The Immortal Spirit Force of a late-stage Immortal Emperor is truly immense. When this Immortal Spirit Force was injected into the Testing Screen, its light flashed—and a clear, bell-like voice sounded from above.
It was obvious that this was the voice formed by the Emerald Immortal Empress's lingering divine sense. For these ancient Immortal Emperors, such abilities were nothing new—everyone was used to it by now. At that moment, the voice said:
"Correct. You possess the strength of a late-stage Immortal Emperor. You may enter the first stone gate, where there is a suitable magic treasure for your current realm."
The words were few, but the meaning was perfectly clear: by injecting Immortal Spirit Force, the mechanism could instantly judge one’s true strength, then assign entry to the stone gates based on that power.
Nolan Nangong slowly stepped down from the round platform and said, "There’s no danger here—everyone can give it a try. I’m sure there won’t be anything dangerous behind those stone gates either."
The Martial Spirit Dominion Grand Elder went up next and likewise injected his Immortal Spirit Force into the Testing Screen. The light flashed again, and that bell-like voice sounded once more.
"Mid-stage Immortal Emperor strength. You may enter the second stone gate. Inside are several fine items for you to choose from—but you may only take one. If you try to take more, danger may follow. Remember this well."
Next up was Lara Luo, who was assigned to the third stone gate. Yvonne Xuan and Serena Frost were directed to the fourth and fifth gates respectively, all according to their relative strength. Evan Chu was the last to step forward.
In terms of strength, Evan Chu was no weaker than Yvonne Xuan or Serena Frost. After he injected his power, it was impossible for him to be assigned to the sixth gate. But the previous five had all been sorted by strength—if he suddenly showed late-stage Immortal Emperor power, wouldn’t that completely mess up the order?
Evan Chu slowly walked up to the Testing Screen on the round platform, circulating his Chaos Immortal Force at full speed. He injected a strand of Chaos Immortal Force into the screen, which flashed with light as expected—but the voice’s response left Evan both shocked and speechless.
"The final stone gate is no longer suitable for you. The five of you before, please each enter the stone gate that matches your own strength. Inside, you’ll find what you need—along with certain dangers. Treat it as a trial for claiming these treasures. I hope you all pass safely." With that, the voice faded away, saying nothing more.
Everyone glanced at Evan Chu. Yvonne Xuan said, "Lin Feng, why don't you just enter the stone gate I was assigned to? I’m sure your strength would let you breeze through it."
"No, this is a rare training opportunity for everyone. You should cherish it. I’ll wait for you all out here—be careful in there!" Evan Chu said seriously.
After exchanging looks, everyone walked up to their chosen stone gates and pressed a strand of Immortal Spirit Force into them. The gates opened immediately, and the five slowly stepped inside. After a few breaths, the stone gates closed behind them.
Evan Chu watched them enter but didn’t leave. Instead, he sat down on the ground and prepared to absorb the Light Spirit Pearl he’d obtained. As he took out the Light Spirit Pearl, that bell-like voice sounded in his ear once more.
"Are you curious why I didn’t let you enter the stone gate?"
"It is a bit strange. But what’s even stranger is that your divine sense is so powerful it’s lasted all these years. That’s unheard of. Honestly, I’m not interested in these stone gates at all—what I want is to enter the Emerald Gate." Evan Chu replied, neither arrogant nor servile.
"I’ve waited two million years for you. Today, you finally arrived. Immortals who understand the light element are vanishingly rare, because light element is so scarce. Unlike other elemental molecules, it can’t be found just anywhere in space.
Of the nine great elements, light and darkness are the rarest. That’s why almost no one uses martial skills or domains of these two elements. The power you injected into the Testing Screen was extremely strange—just like you. It carried a primordial aura, so strong that even I felt a hint of fear.
Although your current realm is only late-stage Immortal Lord, the Immortal Spirit Force you injected was actually extremely rare Chaos Immortal Force, and its intensity had already reached late-stage Immortal Emperor level. In terms of true strength, you are the real top expert here. And since you also comprehend the light element, I’d like to ask you for a favor—my last wish in the Immortal Realm." the bell-like voice said.
"If you need my help, just say so. Honestly, I’m not interested in your treasures. As for weapons, I have divine artifacts—not immortal ones. As for martial skills, I still practice techniques from the God Realm; Immortal Realm skills don’t attract me at all. So there’s really very little here that could interest me.
Of course, if you have elemental crystals from the nine great elements, or elemental energy bodies, I might be interested. Ordinary ones don’t appeal to me. What I need now are extremely high-grade elemental energy bodies—like the Ice-Spirit Fruit or Fire-Spirit Fruit." Evan Chu explained.
"It seems you really are different from the rest. You even know about Ice-Spirit Fruit and Fire-Spirit Fruit—those heaven-defying energy items. Only people involved in ‘that matter’ would know of them; even ancient texts rarely mention such things. Who exactly are you?"
"Don’t ask who I am. Tell me what you want from me—if I can do it, I’ll help. If I can’t, I won’t agree. I never promise what I can’t deliver." Evan Chu said.
"My divine sense here is very weak now. Once you enter the Emerald Gate, you’ll understand. Trust me—going inside won’t disappoint you, and you’ll also learn some ancient secrets."
Evan Chu was tempted—ancient secrets were exactly what interested him most. He put the Light Spirit Pearl into his storage ring, stood up, and prepared to leave for the Emerald Gate.
Anyone else might not have been able to leave, since the entrance stone gate had already dropped. To get out, you’d have to open the stone gate—but there was no mechanism nearby. The only way out was to destroy the gate itself.
But destroying the stone gate clearly wasn’t easy. If you tried, the whole place might collapse and bury everyone inside—a truly dangerous prospect.
Evan Chu, however, wasn’t worried. He had Earthshift, so even if the stone gate was ten thousand meters thick, he could easily pass through. With Earthshift now at its second layer, he could penetrate almost any earth or stone in the Immortal Realm.
With a thought, Evan activated Earthshift and vanished from the cave. In a few breaths, he appeared outside the gate. Glancing at the Emerald Gate ahead, he prepared to go inside and see what awaited him...