’Feathered Monastery Monk’ had become a headless corpse, missing the crucial part of its shell, rendering it impossible for possession, and therefore, the Imprint of the Underworld game naturally didn’t show its compatibility.

However, the ’Divine Kingdom’ shown in its shell description was of interest to Lin Xun.

"Cross the strait to reach the Divine Kingdom?"

[You approach the headless body of the monk for a close examination...]

[The monk’s right arm has transformed into a sickle-shaped capturing leg, the blade is extremely sharp, except for the huge compound eyes on its face, the other places are not different from normal people.]

[Even though it has been lifeless for a while, its right arm blade leg is still twitching from time to time...]

[You shake your head and stand up to leave.]

[You push open the left door of the ’Sacred Hall’ and step into the ’Monastery Courtyard’...]

[The courtyard is quite spacious, the most noticeable thing is the spiral staircase leading to the second floor in the center, there is still a door on the left side leading to unknown places, besides, a door facing forward seems to be leading to the outside world...]

[Where do you choose to go?]

Lin Xun slapped his forehead and switched back to the ’Monk’ shell.

[You look at the familiar courtyard in memory, the spiral staircase leads to the second floor where the dean and grand monk reside, the door on the left leads to three ’Teaching Halls’ used for giving lectures and preaching.]

[The front-facing door is connected to the courtyard. You can leave the monastery by going through the courtyard.]

After thinking for a moment, he decided to explore all the rooms on the first floor of the monastery before going to the second floor to find the dean and grand monk.

[You cross the stairway to the second floor, push open the door on the left and proceed to the ’Teaching Hall’...]

[As soon as you push open the big door, over a dozen figures turn their heads simultaneously to look at you, those dozens of compound eyes staring fixedly at you, making your scalp tingle.]

[The monk who was preaching on the stage glanced at you and let out a chilling scream.]

[Over a dozen ’Monks’ listening to the preaching suddenly rushed at you...]

Lin Xun, with his great strength, was not afraid of these bottom fish.

After switching to the Star Lord shell, he sent these small monsters to the feathered heaven like chopping melons and vegetables.

Due to the strong vitality of the little monsters, it usually takes several slashes to kill them if you aim at their body, only beheading can cause fatal damage.

However, even if beheaded, the insects’ limbs of the little monsters can still twitch for a long time after feathering before finally stopping and becoming motionless.

There was only a complete body left from the preaching monk among the dozen or so monsters, the rest of the monks had all turned into headless corpses.

[...]

[Feathered Monastery Monk:... Compatibility: 91% (+55%)]

[Do you want to possess this shell?]

After Lin Xun possessed the shell, he didn’t obtain any related memories.

He could only open the panel to check its attribute skills, looking for any informative clues.

[Shell - ’Feathered Monastery Monk’]

[Real Name: Donovan]

[Compatibility: 91% (+55%)]

[Shell Quality: Excellent Level]

[Shell Level: 67 (+27↑)]

[Shell Equipment: ’Monk’s Cloak’ (Ruined + Level Equipment): Clothing with a white wing symbol on the chest and back, comes with a hood, which can well conceal the terrifying face after feathering.]

[Shell Skills: None]

Same as the ’Monk’, other than the shell quality being one level higher, the monk has no other characteristics.

Without obtaining any useful information, he could only continue his exploration to the next ’Teaching Hall’.

The remaining two ’Teaching Halls’ were just like the one he just explored, populated with small monsters who were basically just for gaining experience points.

The small monsters were so poor that they had nothing left but a piece of ruined level clothing, a junk item that couldn’t even be sold in a Book of Trade, hence he couldn’t be bothered to possess and strip them off.

Even though he didn’t find any equipment or spirituality, Lin Xun did find a rubbish book in the last ’Teaching Hall’.

[...]

[You step over the corpse of the ’Monk’, and pick up the thick book on the podium.]

[You obtained ’Hymns to the Desire Wet Nurse’ (Junk)!]

[Hymns to the Desire Wet Nurse (Junk): A thick book containing hymns praising the great and most high god, the mother of life and the origin of everything, the ’Desire Wet Nurse’. It is a compulsory course in the monastery.]

"Desire Wet Nurse... is she the main deity in this Chapter?"

Lin Xun returned to the Rest Page and went to explore the last place on the first floor of the monastery, the ’Prayer Hall’.

[...]

[You push open the right door, stepping into the ’Prayer Hall’...]

[A red carpet stretches from the entrance of the hall to the end where a huge statue stands.]

[The statue portrays a voluptuous mature woman lying sideways on a bed. A grey robe hides her face, preventing you from seeing her real appearance.]

[The lady’s chest was open, exposing her full and firm breasts, making a breastfeeding position...]

[What is supposed to be a warm and harmonious posture, gives you a chill down your spine, making it appalling.]

[Because the ’Desire Wet Nurse’ is nursing not babies, but several huge, fat, and twisted maggots!]

[The maggots are rushing for that bit of bright red, trying to bite into it with their teeth-filled mouths for a suck, even if it means cannibalizing their own kind.]

[The mature woman, however, is trying to calm the angry worms in her bosom. Even if you can’t see her face, you can feel that strong motherly love.]

[Do you want to worship the statue and join the oath of the ’Desire Wet Nurse’?]

Lin Xun decisively pressed ’No’.

This oath and deity looked sinister, he had no plans to join for now.

Taking sides hastily without understanding the worldview and background of the Chapter would be foolish.

Even if he were to join an oath, he would need an invitation from a powerful storyline character of that camp.

According to common sense, the higher the status and stronger the strength of the storyline character who invites to join the oath, the better the reward for joining the oath will be.

Joining the covenant by offering oneself to the statue bears no reward.

Circling the ’Prayer Hall’ brought him nothing noteworthy besides the statue.

Lin Xun can’t help but comment on the scarcity of rewards in this Chapter, which doesn’t match the hell-level difficulty.

However, it can be excused. There is a ’welcome boon period’ at the beginning of the hell difficulty Chapter.

The rewards are not generous because of the lower initial difficulty, but as one delves deeper into the Chapter, the difficulty will rise linearly, and so will the rewards...

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head, and he remembered an item that had been collecting dust for a long time.

[’Crown of the Star Lord’ (Legendary Grade Item): The ceremonial crown of the Big Dipper Star Lord, with gold tendrils at the top and twelve beaded jade tassels at the front. Using this item, you can choose a soul boost from the seven Star Lords’ blessings. The effect of this blessing will significantly increase, the blessing state will last one complete Chapter, and the effect of this blessing will not be interrupted if the Chapter is terminated midway.]

The Easter egg Chapter was too short and using the ’Crown of the Star Lord’ would be too wasteful.

But now that he has entered a traditional Chapter of hell difficulty, it’s the perfect use of this item.

Even if he got stuck midway, exiting the Chapter wouldn’t erase the boosted status, and it could last a full level’s course.

[You’ve used the ’Crown of the Star Lord’ (Legendary Grade Item)!]

[Please choose one of the following boosted statuses...]

[1. Heaven Pivot Canis: Improves the Shell’s stamina (fatigue-related)]

[2. Heaven Cluster Lu Cun: Improves the dropping rate of the Chapter (related to burst rate)]

[4. Heaven Righteousness Wen Qu: Improves the Shell’s spirit attributes (related to magic damage)]

[5. ...]

Lin Xun chose the first option without hesitation.

[You have obtained the ’Heaven Cluster Lu Cun’ boosted status, which will increase a certain drop rate. The boosted status will disappear after a complete reading of the Chapter.]

The appeal of this item lies in its duration.

Some apostles, who stay at a certain level of difficulty, may even hold off on settling their rating to maintain the BUFFs, until they are satisfied enough to advance to the next level...

He returned to the ’Monastery Courtyard’ and began exploring the second floor.

[....]

[You ascend the spiral staircase and quickly reach the second floor...]

[A long corridor runs through the left and right, the dean’s bedroom on the left and the rest room for the senior monks on the right.]

Lin Xun, brand-new to the Chapter, isn’t interested in gradually increasing his strength, directly choosing to challenge the minor BOSS.

[You walk towards the dean’s bedroom...]

[You gently push open the door, the room is simply furnished, with a desk, bed, and a simple little prayer altar.]

[The bed is empty, and the dean, who should be resting at this late hour, is not here.]

[Would you like to search the bedroom?]

Lin Xun hesitated, then clicked the search option.

[Searching...]

[...]

[You find a palm-sized miniature statue on the prayer altar.]

[You obtained a ’Miniature Statue of the Desire Wet Nurse’ (Item)!]

[Searching...]

[You find a diary in the hidden compartment of the desk.]

[You obtained ’The Dean’s Diary’ (Documentary Item)!]

[Searching...]

[You find no other valuable items.]

Lin Xun opened his item bar to check.

[’Miniature Statue of the Desire Wet Nurse’ (Item): A small statue used for daily prayers, the statue depicts the ’Desire Wet Nurse’ nurturing its cherished ’child’.]

[Using this item, you will pray devoutly to the ’Desire Wet Nurse’, thus slightly increasing the chance of successful feathering.]

This item should be used in conjunction with the previously obtained ’Ritual Blood’.

Since he didn’t plan to use the ’Ritual Blood’ just yet, he stored this item away.

[’The Dean’s Diary’ (Documentary Item)]

[...]

[Feathering is a grand process, it is the life-long wish of us all to become angels after several transformations and featherings!]

[That is the ultimate form attainable by mortals like us, and it is the most sacred presence to meet the ’Wet Nurse’!]

[Monks don’t understand, thinking that by feathering two or three times, they can cross the strait and reach the ’Wet Nurse’s Divine Kingdom...]

[Little do they know, what holds us back is not distance, but the untouchable sea water.]

[Unless we can feather into growing scale wings, we can’t possibly cross the strait and reach the Divine Kingdom.]

[...]

[There is still a full year until the next ’White Fleece Snow Season’, when the God-given snowflakes will cross the strait and reach the lands of the Divine Kingdom.]

[Perhaps next time I immerse myself in the snowflakes, I can feather successfully again and grow scale wings that are enough to tread on the lands of the Divine Kingdom.]

[Only on the land of the Divine Kingdom, can I have the opportunity to look up to angels, until I finally become an angel... to meet the utmost existence - the ’Desire Wet Nurse’!]

[...]

Grow scale wings, cross the strait, reach the Divine Kingdom?

Lin Xun couldn’t help but laugh out loud:

"What a coincidence ... I happen to be Star Lord Canis, who can fly with a sword!"