163: Chapter 163 Trial

The guard was overjoyed, immediately leaping into the large pit. After slightly adjusting his breathing, he walked directly into the vortex.

However, just over ten seconds later, a booming sound came from within.

The guard flew out, covered in char, rolling until he hit the edge of the pit. He was emitting black smoke, as if he had turned into charcoal.

"Save him!"

As soon as President Ye spoke, the guards beside him immediately rushed down to feed a pill to the 'charcoal'.

A few seconds later, the 'charcoal' coughed several times, clearly having caught his breath.

"It is... the Thunder-type... Wuque Method. It is impossible to block, it is too tyrannical. However... it should be suitable for Miss Miao..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions varied.

The happiest one was, of course, Miao Manman. The Thunder-type Wuque Method is extremely rare; she had begged everyone she knew but could not obtain one. She never expected that this Gate of Heavens Legacy would happen to provide one.

"I'll go!"

She stood up, ready to go into the pit, but Ye Qingzhou reached out to stop her.

"Don't be in a hurry. Even if you have the Thunder Spirit Body, it does not guarantee success."

"Jiang Yan, Nie Yu, which one of you will go?"

Nie Yu was a girl, so Jiang Yan immediately stepped forward.

"President, I will go first."

"Good!" Ye Qingzhou followed up with instructions, "After you go in, do not be impatient. Try to hold out for as long as possible. Even if you cannot hold on in the end, try to find patterns and summarize the experience."

"Understood!"

Jiang Yan leaped into the pit and walked into the vortex again.

He managed to hold out for significantly longer than the Blood Refining guard; it was over thirty seconds before he retreated from within in a sorry state.

Although he was not as miserable as the first one, his face was covered in char, his hair was frizzed out, and his clothes were riddled with dense holes, making him look quite comical.

As soon as he came out, he shook his head repeatedly, "President, this trial is too terrifying. I feel like there is simply no possibility of passing it."

"Don't talk about whether it is possible or not. Just tell me what you saw inside and what you encountered."

Jiang Yan panted, "Inside is a long corridor, very long. At the end, there seems to be a figure. As long as you take half a step forward, it will attract an attack."

"As for how it attacks, I couldn't see clearly. I only felt lightning everywhere. I barely managed to withstand I don't know if it was two or three waves, and I felt like I was almost beaten to death."

"Fortunately, my feet accidentally retreated to the starting point, and I came out immediately."

"Good, very good. Being able to find a way to retreat means you won't be crippled at the very least."

Ye Qingzhou then turned to the last team member.

"Nie Yu, it is up to you next. Still, try to delay as much as possible, and at the same time, think of a way to deal with this lightning."

Nie Yu nodded and walked into the vortex again.

However, she did not hold out as long as Jiang Yan; before thirty seconds had passed, she stumbled out with tattered clothes.

As a fellow girl, Miao Manman rushed over and wrapped her in her own coat.

"Nie Yu, how are you?"

"Sister Manman, President, I'm sorry, I only held out for two waves of attacks."

"It doesn't matter. What did you experience? Is it the same as Jiang Yan?"

"Basically the same. However, I saw the figure clearly. It is actually a humanoid mass of lightning. Moreover, the attack waves are distinct. The first wave only has one strike, and each subsequent wave increases by one strike. It seems that after each wave of attacks, its brightness dims a little. I think the trial might require holding out until it consumes all of its spiritual energy."

"I see, thank you."

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou also came down to the pit and nodded deeply at her, "You did very well, get some good rest."

"It seems this Wuque Method trial is indeed extremely difficult. Manman, I will scout the path for you one more time."

"Qingzhou, you..."

"Rest assured."

Ye Qingzhou patted her arm and turned to stride toward the vortex.

At this time, even Tang Long rarely spoke up to cheer him on, "President Ye, come on! Put aside the matter of you owing me eight million for now, don't have any psychological pressure!"

Ye Qingzhou pretended not to hear, and his figure disappeared directly.

At this moment, Miao Manman looked back at Tang Long, feeling increasingly strange.

According to Tang Long's past style and his prejudice against Ye Qingzhou, she felt that Tang Long should not have made such a concession. Anyway, if it were her, there would be no possibility of yielding.

But now, with everyone watching, she could not ask.

Time passed bit by bit, and it was nearly three minutes before another explosion sounded from the vortex.

Ye Qingzhou's figure flipped backward, and he knelt on one knee on the ground, panting uncontrollably.

His appearance was even more miserable than the first guard; not only were his clothes in tatters and his whole body charred, but he was even bald.

The guard immediately came over to drape clothes on him and fed him a pill.

After panting for a long while, Ye Qingzhou slammed the ground in hatred.

"I withstood up to the seventh wave, but the power of the trial suddenly increased significantly!"

"Based on the comprehensive analysis so far, one should be able to complete the trial after withstanding nine waves."

"Manman, the first six waves are easier to withstand. But after six waves, even if you have the Thunder Spirit Body, it is still very dangerous. Do you want to..."

Seeing Ye Qingzhou turn his gaze over, how could Tang Long not know what this guy was thinking.

He had made up his mind to give up on Miao Manman and, conversely, did not want her to obtain the Wuque inheritance, so he was finding ways to let others go first. Now, the idea had actually hit his side.

That won't do; if I go in, it will likely be the end.

Miss Miao is so arrogant; if I don't let her taste the severity herself, when she comes to beg me later, how can I negotiate terms?

So he quickly shouted, "President Ye, that won't do. Doing business requires credibility. I'm afraid you will find an excuse to deduct money later!"

Since Tang Long said this, Ye Qingzhou could not object and could only pretend to cough to cover it up.

Miao Manman looked at the two of them and didn't say anything more, turning around and walking straight into the vortex.

Stepping into the vortex, she felt a slight dizziness.

When she regained her senses, she indeed found herself standing in a long corridor. The four walls were built of bluestone, and it was about eight steps in all directions, a square.

At the end of the corridor, there was indeed a human shape formed by extremely strong Thunder Spirit energy, which should be the legendary trial spirit.

The trial spirit seemed to sense her arrival, opening a pair of stark white lightning eyes to look at her, and its whole body was pulsating with lightning, as if summoning her.

Miao Manman took a deep breath, adjusted herself, and stepped out directly for the first step.

The trial spirit raised its hand instantly, and a chaotic mass of lightning suddenly blasted over.

Miao Manman's pupils shrank, her hair stood on end, and lightning rolled over her body, and she sprang toward the side wall in the nick of time.

After two spins and rebounds, she landed and found that she was unscathed; she had actually dodged it.

This was certainly due to the Thunder Spirit Body's extraordinary sensing of Thunder Spirit energy, and it was also due to the explosive power of the Thunder Spirit energy.

With this experience, her mind was greatly settled.

It was all about the same as she expected; what others called 'lightning everywhere' was actually just one strike.

It was just that the way the Thunder Spirit energy was displayed was special; its essence was the same as the Battle Qi of the Upper Realm of Qi Manipulation.

However, the attack of this trial spirit was indeed extremely strong, not on the same level as those so-called Upper Realms seen in daily life.

Thinking of this, the second attack had already arrived, this time with two consecutive strikes.

Miao Manman dodged again. She successfully dodged the first strike, but the second strike was too fast, brushing against her left leg, and half of her pant leg was riddled with dozens of small holes.

There was some pain and numbness, but fortunately, she was a Thunder Spirit Body, and her adaptability to lightning was quite strong, so it did not count as an injury.

After a few seconds of relief, the third wave of attacks came again.

Miao Manman knew it was impossible to avoid it completely, so she urged her spiritual energy in advance. Amidst the crackling explosions, lightning flowed continuously on her body, as if she had put on a lightning coat.

This was a technique she had comprehended herself, named Thunder Movement, as if it were an innate instinct to control lightning; it could be attached to increase attack power, and it could also be used for body protection.

With the dual protection of Thunder Movement and Spirit Astral, she was naturally much more composed than the average person.

She again tried her best to avoid the first strike, and then set her posture to endure the second and third strikes.

After a series of lightning booms, she let out a long breath.

Sensing herself, although the spiritual energy was slightly chaotic, she was not injured, and not even her clothes were torn in many places; so far, it was considered very smooth.

The gap after the third wave was slightly larger, so she adjusted quickly and formed the lightning coat again.

Then, the fourth wave came.

The fourth wave had a total of four strikes, and the power was significantly enhanced compared to the previous three waves. Miao Manman knew it was impossible to dodge, so she lowered her body to the limit and huddled in the corner of the wall.

As a Thunder Spirit Body, she understood lightning very well.

This kind of power is violent and tyrannical, with extremely astonishing destructive power, but the difficulty of control is also huge, and it is often wasted a lot when used.

The attacking lightning mass in the trial is also very scattered; minimizing the contact surface is better than taking it all.

Facts also proved that her strategy was quite successful.

The posture was not very graceful, but this not only reduced the hit surface but also concentrated power for defense.

She withstood the fourth and fifth waves in succession, and it was not until the sixth wave that she truly felt the strain.

After withstanding six waves, her arms and shoulders were already injured in many places, and the pain made her occasionally unable to help trembling.

But her eyes were still bright and calm because her spiritual energy was still very abundant at this moment.

If there were three more waves, she believed she would definitely be able to withstand them!