At last, they had reached the Final Stage.
Fan Lang walked in front while Chen Qiaoshou followed behind, and the two entered together.
The moment they stepped inside, faint music began to play. Its melody was winding and sorrowful, every rise and fall of every note piercing the heart.
The Final Stage was the most dangerous of all.
This piece was called the Soul Severing Song. It contained both the Dao of Sound and the Dao of Death. Anyone who listened to the entire song would die on the spot.
The length of the song varied according to one's cultivation realm.
The stronger one was, the greater one's resistance, and the longer the song would become.
Conversely, the weaker one was, the shorter the song would be. If it were an ordinary mortal, just hearing a small portion would kill them on the spot.
To pass this trial, they had to find the source of the music before the song ended and use every possible means to silence it.
Once the music stopped, the trial would be considered cleared.
Because of the influence of the Dao of Sound, the Soul Severing Song could penetrate everywhere. Even if someone completely blocked their ears, they would still hear it clearly.
Even being deaf was useless. The music would sound directly within the mind, as clearly as could be.
Fan Lang had already explained these matters to Chen Qiaoshou earlier, so there was no need to repeat them.
"I roughly assessed it. With my cultivation realm, the Soul Severing Song would need at least two quarter hours to kill me. We only need to find the source of the music within two quarter hours," said Fan Lang.
"You can hold out for two quarter hours?" Chen Qiaoshou was moved.
"Mm."
"Then you can