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Chapter 644 Different Trial Rules, Son of the Demon Lord

Lu Qing was still in a good mood after receiving a sum of spirit stones for no reason.

Twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones is not a small amount, and anyway, those two trial jade talismans are useless to him.

For him, being able to exchange it for spirit stones would be a free bonus.

In addition, each of the three Golden Core Realm cultivators also possessed a sum of spirit stones in their storage treasures.

This gave Lu Qing, who was originally short of money, a little more to make up for it.

Just as he put the spirit stones away, the valley in front of him, which was shrouded in invisible spatial fluctuations, finally stirred.

The space suddenly distorted, and a figure appeared from the valley.

He was a man wearing a ghost mask, exuding a chilling aura that made everyone wary.

"Those who wish to participate in the trial, please come in with me, holding your trial jade tokens. You have ten breaths. If you haven't come in by then, you can go back now."

The man wearing the imp mask coldly uttered a sentence before turning and disappearing into the valley once more.

Upon hearing this, the powerful figures who were originally hidden in the mountains and forests were taken aback at first, but then they dared not delay and used their movement techniques to fly towards the valley.

They were terrified that if they were even a step too slow, they would be disqualified.

The trials of the Netherworld Palace are not held every year.

Sometimes it might not happen even once every ten years. If you miss this one, you don't know when you'll have another chance.

Lu Qing, also holding a trial jade talisman, followed the crowd toward the valley.

As he approached the entrance to the valley, the trial jade talisman in his hand suddenly emitted a burst of light, enveloping him.

Instantly, the space in front of him rippled like water.

As he passed through that invisible spatial fluctuation, a familiar feeling welled up in Lu Qing's heart.

He immediately realized that this was the sound of spatial teleportation.

Sure enough, when Lu Qing regained his vision, he found that they had arrived in a desolate land, which was not a valley at all.

"So that's how it is. That valley was just a decoy. The real trial ground is in this strange space after passing through the teleportation array."

Lu Qing felt a slight stirring in his heart as he sensed the movements around him.

They quickly determined that they were no longer in the Tianyuan Great World, but in a space similar to a secret realm.

The spiritual energy in this space is thinner than in the Tianyuan Great World, and it is extremely desolate and lifeless.

There was also a large amount of death energy inside, trying to invade their bodies.

This caused the powerful figures to change color, and they hurriedly circulated their golden cores to resist the death energy.

"This trial is very simple."

Just then, a voice came from above. Everyone looked over and saw the little ghost masked man who had led them in earlier standing on a steep mountain peak, looking down at them.

"See these trial jade tokens in your hands? In the coming days, no matter what methods you use—whether it's cheating, deceiving, threatening, or forcibly plundering—you will be subject to these measures."

Use every means at your disposal to seize the Trial Jade Token from others.

You have three days to stay in this space.

The top ten people who collect the most trial jade tokens over these three days and persevere to the very end will pass the trial and become peripheral members of my Netherworld Palace.

The trial participant who obtains the most jade tokens will receive a reward from our Netherworld Palace.

"Wait a moment, the jade talismans in your hands will be activated, and then all the jade talismans will be able to sense each other."

"Only ten people can pass the trial?"

"Collecting trial jade tokens? Doesn't that mean we have to kill each other?"

"I knew the trials in the Netherworld Palace wouldn't be easy!"

"All the trial jade talismans can sense each other, so wouldn't it be impossible to escape?"

……

Upon hearing the words of the masked man, everyone below was startled.

At the same time, he looked at the people around him and became extremely wary.

They knew that once the trial's content was revealed, a fierce battle was inevitable between them.

As for those Golden Core cultivators who were relatively weaker, they wore bitter expressions.

Some even cried out indignantly, "This is not fair! If this is the case, aren't those of us with lower cultivation levels destined to fail the trial?"

"If you're not as strong as others, you should be eliminated. Isn't that a matter of course?" the masked man said coldly. "Otherwise, do you think our Netherworld Palace's trials are just child's play?"

If you have any self-awareness, you should throw out the trial jade talisman as soon as possible and find a place to hide. That way, you might still have a chance to survive and hold out until the trial ends.

Oh, and one last thing, I should tell you that there are more than just you people participating in this trial.

Trial participants from other continents of your human race, as well as demons from the Demon Realm and even the demon race from the Demon Realm, have all entered this space.

So, if you want to pass the trial, then fight to your heart's content, hahahahaha…

As the masked man's arrogant laughter echoed, his figure slowly vanished.

His last words caused everyone's expression to change drastically.

"What? The demons and monsters from the Demon Realm and the Monster Realm are also participating in this trial with us?"

"How dare the Netherworld Palace do such a thing? Isn't it afraid of provoking the wrath of the three major races?"

"It's just a trial for peripheral members, yet they want us to fight against demons and monsters. The Netherworld Palace is simply insane!"

……

The group of Golden Core cultivators stirred, and many of them showed signs of panic.

None of them expected that the Netherworld Palace's trial for its peripheral members would not only involve them fighting each other, but also that it would require them to kill one another.

More importantly, it also brought the demons and monsters from the Demon Realm to this space for trials together.

The demons are alright; the demon realm has always maintained a neutral stance in the Tianyuan Great World, and its relationship with the human race is quite good.

However, the Demon Realm is different. Demons and humans are natural enemies, and over a long period of time, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they have a blood feud.

There is virtually no possibility of peaceful coexistence.

Now that we are all in the same space, one can imagine that once we meet, it will inevitably be a fight to the death.

"We're actually going to undergo trials alongside demons and monsters?"

Lu Qing was also quite surprised.

Although he had heard from the Five Treasures Taoist that the Netherworld Palace's recruitment of peripheral members was not limited to a particular race.

Whether it's humans, demons, monsters, or even other living beings.

Anyone who can pass the trials can become an external member.

However, it is extremely rare to place trial participants from several races in the same secret realm space, as is the case this time.

Otherwise, the Golden Core cultivators around them wouldn't be so shocked.

hum!
Just as the crowd was in an uproar, suddenly, the trial jade talismans in their hands emitted a burst of light.

Then an invisible wave emanated and spread into the distance.

"Ok?"

Lu Qing's mind stirred, and he immediately probed the interior of the Trial Jade Talisman with his divine soul power. Immediately, a look of surprise appeared on his face. Inside the Trial Jade Talisman, a virtual space appeared, filled with numerous white dots, some of which were constantly moving.

After comparing the two, Lu Qing quickly realized that the virtual space in the trial jade talisman represented the secret realm space they were currently in.

The white dots shown represent the locations of other jade talisman holders.

"So that's what the masked man meant when he said the trial jade talismans could sense each other." Lu Qing said thoughtfully.

At the same time, he also received a warning from the trial jade talisman.

That is, the trial participant must not shield the fluctuations of the trial jade talisman, nor can they let the trial jade talisman leave more than three feet away from them, and they must not put it into a spatial magic treasure.

If the rules are violated, the participant will be immediately disqualified from the trial.

"This demand is blatantly asking us to fight each other."

After seeing that rule, Lu Qing immediately understood the meaning of the Netherworld Palace.

Clearly, the Netherworld Palace was telling them that if they wanted to pass the trial, they had to fight and seize enough trial jade tokens.

It's simply impossible to take shortcuts, hide, and infiltrate until the end.

At this time, the other Golden Core cultivators also figured out the meaning of the white dots in the jade talisman.

Upon seeing the warning given in the trial jade talisman, everyone's expressions turned even more grim.

They naturally understood what all of this meant.

"What kind of bullshit trial is this? I've decided to quit. Do whatever you want with me!"

One of the Golden Core cultivators, after his expression changed several times, suddenly gritted his teeth and threw the trial jade talisman in his hand high into the air.

Then he transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the distance.

His strength is only at the middle stage of the Golden Core realm.

Under such rules, it is simply impossible to pass the trial.

The most important thing right now is to save my own life.

He planned to find a secluded place to hide before the demons arrived, and wait out the next three days.

Watching the departing figure of the Golden Core Realm cultivator, everyone was first taken aback, then suddenly realized what he was planning.

Some people immediately showed their admiration, thinking that this person was decisive enough to make such a decision so quickly.

However, some people focused their attention directly on the trial jade talisman thrown out by the Golden Core cultivator.

Before the trial jade talisman could fully land, suddenly, a magical hand emerged and grabbed at it.

"Wait a minute!"

But before the magical hand could grasp the jade talisman, a blade of energy swept past and blocked it.

Immediately afterwards, several more magical spells flew out, heading towards the trial jade talisman.

At the same time, four or five people were vying for the trial jade talisman.

As for the other Golden Core Realm experts, they all avoided them, because the four or five people who made the move were the most powerful among them, all of them being experts at the late Golden Core Realm.

The Taoist techniques they unleash are exceptionally powerful; if you don't want to get involved, you can only retreat.

Just as the cultivators on Lu Qing's side were engaged in a struggle.

Battles also broke out in many other locations within this space.

"Interesting. This time, the trial is being conducted together with both humans and demons?"

A thousand miles away from Lu Qing and the others, a man with black horns on his head, pale skin, a slender figure, and extremely handsome appearance examined the information inside the trial jade talisman in his hand, and a look of great surprise appeared on his face.

Around him, some strangely shaped demons looked at him with fear.

"It's Cang Jue, the ninth son of the Demon Lord of Annihilation. Why is he here?"

"The son of the Demon Lord actually came to participate in the outer member trials of the Netherworld Palace? Has he gone mad?"

"Cang Jue's cultivation level must have already reached the perfect stage of the Demon Core realm, right? If he doesn't intend to become a Demon General, what is he doing here?"

"It's over! Rumor has it that Cang Jue is cruel and bloodthirsty, even more so than the Demon Lord of Annihilation. Could he have killed us all?!"

……

boom!
The handsome man known as "Cang Jue" suddenly stretched out his hand, unleashing an invisible aura.

A powerful force grabbed a demon with a pig's head and hovered it in front of him.

"I think I heard you insulting me in your mind?"

Cang Jue looked at the pig-headed demon with his long, narrow purple eyes and spoke slowly.

"No, no, how dare I insult you, Lord Cang Jue, spare my life!"

The pig-headed demon was already terrified and kept begging for mercy.

Saliva splattered from that gaping, blood-red mouth.

This immediately sharpened the gaze of the handsome man named Cang Jue.

Then, with a force exerted by his hand, an invisible power instantly swept over the pig-headed demon.

With a series of cracking sounds, the pig-headed demon's massive body was twisted into a pretzel.

Finally, amidst a series of piercing screams, the breath of life slowly dissipated.

"Regardless of whether you insulted me or not, you deserve to die just because of your ugly appearance."

Cang Jue casually tossed the pig-headed demon's corpse to the ground, then lightly hooked his finger to take the trial jade talisman from its hand and place it in his own.

The other demons around them all watched this scene with awe.

The pig-headed demon was no weakling; it had at least reached the seventh level of the Demon Core realm.

As a result, in front of Cang Jue, it was like a weak chick, unable to put up even the slightest resistance, and was crushed to death.

As expected of the son of the Demon Lord, although they are both at the Demon Core Realm, this one's strength is far, far greater than theirs.

After crushing the pig-headed demon to death, Cang Jue looked around.

Instantly, all the demons trembled, their faces showing utter awe.

Although they desperately wanted to escape, they knew all too well what the consequences would be if they tried to flee from this being.

"Judging from your expressions, you should know what to do, right?"

Cang Jue toyed with his own trial jade talisman and said calmly.

"I understand, Lord Cang Jue. This is my trial jade talisman. Please accept it."

A goat-headed demon knelt carefully on the ground and presented his trial jade talisman.

"Not bad, you're smart enough to know your place."

Cang Jue lightly beckoned with his finger and accepted the trial jade talisman as well.

Seeing this, the other demons immediately knew what to do.

They immediately knelt down and offered up their trial jade tokens.

After Cang Jue put away all the jade talismans, he looked into the distance with a cruel smile on his face.

"Next, it's your turn."

(End of this chapter)