Chapter Twenty-Four: In the Void

  Next, Fang Tian Nan and others in the hall welcomed the sixth person, a Yuan Jing Zhen Ren from a small sect.

  What made Fang Tiannan feel even more astonished was that the other party was a woman, named Yan Qing, whose age was roughly similar to Gu Yanruo's, and looked like she was only twenty-four or five.

  When Yan Qing arrived in the hall, behind her was also a giant stone warrior holding a Fang Tian painting halberd, closely following and attacking. Yan Qing's entire person's wretchedness was even more unbearable than when Fang Tian saw Wu You for the first time. The white shirt she wore had many exposed tears and was stained with a lot of bright red color.

  Lian Yanqing's mouth was also stained with a trace of blood.

  Fortunately, as Fang Tian Nan had expected, the giant stone warrior holding a halberd stopped at the entrance of the corridor and did not continue to chase. Yan Qing saw that there were already five people gathered in the hall, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

  Yan Qing's entire face was slightly pale, complemented by the few bright red stains on her body, giving off a bewitching charm that seemed to have just emerged from a great battle. Especially after she felt temporarily safe, her face suddenly flushed with a hint of crimson, and in the eyes of several male cultivators present, it was unusually alluring.

  Among the crowd, it was inevitable to have a round of mutual introductions.

  Everyone was exchanging their experiences, just like Yan Qing. She was originally in the maze, confused and searching for the right path, but unexpectedly encountered an attack by a giant stone warrior. Stumbling and staggering, she was chased to this place.

  Among all of them, it seems that only Fang Tian Nan has arrived at this great hall without encountering any danger.

  For a moment, Fang Tian Nan pondered that the two strange energies in the metal plate inside his dantian had prompted him to choose one of the small paths. Was it because this path was relatively safer?

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  Fang Tian Nan carefully observed the giant stone warriors standing at the entrances of several passageways. Their forms remained in a vigilant defensive posture, motionless. If he hadn't known beforehand that these giant stone warriors could unleash powerful combat strength and true human boundary techniques once they moved, Fang Tian Nan would still have thought they were just giant stone carvings.

  "You mean, these giant stone warriors, will we need to defeat them like the human-shaped wooden puppets we encountered before, in order to gain the qualification to continue advancing?" Wu You asked softly while standing beside Fang Tian Nan.

  Among the six people present, they roughly divided into two small groups.

  The four people of Qingyun Sect stood together. Wangzi You of Bihai Sect and Yan Qing, who had just arrived from a small sect, also stood together.

  For such a lineup, Fang Tian Nan had no opinion whatsoever. If it were him who came from a small sect, he would have made the same choice as well. After all, in this grand hall, the strength of Qing Yun Sect was simply too overwhelming, playing a decisive role entirely. The people from the other few sects naturally needed to unite together.

  If the people of Qingyun Sect had the heart to get rid of Wang Ziyu or Yan Qing at this time, the two of them could only flee in disarray, abandon their resistance, or escape into the unsealed entrance of the passage and continue their unknown exploration.

  It was also because of this, and the fact that these channels had not been sealed off by the giant stone warriors, that Wang Yu and Yan Qing were able to stand together with several people from the Qingyun Sect in this great hall at this moment.

  It just didn't occur to Fang Tian Nan that after Gu Yan Rao and the others arrived, Wu You would choose to stand with him instead of those two inner disciples.

  After some thought, Fang Tian Nan nodded slightly and said, "It's very possible."

  After all, the giant stone warriors have appeared. If they just "drove" Wu You and others to this great hall, it would be a bit of a waste of their abilities. And after all the people who passed the level gathered together, whether these giant stone warriors will regain their combat power is unknown.

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  Suddenly, within the passageway that Wang Ziyou and Yan Qing had used as their last resort to escape, a low rumbling sound began to emanate, as if someone was running rapidly. The footsteps on the ground inside the passageway created a reverberating noise that seemed to come from all directions.

  It is obvious that the commotion caused this time cannot be made by just one or two people inside a channel.

  The six people in the hall led by Yu Yanran suddenly stood in a circle, all of them vigilantly looking towards the dozen or so passages around them.

  Fang Tian Nan noticed that at the entrance of the passage he was paying attention to, a giant stone warrior appeared quickly. The arrival of the giant stone warrior did not involve entering the hall, but rather standing at the entrance of the passage, it returned to its calm state. Later, almost every entrance of the passage had a giant stone warrior arriving.

  "Huh?......" Gu Yanran suddenly muttered softly.

  "What's wrong, Shifu?" Wu You asked curiously, "Is there any special discovery?"

  "This giant stone warrior, I've seen him before, and even fought with him." Gu Yan Rao pointed to one of the entrance passages, where a newly arrived giant stone warrior stood, saying "The long spear in his hand left a deep impression on me. However, at that time, he seemed to have been severely damaged..."

  "Defeated?" Wu You looked at Gu Yan in surprise, unsure whether she was astonished by Gu Yan's strength or the fact that the giant stone warrior, after being defeated, could reassemble and reappear intact before everyone's eyes.

  "At least, the long spear in his hand at that time had already broken off." Gu Yan said with a nod, somewhat lightly.

  "Hmm... " Wu You couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "Alright, this is indeed a bit strange."

  However, after Gu Yanrou's questioning voice passed, the others also discovered that among all the giant stone warriors present, the weapons they held in their hands were all different, and there wasn't a single duplicate. Moreover, not every entrance of the passage was standing with a giant stone warrior. It seemed like Wang Ziyu and Deng Baichuan walked out of the passage entrance, where two giant stone warriors stood.

  Apart from this, there are three channel mouths, and no Colossus warriors stand on any of them.

  If, excluding one of the channel entrances where two giant stone warriors were standing, there was an extra empty entrance, then at least in Fang Tian's and others' view, there were still two channels that would not encounter the giant stone warriors.

  Fang Tian Nan couldn't help but look at one of them with a strange expression, it was the same passageway he had just walked out of.

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  Gu Yan and others, at this moment the focus of their eyes, naturally also fell on the three passageways without giant stone warriors standing. Unlike Fang Tian Nan's understanding, Fang Tian Nan could at least rule out one of the passageways as an exit for continuing to rush through. For Gu Yan and others, no matter how they chose, there was only a one in three chance.

  However, just as everyone was guessing about the next route, and which of the three channel entrances to enter from, a sound came again from one of the channels.

  It was just a moment later, that Lian Tianfeng appeared, retreating and fighting, emerging from the entrance of this passage. And behind his figure, there was a giant stone warrior, closely following him.

  At this moment, Fang Tian Nan suddenly felt that their previous guesses were probably off the mark.

  All the channels here, except for the one he walked through, originally had a giant stone warrior guarding each of them. The purpose of these giant stone warriors was to force people to come to this hall continuously. As for the eight people who entered the maze, the one who was eliminated could only say that his own strength was not strong enough and was easily defeated by the giant stone warrior.

  Otherwise, as long as he can persist, he will come to this great hall like Wu You and Li Tianfeng.

  "There are two channels left, which one should we choose?" Deng Baichuan looked at Gu Yanruo with inquiring eyes.

  "If we're not mistaken, one of the channels should also have had a giant stone warrior." Prince You's eyes glanced at the two giant stone warriors standing at the entrance of the channel he and Deng Baihe walked out of together, adding, "It's just unknown whether we'll enter the same channel together or split into two routes."

  "Wait." Fang Tian Nan had secretly hoped that these people would all follow the path he had taken and return to the small trail with the human-shaped wooden puppets. However, the unknown in the great hall and the lack of any exit made Fang Tian Nan subconsciously speak out to stop them, saying "This path is one I've walked before."

  "Hmm?" Gu Yanran looked at Fang Tian Nan for the first time, very seriously.

  Although at this time, the rest of the people, especially Wu You, also looked at Fang Tian Nan with a strange gaze. However, Fang Tian Nan seemed to have only felt Gu Yan's gaze, and was somewhat cold and suspicious.

  "When I came, I didn't encounter any giant stone warriors." Fang Tian Nan explained.

  As soon as Fang Tian Nan's voice fell, the entrance of the passage he pointed to suddenly came crashing down with a loud "boom", and a stone wall completely blocked the exit. It wasn't until then that everyone realized in their hearts that this passage was not a viable direction to choose from either.

  As the stone gate fell, the giant stone warriors who were originally standing at the entrance of the passage suddenly came to life. They slowly walked out from the entrance, their weapons in hand shining with a dazzling cold light, forming a huge encirclement that continuously forced Fang Tian and his six companions closer to the center of the great hall.

  Fang Tian's heart skipped a beat as he suddenly realized that the total number of these giant stone warriors was exactly fifteen.