"Pfft"—
Several talismans flashed through the void. A shadow darted and maneuvered in the air, performing six evasive moves in succession, but in the end, one talisman pierced through the head, killing it in one blow.
"Five hundred and seventeen, boss, all the nameplates are yours. You go first, so Guo Ran doesn't slip away." Xia Chen handed the nameplate to Long Chen, so Long Chen would have exactly nine hundred nameplates.
Long Chen nodded. Although the assassins here were powerful, Xia Chen could handle them himself. Worried Guo Ran might get into trouble, he took the nameplate.
"Buzz!" Long Chen's
backpack glowed, a powerful spatial force pulling at his body, the space trembling, and he was teleported to the front of a mountain gate.
When Long Chen arrived, he found that there were already over a hundred powerful figures here. Before he could go find Guo Ran, he heard Guo Ran's voice:
"Don't pretend to be a big garlic clove. Believe it or not, I'll slap you to death. It's not like I meant to touch you. If you're upset, let's have a life-and-death duel."
It turned out that when Guo Ran was teleported away, he was startled. Long Chen hadn't even had time to tell him that once there were enough people, he would be teleported away.
Mainly because Guo Ran only had a few nameplates at the time. No one expected him to be so lucky—it was enough all at once.
Guo Ran thought he had been discovered. He instinctively struggled while being teleported, but when he landed, his direction veered and he crashed straight into someone.
Originally, everyone's position here was numbered, totaling three hundred, with nearly a hundred zhang between the numbers.
Because assassins must maintain a relatively safe distance from others; if the distance is too close, they feel insecure.
Guo Ran appeared and charged directly at an assassin. The assassin was startled and instinctively swung his sword at Guo Ran. Fortunately, Guo Ran remembered Long Chen's words at this moment: you shouldn't use the Supreme Bone to block the attack, but instead use the longsword reserved for Jiuyou Hall disciples to block the attack.
Guo Ran was not skilled with the sword, but was knocked away by that man. Gaining momentum, the man was relentless and prepared to launch a killing attack on Guo Ran.
In desperation, Guo Ran released his hidden arrow, forcing the man to retreat. Only then did Guo Ran catch his breath and curse at the man.
The man stared coldly at Guo Ran without saying a word. The others also sat in their seats, equally silent and cold. The air was eerily still.
"What are you looking at?" If you're dissatisfied, come out and fight? Seeing that person still staring at him, Guo Ran snapped angrily.
The man looked at Guo Ran for a moment, then turned back to his assigned spot. Seeing that the man had left, Guo Ran also returned to his seat. Only then did he notice Long Chen had come too, though he didn't dare greet him.
Long Chen was speechless. This guy was never someone to rest easy wherever he went. As an assassin, he had to stay calm at all times. What kind of assassin was he? With such a bad temper, why would he be an assassin?
Obviously, the man realized Guo Ran wasn't here specifically to kill him, so he felt relieved and ignored Guo Ran.
An assassin's nerves are constantly on edge. Guo Ran had just lunged at him, and he was also frightened; attacking was purely instinctive.
After the turmoil passed, everyone returned to silence. Long Chen and Guo Ran were separated by three seats, meaning that after Guo Ran teleported in, three more people came in, and only then did Long Chen come in.
Immediately after, space trembled as one figure after another appeared—each one filled with nameplates, the assassins teleported here. In just a few breaths, more than a dozen people had appeared.
Long Chen suddenly felt a bit worried. There were only three hundred spots in total, and as time went on, collecting nameplates would become easier. He wasn't sure if Xia Chen would make it in time.
Fortunately, Xia Chen soon arrived too. He appeared at the 267th time, and as soon as he showed up, Long Chen and Guo Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although people were occasionally teleported in, they remained silent, as if only Guo Ran had ever spoken.
When the three hundred seats were filled, the massive mountain gate ahead trembled, and the hundred-li-high gate slowly opened.
A masked expert appeared—a Realm King expert, his aura faint and imperceptible. Long Chen felt a chill in his heart—this was a master.
"Congratulations, you have entered the final step of the assessment, the Star-Peering Sky Mirror trial.
However, before entering the trial, you will undergo a Heavenly Thunder Marrow Cleansing session. This Thunder Marrow Cleansing is the highest reward of our Nine Nether Hall.
The Heavenly Thunder Pool on Nine Nether Island is the sacred ground of our Nine Nether Hall, and even more so, a treasure land that makes the Blood Killing Hall so jealous that they go mad.
After the baptism of the Heavenly Thunder Pool, your essence, energy, and spirit undergo earth-shaking changes. You all know the benefits, so I won't elaborate further.
After the Heavenly Thunder Pool baptism ends, you will enter the Star-Peering Heavenly Mirror trial. You may have never heard of the Star-Peering Mirror before, but today I will explain it to you.
The Star-Viewing Mirror is the Eye of Heaven that we hunted the successor of the Nine Stars. It was personally crafted by Lord Luo Tianye. In the past, the clues we provided you were all passed on to us through the Star-Viewing Mirror.
It monitors the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, using perception and deduction to deduce the area where the Nine Star Heirs appeared, so you have a target to hunt.
Today, your ultimate trial is the Star-Peering Mirror. The mirror is a supreme treasure—not only can you spy on the successors of the Nine Stars, but you can also capture some of them and turn them into combat puppets.
And your upcoming trial is to face off one-on-one against the Nine-Star heir. If you win, you complete the trial; if you lose, there's only a dead end.
This trial is different from previous ones. You will face Nine-Star successors of the same rank, each of whom has activated their Seven-Star Battle Body.
Although they are not the strongest among the Nine-Star successors, they are still above average, roughly equal in strength to yours now.
However, as you all know, the Nine Star successors are known as the number one warriors in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, incredibly brave and fearless in the face of death. Based on past experience, at least half of you will die inside, and you might even be wiped out. You need to be mentally prepared. The Realm King expert said.
His voice was cold and stiff, like an emotionless machine, and the assassins below were the same, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
"According to the number, receive the nameplate and enter the Heavenly Thunder Divine Pool!" After the Realm King finished speaking, someone specifically handed out new nameplates.
After Long Chen received the nameplate, he found that it even included an explanation of the Heavenly Thunder Divine Pool. Upon seeing the description of the pool, Lei Ling'er inside Long Chen became somewhat restless. Long Chen smiled slightly—this time, it was finally Lei Ling'er's turn to eat the meat.
Passing through the mountain gate, a corridor appeared ahead. As they moved forward, the sound of rolling thunder quickly reached everyone's ears. Immediately after, a sea of thunder appeared ahead, and a pillar holding up the sky came into Long Chen's sight.