Chapter 150: New Self-Discipline Challenge — Weapon Lion!

The battle continued until the Sekhmet statue was exhausted.

Just like before, as soon as the ninth trial began, Chen Mo chose to give up the trial.

Unfortunately—there was no treasure on the golden altar this time.

Rewards for the same level cannot be claimed repeatedly.

Chen Mo's plan to endlessly fleece the system fell through.

After the Anubis statue awakened again, it once more saw the ruined temple and the pitted golden statues.

And that undead giant lion that had patted its butt and fled instantly turned black-faced.

This chosen one's faith isn't the slightest bit sincere!

But in the end he merely sighed, and with a wave of his hand repaired the golden statue once more.

After all, the trial must still continue.

If that undead giant lion goes too far again, it will not be polite.

In the following days.

Chen Mo resumed his self-disciplined life.

Each morning he rose and began "eating dirt".

Then he went to the golden pyramid to undergo Anubis's trial, practicing the Suanni battle technique while digesting the nether river soil within his body.

By the way, he fleeced another batch of nether river soil.

As for the Martial Dao Sect Lion's self-discipline challenge, sparring with the Sekhmet statue is the best way to cultivate self-discipline.

Besides Chen Mo, other undead creatures also launched trial challenges.

Supernatural-rank undead creatures queued to challenge the black iron pyramid, while lord-rank ones challenged the bronze pyramid.

Although no undead creature managed to pass the trial, they still gained many benefits in the process.

Moreover, a new batch of spiritual plants matured in the undead farm.

The quantity was surplus.

After the pyramid natives joined the undead legion and exchanged contribution points for various mutant spiritual plants, they were all astonished.

Especially the leader of the undead giant snake.

It had only worked for two days and obtained a netherworld flower.

This netherworld flower could increase its internal spiritual power, with an effect comparable to a first-rank divine pill!

Equivalent to the reward from passing the Apus trial!

More importantly—trial rewards are one-time, whereas the netherworld flower can be obtained continuously.

This made it exclaim—

What kind of miserable days have I been living all along! ——————————

Day four of the pyramid secret realm's descent.

Totem Lion, day 44.

After Chen Mo defeated the Sekhmet statue again and chose to give up the trial, preparing to leave, he discovered the pyramid's gate did not open as before.

It remained tightly shut.

He gazed at the Anubis statue located at the very center of the temple.

The Anubis statue stared back at him.

From its facial expression, one could tell it seemed a little angry.

"Why have you given up the ninth trial four times in a row?"

An ancient, dignified voice echoed in Chen Mo's mind, identical to the trial prompts before.

"I hope to fight the Sekhmet statue a few more times to improve my combat skills."

Looking at the Anubis statue, Chen Mo said somewhat embarrassedly.

He absolutely did not want to fleece the nether river soil!

"Do you think I'm unworthy to be your opponent?"

Upon hearing this, the Anubis statue's voice clearly carried a hint of anger.

"I fear that after defeating you, there will be no further sparring with the Sekhmet statue."

Chen Mo said calmly.

There was not a trace of fear on his face.

The undead lion Anubis golden statue before him is not his opponent.

Anubis's true form cannot possibly descend into this world now.

Upon hearing this, the Anubis statue seemed to fall silent, remaining speechless for a long time.

This undead lion is actually so confident?

However, being able to defeat the Sekhmet statue, a bit of arrogance is understandable.

"In that case, let's make a bet."

Anubis's voice rumbled: "You undergo the final trial. If you win, I will let you take the Sekhmet statue away. If you lose, you need not pay any price."

"It's a deal!"

Chen Mo naturally agreed.

Such a good thing!? Thus, the battle was about to erupt.

"Judgment!"

The Anubis statue raised the judgment scale in its hand; dense death energy condensed into a massive heart, landing on one side of the golden scale.

The other side of the judgment scale held a piece of golden feather.

After the heart formed, the feather's end rapidly tilted upward.

Anubis's 【Judgment】 was likewise a rule-type ability; once the feather's end tilted up completely, it would declare the judgment successful.

The creature being judged would die instantly! Knowing that Chen Mo's strength was extraordinary, he had gone all out from the very start! And Chen Mo likewise went all out, using Ancient Revival right from the start and entering his strongest form.

The ancient Suanni bloodline within him awakened, his blood boiling, powerful energy surging wildly through his body.

The next second, an intense sense of crisis suddenly rose in his heart.

As though an invisible giant hand had pressed down on his heart, wanting to crush it.

"Cease Arms!"

Chen Mo quietly released Cease Arms.

An invisible domain swept outward in all directions.

The death energy abruptly dissipated, and the illusory heart on the right end of the Judgment Scales vanished along with it, the feather's end rapidly falling! After Cease Arms, Chen Mo once again released the Evil-Suppression Domain without holding anything back.

It too was a rule-type ability!

At the same time, Chen Mo lunged at the Anubis statue, giving it no chance for a second judgment at all.

Faced with Chen Mo's extreme speed, the Anubis statue had no time to dodge.

Boom! The powerful force sent it flying.

The battle lasted merely three minutes before ending with the Anubis statue's defeat.

During those three minutes, the Anubis statue was being beaten the entire time.

Every spell it cast was nullified by Chen Mo using Cease Arms, and in close combat it was no match for the Suanni at all! This greatly shocked it! Although it was merely a wisp of Anubis's true self's residual will, wielding the Scales of Judgment and the Golden Scepter, its combat power was no inferior to a Calamity Realm creature!

Yet it was still utterly crushed by the Suanni! This Suanni was truly invincible within the same rank!

If it could grow to the Totem tier or even the Divine Spirit tier, it could maintain that same-rank invincibility.

Perhaps it really could end the Underworld's protracted war! The Anubis statue closed its eyes, in truth crossing countless spaces to establish contact with its true self.

This Suanni's appearance was extremely significant; its innate talent and the abilities it commanded were the strongest of any existence since the Anubis Trial was established!

It could fully serve as the top candidate for cultivation.

At the same time, it was also necessary to deepen its faith.

About a minute later, the Anubis statue opened its eyes again, its voice resonating in Chen Mo's mind: "I know you wish to comprehend the Origin of Death and break through to the Calamity Realm. Take this River Styx Water! This is all the River Styx Water stored within the temple."

Soon, the golden altar slowly rose again, this time displaying no fewer than nine bottles of River Styx Water! "Many thanks!"

Chen Mo expressed his gratitude.

The effects of River Styx Water were far superior to River Styx Soil.

These nine bottles of River Styx Water could roughly complete 40% of the Death Origin energy conversion, saving him a great deal of time for advancing to the Calamity Realm.

It seemed he wouldn't need to eat soil anytime soon.

This Anubis statue was surprisingly generous! "However, you can no longer continue stealing River Styx Soil from now on," Anubis said with some helplessness.

At this rate, the River Styx Soil stored in the Trial Temple would sooner or later be completely plucked bare by this giant lion! But this undead giant lion's talent was exceedingly high, and it was also his newest Chosen One, so he couldn't punish it over some River Styx Soil.

Chen Mo nodded.

With these nine bottles of River Styx Water, plus the previously accumulated River Styx Soil, it was already enough for him to advance to the Calamity Realm.

"Furthermore, I have now granted you the highest access privileges for this Golden Pyramid."

"Not just Sekhmet—all the golden statues aside from myself will obey your commands."

Anubis spoke slowly.

Since the best candidate for cultivation had already been found, this Golden Pyramid's mission was effectively complete.

It would be better to gift the highest access privileges of this Trial Temple to this Suanni.

This could also deepen the relationship between the two, while simultaneously deepening the Suanni's faith in him.

"Many thanks."

At the same time, the other eight golden statues slowly opened their eyes, and all the golden statues from the first six stages bowed their heads slightly, expressing submission to Chen Mo.

The Thoth statue saw the Suanni's figure and wore an expression of sheer terror.

These past few days, it had been beaten up by Chen Mo every single day, and had already developed psychological trauma.

"Didn't I just get beaten up today? How is he here again!"

The Thoth statue unconsciously retreated half a step.

It wanted to flee, but there was no escape even with wings.

"Come here."

Chen Mo said calmly.

Among the highest access privileges Anubis had granted him for the Trial Temple, one of them was that all golden statues within the temple would obey his commands.

Although these two golden statues were wills born from divine blood, they were ultimately merely "divine statues" rather than true gods, and were subject to the temple's rules.

However, since they were born from divine blood after all, the Anubis statue would normally give them some face and not issue commands to them.

Chen Mo was not so polite.

As soon as the words fell, the Thoth statue reluctantly walked over to Chen Mo, its eyes filled with terror.

Wearing an expression that said "I don't want to come over!"

"How did this lion obtain the temple's highest access privileges!"

"What exactly is going on!?"

On the other side, the Sekhmet statue's gaze was calm, even carrying a trace of regret.

She had already roughly guessed the course of events.

The Suanni had passed the ninth stage trial and earned Anubis's recognition and favor.

She still hoped the Suanni would seek out her true self.

"You no longer need to face challengers in the Trial Hall from now on. Sekhmet statue, you will be responsible for guarding the safety of the Pyramid Secret Realm and its surrounding areas."

"Aside from battling me, the rest of your time is yours to arrange."

"Chen Mo spoke to the lion-headed female war god."

"Outside the Anubis Temple, once a golden statue is damaged, it cannot recover quickly."

"If it is completely shattered, its consciousness may also dissipate."

"Only under the influence of the temple's rule power can they endlessly reincarnate."

"If Chen Mo wants to practice against the Sekhmet statue, the best place for the duel is still inside the hall."

"Good!"

"The Sekhmet statue nodded."

"Her eyes showed a hint of emotion."

"As a trial statue, although she does not resent her duty, she naturally longs to see the outside world."

"Let's see the powerful opponents spoken of by the Suanni!"

"Immediately afterward, Chen Mo's gaze turned to the Thoth statue."

"The Thoth statue dared not look directly at Chen Mo."

"Don't worry, I won't beat you again from now on."

"Chen Mo said calmly."

"It seems that, in order to scoop the Underworld River soil, I really gave the Thoth statue a psychological shadow."

"I'll take you to another secret realm; from now on you will be responsible for guarding its safety."

"Upon hearing this, the Thoth statue froze for a moment, its eyes first showing disbelief, then turning to ecstasy."

"This nightmare-like life has finally ended!?"

"Moreover, I can actually go see the outside world?"

"Since gaining consciousness, although I have grown accustomed to sleeping and then welcoming challengers,"

"but clearly the taste of freedom is more alluring!"

"Chen Mo placed the two statues respectively in the Great Snow Mountain Secret Realm and the Pyramid Secret Realm."

"With these two statues possessing peak king-level combat power, even if he is not in the Ice Lion Kingdom, he should no longer need to worry about encountering danger."

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"The fifth day after the Pyramid Secret Realm descended."

"It is also the 45th day of the Totem Lion."

"Today, we finally welcomed the last day of the Totem Lion's self-discipline challenge."

"Chen Mo looked forward to the effects of the Totem Lion and the newly refreshed self-discipline challenge."

"Finally, at 4 a. m."

"The Totem Lion self-discipline challenge is completed."

"This made Chen Mo feel somewhat moved."

"One of the Totem Lion's self-discipline challenges requires believers to devoutly pray to themselves for two hours each day; with the Super Self-discipline Card, it requires four hours of prayer."

"I didn't expect anyone to be so devout, praying to themselves in the middle of the night."

"After the Totem Lion self-discipline challenge was completed, another self-discipline challenge named Weapon Great Lion appeared on the self-discipline panel."

"Weapon Great Lion (Blue)"

"Self-discipline challenge:"

"1. Spend no less than five hours each day forging weapons, continuing for ninety days."

"2. Forge a king-tier weapon."

"Title effects:"

"1. Weapon forging skill improves, and forged weapons have a chance to gain special effects."

"2. When using any weapon, the weapon's effect gains a 50% boost."

"3. Able to skillfully use any weapon."

"\"Weapon Great Lion. This title is quite interesting. \""

"Between Weapon Great Lion and Hypnosis Lion, Chen Mo naturally leans toward Weapon Great Lion."

"Hypnosis Lion merely gives him an extra ability; it does not significantly boost his overall strength."

"Weapon Great Lion not only enhances his own strength, but can also equip the Ice Lion Legion and create the newly formed Undead Legion."

"In the previous Anubis trial, Chen Mo saw many imitations of divine artifacts."

"Whether it is the Book of the Dead that can cast countless spells, the Sun Spear that burns souls, or the Judgment Scale that judges life and death, each can greatly increase the wielder's strength."

"A suitable weapon can greatly increase combat power."

"If I can forge a flying sword controllable by mental power, then I can fly on the sword and achieve the return of myriad swords."

"Just thinking about it is pretty cool."

"Moreover, the potential of the Weapon Great Lion title is obviously even better!"

"Once I advance to the Heavenly Disaster Realm or even higher, I will also be able to forge higher-quality weapons!"

"(End of chapter)"