Jin Zhenhuan was in a bad mood now. He originally thought he could definitely defeat Li Xiu this time, but who knew Li Xiu actually ran away.
"You really dare, I will definitely kill you!" Jin Zhenhuan was extremely angry in his heart and had already decided not to give Li Xiu any more chances. He would definitely kill him once they got out.
The reason he was unable to become a Magic Armor Master was all because of the shadow Li Xiu left on his heart, which was so great that he lost the confidence to become a Magic Armor Master, and thus turned to become a Trial Taker. This unexpected encounter, he originally thought it could rid him of his Heart Demon, but who knew it left an even deeper psychological shadow.
Even though his physical fitness was far above Li Xiu's, he just couldn't win against him no matter what.
He was unconvinced, but could not deny that Li Xiu was simply a monster, a monster that made him insanely jealous.
"What's the use of your talent being so good, you've still fallen to this point, today is the day of your doom." After completing the trial, Jin Zhenhuan was the last to leave the Trial Ground. He didn't want to miss out on any enhancement he could get. After all, this was a B-level difficulty trial, and the enhancement effect was quite good, so enhancing once was once.
"Li Xiu, you're dead." Jin Zhenhuan's heart could no longer restrain his desire to kill Li Xiu. As soon as he was transported out, he shouted angrily.
But the next second, Jin Zhenhuan was stunned.
Li Xiu was indeed here, but something seemed off.
The underground cavern was in shambles, and there was no sign of Laogu, not even a single administrator was in sight. Only Afei was standing beside Li Xiu, with no other living soul around.
"Where is Laogu?" Jin Zhenhuan frowned, sensing something was wrong.
"Gone." Li Xiu answered.
"Where did they go?" Jin Zhenhuan looked around, already noticing something amiss. There were obvious traces of a battle all around, even a blind person could see the collapsed rock walls.
"If you're fast enough, you might catch up to him." Li Xiu said leisurely.
"Fast enough for what?" Countless thoughts flashed through Jin Zhenhuan's mind: "What on earth happened? Where did Laogu and the others go? What about the administrators who just came out? Why would Laogu let Li Xiu and Afei be here? Could it be..."
"Of course, the speed of death, Laogu is waiting for you on the Yellow Springs road." Li Xiu spoke, reaching out to grasp the black box beside him.
The moment Li Xiu's hand gripped the handle of the black box, it promptly disintegrated, transforming into pieces of armor that wrapped around Li Xiu's body, encasing it tightly with no gaps left.
"Magic Armor Master... you..." Jin Zhenhuan's face changed drastically. He had thought Li Xiu, like himself, ultimately failed to walk the path of a Magic Armor Master, which was why he'd fallen to this point.
But now it seemed that wasn't the case at all. Li Xiu had already become a Magic Armor Master, he just didn't know it.
Jin Zhenhuan turned and ran, trying to dash into the passageway. Facing a Magic Armor Master, he didn't even have the courage to fight.
This couldn't be blamed on Jin Zhenhuan. The powerful image of a Magic Armor Master had already deeply engraved itself into people's hearts.
Bang!
Driven by Demonic Light, Li Xiu's figure flashed like an illusion to appear behind Jin Zhenhuan, stamping a foot down to pin Jin Zhenhuan directly to the ground. No matter how he struggled, he remained firmly subdued on the ground.
"Li Xiu, you're only relying on your Demon Armor. In the Trial Ground, if I wanted to kill you, you'd have died several times already..." Jin Zhenhuan shouted.
"Jin Zhenhuan, do you know why you lost to me?" Li Xiu smiled, Jin Zhenhuan's mouth was really something else.
"I was just unlucky. Those trials weren't my strengths. If it were a 400-meter hurdles trial from the start, you'd have died for sure." Jin Zhenhuan said bitterly.
"How long have you been a Trial Taker?" Li Xiu nonchalantly asked.
"Over a decade, so what?" Jin Zhenhuan replied.
"In over a decade, you must have undergone many trials. How many times have you completed the final test?" Li Xiu asked again.
Jin Zhenhuan's expression was unpredictable, yet he did not answer.
"If I'm not mistaken, probably not many. From start to finish, you've had only one Trial Taker skill, indicating you've hardly completed any final trials." Li Xiu stated.
"What nonsense are you talking about? The final trial isn't so easy to pass. Even Trial Takers stronger than me wouldn't dare easily attempt the final trial. What are you, having passed a few final trials? Possessing a few Trial Taker skills gives you the right to lecture me here?" Jin Zhenhuan said, his eyes suddenly widened.
Jin Zhenhuan saw on Li Xiu's fingers two Brand Rings, unmistakably two Trial Taker skills.
But Li Xiu had been at the Abyss Base for such a short time, and he already possessed two Trial Taker skills.
"You lost because you lack skill. It has nothing to do with anyone or anything else. When you repeatedly chose to retreat in the face of life's challenges, you were already doomed to failure in life." Li Xiu spoke slowly.
Jin Zhenhuan's face turned ashen, at that moment, it was more painful than being killed.
Over a decade, he'd only obtained one skill, while in just a few short days, Li Xiu acquired two skills. Such a blow caused Jin Zhenhuan's dignity to completely collapse.
"You're the one who's pathetic!" Jin Zhenhuan, humiliated into anger, threw a punch at Li Xiu with all his might, a Brand Ring appearing on his finger, showing he indeed had only one skill and was holding nothing back.
Crack!
Fists collided, the Trial Taker's skill crumbling easily before the Magic Armor Master. Jin Zhenhuan's finger bones were directly shattered by a punch from Li Xiu, his forearm broken, eliciting a painful scream.
"Li Xiu, even if you win, so what? You still can't kill me. If you kill me, even as a Magic Armor Master, you'll face certain death." Jin Zhenhuan shouted somewhat frantically.
"Oh?" Li Xiu looked at Jin Zhenhuan expressionlessly, unmoved, as Demonic Light gathered into a mass on his palm, shining eerily.
"Since you're a Magic Armor Master, you must have heard of the name Changsheng Tian, right? The Abyss Base belongs to Changsheng Tian's property, and I'm also a part of Changsheng Tian. If you kill me, no matter how you run, above or below ground, you won't escape death..." Jin Zhenhuan's expression grew more fervent, seeming to possess immense confidence in the three words Changsheng Tian, as if saying them would make Li Xiu not dare to kill him and have him submit like a dog before him.
Boom!
Demonic Light erupted, shattering Jin Zhenhuan's head with a face full of disbelief.
"Changsheng Tian couldn't save your life either." After dealing with Jin Zhenhuan, Li Xiu picked up the remaining Gemstones of Laogu and company, preparing to go back for a rest, to wait for that special time to use these Gemstones to open that S-level special trial.
This Abstention S-level skill will surely be useful in future trials, so it's only natural to get one when there's a chance.
"Why aren't you leaving?" Seeing Afei following him back to the room, Li Xiu asked somewhat surprised.
"The End of the World Trial requires at least two people to be triggered. Going in alone won't do you any good." Afei said.
"You already have the Abstention skill, so there's no need to risk it again. Why stay and help me?" Li Xiu asked, observing Afei.
"I can help you complete the End of the World Trial, but I have one condition." Afei said without hesitation.
"What condition?" Li Xiu genuinely didn't have many other choices. Although he hadn't killed all the administrators, just confined them, teaming up with them obviously wasn't a good option.
"Help me kill someone." Afei gritted his teeth.
"I think you misunderstood. I'm not a killer nor do I like killing. The killings here were only for self-defense." Li Xiu said calmly, "Besides, you are already a Trial Taker. If you want to kill someone, do it yourself. If you can't beat them, keep participating in trials. With the abstention skill, you'll become a top-tier Trial Taker sooner or later."
"I can't kill that person, even a top-tier Trial Taker can't. He's a Magic Armor Master; only a Magic Armor Master can kill another Magic Armor Master." Afei's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"A Magic Armor Master? Which one?" Li Xiu was somewhat intrigued upon hearing this.
"I don't know his name, only that his code name is 'God'." Afei's words nearly made Li Xiu choke on his own breath.