Zhang Lexuan knelt before the jade tablet inscribed with the four characters "Silver Moon Goddess," her beautiful eyes slightly closed, her expression solemn, silently recalling the words Xu Jianwei had told her.
The three people beside her all had their own thoughts. Xu Jianwei was naturally filled with anticipation and nervousness, while Jiang Nannan was mostly curious. As for Zhu Ziyang, his attention was entirely focused on the enormous goddess statue, because he clearly noticed that as Zhang Lexuan began to pray, the statue subtly glowed with a golden radiance.
"This is the Power of Faith!" Suddenly, a voice echoed in Zhu Ziyang's mind, startling him. It was Xiao Bai, the God Position assessor!
"Can you see what I'm experiencing?" Zhu Ziyang asked, puzzled.
"No!" Xiao Bai denied, "I only sensed a strong Power of Faith emanating from the other shore flower mark."
Zhu Ziyang subconsciously touched his forehead, feeling the other shore flower mark on his glabella slightly warm. A doubt arose in his heart, and he said, "This other shore flower mark can also sense the Power of Faith?"
"No," Xiao Bai said decisively, "but it can sense the inheritors or inheritance lands of other gods."
"Doesn't that mean?" Zhu Ziyang's heart stirred, and he said, "This Moon Offering Land is indeed the inheritance land of a certain God, and that so-called Moon Trial is also the God Position inheritance assessment of that God."
"Yes!" Xiao Bai replied, "The Power of Faith here is extremely rich, so rich that it has manifested a false god statue. This indicates that this God has fallen, otherwise it wouldn't be possible for such Power of Faith to accumulate here. Look, the light of God Position inheritance is here. I think I know which God this is."
As Xiao Bai spoke, Zhang Lexuan also received a response from the god statue. The enormous god statue emitted a great, luminous light. A perfectly round orb of light condensed above the statue's hands, and from it, white rays of light showered down, falling upon Zhang Lexuan.
The white light instantly enveloped Zhang Lexuan, then rapidly changed, turning from white to yellow, then from yellow to purple, and then from purple to black.
This immediately relaxed Xu Jianwei, who had been clenching her fists in tension, and her face showed deep excitement and relief. However, the light's transformation did not stop, and it finally changed from black to red.
The moment the red light appeared in the great hall, everything within the hall was bathed in crimson. Xu Jianwei's face showed even greater ecstasy and reverence, and she immediately fell to her knees, prostrating her aged body before Zhang Lexuan. She was both bowing to Zhang Lexuan and not bowing to Zhang Lexuan.
Bathed in the red light, Zhang Lexuan appeared extraordinarily sacred, as if she were the child of all living things.
"Is this a Red Grade Assessment?" Zhu Ziyang muttered as he watched this scene, "Does a Red Grade Assessment mean obtaining the inheritance of a God Position?"
"That depends on how many Red Grade assessments she received," Xiao Bai's tone was indifferent as he said, "Generally speaking, the inheritance of a God Position requires completing nine assessments."
"Is that so!" Zhu Ziyang nodded, then looked at Zhang Lexuan, noticing that the red light enveloping her had shifted, moving from her body to the jade tablet. Immediately, the jade tablet swallowed all the red light, and the great hall instantly returned to normal. The next second, a beam of red light shot out from the jade tablet, moving extremely fast, directly at Zhang Lexuan. Just as it was about to hit her, it stopped instantly, transforming into a red light screen, attaching itself in front of Zhang Lexuan.
Following the appearance of the first red light screen, several more red lights shot out from the jade tablet, landing in front of Zhang Lexuan and transforming into red light screens. Counting them, there were a total of eight red light screens.
Seeing these eight light screens, both Zhu Ziyang and Xu Jianwei murmured, "Red Grade Eight Assessments!"
After floating for a few seconds, the eight red light screens all flew into Zhang Lexuan's glabella, leaving a silver osmanthus mark there, which added a touch of charm to her delicate face.
"Silver Moon above, bless our Moon Lineage with rebirth!" Xu Jianwei burst into tears, stood up, rushed to Zhang Lexuan, and embraced her, muttering as she did so.
Zhang Lexuan looked bewildered, still not fully comprehending what had just happened. She could only instinctively close her eyes, letting time sort everything out for her.
"So, which God left behind this God Assessment?" Zhu Ziyang asked Xiao Bai in his mind as he watched the scene.
"goddess of taiyin!" Xiao Bai replied, "A main God who fell in the same catastrophe as the God of Death. It seems she fell very thoroughly, not even leaving a trace of divine consciousness, only a God Position. However, she is also fortunate; such a vast amount of Power of Faith is enough for her to wait for a suitable inheritor."
"goddess of taiyin?" Zhu Ziyang was somewhat surprised by this God's name, so he said, "Shouldn't it be the God of the Moon?"
"Heh!" Xiao Bai scoffed. Although his voice was already indifferent and emotionless, Zhu Ziyang could hear the disdain in his tone. He said, "The Moon in the God Realm is a star. Let alone a mere main God like the goddess of taiyin, even the God of Death wouldn't dare claim to control the Moon. Since she cannot control the Moon, how could she dare to call herself the God of the Moon?
The Taiyin Power that the goddess of taiyin controls comes from the Moon, allowing her to utilize the Moon's energy. Therefore, she is often considered the God of the Moon by mortals, but in reality, there is no God who presides over the Moon in the God Realm."
"There's actually such a saying!" Zhu Ziyang felt his horizons broaden, but his doubts grew. He said, "You just mentioned that the Moon is a star. What kind of existence is a star?"
"This involves the essence and composition of the universe, and it's not something you can understand for now," Xiao Bai refused to answer without hesitation, saying, "Once you complete the Death God Six Assessments, I can then educate you about matters of the God Realm. Today, I've already said a bit too much.
Alright, I'm going back. Don't look for me again."
"Didn't you come out by yourself?" Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but retort.
"..."
Xiao Bai returned, leaving Zhu Ziyang with a vexing and helpless suspense.
Zhang Lexuan had already sorted out the contents of the Moon Trial Red Grade Eight Assessments. Her face was filled with deep astonishment as she said, "I never thought such a magical existence could be in the World!"
"Le Xuan, Red Grade Eight Assessments! This is a trial that even the Yin Clan's ancestor and the Silver Moon Empress didn't receive back then!" Xu Jianwei held Zhang Lexuan's hand, her face unable to hide her excitement. She said, "Back then, the Silver Moon Empress reached Rank 99 with the Red Grade Seven Assessments. Now that you've received the Red Grade Eight Assessments, one more than the Red Grade Seven Assessments, your future achievements will certainly not be inferior to the Silver Moon Empress's! This is truly the Silver Moon's blessing!"
"I hope so!" Zhang Lexuan's face held a faint smile, and the newly appeared osmanthus mark on her glabella added a touch of ethereal grace to her demeanor.
"Sister Lexuan, the osmanthus on your glabella is so beautiful!" Jiang Nannan walked to Zhang Lexuan's side and couldn't help but exclaim.
"This? It will disappear once I complete all the trials, so it's not worth paying attention to." Zhang Lexuan reached up and touched her glabella, then smiled and said, "By the way, Nannan, you should try it too. Then we can complete these trials together!"
"Okay!" Jiang Nannan readily accepted.
"Little girl Nannan, what is your Spirit? If you don't have the Moon Lineage bloodline, you won't be able to get a response from the Silver Moon," Xu Jianwei reminded.
"No problem, my Spirit is the Taiyin Jade Rabbit!" Jiang Nannan said confidently.
"Taiyin Jade Rabbit!" Xu Jianwei showed a surprised expression, and couldn't help but marvel at the strength of Shrek Academy, that it even possessed a Spirit with the bloodline of an ancient divine beast like the Taiyin Jade Rabbit.
"Alright, Nannan, go ahead," Zhang Lexuan gently pushed Jiang Nannan and said, "Your talent is better than mine, so you might even receive a higher assessment!"
"Hehe! Then I won't be polite!" Jiang Nannan giggled, then, imitating Zhang Lexuan's previous actions, knelt before the jade tablet. She then closed her eyes, her expression solemn, and silently invoked the name of the Moon.
Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but feel a little nervous, his gaze fixed on Jiang Nannan's actions. He greatly hoped that Jiang Nannan could receive the God Position inheritance of the goddess of taiyin. Only then could she accompany Zhu Ziyang all the way. Otherwise, once Zhu Ziyang became a God, even if Jiang Nannan reached the realm of a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, her lifespan would at most be no more than five hundred years.
He certainly didn't want to end up living a lonely life. What would be the meaning of becoming a God then?
Zhu Ziyang secretly made up his mind: even if Jiang Nannan couldn't receive the inheritance of the goddess of taiyin, in the future, he would spare no effort to find a God Position that she could inherit!
This was a man's promise!