Just as Jia Shen was surrounded by a group of [Artificial Gods].

On a small hill not far from the City of Intelligent Machines, a skeleton shrouded in a black cloak calmly watched all of this unfold.

This skeleton was an outstanding figure of the fifth generation, known as Yao Guang.

In fact, just from this name alone, one can discern the status of this skeleton among the new generation, and the expectations the Skeleton of Prophets placed upon them.

This is because Yao Guang Star is the seventh star of the Big Dipper, a star of auspicious omen in the starry night sky.

Yet perhaps it was fate, or maybe just coincidence, that Yao Guang Star’s other name is "Po Jun."

Inheriting the name of Yao Guang Star, Yao Guang indeed acted more radical and crazed than the average skeleton.

The fifth generation skeletons were originally born from the bones of Celestial Beings, or even Gods, naturally able to master the flow of "Qi."

With a bit of training, the fifth generation skeletons can easily begin the Ascension Ladder.

From this perspective, the fifth generation skeletons are almost infinitely close to the demigod race of natural Ascenders.

However, Yao Guang was not satisfied with just that.

Back in the Bone Forest phase, Yao Guang believed that the skeletons, as the most powerful race under the "Eldest Son of God," were qualified to advance to a race of natural Ascenders like the Immortals.

Therefore, once fully matured and having completed the trials, Yao Guang joined Tianyou’s secret research organization—Ascension Society without hesitation.

As the name suggests, this is a special institute researching Ascenders, the Ascension Ladder, and high-dimensional Gods.

Considering Tianyou’s consistently brazen nature.

The Ascension Society even secretly captured an Outer Realm God who had descended in its true form for detailed study and dissection.

Unfortunately, soon after this matter was exposed, the Ascension Society was forcibly disbanded.

It came as no surprise that Tianyou, as the leader, was confined.

And because the impact of this incident was so adverse, the prophets of various races had already begun to consider cultivating and supporting the next leader of the Mountain and Sea Civilization.

As for the other members of the Ascension Society?

Either similarly confined, or forbidden from entering the related research field again...

Only the youngest and least culpable Yao Guang escaped the trial and was not severely punished due to the prophets’ intentional or unintentional oversight.

Even so, Yao Guang’s experience was recorded by the relevant departments, basically severing any possibility of obtaining funding for similar research again.

When Li Hao divided the power of the Divine Lamp, making Genie appear in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Due to a strong obsession and wish power, Yao Guang, who had left the Ascension Society, naturally obtained a Divine Lamp.

Subsequently, due to the intense unease from past experiences, Yao Guang’s first wish was to know the name of the Genie of the Divine Lamp.

The result was as expected, because of Yao Guang’s wish, the Genie of the Divine Lamp accidentally awakened its memories as an Ancient Egyptian God.

"Did your experiment succeed?"

The Genie of the Divine Lamp, formed from white mist, curiously asked as it emerged slowly from the pendant on Yao Guang’s chest.

Yao Guang’s pendant is its Divine Lamp.

The Genie residing within called itself "Nephthys," a being full of curiosity and protective desire.

"Hmm, from the results, it indeed counts as a success."

Gazing at the humanoid machine in the distant city, Yao Guang casually remarked.

"Compared to flesh and spirituality, machines indeed are the best carriers of the Sun Gear."

"The Sun Gear, altered by me, not only possesses divine power but can also grant machines true life."

"Unfortunately, as the Source of Life, the Sun can theoretically grant life to all matter..."

"But now I can only give life to mechanical bodies, indicating that there must be some flaw in this technology that I haven’t noticed."

Shaking their head in regret, Yao Guang wanted to create a natural Ascender, something that the current Jia Shen obviously hasn’t reached.

"Don’t continue to contact it..."

After staring intently at Yao Guang for a long while, Nephthys suddenly sighed and said.

"It is beyond anything you can imagine, possibly even the Creator of this world might not be its match."

Yao Guang’s first wish was to know Nephthys’s name.

Once it was confirmed that the Divine Lamp could indeed fulfill its wishes, Yao Guang’s second wish was to gain extraordinary wisdom to create a natural Ascender.

For this wish, after a brief moment of hesitation, Nephthys chose to fulfill it as well.

From that day on, every twilight at night, Yao Guang could hear a voice, a voice from beyond this world.

The voice possessed incredible wisdom, capable of answering nearly all of Yao Guang’s questions.

It was with the aid of that voice that Yao Guang was able to so quickly tap into the potential of the [Sun Gear].

However, due to past experiences.

Yao Guang could only weave through various cities in a guerrilla fashion, little by little testing and refining his technology.

This led to a series of "urban legend" incidents and successfully drew the attention and caution of the prophets.

"I am well aware of its dangers."

"After all, it was once your Main God, so it’s normal for you to have such a strong bias towards it."

"But here is the Mountain and Sea Realm, a world under the Creator’s protection; it could never be a match for the Creator!"

At this point, Yao Guang’s tone paused slightly.

"If it were indeed stronger than the Creator, it probably wouldn’t have used such means to gain my trust, right?"

What Yao Guang said was a fact.

Only daring to appear in his dreams at twilight indicated the other’s lack of confidence.

Moreover, as the contact lasted longer, Yao Guang could distinctly sense the increasing urgency in the other’s demeanor.

The unknown entity was desperately eager to truly enter this world through Yao Guang as a medium.

For this, even though he repeatedly made excessive demands, it bore them all.

"You don’t even know who you are trading with..."

With a hint of regret, Nephthys continued to persuade.

Initially assisting Yao Guang in fulfilling this wish was simply because she felt the other party wasn’t qualified to be watched by her former Main God.

But after gradually understanding the specific circumstances of the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Creator’s various deeds.

Nephthys suddenly realized that her momentary negligence seemed to have drawn Yao Guang into a war between two "Transcenders."

At this point, Nephthys could only pray that Yao Guang had some sense and would not continue to engage with her former Main God.

"Success always comes with risk."

"Rest assured, I know where its boundaries are and will not easily provoke it."

A calm tone revealing unabashed arrogance and rebellion.

If Yao Guang could be so easily persuaded, he would not have joined the Ascension Society in the first place.

As a skeleton daring enough to dissect Gods, Yao Guang had no reverence for beings other than the Creator.

After all, making deals with devils was not uncommon in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The only difference this time was that the entity Yao Guang negotiated with possessed power far beyond that of devils, that’s all.

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