Chapter 95: Into the Land of Abyss

"Host, you still need to go, but the system can provide assistance."

"Assistance?" Bai He looked extremely skeptical.

He didn’t feel like this system could be trusted at all.

"What assistance?"

"The Courage King reward, one pill!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a pill appeared directly in Bai He’s hand.

Mo Zhu continued to explain, "Host, after taking this pill, you will fear nothing. You are wearing armor and have the Xuantian Barrier, so when you enter there, you can resist ninety-nine percent of the harm. In short, you should be invincible."

Bai He did not hesitate and swallowed the pill immediately.

He looked down at his hands curiously, but nothing seemed different.

"Host, are you afraid to enter the Land of Abyss now?"

This time, Mo Zhu asked Bai He.

Bai He hesitated for a moment.

It wasn’t fear, it was just a feeling that whether he went or not didn’t really make a difference.

Indeed, he really wasn’t afraid anymore.

Bai He sat down and said, "Ahem... Xiao Feng."

"Master, what is it?"

"I’m going to leave for a while. You see, your senior brother is in great danger. I have to go help him, so I need you to stay here for the time being, and wait for my return."

Xu Feng let out a sigh. "Alright, but Master, you have to promise me, you can’t be gone for so long. A whole month... just think about that!"

Seeing Xu Feng’s expression, nearly on the verge of tears, Bai He felt a little embarrassed.

"Don’t worry. This time I definitely won’t be gone for a month."

"Alright then. Master, you and senior brother must be careful and return as soon as possible."

"Mm, I’m leaving now!"

Bai He patted Xu Feng on the shoulder.

After securing everything in front of him, he instantly disappeared from Xu Feng’s sight.

Xu Feng was stunned, how exactly had Bai He left so suddenly?

...

Ye Shiyuan did not resist in the slightest.

He finally arrived at the lower reaches of the Land of Abyss.

However, nothing could be seen around him.

"There are countless resentful spirits here. If you can leave this place, it will count as successfully passing the trial. Otherwise, the trial is failed!"

After saying this, the voice disappeared and an eerie silence settled over the area.

Ye Shiyuan stood in place motionless.

Faintly, he thought he could hear footsteps?

This place... Even here... There were footsteps.

He felt tensed as he scanning his surroundings carefully.

He also listening intently for the direction from which the sound came.

Suddenly, he spun sharply and the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword held across the figure’s neck, but when his eyes adjusted, it was Bai He’s face.

"Master?" he said as he momentarily stunned, before lowering the sword in his hand.

"Master, how did you get here?"

He didn’t doubt for a second that the person before him was Bai He.

It was unmistakable, just one simple glance and he would never be wrong.

"Didn’t I say I would come to help you? I left earlier without saying anything because I was afraid of being discovered. Shiyuan, you didn’t let anything slip, did you?"

Someone as clever as Ye Shiyuan certainly wouldn’t have said anything careless.

He shook his head. "But Master, you shouldn’t have come here. It’s far too dangerous."

"I told you, I have the Xuantian Barrier. I can protect myself. Look at me now, do I look the slightest bit afraid?"

Bai He’s expression was truly calm, even more composed than Ye Shiyuan himself.

Ye Shiyuan was momentarily taken aback.

Normally, anyone arriving in this place would already be deeply frightened.

Bai He was still young, so he should have been afraid as well.

But he seemed genuinely unafraid.

Although Ye Shiyuan found it strange, he didn’t comment further.

"Since I’m here, Master, you need to be careful. The area is full of resentful spirits. Never let them get close. They’re trapped here and will seek out anyone they can overpower to escape this place."

Bai He nodded, his gaze scanning the strange scattered shapes around them and his expression turned serious.

"I’m fine, but Shiyuan... their target is primarily you. I can help take some of the pressure off, but you need to be careful yourself."

Ye Shiyuan tightened his grip on the Heavenly Sin Divine Sword and mentally preparing as he had when training in the Demon Cave.

With the Dragon Heart Protecting Scale, he could still face the situation calmly.

Around them, the tiny flickers of spirit energy, accompanied by terrifying sounds, surged rapidly toward Bai He and Ye Shiyuan.

Bai He dodged to the side.

The moment the flickers touched him, they vanished instantly.

Although these were resentful spirits, they possessed their own consciousness.

Once the initial wave of spirits failed to affect Bai He, they quickly realized his danger and redirected themselves toward Ye Shiyuan.

Ye Shiyuan had no defenses at all.

He could only rely on his own strength to resist the spirits.

Bai He could not use his spiritual power, if he did, it would surely be detected.

"Mo Zhu, think of something, quickly!"

"Host, there’s no solution. You’re here only to draw their attention. But they are clever; they no longer attack you. This means it’s entirely up to Ye Shiyuan himself."

Mo Zhu spoke so casually, but Bai He’s heart burned with anxiety as he watched the scene unfold.

Several times, he almost used spiritual power, but he restrained himself.

Absolutely not.

He could not, under any circumstances, disrupt this trial.

In the original account, Ye Shiyuan was almost defeated here.

Even now, passing this test would be extremely difficult.

Just as Bai He had anticipated, a single lingering vengeful spirit entered Ye Shiyuan’s body.

At the same moment, the other resentful spirits scattered.

A single body could only endure one vengeful spirit.

When it disappeared, Ye Shiyuan immediately crouched down.

One of his hand holding the sword and the other pressing over his heart as he felt an intense discomfort.

"Shiyuan!"