84: Final stage three choices

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The final stage of Path of Exile has been opened. Professionals with sufficient points, please enter as soon as possible.

Those who do not enter after 10 minutes will be deemed to have forfeited the final stage.

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As this voice sounded, the bracelet on Ye Xiao's wrist suddenly emitted a ray of light.

The light formed a halo in front of Ye Xiao.

This was the portal to the final stage of Path of Exile.

Without any hesitation, Ye Xiao stepped inside.

Not long after he left, the remaining participants who were still in the Path of Exile labyrinth were also directly teleported out by an irresistible energy.

The next moment, in Dingfeng City, at the entrance of Path of Exile.

Figures appeared in droves.

Amidst the large crowd, Chu Xiaofeng and the others looked dejected, clearly not expecting such an outcome.

“Are you sick? Why did you provoke Night Shadow for no reason? Now look, all our points are gone.”

Beside Chu Xiaofeng, a rather pretty girl complained to Chu Xiaofeng with some annoyance.

Chu Xiaofeng subconsciously retorted, “He is my brother.”

The girl sneered disdainfully, “Did you forget that you were just killed by the brother you speak of? And you implicated us too.”

Chu Xiaofeng opened his mouth, unsure how to retort.

He did not believe that Ye Xiao was the kind of person who would look down on his brothers after achieving success.

He was 100% sure of this.

Therefore, he also did not understand why Ye Xiao would kill him.

Just then.

Dozens of figures quickly arrived in front of everyone.

Chu Xiaofeng looked up and was startled.

He saw Zhao Mo, the Legion Commander of the Dragon Abyss Legion, leading a group of aggressive Dragon Abyss Legion members, surrounding them, the newcomers participating in Path of Exile.

“Now, who will tell me what exactly happened inside?”

Zhao Mo’s cold voice spread throughout the surroundings.

Tens of thousands of people all trembled.

However, the next moment, someone shouted, “That Night Shadow blocked Zhao Peng at the resurrection point and tortured him, killing him from Level 60 all the way down to Level 0, and then killed them all.”

As this person spoke, many other newcomers who were present at the time also chimed in, talking over each other.

“That Night Shadow was too terrifying. His Fireball spell would unleash hundreds of Fireballs at once, and their power was ridiculously strong, simply unprecedented and unheard of.”

“Dozens of people, including Zhao Peng, teamed up, but they couldn’t even block a single move from Night Shadow. They were just brutally tortured to death.”

“During that time, Zhao Peng and the others tried to beg for mercy, but Night Shadow was completely unmoved. Even Bai Xiaoxiao, who had an SSS-grade Talent, was mercilessly slain by Night Shadow. It was simply too terrifying.”

...Despite knowing that Zhao Peng was dead.

But upon hearing the descriptions of these people, the anger in Zhao Mo’s heart still surged uncontrollably.

Night Shadow’s actions were a blatant disregard for his Zhao family.

This was a naked provocation.

Behind Zhao Mo, representatives from various families in Yun Province were all grim-faced at this moment.

The Zhao family had only lost an A-grade Talent, Zhao Peng, which was not a crippling blow, at most a matter of face.

But they were different.

The prodigies who died at Night Shadow’s hands were all Talent awakeners with S-grade, SS-grade, or higher Talents.

These people were all entrusted with great hopes by their respective families, intended to be cultivated as future successors.

Now, their deaths.

For these second and third-tier forces, it was an undeniably heavy blow.

Among them, the most unsightly face naturally belonged to Bai Shanhe from the Bai family.

The moment he learned of Bai Xiaoxiao’s death, his eyes went black, and he almost fainted.

The Bai family had finally produced an SSS-grade genius, but she was killed before even leaving theNewbie Area (newbie zone).

How could he accept this?

However, just then.

Someone in the crowd suddenly mentioned that there seemed to be a secret alliance between Bai Xiaoxiao and Night Shadow.

And later, it was even said that Bai Xiaoxiao, in order to curry favor with Night Shadow, had killed one of the prodigies.

These words immediately changed the expressions of all the force representatives present.

Among them, the family representative behind the slain prodigy looked at Bai Shanhe with an even more ashen face.

“Good! Very good! Your Bai family has indeed produced a fine Talent!”

Bai Shanhe had known something was wrong as soon as that newcomer spoke.

However, at this moment, he was merely an image and powerless to stop it.

Seeing the others looking at him with cold eyes, Bai Shanhe’s heart skipped a beat. He ignored Zhao Mo’s presence, flashed in front of the newcomer, and said with an extremely ferocious expression, “What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think my Bai family is easy to bully?”

The newcomer was startled, only then realizing he had said too much, and quickly shut his mouth.

However, several voices in the crowd then spoke up consecutively.

“Your Bai family is so imposing, you won’t even let people speak the truth?”

“Exactly, I was there at the time, and Bai Xiaoxiao did exactly that. She is a woman who resorted to extremely despicable means just to survive.”

Bai Shanhe was furious.

“Nonsense!!! If Bai Xiaoxiao colluded with Night Shadow, then why would she die?”

“Hmph! That’s because Night Shadow disdained Bai Xiaoxiao’s fickle nature. Let alone him, if it were me, I wouldn’t want to associate with a woman like Bai Xiaoxiao either!”

“You! You’re asking for death!!”

Bai Shanhe’s eyes erupted with an incredibly cold and fierce look.

Unfortunately, the person who spoke remained unfazed.

And Zhao Mo, who had not spoken until now, stepped forward at this moment and said coldly, “Bai Shanhe, do you have any opinions about my Zhao family’s people?”

Bai Shanhe’s heart skipped a beat, and only then did he understand why the speaker was not afraid of offending his Bai family.

It turned out the other party was from the Zhao family.

Looking at Zhao Mo’s cold gaze, Bai Shanhe opened his mouth but didn’t know how to respond.

However, he couldn’t help but feel angry in his heart.

This ignorant woman, Bai Xiaoxiao, even after dying, had to implicate the Bai family.

Simply foolish!!

At this time, Chu Xiaofeng in the crowd, after intermittently hearing everyone’s descriptions, finally understood what had happened.

He opened his mouth wide, his face full of shock.

Clearly, he had never expected that his most familiar brother would accomplish such an astonishing feat in Path of Exile.

This world was too crazy.

However, because of this, Chu Xiaofeng immediately understood why Ye Xiao had killed him earlier.

This was to protect himself.

While Chu Xiaofeng felt emotional, he felt even more aggrieved.

He wasn’t jealous that Ye Xiao’s strength had increased so rapidly.

Instead, he felt that when his brother faced such a great crisis, he couldn’t help at all.

Such thoughts made Chu Xiaofeng’s face extremely grim, and his fists unconsciously clenched.

However, his expression, to others, looked more like anger from being backstabbed by his own brother.

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Path of Exile, final stage.

When Ye Xiao stepped through the teleportation array, he quickly appeared in a sealed small dark room.

The next moment, a series of messages appeared in Ye Xiao’s line of sight, with three options below the messages.

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You have 5 minutes to cast your final vote for your accumulated points among the following three modes. The mode with the highest cumulative points will be the trial mode for the final stage.

And when you complete the trial, you will receive a corresponding multiple of your invested points and performance score as a return. Please use your wisdom to reasonably allocate your points.

Below are the details of the three modes.

Mode 1: Colossus of Undying.

Participants will face a Steel Colossus, possessing the strongest defensive attributes in the Eternal World. They must deal as much damage as possible within the allotted time. At the end of the trial, participants’ scores will be judged based on the total damage they inflict, thereby earning corresponding points.

Mode 2: Dragon's Sigh.

Participants will face a Blazing Dragon and must protect an important target from damage within the allotted time. The Blazing Dragon's attack power will increase as time progresses. At the end of the trial, participants’ scores will be judged based on the total damage the target sustains, thereby earning corresponding points.

Mode 3: Deadly Phantom.

Participants will be hunted by a Phantom Chaser in a labyrinth filled with traps and obstacles. This is an extremely fast ghost warrior capable of passing through walls and obstacles. Please escape the labyrinth in the shortest possible time while avoiding the chase. At the end of the trial, participants’ scores will be judged based on their survival time, thereby earning corresponding points.

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