Host: Su Xiao

  God Name: NoneDivine Title: NoneGod Domain: 1-Star

  Godhead Rank: Nine-Colored Supreme, 5-Star God Disciple

  Believer Rank: The Fourth Calamity, SSR Rank.

  Faith Origin Power: 0

  Upgrading the God Domain space required the Godhead to reach a certain rank and also consumed a large amount of Faith Origin Power, so Su Xiao had to temporarily give up on it.

  Moreover, the 99 players had also reached the capacity limit of a 1-Star God Domain.

  Although Su Xiao possessed a Nine-Colored Godhead, making his God Domain wider than others of the same star rank, because his player believers were SSR quality, the space they required also increased accordingly.

  The most important aspect of believers is quality, not quantity.

  High-quality believers awakened by powerful main gods could even contend with some weaker main gods.

  Su Xiao activated the "Undying Godfiend Body" technique, infusing a continuous stream of divine power into his physical body. His body also began a deeper transformation.

  It became tougher and more impactful than before, with even speed and strength receiving a huge boost.

  He was confident that if he encountered those scarecrows again now, while he might not be able to beat them, running away wouldn't be a problem.

  Dying once wasn't without gains for Su Xiao.

  At least, he now knew how to deal with these Undead Scarecrows.

  The flames on these guys couldn't be dealt with by ordinary water, and stones definitely wouldn't kill them.

  But as time passed, the flames would grow weaker and weaker. The flames were equivalent to the Undead Scarecrows' energy; as long as their energy was mostly depleted, they would kick the bucket.

  With Su Xiao's current abilities, stalling one scarecrow to death was feasible.

  Dealing with a dozen or so scarecrows was absolutely impossible; for now, he could only rely on these undying players.

  Therefore, the current priority was to first find the Rune Keystone from the former Main God Temple ruins and establish the Main God Temple.

  With the Main God Temple, after players were killed (or "abused to death"), they wouldn't need to log out for a three-hour cooldown but could instead resurrect directly in the temple. Under this infinite loop, this "God Trial" would be considered passed.

  "Ding! Quest Issued: Find the Rune Keystone from the ruins of the former Main God Temple and establish a new Main God Temple."

  "Reward: Faith Coins. The faster you complete it, the higher the reward."

  Su Xiao directly issued the quest to these players through the system. A "ding dong" sound rang in their minds.

  The so-called Faith Coins were actually the Faith Origin Power Su Xiao harvested; he just changed the name.

  What he rewarded the players with were virtual numbers. When players came to exchange for items, he would give them corresponding items based on their Faith Coins.

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  These items could be things the players turned in after hunting monsters, or things he obtained by exchanging back at the Academy.

  "Establish the Main God Temple? The story quest has started!"

  "Holy shit! The story quest finally started, awesome!"

  "But, what the heck is a Rune Keystone?"

  The group of players started getting excited.

  "Tch, what's so fun about doing quests? It's not as good as grinding mobs. I'm just here to kill the Flame Scarecrows."

  "Brothers, follow me, let's protect the Novice Village! Avenge our fallen brothers!"

  [Quan Shen Dou Shi Diao] (lit. Whole Body is Carved/Sculpted; often "Diao Bro") roared, looking like he was ready to die, and bolted outside to search for scarecrows.

  He wanted revenge!

  "Come, come, forming a party! Daxian will carry you, fly with you, and hehehe with you,"

  [Zhang Da Xian] (lit. Great Immortal Zhang; often "Daxian") glanced at the quest and scoffed.

  Indeed, doing quests wasn't as fun as killing monsters.

  The key point was that getting beaten by the scarecrows was a bit embarrassing, so they had to regain their face.

  "Put the quest aside, let's protect the Novice Village first!"

  The group of players completely ignored the quest Su Xiao had issued, excitedly going off to find Undead Scarecrows.

  Zhang Da Xian, leading the group, was full of confidence, planning to thoroughly abuse the Undead Scarecrows and reclaim his dignity.

  After all, having died once, he had already grasped the Undead Scarecrow's skills and firmly believed he could handle them perfectly.

  "I have perfectly grasped the weaknesses of these scarecrows."

  "Let me tell you, the speed of these scarecrows is their weakness. As long as we run fast enough, they absolutely cannot catch us."

  "But be careful, these guys spit fire. If you're not careful, you might get melted."

  "..."

  "Daxian, look quickly, look! There's a Flame Scarecrow over there!"

  Suddenly, a player pointed nearby and shouted excitedly.

  Zhang Da Xian immediately perked up.

  "Brothers, don't steal my kill! This mob is mine. Watch how I abuse it."

  "Pay attention then, watch and learn my techniques, and you'll be able to solo scarecrows yourselves."

  As Zhang Da Xian spoke, he sped up rapidly towards the scarecrow.

  And this scarecrow also noticed the players and immediately charged over aggressively.

  "Slick moves!"

  Facing the scarecrow's first attack, Zhang Da Xian reacted quickly and dodged.

  "Daxian is awesome!"

  "Daxian, here's a wooden stick, poke its chrysanthemum!"

  Whoosh...

  The scarecrow's attack was dodged by Zhang Da Xian. Seemingly annoyed, its body paused slightly.

  Seeing this, Zhang Da Xian knew it was about to breathe fire and immediately ran backward.

  Sure enough, a long stream of fire spewed from the scarecrow's mouth, reaching a full three meters, almost burning Zhang Da Xian.

  "Brothers, did you see the distance? It can only spit fire three meters!"

  "As long as you're beyond this range when it breathes fire, you can dodge the fatal blow."

  "Now, it's time for Zhang Daxian's counterattack!"

  "Watch how I use my speed to play it to death, haha..."

  While explaining to the other players, Zhang Da Xian held his wooden stick and started looking for a place to attack.

  Swish!But the next second, the scarecrow suddenly accelerated several times faster, rushed in front of Zhang Daxian, and slapped him.

  Before dying, a smug smile still lingered on Zhang Daxian's lips.

  The group of players was instantly dumbfounded.

  "Holy shit, Daxian is gone again!"

  "Something's wrong, seriously wrong."

  "This scarecrow has a speed-boosting skill! Everyone run!"

  Swish!As they roared, the scarecrow directly accelerated and charged over, slapping down one player with each hit.

  "Ahhhhh..."

  "Why can it speed up?!"

  "Ahhh, I can't outrun it, ahhhhh..."

  Thus, comical scenes unfolded all around, with many players being chased everywhere by the scarecrow, looking utterly wretched.

  Su Xiao, having searched around for the Rune Keystone without finding even a strand of hair, finally spotted this group of players who were thoroughly enjoying their frantic escape.

  "I... This bunch of morons!"

  Su Xiao was speechless. These guys completely disregarded the quest he had issued.

  "Hint: After establishing the new Main God Temple, you can resurrect within it without needing to log out and wait for the three-hour cooldown."

  All Players: "???"

  Why the f*** didn't you say so earlier!

  "Quick, find the Rune Keystone!"

  The group of players started looking for the Rune Keystone according to the image Su Xiao provided, all while running away.

  Meanwhile.

  [Quan Shen Dou Shi Diao] ran while crying.

  "Waaaaah, someone save me! I can't run anymore! I don't want to kill scarecrows ever again!"

  "Waaaaah..."

  Bang!Suddenly, he tripped over a rock again, fell forward heavily, and slammed his head onto another stone.

  [Quan Shen Dou Shi Diao] felt dizzy.

  Damn, I didn't die from hitting it this time.

  Looking up, [Quan Shen Dou Shi Diao] suddenly noticed that the stone in front of him was somewhat special.

  Wait.

  This looks like the Rune Keystone.