84: Chapter 84 The Ten Great Monarchs!

[Ding! You have killed the Dream God Projection, experience points increased by 2,000,000 (-20%)!]

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the God Challenge and obtaining loot: key of the gods (Fragment), dream god token!]

[Ding! You have successfully caught the attention of the Dream God. Do you accept the Dream God's Blessing?]

"Dream God's Blessing?"

Lu Yin was slightly stunned for a moment, then directly chose to accept.

A Divine Blessing was similar to a permanent BUFF; not only would attributes increase, but it was often accompanied by powerful effects.

At the instant Lu Yin chose to accept, the entire starry sky suddenly erupted with thousands of rays of radiant light.

Countless flows of light surged frantically into his body as if drawn by an attraction.

This phenomenon even extended to the outside world.

The sky over the entire Jinghua City was suddenly shrouded in a magnificent aurora.

Rainbow-colored light poured down from the clouds like a waterfall, weaving into dreamlike patterns in the air.

Professionals in the city looked up one after another, staring in shock at this rare spectacle that hadn't been seen in ten thousand years.

Furthermore, many Professionals noticed with horror that their experience points were constantly rising, and a positive BUFF had appeared in their status column.

[Illusionary Dream Blessing: All attributes increased by 5%, duration: one year]

"Holy crap! This is a God's Grace!"

"Which big shot passed a divine mission and let so many of us benefit?!"

"..."

The Professionals in Jinghua City were in an uproar.

People on the streets stopped in their tracks, looking up at the dreamlike scene in the sky.

Inside the dormitory, Elder Zhou trembled with excitement.

"How many years has it been! Someone has finally gained the Dream God's recognition again!"

Elder Zhou muttered to himself, memories of records he had seen in ancient books during his youth surfacing in his mind.

The celestial phenomena triggered by a Divine Blessing often signified the birth of a powerhouse capable of changing the era's landscape.

His gaze was fixed intently on the entrance to the God Challenge Dungeon, his eyes so fervent they seemed capable of melting metal.

"Elder Zhou? Who gained the Dream God's recognition?!"

Just then, a series of footsteps came from the corridor, and a youth wearing silver armor hurried over.

Elder Zhou looked at the silver-armored youth and took a deep breath.

"A kid named Lu Yin."

"Lu Yin? How come I've never heard of him?"

"He's a newcomer; he just arrived today."

"What?!"

The silver-armored youth's face was full of disbelief upon hearing this.

"He arrived today? And he already gained the Dream God's recognition?!"

"Impossible... How is that possible?!"

The silver-armored youth was named Ji Xingchen, the top scorer of the national exams last year.

His class was a two-star mythical-grade Dragon Speaker, capable of signing contracts with giant dragons—he was also a freak with quite over-the-top strength.

But even he had only managed to collect 5 dream fragments when facing the God Challenge in the past.

After all, for the dream fragments, each challenge level dropped the corresponding fragment.

If one couldn't directly challenge the level 55 difficulty like Lu Yin, it was impossible to assemble the Dream Key.

While Ji Xingchen and Elder Zhou were in shock, Lu Yin, inside the Dungeon, felt his whole body lighten.

[Suppressed by a higher godhood, Dream God's Blessing failed...]

"Huh? What happened?"

Feeling the divine power gradually dissipate, Lu Yin blinked.

"Suppressed by a higher godhood..."

"Is it that Nameless God behind me..."

After thinking for a bit, Lu Yin understood.

Generally speaking, an excellent Professional could receive blessings from multiple gods.

But if the status of the blessing god differed too much from the status of the Professional's Destiny God, a failure in blessing could occur.

As for this result, Lu Yin didn't care too much.

He felt his own strength was already ridiculous enough; missing one blessing BUFF wasn't a big deal.

Shaking his head, Lu Yin turned to look at the loot dropped by the Dream God Projection.

[key of the gods (Fragment)]

[Usage: Collect three to open the Gods Secret Realm]

[dream god token (Special Item)]

[Usage: Can summon the Dream God's will through the Gods Arena. Effect: ???]

Looking at the item description, Lu Yin raised an eyebrow slightly.

The Gods Secret Realm seemed to be the space where gods resided.

In historical records, Professionals had once entered the secret realm domains of gods.

However, whether it was true or false could not be verified.

As for the Gods Arena mentioned in the dream god token, this was the first time Lu Yin had heard of such a thing.

When he went out later, he should be able to get some information by asking Elder Zhou.

Upon teleporting out of the Dungeon, he saw Elder Zhou and Ji Xingchen, whose jaws were practically hitting the floor.

"Lu Yin, you passed the Dream God's ultimate challenge and received the Dream God's Blessing?!"

Lu Yin shook his head upon hearing this.

"Elder Zhou, I passed the challenge, but I didn't receive the Dream God's Blessing."

Elder Zhou was stunned, his face full of confusion.

"How is that possible? The outside world was graced by the Dream God; isn't that a sign of a successful blessing?"

He had lived for most of his life, and this was the first time he had seen such a situation.

"The system prompt said it failed due to suppression by a higher godhood."

Lu Yin explained nonchalantly.

"What?! The Dream God is one of the few Chief Gods; how could he be suppressed by a higher godhood?!"

Elder Zhou gasped.

In the history of Professionals, Chief God-level deities were already the highest-level gods.

Theoretically, the blessing of such a god couldn't possibly be suppressed.

"Can you tell me which god is your Destiny God who awakened your spirit?"

"It's a new god. Its divine statue's phantom is very blurry; even I don't know its divine name yet."

Lu Yin ignored Elder Zhou's shock and replied truthfully.

"A new god... yet able to suppress the Dream God... Could it be..."

Elder Zhou muttered to himself, a flicker of uncertain light flashing in his cloudy eyes, as if he had thought of some incredible legend.

Ji Xingchen also frowned deeply. As a Dragon Speaker, he had an understanding of the divine system that far exceeded ordinary people.

An existence capable of suppressing a Chief God simply didn't exist in the known divine genealogy.

Unless...

"Is it... an Ancient Deity?"

Elder Zhou's voice trembled slightly as he tightly gripped Lu Yin's shoulder.

"Child, recall carefully again. What were the characteristics of the divine statue you saw during the Awakening? Even the smallest detail!"

Lu Yin was a bit baffled by Elder Zhou's excited reaction, but he still recalled carefully.

"Uh, that god's face couldn't be seen clearly, but he was sitting on a massive Bone Throne, surrounded by countless beings kneeling in submission. The scene looked very grand."

Listening to Lu Yin's description, Elder Zhou felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Throne... submission... your class... Monarch..."

"That ancient myth... is actually true?!!"

His voice shook beyond recognition, and even his breathing became rapid.

Seeing this, Ji Xingchen hurriedly supported Elder Zhou and asked in confusion.

"Elder Zhou, what did you think of? Which god could have such power that even the Chief God-level Dream God would be suppressed?"

Elder Zhou took several deep breaths before he managed to calm the stormy waves in his heart.

He stared fixedly at Lu Yin, his eyes filled with unprecedented reverence and a hint of fear.

"The ten great... monarchs."

"The ten monarchs who once ruled over the gods!"