After an unexpected pleasant surprise, Zod continued his exploration of Mars with great interest.
Compared to Earth, Mars is much smaller, less than a fifth of Earth's size, and Zod quickly circled Mars two or three times.
But he found nothing else, and just as he was about to rendezvous with Martian Manhunter and the others, a special sensation arose in his mind, as if someone was calling him.
Zod subconsciously wanted to fly in the direction the sensation came from, but just as he turned around, an inexplicable sense of crisis instantly swept through his body.
This sudden premonition immediately made his brain clear as if electrified, and Zod instantly stopped.
However, the special sensation in his mind was growing stronger, and Zod immediately understood that this must be a mental enticement.
So he immediately activated a dimensional wall to teleport himself back to Earth, but he found that the special sensation still existed.
"What exactly is this thing?"
At this moment, he understood that he couldn't hide from it; only by finding the source of this sensation could he eliminate it completely.
To be safe, he immediately teleported himself next to Martian Manhunter.
Although he himself now possessed telepathy due to the seed of the tree of life, it was, after all, bestowed by an external object, and the time he had possessed the ability was too short and too weak.
Martian Manhunter and his race are natural masters of psychic abilities, and he is considered the strongest among them.
In terms of psychic ability alone, if Zod were compared to an elementary school student, then Martian Manhunter would definitely be considered a professor-level existence; with his help, Zod could feel much more at ease.
The moment he appeared, Zod said directly, "J'onn, I need your help."
Before he could continue, Martian Manhunter had already flown in front of him and placed his hand on Zod's wrist.
Instantly, he set up a powerful psychic barrier on Zod.
At this moment, Zod found that the special sensation had disappeared!
So he thanked Martian Manhunter, saying, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome, Mr. Zod. I think you must have been summoned by our holy land. There is an ancient altar in the holy land that existed before the birth of our civilization. We don't know who built it."
"At that time, our ancestors found that they would instinctively be summoned by the altar in the holy land, enter it, and perform a baptism ritual according to the methods recorded on the murals, which could help us greatly increase our mental power."
"Thus, this tradition has been passed down. Perhaps because Mr. Zod also possesses telepathy, you were also summoned."
"I originally thought Malefic would destroy that holy land along with our entire Martian race after destroying us, but it seems he didn't do that."
Martian Manhunter explained to Zod the reason for this situation on him.
Hearing this, Zod's heart stirred, "May I go and see that altar?"
"Of course, you can. We were originally just beneficiaries of that place."
Martian Manhunter was very open-minded about everything now and readily agreed to Zod's request.
Dr. Erde, hearing that the altar was from an era even earlier than the appearance of Martian civilization, immediately developed an interest in exploring it and wanted to go along.
But this time, Martian Manhunter uncharacteristically refused him and said seriously:
"Erde, I'm sorry, I don't even know the origin of the holy land altar, so I can't guarantee whether it will affect ordinary people without psychic abilities, so I cannot take you with me."
Hearing Martian Manhunter say this, Dr. Erde understood that he was concerned about his safety. His request to come to Mars this time was already a difficult one, and now it was not good to make it more difficult for the other party.
Dr. Erde could only say with a slight regret, "No need, I understand!"
Then the two told Dr. Erde to wait on the spaceship, while they flew towards the location of the holy land.
Soon he appeared in an area with traces of civilization.
In the center of that area stood a huge rock, on which many Martian characters were engraved.
Martian Manhunter brought Zod to the giant rock and said, "This is the entrance to the holy land."
Immediately, he placed his palm on the giant rock, a red light flashed, and instantly the two figures disappeared from their original spot.
When he reappeared, Zod found himself in a huge cave.
Eight huge stone pillars stood around the cave, each with murals, and in the very center of the cave was an altar.
At this moment, the psychic barrier Martian Manhunter had placed on him automatically disappeared, and instantly, Zod felt as if he had entered a strange state.
His mental power seemed to boil, and the Sun True Scripture in his body also began to operate subconsciously.
Martian Manhunter, beside him, was also very surprised to see this scene, because Zod's current appearance was exactly the same as their state when they received baptism, but he had not started the ritual at all.
To this, he could only sigh in his heart, "Mr. Zod's talent is indeed extraordinary!"
After an unknown amount of time, Zod finally withdrew from that state. He found that his mental power had increased significantly, and his cultivation had also broken through to the Divine Bridge Realm.
Martian Manhunter's voice came to his ear, "Mr. Zod, you're awake. It seems you've also received the baptism!"
Zod said sincerely, "Mr. J'onn, thank you for your help."
"No, Mr. Zod, you yourself gained the recognition of the holy land; it has nothing to do with me."
After some polite exchanges, Martian Manhunter took Zod to look carefully around the cave before leaving. However, before leaving, Zod also secretly left a dimensional wall exclusive spatial node in this place.
Afterward, Zod also remembered that monster, so he asked Martian Manhunter about the monster's situation.
"I have no memory of such a monster, but my Kuru pendant stores a lot of ancient knowledge and information of our civilization, and I might find some clues there."
Immediately, Martian Manhunter opened his palm, and a pendant, about half the size of a palm, appeared in his hand.
"Mr. Zod, I really can't find any other way to repay you for your help. The knowledge stored in this pendant will be my gift to Krypton!"
Saying that, Martian Manhunter handed the pendant to Zod.
"Thank you. I will return the original after I make a copy of the information."
Zod did not feign politeness, taking the pendant and putting it away.
After everything was completed, Zod and the others also began their journey back.
Overall, this trip to Mars was very fruitful for him, not only giving him two precious opportunities for roulette draws, but also further improving his strength.
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