A deep blue teardrop-shaped spaceship, like a phantom, was traveling at a speed five or six times that of light in the dark universe.
On the spaceship, Chu Zhou met five people, Rambo, Longyue, Heyu, Aitor, and Safi, under the introduction of Simo.
“They are all extraordinary characters!”
Chu Zhou sensed a hint of danger from Ximo and the other six people, and felt deeply moved.
"This Chu Zhou is not simple."
At almost the same time, Simo and the other six people also made the same evaluation of Chu Zhou in their hearts.
Chu Zhou found a seat at random and sat down.
Simo continued enthusiastically, "Everyone, we come from different star regions. It is fate that we can meet here!"
"Every Adventure King test is extremely dangerous. Ninety percent of the people who take the test will die. We should unite as one and help each other."
After hearing what Ximo said, Chu Zhou and the others all had no expression on their faces.
Everyone taking part in the assessment this time is a competitor to each other, so how can they talk about helping each other?
Simo spoke with great enthusiasm, not caring at all about everyone's cold responses, as if he really wanted to convince everyone to unite.
At this time, Wu Ka, the person in charge of this Adventure King Assessment, stood up, glanced at Chu Zhou and the other seven people taking the assessment, and said:
"Since you all know each other, I won't waste any more words. Now I will tell you about this assessment task."
Hearing Wu Ka's words, Chu Zhou and others were instantly cheered up.
Wu Ka continued, "This time, your assessment will be conducted in the 'Black Mountain Secret Realm'. In the 'Black Mountain Secret Realm', there is a treasure called Soul Stone. After refining this Soul Stone, it can not only increase the soul essence of the realm master, but also have considerable benefits for the universe master."
"It can be said that this kind of soul stone is very precious!"
"And the conditions for you to pass the assessment this time are: within ten days, be the first to obtain 10,000 soul stones in the Black Mountain Secret Realm and successfully come out of the Black Mountain Secret Realm!"
"By the way, I'll send you the detailed information about the 'Black Mountain Secret Realm' now!"
After Wu Ka finished speaking, Chu Zhou and the other seven people who were taking the test immediately became wary of each other.
Even Simo, who had been extremely enthusiastic before, looked at other people with a hint of caution at this moment.
They had understood what Wu Ka said.
This time, among the seven people taking the test, no matter what the result is, only one person can pass the test and become the Adventure King.
This means that Chu Zhou and the other seven people are competitors to each other.
"Only one person passed the test at most?" Simo seemed unwilling and asked Wu Ka for confirmation.
Wu Ka nodded : "That's right! This is the rule! Even I can't change it!"
"If anyone feels it's dangerous, or is unwilling, they can give up now!"
Ximo was silent for a moment, then he smiled cheerfully, "Hahaha, it's okay even if it's like this!"
"Although there are seven of us, only one person can pass the test in the end. We should still unite as one and jointly deal with the dangers that may arise during the test."
"After all, in all the adventure king assessments, most people who failed ended up dying, and very few survived."
"Being alive is the most important thing... We should strive to survive even after failure!"
Seamus' laughter echoed in the spaceship.
But neither Chu Zhou nor Rambo, Longyue, Heyu, Aitor, Safi and the other five people responded.
They all silently checked the information that Wu Ka passed to them and carefully read the information about the 'Black Mountain Secret Realm'.
[The Black Mountain Secret Realm is a peculiar space secret realm. The main part is a huge black mountain over 300,000 meters high. The Black Mountain is surrounded by a large amount of strange gray fog.
The Black Mountain Secret Realm is rich in soul stones, which are an extremely precious cultivation resource that can increase the essence of the soul.
However, there are three major dangers in the Black Mountain Secret Realm:
1. Strange gray fog. Even a super-limit master would be in danger of getting lost once he falls into the strange gray fog.
2. Soul Storm. In the Black Mountain Secret Realm, mysterious soul storms will appear at irregular intervals and in any location. Once caught in a soul storm, the souls of those whose souls are not strong enough may be torn apart directly.
3. Soul slaves. In the Black Mountain Secret Realm, there are many realm masters who died in the past. Their souls were controlled by mysterious forces and they became slaves, specifically hunting down the creatures that subsequently entered the Black Mountain Secret Realm.
In short, there are opportunities and dangers in the Black Mountain Secret Realm. Please consider carefully before entering. 】
Chu Zhou carefully read the information about the Black Mountain Secret Realm.
He felt a little heavy in his heart.
"This Black Mountain Secret Realm is not simple!"
He sighed quietly in his heart and looked at the other six people.
Their expressions also turned solemn.
Obviously, everyone felt the danger of the Black Mountain Secret Realm.
One month later.
After a long journey in the dark universe, the teardrop-shaped spaceship finally returned to the real universe.
"We have arrived at the Black Mountain Secret Realm, come out!"
Wu Ka, Chu Zhou and others appeared in a desolate starry sky.
"The spacecraft actually flew in the dark universe at a speed more than five times the speed of light for a whole month... The location of this Black Mountain Secret Realm is really far away."
Seamus complained and stretched.
“Is this the secret place of Black Mountain?”
Chu Zhou, Rambo, Longyue, Heyu, Aitor, Safi and others looked up at the starry sky in front of them, which was shrouded in gray mist.
In that starry sky, there was a huge black mountain that was looming in their sight.
That huge black mountain was so high that when you looked up, you couldn’t see the top at all. It seemed as if it was blocking the entire starry sky.
"This is the Black Mountain Secret Realm." Wu Ka pointed to the huge Black Mountain in front of him that was mostly hidden in the gray fog and said, "Every once in a while, the gray fog surrounding the Black Mountain Secret Realm will disperse. Now is the best time for you to enter the Black Mountain Secret Realm."
"Finally, I'll give you a warning: When you enter the Black Mountain Secret Realm, you must be highly alert and don't get trapped in the strange gray fog... Otherwise, you may never come back."
After saying that, Wu Ka stood together with several staff members and said nothing more.
Chu Zhou, Ximo, Rambo, Longyue, Heyu, Aitor, Safi and other seven people looked at each other, and then flew to the edge of the Black Mountain Secret Realm together, waiting for the changes in the gray fog.
One hour!
Two hours!
Three hours!
…
For ten consecutive hours, the gray fog surrounding the Black Mountain remained unchanged.
For Chu Zhou and others, a mere ten hours is nothing.
Not to mention ten hours, they can afford to wait even for ten months or even ten years.
They have the patience.
However, they didn't have to wait that long.
About eleven hours later, the thick gray fog surrounding the Black Mountain suddenly rolled up, and a "passage" without gray fog appeared.
Chu Zhou and others did not hesitate and rushed into the passage at the fastest speed.
"Lord Wuka, how many of them do you think will survive this time?"
Watching Chu Zhou and others disappear, a staff member asked Wu Ka.
Wu Ka folded his arms and said calmly: "It's hard to say. Maybe there is only one person, or the whole army was wiped out, or maybe a few survived by chance... It depends on their luck!"
…
After Chu Zhou and others rushed into the passage at full speed, they immediately discovered that their spiritual power was severely suppressed.
In the outside world, if they release their mental power with all their strength, they can easily cover an entire planet of life in an instant.
But here, their mental power has been severely reduced and can only extend a few hundred meters.
Moreover, in addition to the severe suppression of their spiritual power, there is also a trace of mysterious power that is infiltrating and invading their souls.
Under the influence of that mysterious power, the spiritual perception of Chu Zhou and others was affected even more seriously.
Not only did the detection range shrink again.
Moreover, various hallucinations appear in my mind from time to time.
"Oh no, the gray fog here contains strange soul power that can directly penetrate and affect our souls."
Rambo, who looked like a lizard man, said this with a frown, and his eyes had unknowingly turned blood red.
Rambo had just finished speaking when suddenly a gray fog appeared in the corridor, submerging Rambo's figure.
The next moment, Rambo disappeared out of thin air under the gaze of Chu Zhou and others.
“Go!”
Chu Zhou and others were shocked and rushed to the depths of the passage at full speed.
A moment later, Ximo, Longyue, Heyu and the other three were also swept away by the suddenly appeared gray fog.
Only Chu Zhou, Aitor and Safi were left. They rushed out of the corridor and landed in a pine forest in Black Mountain.
Then, they looked back with lingering fear at the gray sea of ​​fog surrounding the Black Mountain.
"Are they dead?"
As Aitor spoke, blue liquid flowed inside his translucent skin, exuding an exciting chill. A layer of blue frost was rapidly spreading on the ground beneath his feet.
"I don't know!" Chu Zhou said lightly.
The gray fog was impossible to detect, and outsiders had no way of knowing whether Simo and the others were alive or dead after being sucked into it.
"Since you have chosen to come to the Black Mountain Secret Realm to participate in the Adventure King Assessment, you must be mentally prepared for death!"
"Let's do our own thing!"
Safi said lightly, her plump body moved, and she shook her long blue hair. She immediately turned into a shadow and flew to other places in Montenegro.
It was obvious that Safi didn't want to act with Chu Zhou and Aitor.
In other words, he was worried about Chu Zhou and Aitor.
Chu Zhou and Aiduoer didn't take Safi's departure to heart.
They are equally unsure of other people.
“Whoosh!”
At this moment, a gray light suddenly shot over.
The gray light was moving at an extremely fast speed. Even with the strength of Chu Zhou and Aitor, the master of the super-limit realm, they could only see a blurry afterimage.
"What?"
Chu Zhou stretched out his hand quickly and instantly felt a huge force hitting his palm.
That tremendous force was even greater than the power contained in a normal attack from a powerful 9th-level Realm Lord.
Chu Zhou felt that if his body was not strong enough, his palm would have been pierced directly by the light.
His expression changed slightly, he spread out his palm, and immediately saw a gray crystal.
A trace of strong and pure soul power fluctuations emanated from the gray crystal. The entire crystal seemed to be compressed and condensed by incomparably vast soul power.
"Could this be the Soul Stone?"
Chu Zhou's eyes lit up as he looked at the gray crystal in his hand that was filled with strong soul fluctuations.
Almost instantly, he confirmed that this was the soul stone that Wu Ka had mentioned.
"Soul Stone!"
When Aitor saw the gray crystal in Chu Zhou's hand, a hint of heat flashed in his light blue eyes.
The next moment, a gray light flew in his direction.
He quickly reached out and grabbed it.
However, after he grabbed it, his expression changed slightly, and he felt a surge of force like the sea hitting him. His body immediately became unstable, and he took three steps back. Only then did he activate the Force to offset the terrifying force.
When he opened his palms, they were covered in blood.
In the center of his palm, there was also a gray crystal, or soul stone.
After obtaining the Soul Stone, Aitor did not look very happy.
Because his performance just now pales in comparison to when Chu Zhou obtained the Soul Stone.
There is no doubt that this proves one thing, that his physical body is far inferior to Chu Zhou's.
"A strong body does not mean strong strength!"
Aitail spoke lightly, leaving behind a puzzling remark, and then turned into a light blue light and disappeared in front of Chu Zhou.
"baffling!"
Chu Zhou looked at Aitor's disappearing figure, muttered, and looked at the soul stone in his hand.
"Wu Ka said that this soul stone can increase the essence of the soul, let's give it a try!"
Chu Zhou said this and started to refine the soul stone in his hand.
After a moment, the soul stone in his hand turned into ashes, and a cool and pure soul power surged into his soul.
Chu Zhou immediately felt the origin of his soul growing stronger little by little.
"It's actually true... My soul essence has increased by about one ten-thousandth!"
Chu Zhou felt the changes in his soul and felt ecstatic.
There is no need to explain the importance of the soul to flesh and blood life.
But it is very difficult to increase the essence of the soul.
Even if Chu Zhou had an attribute panel, there was no good way to increase the origin of his soul.
The "Soul Armor" and "White Lotus Secret Technique" that he mastered are actually methods of utilizing soul power, rather than methods of strengthening the origin of the soul.
In fact, it is not just him. Even for many warriors who focus on comprehending the rules of the soul, it is not easy to enhance the origin of their soul.
There are many secret methods and unique skills to increase mental strength in the universe.
But spirit and soul are not the same thing.
Simply put, the soul is the bucket and the spirit is what is in the bucket.
In addition to spirit, the bucket of the soul also contains consciousness, emotions, thoughts, etc.
It is easy to increase spirit, but it is very difficult to increase the essence of the soul.
At the same time, if the bucket of the soul is not big enough, it will limit the number of spirits that can be held.
Therefore, the soul stone that can increase the essence of the soul is definitely an extremely precious treasure in the universe.
Especially those warriors who focus on practicing the rules of the soul, if they know there is a chance to obtain soul stones, they will definitely fight for it.
"We must obtain more soul stones!"
Chu Zhou muttered to himself, his eyes shining.
Next, he flew at full speed close to the surface of the Black Mountain, searching for the Soul Stone.
Not long after, he got another soul stone.
This time, he did not refine it directly, but let the attribute panel do the conversion and obtained 10 billion attribute points.
"Soul stones can indeed be converted into attribute points... However, after a soul stone is converted into attribute points, it is only 10 billion. It is too wasteful. It is far better to use it to increase the essence of the soul."
Chu Zhou muttered to himself and gave up the idea of ​​converting soul stones into attribute points. He decided to use all the soul stones he would obtain later, except for reserving 10,000 to complete the assessment tasks, to enhance the essence of his soul.
He dared to have such a plan...naturally because it was much easier for him to obtain soul stones than others.
In the Black Mountain environment, for him, who is proficient in the rules of space and gravity, finding and obtaining soul stones is a hundred times easier than for the other six people.
In fact, the mysterious power that permeated the gray fog and the entire Black Mountain had far less impact on him than on others.
He had three layers of soul armor, so that trace of mysterious power had little effect on him.
But others had to mobilize their mental strength at all times to resist the invasion of those mysterious forces in order to prevent their souls from being affected.
This undoubtedly gives Chu Zhou an advantage over others.
Chu Zhou flew quickly along the surface of the Black Mountain, and silver-white space ripples continued to spread out from his body.
At the same time, a terrifying gravitational force emanated from him.
The force of space and gravity emanating from his body seemed to have woven a huge "net" for dozens of miles around him.
Whenever a soul stone flew past him and fell into the net, it would immediately stop slowly and then fly towards Chu Zhou, to be easily collected by Chu Zhou.
In this way, Chu Zhou collected soul stones easily and quickly in the Black Mountain.
In just half a day, he collected more than eight thousand soul stones.
Compared with Chu Zhou, Aitor, and Safi, who searched hard for most of the day, only collected more than 600 soul stones.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the next day.
At this time, Chu Zhou had already collected 10,000 soul stones.
If he left the Black Mountain Secret Realm at this time, he would have passed the assessment and obtained the Adventure King Medal.
But being in such a precious place, Chu Zhou naturally couldn't just leave like that.
He continued to frantically search for soul stones.
Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting in front of him.
Chu Zhou was startled and flew forward quickly.
Soon, he saw two embarrassed figures running away at full speed, followed closely by a group of figures with dull eyes.
"Rambo, and Tsuruha!"
Chu Zhou instantly recognized the two figures fleeing in a panic. They were Rambo, who looked like a lizard man, and Heyu, who had two swan wings on his back.
These two were not killed after being swept away by the gray fog.
Then, Chu Zhou's expression changed slightly. He discovered that the group of people chasing Rambo and He Yu were actually a group of realm masters.
Moreover, more than ten of them are masters of super-limit realms.
"Hiss, those Realm Lords and Super Realm Lords are all Soul Slaves!"
Seeing the dull looks of those realm masters and super-realm masters, Chu Zhou immediately understood that they were the soul slaves in the Black Mountain Secret Realm.
However, seeing so many Realm Lord-level and Super Realm Lord-level soul slaves chasing Rambo and He Yu, Chu Zhou couldn't help but feel a tingling sensation on his scalp.
Although he was very confident in his own strength, he could not guarantee that he could survive the joint attack of so many realm masters and super-realm masters.
Therefore, he turned around and ran away without hesitation.
Moreover, he fled very quickly and disappeared from the sight of Rambo and Heyu in just a flash.
“Damn it…”
After seeing Chu Zhou's figure, Rambo and Heyu both had a glimmer of joy in their eyes. They rushed towards Chu Zhou at full speed, preparing to ask Chu Zhou for help.
They had made up their minds that no matter Chu Zhou was willing to rescue them or not, they wanted Chu Zhou to help them share some of the pressure.
Little did they know that before they could get close or speak, Chu Zhou escaped in an instant.
And... the speed was so damn fast that they couldn't catch up at all.
"Chu Zhou..."
At this moment, both Rambo and Heyu felt a hint of murderous intent towards Chu Zhou in their hearts.
"Brother Rambo, please hold off the soul slaves for now. I'll go get help from others and I'll be back soon!"
He Yu suddenly launched an attack in the direction of Rambo, forcing Rambo to stop. Then he flapped the two swan wings behind him fiercely, and an extremely powerful force burst out instantly. The whole person suddenly turned into an afterimage and rushed forward.
but.
He Yu had just rushed out less than a hundred meters when his figure suddenly stopped.
His feet were entangled with a green leather whip.
“Brother Heyu, don’t worry! After all, you have two wings, so you are faster and more flexible, which makes you more suitable for dealing with these soul slaves. Why don’t you leave the matter of asking for help to me?”
Rambo said this sinisterly, and suddenly swung the whip, throwing He Yu, who was entangled in his right foot, into the many soul slaves behind him.
He himself turned into a green figure and flew away at full speed.
"Rambo, you tricked me!"
He Yu roared in anger, but had to deal with the soul slaves who swarmed over him.
An extremely fierce battle broke out in an instant. Two swan wings that pierced the sky suddenly stretched out to the sky, shattering the void, setting off a huge wave of energy, and erupting with extremely terrifying power.
but.
The two huge swan wings were soon brutally torn off by four super-limit master-level soul slaves.
The other soul slaves joined forces to dismember He Yu.
An extremely tragic sound rang out in the Black Mountain.
"This... This is Tsuruha's voice!"
At this moment, Aitor, Safi and others all looked in the direction where the voice came from, with a solemn look on their faces.
"He Yu is dead after all!"
Rambo looked back at Heyu's position, with a hint of luck on his face. If he was the one left behind, he would probably be the one dead now.
At this moment, Chu Zhou was also looking in the direction where the sound came from.
"Only one scream was heard. It seems that only one person died... Did the other person use the deceased as a scapegoat and take the opportunity to escape?"
Chu Zhou muttered to himself, his expression becoming slightly solemn.
He knew that from this moment on, the danger he would face would not only come from the Black Mountain Secret Realm, but also from the people who entered the Black Mountain Secret Realm with him.