The first to undergo the Heavenly Eye Trial was a fierce Wolfman.
Clearly, he believed going first would give him an advantage.
There was a hideous scar on this Wolfman’s face. Yesterday, it was he who had ** a Near-Human to death, then alive eaten him as dinner.
Not only that, he stood over three metres tall, even more powerful than the Wolfman Lan Ling had sucked into a dried corpse.
Among these several hundred barbarian prisoners, his martial prowess should be the highest.
Yesterday, how ferocious and arrogant had he been?
But now…
This once incomparably powerful Wolfman now acted as docile as a puppy.
Because he was truly too tall, while this long-haired shaman priest was only one metre. If he stood up, the esteemed Chimera tribe shaman priest would only reach his knees.
So this powerful Wolfman directly prostrated himself on the ground. With only the height of his head, he was barely level with the shaman priest before him.
The little monster shaman priest covered in long fur extended his hand, or perhaps it was not a hand at all but a claw, with four fingers.
He placed his hand atop the Wolfman’s head, then closed his eyes.
Instantly, a strange mass of light and shadow enveloped the Wolfman’s entire body. Within it, countless images seemed to flicker.
At the same time, on the forehead of this shaman priest merely one metre tall, a third eye actually split open.
No wonder it was called the Heavenly Eye Trial. So there truly was a Heavenly Eye.
Half a minute later, the shaman priest withdrew his hand, closed the Heavenly Eye, and shook his head.
This Wolfman instantly revealed an expression of incomparable pain and despair, letting out a series of roars.
“Ao…” His final miserable howl was incomparably heart-shaking.
Then, this Wolfman abruptly leaped down from the volcanic crater.
Moments later, a column of thick smoke rose. This Wolfman did not even emit half a cry of misery before directly dying.
He was so powerful, his martial prowess several times greater than Lan Ling’s!
Yet he showed not the slightest resistance, simply jumping down the volcano like this.
The Wolfman’s miserable death brought no ripple whatsoever.
The second barbarian prisoner walked across the platform at the volcanic crater, came before the shaman priest, and similarly knelt respectfully.
The little monster shaman priest placed his hand atop his head, closed his eyes, and opened the Heavenly Eye on his forehead.
Barely half a minute later, he shook his head again.
The second barbarian prisoner emitted no miserable howl. Instead, his face was filled with ashen despair. He rose, staggered slightly, then directly leaped down the volcanic crater.
The third, the fourth, the fifth…
These barbarian prisoners queued up one after another, stepping forward to await the shaman priest’s Heavenly Eye Trial.
The duration of each trial was merely half a minute.
Then, these barbarian prisoners leaped down the volcanic crater one by one.
Lan Ling discovered that of the first twenty-some people, not a single one passed the Heavenly Eye Trial. All were alive burned to death in the magma.
Instantly, he could not help but wonder.
What exactly were the standards of the Heavenly Eye Trial?
Every time the Chimera tribe gathered several hundred barbarian exiles but only accepted ten into the tribe, what was the meaning of this?
Lan Ling even could not help but suspect that the Chimera tribe simply wanted more barbarian lives to sacrifice to this volcano.
The Heavenly Eye Trial continued!
Lan Ling watched one barbarian after another, like docile sheep, queue up and jump into the volcanic crater, turning to ash.
Time passed minute by second by minute.
Four hours later…
Today’s Heavenly Eye Trial was already half over. In total, three to four hundred people had completed the Heavenly Eye Trial. Only several dozen remained.
But of those who had passed the Heavenly Eye Trial so far, there were merely four people!
It was completely a one percent probability. The remaining ninety-nine percent were all alive burned to death.
And at this moment…
Another Wolfman let out a desperate howl. He similarly had not passed the Heavenly Eye Trial and jumped into the volcano in utter despair.
Now Lan Ling was truly puzzled. How many lives did this volcano devour every year?
The individual martial prowess of the barbarians surpassed that of the human kingdoms by much. Yet all these years they had been pressed down and beaten by the human kingdoms. Previously, Lan Ling had somewhat not understood.
Now he completely understood. Not only did the barbarian races kill each other like a loose collection of sand, but they also continuously wasted lives in this manner. It would be strange if they could defeat the human kingdoms.
At this moment, it was finally the turn of Mu Long before him to undergo the Heavenly Eye Trial.
He and Lan Ling were the only remaining Near-Humans.
“Heaven bless, heaven bless…” Mu Long prayed continuously. Then he walked onto the platform, kowtowing repeatedly to that shaman priest, as though this would make the other party show leniency.
The short shaman priest extended his hand, placed it atop his head, closed his eyes, opened the Heavenly Eye, and conducted the trial.
A mass of light and shadow enveloped Mu Long’s entire body.
Half a minute later, this shaman priest opened his eyes and said, “You have passed.”
The moment these words were spoken, Mu Long completely could not believe his own ears. Then he let out a scream of incomparable ecstasy.
Next, he abruptly turned and rushed over to embrace Lan Ling, crying out, “I passed, I passed. I finally don’t have to wander anymore. I am finally safe. I finally have the protection of a tribe.”
Lan Ling smiled, “Congratulations.”
“Next.” That woman with the incomparably fiery figure shouted.
Lan Ling took a deep breath, held the little girl, and walked over, coming before this short shaman priest.
He did not kneel, but merely squatted down.
Instantly, this little monster-like shaman priest before him raised his eyelids and glanced at Lan Ling.
“You are two people, not one.” The shaman priest spoke, and it was actually the common tongue of humans, and very standard at that.
Lan Ling said, “She is my child. I carry her with me every moment.”
“No.” The shaman priest said, “One at a time.”
“No.” Lan Ling said.
The moment these words were spoken…
Instantly, several hundred bows and arrows were simultaneously aimed at him.
The shaman priest said, “If one person disobeys, all are executed.”
Instantly, the other barbarian prisoners roared at Lan Ling, as though they would rush forward and tear him apart.
At this moment, the shaman priest placed his hand atop the little girl’s head, closed his eyes, and opened the Heavenly Eye.
Before Lan Ling had even agreed, this little monster-like shaman priest before him began the Heavenly Eye Trial.
A mass of light and shadow completely enveloped the little girl.
“Giggle…” The little girl instantly let out a tender, crisp laugh.
She was not afraid at all.
Immediately after, Lan Ling clearly felt this shaman priest’s body tremble violently, his face twitching.
Even, he nearly opened his eyes.
Clearly, this little girl was very special.
Perhaps her identity, perhaps her talent, perhaps her bloodline.
In short, she was very special.
A full three minutes later, the shaman priest opened his eyes.
Lan Ling could see that he was barely suppressing the excitement in his heart. His eyes were still incomparably bright, even greedy. Though he deliberately did not look towards the little girl.
“Pass.” This shaman priest said.
Lan Ling acted as though facing a great enemy. He handed the little girl to Mu Long and said, “Help me watch her for a while. Remember, no matter what happens, do not let her leave your side.”
Mu Long was somewhat at a loss. “Are you really entrusting her to me? I’m afraid I…”
“It won’t be long.” Lan Ling said.
Mu Long gritted his teeth fiercely, took the little girl, and said, “You killed the Wolfman, which indirectly saved my life. I will fulfil my duty until my death. We Ta people value promises the most.”
Lan Ling nodded. Then he walked to the platform at the volcanic crater and came before this shaman priest.
Then, he condensed all his spiritual power, doing his utmost to face this shaman priest.
He had already sensed this shaman priest’s ill intentions towards the little girl, though he knew not for what purpose.
This little monster-like shaman priest extended his hand, placed it atop Lan Ling’s head, then closed his eyes and opened the Heavenly Eye on his forehead.
In an instant, Lan Ling was enveloped by a mass of light and shadow!
At the same time, a powerful spiritual power fiercely attempted to pierce into Lan Ling’s brain domain.
A person’s brain domain was the final fortress.
Once you allowed another person’s spiritual power into your brain domain, it meant you had no secrets whatsoever. They could read your memories.
Not only that, they could easily destroy your spiritual world, turning you into a walking corpse.
And now, this shaman priest was precisely trying to breach Lan Ling’s spiritual defence and thoroughly destroy it, turning him into a walking corpse.
Of course, a person’s spiritual defence was bolstered by will and body. It was extremely powerful.
Unless several times, a dozen times the spiritual power attack, could one thoroughly breach a person’s spiritual defence.
This little monster-like shaman priest before him possessed very powerful spiritual power, incomparably terrifying.
Lan Ling condensed all his spiritual power, defending his brain domain.
“Boom!”
This shaman priest’s spiritual power attack was incomparably ferocious. But after crashing into Lan Ling’s spiritual power defence, it was alive bounced back.
The shaman priest was greatly astonished. The number of people he had judged with his Heavenly Eye was already no less than ten thousand.
The spiritual defences of the vast majority of barbarians were easily breached by him. Yet this Near-Human before him possessed such high spiritual power, able to resist him?
However, a mere Near-Human like an ant still wanted to use spiritual power to resist him. What a joke.
Instantly, this shaman priest continuously intensified his spiritual power. One fold, two folds, three folds, four folds!
At this moment, Lan Ling felt that everything around his entire body was completely dark.
He could see nothing, nor did he have any perception.
His entire body and spirit seemed to have a massive mountain pressing down upon them, growing heavier and heavier, heavier and heavier.
Not only his body, but also his spiritual power defence, all teetered on the verge of collapse.
But…
His spiritual defence still had not been breached.
And this little monster-like shaman priest before him, the fur all over his body actually stood on end. The Heavenly Eye on his forehead was actually completely red, filled with bloodshot veins.
A full five minutes later…
The little monster shaman priest gave up. Though his spiritual power was who knew how many times greater than Lan Ling’s.
But Lan Ling’s spiritual power talent was too heaven-defying. He could completely use the lowest spiritual power to resist the strongest attack.
Opening his eyes, the little monster shaman priest stared coldly at Lan Ling and said in a low voice, “You are the one with the strongest spiritual power I have ever judged. But so what? You will still die!”
He very secretly flashed a sinister grin at Lan Ling, vanishing in an instant.
Then, he said with a straight face, “Fail. Jump down.”
Lan Ling said angrily, “If I fail the Heavenly Eye Trial, I will leave. Why must I jump down the volcanic crater?”
The little monster shaman priest shouted fiercely, “Down…”
His small body abruptly let out a roar filled with incomparably powerful force, like a hurricane, fiercely pushing Lan Ling towards the volcanic crater.
“No…” Lan Ling also abruptly let out a roar.
Like a dragon’s roar, incomparably majestic and powerful.
The two roars crashed together fiercely, producing an explosive sound.
Instantly, Lan Ling was alive pushed back three chi, coming to the edge of the platform.
Behind him was a bottomless abyss. Below was terrifyingly red magma. Falling down meant complete annihilation of body and bones.
This little monster shaman priest was incomparably shocked. How powerful was the force of his own roar.
This Near-Human before him, his cultivation completely weak and fragile. Why could he emit such a terrifying roar to resist him?
“Down?” The little priest let out a wild roar.
A force like a hurricane fiercely pushed towards Lan Ling.
“No!” Lan Ling also abruptly roared.
Then, he felt a force like a category twelve hurricane pushing against his body. His entire person was about to fly out, falling into the bottomless abyss.
“Crack…” At the critical moment, the claws on Lan Ling’s toes abruptly extended, firmly gripping the edge of the massive stone platform, piercing into the stone to a depth of half a cun.
His body was already about to fall, but his claws alive nailed themselves to this stone.
“Ee yah yah…” The little girl still did not know what had happened. She was still cheering enthusiastically for Lan Ling, while also baring her teeth and making threatening gestures at the little monster shaman priest.
“Impressive, but you will still die!” The little monster priest swept his staff across the edge of the massive stone platform.
Instantly, a green smoke emerged.
The originally incomparably hard stone was instantly corroded, becoming like mud.
The claws on the bottom of Lan Ling’s feet could no longer grip the mud-like stone. He abruptly plummeted into the bottomless abyss, falling towards the volcano’s magma!
“Pa pa…” The little girl let out a scream, abruptly bursting forth from Mu Long’s embrace.
The immature little wings on her back tore through her clothes, flapping desperately as she flew towards the volcanic crater.
Instantly, everyone was completely stunned!
This little girl who looked like a Near-Human could actually fly?
Flying bloodline was incomparably rare throughout the entire Barbarian Continent. And races capable of flight were no longer called barbarians, but demons!
Because only demon descendants had wings and could fly!
The demon race held an incomparably high status in the barbarian world.
The little girl still did not know how to fly well. She flew unsteadily, stumbling and staggering.
But she wanted to fly to save Lan Ling.
“Pa pa… pa pa…”
Just as she reached the volcanic crater and saw Lan Ling’s figure continuously falling towards the magma, she was about to dive down.
“Ga ga… ke ke, little treasure, you are mine now. From now on, I am your papa.” The little monster priest shrieked with laughter, then abruptly embraced the little girl in his arms.
The little girl struggled desperately, but she was too small. She was only three years old. How could she break free from this powerful monster priest?
Then, she could only watch helplessly as Lan Ling continuously fell, falling into the bottomless abyss.
“Boom!”
Then, Lan Ling’s body abruptly crashed into the fiery red magma.
A column of thick smoke rose. Lan Ling’s body was thoroughly devoured by the terrifying magma.
Endless flames, endless magma.
Like the eighteenth layer of hell!