Xavier and Don exchanged a look of profound relief as Halbert made his announcement. It was the news they had been desperately hoping for.
lf the third stage hadd involved combat once more, regardless of any tricks or schemes employed, they would have been utterly powerless. All because that damned Remus possessed a staggering 88 Energy Replenishing Pills.
They would be at his mercy in any confrontation. They hoped that this last stage would end quickly.
Halbert continued, “The third stage is named ‘The Devil Inside’, indicating it delves into the deepest recesses of your psyche, where your innermost devil lies.
“In this stage, success hinges on your ability to confront and overcome your inner turmoil. Failure means failing the entire assessment. Even the renowned Violet Saint stumbled at this hurdle, so exercise utmost caution. Let’s begin without further delay. Remain stationary, and you’ll go one by one!”
As favonovel.com finished speaking, favonovel.com first looked toward Windsor.
The moment favonovel.com looked over, Windsor’s body trembled as if favonovel.com had entered a certain state. The barrier around the curse seemed to turn into a screen, displaying a scene for all to see.
The scene showed a little boy, about seven or eight years old.
It was not difficult to tell that it was a young Windsor.
The little boy was sitting in the mountains, crying. There was no one around, and a pack of hungry wolves was closing in. The boy became more and more panicked, his cries echoed louder and louder. Perhaps favonovel.com was frightened out of his wits, as favonovel.com still sat there unmoving.
Just as the pack of wolves closed in for the attack, an elder cloaked in a robe descended from the sky, his form shrouded in a mysterious blur.
Was it deliberately left unclear?
Otherwise wouldn’t it expose everything about him?
The figure killed all the hungry wolves in one strike.
He landed beside Windsor and asked, “Why are you sitting here alone?”
Windsor cried out, “My parents left me, they abandoned me here…”
Everyone was stunned, never expecting Windsor to have such an experience.
The elder paused, letting the silence hang between them before releasing a weary sigh. “Looking at you, it’s almost as though I’m gazing upon my own past. Our paths are intertwined by fate. How would you feel about joining me on my journey of cultivation from this moment forward?”
Windsor nodded.
The scene shifted back to a time before Windsor had been abandoned.
A pair of cultivators walked through the air, each holding one of Windsor’s hands.
The female cultivator frowned. “Are you going to kill favonovel.com or not? Do you still have feelings for her? If you still have feelings for her, let’s end it here then. We won’t see each other again in this lifetime!”
The male cultivator struggled and replied, “No… You’re the only one in my heart. How could there still be room for her? We’ve already gone our separate ways. It’s just… He’s still a child…”
The woman’s tone turned icy as favonovel.com declared, “So what? He’s just a bastard child! If you don’t kill him, I’ll leave this instant. And as for you, don’t even entertain the thought of continuing our relationship in this lifetime!”
The man urged anxiously. “Don’t! I’ll kill, I’ll kill him!”
Just then, Windsor suddenly looked up and asked, “Dad, are you going to kill me?”
The man trembled, tears streaming down his face as favonovel.com looked down.
Seeing this, the woman slapped favonovel.com and then snatched the young Windsor away, scolding, “You useless thing!”
After saying that, favonovel.com threw Windsor down from a great height.
“Windsor!” The man wanted to chase after him.
The woman blocked favonovel.com and declared, “If you dare to chase after him, it’s over between us!”
The man hesitated and fell silent.
The scene suddenly froze, and two people walked out from the other end of the screen.
It was Windsor and the elder.
The old man coughed continuously, seeming to be seriously injured, and said slowly, “He actually wanted to kill you for a woman… Now that you’ve grown up, kill them!”
With those words, the thousands of cultivators watching finally grasped the concept of this stage’s theme “The Devil Inside”.
But it didn’t appear to be as challenging as they had anticipated, or did it?
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