On both sides of the stone altar, dozens of tentacles wrapped around the stone platform and sealed the top, forming a pitch-black cage.

The black mist arrows were constantly crashing against the tentacle cage, attempting to merge into the cage.

However, the Seal of the tentacles was extremely solid; no matter how the black mist arrows crashed against it, they could not pass through the cage.

Qi Ye held his breath and widened his eyes.

Inside the cage, a smooth-surfaced skullcap was spinning rapidly, constantly spewing out necromantic aura.

【necromancer skull (Damaged), God Venerable Rank High-Grade Item. Originally a complete skull, now only the skullcap remains, but it retains extremely strong power and can continuously produce necromantic aura.】

【Note: The necromancer skull can only be used and activated by a possessor of the Death Authority. Currently, it can only exert the effects of a God Venerable Rank High-Grade Item.】

It seems this is the Divine Artifact fragment mentioned by the Necromancer God... Outside the dungeon,

The God of Bones, who was still waiting for reinforcements from the Dogfish Captain, noticed the changes in the Twisted Labyrinth below.

A layer of pitch-black barrier wrapped around the dungeon; it was obvious that the Twisted God had used a twisted barrier.

The God of Bones suddenly had an ominous premonition and asked the Dogfish Captain:

“What’s going on down there?”

The Dogfish Captain had a sudden inspiration and quickly replied:

“Lord God of Bones, please do not be alarmed. It must be that the Guardian of the maze is worried about the intruders escaping, so they requested Lord Twisted God to bestow Divine Power.”

The God of Bones understood and nodded: “I see, then I can rest easy.”

...Qi Ye approached the stone altar, extended his wings, and pointed toward the tentacle cage ahead, attempting to directly drain its vitality.

Sensing a threat, the tentacle cage suddenly activated. One of the tentacles became long and thin, lashing out toward Qi Ye.

Qi Ye simply flapped his wings gently, sending the tentacle flying back.

As its vitality was drained, the frantically dancing tentacles immediately quieted down, becoming shriveled and losing their luster like withered flowers.

The cage that was originally locking the necromancer skull also collapsed instantly upon contact.

The Necromantic Arrows that were circling around the cage immediately became excited, completely detaching from the purgatory god arm and surging toward the necromancer skull.

The latter trembled slightly as it came back under its master's control, and the speed at which it spewed necromantic aura suddenly slowed down significantly.

Meanwhile, the purgatory god arm finally rid itself of the erosion of the necromantic aura and became a clean item material.

After a moment of thought, Qi Ye took out the necromantic divine bone and absorbed all the necromantic aura in this half of the garden, making it meet the conditions to summon the Necromancer God Incarnation.

The Twisted Labyrinth was still in a frenzy.

Qi Ye frowned, preparing to activate the Sanctuary Barrier.

He had entered the maze through unconventional means and could not leave through the exit like Vice-Captain Hou Changqing.

Now that the maze was sealed by the twisted barrier, breaking through the Seal would inevitably consume a large amount of Mental Energy.

However, outside in the The Void, there was still a God of Bones waiting for him.

Qi Ye was not clear about the strength of the God of Bones; relying on his remaining half-plus Mental Energy, he might not be able to kill the opponent.

At that moment, as if resonating with the necromancer skull, the necromantic divine bone that had absorbed enough necromantic aura suddenly trembled.

This snow-white right arm bone actually activated its ability on its own.

As black mist spewed from the right arm bone, a humanoid figure gradually emerged.

The Necromancer God Incarnation had gloomy eyes; he knew immediately that he had been summoned by Qi Ye again.

The Twisted God had not gone to the Twisted Labyrinth as he had hoped; his plan had failed, and with a face as ashen as death, he had nothing more to say to Qi Ye.

Now, even if the Lord of Spirits turned the Twisted Labyrinth upside down, it was none of his business.

That damned Twisted God seemed to have found a trick; he no longer sent large armies to fight, but instead used a war of attrition.

Those Mid-tier Gods sent into the desert ignored everything else.

They would simply endure the attacks of the Skeleton Kings and rush in to release their strongest Authorities upon him.

Under a barrage of wild explosions, his Divine Power reserves were dropping like a waterfall.

Even now, his true body was being suppressed and beaten by three Mid-tier Gods, unable to fight back at all, relying entirely on the thick health of his Deified Body to hold on.

And even in this state, this damned bird still wouldn't let him go, summoning him out again to take the blame.

The Necromancer God Incarnation coughed and said coldly:

“Lord of Spirits, what do you want with me now?”

Seeing the other's bad attitude, Qi Ye's cheerful expression quickly vanished, and he didn't plan to give the Necromancer God Incarnation any respect either.

He pointed unceremoniously behind the Necromancer God Incarnation:

“Look behind you.”

Behind?

The Necromancer God Incarnation frowned, turned around to look, and suddenly widened his eyes.

In this instant,

In his eyes, the whole world disappeared, leaving only that familiar yet broken skullcap directly in front of him.

“This, I must be dreaming—”

He muttered to himself in disbelief.

The Divine Artifact fragment he had been longing for was actually hidden in this Twisted Labyrinth, and the lie he once used to deceive the Lord of Spirits had actually become reality!

Sensing its familiar master, the skullcap also trembled with excitement, as if it had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

“My skull! You’ve finally returned, hahahahaha!”

The Necromancer God Incarnation rushed forward in a few steps, pulled the skullcap into his embrace, kissed it, and then placed it on top of his head.

As the skullcap merged with the Avatar, a surge of aura suddenly erupted from within the Necromancer God's Avatar.

“Hahahaha!”

“Excellent!”

As long as he found the skullcap, he could use it to find more fragments and complete the repair of the Divine Artifact.

And the repaired Divine Artifact could even slowly restore his Origin!

In time, he would surely return to the ranks of the Powerful Gods!

And the moment he returned to those ranks, he would surely rule the Otherworld and trample all Alien Gods under his feet!

Whether it was the Twisted God, the Purgatory God, or the Deep Sea God, they would all have to obediently submit to him!

Amidst the hearty shouts of the Necromancer God Incarnation,

A black gale that blotted out the sun rose up, surrounding the Necromancer God Incarnation.

The sky changed color, and even the frenzied Twisted Labyrinth stopped its activity... Outside the dungeon,

“What’s going on!? Why are my limbs shaking?”

The God of Bones suddenly felt a sense of alarm. He examined his giant skeleton body and found that his hands and legs were out of control, shaking violently.

The Dogfish Captain said flatteringly: “Perhaps you’ve been too tired lately, leading to a bit of osteoporosis.”

The Gluttonous Dogfish and the other four dogfish followers all nodded repeatedly:

“Yes, yes!”

“Hmm, what you say makes some sense.” The God of Bones regained his composure.

Indeed, his Avatar had been killed, his Authority had backfired, and on top of that, he had undergone a twisted teleportation; the damage to his body was too great.

He looked at his skeleton frame again; the surface of the bones was covered in cracks, as if his whole body would fall apart if he suffered a single violent impact.

Once he finished the mission, he would take this opportunity to ask the Twisted God for leave and stay in his own skeleton dungeon for a while to recuperate.