A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 987 - 973: Seven-Pan Palace

Seeing that Machima rejected the option of breaking through with force.

Baiyu was helpless.

He could only choose a fruit that appeared relatively normal and ate it.

Before eating it,

He used Blood Qi and Spirituality to repeatedly check the fruit's condition, and only after confirming it had no toxins or adverse effects, did he swallow it whole.

Meanwhile, Machima next to him was much more carefree.

It seemed she also knew there was no problem with the fruit.

After eating it,

A rich aroma lingered in his mouth, spreading, and lasting long, making it unforgettable in his mind.

At this moment,

Baiyu suddenly had the idea of staying here forever to enjoy the entire orchard, but the moment this thought appeared, he shuddered and immediately dismissed it from his mind.

Very dangerous.

If such a thought truly occupied his mind, he would become exactly like those Martial Artists in the orchard, with no difference at all.

Machima also clearly understood the danger of this orchard.

It was a complete test of willpower.

If someone's willpower is not firm, they would be tempted by the delicacies within the orchard.

These people are a typical example.

Baiyu and Machima instantly realized, and looked at the old farmer.

"It seems you both don't want to stay here, well, this trial isn't really difficult. As long as your willpower is strong, you can pass."

The old farmer was very obedient to the rules of the game.

After Baiyu and Machima ate the fruit and kept their spirits stable, not being lured, he decisively let them pass without further trouble.

The two passed through the orchard without danger.

Afterward, there was a fiery hell burning with flames, countless Fire Spirits floated in the sky, one after another, like some kind of plankton.

"Hu Chuanfei, this Fire Ganoderma was clearly discovered by me. If you dare to snatch it from me, I will fight to the death with you today."

"Heavenly treasures are for the virtuous. If you can't grasp it, let someone who can, like me."

"Jiu Hong, don't think I don't know you're having an affair with my wife behind my back. Today I'll cut down you, this heinous adulterer."

"Zhou Chen, you plotted against me at the academy last time. I haven't settled that score with you yet. Today we'll deal with new and old grudges together."

In this region burning with flames,

The ground was cracked rocks, with boiling lava jumping in the crevices.

However,

The people here were not worried about this harsh terrain at all but instead fought aggressively with those around them. Even good friends who entered the ruins together had fallen out, turning against each other, swords drawn.

The sounds of battle echoed constantly.

Blood flowed into the boiling lava, rising skyward as steam.

Such a large-scale slaughter was obviously abnormal. Even if there were truly some heavenly treasure, it could not incite so many people to fight life and death.

There were at least a hundred people on the scene.

"Something's wrong, there's spiritual influence here. I feel a special spirit constantly harassing my mind. This is completely illogical."

Machima's expression was steady, but her anxious eyes betrayed her inner thoughts.

Clearly,

The environment here affects people's minds.

And it makes people extremely prone to anger. This anger is not simple vexation but a demonized emotion.

Roughly summarized as,

If someone stepped on your foot, under this environment's influence, where you would have only shouted at them twice, now you have to kill them to calm down.

"Hang in there, something's not right with the environment here. Let's move quickly."

Baiyu said to Machima.

The other was clearly affected by the environment, but even though she didn't have the strength of the Eclipse Moon Realm, her Spiritual World's solidity was no weaker than that of the Eclipse Moon Realm.

In fact, it was stronger than most Eclipse Moon Realms.

After all, her cultivation path was similar to a protagonist's template, having scattered her cultivation and rebuilt it numerous times without dying.

Moreover, every time she scattered her cultivation,

She experienced qualitative leaps upon rebuilding.

Her mind and spirit, in such circumstances, had long been tempered and as hard as iron.

"Don't worry, you underestimate me too much. But this place is indeed strange. The Seven Coiled Palace seems to have been modified into a Trial Ground..."

There was a trace of doubt in Machima's eyes.

From their entrance into the palace until now, what they had seen and experienced had absolutely nothing to do with the term palace. Whose palace would be like this?

Not only was there a maze-like orchard,

Now there was also this ridiculously strange place.

Compared to an actual palace, this seemed more like a trial ground used to sift through Trial Takers.

After expelling that peculiar spiritual influence from their minds, the two did not continue to be affected by other negative influences. It was evident that in the Seven Coiled Palace, each area had only one danger.

After basically understanding the nature of the Seven Coiled Palace,

Baiyu and Machima faced much less resistance moving forward.

Later on,

They experienced zones like the Frost Area and the Gold Area, each region adding a negative emotion to their hearts, precisely seven in total.

According to legend,

The seven largest heads of the Seven Coils represented seven negative emotions of the human world, and evidently, this palace's design was created based on the characteristics of the Seven Coils.

After passing through seven dangerous places,

Baiyu and Machima finally arrived beneath a massive sculpture.

The sculpture towered high into the skies and could only be seen inside the Seven Coiled Palace, a colossal sculpture of a seven-headed serpent.

Beneath this seven-headed serpent sculpture,

The Seven Coiling Hall,

These three words floated mid-air.

A golden, resplendent palace, like a celestial Immortal Palace, stood atop a stone tortoise sculpture.

"Is this the Seven Coiling Hall?"

Baiyu stood on the vast square in front of the Seven Coiling Hall, apparently designed to accommodate the Seven Coils' massive size, making the main hall's scale extraordinarily large.

At least similar to the buildings within the Giant King's Court.

A rare trace of excitement flickered in Machima's eyes: "This is it. Inside, there is something I need. I can feel it, once I obtain the object responding to me inside, I can complete my eighth cultivation scattering."

Baiyu remained calm: "Did the City Lord not tell you what it is exactly?"

"No."

Machima said solemnly: "But once inside the Seven Coiling Hall, I will be able to sense its location."

With the conversation reaching this point,

Baiyu could only helplessly proceed.

He already had a vague sense that the people of the Great City were not particularly reliable.

The two stepped into the Seven Coiling Hall.

The entire great hall was crafted from a special material, and upon entering the Seven Coiling Hall, Baiyu felt his Blood Qi and Spirituality being instantly suppressed.

Machima, beside him, clearly felt the same.

Both furrowed their brows.

"Be careful, the dangers inside this Seven Coiling Hall might be more numerous than all the previous ones combined," Baiyu said in a deep voice.