Chapter 722 - 716: Divine Trial

Chapter 722: Chapter 716: Divine Trial

The convenience of their demon race identity granted Lin You and his companions an opportunity to enter the Divine Hall of Origin ahead of time.

Under the cover of the demon race’s army, he and the Great Emperors withdrew, riding flying mounts into the sky.

The entire scene was exceptionally chaotic, with figures engaged in fierce battles everywhere.

However, as the focal point on the battlefield, Lin You still attracted countless attention, and their movements were immediately noticed.

"Damn, they want to enter the Divine Hall of Origin ahead of time!"

"Quick, attack! We must not let them get ahead!"

"You puppets of the demon race, don’t think you can seize the divine positions!"

The Divine Domain Lords were furious and shocked, making their attacks even more fierce, trying to prevent them from entering the divine hall.

Among them, Situ Sheng and other Divine Children watched with grim faces as the figure grew more distant.

But before they could advance, other Lord Demons had already led the Demon King Army to block them, with ferocious demons covering the battlefield, almost sealing off all the roads leading to the Divine Hall of Origin.

"Haha, Lin You, go and seize all their divine positions, I’ll hold them off for you."

At this moment, a loud laugh came from the Three-headed Flood Dragon Lord not far away.

Ascending rapidly, Lin You nodded towards him, then accelerated suddenly, passing through the heavy defenses of the demon army with the Great Emperors, unhindered all the way, arriving in front of the entrance to the boundless golden divine hall.

"Lin You, have you felt that the demon race might be using us?" the Dragon Emperor whispered beside him.

With a meticulous mind, he immediately noticed something unusual.

Although they were now considered part of the demon race because of Lin You, their identities were still opposed to the demons as Lords.

Would the demon race really allow them to enter the Divine Hall of Origin, something even the Celestial Gods crave, so easily?

Are they not afraid of nurturing a viper in their bosom?

After all, they’ve only been part of the demon race for such a short time; it’s absolutely impossible to say they trust them completely.

"I know." Lin You responded silently, not showing much surprise.

As early as when Niu Fei rescued him from the Pantheon, he had already sensed the impure intentions of the other party.

But in order to survive and establish a foothold in the Divine Realm, he could only go along with it, acting according to the other party’s wishes.

The demon race was using him, but how was he not also using the demon race?

Besides, even if he knew the other party harbored ill intentions, they couldn’t possibly pass up the excellent opportunity to enter the Divine Hall of Origin.

"I have a premonition, if we do manage to obtain the Main God’s Position this time, the demon race will make a move against us."

At this point, the normally quiet Saint Emperor spoke.

"You mean their goal is the Main God’s Position?"

Lin You turned back in surprise, and the other Great Emperors also focused on him.

"It’s just a guess of mine." The Saint Emperor remained unchanged under their gaze. "In any case, after entering the Divine Hall of Origin, we must be very careful. The Main God’s Position involves too much and is not something we can meddle with."

Main God.

This supreme existence relates to the lifeline of the entire Main Plane.

How could just anyone claim it?

Although both sides are fighting back and forth now, appearing exceptionally fierce, the Saint Emperor knew that the true masters behind the major powers have yet to act.

At this moment, they are certainly hiding somewhere, silently observing this side’s movements, watching their every move.

If they do end up obtaining the Main God’s Position,

then what awaits them might be catastrophic!

The present Great Emperors were not foolish; hearing the Saint Emperor’s words, they naturally understood the key point immediately, each becoming solemn.

"So, you’re saying all our actions now have been under the watch of those major figures?"

Lin You squinted, glancing at the chaotic battleground filling the world around him.

"Not necessarily, there’s at least one place that can escape their watch."

The Dragon Emperor said silently, looking unconsciously at the distant golden divine hall.

Upon hearing this, Lin You and the Great Emperors were startled but immediately grasped his meaning.

"If that’s the case, then let’s go; we shouldn’t waste the ’special’ opportunity given to us by the demon race."

Saying this, Lin You didn’t hesitate further, urging the Hidden Dragon beneath him to fly swiftly towards the divine hall gates towering between heaven and earth.

The Great Emperors followed closely behind, soon passing through the gates with him, landing on a platform outside the divine hall.

However, in the next moment,

when they came back to their senses, they found themselves in a cloud-covered maze of buildings.

"This is..."

Lin You stood dumbfounded, puzzled as he observed the sparse surroundings.

The Great Emperors who were beside him before had all disappeared, leaving only him and the Hidden Dragon he rode.

Surroundings were gray and vast, only giant stone pillars like high towers rose everywhere, stretching beyond sight, with perception extending less than a hundred meters.

[Congratulations, you have successfully entered the Divine Hall of Origin: Outskirts]

[The Divine Trial begins, and the first trial will start shortly.]

[Only by passing the trial can you pass through the outskirts and enter the Divine Hall of Origin.]

[If you wish to give up, just recite "give up" in your mind, and you will be teleported out after 5 seconds, losing the qualification to enter the Divine Hall of Origin.]

???

This is just the outskirts?

Lin You couldn’t help but be surprised.

It seems that entering the real Divine Hall of Origin isn’t that easy.

He must pass the outermost trial before the Divine Domain Lords break through the demon race’s defenses, or else their advantage of entering early will be for nothing.

"Let’s go, first see what the situation is up there."

"Alright."

The Hidden Dragon responded, flapping its wings to soar into the sky once more.

However, to Lin You’s surprise, no matter how he flew upwards, the surrounding mist and those stone pillars kept extending upwards along with him, as if endlessly.

"Master, it seems we can’t fly out."

Hidden Dragon’s deep voice sounded. He also sensed the anomaly here.

"This should be part of the trial content. Let’s land first."

After flying for a few minutes without any change, Lin You decided to stop ascending and let Hidden Dragon land back on the ground.

Oddly enough.

On the way back, they took less than half a minute, the forward and backward distances were completely unmatched.

Clearly, the space rules here are different from outside.

To pass the trial, we probably have to start from this aspect.

"Let’s go, let’s check inside first."

Summoning Lingxi Shadowless and Void Nether, Lin You didn’t stop but started heading deeper.

Meanwhile.

The other Great Emperors also entered this misty space, randomly dispersed to various places, exploring like headless flies, without any clues about the trial content.

The only difference was Ji Yunshuang, who had Tier Twelve strength.

The difficulty of the trial at the Divine Hall of Origin will increase with the strength of the participants.

Being Tier Twelve, the disruption from the mist was evidently much less for her, and her perception range was wider.

Just entering the misty space, she saw a crystal stone emitting light, quietly floating half a meter above the ground.

"Law Crystal Stone?"

At a glance, Ji Yunshuang recognized the crystal stone, and it was Tier Twelve.

Instantly, she was overjoyed and approached with several extraordinary Guardian Angels.

This species was given to her by Lin You earlier, possessing very strong individual and group defense capabilities, making it one of the most suitable species for self-defense in the Angel Type.

However, Ji Yunshuang wasn’t blinded by the immediate benefits.

Her long-cultivated crisis awareness made her sense something amiss, and upon reaching near the Law Crystal Stone, she halted and then summoned a Legendary Grade Angel Spearman.

"Go, fetch that Law Crystal Stone."

The Angel Spearman obliged, flapping its wings and flying towards the Law Crystal Stone, grabbing it in one swoop.

Nothing happened?

Ji Yunshuang looked around in confusion, noting how quiet it was, and the imagined danger did not appear.

Or perhaps, this was just the resource reward given to Lords before entering the Divine Hall of Origin?

Still puzzled, she continued moving forward.

Before long, she encountered another Law Crystal Stone, this time two.

She collected them, and again nothing happened, prompting her to increase her speed.

As she delved deeper, the number of crystals kept increasing, from two to four, then to eight.

Eventually, occasionally even Legendary Grade Species Tokens and Tier Thirteen Crystal Stones appeared, seemingly inexhaustible.

If it were any other Tier Twelve Lord, they’d surely be overjoyed, collecting scattered resources frantically while others were yet to arrive.

But Ji Yunshuang was different; her goal was not just these resources.

"No, we can’t waste time like this anymore."

Gritting her teeth, Ji Yunshuang finally resolved to give up the abundance of resources at hand and crossed past them.

Because she had realized these resources were likely bait placed intentionally to distract them from the trial.

Once entangled, it’s almost impossible to extricate oneself, resulting in trial failure and being barred from even entering the Divine Hall of Origin!

Admittedly.

Giving up so many resources is difficult for many Lords.

After all, staying here long enough could amass enough resources to upgrade several Levels.

Such an opportunity is not always available and wouldn’t be easily abandoned.

However.

Ji Yunshuang managed to do it, and decisively.

When she bypassed those resources, the surrounding space suddenly distorted.

In a trance, Ji Yunshuang seemed to feel the distance between the stone pillars had slightly shortened.

"Could this be... space compression?"

Her eyes brightened instantly, finally understanding the trial content.

These resources didn’t simply appear here without reason; there’s more to it.

Whenever she collected a resource, the stone pillars would move further apart, but if she abandoned the resources and crossed over, they would come closer together.

In other words.

The more resources you take, the more this space will expand endlessly, eventually expanding to a point you’ll never be able to leave.

Conversely, if you take no resources, the space will shrink infinitely, until it’s easy to cross.

What a clever trial!

Ji Yunshuang, who deduced the truth, couldn’t help but commend it, while also feeling deeply fearful.

She didn’t notice earlier while collecting resources.

Upon regaining her senses now, she realized those stone pillars were indeed farther apart than at the start.

Evidently, the surrounding mist also has a bewildering effect; even Tier Twelve Lords can easily fall into the trap.

"Let’s go!"

Knowing the truth, Ji Yunshuang dared not linger, swiftly accelerating with Guardian Angels toward the depths, not sparing a glance at the abundant resources appearing alongside.

After more than an hour, her view finally cleared, reaching a brand new space.

And directly in front of her, a familiar figure appeared.