Lu Chengwen emerged from the illusionary realm, practically collapsing from exhaustion.
He staggered and stumbled, falling to the ground after only a few steps. Weakly raising a hand, he called out, "Xue Ning, Xiao Hua!"
Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua hurried out from inside.
"Oh no, Master!"
"How did this happen!?"
The two helped Lu Chengwen up. One of his hands clutched his lower back while the other pressed against his thigh.
"That trial... was too hard."
After taking just two steps, Lu Chengwen saw Zhao Ritian and Long Aotian lying on the ground, their eyes rolled back as foam dribbled from their mouths.
Lu Chengwen was shocked, but also delighted. "This time, were they worse off than me!? Hahaha! They actually trained themselves into this state!?"
"No, Master," Hua Xuening said. "They both came out successfully one after the other, rosy-faced and full of energy. Nothing like you."
Clutching his lower back, Lu Chengwen looked over in surprise. "Then how did they end up like this?"
Zhuge Xiaohua said, "Same as always. Once they leveled up, they wanted to beat each other up. They bragged at each other while fighting, and then... they both ended up down."
Lu Chengwen was deeply annoyed. "Didn't you do anything? You just watched them both get paralyzed here?"
"We did!" Hua Xuening said. "I told them to get lost and fight somewhere else. They wouldn't listen. They insisted on dying here."
Lu Chengwen looked at Hua Xuening. "What are you even saying?"
Zhuge Xiaohua said, "Master, Xue Ning is telling the truth. They rolled their eyes and foamed at the mouth, completely ignoring us when we scolded them. They kept talking, then suddenly collapsed. They still haven't gotten up."
Lu Chengwen rebuked them, "You two are being outrageous! One is my Senior Disciple