Heaven, Earth, Me 4 (GL)

Chapter 666. First Trial. Defense of the door.

The rogue cultivator that approached the door gained the attention of almost everyone in the room.

He looked around, sweating coldly, but he continued forward.

Then, after stopping before a room with the number 26, he began touching it to see if something happened.

The door didn't open, no matter what he did. After that, probably feeling frustrated, he took out the key.

It was a bronze key, so nobody moved.

When he took out the key, a part of the door spun and revealed a keyhole. People became interested. Yet, after trying to insert the key, a burst of energy exploded from the door, sending the cultivator flying backward.

Many spiritual senses checked his condition to see if the blast had any lethality, but the man was perfectly fine.

Our dragoness and the others got thoughtful.

That same cultivator quickly stood up and checked around himself, but there were no wounds.

Angel whispered. "Why didn't it let him enter?"

Yasenia shook her head. "I have a few guesses, but I have to confirm them before I say anything. After all, if I take out my key, we'll need to enter that place quickly."

The man changed the number chosen and went to the opposite, a door with a one on it.

When he tried to enter the key in the keyhole with a cautious expression, to his and the rest's surprise, the key slid inside.

Then, that key melted into the five-meter-tall hole and changed its color to a beautiful bronze.

An instant later, an aura appeared around the cultivator and the door.

Yasenia looked closely at that brown aura and saw that the energy was slowly filling the door's carvings.

A group of rogue cultivators approached, the leader looking quite arrogant. "Hey, you. Get out. My group will take this door."

The man frowned and summoned his sword, ready to fight.

The group laughed, and the leader mocked him. "We are eight, and you are one. Do you think you can win when our cultivation is higher?"

He was nervous, but he spoke firmly. "If I don't try, I will never know."

Yasenia's eyes flashed with appreciation. 'Courageous.'

She felt that his strength was not low compared to the group, so she admired him for not fleeing when chances of winning existed.

A fight started quickly.

While the man fought off the eight cultivators, Yasenia realized that the brown aura stopped seeping into the carvings. 'After choosing a door, do you need to protect it until it opens? Also, when fighting for it, the progress seems to be stopped. Why did the creator do this kind of test?'

Tatyana seemed to read Yasenia's mind and spoke. "Probably to see if they are worthy of keeping the key they've gained. Have you already noticed the mechanism? It should be quite clear by now."

Yasenia answered. "The number should be related to how many people the key carried here. All doors are identical, so we need to search for a door with the number 9 on it."

Angel blinked. "Nine? But we are eleven, no?"

Yasenia shook her head. "Mirrory and Valeria were not counted in the entrance of the secret realm, so they also shouldn't be counted here. It's a small gamble. But I'm 90% sure I'm right."