latelenovela Chapter 595 Trials Break Through the Illusion
Chapter 595 Trials Break Through the Illusion
By this time, the group had already passed the location of the Hill of Feast Drinking that Samel had mentioned.
They had already walked halfway down the road, and a thin layer of sand covered them all.
Xu Ning had the power of the rock element to help him and Belial clear the sand off their bodies, but the other three and Benben didn't have this privilege.
Samel then suggested that they go to a small oasis below the sand dunes ahead to rest and wash up, and everyone naturally agreed.
But just as they stepped onto the sand dune, Samel and Jeberle issued a warning almost simultaneously.
"Watch out for those people ahead. We'd better hide for now."
An inactive teleportation anchor stood on the sand dune. Xu Ning walked over and gently patted it. A blue light flashed on the teleportation anchor, and a bud-like pillar slowly rose up.
Samel glared at Xu Ning and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, it's daytime now. If it were night, the light emitted by this stone pillar would be enough to attract those people's attention."
Seeing that the people below hadn't noticed anything amiss, Samel examined the stone pillar a few more times and asked, "What is this?"
Xu Ning casually replied, "It's a convenient tool for quickly joining team fights, providing support, pushing lanes, and escaping. These guys below don't seem very strong, so what are you afraid of?"
Samel scoffed, "You think I'm afraid of them? There are only a few of them. I can kill them twice over in ten breaths by myself."
Jeberlele explained from the side, “They are from the Tanit tribe. Well… although I used to be from there too, we had some unpleasantness later. They have been coveting the Red King’s treasure for many years. Since we are going to find the Hall of Manifestations, we should try to avoid being exposed to them to avoid any complications.”
"Is it the tribe where Father lived? People like us? Father, you've never told me this before!" Jade seemed to be hearing his father talk about his origins for the first time, and he complained somewhat angrily.
Samel sneered from the side, "People like us? No, no, no, little Jade, we can still be considered human, but they aren't! They're just a bunch of cowardly and filthy wild dogs, clinging to each other to survive, groveling before the strong, and baring their fangs at the weak..."
“You are not worthy to call Jade by her name! And you are not even worthy to be called human? You are just like them, except you are a viper…” Jeberle said coldly.
Samel shrugged and smiled nonchalantly, "Thank you for the compliment."
"Alright, stop making a fuss."
Xu Ning waved his hand and said, "Since that's the case, let's not linger any longer and head straight to the Hall of Manifestations. Jade, why don't you come into my cave to rest? Qingyi will help you wash up. Once we get to the Hall of Manifestations, I'll have Belial bring you out."
Jade glanced at her father. Although she had long been curious about what was inside Xu Ning's wine gourd, her father was always wary of such a device that could easily trap a group of people.
However, seeing that Tirzad seemed to be doing quite well inside these past few days, she had long been unable to suppress her curiosity.
Seeing that Jeberlele finally nodded, Jade cheered, "Sister Belial, please take me and Benben to see it!"
Belial naturally also had the authority to enter the Dust Concealment Cave. She took Jade and Benben and transformed into a white light to enter the gourd.
Without Benben, that little burden, the remaining three people and one dog were more than twice as fast.
Finally, they arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Manifestations in the evening of the second day.
"Wow, what an impressive gate!"
Although the stone-paved square in front of the gate has been mostly covered by yellow sand, and the entire gate is half-hidden by dust, the gate built of huge stones and the huge stone statues wearing sheep-head masks sitting on both sides of the gate all demonstrate the glory and grandeur of the past.
It's no wonder Xu Ning made such a remark.
There was also an inactive teleportation anchor in the shadows of the gate. Xu Ning casually slapped it open before walking inside.
"What a joke!"
Xu Ning pointed inside the gate, looking completely bewildered, and asked Samel, "This is the Hall of Divine Manifestation? In my opinion, the name is wrong. It should be called the 'Hall of Divine Manifestation'!"
Behind the gate, there were ruins everywhere, but that's normal. After all, it's been washed by yellow sand for hundreds or thousands of years, so it's normal for it to be a bit dilapidated.
However, in the very center, as shown on that 3D blue light map, there should have been a towering and majestic tower.
But now, there's nothing but a huge, massive crater.
“Xu Ning, the central position seems to be the same book-like mechanism as in the Crimson King's Tomb. You might want to give it a try,” Belial suggested.
Now that they had arrived at the location, Xu Ning naturally released Belial, Jade, and Benben together.
Xu Ning had suggested that Tirzad get out and relax, but Tirzad said that he had found a better environment and state than in the Faculty, and that he would feel guilty if he didn't write 100,000 words a day.
As for Jade, she seemed quite reluctant to leave when she came out.
Xu Ning even overheard her whispering to her father that her hidden paradise might be even more like a fairyland than the Golden Dreamland that Samel had described. As a result, the little girl got a flick on the head from her father.
Upon hearing Belial's suggestion, Xu Ning stepped forward and pressed the red sandstone slab in his arms onto the book's page mechanism.
The pages of the book slowly opened, but nothing unusual appeared before them.
However, several lines of strange text appeared on the pages.
"It's that smiley face-shaped text again. Can you take a look and see what it says?"
Xu Ning glanced at it, pursed his lips, and gave up the book's pages.
Samel waved his hand, "No need to call me, this is ancient script from the Red King's era, only Jeberlele and that woman can understand it..."
Jeberle said in a deep voice, "Yufi knows everything, I only learned a little bit from him."
Samel knew that Jeberlele still hated him for killing that woman, so he turned away and said nothing more.
Zheberle stepped forward, looked at the words on it, and softly read aloud:
"The first line reads, 'At the end of the three trials lies the manifestation of an illusion.'"
The second line reads: “The throne is located under a dome; to ascend to a high place, one must first look down with humility.”
"The third line is, 'By reciting the prayer, one can reach that golden dreamland, the place where wisdom gathers.'"
Fourth, after that... nothing comes into play.
Xu Ning tilted his head slightly and glanced at the fourth line on the page. The characters were as neat and orderly as the ones before it. Was it really as unimportant as Zeberlele had said?
However, at this juncture, there was no way to find someone to verify the information, so they could only choose to trust Jeberleil.
Xu Ning jumped down the steps, closed her eyes slightly, and felt the wind gently brushing past her ears.
A constant stream of hot wind swept over the large pit in front of him, and Xu Ning could clearly feel that as the wind passed over the pit, it all circled in a semi-circle before disappearing.
It seems that there is indeed a huge object hidden in the pit in front of me.
"Is the illusion only revealed at the end of the three trials?"
Xu Ning jumped down from the edge and landed on the shoulder of a huge stone statue, casually tossing the red sandstone slab to Belial.
"These three guardian statues wearing bird masks are positioned in three directions, and there seems to be a portal beneath each statue. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Trial of Trials mentioned in the first sentence."
"Samel, the dog, and I won't go. You each take turns opening one trial level, and then we'll meet up here again."
Xu Ning recalled the words on the stone tablet: "Only those who have gained recognition may set foot in the palace of the Crimson King."
Let the three of them each pass a trial; they shouldn't be abandoned at the final gate.
As for Samel? Who cares whether he can get in or not.
Xu Ning sat down at the edge of the stone wall, looking at the huge pit, pondering his current situation.
There is no doubt that the Red King left something behind.
Based on the past experiences one has had in dreams, and even the things left behind, there is a high probability that they will remain with one's own mind.
The Red King's fate likely represents the failure of his "actions" back then, and judging from his arrival in Sumeru, he even brought disaster to Sumeru.
Therefore, what he left behind must have been helpful to the plan he proposed back then.
Unfortunately, he doesn't even understand what plans his predecessor left behind, let alone guess the Red King's secret treasure.
But the answer will be revealed soon.
As the torches at the three main entrances lit up in turn, the triple trial quickly came to an end.
At this moment, the three stone statues wearing bird masks suddenly began to move.