Two Plazas

As an ancient, desolate aura surged forth, a golden gatehouse gradually took shape. Towering high like the gates of a heavenly palace, it made all who saw it unable to resist a sense of their own insignificance.

It was precisely the gateway into Heavenly God Star.

Once it had fully formed, everyone's hearts began to pound with excitement again.

"Enter!"

No one knew who gave the command, but everyone flew toward the curtain of light within the gatehouse as one. Such was their urgency that in barely more than a dozen breaths, over ten thousand people atop the golden summit had vanished almost entirely.

Lu Ming did not delay either. Together with Chang He, Fire Phoenix Fairy, and the others, he entered the gate of light.

In the next instant, he appeared within an enormous bluestone plaza. The plaza stretched so wide it seemed boundless; only at an extreme distance could the hazy silhouettes of mountain ranges be seen.

"This is Divine Guard Plaza. Soon, each of us will be sent separately into a space to battle Divine Guards, earning the qualifications and cultivation time to remain here. Everyone, you must give it your all."

As Fire Phoenix Fairy introduced the place to Lu Ming, she did not forget to remind the members of the Yan Family behind her.

Lu Ming had already learned of this before coming. He knew this was another round of selection. If the Heaven-Reaching Stairway had tested one's will and the pressure-bearing limits of one's body—

Then this trial tested one's overall strength.

With a hum, the trial soon arrived. The passage tokens in everyone's hands suddenly emitted a dazzling radiance, and before many could even react, they were teleported away.

Lu Ming was naturally no exception. He appeared within an isolated space.

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