When Zuan came to his senses, he found himself in a void.
"Congratulations, you have passed the second level." At this moment, the giant statue's voice echoed in the void.
"What just happened?" Zu An was still a little shaken. For a moment, he even felt like he had difficulty breathing.
"You just discovered some kind of truth and were about to be annihilated by a powerful being. Fortunately, these levels were just time-space slices, which allowed me to rescue you in time," the colossus's voice replied.
Zuan pondered for a moment. He had taken a risk just now. He hadn't expected that being would actually attack him directly.
"What exactly is the second test?" he wondered.
"First, we'll test your acting skills. Will the officials of the Tang Dynasty notice anything amiss?" the colossus voice replied.
"That simple?" Although Zuan had suspected this before, he didn't expect it to be a real test.
“It’s not simple,” the colossus said in a serious tone. “You should know that there are many talented and extraordinary people among the officials of the Tang Dynasty. For example, Wei Zheng did not acquire various supernatural powers after death as he claimed. Instead, he cultivated immortal arts from a young age, which is why he was chosen as a judge in the Department of Rewards and Benevolence in the Underworld. There are many such talented and extraordinary people in the Tang court, especially with a bedmate like the Dragon Girl. It is not easy for you to deceive everyone.”
Zu'an secretly rejoiced that he hadn't been too clever for his own good and had realized in time that the more he did, the more mistakes he would make. So he acted like an ordinary person, like Li Shimin, who was truly a mortal.
The colossus continued, "The second test is whether you can survive the life-or-death ordeal. If it weren't for the judge of the underworld extending your life in the Book of Life and Death, you would have truly died in this second round of trials."
Zuan did not respond, but was thinking. If he hadn't happened to have read the story of "Journey to the West" in his previous life, he probably wouldn't have known that he could extend his life in this way. How could others who had not read "Journey to the West" break the deadlock?
He felt a sense of destiny, as if this ordeal was tailor-made for him.
"Of course, the most difficult test is the third one, which is to sense the real killing intent around you. I was quite surprised that you were able to see through the Dragon Girl's identity." The giant statue's voice was quite emotional. "You have even started the third test ahead of time."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "What is the third test?"
"The third stage has begun," the colossus's voice replied.
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