Chapter 151: Bestow Blessings and Arrival! The King

"Unfortunately, the difficulty of completing the Weapon Great Lion self‑discipline challenge is a bit high."

The first challenge of Weapon Great Lion is actually fairly easy.

All you need to do is forge weapons every day.

In his previous life, Chen Mo often watched videos about sword forging; as long as he follows the steps and forges step by step, even failure is fine.

Moreover, the Ice Lion Kingdom has many humans, and there are always a few forge masters or blacksmiths.

If you really can't, you can also ask them for instruction.

The difficulty of Weapon Great Lion lies in the second self‑discipline challenge—

forging a king‑level weapon.

That is far too hard for the current Chen Mo.

To forge a king‑level weapon, one not only needs top‑grade materials but also exquisite forging skill and the formulas and schematics for a king‑level weapon.

Put aside the materials; merely trying to raise one's forging skill from zero to master level within a mere three months is almost impossible.

Unless there is a top master who can teach him hand‑by‑hand, it would be possible to forge a king‑level weapon within three months!

"Wait… it doesn't seem entirely impossible!"

Chen Mo suddenly thought of something.

Anubis could very well be an outstanding "blacksmith"! After all, the golden pyramid contains so many replica artifacts, which are most likely reproductions by Anubis! If he could be persuaded to teach his forging techniques, there would still be a chance to complete the Weapon Great Lion self‑discipline challenge.

However, before seeking the Anubis statue for confirmation, Chen Mo decided to first experience the effect of Totem Lion.

【You have completed the self‑discipline challenge Totem Lion (Blue). Equip it?】 Confirm!

The moment he equipped the Totem Lion title, Chen Mo suddenly noticed countless golden strands on his body, some dark, some light, some thick, some thin.

These golden strands extended outward, and one especially robust golden strand stretched toward the top of his head.

Chen Mo felt a sudden insight.

These golden strands are all Faith Lines.

The Faith Lines that stretch outward connect to all beings that regard Chen Mo as a "spiritual totem"!

The one atop his head connects to the deity Anubis! Chen Mo's consciousness merged with several of the darker strands and soon sensed the presence of Lion Sister Esha, Xiongba, Snow Fox Leader Bingli and countless other beings.

It was the early hours of the morning; aside from the undead creature Ice Nether Crow still diligently cultivating, all other beings had peacefully fallen asleep.

Chen Mo observed them and their surroundings from a bird's‑eye perspective.

"What a marvelous feeling. It seems I can use these Faith Lines to ignore spatial distance and converse with them directly!"

Because these beings are sleeping, Chen Mo does not wake them, but continues to feel the effect of Totem Lion.

Besides linking to the beings that have faith in him, Chen Mo discovered he can also perceive those beings' feelings toward him through the Faith Lines.

Whether worship, reliance, respect, or belief. The thickness of a Faith Line represents the believer's strength, while its hue indicates the depth of their devotion.

Through these Faith Lines, Chen Mo can clearly gauge each "believer's" level of faith, and can materialize it into a faith value via Observe Lion.

Unquestionably, the highest faith levels belong to Lion Sister Esha, Frost Lion Xiongba, and the Ice Nether Crow that recently became an undead creature.

Their faith values are all above 95 points (full faith is 100 points). They are Chen Mo's die‑hard supporters and the earliest extraordinary beings to follow him.

Such faith values mean that even in mortal danger, they will fight for Chen Mo!

Then there are the Snow Fox Leader, Frost Sheep Leader and other Great Snow Mountain clans, as well as many beings from the Ice Lion Kingdom.

Their faith values are all above 90 points.

As for the pyramid undead clan just subdued, their faith values are generally around 70 points.

Among them, a few undead leaders have slightly higher faith values.

Lower‑rank undead such as small skeletons and bone dogs have very low faith, under 40.

It's not that they are disloyal; rather, their spirit‑intelligence and emotions are not fully developed, so they're rather naive.

While Chen Mo was still researching, countless golden glimmers surged toward him along the Faith Lines, then merged into his body like starlight.

"These are… the power of faith?"

As the faith power poured in, Chen Mo felt refreshed, and his spiritual power was rising at an astonishing rate!

He glanced at his attribute panel.

His spiritual attribute jumped from over 4000 to over 6000—an immediate half increase! The boost comes from one effect of Totem Lion—faith becoming deity.

It can convert acquired faith into spiritual power.

As believers grow stronger and their faith deepens, Chen Mo's spiritual power will continuously rise!

He elevates himself through the power of faith.

Such authority should belong only to deities, yet Chen Mo, by virtue of Totem Lion's self‑discipline title, has attained this ability at the king‑level realm.

"The Faith Lines extending downward belong to beings that worship me, so the line extending upward must connect to Anubis."

Immediately, Chen Mo began examining the distinctive Faith Line.

It stretches into the void, much thicker than the other Faith Lines yet very pale in color.

It indicates Chen Mo's faith value is very low, under 20 points.

Chen Mo naturally had no intention of worshipping Anubis; he didn't expect that merely receiving its favor would also generate a line.

"Wait, this Faith Line is odd."

Soon, Chen Mo keenly noticed something amiss with this Faith Line: an unknown energy within it that can cause the line to silently swell!

It then subtly influences Chen Mo's feelings toward Anubis.

Eventually, he becomes a full‑fledged follower of Anubis!

"So Anubis intends to control me through faith."

Chen Mo was not surprised by this.

He had already suspected it.

The purpose of the pyramid trials could not merely be to select the chosen ones and then bestow treasures upon them for free, helping them grow.

There would inevitably be corresponding measures of control.

To put it in an old saying: "Every gift bestowed by fate has its price marked in secret."

"What should I do now?"

Chen Mo naturally wanted to eliminate this hidden danger.

Ever since his rebirth as a lion, the only thing he had ever believed in was himself.

After some observation and research, Chen Mo discovered that this bizarre energy was in fact also the power of faith.

To be precise, it was a "law" released through the power of faith.

Thus, Chen Mo began attempting to manipulate the power of faith to erase this bizarre energy.

Very quickly, under his will, the power of faith that had previously merged into his body swarmed toward this thread of faith, then began to devour this bizarre energy.

In just a few seconds, the bizarre energy vanished completely!

It was directly erased from the thread of faith!

With the establishment of the Ice Lion Kingdom, Suanni temples had been built everywhere, and there were simply too many creatures who worshipped Suanni! Though each creature contributed only a small amount of the power of faith, it all added up to a very considerable figure!

Moreover, this special energy that Anubis had left in the thread of faith was not particularly powerful.

If it were too powerful, it would strengthen the thread of faith in a short time, which would easily alert Chen Mo to something amiss. More importantly, Anubis could never have imagined that Chen Mo was this monstrous! A Suanni at merely the King realm actually possessed the ability to manipulate the power of faith!

In his view, leaving behind a seed of faith was the safest approach.

Chen Mo cleanly and decisively erased this bizarre energy, and was not worried about Anubis discovering it either.

Leaving aside the high probability that Anubis would not notice, even if he did, it was no big deal.

The two were separated by an entire world; Anubis had no way to descend upon Blue Star!

And Chen Mo had no intention of going to the Underworld at all! After removing the hidden danger, Chen Mo began to continue studying the effects of 【Totem Lion】.

【Totem Lion】 had three effects in total. Besides ascending to godhood through faith, the other two effects were Blessing and Descent.

Both abilities could temporarily boost the strength of his believers.

Blessing raised the "believer's" extraordinary level, while Descent was even more outrageous — Chen Mo's main-body consciousness would descend and directly "fight in their place"! These too were abilities and authority that belonged only to gods.

"Let me first test how these two abilities actually work."

Chen Mo was somewhat curious.

It was currently the small hours of the morning. Among the creatures with high faith values, only the Frost Underworld Crow had not yet gone to sleep, so Chen Mo planned to try it on him first.

Through the thread of faith, Chen Mo once again sensed the Frost Underworld Crow's presence.

"Crow, can you hear me?"

Through the thread of faith, Chen Mo tried to communicate with the Frost Underworld Crow.

"Caw!?"

The Frost Underworld Crow was practicing Crow Feather Slash when he suddenly heard the voice in his mind and was startled.

"Don't panic, it's me."

"Caw?" (Your Majesty, what do you need me for?) The Frost Underworld Crow quickly reacted. After confirming it was the Lion King's voice, he immediately looked around but did not find His Majesty's figure anywhere.

"Crow, go challenge the Apsu Pyramid again."

Chen Mo's voice rang out in the Frost Underworld Crow's mind.

Every undead creature could only choose one pyramid to challenge.

Once a pyramid was confirmed, they could no longer enter other pyramids of the same tier.

The Frost Underworld Crow had been working hard these past days to pass the final trial, but ultimately fell short in strength.

Before Apsu, the golden giant python formed from black mist in the final trial, he had almost no ability to fight back.

Unfortunately, the pyramid trials did not allow equipment to be brought in. Otherwise, wearing the Golden Armor, the Frost Underworld Crow would have been completely invincible.

"Caw!" (Understood, Your Majesty.) The Frost Underworld Crow nodded.

Though he did not understand His Majesty's intentions, he simply had to follow orders.

His Majesty would not harm him anyway.

Soon, the Frost Underworld Crow once again arrived before the Apsu Pyramid.

A leader-level undead creature had just failed its challenge and was walking out of the pyramid.

Before entering the trial grounds, Chen Mo first used Blessing on the Frost Underworld Crow through the thread of faith.

Instantly, the aura radiating from the Frost Underworld Crow surged rapidly, forming a powerful pressure in the surroundings.

The Frost Underworld Crow's extraordinary level had already reached High Lord, and under Chen Mo's Blessing, it reached the limit of the Lord realm! Unfortunately, the Frost Underworld Crow likewise lacked the Blood of Kings, and with his current accumulation, it was not enough to support a bloodline reversion like Chen Mo's.

However, this opened up a new line of thought for Chen Mo.

Once the Frost Underworld Crow pushed his own spiritual energy to the limit on his own, then through Chen Mo's Blessing, there was a good chance of initiating a bloodline reversion.

Though he might not be able to retrace all the way to a mythic-level existence like Chen Mo had, awakening a King realm or even Calamity realm bloodline was still very possible!

Most creatures that rose on Blue Star did not have the Blood of Kings within them. To advance to King, they could only seek out the Blood of Kings.

But now there was one more perfect path! The Frost Underworld Crow naturally did not think as far ahead as Chen Mo; he simply felt the death energy within his body surging.

Crow had gotten stronger again!!

Crow could now take on ten! "Caw!"

The Frost Underworld Crow let out a strange cry, then eagerly entered the Apsu Trial Temple.

After entering the temple, under the influence of the power of rules, his extraordinary level returned to High Lord.

His own extraordinary level had been suppressed, but Chen Mo's Blessing effect was not affected!!

"As expected."

Seeing this, Chen Mo was not surprised.

The priority of self-discipline titles still exceeds the power of rules!

"Crow!" (Praise His Majesty!) Feeling the abundant death energy within its body, the pale flames in the Ice Nether Crow's eye sockets blazed fiercely, its fighting spirit soared.

Black mist surged ahead of it, and soon a low-level Lord Realm Black Mist Giant Snake formed.

The Ice Nether Crow flew forward to meet it, its skeletal wings turning into blades.

Crow Feather Slash! A white light flashed, and the Black Mist Giant Snake was cut in half with a single blow.

The trial continued, and thanks to its increased strength, the Ice Nether Crow passed the first four stages with ease.

It wasn't even injured at all!

"Crow!"

The Ice Nether Crow felt it had never fought such an easy battle!

The fifth stage trial.

After three Black Mist Giant Pythons were born, the soul fire in its eye sockets blazed, and it stared at them.

The Ice Nether Crow's gaze turned serious.

Before, it had to revive at least once in this stage to pass, suffering considerable loss.

Seeing this, Chen Mo directly chose to descend.

The effects of the "Blessing" have been tested enough; next we'll see how the "Descent" works! His consciousness descended via the faith line onto the Ice Nether Crow.

Instantly, an overwhelmingly domineering aura erupted from the Ice Nether Crow.

"Crow!!!"

The Ice Nether Crow felt its spiritual power undergoing an astonishing transformation.

Compressing, constantly compressing!

Then it transformed into higher-grade energy!

In the blink of an eye, the Ice Nether Crow felt it had broken through a certain barrier.

King Realm!

Now he felt incredibly powerful! Since Chen Mo had greeted it before descending, the Ice Nether Crow wasn't afraid, only awed by the Lion King Majesty's tremendous power! Chen Mo roughly sensed it.

After the descent, the Ice Nether Crow inherited roughly 10% of his main body's strength.

This far exceeded Chen Mo's expectations.

More importantly—most of the abilities he mastered could be released through the Nether Crow's body!

(End of chapter)