The walls and floor of the entire passageway were constructed from an inky-black metallic material.
An Lin had never seen this material before, but it looked black, so it should be quite hard.
"Hmm, we've come to a fork in the road. Xiao Chou, illuminate both sides."
An Lin looked at the pitch-black passageway as he spoke.
Xiao Chou looked to both sides. Under the illumination of the searchlight, everyone discovered that there was a dark red gate on either side, blocking the path.
"How about we split up?" Luo Ziping suggested.
"Are you stupid? Don't you know there's strength in numbers? How many cultivators have been defeated one by one just because they believed in splitting up? "Miao Tian rolled her eyes at Luo Ziping with a disdainful expression.
Luo Ziping: "…"
"Then let's take this path together." An Lin pointed to the path on the right.
No one had any objections. It was a choice of two anyway, and there were gates on either side, so there wasn't much difference.
They walked to the gate, and it opened automatically …
It was the same old blue barrier of light, so they couldn't see what was inside.
An Lin gripped his brick and longsword tightly as he slowly walked through the barrier of light.
It had to be said, the feeling of not being able to see what was going on inside was very nerve-wracking.
Their vision changed, and a faint smell of blood wafted through the air, accompanied by a strange odor.
"Eurgh …"
"What's this smell, it's so disgusting!"
An Lin couldn't take it anymore, and the team members behind him also came in, all of whom started to retch.
There was green light in this place, and there was a strange odor wafting through the air. The ground was covered in dark red spots, and all sorts of strange and unnatural things made everyone's brows furrow.
This space was very large, and there were hundreds of cylindrical glass tubes, all of which were soaked in a red liquid.
One humanoid beast after another was soaked in the liquid, and no one knew if they were in a deep slumber or already dead.
Some of the people here were covered in green scales, some had bone wings on their backs, some had lizard tails, and some even had the heads of wild beasts, giving them a sinister appearance.
"Bloodline Fusion Laboratory …"
Sun Shenglian read aloud as she looked at the words on the wall.
Bloodline Fusion?
Hearing this, everyone looked at the glass tubes in a different light.
"The bloodlines of humans and exotic beasts are being merged and modified?" Zong Yongyan frowned, his voice gradually turning cold.
A hint of pity appeared in An Lin's eyes as he looked at these inhuman bodies.
No matter how advanced technology was, such dark experiments would not disappear. Perhaps some kind of desire would become even stronger.
Everyone walked around the laboratory. Other than the bodies of different shapes and sizes, they did not find anything special.
"Let's go to the next chamber."
An Lin shook his head and led the way to another secret chamber.
How big was the 88th Purple Star Research Institute?
No one knew.
Sun Shenglian, who hailed from the Green Wood Imperial Family of the Purple Star State, revealed that the ruins of the two research centers they had developed were even larger than Ding 'an City.
In this case, the 88th Research Institute was definitely not small.
After everyone entered another secret room, the green light of the bloodline fusion laboratory slowly turned red. At the same time, tiny bubbles appeared in the liquid inside the glass.
The second chamber had a much better environment than the first chamber. It was a medicine room.
Let's call it a medicine room for now. After all, there were many semi-transparent cabinets around the room, within which were all types of medicinal ingredients, as well as some liquids of different colors.
An Lin made his way over and tried to put the cabinets into his storage ring again. Unfortunately, he failed again.
Xiao Chou even swung his silver staff at the cabinets.
However, the cabinets did not budge in the slightest. Instead, he was knocked back a good few meters.
Everyone was quite disappointed that they could only look at these things and could not touch them.
An Lin heaved a faint sigh and continued onward. At this moment, two doors appeared in different directions.
He chose the door on the left this time as most of the important things were located in the center of the ruins. That way, there would be a higher chance of encountering something good.
And then, they really did encounter something good.
A beautiful woman in a flowing white dress!
"Welcome to the Trial of Five Elements," the beautiful woman in a white dress said in an emotional voice.
An Lin and the others all faltered upon hearing this. However, they soon discovered that something was different.
This beautiful woman in a white dress was a semi-transparent body constructed from light. It was not a physical body.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Bai Ling, and I am the clone of the mastermind of this research institute.
"The Trial of Five Elements requires at least five people to reach the five extremes of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth to pass the trial.
"According to past trial-takers, the survival rate for this trial is seventy-five percent. Successfully passing this trial will give you a chance to obtain the inheritance of the Five Elements. Do you accept the trial?"
Bai Ling stared at An Lin. It was quite clear that she had some basic discernment abilities.
The inheritance was obtained through the trial?
Shouldn't he find a stone somewhere in a corner and write a secret manual on it?!
An Lin was a little disappointed, but he still turned to the other team members.
He knew the answer from their expressions. "Let's begin the trial."
Bai Ling smiled upon hearing this. Instantly, the entire trial grounds began to tremor.
Immediately afterward, powerful energy fluctuations appeared in five different directions.
These were five completely different areas. Raging flames surged into the sky, bluish-green waves surged, entangling roots, a forest of sabers and swords, and flying rocks.
"There is a ball at the end of the five areas. Inject your vital energy into the ball at the same time, and you'll pass the trial," Bai Ling continued.
After some discussion, it was decided that An Lin would go to the water area, Xiao Chou to the fire area, Sun Shenglian to the metal area, Luo Ziping to the earth area, and Miao Tian and Zong Yongyan to the wood area.
An Lin walked to the front of the water area. This area was only a few hundred meters in length. The first half was filled with raging waves, while the second half was filled with eerie icicles.
It didn't look very difficult, but he still didn't dare to be careless. He walked forward step by step.
Boom!
The raging waves crashed into his body with the force of a thousand kilograms, causing his body to tremble as he stumbled back in retreat.
What terrifying power … Although An Lin could still handle this power, he was starting to worry about his Dao Body Stage teammates.
Although Xiao Chou was unbearably hot in the face of the raging flames, he wasn't in any life-threatening danger, so he sped up and rushed toward the end.
Sun Shenglian charged through a forest of sabers and swords. Sharp sabers slashed through a series of lethal trajectories toward her, and the swords on the ground floated into the air before transforming into flying swords that circled around her.
Although she was proficient in swordsmanship and movement techniques, it was still quite difficult for her to advance.
Luo Ziping had a body-forging cultivation technique that made his body extremely tough. He didn't even try to dodge the flying rocks in the air. Instead, he continued to charge forward like a tank made of flesh.
Compared to Sun Shenglian and Luo Ziping's difficulty, Miao Tian and Zong Yongyan's duo was mysteriously relaxed.
Zong Yongyan cast a levitation spell technique on them at the same time. This type of flight was inflexible and could only be described as a rampage. They couldn't even make turns, but they were extremely fast!
The two of them suddenly rose into the air and rushed forward. Only then did the roots on the ground begin to react and wrap themselves around them.
At this moment, the tornado of wind blades and flywheels formed a powerful defensive net that tore through the incoming roots like a blender.
Plop. The two of them landed on the ground and immediately reached for the balls in front of them!
"Whoosh … Wood Domain completed."
Xiao Chou passed through the sea of flames and activated the balls.
"Fire Domain completed."
An Lin slashed through the countless icicles with his sword before injecting his vital energy into the balls.
"Water Domain completed."
Luo Ziping's body was swollen all over, some of which were still bleeding, but he still managed to charge out of the Earth Domain and activate the balls.
Sun Shenglian was the last person to activate the balls. Her arm had been sliced open, revealing her snowy-white skin as blood flowed freely from the wound.
Vital energy was injected into the five balls at the same time. Suddenly, the trial grounds began to tremble.
A mechanical voice sounded in the field, "Trial complete!"
Immediately afterward, everyone felt their vision darken.
In the next moment, they arrived in a space that was pure white and void of all things.
In the center, a black ball hovered in the air.
Teleportation? So fast?
An Lin was startled by this piece of technology.
When he saw this, a sense of déjà vu welled up in his heart, causing him to become even more flustered.
At this moment, Bai Ling's figure appeared again.
"Welcome to the mastermind space. The inheritance ceremony will now commence."
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