Chapter 585: Chapter 585: Labyrinth Trial
 

Luckily, in the past few days, Jiang Xiaobai had refined his spirit power a bit using the Virtual Thunder Method.

The increase was not great, only about 10%.

But his strength was now incomparable to before, he was stronger!

He now had many trump cards, two major ones!

One-time use of the Pre-birth Divine Treasure, and the Spirit Blade that could strike at the divine soul directly!

Invisible and shapeless, when used, the blade could almost annihilate anything in its path!

Under the same circumstances, no one’s divine soul power would surpass Jiang Xiaobai’s.

Even if they surpassed him in ability, they still wouldn’t match him!

He had tempered his power fourteen times. Even though he hadn’t used it even once until now, this indeed was his trump card!

Trump cards, always surfaced at the most unexpected moments!

If you pull it out, it doesn’t count as a trump card.

“We should set off now. Don’t be nervous. No matter what, even if we perish, we won’t let you die,” Gu Ning said casually with her arm around Jiang Xiaobai’s shoulder.

The comment seemed light-hearted, but Jiang Xiaobai could sense her serious tone.

More than two hundred thousand people in front of them had already rushed into the light curtain. They were about to accept the trial, and with not many people left, Gu Ning grabbed Jiang Xiaobai’s collar and plunged in with him and a white crane.

Jiang Xiaobai felt a chill spread through his body as he passed through the light curtain. The suppression force on his divine soul was becoming stronger.

After that, a long corridor came into his view as the scene in front of him flickered.

The corridor seemed endless, to Jiang Xiaobai it looked like a very small point, far in the distance.

There was nothing peculiar about this place, no sense of danger, no special suppressions, Jiang Xiaobai even felt that the oppressive force on his divine soul had dissipated.

After a quick scan of the place revealed nothing, he turned to look at Gu Ning, only to see her face was incredibly serious.

The white crane also looked the same.

Jiang Xiaobai was taken aback, “Do you guys know about this trial?”

“Yep, been in it three times,”

The white crane shook his head with a bitter smile, “Seems like this time, it’s going to be a tough fight again.”

“What’s going on? At least give me some sort of hint,” Jiang Xiaobai urged.

Only then did Gu Ning reveal the details.

Turns out that there were many different kinds of trials within the Ghostly Trial, and they could be combined to form thousands of different possibilities.

No one could wholly grasp what exactly was contained within.

The trial they were currently in was called the Maze Trial, which placed them in a massive labyrinth. The size of this labyrinth was said to rival an entire world!

The Ghostly Altar led to a strange space.

Gu Ning and the white crane had entered this maze trial before and they made it clear to Jiang Xiaobai that it was the most difficult one they had encountered.

The goal was to cross the maze and find the exit!

If they couldn’t find the exit, they could only wander aimlessly in the maze, wait, until the trial closes after three months. Then everyone would be expelled.

The goal was simple and clear, but according to Gu Ning, this maze was incredibly dangerous.

Traps, formations, puppets, beasts, assassins, and so on.

The walls around them were towering, at least tens of meters high, you couldn’t see what was behind them, and due to this area’s unique display, it was impossible to fly!

In this massive maze trial, they weren’t the only ones, others would also come in.

And these entrants, they were the biggest variables.

“Oh, how unexpected that it’s this place again,” the white crane murmured.

“Why are you guys so worried? With me here, isn’t the difficulty of this place just the Unity Period’s difficulty?” Jiang Xiaobai asked in surprise.

“It’s… not that simple to explain. Although the difficulty has been reduced a bit due to our special situation, it’s still only a slight reduction,” Gu Ning shook her head and then her face became alert, “Let’s go, be careful, step back if you encounter any troubles.”

“Alright.”

Jiang Xiaobai simply nodded, becoming extremely cautious.

He had never been to this trial before and didn’t know what was in the maze, so he could only be careful at every step.

Who knew if there would be any special incidents?

Meanwhile, he checked the mission prompts in his system and felt a bit relieved.

The system indicated that because he had entered a special trial, the mission deadline was extended by a month, so he had just over a month and a half left.

“At least you’re a bit humanized.”

“I’m glad that I didn’t choose the third task then, to complete the trial in three days. I would’ve been screwed if so.”

Feeling a sense of relief, Jiang Xiaobai began to follow Gu Ning and the others carefully.

The place they were in was a long corridor with no forks on either side. They walked for over an hour without encountering any issues.

However, Jiang Xiaobai didn’t dare to relax one bit. The more problem-free they were, the more likely problems would occur!

As expected, after another hour, Jiang Xiaobai unexpectedly stepped on a mechanism and the floor beneath his foot sank.

At the same time, he felt all the hairs on his back standing up!

He instantly ducked down, and right afterwards, an arrow shot out at a stunning speed!

Trap darts!

Jiang Xiaobai was terrified, judging from the speed of the arrow, he reckoned he would be seriously injured if he couldn’t avoid it!

Immediately, Jiang Xiaobai understood the danger of this trial.

How many more horrifying dangers would follow just after this initial trouble?

He didn’t even dare to think about it.

“This is just the appetizer,” Gu Ning gave a light chuckle from the side, “Let’s continue. We must find the exit this time, having been expelled all the previous times without even catching a glimpse of the exit.”

“This time, we must complete the mission.”

Jiang Xiaobai made a silent vow in his heart – he must complete the mission alive; if he didn’t, then he’d be done for!

The system wouldn’t care about his reasons.

Luckily, the following journey was uneventful. Soon, the three of them reached an intersection.

There were only two passages to the left and right. Which one to choose was a problem!

By now, Jiang Xiaobai had realized just how massive this maze was!

They had walked for five to six hours just for one pathway. If they chose the wrong one, it would be truly despairing.

“Let’s take the left, I prefer that way,” Gu Ning suggested casually.

Jiang Xiaobai was a tad more cautious, intending to leave marks on the walls.

He took out Yuanyue and was about to start when,

“Don’t bother. This wall is incredibly tough. Even I would…”

“Wait, you…”

The white crane gaped as he watched Jiang Xiaobai effortlessly draw a little man on the wall. It was as if he had seen a ghost.

He even rubbed his own eyes in disbelief, rushed over to touch the wall, and upon confirming that Jiang Xiaobai had indeed left a mark, was left dumbfounded.

“What’s up?” Jiang Xiaobai turned his head with blinking eyes.

The white crane sputtered and twitched his mouth but couldn’t utter a single word.

“With this, we have a greater chance of getting out. Previously we couldn’t find the exit because we couldn’t leave any marks,” Gu Ning laughed, quickly stepping forward and pinching Jiang Xiaobai’s cheeks.

“My darling apprentice is the best!”