Qin Ming walked into the cave first and disappeared into the ruined temple. Tieshanhe and the others followed closely, smashing the entrance of the cave and temporarily sealing it to prevent outsiders from breaking in.
They walked hundreds of meters along the stone steps, and the scene in front of them suddenly opened up.
A beautiful fairy garden, a magnificent king's tomb!
Eighteen giant statues stand proudly, each statue is 100 meters tall, lifelike, majestic or wild, filled with majestic coercion.
They step on the ground, hold the top of the mountain in their hands, and prop up this thousand-meter-wide stone cave.
There are many spiritual grasses and fairy vines growing in the cave space, blooming with strange lights, bearing wonderful spiritual fruits, and ancient trees, which have passed through thousands of years without vicissitudes. There is a clear stream flowing on the ground, and the stream is transpiring with mist, which is clearly the fountain of life, and this place is simply a fairy garden outside the world.
With their concentration, they were stunned at this moment.
No wonder those wolves can survive here for thousands of years and reproduce in huge numbers. Moreover, there are not only wolves in the space, but also many spirit monsters, which are happily moving around the fairy garden. It's just that at this moment, they were all alarmed and turned to look at the intruder. There are lions, tigers, and many spirit monsters, but they are all very, very small, at most the size of a palm.
"The aura of these spirit monsters is not very strong." Tie Shanhe was surprised. With the resources in the cave, it should be able to conceive and raise very powerful spirit monsters.
"They are very small, so they should be suppressed! Otherwise, when they grow up, they will definitely occupy and destroy this place, and they will not be willing to be trapped here." Qin Ming relaxed his vigilance a little, fearing that there were terrible spirits living inside. demon.
"You're pretty smart." Yao'er winked at Qin Ming.
Qin Ming turned on the spiritual shield and walked into the cave.
Many spirit monsters were wary of them, but none of them were as aggressive as the pack of wolves. Instead, they retreated cautiously to make way.
In the middle of the cave, there is a majestic and huge altar, the base is a hundred meters long, the stone steps are neat and clean, without any traces of time, and the jade light is faintly visible in the interlaced space of light and shadow. There are eighteen thick chains hanging around the altar, which are connected to eighteen hundred-meter stone statues.
Lingxue's expression is complicated, altar! Stone statues of kings! This is the secret Qing Yunzong has been pursuing for decades, and it is also the secret that countless people have investigated for thousands of years. Now, it's right in front of me.
"Will these statues suddenly come back to life?" Tieshanhe was a little nervous. Eighteen king souls appeared in the underwater world outside, and eighteen statues appeared here, which seemed exactly the same.
"What should I do?" Qin Ming asked Remnant Soul.
"Go up the steps and accept the trial of the kings!"
"Judgment?"
"It is recorded in the ancient books that if you want to get the inheritance, you must first accept the trial. As for the trial, you can experience it yourself. I can help you, so I can only go here."
"Qin Ming, do you know this place?" Yao'er was curious.
"My parents died for it, my Qin family suffered for it, and my whole city suffered for eight years because of it. Here, I owe an answer." Qin Ming looked at the altar, then at the eighteen majestic I can't help feeling a little emotional in my heart.
"Can you explain clearly?"
"There is nothing to explain." Qin Ming took a deep breath and walked to the steps: "Come together, since we have all come here, we all have a reason to be judged. As for who they choose, let fate."
"What trial?" The three wondered.
"I don't know." Qin Ming walked up the steps step by step.
Tieshanhe, Yao'er, and Lingxue exchanged glances and walked up to the steps from different directions of the altar, step by step carefully.
"Clatter..."
The heavy chain swayed slightly, but it made a loud noise like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning, echoing in the cave. All the spirit monsters backed away in shock, as if they were afraid of these sounds, and scrambled to hide in the corner.
In the space outside, the pack of white wolves stopped hunting their prey one after another, and looked back at the ruined temple in the depths.
Qin Ming clenched his fists and stepped firmly, waiting for the judgment to come.
Tieshanhe, Yao'er, and Lingxue were all secretly on guard, careful about their feet and the thick chains.
Crash!
The shaking of the chain became more and more obvious, and the sound was sonorous and deafening, which made people's blood boil.
"Who trespassed on the king's tomb!"
A statue suddenly opened its eyes, with streaks of blood all over the stone eyes, as if it was really about to be resurrected, its voice was like a bell without anger.
Qin Ming's heart tightened, but he didn't stop, walking up bravely.
Tieshanhe and the others tensed up, ready to fight back.
"Clatter!" The whole body of the statue began to move, as if it was really alive. Its right hand wrapped around the heavy chain and pulled it tightly. The other end of the chain was connected to a step of the altar, which was pulled out two meters by the chain.
The whole altar shook!
"Buzz!" All the statues woke up one after another. They opened their eyes, moved their whole bodies, and shook off the gravel and dust from their bodies. They let out low growls, tightened the chains one by one, and pulled out the stone steps from the altar.
The scene was shocking. The giant statue of hundreds of meters looked like a resurrected giant. Every movement seemed to carry the power of destruction, filled with terrifying coercion.
Qin Ming, Tieshanhe, Lingxue, and Yao'er all quickened their pace and walked to the top of the steps.
When the eighteen statues tightened the altar, when the eighteen stone steps were pulled out, the altar began to shake violently, the top sank, and a strong light burst into the sky, like a galloping waterfall, pouring into the sky, and the beams of light were colorful and bizarre. The entire space is sprinkled with endless dazzling divine splendor.
"Intruders, accept the trial!" The eighteen king souls shouted in unison, rolling like thunder echoing in the cave, the blood of the four was really blood churning, and their expressions were painful.
"One life, four people live!"
"One dies, four are buried!"
"How to judge?" Before Yao'er finished speaking, the raging light wave split into four and fell from the sky, like a falling meteorite, hitting the four of Qin Ming.
One prospers all, one loses all. If all fail to be judged, all four will be destroyed.
Rumbling, the strong light flooded them, hit the altar, and trembled violently.
"what!!"
Qin Ming and the others were submerged by the endless glare, and they all screamed in pain, as if they had suddenly fallen into the endless starry sky, their consciousness and body were floating out of control, and there were flying stars in all directions, as if they had fallen into an endless vortex, being horrified. The darkness is devouring, and it is like thousands of sharp swords piercing through the whole body, wanting to smash them all directly.
The soul of the eighteen kings tightened the chain, his eyes were bright red, and he controlled the light of judgment to judge them.
Qin Ming's life, from birth to the present, everything he has experienced, whether it is in his memory or forgotten by him, at this moment, has been deeply excavated and fed back to the soul of the eighteen kings. It seemed that every soul of the king had integrated into Qin Ming's life, accompanying him through the past sixteen years.
The same goes for Tieshanhe, Lingxue, and Yao'er! They are accepting the trial and presenting themselves completely to the Eighteen King Souls.
It seems like a long time, and it seems like a moment.
"Fail!"
"Fail!"
The soul of the Eighteenth King pronounced the result of Ling Xue and Tieshanhe. He was straightforward, majestic and indifferent. The vigorous and strong light restrained them on the altar, like a cage, ready to be destroyed at any time. They all lost consciousness, as if falling into an endless abyss, sinking, sinking... They could no longer control their bodies.
"I can accept Yao'er!" A king soul began to judge Yao'er.
"Absolutely impossible! Eternal blood is absolutely not allowed to merge into a woman's body."
"Presumptuous! Do you still want to fight?"
"I don't accept her! This woman is too murderous, I'm afraid she will cause evil!"
"I accept! Rare blood, ruthless and murderous, she is qualified to accept the inheritance of the kings."
"No! No reason!"
"I don't accept it! Although the talent is strong, she has an uncertain personality, and she is not to the extent I can accept it."
... ...
Eighteen king souls, six kings approved, twelve vetoed, the final judgment result, not passed!
When it was Qin Ming's turn, the Soul of the Eighteenth King was slightly silent.
The first king resolutely judged: "I don't accept it! My parents and the whole city suffered because of us, and he has hatred in his heart!"
A king seconded the proposal: "I don't accept it! This son is even more murderous and ruthless!"
"Accept! You can distinguish between love and hate, and be decisive in killing! I am willing to pass on my strength to him!"
"Perseverance and tenacity! The physique is extraordinary! I accept it!"
"The identity is complicated, the secrets are complicated, and the ambition is huge. If the eternal blood is passed on to him, there may be a bloody storm. I don't accept it!"
"I've been sleeping for thousands of years and sealed up for eternity. I'm looking for someone to inherit. This son is not perfect, but he's not bad either. He experienced a miserable childhood, but he never lost his conscience and was never influenced by hatred. I... accept it."
"I accept! I appreciate it!"
"He said yes, we owe him an answer. I accept."
"We owe too many people, don't accept it!"
"We just need to consider whether he is qualified to accept it, and whether he has the ability to reproduce the glory of eternal inheritance. I, approve, I, accept."
"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade! He has no ability to protect the eternal blood! I don't accept it."
"I accept! Flood dragons enter the sea, fierce tigers return to the mountains, he is starting his era, so what if you help him."
"The fish jumps over the dragon's gate, the transformation begins, I am willing to help him!"
"Sleeping for thousands of years... finally ushered in the inheritor, I don't want to be silent anymore, I... accept..."
Eighteen king souls, ten people accepted it, eight people vetoed it, and the final decision-approved!
Once passed, there is no need to argue, and the kings must fulfill the judgment decision.
"The trial is over, and the inheritance begins!" The Eighteen King Souls collectively shouted, since the decision is made, there is no need to keep it.