At the fourth, fifth, and sixth stages, Zhou Heng fully tapped into the Heavenly River Ring's abilities, crushing everything in his path. Everyone took it for Zhou Heng's bloodline rune—otherwise, how could it possibly be so powerful?
In a sense, it truly was a rune. The Thousand Streams Heavenly River had shattered the shackles of heaven and earth, so it was understandable for him to gain some powerful bloodline rune... Otherwise, how could one explain such unbelievable might?
The pace quickened after that. In just one hour, he defeated all seven remaining opponents and finally stepped into the valley.
It was a long, narrow valley, roughly two hundred li in length but only around ten li wide, with a long row of camps built within it.
"Welcome! Welcome!" A middle-aged man came forward. He was in completely human form, yet an obscure aura flowed around him, astonishingly powerful!
Another human form!
But this one was at the Black Hole Level!
"You passed all ten stages. You are the sixth person to accomplish that in the last hundred years!" The middle-aged man smiled faintly. "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Long Yulin, and I am an instructor here. You may call me Elder Yulin!"
An elder meant Five Holes!
"Profound Heaven Camp is divided into two teams: the Heaven Team and the Earth Team, with a hundred members each—though Profound Heaven Camp has far more than two hundred people. Those who cannot enter either the Heaven Team or Earth Team can only sweep floors and fetch water, belonging to... the menial team! The day they defeat someone from the Heaven Team or Earth Team, they can naturally take their place!"
"The Heaven Team ranks above the Earth Team. In other words, even the last-ranked member of the Heaven Team