A tailor-made challenge!

Qin Feng instinctively became alert.

The Gray Sun in the sky.

The Gray Giant Tree in front of him.

All of them exuded the aura of Death, and even the White-haired Old Woman beside him was filled with Death energy…

Qin Feng glanced at the Gray Sun and the giant tree, then temporarily ignored them.

From his primary perspective, he was naturally most concerned about the 'living' White-haired Old Woman next to him!

This person didn't even have an identifier above her head, so he didn't know her identity…

Although he didn't know if this person was truly still alive, no matter what, she was the only one in the field who seemed capable of moving… Whatever Qin Feng was going to do in this temple, he would have to get the answers from her.

"To ensure safety, Ancient God Language cannot be used in this segment."

"It will be safer to participate as an ordinary player."

Qin Feng was well aware of this.

So he looked at the White-haired Old Woman and directly asked in great xia language: "Where is this? Who are you?"

"This is the temple of Lord Night Lotus, and I am the Temple Housekeeper."

The White-haired Old Woman replied in very standard great xia language, her voice ancient and filled with Death energy, her eyes pure black, giving off a terrifying feeling: "May I ask, Shadow, the player from Blue Star Civilization, are you willing to believe in Lord Night Lotus… um, that is, Lord Death Goddess?"

"No."

Qin Feng answered directly.

It sounded like a threat.

But if 'no' wasn't an option, her question would be meaningless. It was clear that nothing would happen even if he refused.

If this place was still within the God Forsaken Game, then there was no need to worry about the consequences of refusal.

If it was outside the game, then Qin Feng had Asha Hess backing him!

Clearly, Asha Hess's standing was immeasurably higher than that of the White-haired Old Woman before him.

As expected…

Hearing Qin Feng's refusal, the White-haired Old Woman was slightly surprised.

She wasn't surprised by the refusal itself, but by how decisively Qin Feng refused…

But she showed no special expression.

She then said: "Are you willing to participate in the challenge set by Lord Night Lotus? The higher your challenge ranking, the more rewards you will receive, and the higher the quality of the rewards."

This sales pitch was very tempting.

But for Qin Feng, it didn't faze him.

He habitually asked: "What are the challenge rules and the penalty for failing the challenge?"

For activities within such temples…

The most important thing wasn't the reward, but the penalty for failing the challenge!

In his previous life, Qin Feng had heard that some people who entered a temple never came out, supposedly punished by being sent to other worlds to become NPCs…

The White-haired Old Woman's pure black eyes stared deeply at Qin Feng: "The rule is that the Death Divine Tree in front of you will continuously produce 'Monsters of the Death Kingdom,' all of which are Diamond-level BOSSes…"

"Every time you kill one, the next one will appear."

"'Monsters of the Death Kingdom' will not grant experience points or loot rewards. Every time you kill one, the next one will become stronger."

"Within the limited 20 minutes, the more you kill, the more points you get, and the higher your ranking."

"But if you are killed by a 'Monster of the Death Kingdom' during the process, you will be forcibly made a believer of Lord Night Lotus."

Hearing these words, Qin Feng was a bit speechless.

Forcibly become a believer of the Death Goddess?

Qin Feng asked: "What happens if I become her believer?"

The White-haired Old Woman let out two dry laughs: "You will die, but you will retain consciousness, continue to exist in a state of Death, and be free from the limitations of lifespan. Aside from being unable to reproduce, there's no difference from being alive, equivalent to a certain degree of eternal life…"

Good heavens.

After hearing this, Qin Feng felt that this punishment was truly outrageous.

If he failed, the price would be too great.

However, perhaps for some people, this might even be a reward… for example, Qin Xiaoyou? If it were her, she might very much wish to become like this…

Of course, the Death Goddess doesn't accept just any believer.

At the very least, one must be able to come to this Death Temple to be qualified to become a believer of the Death Goddess.

Otherwise, they wouldn't even have the qualification.

And Qin Feng naturally had no interest in this. He thought for a moment and asked again: "Alright, what about the rewards?"

The White-haired Old Woman didn't answer immediately.

She raised her withered arm and pointed towards the trunk of the Gray Giant Tree: "These hundred people are the challenge rankings achieved by all players who have visited this temple within the last hundred years…"

"The higher your challenge ranking, the greater your final reward."

"Look at the one ranked first, a player from Youlan Civilization, who continuously killed 17 Monsters of the Death Kingdom within 20 minutes!"

"She is an Assassin-class professional like you, and she is female. She ultimately received a choice of three rewards: three Sublimation Scrolls, or a high-grade divinity armament, or a Deathwing Royal Feather."

Deathwing Royal Feather?

Qin Feng's interest was piqued when he heard this item.

His original goal was to find Deathwing Feathers to summon a Deathwing Angel and obtain an Epic-grade second Bloodline.

But this Deathwing Royal Feather seemed even better than he had imagined!

"Big Eyes said that entering the Faith Temple has a chance to obtain Deathwing Feathers."

"Now it seems… this chance is entirely related to strength!"

"As long as one is strong enough, they can obtain it!"

However, Big Eyes clearly didn't understand the internal situation of this Death Goddess Faith Temple.

Qin Feng had previously learned about the racial Talent of Knowledge Eye.

This race…

All knowledge gained by individuals is shared among them!

Regarding the 'Faith Temple of the Death Goddess,' what this race knew was that some players who entered received Death Feathers, and some did not.

This created a false impression of 'probabilistic acquisition' for them.

In reality, this was a ranking challenge event based on strength.

However, this ranking was not limited to players of the same civilization, but across all civilizations!

For the past hundred years, any challenger who came to this Faith Temple of the Death Goddess and ranked in the top hundred would have their achievements recorded on the trunk of the Gray Giant Tree…

However.

The White-haired Old Woman clearly didn't know that Qin Feng's current Ancient God Language proficiency was already sufficient to understand the challenge rankings recorded on the tree trunk!

Those rankings were all recorded in Ancient God Language, and they were all false languages.

The first-ranked was a female Assassin player from Youlan Civilization, Level 58, with a challenge score of continuously killing 17 Monsters of the Death Kingdom within 20 minutes.

Ranked second was a male Berserker player from War Civilization, Level 67, with a challenge score of continuously killing 14 Monsters of the Death Kingdom.

To this, Qin Feng could only say…

They're all weak!

"These people are quite high-leveled, all over Level 50, which is beyond my level from nine years in my previous life…"

"But in similar challenges, the monsters we face are the same level as us."

"I come at Level 30, and I face Level 30 monsters!"

"For me, isn't it just a giveaway? Tailor-made!"

Just Diamond-Level monsters.

Even if they were increasingly stronger Diamond-level BOSSes, for Qin Feng, he could continuously instantly kill them!

How many could he kill within the 20-minute time limit?

Even Qin Feng didn't know his own limit!

At this moment, after the White-haired Old Woman finished explaining, she revealed a somewhat eerie smile and looked at Qin Feng: "Shadow, player from Blue Star Civilization. Your level is not high, and it's not easy for you to enter the temple. As long as you can make it onto the榜, I will personally give you a Deathwing Feather as a reward."

…

Qin Feng was silent for a moment.

This old housekeeper of the Death Goddess's temple didn't seem to realize what was happening?

If he didn't take the 'Deathwing Royal Feather' from this temple this time, Qin Feng would feel like he came for nothing!

And for Qin Feng, the most tempting thing was…

"These Monsters of the Death Kingdom won't provide experience or loot, but do they give evolution points?"

"If there are evolution points… wouldn't this be a chance to really cash in?"