Chu Tian and Xiao Hei had arrived at the lakeside.
"How do we get across here?" Xiao Hei didn't rashly attempt to fly over.
He also felt that this Nine-Colored Lake was not simple.
When they stood by the water's edge, there were no prompts.
How were they supposed to cross?
Chu Tian tried crouching down.
He hesitated for a long time.
Finally, he reached out a finger and gently touched the white lake water.
Splash...
Just like yesterday, with that gentle touch.
The entire lake surface churned like the sea.
The reaction lasted for a few seconds.
Chu Tian and Xiao Hei retreated several steps, their faces filled with caution.
Following the churning milky-white lake surface, it slowly stabilized.
In the center of the lake.
A white figure emerged from the water.
"When the cosmos began, the Nine Colors marked the boundaries. Among the myriad races, the Qilin reigns supreme. White Qilin, power is king. To reach the island, you must defeat me!"
At this moment, a voice, ancient and resonant, echoed in Chu Tian's mind.
Xiao Hei heard it too.
This voice seemed to linger around them from some unseen realm.
Because of this, the two of them knew how to cross the Nine-Colored Lake.
They had to defeat the white Qilin that had appeared in the center of the lake.
The moment the Qilin appeared, Xiao Hei's eyes widened.
It was a bloodline of the same origin as his.
It was here that Chu Tian finally understood why the Howling Moon Divine Wolf tribe and the other demon races had reacted that way when they saw Xiao Hei.
This also confirmed his suspicions.
The Qilin were indeed the kings of the demon race.
"This trial seems to be aimed at you, Xiao Hei?" Chu Tian tilted his head and looked at him.
Xiao Hei's brows furrowed.
He slowly nodded.
"It seems so!" After saying this, he shifted his gaze to the right.
In the distance, they could see the black lake adjacent to the milky-white lake.
"Do you want to try that one?"
Chu Tian guessed his intention.
"Yeah... a Strength Qilin, what a joke! Don't let my durability fool you, compared to them, I'm not even dirt!
You need to know that a Strength Qilin and a Ink Qilin are polar opposites!
This milky-white one is a Strength Qilin, but don't be misled by its name and think it's just strong.
Its defense is directly proportional to its power, and its speed is also terrifyingly fast.
If I fought it... I'd probably be instantly killed before I could even unleash a single move!
I'd just be a punching bag!
As for the Ink Qilin, they are masters of all spells!
When a Qilin masters four spell talents, its color will tend towards black!"
Speaking of which, Xiao Hei couldn't help but feel dejected.
Because although he was an Ink Qilin, he hadn't reached the extreme black.
This meant that his talent among Ink Qilins was not the best.
He had only just crossed the threshold.
"Can you do it?" Chu Tian, hearing his words, naturally understood what he meant.
The corners of his mouth curved slightly.
"If I can't, what can I do? Am I here to be abused?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the white Qilin on the milky-white lake.
At this moment, the milky-white lake had completely calmed down.
It was like a sheet of ice.
There was no shimmering ripple.
"You go ahead!" Chu Tian said, looking forward at Xiao Hei.
"Boss, you?"
It was then that Xiao Hei noticed something different about Chu Tian.
On Chu Tian, a milky-white aura was slowly circulating.
"I can't leave. I have to confront it head-on!"
Chu Tian shrugged his shoulders!
He felt as if he had been bound by a "War Shackles" in the Heavenly Dao world.
He was already bound to the white Qilin.
It felt like a situation where either he died or the other party died to break the bind!
Seeing Chu Tian's appearance, Xiao Hei bared his teeth.
"Haha... Boss, you're so unlucky!"
Chu Tian rolled his eyes.
"Don't get too cocky. I suspect the Ink Qilin in that black lake might be a master of all spells!
Don't get beaten too badly then!"
Hearing Chu Tian's words, Xiao Hei, who had already taken a step forward, suddenly retracted his foot.
He turned and looked towards the left of the milky-white lake.
"Are you trying to pick on the easy target?"
Chu Tian guessed his intention. This guy probably didn't want to face the all-spell Ink Qilin.
Instead, he wanted to try his luck with the Fire Qilin.
"Uh..."
Xiao Hei choked slightly, but his gaze remained fixed on that direction, filled with hesitation.
"Let me tell you... your Qilin race, you should know them best!
Although the Ink Qilin with all spells is the king of Qilins,
shouldn't any single-attribute Qilin, when trained to the extreme, be not much weaker than an Ink Qilin?"
Chu Tian's last sentence was a guess.
To Xiao Hei, his inherited memories indeed confirmed this.
Every attribute Qilin, when cultivated to its peak, was an extremely powerful existence.
The reason the Ink Qilin was called the King of Qilins
was mainly because it could use many hybrid spells.
When it came to individual magic of any single attribute, the Ink Qilin was indeed not as formidable as a single-attribute Qilin.
"Moreover, I think you'll gain a lot of benefits from passing the trial!
But if you're a coward, then forget it!
Hurry up and get lost, don't delay my trial!"
He said this with a smile, recalling Xiao Hei's hesitant demeanor from yesterday.
Then, he stepped onto the milky-white lake, which was like ice.
As he had expected,
after he embarked on the trial, the lake water indeed froze.
Stepping on it felt like walking on solid ground.
As Chu Tian stepped onto the ice surface.
The white Qilin, which had been motionless, instantly raised its head.
As if it were a living creature.
But Chu Tian knew that this guy was a spirit condensed from a divine soul.
Although Chu Tian couldn't use his divine sense to probe,
he could clearly feel the divine soul fluctuations emanating from the creature.
As Chu Tian slowly approached, the White Qilin stamped its four hooves.
It suddenly moved.
Transforming into a streak of white light.
Its speed was extremely fast.
In the blink of an eye, it arrived before Chu Tian.
That speed greatly surprised Chu Tian.
"Giant Bear Form... Iron Mane!!"
He had still underestimated the White Qilin's speed.
As the White Qilin arrived before him and raised its front hooves to strike,
Chu Tian only had time to activate his form and the Iron Mane skill.
It was too late to dodge.
Bang...
Crack...
Whoosh...
The two collided, a loud noise echoing.
The silver light that flashed from Chu Tian's Iron Mane.
Was instantly shattered.
And his body, accompanied by gusts of wind,
was kicked off the lake surface by the White Qilin.
He was sent crashing violently into the white mud.
Chu Tian, lying on his back for a full half-minute.
He finally managed to exhale the stifled breath from his chest.
"Hoo..."
Slowly getting back up.
Chu Tian felt as if all his joints had been dislocated.
His muscles were incredibly sore.
This guy was too terrifying. The power he possessed gave Chu Tian a feeling of being unable to resist.
With just one kick, he had broken through his three layers of Iron Mane!
And it felt like a casual kick!
However, it also ignited Chu Tian's fighting spirit!
Finally, he could have a good spar.
Under this overwhelming speed, defense, and power that crushed his own,
he could greatly improve his combat awareness and skills.