"Are you... the ’God of Wisdom’, ’God of the Ocean’, Mimir Trayus, Your Majesty?"

The moment Aiven met the giant’s gaze, a name slipped from his lips.

Although he had never seen the true form of this deity, upon hearing the giant’s words, it wasn’t difficult to deduce the true identity of the other party.

Since entering the world "Behind the Door", they encountered this sole demigod who still retained wisdom, the legendary giant True God "Mimir Trayus" born from the depths of the Netherworld’s "Spring of Wisdom".

He is also the father of the "Ocean Goddess" Thetis.

In fact, when they first encountered the "Master of the Ice Flame Circle," Aiven was already mentally prepared.

This True God, long silent in the Material World, with control over certain secrets "Behind the Door," would of course not pass up the chance to try his luck there in times of crisis.

He certainly wouldn’t fall so easily.

At this moment, guided by the Compass, meeting him in a normal state was undeniably a stroke of luck for Aiven and his companions.

With the connection to Thetis, gaining the assistance of this local giant was far more advantageous than wandering aimlessly like headless flies. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Queen Livena, who had a vast kingdom to consider, was the first to lose patience and courageously posed her question:

"But, Lord Trayus, the words left by Governor Xingwei made no sense. How is the ’key’ the future, and what can we use to change the destiny of humanity?"

Upon hearing this, the ancient God of Giants laughed derisively, crossing his sturdy arms like mountain ridges, and replied in a world-weary tone:

"That’s just a monument of illustrious achievements, what more do you expect?

The smarter one is, the more arrogant they are. The ’Observer Civilization’ didn’t consult the ’Zero Civilization’ during their experiments.

After the ’Zero Civilization’ paid a heavy price to choose their path, do you think they would truly leave the choice to others?

The meaning of the governor’s words is much akin to saying ’the people create history’. Listen and move on."

He paused before continuing:

"And you can’t be so naive as to believe that the infinitely wise ’Zero Civilization’ would assume every demigod arriving here is a paragon of virtue concerned solely with the human race, easily revealing all their plans."

Seeing Mimir with his everyone-is-drunk-but-I-alone-am-sober demeanor, Aiven’s eyes lit up:

"You know their actual plan?"

In reality, the arrival of Aiven and his team was part of the "God of Wisdom’s" ancient schemes, so he naturally wouldn’t leave them hanging:

"If you remain at the outskirts of the ’Endless Ocean’, each observation will yield a different conclusion, changing nothing.

You must reach the ocean’s center and witness the essence of the Möbius Ring to fully understand.

Follow me, it’s about ten thousand kilometers away. Do you need me to carry you?"

As he spoke, he transformed into a flowing torrent akin to a mighty river that lifted off, waves of aquatic hues spreading out to envelop everyone.

Clearly,

even though this "God of the Ocean" had fallen from True God status, his affinity with the Ocean deity meant an advantage unmatched by other demigods within the ’Endless Ocean’.

At least there was no need to cautiously avoid other demigods.

"No need, we’ll manage ourselves."

Roar!

With a roar, Aiven activated the Bloodline Plugin and transformed into the Hundred-Headed Typhon, known in lore as the Father of Demons.

Resembling a giant dragon, he possessed a hundred dragon heads, Heaven-reaching wings, pitch-black tongues, flame-spitting eyes, surrounded by infinite storms.

With the abilities of all members from the Life Tree School boosted, his reputation as the mightiest creature of sea, land, and air was well deserved.

He lifted his teammates onto his back, flapping his wings and soaring skyward with Mimir.

The "God of Wisdom" glanced back at Aiven, genuinely surprised:

"It seems even without my help, with enough time, you would have found it yourselves. Thetis’ chosen explorers turn out to be unexpectedly reliable."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two divine lights sliced through the sky one after the other.

Through their exchanges along the journey, Aiven gradually learned about the encounter of this former True God, the "God of Wisdom".

Material world’s history progresses in twists and turns, never lacking in explorers.

The First Era lacks much literature and intelligence.

But from the Second Era’s "Ehecoatl Civilization", humanity learned of the ’Möbius Ring’ existing "Behind the Door" and the ’Catrio’s Wheel’ on the Moon.

During the disaster of Pentecost, demigods were recorded to hide collectively for the first time in "Behind the Door".

There’s even an "astronaut" who transformed into the twisted [Moon God], and cried out, "Catrio’s Wheel! There’s no way out!" in agony.

In the Third Era, the "Muriyan Civilization" already began to implement extraterrestrial exploration and the [Ark Plan], utilizing the method of hunting other extraordinary races to reduce population and artificially lessen the intensity of disasters.

By the Fourth Era, the "Zondrilik Civilization" already had True Gods capable of leading limited offspring to systematically survive through disasters.

Moreover, those Ancient Gods, awakened in this era, have begun brewing some conspiracy, clearly understanding the disasters more profoundly than others.

[Capital] tide, [Mythical Battleship: Nagilfa], and capturing Demon Gods are all part of the plan.

Now in the current Fifth Era, the "Tonatiuh Civilization," of course, doesn’t stand still.

"Sea Monarchy" is already capable of leading three or four demigods to protect itself, and knows they can leverage the [World’s Favor] to significantly reduce the intensity of disasters.

Other True Gods also have their own contingencies.

"God of Wisdom" Mimir is even a pioneer among them.

Back then, as a True God, when He attempted to explore the boundaries of the Spirit Realm, He encountered powerful enemies and suffered severe injury, even being demoted from His status.

Although He could continue to safely endure through a long era as a demigod, the birth of His daughter Thetis compelled Him to take more aggressive actions.

Moreover, as the "God of Wisdom" who takes deciphering all riddles as His duty, investigating the ultimate secret of this world, it itself carries significant importance.

Ultimately, different from other [demigods] who would only hide, the "God of Wisdom" became the first deity to enter "Behind the Door" in perfect condition.

Unfortunately, although He grasped the secret of not triggering the "Shelter Procedure" without unfolding [Mythical Form], circumstances outweighed people, and He had to use all His power in an encounter with the Ancient Gods’ mass escape.

Thus becoming a prisoner of the world "Behind the Door."

The good news is, although demigods in an "Uncertain" state will have countless futures, the probabilities of various futures occurring vary.

For instance, for deities like the "Master of the Ice Flame Circle" who are barely surviving, the most probable future is to fall;

For Ancient Gods before the eras, the most probable future is to lose control;

And if Aiven previously chose to activate the "Shelter Procedure," when He is observed, the most likely outcome is normal.

The "God of Wisdom" is the same; He has far more lucid time than other entities to understand this world and explore the secrets hidden in every corner.

In the ensuing long years, He successively discovered various relics, civilization tombstones, and the location of the [Möbius Ring] of the "Zero Civilization."

Also discovering the true "Salvation Plan" of the "Zero Civilization."

But at this moment, He could no longer leave "Behind the Door."

Before leaving, He only told His daughter to guard the "Golden Kingdom" and the "Gate," without explicitly stating His whereabouts.

Until now, even Thetis isn’t sure whether Her father has entered "Behind the Door," but ultimately started the exploration plan before the era catastrophe descended.

Letting Aiven and His party rely on the "Compass" to meet with Mimir.

However.

After speeding across tens of thousands of kilometers of the vast ocean, what first appeared before them was a sea seemingly stained red with blood.

In the center of the blood-red ocean, towering is a giant cliff door, so high, so large, it looks like a hole was directly dug out of the sky.

But Mimir furrowed His brows deeply:

"Unlucky, to observe such an outcome today, that troublesome guy appeared here?"

They saw a peculiar being shaped like a martyr, arms outstretched, lying flat against the cliff door’s mountain wall, with its innards blooming like flowers on the two door panels.

It was unclear whether it was animal, plant, or fungus, like a disgusting tumor entrenched there.

Only a gigantic head still retained a human appearance.

However, when it tilted its head to look at them, its right cheek suddenly split into three cracks, and three blood-red eyes emerged like cysts.

This guy is clearly a typical case of complete loss of control.

"For now, let’s retreat; this is one of Mars’ most degenerative outcomes, even if it’s a True God avatar....."

True God Mars, the origin ancestor of giants, is the god of agriculture, war, royal authority, order, and chaos, also known as the "bloodthirsty demon king and conqueror of castles with defenses."

He’s one of the three Giant True Gods.

However, before the words were finished.

Bang——!!!

"Huh, what did You just say?"

Ta dug in His ear.