Don't rush me in the comments! I'm currently identifying a primordial saint.

Ma Tao nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, the S-rank fire-type deity, Huo De Zhenjun."

The Fire Virtue True Lord is in charge of fire administration throughout the world and possesses top-tier fire-type magical treasures such as the Ten Thousand Crow Pot and the Five Dragon Wheel.

Moreover, He is one of the Nine Luminaries, a righteous god of the Heavenly Court, and is among the top-tier S-rank deities.

Su Fan nodded after hearing this and respectfully said to Ma Tao:

"Old Ma, please try to feel it with your heart. Go to whichever statue of a god you feel closer to. That may be the god that is most suitable for you."

Su Fan had Yuan Qingsheng try it once, and the effect was very good. From this huge treasure trove of Chinese civilization, they found the first SR-level deity in China—the water god Gonggong.

Su Fan didn't know if the same method would work on Ma Tao, but he was looking forward to it. If they found the God of Fire, Zhu Rong, then this method would be worth trying in the future.

Ma Tao nodded upon hearing this, then closed his eyes and began to slowly empty his mind, putting himself in a state of blankness, and then he began to slowly feel.

At first, he didn't feel anything.

But as time went by, he sensed wisps of golden light emanating from the surrounding darkness.

The golden light approached him and merged into his body.

Then more and more golden light began to gather towards him, eventually forming a long golden thread that connected him to the distance.

Ma Tao subconsciously followed the silk thread and walked through the darkness.

In reality, Su Fan and Yuan Qingsheng only saw Ma Tao close his eyes and remain motionless for a long time before he frowned deeply.

Su Fan's heart tightened when he saw this, thinking that this method was not applicable to Ma Tao and was about to fail.

But at that moment, Ma Tao's tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

Then, soon after, as if he had an antenna on his head, Ma Tao walked forward with his eyes closed.

They even make all sorts of turns and twists, without worrying about bumping into anything.

Sudan held up his phone and Yuan Qingsheng followed closely behind him.

At the same time, Su Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief; as long as it was useful, that was fine.

Not long after, after Ma Tao led Su Fan and Yuan Qingsheng through more than ten turns, they finally arrived in front of a statue of a god.

Before Su Fan could take a closer look, Ma Tao, who had been keeping his eyes closed, opened them.

If you look closely, you can also see a thin golden thread flashing past his eyes.

"Young friend Su, this is the deity. My heart has guided me to this statue of the deity."

The first thing Ma Tao did upon opening his eyes was to point at the statue of the god in front of him and speak to Su Fan.

Su Fan nodded, then turned to examine the deity statue that Ma Tao had chosen.

He had the face of an animal and the body of a human, wore clothes from ancient times, and stood on two snake-like creatures.

Viewers in the live stream made numerous comments upon seeing the appearance of the deity statue.

"No, why do the gods that Elder Ma and Elder Yuan chose themselves all look so strange?"

"Yes, Elder Yuan's contract with the water god Gonggong was a human-faced snake-bodied being, while Elder Ma is about to contract with a beast-faced human-bodied being. It's truly outrageous!"

"Brothers, didn't you notice? Human faces with snake bodies, beast faces with human bodies..."

"Holy crap, isn't this the other way around? Looking at it this way, I'm really curious to see if they have some kind of bond."

"A divine bond? That can't be right, can it? Divine bonds aren't something you can just easily acquire!"

The live stream chat was abuzz with discussion about the appearance of the deity statue.

Su Fan was momentarily stunned, unable to recognize what kind of deity this was from China.

I'm stepping on something that looks like a snake...

Fire element...

Ancient times...

I rely on!

Su Fan almost swore. No way?

I was just thinking about it casually.

Su Fan took a deep breath. If he wasn't mistaken...

The deity before us is none other than Zhu Rong, the famous god of fire in Chinese mythology!

The two snake-like things he was standing on were not snakes, but fire dragons!

Su Fan's eyes lit up with surprise.

Ma Tao was initially tense, but seeing Su Fan's expression, he instantly relaxed.

Su Fan said, "Old Ma, the level of the deity you chose is no less than that of Old Yuan! It should be on the same level as the water god Gonggong."

Ma Tao's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this.

"Really...really?"

Su Fan nodded firmly.

Yuan Qingsheng was happy for Ma Tao.

"Old Ma, this is great! Now we can both contract with an SR-level god."

"We can fight side by side now!"

Ma Tao rolled his eyes at Yuan Qingsheng.

"It's like saying you don't need me to fight alongside you if you don't form a contract with an SR-level god."

Viewers in the live stream were stunned by Su Fan's words.

"What? Yet another SR-level god?"

"Seriously? Two SR-level gods appearing in one day? It feels like a dream!"

"I wouldn't even dare to dream of doing this! This must be a special compensation from Heaven, out of pity for the break in Chinese mythology!"

"Holy crap! Another SR-level god! Is China destined to rise to power?"

"..."

The live stream chat was lively, and no one questioned Su Fan; those who did were few and far between.

Because they were all impressed by Su Fan's past performance.

Su Fan smiled and said, "Old Ma, bring me a few things to awaken the gods."

Su Fan then stated what he needed.

Volcanic rock...

Centrifugal fire...

Fire lotus seeds...

……

A series of things were quickly assembled by the powerful state apparatus.

After arranging them one by one, Su Fan said to Ma Tao:

"Mr. Ma, just repeat after me."

Ma Tao took a deep breath and nodded.

Su Fan slowly opened his mouth, his voice sacred, distant, and profound!

"The ancient Crimson Emperor, his name was Rong!"

As soon as he uttered those words, the statue of the fire god Zhurong was covered with a faint red hue.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Wielding the power of fire, illuminating the heavens!"

As soon as the second sentence was uttered, the red color on the statue of the fire god Zhurong suddenly ignited and turned into a raging fire!

The intense heat distorted and warped the air, and Su Fan was also forced to take a few steps back by the heatwave.

"The mighty God of Fire, his flames reign supreme over the eight wastelands!"

"Riding a dragon of fire, with Mount Heng as our border!"

As soon as the third and fourth lines were uttered, the eyes of the two fire dragons under the feet of the fire god Zhurong suddenly lit up, and then shot out a beam of fire.

Ma Tao followed behind, unaffected by what was happening to the statue of the fire god Zhurong.

He repeated it word by word, and in the end, Su Fan whispered the god's true name to him!

Ma Tao then respectfully clasped his hands in a salute, picked up the God-Changing Stone, aimed it at Him, and said loudly:

"Junior Ma Tao respectfully welcomes the God of Fire..."

"Zhurong!!!"

With a loud bang, the bronze on the statue of the fire god Zhurong was rapidly melted.

The fire god Zhurong snorted coldly, and then he quickly ascended into the sky.

Two fiery dragons beneath his feet, powerful and majestic, carried his body into the sky.

The fire god Zhurong looked around and then said:

"The Chinese Divine Race! God of Fire, Zhurong!!!"