Zi Lingling and Shen Liuxing, guided by Long'er and Xiao Hu, had emerged from the second passage on the right.
Both frowned as they saw the nine passages reappear before them.
It turned out that the moment they entered, they, like Xuan Yuanxun and his two companions, had encountered nine crossroads.
Fortunately, Long'er and Xiao Hu, with confidence, had charged into the second passage on the right.
Without hesitation, the two followed.
Whether it was the divine beast pressure of Long'er and Xiao Hu, or if the second passage on the right was inherently safe, they did not know.
In any case, the result was that the two, along with the two beasts, traveled unimpeded and encountered no danger.
Shangguan Yulin said with a grave expression, "Sister Zi, it's nine crossroads again!"
Zi Lingling nodded and said, "This must be... the Nine Deaths One Life Consecutive Array."
"Nine Deaths One Life Consecutive Array? What is that?" Shen Liuxing asked, confused.
Zi Lingling explained, "The Nine Deaths One Life Array, as the name suggests, means that out of nine paths, only one is the path to life. Choose correctly, and you are safe. Choose incorrectly, and it's nine deaths and one life."
"And the Nine Deaths One Life Consecutive Array is an upgraded version of the Nine Deaths One Life Array, composed of nine Nine Deaths One Life Arrays."
"In other words, the Nine Deaths One Life Consecutive Array has nine stages. Each stage requires a decision, the intention being to systematically crush the challenger's mentality."
"Therefore, the Nine Deaths One Life Consecutive Array tests not only the challenger's strength, luck, and wisdom, but also their will and resilience."
Shen Liuxing was shocked to hear this.
He wondered if the person who set up this Nine Deaths One Life Consecutive Array was mentally unstable, to devise such a tormenting method.
Shen Liuxing shivered and said, "This strategist not only wants to kill people, but also to destroy their minds!"
A chilling smile played on Zi Lingling's lips. "Actually, the Nine Deaths One Life Array is not difficult to break. The real difficulty lies in one's mentality – a calm, collected, and unhurried state of mind."
Shen Liuxing asked curiously, "Sister Zi, you say that a terrifying array with nine choices is not difficult to break, but how exactly should one break it?"
Zi Lingling smiled and said, "The principle of the Nine Deaths One Life Array is almost the same as the Nine Palaces Array. You just need to..."
"Master, this way!"
Just as Zi Lingling was about to impart the secret to breaking the array, she heard Long'er's voice.
"Let's go!"
Zi Lingling said and rushed towards Long'er's direction.
"Sister Zi! Ninth Uncle and the others haven't caught up yet!"
Shen Liuxing shouted and also chased after her.
Zi Lingling stopped and casually took out her scalpel, leaving a deep cut in the passage they were about to enter, then said, "Let's go!"
Shen Liuxing gave a wry smile. "I forgot to leave them a mark in the first stage. I wonder if they can pass safely."
Zi Lingling paused and said, "Trust them. For others, it's a Nine Deaths One Life Array, but for them, it might not be!"
Shen Liuxing nodded and said, "Let's hope so!"
Zi Lingling said confidently, "Not hope, but certainty!"
"If they cannot overcome even this small difficulty, then they are not worthy of being the reincarnated bodies of the Guardians."
Of course, the last sentence was a murmur in her own heart.
Shen Liuxing was inspired by Zi Lingling's confidence, and the trace of worry in his heart faded a bit.
"Yes, they will definitely be fine!"
Zi Lingling looked back at the exit of the first stage and smiled, "Let's go!" Su Dan Novel Network
Shen Liuxing nodded, and the two, followed by Long'er and Xiao Hu, ran towards the second passage on the left.
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Xuan Yuanxun's Overlord Spear, as expected, stabbed into the Earth Demonic Ape's abdomen, but it didn't even pierce its skin.
"Not good!"
Xuan Yuanxun exclaimed and quickly pulled his Overlord Spear, sliding between the Earth Demonic Ape's legs.
At almost the same moment, the Earth Demonic Ape's two massive forelimbs grabbed at the spot where Xuan Yuanxun had just been.
In other words, if Xuan Yuanxun had been a moment slower, he would have been captured by the Earth Demonic Ape.
Once captured, the Earth Demonic Ape's terrifying strength would have surely crushed him to pieces.
Having narrowly evaded, Xuan Yuanxun felt a chill in his heart.
Sliding behind the Earth Demonic Ape, he stood firm and thrust his spear towards its back.
The Earth Demonic Ape, being huge, found it difficult to turn around. Just as it was about to be struck by the Overlord Spear, it did something that surprised Xuan Yuanxun.
It leaned forward, supporting itself with its forelimbs on the ground, and its back sank a few inches.
Xuan Yuanxun's spear missed, and he leaped over the Earth Demonic Ape's back with his spear, landing in front of it.
"Roar roar roar!"
The Earth Demonic Ape roared, baring its sharp teeth, and lunged at Xuan Yuanxun, who was now within its jaws.
Xuan Yuanxun was alarmed, and he quickly condensed spiritual energy at his feet, leaping up and narrowly dodging the Earth Demonic Ape's bite.
He then seized the opportunity to counterattack, turning his body upside down, channeling spiritual energy to his hands and the spearhead, and using gravity to stab towards the Earth Demonic Ape's skull.
The dangerous aura immediately put the Earth Demonic Ape on alert.
Its forelimbs rapidly struck the ground three times, using the rebound force to stand upright and evade Xuan Yuanxun's attack.
Then, it kicked out, its target being Xuan Yuanxun's head.
Unable to find purchase in the air, Xuan Yuanxun could only shift his weight forward, doing two consecutive somersaults to reorient his body.
Almost simultaneously, with his head down and feet up, his Overlord Spear struck the Earth Demonic Ape's chest.
However, it was unfortunate that the Earth Demonic Ape's physique was too formidable, and Xuan Yuanxun's attack, made in haste, did not reach its peak power.
Therefore, when the spear pierced the Earth Demonic Ape's chest, it only grazed its surface and did not injure it.
Not only that, but the spear tip slid down the Earth Demonic Ape's chest, sparks flying.
Just as the Earth Demonic Ape's kick was about to land on Xuan Yuanxun.
If this kick connected, Xuan Yuanxun would likely break his bones.
Fortunately, Xuan Yuanxun was no ordinary person. Having experienced countless battles, he used the friction between the Overlord Spear and the Earth Demonic Ape's skin to leap up, flip, and land on the Earth Demonic Ape's left shoulder.
Then, he raised the Overlord Spear and, using it as a club, swung it down at the Earth Demonic Ape's head.
After its kick missed, the Earth Demonic Ape had already felt someone on its shoulder.
Its right forelimb fiercely clawed at its left shoulder, and with this movement, its head also turned to the side.