It was unclear how much time had passed. When his vision cleared, he found himself standing in a passageway.
"Fang Qian?"
He was alone in the entire passageway. Although she had followed closely behind, Fang Qian had vanished.
"It's over, it's really over now."
Li Min was filled with deep regret. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have followed them in! There were too many unusual things in this cursed place. He felt his life was completely unprotected here!
But now, he could only press on with trepidation.
Before long, he arrived in a space with three white walls. As soon as he stepped in, the previously open passageway behind him disappeared, replaced by another white wall.
"Trapped?"
Li Min was suddenly startled. But the next moment, an electronic screen suddenly popped up in front of him. The image on the screen was actually that of Xiaobai.
"The big boss's pet?"
Li Min stared at the screen in astonishment, not understanding. However, he soon understood what an arbiter was.
"You have three chances to increase or decrease the difficulty."
"You only have one choice."
"Warning! The trial-taker's life is linked to yours."
As three prompts appeared, many more options soon appeared in Li Min's eyes.
For example, increasing or decreasing the difficulty, or the words "I will bear it." Li Min vaguely guessed something and dared not click randomly for a moment.
In the screen, Xiaobai was experiencing the same trials that Li Chonglou had gone through earlier. However, unlike Li Chonglou, Xiaobai's strength did not seem to be restricted in any way here. The speed at which she cleared the stages seemed as simple as going through the motions in Li Min's eyes.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness. As expected of the big boss's pet."
Li Min muttered, feeling much relieved.
On the other side, after Li Chonglou successfully passed the third stage, he found himself back in the beast-fighting arena.
Before he entered, the figures present were already in silence.
This time, not only had the number of hungry wolves doubled, but their total had reached a hundred!
"You guys, what about that kid..."
"Don't ask. If you ask, it's just another newcomer!"
This time, even Old An felt that Li Chonglou had no chance of winning.
If he still had weapons, perhaps there would be a glimmer of hope. But unarmed and with the strength of an ordinary person, he believed no one in this world could fight a hundred hungry wolves single-handedly!
When Li Chonglou saw the dense numbers in the distance, he couldn't help but feel a prickle of fear.
"Is this really a trial?"
For a moment, he couldn't help but doubt his previous thoughts. After all, all trials were progressive. Even some perverted trials were perverted from the very first stage! He had never seen a trial where the difficulty doubled like this!
Unworthy of being called a human!
However, reality did not allow him to think too much. As soon as he appeared in the arena, all one hundred fierce wolves charged at him ferociously!
The gaping bloody mouths were enough to make a baby cry themselves to sleep just at the sight of it!
"This should be the last stage."
Li Chonglou silently comforted himself, quickly adjusting his mindset. This time, he no longer dared to confront them directly. Instead, he retreated to the edge of the arena wall, which at least allowed him to avoid being attacked from both the front and the back.
Then, just as the wolf pack was about to reach him, a portion of them suddenly collapsed. The original number of one hundred instantly reduced to just over sixty.
"What's going on?"
Li Chonglou narrowed his eyes, feeling completely baffled. But at this moment, he couldn't afford to dwell on it.
The slaughter began again.
"There's an arbiter! This kid might still be able to hold on."
Old An's eyes flashed with a hint of insight, and he proactively explained to the figures present.
"Damn it, there really is an arbiter! Why haven't I encountered one?"
"That's because you're unlucky. I was an arbiter back in the day."
"Ah? What's the arbiter's function? Since you weren't a trial-taker, why were you here?"
"Heh, you have to ask Old Lin about that."
Old Lin, who was caught in the crossfire, immediately showed an awkward expression and stammered, "It's actually about teamwork. But if the trial-taker dies, the corresponding arbiter can't escape the same fate. However, Old Guan, I remember you saying there was an option where you could die in my place, right?"
This time, it was the figure who had spoken earlier who became embarrassed.
"I was a first-time arbiter back then, how would I know if it was real or fake? No, you brat, you mean you want me to be trapped here in your place while you go out and have fun?"
"Damn it, I didn't mean it like that at all!"
The two quickly began to argue, while the other figures seemed unfazed. Those who had never heard of arbiters now finally understood.
In the battlefield, because a portion of the wolf pack was missing, Li Chonglou eventually managed to kill all the fierce wolves with only minor injuries.
"How can this kid's comprehension be so poor? He should at least be seriously injured, otherwise, how will he pass next time?"
However, regarding this outcome, the figures present expressed their regret.
Li Chonglou intended to continue recovering his strength using Tai Chi, but he did not expect the prompt this time to be completely different from the last.
"Please proceed to the next trial location within ten minutes."
His brows furrowed tightly. With only ten minutes, there was no time to recover his strength using Tai Chi. Li Chonglou simply treated his wounds and continued to rush in the direction indicated by the arrow.
"It seems this newcomer can't escape. With this difficulty at less than half the stage, even with an arbiter, he definitely won't be able to pass."
As expected, after Li Chonglou arduously passed a stage similar to ancient martial arts training and returned to the arena, he despaired to find that the number of hungry wolves had increased from a hundred to three hundred!
His stamina was already not fully recovered. Seeing the dense figures before him, his previously confident heart had completely plummeted.
Meanwhile, in the arbiter's space, Fang Qian was also anxious. Although she didn't understand the principle behind all of this, it didn't stop her from realizing that her current actions were related to Li Chonglou.
Without hesitation, she chose the last chance to reduce the difficulty. Over seven to eighty of the more than three hundred hungry wolves on the field immediately fell. However, this time it was like a drop in the ocean.
Even though seventy to eighty were gone in an instant, the remaining two hundred or so were clearly not something Li Chonglou could handle alone.
"As a man, even if I die, I will die standing!"
In his moment of desperation, Li Chonglou instantly cast aside all distractions. Facing the despair-inducing numbers, his expression was now as calm as water.