After passing through the gates of the Path of the King, Gu Ding and the others appeared in a city that had already become ruins.
Gu Ding looked around. Only Liliath and the others were there; Elsa and the Viking Clan members had vanished.
"Welcome, everyone, to Trial Island Number One on the Path of the King."
Just as Gu Ding was about to search for Elsa and the others, a woman's voice drifted down from the sky.
"There are thirty-seven primary slots participating in this trial. Each primary slot and its affiliated slots have been assigned to the same independent area for the first test."
"First test: Protect the Main City Crystal Core hidden within the ruined city."
"Success condition: Find the Main City Crystal Core and keep it from shattering for six days."
"Failure condition one: If the Main City Crystal Core shatters, the test is considered failed. The primary slot and affiliated slots corresponding to that ruin will all be eliminated and directly teleported away."
"Failure condition two: The primary slot holder dies, or all affiliated slot holders die."
"Failure condition three: The Main City Crystal Core is not found within one day."
"The specific rules and hints for the test are as follows:"
1. The Main City Crystal Core is only the size of an ordinary adult's fist. It is crystalline, entirely red, may be hidden anywhere within the ruins, and cannot be moved.
2. The Main City Crystal Core itself nullifies defensive measures and cannot be protected by formations, barriers, or similar methods.
3. Once the test begins, Variant Lifeforms will randomly appear throughout the ruins. As long as a Variant Lifeform touches the Main City Crystal Core in any way, it will immediately shatter.
4. The Combat Strength of the Variant Lifeforms will increase