The group passed through a corridor and entered another grand hall.
Ordinarily, the assessment was supposed to proceed in a queue, with opportunities to rest along the way. But now, that did not seem to be the case. Everyone was taking the assessment at the same time; the earlier one finished, the longer one could rest.
Just then, the entire hall suddenly darkened, as though night had fallen.
Strange lines of light lit up across the floor. They were pale silver, intertwining to form a dazzling pattern. The dome overhead also began to change.
The dome itself was painted with a night sky mural, but at that moment, the night sky seemed to become real—boundless and stretching endlessly into the distance.
According to the information Zhong Limeng had obtained earlier—or rather, bought for one hundred Federal Currency—this stage should have been a beast arena. The more participants there were, the stronger and more numerous the spirit beasts they would face. The requirement was to survive for at least one minute under the spirit beasts' attacks. Those capable of injuring the spirit beasts would receive extra points.
It was said that a legendary senior had once led a team of four to directly kill the three-thousand-year Earth Demon Rhinoceros in the assessment. Their strength had been utterly inconceivable. After all, the Earth Demon Rhinoceros possessed astonishing defenses; even an ordinary Soul King might not be able to break through them!
But having reached this point, Zhong Limeng no longer believed the assessment would proceed according to the information she had received.
The silver patterns on the ground silently vanished into the darkness. Everyone seemed to be floating amid the night sky, entering a wondrous world.
Suddenly, the world spun around them. The surrounding scenery changed dramatically.
When the light returned, Zhong