Chapter 63

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, before Huaxia Jiu stepped onto the iron chain, Zhao Jinghong suddenly called him aside and whispered a few words of caution. As a result, among the seven people, Huaxia Jiu was the last to step onto the iron chain. This made Huaxia Jiu, who had wanted to make a choice as early as possible in the second half of the test, extremely frustrated, but he had no choice but to accept it.

The seven people, including Huaxia Jiu, stepped onto the iron chain one after another. With his demonic willpower, the first hundred meters were naturally easy for him to pass, qualifying him as an outer sect disciple. However, the other six people, possibly due to the experience of the hundreds of predecessors, also managed to pass the hundred-meter test.

At this point, at the fork of the iron chain, all seven people, including Huaxia Jiu, had arrived. However, there was a difference in the order, with Huaxia Jiu being the last to step onto the fork.

Seeing the six people in front of him each choose an iron chain and step onto it, Huaxia Jiu thought, "It turns out everyone is not stupid; they all realized that only one person can test on a single iron chain at a time." Huaxia Jiu's face turned slightly pale as he looked around. The remaining iron chain was precisely the sixth one, which no one had ever passed.

Recalling how those who chose this iron chain all laughed eerily and then stepped into the abyss, Huaxia Jiu dared not step onto this chain.

Huaxia Jiu stood nervously at the fork, hoping that among the six people who had already stepped onto the iron chains, someone would fall into the abyss before the seven out-of-body cultivators overseeing the selection would force him to step onto the chain.

Huaxia Jiu had timed the previous tests of hundreds of people and knew that anyone who stayed at the fork for ten breaths would be scolded by the half-old man, forcing them to step onto the chain quickly. Therefore, he silently counted the time in his mind while closely watching the other six iron chains, waiting for someone to fail.

However, just as Huaxia Jiu had been at the fork for four breaths, a scolding voice suddenly came from the platform behind him: "Step onto the chain within one breath, or you will be considered to have forfeited."

Huaxia Jiu's heart skipped a beat. Without even having time to identify which out-of-body cultivator had scolded him, he took a step and directly stepped onto the sixth iron chain. There was no other choice; in one breath, there was only enough time to take a step and step onto the chain.

On the platform a hundred meters behind Huaxia Jiu, the half-old man and the other five out-of-body cultivators either had a glint in their eyes, were deep in thought, or were sneering. They all looked at Zhao Jinghong, who had just spoken.

"Brother Zhao, do you have a grudge against this boy? You deliberately held him back and placed him last, and now, before the ten breaths are up, you force him to step onto the sixth iron chain. Isn't it too shameful to bully a new disciple like this?" The half-old man sneered and said lightly.

"These new disciples don't know, but we all know that the sixth iron chain, after the great battle with the Demon Soul Palace a hundred years ago, was made more difficult by the head of the Netherworld lineage under pressure from the other six peaks. In the past hundred years, through twenty rounds of selection, no one has passed. This boy seems to have good willpower, and if he had chosen any of the other six chains, he might have passed. But now, being forced to choose the sixth chain, how could he possibly pass the test?" The beautiful woman laughed meaningfully and said.

"Yes! This sixth iron chain, it is said, has been tested by many out-of-body inner sect disciples, and no one has ever passed. It's clear that this boy has no chance of passing. Brother Zhao's actions clearly mean the sect will lose an inner sect disciple. If the elders of the other six peaks, except for Netherworld Mountain, find out, Brother Zhao might have a hard time explaining himself!" Another middle-aged man with a withered face and deep-set eyes also said sarcastically.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jinghong's expression did not change. He glanced at the others, then looked at Huaxia Jiu, who had one foot on the sixth iron chain and the other foot hesitating to step forward, and said, "Oh, right, I forgot to mention, this boy is involved in the matter that Senior Ren entrusted me with."

As Zhao Jinghong said this, a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes, and he fell silent, ignoring the six people and looking directly at Huaxia Jiu.

The half-old man and the beautiful woman, along with the other four, had a slight change in expression. They first showed a look of realization, then a look of doubt or sneering. Although they might not believe Zhao Jinghong, no one spoke up for Huaxia Jiu.

Huaxia Jiu's other foot did not step onto the sixth iron chain for a long time, but Zhao Jinghong was not worried. He knew that once any part of the body touched the iron chain, there was only forward, no backward. This was one of the many mysterious and peculiar properties of the iron chain.

On the other side, Huaxia Jiu was filled with trepidation. The moment his right foot stepped onto the iron chain, his mind became dazed. When he came to, a sigh sounded in his ear, and a black shadow rushed toward his head.

The black shadow was visible only to Huaxia Jiu and appeared suddenly without any warning, and its speed was incredibly fast. Before Huaxia Jiu could react, it had already entered his eyes and disappeared.

At the same time, in Huaxia Jiu's mind, a harsh and sinister laugh echoed, and a black shadow suddenly appeared, floating not far from Huaxia Jiu's soul form. Without a word, it pounced on Huaxia Jiu's soul form.

Faced with this sudden change, Huaxia Jiu naturally stopped moving, and his entire mind sank into the sea of souls.

"Body snatching!"

Although Huaxia Jiu had only been in this world for a few months and had only started cultivating for less than a month, he had obtained a lot of information from thousands of books and the memories of nearly ten cultivators. Therefore, he quickly determined that the scene before him was somewhat similar to the body snatching scenario he knew.

With this judgment, Huaxia Jiu's heart skipped a beat, and his soul form braced for battle. However, before he could react, the thirteen folders floating in his mind suddenly glowed with a golden light, emitting a strong suction force. The black shadow, which had just started to move, let out a piercing scream. At the same time, several black smoke-like things emerged from the black shadow and were instantly sucked into the folders.

As the black smoke-like things were stripped from the black shadow, its color became increasingly pale, quickly turning gray, then grayish-white, and finally shrinking to a fist-sized white light floating in his mind.

At this moment, Huaxia Jiu finally reacted, and with a deep breath, his soul form uncontrollably opened its mouth and sucked in the white light. He belched, and his form did not grow, but it became more solid.

Since Huaxia Jiu stepped onto the sixth iron chain, the black shadow appeared suddenly but ended quickly. To the seven people on the platform, including Zhao Jinghong, they only saw Huaxia Jiu step onto the chain, stand still for four or five breaths, then suddenly take a deep breath, step onto the chain with his other foot, and walk forward without stopping.

This scene left the seven people on the platform, including Zhao Jinghong, speechless and stunned.

"This—this is impossible!" Zhao Jinghong's face was full of disbelief as he exclaimed.

The other six people also had looks of disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

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