Star Descent, Wu Song Advances!

Chen Xiao Diao's body was also mutating toward the form of a Black Goat cub!

Such deep contamination and such bizarre changes left Lin Chen helpless for the moment.

At that moment, the Guardian Door Gods · Qin Qiong/Yuchi Gong card on Lin Chen suddenly burrowed out on its own, gleefully displaying the changes on its face.

Five stars glittered on the card face. Qin Qiong/Yuchi Gong had advanced!

Lin Chen realized that he had only managed to steady his spirit before the deity because of the divinity radiating from the two Guardian Door Gods' advancement.

As expected of Great Tang's sky-supporting white jade pillars and sea-bracing purple-gold beams!

The Door God Card then nuzzled against Lin Chen's chest like a puppy, as if it wanted to burrow into his body.

"Why does this card want to burrow into my body?

Hmm? Burrow into my body!"

He immediately connected it to Amber's heart-embedded card!

Amber had mocked Lin Chen back then: "You don't understand how to wield the great power of a god."

Lin Chen suddenly understood;

the true way to control divine power did not merely mean mastering cards. More importantly, one had to share one's fate with the card and become one with it!

Or, in other words, establish a Natal Bond with the card!

But Lin Chen had no idea how to merge with it. Was he supposed to cut open his chest and dig out his heart and lungs too?

Yet Lin Chen did not need to lift a finger. The Door God Card seemed to have caught the scent of some familiar aura and, like a fledgling returning to its nest, "whoosh!"—it slipped into Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

Then the Divine Ability occurred!

The Door God Card, which had settled into its new home in his Sea of Consciousness, suddenly swelled explosively!

It transformed into a towering ancient temple with vermilion lacquer and bronze studs, incense smoke curling around it. A plaque of golden-thread nanmu hung high above, bearing three striking characters: "Door God Temple"!

Sensing the vigorous incense power within the temple, as well as a familiar White Rat Temple Steward, Lin Chen confirmed it—

this was the Door God Temple from the Myriad Ghosts Night Parade Instance!

He, too, had formed a fated bond with the Door God Temple, just like Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong!

That was why a projected incarnation of the Door God Temple had appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

Previously, Lin Chen had needed to borrow Qin Qiong's eyes to glimpse the temple's interior. Now, however, he could observe it as easily as lines on his palm, with every movement inside the temple clear to him.

It felt like finally getting connected to Wi-Fi. Before, he had needed the Door Gods to set up a hotspot; now, he knew the password himself.

What an incredible Divine Ability!

But it was not over yet!

A rich surge of incense-fueled divine power spread out from the Door God Temple in his Sea of Consciousness;

divine light poured down like a waterfall!

His Sea of Consciousness was irrigated and expanded once more,

and Lin Chen felt that his spirit platform had become impregnable, while his Sanity Value was as firm as a rock.

The Door God Temple had also shared its incense power with Lin Chen!

Golden radiance, bright as candlelight, illuminated his entire body!

At that moment, tiny golden rays burst from the pores all over Lin Chen's body as divine power tempered his muscles and bones!

He felt warm all over, filled with strength.

The mutation on Lin Chen's body finally ended.

And on the Door God Card's face, an imprint of the words "Natal Bond" had appeared;

there was also a new trait that only Lin Chen himself could see—

Natal Bond Connection: The Door Gods and the Card Master share the same fate, sharing the skill Exorcise Evil Spirits with the natal bond Card Master.

A shared skill! Shared authority!

Constructing a natal bond card had such a powerful effect!

This was the "true use of a god's great power" that Amber had spoken of!

Amber must have also shared one of the Blood-Meat Holy Grail's traits through a Natal Bond;

but it did not matter. His previous self had already been evenly matched with Amber;

now that he had a natal bond God Card, what was there to fear?!

Lin Chen's eyes shone. He first released Exorcise Evil Spirits at Chen Xiao Diao, attempting to suppress the sinister aura contaminating her, but there was no obvious improvement.

Even a divine skill had barely any effect. This made a phrase involuntarily surface in Lin Chen's mind—

even immortals would be unable to save her!

But he still could not bear to sentence Chen Xiao Diao to death so soon;

he would find a way to break out of this predicament first!

The sudden divine power roiled like restless fire, and the resentment of his dying companion added fuel to it;

anger surged through Lin Chen, his fingers itching for action. He desperately wanted to find a target and throw a punch, to test the strength he had gained after advancing.

And the largest, most conspicuous living target on the battlefield was none other than this Black Goat cub!

It's so big, and it looks so soft. It's even got a grudge against me. One punch ought to feel amazing!

With one stride, Lin Chen rushed in front of the Door Gods and the Black Goat cub;

the two Door Gods were startled at first and did not dare let him take the risk, but Lin Chen and they were already of one mind;

after Lin Chen strongly conveyed the thought, I have to beat it up!, the two Door Gods immediately began cooperating with him:

one wielded a mace and knocked away a goat's hoof, while the other swept its whip through the air and sent the tentacles flying;

together, they created an unobstructed space for Lin Chen to attack.

The Black Goat cub was now like a black oil cake, completely at his mercy.

The divine light of Exorcise Evil Spirits condensed and gradually gathered in Lin Chen's hand;

then he drove his fist forward!

The Black Goat cub's enormous, mountain-sized body suddenly shuddered, and a hundred mouths wailed;

a flesh pit as wide as a bowl and half an arm's depth was blasted into its body!

Golden Exorcising Divine Light continued scorching the charred flesh around the pit, slowing its regeneration.

Lin Chen withdrew his fist, with only one feeling in his mind:

Awesome! I'm beating an Evil God's Progeny like a sandbag!

His only regret was that the texture was not as soft as he had imagined.

But soon, the Black Goat cub's wound gradually healed again, and countless tentacles lashed out in fury;

Lin Chen stopped while he was ahead and hurriedly gave way.

Showing off once was enough. The battle still had to be left to the two Door Gods.

Perhaps the damage from this punch was not as great as a fully charged strike from the Door Gods;

but this punch had vented the pent-up rage Lin Chen had suppressed for so long!

It left his spirit unimpeded and his thoughts clear.

What Evil God's Progeny? What indescribable horror...

You're the one I'm beating!

I was too conservative before;

now, I want every evil spirit to scatter and everyone to see me as calamity!

Lin Chen then turned his gaze toward Amber in the distance. It was time to settle accounts with him.

The Dionysian Priest's face still held an inescapable shock:

This man was struck by my Carnival Eternal Night Ritual. His sanity collapsed, and he should have been sinking in endless drunken dreams.

Yet not only did he awaken, he also obtained such divine power!

How is this possible?! What exactly is he?!

Lin Chen gritted his teeth and smiled as he gave Amber a "friendly" greeting:

"Hello. I killed my way back from hell!"

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Chapter 40: Star Descent, Wu Song Advances!

"Hello. I killed my way back from hell!"

Seeing the murderous smile on Lin Chen's face, Amber could not help feeling a trace of panic and wavering.

An absurd thought involuntarily surfaced in Amber's heart:

"Could it be that, like me, he is also a 'Chosen of the Gods'?

Could he even be a cut above me!?"

Lin Chen had already awakened, while Wu Song was still sleeping off his drunkenness;

if they were going to fight, how could the scene be complete without the bold and brawling Wu Erlang!

Lin Chen once again activated Exorcise Evil Spirits. Golden light washed over everything, and the Sober Mind effect spread across Wu Song's body.

The man suddenly opened his eyes and sprang upright in a carp flip;

then the mutation erupted!