**Chapter 1013: Accepting the Challenge Task Again**
After Lin Moyu left, Zhu Tian also returned to his vehicle.
In front of him, a phantom shadow appeared.
Zhu Tian respectfully saluted the shadow, "City Lord, what do you think about this matter?"
The shadow of the City Lord was hazy, making it impossible to see his true face, but his voice was extremely clear.
"It’s just a dead Buddha, nothing more."
"I will have someone go to the Buddha clan to demand an explanation. You don’t need to worry about it anymore."
The voice carried an air of dominance, and from the City Lord’s tone, it seemed he didn’t take the Buddha clan seriously at all.
The phrase "just a dead Buddha" was so casual, as if it were just a cat or dog that had died. A Buddha equivalent to a God Lord was nothing in his eyes.
Hearing the City Lord’s order, Zhu Tian let out a long breath, "City Lord, I have one more thing."
"Speak."
Zhu Tian hesitated for a moment, "I would like to resign."
"Not allowed. Keep doing your job well." The City Lord refused without even thinking.
"Understood." Zhu Tian looked helpless but didn’t dare to disobey.
The shadow of the City Lord flickered twice, and his voice came through, "Wait until we find a suitable successor, then you can resign." Zhu Tian was overjoyed, "Great!"
The shadow disappeared, and Zhu Tian was full of excitement, looking as if he had become much younger.
"Finally, finally, I can stop doing this!"
"But where to find a successor? This is a headache, I need to look carefully!"
Zhu Tian’s warship disappeared into the starry sky, and the 50th star system became quiet again.
Just one day later, the human race announced to the outside world that the Buddha clan’s lecture on Buddhism within the human race was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. The human race had both enemies and friends in the great world.
Several small races with good relations had originally planned to listen to the Buddha clan’s lecture but were surprised by the sudden cancellation. For a time, many races in the great world speculated whether something had happened between the Buddha clan and the human race. Otherwise, why would a lecture that had been ongoing for countless years be canceled so abruptly?
On the same day the human race announced the cancellation, a powerful human expert entered the Buddha clan’s territory.
It was said that someone sensed a massive fluctuation of laws, and the entire Buddha clan was shaking that day. Some even saw a brilliant river of laws enveloping most of the Buddha clan’s star domain. One day later, that person left.
The Buddha clan announced the temporary closure of their star domain, cutting off contact with the outside world.
Some speculated that the Buddha clan had suffered a loss, and it seemed there were indeed some issues between the human race and the Buddha clan. However, people like Lin Moyu, who were at the super god level and had not yet reached level four permissions, had no idea about this. Before reaching level four permissions, their activity range was limited to light-years, which was a very small range in the context of the great world. Unless they were like Gu Qingxuan, who had a God Lord as a mentor, it was a different story.
Most people at this stage were still like frogs at the bottom of a well, far from seeing the true great world. So they knew nothing about it, and for many things happening in the great world, they were completely in the dark. Occasionally, they might hear some rumors, but it was hard to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
Lin Moyu and Ren Qiang returned to the 98th star system together.
This was Ren Qiang’s home and also Lin Moyu’s first stop after arriving in the great world.
Lin Moyu was more familiar with this place.
After returning to the star system, Ren Qiang went back to his family.
He said he had been away for several months and needed to go home and take a look.
Lin Moyu went directly to the mission center to look for new tasks.
This experience gave him a sense of urgency.
He had entered the demon race’s must-kill list, and the demon race had even enlisted the Buddha clan. If not for the timely appearance of the system, he would have been dead.
The Shadow Clan might also be in action. Known for their assassinations, they could strike at any time, so he needed to be constantly vigilant.
In the end, it was still a matter of insufficient strength.
If his strength were enough, he wouldn’t need to fear them.
Now he was only one step away from the true god realm, with his mastery of the law of immortality at 9%. Just 1% more, and he could step into the true god realm.
Looking at the mere 1% gap, it seemed like a world of difference.
The leap from the super god realm to the true god realm would be a qualitative one.
From the true god realm onwards, laws would integrate into the soul, greatly enhancing soul power.
This would make the soul much stronger.
Lin Moyu deeply understood this point.
Although Kongwen Buddha and he both had fourth-grade souls, Lin Moyu could feel that Kongwen Buddha’s soul was stronger than his.
The strength came from the higher realm, with laws integrated into the soul.
He could barely hold on because he was in his home ground.
Once Kongwen Buddha used soul treasures, he was instantly defeated.
Soul quality is important, but so is the level.
However, comprehending laws is not something that can be achieved overnight; it requires time and opportunity.
In the 1,000 days in the Time House, Lin Moyu had already reached the ninth tier of the super god realm by the 600th day, with his mastery of the law of immortality reaching 9%.
But he couldn’t break through that last 1%.
Even with a fourth-grade soul, he always felt something was missing.
Perhaps this is what people call opportunity.
Lin Moyu repeatedly browsed the task list. There were many tasks for level three permissions, thousands of them.
But not many were suitable for him.
Lin Moyu hoped to find tasks that were challenging and could help him improve.
But such tasks were rare.
The reason was still his strength.
The most difficult tasks for level three permissions were only equivalent to the first tier of the true god realm, which posed no challenge to Lin Moyu.
After searching for a long time, Lin Moyu suddenly laughed at himself, "How could I forget these two tasks!" He saw two challenge tasks he had done before in the task list.
After such a long time, both tasks had refreshed and could be accepted again.
Challenge tasks come in two types: single challenge and continuous challenge.
Single challenge tasks can be accepted once a month.
Continuous challenge tasks can be accepted once every three months.
Seeing these tasks, Lin Moyu felt a surge of excitement, his heart pounding.
The Heart of Flame burst forth with blood containing a peculiar substance, strengthening Lin Moyu’s body.
Without thinking, Lin Moyu immediately applied for the task.
"Let’s test my current strength."
Lin Moyu knew he could fight across realms, but he wasn’t sure how many levels he could cross.
After accepting the task, he received detailed information about it.
[Enter the Human Emperor Arena and challenge opponents of the same level. The winner will be rewarded with 1,000 points, and the loser will receive 100 points.]
[Matching opponents, please wait...]
The basic reward for level three permissions challenge tasks had increased from 100 points to 1,000 points.
Even if you lose, you still get a minimum of 100 points.
This is ten times the reward of level two tasks, providing a guaranteed minimum for some cultivators.
Just five minutes later, the Human Emperor Network sent another message.
[Opponent matched. The challenge will begin in 5 minutes.]
[Please find a suitable location, enter the Human Emperor Network, and teleport to the Human Emperor Arena.]