Long Chen knew that last time, at the five intersections, the difficulty increased from left to right: one, two, three, four, five, and in that order.
The middle section isn't hard, nor is it easy, but this intersection is different—the difficulty is chaotic. However, the far right is still the hardest.
Leng Yueyan was absolutely right—Long Chen never chose the easiest path, but chose the hardest one.
Previously, he had taken the middle route to roughly understand the strength of the laws here. Now that Long Chen had a rough idea in his mind, he directly challenged the hardest strength trial.
Very few beings passed through the path Long Chen chose. Because they had taken so many forks, many had already noticed this pattern, so many chose the left side.
The Dragonblood warriors, as soon as they entered this path, their expressions changed, because they realized that the void ahead was filled with the stench of blood.
They were very familiar with that scent—it was the scent left behind after a living being's death, carrying endless unwillingness, so the bloody scent refused to fully dissipate.
Although the same aura had been present on previous roads, this one's aura was dozens of times stronger than the ones he had walked before, making one's scalp tingle.
"Boss, did you lead the way the wrong way?" Guo Ran said nervously, his voice trembling.
Because the cultivator's intuition told him this time was extremely dangerous, and he could lose his life at any moment.
"Don't worry, you can't go wrong. This is the toughest of the six paths." Long Chen said with great certainty.
"Huh?"
Guo Ran and the others' faces instantly turned green—the boss had deliberately brought them in.
Long Chen smiled and said, "No need to be afraid. At worst, we'll just die. Just think about it—every road we've traveled has been full of hardship and danger."
Whether fighting against the powerful or battling tribulations? Every time I haven't walked the edge of death?
The underworld is nothing but a testing ground, where there are its own laws: the strong survive, the weak perish.
Why has our Dragon Blood Legion become the number one legion on the Tianwu Continent? Why can everyone become an outstanding and strong individual?
Everyone sees the halo above us, but not the effort behind us. The reason we can become stronger is because we never give up any chance to improve ourselves.
It is precisely because we dare to risk our lives that we have the dignity to live with dignity in this perilous quagmire of the Tianwu Continent.
Don't take the Underworld seriously, don't imagine the gates of hell as terrifying. Even if it's mountains of blades, seas of fire, heavenly prisons, hell, to our Dragonblood Legion, they're nothing but whetstones.
Remember, this is a trial. We must overcome it, and do so with the strongest form. Because we are the Dragonblood Legion, a unique existence in this world. I want to become the strongest. "
I want to be the strongest"
"I want to be the strongest"
"I want to be the strongest"
The Dragon Blood warriors were ignited by Long Chen's passion, shouting loudly, their voices rising wave after wave, For a moment, his blood boiled.
The Dragonblood Warriors were not highly aptit; it was Long Chen who used resources to cultivate them.
However, resources are only the foundation of their growth; their rise to where they are today is inseparable from their own relentless efforts.
If Long Chen mentioned the past, they recalled the bits and pieces they had traveled—countless hardships and dangers, countless bloody battles, and countless brushes past death.
Their success was not accidental, but inevitable. Tell me, who on the entire Tianwu Continent dared to be as crazy as they were?
They knew they had followed a madman, leading them to do the craziest things in the world, and it was precisely because of this that they had reached their current status.
But no matter how mad people are, facing the ruthless laws of the underworld, they still feel awe and fear. Yet, in the face of these laws, Long Chen remains the same Long Chen. That madness hasn't changed in the slightest. Now, everyone has been driven by Long Chen and become mad.
"The Underworld is nothing. Even if the god of the Underworld comes, he's only fit to carry the boss's shoes. Brothers, follow the boss and charge ahead." Guo Ran grew bolder and shouted loudly.
"Ahem, I'm a bit exaggerated. The Underworld God has always been one of my favorite deities and holds an extremely important place in my heart. Don't say such things." Long Chen hurriedly waved his hand.
Damn it, Guo Ran, are you just born to set your boss up? Ming Cangyue and Leng Yueyan must know everything about this place. Are you trying to trap me by saying that?
"Enough talk, let's get our spirits. Brothers, let's go. The strongest trial is here—our Dragonblood Legion is here."
Long Chen laughed loudly, walking at the very front alone. But after not going far, the space ahead began to twist, fiery chains surged, shattering the void like tentacles, enveloping Long Chen.
"Pfft"
Long Chen was instantly torn apart by those chains, turning into a cloud of blood mist.
"Long Chen!"
Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan'er, and Ye Zhiqiu let out heart-wrenching screams and charged madly toward Long Chen. At the same time, Meng Qi formed hand seals with both hands, her brow glowing, trying to reunite Long Chen's shattered soul.
Everyone was stunned. Just moments ago, they were full of confidence, but in an instant, the boss was torn apart. The impact was overwhelming.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing?"
Suddenly, the void trembled—Long Chen was still standing in his original spot, waving to everyone.
"Long Chen, you're not dead?"
Tang Wan'er hugged Long Chen tightly, breaking into smiles through her tears. Mengqi, Chu Yao, and the others also had tears in their eyes. They were truly terrified, thinking Long Chen was dead.
"Long Chen, what's going on?" Mengqi wiped her tears and asked.
"It's nothing, I was just wrapped in chains and deliberately tested the power of the flames, then saw you all shouting. What happened?" Long Chen also looked puzzled as well.
After learning more, Long Chen suddenly understood and said, "This must be a kind of heart fire. You will see the scene you fear most." After
Long Chen explained, everyone immediately understood that the trial here was somewhat similar to the previous one.
However, previous trials gradually eroded the soul, and once guarded, it was easy to resist.
But this place came so suddenly and so real that people couldn't tell what's real from false, because caring would only cause confusion, and everyone fell for it.
"That was close. If Long Chen hadn't shown up in time, and Sister Mengqi had forced you to re-condense your soul, you wouldn't have survived too." Tang Wan'er said, still shaken.
At the time, Mengqi didn't think much of it; she just wanted to give it a try, because she could easily risk her own life, because condensing Long Chen's soul required sacrificing a lot of her primordial spirit.
Long Chen gave Mengqi a big hug to comfort her, then said to everyone:
"As you can see, this is the strongest trial among these six paths. Any carelessness will doom us forever. The illusions here will be even more real, directly targeting our true hearts."
So, remember, what you see and hear may not be true. At this time, what tests everyone's will and confidence is needed. You must have confidence not only in yourselves but also in others. Most
strong warriors have confidence in themselves but lack confidence in others. Although the Dragonblood warriors cooperate and trust each other, the saying goes, 'care leads to chaos.' If you are unprepared, the situation as before is easily repeated.
"Boss, we understand." Gu Yang and the others said. They had been too arrogant before, only to be slapped hard by the laws of the Path to Penetration. Now they were awake.
"Alright, I'll be in front. Everyone, be careful." Long Chen nodded and continued forward.
Rumble rumbling ...
As Long Chen continued forward, endless chains of flames surged toward him, covering the sky. Long Chen snorted coldly, his fist wrapped in flames, shattering the chains of flames.
However, Meng Qi and the others saw Long Chen repeatedly being killed by chains and then reappearing.
As everyone entered the chain domain, they resisted the chains. Seeing those around them being killed one after another, flesh and blood flying everywhere, they cried out in shock.
The scene was so realistic, so realistic that it felt real. Fortunately, after the attack, they found that the people around were still there.
However, everyone's faces were pale. Perhaps they weren't afraid of death, but they couldn't accept their brothers dying right before their eyes. The scene was terrifying—everyone was dead, and only they were left. The sense of despair made people think only of one death, a hundred dead.
They finally understood why some beings had self-destructed—because at that time, self-harm was the only way to escape.
Without Long Chen's earlier warning, they didn't know how long they could have held out, but after each attack, their confidence grew even stronger.
The chains roared, the sea of fire endless, as if continuously burning the soul. The pain was unbearable, yet forced to endure.
But what puzzled people was that Guo Ran, who usually had the weakest willpower, actually held on this time and seemed to be doing it with ease.
"Guo Ran, when did your will become so strong?" Gu Yang stood beside Guo Ran, originally intending to protect him, but realized he didn't need to, so he couldn't help but ask.
"What a joke! Every day I bask in the boss's sunshine and listen to his teachings. I, Guo Ran, am not a blockhead—how could I not understand at all?
It's just that I'm a low-key person, and with such a small improvement, there's really nothing to brag about. Guo Ran said shyly, though he spoke modestly, his eyes were filled with pride.
"Don't listen to his bragging. The trials here are for those with strong will. Those who lack will feel less pressure. After all, this is a trial, not a path to death." Long Chen said.
"But even if the pressure is low, it can't be this easy, right?" Gu Yang asked in confusion.
"Because his willpower is too weak, so weak that he can't even sense the laws. Didn't he see the laws ignoring him?" Long Chen shrugged, and when everyone looked at Guo Ran, their expressions immediately turned strange.
"Whoosh!"
Finally, they reached the end of the road and a huge clearing appeared, where countless beings had gathered, and nine entrances appeared ahead.