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Once Bai Yun climbed to the top of the tree, he found that he was quite close to the bridge. He was at most half a kilometer from the bridge. Bai Yun quickly climbed down and continued on his way to the bridge. For a while, he thought of heading over on the canopy instead of the forest floor, but if there was an avian threat then he would be in deep trouble.

It did not take Bai Yun too long to reach the bridge. He was not too surprised to learn that he was the first person there. He decided to wait there for a while before heading up. If the rest of the group arrived and he alone had gone up, it could create problems later.

Bai Yun patiently waited for the rest. Thankfully after half an hour, shadow ten appeared.

When shadow ten appeared Bai Yun almost did not recognize him. His robes were completely destroyed up to his knees and there were many claw marks on his feet. But other than that he seemed to be fine.

They two of them just nodded to each other. After this they sat down and waited for the rest to arrive. Shadow ten also tried to use this time to recover from his injuries.

As time passed the rest of the group also started to appear one after another. Soon all of them except for shadow sixteen had arrived within an hour after shadow ten.

”Should we wait for him.” Bai Yun asked. Since Shadow sixteen was a member of blood moon, he did not feel like it was his place to act.

The rest of them all looked at shadow one. He waited for a few moments before speaking. ”Let us wait for another half an hour. If he still does not appear, we must leave.”

They all nodded their acceptance. Bai Yun had nothing to say to this. He was sure that if it was him who had failed to turn up, they would have long left him here.

But even after another half an hour, shadow sixteen did not turn up. Without any other choice, the group decided to head on up. They left a message for shadow sixteen in case he did show up. But by now most of the people were not confident that he was still alive.

Shadow one took the lead and stepped onto the bridge first, followed by the rest of blood moon. Bai Yun was the final one to step on to the bridge, bringing up the rear. Soon after him, the bridge started to collapse behind them.

Soon the group had left the canopy and reached a much higher level. From here they could see two other bridges that were raising to the skies and disappearing into the clouds like this one. Since only two bridges were left, it meant that they were the third group to have reached a bridge.

”I bet that if we didn't have to wait for that idiot, we would have been much faster.” Shadow one hundred and ten murmured. The rest of them seemed to agree with his sentiment.

”Hush.” SHadow one reprimanded him. ”It could be just bad luck. There is no need to demean him.”

Once he said so all the others quickly quieted down. Bai Yun took a long hard look at Shadow one. He seemed to have the natural demeanor of a leader. Even though he was still filled with inexperience and naivety, those could easily be fixed with time.

The group passed the lands with silence. From the distance they maintained with Bai Yun, he figured that the silence was due to the fact that he was with them. Else they might be chattering on and on by now. After all, there were no dangers on the bridge.

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After a while, the bridge finally entered the clouds. Then, just like the first bridge they were on, it started to twist around and around. Finally, they rose above the second layer of clouds and turned to see a land up ahead.

Unlike the first land beneath, this place seemed to be a dry mountainous landmass. They could see vast rock columns rising from the ground, like fists raised in defiance of the heavens. They also saw many trees and grass interspersed with the rock. But much of their sights were on huge columns and slabs of rock. From afar, they seemed to be looking at an ancient fortress that had fallen into disrepair.

And from the middle of the giant colosseum like structure, rose a single bridge that rose to the skies and disappeared into the clouds.

When they stepped off the bridge and on to the landmass, the first thing that greeted their eyes was a small plaque.

”Hello, all. Welcome and congratulations on reaching the second test. In the second test, there are no dangers. The only thing there is is the test itself. As you can see, in front of you is a maze. And at the very center of it is the only bridge to the third and final test. This bridge will only accept a maximum of ten people and will start to collapse at most a minute after the first person has stepped on it. Thus the challenge of this level is simple. Get to the center as fast as you can. Also, once the bridge is destroyed, a beast far beyond your limits will be released to kill all who stays behind. Good luck.”

When they read the plaque, the color drained from everyone's eyes. They were already the third team to get here. Who knows how much time the other teams have had to search for the bridge.

Without wasting any time, the entire group turned and ran towards the maze. They were definitely in a hurry.

Once the group entered the rock maze, they found themselves lost. Calling it a maze was not correct. It felt more like a large rock city rather than a maze. There were trees and flowers on the road, and the distance between the two walls were very wide. There were even some hill like structures visible.