Chapter 1184

There were only eleven days left until the end of the fourth stage. Gu Ding and Ayesha adjusted themselves and prepared for the challenge.

Gu Ding's gaze swept across the twelve doors arranged in a semicircle.

The Heavenly Path Sigil on the fourth door on the left and the third door on the right had dimmed. The fifth door on the left shone with a dazzling golden light.

The Heavenly Path Sigil engraved on the remaining nine doors rippled and flowed like golden liquid, emitting a warm golden glow.

Gu Ding knew that the two Heavenly Path Sigil dimmed were the doors that Angelina and Kou De had entered. The door that seemed to be in a state of activation and glaring golden light was the door that Sonya had chosen.

Gu Ding's gaze wandered around the remaining nine doors. He did not deliberately observe the Heavenly Path Sigil on the doors, so he was no longer affected.

After some fruitless observation, Gu Ding closed his eyes and walked in a certain direction based on his intuition.

After taking a few steps and opening his eyes, he found himself in front of the first door on the left.

Gu Ding grinned and took out his token. "You're the one!"

As soon as the token was placed in the groove of the door, a figure quickly materialized in front of the door.

Gu Ding looked at the figure and realized that it was someone he knew.

Naseri, who was dressed in blood armor, was also clearly stunned when she saw Gu Ding.

"It's you?!" Both of them said almost at the same time.

"You're the owner of the token?"

"You're the gatekeeper of this door?"

Although neither of them answered the other's question, they had already determined the answer to the question.

"Do you want to fight?" Gu Ding asked.

"There's no need. My Absolute Defense can't withstand your attack, and my strongest attack is ineffective against you. I don't have the habit of looking for trouble." Naseri rolled her eyes at Gu Ding.

"So I've passed the stage now?" Gu Ding asked with a grin.

"Are you in such a hurry to pass the stage? It's still early! "Naseri said as she looked at Ayesha who was not far away.

The rest of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew recognized the female castellan who guarded the third stage of the assessment. They were not surprised that she did not fight Gu Ding and turned to look at Ayesha.

Ayesha chose the fourth door on the right.

When she pressed the token into the groove of the door, a young girl slowly formed.

The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. She wore a black mushroom skirt and a bright red lady's hat. The purple veil under the brim of the hat covered more than half of her face, revealing only the part below the tip of her nose. Her long blonde hair made her look like a doll that was dressed up in a weird way.

"It's you?"

Elsa recognized him at a glance. She had encountered him in the first round of the exam. That time, the other party was the Saint King level interceptor who had appeared in the first round of the assessment.

"It wasn't easy for you to make it here. If I remember correctly, your name is Elsa, right? "Natalie's lips curled up.

"I also remember your name — Natalie!" Elsa's aura also began to rise.

"In the first test, I can't use any divine abilities, and I only have one day to snipe. But now, I can display my full strength without worrying about the time limit. I can finally fight with all my might, but I don't know if you can let me enjoy myself to the fullest. " As soon as Natalie's voice fell, a black short sword appeared in her hand. Then, her figure rushed out at a terrifying speed toward Elsa.

"That's fast!" Even Gu Ding could not help but exclaim.

Natalie's speed was not as fast as Gu Ding's. She was only thirty to forty percent of Gu Ding's speed, but that was still much faster than the average Saint King level powerhouse.

Seeing Natalie's speed, Lilliath and the others were worried for Elsa, especially Lilliath who had just become a Saint King.

This was especially true for Lilliath, who had just become a Holy King. Although she could see Natalie's movements with her eyes, she knew that if she were in Elsa's place, there was a high chance that she would not be able to dodge the attack.

Although Lilliath's soul power was strong, and even her dynamic vision was stronger than other Saint Kings, she was much weaker than Elsa in close combat. Even if she could see Natalie's movements clearly, her body could not keep up with the speed of her mind, making it difficult for her to avoid such an extremely fast attack.

However, when faced with such an opponent, Lilliath was not completely defenseless. With the strength of her soul, it was not difficult for her to pull her opponent into an illusion. Instead, it was more difficult for her to face them head-on.

Elsa had fought her before and naturally knew that there was no point in competing with her opponent in terms of speed because she would definitely lose.

She stood her ground, her body as still as a mountain. After determining her opponent's trajectory, she did not hesitate to slash.

The long halberd drew a purple glow in the void, and Natalie quickly changed direction. She knew that Elsa was very strong, and if she was hit once, she would lose at least twenty percent of her combat power. A few more hits, and she would definitely be defeated.

Elsa's expression did not change when she saw her opponent change direction, as if she had expected it. She swung the long halberd again, and this time, the attack was more powerful than before. It tore through nearly three meters of space.

It left a long scar in the void, like a giant mouth that swallowed everything.

The space crack formed, and Natalie turned again.

She was holding a short weapon, and only in close combat would she have a chance to defeat Elsa. On the other hand, Elsa held a long halberd in her hand, which could be used within a certain range.

"As long as I can close the distance, she won't be able to use her long halberd." She can't use her halberd anymore. "Natalie changed her direction and pounced at Elsa again.

"Go back!"

Elsa shouted in a low voice, and the tip of the long halberd in her hand directly blocked Natalie's path.

Natalie's body froze. She could vaguely feel that Elsa's halberd was like a venomous snake secretly staring at her. Not only could she not escape, but there was a high chance that she would lose if she acted rashly.

"This halberd technique, Iron Bucket State, was obtained from my monarch's inherited memory. It's a halberd technique specifically for defense. It's the most effective way to prevent enemies with short weapons from getting close."

In fact, Elsa had only learned this halberd technique a few days ago. She had been injured by the demon tree earlier, and she had always thought that defensive techniques were useless. She had specially found this defensive halberd technique from her inherited memory to make up for her shortcomings in defense.

In fact, the Sea Emperor had mentioned letting her practice a defensive cultivation technique a long time ago, and he had mentioned it more than once. But she had always stubbornly believed that she could give up on strengthening other areas, apart from attacking power.

This halberd technique allowed Elsa to suppress Natalie, whose strength was about the same as hers. This also made Elsa even more certain that practicing a defensive halberd technique was a wise decision.

"Looks like I'll have to show my true abilities this time …" Natalie tapped her feet in the air, and her figure flew backward. This time, she didn't pounce at Elsa, but deliberately put some distance between them.