Chapter 2741  Opening

Argyll explained, "In the past, the trial opened every 3-8 years, with thousands of participants entering the trial domain each time. The trial teams had to gather Holy Court stones from the grotto and then break through the Holy Court mirror test before they could unlock the passage to the Holy Realm and receive its blessings."

"Fang Heng, right now, the cavern is full of enemies. We don't have the time to gather the stones, nor the time to pass the mirror test."

Fang Heng responded, "I understand. The chance is slim, but I still want to try."

Argyll gazed at Fang Heng for a moment, then removed a key from his chest and handed it to him, "Alright. This is the key to unlock the test. If you manage to pass it, it will open the passage to the Holy Realm. If you're fortunate enough to succeed, please make sure to send the news of the demonic seeds to the Holy Realm."

"I understand. I will do so."

Fang Heng nodded gently as he took the key from Argyll.

[Hint: The player has obtained the item-Trial key.]

Argyll didn't truly believe that Fang Heng had such strength. He thought of it as just giving it a try.

After seeing Fang Heng nod in agreement, Argyll immediately began preparing the space for the explosion.

...

Outside the Guardian Cave, Bai Mu and the others had been hiding in the shadows for over half an hour.

In their view, the execution of the plan hadn't been perfect; there were some flaws.

Deceiving the Holy Court was always more than enough for them.

"Be careful, there's movement inside."

The group immediately became alert and looked toward the cave entrance.

Whoosh!

A figure flew out of the cave.

It was Fang Heng!

Seeing Fang Heng emerge from the cave, Wu Yan's heart stirred.

Why was it just him?

Where were the others?

Whoosh!

As soon as Fang Heng left the cave, he quickly darted to the right.

"This kid is up to something. Let's split up and chase him!"

"I'll go after Fang Heng! You stay and watch the Holy Court people!"

Qiu Xiaoling called out as she and Abulati quickly pursued Fang Heng.

They had just caught up halfway when they saw Fang Heng accelerate again.

Qiu Xiaoling furrowed her brow.

Something was wrong!

Before Qiu Xiaoling could figure it out, a loud explosion suddenly rang out.

"Boom!!!"

The Guardian Cave erupted with an explosion!

Holy light radiated from the cave, scattering in all directions!

Bai Mu and the others, who had been hiding in the shadows and had not yet taken action, furrowed their brows and quickly retreated to avoid the dazzling ripple of holy power.

Suddenly, the ground shook violently.

The entire cave began to collapse, with large chunks of rock falling, burying Bai Mu and his group under tons of rubble.

"Bang!"

Once the shaking subsided, the piled-up stones exploded apart.

Bai Mu and his group emerged from the center of the massive rubble.

Fang Heng, seeing the explosion behind him, also came to a halt.

"Fang Heng, what happened?"

"There was a sealed passage at the back of the cave. They just blew it up, trying to escape."

Bai Mu immediately understood.

So, it was another diversion tactic.

It was an old trick, but it was effective. They had been completely fooled.

"Heh, trying to escape now? Isn't that a bit late?" Niximi sneered, looking at the collapsed cave. "They won't get away. I left tracking imprints on them in advance."

"That's even better," Fang Heng nodded. "I asked earlier, there are many hidden passages in the trial cave. Without someone from the Holy Court to guide them, it's hard to find them. Now that they're trying to escape the cave, you all quietly follow them from behind. Let them lead us to the way."

"Hehe, leave it to me."

Niximi spoke as her figure gradually transformed into a pool of shadow and swiftly flew toward the cave entrance.

Fang Heng stopped Bai Mu, who was about to follow, and said, "Leave the tracking to them, that's enough. There's something else I need to tell you. I got the way to initiate the Saint's trial from the Holy Court."

Bai Mu's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Do you need my help?"

...

The five demonic seed members split into two teams. One team, led by Wu Yan, trailed a distance behind Argyll, hoping to use him to locate the passage to the Mist Temple.

On the other side, Bai Mu and Qiu Xiaoling followed Fang Heng to a nearby cave.

Fang Heng placed his hands before him, condensing a seal.

Under the holy light that enveloped the cave, numerous arcane symbols appeared.

The key in Fang Heng's hand then emitted a dark glow.

[Hint: The player successfully used the trial key. The Holy Realm Trial has been triggered.]

[Hint: Please gather all 528 runestones scattered throughout the cave and enter the central stone chamber to awaken the final trial mirror.]

[Hint: Special mission triggered-Holy Realm Trial.]

Mission difficulty: ??? (Due to the player's use of a special ritual to activate the trial, the difficulty cannot be calculated.)

Mission requirements: Complete the Holy Court's trial and open the passage to the Holy Realm to receive divine blessings.

Mission rewards: Optional rewards (Holy equipment, epic-level, bound), divine blessing (special state, lasts 6 months, opportunity for study at the Temple of Zeus), qualification for entry to the Holy Realm (one month), Holy Court reputation points.

"Hah, this..."

Ji Xiaobo and Tang Chuji stood silently outside the cavern, exchanging a glance. At that moment, they both saw the helplessness reflected in each other's eyes.

It was strange. The Holy Court's trial mission seemed to have no restrictions. Even they, members of the undead faction, had received related trial instructions.

At first, they were supposed to be here to deal with the Holy Court, but now it seemed like they had ended up completing their trial mission instead.

Tang Chuji was utterly confused.

The two of them, being necromancers, had no use for the holy element rewards.

What was this all about?

And the reputation with the Holy Court?

Were they sure this wasn't some kind of joke?

If not for Ji Xiaobo's deep familiarity with Fang Heng, she would have started to question whether Fang Heng's true motive for choosing the game world of Amrit was just to participate in the holy trial.

Fang Heng took a holy runestone out of his backpack.

"Buzz..."

Under the illumination of the holy light in the cave, the runestone began to glow, forming a halo and slowly levitating into the air.

Fang Heng turned to Bai Mu and said, "Have everyone from the Shadow Alliance search the cave for runestones. There are 528 in total, and I need to find them all."

"Mm."

Bai Mu nodded gently, signaling to one of his subordinates, who immediately ran off to instruct the rest of the Shadow Alliance to search the cave for runestones.

Fang Heng closed his eyes and used his perception once again.

Compared to before the trial was triggered, the holy runestone's energy fluctuation had become much stronger.

With his perception attribute, he could sense all the runestones within a 500-meter radius.

Great.

The difficulty of the mission wasn't high.

Fang Heng thought for a moment before opening his eyes again.

Normally, the trial to the Holy Realm would involve dealing with elemental creatures and other Holy Court trial participants who would fight against each other.

But now, the cave was occupied by the Dark Alliance, and the demonic seed would assist with the final mirror test.

This would significantly lower the trial's difficulty.

Considering the size of the cave, Fang Heng estimated that within 5 hours, they would be able to gather all the runestones.

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