390 Gods and Demons (1/2)

Chapter 390: Gods and Demons

There were a myriad of signs that indicated that the assessment program had assigned Shi Xiaobai the identity of Infernal King. Although it was just a form of inference and speculation, it was already able to explain nearly all the doubts. It was like a master key that could simultaneously unlock many locks at once.

As for becoming the Infernal domain’s Infernal King, Shi Xiaobai was overjoyed instead of being afraid.

However, the situation made Shi Xiaobai involuntarily feel apologetic towards the people beside him. He said with a sigh, “Sorry, it seems the method of killing the Infernal King will not work.”

For the trial-takers whose identities were Bravehearts, ‘killing the Infernal King’ was one of the four known methods to clear the seventh level. However, if Shi Xiaobai was really the Infernal King, it was definitely impossible for the people in front of him to choose this method. Therefore, it was equivalent to cleaving away one of the means of clearing.

However, the people in front of him apparently did not mind. Sunless did not care if she could clear the seventh level, while the silver-haired girl also shook her head with a beaming smile, indicating that she did not mind it.

Feng Yuanlin shrugged his shoulders and said, “I came here just to join in the bustle. Only four people have been able to clear the seventh level, so I definitely wouldn’t dare have any hopes of it!”

Pulp Farmer said in a self-deprecating manner, “The three of us couldn’t even defeat Moya, so how could we expect ourselves to defeat the Infernal King?”

Liu Yu shook his head with a chortle as he said, “Benefactor Shi Xiaobai, your apology is somewhat redundant. To speak the truth, This Penniless Priest was already feeling extremely nervous from seeing the Infernal Queen. This Penniless Priest would likely be running if he faced the real Infernal King.”

When Shi Xiaobai heard this, he shook his head helplessly and asked, “Then, what do all of you plan on doing next?”

Since the few of them had arrived to the seventh level, it was impossible for them to quit midway or give up easily. They would definitely try their best in an attempt to clear the level, so as to not leave any regrets even if they failed.

However, the Braveheart Martial Arts Tournament had already finished, and Shi Xiaobai had for some reason become the Infernal King. This meant that there were two fewer methods.

The path ahead appeared to turn a lot narrower.

Liu Yu said softly, “Now, there are three obvious methods. First, survive a hundred days, second, challenge the legend of the Hero King, and third, find a fifth method to clear the level! To be honest, This Penniless Priest is not confident with any of the three methods.”

“No, there is actually only two methods left.”

Pulp Farmer shook his head and said, “Did you forget that the legend of the Hero King is related to the Infernal King?”

Liu Yu faltered slightly and said with a wry smile, “Well, you are right. This Penniless Priest carelessly overlooked that. In that case, other than finding a method to clear it ourselves, there’s only the most screwed up way of surviving a hundred days?”

Surviving a hundred days didn’t sound difficult, but in fact, a hundred days represented a total of thirty-four calamities barraging trial-takers. It was not only a test of strength, but a test and torture of endurance and will.

Typically, only trial-takers who failed to find any other method or failed the other methods would finally choose the last method of surviving for a hundred days. Other than Overlord Ji Feng, no one had been able to last that long.

And the trial-takers that had experienced this would mostly describe such a method with two words—screwed up.

When Shi Xiaobai, who had been always curious about the Hero King’s fourth story but always forgot to inquire, heard Pulp Farmer say that the ‘legend of the Hero King was related to the Infernal King’, he could not help but ask, “What did the Hero King do on the seventh level?”

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Since time immemorial, gods and demons stood on opposite sides in an eternal clash!

This was an irrefutable truth. It clearly illustrated a single thing—gods and demons were mutually exclusive entities. It was like light and darkness, good and evil.

But it also had an implicit truth hidden in it—With gods, there would be demons. With demons, there would be gods!

Why was light considered light? Because of the existence of darkness!

Why was good called good? Because of evil!

This was the simplest and most unassailable fact in the world. There were always two sides of the coin that reinforced or opposed each other.

And the world in the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower was such an example.

Although this world’s era was termed as the Age of Bravehearts and the Infernal King, in fact, there were existences in this world that were the complete opposite from the devils—gods.

However, gods were just a legendary existences to most people. They were entities of made-up fantasies.