MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 461 - 215: The Temple Takes Notice

Chapter 461: Chapter 215: The Temple Takes Notice

The remarkable achievements in the third trial could not escape the discerning eyes of Elder Niu. According to the records in the "Register of the Talented," Lu Hong’s performance in the first three trials had already met the standards for recruitment by the God Temple.

Thus, Elder Niu, carrying the "Register of the Talented," went straight to the retreat of the Hall Master of the Strength God Temple.

"Niu Zhongshan seeks an audience with the Hall Master!"

"Niu Zhongshan..." The Hall Master softly murmured the other’s name, "Come in."

"Thank you, Hall Master."

He pushed the door and entered. It was dusk by then, and the slanting sunset light coming through the window fell upon the Hall Master, making him appear extremely grave.

"Hall Master? Are you..." Elder Niu almost thought that his own Hall Master had passed away.

"Zhongshan, speak quickly and don’t overthink," the Hall Master instructed. Niu Zhongshan was also a veteran of the God Temple, and the Hall Master knew him well. He was loyal and diligent, but unfortunately not very astute, prone to wild conjectures. Therefore, the Hall Master had assigned him to the Transit Center to independently manage the Formation, to avoid too much contact with other people, lest he be stricken by bouts of fanciful thinking.

"Oh." Seeing that the Hall Master spoke, Elder Niu relaxed and then said, "Hall Master, I have come to report about a talented individual."

"A talented individual?" The Hall Master looked indifferent, "Do we still have the birth of a talented individual within the Strength God Path?"

In the eyes of the God Temple Hall Master, even Augustus didn’t count.

"Yes, comparable to the ancient Talents recorded from the Era of the Gods," Elder Niu affirmed once again.

"Oh?" The Hall Master of the Strength God Temple took interest at this. Elder Niu was a straightforward man and would never exaggerate, "Then tell me, which trial has he reached now?"

"The third trial."

"..." The Hall Master curled his lips, "Elder Niu, perhaps I should change your position." The third trial? Being bothered about a Trialist who had only passed the third trial? Had Elder Niu gone daft from being alone?

"No, no, no, please hear me out, Hall Master," Elder Niu hurriedly said, "In the first trial, he triggered an ancient mechanism within the Formation, matching the achievement of the thirty-eighth Hall Master."

The Thirty-eighth Hall Master of the Strength God Path nodded slightly. It seemed he hadn’t achieved that when he was on trial. This sounded promising then.

"What about the second trial?"

"He didn’t pass the second trial. I helped him through."

"What?!" The tone of the Hall Master shifted sharply, "You helped him through?" As he spoke, his expression darkened and he rebuked, "Niu Zhongshan, do you not know the rules of the God Temple? Privately aiding Trialists through their trials is a grave sin! As the manager of the Formation, how could you break the law knowingly!"

"But I had no choice!" Elder Niu grimaced, "That boy’s Bloodline Power is too perverse. Every time he enters the trial for a challenge, it consumes more than a dozen Divine Crystals. If I didn’t help him through, I would have been bled dry by him."

"What did you say? The Magic Power of more than a dozen Divine Crystals is only enough for him to condense his replica once?" The Hall Master of the Strength God Temple was also startled, "Impossible, right?"

The Hall Master was very familiar with the power contained in Divine Crystals; a single crystal could replenish a Third Transition Peak warrior’s Magic Power. The concept of ten was that it could replenish his own Magic Power in one go. According to this conversion, shouldn’t the Trialist’s replica be on a comparable level of combat power to his own?

"Hall Master, I swear I’m not deceiving you, just look at the records." Elder Niu was very meticulous and had recorded all the consumption data from the Transit Core as well as the footage of Lu Hong challenging the second trial, playing back for the Hall Master to investigate.

After seeing the voracious power of Lu Hong’s replica, the Hall Master could not help but sigh, "What Bloodline does this boy have? When the Golden Lion came to challenge, it only consumed the power of five Divine Crystals. Is there really a Bloodline Power stronger than the Lionheart’s in the world?"

"I don’t know either, but the principle behind the second trial’s Formation is to replicate according to the strength of the challenger’s Bloodline, so as for how strong this person’s Bloodline Power is, I think you would surely understand, Hall Master."

"Hmm," the Hall Master nodded, "Special circumstances require special measures, but it’s best to keep this matter quiet."

Having seen Lu Hong’s astonishing performance in the first two trials, the Hall Master had quite some expectations and thus asked, "And his third trial?"

"It’s still underway," Elder Niu began, "But based on the feedback data we’ve received, he has already killed eighty thousand Demon Beasts."

"What? Eighty thousand?!" The Hall Master was shocked. Eighty thousand Demon Beasts was a number that was extremely fearsome even in the Era of the Gods. The records of the fifth to the eighth Hall Masters of the Strength God Path were also around this number.

"Yes, although he has not yet completely passed, I felt it necessary to report this to you individually, as Elder Hu seems to have targeted him over some issues," Elder Niu expressed his worries.

The Hall Master immediately understood and chuckled, "You needn’t worry about that. I did not allow Elder Hu to harm him. At first, it was only to ensure the fairness of the trial, but it turned out to salvage the relationship with a talented individual."

It had to be said, the Hall Master of the Strength God Temple was extremely satisfied with Lu Hong’s current performance. Since the Era of the Gods, professional and cultivation systems had become fixed, and the Strength God Path had been acquiring fewer and fewer talented individuals. In the past hundred years, only the Hall Master himself had emerged. Therefore, as long as Lu Hong did not perish and was willing to join the Strength God Temple, the next Hall Master could be none other than him!

"Hall Master, what are your thoughts?" After detailing the remarkable achievements of Lu Hong, Elder Niu held the "Register of the Talented" in hand, ready to record.

The Hall Master also became slightly solemn. The upcoming conversation would be recorded therein, to be archived as a permanent document.