Douluo Continent: The World Shines with Stars

Chapter 74 The First Test

Looking at the gate in front of him, Xu Mingxi had some guesses about the situation in Sun and Moon Town. Presumably, this was a test prepared by the gods, and the whole town was originally an illusion.

The group exchanged glances, and Xu Mingxi took the lead, heading towards the vortex.

But the moment Xu Mingxi stepped into the vortex, the gate suddenly disappeared. The three elders looked at the vanished Xu Mingxi and the gate, their expressions changed, and then they sighed. In the end, they did not have this opportunity.

The three built two houses nearby, where they would wait until Xu Mingxi reappeared, or until they met their demise.

Just as Xu Mingxi stepped into the vortex, at the deepest part of the Sun Moon Empire's secret vault, a token suddenly began to emit light, one side with a sun pattern and the other with a silver moon pattern.

The Soul Masters guarding the treasure vault immediately reported the matter, and two titled figures from the Sun and Silver Moon royal families were dispatched together. This was the deepest hidden force of the Sun and Moon royal family.

They stared excitedly at the lit token before them, their eyes revealing a hint of faith. Their aged hands trembled as they tried to touch the token, but before they could, they were repelled by the interwoven gold and silver light, causing them to sigh deeply.

Emperor Xu Zilong of the Sun and Moon Empire arrived. Upon seeing the profound foundations of the two lineages of Sun and Silver Moon, he first frowned slightly before looking at the token and asking what had happened.

"At your age, instead of enjoying your retirement in the clan's territory, you two have attracted attention with this little commotion in the secret vault."

"Xu Zilong, you...."

"Your Majesty, it's not that we want to interfere with your management of the Sun Moon Empire, but what's behind this token is far too important."

"Oh, how come I didn't know there were such treasures in this secret vault that you value so highly?"

The silver-robed elder stopped the gold-robed elder from lashing out, looked at the person in front of him whom none of them had thought highly of, but who had ultimately become the emperor's descendant, and shook his head.

It was indeed their fault back then. After the little guy's parents died, he lived a very difficult life in the family for two or three years. No one expected that he would be able to awaken the legendary martial soul of the Xu family, the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon.

"Your Majesty, this token was passed down from the earliest ancestor of my Xu family. It is said to be related to a legendary deity. When the token lights up, it may mean that someone has received the deity's inheritance. You should take it seriously."

The two old men left, leaving Xu Zilong standing there alone, his eyes dark and unreadable, lost in thought.

……

"Sister, he's gone in."

"So what? There's still an assessment waiting for him inside."

"Are we just going to ignore the younger generation of our elder brother's family?"

"We've already given them the Sun Martial Soul and the Silver Moon Martial Soul. What more do they want? As long as the two of us are alive, they will not perish. Whether they prosper or decline is up to them."

……

Xu Mingxi stepped into the black vortex and felt a dizzying sensation. When she woke up again, she was in a valley filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Looking up, the sun and the silver moon appeared at the same time, their heads covered in red clouds, like a beautiful twilight moment.

"Challenger, welcome to Sun and Moon Valley. Complete the subsequent levels, and you will get what you want."

Suddenly, a figure dressed in a silver hooded robe appeared before Xu Mingxi, the gold patterns on the robe shimmering in the sunlight. "Senior, this is the place where the gods inherit their legacy."

"Yes, I am the high priest here. If you can make it to the end, you will have the opportunity to meet the Sun God and the Moon God."

Xu Mingxi's heart burned with excitement. The mark in his spiritual sea indeed pointed to the inheritance of the gods, and two of them at that. However, he quickly calmed down. Although the inheritance was good, he still had to get his hands on it first. The inheritance of the gods was not without danger.

"Senior, what should I do?"

"Come with me."

A golden light appeared in the high priest's hand. He casually made a swipe on the open ground in front of him, and a spatial passage instantly appeared. Behind the passage was complete darkness. The high priest went in first, and Xu Mingxi followed without hesitation.

As soon as she entered, Xu Mingxi knew that the High Priest had not deliberately concealed the view behind the spatial passage; rather, it was pitch black behind her.

The high priest raised his left hand, and three bright spots of light appeared on his hand—one gold, one silver, and one gold-red—slowly rotating around his left hand. This was the only light in the darkness.

"Challenger, remember these three points of light; you need to find them in this darkness."

Xu Mingxi stared at the three points of light, sensing the light of stars, moon, and sunlight within them. Before he could think further, the high priest had already thrown the points of light away, which then disappeared into the darkness.

The scene was plunged into darkness, and the high priest's figure had vanished, leaving only a single sentence behind.

"Challenger, use your senses to find them. Good luck."

Xu Mingxi floated in the darkness. He could move at will, but he couldn't see anything at all. It was pure black, more terrifying than being unable to see one's own hand in front of one's face.

Since he couldn't see anything anyway, he simply closed his eyes and sank his mind into the sea of ​​consciousness, recalling the feeling that the three points of light had given him.

Starlight, moonlight, and sunlight should be the three things Xu Mingxi is most familiar with, but he has never paid any attention to them in his daily use.

They simply treated them as a form of energy, using them arbitrarily without ever considering their characteristics or what they represented.

Xu Mingxi underwent a test in the darkness, while the three elders waited outside. Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Empire was in complete chaos.

Xu Zilong was furious when he learned that the token lighting up likely meant someone had obtained the inheritance of a god. He was clearly the most talented person on this continent and had achieved this great feat. Why didn't the god choose him?

He issued an order to all ministers, officials, city lords, and clan heads to closely monitor the surrounding area for any unusual phenomena or the appearance of anyone who is not a member of the royal family and uses the power of the sun and the silver moon.

The powerful figures in various regions were completely baffled by this order. Apart from the royal family, who else in the Sun Moon Empire could use these two types of energy? However, they had no choice but to disobey His Majesty's orders and delegated the task to their subordinates, since they didn't need to investigate personally anyway.

The final result was, of course, nothing. Xu Mingxi used the sunlight and moonlight in the testing ground of the gods, so there was no leakage. And the three elders did not know these powers at all.

However, when the Ninth Elder went out to check on the surrounding situation, he heard about this order and immediately knew that it was most likely caused by Xu Mingxi.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, the three elders only went out to purchase supplies once every six months, spending the rest of their time waiting for the black vortex to reappear.

(End of this chapter)