Qian Daoliu's gaze fell on Xiao Yan in front of him, and golden energy flashed in his eyes.
A terrifying aura emanated from his hunched and aged body, containing an extremely pure and holy pressure!
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing slowly regained consciousness and found themselves in a spacious and brightly lit hall.
The walls surrounding the main hall are inlaid with various gemstones that shimmer with dazzling light, making it look magnificent.
In the center of the main hall stood a towering golden Angel Statue, several meters tall. At this moment, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing were lying not far below the Angel Statue.
"Woke up?"
Just as Xiao Yan was examining the Angel Statue in front of him, a faint, hoarse voice rang out, bringing Xiao Yan back to his senses.
Xiao Yan turned his head and saw an old man standing in front of the statue. His figure was clearly hunched over, but in Xiao Yan's eyes, he seemed very tall and unfathomable.
The old man seemed to have been standing beneath the statue from the beginning, but Xiao Yan wouldn't have even noticed his presence if he hadn't spoken.
This bizarre scene startled Xiao Yan.
"This humble one, Xiao Yan, greets Senior."
Xiao Yan hurriedly bowed in greeting.
This is clearly the interior of the Elder Hall, and the old man in front of me must be a powerful expert at the Titled Douluo level.
What did you see?
The old man nodded slightly, still with his back to Xiao Yan, his gaze fixed on the golden Angel Statue in front of him, and asked a question.
Xiao Yan was taken aback upon hearing this, and followed the old man's gaze to the enormous Angel Statue.
The golden Angel Statue had a thin golden light emanating from its body. Xiao Yan couldn't tell for a moment whether the light came from the angel itself or from the material of the statue.
However, when he gazed at the statue before him, Xiao Yan could feel an aura of majesty and holiness that put him at ease.
"I seem to sense an aura of... holiness and majesty..."
Xiao Yan didn't say anything, but he could still sense a faint arrogance.
After all, the Angel God is the faith of the entire Spirit Hall, Xiao Yan wouldn't be foolish enough to say anything negative.
Especially now that he doesn't know if "God" exists in this world.
"Hehe." The old man chuckled noncommittally, then spoke:
"Since you hold the token from Xue'er, you've passed my first test. So, I can naturally give you a chance to transform."
The old man spoke slowly, no longer concealing his aura, radiating a terrifying pressure.
Sensing the old man's aura, Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed, feeling immense pressure.
"Laugh!"
The old man took out the token that Qian Renxue had given to Xiao Yan earlier, and with a flick of his finger, a golden light appeared on the token.
"With this token, I can send you to a secret realm. Within this realm, your strength will increase dramatically, but it will also be fraught with danger; you might even die!"
The old man spoke slowly. Zhu Zhuqing, who had just woken up, stood behind Xiao Yan with a calm expression.
Thank you, senior.
Now that Xiao Yan had arrived at the Elder Hall, he naturally couldn't leave so easily. He bowed to the old man and said:
"I still don't know your name, senior, so that I may remember it."
"Hehe, if you can come out unharmed, it won't be too late for me to tell you."
Qian Daoliu his hand gently, and the golden token in Xiao Yan's hand emitted a dazzling golden light, enveloping him and Zhu Zhuqing.
At the same time, behind Qian Daoliu, a rich golden light emanated from the statue of the Angel God.
A beam of golden light burst forth from the statue's forehead, enveloping Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing. When the golden light disappeared, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing had vanished.
After completing all this, Qian Daoliu's gaze returned to the Angel Statue behind him, his expression complex.
A dense golden light enveloped Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, obscuring everything around them with golden energy.
Xiao Yan could do was grip Zhu Zhuqing's hand tightly to prevent the two from being forcibly separated by some kind of energy.
Fortunately, the feared scenario did not materialize.
In just a few breaths, they regained their sight.
However, at this moment, they were no longer in the Elder Hall, but on an island that was suspended in mid-air.
Xiao Yan looked around. There were many floating islands in the air, and they were just one of them.
At the very center of these floating islands, Xiao Yan gazed intently and saw a massive golden dome that completely enveloped them.
Within this golden dome, Xiao Yan could vaguely see several shadows, which also appeared to be floating islands.
However, the size of these islands is far greater than that of the surrounding floating islets.
Eight enormous shadows, like lotus petals, surrounded the golden dome. At the very center, Xiao Yan could only see a golden light.
"This is what they call a secret realm?"
As Xiao Yan looked around, Zhu Zhuqing also curiously observed the floating islands, and suddenly spoke up:
"These floating islands seem to have formed due to the leakage of energy from within that protective barrier."
Xiao Yan listened to Zhu Zhuqing's words, looked her over carefully, and then nodded slightly.
The rich golden light was sealed within the golden dome, but even the mere outflow of its aura created this eerie scene.
" The Soul Power within this secret realm is extremely dense and exceptionally active; even the Mimicry Cultivation Environment at the Spirit Hall Academy cannot compare in the slightest."
The floating island where the two were currently located was about half the size of a basketball court.
There were also other floating islands of similar size drifting around.
Xiao Yan walked to the edge of their floating island, looked at the nearest small island, tentatively threw a stone, and seeing that there was no obstruction, jumped towards it.
" Xiao Xin out!"
Zhu Zhuqing was startled by Xiao Yan's actions and couldn't help but exclaim.
Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, there's no problem."
The two explored several floating islands in succession, but found no other living creatures or anything unusual.
A moment later, a floating island roughly the size of a football field appeared in Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing's sight, which they keenly noticed.
On that island, there seemed to be a circular stone arena resembling a fighting ring.
"Let's go take a look over there."
Using the floating island in mid-air, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing landed on the island in a few flashes.
"What a strange secret realm."
Xiao Yan's gaze fell on the island in front of him. In the center of the island was a circular area with a diameter of about twenty meters.
The entire site is made of white stone blocks, and at the edge of the site stands a three-meter-tall, Six-Winged Angel statue.
Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a glance and slowly approached the Angel Statue in front of them.
P. S.
Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing will not participate in the Angel God Trial, which is equivalent to Qian Daoliu using the energy spilled from the periphery to provide them with cultivation benefits.