Hai Yue stood beside Chu Tian.
Her face was filled with shock and disbelief.
After hearing her words, Chu Tian tilted his head in surprise.
“Shouldn’t it be like this?”
Hai Yue slowly shook her head.
“The ancestral records do not say this. The third level should have more abundant spiritual energy than the second level! The celestial beasts should be more powerful.
There should also be many more ancient battle-fallen ancestors, leaving behind many relics and treasures!
In that case, this third level should be empty of anything significant!”
Hai Yue appeared particularly disappointed as she said this.
“Then let’s go to the fourth level!”
Chu Tian looked straight ahead.
He had checked the jade token when he entered.
That direction was precisely towards the entrance to the fourth level.
He didn’t care what happened here.
He only knew that he needed to head to higher levels as soon as possible.
“The fourth level…” Hai Yue’s eyes flickered.
There was a hint of longing, but then she turned to face Chu Tian.
“That… might not be a place we can go!”
“Why?” Chu Tian asked, not understanding.
“Legend has it that every two levels represent a stage of difficulty. The third level has already reached intermediate difficulty, while the fourth level is a threshold!
It is the threshold to enter the fifth level, just as the second level was the threshold to enter the third level!
And the first level of each difficulty has some buffer.
For example, the first-level area where we live.
As for the fourth level, it’s like the second level, but an upgraded version.
It is fraught with danger, and only true prodigies should enter!
This is a quote from the ancestral records, and also a warning!”
Although Hai Yue felt a longing in her heart,
She was very clear about her own strength.
Let alone her being just a healer, even if she were a combat professional,
With her aptitude, entering the fourth level would only lead to one outcome.
That was to be buried there.
“Only true prodigies should enter? Heh heh…”
Chu Tian chuckled after hearing her words.
“So you don’t want to go?” Chu Tian asked Hai Yue with a half-smile.
The latter hesitated to speak.
Chu Tian did not press further.
Instead, he turned to look at Hu Biao and the others.
“What about you?”
At this moment, Hu Biao and the others’ eyes were constantly flickering.
The most obvious among them was Jin Ling.
As for Bu Shi Yi, she cast her gaze towards Jin Ling.
Clearly, whatever decision Jin Ling made, that would be her decision.
Chu Tian’s lips twitched slightly when he saw this.
“This kid…”
He didn’t know what to say.
“If you want to go, then go. I have my own mission. If… it becomes more difficult for our clan to survive here in the future!”
Hai Yue, who was behind Chu Tian,
Made her final decision.
They had grown up listening to their ancestors’ stories.
Naturally, they had some understanding of the trials in the Divine Sea Palace.
They even yearned to reach the end as their ancestors had said, to break through everything and achieve the supreme position.
However, Hai Yue knew her duty.
What if… she couldn’t return?
Even if she managed to break through the trials,
Gain freedom, and achieve the supreme position,
She still wouldn’t be able to return.
As the only healer,
She was the hope of the entire clan.
Without her, if anyone suffered a fatal injury!
There would be no one to treat them.
In this place, where there was no medicine and various spiritual herbs were scarce on the first level, that person could only wait for death.
“Hoo… I won’t go either!”
Jin Ling exhaled, and she also made her decision.
“I’m with her!”
Bu Shi Yi replied casually.
“Me… too!”
Hu Biao and A Tai exchanged glances.
They uttered this sentence at the same time.
“You two big idiots, why aren’t you going? There’s a strong support here…
If we cling to a leg, maybe we can escape from here!
Grandpa said, no matter what, climb as high as you can, even if you fall to your death!”
A Li exclaimed boisterously, raising her small fists.
Chu Tian rolled his eyes upon hearing this.
Although he was a strong support, his leg hair wasn’t that thick.
Moreover, with such intentions, shouldn’t you be quieter?
Saying it so directly was too blunt.
However, regarding the grandpa mentioned by this little girl,
What he said, Chu Tian strongly agreed with.
Climb as high as you can, even if it means falling to your death.
The process is not important; what matters is that he stood at that pinnacle.
This kind of thinking was very radical.
It suited Chu Tian’s taste perfectly.
Among these people, only A Li decided to continue to the next level with Chu Tian.
Chu Tian did not try to persuade them.
Everyone had their own choices.
Since they had all come here, if they wanted to continue following Chu Tian, he would not abandon them.
If they decided not to proceed further,
Then he had no obligation to persuade them.
However, Hai Yue looked at Jin Ling, Hu Biao, A Tai, and Bu Shi Yi at this moment.
She hesitated to speak several times.
Finally, A Biao spoke.
“A Hai, you don’t have to be like this. We grew up together, and Grandpa Hai took great care of us. Both of us are orphans!
Although I, Hu Biao, am a bit foolish, I have long since defined my role.
That is to protect your safety.
If you are safe, the entire clan has hope, so we will go wherever you go!”
A Biao, this burly fellow,
Uttered such touching words at this moment.
The others also nodded in agreement with him.
Hai Yue’s body trembled upon hearing this,
And her eyes turned red.
“Big men, don’t be so effeminate and act like little girls!
We are brothers, aren’t we?”
A Tai walked over to Hai Yue, reaching out to pat her shoulder.
Unprecedentedly, Hai Yue did not dodge this time.
And A Tai’s raised hand,
Stopped halfway.
He couldn’t quite believe it.
In the end, he still lowered his hand.
Hai Yue then gave him a slight smile.
“Alright! Then let’s explore this market stall. Perhaps something might be left behind.”
“Okay!”
“Haha, let’s go! We’ll send off brother Chu and little A Li!”
Hu Biao laughed heartily.
“Want to leave? It won’t be that easy. Who… stole my opportunity, who took the资格 for the first baptism?”
At this moment, a sinister voice from the entrance, as if squeezed from between clenched teeth, spoke out.
“Ah… this is bad, it’s Zu Tian! He must have discovered that this portal has opened!”
A Li cried out sharply!
The others also showed unpleasant expressions.
Chu Tian didn’t understand why this group of people feared Zu Tian so much.
He originally thought he wouldn’t have a chance to meet him, but he didn’t expect him to show up.
A sturdy figure slowly walked out of the light portal.
“Pfft… Chu Tian burst out laughing.”
The reason was simple: this person’s appearance was truly… like a perfectly square rectangle.
“Who are you? What are you laughing at?”
Zu Tian saw Chu Tian, a stranger he had never seen before. He was stunned for a moment,
Then his expression became extremely unpleasant.
“I am your Third Master Chu! Haha… What am I laughing at? I’m laughing at you… you damn blockhead, are you a square block come to life?”
Chu Tian really couldn’t hold back. This guy’s head was square, his ears were square.
Even his eyes, nose, and mouth were square.
His body was not rounded but a sharp-angled rectangle.
His arms and legs were also the same.
The entire person looked like something from a block world.
“You… you’re looking for death!”
Chu Tian’s words directly hit Zu Tian’s sore spot.
Hai Yue and the others also wore expressions of oddity.
They had forgotten to remind Chu Tian earlier.
They didn’t expect Chu Tian to be so sharp-tongued.
It was said that one should not slap someone’s face when fighting, nor expose their flaws when scolding.
Why didn’t he understand this?
Now, it was too late. Zu Tian had already flown into a rage without any introduction.
“Death? The last person who said that word to me, the grass on their grave is already a zhang high?” Chu Tian slowly stopped smiling.
And Zu Tian had already rushed in front of him.
That guy’s square fists,
Flew towards Chu Tian fiercely.
Chu Tian didn’t even spare a glance.
Instead, he turned to look at Hai Yue.
“Can I kill him?”
As soon as these three words left his mouth, Hai Yue and the others’ hearts trembled violently!
Before Hai Yue could speak,
“Ah… You’re enraging me! Bloodthirsty Mode, activate!”
Zu Tian felt greatly insulted by Chu Tian’s casual three words.
Moreover, seeing Chu Tian’s demeanor,
With his fist about to hit Chu Tian’s face,
He didn’t even adopt a defensive posture.
Immediately, he activated one of his skills.
This skill was named Bloodthirsty.
It had a similar effect to the Bloodthirsty skill in the Heavenly Dao game.
It could greatly increase his overall attributes.
Attack speed, movement speed, and attack power were all comprehensively enhanced.
But it would reduce his defensive capabilities.
Chu Tian saw this guy’s attack speed increase and clenched his fist.
“Leopard Form, Rend… Condense!”
Chichichichi…
Three sharp blades directly extended from his hand bones.
The Rend skill was not directly unleashed but condensed into skill power, forming sharp blades.
“No…”
A Hai shouted this at a critical moment.
Chu Tian simply lowered his body, dodging the opponent’s incredibly fast punch.
That punch hit empty air and produced a sonic boom,
As if the space itself were a solid object.
However, Chu Tian’s blades, about a foot long,
Had already reached Zu Tian’s chest.
But because of A Hai’s shout, Chu Tian slightly shifted his fist.
Chara…
Three bloody marks appeared on Zu Tian’s ribs.
The battle between the two was over as quickly as it began.
Zu Tian covered his wound in disbelief.
While Chu Tian slowly retreated two steps.
“Damn it, damn it… It must be the power of the baptism! Otherwise, no one could possibly injure me!”
That guy looked at Chu Tian, gritting his teeth.
“Zu Tian, you can’t beat him! He’s a prodigy trial-taker from Blue Star!”
A Hai quickly stepped forward, blocking between the two.
She was actually protecting Zu Tian.
Chu Tian’s strength, although its full extent was not visible,
In Hai Yue’s judgment, she felt that he was far superior to Zu Tian.
“Hai Yue… What did you say? He’s from Blue Star?”
Zu Tian’s expression seemed to forget his pain upon hearing this.
His gaze bypassed Hai Yue,
Staring at Chu Tian as if he were looking at a treasure.
Chu Tian felt his hairs stand on end at this gaze.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Believe it or not, your Third Master Chu, I’ll dig out those square eyeballs of yours?”
Even as Chu Tian said this, he felt his hairs standing on end.
Being stared at by a big man gave him the feeling of being stripped naked.
It was already quite disgusting.
And this guy’s face, with its peculiar appearance, made him very uncomfortable.
“Hahaha… Hai Yue, you have rendered a great service this time. I, your young clan leader, will reward you handsomely when I return!”
Zu Tian laughed heartily.
At this moment, he had already lowered the hand that was covering his wound.
Chu Tian frowned,
And his gaze fell on his ribs.
Besides some bloodstains in that area,
There was no wound to be seen.
This healing ability… was too monstrous!
Just then, countless people rushed in from the entrance with a clatter.