I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means
Chapter 970 - 582 Facing the Divine Azus

This voice that suddenly appeared next to Lis' ear gave him a sudden shock in his heart.

What was happening?

This voice was the same as the one from the White Elephant before, but Lis could be sure from the tone inherent in the voice that this was not the White Elephant guardian from before.

What had changed?

Lis was startled in his heart.

Where is this place?

This is the Azus Temple!

Who could appear here silently, without causing even the slightest disturbance?

Lis could be certain that the previous White Elephant definitely had strength above the level of a Legend, and even Mr. Stephens of the Judgement Flame could not capture it like this.

In this temple, the fact was obvious...

Lis raised his head, looking in the direction the voice came from.

At the central altar of the temple, the White Elephant that once stood there had disappeared, and what appeared before Lis was a middle-aged man with a handsome face; time seemed exceptionally lenient to him, leaving only a few faint lines at the corners of his eyes, adding a bit of steadiness and depth to his face.

His eyes were gentle and warm, like the most soothing sunlight in spring lightly falling on the heart. Those eyes were particularly captivating, bright and profound, shimmering with the light of wisdom and gentleness, as if they could see through the secrets of all things in the world.

He wore a simple yet elegant white robe, with sleeves billowing in the breeze, untouched by dust. Though the robe appeared plain, his left hand gently cradled a heavy book, the cover of which was made of an unknown material, resembling a surface with starry light flowing, flickering with an intriguing and enchanting luster.

Especially remarkable was the sheepskin scroll emblem embedded in the very center of the book, ancient and mysterious, the intricate patterns on the scroll were clearly visible, seeming to record ancient and distant knowledge and wisdom. But unlike the sheepskin scroll emblem in the temple, this book cover's emblem also had an added symbol of a quill.

The quill hovered over the sheepskin scroll, as if endlessly recording something.

It really is him!

No, it should be 'Him'!

Seeing this person, Lis instantly understood that his guess was not wrong.

The Fantasy and Knowledge God Azus!

This middle-aged man's appearance was exactly identical to that of the Azus divine statue in the Holy Hall of the Church of Knowledge.

He simply stood there quietly, as if he had reached an inexplicable harmony with the surrounding temple, his presence made people unable to resist wanting to approach, to explore the endless knowledge hidden behind his deep eyes and the book in his arms.

"It's an honor to meet you, Lord Azus."

Without hesitation, Lis slightly bowed to the man standing on the altar in greeting.

At that moment, Lis felt he vaguely understood why the White Elephant Guardian was not seen in the Azus Temple in the previous world.

It turned out that the White Elephant in the temple should have been the fallback left by the Fantasy and Knowledge God Azus, equivalent to a spare avatar of this divine being, allowing Him to descend into the Gaia World silently, without attracting the attention of other beings.

No wonder this temple continued to operate normally even after being buried under the desert for so long, without being abandoned by the divine Azus.

Thinking of this, Lis felt a tension in his heart.

Azus left the White Elephant as a descent vessel for sure with His plans and schemes, originally staying well within the temple, but the sudden intrusion of outsiders into the temple forced Azus to descend prematurely.

After all, just like in the previous world, even if it was merely discovered by adventurers, the people attracted afterward included members of the Church of the Gods.

The divine officers from the Church of the Gods coming into this Azus Temple would highly likely discover the extraordinariness of the White Elephant.

At that time, the fallback left by Azus would be noticed by other divine beings.

An exposed trump card isn't a trump card anymore.

So in the previous world, Azus might very well have decided to descend early and leave this temple because it was discovered by outsiders, which is also why no one knew there was still a White Elephant Guardian in the temple in the previous world.

The only person in the previous world who might have known was Holan, but he quickly died amid conflicts, with no information revealed.

... Could it be that Holan's matter was also the handiwork of this divine being?

Doesn't this mean it's my turn now?

Lis's expression did not change, but his mind raced.

The situation may not be so dire, at least judging from Azus's tone just now, Lis did not feel any hostility, rather there was a hint of curiosity.

Lis didn't know much about this God of Knowledge, only that He had been collecting all extraordinary knowledge for countless years.

Like how this temple beneath his feet collected divine arts, Azus had built several similar existences in the Gaia World, collecting the knowledge of other extraordinary professions He had gathered.

"No need to be tense, I have no ill intentions towards you."

The middle-aged man Azus smiled and walked off the altar, standing not far from Lis, looking at him curiously.

Even as the God of Wisdom, Azus did not expect Lis to have guessed so many things just now.

But he only got part of it right.

He came to the temple indeed because it had been entered by outsiders and could not be hidden for much longer.

Given the situation, there was no need to risk allowing the White Elephant Avatar to remain in the temple; it was better to descend and leave directly.