Chapter 1013 - 337: Three Million Years_3

"This carpet’s aura is terrifying. If I could take it out, it might sell for a good price."

Lin Zheyu looked at the carpet beneath his feet and couldn’t help but speak.

From the carpet emanated a terrifying wild aura.

Those with weak wills would tremble all over and collapse to their knees just from sensing this aura.

Lin Zheyu resisted the urge to test the carpet’s defenses and stepped forward.

"Where is the entrance to the next stage?"

Lin Zheyu scanned the area, searching for the entrance to the next stage.

He was not entirely ignorant about the Witch Race inheritance grounds, having done ample research before setting out.

According to ancient records, the trials required in different Witch Clan Secret Realms greatly vary.

Usually, they test three aspects.

First, the potential of the physical body, then the temperament and comprehension, and finally, the compatibility with the witch cultivation system.

However, the trial content set by Witch Race powerhouses also differs.

Specific details are not recorded in the texts.

It seems every cultivator who undergoes the Witch Race inheritance is restricted from disclosing related information.

Lin Zheyu has not been restricted yet.

He estimated that the restriction would probably occur upon leaving.

While Lin Zheyu was searching for the entrance to the next trial stage,

a glint flashed through the lifelike eyes of a giant statue deep in the hall.

A will that had been dormant for an unknown period slowly awakened within the statue.

"Hmm..."

"Just how many years have passed in this world, for the consciousness left here to have weakened to this extent?"

The consciousness within the statue felt its weakness and murmured softly.

Whether due to having slept too long or being too weak, this consciousness appeared somewhat sluggish.

"Has it been over ten thousand years..."

"For over ten thousand years, only one A-grade inheritor has appeared. Has the world really declined to such a state..."

"Huh, why is this inheritor so short, are they from the Human Race’s Dwarf Race branch..."

The consciousness within the statue was slightly impaired, with many missing memories, but it still remembered its task.

Only the appearance of an A-grade inheritor would awaken this consciousness.

"No matter, as long as they’re A-grade."

The consciousness murmured softly.

The statue’s eyes suddenly shot out two beams of light, enveloping Lin Zheyu.

"Power of Space-Time, is it a Teleportation Array?"

"Wasn’t the second stage trial supposed to take place here?"

Lin Zheyu thought to himself, feeling a bit surprised.

He didn’t expect the second stage trial not to be here.

The moment the mysterious light enveloped Lin Zheyu, he felt immobilized and was passively teleported away.

In the brief moment his vision blurred, Lin Zheyu felt only an instant had passed before he arrived at his destination.

What greeted his eyes was endless yellow earth and swirling yellow sand.

The howling gale swept across the sky, carrying endless yellow sand with it.

The gale was astonishingly powerful, its immense force overwhelming, vast, connecting heaven and earth, boundless and unending, blocking out the sun.

"What is this stage testing?"

Lin Zheyu squinted, looking at the endless yellow sand, contemplating to himself.

Upon arriving, all the restrictions on him vanished.

The golden Celestial Eye in his sea of consciousness suddenly opened, and his powerful perception was pushed to its limits, yet he still couldn’t touch the boundary of this realm.

This realm was much larger than the Witch Race Secret Realm Lin Zheyu had previously entered.

WHOO WHOO WHOO—

The gale howled.

Walking on the ocher ground amid the endless yellow sand, Lin Zheyu attempted to see if any trials would be triggered.

However, he failed.

"Strange, what exactly is this stage testing, willpower?"

Lin Zheyu looked at the vast, unending yellow sand, pondering to himself.

Everywhere he looked, besides the ocher ground and the pervasive yellow sand, not a single plant was in sight.

The entire world, apart from the ocher ground and yellow sand, was devoid of anything.

WHOOSH—

Lin Zheyu moved slightly, stepping forward, sprinting towards the horizon.

Since he didn’t know what this stage was testing, he decided to wander around to see if he could find the boundary of this realm.

Time passed slowly.

A day passed.

Two days passed.

Three days passed.

For three days, Lin Zheyu pushed his speed to the limit, continuously moving in one direction.

The vast energy stored within the Divine Treasure was more than half consumed.

Yet, he still couldn’t find the boundary of this realm.

It was as if this realm was vast and boundless, infinite.

"Something’s wrong!"

"Something’s wrong with this world."

Lin Zheyu stopped and frowned slightly.

He suspected that this world might be spherical, like Earth, and that he had been circling around this realm countless times.

However.

Lin Zheyu had quite an aptitude for space rules and could leave space imprints in the void.

Every inch of the void, with its unique distribution of rule powers, was exceedingly clear in his perception and could be used as landmarks for positioning.

Yet for three days, Lin Zheyu had not discovered any of his imprints, nor did the distribution of rule powers in the void repeat.

This left him without full confidence in his hypothesis.

Yet the size of this world was secondary.

The content of this stage’s test was the main point.

"What exactly is this stage testing?"

"Mental willpower?"

Lin Zheyu thought secretly.

He felt,

that the Witch Race powerhouse might very well intend to imprison him in this desolate world for long ages to test his mental resilience.

"If that’s the case, then it’s too lame..."

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