Tang Lan seemed to have vaguely guessed something when he heard the two mention the Heart of the Earth again, but he did not dare to be certain.
He Xi explained, "The Heart of the Earth, as its name suggests, is the heart of the land."
"Each region has only one Heart of the Earth, and its existence determines the vitality of that region."
Tang Lan was even more puzzled after hearing this.
He asked, "If that's the case, then if we make him return that Heart of the Earth, won't this region soon be restored to how it was before?"
"No. The one in this fellow's chest is merely one fragment of the Heart of the Earth."
"There should be many more fragments like it."
"Even if all the fragments of the Heart of the Earth are recovered, restoring vitality to this land that has long since withered will still require many complicated measures."
He Xi's voice was filled with seriousness as she answered.
"Do you think the Fourth Gate of the Death God Trial might be to find all the fragments of the Heart of the Earth?"
"And, while we're at it, help this land regain its vitality."
Tang Lan asked tentatively.
But this was merely a sudden thought of his, with little basis behind it.
Yet Ning Xian unexpectedly agreed strongly with Tang Lan's idea. "Theoretically speaking, since this is the Death God Trial, such a possibility does exist."
"However, accomplishing this would be extremely difficult."
"The last human the Sand Giant encountered was very likely the previous trial participant."
Ning Xian deduced.
At this moment, not only was Tang Lan listening intently, but the Sand Giant could also hear what Ning Xian was saying.
The Sand Giant spoke first. "So it is called the Heart of