There were a total of 29 people who participated in the challenge against Gaia, which was 15 fewer than the previous 44 people. Xi Yin knew that 9 of the 15 people had exited the trial due to exhaustion after breaking out of the closed chamber. Another 5 people had died from the backlash while trying to break through the barrier. As for the last person, he was killed by the instructor because he was ranked last.
The trial grounds had always been like this. The survival of the fittest was even better than the mortal world.
…
"Today, all of you are challengers!"
Li Fei wore a short black skirt and walked up to the podium with a smile on her face. "All of you are the elites of the Western Star Region, chosen by the families of the various planes. You can be called the elites of the Divine Realm. I believe all of you know who the challengers are. That's right, it's Gaia, the evil beast that hides in the dark caves of the universe. It's also a legendary fierce beast. Every Gaia has the strength of the First Heavenly Layer of the Divine Realm when it's a cub. When it matures, it has the cultivation of at least the Thirtieth Heavenly Layer. Since ancient times, let me see …"
She suddenly looked down at her notebook and smiled. "A total of 47831 elites of the Western Divine Realm have died under the claws of Gaia. I hope that today … you won't let this number continue to increase. Alright, one by one. We'll start with the last one. Let's go, we're going to challenge Gaia. Open the door!"
When Lifei shouted to open the door, a group of Celestial Realm guards pulled the noose with all their might. Suddenly, the ground split open, and a green stone staircase led underground. Obviously, Gaia was domesticated underground.
Li Fei walked in front and floated into the underground cave.
Soon, Xi Yin, Tarilyn, and the other contestants were escorted underground by the Celestial Realm guards. A fishy smell assaulted their nostrils. It was obviously the smell of Gaia's prey. The underground was relatively bright. A huge origin lamp illuminated the entire underground lair. Here, the stone walls were filled with crisscrossed claw marks.
At the bottom of the entire cave was a circular space. The surroundings bulged and were blocked by crisscrossing iron chains. The iron chains glowed with a faint luster. Obviously, they were infused with Divine Power.
Needless to say, every participant must have challenged the Gaia Evil Beast in this arena.
Everyone's expressions turned ugly. They had only heard of Gaia in legends. Now that they were about to see it for themselves, they felt an inexplicable sense of fear. Even Duo La, who had the strongest cultivation base among them, had a slight change in expression. When she turned to look at Xiyin, she discovered that the beautiful young lady was still able to keep her heart as still as water. Immediately, Duo La's expression turned even uglier.
"The twenty-ninth place … Yes, it's Han Lun. Men, bring Han Lun into the arena." Li Fei's voice was filled with an unquestionable tone.
The group of contestants looked down at the arena from above. Han Lun was a young man of about 20 years old. He said with a pale face, "I … Can I give up the qualification?"
"It's too late." Li Fei smiled faintly, "Go. As long as you enter the arena, it doesn't matter if you run or fight. If you don't die after five minutes, then you've passed this test."
Two instructors rushed forward and twisted Han Lun's arms on each side. They couldn't help but separate and drag Han Lun into the gate of the arena. The iron gate closed with a "clang" sound, as if it was a judgment.
"Ah?!"
With a swoosh, a contestant's longsword fell from his hand. Just as the longsword touched the edge of the arena, a flame flew up. The barrier instantly melted the longsword into a pile of scrap iron.
"Oh, I almost forgot to mention. The barrier here is very powerful. If someone without a divine wall tries to break through the barrier, they will be burned to ashes." Li Fei smiled, "Don't try."
Everyone's expression turned even uglier.
…
"Huff … Huff … Huff …"
In the arena, Han Lun panted heavily. He had stepped into the 21st Heaven Realm at such a young age. In his hometown, he was a rare genius. But at this moment, Han Lun's heart was filled with fear.
"Release Ge Ya!"
Two Celestial World guards pulled the noose with all their might. In the next moment, a door in the distance slowly opened. In the darkness, two lanterns swayed. It was the light of the eyes of evil beasts.
"Roar …"
A fishy smell assaulted everyone's nostrils. An ugly giant creature with four limbs walked out. Its body was covered in jagged scales like the skin of a crocodile. Its four limbs supported its body, but under its ugly head was a pair of arms like the pincers of a scorpion. Its body was covered in a layer of golden light.
"Roar!"
When Ge Ya smelled the scent of humans, it was extremely excited and directly rushed over.
Han Lun gritted his teeth. Since he couldn't avoid it, he could only fight with all his might. With a shake of his palm, a longsword engraved with runes appeared. With a roar, his body shone brightly. His entire body turned into a beam of light and rushed toward Ge Ya!
"Bang!"
Ge Ya paused for a moment, but Han Lun's body bounced back like a cannonball. He slammed heavily into the stone wall and fell to the ground while vomiting blood.
"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you …"
Li Fei smiled and said, "Every Ge Ya will have a 100% chance of understanding the God Wall after reaching adulthood. Unless you can pierce through Ge Ya's God Wall, don't even think of harming it. This is also the reason why Ge Ya's numbers have never decreased in the past tens of thousands of years. Contestants have no way of killing Ge Ya. They just need to last for five minutes."
"Damn bastard!"
In the arena, Han Lun was furious. He raised his longsword and flew, dodging Ge Ya's pouncing bite. He had actually given up on attacking and only focused on dodging. Just like Li Fei said, if he could dodge Ge Ya's attack and last for five minutes, it would be considered his victory.
But Han Lun didn't.
"Kacha …"
Ge Ya's front claws suddenly attacked and clamped onto Han Lun's right leg. Amidst the sound of the leg bone breaking, Han Lun howled in pain. He waved his longsword and slashed out a light-type attack.
"Roar!"
What welcomed him was Gai Ya's huge mouth. With another crunch, Han Lun's entire head was bitten off. Gai Ya chewed on Han Lun's entire body in two or three bites. It seemed to be very satisfied.
…
"Challenge failed."
Li Fei shrugged and said with a smile, "You don't even need to prepare a coffin. How convenient."
The group of contestants was stunned. Who could be as calm as this female dean? Many contestants couldn't help but take a few steps back, their faces pale.
"Twenty-eighth place, enter."
A few instructors were the first to enter the arena. They waved their swords and ordered the Gaia to enter its lair. Following that, they opened another entrance and allowed an unharmed Gaia to walk in.
Twenty-eighth place was a dark-skinned person. His weapon was very strange. Perhaps it wasn't even a weapon, but a shield.
"Oh, it's Luo Fei from the Nia family!"
Tarilyn smiled slightly and said, "The Nia family is one of the few families that mainly use the Law of Light. Interesting."
Luo Fei slowly entered the arena. Although he was nervous, he did not have too much fear. He held his shield and quietly looked at the Gaia Behemoth. Just when the Behemoth launched its attack, his figure cleverly turned to avoid it. The Behemoth roared continuously, raised its claws, and pounced on him with unavoidable flames.
"Devour Mirror Image!"
Luo Fei shouted and raised his giant shield. A huge black hole condensed in front of him, as if absorbing all the light. The Gaia behemoth's claw wind was also completely swallowed. "Dang", the behemoth's body was actually bounced back by the light barrier.
"Ah!"
On the stage, everyone watching the battle was stunned. Although Luo Fei was only ranked 28th, he didn't seem to be weak!
In the next five minutes, the arena was filled with the light of the collision of flames and the Law of Light Shield. There were several times when the Gaia Behemoth almost swallowed Luo Fei, but Luo Fei was able to turn the danger into safety. Although he was badly injured, he still survived the difficult five minutes and survived!
"Enough, Ge Ya. Go back!"
Li Fei suddenly shouted. The sand in the hourglass had run out. Time was up.
"Woo woo …"
Ge Ya quickly retreated and entered the nest with its tail between its legs.
"Ah …"
Luo Fei stumbled out. His shield was full of Ge Ya's claws and teeth marks. His entire left arm was covered in blood, almost drenched.
"Treat him immediately. Next, get ready to enter," Li Fei said lightly.
…
Around noon, it was finally Xiyin's turn. She was ranked tenth in the first round, which was why her overall ranking was lower.
Before Xiyin, a total of fifteen people had passed Ge Ya's test. The other nine had become Ge Ya's meal. There were bloodstains everywhere in the arena. It was a horrible sight.
"Make sure you don't get eaten by Gaia," Dora said with a sneer as he crossed his arms.
Xiyin glanced at her and said nothing. She went straight to the iron gate.
Instructor Kulun opened the gate for her and whispered, "Xiyin, are you confident?"
Xiyin smiled and asked, "If I kill you, will I be punished?"
"No … No …" Kulun was stunned.
"Thank you, Instructor."
The girl slowly entered the arena. With a slight shake of her hand, a dazzling longsword appeared in her palm. It was Lin Muyu's Stellar Sword!
"That is …"
Lifei furrowed her brows tightly as if she had seen this weapon somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where.
The other instructors knew nothing. They had never seen this sword before. They did not even know who Lin Muyu was.
After all, there was no Weibo or WeChat Moments in the Divine Realm. No matter how well Lin Muyu did in the Shattered Cauldron Realm, the Gods in the Divine Realm did not know about it.
…
"Roar …"
An intact Ge Ya came out of the cage. Facing its petite opponent, it seemed to be very disdainful. It roared and wagged its huge tail, staring at her.
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