Really? I Don't Believe It

With Zhang Lexuan's Moonlight Brilliance attack, this seemingly more advanced and modern metropolis, several levels Mingdu, vanished into nothingness.

However, Zhang Lexuan did not feel particularly powerful at this moment, because she knew that the place she was in and what she was seeing were not real.

It's not that the content in the book she sees is necessarily false; the "truth" here refers to the fact that everything she is currently encountering exists in a way that she cannot yet comprehend.

Zhang Lexuan also knew that this place was not an illusion, and that she could not possibly Destruction the entire city in one move.

So, is this what makes the Forbidden Land of Gods so strange?

It seems real yet illusory, neither true nor false.

Zhang Lexuan looked serious as she waited for the surrounding environment to change. She believed that the Forbidden Land of Gods could turn a ruined city into a modern metropolis in a matter of seconds, and now that it had exploded, it was impossible for it to remain unchanged.

Sure enough, after Zhang Lexuan waited for five seconds, everything around her changed again.

Without any warning or energy fluctuations, even Zhang Lexuan, who is currently at level ninety-seven, was unable to detect anything with her spiritual power.

It was a sudden change; Zhang Lexuan found herself standing on a vast, boundless lake.

There was nothing beneath my feet except for ripples that echoed in circles.

A crescent moon hung in the sky, extremely conspicuous, for day had now turned into night.

Faced with this illogical scene change, Zhang Lexuan made no unnecessary movements, simply standing quietly on the water.

At this point, she could only remain unchanged in the face of all changes.

Zhang Lexuan didn't believe that the Forbidden Land of Gods had pulled all these stunts just to lure her in to Shang Yue.

Sure enough, under the pale moonlight, after a brief half-minute of silence on the tranquil lake, a white phantom slowly emerged from the crescent moon in the sky.

The white silhouette's face was obscured, but its flowing dress, long, glossy black hair, and graceful figure made it clear at a glance that it was a woman.

The seemingly distant phantom figure actually walked up to Zhang Lexuan in just a few steps, almost like shrinking the distance between them.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan wasn't nervous. She simply kept her eyes fixed on the woman in white, who was only five meters away from her. While preparing for battle at any moment, she couldn't help but have a little grumbling to herself. "Why do these powerful people always like to cover their faces? Is it to appear mysterious? Or is it because, Zhou Huan said, it's for a higher level of sophistication?"

Just then, the woman in white spoke, her voice gentle and pleasant. "You don't need to be afraid. I am... consider myself your test subject. If you pass, you will have great opportunities; if you fail, you will simply become a part of the Forbidden Land of Gods."

Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly and said, "To become a part of the Forbidden Land of Gods? Like you?"

The woman in white said softly, "Of course not. How should I put it? Perhaps 'dust to dust, ashes to ashes' would be a more apt description."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan's lips twitched slightly. Did this mean failure meant certain death? Did she have to beat around the bush like that?

However, Zhang Lexuan didn't hesitate and said directly, "Then let's begin."

She came for this very reason, so naturally she wouldn't refuse.

Whatever the so-called trial may be, she'll just keep fighting her way through.

However, the woman in white was not in a hurry. Instead, she said, "Before the trial, I'd like to ask you a question."

Zhang Lexuan looked at the woman in white with a serious expression. "Will there be any benefit in answering?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in white was slightly taken aback. Even though she couldn't see the woman's face clearly, she could tell that the woman was speechless.

After a long pause, the woman in white replied softly, as always, "No."

Without waiting for Zhang Lexuan to say anything, the woman in white waved her hand, and two books appeared in front of her, titled <Douluo Dalu III: Legend of the Dragon King> and <Douluo Dalu IV: Ultimate Douluo>.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Lexuan's eyes flickered slightly, and she thought to herself, "There really is a sequel!"

But then she quickly reconsidered: what does this sequel have to do with me? A sequel without Zhou Huan is meaningless.

Seemingly noticing the change in Zhang Lexuan's expression, the woman in white continued, "I can tell you with absolute certainty that what you saw is true; you are indeed just a character in the book."

However, Zhang Lexuan showed no panic at this moment. Instead, she replied seriously, "Really? I don't believe it."

Upon hearing this, the woman in white was slightly taken aback. She felt that the other person hadn't said anything offensive, but why were these words so offensive?

After a long pause, the woman in white continued, "Whether you believe it or not, it's true. There's also a sequel to the Douluo Continent here. Do you want to see it? You can foresee the future!"

At this moment, the woman in white's voice remained gentle as water, but it was now filled with allure.

However, Zhang Lexuan countered, "Besides predicting the future, what other benefits will you give me after I see it?"

The woman in white. "..." Is this girl poisonous? She can foresee the future, what more could you possibly want? Are you that greedy?

Before the woman in white could answer, Zhang Lexuan continued, "Or is my trial simply reading books, and after reading them I can gain some kind of opportunity? If that's the case, I might reluctantly take a look."

The usually gentle-spoken woman in white became furious upon hearing this. "You wish!"

This Forbidden Land of Gods hadn't been entered for countless years. It was quite a feat for someone to finally come in, and she seemed quite suitable. But why was this girl, who looked so gentle, so infuriating when she spoke?

Who exactly led that gentle, kind, resilient, and magnanimous senior sister of Shrek Senior Disciple Sister astray?

The woman in white was somewhat annoyed. Which shameless person had led her Senior Disciple Sister astray? She mustn't let her find out, or she would definitely smash their dog head in.

Zhang Lexuan, of course, had no idea what the woman in white was thinking. Seeing that she kept talking about reading, she said, "So your question is asking me if I read books?"

The woman in white. "... Of course not, my question is... never mind, I won't ask."

She originally wanted to ask Zhang Lexuan how she felt about discovering that she was a character in a book, as a kind of test of her conscience.

But later she discovered that Zhang Lexuan didn't believe she was just a character in a book, or perhaps she didn't care at all that she was a character in a book.

This caught the woman in white off guard; it was the first time she had ever encountered someone like this.

What the woman in white didn't know was that after Zhang Lexuan read "Douluo Continent II: Peerless Tang Sect," she discovered that while it wasn't entirely different from her own experience in the Douluo Continent, at least 80% of things had changed.

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about Snow Empress. Snow Empress isn't the so-called protagonist Huo Yuhao, but rather she becomes Zhou Huan's companion.

Since the course of events has completely changed, meaning that regardless of whether one is in a novel's world or not, the power to choose one's destiny is in one's own hands, then why bother caring whether one is a character in a book?

Zhang Lexuan didn't care anyway.

The woman in white was naturally unaware of all this. She had been in the Forbidden Land of Gods for countless years, where there was no concept of time or space. Of course, she couldn't possibly know that because of Zhou Huan's intrusion, the Douluo Continent she knew had long since deviated from its original development trajectory during the Peerless Tang Sect era.

It can only be said that the woman in white's attempt to test Zhang Lexuan's state of mind by using the "characters from the book" was clearly ineffective.

Seeing that the woman in white seemed to be in a bad mood, Zhang Lexuan tentatively asked, "How about we begin the trial?"

She doesn't have time to be a caring older sister right now, let alone concern herself with someone or some god who hasn't even shown their face.

Upon hearing this, the woman in white muttered, "Let's begin, let's begin. I've never seen anyone more impatient than me."

After saying this, the woman in white turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared into the lake.

The next instant, Zhang Lexuan lightly touched the ground with her feet and left the spot as quickly as a dragonfly skimming the water. However, under the moonlight, her shadow remained on the surface of the lake.