Tang Luo never considered himself particularly smart, but merely more willing to settle down and think. Since entering the second trial site, he had felt something strange around him.
The rules were unclear, the victory conditions were not spelled out, even the trial location itself was uncertain. Even the explanation given by the guiding master at the start of the trial was uninformative. The single useful piece of information was that this second stage required acquiring more jade coins.
Then, the challengers were hurried into a cave in a certain order and separated by formation art, suggesting a solo trial.
There was nothing problematic until a portal, leading to the Minor Spiritual Realm, and a group of people who claimed to descend from ancient tribes appeared.
In the beginning, Tang Luo thought Martial Saint Mountain was merely flaunting its wealth by using the Minor Spiritual Realm as a venue. But the events that followed left him with several questions.
