The third stone door opened in the same way as before. He took the Shadow Stone from Bubu Wang and inserted it into the stone door. The door shattered, and this time, there was no wall behind it, but a sea of energy.
When he saw the blue energy inside the door, Marvin Waltz's unscrupulous laughter abruptly stopped. He quickly floated forward.
"Has your Blue Shadow King ability awakened?"
Marvin Waltz's expression turned serious.
"It's still some way from fully awakening. It's at 36%."
"That precise? Right, you have someone backing you..."
Marvin Waltz pondered for a moment before saying, "You... shouldn't be afraid of pain, right?"
"..."
Su Xiao said nothing. Thanks to Marvin Waltz, his ability to endure pain was already astonishing.
"Axus really went all out this time. I've never seen that bastard be so generous before. If you're not afraid of being tortured to death, go in. The Shadow Gate tests your potential. If you pass, the benefits are endless. If you fail, you'll die inside. I'm not joking this time."
As soon as Marvin Waltz finished speaking, Su Xiao had already walked toward the door.
Su Xiao entered the sea of energy, but there was none of the agonizing pain he had imagined. On the contrary, he even felt completely relaxed, as if he were soaking in a hot spring.
After advancing some distance into the sea of energy, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the ground. The comfort throughout his body made him drowsy. A rice-grain-sized ball of light appeared inside his heart. This was the 'seed' of the Blue Shadow King ability. Su Xiao had discovered it a long time ago. As the Blue Shadow King's awakening rate increased, this ball of light would grow larger, eventually 'taking root and sprouting.'
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