The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle

As the Yellow Robed Priest had said.

The Bell-Ringer... as one of the agents of the Gods Palace, although he wasn't as unreachable as a Divine, he possessed the utmost strength just below that of a Divine—Strength from Sequence One.

His sudden appearance immediately threw the Yellow Robed Priest into a panic and, after swearing an oath, was hidden away by Su Qi in an Item Slot.

Each square in the Item Slot is a separate space.

In reality, it's as though the Paradise's strength had isolated it, preventing the Bell-Ringer from detecting it.

"...However..." Su Qi looked at the Bell-Ringer before him, "The agent of the Gods Palace doesn't seem to be a living person..."

More like a Puppet infused with a strand of Spiritual Body.

Never mind.

Old Huang doesn't know.

At this moment.

The Bell-Ringer hovered in mid-air, he and the Ancient Bell of the Sky Dome occupying the center of the huge altar, his calm and profound eyes slowly taking in everything.

Numerous spectators trembled.

The Bell-Ringer spoke with calmness, "Too many people..."

"Not seen by the Eye of Destiny..."

He gently said, "Too many."

That wasn't understood by many.

But for the many who had entered this place through unofficial means... their complexions changed.

Because they were not chosen by the Eye of Destiny, they had found backdoors to enter this place.

"It should not contest with those who are chosen, but... at this point, there is no other choice," the Bell-Ringer murmured to himself, seemingly sighing while also pacifying, he extended a finger, "Step into Anxious Land... immediately."

After he spoke.

Brilliant lights fell from the Sky Dome, enveloping everyone.

And in the next moment.

Everyone felt their vision warp, the ground below them seeming to collapse, and a fathomless Darkness caused many to shudder in fear, but before they could react, they were engulfed by Ripples and fell downwards.

"That quickly?"

Su Qi hadn't expected this turn of events.

Although he didn't have the ability to fly, he could summon the Fire Dragon.

But...

Su Qi didn't do so.

In fact...

Right now, even if some abnormalities had grown wings, they couldn't fly, as a mysterious force constrained everyone.

All they could do was to fall.

The specks of light above became smaller and smaller until they gradually faded and vanished.

It was as if countless people were swallowed up by the Darkness, disappearing without a trace.

Su Qi called out for Tentacle Man.

But his voice made no sound, and naturally, he received no response.

All senses were gone; although conscious, there was no sensation of falling, nor any perception of others around.

At this time, even Su Qi's Night Demon Gene was of no use.

Because this was not Darkness.

It was an endless expanse of Black Fog.

It felt like falling towards Limbo—the Hell Border—filled with various unsettling and disturbing sensations.

Who knows how much time passed.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Now, Su Qi finally heard some muffled sounds, his eyes flickering slightly, the Black Fog no longer concealing everything.

He could feel himself passing through the Black Fog.

The next moment.

Su Qi's entire body burst out from the cloud layer of Black Fog, his eyes moved slightly, and the scene before him entered his sight.

"So it was a deep and thick layer of Black Fog..."

"So I was falling vertically."

"So... there's no parachute..."

"Boom!"

Without taking any measures, Su Qi was calmly enveloped by the aurora and harshly smacked into the shattered ground, he brushed off his pants and stood up.

The aurora had protective measures.

Otherwise, an Ordinary abnormality falling from such terrifying speed would only meet death.

At the same time.

Su Qi also noticed... his current location was a wide prison, after all, you don't need to look hard to notice the tall fences enclosing everything in a stern state.

Su Qi put on the ring: "Old Huang?"

"Don't play dead, say something."

The Yellow Robed Priest: "...Is the Bell-Ringer gone?"

It looked around, relieved to find no one in sight.

"Don't space out, answer my question first, is this... the trial of the Gods Palace?" Su Qi observed his surroundings, "How did we come to a place with a prison? What kind of world is this?"

The Yellow Robed Priest spoke slowly, "To be precise, it's not a world, but the ninth layer of Anxious Land..."

"The ninth layer?"

Su Qi paused slightly because the Paradise System had also presented a mission before him.

[The player is currently participating in the trial of the Gods Palace]

[The player is located in the ninth layer of Anxious Land]

[Current main quest: The player must make every effort to proceed to the next layer]

[Reward: After the sixth layer, Points will play a significant role]

The Yellow Robed Priest was also explaining: "Everyone has now fallen to this layer, but they will appear in different worlds; if you wish to reach the Temple and obtain the power of the Temple, you have to constantly move downwards."

Now it makes sense.

Su Qi was pondering on the information mentioned on the Paradise System's page, feeling somewhat emotional at finally seeing the information about Points.

But now, one must proceed to the layer after the sixth to find out what it is.

"Don't get distracted." The Yellow Robed Priest urged, "Pay attention to the movements around."

"The entrance to the next layer will unlock in due time."

"You must survive until then."

Su Qi also noticed that the prison around him had several closed doors, and there seemed to be breathing sounds coming from within.

"Is every world genuinely existing?"

"The world should be a facade, after all, it's related to the power of the Divine. It adapts to each person's strength," the Yellow Robed Priest said gravely, "But... the sinister, peculiar power is real. Why the Gods Palace calls it Anxious Land, I believe you shall soon know the answer."