Chapter 149: Strongest Divine Office!

The death of Bolukote, this Senior Minister, sent huge waves through the Patrol Realm.

The Patrol Headquarters, which originally had only two Senior Ministers, now has only Xu Shaofeng left.

Although he became a commander with no troops, the Fuyong Sect, to the Earth Civilization Autonomous Faction, was like a tumor; naturally, the fewer the better, so Xu Shaofeng actually thought Bolukote died quite well.

"Master, the Yan family in the Metropolitan Circle is investigating Bolukote's death; they are investigating you."

That afternoon, Chen Guang suddenly reminded Lin Qing.

"Oh," Lin Qing said casually, "Let them investigate. Without a shred of evidence, they can't possibly suspect I killed Bolukote."

Black Flame was created by a Level Ten ability; such a level of ability, theoretically, could not exist on Earth.

Who could have thought Black Flame had already resurrected, and moreover, was his clone?

Only a dead person can live forever.

"They indeed do not suspect you."

Chen Guang said, "The main direction of the investigation is still the Metropolitan Circle forces behind the Autonomous Faction and those extraterrestrial prisoners, after all, incidents where extraterrestrial prisoners specifically targeted and killed members of the Fuyong Sect have happened before."

Lin Qing nodded slightly.

He had considered this point, which is why he dared let Black Flame strike directly to kill Bolukote.

"However, there is still trouble."

Chen Guang said, "Based on the information I currently know and running simulations, if the situation develops further and neither the Autonomous Faction nor the Earth prisoners admit it, and no evidence is found, the Yan family and the Wisdom Star Group will certainly not let this go; in the end, they might forcibly interrogate and drag out a group of people."

She looked at Lin Qing, "Master, you will definitely be among them."

"Nothing."

Lin Qing said calmly, "As long as I obtain a Divine Office and become a Universal Citizen, the Wisdom Star Group has no right to forcibly arrest me; without evidence, they cannot touch me."

The key is the Starry Sky Divine Office.

The identity of a Universal Citizen is the first step in negotiating with these cosmic civilizations.

Chen Guang nodded slightly, "The world of Divine Office holders is the true stage of the strong in the universe."

Lin Qing also understood this point.

It's just that Black Flame only achieved a Divine Office not long ago and has always been in a hidden state, so he is not very clear about many aspects of the Starry Sky Divine Office.

For instance, he knows nothing about Holy Letters, Exclusive Divine Artifacts, Divine Skills, and so on.

On the night of October 8, Lin Qing's Divine Office trial notification finally arrived.

【Respected Elite Patrol Officer Mr. Lin Qing, after multi-party review by the Patrol Headquarters, the Star Patrol Council, and the Wisdom Star Group, a quota and entry-exit permit for entering the First Forbidden Zone have been issued to you. Please arrive at the location of the First Forbidden Zone on October 9.】

Senior Minister Xu Shaofeng also specifically called to notify him—

"Tomorrow morning, I will have Patrol Officers Tang Wanqiu and Kurvia escort you."

"Good."

Lin Qing did not refuse.

He knew that Minister Xu's doing this was normal procedure, simply to prevent those extraterrestrial prisoners from threatening and forcing a replacement to enter the Forbidden Zone in his place.

In those early years when the Wisdom Star Group first came to Earth, they did not value Earth so much; people from other civilizations could still freely enter the Forbidden Zone to obtain Divine Offices.

But later, after the Wisdom Star Group received resource favoritism from their home Yuan Chen Civilization, their power expanded rapidly, and they captured people from other civilizations, viewing them all as illegal immigrants.

Among these extraterrestrial illegal immigrants, a considerable portion had not yet managed to obtain a Starry Sky Divine Office, so they naturally wanted to obtain quotas from Earthlings.

—This was also the reason why extraterrestrial prisoners like Uriel and others targeted Lin Qing in the first place.

"Just waiting for tomorrow," Lin Qing also strongly anticipated in his heart.

Although his true strength had long surpassed that of a Patrol Officer, and he could 'summon' Black Flame, whose strength far exceeded a Senior Minister, and thus had no fear of those extraterrestrial prisoners, he did not want to expose his strength casually.

October 9, 10:00 AM.

A pure black private fighter jet rushed in from the horizon and slowly landed on the Sulot Peninsula where the First Forbidden Zone is located.

"Lin Qing, you go ahead."

"Remember, survival is the first priority; if you really cannot obtain a Rare Divine Office, forget it. Do not put too much pressure on yourself."

Patrol Officers Kurvia and Tang Wanqiu escorted Lin Qing out of the airport; before entering the Forbidden Zone's perimeter, they gave a few instructions, then watched him walk into the perimeter.

Lin Qing did not say much.

He had already guessed that the Earth Autonomous Faction was supported by big shots from the Metropolitan Circle who originated from Earth Civilization, such as Qi Lingxiao, Chu Hongjun, and others.

In the exploration of Earth's treasures and the struggle against extraterrestrial civilizations, a Rare Divine Office is essential.

Unfortunately...

No one from Earth Civilization has ever obtained a Rare Divine Office until now; only those Earthlings who are already bound to extraterrestrial civilizations have such opportunities.

"Being the first to do it isn't bad..."

With a complex mix of emotions including anticipation, anxiety, and longing, Lin Qing walked step by step through the perimeter, heading towards the First Forbidden Zone.

The First Forbidden Zone was also covered by seemingly thin, vast white mist, with a silver floating fortress suspended in the sky above.

Although the floating fortress above this First Forbidden Zone was not as massive as the fortress above the Second Forbidden Zone, it was, after all, a war machine of the Wisdom Star Group, capable of easily sweeping away everything outside the Earth's Metropolitan Circle.

Even if the strongest among the extraterrestrial prisoners, 'Bai Zhou', dared to force his way in, he would most likely perish.

Not to mention, the Overseers who guard near the Forbidden Zone year after year are also extremely powerful.

Unless a powerful expert intervened secretly, the group from the Primitive Research Institute could not have broken into the Second Forbidden Zone under the protection of the fortress and the Overseers.

"Earthling, every statue of a god within the Forbidden Zone represents a Divine Office; you only need to follow the call of the statues. However, each statue will only give you one trial opportunity, no matter how many times you enter the Forbidden Zone."

The Overseer of the First Forbidden Zone was a bald Wisdom Star Group man with three eyes, his temperament slightly sinister; his aura was so strong that it far surpassed ordinary primitive beings, likely making him a High-Level Primitive Being.

Such a powerful expert, even without obtaining a Primitive-level Divine Office, is extremely formidable; whether Black Flame's clone, burning its Black Flame, could deal with this Overseer, he had no certainty.

"I understand."

Lin Qing nodded slightly and immediately walked into the mist of the Forbidden Zone.

The gravity inside the First Forbidden Zone is also about sixty times that of Earth.

For awakened beings of weaker strength, under such high-gravity conditions, they could barely survive.

A figure emerged from the mist.

Lin Qing glanced at the towering white-golden giant statues surrounding him. "The Authority Divine Office District? It's not far from the Life Divine Office District..."

He immediately strode quickly along the dark, deep path toward the Life Divine Office District.

Divine Offices are divided into six major factions: Life, Destruction, Order, Chaos, Nature, and Authority; naturally, the Divine Offices within the Forbidden Zone are also split into six districts.

However, the First Forbidden Zone is much smaller than the Second Forbidden Zone, with an area amounting to only a few percent of the Second Forbidden Zone.

Basic Divine Offices are, after all, merely basic; their varieties are far less numerous than the derived Primal-level Divine Offices.

"Arrived."

In a short while, following the route map he had memorized in advance, Lin Qing reached the Life Divine Office District.

Life Divine Statues resembling seven-colored crystals lined both sides of the road; the vast majority stood twelve meters tall, with only a very few exceeding twenty meters.

These giant statues, obviously abnormally massive at first glance, represented rare Divine Offices.

The larger the statue, the rarer the Divine Office.

Lin Qing was not in a hurry; he advanced step by step along the road of the Life Divine Office District.

As long as the compatibility was sufficient, with a probability of over 30% for appointment, when he appeared near a statue, the Divine Office represented by that statue would naturally react.

"Voom..."

Before Lin Qing had taken a few steps, a seven-colored crystal statue nearby had already lit up, its intense radiance completely enveloping the giant statue.

He paused slightly and glanced over.

This statue was about twelve meters tall, depicting a figure in a long robe holding a long bow-like divine artifact in hand.

As Lin Qing gazed at this awakened statue, a message simultaneously surfaced in his mind.

【Life Standard Divine Office: Hunter】

"So it's this one."

Lin Qing couldn't help but smile.

The first Divine Office he learned about at the Star-Transmitting Tower was the 'Hunter'.

However, since it was merely a Standard Divine Office, he naturally looked down upon it.

Lin Qing immediately continued walking forward.

"Voom..."

"Voom..."

"Voom..."

As he stepped deeper into the Life Divine Office District, he saw statue after statue lighting up in succession.

Lin Qing was not surprised.

With his current conditions, even if he wasn't perfectly suited for many Standard Divine Offices, because he was powerful enough, forcibly taking an appointment was quite simple.

After a moment, finally, a statue about twenty-eight meters tall lit up.

【Life Rare Divine Office: Commander of Arms】

【Remaining Slots: 6/9】

Lin Qing glanced at this massive statue representing the Commander of Arms Divine Office; visible behind it floated various weapons.

He continued walking forward.

Statues representing Standard Divine Offices lit up one after another, but no statue representing a Rare Divine Office lit up again.

Lin Qing was not surprised.

It is said...

No matter how high one's talent or conditions, even if one meets the criteria for multiple Rare Divine Offices, the Forbidden Zone will only provide one Rare Divine Office, necessarily the most suitable one with the highest success rate.

Only in the event of failure could a next Rare Divine Office appear.

However, even for geniuses of the Wisdom Star, being able to awaken one Rare Divine Office statue was cause for gratitude to heaven and earth; under the even higher difficulty of a second attempt, awakening a second Rare Divine Office was simply a dream.

"What about the Hidden Divine Office?"

Lin Qing felt somewhat puzzled, but could only continue walking deeper.

On both sides of the road, massive statues over twenty meters, even thirty meters tall, constantly passed by him.

After a moment, Lin Qing had traversed the entire Life Divine Office District and arrived before the open space at the end.

The instant he stepped into this open space—

"Boom!"

A vast and majestic fluctuation suddenly erupted from nowhere, sweeping outward in all directions like a tsunami, instantly inundating the entire First Forbidden Zone.

Fortunately, only one person can enter the First Forbidden Zone at a time; otherwise, it would surely have alarmed the entire Forbidden Zone.

He saw surging energy constantly converging, gradually manifesting a colossal statue upon this open space.

Before long, a statue exceeding one hundred meters tall appeared before Lin Qing's eyes.

It was a colossal statue wearing a long robe and a mask; aside from being excessively massive, it appeared to have nothing special about it.

As the statue's radiance illuminated Lin Qing, a message simultaneously surfaced in his mind.

【Life Hidden Divine Office: God's Walk】

【Unique Divine Office of this Planet】

"It really is a Hidden Divine Office..."

Lin Qing let out a slight sigh of relief and immediately stepped forward.

After he approached the statue, beams of seven-colored light instantly enveloped him.

The surrounding space distorted accordingly, completely concealing his figure within it.

Lin Qing felt a momentary daze; suddenly, his body felt as if it had plunged heavily. Glancing around, he found himself standing on a dark red plain, with three blazing suns in the sky.

The ground beneath his feet was hard and scorching; the surface temperature was unknown, but likely several thousand degrees.

Blazing heat waves constantly surged from the distance, with the air temperature surely exceeding several hundred degrees.

The gravity here was far higher than in the Forbidden Zone, estimated to be at least 2,400 times Earth's gravity.

Even a Patrol Envoy-level cultivator, if able to survive here, would move at a pitifully slow speed.

"Not a virtual space..."

Lin Qing could feel he was in a real world, but his Tier-3 Star Battle Suit was gone, leaving only the Tier-2 Star Battle Suit he had prepared in advance.

"Just as the data said."

"The Divine Duty Forbidden Ground connects to the space of other planets; the trial will also transfer people to other locations..."

"Items or other factors that do not fit the trial also cannot be transferred along with it."

Lin Qing silently sensed the changes occurring at this moment.

The Tier-3 Star Battle Suit, the firearms carried on his person, the subspace storage equipment, and the energy shield bracelet had not been transferred over.

However, the High-Energy Cube, alloy throwing knives, and so on were still there.

Suddenly—

"Trialist."

A low, majestic voice rang out: "The trial begins in thirty seconds. Survive for one minute, and you pass the first test."

"A survival-type trial?" Lin Qing's heart stirred.

He had attempted various simulations of the Divine Walk in the Star-Transmitting Tower, so he naturally had some experience.

The next moment—

The sky suddenly darkened; countless burning meteors were seen falling from the heavens, hurtling toward the ground at terrifying speeds!

Each meteor was at least ten-plus meters in diameter; even with the density of ordinary rock, the mass must be enormous, and with such exaggerated gravitational acceleration, the kinetic energy was beyond imagination.

"So dense, such a wide range of meteors... and the gravity is this high. Dodging is too difficult; there's nowhere for me to hide."

Lin Qing immediately assessed the current situation.

Under such terrifying gravity, speed would likely be only a fraction of what it was before; with such speed, how could one hope to dodge?

"Moreover... I can only use the lightest Source Divine Weapons, otherwise I won't be able to fly at all. 'Go.'"

At Lin Qing's thought, a hazy light domain unfolded; simultaneously, streams of light flew from his body. Twelve of them transformed into twelve Source Divine Weapons, which, driven by the domain, tore through the air and charged head-on into the meteors.

Another Source Divine Weapon, resembling an electric drill, followed the direction of gravity, spinning wildly as it pierced the ground, attempting to dig a tunnel and find a hiding space.

"Clang clang clang—!"

When the twelve Source Divine Weapons collided violently with the meteors, they failed to tear the meteor apart, shedding only a few fragments.

Lin Qing was momentarily stunned.

The Source Divine Weapon piercing the ground had only managed to drill a pit the size of a thumb and a few centimeters deep.

"So solid?"

He immediately understood in his heart: "It seems I can only rely on the domain to deflect these meteors..."

A glance revealed meteors everywhere; there was nowhere to hide in the sky or on the ground, and since the meteors were indestructible, the only option was to rely on the large-scale domain to deflect them.

!.

"It seems this first stage is a test of the domain?"

While Lin Qing pondered silently, he immediately began to manipulate the domain, pressing down on the meteors from the side to alter the trajectories of those falling toward him.

However, the mass of these meteors was simply too great; they could not be stopped from falling, only slowed or deflected at best.

"This is somewhat difficult..."

With a thought, Lin Qing controlled the domain to continuously apply pressure to the falling meteors, forcing them to fall as far away as possible.

Even if the meteors were fast and heavy, as long as the domain applied a lateral force and the distance of the fall from high altitude was sufficient, the meteors could be completely deflected to other locations.

"Boom boom boom—!!"

Countless meteor-shower streaks crashed wildly into the ground, striking the solid earth nearby. The ground trembled continuously, yet only shallow craters were formed on the surface.

In a short while, the ground a hundred meters away was covered with fallen meteors.

"Why are there so many more, and why are they getting faster?"

Lin Qing felt that these meteors were becoming increasingly difficult to influence, which made him feel something was wrong.

If this continued, without sufficient distance, the domain would struggle to deflect these meteor-shower streaks to a far location.

Gradually, the falling positions of the meteor-shower streaks drew closer and closer to him.

Dodging made little sense.

"Black Flame."

Finally, Lin Qing controlled his Black Flame clone to ignite, causing his consciousness intensity to increase significantly.

The domain's influence expanded noticeably at once, easily deflecting these meteor-shower streaks, reaching a point where they could be effortlessly neutralized.

The one-minute time limit passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the meteors filling the sky had vanished without a trace.

Lin Qing felt another momentary daze; his body suddenly felt light, as if he had appeared in weightless space, surrounded by dark deep space, with only faint starlight visible in the far distance.

Ahead lay a spiral staircase emitting a faint glow, beautiful as crystal and glazed glass, its end unseen, as if leading to the very end of the starry sky.

"This is..."

Lin Qing's heart leapt with joy; he immediately recognized the situation: "The Ladder of the Mind?"

He had already tried similar simulated trials in the Star Transmission Tower.

This trial tests only willpower!

"Contestant."

A low, solemn voice rang out: "Thirty seconds until the second trial begins. Ascend the Ladder of the Mind as far as you can."

Lin Qing did not hesitate; he immediately began climbing the spiral staircase.

In this weightless environment, climbing the stairs was simple; the difficulty lay in resisting the mental pressure of each step—but this trial held no physical danger.

It tested only willpower.

The key was, the Ladder of the Mind had no end—it was merely an illusion of the mind, and one had to endure until the limit of willpower to see its conclusion.

But if the end never appeared, willpower might waver.

Knowing the answer in advance would make this trial somewhat easier.

Moreover, with his willpower, this trial was never difficult to begin with.

Twenty minutes later.

Lin Qing finally felt the limit of his mental endurance—and saw the end of the Ladder of the Mind.

The second trial was passed effortlessly.

After another moment of disorientation, Lin Qing stood beneath a massive arena, a golden mask now on his face, the arena floor stained with blood and reeking of intense gore.

Around the arena, numerous floating devices could be seen, as if filming?

"This is... Blood War City?"

Lin Qing instantly recognized the location of this trial.

There was a Blood War City on Earth.

It was said that every life-bearing planet hosted a Blood War City—an event established by a truly great supercivilization across the cosmic stars.

Blood War City could be understood as an octagonal cage of life-or-death combat.

Any sentient being who sold themselves to Blood War City—whether ordinary life, cosmic citizen, or some great figure—

Before gaining true freedom, had only two ways to die!

Killed on the Blood War Arena.

Or died of old age.

It was said that many in the cosmos who angered powerful factions, when cornered, would sell themselves to Blood War City to gamble for a sliver of hope.

Blood War City held at least one life-or-death battle daily among awakened beings; to gain freedom, one must survive a hundred years in their home planet's Blood War City and kill every other awakened being there.

——Such was the rule of Blood War City.

Earth's Blood War City had not yet connected to extraterrestrial civilizations, so it accepted only awakened beings.

It was said that once connected to the stars, after expansion, Blood War City would begin accepting primal beings.

Primal beings fought life-or-death battles once per month; to gain freedom, one must survive a thousand years in their home planet's Blood War City and kill every primal being from the other ninety-nine planets of equal rank.

Lin Qing had patrolled Earth's Blood War City; most were extraterrestrial stowaways with no connections, fleeing from being purged by ZhiXing Group.

These stowaways merely used Blood War City as temporary shelter to cling to life.

Even if Earth's awakened beings were too few to sustain a monthly battle, Blood War City still transported new fighters from other planets.

"This isn't Earth..."

Lin Qing extended his mental sense, scanning the surroundings, and soon saw a tall, horned man step out from the resting area opposite the arena and leap onto the Blood War Arena.

The horned man stood nearly two and a half meters tall, radiating an extremely ferocious aura, his eyes lifeless and cold.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Monto Star's Blood War City!"

Suddenly, a voice like a commentator rang out: "This is the one hundred and seventy-second year that Contestant Kares has lived in Blood War City. Over these years, he has continuously challenged and slain opponent after opponent. Now, the only awakened beings left in all of Monto Star's Blood War City are Kares on the arena—and this mysterious newcomer just transported here from another planet!"

"If Kares defeats this mysterious newcomer, he gains freedom!"

The commentator shouted with fervor: "Let us now witness the battle!"

Though Lin Qing did not understand the commentator's language, the Divine Office Trial allowed him to naturally comprehend its meaning.

He immediately understood his current situation.

"The Divine Office Trial has directly placed me into a life-or-death battle in another planet's Blood War City?"

Though he had known the Divine Office Zone was strange, he never imagined it could do this?

Where was Monto Star?

"Contestant."

Suddenly, the low voice of the Divine Office Trial spoke: "Kill your opponent to complete the final trial."

Only Lin Qing could hear this voice; the man on the arena showed no reaction.

Lin Qing took a deep breath, refusing to let his guard drop.

The strongest fighter of an entire planet's Blood War City?

If this was a planet with an extremely advanced and mature evolutionary system, someone who survived a hundred years on its Blood War Arena and killed every other awakened being must be terrifyingly powerful!

Lin Qing immediately unleashed his domain and floated gracefully onto the Blood War Arena.

The entire arena was roughly one kilometer in diameter, situated under an environment of a thousand times heavier gravity—sufficient for awakened beings to fight.

The horned man stared coldly at Lin Qing, and instantly, murderous intent surged.

【Current Order Level decreased by 5.7 levels】

"5.7 levels?"

Lin Qing immediately realized that everything before him was not virtual—it was real!

In the virtual space, it would never cause a drop in Order Rank!

"Blood Battle begins! The fight ends when one side dies!"

As the announcement rang out, the horned man hundreds of meters away suddenly exploded forward with astonishing speed, charging toward Lin Qing!

Lin Qing instantly discerned through his domain that the opponent's speed was nearly approaching the speed of sound.

Under a thousand times heavier gravity, even a Patrol Officer's strength could only reach a hundred meters per second at best.

Yet this man was far faster—he clearly possessed a Basic Divine Office, and his strength was vastly greater than that of a normal Patrol Officer!

"Pretty fast."

Lin Qing frowned slightly, and his domain immediately began pressing down on the horned man.

But after the horned man's expression changed, his speed only dropped by one or two tenths.

Though he hadn't yet ignited Black Flame, his transformed consciousness was already strong enough—any normal Patrol Officer would struggle to move in his domain!

Black Flame ignited again.

Under the surge in consciousness strength, the domain's power instantly increased nearly tenfold!

The horned man's speed plummeted to near-turtle crawl, his face filled with horror as he stared at Lin Qing, stunned, his eyes nearly glazed over.

"You scared me—I thought you were stronger than this…"

Lin Qing quietly exhaled in relief, "I knew it—97% success rate should've been a guaranteed win."

"Just to be safe, I'll eliminate him from a distance."

It was obvious the opponent excelled at close combat—he wouldn't risk getting near.

Streams of light shot into the sky, transforming into Divine Weapons midair, then instantly became streaks of light, accelerating at astonishing speed toward the horned man under the effects of a thousand times heavier gravity and the domain.

The horned man clearly possessed mental force—he tried to influence the Divine Weapons with it, while also launching a mental assault against Lin Qing.

But he was clearly unskilled in mental attacks; under Lin Qing's use of "Void Seeing God," his will rendered this feeble mental assault utterly ineffective.

And with the domain's enhancement, the Divine Weapons moved so swiftly and carried such immense kinetic energy that his mental force couldn't budge them.

"Puch! Puch! Puch! —"

After barely blocking one Divine Weapon, the horned man was pierced through the body by the other streaks of light, even having his head severed.

Only his eyes remained, filled with incomprehensible shock and disbelief.

After a brief silence—

"Winner: Mysterious Newcomer!"

Lin Qing moved instantly, retreating to the resting area beneath the Blood Battle Platform.

The next moment, he suddenly felt a dizzying blur—and found himself back beneath the colossal, hundred-meter-tall divine statue within the Restricted Zone.

As if everything that had just happened wasn't real.

"Good thing I had the domain…"

Lin Qing felt a pang of relief, "Without the Black Flame avatar boosting my domain like this, winning would've been nearly impossible…"

A normal Patrol Officer causes Order Rank to drop by about five levels; the Upper Director Boruket, as a Primordial Being, causes it to drop by 6.1 levels.

A difference of one level means a danger multiplier of dozens of times.

The horned man on the Blood Battle Platform just now was clearly an Awakened Being with a Rare Divine Office—he caused Order Rank to drop by 5.7 levels, proving his immense strength!

"This Hidden Divine Office trial is way too hard."

Lin Qing sighed inwardly, "For an Awakened Being who hasn't yet assumed a Divine Office, succeeding in this trial is just too difficult."

At this moment—

The colossal statue before him suddenly erupted in brilliant light, fully engulfing Lin Qing, even beginning to merge into his body and soul!

【Beginning fusion with Life System Hidden Divine Office: 'Divine Walker Below'】

At this moment, Lin Qing felt as if his soul emitted a collapsing roar, sensing his physical form undergoing a restructuring transformation.

Gradually…

His consciousness grew hazy; he could sense nothing.

Only a continuous stream of information surfaced in his mind.

【Detected genetic power, mental force, multiple combat techniques, mental secret arts… fused into 'Pseudo-Divine Body'】

【Detected authority, Life System innate talent… condensed into 'Pseudo-Divinity'】

【'Pseudo-Divine Domain' activated…】

【'Pseudo-Divine Grid' activated…】

…

After an unknown length of time,

Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes, a strange hue in his gaze.

"This is… Divine Walker Below?"

At that very moment—

The colossal statue standing before him shattered into nothingness and vanished.

"No wonder it's unique—it disappears after the Divine Office trial ends?"

Lin Qing murmured, then suddenly froze.

"Huh?"

He looked around in confusion, "Strange—the Divine Office trial is over, so why haven't I been teleported out of the Restricted Zone?"

Logically, whether successful or not, no matter how long it took, once the Divine Office trial ended, one would be teleported out of the Restricted Zone.

Yet he was still here!

"Wait… Hidden Divine Office?"

Lin Qing suddenly recalled a piece of information he had just received in his mind and sharply turned his head to look at the Life Domain Priesthood Zone.

"Could it be... I can fuse another priesthood?"

(End of this chapter)