The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　The divine aura suddenly fluctuated, and a divine power suddenly emerged from the body of the sun god statue, quickly expanding a layer of fiery red protective shield.

　Professor Lily's sinful hand was forcefully blocked outside the protective barrier.

　Lily raised an eyebrow, her temper about to flare up on the spot.

　"professor!"

　Aurora called out hastily.

　The statue's protective shield was extremely strong, but if it were Professor Lily who made the move, she was unsure of the outcome, so she quickly stopped her.

　(ˇˇ)

　Lily frowned, pouted, and looked unhappy, but she withdrew her hand.

　Aurora quickly explained, "Only those favored by the gods can touch the idol. In the entire Free City, only my mother and I have received this favor. If you want the Ice Moon Elf Egg, I can pray to the Moon Goddess tonight."

　Lily turned her head and said, "What about Dark? Isn't he good enough?"

　Aurora thought for a moment and said, "Although he has gained the favor of the Sun Elf, whether he can gain the favor of the Sun God remains to be seen."

　Dark's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "How do we test it?"

　Aurora said, “It’s very simple. Just kneel before the idol and pray for its favor in your heart. If you are favored by the sun god, you will receive a response.”

　……

Chapter 778 Only 98% away from becoming a god!

　Pray to God.

　Throughout history, the way humans communicate with gods has largely been the same.

　In the era when gods roamed among humans, the prayers of devout people could truly reach their ears. Even those separated by thousands of miles could be heard by the gods.

　If the deity is in a good mood or has a good impression of you, they may grant you some of your wishes—this is a real phenomenon.

　The reason why God can hear the voice of prayer is because of the authority that God holds.

　To illustrate this, let's use a more vivid analogy.

　The universe is a network, and the gods who hold "divine power" have successfully registered an account in this network of the universe and obtained certain permissions that they can exercise freely.

　The believers' prayers are like leaving messages on this network, and naturally they can be seen by the account.

　However, due to the big data system, only what the account owner wants to hear and what triggers the keywords will actually be pushed to the account.

　Leaving aside the broad concept of "wanting to hear," what believers can rely on to ensure their prayers reach them is primarily the key words.

　The so-called keywords are the true name, authority, or various other attributes and characteristics of the deity.

　Combining multiple keywords together can make the classification more detailed and precise, making it easier to reach the ears of the gods.

　……

　Of course, if the distance between the deity and the believer is close enough, or if the deity actively searches, then those cumbersome things are unnecessary.

　And that is the situation now.

　These two statues are essentially miniature versions of the gods.

　However, before the main account is unbanned, the only thing you can get by praying to this alt account is probably access to the shield.

　……

　Thinking of this, Dark stepped forward and reached out to touch the protective shield.

　The protective shield looked fiery red, but there were actually no flames burning inside.

　Dark had heard Professor Mitia praise Aurora's "Protection of the Sun God," a divine technique that could keep even the Demon King out.

　Aurora originally did not possess the ability to use that divine skill. However, being in the City of Freedom, with the temple of the Sun God and the Moon God standing beneath her feet, she drew upon the Sun God's divine power when she unleashed it at full strength, thus triggering the miracle.

　And this protective shield released by the statue of the sun god is unlikely to be any weaker than the "protection of the sun god".

　However, when he brought his fingers close, the temperature he felt was not high, and he did not feel any burning sensation for the time being.

　Based on Lily's previous situation, it seems that this shield does not have a damage reflection effect.

　Dak pressed his fingers further onto the shield, preparing to analyze its composition through his senses.

　But as soon as the finger pressed... it went right in!

　The protective barrier was completely ineffective against him.

　"Could it be that I have already received the favor of the sun god?"

　Dark looked at him strangely, and simply took a step forward, entering the protective barrier directly!

　"how come?"

　A look of surprise appeared on Aurora's little face.

　Lily blinked, clearly unconvinced.

　Dark frowned slightly, but did not become excited.

　This was indeed his first time visiting the temple, and he felt nothing, unlike when he formed a "contract" with the Sun Elf, when he had a distinct feeling.

　Therefore, he did not feel that he had been favored by this sun god.

　But if he wasn't favored, how was he able to penetrate this protective barrier?

　"Could it be..."

　He pondered carefully, and suddenly noticed that the group of sun spirits clinging to the statue of the sun god were moving.

　First, his own took flight, then a nearby Sun Elf awoke from its slumber, followed by a second, a third...

　In the blink of an eye, all the little sun-like spirits took flight, like fireflies in a summer forest, and flew toward him.

　Then one after another, the Sun Elves shifted their positions, flying from the statue of the Sun God to his head, shoulders, and even charging directly at his face...

　If he hadn't waved his hand to disperse it, it probably would have covered his entire face.

　"It seems they like me more than that statue."

　"Dark said with an expressionless face."

　Meanwhile, little Lily outside the protective shield frantically changed her perspective, giggling as she looked at his elven form.

　Aurora quietly took two breaths to suppress the shock that welled up inside her.

　Dark passed through the protective barrier released by the statue of the sun god as if it were nothing, and its attraction to the sun elves was even stronger than that of the statue itself.

　The simultaneous occurrence of these two phenomena can only mean that he possesses qualities even more akin to those of the sun god than the statue of the sun god.

　While she was still in shock, Professor Lily's eyes lit up as she asked, "Darkdark, could you bring out one or two?"

　Dark hesitated for a moment, then retreated backward, attempting to break free of the protective barrier.

　But after he left, the group of Sun Elves did not follow.

　They flew off him, buzzing around inside the protective shield like headless flies for a while, before slowly returning to the statue of the sun god and falling back into slumber.

　"Oh, is that not allowed?" Professor Lily's tone betrayed her disappointment.

　Aurora quickly said, "These Sun Elves have a close connection with the Sun God statue. Only Sun Elves that have formed a contract with a human can fly out of the protective shield. But the elf eggs are not restricted and can be taken anywhere."

　Dark's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "How many can you take?"

　Aurora smiled slightly and said, "Take whatever you like."

　Thanks to the help Dark and his companions provided to the City of Freedom during the Warcraft Tide incident, even if all the elf eggs were taken away, no one in the City of Freedom would utter a single complaint.

　But Dark was not a greedy person.

　He looked at the Sun Elf eggs around the lion's paw and pondered, "Then I'll take two more Sun Elf eggs."

　He actually wanted to get nine more to make a total of ten little suns. But nine was too many, so he had to settle for the other two to make three.

　Professor Sylph has three wind spirits, so it's not unreasonable for him to want three sun spirits, is it?

　“Then I want three Ice Moon Sprites in total!” Professor Lily flew over.

　Aurora continued, "The more elemental spirits you have, the better. Even among fire elemental spirits, different fire elemental spirits will have different fire properties. So too many fire elemental spirits will actually reduce the purity of the spirit's flame. If you want to become an elementalist like Professor Sylph, you must maintain extremely high purity."

　Dark frowned slightly and asked, "Doesn't Professor Sylph have three wind spirits?"

　Aurora shook her head and continued to explain, "Not just three. Professor Sylph actually has many more wind elementals. But all of her wind elementals are derived from the original one. Therefore, the properties of each wind elemental are exactly the same."

　"So that's how it came about?" Dark suddenly realized.

　He then turned to the two maids and asked, "Sister Ollie, what about you?"

　Ollie said, "Young master, don't bite off more than you can chew."

　"Then forget it." Dark didn't ask any more questions.

　This statue of the sun god has the attributes of fire and light, but unlike "Pride," which leans more towards light, this sun god's attribute leans more towards fire.

　However, if you continue to feed it "Arrogance", it will eventually transform into an elemental spirit with light attribute as its main attribute.

　Ollie's primary attribute is light, which matches perfectly.

　But since Ollie has no interest, then so be it.

　After stepping back into the protective barrier, he turned to look at the Ice Moon Elf egg at the feet of the Moon God statue.

　Since we don't need the Sun Elf Egg, let's take two Ice Moon Elf Eggs instead.

　I'll keep one for myself and give the other to Lily.

　The statue of the moon goddess sleeps during the day, and the ice moon spirits on it also remain still.

　Dark casually selected two Ice Moon Elf eggs and then withdrew from the protective shield.

　Lily immediately came over and took one of them without any hesitation.

　Fairies are actually a race that leans towards the "moon".

　Dark looked down at the remaining Ice Moon Elf egg in his palm and immediately summoned "Soul of the Moon Goddess I".

　Although he did not bring the stored "Elysium" here, the "Moon Goddess Mirror" of the "Soul of the Moon Goddess" contains a large number of "Moon Goddess versions of Elysium".

　This "Moon Goddess version of Bliss" seems to be more suitable for feeding this Ice Moon Elf egg than his own "Bliss".

　Temporary storage of sprite eggs is quite inconvenient, so it's better to hatch them on the spot!

　However, the moment the figure of the "Soul of the Moon Goddess" appeared, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled!

　The object that should have been sleeping in the statue of the moon goddess was now emitting a chilling light!

　"Young City Lord!"

　Tom and Jerry, who were waiting outside the door, immediately rushed in.

　But at this moment, the radiance emanating from the moon goddess statue had overwhelmed the protective shield released by the sun god statue, suddenly sweeping across the entire temple and turning it into a silvery-white expanse.

　The statue of the moon goddess opened its eyes without warning at this very moment!

　The divine aura within the temple instantly became extremely intense.

　"Go out and keep watch."

　Aurora raised her hand, gesturing for the two guards to leave the temple.

　Tom and Jerry exchanged a glance, then not only retreated but also closed the door to the hall behind them.

　It can be said to be extremely thoughtful.

　……

　After isolating themselves from external interference, everyone inside the hall stared intently at the statue of the Moon Goddess.

　But after the moon goddess statue opened its eyes, it remained fixed on the "soul of the moon goddess" without moving.

　Aurora was shocked. Her Ice Moon Fairy had already flown out of the brooch and was flashing around her frequently.

　Even when she received the favor of both the Sun God and the Moon God statues, neither of them had ever opened their eyes.

　She had no idea why the moon goddess statue had its eyes open—she didn't even know it could open its eyes!

　In each of those open wolf eyes, the silver moon was reflected, just like in Professor Mitia's eyes.

　The "Soul of the Moon Goddess" summoned by Dark seemed completely unaware of what was happening, staring blankly at the statue of the Moon Goddess.