Chapter 161

Wiping away his cold sweat, Chen Ping took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down.

This was absolutely the most terrifying trial he had encountered since entering the Trial.

He had practically walked through the gates of hell; just one more step, and his grand ambitions would have vanished into smoke.

This experience served as a wake-up call for Chen Ping.

This was the dangerous Lord Trial, where crises lurked everywhere.

He had been sailing too smoothly before, which was why he had been careless this time, entering without inspecting the altar.

However, it was fortunate that it was he who entered the altar; had it been anyone else, they would have been finished by now...

Looking at Milan's expression, it was likely that even she would have struggled to survive.

The spatial rift outside the altar was still expanding, and the guardian beast on the other side, seeing Chen Ping safe and sound, became even more frenzied.

Chen Ping would not indulge it; he told everyone not to worry about him and to focus on guarding against the beast.

He then turned to look at the three stone steles within arm's reach.

To ensure safety, Chen Ping first stacked several layers of defense on himself, then took out a pair of gauntlet equipment and put them on.

Only then did he cautiously touch the stone stele.

【Stele of the Phantom Race】

【A monument left behind by a race that lived in the Main World before the ancient era, recording their great achievements.】

Chen Ping obtained the information from the stele, but he could not understand the characters on it at all.

Naturally, there was no way to know what these so-called great achievements of the Phantom Race were.

He was not some cultural relic developer or protector; since he couldn't understand it, he would just destroy it.

Magic power gathered within Chen Ping's body, then transformed into a shockwave that struck the stele.

Crack!

Several cracks appeared on the base of the stele, then the cracks expanded rapidly, and the entire stele began to sway.

Roar!

Seeing this scene, the guardian beast outside went completely mad.

The spatial rift was torn open to a width of three meters and a length of over ten meters, and a dragon claw glowing with golden light reached out.

The claw alone was over ten meters long; one could imagine how massive the dragon's body behind it was.

However, reaching over was the limit for the dragon beast, and terrifying void lightning struck its hand relentlessly.

Golden scales flew everywhere, and occasionally, golden blood could be seen dripping down.

Mata swallowed hard.

These dragon scales and dragon blood radiated a rich, sacred aura; just sensing it was enough to make one's blood boil.

It was clear that these were high-grade treasures; they were excellent materials for refining items or crafting equipment.

But before he could step forward to pick them up, the dragon claw suddenly swiped forward!

At this moment, everyone guarding outside the altar felt their hair stand on end!

Chen Wei, leading the Black Tortoise Guards, rushed to the front immediately, unfolding the Black Tortoise Divine Image to shelter everyone.

Milan also raised her shield, and a golden halo radiated from beneath her feet, enveloping everyone.

The moment they finished their actions, the dragon claw struck the Black Tortoise Divine Image with violent force!

Boom!

The Black Tortoise Divine Image resisted for less than a second before being shattered into fragments, dissipating like clouds.

Chen Wei's tall body was forced to his knees, cracking the earth into a spiderweb pattern!

At the critical moment, Milan stepped forward, raising her shield to block the dragon claw's continued assault.

This was the first time Chen Ping had seen Milan defending with all her might.

With a loud bang, the three stone steles on the altar, already teetering, could no longer hold up and collapsed with a crash.

Everyone was sent flying by the impact; even Chen Wei rolled several times until he hit the altar steps.

Dust billowed everywhere, and Chen Ping stared unblinkingly at the smoke.

He raised his hand and waved, summoning a gust of wind to disperse the dust directly.

Behind the dust, Milan held her shield in her left hand, half-kneeling on the ground, having actually withstood the dragon claw's strike.

Her purple hair hung beside her cheeks, adding a touch of charm to her heroic spirit.

Taking this opportunity, Chen Ping cast a Detection spell.

【Golden Giant Dragon, LV100, Fire, Thunder, and Gold attributes】

【An adult giant dragon, possessing peerless strength and the ability of blessing and luck; it is one of the leaders of the Dragon Race.】

【It was supposed to be a projection avatar guarding the altar, but due to spatial forces, its true body has turned its attention here.】

Hiss.

Even though Chen Ping had been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but gasp.

It was actually a level 100 adult giant dragon; no wonder its size was so massive and it could sweep across an area even across a space.

If Milan hadn't been truly capable, everyone here except him would likely have died from that claw strike just now.

This altar was supposed to be guarded by its projection avatar.

But Chen Ping's arrival at this time had provoked its true body, which was why the Golden Giant Dragon had turned its attention here.

After ignoring its threats and entering the altar, he had directly enraged it even further.

"Roar! ~"

"Weak human, return the item on the altar to me, or you will be marked by me and hunted for eternity!"

The giant dragon let out a massive roar, and after adjusting itself, it spoke in human language.

At this moment, it was still thinking about the item on the altar.

A mocking smile appeared on Chen Ping's face.

"Milan, do you have the confidence to cut off one of its arms?"

"It will be difficult; I need to unleash my full power to try."

"Good, then let's try!"

Hearing Chen Ping's words, everyone except Milan was stunned for a moment.

Because Chen Ping actually wanted to fight this giant dragon!

Cut off one of its arms!

What a crazy idea!

117: Dimensional Trading Auction

Chen Ping, Level 50, Lord.

Milan, Level 50, S-Grade Heroic Soul, Guardian.

Chen Wei, Level 46, Second-Stage Black Tortoise Guard.

Li Xu, Level 44, High-Stage Elite Soldier.

Mata, Level 46, Moonlight Knight.

Lin Yifei, Level 47, Storm Archer.

En Linna, Level 30, Blood Spirit Lord.

In Chen Ping's team, except for him and Milan who had reached level 50, no one else had reached the cap yet.

En Linna was even worse, still at level 30, not even as good as the people Chen Ping had recruited.

Facing such a group of opponents, the Golden Giant Dragon was almost amused to anger by the claim that they would chop off its hand.

Across the spatial rift, Chen Ping could feel the dragon's mockery and disdain.

That huge dragon claw slowly retracted, not to avoid being cut off, but to better store up power.

Level 100 was already the threshold of the High Stage; once one stepped into this level, they could be called Extraordinary.

And it was an adult giant dragon, possessing innate powerful talent and strength.

Even across a vast space, with only one dragon claw able to fight, it didn't believe Chen Ping and the others could threaten it.

But the dignity of a giant dragon could not be offended.

The Golden Giant Dragon decided to teach this group of ants a painful lesson.

Hum!

A layer of golden light emerged from the dragon claw, and the scales that had been blown away returned to the claw.