Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

"And... Xu Tianzhen."

The calm voice paused for a moment, as if digesting something. Then, Cain and Xu Tianzhen's bubbles burst, and their bodies floated up.

Do you have a partner?

A calm voice rang in their ears simultaneously, as well as Kong Tianxu's.

Both women shook their heads.

Do you have someone you like?

Kong Tianxu.

Cain and Xu Tianzhen exchanged a glance and spoke in unison.

"He said he likes both of you. Even so, do you still like him?"

“Of course,” Cain said nonchalantly.

Sure enough... Xu Tianzhen bit her lower lip lightly, then nodded.

"You'd be willing to die for him?" The voice pressed on more urgently, as if to confirm something.

The answer received remained unchanged.

The voice remained silent for a moment, then turned to Kong Tianxu.

"You heard it all. You're all alone, yet you've taken two hearts with you. Ask your heart, who would you choose?"

“They are all my wings, I will not give up any of them. Only children make choices, I want them all.” Kong Tianxu said without changing his expression.

Cain's lips curled slightly; she was mentally prepared for this. Xu Tianzhen's expression was complicated and somewhat strange; she clearly hadn't expected Kong Tianxu to answer so directly.

The God of Life chuckled softly, his face hidden behind his cloak. Ning Rongrong's red lips parted slightly. The God of Destruction, his face still shrouded in his cloak, said with a hint of disdain:

"You're so shameless."

Chapter 82 Deep Adventure: Hell Road

"Would you be willing to die for them?"

The sound rang in their ears again:

“If given the chance, I would risk my life. But if it is impossible, I will live and then bring them back to life at all costs.”

Kong Tianxu's tone became even more indifferent.

Cain's gaze softened further, and Xu Tianzhen's delicate body trembled, her eyes flashing with astonishing emotion. Meanwhile, in the realm of gods, the God of Life sensed the subtle admiration emanating from the God of Destruction beside him.

"They're really three oddballs,"

The calm voice fell silent for a moment again.

"Your feelings are complicated, but neither of you lied. You passed the first test of sincerity."

"Is that all?" Kong Tianxu's suspicions were further confirmed, and his mind began to stir.

They were among the last to be selected, so after saying that in a calm voice, they immediately continued:

"The first round of sincerity is over. The second round of adventure begins."

All the cocoons of light became transparent, and everyone's sight and hearing returned. They looked at each other—Xiao Hongchen, who had been slapped hard for his loose tongue, Meng Hongchen, who looked dazed and seemed lost in thought, and Kong Tangyu, whose face was flushed red. They were all there.

A chilling, murderous aura permeated the air. The ground roulette wheel underwent a dramatic change. It had ten squares, but this time, each square contained an additional mark. The ten marks were all different, yet not too difficult to recognize. For example, Kong Tianxu knew that one of the marks was shaped like a sword, indicating it was related to battle.

In addition, there were other markings, such as human lips, which made Kong Tianxu feel a chill.

However, at the same time he saw the mark, the eerie purple light under the God of Destruction's cloak began to fluctuate again, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Ning Rongrong's forehead.

Damn it, I forgot to retract my divine power's influence on the Xuan Tian Bao Jian...

"Could you explain to me what this is?"

Ning Rongrong quickly removed the changes she had made to Qiankun Wenqing Valley. Instantly, several strange marks turned into nine-colored light spots and disappeared.

That calm voice rang in everyone's ears once again:

"Adventure Level Two, Begin. You will proceed one by one to Level Two. One person at a time. Once you begin, the light beneath your feet will illuminate. The roulette wheel will spin, and what lies before you at the moment it stops will have corresponding rules. If you succeed, you pass; if you fail, you enter the deep adventure. That's a life-threatening deep adventure. If you still cannot pass, you die. After the item selected by the roulette wheel appears, you can also directly choose to enter the deep adventure. Now, let's begin. First one, it's you."

Under the watchful gaze of the God of Destruction, Ning Rongrong announced the rules with great unease, while simultaneously revoking all her influence over the Xuan Tian Treasure Mirror. However, in her haste, she felt as if she had forgotten something.

A golden light shone from the circular ground where Kong Tianxu stood, and the enormous wheel began to spin on its own. The various symbols on it became blurred due to its rapid rotation.

At this moment, no one could communicate; they could only watch helplessly as the roulette wheel spun.

Gradually, the speed of the roulette wheel slowed down, and the symbols kept passing by Kong Tianxu.

He didn't know what this second trial would bring. Although in the original story, the Shrek group eventually passed through the Valley of Love and Destiny without any major incidents, it seemed that Ning Rongrong was secretly letting them pass. He didn't expect that he, as a stranger, could receive the same treatment.

However, it seems that Ning Rongrong didn't cause any inexplicable trouble this time, unlike in the original novel.

Is it that they're not interested in their own group? Or is it that there's a god...?

He narrowed his eyes, his soul power eager to be unleashed.

Finally, after spinning rapidly, the roulette wheel gradually came to a stop, and the small, one-tenth of the fan-shaped area in front of him lit up, along with the symbols attached to it.

This symbol looks a bit strange; it's three fists, one larger and the other two smaller.

"Defeat the two chosen opponents. Win and advance. Lose and enter a deeper adventure. If the opponent wins, the roulette continues, and the adventure difficulty is reduced in subsequent choices. If the opponent loses, the roulette continues, and the adventure difficulty is increased."

The roulette wheel turned gold, but this time two beams of golden light swept across it rapidly.

One against two? Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Apart from Old Ma and that mysterious old man whose strength was unknown, who among the people present could be his opponent?

The two golden beams stopped one after the other. Seeing where they stopped, Kong Tianxu's heart sank slightly.

Amidst the glittering golden light, Cain and Xu Tianzhen entered the arena. The three stood facing each other in a triangular formation.

“I concede.” Cain said without the slightest hesitation.

"I concede too." Xu Tianzhen followed closely behind, staring at her toes and refusing to look at the two men's faces.

Kong Tianxu moved his lips but didn't speak. He knew that it would be useless to say anything now.

Sure enough, the voice, tinged with excitement, immediately rang out:

"Breaking the rules and deliberately giving way will punish you by sending you directly into deep adventure."

Three beams of light flashed, and before Kong Tianxu and the two women could even argue, they took the three of them away.

The remaining crowd stared in disbelief. From within the silent golden platform, the voice, tinged with surprise and uncertainty, suddenly rang out again:

"How could this be..."

"The deep adventure begins. Adventure theme: Together We Stand. This is the end of slaughter, the abyss of sin. Walk this hellish path to pass the deep adventure. The environment you are in is real. If you die during the test, you will truly die."

"Note: Soul skills are not allowed here."

The voice, seemingly emanating from the depths of their souls, reappeared, only this time as a gentle male voice. However, the two women clearly didn't have time to dwell on the change in voice; instead, they immediately began to observe their surroundings.

Everything around was a faint blood red, and beyond the circular platform with a diameter of five meters at their feet lay a bottomless abyss.

In addition, a narrow path, less than half a foot wide and barely wide enough for two feet to stand at the same time, leads into the unknown darkness. This is the only way for their platform to reach the outside world.

And below—

A sea of ​​crimson blood.

Cain and Xu Tianzhen exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes, but then fell into an unspoken silence.

"He's so greedy, don't you care at all?"

Xu Tianzhen finally couldn't hold back and asked first.

“I am his sword, everything I have belongs to him, so of course I don’t care.”

Cain responded with a faint smile, his eyes gleaming with a peculiar light that Xu Tianzhen could hardly imagine.

Xu Tianzhen was about to say something when Cain's eyes suddenly sharpened:

"Let's talk about that later. Right now, we need to deal with the immediate problem."

Xu Tianzhen suddenly turned around.

The faint buzzing sound gradually became piercing, and some red shadows rapidly approached. Amidst the bloody red clouds formed by thousands of blood-red bats, a dark golden figure hung upside down.

Its enormous wingspan of ten meters slowly spread open, making its four-meter body appear somewhat slender in comparison. The sharp claws embedded deep in the stone dome unfolded one by one, and as the wings flapped, the three dark gold bat heads emitted a shrill screech that sent shivers down one's spine.

They were all too familiar with this figure; having spent every day with her over the past year, they had seen her countless times. However, their sizes were vastly different.

“This is…” Xu Tianzhen’s eyes widened.

“The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King,” Cain said coldly. An identical dark gold light emerged from behind her, and she transformed into a dark gold lightning bolt, shooting out!

Chapter 83 Golden Bloodlust

Before the Moonlit Palace, Ye Yulin put away her level-nine flying soul tool, transformed into a streak of light, and plummeted down, hurriedly stepping into the main hall.

"Xiao Ye, how is it?"

"Master Kong..."

Ye Yulin looked at Kong Deming's back, which stood with his hands behind his back, and spoke with difficulty:

"We've searched the entire area, but there's been no trace of them. The carriage's path ended when it entered the Western Hills area."

"As you said, the entire West Mountain is inaccessible, let alone explored. According to calculations, the energy contained in that dense resistance at every point far exceeds the total energy stored in our high-energy compression array. With our current energy-gathering technology, we probably cannot force our way through."

Kong Deming stroked the silver bracelet in his hand in silence. Mingming and Tang Yu had agreed to transmit information through these long-distance sensing soul guides every once in a while to ensure safety.

However, a full hour had passed since the bracelet last lit up.

Was it the Emperor? The Holy Spirit Cult? Douluo Three Kingdoms? Or... just a simple accident?

"Send me the Silver Moon Decree,"

"Martial law is to be declared in Mingdu immediately. The Soul Master Corps shall activate the highest level of patrols. Any abnormalities shall be reported immediately."

"Yes." Ye Yulin bowed and accepted the order. Just as he was about to turn around and contact the leaders of the various Soul Master Corps, Kong Deming's next words made his pupils shrink.

"Let our people...be prepared."

“...Yes.” Ye Yulin agreed again, but this time, her voice was much drier.