Four. The Test Begins

  Chapter 4: The Trial Begins

  At the top of a great mountain, a magnificent palace stood tall, seemingly floating in the clouds. In the grand hall that could accommodate hundreds of people dancing at the same time, with no end in sight when looking forward, a man with a perfect, sculpted outline radiating a cold, jade-like glow and exuding an icy, regal aura sat in the first position.

  He lazily leaned on the black gold chair that could hold two people sitting side by side, his slender fingers with distinct joints gently stroking the purple crystal ball in his arms, and his narrow eyes emitted a soft glow. In an instant, his eyes flashing with soft light suddenly turned icy cold, and he called out in a low voice: "Moon."

  "Yes, Your Majesty. What are your orders?" The dark messenger, Yue, stepped forward respectfully, his eyes catching sight of the crystal ball in the king's hand. The king must be thinking of Mo Hou again. For the past ten thousand years, every time he thought of Mo Hou, he couldn't help but take out the crystal ball that imprisoned a strand of Mo Hou's soul and gently caress it. Only at times like these would the king's icy eyes show a hint of warmth.

  Her piercing eyes seemed to condense frost, and with a wave of her hand, the crystal ball vanished instantly. "Moon, send the beast there." Even if you hate me, I don't want what happened 10,000 years ago to repeat itself again.

  What a beast! Moon was startled, and her face flashed with a hint of worry. "Wang, is it..." She was glared at by Wang's cold and stern eyes, so she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. "Yes, Wang!" He respectfully replied. It seemed that Wang had already made up his mind, and he couldn't do anything about it. All he could hope for was that she would pass the test given to her by Wang smoothly.

  His slender, long eyes had no warmth at all, and he coldly stared ahead. Yong'er, if you can't even pass this test, then perish with that world. At that time, he would also personally destroy her last wisp of soul, she was no longer worth his nostalgia.

  A faint whispering sound came from the corridor in the basement, eerily like a mournful cry. The desolate atmosphere permeated everywhere, making people feel a chill run down their spine.

  Zhou Jin's four limbs were tied to a wooden stake, unable to move. His bald head had already grown dark green hair roots, and his entire body was covered in scars, making it almost impossible to see his original face. These days of inhuman torture had increasingly stirred up the deepest hatred in his heart. His eyes were filled with cold hatred, and if he ever regained his freedom, he would definitely make those people experience what it truly means to be worse off than dead. He wanted to brutally torture them.

  Suddenly a strong gust of wind blew in, blowing up clouds of dust. Zhou You was blown by the wind and could hardly open his eyes. What's going on? Where did such a strong wind come from in the basement? He narrowed his eyes and looked around.

  "Hahaha..." A burst of gloomy and maniacal laughter echoed through the air, the terrifying sound making one's entire body tremble with fear.

  Won't it be that green-haired monster again? A thread of fear flashed through Zhou Chou's eyes. His body began to tremble uncontrollably.

  A dark mist slowly enveloped the surroundings, shrouding the entire air in black smoke. Gradually, a massive dark shadow appeared before him. It was a monster with a sturdy body, eyes as large as bronze bells, and a dog-like long mouth. Its entire body was covered with long whiskers like vines, densely packed and constantly wriggling. The sight made one feel rather nauseous.

  What is this thing? Zhou Jin looked at the all-black monster in front of him with horror, and his whole body trembled even more violently.

  The monster let out a sharp laugh and slowly walked towards him. "Haha..." Eyes as big as bronze bells shone with an ominous green light.

  His eyes were wide with terror, his face as white as paper. If he hadn't been tied to the stake, he would have collapsed to the ground long ago. Now he could only watch in horror as the terrifying creature approached him closer and closer. His heart was racing rapidly, he had never been so scared before. "Y-you...d-don't...come...closer." He stuttered, barely able to speak, it seemed like today was his last day.

  The dark beast, Dis, sneered with contemptuous laughter at the corner of his mouth. If this person didn't have a strong hateful and evil soul, he wouldn't even bother as the dark beast. "Humans hand over your evil soul to me." He wanted a willing evil soul; if he forcibly confined his soul, it would lose its original power.

  His face was as pale as dead ashes, his eyes staring blankly at him. He felt the footsteps of death getting closer and closer to himself. Shidi's mouth curled up in a cold, crazy smile. "You should feel honored that you can be absorbed by me. For every soul I devour, I will fulfill its last wish beforehand."

  "Who would have thought that I'd end up like this?" "Haha..." Zhou Jin laughed wildly, his laughter tinged with despair. "Do you think I'll believe you?"

  Xidi sneered, his face full of disdain. "Hmph! Do you think you still have a chance to live? Rather than being at the mercy of others, it's better to agree to my demands. A noble demon like me wouldn't even deign to deceive a lowly human like you."

  Zhou Jin's heart had a thread of relaxation, thinking that he would die anyway, and it was better to kill them before dying. "My soul can be given to you, but you have to help me kill those people. Otherwise, even if my soul is swallowed by you, I will not surrender to you. I will use all my strength to make you die with me." Zhou Jin said viciously and evilly.

  Xidi's mouth corner raised in disdain, looking at him with contempt. Ignorant human! Your thoughts are too naive. What can you do? Hmph! But his purpose for coming here was to deal with her, killing a few more wouldn't make a difference. "Alright, I'll satisfy you." Obtaining the evil soul would make his power even stronger. Once he completed the king's task, the king would surely reward him. Perhaps then he would also have the opportunity to become the leader of the Lie Beast.

  Zhou Yan closed his eyes and waited for the moment when his soul would be swallowed by the devil.

  Shidi's face revealed a triumphant smile, and he slightly inhaled. His hand drew a circle in mid-air as he muttered to himself. "My evil deity, please grant me the soul of the person before me..." A white mist slowly rose from Zhou Xun's head, and in an instant, Zhou Xun, who was tied to the stake, turned into a wisp of black smoke that vanished into thin air. A ball of white fog was absorbed by Shidi into his palm, merging with his body through his meridians.

  Dark energy lingered around him, Xidis smiled contentedly, feeling the evil power in his body gushing out like a fountain.

  He waved his hands and the black smoke in the basement dissipated, restoring it to its original state. Only the wooden stake that had originally bound Zhou Miao was now empty.

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  Geng Xiao You was startled awake from her sleep by a faint movement, she quickly opened her eyes and swiftly pulled out a dagger from under the pillow, then rapidly sat up in bed. Her bright eyes vigilantly scanned around, she felt an evil aura slowly closing in on her.

  All she saw was a black smoke slowly rising in the air, and then Sadi's enormous body appeared before her eyes.

  Geng Xiao's heart skipped a beat, she tightly grasped the dagger in her hand and held it up to her chest. She warily stared at the monster that had suddenly appeared, its body covered in long, tendril-like whiskers, and couldn't help but feel a wave of nausea. She suppressed the urge to vomit and glared at him icily. Damn it! What kind of monster was this?!

  "Haha..." Xidi's evil laughter echoed, as long as he could kill her, his mission would be accomplished. The huge eyes emitted a gloomy green light towards Geng Xiao You.

  Geng Xiao's heart gradually calmed down, and her calm eyes looked at him coldly. The corner of her mouth curled up in disdain. "What are you, after all?"

  "I am not a thing!" The ignorant human, who didn't even know he was a noble Dark Beast, blew his beard and glared with anger, roaring in indignation.

  Geng Xiao nodded slightly, a hint of smile flashing in his cold eyes. "I know you're not human, so what exactly are you?" It seems that this monster in front of him is a simple-minded creature with well-developed limbs, which makes it easier to deal with.

  Sidis, who was slow to react, finally realized he had been played and his body trembled with rage. Damn it! Damn it! How dare you play tricks on the noble him? "You scoundrel! I originally intended to let you off, but I didn't expect you to dare insult me?" The vines on his body quickly grew longer and sharper, striking fiercely in her direction.

  Geng Xiao dodged nimbly, and the vines struck the bed behind her with a loud thud. In an instant, the bed was split in two, collapsing to the ground, revealing that the force was not ordinary.

  Seeing her dodge so easily, Cedris became even more enraged, with more vines on his body rapidly and fiercely attacking her. Everywhere they went was left in shambles.

  Geng Xiao saw the vines flying towards her, she flipped her hand and the dagger flashed towards him, instantly cutting off several of his vines.

  Xidi's face turned green with rage, and she stomped her foot in anger, raising her hand to send a white light flying towards her.

  She dodged with lightning speed, but her shoulder was grazed by the white light. Blood flowed out slowly, sliding down her shoulder and onto the ground, forming clusters of deep red blood flowers. Damn it! This place is too small for her to move around. She raised her hand and a strand of blue flame burst forth, flying swiftly towards him as she flashed out of the window.

  Quickly dodging, Xidis sneered with a triumphant smile "Haha...think you can escape that easily." In an instant, he flashed towards her in pursuit.

  The wound on her shoulder had healed, she stood coldly in the empty arena, her arms crossed over her chest waiting for his arrival.

  A flash of light flashed by, and Ridley suddenly appeared in front of her, with a triumphant smile on his face. "Run! Why aren't you running?"

  Geng Xiao gave a cold smile, like a fleeting shadow, and quickly threw out a cyan light towards him.

  Xidi didn't expect her actions to be so swift, and the vines on his body were almost burned off by half. He painfully looked at his burned-off vines, that damned person dared to burn the vines he was most proud of. In his cold eyes, a fierce flame ignited, staring fiercely at Geng Xiao You in front of him.

  In the midst of confusion, He Yan Ye suddenly heard a commotion outside and quickly put on his clothes to rush out. Just in time, he saw Liu Qing Feng and Zhao Yi Mo among others rushing out as well. The group silently rushed towards the playground.

  Xidi's body was radiating anger, surrounded by thick black smoke, which was the power of darkness. Slowly, the withered vines on his body grew out again, looking even more tenacious than before. A black light ball gathered in his hand, and he raised it to attack Geng Xiao.

  "Like"

  "Ah-er"

  Only two figures rushed to her front, trying to block the black light ball, but its power was too strong. The two figures flew out quickly.

  He Yan Ye knew that with his current strength, it was impossible to go and be that light ball, but as long as she was fine, he would die for her without any regrets.

  Liu Qingfeng panted heavily beside her, he knew that he was now like a mantis trying to stop a chariot with its arms, but as long as he could do it for her, even if it cost him his life, he would have no regrets.

  "No!" Dodging the black light ball, she gazed painfully at He Yan Ye and Liu Qing Feng who were lying injured not far away. These two fools knew they couldn't block it, yet they still ran out. This made her wonder what she could use to repay their deep affection. A fierce anger ignited in her eyes as she glared fiercely at Xidis, daring to harm the people she cared about would be unforgivable.

  He watched from the side, believing she could do it. She was his contractor, and if even this small black beast couldn't be defeated, then that would be too useless.

  Zhao Yimo's evil spirit raised the corner of his lips, it seems he has made his move. Perhaps the real test for women is only just beginning now. I look forward to the day when you truly become a strong person.

  I was too tired last night and posted late, making everyone wait for a long time. The upcoming plot will be more and more wonderful, hehe...