"Hello."

Tian Yang extended a hand and responded, "We are all Chinese duelists who will be participating in the Soul Pyramid Trial. Thank you for your help."

"Just as expected."

Hadi laughed heartily and said, "If it weren't for China, it would be hard to see such a scene from another dueling nation. It truly is a dueling powerhouse standing at the top of the human world."

As he spoke, he felt deeply moved.

These days, he has received many duelists from different countries. These duelists are also Soul Pyramid trialists, but most of them only come in two or three people.

Some extreme cases are simply alone.

Any more would belong to the spiritual kingdom, but even those who were well versed in the ways of the soul did not bring more than eight people this time.

Before this, Hardy was actually a little surprised. After all, this number of people had exceeded the number of duelists from China who had attended the Soul Pyramid when it was opened before.

Among these, the special time node of "one hundred years" naturally played a driving role, but to further promote it, there must be a sufficient talent base.

The number of trial participants from Lingguo this time was indeed unexpected.

But in fact, even if only one person comes to participate in the trial, it can be considered a kind of luck.

Most dueling kingdoms cannot produce such duelists at all, and I envy them in my heart!

At this moment, Tian Yang bowed his head in response to the other party's praise and said, "You are too polite, Wang Wei. Regardless of whether they are strong or weak, all countries are part of the human world. The world is one family. There is no need to divide them like this."

Hardy couldn't help but look at the two people on his left and right. He couldn't help but knock the palm of one hand against the other hand, and exclaimed: "Look, this is the style of a Chinese duelist."

“It’s really admirable.”

The two people on the left and right immediately followed suit and praised, looking towards the crowd with unconcealed admiration.

Tianyang didn't say anything else, but instead bowed with everyone as a token of gratitude for the praise.

At this point, Hadi knew it was time to get down to business. He immediately said, "Everyone, you've all been exhausted from the journey. I'll take you to a resting place. Rest and recuperate today and tomorrow, and we'll head to the Soul Pyramid from there the day after tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Wang Wei."

Hardy chuckled and suddenly activated his magic power.

The moment the magic power surged, it was as if a switch was triggered, and the surrounding ground suddenly trembled slightly, followed by a gust of wind.

What was even more astonishing was that this gust of wind directly blew up the sand and dust that was fixed by the energy. These sand and dust, accompanied by the strong wind, quickly turned into a sandstorm.

The sandstorm was clearly raging wildly, but Lin You and others did not detect any dangerous elements in it.

Soon, Hadi laughed and said, "Everyone, follow me up."

As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped up and landed directly in the center of the sandstorm. A force that mixed the properties of wind and rock lifted up his body.

Without hesitation, everyone followed and fell into it.

"This feeling is much better than expected."

Lu Ha felt it for a while and thought that the dust would be somewhat annoying, but unexpectedly, his vision was surprisingly not obstructed at all.

Once everyone was in position, a sandstorm suddenly swept forward. Although it was so violent, it did not have any impact on the surrounding desert.

The sandstorm swept along at an extremely fast speed, and after about half an hour, it stopped near a large pyramid.

This pyramid is grayish white, which is the regular residential style, but the difference is that this pyramid is too huge!

The whole thing looks like a giant monster.

Its height is actually not very eye-catching, probably less than 150 meters.

But the area it occupies is quite astonishing, enough to accommodate a large forest.

Everyone had seen its huge outline from a distance, and they were even more surprised when they got closer.

It is just a place for duelists from various countries to rest for a few days. This kind of accommodation is indeed a bit too much.

Hadi smiled and said, "Everyone, we are here now. Please follow me in."

Everyone left the sandstorm and walked closer to the pyramid.

There, there was a dark blue vortex. Everyone could guess without sensing it that there was a special teleportation array set up in it.

At this moment, Hardy drove the magic power and injected it into it.

A faint blue light emerged and continued to ignite, enveloping everyone present.

Everyone's vision blurred, and when they regained their composure, they had already entered the interior of the pyramid.

What came into view was an extremely empty space, surrounded by tall and smooth walls.

The walls have a modern flow, but are covered with many murals with an ancient feel.

These murals are quite eye-catching because they depict scenes of ancient wars.

In the picture, you can see tens of thousands of monsters with bared fangs and claws. These monsters seem to have crawled out from the deepest cemetery, with hideous faces, cold and vicious eyes, and weapons in their hands.

The vast majority of them are not the usual blades or swords, but various kinds of scepters.

These scepters can be used in close combat as well as to cast strange spells, making them very versatile.

At this moment, Lin You was also attracted by the murals and was curious about one thing.

Why are there no figures of the duelists in the scene of the two armies fighting each other?

No, not only the duelists, even humans were not seen!

Seeing everyone's interest in the surrounding murals, Hardy smiled and explained, "These murals are not completely fictional. Instead, they are restored images based on some historical records of the ancient Jinta Kingdom."

After a pause, he continued, "In ancient times, long before the secret realm was perceived by humans, two large groups of monsters engaged in a fierce battle over a certain matter in the Kingdom of Jinta. Countless casualties were caused, and it is unknown whether there was any real winner in the end. However, the two groups of monsters that caused such a tragic outcome are said to belong to the same species."

"Same race?"

Everyone was curious, and Hardy didn't hide anything. He said directly, "These monsters have a common purpose, which is to protect a certain ancient and mysterious royal tomb. That's why they are all called the 'Tomb Guardians'."

"The grave-guarding clan..."

Lin You chewed over these words in his mind and couldn't help but frown slightly.

For some reason, he always felt that he had heard this name somewhere, as if it were some insignificant fragment in the corner of his memory.

But no matter how he tried to recall this fragment, he could only forget it.

"Come, I have something very important to accomplish with you now."

Hardy did not dwell on this topic for too long. He took the lead and walked in front, while everyone followed while looking at the murals on both sides.

Following the other person, I walked all the way to the end. There was no door at the end, but there was still a dark blue vortex.

This vortex is obviously also a teleportation vortex.

The vortex at the door seemed unable to teleport them to their destination in one step.

But the crowd was not in a hurry, and soon, they entered the vortex one after another.

This time, after Lin You passed through the vortex, he saw a simulated jungle environment.

But whether it is trees, shrubs or some special jungle plants, they are not nearby, but are located very far away around.

In front of us, what catches our attention at first glance is a lake.

The lake water was not clear at all. On the contrary, it was extremely turbid, with a large amount of unknown particles flowing in it. These particles completely blocked everyone's view of diving.

"Um?"

Some people tried to use magic to attach their eyes to see what was at the bottom of the lake, but failed, which surprised them.

"Lin You, can you sense anything?"

Huang Junwei chose to ask directly out of curiosity, but his asking meant that he could not make an effective judgment based on his perception strength.

Lin You pondered for a moment before saying, "It seems to be a vague spiritual power. No, that's not right. It should be called a contradiction. It's clearly pure and full of order, yet it also clearly contains impurities and chaos. It feels like both opposition and unity."

"What the hell is this?"

Huang Junwei was stunned and completely confused.

Can this kind of thing be captured by perception alone?

Lin You's voice echoed in his ears again, "I can't be sure whether this perception is correct. Just take it as my personal feeling."

This feeling is naturally not something that Lin You can capture now. It is the conclusion the little guy came to after deep perception.

But when he came to this conclusion, even he was confused and seemed to understand it but not quite.

So the initial statement is that this is a kind of vague soul power.

"Oh, there are more people here. What country are these duelists from?"

"Duelists from many countries are here together?"

Just as everyone was observing the lake, some discussions were heard from the opposite side of the lake.

Some people came out from the bushes in the distance.

The existence of these people does not mean anything to the public.

When they first came in, they sensed that there were people nearby, more than ten of them.

At this moment, Hadi glanced at the crowd that had come to watch, then turned to Lin You and the others and said, "Don't worry, they are all duelists from small countries, and many of them came alone. They had already soaked in this Holy Lake of Souls before you came."

"Holy Lake of Souls?"

Tianyang was a little puzzled. The manual about the Kingdom of Jinta did not mention this so-called Holy Lake of Souls.

Hardy immediately smiled and explained, "You may not know this, but the soul energy within the Soul Pyramid this year is too immense. Even qualified test-takers will likely experience intense and persistent discomfort upon entering. This is something the Lord has personally experienced. He also knows that this is a significant nuisance for any test-taker, so he made an exception and allowed us to open the Holy Soul Lake."

After a brief pause, he quickly continued, "As long as you soak in the Holy Lake, you will be imbued with an aura that corresponds to the Soul Pyramid. The interference caused by the Soul Pyramid will be greatly reduced, or even completely eliminated, so that you can achieve better results in the Soul Pyramid."

"I see. Your Excellency is truly thoughtful."

Tian Yang immediately cupped his hands and said, "Then we would be honored to refuse."

"Please."

Hardy smiled and extended his hand, offering guidance while reminding everyone, "But there's one thing I must warn you about. While you won't suffer any substantial harm while trying to absorb the aura within the Holy Lake, you'll likely experience considerable mental torture. Please be careful."