Chapter 0362: Trial Mission

Huang Long glanced at Chester and Francis, smiling inwardly. He naturally understood their intentions—they were not only expressing their excitement upon hearing about his challenge to Bishop but also worried about him.
Huang Long said with a smile, “One hundred thousand years is still a very long time. Let’s ignore this matter.”
Upon hearing this, Chester and Francis exchanged glances. Ignore it? Seeing Huang Long’s indifferent expression, they were speechless. It seemed only Huang Hai could remain so calm after challenging the Grand Elder Bishop.
“Brother Huang Hai, although you possess eight divine avatars and are important to the family, just because Bishop doesn’t kill you now doesn’t mean the Planar Battlefield is safe,” Chester said seriously.
Francis added, “That’s right, Brother Huang Hai. This Planar Battlefield is extremely dangerous. You probably don’t know this, but usually only higher gods enter it; mid-tier gods dare not. Not to mention higher gods, even the strongest warriors die in large numbers during each Planar War. In the last one, one of our family’s elders died there!”
Huang Long’s heart stirred. Could it be the one from the Dragon Mountain Range?!
Planar Wars occur every tenYuan
Planar Era, around the same time as those in the Dragon Mountain Range.
“Moreover, Grand Elder Bishop won’t just let you go so easily!” Chester lowered his voice and said to Huang Long.
Huang Long looked at Chester and Fat Francis, smiling, “I know that.” Then he glanced in a certain direction, his eyes flashing with cold light. “Wanting to kill me isn’t that easy!” His aura surged.
Chester and Fat Francis, unsure whether it was due to Huang Long’s confidence or something else, fell silent for a while.
“I heard you’re planning to enter the Ancestral Dragon Pool?” Chester broke the silence after a while.
“That’s correct,” Huang Long nodded. He wasn’t surprised that Chester knew about this—it was no secret, just like his challenge to Bishop.
“Brother Huang Hai, you know you want to boost your strength quickly after challenging Bishop. But it’s still too early for you to enter the Ancestral Dragon Pool. Generally, the stronger you are before entering, the better the results. Reaching the level of a higher god yields the best outcomes. Moreover, direct descendants only get one chance to enter. Even if you try again, it won’t be effective,” Fat Francis interjected. “So I suggest you focus on improving your strength now. Enter the Ancestral Dragon Pool after you go to the Planar Battlefield. Who knows? After evolving, you might even break through to the level of a higher god!”

“Enter again before the Planar War?” Huang Long smiled inwardly. It seemed everyone thought he was in such a hurry to enter the Ancestral Dragon Pool because of his duel with Bishop.
Huang Long shook his head. “I’ve already told the clan leader. In a few days, the family will inform me about the trial mission.”
Chester and Fat Francis wanted to say more but raised their hands. “Let’s not talk about this anymore.” Then he added, “I brought you something today.”
Chester and Fat Francis had no choice but to stop. Hearing that Huang Long had something to give them, they were surprised. “Give us something?”
As they were puzzled, two sets of armor appeared in Huang Long’s hands.
“Are these top-tier defensive divine artifacts?” Chester asked upon seeing the two sets of armor.
However, they already had top-tier defensive divine artifacts—most direct descendants of the Runing family possessed them. Why would Huang Long give them more?
Fat Francis laughed. “Since it’s from Brother Huang Hai, we’ll accept it with respect!” With that, he took one set. Realizing what was happening, Chester also laughed. “Fat Francis is right. Since it’s from Brother Huang Hai, we’ll accept it with respect.”
Huang Long, seeing their polite words, didn’t take these top-tier immortal artifacts seriously. Smiling inwardly, he said, “These aren’t ordinary top-tier defensive divine artifacts.”
“Oh, not ordinary?” Hearing this, Chester carefully examined the armor in his hands but grew more confused. Wasn’t it just an ordinary top-tier defensive divine artifact? He couldn’t see anything special about it. Fat Francis also examined it, his expression the same.
“Drop your blood into them, and they’ll merge once fused,” Huang Long said with a smile.
Chester and Fat Francis exchanged glances at Huang Long’s mysterious expression, then, even more puzzled, dropped a drop of blood into their armor.
But after dropping the blood, nothing happened.
They looked at Huang Long in confusion. Huang Long smiled and said, “Wait a moment.” As soon as he spoke, a strong rainbow glow burst from their armor, so bright that they had to close their eyes.
“What’s this?!” When they opened their eyes again, a faint glow surrounded their armor, with mysterious runes spreading across it like veins.
“Is this a formation?!” Chester asked uncertainly, then looked at Huang Long.
Fat Francis also stared at Huang Long in disbelief, his face full of anticipation.

Huang Long watched their expressions and nodded with a smile.
“Wow, damn! No way! It’s really a formation—actually a formation?! A top-tier formation artifact?! Brother Huang Hai, where did you get this?” After receiving Huang Long’s confirmation, Fat Francis couldn’t help but scream in delight. He stared at the armor in his hands, turning it over and over as if trying to examine it closely, his brows revealing his admiration.
Chester felt the same way; both of them were momentarily captivated by the armor in their hands.
In the Netherworld, integrating formations into artifacts was the most difficult task, even for advanced formation masters. That’s why formation artifacts were extremely rare! Even outstanding direct descendants of the Runing family like Chester and Fat Francis didn’t possess them. Now that they saw Huang Long giving them two top-tier formation artifacts, they were naturally overjoyed.
Formation artifacts were rare, but their value didn’t stem solely from scarcity. Because they contained formations, they were far more powerful than artifacts of the same rank in every aspect.
“What? Don’t you like it?” Huang Long asked deliberately as they eagerly examined it.
“No, no, no! I like it, of course! More than women!” Fat Francis said with a grin.
“Women? It seems you don’t even have a woman yet,” Chester replied with a laugh. “Your flesh may have grown, but no one would want you.”
Fat Francis smiled sheepishly and then said, “It’s that bitch Hailu who has no taste—she can’t appreciate it.” He then shook his fat body. “See? This is called ‘muscular appeal’.”
Chester was speechless.
Huang Long shook his head. This Fat Francis was truly a joke.
“Brother Huang Hai, this armor has two formations?” After putting on the armor, Chester infused divine energy and immediately discovered that it contained two formations, filling him with further delight and shock.
Top-tier formation artifacts were already rare, let alone those with two or more integrated formations! Such artifacts couldn’t be bought with divine stones and generally didn’t appear in markets like the Trade Hall.
Upon hearing this, Fat Francis was stunned for a moment before quickly putting on the armor and exclaiming in delight, “Mine also has two formations?!”
Two formations? These were specially crafted by Huang Long for them recently.
The immortal artifacts he had made before, with dozens or hundreds of integrated formations, were clearly not suitable for giving to them—after all, they would have drawn too much attention.

However, even with just two formations, it was enough to surprise Chester and Francis so much that they forgot everything else for a moment.
“Brother Huang Hai, wearing these formation artifacts is simply stunning,” said Fat Francis after a while, looking up at Huang Long with a joking tone.
Huang Long nodded and said, “You need to keep this a secret when the time comes.”
Although in Huang Long’s eyes, these two were just ordinary immortal artifacts, he didn’t want to cause trouble.
“Of course, Brother Huang Hai, don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone. I know it wasn’t easy for you to get these two armors, so I definitely won’t spread the word,” Fat Francis vowed earnestly.
He naturally assumed that these armors were obtained by Huang Long from somewhere, never considering the possibility that Huang Long had forged them himself. After all, it was already hard to believe that a mid-tier god could forge top-tier artifacts, let alone ones incorporating two formations!
Even the senior formation masters of the Runing family couldn’t do that.
Chester also vowed, “That’s right, Brother Huang Hai, don’t worry.” Then, with a somewhat apologetic expression, he added, “It’s just that these armors are too precious. What should we do?”
Huang Long shook his head and said, “I have more. Keeping them with me is a waste anyway. It’s no big deal.”

Meanwhile, in a spacious mansion south of the Runing family’s headquarters city…
“Grandpa, this Huang Hai is really too bold! He dares to challenge you directly. We should find an opportunity to defeat him!” Fei De said with hatred.
Bishop glanced at his grandson, his expression calm, his thoughts unreadable, and said, “Be more careful with your words in the future. This Huang Hai isn’t someone you can handle.”
Fei De bowed respectfully in agreement.
“However, you want to enter the Ancestral Dragon Pool for evolution? Since you’re so eager to go there, I’ll make sure you can’t,” Bishop said indifferently, staring in the direction of Huang Long’s mansion.
“Grandpa, what do you mean?” Fei De asked cautiously.
“Entering the Ancestral Dragon Pool depends on whether he completes his trial tasks,” Bishop replied with a cold smile.
“Trial tasks?” Fei De was stunned for a moment before becoming excited. The difficulty of the trial tasks varied, and he understood what Grandpa meant.
“I know you’re interested in Anlice from the Beikal family. Then work hard. The Next Land of Forgetfulness is about to open again. Don’t disappoint me like during this trial island test!” Bishop said.
“Yes, Grandpa. Please rest assured!” Fei De replied respectfully, overjoyed.