Primordial Star Scripture

Mu Ling and Mu Xiao were utterly shocked that Ye Chen intended to take on a fifth-level task.

Even though they were both incredibly powerful within the Divine Kingdom, they only dared to take on fourth-level tasks. Though Ye Chen's combat power during the slaying of Xue Xian had surpassed theirs, the two could see that was not his inherent strength; it was thanks to a rare item.

At present, Ye Chen's combat power was, at most, roughly the same as theirs.

Yet fifth-level tasks were countless times more dangerous than the fourth-level ones!

After all, fifth-level tasks were specifically designed for those at the Earth Divine Venerable level, and most tasks could only be hoped to be completed by someone with combat power of a high Earth Divine Venerable.

Moreover, completing tasks is not the same as other trials. In many cases, a moment of inattention could result in death during the task.

Without at least an eighty percent certainty of securing the task, disciples of the Supreme Divine Institute wouldn't even consider accepting it.

And even so, there have been numerous instances of disciples perishing while undertaking tasks in the past.

In such circumstances, that Ye Chen would rashly opt for a fifth-level task was naturally inconceivable to Mu Ling and Mu Xiao.

"Brother Ye Chen, I've heard that with combat power at the level of a low Earth Divine Venerable, it's safer to take on fourth-level tasks. For fifth-level tasks, even those with a high Earth Divine Venerable level of combat power can't be one hundred percent sure of success. It's very dangerous."

The Little Provincial Princess also expressed her concern upon hearing that Ye Chen intended to take on a fifth-level task.

Ye Chen patted the Little Provincial Princess's head and smiled at Mu Ling and Mu Xiao, "A fifth-level task involves something I need, so I must do it."

"As for the dangers, I'll be prepared for them."

Ye Chen needed ten thousand Merit Points in a short time to exchange for the "Tribulation Inducing Pill", and only by undertaking fifth-level tasks could he achieve that.

After all, the reward for completing a single fifth-level task was generally over ten thousand Merit Points, whereas completing a fourth-level task only yielded about ten thousand Merit Points.

Moreover, the tasks assigned by the Supreme Divine Institute typically took a long time to complete.

Under such circumstances, Ye Chen simply didn't have the time to accumulate ten thousand Merit Points by undertaking fourth-level tasks.

And of course, Ye Chen was aware of the dangers of fifth-level tasks.

However...

While Ye Chen's combat power might not yet be at the level of a mid or high Earth Divine Venerable, it wasn't as if he didn't have methods and trump cards to handle danger.

His Star Blue Armor was being nurtured in the cavern of Sovereign Jia Lan, and Xiaojiu had told him that in roughly a month's time, he could nurture the Star Blue Armor to transformation successfully.

By then, with the "Star Blue Armor," Ye Chen would possess the confidence to withstand threats at the level of an Earth Divine Venerable!

Besides, Ye Chen still held five "Xuan Divine Cones," which could execute Heavenly Divine Venerables and severely injure Immortal Divine Venerables.

He was quite confident about completing a fifth-level task.

Seeing that Ye Chen hadn't given up on selecting a fifth-level task, Mu Ling and Mu Xiao could only watch him with some concern, "Then Ye Chen, go and choose a task from the fifth-level task area, try to pick one with a higher safety rating."

"We're heading to the fourth-level task area."

Ye Chen nodded with a smile, and after parting ways with Mu Ling and Mu Xiao, he and the Little Provincial Princess headed toward the fifth-level task screen.

The Merit Mission Pavilion had nine screens, each corresponding to a different level of tasks.

Beneath each screen was the respective task selection area.

These nine levels of tasks, with first-level tasks being suited for those with True God level combat power to complete.

Second to fourth-level tasks were designed for those with God King Level combat power.

Fifth-level tasks were tailored for Earth Divine Venerables.

Sixth-level tasks were for those with Heavenly Divine Venerable combat capabilities to undertake.

Seventh-level tasks were even meant for Immortal Divine Venerables.

And the highest, the eighth and ninth-level tasks, were exclusive to lower and higher Sovereign Venerables!

At the moment, in the nine task areas, the most crowded were the second to fourth-level task areas, suitable for God King Level combatants to complete.

After all, many of the True Gods in the Supreme Divine Institute were still confined to the junior disciple area to study and were simply not allowed to go out on tasks.

It was the God King Realm disciples who had greatly increased freedom of movement, and most of them relied on undertaking tasks to accumulate Merit Points; hence, they were the main demographic of the Merit Mission Pavilion.

As for the areas under the fifth, sixth, and seventh-level tasks, even fewer people were gathered.

And the area for the eighth and ninth-level tasks, exclusive to the Sovereign Venerables, was almost deserted, with the occasional appearance of a powerful Sovereign who would look at the screen for a moment before quickly leaving.

As Ye Chen approached the fifth-level task area, he saw that there were only dozens of people under this screen.

And virtually all of these people were Earth Divine Venerables. Even if there were two God Kings, Ye Chen could guess that these two were likely powerful God Kings who were at least on par with mid or high Earth Divine Venerables, probably even within the top ten of the God King List, similar in level to beings like Yang Yun and Yang Yan.

These dozens of people were initially engrossed with the various tasks displayed on the screen, but when they saw Ye Chen and the Little Provincial Princess walk amongst them, they were taken aback.

Two True Gods, coming to the fifth-level task area?

And when they clearly saw the appearances of Ye Chen and the Little Provincial Princess, these Earth Divine Venerable and those two Divine Kings were all shocked in their hearts.

"It's the little daughter who is most beloved by the King of the Eastern Province, Princess Fang Luo!"

"The other one is the new disciple of the Supreme Divine Institute who is now famous—Ye Chen!"

"My god, are they here to choose a level-five mission?! Although they both have great reputations, they definitely can't complete a level-five mission!"

"Or are they just here to watch the excitement?"

While being stared at by these people's strange gazes, the Little Provincial Princess gave a light smile to the crowd, "I'm not yet qualified to go out on missions, but this time, it's my brother Ye Chen who's here to choose a level-five mission."

Whoosh!

The Little Provincial Princess's words immediately made all eyes gather on Ye Chen.

Ye Chen came to choose a level-five mission?

He didn't come to sightsee, he really came to choose a mission?!

These Earth Divine Venerable and those two Divine Kings were unacquainted with Ye Chen, otherwise, they would have even been unable to resist chatting with him more, to ask him on what grounds he dared to select a level-five mission.

As for the strange gazes of these Earth Divine Venerable and those two Divine Kings, Ye Chen didn't care.

He hadn't forgotten that he had important business to attend to.

Upon arriving at the area for level-five missions, Ye Chen looked directly at the information screen.

At this moment, the screen listed more than a hundred missions.

"Mission one: Execute the 'Blood Fiend Venerable', who is ranked third on the 'God-killing List' of middle-ranking Heavenly Divine Venerable. This mission is limited to disciples below the rank of Heavenly Divine Venerable. Upon completion, the reward is 200,000 Merit Points! Issuer: 'Punishment Court' of the Supreme Divine Institute."

Seeing the first mission on the screen, Ye Chen felt a deep shock in his heart.

The first mission was actually to execute a Heavenly Divine Venerable!

And it was restricted such that only disciples below the Heavenly Divine Venerable rank could complete this mission.

This clearly demanded that those Earth Divine Venerable who accepted the mission absolutely had to have the confidence to kill a middle-ranking Heavenly Divine Venerable!

At this time, Xiaojiu seemed to know Ye Chen's thoughts and transmitted a message saying, "Ye Chen, many of the missions in the Merit Mission Pavilion are specifically issued by the Supreme Divine Institute to test the abilities of the institute's disciples."

"Like this task of executing a middle-ranking Heavenly Divine Venerable, the Supreme Divine Institute could easily execute this person by sending out any Heavenly Divine Venerable or Immortal Divine Venerable."

"But they've restricted it to those below the Heavenly Divine Venerable rank in order to let the extraordinary geniuses below that rank have a chance to stand out and to gain astonishing rewards!"

"Those capable of completing the mission will receive a huge reward and draw significant attention from the Supreme Divine Institute. Those who fail will be eliminated, and might even lose their lives!"

"Such arduous missions, practical trials, are key for the disciples of the Supreme Divine Institute to transform and grow."

Hearing Xiaojiu's words, Ye Chen nodded.

Yes.

The issuer, the "Punishment Court" of the Supreme Divine Institute, had taken the opportunity to execute the "Blood Fiend Venerable" and left it for the disciples, offering a reward of 200,000 Merit Points for it.

With 100,000 Merit Points, one could exchange them for a "Tribulation Inducing Pill."

With 200,000 points, without a doubt, once obtained, one could definitely exchange them for even more precious benefits!

Ye Chen had no intention of undertaking the first mission though.

Although he had the "Xuan Divine Cone" method to execute a Heavenly Divine Venerable, completing this mission was still fraught with extreme danger. If he were slightly careless and got hit, he didn't have the ability to withstand an attack from a Heavenly Divine Venerable.

Ye Chen's gaze continued to move downward.

"Mission two: Go to the 'Mu Xiao Manor' in the Northern Region and participate in the forging of a mysterious treasure. This mission requires one to be of the Earth Divine Venerable rank, consume ten years of time, and possess divine treasure forging abilities. The reward for the mission is 150,000 Merit Points. The issuer is the 'Mu Xiao Manor' of the Divine Kingdom of the Northern Region."

Seeing the second mission, Ye Chen shook his head.

This one didn't seem highly dangerous, but it required ten years to complete.

Not to mention that he didn't have the divine treasure forging abilities, just the time expenditure alone was too much for him to commit to.

Afterwards, Ye Chen's gaze moved to other missions on the screen.

While Ye Chen was selecting a mission, the shock other selectors felt about him choosing a level-five mission had dissipated somewhat, and they also started picking their own missions.

Whenever a mission was selected, these people would directly go to one of the Heavenly Divine Venerable elders under the screen and receive the mission.

Once a mission was accepted, it would disappear from the screen and a new mission would appear.

But when Ye Chen saw the sixth mission on the screen, a flash of understanding sparked in his eyes.

It read, "Mission six: Travel to the 'Demon Tomb' in the Western Territory of the Divine Kingdom to snatch a 'Thunder Turtle Egg' from a high-ranking Earth Divine Venerable level 'Thunder Turtle'. The requirement is that the combat strength must reach the Earth Divine Venerable tier of Supreme Divine Institute disciples. The reward for the mission is 130,000 Merit Points. Issuer: Alchemy Master Sovereign Jia Lan of the Supreme Divine Institute."