NOVPUB"So many people?"
A look of surprise appeared on the face of Hong Zhenxiang, who was standing nearby.
On this barren land, Hong Zhenxiang saw at a glance that there were at least fifty or sixty people.
"They are all top Innate Martial Artists from various human countries, who entered Mirror Heaven and Earth before us."
Su Changkong thought to himself, knowing the identities of these people who had all passed the Stone Bridge to reach this place.
These Martial Artists each had an aura that was quite strong, and those who could cross the hundred-mile-long Stone Bridge were no weaklings!
"Another one has come? It really is lively here."
"Is that black-clothed blade man Dao Wufeng? He’s here too?" 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Su Changkong was observing these people, and they were also observing Su Changkong and his group, Hong Zhenxiang, Xia Yanyi; most didn’t know them, but their gazes settled on Su Changkong, showing a hint of seriousness in their eyes.
The image of Dao Wufeng, the stoic black-clothed blade man, was well-known to many, and with Su Changkong’s current fame, there were plenty who followed news about him!
And in the eyes of these people, Dao Wufeng was without a doubt a formidable competitor!
"Is that Dao Wufeng?"
On a rock, three people were sitting cross-legged, among them a young man in golden armor, who had a flicker of unusual light in his eyes. He was Han Yuan, a Divine General of Heavenly God Imperial Dynasty, acquainted with Gu Lie, and aware that Gu Lie had died at the hands of Dao Wufeng.
The golden-armored young Han Yuan, however, had no other reaction; to him, obtaining benefits in Mirror Heaven and Earth was the most important thing!
"Cousin!"
At that moment, Xia Yanyi spoke out, seeing a refined middle-aged man among the crowd.
Upon seeing Xia Yanyi, the refined middle-aged man was slightly surprised, then he nodded and said, "Xia Yanyi, you’re here too."
"Elder Blade, Brother Hong, this is my cousin, Xia Yanze."
Xia Yanyi introduced him to Su Changkong and Hong Zhenxiang.
Su Changkong nodded slightly. Before coming here, the Flame Emperor had mentioned that their Xia family had already sent an elite team in, presumably led by the refined middle-aged Xia Yanze.
Xia Yanyi walked over and looked around, asking with confusion, "Cousin, what’s going on here?"
Xia Yanyi clearly saw many people resting, some of whom looked pale as if they were injured.
Xia Yanze didn’t hide anything; with a serious look, he said, "This place is the second trial of Mirror Heaven and Earth, which we call Dead Corpse Country."
"Ahead is a gateway, stepping through it will take you to Dead Corpse Country. Inside, there are reanimated dead, very powerful... any one of them is comparable to an Innate Martial Artist, especially at night, when they move in groups, relentlessly pursuing their target. The challenge of this trial is to slay these undead and collect a type of Crystal Core from their bodies; each person needs 100,000 cores to open the passage to the next trial and receive a certain reward."
Xia Yanze shared with Xia Yanyi what he knew, and from the look on his face, one could tell that this trial was much more difficult than the initial Stone Bridge.
The Stone Bridge, to some extent, was just to filter out and eliminate some of the weaker Martial Artists; it wasn’t even a real trial.
But this second trial, ’Dead Corpse Country’, was a place where one misstep could mean death.
"Moving dead?"
Hong Zhenxiang listened carefully. To kill the undead and collect their Crystal Cores, 100,000 cores were needed to unlock the passageway to the next trial.
"Also, within Dead Corpse Country, aside from the days being relatively safe and nights being more dangerous, moving in too large a group can also attract the attention of a large number of rotten corpses. The more of these corpses there are, the more their auras connect, and the stronger they become."
Xia Yanze informed Xia Yanyi of what he knew.
Su Changkong somewhat understood; he glanced at the sky, the lifeless sky was pitch-black; it was still nighttime. Nighttime was dangerous for heading to Dead Corpse Country, so most people were waiting for daytime to arrive.
"Already, teams from the Mu Family and the Shi Family have moved on to the next trial," said Xia Yanze somewhat helplessly.
They were still struggling to collect 100,000 Crystal Cores, far from reaching their goal, yet some had already moved on to the next trial early.
Most of these were the teams from millennium-old families, because among them were transmigrated Martial Saints who were not famous but possessed strength beyond the ordinary Innate imagination!
With the opening of Mirror Heaven and Earth, many supernaturally talented individuals with Bloodline Regression had come from afar; each of them was among the strongest competitors for the Great Divine Seed.
While Su Changkong and the others waited, the portal to Dead Corpse Country, mirror-like, shimmered, and a figure stepped out from it.
This person was dressed in a blood-red robe, his head also wrapped in white cloth, revealing only a pair of red eyes. His body was stained with plenty of dried blood, which he seemed indifferent about.
The man in the blood-red robe scanned the surroundings with his crimson eyes, sniffed lightly with his nose, and his gaze touched upon Su Changkong; a fierce light flashed in his eyes, but he quickly remained silent and strode towards another area of pitch-black void.
"Hurrah!"
In the pitch-black void, a large amount of gas lingered, obstructing his path, but the man in the blood robe waved his hand and dark-colored Crystal Cores fell into the darkness like raindrops.
The dark showed a gateway faintly visible; the man in the blood robe passed through the portal without a word and disappeared into the darkness.
"Hmm? That man in the blood robe collected 100,000 Crystal Cores so quickly? He’s only been here for two days, right?"
