After bidding Dong Changnan farewell, Chen Lie found a Spirit Beast Carriage on the street and returned to the Four-Star Inn.
Inside the Four-Star Inn, in the Eastern Star Region's guest quarters.
When Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong saw Chen Lie return, they immediately asked, "Chen Lie, did you get permission to enter Deathtrap Ridge?"
Chen Lie took out the paper warrant bearing Commandery Princess Chengning's seal.
"This is our permit to enter Deathtrap Ridge."
Wang Shou took the paper warrant from Chen Lie and examined it.
"Good. The warrant does indeed grant permission to enter Deathtrap Ridge, and it bears Commandery Princess Chengning's seal.
Chen Lie, thank you for your hard work!"
Zhang Liwu stepped forward and asked, "Chen Lie, did you manage to establish a connection with Commandery Princess Chengning?"
"No!" Chen Lie shook his head.
"Of course. Establishing a connection with Commandery Princess Chengning couldn't be that easy."
The next day, under Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong's leadership, Chen Lie and the other nine participants from the Eastern Star Region set out for Deathtrap Ridge.
Sure enough, the Sacred Martial Dynasty's Imperial Guard had surrounded Deathtrap Ridge.
Only after Chen Lie presented Commandery Princess Chengning's written warrant did the Imperial Guard let them through.
Chen Lie and the others carefully surveyed Deathtrap Ridge, spending nearly an entire day there.
The ten participants, including Chen Lie, Ning Fan, and Zhu Jingxuan, experienced seven or eight extremely harsh conditions, such as superstorms, extreme cold, collapsing ground, and fireballs falling from the sky.
These harsh conditions severely affected their combat strength, and with bad luck, the environment could even seriously injure them. Experiencing these extreme conditions in advance helped everyone adapt considerably. Before the fighting even began, they had already minimized the environment's effects on them.
As they were leaving,