At this moment, when Long Duo revealed his identity as Immortal Hao Fang, the many trial-takers were filled with unbearable regret.
Those who had perished early in the Demonic Sound Corridor were one thing, but those who had remained in the main hall or had treated Long Duo discourteously were the ones who regretted it most.
Unfortunately, there was no chance to start over. No matter how much they regretted it now, it was useless.
Long Duo—or, more accurately, Immortal Hao Fang—looked down at the crowd with a smile.
"Regardless of the outcome..."
"I hope this trial has given you all a warning and some insight."
"Having faced life and death, you should cherish your own lives all the more."
Within the grotto-heaven,
almost everyone had faced the terrifying pressure between life and death.
No matter what choice one made when faced with the danger of death, it was an experience of one's own.
Whether they lacked the will and died in the Demonic Sound Corridor, or cowardly chose to remain within it, or survived until the end only to gain nothing because of tyranny and greed—
whether good or bad,
this experience would be exceedingly hard for everyone to forget.
Then,
Immortal Hao Fang waved his hand, and the many trial-takers vanished from where they stood.
In the blink of an eye, only six people remained around them.
Those six were Chen Fan, Song Qianxue, and the others...
"To have made it this far, there is no need to say more about your temperaments and wills. You are all first-rate geniuses."
Having passed the previous three consecutive Demonic Sound trials and still chosen to press forward bravely, their willpower naturally needed no further proof.
"However, I also hope you will remember this: greed is the original sin. Your own