Only three correct paths were found so far.
The first two paths had already gone over twenty zhang, and Yin Laolao’s path had also stepped on eight white stones. Following behind her were demonic disciples scouting ahead. None of them dared to venture forward to their deaths nor did they dare to find new paths, all trailing closely behind her.
After a quarter of an hour, Yin Laolao’s expression was blank as she gripped her staff and leaped to the first position.
She landed on a white stone to the front left again.
Everyone stared at her, holding their breath, fearing that lightning would strike again.
But after waiting for a moment, silently, she had actually chosen correctly again?
The demonic disciples watched Yin Laolao with shock and anticipation, hoping she could find the correct path so they wouldn’t have to die, praying in their hearts. Immediately, Yin Laolao leaped towards the next white stone, seemingly at ease and confident.
Su Luo followed behind Yin Laolao, gazing into the void ahead.
Yin Laolao was indeed lucky, but how long could that luck last? It felt as if there were eyes watching from within, controlling everything!
She knew that although the punishment looked like lightning, it was actually a mechanism designed by the Great Emperor Huang Huang. Once a wrong step was taken, lightning would descend, a total of eighty-one bolts. Only if someone could withstand all of them could they escape.
But others didn’t know, making it seem as if the lightning was deliberately trying to kill people.
Su Luo was unsure of the exact purpose when the Great Emperor Huang Huang first created this ancient site. However, she knew that the Bridge of the Other Shore had only one correct path, the one she had just walked. Sooner or later, everyone on the other two paths would die.
“Three paths, which one is the correct one? Or are they all correct?”
At the edge of the cliff, Bai Mu Tian Jun’s face was solemn, his brows furrowed deeply.
You Meng Mo Jun glanced at him and said coldly, “No one knows for sure now, but at least there is some hope. If the people this time all die, we’ll just find more. The Demon Lord only gave us one month. If we can’t at least get across the Bridge of the Other Shore, we will all be punished!”
Bai Mu Tian Jun looked at Yin Laolao, “Let’s see how lucky they are. If they can pass smoothly…”
Before he could finish, lightning struck.
The moment Yin Laolao leaped towards the next white stone and landed, the sky filled with electric light, falling like a torrential rain, booming and rumbling… shocking everyone.
Yin Laolao was the first to be hit. A bolt of lightning as thick as a bowl struck her head. She had no time to dodge and was struck down into the abyss. The others were instantly charred to charcoal, crying out in agony and collapsing amidst the dazzling electric light.
Boom boom boom…
The residual effects of the lightning lasted for a while. Everyone dodged in panic, but they couldn’t withstand it, and four-fifths were killed. Only fewer than nine people remained alive when the lightning gradually subsided.
Countless corpses lay on the white stones, like scorched firewood, their original forms no longer recognizable. The scene was horrific, emitting a strong smell of burnt bodies. Those by the cliff stared in shock and fear, unable to imagine what the consequences would be if that lightning had struck them!
“How could this happen?”
“Impossible! Didn’t they strike whoever stepped incorrectly before? That old woman chose wrong, why did so many die…”
“I, I actually didn’t die… What’s going on?”
Among those still alive, besides Su Luo’s group of five, there were four others who were walking behind them. But when Yin Laolao took that step, Su Luo knew she had gone wrong.
Her luck had finally run out, and she died under the lightning.
But because she had made a wrong step, it affected the other two paths, leading to the deaths of the others. Su Luo knew that although there seemed to be three paths, the other two were wrong.
It was like a maze, where a passage might lead a certain distance but eventually end in a dead end.
The only correct one was the path Su Luo was treading, but the next step should not have been Yin Laolao’s.
At the cliff edge, Bai Mu Tian Jun and You Meng Mo Jun were both stunned!
Just now, they thought there was some hope of finding a path across the Bridge of the Other Shore, but then the lightning appeared so suddenly. If it was the old woman who stepped incorrectly, she should have been struck alone, why did it affect others?
The demonic disciples still waiting by the cliff felt a chill all over, looking at the few people who were still alive with disbelief.
Why were they alive?
“Could it be… that the other two are wrong?”
You Meng Mo Jun reacted faster, guessing the truth: “It seems only the path these few are on is correct. That step the old woman took just now cost others their lives; it was a grave mistake!”
Bai Mu Tian Jun’s heart also chilled, and he became wary.
This Bridge of the Other Shore was too bizarre and unpredictable. Dozens of people had already died, and they had only gone over twenty zhang. What if everyone brought this time died and they still didn’t succeed?
Chu Tianshu and the others also began to worry.
They thought they were doomed when that burst of lightning fell earlier, but fortunately… not a single bolt of lightning landed on them. Instead, dozens of demonic sect members were killed. It was truly fortunate.
But what about the path ahead?
Yin Laolao was dead. Did Junior Sister truly know the definitive path?
“Junior Sister…”
Chu Tianshu wanted to ask Su Luo via telepathic transmission, but she had already walked forward.
Previously, Yin Laolao had stepped on the white stone to the front right, but the correct one was actually the one to the front left. Su Luo leaped lightly as if without thinking, causing Chu Tianshu’s pupils to contract.
After waiting for a moment, fortunately, no lightning struck. Chu Tianshu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Junior Sister had chosen correctly!
“Come over, it’s fine, Second Senior Brother!” Su Luo transmitted to them without turning around.
Soon, Chu Tianshu, Shang Xie Shao Qing, Wen Dai Er, and Lu Ji Xing leaped over one by one, landing on Su Luo’s white stone.
The white stone wasn’t large, and those behind couldn’t fit, so they had to remain where they were.
Su Luo continued to leap to the next white stone.
This time, there was still no lightning.
At the cliff edge, countless people clenched their fists, not daring to breathe heavily, staring intently at this sole group. They feared that if they accidentally chose the wrong white stone, it would trigger lightning again, and all hope would be lost.
As Su Luo advanced again, pushing the correct path to thirty zhang, the demonic disciples behind felt their hearts pounding. Everyone was silently praying for Su Luo, hoping she wouldn’t encounter any trouble, otherwise everything would be in vain.
Time passed, and Su Luo walked steadily at the front, with Chu Tianshu and the others following behind her. No more lightning sounded. Even Bai Mu Tian Jun and You Meng Mo Jun were surprised. Had another lucky person emerged?
Although Su Luo didn’t want to save these demonic sect members, she didn’t want to reveal her identity for the time being. She was also very curious about this ancient site and naturally wanted to cross this Bridge of the Other Shore to see what lay at the end.
“Who is she?” Bai Mu Tian Jun couldn’t help but ask.
“She, she is a death warrior of my subordinate.”
Si Ma Kun, who was following behind, quickly turned and answered, not daring to hide anything. “My lord, this woman is a master I found temporarily. I don’t know whose disciple she is, but she has consumed the Black Worm Pill, so there’s definitely no problem.”
Bai Mu Tian Jun became even more confused. People who consumed the Black Worm Pill would lose their consciousness and become muddled.
How could she still find the correct path?