CHAPTER 357: CHAPTER 298: LAND OF DARKNESS (VOTE FOR MONTHLY TICKET~)

After the trial ended, a faint blue glow appeared before Qian Rui’s eyes, and under the glow, he vaguely saw a gigantic platter.

"Is this... sushi?"

On the platter were 10 pieces of sushi wrapped in various fillings, looking exceedingly tempting.

This was seafood sushi made by Tuantuan.

The ingredients were the rare Spirit Fish previously caught in the Vortex Sea.

It seemed ordinary, but it was actually a rare spiritual material that could enhance the life level and talent of Water Element Spiritual Beasts.

This ultra-luxurious sushi was useless for top-tier Water Element Spiritual Beasts like Xinghai, but for the Blade Tooth Sea Lion in front of him, it could provide great help!

"Thank you!"

Qian Rui bowed deeply toward the darkness.

He originally thought the Shadow Trial might be a trial land left behind by a powerful ancient Spirit Master, but after the "examiner" let up twice, and considering the reward tailored for the Blade Tooth Sea Lion, he realized—

In this deep darkness, a mysterious presence had been watching him all along.

Perhaps, when this mysterious presence decided to "go easy," it would calmly say:

"Your courage, I acknowledge it."

Qian Rui picked up the ultra-luxurious seafood sushi, and then his figure was engulfed by a black crevice...

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Outside.

In the abandoned factory, Spirit Masters who came looking for the Shadow Trial had surrounded the place where Qian Rui was standing in circles.

Wang Bo, constantly jostled by the crowd, was a bit nervous.

It had been nearly 10 minutes since Qian Rui and his Spiritual Beast entered the Shadow Trial, and Qian Rui hadn’t come out yet!

Although it seemed there was no danger in the Shadow Trial, no one could guarantee that no accident would happen when facing this unknown force.

Of course, he was also somewhat worried that Qian Rui was thrashing around in the Shadow Trial and successfully passed the first trial.

After all, besides practical classes, Qian Rui’s grades in other subjects had been top of the entire department for years. And before the Blade Tooth Sea Lion was injured, he rarely lost in same-level battles.

Wang Bo’s current mindset was typical of "fearing his brother would suffer, yet fearing his brother would succeed greatly."

Suddenly, a black crevice appeared out of nowhere again, and Qian Rui, the Blade Tooth Sea Lion, and the Iron-Backed Turtle were "kicked" out.

"Qian Rui, what’s going on!? Why were you in there so long? Hey, the Blade Tooth Sea Lion has recovered?"

Wang Bo asked in surprise.

Seeing Qian Rui’s beaming face and the energetic state of the Blade Tooth Sea Lion, he could roughly guess that Qian Rui should have obtained a Green Grass Cake.

He might even have passed the first trial.

"By luck, I passed the second trial, but was knocked out instantly on the third."

Qian Rui said, pretending to be calm.

"Holy crap, the second trial!? You jerk! If I had known, I would have used the Moo Moo Milk for my Erha."

Wang Bo said "angrily."

But thinking about how Qian Rui had called him "dad," it didn’t seem like a loss!

"Awoo!" (I’m a wolf, not an Erha!)

The Gale Wolf corrected seriously from the side, but with that face resembling an Erha, there was an inexplicable sense of humor.

"What is this?"

In the next second, Wang Bo’s gaze was drawn to the food on the platter in Qian Rui’s hand.

"The reward for passing the second trial, an ultra-luxurious seafood sushi. It should be a rare delicacy that can increase the talent of Water Element Spiritual Beasts. Unfortunately, you don’t have a Water Element Spiritual Beast, otherwise, I could give some to you."

Qian Rui replied.

Wang Bo: ???

"This young friend, can you sell me two pieces of your sushi? I’m willing to offer one million for them!"

At this moment, a Water Element Spirit Master called out from the crowd.

"Sorry, I plan to use it for my Spiritual Beasts."

Qian Rui declined, then without hesitation, divided the ultra-luxurious seafood sushi into two portions and fed them to the Blade Tooth Sea Lion and the Iron-Backed Turtle in front of everyone.

Both of these Spiritual Beasts didn’t have strong talents, so this ultra-luxurious seafood sushi could raise their limits, in some sense, it’s like "changing fate."

At this moment, he felt immense gratitude to the mysterious presence in the Shadow Trial.

In the time that followed, the Shadow Trial continued, and from time to time, someone would be picked by the black crevice.

But they would quickly come out.

No one could pass the first trial; they were all eliminated upon entry.

Time flew by, and as the sky began to darken, Chen Mo glanced at his phone and found it was exactly 5:00 PM.

He decided to end today’s Shadow Trial.

Overtime, not possible.

Before "clocking out," he glanced at the completion progress of the entry.

Trial participants (156/1000)

At this pace, it should take about a week to complete the Shadow Trial Master’s challenge.

In reality, there wasn’t much actual combat time; most of the time was spent bringing people in and recovering Spiritual Power.

After equipping as NPC A, no one noticed Chen Mo’s departure.

"Meow~" (Master, what’s for dinner?)

The End Cat lightly leaped onto Chen Mo’s shoulder, affectionately rubbing his cheek with its head.

The End Cat used the [Cuteness] skill on Chen Mo~

Chen Mo was charmed!

"Braised fish, dry pot fish, and seafood sushi."

Chen Mo smiled and rubbed the End Cat’s head.

"Meow!" (✧∇✧)

Hearing that they were having fish for dinner, the End Cat’s eyes lit up.