A streak of light shot out of the gates like lightning and landed on the palace's golden, glazed floor, revealing the figure of a robust young man with black hair and black armor.
The palace was boundlessly vast and empty. Only an enormous mirror faced the palace gates, its pitch-black surface clearly reflecting Chen Daolin's figure.
Suddenly, the reflection twisted.
Another "Chen Daolin" stepped out of the mirror.
He planted the black greatsword in his hand into the ground, then slowly raised his head, revealing a pair of icy green eyes beneath his armor, cold and merciless.
"Kill!!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the black-armored swordsman yanked the greatsword from the ground and attacked Chen Daolin directly.
This gatekeeper's... level of law comprehension seems very low. Chen Daolin took one look and inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
If the trial had begun at the demigod level like the Scorching Heart River, it would have been troublesome.
This opponent's level of law comprehension was roughly equivalent to the first floor of Chongdui Tower.
He did not know whether the trial had always been arranged this way or whether it had been tailored to Chen Daolin's level.
But Chen Daolin did not care. He only needed to clear the trial.
When the shadow warrior charged at him, Chen Daolin did only one thing: raised his spear and thrust.
A spear strike as swift as lightning instantly pierced through the shadow warrior's body.
Force rippled through it.
The shadow warrior's body exploded into black mist that returned to the black mirror. The black mist churned within the mirror, then condensed once more into another shadow warrior.
This time, it held a spear.
Boom!
The sound of air exploding rang out as the shadow warrior howled and charged forward.
Pfft!
Its head flew off