The passage of the Gate of Choice is far less spacious than the original corridor, the gray stone walls and white pavement are full of a strong sense of historical precipitation, driven by unknown danger and curiosity, and the breathing gradually becomes heavy and oppressive with the footsteps ahead, like a monster with a bloody mouth devouring itself little by little. It seems that only the presence of a stone and a companion with a soft glow above the head can give people a sense of peace of mind and comfort.

Time can feel long in claustrophobic environments, such as dark, damp prison cells, solitary empty houses, dark forests, or cemeteries. The concept of time seems to be constantly crushed by the stone mill back and forth, and finally disappears from the impression of everyday life. And when the concept of time is revived again, a sense of being in a different world comes to mind, and this feeling is very strange, and sometimes it can't help but be evocative, and even deep in it.

When they walked out of the passage, the people who were exploring the holy land didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief, and the new scene in their eyes directly shocked everyone's hearts.

Illusion?

The open and clear circular square, the towering walls, and the staircase that rise up are like an ancient gladiatorial arena in every way. Above the head is no longer a ceiling full of glowing stones, but a blue sky with faint clouds floating, which is where people have the illusion of illusion.

"Xia Lan, what is this place?"

Adelina came back to her senses, her mouth open, her face still maintaining a look of shock, and her eyes widened with a strong look of shock, as if it was hard to believe the real scene in front of her.

"The Colosseum." Xia Lan explained in a flat tone. "This is a special testing ground set up by the royal family of Sarania to test the qualifications of the heirs of the treasures of the Holy Land. If the previous decision hall tested wisdom, then this level tested strength. ”

"The Hall of Choices just now tested wisdom?" Winnie, who was following closely by Xia Lan's side, was quite confused.

"Have you forgotten the nine gates of the Hall of Choice? Perhaps I was in such a hurry that I neglected the explanation, and at the same time caused you to subconsciously ignore many details. Here I can tell you unmistakably that these nine gates are not just decorations, because there is only one correct path to the place where the ultimate treasure of the Holy Land is inherited, that is, the gate we have walked through. Xia Lan looked around the empty audience in the gladiatorial arena with an indifferent expression and said, "I don't know if you have paid close attention to the difference between the nine gates. Although on the surface there is little difference in size and size, if you look closely, you will notice that there is a line of words with different meanings engraved on the top of the nine gates, and the words of each door symbolize a riddle. Only by solving all the riddles can you know the right door. ”

"Solving the puzzle is not a simple matter, I remember that you didn't solve the puzzle at the time, just looked around all the doors and chose the right path." Winnie looked at Xia Landao suspiciously.

"Because I have a shortcut to solving the puzzle." Xia Lan said casually.

Winnie shook her head and said no more, from beginning to end. She felt that Xia Lan's familiarity with the Holy Land was incredible. As if she had traveled here herself, there were some secrets that he didn't want to reveal, and she wouldn't bother to ask about them.

"Sinosson! Do you know the Black and Gold Armor? ”

At this time, Xia Lan turned his head sideways and beckoned to Sinosong in front of the black camel rider queue behind him, and said unhurriedly after the other party approached.

"Of course!" Sinozon raised his head and said solemnly: "According to the records handed down from Sarania, the Black and Gold Guards are the most loyal personal guards around the Royal Family of Sarania, and every member of the guard has a strength that ordinary people can hardly match, especially the Black and Gold Guards who form a battle formation are invincible. Unstoppable, arguably the elite of the entire Sarania elite. Almost all of Salannia's soldiers were honored to be the Black and Gold Armor TV, but unfortunately all of the Black and Gold Armor guards perished in that cruel Great Patriotic War......"

"If I give you a chance to fight the Black and Gold Guards, will you have the confidence to defeat them?" Xia Lan said nonchalantly.

"What do you mean by that?" Sinosson frowned.

"This place is called the Gladiatorial Arena of Trials, a proving ground carefully set up by the royal family of Sarania to test the inheritors of the Holy Land, as the name suggests, only those who have defeated the opponents of the gladiatorial arena and passed the trial can be qualified to go to the final treasure inheritance place of the Holy Land." Xia Lan pointed to the center of the gladiatorial arena and said, "As the personal guard of the Saranian royal family, as expected, the opponent of the first level of the trial is them. ”

As expected?

Charan's behavior in the Holy Land is all strange, it is clear that everyone is exploring the Holy Land for the first time, but he is more familiar with this place than anyone else, even if there are so-called historical documents that record the Holy Land of Saranya, it is impossible to describe it in such detail, and sometimes Sinozon can't help but wonder if Charan's ancestors were the Saranians who personally participated in the construction of the Holy Land.

Proficient in the Salanian language, familiar with the customs of the Saranian people, familiar with the specific location of the holy place, etc., when you think about it, the way Sinosson looks at Xia Lan becomes more and more complicated.

"The rules of the Gladiatorial Arena are very simple, once someone enters the central arena, the opponent of the trial will manifest, and in the process, others will teleport to the audience without any interference." Xia Lan was still talking to herself.

"It's the greatest honor for us to be able to play against the legendary Black and Gold Guard, and my companions and I will never back down, but against such a strong opponent, we really can't be completely sure of defeating them!" Sinosson calmed down and said in a deep voice.

"You can rest assured, the conjured black gold armor guard is only about half of the combat power in its heyday, and the number is only ten, and our side is the most suitable to send fifteen people, because the more people participate in the trial, the strength of the black gold armor guard will be greatly enhanced, so the crowd tactics are difficult to work, fifteen people are the most suitable number of people I have calculated, and it is just stuck at the critical point of the strength enhancement of the black gold armor guard." Xia Lan's expression froze and said: "According to my inference, as long as you exert your normal strength, it is very likely to defeat the Black Gold Armor Guard, but I want to solemnly remind you that the trial gladiatorial arena is not an illusion, if you die in battle, it is a real death, and there is no lie." ”

"What if we fail the trial?" Sinosson spoke a very serious question.

"It's just another trial." Xia Lan said lightly: "If the trial fails, we will be trapped here forever until someone passes the trial, or we all die from the trial." ”

"I see." Sinosson nodded, realizing what Xia Lan meant.

"There are three trials, and I hope you get off to a good start." Charland Road.

"I need to discuss with my companions in detail the candidates and countermeasures for the next trial." Sinosson took a deep breath and said something to Xia Lan before turning and walking towards the Black Camel Knights.

Sinosson whispered to the Black Camel Riders for a long time, and even caused a quarrel, apparently over the question of who to play, because everyone did not want to give up the opportunity to fight the Black and Gold Guards, and even the threat of death could not stop them from pursuing this glory.

It is difficult for outsiders to understand this behavior of the people of Sarannia, the real Sarania has long disappeared for tens of thousands of years, is it necessary for them to rush to sacrifice their lives for that empty glory?

Xia Lan didn't understand, and he didn't want to understand, in his eyes, these people were just his cannon fodder and shields.

"Xia Lan, if it weren't for them, you should have a way to pass this trial, right?" Winnie silently watched the heated conversation between Sinosson and the Black Camel Rider, leaned over to Xia Lan and whispered.

"I'm afraid I can't do it alone, even if I add Aderina, I'm at risk of failure." Xia Lan shook her head and said. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to the risk of so many people exploring the Holy Land together."

"So you do have a way to pass the trial?" Winnie said with a slight curl of her mouth.

"Indeed, because I know the weaknesses of all trial opponents." Xia Lan admitted.

"It's strange why didn't you end up yourself?" Winnie said.

Xia Lan glanced at her and didn't answer.

What a cunning man.

Winnie shrugged her shoulders as if she didn't care, probably guessing in her heart that he was just trying to retain his strength and weaken the other party, maybe he would send Adelina to the trial later, no, it should be said that he would definitely be!

The dispute between Sinosson and the Black Camel Knights has finally come to an end, and there is no Sinosson himself among the candidates for the battle, and the leader of the team is a middle-aged man who is an elder of the martial arts faction.

"Outsiders! We're ready. It was the middle-aged man who spoke as the leader, his tone was very cold, his eyes were cold, his attitude was cold, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was very unfriendly to Xia Lan.

"Please." For a guy who could become a dead man at any time, Xia Lan didn't care about the other party's attitude at all, because he wouldn't worry too much about a dead man.

The middle-aged man led the black camel knight to the rest of his companions with a solemn salute, and with the sound of an ancient melodious war song, they did not hesitate to turn around and run towards the center of the gladiatorial arena.

In the center of the square in front of them, golden light fell in front of the black camel knights who were fighting, and the black and gold armor guards who were covered in pitch black armor and holding war spears and swords appeared clearly, stirring up the loyal warriors who played the last elegy of Sarania tens of thousands of years ago as if they were reborn in the world. (To be continued......)