Chapter 1187

The bronze door that Sonya had chosen was guarded by a sword cultivator like Biggie. His strength was indeed extraordinary.

After receiving the challenge slot, Biggie and the gatekeeper fought for more than an hour before they defeated him and stepped through the bronze door.

Only then did the Gu Ding Pirates and Sonya crush their jade cocoons and give up on this stage of the assessment.

So far, only five people had entered the fifth stage of the Path of Regal King.

They were Gu Ding, Biggie, Elsa, Angelina, and Kohld Blood.

As soon as Gu Ding stepped through the door, he found himself at the foot of a small mountain.

The mountain was not high, probably only a few hundred meters high. The forest was lush with trees, and not far in front of Gu Ding, there was a winding staircase.

The staircase was only about one meter wide, and it was built entirely out of ancient cyan stones. The path was not perfectly straight, but rather twisted and turned, as if it was completely built by hand.

Gu Ding looked toward the end of the staircase and saw a wooden door at the end of the staircase.

It looked like an ordinary wooden door, and there was not even a Heavenly Path Sigil on it. Gu Ding could clearly see the marks left on the wooden door by the passage of time.

Just as Gu Ding was examining the wooden door, the female voice in the sky rang again.

"I didn't expect someone to be so unlucky as to choose the Gate of Reincarnation …"

"Gate of Reincarnation? What's that? "Gu Ding could not help but raise his eyebrows when he heard the voice.

"The final stage of the Path of Regal King tests one's will. Most of the twelve bronze doors test the strength of one's will. Only this Gate of Reincarnation is different … The Gate of Reincarnation tests the human heart. Not only does it test one's will, but it also tests other aspects.

"Under normal circumstances, I shouldn't have come out to tell you the rules of the fifth stage. That's because everyone passes the test as long as they walk three thousand steps. It's just that the door you've chosen is different from the others. "

"Every step you take in the Gate of Reincarnation is a reincarnation. If you do something against your conscience in the reincarnation, you will fail the test and be automatically sent out. There are three thousand steps in the Reincarnation Steps. There have been more than twenty powerhouses who have stepped into the Gate of Reincarnation, but none of them have passed a hundred steps. The door that you chose is the most difficult path on the path of Regal Rulers. There is no other path. "

After the voice finished speaking, it paused for a moment before asking, "After hearing this, do you regret choosing this door?"

"There's nothing to regret. Since I've made my choice, I'll stick to it," Gu Ding answered without hesitation.

"Alright, I've said everything I need to say. There were actually no rules for the fifth stage. The only rule was that he could only take one step at a time. However, this can't be considered a rule, because even if you, the examinees, want to take two or three steps at a time, you can't do it. The part that exceeds one step is completely blocked by the rules. All you need to do is to climb the three thousand steps and push open the door at the top of the mountain. Then you'll pass the test. "

After listening to the last message given by the prompt, Gu Ding took a deep breath and stepped toward the first step.

As soon as his foot stepped on the first step, his whole body seemed to have turned into a statue …

The prompt sounded again, but Gu Ding could no longer hear it.

"This kid doesn't know that the moment he stepped through the door, the test has already begun. After listening to my description of the Gate of Reincarnation just now, if he had the slightest bit of hesitation or regret, he would have been sent out. More than half of those who stepped through the door were eliminated before they could even set foot on the steps. However, choosing the most difficult Gate of Reincarnation was indeed unlucky. I can only wish you good luck, young man … "

Gu Ding had no idea what the prompt said after that, because the moment he stepped on the steps, he arrived in another world.

"It's so cold …"

Gu Ding looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky and could not help but shiver.

He looked down at his hands and realized that he had become a child, probably only five or six years old.

He looked at his clothes. They were thin and tattered, completely unable to withstand the chill brought by the snow.

At this moment, his whole body was curled up under a broken wall, hiding from the snow.

"Based on the current situation, I should be reincarnated as a homeless orphan." Gu Ding checked the condition of his body. "My cultivation has completely disappeared. This body is too weak, and it can't withstand this kind of cold at all. In this kind of weather, if I don't find a place to keep warm, I'll probably freeze to death when the temperature reaches its lowest point at midnight … "

Gu Ding realized the situation and looked around.

The area he was in seemed to be a slum area. The houses around him were old and dilapidated, and some had even collapsed. It was similar to the environment he was in now.

Occasionally, people would pass by the alley with more than ten centimeters of snow, but no one paid attention to a child who was about to freeze to death.

"It's getting dark. I need to find a place to keep warm as soon as possible."

Gu Ding stepped out of the broken tiles where he was hiding and stepped on the snow with his bare feet. Both his feet were bitterly cold, but soon, the cold turned numb.

Gu Ding quickly walked out of the alley and arrived at a street. It was finally lively here, and he looked around.

Many passersby deliberately avoided him when they saw his beggar-like appearance.

Gu Ding did not care, and his eyes searched for a place to keep warm.

On both sides of the street, there were all kinds of shops selling all kinds of things.

The smell of food wafted from a small restaurant not far away, and Gu Ding realized that he had not eaten for a long time. However, he only glanced in the direction of the restaurant and continued to search for other targets.

Only by finding a place to keep warm could he survive. As for food, it was secondary in this situation.

"There seems to be the sound of forging iron over there!" Gu Ding turned his head to the left. He could not see the shop that was forging iron, but he heard the sound and quickly jogged all the way there.

After running for more than half the intersection, Gu Ding saw a blacksmith shop. It looked like a very dilapidated shop, and the man who was forging iron had a knife scar on his face, which made him look a little fierce.

Without hesitation, Gu Ding walked over to them.

"Uncle, can I work in your shop?" Gu Ding grinned brightly at the blacksmith.

The man turned his head and looked at Gu Ding from head to toe. "Little brat, go away. Don't interfere with my business."

"I don't want a salary. I just want food," Gu Ding stated his condition.

"Go away! You can't even lift a bucket of water with that small body of yours, and you still want to work … "The man shook his head helplessly.

"I may be weak, but I'll grow up. At least I'm not completely useless now. I can help you clean up, and I can stay in your blacksmith shop at night to help you look after the shop. " Gu Ding saw that the man did not reject him immediately, and continued, "I don't want a salary anyway. You can take care of two meals a day … No, one meal will do."

The man began to hesitate. After all, Gu Ding was a child. Even if he had three meals a day, he would not be able to eat much, much less one meal. Moreover, his shop was indeed lacking a cleaner. As for looking after the shop at night, forget it. Even if a thief broke in, what could a five-year-old child do?

"Uncle, you can try me out for a while. If you think I'm not good enough, you can chase me away. "Gu Ding used his last resort.

"Alright, you can stay. But we have a deal. You have to clean up the shop for me every day. If you don't, I'll chase you away immediately! "The man finally agreed.