After killing Cui Bailie's team without any losses, Ye Chen's group was sent out of the Rock Forest and arrived at a fork in the road. There were five paths in front of them, but they were blocked by an invisible force. It was estimated that they would have to wait for the others to arrive before the blockade could be lifted.
"Mr. Ye."
There was only one group that was faster than Ye Chen's group. This group was led by the evil-looking young man. Lan Xian 'er was also among them. Seeing Ye Chen appear, she hurried over.
"You guys are quite fast," Ye Chen said.
Lan Xian 'er glanced at the evil-looking young man in the distance and said, "Actually, I didn't play much of a role. We have the Illusionist of Death, Ji Chengyue. His illusions have reached the realm of perfection. The five people in the target group were all under his illusions."
Illusionist of Death, Ji Chengyue, ranked 15th on the Sky King List, was the number one illusionist of the younger generation in the Vermilion Bird Star Region. It was said that his illusions had reached the realm of being able to be released from his heart. He could attach his illusions to others, and once touched, they would suffer the backlash of the illusions. If a team had an illusionist, the strength of the team would increase by at least one level. If they had a top illusionist like Ji Chengyue, the strength of the team would undoubtedly multiply.
"This person is dangerous. Although he is ranked 15th, the top ten could only win by a hair's breadth. Now that three years have passed, his level of danger is no less than that of the top five."
Du Sha explained to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen nodded. Illusionists were indeed very dangerous people. They could easily win against people who were stronger than them, but they could also lose to people who were slightly weaker than them. It all depended on how much resistance you had against illusions, and whether or not you could break the opponent's illusions. If you could not, then you would be trapped in the illusions, and would be nothing more than a fish on the chopping board.
Soon, the third team that passed the test appeared.
The team leader was Master Si Suo, ranked 77th on the Sky King List. In the field of illusions in the Vermilion Bird Star Region, only Ji Chengyue could beat him. It was said that his illusions could control the five senses.
Lu Wenxiu!
Bai Lihun!
Black-feathered Leopard King!
Qiao Erlang!
Basically, all the geniuses on the Sky King List had passed in their groups. Only the Dark Destruction King, Zhou Jian, had not passed.
"I'm afraid Zhou Jian won't make it this time."
Qiao Erlang shook his head.
Du Sha said, "Zhou Jian's strength is incomparably great, and his aura is unrivaled by mine. However, it is also because of this that he is obstinate and self-opinionated. He likes to be straightforward and thinks that his own strength is enough to solve everything. If my guess is correct, he will definitely want to use a head-on battle to finish off his opponent. Unfortunately, his opponent will not do as he wishes. If he wants to pass this stage, he can only let the more intelligent person in the group become the team leader and listen to his commands."
Just as Du Sha had said, Zhou Jian had almost fallen into a desperate situation. In the beginning, he was the team leader. His plan was to go all out and ignore everything else. However, what he did not expect was that the other party did not fight them head-on at all. First, they used doppelgangers and fake bodies to attract their team's strength, then killed two of their members from the side, and finally retreated calmly.
Facing Zhou Jian, who had almost gone berserk, of the remaining two people, the more intelligent and calm young man, disregarding the possibility of angering Zhou Jian, suggested to the other party that he be the team leader and listen to his commands. Otherwise, they would all be eliminated, including Zhou Jian.
Although Zhou Jian was conceited, he had lost two of his team members. No matter how conceited he was, he had to admit that he was not good at scheming. In other words, he was too lazy to use his brain. Forcefully suppressing his anger, Zhou Jian agreed to the other party's suggestion.
In the end, Zhou Jian's group of three passed. Their ranking was very dangerous, 29th place. The thirtieth place group also lost two members, so they passed slightly slower than them.
Out of the thirty groups, twelve groups were unharmed, fifteen groups lost one member, and three groups lost two members. In total, there were one hundred and twenty-nine people.
In just three stages, the number of people from the Vermilion Bird Star Field had dropped from fifteen thousand to one hundred and twenty-nine. The elimination rate was shocking.
No one knew what the fourth stage was going to be.
There were five paths leading to the fourth stage. On the wooden sign, it was written that any one of the paths could lead to the fourth stage. The difference was that the five paths represented five different fourth stages.
"Five different fourth stages. So, it's possible to choose a trial that you're not good at, or you can choose a trial that you're good at."
Lu Wenxiu's words hit the nail on the head.
Hearing this, everyone nodded in their hearts. Indeed, the Trial of God wasn't just a test of martial strength. Otherwise, there would be no need to create so many stages. Just a simple martial arts competition would do. The first stage tested survival ability, the second stage tested willpower, and the third stage tested teamwork. As for the fourth stage, it was likely that it wouldn't be simple either.
"I hope I can choose the fourth stage that I'm not good at."
Lu Wenxiu smiled lightly and walked toward the fourth path.
"Five paths, but there is only one."
The five paths seemed to lead them to face different fourth trials, but what difference did it make? No matter what the fourth trial was, they had to challenge it. This was something that would not change. If they were hesitant when faced with five paths that led to the unknown, it meant that their hearts were not firm enough.
Ye Chen walked toward the middle path, which was the third path.
Lan Xian 'er thought about it and didn't choose to walk with Ye Chen. If she wanted to be independent, she had to learn to be independent. Just as Ye Chen had said, relying on others wouldn't last long. She could only rely on herself.
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There were many people on the Heaven King List who chose the same path as Ye Chen, such as the 24th ranked Black Feathered Leopard King, the 42nd ranked Great Axe Qiao Erlang, and the 48th ranked Beautiful Snake Tusha. Of course, there were even more elite geniuses who weren't on the Heaven King List. There were twenty to thirty of them.
At the end of the path was a huge palace. The palace had four doors that led to four different paths. Ye Chen's group had come from the Southern Path.
Before entering the palace, they could already hear noises coming from inside.
"Hey! There are voices inside. It seems that the fourth stage is to meet up with people from the other three major star fields, "Tusha said.
Qiao Erlang smiled. "That's more interesting."
The Black Feathered Leopard King nodded, "That's right. It's best if we can meet the Strange Wolf King. Let's see who's faster."
Stepping forward, Ye Chen's group entered the palace through the Southern Path.
Hua!
The moment they appeared, they became the center of attention. Countless gazes came from the east, west, and north. Some were curious, some were disdainful, and some were cold.
"The people from the Vermilion Bird Star Field are here, but they don't seem to have any strong experts. There are only three people on the Heaven King List."
"Not bad, at least it's better than the Black Tortoise Star Field. There are only two people on the Heaven King List, and less than twenty people passed."
The ones who spoke were the elites from the Azure Dragon and White Tiger Star Fields.
It was common knowledge that among the four major star fields, the Azure Dragon Star Field was the strongest. The White Tiger Star Field was slightly inferior, but in terms of top experts, they weren't inferior to the Azure Dragon Star Field. The second was the Vermilion Bird Star Field, and the weakest was the Black Tortoise Star Field. The Black Tortoise Star Field had always been at the bottom.
"Damn it, just wait and see. This time, our Black Tortoise Star Field will shine."
In the northern area, the Black Tortoise Star Field's elites were indignant.
This was a huge arena with ten arenas on it. Each arena was a few hundred square miles. The area of the arena was shocking. Around the arena were stands for the East, West, South, and North.
The Vermilion Bird Star Field's platform corresponded to the Southern Viewing Platform.
Arriving at the Southern Viewing Platform, Qiao Erlang commented, "The Azure Dragon Star Field is indeed worthy of its reputation, there are more than fifty people, almost twice our number."
The Black Feather Leopard King added, "The White Tiger Star Field is not weak either, they also have more than forty people."
From the number of people who passed, one could tell the strength of each star field. The Azure Dragon Star Field had slightly more people than the White Tiger Star Field, roughly on the same level. The Vermilion Bird Star Field and the Black Tortoise Star Field were roughly on the same level. However, the Vermilion Bird Star Field and the Black Tortoise Star Field combined were only equal to one White Tiger Star Field or one Azure Dragon Star Field. This was the difference.
With the arrival of Ye Chen's group, everyone's trial talismans lit up, displaying the fourth stage's rules on the light screen.
The fourth stage's rules were simple. Ten battle stages, ten battle stage masters, the one who could last until the end would pass. However, everyone had one chance to be eliminated. In other words, after you were defeated in a challenge, you still had another chance to challenge the other battle stage masters. If you failed the second challenge, you would be eliminated. When there were only ten people left, in other words, ten battle stage masters, the fourth stage would end.
"Only ten people can pass?"
Du Sha's expression turned solemn.
There were a total of one hundred and fifty people present, but in the end, only ten of them would pass, the other one hundred and forty would be eliminated.
"Be careful!" Ye Chen cautioned.
"That's right!"
Qiao Erlang nodded.
Including Ye Chen, they had four Heaven King List participants on their side, but the Azure Dragon Starfield had even more, a total of eight, seven from the White Tiger Starfield, and two from the Black Tortoise Starfield. In total, there were twenty-one participants competing for ten spots. One could imagine how difficult it would be. More than half of them would be eliminated.
This did not include those powerful geniuses who were not ranked on the Heaven King List. For example, Ye Chen was strong enough to challenge the Black Destruction King, Zhou Jian, but he was not ranked on the Heaven King List. Who knew if there would be someone on the same level as Ye Chen? No, even if there was someone slightly weaker than him, it was already terrifying.
"Ten spots, is it? That's a little challenging. "
The Azure Dragon Starfield's side also fell silent. Although they were strong, it was impossible for them to occupy all ten spots, not even five. The White Tiger Starfield was not much weaker than them. The Vermilion Bird Starfield and Black Tortoise Starfield combined were equivalent to one White Tiger Starfield. In this case, according to the probability, they could only occupy one third of the spots, in other words, three or four spots. The others would be eliminated.
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