Sen Sha looked at the surrounding environment. Finding things required patience. Sen Sha carefully observed every detail of the surroundings, not letting go of any area. Sen Sha walked through half of the oasis this way. Exploring half of the oasis took Sen Sha a full three days. It was hard to imagine how large the entire oasis was. During these three days, Sen Sha carefully observed but found no strange places or clues.
Suddenly, Sen Sha's figure directly fell, his face towards the sand. The next second, his whole body sank into the sand. Sen Sha didn't know what happened, he only felt himself falling continuously, as if there was an abyss below the sand. In reality, it was true. Sen Sha's body was swallowed by the sand, and he went downwards. In the dark space, Sen Sha didn't know where he was, but Sen Sha knew one thing: he was falling rapidly. He didn't know how high it was, but falling like this would kill him.
The realism of the Time-Space Epoch game was famous. Falling to death was a setting that existed. Regardless of HP or armor, if the height was too great, players would die directly. Sen Sha forcefully summoned his long saber. The saber was directly thrust towards his left with a loud roar. The saber seemed to hit a wall. Sen Sha's speed slowed down but he still fell downwards. Sparks flew from the saber, and the friction between the wall and the saber left scratch marks. Sen Sha didn't know how long it took but he finally stopped falling. Sen Sha pulled out his saber and looked around. The surroundings were still pitch black, making it impossible to see anything.
His eyes were completely black, and his vision was completely obstructed. Sen Sha walked cautiously. A strange place might hold danger. Sen Sha's actions were correct; he could react to danger instantly and ensure his safety. Sen Sha opened the system interface to contact Chen Tian, but found that he couldn't open the interface. Information was indeed blocked from being sent. Sen Sha sensed that something was wrong. Would he be trapped here forever?
Sen Sha had a premonition, a very strong one. He might be facing a life-or-death crisis this time. Sen Sha continued to move forward. Currently, there was no path, so he could only keep moving. Sen Sha knew very well that it was better to move forward and find a way out than to stay put. Perhaps there was a path ahead to get out. After walking for an unknown period of time, Sen Sha's body felt tired. Finally, a light appeared in Sen Sha's eyes, a beam of light in the darkness, like a bright lamp guiding him. Sen Sha hurried towards it. The light grew closer, and his figure passed through the light, disappearing instantly.
Sen Sha's eyes were illuminated by the light. When the light disappeared, Sen Sha found himself standing outside a palace. A system interface popped up with a quest. Sen Sha looked at the quest before him, his face showing surprise. This quest was an SSS-level quest with such generous rewards. Sen Sha glanced at the quest information and immediately wanted to retreat. Could such a quest be completed by a player?
Sen Sha really didn't want to accept this quest, but thinking of Chen Tian's power, he also wanted to become stronger. He decisively clicked on "Yes." The palace gate opened, and Sen Sha felt a pulling force from the gate that sucked him in. He couldn't control his body, and Sen Sha entered the gate.
The gate slammed shut, and everything became quiet. On Chen Tian's side, he was still searching underwater. After searching, Chen Tian found that the water pressure here was simply too great, and there were no peculiar spots. Chen Tian didn't believe that this pool was not unusual, it was too normal. It was very abnormal. If there were no fish or vegetation, what was the point of this pool?
Chen Tian released his senses. Everything was as it was. Chen Tian's mind was racing, various images appearing in his mind, combined with the images in his senses. Suddenly, he had an inspiration. Chen Tian's figure moved towards the northeast. Chen Tian already knew the secret of the pool. So that's where the mechanism was!
Chen Tian's figure moved towards the northeast at full speed. The underwater pressure was not a problem for Chen Tian. Chen Tian had water-attribute immunity, and moreover, his mastery of energy allowed him to fully control the elements. Water elements would not cause him harm. If it were another player, they might have difficulty even moving forward.
Sen Sha woke up from his昏迷. He was currently in a palace, which was empty. In front of Sen Sha was a transparent throne, which was flashing. A figure appeared from the throne. It was a peculiar being, its figure illusory and ethereal, giving a sense of non-existence. Sen Sha looked at the being before him and said faintly: "May I ask what the trial is?"
"Greetings, destined one. Since you have appeared here, it means you are the master I have been searching for. I am the Spirit of the Desert. As long as you pass the trials and tests, you will gain my power."
"Are you ready, destined one?"
Sen Sha nodded. It seemed this NPC had a fixed mindset and no self-thinking ability. His replies were all according to system regulations. Sen Sha said: "I am ready."
"Begin."
Sen Sha yearned for power, especially Chen Tian's heaven-defying strength. He also wanted to possess it. Playing games was like this. If a player is stronger than you, you must be even stronger. The competitive spirit in games was very strong. Sen Sha spoke, and the being extended its palm, saying: "Then, the first trial begins. Please."
The moment the being extended its palm, a vortex made of sand formed. Sen Sha didn't hesitate and turned into a beam of light, entering it. Who knew if there were any hidden traps in this trial? Sen Sha only knew that he had to pass the trial and test to complete the quest and receive the rewards.
Sen Sha entered the vortex, and the vortex closed. The being closed its eyes.
Sen Sha's figure appeared on a plain, a desert plain. Sen Sha looked at the surroundings. The appearance here was basically no different from the outside environment. What was the test?
"First stage, you need to survive from nine thousand nine hundred desert scorpions and traverse the entire desert. Flying is forbidden during this period."
A voice sounded, and the desert shook. A scorpion made of sand stood before Sen Sha. The desert scorpion roared and charged at Sen Sha. Sen Sha opened his panel, his expression solemn. The attributes of this desert scorpion were even higher than his own. And he had to face nine thousand nine hundred of them. This first stage was already incredibly difficult. Ordinary players would have no chance of passing. Sen Sha refused to give up and immediately attacked. No matter how strong their attributes were, if they had no thinking ability, they were all fake.
Sen Sha turned into an afterimage. His speed was fully unleashed. If the first stage trial was so difficult, how could Sen Sha dare to underestimate his opponent? The desert scorpion opened its eyes, its pincers made of sand coalescing into solid form. Facing Sen Sha's charge, its pincers opened, and sand cannonballs were shot out frantically, a sky full of sand cannonballs attacking Sen Sha. Sen Sha dodged, his speed at its limit, and all the attacks missed.
With Sen Sha's speed, these attacks couldn't hit him. It was normal, after all, Sen Sha had put all his attributes into speed. No player of the same level could catch up to him in speed. Speed affected the dodge probability; the higher the speed, the greater the dodge probability. Sen Sha safely reached the desert scorpion and brought down his long saber. He had expected a tough battle, but unexpectedly, with this one blow, the desert scorpion was split in half.
"Isn't this a bit too easy?"
Sen Sha was speechless. He thought it would be powerful, and its attributes were higher than his, but it turned out to be all show and no substance, shattering with a single blow. Sen Sha sheathed his saber and stepped forward to the second stage. The next moment, two desert scorpions made of sand appeared, blocking Sen Sha's path.
Sen Sha attacked first, his fist swung out, and the next moment he was in front of the two desert scorpions. His fists smashed out, and their bodies exploded. Sen Sha waved his hand, "So weak. The so-called trial is just this."
Sen Sha took another step forward, and three scorpions emerged. This time, something surprising happened to Sen Sha: these three desert scorpions actually withstood one of his punches. Sen Sha's fist hit their bodies but did not instantly kill them.
Sen Sha quickly created distance. These three desert scorpions were completely different from the previous ones.
This is interesting, but that's all. Sen Sha was still confident that he could pass this stage. Based on the current situation, it meant that with every small distance he advanced, the number of scorpions would increase by one, and in the end, he would have to face nine thousand nine hundred of them. Sen Sha found it troublesome just thinking about it; there were too many.