“The True Martial Shrine exists inside each of our protectors, and the invasion of the undying clan was equivalent to drilling into our bodies. On the other hand, the endless deadly Chi has been testing our lives all the time.”
“Therefore, after the undying clan invaded the True Martial Shrine, the protectors of every realm would not live long.”
“I count myself lucky. The deadly Chi remains in my body because the source is disconnected. Only less than a tenth remains. I wouldn’t have lasted three thousand years otherwise.”
The old man’s words shocked the crowd.
Before this, only Alex had figured it out, and only at this time did the others know that this was really the body of a creature, the old man in front of them.
Claudia asked, “I don’t understand one thing. If the True Martial Shrine always existed inside every protector, were there also protectors before the Genbu Emperor passed the trial?”
The old man nodded. “There was one, however, who was not from our Genbu clan. According to my clan’s protectors’ testimony, the first generation protector was a human. After giving the task of protection to my clan’s old ancestor, that human left. No one knows who he is and where he went.”
Alex and the others’ jaws dropped. They felt like they were listening to some sort of celestial nightmare.
At that moment, the old man slowly stood up, “Let’s go. I can feel it. I don’t have much time left. I’ll take you to the place where the trial will be conducted.”
***
A few hours later. The old man led the group deep into the bowels of the True Martial Shrine.
There, they saw a statue. It was strange. They could see nothing as if they were on cloud or in thick fog.
“Strange. Am I perhaps short-sighted?” Xerxes rubbed his eyes. “Why can’t I see the statue clearly? Moreover, the more you look at it, the heavier your head becomes. ”
Next to him, Jade joked, “I think you had too many women, kidney deficiency. ”
“I have not experienced that for a long time,” replied Xerxes.
Claudia, too, covered her head. “I feel dizzy as well. I’m sleepy and feel like falling.”
What if he was a secret villain?
He found that Claudia’s soul wasn’t separated from her body but was trapped in some realm, with a faint Daoist law appearing, mysterious and untouchable.
“There should be no lies!”
After that, one after another, they collapsed and entered the trial. As for Alex, he looked at the statue for a long time and was surprised that he didn’t even feel half-dizzy.
He asked suspiciously, “Is the True Martial Shrine’s trial useless for me?”
The old man laughed. “You received a gift from my tribe’s Genbu Emperor. Genbu’s carapace is the best that the Emperor has, and from the moment you receive it, you inherited a tenth of the Genbu Emperor’s will. You should have quite a considerable will then.”
Alex asked. “I don’t have to go through this first-level then?”
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