I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 485 - 110: The Will of the Moon

"He's watching me!"

The moment Yun You locked eyes with the man's gaze, she realized this fact.

But... how is that possible?

This is her consciousness world, a mere illusion that exists on a mental plane!

Not even Master Zero can perceive all that exists here, so how does the man in the oil painting know where she is... and why did he decide to glance at Yun You?

Moreover, within that stare, Yun You could clearly feel the emotions a "person" should have.

A mix of confusion, bewilderment, along with a touch of curiosity...

However, emotions, after all, are fleeting.

When the little girl snapped back to reality, the man's eyes in the oil painting had already lost their luster... or rather, their divinity.

"Could it be... an illusion?"

Yun You let out a small sigh of relief but felt that the gaze from before didn't seem like an illusion, because the emotions were so genuine, genuine enough to blur the boundaries between reality and consciousness, reaching into the girl's soul. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"This black-haired man... just how powerful is he? To project his consciousness and emotions through a mere oil painting..."

The girl scratched her head and looked back at the painting.

This oil painting's area was distinctly different from the other two, which were the "flower field" and "library." It was located in an ancient battleground filled with weapon debris and corpses, where the autumn wind was desolate, the setting sun dyed like blood, and the air faintly carried a scent of decay and death, having nothing to do with "peaceful and harmonious."

Despite being sandwiched between the flower field and library, the edge of the ancient battleground steadily eroded the surrounding worlds, engulfing the land that originally belonged to the flower field and library.

The pace of this erosion wasn't fast, perhaps taking a year just to erode half an inch, yet Yun You could distinctly sense its ambition.

Recalling the imposing figure in the oil painting, perhaps, this is what a truly peerless powerhouse looks like...

Somehow, Yun You instinctively took a few steps forward, entering the massive hall of consciousness, advancing slightly closer to the painting.

It was then that she realized, below each oil painting, a name was written.

The name of the black-haired man was [Kui].

The white-robed young man was [Cang].

As for the silver-haired girl...

Of course, she had a name too, and her nameplate was even longer than the other two.

Yet, for some reason, her nameplate was painted over with an unknown dye in black, making it impossible to read the name written on it.

This is quite odd.

With such a high status, why can she not reveal her name?

There must be some hidden reason behind this.

However, it doesn't really matter because Yun You had already recognized their identities.

They were the owners of the Death God's Three-Phase Pattern — the Death God ancients represented by the symbols of books, roses, and scythes.

Legend has it that in ancient times, humans once possessed highly advanced civilization, to the point where their technological level was not far inferior to today, with colonies spread throughout the Solar System.

But the arrival of the Death Domain series of forces swiftly brought human civilization to decline, even nearly leading to extinction at one point.

In that critical period of life and death, three peerless powerhouses emerged, using unprecedented power to eliminate mutant creatures and the vast majority of Death Domains worldwide, forcibly pulling human civilization back to the lifeline of survival.

Subsequently, the three founded the Apprentice Death God Organization, widely propagating Death God power, allowing mortals the eligibility to ascend and become gods.

Because of this, the three are also called the "Supreme Ancestor Teachers" commonly revered by the Death Gods, while also being the owners of the Death God's Three-Phase Pattern.

But this record is too distant from the present time, making it hard to verify what is true and what is false.

There's also a point of doubt Yun You has always been concerned about: why did such powerful beings disappear without a trace after founding the Death God Organization, leaving no further records, as though they vanished into thin air?

This is clearly suspicious.

From the current situation, the higher the tier of an Apprentice Death God, the longer they can survive in the world.

For Tier Three and above Death Gods, their life level undergoes a qualitative leap, making them able to naturally live for over 300 years without any genetic modification or longevity drugs, with some even reaching 500 years.

Thus, most Apprentice Death Gods don't die of old age but in battle.

If one reaches Tier Five, the natural process of aging and death of the biological body almost no longer applies to the Death God, allowing a willing Apprentice Death God to live for thousands of years, witnessing the rise and fall of civilizations.

The three Death God sages were obviously beyond Tier Five.

As higher-tier beings, they should possess near-infinite lifespans, which also means they might not have died even now.

However, if they haven't died, why would such powerful beings remain unknown in this era?

Could it be that they have transcended worldly matters, unwilling to manage earthly affairs anymore?

Yun You pondered these questions but could not find an answer.

Another perplexing question is why she could see these three sages in her consciousness space.

"Could it be that all Apprentice Death Gods see these portraits upon breaking through?"

The young girl thought that might be possible; after all, according to the story told in legends, all origins of Death God powers trace back to these three sages.

If so, then she counts as one of their "students" too.

It seems appropriate for a student to briefly report to their teacher upon reaching a new realm...