Nine Trials, Eight Trials

Xiao Wu's sense of righteousness is the core of the team composition.

"You!" The male deacon's face darkened, and he subconsciously took a step forward.

The two people's nonchalant attitude towards the test seemed to anger him, and an invisible pressure emanated from him, making the surrounding air seem to freeze for a moment.

The female deacon stretched out one arm, blocking the three of them.

"Qing Heng!" Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a sense of restraint.

The male deacon, referred to as Qing Heng, paused, realizing that he had been somewhat out of line.

He took a deep breath, stepped back to his original position, crossed his arms, and stopped looking at the two of them.

The female deacon turned around, her tone much gentler than the male deacon's, carrying a sincere apology. "I'm very sorry, you two Soul Master from the Douluo World. The rules of the Goddess of Life's God Trial are indeed as such—"

She looked at Wang Xingyu, "However, you have your reasons. Perhaps I can ask the High Priest."

Her words clearly indicated that she agreed with Wang Xingyu's statement, or at least was willing to try to advocate for him.

Upon hearing this, the male deacon standing behind, Qing Heng, frowned even more deeply, "Lingxi?"

He felt it wasn't worth the trouble for two outsiders who didn't respect the test.

Qing Heng, Lingxi —these names sound like something out of a novel to Wang Xingyu.

However, if I can participate, I will definitely give it my priority. After all, I've gone through so much trouble, it would be a waste to just leave like this.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Steward."

Lingxi nodded, and was about to turn around when she suddenly stopped.

Not only her, but Qing Heng's steps also froze on the spot.

An ancient voice came from the Ancient Tree of Life behind the two of them. It wasn't loud, but it pierced through the layers of the canopy, and each word was steady and long.

"Both of them are eligible to participate in the assessment."

Qing Heng turned around abruptly, his expression shifting from impatience to disbelief.

He opened his mouth as if to ask something, but didn't say anything. Instead, he leaped into the air and soared towards the top of the Ancient Tree of Life.

Wang Xingyu and Xiao Wu looked at each other, still not understanding what had happened.

Lingxi's surprise flashed across her face for a moment, then she smiled.

She nodded slightly to the two of them, her tone genuinely pleased. "That was the High Priest's voice just now. Congratulations, you two are now eligible to participate in the assessment."

The two were stunned for a moment before they reacted. They looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. Although they didn't know why, who cares!

He then raised his palm.

Shoot!

"Yay!"

"Gentlemen, please come this way."

Lingxi led the two around the massive trunk of the Ancient Tree of Life to the side.

Beneath the towering canopy of the ancient tree, a small tree grew—a head taller than Wang Xingyu, with tender green leaves. Compared to the giant tree behind him that seemed capable of piercing the sky, it looked like a seedling that had only grown a few years ago.

"This is a branch of the Ancient Tree of Life." Lingxi gestured, "Place your palms on it, and it will automatically assess the intensity of your test."

Wang Xingyu raised his right hand, and the Blue Silver Tree Martial Soul in his palm appeared on its own without his control. A Blue Silver vine stretched out from the Blue Silver Tree and actively reached towards the direction of the Ancient Tree of Life.

It's not him controlling it—it's the Blue Silver Tree moving on its own.

A vine also drooped down from the Ancient Tree of Life, and the two vines Entanglement in mid-air.

The next moment, a branch on the Ancient Tree of Life lit up.

First it was white light, then it turned yellow light, and before the yellow light lasted for more than a few seconds, it turned into black light.

Lingxi stood quietly to the side, watching without any surprise.

She could sense the rich life force emanating from Wang Xingyu. The Black Level Assessment was as expected; now it was just a matter of how many Black Level tests he would take.

Finally, the black light stabilized. Lingxi nodded slightly. "Black Level Five Trials. Not bad, the same as my test back then."

Only at the Black Level Five Trials.

Wang Xingyu silently recited the result to himself.

Or is it simply a matter of lacking talent?

However, in the original novel, Zhu Zhuqing also Black Level Five Trials on Sea God Island —her talent of catching up from the third level of innate Soul Power to the same level as the seventh level of innate Soul Power was not in vain, so her efforts over the years were not wasted.

But we can't stop yet!

Wang Xingyu didn't retract his hand. A new vine sprouted from his palm, wrapped around his wrist, and actively entwined around Xiao Wu's arm beside him.

"Xiao Wu, Martial Soul Fusion."

"Good!"

The two of them naturally couldn't use the Son of Blue Silver —without Tang San present, that humanoid form simply couldn't be formed.

However, their Martial Soul can temporarily merge.

When the three people's Martial Soul merge into one, their talents also become integrated, not evenly distributed, but superimposed. Although there is an upper limit, it is still higher than that of an individual.

At this moment, the Soul Power within the two of them had also formed a bridge.

Lingxi's pupils dilated slightly.

The branch on the Ancient Tree of Life that was emitting black light changed, as if it had been relit by some deeper force, with a wisp of red light seeping out from within the black light.

The red light is a sign of a stable succession to the high priesthood—the red light on the branches grows stronger and brighter, then suddenly trembles, completely engulfing the black, and green peeks through the red light.

Lingxi's face finally showed undisguised shock.

She had never seen green light before.

The branches beside it also began to light up one by one, one, two, three, the green light spreading from the first branch to the second and third, the entire Ancient Tree of Life was glowing.

If you count carefully, there are exactly nine branches shining at the same time.

Even the Ancient Tree of Life that soared into the sky nearby flickered a few times.

"Holy crap!"

Nine Trials – The Goddess of Life Nine Trials! That means you can truly inherit the Goddess of Life!

However, the green light was unstable.

It began to flicker, like a flame being blown by the wind, and then it started to recede.

One by one, the branches went out, until finally, only the first branch remained, still glowing.

Wang Xingyu stared blankly at him.

???

The green light had faded into red, but the red light stabilized and didn't fade further; it just shone quietly, without moving an inch.

Xiao Wu's eyes widened as she pointed at the red branch, then turned to Lingxi and asked, "Is this not broken? How come the color can fade back by itself?"

Lingxi shook her head, her surprise no less than the two others. "I don't know either. It's currently the Red Level Eight Trials —you are now confident in inheriting the Life High Priest."

Red Level Eight Trials.

Although it wasn't as exaggerated as the entire tree emitting green light just now, it was still a test at the High Priest level, something that only happened once every few thousand years in her memory.

Wang Xingyu stared at the branch emitting red light. Why was it moving backward?

Why can't we utilize Xiao Wu's talent?

Or, it might be because only a portion can be borrowed, thus reaching the Red Level.

Goddess of Life, this path is blocked...

What will happen next?

Is he destined to become a god, just like Xiao Wu, and become the Asura Sword Sheath?

Wang Xingyu shook his head, "No, no!"

Or should we use connections to get Tang San a position like Tree God after he becomes a god?

Or they might use faith to become gods and Self-Created Godhood.

Wang Xingyu thought of Li Ping'an and Li Yunzheng, the uncle and nephew.

Changing the world, perhaps, is also an option.

The two Entanglement vines slowly separated.

The Blue Silver Tree withdrew its palm, and the vines of the Ancient Tree of Life also retreated into the depths of its canopy.

The moment the vine separated, a tiny green seed drifted down from a gap in the tree canopy and hovered steadily in front of Wang Xingyu.

"What is this?" Wang Xingyu asked curiously.

Lingxi stared at the seed, her face equally blank.

She had never seen it either.

Xiao Wu curiously leaned closer, "Are we going to plant a tree? By the way, what was that green light we just saw?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the green seed flew directly into Wang Xingyu's forehead.

He was slightly startled, his vision was swallowed by a lush green, and when he opened his eyes again, he was standing in an unfamiliar space.

There was nothing around, just emptiness and boundless expanse.

Only the green seed in front of me floated quietly, emitting a faint and gentle light.

Wang Xingyu looked around, and just as he turned around, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

It was a gentle female voice.

Hello, traveler from another world.