The floating bridges were extremely vast, but there was only a single path in the middle. Everyone started moving forward together, following the path.
Gradually, they diverged from the other eighty floating bridges, heading in different directions. Maybe they would eventually meet again, but at the very least, they wouldn't meet before crossing the bridge.
"Cultivation base suppression, Mandate suppression, how irritating," Fan Le gloomily commented as he walked. He discovered that his cultivation base had been suppressed to the first level of Heavenly Dipper, and even his will of Mandates had been suppressed to the initial level of the second level. Although he could unleash more power, he couldn't unleash it at all. This made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"The rules of the Immortal Martial Realm are like this. At the start, they would give everyone a fair environment. This is a good thing for us. Once the suppression on our cultivation bases is lifted, who knows how many people would be able to kill us?" Ye Lingshuang spoke in a low voice. Fatty muttered a few more words, but he agreed with Ye Lingshuang's words. Their cultivation bases were indeed on the weaker side here.
Not only that, Fan Le was extremely astute, he could clearly sense the lofty aura exuding from the people here. This kind of loftiness felt as though they wanted to devour everyone else, becoming the only one left in the Immortal Martial Realm. He was very clear that there were many elites from the Royal Sacred Region here, all of them were extremely ambitious. Although things were calm now, there was still a blazing fire in the hearts of everyone.
"What the hell are these?" Fan Le noticed a total of eighteen Silver Puppets appearing in front of them. They were blocking the path of the crowd, standing in a formation.
"The test of the Immortal Martial Realm has begun," the hearts of the crowd mused. Danger lurked in every corner of the Immortal Martial Realm.
Astral light flashed, transforming into arrows that pierced through the air, shooting towards the silver puppets. The bodies of the eighteen puppets glowed with an intense silver light as the long spears in their hands pierced out at the same time. The silver light radiating from the eighteen spears converged together, shattering the arrows into pieces.
"The attack power of each puppet is equivalent to an expert at the peak of the first level of Heavenly Dipper with an initial level of Mandates. With all eighteen of them working together, the power of their attacks seems to be fused together, reaching the peak of the second level of Heavenly Dipper with an initial level of Mandates at the Advanced Boundary." Qin Wentian's senses were extremely sharp as he analyzed. The silhouettes behind him all nodded in agreement with Qin Wentian's words.
"We can force our way in." Although their realms and martial wills were suppressed, it was not a problem for their small alliance to force their way through the first level's test.
In their alliance, there were eight people: Qin Wentian, Ye Lingshuang, Fan Le, Ouyang Kuangsheng, Chu Mang, Yun Mengyi, Qin Zheng and Mu Feng.
"Ouyang and I will take the vanguard, Qin Zheng and Yun Mengyi will support us from the flanks, Fatty and Big Bro Chu Mang will suppress us from the back, while Sister Lingshuang and Mu Feng will stand in the middle to prevent any accidents." Qin Wentian replied. Such an arrangement was indeed reasonable. Although the first test of the Immortal Martial Realm wouldn't be too monstrous, it was still better to be more cautious in case there were any accidents.
"Alright." Everyone agreed with Qin Wentian's plan. The army behind them was also happy to let Qin Wentian and the others test the waters first. Naturally, they waited quietly.
"Let's go." After getting into formation, Qin Wentian commanded as he dashed towards the eighteen silver-colored puppets. Because of the formless suppression, they couldn't even release their Astral Novas and could only release their Astral Souls.
Qin Wentian transformed into his demonic form as a demonic armor appeared in his hands. His eyes gleamed with sharpness as a heavenly hammer appeared in his hands. Since he wanted to open a path, he naturally had to launch a tyrannical attack. Ouyang Kuangsheng also released his Astral Soul, it was extremely dazzling. His entire body glowed with lightning and fire as he dashed forward.
The eighteen silver-armored puppets simultaneously launched their attacks towards Qin Wentian and the others. Yet another dazzling spear strike, capable of penetrating through everything.
"Bzzz!" A raging wind gusted by as both Qin Wentian and Ouyang Kuangsheng unleashed their attacks. How terrifying was the force behind their attacks? At the instant Qin Wentian's heavenly hammer blasted out, the entire space trembled. Although their cultivation bases and wills of Mandates were suppressed, the usage of energy and innate techniques were still unfathomable.
The attacks of both parties collided together. Qin Wentian and Ouyang Kuangsheng directly rushed into the midst of the silver-armored puppets, forcing them back. However, these puppets seemed to have an undying body. They lifted their palms and blasted out a second round of attacks, their spear techniques still as dazzling as ever as they slashed towards the two at the forefront.
At this moment, Qin Zheng and Yun Mengyi unleashed their full power. The power of ice and the power of space erupted forth at the same time, blocking the spear lights. Qin Le and Chu Mang had already prepared their swords, and the instant their attacks collided, the eight of them had already rushed into the center of the encirclement, advancing forward.
"We can't kill them, we can only force them to retreat." The spectators understood in their hearts when they saw this. Qin Wentian and Ouyang Kuangsheng once again unleashed their attacks, blocking the spear light in front of them. Although there was some pressure, they still managed to safely pass through the formation of the eighteen puppets, arriving at the other end of the floating bridge.
"If there's only one of us, it would be extremely difficult to pass through." Qin Wentian mumbled as he landed on the bridge. The spectators naturally knew that although Qin Wentian and the others appeared to be having an easy time, that was only because of their teamwork. If they were alone, unless they were an extremely demon-level character, they would definitely die.
From this point, one could see that the difficulty of the Immortal Martial Realm was extremely high. Just the first checkpoint already had such a level of difficulty. This also forced those who hadn't formed an alliance to form one after another.
"Let's go quickly." Those at the back, upon seeing Qin Wentian and the others leaving, didn't dare to waste any more time. They didn't want Qin Wentian and the others to be the first ones to obtain the benefits.
Hence, more and more people started to force their way through, using their fastest speed to pass through the eighteen puppets. Under the alliance of the strong, the passing rate was extremely high. The stronger one was, the more confident they would be, daring to race against time. As time passed, the death rate gradually increased.
Qin Wentian and the others didn't have the time to pay attention to this. They continued moving forward, and not long after, they came to a halt. An incomparably gigantic demonic beast hovered in the air in front of them. Its gigantic head was right in front of them, and if they wanted to pass through the floating bridge, they had to pass through the head of this demonic beast.
"What demonic beast is this?"
This demonic beast was entirely black in color, with malevolent-looking scales covering its body. It resembled a serpent demon, but there was also a faint shadow of a flood dragon.
"Black Jiao Python, the black mist it breathes out is extremely corrosive," Ye Lingshuang replied.
"A Black Jiao Python at the third level of Heavenly Dipper, the corrosive mist it breathes out can easily kill us." Upon feeling the cold gaze of the python, Ye Lingshuang's countenance turned extremely unsightly. Why was the second level so difficult?
The cold eyes of the Black Jiao Python stared at them, as though it understood Ye Lingshuang's words. A demonic glint flashed in its eyes.
"There must be a way, the Immortal Martial Realm wouldn't leave a path of no return," Qin Zheng spoke in a low voice. After which, he turned to the Black Jiao Python, "Brother Python, can you tell me the rules?"
The Black Jiao Python stared at Qin Zheng, its sinister eyes gleaming with a cold light as it replied, "I, am the rules."
It wasn't strange that the Black Jiao Python could speak in the human tongue. Demonic beasts at the Heavenly Dipper Realm could naturally speak in the human tongue, and if a demonic beast wanted to experience the life of a human, it could even shed its demonic form and transform into a human. However, demons had their own paths, and many demonic beasts didn't like the human form. It was just like how humans wouldn't like the form of demonic beasts. If not, back then when Qin Wentian could transform into a great roc, he wouldn't have tried so hard to transform back into a human.
"This demonic beast is truly arrogant," Fan Le murmured. The Black Jiao Python stared at him as it grinned, "You better be careful."
"F * ck, Brother Python, don't be so vengeful." Fan Le grumbled, cursing in his heart. This demonic beast at the third level of Heavenly Dipper actually dared to be so arrogant? If it wasn't for the fact that his cultivation base was suppressed, he wouldn't have bothered to waste words with it. But now that the Black Jiao Python was guarding the checkpoint, he couldn't afford to offend it.
The Black Jiao Python didn't say anything, it only stared at Fan Le as the others gradually caught up.
"Brother Jiao, I have something here for you." At this moment, a silhouette stepped forward. With a flash of light, this person tossed a gigantic bead of demonic qi towards the Black Jiao Python.
The Black Jiao Python swallowed the bead in a single gulp. After which, its triangular eyes flashed with satisfaction as it stared at that person. "I will follow the normal rules. Watch carefully."
After speaking, the Black Jiao Python started to spit out a black-colored mist. Complementing its breathing, it breathed out rhythmically. The corrosive nature of the black mist was extremely terrifying. Even from afar, people would feel a sense of danger. If they were struck by it, their bodies would definitely be corroded.
"How troublesome." A thought appeared in the hearts of the spectators. The so-called 'normal rules' referred to the fact that the Black Jiao Python was breathing out rhythmically. It seemed like the Black Jiao Python didn't dare to let people off easily.
"Many thanks, Brother Jiao. These are all people from my Supreme Demon Sect." The young man spoke to the group of people behind him. The Black Jiao Python nodded its head.
"So they are from the Supreme Demon Sect. No wonder they are so familiar with the nature of demonic beasts. It's rumored that snake demons are all lustful and greedy. Not only did this person from the Supreme Demon Sect give gifts, he even addressed the Black Jiao Python as' Brother Jiao '. Jiao sounds better than pythons." The spectators mused in their hearts as they saw the person from the Supreme Demon Sect rushing out.
At the instant the Black Jiao Python breathed out, that person who was already waiting at the side unleashed his speed to the extreme. His body was clad in demonic energy as he instantly dashed past the head of the Black Jiao Python. The black mist that the Black Jiao Python breathed out only touched him a little, yet it instantly corroded his defenses. This caused the hearts of the spectators to tremble. This person had long been prepared, and it was clear that the Black Jiao Python had the intention to let him pass.
After which, the second person from the Supreme Demon Sect also rushed over. Although he also passed, his leg was injured. The third person was also in a dangerous situation. The fourth person had one of his legs corroded away. As for the fifth person, he was enveloped by the black mist and completely transformed into a lump of flesh and blood before disappearing completely. The hearts of the spectators trembled.
"Brother Jiao, I have a good item here for you." Ye Lingshuang walked up as an exquisite little sword appeared in her hands. Although divine weapons couldn't be used here, as long as they didn't unleash their might, there wouldn't be a problem. If not, once the power of a divine weapon was unleashed, a calamity would descend upon this world.
The Black Jiao Python didn't say anything. It stared at Ye Lingshuang as a lustful expression flashed in its eyes. This scene caused Fan Le to be infuriated as he cursed, "This beast is actually lusting after women."
"Snake demons are lustful creatures." The spectators silently mused. Could it be that this serpent demon had designs on women? Qin Wentian and the rest furrowed their brows, only to see the Black Jiao Python glaring at Fan Le with a venomous expression on its face.
In this place, it was the rule!
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