Douluo Continent: God Descends

Chapter 8: The Trash Can for Improving Qualifications

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen was taken aback at first, then, with a wry smile, reached out and tapped the two of them on the head, saying helplessly:

"What strange things are going on in your little heads? Who would 'cheate' with a trash can?"

Seeing their still dissatisfied expressions, he had no choice but to change his excuse, lowering his voice: "Be good, Cocolia's mother might come to check on you later. If she sees you're still awake, she'll definitely be angry."

Upon hearing the name "Cocolia's mother," Rosalia and Lilia exchanged a glance, their aggrieved expressions gradually fading, replaced by a hint of fear.

Although Cocolia's mother is gentle, she is exceptionally strict when it comes to discipline, and they don't want to be criticized.

"All right……"

Rosalia reluctantly agreed, and before leaving, she glared angrily at the silver trash can as if she were looking at a "mistress" who had "stolen" her brother.

Lilia glared back, then hugged her pillow and followed Rosalia back to her own bed.

Lu Xingchen looked at the two small figures from behind, shook his head helplessly, and then his gaze fell on the trash can by the bedside again.

While to outsiders it might seem like an ordinary trash can, in his eyes it was an extraordinary object.

Level 3 Sealed Item:

3-001 Silver trash can.

Ability: As long as you enter the barrel to rest, you can get a deep and peaceful sleep like a baby. Not only can you quickly restore your energy, but you can also nourish your body's meridians during sleep.

If one uses this as a bed for a long period of time, it can subtly improve the holder's innate aptitude and even slowly increase innate soul power.

Negative effects: The longer the holder spends in contact with the silver trash can, the more inevitably they will develop feelings for it, wanting to open any wild trash can they see and even having the urge to crawl inside and sleep in it.

Previously, Lu Xingchen almost went through the trash in the courtyard, which was due to this side effect.

When discussing "sealed artifacts," one must mention their origin—the world of Lord of Mysteries.

These items are classified into four levels, from strongest to weakest, based on their degree of danger and power: Level 0, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.

Level 0 sealed artifacts are considered the source of calamity, capable of easily destroying a city, while Level 3 sealed artifacts, though relatively mild, still require careful handling.

The one in Lu Xingchen's hand is a mutated product that was unexpectedly created when he threw an ordinary trash can into his "Chaotic Sea" during a chance experiment.

The core reason why he was so keen on sleeping inside the trash can was the ability to "enhance aptitude and innate soul power".

The Douluo Continent is never short of rare and precious materials that can improve one's aptitude. Whether it is the Xuan Shui Pill, the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, or the legendary Immortal Herb, they all have such effects.

However, these resources are either incredibly expensive or monopolized by powerful forces, making it difficult for ordinary people to even see them.

For Lu Xingchen, who came from an orphanage and was penniless, this trash can, which could improve his background without any cost and simply by "sleeping" with it, was undoubtedly more precious than any treasure.

Lu Xingchen took a deep breath and reached out to lift the lid of the trash can. The trash can was about 1.4 meters tall and had a very spacious interior, more than enough to accommodate a child who was less than 1 meter tall.

Thanks to his meticulous daily cleaning, the bucket not only has no unpleasant smell of household garbage, but is also filled with a faint fragrance of laundry detergent, making it so clean that it is completely out of place with the name "garbage can".

Lu Xingchen bent down and crawled into the bucket, sat cross-legged, and then carefully closed the lid, leaving only a tiny gap at the edge to ensure air circulation.

As soon as he settled down, an irresistible wave of drowsiness washed over him, the heavy feeling pressing down on his eyelids, causing him to yawn involuntarily—this was the initial manifestation of the silver trash can's "baby-like sleep" ability.

"I can't sleep, there are more important things to do tonight."

Lu Xingchen slapped his cheeks hard, forcing himself to stay awake. He clasped his hands together, his fingertips trembling slightly, his posture like that of the most devout believer. He parted his lips slightly and whispered the prayer that was already etched into his bones:

"The omnipotent creator, the unifier of all things, the true omniscient and omnipotent one, the great ruler of the astral plane! The omnipotent..."

The moment the prayer was repeated three times, a strong sense of dizziness suddenly swept over him. The feeling of weightlessness and spinning made his vision go black, as if his internal organs were being disturbed.

Fortunately, he had experienced this scenario countless times before. He endured the physical discomfort and gritted his teeth to calm himself down.

When he opened his eyes again, the scenery around him had changed dramatically.

The cramped trash can space has disappeared, and beneath your feet lies a vast, strange ocean.

The sea was so calm that there wasn't a ripple, like solidified glass, yet it refracted countless colors in the dim light. It was neither blue nor any known hue, but rather a fusion of all the colors in the world, forming a "chaotic color" that could not be described in words.

This ocean is the biggest "cheat code" he brought with him when he traveled to Douluo Continent—the Chaos Sea.

He gazed at the chaotic sea beneath his feet, feeling his mind drawn to its strange colors. It was as if, with just one more glance, his thoughts, memories, and even his soul would be swallowed by this sea, and all his secrets would be exposed before it.

Lu Xingchen quickly withdrew his gaze, no longer dwelling on the mysteries of the ocean, and strode forward.

Strangely, his feet did not sink into the "seawater" at all, and there was not even a trace of moisture, as if he was standing on solid ground rather than liquid.

Each step leaves a shallow ripple on the calm sea, which spreads out but disappears in an instant, as if it had never existed.

On this boundless, chaotic sea, Lu Xingchen was not alone.

In a distant corner, a pile of various items lay—a rusty iron spoon, a broken rag doll, a wooden stool with a broken leg, a ceramic bowl with a cracked bottom…

These were all discarded items he collected from piles of junk during his spare time at the orphanage, which he then sent one by one to the Chaos Sea as "candidates".

After years of exploration and experimentation, Lu Xingchen had already figured out the basic rules for the birth of sealed artifacts in the Chaos Sea.

This is not a random coincidence; the primary condition is the need for a "medium"—that is, a real, existing physical object.

Just like that silver trash can, it was because he sent it into the Chaos Sea that it was tainted by the unique aura of the Chaos Sea under some unknown opportunity. Its material and the energy characteristics of the Chaos Sea merged and reshaped each other, eventually transforming it into a Level 3 sealed artifact.