The doors slowly open to both sides, and the dark passages soon unfold before our eyes,

In the face of this sudden happening, everyone stared blankly, and no one made a sound, just got up and stood in place.

The gem that emits a blue-purple beam of light returns to the appearance of an ordinary gem, and I don't know what the purpose of this gem is, but the only thing that is certain is that this gem is very important and will be used in the next exploration, and it must not be lost.

Looking at the gem in my hand, I knew what I should do. After glancing at the dark passage, he put the gem into the space and turned back to everyone. "There is only one choice before us now, and that is to enter the inside, and there is nothing else to know the secrets of this place and the way to get out. I know that everyone is working very hard, and the injuries are only temporarily suppressed, and there is no fundamental recovery, so we should continue to stay outside and wait until we can recover enough not to affect normal movements, and then it is not too late to enter. ”

Hearing what I said, they talked to each other for a while, and then Saffis came out to respond. "Your Highness is right, a few of us are really unable to move normally, and going in will only affect the others, and we can't keep them here, so we can only stay together. I think it's about half a day, and that's about it. Your Highness, do you think it's okay? ”

"Hmm......" I replied after hearing the time Saffis say, thinking it was reasonable. Very good, let's take half a day. Don't talk more nonsense now, let's hurry up and implement it. ”

After speaking, I sat alone at the entrance of the passageway, recovering from my injuries and thinking about what had happened.

Everyone else, like me, was basically recovering in a hurry, and it suddenly became very quiet, not at all as lively as it had been.

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Half a day passed unconsciously, and those who could not move normally had recovered to be able to basically assist in combat, but it was not enough for them to fight head-on.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Saphiss entered the dark passage first.

The moment Sapphis's feet stepped into the passage, light flashed on both sides of the passage. Blue fireballs appeared in the torches on the walls of the passage, one at intervals of the meter, and stretched towards the end of the passage.

A group of 14 people walked slowly through the passage, observing the walls on either side.

The passage is not very long, almost 10 meters in appearance, and out of the passage, we come to a huge space. There is only one hall in the whole building, and it is very dark inside, and you can't see anything more than 5 meters away.

We cautiously walked forward, where we could faintly see something.

We had just advanced a few meters when suddenly a blue light came from the top of our heads, forcing us to close our eyes and slowly adjust to the transition from darkness to light.

After a while, the eyes adjust to the sudden appearance of the light source.

We were shocked by what appeared in front of us, and we all showed exaggerated expressions, our mouths wide open, and we were speechless.

In addition to the blue fireballs that looked like small suns overhead, there were many similar small blue fireballs around. Although it looks like it's supposed to be a fireball, we don't feel the change in the temperature of the space, it's supposed to be a ball of light that resembles a fireball, and there's no other way to explain the object, so it can be understood.

To the left and right of us, there was a row of tall stone statues, which looked very imposing. Their eyes were partially flashed with blue light, presumably inlaid with blue gemstones, and had no other meaning.

At the very front of us, there stands a huge stone statue 100 meters high.

This stone statue is a female figure, and the depiction is very beautiful, which makes people think of it, which shows how beautiful she is.

We were fascinated by the sight of this huge female statue, but what shocked us the most was the object held in the left hand of the statue.

It was a huge gilt gold ball, 4 meters in diameter, and it was this ball that shocked us.

Looking at the ball, I trembled up to Saphis, grabbed him by the collar, and said excitedly. "Zaphis, I'm not mistaken, it's the gilt of the stars, and it's so huge. Tell me, I'm not dreaming. ”

"Hmm......" Saphiss was grabbed by my collar and didn't react, just stared at the gilded ball of stars, and after a while barely came to his senses, so he said with the same excitement. Your Highness, what a shock. There is such a huge gilt of stars here, and the largest star gilt that can be seen in the empire is not a hundredth of this. ”

The others were just like the two of us, all of them were holding each other excitedly, and they couldn't suppress their excitement at the moment, and everyone seemed extremely excited. After all, this is Xingchen gilt, an extremely rare metal that has a wide range of applications and can be used in all known fields, making it a very important material.

Seeing the stars here today gilded, let us still be alive I 14 people feel that it is really right to come here, and those 16 sacrificed companions also have their own value, and they did not die here in vain.

It took a full ten minutes for us to come out of our excitement and return to calm.

Saphiss and I looked at each other, and when we saw the affirmation in each other's eyes, I announced to everyone. "Listen, everyone, we must not let go of the Gilt Orb of the Stars, no matter what method we use, we must get it. We can't go back empty-handed, or we'll be sorry for our fellow workers who died for us. ”

"Gotta get the stars back."

"They can't die in vain."

"Absolutely not."

“…………”

“……”

After listening to my speech, everyone shouted loudly to express their determination. After all, those dead companions basically have deep friendships with the people alive here, not strangers who only cooperate with this mission.

When everyone calmed down at the moment, I pointed to the gilded ball of the stars and said firmly. "Target the star gilt ball in the left hand of the giant stone statue, forward!"

With a wave of my right hand, the Eldis brothers rushed out of the alley first, and the others took a step slower and followed them. Saphiss didn't go up with him, stayed with me, and watched everyone.

But something unexpected happened, and the Eldis brothers, who were running in front, crashed into the blue wall of light that suddenly appeared, and bounced back. The few people who followed the two of them did not stop in time, and collided with each other, falling to the ground, and making a mess.

Seeing the sudden accident in front of them, the few people who were soaked in the back of the most lusk barely stopped, otherwise they would hit the few people who fell to the ground, causing a bigger accident.

Saphiss and I hurried over and picked up the fallen men with them, making sure they were not hurt. After careful inspection, no new injuries were found, indicating that the sudden appearance of the blue wall of light was not harmful, but only played a role in blocking progress.

After being floated up, the Eldis brothers grumbled as they rubbed the parts of their bodies that had been impacted, while looking at the blue wall of light. "It's really unfortunate to die, there is no time to stop at all."

I stepped forward and patted them on the back and said with a smile. "Don't complain, nothing happened, it's good. If it's aggressive, then you can stand it. ”

"Huh!" The brothers rubbed their heads embarrassedly at what I said.

Ignoring the two of them, Saphiss and I walked up to the blue wall of light, observing and caressing it with our hands. The light wall gives people a soft and elastic touch, and the hand will sink a few centimeters with force, and it will automatically recover when you take it away, which can explain that they will bounce back when they are Erdis.

Just as we were looking around closely, a feminine voice suddenly sounded.

"Welcome to my temple, visitors."

The sudden sound startled us, and we were all nervously guarded around us, but after observing for a few weeks, we saw nothing.

The feminine voice came from all directions, and there was no direction at all.

The female voice, the female statue, made me realize something, so I looked up at the huge stone statue, and saw an unexpected change.

At this time, the stone statue's eyes were glowing brightly blue, making her face even more charming.

I raised my hand and pointed to the face of the stone statue, my mouth wide open. "Look at the face of that stone statue."

When they heard my shout, they looked in the direction of my finger, and they all saw what I saw.

Then the feminine voice came again.

"It's disappointing to finally notice. But that's okay, there's something interesting to come. ”

Looking at the statue's face, I noticed that her eyes were rolling, just in our direction, and I was amazed at how she could move.

It didn't matter if I didn't understand that, and now it didn't matter, since she could speak, just ask her, so I shouted at the statue. "Who are you? Why are you disappointed in us? What the hell is going to happen to us next? ”

Hearing my question, the feminine voice reappeared and answered my inquiry.

"Since you want to know the Tao so much, let me tell you. First of all, let me introduce myself, my ninth star god - Athomus Loria? Istalia, more can't tell you. ”

"As for why I was disappointed in you, because you were so miserable now, the last group of people were much better than you. Arriving here is a sign that you have passed the first test, and the second test that will take place for you will be even more interesting. ”

"What?" I was shocked by the words of this woman who called herself the Ninth Star God, we came here so hard, we only passed the first test, and then there is a second test waiting for us, maybe there will be a third and fourth tests, it really costs human life.

After sorting out the confusion, I spoke back to the stone statue. "Ninth Star God, what the hell is this place? What happened to the last batch? Are there a lot of people coming here? What's next the second test? ”

Hearing my intense inquiry, she became a little impatient.

"Why do you have so many questions to ask, can't you just say it briefly? Really, if I hadn't had a good temper, I would have killed you a long time ago. ”

"Okay, then I'll answer you those questions."

"This is the trial space, in order to find the artificial space of the heir, I can't say much about the rest, then you will not know the Tao until you pass the next test."

"You are the ninth and the last to come. The first eight groups together have about 250 people, and you are the smallest group. ”

"As for what the next second test is, then you have to know the Tao for yourself, I can't say more, otherwise the punishment that awaits me, but I will suffer it."

"Okay, no more nonsense. Hurry up and choose, whether to continue with the second test, or choose to give up and accept my punishment, only ten minutes to think about it, and if you miss the time, it means that you will automatically choose the second option. ”

The information told us this time was even more shocking, we were actually the last group to come here, and there were already eight groups of people who had passed through here to the second test site. There are so many people, I really don't know what's going on in the road.

The trial space, the search for an heir, and who to inherit are all questions that are not clear.

The pressing question in front of us now is whether to choose to continue or to give up accepting her punishment, and when we don't know what the content of the punishment is, it's really hard to choose.

Ten minutes is a short time, so you have to make a choice quickly.

I couldn't pay attention, so I asked Saphis. "Sapphis, what do you say we should choose. Whether to continue, or to give up. ”

"Hmm......," Saphiss replied after a moment's thought. Half of the people were lost in the first test, and in the second test, I don't know what will happen to the road, and it is likely that the whole army will be wiped out. If you give up, I don't know what the punishment will be, it's really a headache, and I really don't know how to choose it. ”

"yes, that's a problem." After listening to Saphis's reply, I also sighed. "But time is running out now, and when we're discussing, time is running out quickly, and we have to make a decision as soon as possible."

It's not a matter for the two of us to discuss it personally, so we discuss it with everyone, after all, everyone's awareness is also important.

Four-fifths of the way through our discussion, there were only two minutes left.

At this time, there was an unexpected change, the two rows of tall stone statues suddenly moved, their eyes flashed with blue light, pulled out the giant sword behind their backs, and slowly moved towards us.

At the same time, her voice came again, and it was very annoying.

"Hurry up and choose, or you'll be punished." Hehe......"

Hearing her strange laughter made our whole bodies tremble. Combined with the stone statue moving towards us, the content of the punishment was already clear at a glance, and we realized that the only choice we were given at the beginning was the first choice.

Reality forces us to make a choice, and we have no ability to resist.

As the statue moved near us, raising its greatsword and attacking, I made a humiliating choice.

"We chose to continue the test."

All the stone statues that were about to attack stopped moving, and all of them turned back to their original positions.

Her strange laughter came again, this time even more disgusting.

"I know you're going to choose to continue, and I'm looking forward to seeing how you do in the second test. Hehe......"