"Huff!"
"Huff ~ ~ Huff ~ ~ Huff ~ ~"
Duan Ling Tian who sat on the riverbank gasped heavily for air. His forehead was covered in sweat as he turned around to look at the vast milky white energy that filled up the dried river ditch. "Almost … Just a little bit more and I would have been killed!"
Once he was killed, it would mean that he would be eliminated.
It was not easy for him to come across such a Divine Ability Relic, so he was naturally unwilling to be eliminated.
"To think that I thought that the milky-white energy that swept down like a waterfall was the third trial in the Abyssal Swamp … Now it seems that what I just experienced was the real third trial!"
Previously, Duan Lingtian felt that the third trial should not be so simple.
However, that waterfall-like energy could not be ignored.
Therefore, he had always been puzzled, wondering if that energy was the third trial.
And now, that power was connected to what he had just experienced, which made him realize that what he had just experienced was the real third checkpoint.
The milky-white energy, the broken arch bridge, the Flight Prohibiting Formation, and the dried river ditch formed the third trial.
Soon after, Duan Lingtian discovered that the water level of the milky-white energy in the river ditch was still rising. Although there was still a long way to go before it overflowed the riverbank, he quickly stood up after recovering some of his vitality.
"Eh? The fog disappeared? "
When Duan Lingtian turned around, he discovered that the fog on the other side had disappeared and was replaced by a mountain wall.
"A dead end?"
Duan Lingtian was dumbfounded when he saw the mountain wall blocking his way.
Due to the attack of the milky-white energy that swept down like a waterfall, the passage where the second trial was located was already submerged. It was already impossible for him to turn back.
However, there was no turning back, and the road ahead was a dead end. Could it be that he could only stand here and wait for death?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
…
Just as Duan Lingtian was burning with anxiety, a series of loud sounds came from above his head.
The noise that he usually heard was like the sound of nature when it entered Duan Lingtian's ears.
Duan Lingtian immediately raised his head and discovered that the mountain wall above his head had a crack that allowed one person to pass through.
A ray of light shone in from the inside as though it was guiding Duan Lingtian up.
Since the Flight Prohibiting Formation only covered the river ditch, Duan Lingtian who was on the riverbank could freely fly in the air.
Bang!
Duan Lingtian stomped on the ground and flew up into the air through the crack on the mountain wall above his head.
At the same time, Duan Lingtian looked up and discovered that the ray of light came from several hundred meters away.
In other words, he still had to continue to fly several hundred meters before he could reach the source of light.
"It's good to be higher, it's good to be higher …"
When he thought about the milky-white energy that was still pouring down like a waterfall below him, he was afraid that it would not take long before the entire space below him was flooded. Duan Lingtian was glad that the next trial was high enough and would not be flooded.
As he flew up into the air, Duan Lingtian's heart sank when he thought about the thrilling scene earlier. "The third trial is already so perverse … How terrifying would the six trials that await me be?"
With the 'lesson' from the third trial, Duan Lingtian was slightly traumatized. He felt that the subsequent trials would be even more difficult.
However, when Duan Lingtian was faced with the fourth trial, he discovered that the fourth trial was not as dangerous as the third trial.
The fourth trial did not test one's strength, only their martial arts techniques.
Martial arts techniques?
It should be noted that although Duan Lingtian had abandoned most of the martial arts techniques that he used to cultivate, he was not weak in terms of techniques because of the Sovereign Heart Sword.
Therefore, he easily passed the fourth checkpoint.
After the fourth trial, it was time for the fifth trial.
Similarly, the fifth trial did not test one's strength, but one's patience.
100,000 embroidery needles and a red line.
That was the test of the fifth trial.
"It's really a test of patience."
The corner of Duan Ling Tian's mouth twitched when he saw the 100,000 densely packed embroidery needles before him. However, in the end, he still obediently picked up the only red thread in one hand and the embroidery needles in the other hand before he began to thread them.
Only by threading all 100,000 embroidery needles through the red line would one be considered to have passed the fifth trial.
Even though Duan Ling Tian's cultivation base was extraordinary, he was still unable to use his strength when it came to threading the needles. He could only be like an ordinary person and obediently thread the red thread through the embroidery needles.
Perhaps it was because they were afraid that the challenger would use his strength to cheat, so the holes of the embroidery needles were thinner than the red line. They could only be slowly squeezed in and could not be too fast.
It took Duan Ling Tian a few days just to pass the fifth trial.
By the time he finished, his eyes were already blurred.
If he had a choice, he would rather repeat the first trial.
No!
Even if he could choose to repeat the third trial, he would still do so because the fifth trial was too difficult. It was even more tiring than the second trial.
After passing the fifth trial, Duan Lingtian did not rush to the sixth trial. Instead, he rested on the spot. This was the first time he rested after entering the Abyssal Swamp.
He had to rest. Now, as long as he opened his eyes, he would definitely see the bright embroidery needles and red lines.
After resting for a day and a night, Duan Lingtian proceeded to the next trial.
The sixth trial was still not a test of strength.
"Comprehension?"
The sixth trial was a test of the challenger's comprehension. What Duan Lingtian needed to do was to complete some incomplete Martial Tactic moves.
Naturally, these Martial Tactic moves were only moves from the Human Rank Saint Grade Martial Tactic.
If it was in the past, it would be quite difficult for Duan Lingtian to do this.
However, ever since he obtained the Sovereign Heart Sword and comprehended it to the second stage, Duan Lingtian's insight and understanding of the moves had also reached an extremely high level.
Therefore, it was not difficult for him to complete some moves from the Human Rank Saint Grade Martial Tactic.
Therefore, Duan Lingtian easily passed the sixth trial.
Next, it was the seventh trial.
'Why do I have a feeling that the nine trials in the Abyssal Swamp are easier the further I go?'
Duan Lingtian could not help but have this thought when he recalled the previous few trials.
Soon after, he found out what the seventh trial was about.
"Endurance? Running? "
When Duan Lingtian saw the content of the seventh trial, he smiled. It was another simple trial.
However, when he finished reading the content, the smile on his face froze.
"I have to run around this pillar for seven days and seven nights … If I don't complete one million laps, I'll be considered to have failed the trial and will be sent out?"
Duan Lingtian was completely dumbfounded when he saw the gigantic pillar that required several dozens of people to wrap their arms around it.
Seven days and seven nights!
One million laps!
After walking around the pillar, a bitter smile appeared on Duan Lingtian's face. "To complete one million laps around this pillar in seven days and seven nights … Even an ordinary powerhouse at the peak of the Refined Saint Stage would find it difficult to do that. To think that I thought this trial would be easy.
This is really a test of endurance! "
The bitter smile on Duan Lingtian's face became even more pronounced.
However, he had no other choice.
It was not impossible for him to complete one million laps around the pillar in seven days and seven nights.
However, he would definitely be tormented during this process. Without a certain amount of patience, it would be impossible for him to persevere.
"Let's run!"
After taking a deep breath, Duan Lingtian raised his hand and pressed down on the protruding mechanism on the pillar. After activating the Monitoring Formation, he began to run around the pillar.
With the help of the Sun True Origin, his speed was extremely fast. In just a blink of an eye, he had already completed a few laps around the pillar.
The first three days were still fine. Duan Lingtian maintained his original speed.
On the fourth day, even though Duan Lingtian kept encouraging himself, his speed still slowed down.
'Now that I've already passed the seventh trial, there are only two more trials left … If I can't pass this one, all my previous efforts would be wasted!'
The moment Duan Lingtian thought of this, he increased his speed again.
However, after only a day, Duan Lingtian was completely immune to this method of raising his fighting spirit.
The last three days were the most difficult days for Duan Lingtian.
He even felt that the seventh trial was the most difficult of all the trials he had experienced in the Abyssal Swamp.
Finally, after seven days and six nights, Duan Lingtian completed one million laps around the pillar.
After he was done running, he sat down on the ground, drenched in sweat.
Although he was only a clone now, it was no different from a normal body. Would he still feel tired? He would sweat.
Of course, the normal body referred to a normal person's body and not his actual body.
If his current body was his actual body, it would not be a problem even if he ran for ten days and ten nights, let alone seven days and seven nights.
"It's been a long time since I've been so tired … No! I must rest for two days … No! Three days! "
Although Duan Lingtian said he would rest for three days after he was done running, after resting for half a day and regaining his strength, he resolutely made his way to the eighth trial.
The eighth checkpoint was located in a vast underground palace. After entering, one could clearly feel an ancient and weathered aura assaulting their faces. In an instant, it was as if they had been brought to an ancient era that was incomparably distant from the present day.
The most eye-catching thing about this underground palace was the rows of statues that were erected neatly in the distance.
These statues were of armored soldiers. There were infantrymen, spearmen, and even cavalrymen. 'It's quite similar to the Terracotta Army from my previous life … Are these statues the test of the eighth trial?'
The moment Duan Lingtian thought of this, he immediately became alert.
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