After dealing with Scarface, Mu Yang didn't rush to deactivate his talent. He couldn't be sure if there were still old schemers hiding in the shadows, observing them.
"Sorry, I dragged you down."
Seeing the battle end, Ruo Li quickly went forward to check the condition of Mu Yang's left arm.
She felt that, apart from the final healing spell, she hadn't played much of a role for the rest of the time.
The strength of "Lieshi Songge (Fervent Sun Praise)" was beyond doubt, but Mu Yang lacked spell attack skills, and Ruo Li also stated that she only had these two support skills.
Mu Yang might not have needed to get injured; in terms of one-on-one combat ability, Ruo Li didn't think anyone in this trial would be his opponent.
"It's fine. But you owe me a favor; remember to repay it later."
"Of course, if you ever need anything in the future, just say the word. I will do my best to help you."
Ruo Li nodded, took something out of her storage space that looked like an ointment from this world.
She applied the pale golden ointment to the grotesque wound, which caused waves of burning sensation. Although the flesh healed faster because of it, the feeling was truly unpleasant, making one want to scratch it.
Pain and itchiness came together, causing Mu Yang's face to twitch.
"Where do you get so many good things?"
Enduring the discomfort, Mu Yang asked from the bottom of his heart.
In the same morning, how did Ruo Li have such good luck to get so many things? He had run around everywhere and only gotten a worn-out scythe and a 【Thief's Caution】, the latter of which he got from killing a monster and opening a chest.
Ruo Li didn't answer directly, clearly also worried about someone watching them from the shadows.
After applying the ointment, Mu Yang looked at the wound and found that the fractured bone was showing signs of healing.
"Let's go."
"Okay."
After taking the spoils, he followed Ruo Li, making several turns.
Because the contract was still in effect, both of them were in a cooperative state in the trial world, and neither could harm the other in any way. So Mu Yang also deactivated his borrowed power state at this time, and a sense of weakness followed.
The talent had no cooldown; he could still use his talent in a weakened state, and even continue to borrow the power of the sun or light when the talent was active, but whether he could bear it was another matter.
"Light's Genesis" had no cooldown; it depended entirely on affinity, willpower, and Mu Yang's endurance.
According to Ruo Li, the place where she entered the world was the human refuge in this world.
Many indigenous people still lived there, and the refuge was located somewhere within the Radiant Sun Church.
"We're here."
Ruo Li stopped and pointed to the ruins of the Radiant Sun Church not far ahead.
Although the church was dilapidated, the architectural ruins were still grand and magnificent.
One wall depicted humanity's pursuit of the Blazing Sun Sect and their eventual recognition by it, while the other side showed the contributions of several Blazing Sun heroes to the Blazing Sun Sect over thousands of years.
The church was destroyed by the Blood Sun's power, but the Blazing Sun statue in front of the church still stood as before, surrounded by the corpses of believers who had succumbed to the Blood Sun.
"The Blazing Sun statue has accepted the worship of countless believers over thousands of years, and thus gained some divine power of the Blazing Sun. Those who succumbed to the Blood Sun cannot approach the statue's vicinity. Therefore, members of the Blazing Sun Sect relied on the Blazing Sun statue to open up a space to protect ordinary people who survived the disaster."
Ruo Li introduced the statue, glancing around for a while to confirm that the monster wasn't there, then pulled Mu Yang and ran towards the Blazing Sun statue.
"Touch the statue; if you believe in the Blazing Sun or have the power of the sun within you, you can enter that space. Hurry, there's a very powerful Blood Sun Monster outside that can instantly kill both of us."
Saying that, Ruo Li reached out and touched the statue, looking very anxious.
Mu Yang also reached out his hand. The moment he touched the Blazing Sun, he felt a scorching warmth, as if a torch was placed in front of him.
The expected teleportation did not occur; Mu Yang remained in place, but Ruo Li had already vanished from beside him.
"...Why...why!"
An indistinct roar came from within the church ruins. Mu Yang turned his head and saw a humanoid monster wearing golden church robes appear not far away.
The monster's appearance was extremely abstract; its head was very round, it had no hair, and seemed to have no facial features. Mu Yang couldn't see clearly, as layers of bloody mist obstructed his vision, and the powerful pressure emanating from the monster made it difficult for him to breathe.
However, he didn't run, because several invisible hands gripped his right arm, preventing him from leaving.
Mu Yang's gaze was gradually drawn to the statue. In his eyes, the Blazing Sun statue seemed to have become the true Blazing Sun. Scorching truth, enough to melt all things, emanated from the Blazing Sun, blocking all external intrusions.
"Why...he can..."
The Blood Sun Monster roared something indistinctly, rushing towards Mu Yang as if possessed, completely ignoring its own melting body.
【You assisted the Blazing Sun statue in killing the Fallen Blazing Sun Saint (50% contribution)】
【You gained 6% World Source, now a total of 7.1% World Source】
【You obtained Special Treasure Chest · Blazing Sun】
It committed suicide.
A low BGM seemed to play in his ears, but on closer listen, it felt like an illusion.
Mu Yang was puzzled by the monster's intentions. Why did the Blazing Sun Sect's saint have such great hostility towards him? He hadn't blasphemed the Blazing Sun.
While thinking, he didn't forget to use his still-mobile left hand to put the special treasure chest into his storage space.
The temperature of the Blazing Sun increased, the burning flames gradually turned from yellow to golden-white, and then from golden-white to white-blue...
Except for the church ruins, everything within a hundred meters around was vaporized, including the corpses of those Blood Sun Monsters.
Soon, the Blazing Sun's temperature stopped rising and instead slowly drew closer to Mu Yang, finally merging into his body.
The statue returned to normal, but Mu Yang felt as if something was missing from it, as if it had lost its spirituality; he seemed to have gained something, but also seemed to have gained nothing.
Before he could wonder, another pair of hands reached out from within the statue and pulled him into the statue's space.
His vision blurred, and soon a normal world appeared before Mu Yang.
"Are you alright?"
Ruo Li's familiar voice rang in his ears. Mu Yang instinctively shook his head and looked at her, finding that there was another person besides her.
That person was wearing red church robes, engraved with numerous sun patterns, likely the bishop of the Blazing Sun Sect.
The bishop's expression was complex, his eyes fixed on Mu Yang, as if he had seen some rare treasure.
After a while, after staring at Mu Yang until he got goosebumps, he finally spoke:
"If it weren't for this disaster, you should be the new Godchild of the Blazing Sun Sect. I have never seen the Blazing Sun statue react so strongly to a person. What a pity..."
After saying this, the bishop seemed to fall into a state of self-isolation, no longer responding to anything from the outside world.
"Uh, is this bishop always like this?"
Mu Yang sighed, rubbing his forehead. How could this world be so abstract? He finally met someone with status, but it seemed his mind was a bit off.