After a brief regrouping, the two continued to the next trial. According to the system, there were four more trials awaiting them, and Qi Ling would have to pass them all to obtain the divine artifact, the Xuanyuan Sword, and gain recognition from the Path of the King.
After the two walked through a long corridor, their eyes suddenly lit up as they arrived in a dense forest. From a distance, they could hear the low growls of wild animals, and unknown birds flew overhead.
"Where am I? Why have we suddenly been exiled to the forest?" Qi Ling thought helplessly. "System, at least explain this to me! What do you want me to do this time?"
Unfortunately, the system did not offer any explanation to Qi Ling despite his protests. It seems that the two of them will have to figure out the content of this second trial again, just like before.
The door behind them disappeared again when they arrived, and in order to explore the truth of this place, Qi Ling and Jian Lan walked into the forest together.
The area is covered in lush vegetation, clearly inhabited by many animals, including many powerful creatures. For ordinary people to survive here would undoubtedly be extremely difficult.
"Luckily, we're Soul Master. Otherwise, ordinary people probably wouldn't have survived even a day," Qi Ling said. "This second trial isn't just about us surviving here, is it? That's way too easy!"
"Be careful, Qi Ling. Although there aren't any particularly powerful Soul Beast here, I still feel like something's not right," Jian Lan said.
After Jian Lan said that, Qi Ling immediately realized that something was wrong as soon as he entered the place, as if he had missed some very important issues.
"Hmm, something does seem off, but what exactly is wrong?" As Qi Ling was pondering this, a dark shadow suddenly leaped down from the tree and pounced on the two of them.
"Watch out!" Qi Ling exclaimed, drawing her iron sword and thrusting it at the dark figure. But her expression changed the instant she made the move, and she quickly dodged to the side, avoiding the attack.
The shadowy figure that missed its target landed on the ground; it turned out to be a sharp-toothed ape. After baring its teeth at the two of them and letting out a strange cry, it quickly climbed up a tree and disappeared into the woods.
" Qi Ling, are you alright?" Jian Lan rushed over worriedly and quickly helped Qi Ling up from the ground. "What happened to you? Why didn't you attack?"
At this moment, Qi Ling stared blankly at her hands and said, " Jian Lan, I know what's wrong! The problem isn't here, it's us!"
Our Soul Power is gone!
Jian Lan was slightly startled, and then she checked her body and found that her Soul Power was also empty, with only the sword at her waist remaining.
"Wow, I think I understand what the second trial is all about now," Qi Ling said. "It seems the system just wants to turn us from Soul Master into two ordinary people, so we can experience the weakness of ordinary people."
"And I reckon surviving here won't be easy. We'll have to get enough food and water, and we'll also have to deal with these strong creatures," Qi Ling said helplessly. "This is going to be a wilderness survival challenge for us!"
Without Soul Power, the system even shut down Qi Ling's Nine Revolutions True Dragon Art, turning him into an ordinary person, not to mention his magical items.
And that's not all. Qi Ling and Jian Lan later discovered that the creatures here seemed to have a natural hostility towards the two of them, and would immediately attack as soon as they spotted them.
Bizarre creatures will launch bizarre attacks, just like Qi Ling's experience in Doomsday Canyon. However, back then, Qi Ling could still use her Soul Power, but now she can only rely on the sword in her hand.
Of course, there's also Jian Lan beside him.
Facing creatures far stronger than themselves in the forest, the two helped each other and made their way safely to a place to hide, where they found food and water and were able to settle down for the time being.
Although the creatures were hostile to the two, the system was clearly not so depraved as to deliberately expose their location to them; everything was operating according to the most basic laws of nature.
"Hehe, if this second trial is just like that, then it's not that difficult," Qi Ling said, taking a bite of the fruit in her hand. "Although this place is fraught with danger, as long as you figure out its patterns, surviving is quite simple."
"In a forest like this, two hours is more than enough for me to figure out all its patterns. Looks like we can relax a bit."
Jian Lan suddenly sighed and said, " Qi Ling, I think you'd better not say anything more."
"Huh? Why?" Just as Qi Ling was wondering, the scenery in front of them suddenly changed, and they found themselves in a completely new and unfamiliar place instead of where they were hiding.
The two who were just in the forest suddenly found themselves on a vast grassland! Eagles soared in the sky, lion prides roamed around, and many herbivores were carefully avoiding becoming food for other creatures.
Qi Ling swallowed the fruit in her mouth, dumbfounded, and said, "What the heck! What's going on? How did we suddenly end up in this godforsaken place again?"
Jian Lan said helplessly, "Yes, it seems this is the truth behind this trial. Every two hours, we will be teleported to a completely new place, facing unprecedented risks."
"You said two hours is enough to familiarize yourself with the routines of a place, but it seems like that's not enough, Qi Ling."
Qi Ling slapped her forehead with a loud "Wow!" What the hell? She absolutely refused to admit it—she had a jinx!
In any case, in this completely new environment, the two had no choice but to be extra cautious once again to face the unknown dangers! Because Qi Ling had already seen in the distance a special forces team composed of lions and vultures, which was defying common sense and closing in on them.
Afterwards, Qi Ling and Jian Lan once again began their arduous wilderness survival journey. Every two hours, once they had become familiar with a place, the system would suddenly teleport them to an unfamiliar location.
What's even more frustrating is that when the system teleports them, nothing is preserved except what they have in their hands, so no matter what preparations they make, it's useless.
Fortunately, the system hasn't completely lost its humanity; it only changes locations ten times a day, giving the two of them four extra hours to rest safely.
This transformation lasted for a full three hundred days, through three thousand worlds!