Ye Ling stood at the edge of the trial site and took a deep breath. The air was mixed with the faint scent of grass and a barely perceptible smell of blood.
Ahead was a foggy area, with some strange rock and tree outlines vaguely visible, looking very much like the forbidden zone of death in a horror movie.
She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, barely suppressing the tension in her heart.
The cultivators around her all looked at her like spotlights, some with curiosity, some with disdain, and most of all with an attitude of wanting to enjoy the show.
That look seemed to be saying, "Hey, isn't this the useless mecha master who was mocked by the whole Internet? There will be a good show to watch today!" Ye Ling felt like she was put under an X-ray machine, and everything inside and out was seen clearly.
"Tsk tsk, this kind of 'death stare' would have scared most people to death, right?" A voice was filled with strong sarcasm. Ye Ling knew without even looking that it was Qing Yunzi, the supervisor of today's trial, the guy who almost had "I'm not happy with you" written on his face with just one look.
Qing Yunzi held a jade slip in his hand, which displayed the task of this trial: "In this trial, you need to find a spirit pearl in the 'Lost Forest'. Haha, the Lost Forest, as the name suggests, will make you lost once you enter. If you can't find the spirit pearl, you will never be able to get out. I wish you good luck!" He deliberately emphasized the word "good luck", and with the malicious smile on the corner of his mouth, he looked like a villain boss.
Ye Ling frowned slightly, she felt a sense of being "targeted" maliciously.
This guy Qing Yunzi clearly wanted to embarrass her.
"What? You don't dare to go in?" Qing Yunzi saw that Ye Ling didn't move, so he deliberately provoked her: "Are you scared out of your wits? Oh, I'm so disappointed. I thought 'Useless' had some surprises!"
Ye Ling's eyes flashed, she slowly raised her head, her gaze piercing Qing Yunzi like a knife, the determination in her eyes burning like a flame: "Oh, there is no word 'retreat' in my Ye Ling's dictionary. Isn't it just looking for a bead? Whoever is cowardly is a puppy!" After that, she no longer paid attention to Qing Yunzi's provocation, and strode towards the Lost Forest.
"Oh, this girl is quite courageous, I like her!" Some inconsiderate cultivator in the crowd exclaimed in surprise, and then his mouth was covered by the people around him, leaving only an incomprehensible whimpering sound.
"Hmph, just her? She's worthy of being called 'courageous'? Just wait and see!" Qing Yunzi looked at Ye Ling's back, sneered and shook his head, thinking in his heart how to make things more difficult for her.
Ye Ling walked into the maze forest. The fog became thicker and thicker, and the surrounding scenery became blurry.
She could feel an inexplicable force interfering with her perception.
At this moment, there was a sudden "click" sound under her feet, followed by a powerful energy wave coming from the ground.
Ye Ling suddenly realized that she seemed to have stepped on some trap...
"Be careful!" Duan Yu's voice suddenly sounded behind him, with a hint of anxiety.
Ye Ling tapped her toes lightly, her body as swift as a swallow, and with a backflip she deftly dodged the energy beam that shot out from the ground.
With a "beep~" sound, the beam of light flew past the corner of her clothes, leaving a charred mark on the ground.
"Oh my god, this reaction speed is amazing!" "This little girl is quite capable!" The cultivators around were talking about it, and there was a hint of surprise in their originally disdainful eyes.
Ye Ling raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile: "You dare to show off your skills in front of an expert?"
The ancient mecha core was perfectly integrated with Ye Ling's mental power, giving her extraordinary perception.
The fog and hidden traps in the Lost Forest are all visible to her.
She seemed to have transformed into a jungle elf, moving freely in the maze, leaving behind a trail of afterimages.
The sounds of traps being triggered came one after another, but they could never touch her at all.
"666, this move really impressed me!" An unknown cultivator muttered in a low voice, immediately attracting murmurs of approval from those around him.
However, as one goes deeper, the mechanisms in the Lost Forest become more and more complicated.
Ye Ling came to a huge circular platform with complex runes engraved in the center and surrounded by energy crystals that flashed with different lights.
A powerful energy wave emanated from the center of the platform, making people feel a little palpitated.
Ye Ling stopped and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
She felt an unprecedented pressure, as if a mountain was pressing down on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
"This thing... is a bit tricky..." Ye Ling took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
She paced slowly around the platform, carefully observing the arrangement of the runes and the distribution of the energy crystals, trying to find a way to crack it.
As time passed, Ye Ling became more and more anxious.
The air around seemed to freeze, and it was so oppressive that it was suffocating.
"Am I going to stop here?" Ye Ling
At this moment, Duan Yu's voice suddenly came: "Ye Ling, believe in yourself!" This voice was like a flash of lightning, breaking the silence of the Lost Forest and igniting the fire in Ye Ling's heart that was about to go out.
She suddenly raised her head, her gaze fixed firmly on the center of the platform, and muttered to herself, "That's right, I can't give up!" Then, she stretched out her hand and pointed at the rune in the center of the platform...
Ye Ling took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
The core of the ancient mecha slowly turned, and a huge stream of data flashed through her mind rapidly.
She closed her eyes and felt the flow of energy around her. The runes on the platform gradually became clear in her mind, like a complex circuit diagram.
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