Darren finally felt that some of the creatures believed in him. This allowed hope to blossom in his heart.
However, to pass this test, he needed to earn the belief of all creatures in this mountain.
When Darren contemplated how he could finish the task, he remembered that the Space Spirit had said that he could use any means.
The quickest way would, perhaps, be to kill all the creatures that did not believe in him, leaving only the bees who had faith in him. That way, he would pass the test!
This thought convinced Darren easily.
'I have to finish this test. Many things are happening on the Lothlann Continent now, and I have to return, ' he thought.
As there was no quicker way to earn every creature's belief, and Darren was anxious about the precarious situation on the Lothlann Continent, he decided to take this course.
"Kill!"
Darren dashed forward, and all the black ants in his path turned to ash.
There were several kinds of creatures on this mountain, not just the black ants. So, Darren's actions killed many other bugs as well.
During this process, several bugs saw how powerful Darren was, and they came to fear and admire him. As they were counted as his believers, Darren would not kill them.
Half a month passed.
By now, Darren had gained the belief of hundreds of millions of creatures, and he could sense each believer.
"I still have three more bugs to kill. Once I finish, I can get through this." Darren stopped.
At this time, he noticed that endless streams of gray Power of Belief had been pouring into his body.
At first, he was puzzled about where the Power of Belief had gone after entering his body. Gradually he sensed that it had settled in his elixir field.
"What? My sword core..."
On inspection, he found that his sword core had changed dramatically. It had now turned into a small sword with edges and golden light.
"What's going on?
I should ask the Space Spirit after passing the test."
Darren didn't overthink the change. Instead, he focused on locating the three bugs that didn't believe in him.
Soon, he found and killed them as well.
Boom!
Everything around Darren began to disperse. In a flash, he found himself surrounded by darkness.
This indicated that Darren had passed the test.
"Very good. You did a great job," the Space Spirit praised.
"Space Spirit, will you help me if I want to retain my strength at the peak of Super Emperor Realm?" Darren requested.
"No, I won't," the Space Spirit refused straightforwardly.
"Why? I would do anything for you," Darren persisted.
"No, you misunderstood. What I meant is that you don't have to keep it."
A frown appeared on Darren's face when he mulled over what the Space Spirit had said. 'Why I don't have to keep it?' he wondered.
"Please explain it to me," Darren asked reverently.
"All right. Listen carefully." The Space Spirit paused for a moment before continuing, "Do you remember what I told you earlier? That you needed to use your soul to control a god's body to fight in the test of the third mountain?"
"What?" Darren was stunned. He had forgotten about this until the Space Spirit mentioned it. Upon careful consideration, he remembered that the Space Spirit had indeed given such instructions.
But what had happened? When Darren passed the second test, he didn't receive a god's body as a reward, nor did he encounter any powerful enemies in the third mountain.
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