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"A trial?"

Liu Ruoxue furrowed her delicate brows.

If someone else had said these words, no matter how eloquently they were put, Liu Ruoxue wouldn't believe a word and would choose to turn around and leave instead.

After all, this was a grown Giant Demon! Without a Primordial Spirit, it was invincible.

Moreover, the secrets he spoke of were just his side of the story.

If there really was some trial, why hadn't any other Sects tried to pass it and take control of the Four Divine Beasts Formation, rather than dutifully helping the Prince to the throne?

However, the one who had said these words was Xu Yuan.

Liu Ruoxue exhaled softly, and without showing any emotions, she gripped their interlocked hands tighter and followed him towards the unknown.

...

In the darkness, a streak of Liu Guang flew to the front of the Giant Demon statue.

Liu Ruoxue eyed the Giant Demon in front of her curiously, and even though she had already seen its entirety from afar, upon approaching it, she still felt a sense of shock emanating from the Giant Demon's figure.

"Didn't you say it is alive?"

After looking closely for a while, Liu Ruoxue couldn't help but ask.

On the body of the Giant Demon statue, she couldn't sense any signs of life; instead, it felt more like a boulder that had stood in this place for many years, covered in vines, ancient and lifeless.

"To conserve energy, unless it feels its life threatened or a member of the royal bloodline approaches, the Giant Demon is usually in a state of slumber," Xu Yuan said, leading her further upward.

Soon, they were already on top of the Giant Demon statue's head, but Xu Yuan still did not stop.

He continued to fly forward until they reached the back of the Giant Demon's neck, where he finally stopped.

Immediately, Xu Yuan formed a hand seal, and summoned a spark.

Under the illumination of the firelight, an ancient bronze lamp leaning over the steep, mountainous statue's neck became visible.

"What is this?"

Liu Ruoxue was somewhat surprised.

She could tell that the lamp wasn't originally part of the statue, but rather, it had been forcefully inserted later by brute strength.

"Although the Giant Demon clan is born with divine strength and can contend with Primordial Spirit realm powerhouses upon maturation, they have a weakness," said Xu Yuan in a soft voice. "After every Giant Demon is born, its parents will grasp its neck and bathe it in the waters of the Nether River. The body washed by the Nether River becomes indestructible, comparable to a Magical Treasure, and the only part not submerged by the River of Time — the back of the neck — naturally becomes its fatal weakness. Therefore, after capturing this Giant Demon, a mighty being among the humans and demons placed this soul-controlling life lamp here to suppress its growth."

"Doesn't the Giant Demon clan know about this?" Liu Ruoxue asked, somewhat perplexed.

"They know, but there's nothing they can do. The waters of the Nether River are perilously dangerous; even the robust Giant Demons only have one chance to touch it. A second contact would result in their bodies exploding and dying. Moreover, while the Nether River can reinforce one's body, it also has side effects. It isolates the body's connection with the world around, preventing the exchange of internal Spiritual Power with the extern. If there wasn't such a gap left for the exchange of internal and external Spiritual Power, their cultivation would stall and cease completely," Xu Yuan explained, placing his finger in his mouth and biting down gently.

Drip-drop—

As drops of blood from his finger fell into the ancient lamp, the entire vast underground space began to shake, as if rocked by an earthquake.

"Who... has awakened me?"
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In the darkness, two great suns slowly emerged.

The next moment, like a stone cast into a still lake, endless light radiated from the giant, rippling outwards.

The seemingly boundless dark space, as perceived by Liu Ruoxue, was entirely lit up.

Liu Ruoxue looked on in awe at this spectacle, feeling her heart wildly pounding under the fearsome aura released by the giant's awakening.

Her face was incredibly pale.

This was a grown Giant Demon capable of contending with the Primordial Spirit realm?

Under the giant's oppressive presence, Liu Ruoxue even felt as if she could no longer hold her sword in her hand.

Xu Yuan's face was also pale, but he was faring somewhat better than Liu Ruoxue.

He squeezed her hand reassuringly, stepped in front of her, narrowed his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Giant Demon Guardian, do not forget the Ancient Pact."

"The Ancient Pact?"

The Giant Demon, whose imposing aura was pressuring them, turned around, and when its gaze fell upon him, a ripple of emotion spread across its features.

Suddenly, it let out a light exclamation; its voice rumbled like a tsunami, sending waves of force rolling over them.

"I sense the aura of an Outer Domain Demon on you, companion; have you come to rescue me?"

"No, not right. The essence of your soul..."

Mid-sentence, its previously excited expression halted, brows furrowed deeply like mountain ridges, and then abruptly it stopped speaking.

The aura of an Outer Domain Demon?

Liu Ruoxue stared at Xu Yuan in astonishment, only to see that his expression also held a trace of confusion, as if he didn't understand the Giant Demon's words either.

Xu Yuan felt a tinge of annoyance; he hadn't expected the Giant Demon before him to also notice this.

Though now, even if Liu Ruoxue found out he was someone who had crossed over from another world, she probably wouldn't harm him, but it would undoubtedly cause her some unease.