An unknown small town with many wooden houses built in twos and threes, and there are actually many humans living in the town.

These are certainly not humans from Earth, but the remnants of the Demonic Country.

Li Xiu looked at the demons in the town, but they seemed to be accustomed to the arrival of humans from Earth. Not many people paid attention to Li Xiu. Only a few children looked at him curiously.

Li Xiu already knew from the information that there were people from the Demon Country here, and their levels were not very high. They were just a group of poor people who fled here to live in seclusion after the Demon Country fell apart.

Due to the scarcity of demon resources nearby, it is difficult for them to achieve great success. Each generation is worse than the previous one, and now it is not easy to even find a light-based level.

Li Xiu ignored them and went straight out of the town, heading towards the sunset and walking in the desert.

The desert here is black, and the sand is gray-black particles. Under the scorching sun, the temperature of the black desert is much higher than that of ordinary deserts. Ordinary people can easily suffer from heatstroke in the black desert, and may even be in danger of dehydration.

If you don't have a special contract, your feet will get burned if you step on the sand.

Li Xiu naturally did not have such worries. He rode the pink nightmare in the black desert. The pink nightmare had just been fed to S-level by Li Xiu, and it had not even reached the super spirit level. Its speed was much slower than that of the Fire Lotus Sword.

However, Li Xiu was not in a hurry to travel, and let the pink nightmare gallop across the black desert.

When Li Xiu saw an oasis appearing in the desert ahead, he stopped, put away the pink nightmare, and entered the oasis.

This oasis is the last safe area. After passing the oasis, it is the sharpshooter's territory. If you are unlucky, you may be shot in the head by the sharpshooter somewhere just by taking one step out of the oasis.

If you are lucky, the sharpshooter may be sleeping or doing something else and may not be discovered, so you can move forward a little further in the desert.

How far you can go depends on when you will be discovered by the sharpshooter.

Li Xiu walked through the oasis and came to the edge of the oasis, staring at the endless black sea of ​​sand outside.

The desert before was quite undulating, with uneven sand dunes everywhere, but the desert here is very undulating, with very few high sand dunes. You can see at a glance where the black sea of ​​sand meets the blue sky.

Li Xiu hid behind a tree and stared at the sand sea in the distance, but he could not see anything. God knows where the sharpshooter was.

"It's a pity that I don't have Jiuxiaoyun's Magic Shark, so it's really difficult to find the sharpshooter. It seems that I can only try and see if I can block the sharpshooter's ultra-long-range sniping." Li Xiu was a little helpless.

Just as he had thought before, if he wanted to kill the sharpshooter, he had to take risks. There was no other way.

Of course, Li Xiu could also choose to approach the target in stealth, but he hoped to know how strong the sharpshooter was before that, as he was here to alert the enemy.

Li Xiu did not count on luck and directly summoned the forbidden spear, his whole body wrapped in flower armor.

The light of the evil spirit of life and the light of the evil spirit of death also secretly hide under the armor of flowers just in case.

Taking a step out of the oasis, Li Xiu kept his eyes fixed on the distance of the desert. He could be shot, but he had to judge the location of the sharpshooter at the same time, otherwise there would be no point in being shot.

After walking a few steps, no bullets appeared. Li Xiu did not hesitate and increased his speed directly, moving forward in the desert like lightning.

His own speed had long surpassed that of the Fire Lotus Sword, so when it came time to hurry, he still had to run on his own.

In a moment, Li Xiu had rushed out thousands of miles, but he was never hit by the sniper, nor did he find any trace of the sniper.

"Am I so lucky that the sharpshooter is sleeping?" Li Xiu was a little confused, but he didn't dare to take chances. He didn't slow down nor let down his guard. While running at high speed, he kept looking around.

But there was nothing but the black sea of ​​sand. He had already run for tens of thousands of miles, but still could not see any trace of the sharpshooter.

Li Xiu didn't know where the sharpshooter was, so he could only keep running forward. After running for tens of thousands of kilometers, a lake appeared in front of him.

It was a white lake, like milk. Although it was not clear, it made people feel very holy.

Li Xiu came to the edge of Milk Lake. The lake water exuded a refreshing fragrance, which was really a bit strange.

But what surprised Li Xiu was not the mysterious Milk Lake, but the fact that there was an island in the middle of the Milk Lake.

There was a wooden house built on the island in the middle of the lake. A demon spirit that looked very similar to a human was standing in front of the house. It was wrapped in a black robe, with a hat on its head and a black scarf on its face. It was staring at him with a pair of scarlet eyes.

Li Xiu immediately realized that this person should be the sharpshooter. He had obviously discovered Li Xiu a long time ago, but for some reason, he did not choose to snipe him directly like he did with the previous trial participants.

This place is tens of thousands of kilometers away from the oasis. If the sharpshooter really has such ultra-long-range sniping capabilities, Li Xiu will have no power to fight back at all. He can't even see the sharpshooter who is so far away.

"Your gun comes from the Sea of ​​Sky?" The sharpshooter looked at the forbidden gun in Li Xiu's hand and said, his human language was very standard.

Li Xiu immediately realized that the sharpshooter did not snipe him because of the forbidden gun in his hand.

"That's right." Li Xiu nodded and replied.

"In that case, I'll give you a chance for a fair duel." The sharpshooter flashed and came in front of Li Xiu.

The wind blew through the black cloak, lifting up a corner of it. Only then did Li Xiu discover that the sharpshooter had two holsters hanging around his waist. The two black pistols in the holsters were revolver style, just like Li Xiu's forbidden gun.

"How are you going to have a fair duel?" Li Xiu asked, looking at the sharpshooter.

"As a gunman, of course I have to compete with others in terms of gun speed and accuracy." The sharpshooter reached out and pulled out two revolvers from his waist. Although they both had black bodies, one gun had a red rose pattern on it, while the other had a white rose pattern on it.

The sharpshooter pointed the red rose gun at the sky and fired a shot directly. A red light bullet immediately shot up into the sky.

"The moment the bullet hits the sand, you and I shoot at the same time. Life and death will be left to fate," said the sharpshooter.

"Okay." Li Xiu stared at the sharpshooter and did not look at the light bullet falling in the sky. His finger gripped the trigger of the forbidden gun.

At such a close distance, whoever shoots first will have the advantage. If you are even a moment slower, you may not even have the chance to pull the trigger.

The sharpshooter still pointed one gun at the sky and pointed the other gun at Li Xiu.

The moment the light bullet landed on the sand, almost at the same time, Li Xiu and the sharpshooter fired at the same time. The light bullet shot out from the gun barrel and hit each other's forehead almost at the same time.

Li Xiu's forbidden bullet hit the sharpshooter's forehead, knocking off his hat and revealing a head full of gray hair.

A white rose mark also appeared on Li Xiu's forehead.

"Why don't you use real killer bullets?" the sharpshooter stared at Li Xiu and asked.

"How dare I use such a bullet against you, Mr. President?" Li Xiu put away the forbidden gun and said calmly.

The sharpshooter was slightly startled, then he smiled and pulled off his veil, and asked curiously, "How did you find out? I think I dressed very similarly, even my aura has simulated the sharpshooter's aura, but you still found out."

"No matter how much you change, you can't change your unique temperament. I recognized you the first time I saw you. Otherwise, how could I agree to play such a childish duel game. What's more, I have long been suspicious. Why is my luck so good that the sharpshooter just let me go? I don't think I am so special." Li Xiu curled his lips and said, "President, what do you mean?"

"I just want to know how much you have grown and whether you are qualified to fight on my behalf." The president said with a smile.

"Am I qualified?" Li Xiu asked.

"Almost." The president nodded.

"That means there's still a little bit left?" Li Xiu asked again.

The president smiled but did not answer: "I forgot to tell you before, it will take us some time to reach the Sea of ​​Heaven at sea, so we must set off early. Now you don't have much time left."

"How long will it take?" Li Xiu frowned.

"I can give you seven more days at most," said the president.

Li Xiu walked directly to the president and stretched out his hand.

"What do you mean?" The president was a little confused by Li Xiu's action, and looked at him in confusion and asked.

"The sharpshooter should have been killed by you, where are the things he dropped?" Li Xiu said.

"I killed him, why should I give it to you?" the president said with a sneer.

"The challenge to Tianzhihai is also yours, why should I fight on your behalf?" Li Xiu said with his hand still stretched out.

"That makes sense." The president was not angry at all. He took out a magic core and a skill ring and threw them to Li Xiu.

"Where is the divine gem?" Li Xiu asked with a frown after taking the thing.

"There is no divine gem. Do you think divine gems are so easy to get? You can kill hundreds of divine monsters. If you are lucky, you will get one or two divine gems. If you are unlucky, you may not even get one. I just killed a sharpshooter. Isn't it normal that no divine gems appeared?" The president said with a smile.

"Isn't it inevitable that the mutated demon spirit will produce a divine gem?" Li Xiu was not willing to believe what the president said.

"Who told you that the sharpshooter is a mutant demon? The resource only says that he is suspected. In fact, the sharpshooter is not a mutant demon." The president sighed and said, "I also hope that he is a mutant demon, but unfortunately he is not. You should blame your bad luck if you want to blame someone."

"I risked my life to fight for you, you can't just not give me even a divine gem?" Li Xiu finally got such an opportunity, how could he let the president go.

The president was not angry at all. He laughed and said, "Okay, if you want the Divine Gem, I can give it to you, but not now."

"Then when will it be? You won't wait until I die and then offer me the divine gem as an offering, right?" Li Xiu said unhappily.

"To be honest, I don't have the Divine Gem on hand, so even if I want to give it to you now, I can't. But on the way to the Sea of ​​Sky, there are many opportunities to hunt down Divine Demons, and when the time comes, the Divine Gem will be yours." The president said.

"What if it doesn't come out?" Li Xiu asked.

"Then you can only blame your bad luck." The president paused, and continued: "In fact, your current strength is enough. If a fight really breaks out, no matter how strong you are, it will be useless. In the end, you will still lose. You just need to meet the minimum standard. If you want to win, you can't rely on brute force. You have to find a way."

"What do you mean?" Li Xiu didn't quite understand.

"What do you think of Guan Jinghao's God's Fall?" The president did not answer, but asked an unexpected question.

"Very strong." Li Xiu answered truthfully.

"If Guan Jinghao goes, he won't even have a 10% chance of winning. Do you think that even if you are fully prepared, you can be sure of defeating Guan Jinghao?" said the president.

"So, I am bound to lose this battle?" Li Xiu frowned.

“So I say, as long as you are strong enough, you have to use your brain to win.” The president’s expression was amusing.

"Since there is a way to win, why don't you tell me directly?" Li Xiu stared at the president and asked.

"Some methods, if explained out loud, won't work. You have to figure it out on your own. But you can rest assured about one thing. Regardless of whether you win or lose, I will ensure that you come back alive." The president straightened his back. His tall stature gave off a strong sense of oppression, which was very different from his usual wretched old man appearance.

Li Xiu knew that asking any more would not yield any results, so he simply turned around and left. He did not trust the president's assurances at all, and still hoped to provide his best strength before going to Tianzhihai. Only his own strength was the most powerful asset.

He wanted to take advantage of the last seven days to hunt down as many divine demons as possible, hoping to get a few divine gems.

The president did not stop Li Xiu, but just squinted his eyes and watched him leave. When Li Xiu completely disappeared from his sight, the president murmured to himself: "This kid's personality is really similar to Jing Hao. They are both stubborn and don't trust anyone."

Li Xiu left the trial site and immediately went to other trial gates. For seven consecutive days, Li Xiu spent time in different trial sites.

I don’t know if the divine gems are really that rare, or if his luck has been a bit bad recently. After killing five divine demons, he didn’t even touch a single divine gem.

Seeing that the time was almost up, if he didn't go back, the old scoundrel the president would probably come to find him in person. Li Xiu could only return to Changsheng City in disappointment.

"You are finally back. The boss asked you to go to the research institute immediately after you come back. It is urgent." The bandit said this when he saw Li Xiu.

"What happened in the research institute?" Li Xiu asked puzzledly.

"I don't know. The old official just said it was urgent and didn't say anything else. I asked him but he refused to say anything." The bandit shook his head.

Li Xiu had no choice but to go to the research institute again. As soon as he arrived at the institute, the old researcher who was guarding the gate saw him and excitedly pulled him into the laboratory.

"Mr. Zhao, what's going on?" Looking at Mr. Zhao's expression, Li Xiu thought it shouldn't be a bad thing, so he finally put his mind at ease.

"Chief, let Mr. Guan tell you in person." Old Zhao refused to say anything and just pulled Li Xiu into the laboratory.

"Little Li, you're finally back." Ximen Guan said proudly when he saw Li Xiu.

When Li Xiu heard Ximen Guan actually got carried away and called him Little Li, he knew that Ximen Guan must have done something big, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant.

"Have you achieved any new results in your research?" Li Xiu asked.

"You are worthy of your cleverness. Guess what the new achievement is?" Ximen Guan said with a smile.

"Could it be that your magic suit has been developed successfully?" Li Xiu said with a sneer.

Ximen Guan was slightly startled, and said somewhat unhappily: "You kid are really not interesting at all, forget it, come with me, I'm waiting for your test."

"Is there no one over at the Magic Armor Team who can test it?" Li Xiu said as he walked.

"If someone can test it, why are we waiting for you?" Ximen Guan pulled Li Xiu into the innermost laboratory.

"Where is your magic suit?" Li Xiu scanned the entire laboratory, but did not see the magic suit that Ximen Guan mentioned.

"There are times when you can't see it." Ximen Guan proudly picked up something and threw it to Li Xiu.

Li Xiu took the thing and took a look, it turned out to be a bracelet.

The bracelet seemed to be made of platinum, and was inlaid with seven bean-sized gems, each of which was the same shape and size.

Li Xiu had seen at least eight thousand high-grade gemstones, but he really couldn't recognize what kind of these seven gemstones they were, at least they were not any kind of gemstones he had seen before.

"Is this a magic outfit?" Li Xiu looked at the small gem bracelet in his hand and found it hard to imagine that this was actually a magic outfit.

"Whether it is a magic suit or not, you will know if you try it. You have to activate seven gems at the same time to activate this magic suit." The old official didn't say a word. In fact, he had asked someone to test it. The magic suit master with the strongest spiritual awareness in the magic suit master team could only barely activate the first gem.

Li Xiu didn't have much time left, so he didn't say anything else. He put the jewel bracelet on his wrist, and then activated the magic suit as Ximen Guan said.

Professor Xu and a group of researchers were all standing at the door, watching what was happening inside. Some of them were even climbing on top of the glass to look inside. They all looked extremely nervous.

They risked their lives to create the magic suit, but in the end no one could activate it. Except for Li Xiu, the strongest magic suit master could only activate the first gem. The remaining six gems would require higher and higher spiritual awareness. If Li Xiu couldn't activate them either, then no matter whether this magic suit was successfully developed or not, it would be a waste.

Li Xiu first tried it, but he couldn’t activate even one gem without passing the line.

Professor Xu and others were very nervous. When they saw that Li Xiu couldn't even activate a single gem for the first time, their hearts suddenly rose to their throats.

But then they saw the gems on the bracelet light up one by one, and in the blink of an eye all seven gems were shining, and the bracelet underwent magical changes.

Rays of light extended from the bracelet, as if they had life, and wrapped around Li Xiu's body.