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Xu Ming easily stepped aside and saw the demonic boar slide straight down the cliff.

The demonic boar struggled fiercely and finally stopped at the edge of the cliff.

Its small eyes immediately revealed a very human-like expression of relief.

However, at that moment, a crowbar appeared silently behind it and lashed it hard across its plump rear end.

Snapped!

The immense force sent the demonic boar flying off the cliff!

Xu Ming clapped his hands, looking relaxed and happy.

This was probably his easiest victory recently; he didn't even break a sweat.

Just as Xu Ming defeated the demonic boar, in a secluded room of the Parthenon, the priestess who had previously received everyone was intently watching something in front of a huge silver mirror.

Strange images kept flashing in the mirror.

Some heroes, their bodies crackling with lightning, cleaved a group of harpies into charred remains.

Some were burly heroes who tore the giant pythons into several pieces.

Others depict fully armed heroes severing the head of a giant lion...

Chapter 536 The Goddess's Proof

These heroes who easily defeated monsters possessed various supernatural abilities, immense strength, powerful bodies, and divine weapons.

Without exception, they all possessed extremely strong combat capabilities and passed the trial with great ease.

They were worlds apart from most of the so-called heroes who participated in the trials.

"Seven, no, eight...the number is much less than before."

The priestess looked thoughtful and murmured to herself.

"Alright, that's enough. We can notify that man now..."

Just then, the image in the mirror shifted, perfectly reflecting the scene of Xu Ming striking the demonic boar on the rear with a stick, knocking it off the cliff.

"what?"

The priestess searched her memory but could not match Xu Ming's image with any famous hero.

The priestess reached out and wiped the mirror, instantly magnifying it and revealing Xu Ming's face clearly reflected in it.

His distinctive black hair and black eyes immediately caught the priestess's eye.

"A complete stranger from out of town!?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the priestess's eyes, followed by a thoughtful look in her bright gaze.

"Will he become a variable in this plan...?"

Xu Ming was unaware that he had been noticed.

In his view, the trial was so simple that there must be a lot of heroes who could pass it, so he shouldn't be considered outstanding.

However, in reality, more than a third of the heroes failed to pass the first test of their character, and many even showed their ugly side by making various disgraceful gestures towards the phantom.

In the second round, another third of them were eliminated.

When Xu Ming was enveloped in a golden light and teleported out, he found that the once bustling square had suddenly become quiet, with only a handful of twenty or thirty people around him.

Xu Ming was immediately shocked, seeing that more than half of the people had been eliminated.

This trial is clearly not difficult at all; these so-called heroes of Greek mythology are really too weak.

As it turns out, heroes are not all the same in terms of strength.

The powerful, like Hercules, could arouse the fear of the king of the gods, while the weak didn't even leave their names in mythology; they were just cannon fodder, barely stronger than cannon fodder.

Then the priestess reappeared, each of the priests beside her holding a glittering golden plate with an olive branch on it.

With a wave of her hand, the priestesses came to the heroes who had passed the trial and distributed olive branches to them.

Xu Ming naturally got one as well.

He held the olive branch in his hand and examined it carefully.

The olive branches were very tender, as if they had just been picked, but otherwise they were unremarkable.

However, when Xu Ming secretly activated his spiritual vision, he immediately discovered that a golden light was faintly flowing on the olive branch.

Then I heard the priestess's voice.

"This is proof of your bravery in passing the trial, and it is also the key to the Isle of No Return."

"Take the items blessed by the goddess and go to the seaside tomorrow night. The goddess will then send you to the Isle of No Return."

After leaving behind this ambiguous statement, the priestess glanced meaningfully at the heroes below the stage, whose expressions varied, before gracefully departing.

Xu Ming frowned slightly.

He had a feeling that the priestess's last glance at him before she left seemed to linger a little longer...

Night slowly fell.

The Athenians prepared lodgings and fine wines and delicacies especially for these heroes who had passed the goddess's trials.

"drink!"

"Truly a gift from Her Majesty the Goddess!"

"The best wine in all of Athens is indeed excellent!"

The heroes gathered together, raised their glasses, and drank heartily, their boisterous voices carrying far and wide.

As a modern person, Xu Ming was naturally not used to such a scene. After enjoying the Greek-style cuisine, Xu Ming immediately left the table and returned to his room on the second floor.

Doing so would certainly seem very antisocial, but Xu Ming and these guys were not on the same wavelength anyway, so naturally he didn't want to get mixed up together.

However, Xu Ming was still somewhat reluctant to leave after enjoying the delicious food he had just eaten.

They were warriors recognized by the goddess, so the Athenians naturally dared not neglect them and immediately offered them the finest food and wine.

The wine is grape wine, made from grapes grown on the island of Crete.

It has a unique Mediterranean climate with abundant sunshine, low rainfall, and fertile soil, similar to Xinjiang in China.

Grapes grown in this way are sweet, delicious, and of excellent quality, making them ideal for making excellent wines with a rich and aromatic flavor.

The food is Greek-style cuisine, mostly seafood cooked with olive oil and various spices.

Athens is located by the sea, and people can enjoy seafood caught by fishermen every day.

After returning to his room, Xu Ming opened the system panel.

The previous task prompts have now changed.

—Passed the Goddess Test (Successfully)

—Board the ship prepared by the goddess and set foot on the Island of No Return. (In progress)

"what?"

A hint of doubt appeared on Xu Ming's face.

Why is it listed separately when it's just going to the island by boat with a group of people?

Could it be... that we might encounter some danger during the journey by boat?

Surely no fool would dare to lay a hand on the goddess's ship?

Xu Ming couldn't help but find his own worries somewhat amusing.

At this moment, he felt the effects of the alcohol kicking in, so he stopped thinking, collapsed onto the bed, and began to fall into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, at another hotel not far from where Xu Ming was staying.

Several fully armed soldiers were sitting around a wooden table, on which were laid out drinks and food, but no one picked them up to eat.

The atmosphere at the table was very quiet.

Bah!

One of the men, a burly man wearing bronze armor and sporting a large bald head, slammed his fist on the table in front of him.

"Damn it! If it weren't for that brat, I would have passed the trial by now!"

If Xu Ming were here, he would definitely recognize this guy as Bokrissos, whom he had previously knocked to the ground with a single blow.

Obviously, the physical condition of bald people is different from that of bald people.

Some bald men can shave the earth clean with one punch, while others can't even catch a crowbar.

None of the others at the table answered. They were also failures in this trial, and most of them hadn't even passed the first stage. They were scum with neither the will nor the strength to succeed.

"I came to Athens for glory and a huge reward, how could I possibly go back empty-handed!"

Bocrius looked resentful.

"What can we do if we don't go back? Without passing the trial, we can't get the Goddess's certificate, and we can't even get to the Island of No Return."

One of the soldiers chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"Proof of the Goddess?"

Bocrius's eyes lit up, and he immediately had an idea.

Chapter 537 Uninvited Guest

Then Bocrius grabbed a short figure next to him.

"Anristotle, want to earn some extra money?"

The short man, who had been leering at the tavern waitress's swaying backside, swallowed hard and asked cautiously:

"Bocrius, do you have any advice?"

Bocrius quietly leaned close to the short man's ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"You now sneak into that kid's room and steal back the token that the goddess gave him."

"After it's done, I'll pay you five Athenian gold coins, how about that!?"

As he spoke, Bocrius held up five fingers in front of Anristotle.