meredith finally relaxed. He looked at Zhou Ning with a complicated expression and took the initiative to explain:

"You should have heard me say before that after becoming an angel, you'll experience many attractions similar to those eyes. Deep within your soul, there will always be many voices urging you to go somewhere, creating indifference, bloodthirstiness, inhumanity, and even madness and depravity. My advice to you at the time was not to be drawn in by any of these voices, and not to get close to them. Otherwise, you'll likely lose yourself forever and become a prey to their return or advent."

"Behind that door, I vaguely sensed the source of the sound. Although it wasn't the primary source, and I don't know their specific origin, they were some amorphous, pitch-black creatures, either projected on the material plane or in the spiritual world. They glared at all angels and gods with ill intent. They were nameless, blind, and foolish, ready to contaminate them at any moment."

As he spoke, Meredith rolled up his sleeves, only to see a sudden appearance of flesh buds on his arms. It was obvious that he had been eroded by the power that emanated from the gate.

"This is the oppression of the lower by the higher-ups. It's pervasive and leaves no trace. Even angels can't avoid it."

"Even if you're powerful enough to transcend mortals, even if you're powerful enough to kill gods, I still want to give you a piece of advice. In the field of mysticism, the most important thing is to overcome your curiosity. Close your eyes when you shouldn't look at it, and don't listen when you shouldn't listen to it. This is the way for transcendents to survive."

Zhou Ning's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly looked at himself, realizing that he was experiencing a similar situation, only the degree of erosion was even greater. Furthermore, this erosion was silent, and he hadn't noticed it at all.

Thinking about the madness of the elven goddess and the weakness of Gleipnir, could there be a certain connection between the two?

Meredith said calmly, "This is because our spirituality has been eroded to a certain extent. The erosion is not serious, so I can help you eliminate it."

He moved his hand to Zhou Ning's arm, and a dazzling white light flashed out. With a sharp roar and black smoke rising up, the protruding flesh on Zhou Ning's arm quickly flattened out.

Feeling the chill in his body disappear, Zhou Ning was silent for four or five seconds. He then took out the "Book of Gleipnir" from his inventory, handed it to Meredith, and said in a deep voice:

"This is the distribution of spoils we agreed upon earlier. I have obtained the godhood, so this book naturally belongs to you."

Meredith silently took the Book of Gleipnir, thanked him solemnly, and said in a soft voice:

"With this miraculous item, perhaps I can also prepare in advance for my promotion to the Angel King."

"I owe you a favor."

"As for your previous compensation, Smith Hall will settle it with you when we return to Nathaniel."

Zhou Ning nodded nonchalantly. He'd already collected the bulk of the reward, so he didn't care much about the rest. It didn't matter when it was settled. He just hoped Smith Hall, who had returned early, wouldn't invite him to stay the night at his house again.

After saying hello to Richie Burke and Ignatius Woods and asking them to follow the Church of the God of War back to Nathaniel, Zhou Ning couldn't wait to use the power of "Border Crosser" and chose to teleport to Nathaniel.

His vision went dark, and when it came back to light, he was back in Nathaniel, his own home.