The instant the voice fell, an eerie purplish-black glow flickered between Dugu Chen's brows.
The numb, tingling sensation spreading through his body made Dugu Chen let out a relieved groan. To him, this power could hardly be called pleasant.
Yet the Evil God's Power merging into his body brought him strength beyond anything he could have imagined.
"Ah—"
Dugu Chen's eyes suddenly erupted with dazzling purplish-black divine light. At that moment, his entire aura brimmed with sinister energy as the Evil God's Power completely entered his body, continuously strengthening the compatibility between his physical form and that evil aura.
Half an hour later.
The evil aura around Dugu Chen gradually dissipated, and his eyes returned to their original color.
"Phew—"
"The Evil God's Power is truly powerful. This is energy from an entirely different dimension. With my current physical strength, I can only slowly adjust to it bit by bit."
Dugu Chen bared his teeth and forcibly suppressed that strange sensation.
However, before he could adapt to this brand-new body, the deep and majestic voice rang out once more:
"Second Trial of the Evil God's Nine Trials: kill ten thousand Fallen Ones. Upon passing the trial, Evil God Affinity will increase by ten percent, and you will gain mastery of Evil Power."
"Failure of the trial means annihilation!"
Seeing the contents of the Evil God's Second Trial, Dugu Chen sighed inwardly. So it was just as I expected!
The First Trial had required him to kill one thousand Fallen Ones, while the Second Trial required ten thousand.
When it came to the Third Trial, would it increase to one hundred thousand?
Did the entire City of Slaughter even have one hundred thousand Fallen Ones? Or, for that matter, one hundred thousand people?
"No matter what, I have to complete the