Chapter 805: A Grand Feast Awaits You

Whoosh!

The surrounding scenery changed in an instant; the stone walls inside the cave writhed wildly as if coming to life, twisting in midair.

But in a split second, they vanished with lightning speed!

In their place appeared a vast plain, with a dense forest in the distance and a boundless cloudy sky overhead!

Blue skies and green grass made for a beautiful scene, but the people on Xu Que's side could not remain calm; expressions of shock and disbelief spread across their faces one after another.

"So... the entire cave was an array!"

"Oh my heavens, there actually exists such a colossal illusion array in this world!"

"No wonder something felt off the moment we entered the cave!"

"Wait, does this mean that from the moment we stepped into the cave, we were already within the 'Heavenly Trial'?"

"Undoubtedly, exactly so!"

The experts from the Imperial Palace and the female disciples from Lingxiu Pavilion all grew solemn.

Xu Que also felt surprised; from the moment he stepped into the cave, although he had sensed something was amiss, he had only guessed that those cold winds were problematic, never expecting the entire cave to be fake, actually being such an unimaginably huge illusion array.

From this, one could see that the inheritance and foundation accumulated by the Tianren Clan over tens of thousands of years were not to be underestimated!

"The Heavenly Trial has begun! From this moment on, this place is completely sealed; it will automatically open only after one month, when the cycle reaches perfection. Now you have only one day to flee; at this time tomorrow, the members of our clan present here will commence the hunt!" a Mahayana Stage Layer Three expert said coldly, staring straight at Xu Que and the others.

An expert from the Imperial Palace immediately changed color: "This is unfair; not only do you outnumber us, but you even have two Mahayana Stage experts among you; this no longer counts as a trial, but as slaughter!"

Upon hearing these words, the many Tianren Clan members present wore even thicker smiles of mockery on their faces.

Only the two Tianren Clan experts at Mahayana Stage Layer Three remained expressionless, replying coldly: "The two of us are Law Enforcers, responsible for maintaining order; we will not participate in this hunt!"

"Maintaining order? When things have become like this, what use is order?" Xu Que asked with a smile.

The Heavenly Trial; those unaware might think it was a trial for outsiders, but in reality, it was the Tianren Clan's own trial, treating outsiders as prey to be slaughtered!

"There are two rules to the Heavenly Trial: first, anyone who finds a Tianren Token can be sent away by us and become an honored guest of our Tianren Clan. Second, we must guarantee the survival rate of the prey, meaning you people; when the trial ends in one month, at least three of you must still be alive to become slaves of our Tianren Clan!" the Tianren Clan expert at Mahayana Stage Layer Three replied.

Upon hearing this, the people on Xu Que's side were immediately moved.

Especially several experts from the Underground Palace, who were so angry their bodies trembled.

These Tianren Clan members not only treated them as prey but also insisted on keeping three slots alive at the end to take back to the Tianren Clan as slaves; this was simply too insulting!

"Tianren Token..." Xu Que murmured with great interest.

This rule was somewhat strange and did not fit the arrogant nature of the Tianren Clan; finding a Tianren Token allowed one to become an honored guest—could this be a test of Fate? Or perhaps the Tianren Token held some other mystery?

Thinking of this point, Xu Que instead felt no rush to strike and kill this group of Tianren Clan members.

On one hand, he did not want to alert the snake by striking the grass; after all, he had already witnessed the Tianren Clan's powerful illusion array, and if he displayed too much strength and frightened them, they might activate even more illusion arrays for defense, which would hinder his search for the location to use the Sky-Breaking Talisman.

On the other hand, he also wanted to see what reason the Tianren Clan had for organizing this Heavenly Trial, and whether it might also be related to the usage point of the Sky-Breaking Talisman.

Now that he had obtained the Sky-Breaking Talisman, Xu Que believed he was only one step away from returning to Earth.

Therefore, this step must be taken with extreme caution, allowing absolutely no errors.

"Saint Venerable, what should we do now? Perhaps we should make a move and fight; our Imperial Palace is the royal family of Tongtian Kingdom, and we cannot allow ourselves to be humiliated like this!" an Imperial Palace expert looked at Jiang Hongyan and asked in a low voice.

The expressions of the others were also very ugly, clearly extremely angry.

But at this moment, Xu Que stepped forward, smiling faintly: "Everyone, since the Tianren Clan has been so friendly as to prepare this 'Heavenly Trial' for us, we have no reason to refuse! Let's go, go, go; doesn't the killing battle start only tomorrow? Let's first find a place to eat; thinking about it, it seems we haven't had a picnic in a long time!"

Having said this, Xu Que beckoned to Jiang Hongyan and Er Gouzi, then strode toward the distant forest.

Everyone else couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths, lines of black appearing on their foreheads!

A picnic?

At a time like this, you still have the mood to have a picnic and eat?

Big brother, get this straight first; we are not here for an outing!

"Saint Venerable, why are you following him as well? Are we really going to tacitly accept becoming their prey?"

"Saint Venerable, Saint Venerable, please stay and say something!"

"Sigh, forget it, forget it; let's follow them too!"

"Go!"

In the end, several Imperial Palace experts, helpless, along with the many female disciples from Lingxiu Pavilion, all followed after.

Behind them, hundreds of Tianren Clan experts watched coldly with folded arms, always wearing mocking smiles on their faces, sending them off as if admiring prey.

It was not until the figures of Xu Que and his group disappeared into the distant forest that this group of Tianren Clan members finally spoke.

"This batch of Human Race members looks very weak!"

"Haha, the weaker the better; this once-in-a-thousand-years Heavenly Trial is truly too rare for us!"

"Those who rank in the top ten in this trial will each receive a Tianren Token, enter that place, and in the future will be able to leave here with our ancestors to open up new heavens and earth!"

"It's a pity there are too few Tianren Tokens in our clan; if one could pick one up in this area, that would be a Great Fortune!"

"Forget it; although the Heavenly Trial hasn't been activated for many years, Tianren Tokens aren't something one can find just anywhere!"

"Indeed, it's better to think about how to kill more people and secure a spot in the top ten of the trial; that's more practical!"

Having discussed to this point, the many Tianren Clan members were already eager to try, their Killing Intent growing even stronger!

At the same time, Tian Zhan, standing alone to the side, kept his gaze fixed tightly on Jiang Hongyan from beginning to end.

Even after she silently followed Xu Que and disappeared without a trace, Tian Zhan continued staring at the place where she had vanished; the cold, fierce smile on his face grew thicker as he stuck out his tongue, licked his lips, and grinned: "Heh, by this time tomorrow, you will be mine!"

Meanwhile, Xu Que and his group had already entered the forest.

This place was filled with countless towering Ancient Trees, their branches and leaves lush and dense, blocking out the sun and sky.

Each Ancient Tree required at least ten people holding hands to encircle its trunk, and there were even many tree holes on the trunks, connected ring upon ring.

Xu Que deliberately detoured into one tree hole and found it was just like entering a cave; when he darted out from the other end, he discovered he had already appeared several hundred meters away from where he had been just moments before.

"Eh, is it this fun?" Xu Que immediately became interested.

He could confirm that this forest was definitely a peculiar place, formed naturally and absolutely not something the Tianren Clan could have manufactured artificially.

"Howl, kid, what happened to the promised picnic? Hurry up! This Divine Venerable's big tongue is already itching with hunger!" At that moment, Er Gouzi urged, drool already dripping from his mouth.

Xu Que curled the corner of his mouth upward and smiled brightly, "A picnic is certainly no problem; I just don't know what you'd like to eat?"

"Eat what? This Divine Venerable is never picky about food; anything will do!" Er Gouzi blinked his eyes.

Xu Que immediately burst into laughter, smiling with deep implication, "With those words from you, then there's no problem at all. Come here, you two; take these few from the Imperial Palace and go gather firewood. A grand feast of the Golden Age awaits you!"

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