Chapter 154 - Second Trial

A moment later, Storm Fists came out of the circle and began to walk into the distance. And just when he was about to take his next step, the space around him began to warp, seeming as if everything around him was only an illusion. Then when the warp that suddenly occurred stopped in the next moment, Storm Fists was nowhere to be seen.

While Xiao Lin who was looking at Storm Fists as he headed into the distance in a random direction after coming out of the glowing blue circle that they were in, shook his head with a comprehensive expression appearing in his face after he witnessed Storm Fists disappear before his very eyes in a rather mysterious manner.

But it wasn't that mystifying to Xiao Lin as he rapidly understood that one of the many elders from the sect and was watching them, had used his or her power to affect the space around Storm Fists so as to take him away from the examination ground.

So, when Storm Fists had teleported away, Xiao Lin turned around to face a random direction. Then once he did so, he waited to hear any of the booming voice of the elders who would tell him what to do next.

Therefore, as he patiently waited for the instructions of the elders, a voice suddenly rang within his mind, saying "Devil Fang, you have passed the test. Now, move out of the circle to be taken to the ground for your next trial"

Immediately the voice said that and faded away in the next instant, Xiao Lin nodded his head with a brilliant smile appearing in his face.

Then still looking in that random direction that he previously turned to face, he began to walk in that direction towards the edge of the glowing blue circle to come out of it. And once he came out of the circle, the circle disappeared, while Xiao Lin had the space around him begin to twist.

Then before he could close his eyes and open them in that same moment, he suddenly found himself before a place that seemed like a shrine.

Actually, this place was a shrine and was one that was really large in size, as it could easily accommodate more than tens of thousands of people.

So, Xiao Lin who had appeared before it gate, prepared to go in. And seeing that no other person had appeared here, Xiao Lin felt that he was the first to have finished from the first ground for their discipleship trial.

Then when he arrived before the huge door to go into the massive shrine, a voice that gave the feeling of absolute ancientness, as it sounded like one that had seen everything even before the origin of time, suddenly rang in Xiao Lin's ears and mind at the same time, "Welcome to your next trial, potential disciple."

And once it said that, giving Xiao Lin really strong chills as it caused his entire body to go into a state of total immobility, it said further "Now, for this trial, you will have to go into the shrine that you see before you to comprehend a particular diagram that will be sent to your mind before a month is up."

"If you can't unravel the mystified principles hidden in the cultivation diagram before a month is over, you will be immediately taken out of the examination ground."

"Oh. Alright, senior" Xiao Lin said with a shaky voice within himself.

However, one couldn't blame him, as he had never experienced this kind of total paralysis that was brought upon him by only a voice before in the past.

Then immediately after Xiao Lin said that, the voice still active in his mind, said "Good!"

Then it continued by saying further, "However, going into the shrine won't be easy for you, as you will experience this immense pressure that will try to stop you on your way to where the diagrams will be sent to your mind. Am I well understood?"

"Yes, senior." Xiao Lin immediately said respectfully.

"Good! You can go in now" The voice said while Xiao Lin nodded his head.

And as soon as that voice said that and rapidly faded away from Xiao Lin's mind, the huge door of the massive shrine immediately swung open by itself like some unseen entity had pushed it open.

Once the huge door that was noticeably formed from rocks opened by itself, Xiao Lin made up his mind to go in.

Then the instant that he went in, a pressure so vast that it seemed like a large, invisible mountain was pressing against him, suddenly came upon him. And as soon as this type of immense pressure appeared, it struck Xiao Lin so hard that he was simply rammed to the tiled floor of the enormous shrine with a loud bang sound immediately ringing out.

Arghh!!

While Xiao Lin who wasn't expecting this degree of pressure that could possibly rip apart his organs, and cause his blood to burst out of his body like sprays, quickly screamed out in pain, horror and anguish.

And as he remained on the floor trying to find a way to overcome the pressure that had suddenly come upon him and pressed him really hard against the tiled ground of the shrine that it began to gradually crack, the pressure acting on him suddenly went up by some degree. While Xiao Lin could who could immediately sense this, screamed out in horror and frustration.

Now, he wasn't sure if the same insane pressure that was acting on him at the moment, would also be the same that will act on the others from the first ground for the discipleship trial when they eventually appeared here.

He actually thought this because he felt that there was no way that they would be able to withstand the pressure currently affecting him, as they could even burst into mists of blood if care wasn't taken. And he was also able to think this because he now knew the degree of toughness of his body when he fought Storm Fists. So, from their intense battle where he destroyed most of Storm Fist's attacks with his fist alone, he was able to comprehend that the hardness, resilience and durability of his body was definitely one that he felt shouldn't be rivaled in any way by any of the other people currently taking the discipleship exams.

So, immediately Xiao Lin thought this, he was able to quickly arrive at another train of thought, which was that, the unseen entity that owned that majestic, ancient voice, and the elders who had seen him as he used only his fists to ruin many of Storm Fist's rock-shattering attacks, thereby had the idea that his body was really tough and strong.

And so, when taking this particular exam that involved resisting a pressure that will try to inhibit him from reaching the place where the diagram transmission was, the entity that owned that voice, had no choice than to increase the pressure that Xiao Lin would experience to another level.

Once Xiao Lin thought this, he was now able to understand that the entity that probably resided within the shrine, and had understood the toughness of his body to a certain extent, had to allow him face this kind of pressure that the others would not probably face when they arrived here.

And immediately Xiao Lin contemplated this, he couldn't help but utter 'ugh' within himself in a really frustrated manner.

'I guess that exposing one of the attributes of my body has brought this upon me. Well, it's my cross to bear. So, I have to do it if I want to pass this test.' Xiao Lin said internally and then tried mustering great strength within his body so that he could get back up on his feet from the ground and try to move to the place where the diagram transmission place in the shrine was.

Then with a loud and furious shout, he tried to stand back to his feet after gathering much strength within his body.

However, it wasn't enough, as the immense pressure that continuously acted on him, pressed him back to the ground. He couldn't even bring himself to kneel on just a knee.

'I have to do this. I have to get up' Xiao Lin said and tried to gather more strength in his arms and legs.

Arghh!

He shouted again and tried to force himself to stand back on his feet, but he couldn't do so, as the enormous pressure unceasingly acting on his body, simply prevented him from doing so.

'What do I do? This pressure is extremely overwhelming for me. There is no way I will be able to stand back on my feet with just this measly strength that I am putting out.' Xiao Lin said unhappily within himself as he rapidly thought of what to do.

Now, every second was highly important to him, as he was still going to try to figure out the principles that will be concealed within the myriad, mystified cultivation diagrams that will be sent to his mind.