Death... and me

As Rean looked around, he felt Roan, Kentucky, and Celis's presence through their connection. It's just that Rean could only talk to Roan. 'How was your side? Did you get through the wall?'

Roan nodded, saying, 'Obviously. My group has two members that can display their full power while using Soul Power. I'm one of them, and the Kipos Lake Spirit is the other. Then again, it was quite dangerous. Just a few more seconds, and we would have been forced to crush our badges. These tests are really tough.'

Rean agreed with Roan. After all, his own group just barely passed through the hole in the wall before it fell down. 'That's true. Not to mention that this is just the start of the Soul Land.' Rean then asked something else. 'What about Kentucky and Celis' group?'

Roan looked in the direction where Kentucky's group was located and noticed the bird and cedar from afar. 'It seems like they made it through as well. Well, it's not surprising since Kentucky and Celis got our Divine Energy and Soul Power Fusion reward through our connections.'

Roan was right. Celis and Kentucky also went all out to open a hole in the wall, just barely making it through in time. However, not everyone in their group made it. That's because the demon beasts were in their real form, which meant that they were much bigger. Some simply didn't have time to go through and had to crush their badges to not die. In the end, Kentucky and Celis' group now only had five members.

Krikei didn't want to waste much time in that place, so he called the attention of Roan and the others. "Let's not stay here for long. We need to cross the Soul Land. I want to finish it before another one of those walls appears."

Naturally, Roan, Vrie, and Lita agreed with him. "Alright."

Rean also paid attention to the other groups that made it through the walls. Although it was obvious that at least 90% of the participants disappeared, there were still those who had their own methods of passing through the wall. Not to mention many of the participants already had higher cultivation than Rean or Roan's group to start with. "We should go as well," Rean mentioned.

Back in the Jhiod Sect building, Libraia's group was surprised by a lot of the groups who made it through the wall. "Quite impressive. I thought at least 95% would fall in this first challenge. Surprisingly, there are around 10% of them left."

Libraia then looked at one of the subordinates. "Who many didn't crush the badge to get teleported away?"

The subordinate quickly operated the monitoring formation before answering, "7.1% of the participants didn't crush their badges and ended up dying to the wall. 10.2% made it through the wall, as Senior Libraia can see. The rest did crush their badges and are now back in the entrance hall."

Libraia nodded in response. "Quite a few deaths, it seems. That's what happens when you don't know your own limits."

Libraia then pulled the part where Rean broke through the wall. "Still, can anyone tell me what kind of energy is that? This boy's Soul Power was indeed the main force of his attack that broke the wall. However, this mysterious energy around his sword seems to be responsible for at least 20 to 30% of the attack power, perhaps even more. It's definitely not Soul Power, Elements, or Divine Energy."

Everyone went silent before Govin pulled up another image. It was obviously Roan using his scythe to open a hole in the hall as well. "His twin brother seems to be able to use the same kind of power. However, his weapon is a scythe, so I can't say that it's a sword or scythe-related skill. It looks to be something more..."

Libraia pondered over it for a bit before she took out a Long Distance Thoughts Transmission Talisman. This one had a golden color, which showed its high level and rarity.

As soon as she did that, everyone looked at Libraia in surprise. That's because that Thoughts Transmission Talisman could not only send one's thoughts to the receiver, but it could also do that even if the continental barrier was in front of them. It was a very expensive piece of disposable item. Naturally, it was also very hard to make.

"Are you sure you're going to use it just to check on this energy?" Iglet asked Libraia. He didn't think it was worth wasting a high-level Thoughts Transmission Talisman on it.

Libraia shrugged her shoulders, telling him, "I don't like to be oblivious to anything. Besides, you know that such a talisman isn't really that expensive for someone like me. It's worth it."

Iglet sighed in response but didn't say anything.

Libraia then resumed her thoughts and memories before activating the talisman. With that, everything she had to say and the memories of what she saw were sent to someone beyond the continental barrier between Jhiod and Lebgram. "I just need to wait for the answer."

Govin didn't think that was the only reason. "Did you notice anything in that energy?"

Libraia glanced at him in response, saying, "I feel like I had seen something similar in the past, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Just wait for the answer to come. Now, let's continue observing."

In the meantime, Kentucky and Celis's group were facing a barrage of attacks that came from the ground. Countless spike-like things were attacking from all sides, and they had a lot of power behind them.

*Bang!*

*Ouch!*

Even Kentucky felt some pain every time they hit his body. "Shit! Will it never stop?!"

Celis immediately answered as thousands of roots danced around him. "Just keep running. This shitty place doesn't let you fly, so we have to move." Celis could feel that each time his roots were hit, they would easily break apart. Fortunately, his vitality was enormous, so he regrew them almost instantly... although it did cost a lot of Divine Soul Power. "Everything here exists to force us to stop before we reach the end of the Soul Land, so save your breath. Even if these spike things made with Soul Power stop, something else will definitely appear."