Chapter 341: I Want Even More!
"Since I'll have to enter eventually and I've got nothing else to do right now, let's get started!"
"Enter the secret realm for the test?"
"Yes!" After a flash of purple and green light, Du Qianjue's figure instantly disappeared from the spot.
"Xiao Zi, Qianjue has started the final test," the Goddess of Life said softly.
The God of Destruction nodded, his gaze distant, "I can feel it. His growth has indeed exceeded my expectations. It shouldn't be long before he can come to the Divine Realm and lend me a hand!" "Hehehe, Tang San... it turns out I'm still one step ahead!" Watching the God of Destruction's smug expression, the Goddess of Life also smiled.
In the Genesis Secret Realm. Du Qianjue found himself in a place devoid of light, where the concepts of time and space did not seem to exist.
He couldn't even feel his own presence and had no idea how long he had been there. So long that he even forgot why he had come to this place in the first place.
There was no change, no sign of life. It was like the land of the dead. Finally, a point of light appeared in the endless darkness, slightly easing the numbness that had taken over Du Qianjue, gradually bringing back his consciousness.
"Where is this?" "Right, I came here after choosing to undertake the test of the Genesis Secret Realm..." Watching the flickering light that could extinguish at any moment, Du Qianjue's bewildered eyes gradually cleared.
"How long has it been? What exactly is this place?" Before Du Qianjue could grasp the situation, the light went out, and the place returned to its dark, deathly still state.
This maddening solitude didn't affect Du Qianjue's emotions much; after all, he was already a god, and he had the patience required. In the endless epochs that followed, Du Qianjue sat in this darkness, watching the points of light that continuously lit up and then extinguished.
Sometimes there was only a single point of light, sometimes it seemed like a whole galaxy. But they all eventually went out.
Until one time. A light appeared again in the darkness. Although it was just slightly larger than before and otherwise unchanged, Du Qianjue just glanced at it before looking away, maintaining his seated posture.
Just as the light began to flicker and Du Qianjue thought it would extinguish like the others, it suddenly exploded. Like a fleeting firework, it burst forth with its brightest glow, casting countless stars from its core, scattering them into every corner of this dark realm, illuminating swathes of darkness.
Du Qianjue's eyes gradually widened as he carefully observed the changes in space, watching the diffusion of the lights, and seeing more and more areas being illuminated.
The misty light gradually gathered together, forming fiery orbs of varying colors, while the burnt-out remnants formed dim, lightless stone or water orbs.
The large fiery orbs, along with smaller earth and water orbs, began to orbit slowly around Du Qianjue, starting with one, then two, three, until a whole sea of stars shone for him, encircling him at the center. Seeing this, Du Qianjue understood what the Genesis Secret Realm was.
This was clearly the cosmic big bang of the Douluo world! Watching the endless starry sea orbiting around him, Du Qianjue's eyes filled with intense shock.
This was his first time viewing the creation of a universe from nothing, the first time he had witnessed what had been debated on Earth for countless years—the origin of the universe.
But... He had no other feelings, nor did he feel any so-called test of the Genesis Secret Realm. Du Qianjue began to move, observing each star and planet from a unique perspective, watching them form from dust clouds due to gravity, creating one galaxy after another.
He also watched as they, reaching the end of their stellar lifespans, emitted their final light and heat before going silent in the cold cosmos.
This feeling... Was so shocking and wonderful. He felt like the creator of worlds, watching the rise and fall of all things, witnessing the destruction and creation of worlds.
Unconsciously, Du Qianjue immersed himself in this sensation, wandering far beyond measure, watching countless galaxies. Finally, he stopped in front of a planet.
This planet was no different from the others he had seen, half covered in lava and half in iron-red water, with temperatures outrageously high, a vision of hell. But Du Qianjue stopped. Because... this planet felt completely different from the others. Since he had plenty of time, and he didn't mind these things, he curiously stayed to observe.
The planet's topography gradually changed; tectonic plates began to move, and the cracks spewing toxic gases and lava were closed by powerful forces and compressed under gravity. The iron-gray and fire-red gradually faded, the land turned to a dusty yellow, and the seas became clear blue. The next moment... Life was born.
From the initial single-celled organisms evolving into multicellular ones, from those that relied on photosynthesis for energy to those that preyed on other beings for energy. The cycle repeated. When a truly 'living' creature of bizarre form appeared, Du Qianjue suddenly awoke and subconsciously looked around.
By then, the stars that had surrounded him had all moved away, and the world seemed to have fallen into darkness again, with only the planet in front of him radiating the breath of life. "Creation... Destruction, life..."
"After creation, there comes destruction and life; the combination of life and destruction is not creation after all," Du Qianjue chuckled lightly. Life and destruction... it's not enough! Although the sacrifices of the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life had given him the power of creation, it was only temporary.
Even with his chaos attribute, it was impossible to fuse and form a God of Creation. So... add a little more.
Adding the Destruction Orb of the Golden Dragon King and the Creation Orb of Gu Yue, along with the divine positions of life and destruction, let him fully become the God of Creation he envisioned.
"Gu Yue..." A glimmer of light flashed in Du Qianjue's eyes. It's still not enough, nowhere near enough! I still want... more!!!
[Life/Destruction's Ninth Test Completed, Reward: Life/Destruction Affinity 30%] [All nine tests completed, total affinity 130%!]
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