"I can't go on, I've used up a lot of energy, I need to recover my spiritual power first!"
After returning to the thirty-fourth stone slab, Xiahou Meng quickly took out a pill to restore her spiritual power and swallowed it, then sat cross-legged on the spot to recover her cultivation.
As for Gao Yan, he is at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, so he can recover from that little bit of consumption in the blink of an eye.
However, seeing how much Xiahou Meng had expended, he slightly increased the speed at which he killed the demonic beast puppets in the following levels, which would make things easier for Xiahou Meng.
Noticing this, Xiahou Meng couldn't help but ask, "You held back quite a bit in Thunder City last time, didn't you?"
Gao Yan smiled at her, neither admitting nor denying it.
Several hours later.
The two finally passed the second test. Gao Yan looked relaxed, but Xiahou Meng appeared unusually tired.
Just like in the second level, a stone platform appears out of thin air.
There were also two wooden boxes on top.
The two picked up a wooden box and opened it, finding a law crystal inside each.
Coincidentally, the wooden box Gao Yan picked up contained a crystal of the Law of Wind, while Xiahou Meng's wooden box contained a crystal of the Law of Wood.
"Gao Yan, shall we rest for a bit before continuing?"
After putting away the law crystal, Xiahou Meng made a suggestion.
"Okay, I'm pretty tired too, so I'll take a rest!"
Gao Yan nodded.
Hearing Gao Yan say that, Xiahou Meng subconsciously rolled her eyes, but then realized that Gao Yan was just trying to save her face.
After a day of rest.
The two continued their journey.
However, this time the difficulty has increased significantly because they have encountered humanoid puppets, which can not only cast spells but also possess magical artifacts.
Fortunately, their magic weapon wasn't a spiritual treasure, but rather a top-grade spiritual artifact.
After the two of them dealt with the humanoid puppet on the thirtieth stone slab and reappeared on the slab, Xiahou Meng was so exhausted that he collapsed.
Although these humanoid puppets were only at the ordinary ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, even ants can kill an elephant. Facing an enemy dozens of times larger, Xiahou Meng still found it very difficult.
She even used the Wood God Dharma Form in the end.
Seeing Xiahou Meng so exhausted, Gao Yan decided that he would use his team enhancement ability on the next stone slab.
They rested for several hours.
The two landed hand in hand on the thirty-first stone slab.
Then, in a flash, they found themselves in a desert.
Sixty humanoid puppets appeared not far ahead!
"kill!"
Sixty humanoid puppets charged towards the two men.
At this moment, Gao Yan activated the team's amplification power.
Instantly, a pale golden halo spread out from Gao Yan, enveloping Xiahou Meng's body. To her surprise, she discovered that her combat power had doubled at that moment.
"Gao Yan, what kind of supernatural power is this? I feel like my strength has increased significantly. Will there be any side effects?"
Xiahou Meng asked excitedly.
"The team enhancement ability can directly double your strength without any side effects!"
With his strength doubled, Xiahou Meng's momentum surged. He used his magical flying sword to attack the puppets in front of him and easily beheaded three of them!
"That was so easy!"
She said excitedly, and in an instant, the magical flying sword she was riding became even faster.
The battle ended quickly.
The two returned to the stone slab.
This time, Xiahou Meng didn't rest; instead, she urged Gao Yan to hurry up and pass the test!
Several hours later.
The two easily passed the third challenge.
Two wooden boxes still sit on the stone platform that appeared out of nowhere.
Each wooden box contained two Law Crystals!
For a moment, Gao Yan couldn't help but sigh that the Great Emperor was really generous. He used the Law Crystals, which were priceless outside, as rewards for breaking through the level!
Take a short break.
The two entered the fourth level's deadly gate hand in hand.
But as time and space turned, they reappeared in a vast and empty hall!
Surprisingly, there were still quite a few people inside this hall.
Among them were Nangong Yao and Xiahou Jian from the Nine Saints Sect.
But seeing the two holding hands, Xiahou Jian frowned slightly, while Nangong Yao looked somewhat surprised.
Xiahou Meng quickly broke free from Gao Yan's grasp and explained, "Brother, don't misunderstand. There's nothing between Gao Yan and me; we're just doing our challenges together!"
"Um!"
Xiahou Jian nodded, his expression softening considerably.
Although Gao Yan is good, he was put forward by the four major factions to compete with their Xiahou family. It might not be a good thing for their younger sister to get too close to him!
"Senior Brother Xiahou, Senior Sister Nangong!"
Gao Yan remained calm, greeted the two with a smile, and walked straight to Nangong Yao's side: "Senior Sister, what's going on here?"
Nangong Yao said, "This is a closed hall. Everyone who comes here has passed three checkpoints. Many people have tried, but they can't leave for the time being!"
Time passed gradually.
In the blink of an eye, Gao Yan had been in this hall for more than ten hours, and many more people had been teleported here.
During this time, many people tried to leave the hall, but all their efforts were in vain.
Later, some speculated that everyone would have to complete the challenge before they could leave, allowing them to wait quietly.
This wait lasted for more than seven days.
A voice echoed within the hall: "Young generation from later generations, this hall you are in is located on the outskirts of the Emperor's Tomb. If you choose to give up, you can leave. But if you choose to continue deeper into the Emperor's Tomb, there will be no turning back. Now, please make your choice!"
More than 100,000 people had entered the imperial tomb before, but only a little over 10,000 people came to this hall.
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