[The old man smiles without speaking, spins once in place, and the robe on his body changes into a black Sakura Falls kimono.]

This was the third time Lin Xun had met this old acquaintance, the Librarian.

The first time was in the Evil God world, the second time in the Firefly world, and now in the World of Omniscience, he had encountered him again.

[The Librarian seems to understand what you are thinking. Smiling, he tells you that because you are rather special and have already come very close to the immortal level, which even among the countless Apostles is an extremely rare existence, you are therefore able to receive some extra privileges.]

[Hmm… using a concept you are familiar with, you may understand this privilege as exclusive customer service.]

Lin Xun twitched the corner of his mouth. “I’ve only heard that the legendary exclusive customer service belongs to big-spending whales in games.”

“I never expected that I, a zero-spending Leopard Head, would get this treatment too…”

[Yet beside you, Rona cannot see the existence of the Librarian. Seeing you speak to empty air, she understands that this strange existence has already surpassed the bounds of her cognition.]

[Rona opens her eyes wide and looks toward the nonexistent Librarian. A large number of dense Characters emerge around her body. Clearly, driven once again by her vigorous thirst for Knowledge, she has activated Analysis Authority.]

[You know Rona will definitely not be able to analyze anything out of it, and worry that using her Authority repeatedly may touch the boundary between human and god, so you reach out and stop her.]

[The Librarian continues, saying that since both sides are already very familiar, he will get straight to the point.]

[You should know that when an Apostle themselves touches power at the mythic level, there will be an extra special trial, whose purpose is to make the Apostle understand certain truths.]

[In the previous Firefly world, although some accidents occurred in the trial, you still successfully passed it in the end. Presumably afterward, you also learned some truths from his main body.]

[This time that you meet, you have already faintly touched the immortal level, and that is really fast… so this trial still carries a special nature. After passing it, not only will there be abundant rewards, but you will also gain some additional information.]

[As for whether or not to undertake the trial, the choice still lies in your hands.]

“I’ve touched immortal?”

Lin Xun remembered that in the previous Firefly world, it was only because he had obtained the Wet Nurse’s Umbilical Cord that he could temporarily transform through it and reach demigod strength.

But this time, he was clearly still only mythic+ grade, and had not reached the power of the immortal level at all.

[The Librarian continues speaking. Next is the specific content of this special trial…]

[After suffering a crushing defeat in the Abyss battle and fleeing, the Polar Star Society leader, the Executor, returned to the Polar Star Society Headquarters heavily wounded. After giving his injuries preliminary treatment, he hurried to the hidden Star Palace beyond the heavens to report the events of this Abyss trip to the star gods.]

[Now he has already finished reporting and is preparing to leave the Star Palace and return to the Polar Star Society…]

[The trial content is that you will be teleported into the Star Palace, and what you need to do is ambush and kill the Executor!]

[Once you kill the Executor, the trial will be considered complete…]

Lin Xun had a face full of question marks.

Was this some kind of joke? Sending him to solo a god-level Executor? And inside a star god’s Star Palace?

What the Demon Shaman had said before was crude but true. Even severely wounded and not yet fully recovered, the Executor was still a genuine immortal level super boss.

Even if the current Lin Xun could casually solo any demigod, against a true god, even a heavily wounded god, he still would not have even a one percent chance of winning.

Last time in the Abyss, in order to deal with the Executor, he had commanded numerous demigod demons to attack together, and even using Demon God power he still failed to kill the Executor, letting that super boss escape.

And now he was supposed to solo the Executor alone. How could he possibly win?

Not to mention that the Executor was inside a star god’s Star Palace. To ambush and kill the Executor right under the eyes of another, even stronger god?

This was obviously not an ambush. It was delivering one’s head from a thousand miles away!

[The Librarian shakes his head and says that you have some misunderstanding. First, this is not a solo ambush. You can bring Rona beside you with you to complete the trial.]

[Secondly, the trial area is limited to within the Star Palace, and no enemies other than the Executor will participate.]

Lin Xun: “…”

Although the specific situation was a bit better than before, it was not better by much.

He still had to face the Executor head-on. As for being able to bring Rona along… in front of a god, whether there was one more demigod or one less demigod made no difference at all.

Unless it were like in the Abyss, where gathering the power of nearly a hundred demigod demons caused a qualitative change through sheer quantity, only then could one contend against a god.

Lin Xun thought carefully, and suddenly his eyes moved.

[You immediately ask, since the trial can bring along Rona, can it be replaced with other people?]

[The Librarian answers without hesitation, of course. As long as you can bring the relevant plot characters here, and those plot characters are willing to join the trial with you, then it is fine.]

[You lick your lips and continue asking, then is there any limit on the number of people?] 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

[The Librarian is stunned for a moment and says that this… does not seem to exist. How many people the trial can admit depends on how long the portal he releases can be maintained.]

[Judging by the distance between the Executor and this place, keeping the portal open for three to five minutes should not be a problem.]

[You nod, indicating that you understand, and say to the Rona beside you that this place is very safe. No one can enter here to harm her, not even the High Priest who controls the Star Annihilation Magic Formation.]

[She is to wait here for you and go nowhere. You are going to make a trip to the Abyss and come right back!]

[Rona is utterly baffled. You just returned from the Abyss, so why are you going to the Abyss again now?]

[You explain the content of the trial to Rona in a different way, then once again drag out that line about the gods of your homeland helping you…]

[…]

[Rona finally reacts and realizes that you want to go to the Abyss for reinforcements, bringing those hundred or so Demon Overlords to the human world, into the Polar Star Society Headquarters, and through the portal to the Star Palace, to help you ambush and kill the Executor?]

[Have you considered that such a large batch of demons, and all of them Demon Overlord-level demons at that, would be discovered by the Schools the moment they returned to the surface?]

[By then, while the two Schools may not necessarily dispatch Prophets, they could still send Sages and Great Sages to encircle and suppress the Demon Overlords.]

[With the strength of the Knowledge Schools and the number of Sages they can mobilize, they can easily wipe out the Demon Overlords you bring over. Even if the number of Demon Overlords you bring were multiplied several times over, they would still all be exterminated by the Schools… you are underestimating the strength of the Knowledge Schools too much.]

[You smile slightly and say there is no need to worry, you already have a clever plan. If you can successfully kill the Executor, then you will be able to occupy the Executor’s Shell, and that Star High Priest will no longer be worth fearing!]

[Such rich profit is enough to make it worth your gamble!]

[Remember, she is to wait for you here and go nowhere!]

[Remember well! Go nowhere!]

[After saying this, you switch to the Shell of the Knowledge-Seeking Direct Vision Branch Association Great Sage.]

Lin Xun took a deep breath and clicked Starrealm Leap in the skill bar!

[You have selected the non-combat teleportation mode of Starrealm Leap!]

[Resplendent starlight descends from the heavens and covers your entire body. You chant a long and complex incantation…]

[After a 300-second chanting cast, you can teleport to any Resting Page location in the current chapter that has already resonated with you!]

[You choose to teleport to Notos, the auxiliary capital – Blackwater Prison!]

[…]

[…]

[As the starlight condenses into something nearly substantial, dazzling light erupts, and your figure disappears from the library…]