“So strong…”

Liuhua's [Flying Leaf Blade] scared Shanhun and Kunpeng.

The mountain soul knows the power of the Candle Dragon statue...

In the West, there was once a superior god who overestimated his own capabilities and came to provoke Zhulong. However, he was repelled by the divine power of the Zhulong statue without even having seen the real Zhulong. It was truly miraculous.

This is also the reason why Kunpeng felt at ease attacking the Zhulong statue.

Unexpectedly, the boast he had just made was immediately slapped in the face by a petal.

However, what Shan Hun could be sure of was that it was not that the Zhulong statue was not strong enough, but that the flower that Lu Ran had summoned was too strange!

That power actually gave it the illusion that it had seen the great god Zhulong for a moment.

This is a super-god power that ordinary gods cannot reach! As everyone was in doubt, the severed tail was restored with a golden light. The mountain soul seemed to have received some instructions and said, "You have passed the first test of the body."

"Sir Kunpeng, it is your turn to attack next!"

On the side, Kunpeng swallowed his saliva, feeling that there was no way he could burst out with the power of the Six Flowers just now.

It began to worry about its own assessment results. It was always afraid of comparison. But Lu Ran next to it started to make sarcastic remarks.

"Brother Kunpeng, how about we compete to see who can cause more damage to the Zhulong statue in the end?" Lu Ran smiled.

Mountain Soul, Candle Dragon: ? ? "Ah?" Kunpeng looked at Lu Ran with a twitch in his mouth and said, "You are joking. I have seen the strength of this great god just now. How can I be better than her? I admit defeat."

It gave Liuhua a wry smile.

“Okay.” Lu Ran did not force it, because the invisible emotional fluctuations of surrender had already been absorbed by Lu Ran and converted into nutrients for the growth of the black turtle.

The upper god Kunpeng willingly admitted defeat... The black tortoise was simply overwhelmed! "Uh ah ah ah——"

Next, Kunpeng also used the secret technique of burst. As a well-known mythological creature, it naturally has some skills. However, as Kunpeng said, it has not yet found the way to become the main god. Compared with Liuhua, who can break through racial restrictions and reach the threshold of the main god, there is still a big gap.

In the end, the mountain god statue was only hit and shook slightly. Fortunately, the mountain spirit said that the other party had passed the test.

"Congratulations to both of you. You have both passed the physical test, of the three tests of body, mind, and will."

"Next, we will conduct the heart test."

After the mountain soul finished speaking, before Lu Ran and Kunpeng could react, the sky seemed to darken. At that moment, both of them were affected by the power of the main god and fell into an illusion, completely forgetting that they were taking the test.

The test of the heart, that is, the test of the soul, involves the good and evil of the soul.

Whether accepting a disciple or a younger brother, Zhulong does not want to accept a bad person.

Therefore, such an illusionary space was woven to simulate the mentality of the examinees when they encounter some special situations.

This space will distort the real timeline and make the time and space go out of a plot that is different from reality.

Moreover, this time and space... will also dig out and strengthen the evil thoughts in the hearts of the trial-takers.

Of course, if there are fewer evil thoughts in your heart, the impact will not be too great.

But if there are many evil thoughts in your heart, you will follow your heart and do some terrible things.

…………

"The day has come. It's time to accept the assessment of the great god Zhulong!"

In the illusionary assessment space, Kunpeng’s memory was recalled and he arrived at the day when he was about to set out for the assessment.

In addition to Kunpeng, there is also Lu Ran. In this world, although the two sides are of different races, they grew up together and are partners as close as brothers!

Along the way, the two sides had a great conversation, and they went together to become apprentices.

However, during the flight, a bright light appeared in a mountain somewhere, as if a rare treasure had descended into the world.

Kunpeng and Lu Ran looked over.

"The quality of this rare treasure is even higher than the divine level! And it makes my blood boil. After absorbing it, it seems to greatly increase my strength! I should be able to be promoted to a super god!" Kunpeng's eyes were burning when he saw the rare treasure.

Lu Ran, who was standing beside him, said, "What a treasure! Brother Kunpeng, whoever sees it gets a share. How about we split it 50-50?"

"Divide it?" Kunpeng's eyes turned fierce, and he said, "The rare treasures of heaven belong to the capable. If I kill you, all of them will be mine."

"With it, I can break through to the super god level. I don't need to worship this master."

It waved its claws, not wanting to share resources with Lu Ran, and also afraid that he would leak the news, so it simply killed him.

Seeing this, Zhulong and Shanhun shook their heads.

"What choice will that human make?"

"Wait, the assessment illusion can't affect his identity memory."

…………

This is Lu Ran.

His identity memory should have been affected, and he should have become a partner who grew up with Kunpeng, and then his soul should have been tested because of the discovery of the rare treasure.

As a result, Zhulong discovered that the space he arranged was unable to reset Lu Ran's identity.

It seems that Lu Ran has a very high status and authority, and will not be easily affected or forgotten.

"Sir, what should we do?" asked the Mountain Soul.

"That's it. Although I failed to reset my identity, at least my memory of the test has been blurred, and I can still see his heart." Zhulong said, "I will improve the illusion in the next test."

Timeline retracing.

"Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?" When Lu Ran was riding Yunbao to Zhongshan to look for Zhulong, a Kunpeng flew over and asked Lu Ran.

The illusion began to overlap with what had happened before.

"Kunpeng, I've heard of you." Lu Ran.

"We came from a special place, so it's normal that you don't know."

Kunpeng said, "Oh," and said, "Where are you going? This direction... Could it be that you are also going to seek refuge with the great god Zhulong?"

"You too?"

"That's right!" Kunpeng said that he was going to become a disciple, and then he said to Lu Ran happily: "We are really destined to be together. Seeing that you are quite powerful, why don't we become sworn brothers here and go visit the great god Zhulong together? Here, this is the specialty wine from my hometown."

Click.

Kunpeng had just finished speaking when his body was cut in half. Lu Ran murmured:

"I was just worried about not having a gift for visiting Zhulong, and now here it is."

"I wonder if Zhulong likes grilled fish or chicken."

After saying this, Kunpeng just said a few words before he was beheaded by Lu Ran and cooked into a dish. He died with his eyes open.

On the way.

Somewhere in the mountains there is a bright and shining divine light, as if a rare treasure has been descended into the world.

"I'm so lucky today. I caught prey and found treasure!" Lu Ran sighed.

"This guy is not a good guy either, sir! He has killed his competitor before the test of the rare treasure even started!" The old man Shanhun shouted. These two examinees were not good guys.

As the mountain soul finished speaking, in the outside world, Kunpeng and Lu Ran broke free from the illusion, and the memories and experiences in the illusion just now also emerged in their minds.

"I, I..." Kunpeng was sweating profusely when he thought about how he had killed Lu Ran in the illusion. If he really encountered that situation, would he do that? Kunpeng thought about it and realized that he would.

But the key is that it can't beat Lu Ran.

Kunpeng looked at Lu Ran guiltily, and at Shan Hun worriedly. He was afraid that he had done those things in the illusion and would not be able to pass the assessment.

As for Lu Ran, he also fell into deep thought.

He glanced at Liuhua standing next to him and said, "Weren't you pulled into the illusion?"

"No." Liuhua said calmly. Zhulong might be worried that her power would destroy the assessment space, so he did not do anything to her.

"How are you? Your evil energy was about to overflow."

"Hmm..." Lu Ran's eyelids twitched. What the hell, the energy of evil? What kind of evil thoughts could he have? He just wanted to bring a gift to Zhulong.

Is this also considered evil? He is wronged.

"Sir Kunpeng, you may leave now." At this time, the mountain spirit said to the sweaty Kunpeng, "Sir, you still need to continue practicing. When your spiritual wisdom can control your desires and will, you can come back to take the test."

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance." Kunpeng was afraid that Lu Ran would know about his experience in the illusion just now, so he didn't stay for long and flew away in disgrace.

Seeing this, Lu Ran was slightly worried, but he felt that there was nothing wrong with him.

“I really don’t want to let him pass.” Generally speaking, Zhulong would not want to let Lu Ran pass the test because in the illusion, it sensed that Lu Ran had more evil thoughts than Kunpeng.

Generally, it chooses to kill such creatures.

However, Zhulong's sixth sense told it that it would be better not to eliminate Lu Ran, as this would be good for itself.

It was because of this feeling that Zhulong chose to go against his conscience and take a look at the next level.

"Congratulations, you've passed the test of 'heart' again." Shan Hun said to Lu Ran.

"Passed?" Lu Ran scratched his head. Although he didn't understand the passing criteria for the assessment, since the other party said he passed, that was naturally good.

He judged...

This level may test filial piety and loyalty.

In the illusion, he subconsciously planned to stew Kunpeng in an iron pot or roast Kunpeng on an iron rack as a show of filial piety to Zhulong in order to increase his favorability. This filial piety was recognized by Zhulong.

“As expected of me.” Lu Ran patted his shoulder.

I can make the best choice unconsciously... That's a close call.

"The last level is a test of the mind, body and will." Shan Hun said, "Next, it will still be a test of illusion!"

After saying that, Lu Ran was dragged into the illusion space again.

"I hope that this time, there will be a decent assessment result." Zhulong looked at Lu Ran who fell into the illusion again.

"Hey, the so-called test of the heart should be a test of the good and evil of the heart."

"And this intention refers to thoughts and ideas." Liuhua ignored Lu Ran who fell into the illusion and asked Xiang Shanhun.

The mountain soul looked at the flower god who had just burst out with extremely high combat power, and immediately nodded and said: "This test focuses on the relationship between people, society, and nature. It is to see how the examinee views the world."

"The content is that the Blue Planet is invaded by powerful extraterrestrial life. Will the examinee become the invader's lackey, or will he choose to resist to the end and save his homeland, or will he escape reality and run away directly..."

Shan Hun was very curious about the test results. After all, Lord Zhulong said that this human race should also be from outside the planet, so they should not have any sense of belonging to the Blue Planet.

Illusionary assessment space.

Lu Ran became a powerful human being on the ancient Blue Star.

Under Zhulong's acceleration, Blue Star was soon invaded by alien civilization, and Lu Ran's fate became tragic.

Just when Shan Hun and Zhu Long were wondering whether Lu Ran would become a lackey of the alien civilization and persecute Blue Star together, or escape in a desperate attempt to survive, Lu Ran actually stood up bravely and took the lead in resisting the alien civilization.

"Fuck you, Blue Planet is mine!" In the end, Lu Ran shouted slogans, expelled the aliens from Blue Planet, and then ruled Blue Planet himself, fulfilling the aliens' dream and becoming the king of Blue Planet. The assessment was over.

Lu Ran came out of the illusion with a happy look on his face, having satisfied his "addiction to being a king".

Mountain Soul: ...

"Sir, he, he this."

"Does it count as saving Blue Star, or what?"

Zhulong remained silent, his dragon eyes staring quietly at Lu Ran through space, wanting to see through this 7 or 8-year-old boy.

Lu Ran wanted to take the test, and he thought Lu Ran would have an outstanding performance, but the result was just like this. He couldn't think of any reason why Lu Ran insisted on taking the test.

No one would try so hard to expose their shortcomings.

"That's good, at least it allows me to understand this human better."

"It has passed the test. Next, I want to talk to it in person."

After Zhulong finished speaking, Shanhun said to Lu Ran: "Okay, you have passed the third level of the test. Next, I will take you to see Lord Zhulong."

【Congratulations on completing the legendary mission. 】

A pleasant voice came to Lu Ran’s ears.

“Okay, okay.” Lu Ran was also very surprised. The so-called assessment was just this. It was too simple. Now he had the capital to negotiate with Zhulong.

…………

"Transform into a human form."

In the Candle Dragon Secret Realm, in order to communicate better, the scales of this ancient mythical beast gradually shed and it turned into a handsome red-haired boy, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with an elegant temperament.

"Try again."

When Lu Ran entered, Zhu Long, dressed in a red robe, once again used his time ability to predict Lu Ran, but unfortunately he still failed.

It was not until the mountain soul brought Lu Ran in that Zhulong turned around and finally discovered a glimpse of the truth about Lu Ran.

He laughed.

"I see."

"interesting."

Lu Ran didn’t understand what Zhu Long meant by this interesting sentence, nor did he understand why Zhu Long suddenly looked at him with a smile.

As soon as he came in, he saw a third vertical eye appear on Zhulong's forehead. Under the gaze of this vertical eye, Lu Ran felt that everything was seen through.

"Human."

"I had guessed your identity before. I thought you came to Blue Star from another world to seek my help in lifting the curse. But after seeing you in person, I finally understood."

"I know your identity."

Zhulong looked in one direction, that direction was Lujia Village.

In Lujia Village, a little girl who was drinking animal milk and wearing an animal skin battle suit was holding a wooden fork and practicing hunting skills in the village. Her figure gradually grew under Zhulong's Eye of Time, and then overlapped with Lu Ran's figure.

"You are from the future. I have found your ancestors. Traveling through time is something I cannot do. You came here and found me. It seems like you have something important to tell me."

Lu Ran and Liu Hua's expressions gradually turned into surprise.

Although Zhulong was not as outrageous as the four divine dragons and did not directly uncover the truth of the Infinite City, it was still outrageous enough that he could trace back to Lu Ran's ancestors just by seeing them and knew that they came from the future.

He is worthy of being the God of Time.

Normally, Lu Ran would have to invent the identity of a time traveler himself, but when it came to Zhu Long, Zhu Long actually arranged one for them.

It saves trouble.

It is easy to communicate with people who understand, and Lu Ran finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

"Master Zhulong has good eyesight." Lu Ran smiled slightly and said, "We have indeed traveled through time from the future."

"Tell me why you are here." Zhulong said.

Lu Ran said, "Great God Zhulong, did you just say that you could lift the curse for me? Otherwise, can you lift it for me first?"

The red-haired Zhulong boy was originally waiting for Lu Ran to announce some shocking future information, but Lu Ran always plays by his own rules, leaving Zhulong silent.

"You talk about the important things first."

"Okay." Lu Ran smiled and said, "Great God Zhulong, I traveled through time to bring a piece of history."

“The direction of history!”

"history?"

"Yes, at some point in the future, which should be not too far from now, maybe a few thousand years, or maybe just a few hundred years, the core of the blue planet, something called a star core, will suddenly shatter."

"After the star core shatters, the blue planet will enter the Dharma Ending Age. Any extraordinary energy will fade away, and the environment will become unsuitable for the survival of extraordinary life."

"Even you, the great god Zhulong, will be forced to leave this planet and go outside the stars to find a more suitable habitat."

"I came here this time hoping to find the star core and protect it."

"But unfortunately, I don't know where the star core is, so I can only come to visit you, the great god Zhulong, who is the king of the exotic beasts of the ancient blue star."

"I hope to find the core of the blue star with your help."

Zhulong kept his third eye on Lu Ran the whole time and did not sense that Lu Ran was lying.

"Great God Zhulong, do you know where it is?"

"I don't know. This is the first time I've heard of something like a star core." Zhulong shook his head lightly.

"What about Jianmu?" Lu Ran did not give up.

“Jianmu?” Zhu Long looked at Lu Ran again and said, “I know this. Jianmu is a special teleportation array that seems to connect to the outside world. Unfortunately, a long, long time ago, before I became a god, it was already broken and could not be used.”

Lu Ran took a deep breath and said, "After my investigation, the location of the star core may overlap with the location of Jianmu. I hope that the great god Zhulong can point out the location of Jianmu for me."

Zhulong smiled.

He stretched out his hand towards Lu Ran and Liu Daohua, and the next moment, a huge hand that seemed to be able to grasp the long river of history covered Lu Ran and the others.

Lu Ran and Liudaohua did not resist and allowed themselves to be controlled by Zhulong and fixed in space.

"To be honest, I didn't want to let you pass the first two tests."

"But what I didn't expect was that you came here to save Blue Star."

"I doubt the truth of what you said."

Although he was controlled, Lu Ran did not panic at all. He smiled and said, "It is normal to doubt. If I hadn't experienced it myself, what I said would be incredible."

"But since you, Lord Zhulong, are proficient in the power of time, you can take a peek at the future I mentioned."

"Let's see if the spiritual energy will fade in the future."

"See if my future will lead me to the starry sky... and eventually... die in the starry sky."

The young Zhulong looked out of the stars calmly, with a hint of a smile appearing inadvertently at the corner of his mouth.

"Who did you get your information from? I mean the information that I went to the starry sky to avoid the decline of spiritual energy."

"In the future, there will be a pair of mythical beasts hiding in the Moon Palace, the Jade Rabbit and the Golden Toad." Lu Ran said, "They did not leave with the gods of Blue Star, but fell asleep in the Moon Palace."

Zhulong said: "That is a terrible future..."

"Oh no? When you left Blue Star, Great Lord Zhulong, you were not in a pessimistic mood about leaving your hometown." Lu Ran said, observing his expression.

"Hmm?" Zhulong looked at Lu Ran.

"Since you reached this level, Master Zhulong, haven't you felt that there is a force in this starry sky that is restraining your growth?"

"Since you have been unable to make further progress, you must have doubted this starry sky. Sooner or later, you will begin to yearn for the unknown starry sky. However, leaving the planet that raised you and leaving every familiar plant and tree is also a very difficult choice."

"If the spiritual energy fades, perhaps it will just give you a reason to venture into the unknown starry sky."

"Good analysis." Zhulong said, "I have indeed had the idea of ​​going on a long voyage to the stars, but I also have a hunch that once I go, I may never be able to return to this land."

"Yes, because... this is the last pure land in the universe. The universe outside has been swallowed by disasters. The reason why this starry sky is blocked is because four other lives that are far beyond the god level have made rules to protect this starry sky."

"And I was able to successfully return here with the help of one of them." Lu Ran said: "So, Master Zhulong, do you understand? What awaits Blue Star is a dead end."

"Inside, the Blue Star will lose its spiritual energy and decline."

"Outside, an unknown disaster continues to spread, and no one can resist it."

"One of the reasons why I came here is to find a way to solve the mystery of the Blue Star's core shattering."

"Second, I want to persuade you, the Great God Zhulong."

"I hope that you can return to the future with me, to the time and space where you have already died, and fight alongside me to solve the cosmic disaster that is about to devour the Blue Planet."

Zhulong looked at Lu Ran and said, "You are not here to follow me. Instead, you are here to persuade me to follow you."

Lu Ran smiled, not feeling embarrassed because Zhu Long saw through his inner thoughts, and continued:

"No, rather than facing an unknown disaster alone, I just want to invite you, the Lord of the Exotic Beasts, to cooperate with me."

"You don't want Blue Star to be destroyed."

"You don't want to die in an unknown cosmic disaster, do you?"

"You don't want to be confined to this starry sky and unable to make further breakthroughs, right? Don't you want to meet the four cosmic beings that have blocked this space and time? They know what the wider universe is like."

"No." Zhulong smiled and said, "I don't like being lectured by people who are weaker than me. I don't think that flower was tricked into becoming your companion by you."

Lu Ran:? Liuhua: () You already have a way to die.

(End of this chapter)