Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 280 Cave Stone Chamber

Bai Yang discovered that there was no strange airflow at the bottom of the pit.

People were moving around everywhere, and the disciples of the Han Dao Sect were not far away.

As soon as they saw him, they immediately came to greet him.

"Elder Zou, eighty-seven of us have reached the bottom of the cave this time!"

The dark-faced youth was beaming with joy; this meant he had passed the preliminary selection.

They instantly became the most successful group of disciples in the Han Dao Sect over the past hundred years.

Bai Yang nodded. "This proportion is not bad."

Most independent cultivators and weaker sects would suffer heavy losses in this hurdle.

In the distance, many men in black from the city lord's mansion were holding paper and pen, observing the situation of various forces without making a sound.

The Han Dao Sect's excellent performance was immediately recorded.

After a long time, Ye Qikong and the people from the Fierce Blade Sect suddenly appeared at the bottom of the cave.

Their situation was not good; everyone was on guard against Bai Yang launching a sneak attack on them.

The result was a mistake; many people were forcibly carried to the ground by the strange airflow around the stone steps.

They even clashed with another group in the dark, getting into a fierce fight without knowing why.

There are now only sixty-odd people left, far fewer than Bai Yang's group.

Ye Qikong's face was also extremely pale. Although he was not injured, he had never encountered such a setback before.

Bai Yang knew that the next round of selection would only begin after everyone had arrived.

He simply sat cross-legged and began to comprehend the laws.

He was not awakened until three hours later by the dark-faced youth.

"Congratulations everyone! All 13,422 people have passed the preliminary selection."

The city lord has already registered your information.

Let's begin the next round.

A man dressed in black with gold thread embroidered on his sleeves stood on a high platform and addressed everyone.

"Elder Zou, we're all going to stop here. Our fate rests on your shoulders; you must become one of the top ten!"

The dark-faced youth cheered Bai Yang on.

Thank you.

Bai Yang replied with a smile.

Three men in black, carrying torches, began leading the group toward a certain place.

At this point, everyone left some space between each other, and Bai Yang did the same.

He was surrounded by darkness, even as a domain lord.

At the bottom of this strange cave, their sensory abilities were weakened to a level similar to those of ordinary people.

Only the light from the three torches in the distance served as a guide.

The trials in each prefecture are different, and he doesn't know what will happen next.

Suddenly, he felt a chill under his feet; his right foot had stepped into a pond!

But strangely, the water made no sound.

Bai Yang looked around, but could see and hear nothing.

Apart from the three torches in front of him, it seemed that he was the only person at the bottom of the cave.

He could only continue forward, heading towards the water.

Soon, he felt the water level beneath his feet getting deeper and deeper.

In less than ten minutes, the water was up to his neck.

Moreover, the resistance in the water is unusually high; most people would become extremely tired after just a few steps.

But the three torches in front of us seem to still be burning in the water, continuing to move towards the bottom.

"Anyone who can't keep up will be sent straight back to the ground, just like the airflow from the crater."

Bai Yang understood the design.

To overcome the resistance underwater, one needs the cultivation level of a Domain Lord, and the willpower to keep following the torch is also very important.

As he walked, he was completely oblivious to the feeling of the water gradually submerging his mouth, nose, and eyes, until finally he was underwater.

Even domain lord-level powerhouses don't need to breathe, but this water gives people an extremely realistic feeling of suffocation.

It psychologically activates the deep-seated fears that everyone experiences when they are ordinary.

"As expected, the purpose of this trial is still to temper willpower and mental strength."

By this stage, Bai Yang was able to understand the reasons behind this arrangement.

Everything around you is designed to increase psychological pressure.

The torches, now seemingly motionless in the darkness, still guided people toward them.

It gives people an extremely strange visual feeling, as if there is no one in front of them anymore.

Those three points of light were actually a pattern drawn on a piece of black cloth.

The trial participant had already fallen into some kind of trap set for him.

Even Bai Yang couldn't help but start having wild thoughts.

Fortunately, the colorful placenta in his brain emitted light from time to time, which soothed his emotions and kept him calm.

He didn't know how much time had passed when Bai Yang's eyes suddenly lit up.

He didn't know how he suddenly appeared in a bright space from the dark underwater world.

This place resembles an underground cavern, while in the distance lies a massive stone chamber.

Three men in black stood at the entrance of the stone chamber, looking at them expressionlessly, still holding three flickering torches in their hands.

Bai Yang looked around and saw that the original team of more than 10,000 people had now dwindled to just over 100.

By this time, the vast majority of people had disappeared without a trace.

In the Han Dao Sect, apart from him, there wasn't a single person left.

At this time, it was the independent cultivators who stood out.

Ye Qikong was now all alone, and was staring intently at him from a short distance away.

The man in black who was leading the group suddenly spoke:

"You 113 people have passed the semi-finals."

Next, ten people were selected to enter the stone chamber and begin the inheritance trial.

Whoever makes it to the very end will be qualified.

After he finished speaking, he waved his right hand, and ten golden circles suddenly appeared on the steps in front of the stone chamber.

This is some kind of arena battle.

Everyone understood the purpose behind this.

Several people immediately rushed towards the circle.

idiot!

Everyone who wasn't in a hurry was secretly cursing.

Sure enough, more than a dozen attacks instantly flew out from the crowd and blasted towards those reckless guys.

It instantly turned those people into a golden light, sending them flying overhead.

This group of people had clearly also lost their eligibility and were sent out by the power of the trial pit.

Everyone looked at each other, no one daring to make the slightest move.

The three men in black remained expressionless, showing no sign of urging them on.

The entire underground cavern fell silent.

It was so quiet that even if a pin suddenly fell to the ground, an ordinary person could hear it immediately.

Those domain lord-level powerhouses who were originally renowned in the Divine Blade Palace suddenly became incredibly humble.

Bai Yang waited for five or six minutes, but really didn't want to waste any more time.

Finally, he took the first step, walking towards the ten circles at a perfectly normal pace.

Everyone who saw the mark on his forehead seemed thoughtful, and no one dared to make a move.

He stepped onto the stone platform, about to enter one of the circles.

Someone in the crowd released a black aura that struck his back.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes lit up.

Two beams of light emanated from Bai Yang's body, one of which, a sword light, cleaved through the black mist that was approaching him.

The other one suddenly landed in the crowd at an incredible speed!

I'm sorry, I haven't been feeling well these past couple of days.

I'll go back to Dragon Tower Star tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)