Six Choices Between Life and Death! This Question Was Way Beyond the Syllabus!

The emotionless voice of the Empress Houtu was like six invisible blades of judgment, instantly silencing all the noise and frenzy inside and outside the arena.

Six roads.

A real end point.

Five one-way tickets to the true cycle of reincarnation.

This is no longer a competition.

This is an ultimate gamble, with the "afterlife" as the stake.

Inside the Live Broadcast Room, viewers who were enthusiastically cheering for their idols just a moment ago were now completely silent.

The comment section was unusually empty.

"This... who the hell would dare to choose this?"

"Choosing the wrong option means deleting the entire account and starting over? That's too harsh a punishment! I take back what I said about the Underworld Paradise not being exciting enough..."

"Old Ancestor Kunpeng! Open the betting pool now! I've bet on all three of them, and none of them dare to move!"

Behind the scenes of "Heavenly Secrets Gambling," the Old Ancestor Kunpeng stared at the sudden "Death Roulette," and for the first time, cold sweat broke out on his face, which always wore the smile of a cunning businessman.

He dared not open that betting odds.

Because regardless of the odds, the massive amount of Lin Shen Coin he just earned could evaporate instantly.

This is no longer business; it's metaphysics.

On the field.

Xing Tian, Mechanist, and Ling, three top experts who had fought their way through the trials, were now all in a deathly silence.

For the first time, Xing Tian's brain, which was used to thinking with his muscles, felt that it wasn't enough.

His eyes, which always burned with Battle Intent, were now fixed on the six roads in front of him, his face filled with solemnity and confusion.

Strength is meaningless here.

He can't exactly blow up all six roads to see which one is real, can he?

The Mechanist, leaning against the cold hull of the "Mantis," gasped for breath.

He attempted to activate his brain, which was comparable to Chaos computer, to analyze the energy fluctuations, the laws governing them, and the spatial curvature of the six paths...

However, the data only brought back despair.

Exactly the same.

These six paths all originated from the hand of Empress Houtu, the Primordial Chaos Sage. Each one contains the perfect and flawless Great Dao of Reincarnation, and there is absolutely no flaw that can be analyzed by "technology".

Ling remained hidden in the shadows, but the knuckles of her hand, gripping the dagger tightly, had turned white.

Her intuition was screaming, issuing a warning.

All six paths are fraught with deadly danger, stemming from an instinctive fear of "the end" deep within the soul.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid to choose?"

The voice of the Empress Houtu rang out again, carrying a hint of pity and a hint of testing.

"The path of cultivation is inherently full of choices."

"Today's choice is merely the most insignificant of the billions of choices you will make in the future."

"If you don't even have this much courage, how can you talk about pursuing the Great Dao and reaching the pinnacle?"

These words struck the Dao Heart of the three men like a resounding bell.

Yes.

What were they fighting for all this time?

Isn't it all for that supreme glory, for the qualification to ask the Dao Ancestor questions and resolve all the confusion in one's heart?

If we shrink back here, what will be the point of all our previous efforts and sacrifices?

Flames reignited in Xing Tian's eyes!

"Damn it! What's there to be afraid of!"

A furious shout ripped through the deathly silence.

Xing Tian slammed his giant axe into the ground, and a deafening roar reverberated through the air.

He was shirtless, his bulging muscles trembling slightly with rising Battle Intent.

"I, Xing Tian, was born for war and will die for war! Even if I made the wrong choice, I can always start over in my next life!"

His eyes, filled with wildness and untamed spirit, swept over the six paths. Without the slightest hesitation, he strode forward toward the "Asura Path," where the killing intent and Battle Intent were the strongest!

"This road smells just right for Laozi!"

He left resolutely and boldly, without a trace of regret.

That silhouette was filled with the unyielding courage and purity that belonged to the Witch Clan.

"Madman..." The Mechanist muttered under his breath as he watched Xing Tian's retreating figure, but a complex and indescribable respect flashed in his eyes.

Ling watched as Xing Tian stepped onto that path, his figure engulfed by endless blood and flames of war, but no "elimination" notification was triggered.

Her heart sank slightly.

Could it be that this reckless man actually guessed right?

At that moment, the Mechanist also made a decision.

Unlike Xing Tian, who relied on his intuition, he slowly closed his eyes, his divine sense sinking into his inner world with unprecedented focus.

He began to reflect on all his experiences along the way.

From assembling the first rolling wheel at the Luban Academy to designing the sketches for the "Mantis" ship.

From using the elegance of technology to crush brute force atop a mountain of knives, to using the romance of burning wealth to pierce the sky on the banks of the Blood River.

What is his path?

Create, explore, utilize the rules, and change the world.

Which path best aligns with his "Dao" (the Way)?

The Mechanist suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils flashing with a sharp light!

Without further hesitation, he took unsteady steps and resolutely walked onto the seemingly ordinary road, yet one full of infinite possibilities.

--humane.

"My path lies in using a mortal body to stand shoulder to shoulder with the gods."

"Without people, how can there be tools?"

He murmured softly, and his figure also disappeared into the bustling Mortal World.

Now, all the pressure is on Ling.

Xing Tian chose the Asura Path.

The Mechanist chose humanity.

The remaining Heavenly Human Dao, the Animal Path, the Hungry Ghost Path, and the Hell Path.

Choose one of the four.

The odds have increased from one in six to one in four.

But this is still a gamble that could devastate anyone.

Ling stood still, motionless.

Her breath blended completely with the surrounding shadows.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at this moment.

Inside the Live Broadcast Room, all the viewers held their breath, their hearts pounding in their throats.

Inside the Order Divine Court, even the usually carefree Tongtian Jiaozhu had put away his smile and was staring at the light screen with a solemn expression.

What choice will this female assassin, born under his "Intercepting Heaven" ideology and fraught with uncertainty and unpredictability, make?

A stick of incense.

Two incense sticks.

Ling remained motionless.

Just when everyone thought she was going to give up.

She finally moved.

But her actions left everyone, including the Empress Houtu, with expressions of disbelief.

She didn't take any path.

She slowly walked to the center of the starting point of the six roads, and sat down cross-legged on the only open space.

Then, she closed her eyes.

It was as if this fate-determining match had nothing to do with her anymore.

"What... does this mean? Have you given up?"

"No! Look at her aura! She's... cultivating?!"

"Are you crazy?! Training in a place like this? Doesn't she want the championship reward?"

Just when everyone was puzzled...

The "Void Shadow" suit that Xuanming personally designed for Ling moved on its own even without wind.

A faint, almost imperceptible power of shadow, finer than a strand of hair, emanated from her body.

Those shadowy forces did not test the six paths.

Instead, like the most nimble tentacles, it silently probed into the gaps connecting the six paths to this space...

What is she doing?

She's... looking for bugs!

She was using her instincts as a top assassin to search for the only possible, unknown backdoor in this "game" personally constructed by the Sage!