Some of the departed souls were initially hesitant about whether to wait a few days to cross the river with other ferrymen, but upon seeing this situation, they immediately realized that it was crucial to choose the right side at this critical moment!
The other ferrymen of the River of Oblivion are no match for this one. If they anger this man, it would be too easy for him to manipulate the River of Oblivion and cause them to fall off the boat and be unable to cross the river.
So they all handed over their merit coins and quickly ran across the River of Oblivion.
If these guys were to fight, and some water from the River of Oblivion were to splash on them, that would be truly unfair.
As a result, everyone was able to pass through much faster.
The other ferrymen of the River of Oblivion could only rage helplessly at the sight. They wanted to stop it, but the waters of the River of Oblivion blocked their way.
Some people are thinking that by combining their merit coins, they might be able to turn the tide.
However, given their past grievances, they had long harbored resentment towards each other, and it was only thanks to the common enemy, Zuan, that they didn't end up fighting.
Everyone wants to benefit from others' good deeds, but no one wants to give away their own.
After all, even if you don't become the winner of this selection, having so much merit in your hands will be of great benefit to your future life. Why give up so much merit just to act impulsively?
With everyone harboring their own ulterior motives, and despite the earnest appeals of some ferrymen, no consensus could be reached, and time slipped away unnoticed.
Suddenly, a voice echoed from the void: "Time's up!"
Immediately afterwards, a golden list appeared in the sky, recording the merit points earned by each ferryman.
The merits held by the top three had increased significantly, with the highest reaching over 400,000 and the lowest around 300,000. However, none of the three had a smile on their faces.
Instead, they all looked at the guy ranked first, who had a total of over 660,000 merit points!
Especially when I think about how I spent a huge amount of money to bribe other ferrymen to give me merit points, only to get nothing in return!
No, wait, I've amassed a mountain of debt!
A surge of rage instantly ignited within the group.
The anger value from the ferrymen of the River of Oblivion (A, B, C, D, etc.) is +999 +999 +999...
Of course, some are happy while others are sad. Those ferrymen who ranked low and knew they had no hope of winning first place are now overjoyed. They had just lent out their merit coins and not only are they not in debt, they have also made a small profit.
At this moment, they wished they could hug and kiss Zaun, so of course they couldn't possibly respond to the calls of the previous rankings and actually unite to deal with Zaun.
Human joys and sorrows are not shared, and neither are ghosts.
At this moment, Zuan no longer cared about those who had failed, because he heard that familiar voice in his ear: "Congratulations, you have passed the selection and become the king of Wangchuan, and are qualified to participate in the final trial."
At this moment, a phantom appeared in front of Zu'an, but unfortunately, its face could not be seen clearly.
But when he appeared, everything else seemed to freeze, not only the cheering souls crossing the River of Oblivion, but also the angry ferrymen of the River of Oblivion, their emotions still clearly visible on their faces.
Zuan was surprised and turned his attention back to the illusory figure in front of him: "How come I can't even see your face?"
"I'm not letting you see it for your own good." The phantom's reply was as expected.
Zuan: "..."
"Then why did you show yourself?"
"I didn't expect you to be able to turn the tables. Even I couldn't have guessed that you had any other way to win," the illusory figure exclaimed.
Zuan: "???"
"You think I can't win, and you just said that?"
“I trust the judgment of my other self. Since he sent you here, he must have had his reasons, and as it turns out, I was right,” the illusory figure replied.
Zuan: "..."
You've said everything.
"Then you should at least tell me what this trial is all about."
Fortunately, this time the phantom didn't play the riddle-maker: "This trial is to compete for a special book, or to put it another way, to compete for authority."
"Authority?" A thought struck Zuan, who remembered the colorful beacon of world law in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons.
"You'll know the specifics after you win. Knowing too much now will only bring destruction," the phantom continued.
Zuan: "..."
Well, I was just praising you for not being a riddle solver, looks like I praised you too soon.
At this moment, the phantom waved its hand, and a black vortex appeared in front of it: "Go. I didn't have high hopes for you before, but now I feel a glimmer of hope in you."
Zuan frowned. Shouldn't it be confidence? Why did he use the word hope? And his emotions seemed particularly complicated at this moment.
"You should at least tell me what the assessment format of this trial is. I feel like the other candidates from the Netherworld know a lot about it. And I should be the last one to qualify, which puts me far behind the others. Does this comply with your principle of fairness?" Zu'an thought of the Skinning Ghost King from before and didn't let go of any possibility of obtaining information.
The illusory figure hesitated for a moment: "Don't worry, there's no difference between those who advance and those who don't in this trial, and the other candidates don't know much either."
"However, considering that you have the aura of another version of me, and that your performance just now was truly dazzling, I can reveal a little more to you. Everything you are about to see is something that happened in a certain timeline, and it has been made into a kind of time slice. You need to do better than those historical beings in order to have a chance to enter the next level."
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