When the last person passed the 200-step trial, Hai NuoYaSi finally reappeared, clapping with a smile across his face.
"Congratulations on passing the first round of the game. You may now enter the First Palace ahead and claim your game prizes."
"There are a total of three thousand treasures in the First Palace, three of which are far superior in quality to the rest. As for who gets them, that will naturally depend on your own discernment and strength. The rules for competing over the treasures are completely unrestricted. You may form alliances, act independently, or even launch sneak attacks and kill the original holders of treasures. Any method is allowed. Of course, the competition lasts only one hour. Once that hour is up, all treasures will belong to whoever holds them at that time. Anyone who continues attacking after the time limit will be personally erased by me."
"You understand the rules, right? Then have fun..." With those words, Hai NuoYaSi's phantom vanished once more.
The Golden Road no longer carried the gravitational pressure from the previous trial. Everyone raced ahead and soon arrived at the palace Hai NuoYaSi had mentioned.
As though it had sensed their arrival, the palace gates quickly opened on their own.
Casares and the others led the crowd behind them as they rushed inside one after another.
Upon entering the palace, everyone froze at the sight before them. Several thousand treasures floated freely through the air, each covered by a transparent bubble-like membrane.
After only a moment, someone reacted and immediately began snatching treasures.
But several people who acted in succession all came up empty-handed. The treasures they tried to seize swiftly darted away into the distance.
Gu Ding and the others did not act immediately. Instead, they searched for treasures that were genuinely