Martial Master

A group of people was on high alert, but after a tense journey, they quickly arrived at the plaza deep within the cave, where they saw dozens of passages behind the plaza.

Everyone was stunned.

So many passages? Which one should they take? It was the first time for everyone to come here, and seeing such a multitude of entrances caused them to show different expressions, thinking there must be secrets among them.

What shocked everyone even more was that after all of them stepped in, the original passage behind them instantly disappeared, leaving them with no option but to move forward and no way to retreat.

Long Batian sneered, revealing a look of satisfaction, and coldly said, “Speak up, which of these entrances is the real one?”

He emanated a chilling aura, and a terrifying killing intent instantly fell upon Rong Chengji and Qiu Chengshuang. Rong Chengji and Qiu Chengshuang forced a bitter smile and said, “Everyone, these fifty-five entrances are actually all real entrances, but each passage faces different crises. As long as you can pass the tests of these entrances, you will be able to enter the inner area, where the leaders of our various powers await you.”

Their words, however, drew cold laughter from many around.

“Haha, this is truly laughable. With so many entrances, how could they all be correct? There must be some differences.” An old man stepped out, and it was hard to tell which faction he belonged to, but his cultivation level was surprisingly high, reaching Late Martial God, and he scoffed immediately.

“What we said is the truth. If you don’t believe us, there’s nothing we can do.” Rong Chengji and Qiu Chengshuang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

“Hahaha, what a good truth! I would like to ask the two of you, you said there are fifty-five entrances here, so please open your eyes and count clearly, then tell us how many entrances there truly are!” The old man coldly snorted, his face filled with mockery.

“Hmm?” This drew the crowd's confusion, and they all looked toward the entrances, while Rong Chengji and Qiu Chengshuang were equally stunned, turning to look.

Upon glancing, their expressions changed drastically.

There were not fifty-five entrances in front of them; there were only fifty-three left.

How could this be?

The two's pupils constricted sharply, and cold sweat started pouring out.

This was serious trouble.

They counted carefully several times, and indeed, there were only fifty-three entrances left. What... what was going on?

In an instant, everyone's gaze focused on Rong Chengji and Qiu Chengshuang, their mocking smiles blossoming, each showing disdain and coldness.

Among the crowd, only Qin Chen's gaze sharpened, revealing shock.

He knew very well that there had indeed been fifty-five passages here before, but now they had become fifty-three, and the ones that disappeared included the one Qin Mo had previously entered.

Could it be that once you pass the test, the passage would disappear?

Qin Chen shook his head. If that were the case, Rong Chengji and Qiu Chengshuang would certainly not have miscounted and directly stated that there were fifty-five passages. After all, the two of them had seen Qin Mo and Feng Kangan enter; how could they not even glance at the number of passages?

But if it wasn’t that, was it that Qin Mo’s special case caused the disappearance of the passage he entered?

Yet even so, only one passage should have disappeared. Why did two disappear at once?

Qin Chen did not know that after Qin Mo, Chen Sisi had also entered a passage, leaving him completely baffled.

Faced with the cold laughter of the crowd, Rong Chengji and Qiu Chengshuang were bewildered, completely unsure of how to explain. Instead, it was the old man from earlier, who coldly laughed and said, “Old man has some ideas.”

"What ideas?" Long Batian narrowed his eyes coldly.

Seeing Long Batian’s inquiry, the old man was overjoyed; he had stepped forward to attract Long Batian and others' attention. He continued, “It’s simple, based on the arrangement of the Eight Diagrams and Stars, among these fifty-three entrances, there must be fifty-two dead ends, and only one entrance is the living gate. The many warriors from Tianlei City who came here clearly knew which entrance was the living gate, so they deliberately guarded the entrance, intending to create a false guide to let you all fall here and be unable to compete for treasures, their intentions are extremely sinister.”