Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 303 Pulling out the Divine Weapon

The news of the destruction of the Heavenly Soul Empire spread throughout the entire continent in an instant, and for a time, everyone on the continent felt threatened.

However, this did not affect the two who were undergoing the divine test in the slightest.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

When Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan, who were sitting cross-legged facing each other, stood up one after the other, it also meant that Zhang Lexuan's sixth test was over.

"The Moon Goddess has passed the sixth test. Reward: 10% affinity, total affinity: 80%." The Moon Goddess's familiar voice echoed in Zhang Lexuan's mind.

Immediately afterwards, the assessment prompt sounded again: "Seventh Trial of the Moon Goddess: Pull out the divine artifact, the Moon Scepter, and gain its approval. Reward: 20% affinity."

With a wave of her jade hand, the Moon Goddess brought the four of them to another temple.

In the center of the temple is a huge platform, on which a small circular platform floats in the air. A long staircase connects the huge platform and the circular platform in the air. A silver-white scepter stands on the ground of the circular platform, exuding a sacred and pure aura.

"So that's... the Moon Scepter?" Zhang Lexuan murmured.

"Sister Lexuan, go ahead, I'll protect you," Lin Chen said softly.

"Mm." Zhang Lexuan nodded, her gaze resolute, and slowly walked towards the circular platform in the sky.

The scepter is entirely silver-white, with a long staff supporting a crescent-shaped head adorned with mysterious patterns. The outer rim of the head is decorated with numerous ornaments, making the entire scepter appear even more sacred.

Zhang Lexuan walked up to the scepter and, without hesitation, grasped the entire scepter with both hands.

A chill suddenly swept over Zhang Lexuan's entire body.

Zhang Lexuan felt as if she were being completely frozen, as if all her beautiful memories and emotions were leaving her.

Lin Chen once told him...

"Sister Lexuan, actually, gods are no different from ordinary soul masters or even ordinary people. Don't look at gods with the same filter as Shrek Academy. Gods are also humans who have become stronger and are eventually given the title. They are just stronger people, or you could say they are soul masters who are even stronger than Limit Douluo. So, if becoming a god requires the price of extinguishing all emotions and desires, then becoming a god is not so easy. Living is boring enough as it is. How can one survive without humanity? If it weren't for you, Sister Lexuan, I wouldn't even take the godhood if it were placed in front of me."

At the time, Zhang Lexuan was still somewhat skeptical, since no one had been able to become a god in the past ten thousand years, so she still had a little bit of worship for the gods.

But Lin Chen is different. As a transmigrator, he has no bias against gods. Didn't you see him bickering with Qian Renxue, a classmate in his spiritual sea, every day?

Moreover, in his previous life's world, ordinary people would be considered god-king level beings in the Douluo Continent worldview, so Lin Chen didn't have any bias towards gods.

Putting aside the perspective of a time traveler, that's impossible, because Lin Chen being a time traveler is a fact that has existed since his birth and cannot be changed; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to come to this world.

Of course, if he could become a powerful being, Lin Chen would certainly not refuse. Who could resist the allure of great power and immortality? Even though Lin Chen was a transmigrator, he was not immune to such temptations.

Now that she was about to suffer an unknown blow to her memories and emotions, Zhang Lexuan was naturally unhappy.

Unwilling to sacrifice these things to pull out the artifact, Zhang Lexuan directly mobilized her own power to resist the artifact's erosion of her memories and emotions.

However, the difference in power between the two is still too great. The Moon Scepter is, after all, a divine artifact, and is already at the divine level. Although Zhang Lexuan has a small amount of divine power, she still cannot contend with the Moon Scepter.

As Zhang Lexuan's remaining divine power was exhausted, she gradually began to fall into a disadvantageous position.

Seeing this, Lin Chen quickly circulated his soul power to merge with Zhang Lexuan's soul power, and at the same time mobilized his divine power to help Zhang Lexuan resist the erosion.

The moon goddess did not stop them, but simply watched from the sidelines.

Previously, Zhang Lexuan's sixth trial as the Moon Goddess involved cultivating a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Lin Chen. Now that the sixth trial has been successfully completed, Lin Chen can naturally mobilize his power to help Zhang Lexuan.

Whether it was pre-planned or the Moon Goddess's way of compensating Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan, Lexuan's sixth test was surprisingly easy.

With the infusion of Lin Chen's soul power and divine power, Zhang Lexuan began to resist the Moon Scepter's erosion of her feelings again. At the same time, she kept asking herself what kind of path she should take.

Gradually, a glimmer of understanding began to form in her heart.

She did not want to extinguish her humanity; she wanted to achieve divinity in her own way. Divinity does not necessarily have to extinguish so-called human desires, and a god with emotions is not necessarily weaker than a god without emotions!

"I will combine my feelings and goodwill with this divine position. Moon Scepter, rise!" Zhang Lexuan said calmly, but her tone was full of determination.

Seemingly sensing Zhang Lexuan's determination, the Moon Scepter, which was being lifted at a very slow speed, was suddenly "uprooted" by Zhang Lexuan. The sudden success also caused Zhang Lexuan to lose her balance and take a step back.

The next moment, Lin Chen appeared behind Zhang Lexuan, supported her, and at the same time transferred his soul power to her through his palm that was pressed against Zhang Lexuan's back.

After regaining her footing, Zhang Lexuan looked at the moon scepter in her hand.

The warm breath emanating from the scepter made Zhang Lexuan feel very comfortable, and her energy was being restored at an accelerated pace.

"Sister Lexuan, are you alright?"

"Mm," Zhang Lexuan nodded in reply.

"This divine artifact is the authority to attain divine status. If it is damaged, it will become very difficult for you to inherit my divine position. Back then, after being betrayed, I adopted ruthlessness as my guiding principle and embarked on the path of cultivation alone, ultimately achieving this divine status. This divine artifact was originally used by me, so it naturally inherited my ruthless attribute. Your ability to comprehend your own path shows that you have great talent, and perhaps you will surpass me in the future. Having lived for so long, I've come to realize more and more that ultimately, having feelings and loyalty is truly valuable!" the Moon Goddess said with emotion.

"Thank you, senior. I will certainly live up to the prestige of a deity," Zhang Lexuan said, holding the Moon Scepter.

The moon goddess nodded in satisfaction.

"The seventh test of the Moon Goddess: Pull out the divine artifact: the Moon Scepter. Passed. Reward: 20% affinity, total affinity: 100%"