[The Zhu-Sha Duo never expected this.]
[Tang Sanzang, Sun Xingzhe, and Little White Dragon had not been subjected to a dimensionality-reduction strike. Rather, they had simply never been targeted at all. In their eyes, Black Pine Forest was merely Black Pine Forest.]
[However, this was actually a good thing.]
[The three of them had directly lost a project for cracking the Dark Forest, leaving them far behind in this trial.]
"..."
"This hardly counts as good news."
The Heavenly Venerates in Three Pure Ones Hall could not help grumbling inwardly.
Take Three Strikes Against the White-Boned Demon, for example.
The Zhu-Sha Duo had been kicked out of the rankings right from the start, with absolutely no chance of coming out on top.
If it were up to them,
then this Black Pine Forest demon encounter should have excluded Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and Little White Dragon Ao Lie from the rankings as well.
Unfortunately, the Three Pure Ones were not the ones handling this matter, and Amitabha Buddha, who was in charge, did not know about the Ranking System.
This had suddenly benefited the Preaching Squad members other than the Zhu-Sha Duo.
Aside from Black Pine Forest, there were other matters in this trial as well, leaving openings for the Preaching Squad members.
Amitabha Buddha had seen through it clearly.
For now, the Zhu-Sha Duo really were still easier to target.
Hmm?
Within Black Pine Forest.
Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and Little White Dragon looked at one another.
The moment they stepped into Black Pine Forest,
the Zhu-Sha Duo vanished once more.
They instinctively checked the Ranking System, only to discover that the Zhu-Sha Duo had already entered the trial.
All three of their expressions changed.
The Zhu-Sha Duo had entered this trial and begun their trial before them.
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