"What a terrifying Evil Dog Ridge. How many of these departed souls can make it through?"
"The Dog-Beating Stick even has limited uses? This is only the first trial, and it's already this hard?"
Quite a few people went pale.
Spirit Hall.
"Far too many departed souls are dying. Could this be a way of controlling how many souls reincarnate?"
"They can't all be evildoers steeped in Karma, can they?"
Qian Daoliu saw another layer to it.
But no one answered him.
Even Bibi Dong's expression looked somewhat unnatural now.
She knew she was no good person.
If the day came when she died, Evil Dog Ridge would probably give her more than she could swallow.
Blue Tyrant Academy.
Yu Xiaogang was already drenched in sweat, constantly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
"Xiaogang, don't be afraid. Even if you die, I'll protect you."
Liu Erlong comforted him softly.
"Afraid? Who's afraid?"
Yu Xiaogang sounded as though someone had stepped on his tail, his voice turning shrill.
This drew even more attention from Tang San and the others.
His face flushed red, Yu Xiaogang angrily wiped the sweat from his forehead again.
"Do you think I'm afraid?"
"No! I'm furious!"
"What right do they have to set up trials like these? Why not just let people reincarnate after they die? What kind of grudge could possibly warrant scattering so many people's souls into oblivion?"
"This is sheer nonsense!"
"Absurd!"
Yu Xiaogang grew louder with every sentence, as though he were sincerely speaking up for the departed souls.
Yet he failed to notice that his whole body was already shaking like chaff in a sieve.
"Teacher, calm down first. Sit down and rest for a while."
Noticing something amiss with Yu Xiaogang, Tang San went forward and