“You still have to go through it, of course,” the old man said. “The first trial doesn’t only verify if you can pass, but it will also force yourself to achieve the refined will. One-tenth of Heavenly Emperor Genbu’s willpower shouldn’t be your limit. Your goal should be even higher and farther to the point of surpassing Heavenly Emperor Genbu.”
Alex looked at the people lying on the ground around him. “What would happen if I were to fail the trial?”
“Don’t worry. If you fail, they won’t be harmed,” the old man said. “Instead, their willpower will be enhanced. Hence, some trialists will come for the second time after failing. That said, one only has two chances of going through the trial in a lifetime. So, you should cherish it. The higher your score, the more rewards you will obtain.”
Buzz!
At that moment, a pair of huge pupils opened up in the sky above the statue. They were bloodshot.
Alex’s heart skipped a beat as favonovel.com subconsciously looked at them. The next second, his mind was attracted by the strange eyes, and his consciousness dazed before entering a certain odd place.
It was so dark that favonovel.com could not see anything. Alex reached out to touch the surroundings, but favonovel.com failed. He could not even feel his own body.
‘Where is this?’
Just as this question arose in Alex’s mind, an ancient voice rang in his ears. “Welcome to the trial ground of the True Martial Shrine. You are a trialist here for the first time. As for this time’s trial of willpower, may I ask which difficulty you wish to proceed with?”
Taken aback, Alex said subconsciously, “Does the trial have different levels of difficulty?”
That voice replied, “That’s right. They are normal, hard, and hell.”
Alex was startled again. “You can actually talk? Who are you? The True Martial Starlord?”
“Who am I? I’m not the True Martial Starlord. I used to be part of the True Martial Starlord’s soul that was divided into millions.”
Alex was slightly shocked.
However, favonovel.com still asked the voice with caution. This time, favonovel.com asked about the differences among the three difficulty levels. The answer Alex acquired was that the rewards were different. When Alex asked the voice what the specific rewards were, it refused to elaborate… It implied that favonovel.com could obtain more generous rewards in accordance with his score.
“Then, what are the specific differences among the three levels of difficulty? You can tell me.”
“No, I can’t.”
“D*mn it…”
“But what I can tell you is that after passing the test of willpower on hell difficulty, you will truly obtain rewards from the True Martial Starlord! The rewards from the other levels of difficulty, in fact, can only be regarded as consolation! I can, however, sense that you possess the aura of that former successful trialist, so I strongly recommend you go for the ‘hell’ level. Otherwise, even I will despise you.”
“Now, that…”
To his surprise, the examiner of the trial grounds had feelings.
Since the examiner had said so, Alex made up his mind. “Deal. I’ll take the ‘hell’ level.”
The examiner’s voice emanated exaltation. “Very well! I wish you success! For the test of willpower on ‘hell’ level, the mission is to stay alive and kill 99,999 abyssal demon beasts.”
“Holy crap! That many? I’ll be dead before I kill them all!”
“A gentle reminder. Each abyssal demon beast possesses the same combat power as yours.”
“What did you say?”
‘The examiner is joking, wasn’ t be?’
How could Alex possibly pass the trial on that kind of difficulty?
Fortunately, since favonovel.com would be fine if favonovel.com failed, favonovel.com would simply treat it like a game and play it.
However, that voice could be heard again. “Since you have inherited part of the will of the last successful trialist, you can‘t quit halfway. The penalty of forfeiting the trial is obliteration.”
“What did you say? What sort of obliteration?” Alex was shocked.
“You’d be dead in reality.”
