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Chapter 582 - 449: The World Above the Sky

Chapter 582: Chapter 449: The World Above the Sky

"This trial has officially ended—" The words of Beth Finley, the Black Iron Guardian, marked the end of the trial in the Temple. With her pronouncement, the towering beam of light at the center of the temple retracted, and her glorious figure vanished in sync with the column of light.

The trial participants began to leave one by one.

More than 1300 people had taken part in this trial; of those, only around 600 had survived. Over 700 people had died; more than half the participants. Their survival was chiefly due to the presence of powerhouses like Yano — if they had failed in this trial, they would have been wiped out as a group.

Although the rewards of the trials were substantial, the danger was immense. The idea of taking part in such trials monthly filled everyone with unease. Nobody knew if they would be chosen again, and everyone felt a tingling of fear — as long as they were in this world, there was a chance, every month, that they would be selected for a trial.

Su Yu, lying on the ground and moaning, gradually returned to consciousness, only to see worried faces looking down at him.

Ma Ziye, Su Yun, Zhang Zhongmou and others were all there.

The first thing Su Yu did after regaining consciousness was to inquire about Qin Jiagui and the casualties.

In response to his question, Ma Ziye said, "Qin Jiagui is fine." The others fell silent for a moment when Zhang Zhongmou hesitantly added, "We can’t find Murong Dingyuan and Zhang Chen... They..." He didn’t finish his sentence, but Su Yu understood.

All surviving trial participants would return to this temple. Since Murong Dingyuan and Zhang Chen were nowhere to be found, it could only mean one thing — they had died in the final trial.

"Su Yu, let’s go." Behind him, Ouyang Nuo spoke up, and Su Yu, with assistance from Zhang Zhongmou, slowly stood up. Ouyang Nuo came forward, accompanied by five men. Seeing Su Yu, they respectfully greeted him, "City Lord."

Ouyang Nuo’s team had suffered major losses; of the twenty, only six remained.

Most trial participants had left the Temple by now; only they were left. Qin Jiagui had also regained consciousness. He was sitting to one side, silent and lost in thought.

Yuan Niping had disappeared, whisked away by the silver train, which affected him greatly. He sat in a state of shock, not moving and ignoring attempts to comfort him.

First, Su Yu nodded at Ouyang Nuo, then moved towards Qin Jiagui and patted his shoulder, saying, "As a man, you should pull yourself together. Although Ni Ping was taken away, it’s only temporary. As long as we can escape from this world, we can find her again. If you truly love her and consider yourself a man, then stand up and pull yourself together."

Everyone’s words had fallen on deaf ears, but Su Yu’s words evidently had an impact on Qin Jiagui. At the same moment, from somewhere else came a voice laced with a mix of sighs and laziness, "Indeed, young man, there’s nothing to worry about. Do you know what that silver train is? Ah..."

The group turned to see a familiar face — it was Yano, the terrifying powerhouse they had encountered in the trial world.

Out of the over one thousand trial participants in the Black Iron World, Yano’s strength was undoubtedly at the top.

"Senior Yano." Su Yu showed great respect for Yano. Qin Jiagui, sitting numbly, sprung up and grabbed Yano, anxiously saying, "Senior, do you know what that silver train is about? Please tell me where Ni Ping will be taken and what she will face!"

Yano sighed, "Don’t panic. This old man dreams of boarding that train... alas, I’ve never been so fortunate."

He shook his head, full of regret. Su Yu couldn’t help but interrupt, "Senior, what exactly is that train?"

Yano slowly explained, "Legend has it that our ’Black Iron World’ is just a prison. Beyond this prison lies a much broader world located above our prison-like Black Iron World. So it is referred to as the ’Upper Realm’ or ’Heaven Realm.’ The goal of all beings’ evolution is to be immortal, but to become immortal, one has to leave this prison first. No matter how powerful, it is too difficult for countless beings to break out of the ’Black Iron World’ prison with just their capabilities..."

As he spoke, his face held an expression of helplessness, while the faces of Su Yu and the others were filled with astonishment.

There is a broader world beyond this "Black Iron World," which is only one of many prisons?

"Only selected beings have the privilege to board that train and leave the prison to become citizens of the Upper Realm. It is said that even the air there is filled with magical evolutionary energy. A mere breath in the Upper Realm can easily promote us, the Black Iron Warriors, up several ranks. Even an ordinary child, without any practice, will naturally grow to possess strength surpassing the peak of the Black Iron Warrior. Don’t you desire such a world? Only in such a miraculous world is there a chance to become immortal."