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"Tear him apart!"

"Kill him!"

"Don't let him leave!"

Just as Su Xuan was about to leave, a series of ethereal and sinister voices suddenly emanated from the strange Blood Immortal Vines, echoing through the terrifying environment at the bottom of the pit. It seemed as if something was parasitizing the Blood Immortal Vines. Or perhaps, something deep underground was using them as a medium to convey its will.

"Tear him apart!"

"Kill him!"

Upon hearing these voices, everyone fighting over the Blood Immortal Vines immediately ceased their struggle and fixed their gazes on Su Xuan. Su Xuan instantly became the center of attention. But he had no desire for this kind of focus, because every gaze was filled with intense killing intent.

Time to slip away!

Su Xuan leaped onto the pit wall and began to climb rapidly. However, to his immense frustration, the other Trialists began attacking him regardless of the cost. They were attacking at any cost, with many cultivators willing to sacrifice their cultivation and even their lifespans to unleash their most powerful, trump-card techniques.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

All sorts of techniques, mixed with hidden weapons and projectiles, came at Su Xuan in a torrent. The section of the pit wall where Su Xuan was climbing exploded, sending dirt and rock flying. As a result, he lost his grip and began to fall.

You don't want me to leave? Fine, I won't leave then!

Su Xuan's blood was up. He put away his Fire Spirit Sword and took out his Ruyi Staff.

When he landed, he began to swing the Ruyi Staff, darting swiftly around the bottom of the pit. He didn't attack the mind-controlled Trialists, but went after the Blood Immortal Vines instead. The Blood Immortal Vines were the direct source of this calamity; he had to get rid of them.

But he didn't destroy the vines. Instead, he struck them with his Ruyi Staff, knocking them out of the soil and swiftly collecting them into his sachet space. He struck again and again... these Blood Immortal Vines were incredibly plump, surely worth far more than the ones he had acquired before.

Su Xuan moved like an agile sparrow, weaving through the encircling Trialists while continuously harvesting the Blood Immortal Vines. Soon, the vines at the bottom of the pit grew sparse. Su Xuan no longer concealed his Longevity Realm cultivation, unleashing his full power.

He had already made a plan. The moment he escaped this sinkhole, he would rush out of the Valley of Thousand Snakes and ride away on his beloved horse to avoid being intercepted by that Sect Leader. That Sect Leader, Su Pei, was one of the few women he had ever met who made him feel truly wary.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Amidst the relentless attacks of the Trialists, Su Xuan finally harvested every last Blood Immortal Vine. He even snatched the vines others had already grabbed. This time, he had truly taken his robbery to the extreme.

Then, something heartening occurred.

After the last of the strange Blood Immortal Vines was gone, a Trialist at the Late Stage of Heaven Severing suddenly regained clarity in his eyes. He exclaimed in shock, "What happened? What was going on? Why were we trying to kill each other?"

"I felt like I couldn't control myself just now!"

"Me too! It's like I went crazy!"

"This place is bizarre! There's something strange going on!"

Following him, more and more Trialists came to their senses, their faces all showing expressions of terror.

"He saved us!"

"It was the Valley Tyrant who saved us!"

The crowd turned their gazes back to Su Xuan, but this time, their expressions were completely different, filled with gratitude.

"Stop dawdling! Let's get out of here!" Su Xuan had no patience for their grateful gazes and quickly urged everyone on.

He wasn't sure if those tendrils would emerge again to block their escape now that he had harvested all the Blood Immortal Vines. He soon had his answer.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

The pit walls suddenly began to burst open.

Countless tentacles stretched out from the walls like grasping hands, ready to strangle anyone who dared to climb. The crowd looked on, their eyes filled with despair. But something even more despairing was yet to come.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ground at the bottom of the pit also began to explode as figures burst forth from the soil!

This is going too far!

Su Xuan's pupils shrank as he saw the figures. They were figures, yes, but the things emerging from the soil were not human at all. They were Armored Zombie Soldiers, well over a hundred of them. They all wielded broadswords, their eyes glowing a blood-red and filled with a murderous aura.

THUD!

Suddenly, an Armored Zombie Soldier swung its broadsword down. A Trialist couldn't dodge in time and collapsed into a pool of his own blood.

"Kill them!"

Before the Armored Zombie Soldiers could kill again, Su Xuan darted forward, appearing in front of one and smashing down with his Ruyi Staff.

CLANG!

Half of the Armored Zombie Soldier's body was smashed into the earth. Its desiccated head rolled to the side, but its eyes still glowed, glaring at Su Xuan.

Su Xuan stomped on its head, crushing it into a pile of bone fragments.

"Kill them!"

"We can only leave after we kill them!"

"Help the Valley Tyrant kill them!"

With Su Xuan leading the charge, the other Trialists snapped to their senses. They brandished their weapons and charged the Armored Zombie Soldiers. The bottom of the pit once again erupted with the din of battle.

Su Xuan was the most ferocious among them. Wherever he passed, Armored Zombie Soldiers collapsed. No matter how formidable their weapons were, they shattered instantly upon contact with his Ruyi Staff, leaving them no chance to resist.

The other Trialists weren't far behind. They all fought with their full strength, working together to slay the Armored Zombie Soldiers. They had no other choice; their path was blocked. If they didn't fight, they would die here.

They had never heard of such creatures appearing at the bottom of the pit. In previous trials, obtaining the Blood Immortal Vines had always been smooth. Even those who had participated before had never encountered a situation like this. This time, it was truly one disaster after another.

Fortunately, with everyone joining forces, the Armored Zombie Soldiers' combat power wasn't insurmountably terrifying. The group quickly exterminated them, though several Trialists unfortunately fell during the fight, their fates unknown.

The rapid extermination was largely due to Su Xuan. He was like a tornado, leaving no Armored Zombie Soldier standing in his wake. Everyone witnessed this, etching it into their hearts that they must repay Su Xuan for saving their lives.

Their previous grievances with Su Xuan over his robberies were all but forgotten. After all, that was an unwritten rule of the trial, and they had robbed others as well.

BOOM!

Suddenly, Su Xuan leaped into the air. He swung his Fire Spirit Sword at the pit walls, clearing away the terrible tentacles and carving out a path for them to climb.

"Thank you, Valley Tyrant!"

The crowd shouted their thanks and began to climb the wall.

Just as about half of the group had climbed up, another terrifying event occurred.

RUMBLE!

The ground at the bottom of the pit fractured across a large area.

A massive figure on a tall warhorse wreathed in black mist suddenly leaped out from beneath the earth. The figure held a long blade, aimed it directly at Su Xuan, and declared in a chilling, hair-raising voice, "You cannot leave!"