The ghost wolf and the blue ** lion, who were originally standing on the outside of the cyclone, saw Joshua come out of the storm formation, and did not take the initiative to attack, but confronted him from a distance.

"These monsters must have been formed by the resentment of the dead summoned creatures, right?" Joshua thought to himself. He held the sword on his waist with one hand and slowly walked towards the herd.

The ghost wolf and the blue lion showed a fierce gaze, and when they saw Joshua approaching, they all shrank back in a vigilant posture.

When Joshua came close to the beasts, his grip on the sword tightened, and a stream of holy light poured out of his body.

The third layer of space, which was originally shrouded in endless black gas, also began to brighten under the effect of the holy light. In the black air, countless demon shadows swayed, as if there were thousands of troops hiding in them. But under the light of the Holy Light, these shadows disappeared without a trace. The beasts beside Joshua also seemed to have become docile and began to crawl on the ground. A winding passage appears between the ghost wolf and the demon lion. Joshua continued to move forward along the passage, and although the air was still filled with various bursts of lightning and razor-like currents, none of them could affect Joshua in the slightest.

At the end of the road, Joshua spotted a red circle of light shining like a flame.

"At the end of the third floor of the temple, there is a red crystal attached to the thoughts of the gods. This crystal is the source of the power of the enchantment that seals the remnants of the Holy Demon War. When you have strength, courage, wisdom and love, the gods will approve of you. Athur looked at the "king" on Geraint's side on the chessboard and said, "There are people who are purely interested in strength or magical attainments, and ignore the other qualities that human beings should have, and such people tend to lose themselves at the end of their lives." So the gods would choose to let him continue his training in the temple until one day he realized these things. It's a pity that many people can't comprehend it for the rest of their lives, and they can't get out of the temple at the end of their lives. ”

"Lord Arthur, are you saying that it is only possible to find that red crystal if you have the qualities that these gods recognize?" asked Geraint.

"Hehe, Knight Geraint. God is not omnipotent...... In this world, there will also be people who rely on their overwhelming strength or wisdom to find this crystal. Arthur smiled, "Of course, even if he finds this crystal, he may not be able to find the way to the next level." The will of the gods is not so easily shaken. ”

"But hearing you say that, there will still be some people who will find the trick to unlocking this crystal, right?" asked Geraint, "because you said that God is not omnipotent......

"Haluha, this is only a test on the third level of the temple. "They have new challenges ahead of them, as he surveys the board. ”

"What will be the test of the fourth layer?" asked Gerante quickly.

"After going through the third level of the Temple, which is full of endless resentment, the trialists will find the next level of the trial actually very interesting. Aser picked up a chariot and attacked Geraint's rearmost defence.

"Interesting?" said Geraint, "Then I don't have to worry about Joshua's injury?"

"Not necessarily!" said Arthur's face turned serious, "I'm just saying it's fun, just because there's no danger." Even in the midst of the harshest third layer of trials, the worst outcome for those who fail in battle is to be sucked into a void space by the power of the remnants until the moment you reawaken. In the fourth level of the test, if you fail, you will be beaten back to the third level. All your efforts will come to naught, and you will be forced to start from scratch. ”

"Lord Arthur, you've said so much about the fourth test, but I still don't know exactly what the test is. Please hurry up and make it clear......" Gerante looked at the game and said, "It looks like I've lost this game." ”

"That's true, we're done with this game...... "If Joshua makes it through the third test, we'll see a new round right away." ”

"New chess game?" said Geraint, looking puzzled.

"We can start the game again. Arthur began to put the pieces back into their original positions on the board, "Our first game is over, and Joshua will be with us in the second game......"

"Wow, this crystal is beautiful......" Joshua came to the red crystal. The whole crystal shape was like a knight's coat of arms, flashing with brilliant brilliance, and the red light flashed in front of Joshua's eyes, like a burning candle reflecting Joshua's face red.

One of his hands was slowly reaching for the red crystal, and as he was about to touch the crystal's threshold, a vague figure suddenly appeared in front of him. Joshua was startled and quickly withdrew his outstretched hand. He found that the phantom man had only a blurry image, and even facial features were unrecognizable.

"I didn't expect another person to make it here. A familiar voice rang in Joshua's ears, "I didn't misread you, child!"

"So you?" Joshua seemed to recognize the voice, "You're the one who helped me just now, hehe! If you hadn't instructed me, maybe I wouldn't have been trapped in that cyclone." ”

"Kid, I just gave you a brief reminder. If it weren't for the kind of power you possess that is full of love, no matter how much I try to help you, it won't help. And the fact that you are here shows that you have been approved by the gods. Not everyone can find it here. The apparition said.

"Approval from the gods, if I don't get it, I'm going to be stuck here?" asked Joshua curiously.

"There are also people who have come here with great willpower or great intelligence. But it's a pity that the crystal rejected them. The Phantom Man pointed to the red crystal.

"Rejected them?"

"That's right!" said the Phantom Man, "This crystal is both the source of the power of the enchantment and the key to the next one. The thoughts of the gods are attached to it. If the gods don't think you're up to the next two layers, the crystal will refuse to open and disappear again. ”

"Disappear?, will it never be there again?" asked Joshua again.

"No, it will reappear in a corner away from you, but it will take some time and challenges to find it. "Of course, there are some powerful or extremely intelligent people who can find a way to open the crystal. It's just that if they don't have the abilities recognized by the gods, even if they enter a new level, they will be confused there. ”

"Am I going to be rejected by the Crystal?" asked Joshua, "I don't want to go looking for the Crystal again!"

"Ha Luha, don't worry, kid! I can sense a special force in you, and the gods will definitely approve of you. The Phantasmal Man laughed, "Don't hesitate any longer, put your hand on the crystal!"

"Alright, let me try!" Joshua cautiously touched his hand to the crystal.

Suddenly, the entire space on the third level began to shake violently. Joshua felt that a red glow was beginning to spread from his hands and envelop his body. Joshua felt as if he had risen from the depths of the ocean to the surface. Joshua quickly grasped the crystal firmly with his hands and closed his eyes. Then, he felt a myriad of air currents circling around him. A violent roar followed, resounding through the entire space at once. Joshua, on the other hand, noticed that there was no longer any shaking around him, so he quickly opened his eyes.

When Joshua opened his eyes, he was stunned by what he saw.

In an instant, the entire spatial layout of the temple changed dramatically, as if the previous magic array had never appeared at all. After successfully bringing Joshua to the fourth floor of the temple, the red crystal disappeared along with his platform, where many sculptures of different shapes were erected.

Joshua ran briskly into the sculpture complex, and suddenly found himself covered with hard tiles under his feet, black and white intersecting each other. He didn't know that he was already in a huge chessboard......