14: Xingyuan appeared, displaying his powerful movement technique.

There is no day or night in the Mirror Abyss; when Huang Chen opened his eyes, only two hours of rest remained.

About eight hours ago, the two women had contributed another 10 potential points to him.

Huang Chen poured them all into his physical fitness again, bringing the health points of Huang Chen to 760.

Huang Chen estimated the time; after the two women leveled up again eight hours ago, the Star Abyss had likely entered the night as well.

With only these two hours left, no matter how much they grinded, they would not be able to level up again.

Therefore, he did not waste any time and spoke directly to the sky, "Continue the challenge."

Immediately after, a portal identical to the previous ones appeared before him.

Map changed!

This was an independent space, with green mountains and clear waters, surrounded by clouds and mist; the scenery was breathtaking.

At the feet of Huang Chen was a crystal-clear lake, and a stone bridge led directly to a circular stone platform in the center of the lake, with a radius of about one hundred meters.

【 Matching the eighth-level guardian 】

【 Matching complete 】

【 You need to kill four reflections within 72 hours. The reflections possess six times the attributes of you. If the countdown ends and the challenge is failed, you die! 】

As soon as the system voice fell, four young men in black, who looked exactly like Huang Chen, appeared on the stone platform.

Unlike the previous levels, the four of them sat cross-legged in the center of the stone platform with their eyes closed, not initiating any attacks.

Huang Chen stepped onto the stone bridge slowly, observing the four of them vigilantly at the same time.

Six times the attributes meant 1080 health points, 54 points in attack and movement speed, and a 54% increase in attack speed.

With the current 760 health points of Huang Chen, he could withstand at least thirty attacks from the opponent.

Moreover, the improvement in the basic Movement Skill was not just reflected in the speed statistics.

Its improvements to body coordination, evasion, and accuracy were truly immense.

It was just that these were too abstract and could not be reflected by data at all.

In this situation, the opponent might not even be able to land one or two hits on Huang Chen out of ten attacks.

When challenging the sixth level, the health of Huang Chen was too low; he would die after taking two hits, leaving absolutely no room for error.

Now it was different.

It was like a sharpshooter dueling three people; although he could crush them, he would still be done for if he got hit even once.

But now, the sharpshooter was wearing a bulletproof vest and could withstand 30 hits.

Then, even if the opponents added one more person and increased their strength a bit,

the chances of winning of the sharpshooter were actually higher.

While lost in thought, Huang Chen had already reached the edge of the stone platform, and the four of them opened their eyes simultaneously.

"Challenger! Falling into the water or being killed counts as a loss!"

The four young men in black spoke at the same time, their voices cold and devoid of any emotion.

Then, let us fight!

Without a shred of hesitation, Huang Chen stepped directly onto the stone platform.

In an instant, four types of weapons—a saber, a spear, a sword, and a staff—appeared in the hands of the four men respectively.

The four of them rushed toward Huang Chen like arrows released from a bowstring.

Huang Chen moved his hands, and two beams of silver light flew out from his palms.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Two throwing knives struck the staff-wielder one after another.

- 870

- 210

The health bar of the staff-wielder was instantly depleted.

The 100-meter distance was covered in a flash.

In close quarters, hidden weapons were not very effective.

Huang Chen also reversed his grip on the throwing knives in an instant.

Three figures surrounded Huang Chen in a triangular formation.

The spear lunged like a dragon!

The spear-wielder attacked first, aiming straight for the center of the brows of Huang Chen;

the sword light and saber aura followed closely behind, sealing off his left and right paths.

Facing the lethal situation of being surrounded on three sides, Huang Chen did not retreat but advanced instead.

He tilted his head, narrowly avoiding the spear tip, and slid forward through the gap between the saber and sword attacks.

Then, with a turn, he arrived behind the spear-wielder and viciously stabbed the throwing knife in his hand toward the cervical spine of the opponent.

With just two strikes, the spear-wielder turned into white light.

The remaining two reflections could not pose any threat to Huang Chen at all; with the aid of the Movement Skill, he killed them one by one in just a few dozen seconds.

【 Congratulations on passing the eighth-level challenge. Please choose to continue or rest. 】

Huang Chen pondered for a moment, then answered, "Continue."

According to the rules of the Mirror Abyss, the next level should be 5 reflections with 8 times the strength.

Through the battle just now, he had figured out that as long as the reflections did not have the support of a Movement Skill, they posed no threat to him.

After all, no matter how strong the attacks of the reflections were, it was useless if they could not hit him.

Moreover, he had not expended much in the recent battle.

Thus, he decided not to waste any more time.

【 Matching the ninth-level guardian 】

【 Matching complete 】

【 You need to kill four reflections within 144 hours. The reflections possess 10 times the attributes of you. If the countdown ends and the challenge is failed, you die! 】

"What?"

"Four with 10 times attributes?"

The eyes of Huang Chen were full of shock.

One had to know that 10 times was not 10 levels; it was a 10-fold increase in all attributes.

If the basic moves of the challenger had proficiency or realms, the reflections would also possess higher proficiency and realms.

Huang Chen could not figure out how the 288 people on the leaderboard had passed the challenge.

They could not also be using a rebirth card to exploit a bug, could they?

If the ninth level was this strong, what would the tenth level be like?

The confidence in the heart of Huang Chen began to waver slightly!

While he was thinking, four black-clad reflections slowly appeared in the center of the stone platform.

The expression of Huang Chen was grave; he gripped his throwing knives vigilantly, ready to strike at any moment.

However, the newly generated reflections shattered with a clatter, like breaking glass, and turned into specks of starlight, re-condensing in the center of the stone platform into a young man in white robes.

The young man no longer looked like Huang Chen, but although his features were clearly defined, one could not keep his appearance in mind.

"Return to simplicity!"

"Interesting!"

"To be able to deceive my detection, you are truly one in a thousand years."

The voice of the young man seemed to come from the depths of the universe, ringing directly in the ears of Huang Chen.

Afterward, without seeing him take a step, he appeared in front of Huang Chen.

He looked down at Huang Chen from above, his eyes filled with a look of disdain for all living beings.

The hand of Huang Chen holding the knife trembled slightly, and beads of sweat appeared densely on his forehead.

The powerful pressure made him unable to breathe.

Was he discovered?

Huang Chen raised his head with difficulty.

The expression of the young man was indifferent, so cold and stern that one dared not look him in the eye.

In front of the other party, he could not even muster any desire to resist.

"Hehe!" The young man suddenly revealed a mischievous, childlike smile. "Is this what you humans call surprise and fear?"

The pressure receded like a tide.

Huang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly cupped his hands respectfully, asking, "May I ask what to call you, Senior?"

"This Venerable One is Star Abyss!"

For countless years, he had operated the Star Abyss for the Source Universe as an emotionless core of rules.

It was only until recently that he developed spiritual consciousness, and the violent fluctuations directly destroyed all living beings in the Star Abyss.

Fortunately, the Source Universe reset, otherwise this trial would have yielded nothing.

"Star, Star Abyss?"

Upon hearing the answer of the young man, Huang Chen instantly crashed. Is the Star Abyss you mentioned the same Star Abyss I know?

The young man nodded.

His spiritual consciousness had only officially awakened a few days ago, and he was full of curiosity about everything, including human emotions.

As the rules, he could not interfere with any developments within the Star Abyss, so he had only been able to hide and observe from the shadows all along.

It was only because Huang Chen had broken the rules this time that he was allowed to appear.

Seeing that Huang Chen was still quite reserved, Star Abyss revealed what he thought was a kind smile and said:

"You do not need to be nervous. Although you deceived the rules, existence is reasonable."

"With your realm, taking on the ninth level will not pose any threat to you."

"So."

"You do not need to challenge the ninth level anymore."

"Then? What about the tenth level?" Huang Chen asked tentatively.