Completing the quest "A God Awakens" and the corresponding puzzle "Ordeal of the Nine Gates" in New World requires either a long thread of patience or the quest guide from Guided.news!
The guide at a glance: In our guide, we show you how to solve the puzzle of a God Awakens and complete the Ordeal of the Nine Gates in New World. We also give you all the important information about the quest:
Where can I find the quest? A God Awakens is part of the main quest of Brimstone, the new region in New World. So you can hardly walk by, nevertheless here is the hint. You can find the quest in New Corsica, in the west of the map. Go to the character Imhotep and talk to him, he will give you the quest and sit right at the start of the puzzle. We have specially marked the location on the map.
Now, to successfully complete the "A God Awakens" quest, you first have to solve the puzzle around the nine gates. To do this, accept Imhotep's quest, turn around and activate the elevator behind you. Take the elevator to the starting point of the nine gates puzzle. Your start is right in front of the first gate "Gate of Sinners". But what is the correct order of the puzzle?
Once you have passed through all the gates in the correct order, you will automatically return to the starting point. You have now completed the puzzle part of A God Awakens and continue with a battle. You will now have to go through a soul trial, in which you will encounter a particularly strong opponent.
In the soul trialthat awaits you after the Ordeal of the Nine Gates, you have to defeat the boss Apophis. You can only fight this battle alone. Also, you must be level 60 for this and have at least one Azoth Staff, which you can get elsewhere. LINK
The boss Apophis has several phases that are triggered whenever you have drained a third of his life. With each new phase, he adjusts his attack pattern.
Phase 1 is difficult to dodge, so pack your bags full of medicine and food before the raid. You can also play a build with an axe as a weapon, as that can heal your health. In phase 2, you should then slap away Apophis' minions as quickly as possible, because the boss won't show up before then. Also, don't get hit by his whirlwind! However, you can safely dodge the shark, which also applies to the third and final phase of the boss.
After you have finished the fight with Apophis, you can run out of the glowing portal at the end of the stairs. Your quest giver Imhotep is already waiting for you outside and you chat him up briefly. Afterwards the colleague disappears back to the library of New Corsica, where you also have to go! Talk to Ghazi Laghmani and then to Imhotep again.