After emerging from the eighth trial, Qin Shaofeng's once-relaxed expression had vanished, replaced by a trace of worry between his brows. He looked at Du Yue in his hand with complicated eyes, unable to suppress the doubts and unease rising in his heart.
With the eighth trial over, the surroundings returned to calm, yet the connection between Qin Shaofeng and Du Yue had not been severed. This meant that he had truly become Du Yue's master. The fact left him puzzled, while also making him realize that unknown secrets might be hidden within it.
Qin Shaofeng let out a deep sigh and raised his head toward a spot of light in the distance. That was the entrance to the final trial, as well as the last checkpoint on his road to success. Yet he knew clearly that this final trial would surely be even more perilous and difficult than the ones before it.
"No matter what, since I've already come this far, no hardship can stop my steps from moving forward." Qin Shaofeng spoke firmly to himself. Then, after taking a deep breath, he strode resolutely toward the final trial.
After entering the final trial, Qin Shaofeng discovered that he did not hear any sound as usual. Instead, the entire space was abnormally silent, as though time itself had stopped flowing. That eerie atmosphere put him on guard, and he cautiously opened his eyes to inspect his surroundings.
Yet when he opened them, all he saw was boundless darkness, so black he could not see his own fingers before his face. The darkness sent a wave of panic through him, leaving him unsure what to do next.
In this pitch-black environment, where one could not see a hand before one's face and all was deathly silent, anyone would shudder with