"Of course... it's very difficult for a Tongxuan... to fight a fourth-level... if you don't have enough talent... you will also fail..."
"In addition... every time you answer a question incorrectly... you will temporarily fall... a level... You have 'no' cultivation right now, so... if you answer the first question incorrectly, you... will die."
As the last sentence fell, Chu Tianxiao's pupils suddenly shrank. It was not until this moment that he suddenly realized something that didn't make sense at all - it was clearly a test like the "Sect Competition", so why would there be a dead end
But the stone man didn't give Chu Tianxiao any time to figure it out. He just stretched out his heavy hand, drew a circle, and started asking the first question.
"The first question..."
As soon as the words came out, the small circle he had just drawn quickly showed the content of the first question, with floating words and shining golden light.
"Tell me, will I allow you to advance to a higher realm?"
When Chu Tianxiao first saw these words, he was stunned, and then a drop of cold sweat fell from the corner of his forehead - there was a trap in these words!
According to what the Stone Man just said, if one can answer a question correctly, he can restore the strength of a higher realm, but this rule is a two-way block for this question!
We know the answer, which is definitely "no", but what's the use of knowing the answer
If you answer "yes", the other party can simply say that you are wrong, and then directly eliminate Chu Tianxiao.
Answering "no" would not be much better, because even if the answer was correct, the realm would not be improved. Even if the next two questions were answered correctly, the strength would only be restored to the peak of Mingyuan realm... Even if Chu Tianxiao was confident and wicked, and could kill Qihun with Tongxuan, but to say that he was at the peak of Mingyuan, before his body reached Tongxuan, to fight against a fourth-order king, he was comparable to a fierce beast at the peak of Qihun...
Or is it the opponent's away game
“… There is no hope of winning. I must recover to the Tongxuan realm and restore the power of the tenth level of marrow cleansing before I can have a fighting chance.”
Therefore, if you answer a question incorrectly, it means you will lose the strength to challenge the sandworm forever, and you will still have to die!
No matter how you look at it, this problem has no solution at all!
“Damn it, how come the first question is so disgusting…” Chu Tianxiao gathered his gaze, took a deep breath, and began to think of a solution. However, at this moment, the stone man took out a simple hourglass, turned it over, and said: “Before the hourglass runs out, the trialist… answer… otherwise, die!”
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao clenched his teeth fiercely, thinking that it wouldn't take long for such a small and exquisite hourglass to run out...
How difficult is this
"This is so weird... It's like they're deliberately not letting me pass... I heard from Yanyan that the assessment is random, but there shouldn't be such an assessment..."
Just as Chu Tianxiao was thinking, a hint of cunning appeared on the stone man's "face", as well as a little regret that was difficult to conceal - because its "face" was made of stone and was a little stiff, once it made any expression, anyone who had a little knowledge of cold reading could see through it.
In fact... this stone man was not born here. It was forcibly imprisoned here after being subdued by the ancient powerful tribe!
There was originally a great hatred between them. The ancient tribe often pulled it out as a "BOSS" for testing, and it was the kind of "strength-testing BOSS" that could only be beaten and could not fight back...
You can imagine how resentful he was!
Originally, no matter how resentful he was, he had no choice but to endure the shackles... But many years ago, the shackles on him were partially lifted due to the death of a certain ancient clan!
What's worse is that as the 'basic boss', he already has the "authority" to conduct some "assessments". This is like letting the tiger go back to the mountain! After so many years, although he has not been able to fully control the "assessments", he has also mastered 30% to 40% of them...
He was full of vigor and vitality, ready to sing, but he did not expect that after the "catastrophe" suffered by the ancient tribe, there were no new trial participants here, and there was no chance for the stone man to "avenge"... So, he had to hold back a lot of resentment, and during the long time, he had nothing to do, and racked his brains to come up with three very difficult questions, each of which was simply unsolvable...
Yes, he didn't believe that no one would come. He just wanted to wait for the next unlucky trial-taker to come in, and then... make that guy despair!
Therefore, Chu Tianxiao had walked headfirst into a den of thieves... To be honest, it was just bad luck and no one else could be blamed.
However, although the current situation looked hopeless, Chu Tianxiao did not give up, but quickly captured all the information contained in the stone man's expression...
He concentrated his thoughts and suddenly came up with an extremely daring plan. But at this moment, the sand on the upper layer was about to leak out, and Chu Tianxiao didn't have much time left!
"There's no time left... I hope I can win the bet." With a thought, the sand had all fallen, and the stone man suddenly laughed, raised his hands and said, "Time is up, answer immediately... Otherwise!"
"My answer is - you will!" Chu Tianxiao took a long breath and said quickly.
"Hahahaha... I, I guessed... everyone... would give it a try... Hahahaha!" The stone man was very happy, thinking that he had figured out other people's minds clearly, and couldn't help laughing, "I'm sorry... you, answer..."
"Wait!" Chu Tianxiao interrupted him before he announced the result and said, "Are you really going to judge me as wrong?"
The stone man stopped talking abruptly, and there seemed to be a flame in his stone eyes, showing some confusion and even some anger.
"You might as well think about it... I am the only trial participant who has come here in all these years. If I die, I am afraid that no one will come here for thousands of years! Then what will you do? Just stay lonely like this? From your expression just now, I can see four subtle emotions: resentment, unwillingness, pleasure, and regret... So it is very simple to infer that you probably hate me extremely and feel extremely sorry for me!"
"I haven't figured out the reason for your hatred, but it's probably just that. However, your regret... is unreasonable." Chu Tianxiao said slowly, "The first question you asked is simply unsolvable, which means you have already planned to let me die. If that's the case, how can you feel regret?"
"After thinking about it, I can only think of one reason..."
"You... are not feeling sorry for me, but for the remaining two questions you prepared so carefully! Because if I die, then all the things you have prepared so carefully over the years will be of no use at all. This is certainly something to be regretted." Chu Tianxiao said, and then he stepped forward, patted the stone man on the shoulder, and said, "Am I right, Brother Stone?"