Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: Starting with a Bond to God King Tang San

Chapter 157 The First Test of the God of Life

Deng Mu looked at Tang Ya and said, "Sister Xiao Ya, I won't be going back to school for a while. I want to travel around and complete part of the divine test."

Tang Ya was stunned by Deng Mu's words.

Divine Exam?

She had read in a book before that when a god chooses someone, he will send down a divine test, and whoever passes the test can become a god.

This made Tang Ya extremely excited, as returning to the peak of the Tang Sect was not a difficult task.

After hugging and kissing Deng Mu, Tang Ya's face was full of surprise and anticipation. She excitedly said, "Little Mu, this is a tremendous opportunity! You must seize it!"

Deng Mu patted Tang Ya's head and said, "Yes, of course. Sister Xiao Ya, let's go back to the hotel and get some rest."

Tang Ya nodded obediently and returned to the hotel with Deng Mu.

Throughout the journey, she kept imagining the various scenes after Deng Mu passed the divine test and became a god. A faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips, and her eyes were full of longing.

After returning to the hotel, Deng Mu and Tang Ya quickly washed up.

Tang Ya looked at Deng Mu somewhat embarrassed and said, "Xiao Mu, hasn't it been a long time since we...?"

Hearing Tang Ya's words, Deng Mu understood what Tang Ya meant and tackled her to the ground.

Though born delicate and pampered, she could only manage a smile, not a tear.

……

The next day at noon, sunlight streamed into the room through the cracks in the window.

Deng Mu woke up first and looked at Tang Ya, who was still sleeping beside him. Her face had a blush of satisfaction on it, and her hair was scattered messily on the pillow, making her look exceptionally beautiful.

Deng Mu's gaze softened, and he gently brushed away the stray hairs from Tang Ya's forehead, placing a tender kiss on her forehead, his heart filled with affection.

After a while, Tang Ya slowly opened her eyes and saw Deng Mu staring at her. Her face immediately turned red, as if she remembered everything that had happened last night. She buried her head in the quilt shyly.

Seeing this, Deng Mu couldn't help but chuckle softly. He reached out and pulled the blanket up, saying with a smile, "Sister Xiaoya, this has happened several times already, are you still shy?"

Tang Ya peeked out from under the covers, gave Deng Mu a reproachful look, and muttered softly, "It's all your fault..."

Before he could finish speaking, he couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

The two cuddled in bed for a while longer before getting up to wash up.

After washing up, Deng Mu accompanied Tang Ya out for a while, bought some food, and then put Tang Ya in the carriage.

"Alright, you can go and complete the divine test now."

As Deng Mu spoke, he walked out of Tiandou City.

Upon arriving outside Tiandou City, Deng Mu underwent the first of the Nine Trials of Life.

The next second, Deng Mu was teleported to a mysterious forest.

The moment Deng Mu arrived at the mysterious forest, he was stunned by the strange sight before him.

The dense, almost tangible, primordial energy of heaven and earth permeated the air, distorting and refracting the light to form a colorful halo.

Tall, ancient trees intertwine, vines meander like giant pythons, and the ground is covered with thick moss, emitting a faint glow.

Knowing that time was of the essence, Deng Mu dared not delay and quickly found a quiet place to sit cross-legged and begin to meditate.

He cleared his mind of distractions and allowed his spiritual energy to spread out like fine threads.

At first, everything seemed peaceful, but soon after, strange sounds began to emanate from the forest, like the low growls of wild beasts or whispers of people in the shadows.

Deng Mu's mental energy was as fine as spider silk, yet he sensed a disturbance in this strange sound, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

He frowned slightly, but did not open his eyes. Instead, he focused more intently on capturing the energy fluctuations behind these sounds.

Just then, a foul gust of wind swept in from behind. Deng Mu suddenly opened his eyes and moved to the side like lightning.

A giant python, as thick as a water bucket, leaped out of the darkness, its fangs gleaming coldly, venom dripping from its tips, corroding small pits in the ground.

When Deng Mu tried to use his soul skills, he found that he couldn't use them for the time being, but his physical strength was not sealed.

Deng Mu dodged to the side, keeping a close eye on the giant python's movements.

The giant python missed its attack, then suddenly twisted its body, its thick tail like a giant steel whip, sweeping towards Deng Mu with a whooshing sound.

Instead of retreating, Deng Mu charged forward towards the tail. Just as he was about to be hit, he pushed off the ground with both feet, leaping high into the air like a cannonball. At the same time, using the momentum of the rise, he gathered strength in his right fist and slammed it hard at the python's vital spot.

Deng Mu's punch, imbued with a portion of his power, landed squarely on the giant python's vital spot.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

In an instant, the air seemed to be compressed by an invisible force, producing a muffled explosion.

The giant python's body, as thick as a bucket, suddenly stiffened. Its vertical pupils, which had been flashing with ferocity, instantly dimmed. Its massive body, like a piece of rotten wood, crashed straight to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

At this moment, Deng Mu discovered something: the giant python did not have any spirit rings, which meant that this was not Douluo Continent.

Deng Mu landed steadily and returned to the meditation spot. He sat cross-legged again, trying to block out all external interference and devote himself wholeheartedly to the connection with the energy core of the forest.

As his spiritual power spread once more, he seemed to merge into the lifeblood of this forest.

The sounds of flowing water, crawling insects, and rustling leaves in the wind all became part of his perception.

Suddenly, a strange fluctuation came, carrying an ancient and mysterious aura. Deng Mu keenly sensed that this was likely the key clue he was looking for.

He followed this fluctuation, traversing the complex energy turbulence in the spiritual world.

The scene before my eyes became increasingly bizarre, with various colors intertwining to form a series of dreamlike and fantastical images.

Finally, amidst a halo of soft green light, he saw the outline of a gigantic Tree of Life.

The moment Deng Mu's spiritual power touched the outline of the giant Tree of Life, a powerful counterforce struck, like a raging tsunami, threatening to completely overwhelm his consciousness.

However, with the system in place, this counterforce was transferred to Tang San.

Once again, he carefully extended his spiritual energy toward the core of the Tree of Life.

This time, there was no strong resistance, and his mental power flowed smoothly into the energy core of the Tree of Life.

As he deeply merged with the core of the Tree of Life, a series of breathtaking images flashed through Deng Mu's mind.

He witnessed this forest emerge from barrenness, the first sapling breaking through the soil, and through countless years of trials, gradually multiplying into this vast and boundless forest; he witnessed the rise and fall of various creatures in the forest, struggling for survival and striving to reproduce, together composing a magnificent symphony of life.

During this process, Deng Mu's understanding of life reached an unprecedented level.

(End of this chapter)