Douluo Continent: Become stronger by stealing Tang San's luck!

Chapter 1123 The Final Test

Tang Lan walked in and looked at the flowers and plants that filled the yard. Her first impression was that the owner of the yard must be a person with taste.

"You've come! I've been waiting for you here for a long time!"

Just then, a middle-aged man suddenly walked out from the flowerbed not far away.

The man wore an apron around his waist and looked to be about forty years old. He had a very refined smile and gave off an extremely comforting scholarly air.

"We don't seem to know each other!"

Tang Lan frowned, then spoke.

The middle-aged man walked past Tang Lan, then picked up a watering can and began to patiently water the flowerbed in front of him.

This feeling was as if Tang Lan and the other person were not in the same space at all, which was very strange.

After a long while, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "There's no doubt about it, we are indeed in the same space."

"However, we exist in different forms. You have a physical body, while we do not."

As the man spoke, his gaze drifted to the children playing and jumping in the distance, and to the figures toiling diligently in the fields.

Upon hearing this, Tang Lan seemed to understand but not quite, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

After a long pause, he tentatively asked, "Are you saying that none of this is real?"

The middle-aged man shook his head slightly.

While watering the flowers, he replied, "No, in a sense, we do exist!"

"This is the dead zone, evolved from the rules of life and death; it is the final resting place of the deceased!"

"The only difference here is you, not us."

The middle-aged man gave Tang Lan a faint smile.

But these words stirred up a storm in Tang Lan's heart.

At that moment, Tang Lan seemed to understand something, and looked towards this small world.

He said, "So that's how it is. This is actually a miniature Netherworld that you created."

"Well, what you said makes sense!"

"I know you. You're a candidate for this Death Trial. That guy outside notified me."

"Although we are all incarnations of Death, our personalities are quite different."

"It won't be so easy for you to take the three powers of death from me."

The middle-aged man seemed to remember something, and then spoke again.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, my name is Haochen!"

"This is the name I gave myself. What do you think? Those little ones said it's a really good name. It basically means the bright moon and stars in the sky."

Tang Lan stood there, feeling slightly helpless.

It turns out that this guy only looks refined and elegant on the outside, but in reality he's a talkative old man who never stops talking to anyone he meets.

"Senior Haochen, I've come to find the three clusters of primordial power left behind by the Grim Reaper. I don't know..."

However, before Tang Lan could finish speaking, Hao Chen interrupted her.

"Isn't it just those three clusters of primordial power? I know that."

"The old man brought you here, presumably to tell you something about this place."

"If you can make all the children here happy and gain their approval, I can give you the first course."

"And the crops in the fields, if you can find a way to make them grow lush, I will give you the second source of power."

"If you can gain the approval of everyone in this entire village, I will give you the third source of power as well."

Hao Chen smiled faintly and made three requests to Tang Lan.

Is it really that simple?

Tang Lan blinked, a look of confusion on her face.

This seemed quite different from what he had imagined, but listening to these requests, it seemed no different from helping people find cats and catch chickens in an ordinary village.

"Hehe, you'll find out when you get there, won't you?"

After Hao Chen finished speaking, he turned and walked towards his house, ignoring Tang Lan.

Tang Lan turned her head and looked at the children playing not far behind her.

"What are you guys playing? Can I join in?"

Tang Lan tried his best to act like a sunny older brother, and walked up to them with a smile.

"We're playing a game of throwing stones. Big brother, why don't you try it? It's very simple."

Seeing this, one of the little boys quickly stepped forward and, smiling, taught Tang Lan how to play the stone-throwing game.

The game is very simple. Basically, Tang Lan stands outside the line and throws stones forward.

Each of the marked squares on the ground has a corresponding penalty; only the small square in the very center is considered a successful challenge and will not be punished.

This gameplay can be extended into many different mini-games, offering a lot of fun.

Tang Lan picked up a walnut-sized pebble from the ground and casually tossed it toward the center of the room.

But this throw was like throwing it into a lake of time; the pebble actually pierced through the space in front of it and then disappeared in ripples.

There were no traces on the ground, and the pebble did not fall into the pit.

At that moment, the children maintained their smiles, as if they hadn't noticed this unusual sight at all.

Tang Lan's expression also changed, and she began to look around seriously.

At that moment, no one else seemed to notice Tang Lan's expression or even her presence.

It was as if what had just happened was merely an illusion that Tang Lan had witnessed, rather than something that had actually occurred.

"How is this possible!"

Tang Lan was startled when she saw this scene.

With her keen sense of vigilance, Tang Lan immediately noticed something was wrong, so she frowned slightly and began to carefully examine the current situation.

At the same time, Hao Chen's voice also rang in Tang Lan's mind.

"This world contains rules of fate and cause and effect, as well as rules of time and life and death!"

"If your thinking remains the same as that of ordinary people, then you will never be able to break through and resonate with this world, let alone throw the pebble in your hand into the line in front of you."

"Look, the stones you threw are still in the same spot!"

Hao Chen's voice echoed in Tang Lan's ears.

This also reminded Tang Lan that he had not yet fully integrated with the world before him.

What we just witnessed was most likely Hao Chen using his own power to help him integrate with this world in a short period of time.

I want him to see some of the things Hao Chen wants him to see.

Tang Lan ignored Hao Chen and sat cross-legged on the ground, closing her eyes slightly as she began to carefully sense the rules and rhythm of power in this world.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, except for Tang Lan herself.

The children in front of him completely ignored Tang Lan and continued playing their games.

On the other side,

Hao Chen sat in his thatched hut, and suddenly ripples appeared in the space in front of him.

The old man, Gu Xuan, who was in charge of the Death God's Examination Hall, walked out from there.

Gu Xuan looked at Hao Chen with a complicated expression, then said, "You have quite the refined taste, actually reading a book here!" (End of Chapter)