Translator: CinderTL
"Three minutes?"
"That's far too long," Jiang Ye muttered, shaking his head as he surveyed the battlefield littered with corpses.
With his current strength, crushing these peer-level experts was effortless.
This wasn't just because Jiang Ye had reached the Late Stage Fourth Breakthrough.
It was also due to his spear technique!
During the last great battle, Jiang Ye thought to himself, after plundering Hei Tianjue's cultivation insights, my spear technique has already touched the threshold of divine-grade.
But I haven't had time to fully digest them in the past ten days.
Otherwise, I'd be even stronger now. Jiang Ye gazed at the long spear in his hand.
For the past ten days, he had been diligently cultivating the True God Manual.
As time passed, the effects of the Myriad Spirits Black Crystal would gradually diminish, so Jiang Ye had to seize the opportunity.
Consequently, he hadn't had time to refine Hei Tianjue's cultivation insights.
Yet Jiang Ye sensed that once he refined those insights, the Luoshen Spear would undergo an unprecedented metamorphosis.
"Is the trial over?" Jiang Ye looked ahead.
Whoosh~
The corpses on the ground rapidly dissipated, dissolving into nothingness.
Immediately afterward,
Test Complete
A subtitle appeared.
Rumble~ The surrounding scenery abruptly transformed.
Jiang Ye felt his consciousness sink, then plunged into a deep stupor.
A short while later,
Swish! Jiang Ye's eyes snapped open.
He stood within a magnificent, golden palace.
At the palace's depths, a towering statue of a Divine being loomed, as vast as the sky itself, radiating supreme majesty and divine sanctity.
The moment Jiang Ye appeared,
he felt an immense pressure bearing down on his shoulders, as if forcing him to kneel.
"Pilgrim, walk with devotion," a majestic voice boomed. "Worship me. One bow for each step, with unwavering sincerity, and you shall receive the Divine's blessing."
The voice was overwhelmingly grand, carrying a trace of divine authority that cleansed the soul and shook the very Sea of Consciousness Space.
Upon hearing it, one couldn't help but feel an overwhelming urge to prostrate oneself in devout worship.
"One step, one bow?" Jiang Ye looked up, his face devoid of any reverence.
If it were anyone else—even a fifth breakthrough powerhouse—they would have been compelled to kneel and worship under the baptism of this "divine sound."
But Jiang Ye?
The divine sound did stir an impulse within him, urging him to kneel in devout submission.
But he resisted.
The moment he stepped into the palace, Jiang Ye sensed its artificial nature.
Though the palace appeared remarkably real, it was riddled with flaws—flaws so subtle that even a fifth breakthrough expert would struggle to detect them.
But who was Jiang Ye?
Every night, he underwent illusionary realm examinations on the first level of the Martial Dao Heavenly Ladder, giving him an unparalleled understanding of illusions.
"Break!" Jiang Ye took a decisive step forward.
With that single stride, the surrounding illusion shattered like glass. The palace, the divine statues—everything dissolved into the wind.
"They said the test was over, yet here comes another illusionary trial."
"Truly insidious," Jiang Ye shook his head with a wry smile.
If it had been anyone else, they might not have realized the truth in time.
Without a doubt, if Jiang Ye had succumbed to his inner impulse and knelt in worship, he would have failed the Divine Temple's trial.
Soon after.
Whoosh!
Jiang Ye's figure materialized in a vast, empty hall.
"The trial isn't over yet?" Jiang Ye looked around in confusion.
Suddenly,
Whoosh! The void before him twisted and distorted.
Then, a colossal figure emerged.
The figure stood ten meters tall, yet its features bore no discernible differences from those of Blue Star humans.
"Trial-taker Jiang Ye," the colossal figure said with a smile. "Congratulations on passing all the examinations. You may now enter the Divine Temple."
"I passed?" Jiang Ye's eyes widened in disbelief.
Could this still be an illusion?
His skepticism was understandable.
The hall was utterly plain and unadorned, completely devoid of any divine trappings. It looked nothing like a temple.
Even the palace from the previous illusionary realm had seemed more like a "Divine Temple" than this place.
"The illusionary realm trial has concluded."
The towering figure seemed to sense Jiang Ye's thoughts, smiling slightly. "This is where the civilization temple resides."
"Of course, there are many civilization temples scattered throughout the Star Realm Sea."
"This is merely one of them," the figure added.
As he spoke, the figure extended a hand.
"Whoosh!"
Jiang Ye felt the 308 civilization fireseeds within his Sea of Consciousness Space, as if drawn by an invisible force, spontaneously fly out.
Seeing this, Jiang Ye finally understood.
He had passed all the trials and truly entered the Divine Temple!
Otherwise, the figure wouldn't be able to demonstrate such power.
Soon, 308 crimson vortices floated within the grand hall.
"You've collected 308 fireseeds?" the figure remarked, his tone tinged with surprise. "No wonder you were brought here to me."
Jiang Ye's heart stirred.
Judging by the figure's tone, he must be a remarkable individual, holding a high position among the many Divine Temples in the Star Realm Sea.
"Senior," Jiang Ye said, cupping his hands in a respectful bow, "may I ask who you are?"
"You need not know my name."
"I am the master of this Divine Temple," the towering figure said calmly. "For millennia, you are the first to reach this place."
"The first?" Jiang Ye's heart stirred.
Though he topped the bounty list with a value of two thousand, historically, many others should have achieved similar bounties. After all, the gap between invincible and non-invincible dao bones was vast, and with relentless slaughter, reaching a bounty of two thousand was possible.
So, my teleportation here must be due to the number of civilization fireseeds I've collected, Jiang Ye realized.
If not for Bai Gui's guidance, I would never have found so many civilization fireseeds, he thought, nodding inwardly.
"Young one," the towering figure continued, "your presence here proves that your innate talent, strength, and all other aspects of your Dao Bone Aptitude are among the highest tier."
"This is the Divine Temple's reward for you."
"You may choose one item from among these." With a wave of his hand, the figure conjured a dazzling array of treasures, each radiating an alluring aura as they floated before Jiang Ye.
"What are these?" Jiang Ye asked, his face blank with confusion.
He didn't recognize a single one of the treasures.
"This is the Soaring Dragon Divine Stone, capable of reshaping innate aptitude."
"This is the Primordial Chaos Divine Lotus, which enhances comprehension and drastically accelerates cultivation speed."
"This is the Azure Heaven Divine Jade, which can transform into a divine-grade shield, protecting you from any attack below the Divine realm. Its effect is limited to a single use and can only be activated after your third breakthrough."
"This is the Primordial Chaos Divine Pearl, capable of repairing and strengthening your Martial Dao Foundation, including the Guanyuan Acupoint, sea of consciousness, and even your innate aptitude."
"And this is..." The towering figure continued, introducing each treasure one by one.
The more Jiang Ye heard, the more his heart pounded with shock.
Though the towering figure's explanations were brief and concise, Jiang Ye understood the treasures' true value. Any single one of them, if revealed, would ignite a frenzy even among first-tier civilizations!
"Alright," the towering figure said calmly. "That concludes the introductions. Choose."
"Can I only choose one?" Jiang Ye couldn't help but swallow nervously.
"Yes," the towering figure nodded. "According to the rules, you may select only one."
(End of the Chapter)
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