Chapter 704: Reaching The Third Trial (1/2)

”If you've made it here, it means you have some capability. Nevertheless, my treasures are not that easy to take. Only the worthy can have it, and you have yet to prove that. Now is not too late to turn back.”

”Should you venture forward, only greater danger awaits—but only the fearless can inherit my treasures and carry out the great mission of demons. There is no place for cowards among our ranks…”

The recorded projection of the blue-color Arch Demon began speaking before it started to preach the noble goal of destroying the world once more.

Noticing that the contents were, more or less, the same as the first time, Leon waved his hand and ended the recorded projection before it could complete its run.

”There's no need to continue listening to it. Let us continue onward with the trial,” Leon casually said to the two ladies.

”Mm.”

”Understood.”

The two ladies nodded in compliance before Aria suddenly suggested, ”We should advance with caution this time. No doubt, this trial will be like the blue demon said—more dangerous.”

”And we don't know what kind of trial it will be either, so it won't hurt for us to be more careful, lest something goes wrong.”

”Un, you're right,” Leon nodded calmly and said, ”Let me head in and clear the trial first. You two stay here and wait for me.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Leon pushed open the large gates and barged inside before Aria could reply, causing her to be stunned with words stuck on the tips of her tongue.

”I did not mean it like that…” Aria sighed.

Nevertheless, the second trial was proven to be of no challenge for Leon as he waltzed inside with the power of nihility surrounding him, rendering all formations and laws inactive and ineffective.

At the same time, Leon quickly figured out the content of the second trial and realized it would have been a bit tricky to clear through standard methods—methods that did not make use of his overbearing Law of Nihility.

It was a dream trial.

If they had entered the second trial unprepared, the illusion and sound formations would have affected their minds and force them to fall into a dream that they may never wake up from.

Seeing a few skeletal bones lying around, Leon could tell that someone people have entered and even reached the second trial—but no further than that.

”The people who came here most likely starved to death after getting trapped in the endless dream created by the formations of this second trial…” Leon speculated as he studied the human bones.

”Also, if the first trial's formations were only suspected to be Tier-5 formations, then the second trial's formations are definitely at Tier-5.”

”That means there is a chance that the last trial will make use of Tier-6 formations…” Leon frowned in thought.

Tier-6 formations could produce the power to threaten even Celestials and Divine Origin Realm Practitioners.

”The Nihility Law should not have a problem negating the effects… Though if it's a Tier-7 formation, then I am not sure anymore if my Nihility Law will still be effective at my current level…” Leon contemplated.

Nevertheless, Leon located the eye of the formation and deactivated it indefinitely before it could work its magic.

Shortly after, Leon headed back outside to fetch Aria and Darlene.

Only a few minutes had passed since he entered at that point, but it did not make the two ladies any less worried when they could not see him.

”How did it go?” Aria quickly asked upon seeing Leon coming out.

”It's cleared,” Leon held Aria's hands and gave them a rub with a reassuring smile before he suddenly said seriously, ”You made the right call.”

”The second trial was harder to guard against and would have been a bit tricky if we had gone inside together. I would have been fine either way, but the two of you would have been put under a sleeping spell.”

”I see…” Aria uttered with surprise.

Although she did not mean by her previous words for Leon to enter the second trial alone, it seemed to have worked in her favor.

Nevertheless, she did not like Leon taking on risks alone.

As such, she shook her head and said with a soft sigh, ”I don't want to burden you, but I don't want to see you taking on risks alone either… I think we should take on the third trial together.”

”The dangers of the third trial won't be anything like the first and second trial. These Arch Demon-level Tombs are no joke. You can easily lose your life if you're not careful.”

”I'm not afraid,” Aria stared right into Leon's eyes with a resolute look.