Half an hour later.
Yue Yang emerged, covered from head to toe in wounds, looking utterly dejected.
Princess Cici and Snow Flawless hurried up to him and asked in surprise, "What happened? How did you end up so badly hurt?"
"Clown, Lionheart King, Red Emperor, and the Ancient Demon King's incarnations were all floating clouds. Even if they were formed from divine power and possessed real strength, I wasn't afraid of them at all. But perhaps it was some kind of mental barrier. There was a Supreme inside, and no matter what I did, I couldn't deny her existence. She beat me so badly that I couldn't endure it anymore and had to run out for a breather! Now I understand just how monstrous Prison Emperor was to stay in there for an entire day!" Yue Yang was deeply frustrated. He had thought that even if he could not catch up to Snow Flawless right away, he would not be much worse than Princess Cici. Who would have thought he would have to withdraw in less than half an hour?
"Half an hour is already very good. During my first few trials, I couldn't even last a minute. Only after several thousand trials did I gain insight into a domain." Seeing Yue Yang's dejected expression, Princess Cici's heart softened, and she quickly comforted him.
"Rest for a while, then challenge it again!" Snow Flawless knew this was normal. Without tempering through hardship, true improvement was impossible.
Yue Yang gathered his courage and reentered the Death Gate.
About another half hour passed.
Yue Yang came fleeing out of the Death Gate again, howling like a wounded beast.
This time, even his left cheek had been swollen from the blows, and his clothes had been reduced to strips of rags. If not