Chapter 377

On the other side, Tang Wulin opened his eyes and found the scene before him somewhat familiar.

Isn't this Shilake Academy? How did he end up here?

Just then, that mysterious voice sounded in his ear.

""Due to your overly greedy performance when answering sincerely, the difficulty of the third trial has increased. Next, we will control you in an illusion where you must kill your loved ones; if you can break free of the control before slaughtering everyone in the academy, you will pass the assessment.""

As soon as the voice fell, Tang Wulin felt his body move on its own, charging forward.

After trying to stop his steps and realizing he truly could not control his body, Tang Wulin's heart went numb.

If he could control his body now, he would surely involuntarily shout out a furious curse at the voice issuing the task.

He immediately realized that the reason for this task lay in his answer during the first stage.

Since he cannot make a choice between kin and beloved, the trial tests whether his feelings for his friends and loved ones are truly that deep.

What a sickening taste! Whoever devised this trial must have no kin; his inner roar cannot affect his flesh, and Tang Wulin still cannot control his body.

He quickly arrived at the gate of Shilake Academy and stood before the two guards.

Seeing him, the two guards showed delighted expressions, preparing to greet him, but a flash of golden light struck and they were shattered into pieces.

Tang Wulin instantly felt a wave of nausea rise from within his body, making him want to retch uncontrollably.

He knew both guards, though he couldn't recall their names; they would greet each other when they met.

As a result, they died at his hands.

Although he knew it was all an illusion, the realistic sensation made his heart tremble uncontrollably.

Stop! Stop! Quickly stop! Yet his body ignored his thoughts and continued rushing swiftly into the academy's interior.

Passing underclassmen—kill!

Encountering teachers and classmates—kill!

Even unknown staff—kill!

Soon, Tang Wulin's body was smeared with blood, yet he still could not break free from the control of the Qiankun Asking Love Valley.

This can't go on! Tang Wulin quickly realized that.

He barely restrained his anxious feelings, desperately trying to calm himself.

After all, this trial is clearly the Qiankun Asking Love Valley's revenge on him; that fellow obviously won't let him escape control so easily, so he must not fall into their trap.

What he should consider is how to step outside the system and break free of their control in a way they never anticipated.

Soon, Tang Wulin recalled Ilex's words before entering the valley.

""Do you know why your and that old man's spiritual power cannot spread in this valley? It's because these mists are actually mixed with the aura of divine sense and divine power, and also because Huo Yutong's spiritual power has already, to a certain extent, sublimated into divine sense, allowing her detection range to be this great; otherwise, with your current strength, ten meters would probably be your limit.""

Now recalling those words, it's easy to infer that the divine power and divine sense aura in the valley come from the Qiankun Asking Love Valley.

From this perspective, since Huo Yutong's spiritual detection can, due to possessing divine sense, somewhat resist divine sense shielding, could he also achieve something similar?

Thinking this, Tang Wulin took a deep breath in his mind and then sank his consciousness into the Sea of Spirit.

When his consciousness fully sank into the Sea of Spirit, his whole body couldn't help but stiffen for a moment.

His Sea of Spirit remained as before, composed of gray-green hues.

However, differently, above his Sea of Spirit there was a splendid color suppressing his spiritual power.

""Is this the Love God's divine sense? Tang Wulin narrowed his eyes, controlled the divine sense within his spiritual power, and slammed it upward.""

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""Ah!""

""What's wrong, Rongrong?""

The beautiful woman furrowed her brows, somewhat puzzled, and said: ""How strange, why does this kid have divine sense?""

The man smiled faintly.

""He possesses the power of the Golden Dragon King; having divine sense is quite normal.""

The woman shook her head sharply.

""That's not the issue!""

She brought her hand to her mouth, incredulous, and said: ""His divine sense actually contains the aura of the Life Goddess!""

""Oh?""

The man's eyes instantly lit up.

""This is great news.""

The woman asked:

""San Ge, do you want to extract this life divine sense as well?""

The man chuckled.

""Of course, but I don't intend to use it; I plan to store it away.""

Regardless of whether the life aura in his divine sense is truly related to the Life Goddess, since it bears her aura and the possessor of this divine sense also has the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, he can use it to his advantage at a critical moment.

Imagining the expressions of those good people who believe in the Life Goddess's benevolence when they hear that she secretly uses the Golden Dragon King's power behind the scenes makes him feel pleased.

The Life Goddess, who holds compassion as her creed, likely has no resistance to such rumors; he might seize the opportunity to control this public opinion and influence the forces of the God of Destruction.

If he could defeat the God of Destruction in this way, that would be perfect.

But that's basically impossible.

The man shrugged and asked: ""How is the situation now? Will he break free of your control?""

The woman shook her head lightly.

""No, but doing this would be taxing for me; I couldn't spare energy for other things, after all I can only project a mere thread of myself.""

From the start, she never intended for Tang Wulin to survive the third trial alive, so the test she set is naturally impossible to pass.

Even if she could only muster a tiny fraction of her power, no one on the Douluo Continent could break free of her control, for spiritual power offers virtually no resistance before divine sense.

She never expected that Tang Wulin actually possessed divine sense, which caused her considerable trouble; although it wasn't to the point of being unable to control him, it was still quite arduous.

The man asked concernedly, "What is the situation now with the others who entered the valley?"

The woman glanced at her glasses and replied, "Most of them have just barely passed the second trial."

The man said decisively, "Don't worry about them for now; suspend their trials. At the moment, nothing is more important than the Golden Dragon King's affair. Rest assured, I'll have it settled here soon."

"Good."

The woman nodded and then began to operate as the man had said.

The man then redirected his focus back to that vast plaza.

Looking at the girl before him whose gaze was already somewhat scattered, he revealed an excited smile.

The show is about to begin.

By the way, I was busy writing the side story during the day yesterday, and I had to catch up on homework at night, so I didn't update.

The side story takes place between chapters 271 and 272 (those who understand, understand), it's ten thousand words long, and I've put it in the 'Tang Huo Happy Life' group; those who want to read can help themselves.

Tonight, there are likely a few more updates to come.

(End of chapter)