"Wait, wait. This trial has indeed been completed, but it still isn't the final trial."
"Huh?"
The excitement on the little loli's face vanished in an instant, and her whole body drooped like an eggplant hit by frost. Tian Meng, beside her, also looked full of questions. What did he mean by passed, but not completely passed? Could he stop pausing so dramatically?
The Snow Empress, however, was the calmest of them, and roughly understood what Ning Bei meant.
"What the Ice God means is that this trial has completed one stage, and there will be follow-up trials afterward, correct?"
"Exactly."
Ning Bei nodded, confirming the Snow Empress's guess before continuing to explain:
"The three illusions tested me with six kinds of negative emotions. Each one was extremely dangerous, and the slightest mistake would have trapped me in the illusion forever. Fortunately, I managed to pass them all by luck, and the stage reward has already been issued as well. All my soul bones will be transformed into the Ice God Soul Bone Set."
Hearing Ning Bei's explanation, the Three Giants of the Far North instantly understood, and the faint disappointment in their hearts disappeared at once. Since Ning Bei could complete this stage of the trial, the next stage likely would not be a problem either. At worst, they would simply wait a little longer. For their Soul Beast race, time should count as the least valuable thing of all.
"Then has the Ice God received the next stage of the trial?"
After collecting herself from the emotional roller coaster, the Ice Empress was the first to voice the only question left in the three of their hearts. The Snow Empress and Tian Meng also turned their gazes back to Ning Bei.
"Not yet. It will take two years