A divine aura suddenly stirred, and a surge of divine power burst from within the Sun God statue, swiftly spreading into a fiery-red barrier.
Professor Lily's wicked hand was forcibly blocked outside the barrier.
Lily raised a brow, her temper about to flare on the spot.
"Professor!"
Aurora called out hurriedly.
The statue's barrier was extremely strong, but if Professor Lily was the one attacking it, Aurora truly could not be sure of the outcome, so she hastily stopped her.
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Lily frowned, puffed out her lips, and looked thoroughly displeased, but she withdrew her hand nonetheless.
Aurora quickly explained, "Only those favored by the gods can touch the statues. In the entire Free City, only Mother and I have received that favor. If you want an Ice Moon Spirit egg, I can try praying to the Moon God tonight."
Lily immediately turned and asked, "What about Dark? Can't he do it?"
Aurora thought for a moment and said, "Although he has received the Blazing Sun Spirit's favor, whether he can receive the Sun God's favor still needs to be tested."
Dark's heart stirred as he asked, "How do we test it?"
Aurora said, "It's very simple. Just kneel before the statue and pray in your heart for its favor. If the Sun God looks kindly upon you, you'll receive a response."
Praying to the gods, offering supplications to the gods.
Since ancient times, this had generally been how humans communicated with gods.
In the era when gods walked the mortal world, the prayers and supplications of the devout could truly reach the gods' ears. Even from thousands upon thousands of miles away, they could still draw a god's attention.
And if that god happened to be in a sufficiently good mood, or had a favorable impression of you,