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[This is equivalent to directly inheriting the position of the Grim Reaper, so the world considers the host to have completed the test.]

Chapter 331 The Effects of the Lightning Tribulation, the Confusion of World Consciousness

"I see!" Zicomo exclaimed in realization.

Unexpectedly, he unintentionally completed the world's test.

Since the Death Staff needs to be tempered by lightning to become a divine artifact, then we just need to expose it to the world's scrutiny.

Zicomo's "Zen Garden" is constantly being improved, and recently it has been integrated into the entire underworld.

But it is ultimately just a space, not a complete world.

It does not yet possess a fully formed global consciousness.

Otherwise, as the owner of the "Zen Garden," Zicomo wouldn't need to ask the system; the world consciousness of the "Zen Garden" would inform him of these matters.

Zicomo left the "Zen Garden" and headed deeper into the Forbidden Forest.

According to historical records of Shushan, the lightning tribulation was quite a significant event.

In order not to disturb the students of Hogwarts, Zicomo found a secluded place.

Zicomo arrived at a clearing in the Forbidden Forest, which was the very place where Hermione had undergone her Animagus transformation.

After a brief moment of reminiscence, Zicomo took out the Staff of Death.

The next moment, dark clouds drifted in from all directions and gathered above Zicomo's head.

Before long, the white sky disappeared, and the thick, dark clouds gave the illusion that they were within reach.

Several streaks of lightning flashed across the sky, signaling the imminent arrival of the tribulation.

Zicomo tossed the Staff of Death into the air and then left the spot.

He didn't want to be struck by lightning along with the Death Staff.

The Staff of Death, thrown into the air by Zicomo, did not fall but instead soared higher and higher under the support of an invisible force.

Just as it was about to reach the clouds, a thunderous bolt of lightning struck directly from the dark clouds toward the Staff of Death.

After the lightning dissipated, the already black Death Staff appeared even darker.

If you don't look closely, you won't be able to spot it under the dark clouds.

Upon seeing this, Zicomo raised an eyebrow.

He had previously thought that he should stay away from the Death Staff to avoid being affected and struck by lightning.

However, Zicomo has now changed his mind.

He leaped into the air and flew towards the location of the Death Staff.

When the lightning struck, Zicomo's mental energy was locked onto the Death Staff.

He needs to constantly monitor the state of the Death Staff.

Once it can no longer withstand the lightning tribulation, Zikomo will reclaim it from the system space.

To prevent it from being struck and destroyed by lightning.

When the Death Staff was struck by lightning, Zicomo could sense that the lightning tribulation was not simply destroying the Death Staff.

Instead, it was tempering the Staff of Death.

However, lightning is inherently a violent force, and this is a tribulation lightning used to test the advancement of divine artifacts.

Therefore, the lightning tribulation's tempering of the Death Staff was extremely brutal, seemingly aimed at destroying the Death Staff.

After learning about the effects of the lightning tribulation, Zicomo hurriedly flew towards the tribulation clouds.

He wanted to use the power of the lightning tribulation to temper his body.

Zikomo was confident that his divine body could completely withstand the damage caused by the lightning tribulation.

In addition, Zicomo also harbored the idea of ​​absorbing the power of the lightning tribulation.

If this idea is feasible, then he can use the power of lightning tribulation to temper his body at any time.

It can even control the strength of the lightning tribulation to ensure that the artifact can pass the test with 100% success.

Just as Zicomo reached the Staff of Death, the second bolt of lightning struck down.

However, the power of the second lightning tribulation was much weaker than that of the first.

This is because the world consciousness, having become aware of Zikomo's existence, relaxed its test on the Staff of Death.

After all, as a god, Zicomo couldn't possibly be without even a single divine artifact, could he?

With this in mind, the world consciousness reduced the power of the lightning tribulation.

But Zikomo was not happy about it.

The power of the lightning tribulation is so weak that its tempering effect on his divine body is negligible. How can this be allowed?

Zicomo shouted to the sky, "Such weak power, did you not eat? Go all out! Chop with exponentially increasing power!"

World Consciousness: ...

This was the first time it had ever heard such a strange and novel request.

What the hell is this?! It's splitting with power that grows exponentially!

Zicomo almost lost his sense of world consciousness.

Brother! You're already a god, why are you still getting involved?

Considering that Zikomo did not yet possess the divine artifact, it was prepared to relax the test.

As a result, Zicomo told it to increase its intensity.

Alright, since Zikomo is making this request, there's no reason for it not to grant it.

Since it won't be held responsible if something goes wrong, let's just keep chopping away.

The third lightning bolt, carrying immense heavenly might, struck down, several times stronger than the first.

Even Zicomo felt a tingling, numbing sensation.

The Death Staff in front of him was even cleaved in several places.

Zicomo quickly channeled his golden divine power into the Death Staff to repair the damage.

Then several more bolts of lightning struck down in succession.

And as Zicomo wished, each one was more powerful than the last.

The Death Staff was repeatedly struck by lightning, creating cracks that were then repaired by Zicomo.

........ .. ...

Meanwhile, Zikomo himself was undergoing the tempering of the lightning tribulation while simultaneously using 'Golden Absorption' to counter it.

It was thanks to Zicomo's help that the Staff of Death was not completely destroyed by the subsequent lightning strikes.

It should be noted that the current lightning tribulation is increasing in power exponentially, as requested by Zikomo.

By the time of the eighth lightning tribulation, even Zikomo's divine body felt intense pain.

It's like an ordinary person being hit by a large truck traveling at full speed.

Moreover, the truck was engulfed in flames, which set the people on fire as well.

Simply put, it's a violent impact combined with burning pain.

After the first eight lightning tribulations, the final ninth lightning tribulation was delayed.

The dark clouds in the sky continued to gather above Zicomo, their color growing darker and darker until they finally turned into a deep, inky black.

Such a commotion on Zicomo's side could be seen even from as far away as Hogwarts Castle.

So, having just calmed down the professor and students, Snape had no choice but to head to the Forbidden Forest to investigate.

Snape was 90% certain that this was another commotion orchestrated by Zicomo.

This time, Snape didn't Apparate directly.

The devastating thunder gave Snape a premonition.

If he gets too close, he will also become a target for the Thunder.

So Snape chose to approach slowly, observing from the edge of the thundercloud.

Chapter 332 The Completed Death God's Authority, the Golden Tree Tattoo

As the clouds continued to shrink, Snape was getting closer and closer to Zicomo's position.

Just as Snape saw Zicomo's figure, the ninth lightning bolt struck.

Unlike the previous eight lightning bolts, which were silver and white, the ninth lightning bolt was pitch black, and it struck Zikomo with a violent, all-consuming force.

Zicomo's tall and imposing figure was bathed in thunder.

At that moment, Zicomo was like a god in Snape's eyes.