Pre-death assessment

This is a primeval forest.

A vast expanse of lush green.

Within this vast forest, which spans hundreds of kilometers in diameter, there are no cities or permanent residents.

After a full day of selection, the Alliance naturally chose this place as the training ground for the Beastmaster.

Furthermore, the alliance members have already screened this area and have not allowed anyone to stay inside.

"Ready, go!"

With a single command from Lan Tian, ​​the message reached the ears of the defensive experts under his command.

Instantly, all the defensive experts in all directions spread out their hands.

hum!

A massive barrier began to solidify from all directions.

Finally, it was completely sealed off above the sky.

The entire barrier, like a giant cauldron, covers this vast forest with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers.

From now on, this place will essentially be a huge breeding farm.

That place is specifically used to train the Beast King.

Once the barrier was completely sealed, Xin Xinran took out the Five Elements Token and the Disaster Pearl.

Then, at her summons, white mist erupted and spread throughout the forest like a smoke bomb.

On the earth, all living things touched by the white mist.

Flowers, trees, snakes, insects, rodents, wild animals of all sizes, and even tiny germs were all directly transformed into white moonlight metal.

Moreover, after being transformed into steel, those beasts and the like often experience a significant increase in size.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the once lush green world was gradually transformed into a pale white.

The view from above is absolutely spectacular.

The beasts had just transformed into steel machines when they began to fight each other.

However, Lan Tian and the others naturally wouldn't care about these things.

Because the Beastmaster can only be born slowly under such circumstances.

"With this land, we can benefit those who come after us."

"Blue Sky said slowly."

This land will remain here forever.

Those who are currently in the pre-death assessment space can pass through this area, and newcomers can also pass through this area.

This land is the Alliance's treasure.

Therefore, it must be protected.

"We can build a high wall around this area to completely enclose it."

Long Jiankong continued, "It's just like the fifth major Qin Empire."

"However, our land is only a little over 100 kilometers in diameter, so it's much simpler."

"After the high wall is built, let us metal-elemental ability users transform the high wall into metal."

"From now on, the alliance will defend this land."

With so many ability users here, building a high wall would be much easier.

For example, those with wood-attribute abilities and those with earth-attribute abilities can directly generate trees and earthen walls.

Or some summoners can do this as well.

Then the metal-type ability user transformed the high wall into solid metal.

Then add weaponry.

Lan Tian nodded; that was exactly what he planned to do.

From now on, we will protect this land and safeguard the assets of this alliance.

Then, Lan Tian and the others all turned their gazes to Ling Wu: "Um... are you guys leaving already?"

"Now that you've settled your affairs, there's no need for us to stay."

Ling Wuhui replied.

Lan Tian and the others all let out a soft sigh.

Alright, if they want to leave, we can't force them to stay.

"So...where are you planning to go? And what method do you plan to use to beat the game?"

Lan Tian then asked.

Right now, everyone in their alliance has found the way to clear the game.

Next, we just need to wait for the Beast King to appear.

Of course, this may take a very long time, but they can afford to wait.

"We have our own methods."

Ling Wu simply waved and said, "I'm leaving now. Until we meet again."

"that……"

Just then, Long Li, who was standing next to Long Jiankong, spoke.

She stepped forward and took out a bracelet.

It looked like a bracelet woven from her own hair.

"I... like to collect the hair that falls out of my head. As I collected more and more, I braided it into a bracelet."

Long Li looked at Ling Wu with her big eyes, blushed and whispered, "Since you're leaving, then this... is for you."

This scene immediately caused Xin Xinran to frown slightly.

How dare you, a little girl, give my husband something in front of me?

"Since it's all your hair that fell out, who cares about what you've lost?"

Xin Xinran immediately said it out loud.

She's not polite to anyone whatsoever.

Her words made Long Li purse her lips, but she didn't dare to refute anything.

Long Jiankong took a deep breath and thought to himself... Oh well, she's a Heavenly Stem. Even though what she said about her sister was unpleasant, he could just bear it.

"Thanks."

At this moment, Ling Wu reached out and took Long Li's bracelet.

When she saw Ling Wu accept, Long Li's face lit up with joy.

She quickly added with a smile, "We'll see each other again in the future, right?"

"certainly!"

Ling Wu smiled and replied, then did not linger any longer.

He turned and left with Xin Xinran and the others.

Watching Ling Wu and the others leave, Long Li's eyes were filled with reluctance. She watched them until they disappeared from sight before reluctantly turning her gaze away.

"He has a girlfriend."

At this moment, Long Jiankong reminded him from the side, "Besides, even if you don't have a girlfriend, it's not your turn."

From the conversation between Ling Wu and Xin Xinran, it was clear that Ling Wu had a girlfriend named Jiang Liao.

Besides, even if Ling Wu doesn't have a girlfriend, with so many beautiful women around him, how could his innocent younger sister possibly stand a chance?

Furthermore, Xin Xinran could probably stop everyone.

She couldn't control who liked Ling Wu before, but she probably wouldn't give any of those who liked Ling Wu later a chance.

"So what?"

Long Li wrinkled her nose, then turned and headed back towards the ancient city.

Long Jiankong shook his head. Then Lan Tian arranged for some people to guard the barrier, and the rest of the people returned to the ancient city together.

Next, we'll discuss it further, and then the alliance's headquarters will be moved directly to this barrier.

From then on, they developed into a super alliance around the barrier.

Perhaps one day the alliance will become as prosperous and powerful as the Qin Empire at the fifth level.

……

After leaving the alliance, Ling Wu led everyone aimlessly forward.

"Are you really gone?"

Xin Xinran and Ling Wu walked side by side: "I don't think it's that simple, do I?"

She believed that Ling Wu must have some other plans.

Did Ling Wu really just leave like that?

"As long as you remain in this sixth level, people will naturally come knocking on your door."

Ling Wu replied calmly, "Let's wander around for a while and see if we can find a way to pass the level."

"Yeah...that's true, they'll definitely keep chasing after you."

Xin Xinran nodded.

"By the way... since you're a Heavenly Stem, could you go to the fifth level and bring down an NPC with a value of 100 million?"

At this moment, Li Ming spoke up and asked, "If you could bring it down, wouldn't it make things much easier for us to get through?"

"What are you thinking about?"

Xin Xinran replied, "As Heavenly Stems, we have the ability to traverse several assessment spaces on our own, but we do not have the ability to bring others with us."

Otherwise, she would have taken Ling Wu and the others directly to the seventh and eighth levels, so there wouldn't be any question about whether they had passed or not.

"Only Yin and Yang possess the ability to lead people."

Xin Xinran continued, "Apart from those two guys, no one else has the authority to take others through the pre-death assessment space."

"Those two guys... are now the true masters of the pre-death assessment space."

"If they wanted, they could even forcibly take people from the second level to the ninth level."

"Even the last three restrictions that prohibit non-fifth-realm experts from appearing can be broken by them."

Death is asleep; Yin and Yang are the greatest.

When the tiger is away, the monkey reigns supreme.

During the Grim Reaper's slumber, Yin Yang possesses almost all the authority in the entire pre-death assessment space.

"It's true... You managers can go to whichever level you want, while we challengers can only go down level by level, and we can only go down, not up."

Li Ming shrugged: "What's the point of this assessment anyway? Why not just set up one level of assessment? Seven levels are too much trouble."

"The significance of the assessment lies in the emergence of more strong individuals."

Ling Wu slowly said, "Also, never forget... this is a game of death!"

"When a child is first born, he/she can't do anything. He/she needs someone to take care of his/her most basic needs, such as food and water, otherwise he/she cannot survive."

"But, when this child grows up, he may become an omnipotent figure that no one can imagine."

"The Grim Reaper designed the seven-fold pre-death assessment space based on this point."

"So the difference between the earlier and later levels is as big as the difference between a child and an adult."

Throughout a person's life, their problem-solving abilities vary depending on the stage they are facing and the challenges they encounter.

When I was a child, not having money to buy snacks felt like the sky was falling.

Only after growing up did I realize that the difficulties I faced as a child were not difficulties at all.

The same applies to the pre-death assessment space; during the second level, it felt very difficult to even kill those hunters.

But once you get down there, killing hunters of that level is no different from stepping on an ant.

At different stages of life, we face different difficulties, and these difficulties can make us stronger.

The same applies to the pre-death space; the difficulty of the assessment and completion will vary at different stages, which will also encourage the challengers to become stronger.

"We know that, you've said it before."

Li Ming nodded and said, "Everything of the strong is more meaningful than that of the weak, and more likely to become nourishment for death."

Because the will and life of the strong are more profound and magnificent than those of the weak.

The death of an ant is insignificant, but the death of a whale is called a whale fall.

Ling Wu has addressed this issue before.

"But... isn't the Grim Reaper afraid that setting up such a testing space will give rise to a stronger being who can surpass him?"

Li Ming continued, "Or rather... he was actually confident that, no matter what, it would be impossible for someone to truly surpass him."

What is the ultimate purpose of Death's so-called game?

Is it really just about cultivating some useless seeds, or absorbing more nutrients?

"Perhaps what he wants... is for someone to appear and defeat him."

Ling Wu simply smiled and replied.

Upon hearing this, Li Ming and the others immediately fell into deep thought.

Could it be that the so-called Grim Reaper was simply bored?

Therefore, he created the pre-death assessment space, bringing so many people in to play a game with him.

Play a game... that can defeat him?