Chapter970:TrialsoftheSecondStage

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Thecentralareaofthesword,changedbytheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure.

ThebranchesofSacredTreeLinjiaspreadoutunnaturally,andnumerousgreenthreadsappearedonitsoncesacredbranches.

Inadditiontotheseunexpectedgreenthreads,therewasafaintblackmistcoveringthetrunkofSacredTreeLinjia.

TheseforeignelementsmadetheauraofSacredTreeLinjiamurky,butatthesametimestrengtheneditslifeforce.

TheLinjiaflower,whichwassupposedtotakedecadestofullymatureandbloom,hadnowblossomedcompletelyafterYunXitookonepetalfromit.

Alarge,whiteballoflightrolledsadlyinfrontofSacredTreeLinjia,asifachildwasconfidinginitsparentsaboutthemistreatmentithadendured.

WhiteLotuswearingwhiteclothes.

RedLotuswearingredclothes.

Followingtheancientcovenant,thetwinwitcheswhowereguardiansoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,Linjia,andalsotheoverseersofthetrial,gazedatthesceneryreflectedinthepetalsofSacredTreeLinjia.

SeveralbeautifulscenesofCrystalCreekValleywerereflectedinLinjia’spetals.Theybelongedtotheteamsthatstillhadhopeofpassingthechallenge.Asfortheteamswhoseimagesdisappeared,theyhadalreadyfailedcompletely.

InthetrialoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,failuremeantdeath.Thismeansthattheremainingteamsarethelastfewwithhopeofadvancingtothenextstage.

Incontrasttotheseteamswhowerestillbattling,theteamthatpassedthetrialofCrystalCreekValleyhadalreadybegunthenextstage.However,sincethefirststagehadn’tendedyet,theteamsthatreachedthesecondstagenowhadarareopportunitytorest.

Amongthem,oneoftheearliestteamstopassattractedspecialattentionbecausetherewasafigureinthatteamthatcaughtthenoticeofRedLotus.

"ThatYunQue,Ialwaysfeelsomething’snotrightabouther,"RedLotuscouldn’thelpfeelinguncomfortableeverytimeshesawthefigurewithdark,mysteriouslonghairthatseemedinhuman.

"Why,sister,don’tyouknowhimagain?"WhiteLotuslookedathersister,whowasobviouslyanxious,withahalf-smileonherface,revealingamysterioussmile.

"Hefeelsdangeroustome,andthereisdefinitelynoonelikehiminourWhiteLotusSwordDomain."RedLotus,asthehighpriestessoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomain,wasabsolutelycertain.Shekneweverythingaboutthetalentsintheentiredomain.

"Thisperson,YunQue,doesnotexist,notevenrecordedinthearchivesofthepriestesspalace,asifhejustappearedoutofthinair."

"Speakingofdanger,isn’tZiYuanoverthereevenmoredangerous,alongwiththatstrangeteam?"WhiteLotusknewwherehersister’sanxietycamefrom,butshestilldidn’ttellherthetruth.

WiththeStarMoonRingandherinnatewisdomandperception,shecouldseethroughtheprincenomatterwhathelookedlike,butitwashersecret.

Despitethegreatchange,shecouldstillsensethatsomethingwaswrong.Sister’sintuitionisreallypowerful.

However,oncethegearsofdestinystarttoturn,noonecanstopthem.

Justliketheswinginggoldenbalanceatthismoment,thefateofWhiteLotusSwordDomainisabouttoundergoahugechange.

Thetransformationhasbegun.

WhatkindoffuturewillbebroughttoWhiteLotusSwordDomainbythethingsthatareentangledwithSacredTreeLinjia?

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"Gao,oh,oh,oh,oh!"

Thedragon-no,thebabydragon-roaredandspatoutastreamofdragonbreathabouttenmeterslong,burningthroughthetailsofthecrystalbeearmy.

"Takemysandstormattack!"WithapairofSandEyesopened,DesertDragonZakacompressedseveraltonsofsandtogethertoformaconstantlyspinningsandball,andthenitexploded.

Icewallsroseuponeafteranother,dividingthebattlefieldinCrystalCreekValley,makingthetwobabydragonsplaywithgreatjoy.

Theenormouscrystalbeearmy,whichhadterrifiedotherteamsandhadbeenchasedtotheendsoftheearth,wasdefeatedbythisbabydragonteam.

AsforthecreaturethatwouldbetriggeredafterreachingaKillingvalueofonehundredthousand,itwaspiercedthroughbyapowerfulanddominatingheavysword,withoutstirringuptheslightestcommotion,andwaspinnedtotheground.

Inthefollowingtime,itwaspurelyagametimefortheowneroftheyoungdragonteam-theoriginaldragonHuaHuo,totrainherthreeZakas.

ForHuaHuo,thetrialsofthisWhiteLotusSecretTreasurewerenothingtomentionexceptforthefinalstage.

AmongtheentireWhiteLotusSwordDomain,onlytheWhiteLotusSecretTreasureitselfwouldpiqueherinterest-apositionstillbelowherLittleXi.

"Growl!"

"Sandstorm!"

"Icewall!"

ThethreeZakas,whowerebeingobservedbytheirmother,theoriginaldragon,fearlesslypracticedtheirskillswithamassivearmyofcrystalbees,enjoyingthemselvesimmensely.

Itwasn’tuntilthesunbegantosetthattheyfinallygavethehugecrystalbeenestagoodfight,breakingthroughtheentireCrystalCreekValley.

Andthus,thesixthteamtoconquerCrystalCreekValleywasborn.

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CrystalCreekValley,theteamofthedragonGod’sDomain.

"Phew!Phew!Finallyheldon!"DragonShieldSwordRhode,onceoneofthethreemembersoftheWhiteLotusSwordPalace,wipedthesweatoffhisforeheadandwatchedastheenormousbugslowlyretreated.

Withouttheguidanceofaprophet,histeaminevitablytriggeredthehiddenbossofCrystalCreekValley.Itwasabug-likecreaturethesizeofasmallmountain,resemblingaunicorn.

Intheend,theywereunabletodefeatthisgiantbug.

Fortunately,itwasn’tnecessarytodefeatthebossmonsterofthehiddenlevelinordertopassthetrialofCrystalCreekValley.

RhodeusedthepoweroftheancestralGodWeapon-DragonShield,luringtheseeminglynotveryintelligentunicornbugonhisown.Byrelyingonthepowerwithinhisbloodline,hemanagedtoholdonuntilthemomenthisteammatesfulfilledtherequirementstobreakthroughCrystalCreekValley.

Andso,anotherteamthatsuccessfullycompletedthetrialofCrystalCreekValleywasborn.

Onedaylater,thefinalgrouptocompletethetrialsinCrystalCreekValleyappeared.Originallyalargegroupofalmostfourdigits,onlyeightteamsmadeittothesecondstageofthetrials.

ThelargestgroupwastheNobleFamiliesAlliance,withoverthreedigitsofmembers.TheyweretheteamwiththemostparticipantsfromtheWhiteLotusSecretTreasuretrials.Allofthemwerefullofenergy,exceptforafewmemberswhohadcrookedmouthsandwalkedstiffly.

ThesmallestgroupwastheteamfromtheGhostSwordDomain,withonlyZiYuanand"YunHai"makingittotheend.

Themosteye-catchingteamwastheoneincludingHuaHuo,whohadbeenchildhoodfriendswithsomeone.Threeyoungdragons,eachtenmeterslong,hadleftmanypeopleinawe.

Withthearrivalofthefinalteam,thesecondstageofthetrialswasabouttobegin.

Oneightfloatingstages,teamsfromWhiteLotusSwordPalace,theGreatXia,theNobleFamiliesAlliance,theDragonGod’sDomain,andtheThreeDragonTeamstoodineightdifferentdirections.

Asthefinalteamarrived,theenormousstageinthecenterofthefloatingislandslowlystarted,revealingitstrueface.