There is no change between day and night in the Shadow Realm, and the souls living here do not need sleep.
After all, the four Sarlayans were living beings from the material world, and they still habitually slept for a few hours "at night" to recharge their batteries.
"Early in the morning" the next day, Sarlayan, who was ready, took the initiative to find Baron Wilfred and asked him to lead the way to the famous trial stone in the Soul Selection Academy.
The warrior level has reached level 55. Sarlayan has temporarily changed the experience distribution ratio, and will accumulate all the experience gained to the Thornspeaker profession, striving to break through the bottleneck of level 49 and reach level 50 as soon as possible.
Since the trial stone tablet appeared in the magma area deep in the Soul Selection Secret Courtyard, few people dared to cross the magma and touch it.
According to the barrage, this stone tablet contains a weapon forged by the Master himself. It looks like a sword, but is actually the key to the door of the Master's Seat.
But there is also a small problem here. Danmu is not sure whether this stone tablet will only react to specific people.
The footman who manipulates the barrage has the title of the Abyss Walker and can freely enter and exit the Abyss. Therefore, the fragment of will left in the sword by the warrior master is recognized as the destined person to save the Shadow Realm, and he or she takes the initiative to "appear" to him (her). guide.
This stone tablet has been standing in the Soul Selection Secret Courtyard since the war master left. Sarlayan did not believe that no one had ever touched it.
However, none of those who passed the trial triggered the message from the war master, and Sarlayan was not sure whether he could be recognized.
The road leading to the trial stele was filled with magma, and it was impossible to jump over it with just a heroic leap. The trial itself prohibited the use of flying mounts, and Sarlayan was too embarrassed to turn into flying form in front of a large group of people to skip class.
"Huh~ There's nothing we can do."
Sarlayan glanced at Onyxia without leaving a trace. The black dragon princess blinked her left eye knowingly, and quietly blessed Sarlayan with an invisible earth shield.
Magma is essentially a way of expressing the power of the earth.
All joking aside, earth dragons like Onyxia can take a bath in magma. To them, it is no different from taking a bath in a hot spring.
After putting on the earth shield, Sarlayan bravely jumped into the hot magma.
"It's so hot, and... so sticky."
The earth shield blessed by Oni effectively blocked the damage caused by the high temperature of the magma to Salayan, but the heat rising from the lava still made Salayan cry from the corners of his eyes.
"Wow~"
Trekking hard through the thick magma, Sarlayan steadily advanced little by little towards the location of the trial stone under the astonished gazes of a large number of gladiators.
Wilfred twitched the corners of his mouth with some sour teeth: "This kid...has he always been so brave? Why do you have to use this stupid way to get through?"
"Ah?" Valeela asked in confusion: "Baron Wilfred, how did you pass the trial in the first place?"
"It's very simple."
Wilfred spread his hands and said: "Bring a few wooden planks and activate the heroic leap and charge continuously. You can jump to the other side up to 3 times."
"Ah this..."
Stellagosa slapped her forehead in a state of laughter and tears: "So it's possible to be so clever? I thought the rules of the Soul Selection Secret Academy meant that you had to resist it forcefully."
Wilfred shook his head and laughed: "How is it possible? The Soul Selection Academy does advocate courage and will, but this does not mean that we are brainless. Wisdom is also one of the important factors that affect the outcome of the battle."
"Pfft~" Onyxia couldn't help laughing: "Forget it, let him swim over slowly, he won't be hurt anyway."
Sarlayan, who was busy moving forward in the magma, didn't know yet that his stereotyped understanding of the Soul Selection Academy had led to his current situation.
However, as Onyxia said, with the protection of the earth shield, Sarlayan would not be injured in the magma. At most, it would only take a little more time.
After finally climbing up to the island where the trial stone tablet was located, Sarlayan, who was covered in magma, squatted on the spot and rested for a long time before regaining his composure.
He vaguely heard the laughter coming from the starting point on the other side, and wondered what kind of fun the group of people who were eating melons and watching the theater had found.
The trial stone tablet was already in front of him. After a short rest, Sarlayan pressed his right hand on the top of the stone tablet.
Sarlayan: "..."
[Pfft~ No response, I’m embarrassed. 】
[It seems that Xiao Sa is not the one chosen by the war leader. 】
Sarlayan, who did not believe in evil, almost covered the stone tablet with pulp, and the will of the soldier master still did not respond at all.
"Gan! If you don't eat the toast, you'll be fined, right? Let's go!"
The furious Sarlayan suddenly drew his sword and slashed horizontally, cutting the upper part of the stone tablet open.
Although he was in a bad mood, Sarlayan was still very measured in his strikes. When he felt the touch of hitting something, he immediately stopped using any force.
"open!"
Before Wilfred and others on the other side could react, Sarlayan cut the stone tablet into pieces with a few sword strokes, revealing an unfinished sword blade hidden inside.
[If the soldier master knew that Sarlayan used this violent method to solve the puzzle he left behind, he would probably be speechless. 】
[No, black cat or white cat, any cat that can catch mice is a good cat. 】
[No matter what method Sarlayan used, he did find the clues left by the soldier master. Even if he knew about it afterwards, the soldier master would just laugh it off at most. 】
Under the surprised gazes of everyone in the Soul Chosen Academy, Sarlayan took out the sword blade from the stone tablet.
It was hard work when you came, but it won't be so troublesome when you return.
Sarlayan turned into a storm crow, flew across the magma area with one spread of his wings, and landed back on the other side.
Wilfred's expression was a little tangled at this time. He was a little angry at Sarlayan's destruction of the trial stone, but at the same time he was very curious about the sword blade he found in the stone.
"Salayan, this hiltless sword is..."
Sarlayan calmly observed the changes in the expressions of the dozens of people present, and quickly zeroed in on a person with a rather sneaky expression.
"There are too many people talking here, so it's not convenient to explain. Let's find a quiet place to talk in detail."
After receiving the vision Sharlayan shared through the soul link, Valeela quietly escaped into the shadows under the intentional cover of Little Star and Oni.
When Sarlayan and Wilfred moved towards a secluded place, the sneaky person that Sarlayan had discovered before quietly broke away from the crowd, quickened his pace and strode outside the Soul Selection Secret Courtyard.
But before he could take a few steps, two daggers protruding from the shadows were suddenly placed on his neck.
The gladiator subconsciously wanted to retreat to meet the enemy, but the enemy figure that had appeared in front suddenly disappeared without a trace.
Before he could draw his weapon, he was suddenly hit hard on the back of his head and fainted on the spot.
"Huh?"
Valeela's action of knocking out the traitor was seen by the surrounding soul-chosen warriors. One of them asked doubtfully: "This... distinguished guest, why did you knock Fletcher out?"
Valila said calmly: "Because he is a spy sent by other secret institutes, and he plans to sneak out to deliver news."
"What?!"
…
Even before taking action, Sarlayan had guessed that there would be secrets buried in the Soul Selection Secret Court and the Creation Secret Court.
There is a sword hidden in the trial stone tablet left by the soldier master himself. With such a big secret, the spy will definitely inform his superiors of the news as soon as possible.
It was with this in mind that Sarlayan deliberately took out the things left by the war master in public, in order to expose the spies and prevent them from later revealing more important information to the Ritual Chamber and the Creation Chamber.
Wilfred had already learned the origin of this sword from Sarlayan, but he was still a little doubtful.
"The sword left by the soldier master? But it seems ordinary."
Sarlayan shrugged and said: "Of course, because it is not a sword at all... Let's go, take me to see the bonesmith Helmiel first and finish casting it."
Although Wilfred is not stupid, he is not a wise man either. Sarlayan's clearly planned actions are completely confusing to him.
With Caixus's order, Wilfred was too lazy to ask everything in detail, so he just followed it without thinking. Anyway, he would definitely see the results later.
Sarlayan was surprised when he met the bonesmith Helmiel.
It's not that Helmiel's appearance is so terrifying, Skeleton Sharlayan has seen it a lot, and he even played with it himself when he was learning necromancy.
To Sarlayan's surprise, the bonesmith's voice sounded female.
