As a mortal, Ye Fan couldn't see anything clearly beyond three meters.
But he still took the lead.
He even felt a trace of excitement!
He had already asked.
The paths in the maze would randomly trigger traps and mechanisms.
Although his senior sisters said they wouldn't be too powerful, they would be enough for Ye Fan!
Let alone mechanisms targeting cultivators, even ordinary mechanisms would be enough to kill a mortal scum like him.
Great!
If the damned system made a mistake, he might actually manage to get rid of himself!
Although Ye Fan knew it wouldn't be that simple.
But people always have dreams, don't they?
What if it came true?!
His two senior sisters and Liang Rujing followed obediently.
In the eyes of his two senior sisters, Ye Fan was already an embodiment of a powerful cultivator.
Mere traps and mechanisms were nothing to him?
Liang Rujing's thoughts were even simpler.
Ye Fan had previously taken her through spatial transfers.
Anyone who could manipulate space was definitely an incredibly powerful being!
Perhaps even more powerful than the reclusive ancestor at home!
Following such a being, what was there to worry about?
Suddenly!
"Boom—!"
"Boom—!"
Two stone slabs appeared abruptly, completely blocking their path forward and backward!
The surrounding environment warped.
The maze walls and stone slabs vanished, and everyone was now in a cave about thirty feet square.
The two senior sisters immediately understood.
This was a demon beast level!
"Junior brother..." Zi Bing was about to say something, then stopped.
Ye Fan glanced at her: "Eldest Senior Sister, what is it?"
"Nothing," Zi Bing shook her head.
She had originally wanted to remind Ye Fan to be careful, as a demon beast was about to appear.
But Ye Fan was so powerful, it would seem redundant to remind him.
"Rumble—!"
The ground began to shake violently.
A demon beast burst out from the earth!
Its scales gleamed with a chilling aura!
Combined with its ferocious appearance, it conveyed one thing.
I am not to be trifled with!
The two senior sisters' hearts jolted!
Nascent Soul stage?!
Although all the cultivators participating in the competition entered the maze through the same entrance.
They would randomly appear in different locations on the first floor after entering.
This was why their group hadn't encountered anyone else on their journey.
Moreover, the randomly appearing demon beasts were determined by the overall strength of the cultivator team.
At most, the fight would be a bit difficult, but it wouldn't be impossible to win.
After all, this secret realm was meant to test cultivators' abilities, not to have them die.
But this Nascent Soul stage demon beast clearly exceeded their capabilities?
After a brief moment of shock, the two senior sisters calmed down.
A Nascent Soul stage demon beast was indeed an insurmountable obstacle for them.
But before Junior Brother Ye, it was probably not even worth a slap.
Their role was simply to spectate.
Liang Rujing also stared at the demon beast with great curiosity.
Although it was still shocking to watch through the crystal screen in the palace, the effect was still much inferior.
This was her first time experiencing such close contact with a powerful demon beast.
And she didn't have to worry about her own safety at all.
It was so exciting!
The demon beast also seemed taken aback when it saw Ye Fan and his group.
Why were they so weak?
It probably wouldn't take more than a sneeze to get rid of them?
Never mind!
It hadn't eaten fresh human flesh in a long time, and today it would finally have a taste!
The demon beast opened its maw.
"Roar—!"
The pressure of a Nascent Soul stage demon beast was unleashed!
A golden orb of light floated from Ye Fan's chest and drifted towards the demon beast.
Before the demon beast could even roar, the orb of light entered its mouth.
"..."
The demon beast's roar was cut short, as if its throat had been choked.
It smacked its lips.
It felt like something had just drilled into its mouth.
Sour...
The two senior sisters and Liang Rujing stared with wide eyes.
In their sight, the demon beast's body suddenly became semi-transparent.
The golden light was already making its way down the demon beast's esophagus and into its stomach.
Once inside the stomach, the golden light seemed to gain strength and began to party vigorously!
Up and down!
Front and back!
Left and right!
BABA!
Uh...
Something strange seemed to have been mixed in.
But it was no longer important.
Because the demon beast's internal organs, bones, and flesh were rapidly melting!
The golden light grew brighter and spread throughout the demon beast's entire body!
A few breaths later, the golden light dissipated.
"Bang—!"
Without pain, without struggle.
The demon beast's body tilted and fell to the ground.
It was gone.
It had died peacefully...
And yet, so hastily...
It hadn't even managed to complete a full roar...
The demon beast's body began to decompose, turning into specks of fluorescent light that re-entered Ye Fan's chest.
Except for Ye Fan, no one else seemed to see these light spots.
The scoreboards on the chests of the two senior sisters' scoreboards flickered a few times.
They also showed expressions of "as expected."
Instantly defeating a Nascent Soul stage demon beast, truly worthy of Junior Brother Ye!
"Ye Fan, you're amazing!" Liang Rujing couldn't help but exclaim.
Ye Fan didn't want to speak.
As expected, dying wasn't that simple.
Damn system!
Hmph!
Too damned!
Especially after seeing those light spots enter his body, Ye Fan's sense of crisis grew even stronger!
This was the first time such a situation had occurred.
Although he didn't know what these light spots were.
They were definitely beneficial to the damned system and greatly detrimental to him!
And he could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything!
...
After the demon beast's death, the space returned to its previous appearance.
The stone slabs blocking their path vanished, and the way forward reopened.
The rest of the journey was surprisingly smooth.
So smooth that the senior sisters found it a bit perplexing.
Because they hadn't encountered any of the so-called mechanisms or traps.
In their opinion, even if Ye Fan had set them, there should at least be some process, right?
Didn't he use a golden orb just now to instantly kill the Nascent Soul stage demon beast?
Even if Ye Fan were to decipher a mechanism, he would at least stop and tinker with it for a while, wouldn't he?
In the end, they could only attribute it to their good luck, that they really hadn't encountered any.
Ye Fan's brows furrowed even tighter as he looked at the faint golden light at his feet.
After walking for about an hour, they arrived in front of a cave entrance.
The cave entrance was very narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass through.
The cave was very damp, and a red viscous fluid continuously seeped from the walls on both sides.
Judging by the pungent腥味, it seemed to be human blood.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, the cave gradually widened.
"We must have reached a fixed checkpoint," Liang Rujing covered her nose and frowned. "I've seen this in the palace before."
Fixed checkpoints referred to those in the maze whose positions did not change.
Upon entering, one would usually encounter various strange trials.
As for the specific content, it would only be known after entering.
After walking for a few more minutes, a large gate appeared before them.
The gate was about two zhang high, and it was carved with images of various ferocious demon beasts.
"Rumble—!"
As if sensing their arrival, the gate slowly opened.