As soon as the wine entered their stomachs, green smoke began to rise from the heads of the remaining few. They closed their eyes, struggling to refine it.
Li Shuang stared intently at the bottom of her cup for a long time, making sure not a single drop was left, before looking at the skin-covered skeleton with a hint of regret.
Her gaze seemed to say:
"Is there more?"
The skin-covered skeleton's lips twitched. He turned his head away, pretending not to see!
Having guarded the Gluttony Hell for so many years, this was the first time he had encountered someone like Li Shuang.
No matter what the human's situation was.
The dignity of Gluttony Hell must be upheld!
It was absolutely impossible for anyone to leave here completely unscathed!
Absolutely impossible!
However, after a quarter of an hour, before the four had fully suppressed the Tear Turbid Wine, the next course appeared before them.
This time.
There were five different dishes.
A malicious smile appeared on the skin-covered skeleton's face.
He said with a laugh, "These five dishes are our favorite delicacies. It's just a pity... you humans don't seem to adapt very well. Among these five dishes... there's one... that if you humans eat it, you will 100% die."
The skin-covered skeleton smiled.
The expressions of the few people changed slightly, but they quickly regained their composure.
Except for Li Shuang, this was not their first time entering Gluttony Hell.
Most of the dishes in Gluttony Hell were not fatal.
If they could endure the negative effects and receive great rewards, they could still earn something.
The most dangerous part of this hell was this particular stage.
Among the five dishes in this stage, there would be one dish that was certain to cause death.
Looking at the surface of all the dishes, it was impossible to tell which one was fatal and which one was not.
Among the non-fatal dishes, some had more severe side effects, while others had fewer.
Once, there was even a completely non-toxic dish.
It seemed that this was purely a matter of luck?
Not necessarily!
If someone had a strong soul and could sense something, they would naturally be able to choose a better dish.
Or...
Find a way to make one person eat the fatal dish!
That way, everyone else would be safe.
"You have half an hour to observe these five dishes. After half an hour, you five will decide on an order yourselves, and each person will choose their favorite dish according to that order." The skin-covered skeleton grinned, "I believe in you, you will definitely make the right choice."
As he spoke.
The skin-covered skeleton's malicious gaze fell upon Li Shuang.
This human was hateful, and she seemed to have some abilities.
But.
She was just a newcomer, and her spiritual power cultivation was the worst among them.
In the face of death, no one would yield, and she would most likely be pushed forward to die.
What kind of expression would this human have then?
He was already looking forward to it.
Feeling the skin-covered skeleton's gaze, Li Shuang's expression remained unchanged. She looked back with some curiosity, her eyes even showing a hint of longing: "Hello, excuse me, can I eat all five dishes myself?"
Li Shuang asked very seriously.
It just so happened that the others didn't want them.
But she felt the more, the merrier.
The skin-covered skeleton's expression twisted slightly: "You are all guests, so of course I must entertain each of you!"
"Alright then." Li Shuang nodded with some regret.
The skin-covered skeleton felt his bones ache with anger!
Never mind, never mind, he wouldn't bother with a junior.
This human probably didn't know the power of these dishes yet!
Leaving aside everything else.
If she really ate that one dish...
Then she would surely die.
There would be no exception to that.
The skin-covered skeleton no longer bothered with Li Shuang. He took out an hourglass and inverted it.
The sand flowed, and the timer began!
Li Shuang was examining the five dishes when suddenly, Yilan pulled her.
Yilan glanced at the meat mountain and the little girl with some vigilance, then led Li Shuang and Ziguan to a corner.
She whispered, "This is my third time in Gluttony Hell. I have a secret method that can distinguish which dish is the fatal one."
"Oh?" Ziguan's expression brightened, "Then tell us quickly! That way, we can just avoid that dish!"
Yilan said, "Don't be so hasty! I have such a method, so does that meat mountain have no methods at all? I dare say, he has entered Gluttony Hell many times and survived, so he must also have a way to distinguish."
Li Shuang looked at Yilan, not surprised.
Both Yilan and the meat mountain chose to enter Gluttony Hell repeatedly.
And in Gluttony Hell, there were always options that were certain to cause death.
The fact that they could survive and leave repeatedly clearly meant they had some tricks up their sleeves.
"Now, the three of us are together, and those two are together," Yilan said in a low voice. "We must try to make them eat the more toxic dishes."
"How can we do that?" Ziguan frowned. "Although there are three of us, one of them is just a newcomer. If it comes to a fight, we might not be a match for the two of them."
As she spoke, Ziguan looked at Li Shuang with a hint of disdain.
Li Shuang looked innocent.
Yilan quickly said, "You can't say that. Although Li is a newcomer, she has many tricks up her sleeve. She ate the first two dishes without batting an eye."
Yilan looked at Li Shuang tentatively.
Li Shuang smiled and said, "It's not much of an ability. The secret method I cultivate can temporarily isolate these dishes, so they won't have an immediate effect. But my secret method isn't foolproof; if it drags on for too long, I'm afraid I'll be in big trouble."
Li Shuang spoke very sincerely.
Yilan looked enlightened, though it was unclear if she truly believed it or was just pretending to.
"Idiot." Ziguan looked at Li Shuang with contempt. "Your cultivation method can only temporarily isolate, not completely eliminate. When those toxins erupt all at once, you'll probably die instantly."
Li Shuang showed a helpless smile: "I have no other choice. It's better to possibly die later than to die right now."
Yilan quickly said, "Gluttony Hell is extremely dangerous, so your choice might not necessarily be wrong. Let's not worry about that for now; let's first get through this current challenge."
"Do you see those five dishes? My secret method senses that the one in the very middle is the fatal dish! We must find a way to avoid that dish," Yilan said in a low voice.
Li Shuang followed her gaze.
The five dishes all looked quite unsettling.
The dish in the middle was a bloody piece of meat, which ironically looked the most normal.
The other four dishes.
One was a plate of round, rolling objects. Li Shuang leaned closer to look, and those round things actually flipped over, staring straight at Li Shuang.
These were... a plate of eyeballs.
Li Shuang looked at the other dishes expressionlessly.
One dish was entirely shrouded in cold air, appearing to be a small iceberg. The only strange thing was that red blood would occasionally seep out from this iceberg.
There was also a steamed egg custard. The custard was perfectly cooked, looking tender and smooth. If it weren't for the gray hairs that occasionally appeared, this dish might even have been appetizing.
The last dish looked the simplest, just a giant bone.
"How do you eat this dish? Do you gnaw on the bone?" Li Shuang curiously asked the skin-covered skeleton.
The skin-covered skeleton: "..."
He said with a forced smile, "The marrow inside this bone is the essence of essences."
Li Shuang breathed a sigh of relief: "Good, good, I only need to eat the bone marrow."
If she had to swallow the bone whole, she probably wouldn't be able to.
The skin-covered skeleton glanced at her, then closed his eyes again.