Inside the Tomb Ship, Duan Donghe addressed Xiao Yang and the other four who remained.
"You have one last chance to change your minds."
"The next test will put your lives at risk."
But none of the five chose to withdraw.
Duan Donghe nodded at them.
"Good. Follow me."
With a wave, he turned and headed toward another side door in the hall.
Xiao Yang and the others hurried after him.
Before long, they followed the passage to a gate.
Duan Donghe turned to them.
"You'll enter this passage in a moment."
"If you can keep going straight down the corridor and reach the next hall alive, you'll pass the initial screening and qualify for the next test."
"Once that test is over, you can begin to receive the inheritance."
The inheritance!
Lord Ying Ai and the others' eyes lit up.
Wasn't that why they had come here?
Just two more tests, and they could reach the inheritance!
For all their excitement, they knew the screening would not be easy.
Any of them could die in the next round.
But after coming this far, none showed any fear.
"Once you enter the corridor, you may use any means at your disposal."
"I don't care how you do it. You only need to reach the next Hall Chamber alive."
Duan Donghe paused.
"There is one restriction: if you hide inside your Palace Supreme Treasure, you fail."
He turned toward the gate and pointed.
"Rise!"
Rumble!
The gate rose, revealing a dark passage.
Peering in, they could see nothing.
Everyone but Xiao Yang wondered what lay inside.
Once the gate was fully open, Duan Donghe looked at Lord Ying Ai and the other three.
"You four go in first."
"What? Us?"
"Me?"
"The four of us first?"
All four stared at