Completion of the First God's Trial

Duanyu Fan left Pope Palace and returned to his room, where he meditated as usual to cultivate his Soul Power.

Before he knew it, two hours had passed. At six in the afternoon, the last batch of villagers gradually returned to their village and their respective homes. The villagers slowly began to resume their old lives.

Meanwhile, the annual Martial Soul awakening ceremony had also begun in other places a few days earlier.

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi's daughter was undergoing her Martial Soul awakening in the main hall.

"Young Miss's Martial Soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Innate Soul Power, level nine," the guide conducting the awakening announced to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Good, good! Rong Rong has done us proud. Her Innate Soul Power is even one level higher than her father's." Jian Dao Chenxin spoke dotingly.

Elsewhere, in a small village within the Heaven Dou Empire.

"This is Innate Full Soul Power. Ah, what a pity! But it's the useless Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass. What a shame. What's your name? I'll write you a certificate."

"My name is Tang San."

"Tang San, right? Although your Martial Soul is the useless Blue Silver Grass, you have Innate Full Soul Power. Would you like to join our Spirit Hall?"

"But I need to go back and discuss it with my father first."

"Fine. If you want to join Spirit Hall, come to the Spirit Hall in Notting City a month from now."

At seven in the evening, when the last household had returned to the village, a voice appeared in Duanyu Fan's mind.

Kindness God Test First Trial: Heal all infected individuals. Trial completed. Heart of Kindness affinity increased by fifteen percent. Reward: Passive skill, Blessing of the Heart of Kindness.

Blessing of the Heart of Kindness: Whenever the inheritor suffers fatal damage, automatically grants defense for twelve hours. During this period, all attacks below god level are ignored. Remaining uses: ten.

Kindness God Test Second Trial: Dispel and purify the greatest Carrier of Evil Thoughts. Time limit: ten years. Heart of Kindness affinity increased by fifteen percent. Other rewards pending.

"Finally, I've completed the First Trial. It actually rewarded me with a skill—a life-saving skill that protects me. But what does the content of this second God's Trial mean? A Carrier of Evil Thoughts?" Duanyu Fan could not make sense of the second trial's requirements for the moment.

Ah, forget it. The time limit is ten years. I'll find it eventually. As for the reward from the First Trial, it was probably because of the last incident. The Kindness God King must have bestowed a life-saving skill so her inheritor could grow safely.

God Realm...

"This is the utmost limit of what I can grant. He was unexpectedly attacked and killed last time. Fortunately, that boy's Martial Soul possesses such a heaven-defying ability, though it should have its limitations. I hope these ten blessings will allow the inheritor to grow smoothly. After hundreds of thousands of years, it was not easy to find such an inheritor." The Kindness God King murmured softly.

"Haha, I hope that boy grows quickly. Before long, I can finally get rid of that shameless Evil. Hehe." The Kindness God King left the pillar of light and appeared in a magnificent palace decorated in neat, warm yellow tones. In the palace, she wore the appearance of a little girl and chuckled softly, as though she had thought of something pleasant.

"Junior Brother Xiao Fan, I'm coming in!" A girl's voice came from outside the door, interrupting Duanyu Fan's thoughts about the second trial.

Other than Hu Liena, who else could have come to the residence behind Pope Palace? After class, Hu Liena had hurried back from the Academy.

"Come in, Senior Sister."

"Hehe! Xiao Fan, my Soul Power has already reached level thirty-seven! What level are you?"

"Hehe, higher than yours anyway, Senior Sister."

"You're impossible. Tell me."

"I'm going to obtain a Soul Ring tomorrow."

"Wuwu! I'm three levels behind again. As your Senior Sister, I'm under a lot of pressure, you know."

"Senior Sister, I can't help it! I just can't suppress the increase in my Soul Power. Sigh, how troubling."

"You! Hmph, you're infuriating. Let's go. Teacher told us to eat together."

"You should've said so earlier, Senior Sister."

Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena bickered and teased each other as they left Duanyu Fan's room and headed to a side room for dinner. Bibi Dong was already waiting for them.

"Enough, you two. Stop fooling around and sit down to eat." Bibi Dong smiled softly at the two, who were still about to start another round of horseplay. These days, Bibi Dong had been smiling more and more around her two disciples.

"Greetings, Teacher!" Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena had no choice but to stop and greet her in unison.

"Sit down and eat. Especially Xiao Fan—he's been running around all year and hasn't had a proper meal. He's already an eight-year-old boy, yet he's still shorter than Nana." Bibi Dong teased Duanyu Fan.

"Exactly. Lots of eight-year-old boys are already as tall as I am," Hu Liena added with a teasing grin.

Duanyu Fan could only feel helpless. At eight years old, he was only a little over 1.4 meters tall, while twelve-year-old Hu Liena was nearly 1.6 meters tall.

"You're still laughing? Look at how his Soul Power is higher than yours. He's already level forty. Oh, right, Xiao Fan still hasn't obtained his Fourth Soul Ring. Tomorrow, Teacher will accompany you to Sunset Forest to obtain it." Only then did Bibi Dong remember that Duanyu Fan had reached level forty several days ago.

"Then thank you, Teacher," Duanyu Fan said as he sat down.

"As your teacher, taking you to obtain a Soul Ring is perfectly normal. It just means you'll have to delay going to the Academy for a few more days. Stop talking and eat." Bibi Dong took the lead in picking up her chopsticks.

The meal passed in a warm atmosphere. An hour later, Duanyu Fan and the other two returned to their respective rooms.

"It has been a year, yet Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo, still hasn't come to Spirit City. That's fine too. Nana Jie and Xie Yue should both be about ready to consume Immortal Herbs." Duanyu Fan did not know much about Immortal Herbs, but Chrysanthemum Douluo did.

Duanyu Fan meditated for a while before going to sleep.

The next day, when Duanyu Fan arrived at Pope Palace, Bibi Dong sensed his arrival and opened her eyes.

"Xiao Fan, you're up so early. Let's go, it's time to set out!" Bibi Dong rose from the Pope's throne and walked down.

"Good morning, Teacher. But wait a moment—we need to bring someone else. I passed the Kindness God King's First Trial and obtained a life-saving skill. More importantly, the Kindness God King told me about a treasure ground, and it happens to be in Sunset Forest."

"There are many plants there that can improve cultivation. I think Chrysanthemum Elder might recognize them. If we obtain the plants from that treasure ground, I think Senior Sister Nana and the others can gain at least five to eight levels of Soul Power after consuming them, and their physiques can be improved as well." Duanyu Fan claimed that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been revealed to him by the Kindness God King.

"Something like that exists? Yue Guan really does like tending flowers and plants, and his Martial Soul is a chrysanthemum. He might really recognize them. Someone, summon Chrysanthemum Elder to Pope Palace." Bibi Dong immediately gave the order.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Pope." A soldier at the entrance of Pope Palace answered.

The soldier assigned to summon Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived at Elder Hall and entered a courtyard filled with all kinds of flowers and plants. This courtyard belonged to Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"Elder, Your Majesty the Pope requests your presence at Pope Palace on urgent business," the soldier said respectfully.

"Oh, understood." Chrysanthemum Douluo had been tending his flowers and plants early in the morning. Upon hearing Bibi Dong's summons, he immediately set down his watering can and did not dare delay. He quickly left the courtyard without even bothering with the soldier.

Thus, Bibi Dong and Duanyu Fan had only waited a few minutes before Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived at the Pope's Main Hall.

First, let's secure the Immortal Herbs.