"You can open them now," Rosaria's voice rang out.
Xandros slowly opened his eyes—only to be blinded by an overwhelming light.
As his vision adjusted, his breath caught in his throat.
Standing before him was an ancient, colossal door, one that had existed across countless eons.
Its vast and boundless aura pressed down on him with an indescribable force.
Xandros' entire body trembled uncontrollably—his knees nearly buckling beneath him as if he were about to kneel.
Rosaria stepped forward and held his hands. In that mont, Xandros no longer felt pressure from the door, but the ancient aura still sent chills down his spine.
"Are you okay?" Rosaria asked with concern.
"I'm okay," Xandros said, calming himself down. "Where are we?"
"In a hidden and unknown ruin—one that will change your talent," Rosaria said in a deep voice.
When Xandros heard this, he looked at Rosaria in surprise. "If it's unknown, then why are we here?"
"Due to a battle I fought with soone, I was sent into space, and by chance, I found myself here, standing before this ancient colossal door. At that ti, I had the sa expression as you."
"I was able to enter through the door and discovered that it was an inheritance site. Even though I don't know the exact inheritance, when I tried divining it, all I t was nothingness—which ans it is an inheritance beyond my scope."
"After passing through tests and trials, I couldn't reach the end but was granted the opportunity to choose soone to participate in the trial for the inheritance."
"After observing you and your determination, I chose you because you have high hopes of passing the trials," Rosaria explained.
When Xandros processed her words, he asked, "What does the test entail?"
"I can't say anything about that, as it varies," Rosaria explained.
"Since you weren't able to pass, how can I? Also, my strength is weaker than yours. Wouldn't I be in danger?" Xandros asked.
"Don't worry, it doesn't rely on strength, so there's no need to be afraid," Rosaria reassured him. She hugged Xandros, patting his head. "Also, you know I would never put you in danger."
When Xandros heard this, he smiled and hugged her back.
"Don't worry, even if there is danger, I have prepared a ans of protection for you," Rosaria said with a smile.
She waved her hand, and two bracelets appeared. With a slight motion, she guided them onto Xandros' wrists.
"One of the bracelets will protect you twice from any attack, and the other will teleport you away if it detects that your life is in danger," Rosaria explained.
When Xandros saw this, he felt reassured, his anxiety easing.
"Also, you need to familiarize yourself with the aura of the ancient door, or else you won't be able to progress in the test," Rosaria said. With another wave of her hand, Xandros was once again exposed to the overwhelming aura of the colossal ancient door.
He steeled himself, enduring the pressure and resisting it. He didn't know how long he spent adapting, but eventually, he realized he had grown accustod to the door's aura.
But that wasn't all—he noticed that the Supre Demon Technique had ascended to another realm, and his strength had increased.
He looked at Rosaria in surprise, but she only smiled back at him.
"You know I wouldn't let you do anything that would waste your energy," she said, pinching his cheek playfully.
"Are you ready?" she asked.
Xandros nodded in confirmation.
After making sure he was prepared, Rosaria waved her hand, summoning sothing that shot forward and crashed into the ancient colossal door.
KACHA! KACHA!
A seven-layered unknown rune, which looked forbidden, appeared on the door. Slowly, the ancient colossal door began to open.
An enormous aura surged from the passageway, making Xandros gulp in fear—it was overbearing and terrifying.
He cald himself down and took a look at Rosaria before nodding. Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward into the passageway, while Rosaria waved at him with an encouraging smile. The ancient colossal door closed with a deep, resounding thud.
Xandros watched as the door sealed shut, Rosaria's smile lingering in his mind. Seeing her expression gave him a sense of encouragent.
"Let's do this," Xandros said, taking a deep breath.
A few minutes later...
A young man was breathing heavily, gashes and wounds covering his entire body. He emitted a demonic aura.
Xandros glanced back. As it turned out, the trial had begun the mont he entered the passageway. The passage itself was a test, filled with traps and unexpected attacks, each stronger than him.
If not for his strong body and quick reflexes, he would have been struck down already. Thinking back on the training he did with Rosaria, he felt imnse gratitude for her—he now understood why she had trained him in that direction.
Xandros continued walking, carefully surveying his surroundings. Suddenly, he stopped.
From a certain distance, he could tell there were traps ahead. He had been observing and calculating the pattern, and based on his estimations, he had reached one of those locations.
Summoning a golem, he threw it toward the ground, watching as it marched forward into the trap.
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