88: Chieko-jiu's secret?

Time trickled by.

For most participants, this trial was an extremely difficult ordeal.

Facing the Dragon race, which once dominated the Eternal World, they were simply unable to resist at their current levels.

Soon, as one participant after another was completely engulfed by the blue flames.

The broken armor behind them also transformed into a wisp of light, flowing into other mirror spaces where no one could see.

Of course, it wasn't just those people who found it difficult.

Ye Xiao also found this trial extremely difficult.

However, his reason for finding it difficult was different from others.

He was bored.

With the Restriction Barrier in place, no matter how the Dragon Breath.

It couldn't harm him.

But besides staying put, he had nothing to do.

Naturally, it was quite an ordeal.

In the end, he really couldn't find anything to do, so he started counting the number of participants still resisting in the chat box.

Three minutes passed.

Half of the 10,000 new players who were originally undergoing the trial were eliminated.

Ten minutes passed.

Less than 1,000 participants were still holding on.

The other 9,000 people had all been teleported away from the Path of Exile.

Seeing this, Ye Xiao was somewhat astonished.

Good heavens, he still couldn't underestimate others.

There were still people who could withstand the Dragon Breath for 10 minutes?

And quite a few of them.

This was something Ye Xiao hadn't expected.

He had originally thought that these people probably couldn't even last three minutes.

It seemed he had indeed underestimated these participants.

However, on second thought, Ye Xiao felt relieved.

After all, they were all outstanding individuals selected from variousNewbie Area.

It was not surprising that they had some tricks up their sleeves.

Fifteen minutes later.

Qin Bing stood in Dingfeng City, his face ashen.

A representative from the Qin Family beside him frowned and stepped forward to ask.

"Bing'er, what's the situation now? You seem to have come out earlier than expected."

"That damned Night Shadow, and that Zhi Zi Jiu, I was tricked by them," Qin Bing said with a gloomy face, his eyes practically spitting fire.

Then, gritting his teeth, he briefly explained what had happened inside.

The Qin Family representative beside him listened, his brows furrowing even deeper.

Meanwhile, in another location.

Shortly after Qin Bing came out, Qi Bai of the Qi Family also appeared somewhat disheveled in Dingfeng City.

He lasted a little longer than Qin Bing.

But he still didn't last more than 16 minutes.

Soon, the scions of the Eight Great Families from various regions appeared one after another in Dingfeng City.

Such a result clearly exceeded everyone's expectations.

But after learning about what happened inside.

Many people fell silent.

Among them, the most frequently mentioned was Night Shadow.

"What is the background of this Night Shadow? He seems ridiculously strong."

"That's right! First, he cleared the Newbie Secret Realm, which was already enough to shock everyone. Then, he mysteriously gained control of a Level 20 dungeon secret realm. After that, he took an absolute lead over everyone, reaching Level 50. Now he's directly confronting the scions of the Eight Great Families. This guy is probably going to defy the heavens."

"Whether he defies the heavens or not, I don't know. I only know that as long as this Night Shadow doesn't die, the Eight Great Families will have a hard time. Night Shadow's current fame is practically built on stepping on the faces of the Eight Great Families."

"Hiss! Directly confronting the Eight Great Families, I respect him as a true man."

"Do you think the top score in the Path of Exile this time will fall to Night Shadow?"

"Is that even a question? According to what the people who came out said, it's almost certain, isn't it?"

"That's hard to say. Didn't they say that Zhi Zi Jiu of the Zhi Family also chose the same mode? He probably also has some insights into defense."

"Anyway, time is almost up, we'll know in a bit."

...Outside, as participants continuously revealed the situation of the trial.

The discussion points in eachNewbie Areagradually focused on Night Shadow and Zhi Zi Jiu.

Everyone was curious if this Night Shadow could still create a miracle.

At this moment, in the trial space of the Path of Exile.

As another group of people was eliminated in disarray.

There were now fewer than 20 participants remaining in the Path of Exile.

The professions of these people were basically those with special defensive means.

Like Zhi Zi Jiu, for example.

At this time, relying on his many skill slots, he had forcibly learned a bunch of skills like confusion, oblivion, and magic suppression.

He had forcibly slowed down the Dragon's attack frequency by more than five times.

Thus, combined with his few defensive abilities.

He barely managed to hold on for 18 minutes.

At this point, he finally managed to snatch a few seconds to check the chat box.

He found that the list of those still holding on was less than 15 people.

And almost every second, someone's name would turn gray.

It quickly dropped to less than 10 people.

Seeing this, he felt a certain sense of relief.

However, Zhi Zi Jiu was also somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected that there would still be people who could hold on until now.

These people must not be simple.

Zhi Zi Jiu thought to himself.

However, this did not affect his mindset.

He believed that his methods were definitely superior to these people's.

And even so, the dilapidated armor behind him had long since become even more tattered.

He estimated that, given his condition, he could probably hold on for another one or two minutes.

As for the others, he didn't think anyone could last longer than him.

And just as he thought.

After a few more seconds, only two participants remained in the entire Path of Exile, including him.

However, at this moment, Zhi Zi Jiu no longer had time to check these things.

Because as he fought with the Dragon.

He could clearly feel that the Dragon's power was constantly increasing.

By this final stage.

To hold on, he had to be two hundred percent focused.

Even a slight mistake could lead to him being engulfed by the Dragon's flames in the next second.

Thus, another 30 seconds passed.

Zhi Zi Jiu's forehead was already covered with bulging veins.

His entire body was drenched in sweat.

However, he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

Having reached this point, he couldn't give up for anything.

Of course, in his opinion.

His opponent at the moment was not others, because the others were probably all out of the game by now.

His true opponent was himself.

Zhi Zi Jiu's initial idea was to perfectly clear the Path of Exile trial.

To absolutely crush all the new players with an overwhelming presence.

People like Qin Bing and Qi Bai.

They were just trash with the name of the Eight Great Families on their heads.

And in his eyes, that Night Shadow was even more of an opportunist.

In this world, only two or three peers could slightly pique his interest.

One of them was Zhao Hao, who had risen abruptly over a thousand years.

Other than that, these new players in the same batch this year were simply not worth his attention.

Sometimes, being too strong was also a kind of loneliness.

Therefore, since entering the Eternal World, Zhi Zi Jiu's opponent had always been only himself.

Others? They weren't worthy of being his opponents.

Relying on this belief, Zhi Zi Jiu's veins bulged with rage.

Finally, after holding on for nearly another 20 seconds.

Zhi Zi Jiu let out a roar, bursting forth with all his strength, using his body to block the flames.

Thus, he forcibly extended the survival time of the armor behind him by another second.

Then he was completely engulfed by the scorching flames.

Excruciating pain burned through his entire body.

However, at this moment, Zhi Zi Jiu's eyes were full of smiles.

Because he had broken through his own limits.

This time, he had succeeded again.

This first place in the Path of Exile was his!

The growth-type artifact was also his!

Thinking of this, Zhi Zi Jiu closed his eyes in satisfaction.

The next moment, when he reopened his eyes, he appeared in Dingfeng City.

At this time, a smile played on his lips, and his expression showed a hint of arrogance rarely seen in him.

This year's new players, not a single one could fight.

He stood there proudly, ready to receive the worshipful exclamations of those around him.

One second, two seconds... After a few seconds, the exclamations he expected did not appear.

This caused Zhi Zi Jiu's brow to unconsciously twitch.

And just then, a low exclamation came.

"Look quickly, the second-place Zhi Zi Jiu has also come out. Only Night Shadow is left in the entire Path of Exile."

The moment he heard this, Zhi Zi Jiu spun around abruptly, then his gaze, full of disbelief, turned to the stone tablet.

The next moment, the words "Night Shadow" at the very top of the stone tablet entered his vision.

But they appeared so dazzling.