Chapter 1358 Flashing Platforms

1358 Flashing Platforms

Ryu didn't seem to notice that others appeared. He was in a very crucial part of his thoughts and he didn't feel like getting up to greet people.

"This bastard!" Leah's shrill cry echoed and she directly struck out with a palm.

She was the only one among Empana's friends remaining. Whether it was Satra or Kritcsz, they were all dead. Among Empana's soldiers, only Jorlumin and a few elite troops remained. It could be uttered that Ryu had truly screwed them over.

Seeing that her friends of a lifetime had fallen, but this Dao Pedestal Realm brat was completely unscathed, how could she not be completely infuriated?

Unfortunately for her, almost the moment she attacked, her qi spun in reverse. Her arm exploded and a large portion of her chest was taken out. Her lips moved, as though she was trying to say her final words, but it was all useless.

Leah collapsed, dead.

Even after all of this, Ryu didn't even open his eyes. He didn't have much sympathy for fools, especially not fools who were as annoying as house flies. With a simple look around one could see barriers separating everyone. Why would this trial disallow fights between Planes, but sanctions fights within Planes? This was clearly a safe zone, but this foolish woman had attacked with intent to kill.

The only unfortunate part was that it was she who had attacked and not Empana. If it had been him instead, that would have made things much more convenient.

Ryu's mind continued to deduce and think, quickly reaching the end of his thoughts. The timing was a bit off, but it was still fast enough. He believed that he had a solution. He turned to Mae, ready to break things down for her.Fiind updated novels at novelhall.com

As Ryu was silently explaining things, the Second Plane's pillar trembled and a group appeared. Very soon after that, the First Plane's did as well, but under the gaze of everyone, it actually began to lower until it disappeared from all of their sights.

No one had appeared for the First Plane. Maybe they weren't even aware of what was happening, or maybe they had all died before reaching this place.

The challenges should have been adjusted based on the strength of the individuals in question, theoretically. But that didn't mean it would definitely allow a winner through. The fact that no one of the First Plane had made it through wasn't surprising at all. Even those of the Second and Third Plane that had managed to reach this point were in a completely sorry state. It was hard to imagine that they'd be able to make it through the next round at all.

After the First Plane's pillar vanished, the others began to rumble before moving forward in unison. Those that had rushed to Leah's side could only leave her corpse be. There simply wasn't any time to waste on someone who was already dead. They gave Ryu cold looks, but that was about all they could do.

Ryu stood to his feet, taking Mae's hand as he looked into the distance. Mae's gaze flickered, a hidden golden flame dancing within her crimson irises.

The pillars rumbled to a stop, lining up in a perfect straight line. They all faced the same direction, looking ahead to what looked like a vast nothingness before the barriers around them slowly faded.

The world fell into darkness with only the faintest of lights illuminating the pillars. Then, a flashing rectangular platform of gold appeared before each one of the pillars...

The issue was that there was only one of them.

This one pillar flashed and disappeared, taking turns appearing before the pillars one by one before getting to the end of the line and returning to the first.

Beyond this step there was a vast nothingness.

Confusion settled in. Just what did this place want?