Chapter 157: Golden Light Palm and Telepathy! The Absolute Authority of the Origin Network

Caelus and Sylvia were instantly transported into a new domain.

Several massive statues of what appeared to be gods surrounded them.

"Oh? Not bad. It has been a while since someone broke the Divine Will Suppression."

"Two beings with the conviction to tackle divinity, huh?" another voice echoed.

"Not bad at all. It has been a long time since I saw such resolve."

"Will we finally have a new divine being born after all this time?"

[The God of Lightning, Indra, is interested in you.]

[You have obtained a blessing from Indra.]

[Skill: Lightning Vow]

[Lightning Vow: Use this skill to form vows. Failure to meet the vow will result in being struck to death by lightning.]

Caelus glanced at Sylvia. She looked back at him in pure confusion.

The God of Lightning, Indra? He was a terrifyingly powerful deity from the Hindu faction. He was said to be the ruler of them all.

And now Caelus had just been blessed by him?

"Was it... not a trap?" Caelus blinked.

"What trap?" Sylvia asked, completely baffled.

Caelus initially thought the suppression was a trap. But it seemed he had the wrong idea entirely.

It was a test set by the gods themselves. A trial of pure will.

’These gods played me like a fiddle,’ Caelus thought, his expression darkening.

But on the other hand, he realized it wasn’t a bad thing. He had finally faced his own flaws and decided to stand up against impossible odds, even with no power to back him up.

This sheer defiance made him truly worthy of his title as an Ender. It was what granted him full access to the Ender passive, allowing him to bypass the domain’s rules entirely.

As a result, he had shattered the rules and even brought in the completely clueless Sylvia inside this place. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Having survived the crushing pressure alongside him, she was now also considered a candidate who had cleared the Divine Will Suppression challenge.

There was nothing wrong with that, of course.

On that note, he also gained more knowledge about the old Ender Of Origin. Something about breaking the barrier of time. He did not understand it well. But he believed he will find out more about it soon.

Then, another voice spoke. "The test of the heart is not easy to overcome. Good work."

[You have gained the interest of the Buddha.]

[He is watching you with slight interest.]

[He has granted you the blessing: Golden Light Palm.]

[Golden Light Palm: Converge the boundless golden light of the Bodhisattva to form a massive palm that can crush evil and cleanse the impure.]

"But why is it all men? Are there no goddesses here?" Sylvia couldn’t help but ask.

"There aren’t any goddesses present here." An aged chuckle rang out.

"Since the old guys have given their blessings, I won’t hold back either."

[You have received the blessing of Odin.]

[Skill: Telepathy]

[Telepathy: Communicate with someone using your mind. Only works with targets that have their minds awakened.]

A new skill. Just like the last one, this skill didn’t have a rarity or star either. He wondered why.

Just then, a massive statue in the very center of the domain stirred.

"Someone overcame the Divine Will Suppression trial?"

An extremely arrogant voice echoed out. Hearing this, the other ancient voices immediately fell silent.

"Has the Divine Will Suppression trial been tampered with? Buddha. This trial was your responsibility."

Buddha didn’t answer for a long time.

"Right, I forgot I forced off the connection to this fragment."

"Anyway, now that you have passed the trial, it means you are worthy of your divine halo."

"Good. Now submit to me and become a god under my faction."

"Join the Heavenly Faction."

"Or else you can die right here."

"I despise variables in my calculations."

"What?" Caelus frowned deeply.

The sheer amount of arrogance in this god’s voice was suffocating, to say the least.

"I won’t be joining your faction, unfortunately," Caelus replied in a perfectly calm and measured tone.

"Tch. Look at you, mortal, acting so arrogant. You are but a weakling. Did the Divine Will Suppression trial teach you absolutely nothing?"

Caelus glared at the statue sharply. "It did teach me a valuable lesson. And that is to never bow down before people like you."

For a split second, the entire world fell completely silent.

Then, the arrogant god’s cold voice cut through the air.

"’People like me.’ You address me, a mighty god, as ’people’? Insolent fool."

"I forgot that this trial was meant to make you look down on a god’s authority so you could forge your own divine halo."

"But thanks to that, it has only created an overconfident fool."

"Oh well. You can die now. But I will make sure you properly kneel before your end."

BOOM!

The instant his voice fell, the sky cracked. Divine might erupted from the statue and shot straight toward Caelus.

He immediately felt the exact same crushing pressure from before. His knees began to buckle.

"Caelus!" Sylvia yelled, glaring at the statue coldly.

She was just about to go into a full berserk state when a blinding light pierced through the sky.

The suffocating pressure instantly thinned out.

"Huh...? The Origin Network...? You are saving this mortal?"

The arrogant statue’s power visibly weakened as the other gods reestablished their connections.

"What? The Origin Network?"

The ancient gods all spoke in unison, their voices laced with shock.

[Indra’s interest in you has increased by several fold.]

[Odin’s interest in you has increased by several fold.]

[Ding!]

[System Warning: If you lay a hand on Player ID 555: Caelus Kross, there will be severe consequences.]

The Origin Network’s notification carried absolute authority. It stunned the mighty gods into complete silence.

"To make the Origin Network act..."

"Just who is he?"

However, before there could be any more interaction, Caelus and Sylvia were forcibly ejected from the trial.

A new set of notifications appeared before them.

[You have finished the trial of the God Domain’s fragment.]

[You have obtained the following rewards:]

[1. Level Up Card (???, ???)]

[2. +100 Reputation Token]

[3. +10 Gacha Pulls]

Just as quickly, a brand new notification flashed before Caelus’s eyes.

[The Victorious Fighting Buddha, Sun Wukong has taken a keen interest in you.]

[He sends you his blessings.]

[You have obtained...]