Not all factions treat their subjects as kindly as the Four Gods Church.
The Church can only influence these perceptions, but cannot truly enforce change through its own methods.
Poverty, suffering, and oppression.
These conditions exist on some islands; this is an indisputable fact.
The God of War, as his name suggests, is the pinnacle of this realm.
He possesses countless means of fomenting war. He clearly understands how intelligent life is most easily provoked into large-scale conflict.
He knows how to transform certain areas into tinderboxes, a simple act of ignition.
Detonating them is a matter of course.
And these are the very people most easily provoked by the God of War.
The flames of war are already blazing across the Infinite Sea.
Chaos is inevitable.
Many factions are struggling to protect themselves, so what qualifications and abilities do they have to support the scars of the world?
The problem emerged.
Of course, there were also actions taken by gods like the God of Rebirth.
Some succeeded, leading to the destruction of their forces and widespread chaos.
Of course, the majority failed, and they paid a heavy price.
Looking at this information, neither Alka nor Lucilia had a good look on their faces.
This was tantamount to stepping on the accelerator on the world's destruction.
This world was accelerating towards destruction.
Before it was reborn.
"There's another piece of information not written down on paper. According to the oracle of the Four Gods, all Trial Islands have been taken over by the nearest church.
This means that, if nothing unexpected happens, your subsequent actions will be smooth sailing, allowing you to quickly collect all the Trial Towers."
Hearing this, Alka nodded.
This had been anticipated, having already learned about it during their previous conversation with the Holy Mother in the Kingdom of God, so Alka wasn't surprised.
If the Trial Tower was indeed fully collected, it would indeed greatly alleviate the pressure on the front lines.
This significant reduction in pressure on the front lines would relieve the pressure on the entire Infinite Ocean, freeing up sufficient strength to address other issues.
As for whether the Trial Tower truly had the effect they claimed, it seemed the Holy Mother and her companions had already conducted some sort of verification.
After reviewing the information, Alka stood up and said.
"Time is running out, so we won't bother you any further."
Then the three of them said goodbye and left.
They soon returned to the harbor.
There, their ship was surrounded by a large crowd, with a large number of children and adults watching.
Given its appearance, its presence was quite noticeable, which seemed natural.
"This ship is amazing! Does it belong to some Life Master?"
"It looks familiar. I remember seeing it in a picture book."
Everyone marveled at the ship's existence.
Because Alka and his crew's Sound of Dawn is itself a tree, it constantly exudes the breath of life.
It stands in stark contrast to the many surrounding ships.
Honestly, looking at the appearance of Alka and his crew's current ship, it's perfectly natural to think it's a Seed of Life ship; it's so remarkably similar.
Watching Alka and his crew approach.
A pleasant voice emanated from the Sound of Dawn.
"Is this ship yours? How impressive!" a little girl asked, looking at Alka and his crew.
Alka smiled and nodded.
"Excuse me, sir. These children are simply yearning for the throes of life," the teacher, who was probably the one with them, said to Alka with a smile.
Alka waved his hand, "That's fine."
At this moment, a tall, well-dressed man standing next to him adjusted his glasses.
He glanced at Dawn's Voice, then at Alka and the others.
"Excuse me...are you the Compass Eye Treasure Hunt?"
Alka hadn't expected someone here to recognize them, so he smiled and nodded.
The man looked only slightly surprised, while the woman he had just been standing next to looked astonished. Then her eyes fell on Julia.
He asked in a trembling voice.
"Excuse me...are you Master Julia?"
"Master?" Julia asked, puzzled.
She hadn't realized when she'd earned the title of Master.
"I've practiced your Vibrant Life Chapter. It's simply the most perfect music I've ever heard."
Hearing this, Julia seemed to understand.
Then, this slightly overzealous fan pulled Julia aside, chatting non-stop about something Alka and the others didn't know much about music.
Even the gentleman next to them, who appeared somewhat gentlemanly and respectful, occasionally chimed in. It was clear he was only appearing calm.
Observing this, Alka and Lucelia smiled, waved to Julia, and boarded the boat first.
A long time passed.
About three or four hours.
Jason and the others gradually returned.
Down below at the harbor.
The two overzealous fans were still chatting with Julia, though she seemed quite interested.
"Teacher, aren't we going back?"
A nearby child asked, tugging on the woman's hand.
Gazing at the looks of the children around him, the teacher finally came to his senses. He glanced at Julia with a troubled expression before offering an apology.
They were deeply reluctant to leave.
Before leaving, they had Julia sign their music piece.
With Julia's return, the rest of the group followed suit.
Before night fell,
Dawn's Voice left the harbor again.
Headed towards the Trial Island, where the Trial Tower stood not far away.
The journey was quick.
After only four or five days, they arrived at the island where the Trial Tower stood.
This island was no different from the other Trial Tower islands they had seen.
After so many Trial Islands, they felt they were all very similar.
Each island had a large expanse of ruined buildings in front of it. Behind the ruins lay a vast expanse of open space, and in its center stood the Trial Tower.
All the islands, without exception, were of this type.
The islands' appearance might have changed slightly since the collapse, but generally speaking, they were the same.
The remaining ruins of buildings.
A towering black tower stood in the center of the island.
A floral boat carrying plants was docked nearby.
And with them, members of the Seed of Life Church arrived and, after confirming their identities, departed by boat.
The entire process was orderly.
Arka arrived at the base of the Trial Tower.
Looking at the tower, which looked identical to the one in his own small world,
He cut and moved the elemental card he controlled, placing it in his small world.
Five nearly identical black towers already stood in his small world. When Arka placed the sixth one next to it...
The six towers formed a semicircle, arranged in an arc.
When all six towers were together, Alka could keenly sense a connection between them.
In other words, Alka had gathered half of them, seemingly giving the towers a different function.
Just as he was wondering, a faint, ethereal figure appeared in the center of the six towers.
It was a creature in elemental form.
Its form was enveloped in a golden energy, or perhaps it had already transformed into this golden energy.
The only ornamentation on its elemental form was its hands, adorned with golden rings.
He seemed somewhat surprised by his current state, glancing around.
Then he looked at Alka.
"If my guess is correct, you must be Alka?"
Although the being before him might be a manifestation of the Trial Tower, Alka nodded cautiously.
"Who are you?"
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself.
I was once the Chief Deputy of the City of Trials—the Hand of Nafutos. You can also call me Nafutos.
My current responsibilities are to oversee the Trial Temple and control the twelve Trial Towers. In general, I'm the central program of the Trial Towers."
Hearing this, Alka nodded in sudden realization.
He had heard his instructor say this before.
This Hand of Nafutos could be considered the current leader of the entire Trial.
Even the instructors now looked up to him.
"I didn't expect you'd already gathered half of them so quickly. Your efficiency is truly astonishing.
There are a total of six Trial Towers, all connected together, and they have new functions. Oh, I really miss them.
Would you like to try this new function? Don't worry, it won't disappoint you."
This Nafutos seemed very familiar with Alka.
Hearing this, Alka nodded, but said, "If you don't mind, you can wait for me. I have things to do outside."
"Of course, after becoming instructors, the last thing we lack is time. You can come anytime."
He remained there, stunned.
After keeping a careful eye on the situation, Alka left the small world.
Confirming that the entity remained where he left, he quickly returned to the ship.
Then the Voice of Dawn began. He glanced at his companions.
"Are you going to the small world? After the six Trial Towers are assembled, they gain some new features."
Hearing this, everyone immediately became interested.
Following Alka, they entered the small world.
They saw the six Trial Towers arranged in an arc, with Naphtos in the center.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting," Alka said.
"No, it's only been a short while."
Then he looked at Alka and the others beside him, Sofia, and said with a hint of surprise, "You are all formidable figures. Even in the Golden Age, you would have been renowned, your names etched in history.
It's a pity these Trial Towers weren't built for you.
So, while I'm asking you to help collect them, it won't bring you any improvement in strength."
After saying this, he turned abruptly, raised his hands, brimming with energy, and said.
"But things are different now. Although we only briefly tested this function before the Trial Towers were separated, I guarantee it will allow you to maintain your ambition now."
He spoke inexplicably, his words incomprehensible to everyone. However, they probably understood that the new function might allow them, even at the seventh stage, to conduct effective training.
As he spoke, he waved his hand. The power of the six Trial Towers began to converge, and then, a structure resembling an arena suddenly rose from beneath their feet.
It resembled the area where they had previously met the instructors in the Trial Tower.
As the area converged and rose,
the Trial Tower remained in its semicircular shape.
Naphtos stood there, arms folded, and spoke.
"This is a function that requires the convergence of all six towers. Through the power generated by the previous structure, we can resurrect the powerful enemies in your memories.
Let you once again battle the powerful foes you have deeply remembered.
Whether it's the powerful enemies in your memories, the hardships you faced in your memories, or even the battlefields you faced in your memories, all can be recreated.
You will relive the experience, fight again, and strive forward again, just as you did then."
Though the expression on his energy-made face was invisible, Alka could sense his excitement.
"Furthermore, not only your own memories, but even scenes from other people's memories can be recreated, allowing you to experience and fight them.
How about this? Cheer for this magnificent invention!"
As he spoke, applause and cheers erupted from the surroundings, sounding quite lively.
Alka could clearly see that the cheers were being generated by the man in front of him, Naphtos.
Indeed.
It's hard to judge.
"Then how do we do it?" Alka asked bluntly.
"It's simple. Just recall."
Hearing this, Alka immediately recalled.
The scene immediately shifted, forming a closed nest of flesh and blood.
And within a hollow within this nest, a man emerged.
He possessed wings made of flesh and blood.
Indeed, it was the battle Alka had just experienced, facing the body of the Newborn God.
"The Newborn God?" Naphtos asked bluntly, looking at the figure.
As someone who had survived the Golden Age, he clearly knew this god.
Then he looked at Alka and the others with his eyeless face.
"You've actually experienced a battle with the Newborn God?"
Alka briefly explained.
"Oh, I see. These damned traitors have returned at this very moment.
Everyone, I beg you to quickly gather these twelve Trial Towers. With these twelve Trial Towers, our god's will will be carried out eternally.
The unfinished power from tens of thousands of years ago will now unleash its might, striking these damned traitors hard in the face.
It's a shame I've become the control center, unable to move freely. If I had a body, I would be at the forefront and let these guys face me head-on."
The Nafutuo roared furiously.
His voice was filled with passion.
As he spoke, he wielded his energy, his hands seemingly punching.
He seemed truly a passionate man well-suited to becoming a follower of the God of Trials.
Then Alka checked the screen again, and it shifted back to the naval battle he had experienced before. Can it even simulate naval battles?
Then it simulated a scene of a group besieging the Son of the Sea God.
"Looking at it this way, this function is truly impressive," Sofia couldn't help but exclaim.
Whether it was the Son of the Sea God or this newborn god, even if they were to deal with them individually now, they would both struggle mightily.
If they could continuously battle such beings, they would truly be able to improve their own strength.
After all, a battle of the same level like this is already...
It's incredibly difficult to find, let alone fully utilize.
At this moment, Naphtos was also there, smiling.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. Even if you don't have many memories of battles against powerful enemies, it doesn't matter, because I do.
Those instructors also possess sufficient memories.
In my golden age, I was a demigod, battling numerous evils and fighting with countless heroic warriors.
My memories will surely inspire you to strive for progress."
As he spoke, his memories began to materialize.
A battlefield appeared directly before everyone.
On both sides of the battlefield, all manner of bizarre creatures were present, such as giant beasts towering a hundred meters tall.
Enemy forces numbering tens of thousands, towering seven or eight meters tall.
A variety of beasts, only seen in mythology, faced each other on this desolate land.
The forces on both sides stretched endlessly.
Powerful beings abounded, even mythical creatures stood among them.
This was clearly a battlefield of gods from the Golden Age.
Because they even saw a godlike figure in the sky.
"How is it? Is this battle enough for everyone to advance?"
Alka and the others stood still, watching the scene unfold from their memories.
Looking at the crimson sky.
Looking at the glowing figures above the battlefield—they were the gods.
Alka clearly saw the Holy Mother standing in the sky behind him.
Because this was arguably the god he was most familiar with, he couldn't be mistaken.
There were also many gods he had never seen before.
A giant dragon, as big as a mountain, soared in the sky.
This must have been a great battle from the Golden Age.
A fierce roar rang out.
The two sides engaged in direct combat.
Powerful beings clashed with each other, roiling the air and stirring the surrounding chaos.
Even the earth and sky were shattered into fragments.
"It was at this moment that I finally sang my last song.
However, I wasn't completely cleansed after that, having been severely injured and unable to fight again. That's why I ended up like this, continuing my duties."
Naphtos said with a smile.
He seemed quite satisfied with his performance in the battle and his exit.
Alka and the others watched the two sides engage.
"Do you want to join?"
Naphtos asked.
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Pororo, whose desire to fight had been aroused by the battle, spoke directly.
"I want to join."
"You just need to silently recite the word 'enter' in your mind."
As expected, Pororo immediately joined the fray.
His figure seemed like a familiar figure from memory. Honestly, his presence didn't seem out of place in the battle at all.
Then, right in front of everyone, he engaged in combat with a towering, monstrous beast.
Just two minutes into the battle, he was ambushed by a humanoid figure that appeared from nowhere.
Instantly, his body dissolved into a pulp and vanished.
Then he reappeared beside Alka and the others.
Alka looked at him.
He was probably just mentally exhausted from the recent battle, perhaps from the death.
The returning Pororo looked no different, with no wounds on his body, only panting.
His face held a lingering fear, yet also revealed a sense of relief.
"Great! This function is truly amazing."
"Haha, right? That's why I said it's a great invention."
It seemed they wouldn't have any more boring moments.