Gu Changfeng and Wu Chong let out a sigh. Unable to hold on any longer, they left the Earth Abyss.

They had realized that the first fifty meters tested one’s physical body, while the next fifty meters seemed to test the strength of one’s Yin Spirit.

Given the level of their spiritual refinement, it was nearly impossible for them to cover the remaining distance.

Now, on Huaxia’s side, only Wang Xiao and Qin Mengyue were still pressing on.

Qin Mengyue gritted her teeth, enduring the invisible spiritual assault as she watched Wang Xiao walk ahead as if taking a leisurely stroll.

’How is that guy so relaxed?!’

’Is the gap between us really this huge?!’

Unwilling to accept defeat, Qin Mengyue unleashed her Spiritual Domain. Light flared from between her brows as she struggled to keep pace with Wang Xiao.

’There seems to be a strange energy fluctuation up ahead. What is it? This must be the reason Ye Tianying brought us to this Land of Return Ruins.’

A glint appeared in Wang Xiao’s eyes.

Feeling the mounting pressure and spiritual assault from all sides, he couldn’t help but quicken his pace.

Soon, he overtook Louis and took the lead.

"Holy shit, man! You’re moving way too fast!"

Louis stared at Wang Xiao up ahead, his eyes flying wide in disbelief.

The farther he went, the greater the pressure became. The invisible spiritual fluctuations were particularly intense, constantly battering his Yin Spirit. Even though he cultivated the Celestial Human Temple technique and his Spirit had become exceptionally refined, he still felt somewhat disoriented.

Naturally, his pace slowed.

Still, even so, he had been confident that first place was in the bag.

But to his surprise, someone had overtaken him with ease!

Wang Xiao ignored the others, effortlessly covering the hundred-meter distance before coming to a stop.

The energy fluctuation he’d sensed earlier was now far more potent.

He felt as if a vortex lay ahead, threatening to pull him in.

"It seems you, too, have discovered the secret of the South Sea Ruins."

Just then, Ye Tianying’s voice sounded.

"This is...?!"

Wang Xiao’s eyes flashed.

"You’ll know soon enough," said Ye Tianying.

Wang Xiao waited where he was for a moment. Behind him, Louis and the others finally trickled across the finish line.

Even Qin Mengyue, seeing how effortlessly Wang Xiao had done it, unleashed a mad burst of potential and managed to force her way to the hundred-meter mark.

In the end, only four people had made it this far.

Wang Xiao, Qin Mengyue, Louis, and another beautiful, blonde-haired, blue-eyed woman.

"Congratulations. You have passed the Entry Level assessment. You now have a chance to become Earth’s future Guardian Gods, and that chance lies right before you!"

Ye Tianying took out a square box and tossed it forward.

In an instant, the square box expanded in mid-air, transforming into a massive bronze gate.

In the gateway’s entrance, a strange, black energy vortex spun slowly, resembling an eye.

VMMM!

A strange ripple of energy suddenly spread out from the eye, washing over Wang Xiao and the others.

Wang Xiao felt a soul-deep tremor shoot through his entire body.

It was as if some gaze were peering at him from across an infinite expanse of space!

’Is this... a Tier Nine Life?!’ 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Wang Xiao’s heart jolted.

This power, so immense that a single gaze could make his heart seize with dread, was something no ordinary Evolver could possibly possess!

He had a strong premonition that this was the power of a Tier Nine Life!

His gaze was drawn to the swirling portal before him.

’What lies behind the Bronze Gate?’

’Is this the Federation’s greatest secret?!’