“Are you my first opponent?”

On the ethereal arena, light swirled as a muscular man clad in animal hide looked at Enzo with a challenging glare. This man was indeed Enzo’s first opponent in the simulated battle assessment.

However, upon seeing the man, Enzo frowned.

Too weak!

The man appeared to have just stepped into Level 9. His realm was still unstable, and he had numerous vulnerabilities. His soul power was exceedingly weak.

How could someone like this even be a participant in the assessment?

Enzo couldn’t help but wonder.

After all, even if Oris, Lanathel, and others were set aside, Patricia and Quinn were also temple members. Though their levels weren’t vastly different, their strengths were certainly not this feeble.

“Do you look down on me?”

At this moment, the muscular man seemed to notice Enzo’s gaze and became infuriated, roaring as he charged at him.

Enzo shook his head.

“You’re just too weak!” He remarked.

The man was even more enraged. Yet, before he could process what happened, he felt himself being knocked away. A mechanical voice then echoed in his ears. “You have been eliminated!”

The muscular man couldn’t believe it, his expression filled with grief and anger.

Meanwhile, Enzo faced his next opponent.

However, this individual was no different from the previous muscular man. He still exuded an aura of weakness. Enzo felt he could easily win without using any spells or even moving—just by releasing a bit of his soul power, he could force these opponents off the arena.

The victories came too easily.

It wasn’t until he encountered a girl that things changed. She was tall, but her gaze was icy, like a glacier. The moment she saw Enzo, she said nothing and immediately launched an attack.

An astonishing chill erupted from the girl, and Enzo felt as if his very soul was about to freeze. Fortunately, thanks to the protection of his Soul Fortress, the cold didn’t have much effect on him.

He swiftly grabbed the girl’s wrist.

Just as he prepared to toss her away, she quickly twisted her body, wrapping her long legs around his waist. With a powerful surge, she attempted to bring him down. However, Enzo’s strength was immense, and she failed, losing her balance and falling to the ground instead.

Enzo remarked, “Not bad.”

The girl’s face darkened as she looked at Enzo and asked, “What’s your name?”

Enzo didn’t answer and simply tossed her aside.

The girl who had been tossed aside heard the announcement of her elimination with a look of shock, quickly followed by intense anger. Her figure materialized in the consciousness dreamland square, surrounded by a group of onlookers, including a powerful figure dressed in a black robe, exuding an air of authority.

Upon seeing the girl, the imposing man in the black robe immediately broke into a smile and asked, “Matilda, has the assessment concluded?”

Matilda replied, seething with frustration, “I was eliminated.”

“Eliminated?” The authoritative man seemed unable to believe what he heard, instinctively asking, “Who eliminated you? That shouldn’t be possible! This is just the temple’s preliminary assessment. There shouldn’t be any outstanding talents here. With your strength, you should be able to sweep everyone aside.”

Matilda, still fuming, said, “It was a young man, about my age, but his strength was incredibly powerful. Even my Super Ice divine arts couldn’t affect him.”

“What! Not even your Super Ice divine arts could touch him?”

The authoritative man was genuinely astonished this time. While others might not understand the power of Super Ice divine arts, he knew all too well. This was a technique inherited from an immortal deity, extremely formidable, capable of freezing a person’s soul.

Furthermore, when fully mastered, it could even freeze time for a brief period.

This was undoubtedly an immensely powerful divine art.

However, facing the other participants in the assessment—those mere insects below the deity level—Matilda’s Super Ice divine arts had utterly failed.

The authoritative man’s expression shifted slightly as he stated confidently, “It seems another talent has emerged.”

He then asked the girl, “Matilda, do you have any information about him? If we can befriend such a talent in advance, it would greatly benefit the White Family’s development.”

Matilda immediately felt displeased.

She emphasized, “Uncle Duncan, I was eliminated by him!”

Duncan quickly realized his mistake and gave an awkward smile, trying to comfort her. “It’s alright, it’s alright. The temple’s assessment isn’t a one-time opportunity. After a day or two, you can participate in the next assessment, unless you’re unlucky and run into those powerful talents again.”

Matilda rolled her eyes and left the dreamland square in frustration.

Meanwhile, in the simulated battles, Enzo encountered no worthy opponents and smoothly secured a spot in the top ten, passing the assessment.

Soon after, his consciousness exited the dreamland.

As soon as Enzo’s consciousness returned, the person in charge of the temple branch hurried over with a smile, handing Enzo a temple identity card and a mobile phone. “Congratulations, Mr. Enzo, on becoming a new member of Rage Temple! Here is your identity card and mobile phone. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

You can also log into the temple’s exclusive virtual world using your identity card to learn more about the temple.”

After hearing this, Enzo accepted the identity card and mobile phone.

The identity card was similar to those he had seen with Oris and Patricia—a rectangular, thin crystal card, while the mobile phone resembled a wristwatch.

At that moment, the person in charge walked over to Elsie and handed her the same items. Despite having faced such a weak opponent, Elsie also successfully passed the assessment and became a member of Rage Temple.

Both Enzo and Elsie had passed the assessment smoothly, which made Patricia very excited.

She took Enzo and Elsie on a tour of the bustling city. After wandering around for a while, Enzo and Elsie finally understood why countless people in the Underground-River starfield aspired to become members of the temple.

All temple members enjoy free ordinary consumption on any of the temple’s subordinate planets. It doesn’t matter what it is. As long as it doesn’t involve supernatural items, the temple covers all expenses with no limits.

Additionally, temple members have privileges.

If any member violates the laws of a planet, that planet has no authority to judge them. Only the temple’s enforcement team can carry out the trial, and the final verdict is determined solely by the temple, with no outside interference allowed.

This guarantees that temple members hold a supernatural status.

Beyond these privileges, there are more conveniences, such as allocated spaceships, designated residences, and corresponding servants.

All of this creates an incredibly enjoyable experience.

Moreover, the temple’s response was swift. By the afternoon, Enzo and Patricia received a message from the branch leader, indicating that their residence on this planet was ready, located in the central business district of Alfa City.

However, Enzo didn’t rush to go there.

He and Elsie were currently visiting Patricia’s home, joined by Quinn, as the four of them engaged in conversation to discuss future plans.

“Enzo, what are your plans next?”

Patricia asked.

Enzo thought for a moment before replying, “I plan to take on some tasks issued by the temple. I need to accumulate contribution points to exchange for Elemental Origin Crystals.”

The temple had a dedicated task system.

Different tasks offered various rewards, but only the more dangerous ones could provide contribution points. Hearing Enzo’s plan, Patricia furrowed her brow with concern. “Isn’t that a bit too dangerous? Plus, you’ve just joined the temple and aren’t familiar with many of the task areas.”

Enzo shook his head. “Patricia, I’ve made up my mind.”

In truth, Enzo felt he had no choice.

He didn’t have the luxury of time to wait. During the three-month journey on the ship, the Elemental Origin Crystals he had initially acquired were nearly consumed by the Chaos Behemoth’s egg. As it absorbed more energy, the daily energy requirements for the egg grew larger.

Now, it required at least ten Elemental Origin Crystals a day to maintain its consumption. The only good news was that the egg’s vitality had significantly increased. Even without a constant energy supply, it wouldn’t lead to a failure in its development—only prolong the process.

Upon hearing Enzo’s determination, Patricia stopped trying to dissuade him.

She then turned to Elsie.

Elsie said, “I plan to stay in Alfa City for a while, waiting for the temple’s annual resource delivery. I want to maximize my strength before taking on any tasks.”

For every temple member, the temple bestows a certain amount of resources each year. However, these training resources are limited. While they suffice for supernatural beings below the deity level, they are far from enough for those who have reached deity strength.

After all, the temple is not a place for people to retire.

It encourages competition and plunder. Therefore, for most members, taking on dangerous tasks is the quickest way to advance.

They made some more discussion.

As evening approached, Enzo, Elsie, and Quinn left.

Following the message from the temple branch leader, Enzo found the villa he had been assigned in Alfa City. The villa was lavishly decorated and situated in a bustling commercial area, making it exceptionally expensive.

Of course, if he didn’t like it, he could choose to change it.

However, Enzo had no particular demands regarding his residence and was quite satisfied as he walked toward the villa.

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