Thinking of Tang Tianyu and the others, who were about to enter the Trial Land, Lu Zixun didn’t bother messing with Chen Yue’s head.
He couldn’t help but take an extra look or two at Chen Yue, and the more he looked, the more he felt like laughing.
He simply couldn’t imagine what Chen Yue would look like in drag.
They say you either do drag zero times or countless times, and Lu Zixun thought he needed to find an opportunity to make Chen Yue do it again.
As Lu Zixun’s thoughts were jumping about, the gates of the Trial Tower opened up.
Standing on Xiong Kang’s shoulders, Lu Zixun took a survey of the various people around them, and he certainly hadn’t forgotten about Ouyang Ming.
Finally, in front of the Three Prefectures, he saw Ouyang Ming’s figure followed by members of the Ouyang Family.
It looked like they were also going into the first level of the Trial Land for training.
Watching Ouyang Ming activate the Heavenly Eye, the anticipated intelligence data did not show up; instead, he received a warning from the system.
"Warning, reckless reconnaissance might attract the attention of Ancient Gods; please cease your investigation, Host."
Lu Zixun, who hadn’t expected this complication, looked rather stunned.
If he were to go by what the system was saying, then there must be some mysterious connection between Ouyang Ming and the Ancient Gods.
At the same time, another piece of information was that Lu Zixun was not yet a match for an Ancient God.
"This just got interesting."
Narrowing his eyes, Lu Zixun muttered to himself.
Xiong Kang, who hadn’t caught what Lu Zixun said, turned his head and looked at him.
"If they are going to level one, which level are you heading to?"
Shaking his head, Lu Zixun asked.
"I’m definitely heading to level three."
Xiong Kang laughed smugly. "Ninth Brother had already let me into the first two levels a while ago. Besides, what would I be doing following a bunch of kids?"
Although Lu Zixun didn’t know where Xiong Kang got the nerve to call others kids.
He chuckled dismissively: "Kids are S-grade, you’re also S-grade, that makes you a kid too."
Lu Zixun, the master of twisted logic, once again showcased his unique thought process, leaving Xiong Kang speechless.
"I’m about to reach J-level."
Seemingly trying to save face, Xiong Kang’s stubborn words made Lu Zixun ponder and then nod: "Oh, so you’re still a kid right now!"
Right now, Xiong Kang wanted nothing more than to choke Lu Zixun.
Compared to the playful duo, others entering the Trial Land for the first time were considerably more nervous.
After all, people have some degree of fear inside when facing the unknown.
Poking Xiong Kang, Lu Zixun suddenly asked, "What would happen if someone died in the Trial Land?"
Historically, such an incident had never happened, and with Lu Zixun asking about it today, it left Xiong Kang somewhat confused.
Xiong Kang shook his head: "The Trial Tower has a unique mechanism; when someone in the Trial Land encounters a life-threatening situation, they get transported out of the Trial Land. The scenario you’re talking about wouldn’t happen."
Raising his eyebrows, Lu Zixun expressed his disbelief.
"I’m quite certain," Xiong Kang said with a furrowed brow, "Da Ju, did you notice something strange?"
Given Xiong Kang’s understanding of Lu Zixun, if the latter hadn’t discovered something, he wouldn’t be so nosy.
But this time Xiong Kang had guessed wrong,
Lu Zixun was merely curious and wanted to ask without any other implications.
Lu Zixun lifted his head to look at the intricately structured Trial Tower and continued to ask, "The Trial Tower couldn’t possibly have been built by you guys, how did it come into existence?"
He vaguely sensed a wonderful aura emanating from the Trial Tower, an aura that had once appeared on the Floating Island.
"There was once a relic in Zone 1, but the aura of the relic quickly dissipated, and then the Trial Tower appeared."
Xiong Kang spread his hands, helplessly shaking his head, "Although I know it sounds fantastical, that is the fact."
As far as the fantastical nature of things was concerned, Lu Zixun didn’t see it as an issue—
With the appearance of Spiritual Ability Users, wasn’t this world already fantastic enough?
What concerned Lu Zixun more was that, according to Xiong Kang, this suddenly emerged relic seemed to have appeared specifically to bring forth the Trial Tower.
Could this mean that the relics were something controllable by man?
While Lu Zixun was lost in thought, the door to the first floor of the Trial Land opened, and the blinding light shone upon the Trial Tower.
"Squad members should stick together as they enter the Trial Land, otherwise they’ll be separated, one team at a time."
As the door to the Trial Land opened, the staff used a megaphone to shout instructions, seeming quite professional.
Lu Zixun looked over as a matter of course.
Within the open door, he sensed a whiff of space-time Spiritual Energy.
Such energy was generally found only in Space Department Spiritual Ability Users. It seemed that the Trial Tower indeed had something special.
Just as the Bing Tang Team was about to enter the Trial Land, Tang Tianyu turned back to glance at Lu Zixun, gave him a thumbs-up and then led the team into the Trial Land.
Inside the Trial Land, one not only had to face endless enemies but also beware of others who had entered the Trial Land.
The points that could be earned were exchangeable for Insect Bamboo Crystals.
After watching these people enter the first floor of the Trial Land, Xiong Kang said softly and walked toward the Trial Tower’s climbing elevator.
Lu Zixun, seeing such an elevator that strongly featured a Middle Ages style for the first time, looked it over with great interest.
For some reason, a sense of unease surfaced in his heart. He felt such an elevator was out of place inside the Trial Tower.
"Click-clack-click-clack."
The sound of gears turning arose, and the elevator carried Xiong Kang and Lu Zixun to the third floor of the Trial Tower, notably different from the first floor.
The door had disappeared. In its stead, something resembling an altar had emerged on the ground.
At each of the four corners was a human figure, hands in prayer held against their chests, as if they were praying for something.
Before Lu Zixun could ask, Xiong Kang explained, "This is the Statue of Justice. Starting from the second floor, there are four of them in the Trial Tower, mainly to maintain the stability of the Transmission Platform."
Lu Zixun squinted his eyes and jumped off Xiong Kang’s shoulder.
He circled around the Transmission Platform, trying to uncover some World Mystery from the statues, but to no avail.
However, there was no sign of disappointment on Lu Zixun’s face; finding something would be a bonus, but not finding anything wasn’t a loss.
People gradually entered the third floor. Many of them greeted Xiong Kang, and they seemed to be comrades-in-arms.
While Lu Zixun and Xiong Kang were chatting, a woman with a swaying posture walked over.
She laid her hand on Xiong Kang’s shoulder, casually touching Lu Zixun as well.