A total of two thousand people had signed up for the trial in the [Monster Spirit World].
However, the actual number of people who showed up was just over one thousand nine hundred.
Because after some people signed up, they watched the promotional video and then weighed their own strength before giving up.
Today, everyone had gathered at the Cultivating Immortals Era Square. Whether they came to obtain cultivation techniques or just to watch the fun, there were a lot of people.
This square had been completed just over a week ago, and it had already developed into a commercial street.
Some people were setting up stalls to sell cultivation techniques, while others were selling spirit stones.
Not everyone who had obtained a cultivation technique wanted to cultivate immortals. As long as the cultivation techniques were still valuable for now, even a Mortal-Grade Low-Level one could be sold for ten to twenty thousand yuan.
Small vendors, small restaurants, and milk tea shops had all emerged one after another.
As long as there was enough customer traffic, there would be profits to be made.
Moreover, in the long run, as long as people still wanted to cultivate immortals, the customer traffic here would not decrease.
However, the protagonists today were the over one thousand nine hundred people who came to participate in the trial. Some of these people wanted to stand out, some wanted to make money, and some simply liked seeking thrills.
Li Qingyun and the other pioneers were standing at the very front of the line.
Unlike the others, they knew what Chu Yang expected of them and also understood their own mission.
The others had a choice, but they didn't. They had to fight with their lives!
They had to strive for every bit of resource that could be obtained!
Chu Yang stood in front of them and said loudly, "All of you who have the courage to participate in this trial are already stronger than most people! Once you enter the [Monster Spirit World], always put your own safety first. Monster beasts are not kittens or puppies. You might want to pet them, but they only want to eat you!"
Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
"Since it's a trial, no matter what danger you encounter, I won't come to save you! Remember, don't hope that those monster beasts will have sympathy for you. Once you enter, perhaps even your companions might not be trustworthy. You must always be vigilant!"
Even though everyone had known this in advance, when they heard Chu Yang emphasize again that he wouldn't save them, everyone couldn't help but turn a bit pale.
"Monster beasts have monster cores inside their bodies. The monster core of a first-order monster beast is worth 1 point, that of a second-order is worth 2 points, and so on. The ranking will be based on points. The time limit is seven days. Inside, no one will restrict your actions, but everything you do will be broadcast live throughout the process. So before doing anything, please consider whether you still want to be a decent person after coming out."
Then, Chu Yang stretched out his hand, and a huge black vortex emerged in front of everyone.
He said calmly, "I won't say any more unnecessary words. Then, the first-phase Monster Beast Secret Realm trial... begins!"
As Chu Yang's words fell, all the registered participants stepped in one by one with various feelings.
"I bet! Li Qingyun will definitely be the first!"
"That's boring. You're just picking the one with the best talent!"
"Then I bet Brother Teng will be second!"
"I beg to differ! Although Brother Teng has the True Dragon bloodline, he must have spent a lot of time in bed. Taoist Priest Bai is still the awesome one!"
"I think that Meng Zibin looks more reliable!"
"Isn't there anyone speaking up for my Brother Wei?"
"..."
Everyone's attention had shifted from the [Qualification Identification Stone] to the trial in the monster beast secret realm.
These days, they had been watching those people identify their qualifications every day. Besides shouting "666" or gasping in shock, it seemed rather boring.
Chu Yang had come up with something new this time, and everyone's curiosity was aroused again. Xue Qianwei had already prepared a huge curtain for Chu Yang.
Chu Yang pointed from a distance, and immediately, a certain power emanated from his fingertip and landed on the huge curtain. Immediately, the curtain twisted for a while.
A brand-new scene appeared in front of everyone. There were rolling mountains, meandering rivers, towering volcanoes, and snow-capped mountains.
A small world contained many things.
Even though they had seen it in the video before, everyone still exclaimed in surprise.
One by one, beams of light lit up, and about two thousand trial participants were teleported to the periphery of the [Monster Spirit World].
After these two thousand trial participants entered, many people's first thought was actually to take out their mobile phones to take a picture.
This was a world without any industrial pollution. The air was filled with a fresh scent, giving people a feeling of relaxation and comfort.
"Ah! The scenery is really nice! I have to take a selfie!"
"Looking around, there isn't a single monster beast. It seems that Immortal Big Brother was exaggerating!"
"Ha ha! There isn't that much danger! Brothers, hold my phone and take a cool picture for me!" Everyone looked around and indeed didn't see any monster beasts, so they all relaxed their vigilance and even started joking with each other.
A trial participant was holding a mobile phone and taking pictures for the other three.
However, the person who was taking the pictures, looking at the scene on the phone, suddenly turned pale and his lips trembled.
"Did you take the picture?"
"What's going on? Do you have diarrhea?"
"Don't shake! It's just a picture!"
The person taking the pictures roared in horror: "Run!!! Quickly!!!"
"Run for what... Uh... Uh."
Suddenly, a huge green snake with branches growing on its body emerged from the tree behind them. It opened its huge mouth and directly wrapped the head of a trial participant who was posing into its mouth.
Its sharp fangs pierced into his neck, and scarlet blood spurted out.
The trial participant struggled a few times. The huge snake shook its head and actually bit his head off and then raised its head and swallowed it directly.
"Ah!!!!"
The horrified screams immediately broke the tranquility of the forest.
The other trial participants also saw what had happened here. Only then did they realize that their psychological endurance was not as strong as they had imagined!
Some people were screaming in horror, some people's legs went weak, and only a very few people tried to mobilize the spiritual energy in their bodies.
"Tree Snake, a first-order monster beast. It can use its form and color to hide in trees and likes to ambush its prey. It can spray a green paralyzing mist that can make people dizzy. Don't sit under a tree to rest just because you see one after entering."
Chu Yang's words when introducing the monster beasts in the promotional video echoed in their ears, but it was too late to remember them at this moment.
Because it wasn't just one trial participant who got into trouble at the first moment.
While everyone was in a panic, a young man was staring fixedly at the tree snake that had just eaten a person and was chasing after the others.
"Monster Core..."
He was holding an axe in his hand and rushed over ferociously. There was a red glow flickering on the axe.
The tree snake was happily chasing people. These people who went weak in the legs at the sight of it made it completely without any vigilance.
Until an axe with a flickering glow of fire hit its head hard, and a hideous wound appeared, did it start to roar in pain!
Its thick tail swept towards the young man, but he threw himself down, and the tail passed over his head.
Then, the young man roared and raised the axe high, aiming at the snake's vital spot, and chopped down hard!
After a violent struggle, the tree snake that had just bitten a trial participant to death showed no signs of life.
The young man was named Zhang Xiaohu. He was just a Qi Refining stage cultivator with inferior qualifications, but he wanted to compete for a place on the ranking list...