Peerless Divine Doctor

Chapter 1694: Chapter 1696, Tenth Branch Hall

The Sacred Temple didn’t know if it was arranged this way on purpose or if the test was like this, but at least before reaching the main hall at the highest point, no one would receive any hints!

Now, a corridor appeared before everyone.

A rather long corridor.

And this corridor had no concealments; countless mechanisms were laid bare.

Apparently, the test for this level was to let people pass through this corridor, clearly using any means possible; how each person gets through depends on their skills!

At this moment, everyone stood still, clearly aware that whoever went first would be at a disadvantage.

The simplest reason is that whoever goes later will have the chance to observe others’ performances, clearly remembering the kinds of traps there are, increasing their own chances of passing.

Additionally, those who go first would necessarily have to destroy some mechanisms to pass, hence the later one travels, the less danger they face.

Thus, everyone’s hesitation is quite normal!

Ye Luo looked at the people around him but paid no heed. After all, for Ye Luo, gaining such minor advantages wasn’t necessary.

So Ye Luo never stopped from the moment he arrived.

Seeing Ye Luo walking forward, people also made way for him.

In their minds, they wished someone would lead the way, and naturally, with Ye Luo coming, they were willing to give way.

Ye Luo paid no mind and directly stepped onto the pathway.

As he advanced, Ye Luo thought, the test of the Sacred Temple seemed very peculiar; it turned out to be targeting human nature?

What was the Sacred Temple attempting?

It’s crucial to know the rule in the Martial Realm is that the strong are revered.

No matter how kind-hearted or pure your nature is, no matter how many good deeds you’ve done, if your strength is insufficient, you will become a stepping stone for others, this is the most basic rule, one every person should know!

Yet, it seems the Sacred Temple wants to use this unusual test to tell people the path of cultivation isn’t one of slaughter!

Of course, whether it’s right or wrong, only individuals can understand it in their hearts.

Ye Luo moved forward, and surprisingly, the myriad mechanisms here seemed to have little power, even to the point that without defense, Ye Luo wouldn’t be harmed at all by these mechanisms.

Thus, it didn’t take long for Ye Luo to walk out of the corridor!

However, what surprised Ye Luo was that the corridor was not as simple as it appeared.

Because when Ye Luo turned around after stepping out, he found the mechanisms that people faced behind him were of different powers.

It seemed some people’s pressure was greater, and some people’s pressure was lesser!

As Ye Luo passed through, the corridor posed no pressure at all.

Yet, Ye Luo saw that some faced terrifying attacks immediately upon entering!

Some had barely stepped into the corridor when they faced an unending barrage of attacks like a storm, and even if they survived the first wave, they surely couldn’t withstand the second!

It’s as if the corridor has its own will, using all means to expel those it doesn’t want.

What was even happening?

Ye Luo was perplexed!

After all, Ye Luo couldn’t possibly know everyone’s past, understand everyone’s thoughts, or comprehend why the Sacred Temple arranged things this way, so Ye Luo had no clue why this was happening!

Of course, though Ye Luo had some doubts, he didn’t think much further and walked toward the next stage!

The tenth Sacred Hall!

The third sub-hall Ye Luo and the others encountered.

But what Ye Luo never anticipated was that this sub-hall presented a sudden situation!

The tenth Sacred Hall was constructed entirely from stone pillars.

These stone pillars were quite ordinary; the real threat came from the surrounding terrifying killing intent!

Indeed, this tenth Sacred Hall was evidently a killing intent formation!

This formation, once someone steps in, automatically emits killing intent, and the killing intent’s ultimate purpose wasn’t suppression or testing but to ignite the killing intent within the person who enters!

An extremely bizarre technique; regardless of who you are, once inside the formation range, your inner killing intent will be stirred.

Perhaps at first, it’s manageable, but as time passes, even the slightest exposure to killing intent will inevitably draw out more!

Moreover, killing intent reaching a certain level would cause the stone pillar under your feet to fail to support your weight, making you fall into the Abyss!

Of course, you might consider switching pillars, but when killing intent hits the critical point, any movement will trigger suppression by the killing intent!

This is effectively an unsolvable trial because it doesn’t come from external tests but from yourself!

If you harbor killing intent, defeat is certain!

Yet this formation will do everything to force you to harbor killing intent, and furthermore, no one told people that the test requires them not to harbor it!

Hence, this is the fundamental reason many face defeat in this level.

But what about Ye Luo?

In truth, Ye Luo was subjected to various influences once he stepped onto the stone pillars.

For example, killing intent invaded him, causing him hallucinations; killing intent formed and attacked Ye Luo!

Also, killing intent eroded him, gradually clouding Ye Luo’s mind!

Unfortunately, no matter how killing intent affected Ye Luo, it couldn’t alter one thing: Ye Luo’s true self.

Or rather, Ye Luo’s self-recognition!

When the forming killing intent attacked Ye Luo, he did respond, but because he didn’t regard it as significant, although he annihilated it, it wasn’t out of malice because Ye Luo knew even a flick of his finger could easily eliminate it!

Yet, when the killing intent illusion manifested terrifying enemies attacking Ye Luo, he couldn’t be bothered to even glance at them, for Ye Luo held no fear of their attacks, despite their power.

Perhaps the true test of this level is the trialists’ confidence.

Ye Luo stepped forward, entirely ignoring the surrounding conditions.

Unfortunately, Ye Luo never considered that in this level, killing intent was just superficial; the true test went far beyond that.

Because when the killing intent failed to affect Ye Luo, it actually triggered a latent formation.