While Li Xiu was instructing the Jedi Knights to pick up the Demon Cores, a sound echoed again from deep within the long street. This time, however, it wasn’t the sound of chains dragging on the ground, but rather a heavy thud of footsteps.
Every time that sound echoed, Li Xiu felt as if the entire street trembled slightly.
Focusing his eyes, he saw a three-meter-tall demon spirit covered in black armor, streaked with lava-like patterns, charging towards the crossroads like a ferocious beast.
"A Flowing Color Demon Spirit?" Li Xiu could now roughly identify the ranks of demon spirits.
A Flowing Color Demon Spirit’s body exhibits flowing colorful patterns, while an Illuminating Demon Spirit, besides the flowing light patterns, has a specific part of its body that shines exceptionally bright.
Li Xiu had never seen a Radiant Demon Spirit and didn’t know its characteristics. A Radiant Demon Spirit, akin to Demigod Shana, emits light from its entire body, like a shadow of light, barely revealing its physical form.
But on Earth, Li Xiu rarely encountered these high-quality demon spirits. Even an S-Class Demon Spirit, like the giant demon spirit Qin Shi killed earlier, was just of ordinary quality.
"No wonder they say the demon spirits descending on Earth are just ordinary. The truly powerful ones haven’t shown up yet?" Li Xiu pondered to himself.
Just as Li Xiu was contemplating which demon spirit to send into battle, Demigod Shana fired at the Flowing Color Demon Spirit.
The Blue Light Bullet blasted the demon spirit’s head off, and it collapsed instantly.
"That’s it?" Li Xiu thought the fierce-looking Flowing Color Demon Spirit would be much stronger, but it only took a single shot from Demigod Shana.
The body of the Flowing Color Demon Spirit lay on the ground, its black armor dissipating into black smoke, while its flowing colorful light converged into a Black Crystal Ring.
"Is that... a Demon Spirit Ring..." Li Xiu had killed countless high-level demon spirits on Earth yet had never seen such an occurrence—where a slain demon spirit transforms into a Demon Spirit Ring.
"The demon spirits have been cleared. You can extinguish the Longevity Lamp and leave the Land of Trial." That mysterious voice echoed again, seemingly emanating from the oil lamp.
"So, I don’t have to extinguish the Longevity Lamp?" Li Xiu thought for a moment and asked.
"You can continue exploring the Land of Trial," the mysterious voice confirmed Li Xiu’s assumption.
"If I choose to continue exploring, can I extinguish the Longevity Lamp and leave at any time?" Li Xiu asked again.
"The Longevity Lamp cannot leave the city." The mysterious voice replied.
"Then I’ll wander around the city." Li Xiu instructed the brilliant warriors to gather the Demon Cores, while he rode the Pink Nightmare, with Demigod Shana, for a tour around the city.
The doors of all the buildings in the city were closed, and Li Xiu dared not open them recklessly. He walked to the end of the long street, where a gate appeared in place of the city wall.
Approaching the gate, Li Xiu faintly heard the melancholic cries of a woman from outside; the sound was vague and unclear.
Yet, a desire to open the gate and see for himself arose in Li Xiu’s heart, which immediately startled him, prompting him to distance himself from the gate quickly.
"Demigod Shana’s level is still low; now isn’t the time to go out." Li Xiu dispelled the thought of opening the gate and continued wandering in the city.
City gates had appeared in all four directions of the street, but Li Xiu still dared not open them now.
"I need to solve the Symbiotic Contract issue first; I’m not a true Trial Taker yet and can’t have the aura protection like Sha Chu. Leaving the city is too dangerous." Li Xiu considered returning to the Sea Heaven Trial Ground to complete a symbiotic agreement with the Blood Pattern Revolver.
As he walked, suddenly, he heard a creak; the door of a nearby building opened by itself.
Startled, Li Xiu quickly made the Pink Nightmare retreat, and Demigod Shana assumed a guard stance by his side.
The building with the open door was a low stone house, with a doorway lower than Li Xiu, requiring one to bend to enter.
Inside the stone house was empty, lacking even a table or bench. However, against the wall stood a black Stone Coffin.
The Stone Coffin resembled the Blue Metal Coffin Li Xiu had seen at the Sea Heaven Trial Ground, but differed in material and shape, being somewhat smaller.
"What is that?" Li Xiu asked the Longevity Lamp beside him.
But the Longevity Lamp remained silent, offering no response.
"Shana." Li Xiu stood at the outer door and commanded Demigod Shana to shoot at the Stone Coffin.
The Blue Light Bullet from Demigod Shana only left a small dent on the Stone Coffin.
"Nothing fell out? It seems this Stone Coffin isn’t the same as the Blue Metal Coffin at the Sea Heaven Trial Ground." Li Xiu stared at the Stone Coffin, deep in thought.
Glancing at the Longevity Lamp beside him, he knew with this protective charm, and uncertain if he’d have another chance to return, leaving just didn’t seem like his nature.
After waiting for a while, the Jedi Knights had gathered all the Demon Cores and the Demon Spirit Ring.
Several hundred E-Class Demon Cores amounted to quite a fortune, though paled in comparison to the Demon Spirit Ring and the black-glowing Demon Core.
Li Xiu gathered up everything and recalled all the demon spirits except for Demigod Shana.
"Open it." Li Xiu commanded Demigod Shana, while standing outside, ready to blow out the Longevity Lamp and leave the Land of Trial if anything went awry.