Chapter 33: The Millstone of Life and Death

Ji Ning, Fire Fairy Su Youji, the Boundless World God, and the others who had been teleported here carefully observed their surroundings. They had also heard the words spoken by the blood-robed youth and the golden-robed youth, which gave them some clues about the situation. But the conclusions they drew filled each of them with horror, for it was too incredible!

"This is the entrance to the Divine Mansion?" Ji Ning looked up at the endless, majestic Divine Mansion. "According to the information I purchased, to reach the core of the Ten Thousand Divine Mansion—the entrance to the Divine Mansion—one must endure countless dangers. To say it's a narrow escape from death is no exaggeration! Could it be that these seven World Gods all made it through like that?"

Seven were alive!

Then how many World-level cultivators had these two teams originally set out with? According to the normal mortality rate of over ninety percent, could it be that several dozen World-level cultivators had set out together? So many who weren't afraid of death?

"The three newly arrived World-level cultivators."

The three-eyed bald man's voice rang out, and the square fell silent.

"You were forcibly teleported here by me, and you are probably still confused and bewildered." The three-eyed bald man spoke. "This time, I have teleported you here. For you, although it is a calamity, it is also a great opportunity."

Ji Ning and the others all looked at the three-eyed bald man.

The three-eyed bald man stood there with an air of detachment. Although he restrained his aura, Ji Ning and the others could faintly sense that this three-eyed bald man could probably reduce them to ashes with a single breath! Their feeling was correct—this three-eyed bald man, the 'Golden-Eyed Puppet,' was the first guardian general of the Divine Mansion, with strength no less than that of the Tian Yi Dao Lord.

"You three, and you seven!" The three-eyed bald man pointed to both sides.

The cultivators on both sides listened obediently.

"You must undergo the 'Two Realms of Life and Death' trial." The three-eyed bald man said.

"Senior." The Boundless World God couldn't help but say, "Why must we undergo this trial? Is it mandatory? And you mentioned an opportunity—what opportunity?"

"It is mandatory." The three-eyed bald man said indifferently.

The Boundless World God sighed inwardly.

He was not a fool. He could see that the 'Two Realms of Life and Death' trial was extremely dangerous. As a disciple of the Da Mo Institute, he had never heard of the Ten Thousand Divine Mansion's 'Divine Mansion' forcibly teleporting World-level cultivators to participate in a trial. Moreover, the seven World Gods from the other team gave him an extremely strong sense of threat!

Clearly, either of the two teams could easily annihilate him.

He didn't even want the opportunity; he wanted to leave. Unfortunately, there was no way to leave.

"Those seven, after enduring countless dangers and losing many World-level cultivators along the way, finally arrived here." The three-eyed bald man pointed to the other two teams and explained to Ji Ning's side. "They can make requests to me, asking for insect beasts, puppets, profound techniques, and the like. Usually, there is a relatively simple trial."

"But what they requested is—Eternal Divine Blood."

"The Eternal Divine Blood of Emperor Melobo." The three-eyed bald man's voice carried a murderous aura.

Ji Ning's heart stirred upon hearing this.

Emperor Melobo?

Wasn't he the Eternal Emperor that the Ten Thousand Divine Dao Lord had always longed to kill?

"Eternal Divine Blood is extraordinarily precious." The three-eyed bald man looked at Ji Ning and the others. "Its value far exceeds the pill you are most familiar with, the 'Life-Seizing Heaven-Transcending Pill,' and far exceeds some Eternal Divine Weapons! Its value ranks among the top ten within the Divine Mansion... As for its use, I will tell whoever ultimately obtains it."

The blood-robed youth's gaze could be described as manic.

Although the golden-robed youth was restrained, deep in his cold eyes, there seemed to be flames.

"Eternal Divine Blood? What is that?" The Boundless World God and the pink-robed man were both puzzled; they had never heard of it.

"Hmph, a few fools."

"What do they know."

The blood-robed youth and the golden-robed youth glanced over, not even deigning to regard them.

...

On the vast square, the three-eyed bald man waved his hand. Suddenly, a black-and-white millstone a hundred miles in radius appeared in midair. The millstone slowly descended and finally landed on the square.

"This is the Life-and-Death Millstone." The three-eyed bald man pointed at the enormous millstone. "You ten World-level cultivators will be randomly divided into five pairs by me. Each pair will take turns on the Life-and-Death Millstone, where you will fight one-on-one. Meanwhile, a large number of 'warriors' will appear on the millstone to attack you."

"In short, one side dies completely, and the other side wins."

"If both sides die, you can only blame your bad luck." The three-eyed bald man said. "And the surviving cultivators... will each receive a small opportunity. The one who performs best on the millstone and survives may obtain the Eternal Divine Blood."

"May?" The blood-robed youth and the golden-robed youth both spoke anxiously.

"If you want the Eternal Divine Blood, you must fight desperately—kill the warriors on the millstone, kill your opponents. The more you kill, the stronger the strength you display, and naturally the greater your hope." The three-eyed bald man said calmly. "At least meet my minimum requirements; otherwise, none of you will get the Eternal Divine Blood."

The blood-robed youth and the golden-robed youth were furious. They had paid such a great price to get here.

But there was nothing they could do.

"First pair."

The three-eyed bald man's gaze swept over the ten World-level cultivators, and his finger pointed at a World God behind the blood-robed youth. This World God had naturally grown bone armor on his chest, abdomen, and back, with spikes at his elbows and knees, and a bone helmet covering his face, leaving only his eyes and mouth exposed. The three-eyed bald man pointed at this World God and said, "You!"

"And... you!" The three-eyed bald man pointed at the pink-robed man.

"Master." The bone-armored World God said respectfully to the blood-robed youth.

"Kill him quickly." The blood-robed youth ordered.

"Yes." The bone-armored World God replied respectfully.

The pink-robed man frowned as he carefully observed his opponent in the life-and-death battle: "Not good. I've never seen him before; he shouldn't be a World God from our Damo Territory. The feeling he gives me... is very dangerous! But since he willingly serves as the blood-robed youth's servant, he probably isn't that strong."

"Looks like I'll have to go all out." The pink-robed man thought to himself.

"You two, listen carefully. Each of you may bring no more than nine Ancestral Gods or Ancestral Immortals, no more than nine insect beasts, and no more than nine puppets! Bringing other World-level servants is forbidden!" After speaking, the three-eyed bald man commanded, "Now, you may ascend the Life-and-Death Millstone. Wait for my order before you start fighting."

"Yes." The bone-armored World God replied.

"Damn it, I can't bring my thousand Ancestral Gods!" The pink-robed man's face changed. Those thousand Ancestral Gods were his trump card.

Whoosh, whoosh.

The bone-armored World God and the pink-robed man both flew onto the huge black-and-white millstone, quickly shrinking until they were as tiny as ants.

"This Life-and-Death Millstone contains a space within it." The Boundless World God transmitted.

"Mm." Ji Ning nodded.

The black-and-white millstone was covered with countless strange patterns.

The bone-armored World God stood there, looking at his distant opponent, and said, "Feixiu Chaos Immortal, I know you. You have the strength of a top-tier World-level cultivator." His voice was deep and powerful.

"But I've never heard of you." The pink-robed Feixiu Chaos Immortal said.

"Rumble~~~"

The huge Life-and-Death Millstone began to tremble. The countless patterns on it started to emit light, which quickly condensed into humanoid golden-armored warriors. At a glance, there were tens of thousands of them. Each golden-armored warrior emitted an aura that reached the World-level.

"What? So many golden-armored warriors? How is that possible?" This sight shocked all the cultivators—whether the two on the millstone, Ji Ning and Su Youji, or the blood-robed youth and the golden-robed youth—their faces changed dramatically!

Judging by the aura fluctuations of these golden-armored warriors, each one had reached the World-level.

Even if they were only at the threshold of the World-level, tens of thousands of them were still terrifying.

"Begin." The three-eyed bald man gave the order.

"Kill."

"Kill."

Instantly, the tens of thousands of golden-armored warriors all turned into streaks of light, each moving at light speed. Some charged at the pink-robed man, others at the bone-armored World God.