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Liu Yu frowned and said, "If This Penniless Priest did not remember wrongly, the surface of the Transcendence Holy Tree's trunk and branches are filled with a poison that can seep into the pores of a person's body. As for the holy tree's leaves, they are even more poisonous. Benefactor Shi Xiaobai, are you pulling our leg?"
Shi Xiaobai shook his head and said calmly, "It's obviously not a joke. What This King said is the truth. That holy tree is indeed laced with poison, and it is indeed more apt to call it a devil's tree or poisonous tree, but unfortunately, This King is immune to poison. Just that bit of poison did not cause any harm to This King, instead, it benefitted This King."
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Chapter377 139?
Pulp Farmer and company exchanged looks once again. Shi Xiaobai could always surprise them, astonish them, to the point of leaving them aghast. Therefore, when Shi Xiaobai said that he was immune to poison, there was nothing much left for their hearts to be stirred. However, they still found it unbelievable. It was really odd to have a reason of eating tree leaves because of hunger caused by anger.
However, Pulp Farmer and company did not harp on this topic. Regardless if it were true or false, it would be impolite to probe further.
Liu Yu immediately changed topics by saying, "The encounters of Benefactor Shi Xiaobai are truly enviable. If This Penniless Priest didn't guess wrongly, the holy tree's fruit should be one of the heritage items in this land of trials. It is something like the Level Lords that cannot be replicated. It was left behind as opportunities for future generations by the creator of the trials. The Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower's heritage is relatively rare compared to other trials, but each of them is extremely valuable, or even priceless. Over the millennia, most of the heritage has been discovered by our predecessors, so the ones left behind are extremely well-hidden, or the way to obtain them is inexplicable. To be honest, the greatest goal This Penniless Priest had when joining this trial was to obtain one of the holy heritage items of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, but unfortunately to no avail."
Shi Xiaobai laughed for he found his luck pretty good. In fact, he had previously used ten thousand points to exchange for Holy Radiance back on the second level. That sword was currently lent to Sunless, and it was apparently one of the holy items of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower.
Shi Xiaobai and company trudged through the Silent Desolate Lands for a long period of time. The road ahead was long and monotonous, while the scenery was repetitive, with yellow sand and gray rocks, a bleak and desolate scene. Thankfully, Liu Yu was quite a talkative person. He was always capable of finding a topic to defuse the boring situation.
Along the way, Liu Yu mentioned a lot of the background stories of the world in the seventh level. The world was very large, with the Infernal domain and Transcendence only taking up a tiny part of the world map. There were many trial-takers throughout history that teamed up to tour and explore the world. They shared the culture and origins of this world with the human world at a later date.
After all, this world was a replica of a real plane of existence. Although it was an ancient era, and its level of civilization was not high, the splendid culture was still worth studying and learning from.
Shi Xiaobai liked to hear a wide variety of stories from a young age. Regardless if they were epic legends or simple and naive fairy tales, Shi Xiaobai was always able to imagine the scenes of the story, immersing himself in the story and experience its ups and downs.
Shi Xiaobai believed that even if he managed to kill the Infernal King and completed the mission from the Absolute Choice, he would still fail to obtain the approval of the assessment program. It would be even better in that case. In that case, he could explore the world with his own feet like many other people.
After trudging through the Silent Desolate Lands for an unknown period of time, even the burning sun gradually turned warm and soft.
Pulp Farmer suddenly stopped at some point in time.
He said, "It's about time. Let's finish it here."
Liu Yu and Feng Yuanlin stopped as well, and nodded at Pulp Farmer.
Shi Xiaobai was somewhat puzzled by Pulp Farmer's sentence. He asked curiously, "What do you mean?"
Only then did Pulp Farmer recall that he had a 'noob' beside him that did not know anything about the seventh level. He said helplessly, "In the seventh level, trial-takers would experience a calamity every three days. We call this 'Surviving the Calamity'. Overlord Ji Feng managed to survive a hundred days, undergoing thirty-four calamities before finally obtaining the approval of the assessment program. As for me, my first calamity was three days ago at approximately this time. So, my second calamity is coming very soon! The second calamity is still rather easy, so I'll settle it myself."
Shi Xiaobai immediately remembered how he and Speechless had encountered the assault of gigantic black scorpions, the steel rhinoceroses and the stone dragons. That was probably the calamity Pulp Farmer was referring to?
It was unknown whose calamity it was the other time, his or Speechless's.
Shi Xiaobai nodded his head to express his understanding. Therefore, he stood quietly by the side, waiting for Pulp Farmer's second calamity to befall him.
A minute later, there was a rumble from the west.
Black figures began to appear along the horizon.
Upon focusing, Shi Xiaobai was somewhat surprised. Aren't those the gigantic black scorpions?
The gigantic black scorpions crawled towards them from afar in a dense crowd. There were approximately more than a hundred of them.
"The second calamity, a hundred and thirty-nine black poisonous scorpions. It seems the assessment program has quite a good evaluation of me."
The corners of Pulp Farmer's mouth suffused a smile as he walked forward with spear in hand. He said in high spirits, "Wait for me here. I'll be right back. I'll settle this calamity myself!"
Pulp Farmer charged towards the black scorpions that rolled towards him like a wave. As he thrust his spear forward in a magnificent manner, he began engaging in an intense massacre.
Shi Xiaobai surveyed his surroundings and was even more flabbergasted.
Why were there only the gigantic black scorpions? What happened to the steel rhinoceroses and the stone dragons?
At this moment, Liu Yu said with mixed feelings, "The assessment program will come up with a judgment based on the trial-taker's performance. And the difficulty of the first calamity is decided according to the judgment. With the second calamity at 139 black scorpions, Pulp Farmer is already considered above average compared to all past trial-takers. His future is limitless!"
Upon hearing Liu Yu's words, Shi Xiaobai fell silent.
He and Speechless had been engaged in a pincer attack by the gigantic black scorpions, steel rhinoceroses and stone dragons. Just the number of black scorpions numbered above ten thousand.
If 139 black scorpions was considered above average, what was the standard of the calamity he and Speechless encountered?
It was unknown if that calamity was his first or if it was Speechless's second or third calamity.
Pulp Farmer and the hundred odd scorpions fought in an intense battle for more than ten minutes. Pulp Farmer was not immune to poison like Shi Xiaobai, so he needed to be constantly wary against the scorpions' poisons. Therefore, he fought very meticulously and spent quite a bit of time. However, Pulp Farmer was rather strong, so it was just a matter of time for him to defeat the black scorpions.
Shi Xiaobai suddenly thought of a problem and asked Liu Yu, "If we are currently in Transcendence, how would the black scorpions appear?"
Liu Yu said with a laugh, "The scorpions will appear outside Transcendence before attacking Transcendence. In fact, many trial-takers will choose to hide in Transcendence or other places to avoid the calamity. In the beginning, it would be effective, but with the difficulty of the calamity increasing every ro
und, no country will be able to protect the trial-taker later on. Furthermore, no country will choose to protect the trial-taker. Legends say that the thirty-fourth calamity can easily destroy Transcendence, with no one being able to protect it. Therefore, no one else dares to attempt what Overlord Ji Feng did back in the day."
Shi Xiaobai nodded and immediately understood the difficulty involved in this matter. If the thirty-fourth calamity could easily destroy Transcendence, it meant that Leonis could not withstand it at all. Therefore, the difficulty was obviously hard.
At this moment, Pulp Farmer finally finished the last scorpion and slowly walked over.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting. Let's go, the Door of the Bravehearts is already not far from here!"
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Chapter378 Darling, you finally came back?
In front of the Door of the Bravehearts, the pavilion that was overgrown with grass despite once sending off countless Bravehearts was rundown and deserted. However, there were two figures sitting in the pavilion. They added a beauty to the bleakness of the area.
They were two beautiful girls.
One of them was wearing an azure-colored dress. She was sitting silently with her eyes slightly dazed. Her back was facing the Infernal domain, while her gaze was cast onto the desolate plains, as though she was waiting for something.
The other girl was dressed in a school uniform with a short skirt. She had silver hair and exquisite facial features. She wore black-rimmed glasses and had the liveliness of her youth, but also seemed elegant and graceful. She was reading a book that was in her hand.
However, the silver-haired girl would occasionally look up from her books and glance at Sunless, with a hesitant look.
In this pavilion, the silver-haired girl had accompanied Sunless for an entire night and an entire day. Although she could kill time by reading books, it was still too boring.
The silver-haired girl hesitated for a moment before finally taking out her writing board and wrote a line of text before gently rapping the table.
Sunless slowly turned her head and read the words on the board with all seriousness.
It was written:
"Sis Sunless, the person you are waiting for... If the person chose another method or was eliminated at the other levels because of bad luck, what would you do?"
This was a rather realistic problem. The silver-haired girl did not know who Sunless was waiting for, nor did she know the reason why Sunless was waiting. However, the silver-haired girl knew that there were too many possibilities for her to keep waiting like this.
The person Sunless was waiting for might not necessarily come to the Infernal domain. In that case, Sunless would be wasting her precious time by waiting. With the passage of time, more and more difficult calamities would befall Sunless, eventually forcing her to use the exit command.
The silver-haired girl was somewhat worried that Sunless would not meet the person she was waiting for.
Sunless said with a deadpan expression, "Will come."
Her tone was as pure as spring water, but there was no way to tell if the mood was extremely confident or not.
The silver-haired girl paused for a moment before writing: "I see, so did you agree on meeting at the Door of the Bravehearts?"
Sunless shook her head. "No."
The silver-haired girl was somewhat at a loss whether to laugh or to cry as she quickly wrote: "Then how are you so sure that the person you are waiting for will come!? Did he (she) mention it earlier?"
The silver-haired girl could not be sure if the person Sunless was waiting for was male or female, so when she wrote 'he', she added an additional 'she'.
Sunless shook her head once again. With some hesitation, she whispered, "Not coming is also fine."
The silver-haired girl was somewhat dumbfounded, but she could sense a resolute tone in the emotionless voice.
Sunless waited without caring if she could manage to wait for him. All she wanted was to wait, and that she had to wait.
The person she was waiting for was too, too important to her. She had to wait for him, and it did not matter if he would come!
The silver-haired girl slowly figured this out as her eyes lit up slightly. Her Soul of Gossip burned intensely as she giggled and wrote: "Is the person Sis Sunless is waiting for someone she likes?"
Sunless' dull eyes immediately turned dazed before they turned deep.
At this moment, silence was equivalent to acquiescence, with silence beating speech.
The silver-haired girl was immediately left more curious. She did not want to disturb Sunless any further, but her thoughts of accompanying Sunless in her waiting became firmer. She was in no hurry to enter the Infernal domain and she had plenty of time left. She believed that she could clear the first thirty calamities.
What she was eager to know was the person Sunless was waiting for. Who was it? It was unknown if she knew the person or if she had seen the person before!
Suddenly, the silver-haired girl felt an extremely dangerous aura as her hair stood up. Immediately, she turned around!
Sunless had also simultaneously felt the same sense of danger as she turned.
They were looking in the direction of the Door of the Bravehearts.
Out of the narrow intersection, a graceful figure slowly walked out.
On closer look, it was something that made one involuntarily hold one's breath.
This was because the person who walked out was an extremely beautiful woman dressed in rainbow-colored robes. Her skin was as white as snow, and her beauty was peerless. It was enough to topple kingdoms. Her body was excellent with a voluptuous chest and slender hips. She was a stunner.
However, each strand of hair the beautiful woman had was in the shape of a thin snake!
The snake-haired woman walked out of the Infernal domain and floated towards the pavilion!
Upon seeing her face, Sunless immediately grabbed Holy Radiance, which was on the table.
The silver-haired girl also raised the book in her hand in a battle pose. Her other hand quickly wrote three words on the writing board.
"Infernal Queen Medusa!"
Medusa was the name of the beautiful lady walking slowly in front of them.
She was the only wife of the Infernal King, the mistress of the Infernal domain!
Her strength was equally terrifying; it was just slightly weaker than the Infernal King's!
Why did Infernal Queen Medusa suddenly appear outside the Infernal domain!?
Sunless and the silver-haired girl immediately turned cautious.
The Infernal Queen slowly walked over and soon reached the pavilion. She revealed a beautiful smile that could overwhelm all men and said, "Don't worry, This Queen will not attack you."
The Infernal Queen's voice was pleasing to the ears, but Sunless and the silver-haired girl did not dare to relax.
The Infernal Queen shook her head and laughed. She sat at a stone table a distance away from Sunless and softly said, "This Door of the Bravehearts is already in such a run down state. This Queen hasn't seen Bravehearts dare to stay around here for countless years. Don't worry, This Queen never kills Bravehearts, because every time they appear, This Queen can admire the Darling Husband's magnificence. To This Queen, it is a form of enjoyment."
The Darling Husband the Infernal Queen was referring to was naturally the Infernal King.
Sunless and the silver-haired girl remained alert in silence. Although they could not sense any killing intent from the Infernal Queen, they were not naive to believe that the beautiful snake-haired woman was a harmless herbivore.
The Infernal Queen moved her lips slightly once again as she softly said, "It seems both of you are waiting for someone? This Queen's Darling Husband who makes one lovesick is about to return. You wouldn't mind This Queen from waiting in this pavilion for a while, right?"
Upon hearing this, Sunless and the silver-haired girl
exchanged looks. Both of them were astonished.
What the Infernal Queen meant was that the Infernal King was not in the Infernal domain. Furthermore, the Infernal King was about to return?
Sunless and the silver-haired girl exchanged looks once again, but they managed to calm down.
They sat back down at the stone table.
The method of killing the Infernal King to clear the seventh level was something she would attempt sooner or later. Since the Infernal King was about to return, it just meant the pushing forward of an intense battle.
Sunless sighed. She did not have much confidence in defeating the Infernal King. She did not care about winning or losing, nor did she care about clearing the seventh level. All she wanted was to wait for Shi Xiaobai!
The heavens seemed to hear her inner thoughts at that moment.
Suddenly, across the barren land, four figures appeared!
Sunless immediately saw an extremely familiar figure among them!
Wasn't that black-haired youth Shi Xiaobai?
Shi Xiaobai had indeed come!
Sunless immediately stood up from her seat.
The silver-haired girl also noticed the four figures walking from the horizon. Similarly, she first noticed Shi Xiaobai from the group.
She had encountered Shi Xiaobai back in the second level when they were protecting the city. Back then, Shi Xiaobai had given up the honor of being first to clear the level by selflessly using 500 of his points to heal the city's tree. It had shocked and touched her.
Brother Xiaobai, we have finally met again!
The silver-haired girl stood up with a smile as well.
Sunless and the silver-haired girl stood up spontaneously as they walked out of the pavilion.
But there was a figure that was even faster than them, and it felt more urgent than them!
The Infernal Queen was walking in front of them.
At the same time, a coquettish and mesmerizing voice resounded in front of the two girls.