[Vol. 6] Chapter 105: Breaking the Formation
When Violet ca back to her senses, she was once again standing in the quiet, enclosed space.
Recalling the indescribable sweetness of the previous mont, she couldn’t help but show a complex, bittersweet smile.
To be honest, even though the trial was so realistic it was almost impossible to distinguish from reality, from the very beginning, the priestess’s divine consciousness had already spread out and located her true physical body in the real world. Even if she couldn’t overco her [Heart Demon], she could always escape using more forceful thods.
She had just wanted to see what hidden feelings and thoughts lurked deep within her, feelings she wasn’t even fully aware of, like the emotions she had just experienced.
“Partner… was that really just an illusion created by my own thoughts? Was it really my [Heart Demon] playing tricks, making seem self-righteous, or…”
Never mind. When she returned to that continent, she would have a good talk with Lilya. Her sudden departure probably made many people worried, so she would need to consider others more carefully in the future.
Putting away her wandering thoughts, Violet’s excellent divine body soon helped her regain a calm, steady state of mind.
She looked around.
This was a vast, empty hall.
The walls, floor, and ceiling were all the sa shade of black and gray. It wasn’t made of brick or stone but was more like a seamless, lted tal structure, as if she had been placed inside a giant triangular box with no windows at all.
The only connection to the outside was a sharp, conical entrance she had seen when she first entered the room, and a small door at the farthest inner side of the “box,” directly opposite.
“In this world, with so many lives, even the highest of them are just fleeting monts, huh… Seems like I see things clearly. The ‘Gate of Humanity’ truly lives up to its na. I wonder who the great being was who designed this [Six-Line Array Palace].”
Violet glanced around the empty space again, lost in thought.
Here, it seed to be the outer area of the [Six-Line Array Palace], corresponding to one of the six doors. Every creature entering the “Gate of Humanity” would undergo a trial here. Despite the changes in environnt and scene earlier, her true self had always remained still in this place.
Violet had actually noticed this from the beginning. The principle at work here seed to be similar to the dream-invoking techniques used by the ng Rui and Flower Spirits on the [Music Fairy Ship]. It involved guiding the consciousness of a living being into a dream, but it was much deeper and more complex.
This was the power of turning dreams into true “reality.”
However, since this was the true inner space of the “Gate of Humanity,” and putting aside whether the Western Origin Spirit Maiden and the Peach Blossom Guards had entered, at least the group of outsiders should also be undergoing their trials here, since they all entered together.
Strange… Where did everyone else go?
Although she was puzzled, the priestess didn’t let it affect her actions. Since she had passed the “Gate of Humanity” test, there was no reason to stay here and waste ti.
The small door in front of her had quietly opened when the final illusion shattered.
Since the exit door had opened, it ant she could leave. But she rembered that Xiao Kong had specifically ntioned that only after completing all the trials of the [Six-Line Array Palace] could the participants leave this space.
In other words…
She realized sothing and stepped forward.
As she passed through the door, she was greeted by an even more fantastical and strange sight. But this ti, it was no longer an illusion.
The surroundings suddenly opened up, and it was no longer a confined room. Instead, it looked like she was standing in the ruins of so ancient battlefield.
The bones of strange beasts were scattered across the land. Among them were colossal remains, comparable to dragons, and more delicate skeletons with human-like proportions. But they were all long dead. Over ti, the traces of their existence had faded, leaving behind only these shattered and dazzling remains.
The ground was covered in depressions and broken ravines, the result of powerful energy explosions. A terrifying energy storm still lingered like a barrier above the space, turning the sky a dim, dusk-like yellow.
And at the very center of this ancient battlefield…
The girl saw a grand, massive pillar rising from the ground, stretching all the way to the sky!
The pillar was hundreds of feet wide, like a giant peak, its top piercing into the heart of the energy storm in the sky. Despite the great distance, it still filled much of Violet’s field of vision, like a towering mountain that could not be ignored.
A sense of ancient, primordial power emanated from it, and just standing there, slightly tilted, it beca the core of this world.
The dying light of the energy storm illuminated the land. Following the beam of light, Violet shifted her gaze and saw a cosplay girl with short black hair and a pair of cute long furry cat ears standing not far from her, gazing at the giant pillar.
“Why are you the only one here? Where’s Murong Yun?”
Xiao Kong, who was also looking at the mysterious pillar, turned around and smiled at the priestess who had just arrived.
“You’re faster than expected, just in ti. It seems like you’re quite indifferent to the seven emotions and desires of the human world.”
The black-haired girl rolled her eyes.
“Don’t make sound like a monk. You still haven’t answered my question.”
Xiao Kong wasn’t offended by the retort. With the casual tone of an old friend, she turned her gaze back to the towering pillar and said calmly,
“The kid nad Murong Yun isn’t mature enough. He can pass the trials of the [Six-Line Array Palace], but if he faces enemies here, no matter how much resolve he has or whether he’s overco his [Heart Demon], the absolute gap in strength will likely lead him to only one outco, becoming just another body among these scattered remains.”
“He’s a talented human with a bright future, so it’d be a sha for him to die like this. That’s why I found an excuse to take him out. He wouldn’t be able to pass the ‘Gate of Humanity’ trial as quickly as you did.”
Hearing this, Violet quickly understood.
“So, what you’re saying is… Murong Yun is still undergoing the trial? The [Six-Line Array Palace] has multiple spaces, and each participant is assigned to an independent environnt?”
Xiao Kong couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Of course! Otherwise, if two people entered at the sa ti, what if one finishes the trial first and attacks those who are unprepared? You have to account for all kinds of situations.”
“I see… You seem very familiar with this place, whether it’s the [Great Secret Realm of Chaos] or the [Six-Line Array Palace]?”
The cat-eared girl smiled again, and now that they were alone, she seed to have put aside all pretense. She spoke frankly,
“Of course I’m familiar with it, because I was the one who created the [Six-Line Array Palace].”
She glanced at Violet, whose calm silver-blue eyes t hers.
“Violet, you don’t seem surprised?”
The black-haired girl shook her head, noncommittal.
“Well, you made it pretty obvious. From the abilities you displayed to your knowledge of this secret realm, even the respect that the Peach Blossom Sage and the others have for you, both openly and subtly, show that you’re soone extraordinary.”
“Especially when you easily bypassed the trial of the ‘Gate of Humanity’ and arrived here ahead of ti, it practically gave away your close connection to the creator of the [Six-Line Array Palace]. After hearing about the multiple spaces here that are hard for ordinary people to understand, if I still didn’t catch on, I’d be pretty foolish.”
“Xiao Kong, who exactly are you?”
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