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

Chapter 158 Rewards

He could almost hear the whispers of the leaves in the breeze, feel the activity of the microorganisms in the soil, and even have a spiritual exchange with those lively little animals.

He has become inextricably linked to the lifeblood of this forest, becoming an indispensable part of it.

When Deng Mu had completely merged with the energy core of the Tree of Life, he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze gleaming with wisdom and power.

At this moment, he exudes a unique temperament of harmonious coexistence with nature in every gesture.

The small animals in the forest emerged from their hiding places. They were no longer afraid of Deng Mu, but instead surrounded him with a sense of closeness and respect, as if they were seeing him off.

A cute little squirrel even boldly jumped onto Deng Mu's shoulder, gently brushing Deng Mu's cheek with its fluffy tail.

[The first of the nine trials of the God of Life is complete. Reward: 5% affinity with the God of Life.]

Looking at the reward for the first test, Deng Mu recalled Tang San's reward for the divine test, which was also a reward for being approachable.

It doesn't matter, as long as I complete all the divine tests.

Immediately afterwards, Deng Mu began the first of the nine trials of the God of Destruction.

Deng Mu felt a flash of light before his eyes, and his body was instantly pulled by a powerful force, causing the surrounding scenery to spin around him.

Once everything had calmed down, he found himself in that legendary land of destruction.

Everywhere you look, there are swirling vortexes of energy, and blinding lightning bolts that move like silver snakes, emitting deafening roars.

The earth was cracked, and scorching magma spewed from bottomless ravines, emitting a pungent sulfurous smell.

Deng Mu stood tall in this apocalyptic, devastated land. The raging energy vortexes, like ferocious beasts, tried to drag him into an endless abyss, but he could make these vortexes churn futilely just a few feet away from him with the aura he exuded.

Blinding lightning fell like raindrops, striking him, but it was as if it were striking an indestructible sacred mountain, only splashing up strings of silver sparks before dissipating without a trace.

He moved forward steadily, as scorching lava surged forth from the ravine, seemingly about to engulf him.

However, Deng Mu was surrounded by an invisible energy shield. The moment the magma touched the shield, it turned into wisps of smoke, and the pungent sulfur smell could not get close to him at all.

While observing his surroundings, Deng Mu pondered how to find the hidden object.

He keenly sensed that in this seemingly chaotic and devastated land, the flow of energy actually followed some hidden pattern.

Following this pattern, he arrived at a black mountain peak that exuded an eerie aura.

The mountain's surface is covered with sharp stone spikes, each gleaming with a cold light, as if telling the story of the countless lives it has destroyed.

Deng Mu raised his hand and gently stroked one of the stone spikes. His powerful spiritual energy instantly spread out, attempting to sense the situation inside the mountain.

Just then, the mountain suddenly trembled violently, and a series of low roars came from the depths of the mountain, as if a sleeping ancient beast had been awakened.

Countless black energy threads emerged from the cracks in the rocks, lunging at Deng Mu like hungry pythons.

Faced with the overwhelming surge of black energy threads, Deng Mu remained completely calm.

A dazzling light emanated from his palm, a light brimming with boundless vitality and hope, a stark contrast to the deathly stillness of the surrounding devastation.

These rays of light, like nimble sprites, drifted from Deng Mu's palm and quickly coalesced into energy spheres radiating a soft glow.

Strange runes flow across the surface of the sphere, each rune containing the secrets of creation.

With a low shout from Deng Mu, these energy spheres shot towards the black energy threads like arrows.

The moment the energy sphere came into contact with the black energy threads, something miraculous happened.

Those black threads, brimming with destructive energy, were instantly enveloped by the energy sphere, as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

Confined by the energy sphere, the black energy threads struggled wildly, seemingly unwilling to be bound by this vibrant power, desperately twisting and colliding with the inner wall of the energy sphere.

But the power of creation, like an unstoppable torrent, gradually dissolved the resistance of the black energy.

As the transformation progressed, the light inside the energy sphere became increasingly dazzling, and the originally dark energy threads were completely transformed into a pure energy flow that shimmered with a crystal-clear luster.

Deng Mu gently guided the energy sphere with both hands, and the energy sphere, carrying this newborn energy, obediently returned to his side, absorbing all of this energy into his body.

In an instant, a warm yet powerful sensation spread throughout Deng Mu's body.

At the same time, the black mountain, having lost a large amount of energy support, emitted a loud, unbearable roar.

The mountain began to collapse on a large scale, with boulders rolling down like raindrops.

Deng Mu stared intently at the core of the mountain; he knew that what was hidden was about to be revealed.

Amidst the billowing dust, a box radiating a deep, eerie light slowly emerged.

The box was surrounded by a faint, almost imperceptible, destructive power, attempting to resist external prying eyes.

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

Deng Mu stepped forward, and with a wave of his hand, the power of creation transformed into a gentle blade of light, lightly cutting through the energy confinement around the box.

The light blade collided with the power of destruction, producing a faint humming sound.

After a while, the box slowly opened, and a crystal containing pure destructive energy floated inside.

"This should be it. All we need to do is absorb the energy inside."

Deng Mu stared at the suspended crystal and took a deep breath.

The power of creation surged quietly throughout his body, forming a soft cocoon of light in his palm, slowly enveloping the crystal within.

As the cocoon of light closed, the destructive energy within the crystal seemed to sense the danger and began to surge violently, attempting to break free of the restraints.

Seeing this, Deng Mu felt that there was no major problem and began to absorb the destructive energy inside.

After a while, all the destructive energy inside the crystal was absorbed.

Deng Mu used the divine core within his body to absorb the life energy from before and the energy of this destruction, increasing the creative power within the divine core.

The moment the crystal shattered, Deng Mu returned to the outskirts of Tian Dou City once again.

[The first of the Nine Trials of the God of Destruction is complete. Reward: 5% Affinity with the God of Destruction.]

"It's all the same. Luckily, I have a lot of cheat codes, otherwise I wouldn't be able to start the Divine Trial until I reach the Title Douluo level at least."

Deng Mu looked at the prompt in front of him and muttered to himself.

After saying that, he began to examine the second of the nine trials of the God of Life, and the second trial of the God of Destruction.

[The God of Life puts the second candidate through nine trials, and he is given a second chance. He travels to the cursed Swamp of Death, using his understanding and control over life to dispel the curse and restore life to the swamp.]

[The God of Destruction's Nine Trials, the second trial: Shattering the Illusion. Upon entering the Illusion, one must, without relying on external forces, break the core energy node of the Illusion solely through one's own destructive power, thus dismantling the illusion.]

(End of this chapter)