400 meters tall, 40 meters thick, even within these wooded mountains it would be considered extravagant. A casual willow branch was thicker than an adult's waist, standing majestically between heaven and earth, looking down upon the land as if it were a giant.
"Has Lord Willow God become stronger?" Lin Meng swallowed nervously.
If not for this reason, he couldn't explain the scene before him; it was too shocking, beyond words.
But why did he feel it was "again"?
Jiang Hui, of course, was unaware of Lin Meng's thoughts, but he was comforted that they had come.
If Jiang Hui remembered correctly, when this group first came up the mountain, it coincided with the earth shaking and the disruption of mountains...
After the transmission of power, Lin Meng and the others' Faith Value had reached 100, making them loyal believers, but loyal believers weren't puppets, they would just sincerely support Jiang Hui even more.
Considering their performance, Jiang Hui decided to commend them.
High in the sky.
Thousands of willow branches hung down, driving away the surrounding chill and bringing warmth.
"Thank you for Lord Willow God's favor, thank you for Lord Willow God's favor," Lin Meng and the others said with excited faces, delirious with joy.
In the past, Lord Willow God would not interact with them unless they initiated the interaction, and sometimes not even then. But this time, because of their performance, their standing in the heart of Lord Willow God had been elevated. How could this not excite and inspire Lin Meng and the others?!
At the same time, they also silently resolved to do even better in the future to be worthy of Lord Willow God's favor.
After calming the crowd, Jiang Hui's mind sunk immediately after.
An information panel unique to him appeared before his eyes.
[Race: God Willow]
[Level: lv4]
[Annual Ring: 56]
[Power: Liu Village]
[Number of Believers: 10]
[Divine Skills: Five Senses, Surveillance Technique, Necromancy]
[Cultivation Technique: Body Refining Scripture]
[Items: None]
[Psychic Power: 400]
[Lottery Draws: 1]
Although data hadn't changed significantly, Jiang Hui could distinctly feel his own enhancement.
Moreover, as before, one lottery draw.
He never had the habit of accumulating them, choosing instead to use it straight away.
"The draw is complete, congratulations on receiving a Bronze Gift Pack."
"A Bronze Gift Pack?" Jiang Hui was somewhat puzzled, the rewards from this draw were slightly different from before, it wasn't a Divine Skill or cultivation method but some kind of gift pack.
He opened it immediately.
"Congratulations to the host for acquiring five Junior House Construction Orders, one Primary Spirit Gathering Array, the Divine Ability Dream of Millet, and Seven Inferior Dragon Elephant Strength Pills."
The system's voice announced and resonated for quite some time before it dissipated.
"This is it, I've struck it big!!!" Taking a deep breath, Jiang Hui's heart stirred momentarily.
This was the first time he had drawn so many items from the lottery; regardless of the quality, the sheer quantity was pleasing to the eye.
With a calmer mind, Jiang Hui examined each item in the Bronze Gift Pack one by one.
"Junior House Construction Order: Upon use, a junior house can be built with construction time of one hour. (A single-use item)"
"Primary Spirit Gathering Array: Upon use, can create a natural gathering place for spiritual energy within a hundred-meter radius, and cultivating within this area can raise cultivation speed by 20%. Evaluation time: 1 day (A single-use item)"
"Huang Liang's Dream: An Illusion Art Divine Ability that allows one to weave a dreamscape as a prison, enveloping an area, and can also communicate unobstructedly with any target via illusion.
The power of the illusion increases with the host's level, currently affecting an area of 400 meters, and the duration varies depending on the target's strength, will, and resistance. (A permanent Divine Ability)"
"Inferior Dragon Elephant Strength Pill: Upon use, permanently increases the strength equivalent to that of nine dragon elephants (where one dragon elephant equates to a force of 20,000 pounds). (A single-use item)."
After evaluating all the items, Jiang Hui was quite satisfied.
The quality was decent, especially the Huang Liang's Dream Divine Ability, which was another growth-type divine skill that could evolve as his level increased.
Combined with his previously acquired Five Senses, Necromancy, Jiang Hui now had three growth-type Divine Skills, a one-hundred percent success rate in acquiring growth-type Divine Skills—I wonder if it's because these things seem as common as anything else to the system, or because I'm just that lucky.
Withdrawing his gaze, he turned his attention to the five Junior House Construction Orders.
He had often come across such things in online games in his past life, though they weren't called by this name. However, fundamentally they served similar purposes.
"This has no use to me, but for Lin Meng and his family, it is definitely a treasure. Considering their performance over this period, it's fitting to reward them with these.
And these several Inferior Dragon Elephant Strength Pills can be given to those devotees who have practiced diligently every day."
Jiang Hui pondered for a moment, decided on a rough distribution method. There weren't many items, so it wouldn't be too troublesome to distribute them, yet with the limited quantity, it was impossible to treat everyone equally.
"Where is Lin Meng?!"
Exiting the system, Jiang Hui immediately used the Huang Liang's Dream Divine Ability he had just acquired.
The dreamscapes woven by Huang Liang's Dream made it possible for him to communicate freely with any target, effectively solving a major problem he was facing.
Although the term contains the word 'dream', the targets didn't actually have to be asleep for the Illusion Art Divine Ability to take effect.
The Illusion wove its spell inconspicuously, covering a range of 400 meters. Anyone within that area could be pulled into the illusion carefully sketched by Jiang Hui if he wished so.
To make himself appear as imposing and commanding as possible, Jiang Hui had intentionally modeled his own appearance in the illusion after a certain anime character.
...
"Lord Willow God really does become more majestic each time I see him."
Atop the mountain.
Lin Meng couldn't help but sing praises each time he looked at the towering figure of their Lord Willow God.
Honestly speaking,
In his entire life, he had never seen any willow tree grow as stalwart and with branches as lustrous and verdant as Lord Willow God.
If there was ever a beauty contest for willow trees, Lord Willow God would undoubtedly take first place—just look at these leaves, look at these branches, speechless...
Stroking his goatee, Old Man Lin was full of enthusiasm.
However, just as Old Man Lin was prepared to continue lavishing praise with the limited vocabulary left to him over his lifetime, the scene before him suddenly shifted rapidly...
"What... what's going on?"
Old Man Lin had never witnessed such bizarre happenings before, and his expression immediately became extremely tense.
Before he could collect himself, a thunderous roar like the ringing of a giant bell directly invaded his mind.
The sound came from all directions, echoing everywhere, and it was impossible to discern its source.
And with this sound, an imposing figure like none other slowly entered Old Man Lin's field of vision...
In an instant.
Brilliant radiance, as if numerous grand suns in the sky were shining down.
Old Man Lin was so frightened that he was utterly stunned.