Furthermore, since the system had spoken, Jiang Lin no longer had any other concerns and chose to directly accept the Apostle of God Assessment quest.
In the next moment, as if a certain contract had been signed, the holy mark planted within Jiang Lin began to spread and expand. It then slowly began to contract inward, finally condensing into a mark resembling a beating holy flame at the position of Jiang Lin's heart.
This new mark was right next to Jiang Lin's Demon Lord Seed. To Jiang Lin, the sensation was very similar to when his Demon Lord Seed was first planted.
A name surfaced in Jiang Lin's mind for this mark—the apostle mark.
Who would have thought? Who would have dared to imagine? These two things, respectively related to the demon god and the righteous god, were now simultaneously present in one person's body!
Moreover, these two marks completely ignored each other's existence.
The Demon Lord Seed was indifferent because the apostle mark posed no threat to it.
As for the apostle mark, it simply couldn't detect the Demon Lord Seed right beside it.
The apostle mark: I didn't expect myself to be the third wheel...
Of course, the apostle mark didn't actually possess such awareness.
As its condensation was completed, a gentle power suddenly erupted from within, flowing through Jiang Lin's entire body. It made him feel as if he were bathing in warm sunlight.
Under the constant washing of the warm current, Jiang Lin felt a wave of comfort. Simultaneously, his skin began to secrete some sticky impurities.
After these impurities were expelled from his body, Jiang Lin felt his body become a few degrees lighter.
He directly cast several cleaning spells on his body and clothes to clear away the impurities.
Jiang Lin was somewhat surprised.
Such a change hadn't occurred even when he leveled up from level 1 to level 20. He hadn't expected that just by accepting the Apostle of God Assessment—before it had even officially begun—he would receive such a benefit.
Additionally, there was the reward that would boost his physical attributes to his current level's limit.
He wondered if his physical state would be as he predicted, possessing a capacity close to four hundred thousand.
If this upgrade was truly that exaggerated, it would be equivalent to doubling his strength and mental power on the spot!
"Is this the benefit of having an official post?"
"As expected, the ultimate end of the universe is an official post!"
Jiang Lin thought to himself.
At the same time, he began to check his Apostle of God Assessment quest.
【The aura of an evil god has appeared in Emerald City, north of the Saintas Kingdom】
【Please head to that region, find clues regarding the evil god, and completely wipe out the secret cult】
【You must not reveal your identity as an Apostle of God during the process】
【Time limit: Thirty natural days】
Looking at the content of this quest, Jiang Lin felt it should have some difficulty.
If it were just wiping out a small base of some secret cult, with his current strength, it would be a piece of cake.
But since this was the Apostle of God Assessment, the difficulty certainly wouldn't be too low.
Therefore, Jiang Lin estimated it would be a relatively large-scale secret cult.
When these secret cults spread their roots, never mind whether he could defeat them, even finding them would be an issue.
Since he didn't know the specific strength of this secret cult, Jiang Lin still felt a bit unsure.
What if a few rank-4 or rank-5 powerhouses popped out of the cult? How would he fight then?
He thought about it and decided to first go to the temple to boost his attributes to his current level's limit.
That way, he should possess the basic attributes of a level 30 adventurer, which would make the fight much easier.
Additionally, he could seek help from the temple, just as he did in Boulder City, by reporting the secret cult's location directly to them.
As long as he brought the 'cat-nav' Little Black along, there would be no problem.
With these thoughts, Jiang Lin had a plan in mind.
Afterward, he circulated his breathing technique once more to trigger the breakthrough quest from the system.
Sure enough, the system quickly provided the quest prompt.
However, this breakthrough quest left Jiang Lin a bit stunned.
【Detected that the life level upgrade is locked】
【Triggering Quest—Trial of Blood (II)】
【Trial of Blood (II)】
【You have already gained a preliminary understanding of the Blood Realm and have established a deep connection with it. Next, you will no longer face the blood demons within the Blood Realm, but will instead lead the blood demons to invade other worlds】
【Selecting a suitable world for invasion...】
【Selected Rank-3 Planet—Planet Teluofuto】
【Requirement: Lead the blood demons to occupy Planet Teluofuto and turn the planet into the territory of the Blood Realm】
【Reward: Removal of current level limit, upgrade of the "Crimson Slaughterer" title effect, eligibility to become the master of the Blood Realm, and teleportation permissions for that planet】
【P.S.: Within the duration of this quest, you temporarily possess two teleportation permissions for that planet, namely for entry and exit. If you fail, you will permanently lose teleportation eligibility】
【P.S.S.: On that planet, the restrictions on your Blood Demon Summon are canceled; you may summon blood demons without limits on quantity or duration】
Jiang Lin stared at this quest introduction, which contained an explosive amount of information, and was stunned for a long while.
Wait, what did he do to deserve this? He was already expected to lead blood demons to attack other planets?!
For a moment, countless alpacas stampeded through Jiang Lin's mind.
He suddenly felt that the quest issued by the great god seemed so kind and gentle.
Just wiping out a secret cult? How hard could it be?
It was much better than invading a planet...
Jiang Lin re-read the quest given by the system several times, feeling a bit shook.
He was just a 1st-rank adventurer. How did he get mixed up in this kind of planet-destroying quest?!
The only thing worth celebrating was that this quest had no time limit.
In other words, he could completely wait until he finished the god's quest and broke through before teleporting over to complete the system's quest.
In fact, looking at the system's last two quests, it wasn't hard to see a pattern.
These quests could all be completed after he became strong enough.
For instance, 【Trial of Blood (I)】 only said he would lose the eligibility to teleport in after breaking through, but it didn't say he would lose the eligibility to complete the quest.
That meant if he could find another way to enter the Blood Realm, he could even complete that quest after becoming a so-called supreme six-winged seraph.
However, at that time, he would need to find the so-called "Blood Realm · Trial Ground" within the vast Blood Realm by himself.
And inside the "Blood Realm · Trial Ground," he would have to pull out a rank-0 peak blood demon to fight him.
At that point, although he wouldn't be able to obtain the reward of removing the "current level limit," he would still be able to claim the reward for escaping the god's control, freeing himself from the God of Holy Light.
One slightly regrettable thing was that since he would likely no longer have a level limit from the first to second rank, there was a high probability he wouldn't have been able to obtain this 【Trial of Blood (II)】 quest.
In other words, he wouldn't have been able to see this current quest then.
Furthermore, the same applied to this 【Trial of Blood (II)】.
If he failed the first time, he would only lose the permission to teleport to this planet, but it wouldn't stop him from finding the planet again.
He could actually wait until he was strong enough to find this planet named "Teluofuto" in the vast starry sky and lead the blood demons to occupy it. He should still be able to obtain the current rewards then.
Additionally, this quest revealed a very important piece of information.
Besides the world he was currently in, there were many other planets with life.
This was actually easy to guess.
After all, things like the "Blood Realm," "Abyss of Slaughter," "righteous god," "evil god," and "demon god" were basically not located on the planet they were currently on.
So the world above the sky was still very vast.
It was just that with Jiang Lin's current strength, he couldn't yet access relevant information and figures.
He estimated that even the rank-7 Temple Master and City Lord might not necessarily know such details.
Shaking his head, Jiang Lin stopped thinking about these things. Instead, he stood up and walked toward the temple in Clearwater City.
His time wasn't exactly plentiful.
The Apostle of God Assessment only gave him 30 days.
So he had to hurry and make his way from Clearwater City to Emerald City in the northern part of the kingdom.
Moreover, he didn't have any understanding of this so-called Emerald City and wasn't sure if any accidents would occur along the way.
First, he would go to the temple to ask the statue for an "advance on his salary."
Then he would head back to the academy and find an excuse to ask for some leave.
Then he would take Little Black to Emerald City.
Although there were still ten days before the start of the term, Jiang Lin wasn't sure if he could make it back in ten days, so he should notify the teacher first.
Additionally, Jiang Lin looked further ahead.
Later, when he went to complete 【Trial of Blood (II)】, how should he ask for leave?
If he said he was taking a few days off to invade a planet, wouldn't that be a bit ridiculous?
Of course, he was just thinking; naturally, he couldn't tell the truth.
His homeroom teacher would definitely never guess what kind of heaven-defying things his student would do after asking for leave.
He arrived at the Clearwater City temple.
Compared to the one in Boulder City, the Clearwater City temple was on another level in terms of both scale and exquisiteness.
Walking into the temple's hall of statues, the air was filled with reassuring sandalwood and the pure aura of light.
Jiang Lin stood solemnly before the magnificent statue of the God of Holy Light, his hands clasped over his chest, his head bowed piously.
"You are the incarnation of light and justice, the supreme existence that dispels all gloom and evil in the world—God of Holy Light."
Jiang Lin prayed in a low voice, his voice not causing a single ripple in the grand hall.
The prayer he used now didn't have a very fixed structure; as long as he was in the temple hall and could clearly express his meaning to generate a response, it was enough.
"Your pious believer, having received your grace and summons, comes in response to your call. I beseech you to bestow your generous blessings, so that your glory may forever shine and guide our way..."
As Jiang Lin prayed softly, he let the apostle mark on his chest emit fluctuations, successfully triggering a resonance with the statue.
Subsequently, the apostle mark within him suddenly became burning hot, as if a miniature sun were beating in Jiang Lin's chest.
In the next moment, a massive, pure, and extremely warm surge of holy light energy, like a bursting flood, surged violently into his body!
"Ugh..."
Jiang Lin let out a muffled groan. If he hadn't frequently received power bestowed by the system, he really wouldn't have been used to this sensation.
However, compared to the power bestowed by the system, this force was unprecedentedly vast—something Jiang Lin had almost never seen before.
It circulated wildly within Jiang Lin's body, frantically washing, expanding, and strengthening every corner of his physique, every inch of flesh, every meridian, and every wisp of mental power.
If Jiang Lin were to look inside his body now, he could clearly see it.
His muscle fibers were constantly tearing and reorganizing within the holy light, becoming even tougher and more powerful, with their explosive potential continuously rising.
His mental power also seemed to be cast into a furnace for tempering; it grew wildly, and his perception became sharper than ever before.
His HP and MP soared as if they were on a rocket!
The bottleneck he hadn't felt before was now gradually approaching. Jiang Lin could clearly feel his body nearing its current limit.
He was like a semi-damp sponge that had suddenly been thrown from a place with a few drops of water directly into the ocean.
Blackish-gray viscous impurities once again seeped from the surface of his body, but they were instantly purified and eliminated by the pure holy light circulating on his skin.
The holy light enveloped Jiang Lin, making his entire being radiate a bright, divine glow.
Some adventurers and temple staff present all looked over in surprise.
This didn't look like the effect of a normal prayer.
What was with this young man?
This divine glow wasn't a fleeting flash; it continued to shine on Jiang Lin for a long time.
After all, there were too many stats to upgrade. Jiang Lin wasn't like other normal trainee apostles of god.
While other trainee apostles were also surprisingly talented, there were almost none who could raise all their attributes to 100,000 at rank-0.
With the talent of those people, when they reached level 20, their various attributes wouldn't be bad either, almost all approaching the level of 200,000.
Therefore, the power the God of Holy Light needed to bestow wasn't that much.
But this fellow Jiang Lin was completely different.
Because his foundation was terrifyingly strong, his limit at level 20 was almost double that of a normal genius.
Perhaps the energy required for dozens of trainee apostles to reach their limits wasn't as much as for him alone.
Thus, as he upgraded, some miraculous changes occurred.
Under the constant washing of this divine glow, Jiang Lin's physical features actually began to change!
His originally wheat-colored skin began to turn fair through the repeated energy modifications.
His originally jet-black and shiny hair also began to take on the golden color represented by the holy light under the impact of the divine energy.
His dark eyes turned gold, just like his hair.
At the same time, an aura of righteousness appeared between his brows.
When making eye contact with him, anyone with a guilty conscience would easily be intimidated.
It was as if he had become the incarnation of justice.
Additionally, his facial proportions underwent a slight adjustment, moving toward a more perfect direction.
Although one could still barely see Jiang Lin's previous appearance in some parts, the overall impression had changed from a clean-cut young man to a handsome, righteous paladin who faintly carried a hint of divinity.
Moreover, though both had blond hair and golden eyes, the feeling Jiang Lin gave off was completely different from the one Anya gave.
Jiang Lin's gold was a brilliant gold full of divine radiance; every strand of hair seemed to emit a sun-like light.
In contrast, Anya's gold was merely inherited from her family—a quite ordinary gold.
Although Anya was also quite eye-catching in a crowd, compared to Jiang Lin, she appeared somewhat lackluster.
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