「A full five minutes later.」

The group finally arrived at a massive ocean trench.

It was like a canyon nestled on the seabed.

At the center of the canyon was an unfathomably deep Earth Abyss, its destination completely unknown.

This was the legendary Mariana Trench, the Land of Return Ruins!

Ye Tianying stopped. His voice, transmitted by some unknown means, reached everyone’s ears:

"We have now arrived at the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 11,000 meters. I’m sure you all know that any further is a natural chasm. It poses a certain degree of threat, even to a Tier Five Life."

"Next, Commander Wang Qiang will release his Divine Technique. When he does, a pressure 1,100 times greater than that on the surface will descend upon you. If you can’t withstand it, we will send you away."

"If you can endure it, you may proceed to the Entry Level assessment."

Hearing this, even though they were all prodigies in the outside world, they couldn’t help but feel a surge of nervousness.

However, since they had come this far, none of them were about to back down.

The energy within their bodies surged as they prepared for the coming test.

Ye Tianying glanced at the man beside him. The man nodded, then waved his hand once more!

The next moment.

RUMBLE! 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

A thunderous roar seemed to echo from the seabed.

The surrounding seawater surged toward Wang Xiao and the others like a tsunami.

The violent pressure felt as if a mountain were crushing down on them.

Even though everyone was prepared, their bones still creaked and groaned under the strain!

Ying Xu let out a furious roar as energy surged from his body. His muscles bulged, and he directly activated his Titan Ability, causing his entire frame to swell in size.

His physical body became incomparably tough, and he finally stabilized himself.

The others did the same, each using their own abilities to resist the rampaging pressure.

The water pressure here was equivalent to a force of about ten tons being applied to each of them!

That was enough to instantly flatten any tank on Earth.

However, they were all top-tier Evolvers, so they could still withstand this much pressure.

Wang Xiao hovered calmly in the water, not feeling much of anything. He hadn’t even used his Gang Qi.

With his current physical strength, he wouldn’t feel much even under one hundred tons, let alone ten.

Ye Tianying scanned his surroundings. Seeing Ying Xu and a few other Evolvers struggling to resist, he had Wang Qiang send them up.

"Sigh... Good luck, you guys. I’m out. I can’t believe I couldn’t even participate in the Entry Level assessment."

Ying Xu gave a bitter laugh as his body began to ascend.

Before the Entry Level assessment had even begun, four or five people had already been eliminated.

Only about fifteen remained.

Watching the eliminated participants, the remaining group felt a chill in their hearts.

Their reverence for the God Creation Plan deepened.

’It’s this difficult, and it’s only just begun.’

’I can’t imagine how hard the next assessments will be.’

As everyone was lost in thought, Ye Tianying’s voice came again:

"Alright, next up is the Entry Level assessment. You should all see the Earth Abyss ahead. Everyone, follow me inside. You pass if you can advance one hundred meters!"

"Of course, you don’t need to worry about your bodies rupturing and dying. When you can’t take it anymore, we will protect you. If you can’t continue, just leave."

All the prodigies stared at the Earth Abyss before them, their hearts trembling slightly.

This Earth Abyss was the dividing line of the Mariana Trench!

Going any deeper posed a threat even to them, Tier Five Life forms.

’Never mind one hundred meters; the pressure probably doubles every ten meters!’

’I can’t believe the Entry Level assessment is this hard.’

However, since Ye Tianying had said they didn’t have to worry about their bodies rupturing, everyone was willing to give it a try.

"Jesus, I never thought I’d be going to Hell one day. Well, a hero never fears Death. I’ll go scout the path for you all!"

A white man with curly hair moved without hesitation, charging toward the Earth Abyss.

"That’s Louis from the Bush Clan. Rumor has it he’s already achieved Limit Breaking. He’s a seed member of the God Creation Plan!"

Qin Mengyue transmitted her voice to him from the side.

She glanced at Wang Xiao, subconsciously comparing him with Louis.

’I wonder which of them is stronger.’

Wang Xiao’s expression was serene. He moved through the water as if walking on flat ground, heading toward the depths of the Earth Abyss.

He appeared to move slowly, but in the blink of an eye, he plunged into the Earth Abyss!

Seeing this, Qin Mengyue and the other prodigies followed close behind, all of them disappearing into the Earth Abyss.

BOOM!

The moment they entered the Earth Abyss, everyone felt the pressure multiply, suddenly becoming several times greater than it was outside.

On top of that, the temperature plummeted, dropping to nearly zero degrees!

The immense force made the blood churn in most of the prodigies’ bodies, and their internal energy surged wildly.

"I forfeit!"

"I forfeit, too."

"Sigh, this is too hard! Is this even a place a Tier Five Life can pass through?!"

They had advanced less than fifty meters, and already half the group had been eliminated, leaving only seven or eight people, including Wang Xiao.

Here, the pressure seemed to double with every meter forward.

Most importantly, they could also feel waves of spiritual shockwaves constantly battering their Yin Spirits.

It left their minds dazed and made it impossible to fully mobilize their energy.

"Sigh... You guys keep going. I can’t."

"Forget it, I’m out too. There’s no way I can make the remaining forty meters!"