When 'God' Decides To Start Over
Chapter 121 - 91 Saint Maria Aquamarine_3

Chapter 121: Chapter 91 Saint Maria Aquamarine_3

The number of Trial Gates discovered globally has already surpassed tens of thousands, but those truly developed by humans are less than one-tenth.

Most Trial Gates, once entered, leave no one able to come out alive, or very few can.

The Trial Gates developed now are filled up by the lives of major forces.

However, as the physical qualities of Trial Takers improve, it’s believed that the speed of exploring Trial Gates will quicken, and there will be more true Trial Takers.

But since those with the ability to explore Trial Gates are the major forces, it’s easy to imagine that it will still be difficult for ordinary people to become true Trial Takers; most real Trial Takers will still be controlled by those rulers.

Li Xiu is now researching Trial Gates, only wanting to find a place where he can quickly undertake trials, to improve his physical qualities and become a true Trial Taker.

After much research, Li Xiu discovered that what he lacked wasn’t Trial Gates, but money.

Every time a Trial Gate is opened, at least ten gemstones are needed, and generally, the weight of the gemstones should be above one carat.

The better the quality of the gemstone and the heavier it is, the wider the Trial Gate opens, and the longer the duration.

Gemstones of poor quality might exhaust their energy even before the gate opens.

This doesn’t affect Li Xiu much; he only wants to participate in the trial alone, needing only a crack in the gate wide enough for him to enter.

But even so, at least ten gemstones are needed each time. If they are topaz or similar gemstones, ten of them don’t cost much money, but if they are rubies or diamonds, the cost is not low either.

What’s more, based on Li Xiu’s own experience and deduction, different Trial Gates do affect becoming a true Trial Taker.

For example, within the Sea Heaven Trial Ground, the Blood Pattern Revolver is obviously more advanced than the Fire Lotus Sword, with the Fire Lotus Sword being of Shining Quality contract; the Blood Pattern Revolver’s quality should be higher, but whether it reaches Radiant Level, Li Xiu isn’t sure.

To become a true Trial Taker, one must possess a Symbiotic Contract, and a Symbiotic Contract cannot be replaced. Thus, Li Xiu believes his first contract must be the top-tier Radiant Contract.

But how to judge which Trial Ground can yield a Radiant Contract? This is not within Li Xiu’s knowledge range. Theoretically, the more precious the gemstone used, the higher level contract the Trial Ground might yield.

According to this theory, saving money is impossible, unless Li Xiu is willing to happen upon a Symbiotic Contract randomly; otherwise, he can only spend a lot of money on those expensive Trial Gates.

Another issue is why the Fire Lotus Sword didn’t become his Symbiotic Contract, which puzzled Li Xiu.

After much contemplation, he came up with two possibilities.

One possibility is that the magical entity larva within his body was causing trouble, preventing the Fire Lotus Sword from becoming his Symbiotic Contract.

After all, the contract could harm the magical entity, so the larva not wanting Li Xiu to successfully form the contract is quite normal.

Another possibility is related to the Blood Pattern Revolver, a possibility Li Xiu only thought of after a long time of consideration.

When Li Xiu was using the Blood Pattern Revolver to fire, his strength hadn’t reached the standard of contract, so the Blood Pattern Revolver didn’t resonate with him or become his Symbiotic Contract.

Yet when Li Xiu’s blood stained the Blood Pattern Revolver, it made firing feel a lot easier, but he still couldn’t lift the Blood Pattern Revolver.

From the knowledge Li Xiu obtained from Kun Sha and Sha Chu, without having lifted the contract, blood is of no use in forming an agreement with the contract.

According to Sha Chu, even if one drained all their blood and soaked the contract in it, it wouldn’t trigger any reaction from the contract.

The peculiarity lies here; Li Xiu’s blood indeed caused a slight reaction in the Blood Pattern Revolver, but the contract wasn’t successful.

Li Xiu suspects this could be related to the magical entity larva in his body, regardless of whether the larva is alive or not; it has changed Li Xiu’s physique, making him slightly different from a normal human.

This was evident when the sinister creature climbed onto Li Xiu without causing harm.

Perhaps the sinister creature mistook Li Xiu for a magical entity, attempting to parasitize him, thus climbing onto him.

Hence, Li Xiu wonders if it’s because his blood is special; although it didn’t complete the contract with the Blood Pattern Revolver, it has established some kind of connection, affecting other contracts forming agreements with Li Xiu, which is why the Fire Lotus Sword didn’t become his Symbiotic Contract.

Between the two possibilities, Li Xiu favors the latter because Li Xiu doesn’t even know if the magical entity larva is alive; he can’t find it, and even with a Symbiotic Contract, he wouldn’t be able to kill the magical entity larva.

If the latter is true, then Li Xiu only has two paths to become a true Trial Taker.

One path is to return to the Sea Heaven Trial Ground and complete a contract with the Blood Pattern Revolver, making it his Symbiotic Contract.

The other path is to find a contract stronger than the Blood Pattern Revolver; as long as that contract is not affected by the Blood Pattern Revolver, it can naturally form a successful contract, becoming Li Xiu’s Symbiotic Contract.

The Sea Heaven Trial Ground is Revered Sky’s domain and harbors unknown terrifying magical entities; who knows what will happen if the larva’s parents meet Li Xiu.

One larva is already so bizarre and frightening; it’s hard to imagine how terrifying its parents might be.

Preparing fully is necessary if Li Xiu intends to go to the Sea Heaven Trial Ground; until then, Li Xiu can only seek other routes.

After extensive research, Li Xiu thinks the most likely known Trial Ground to yield high-quality contracts, and relatively easy to enter, is the "Purgatory Gate Trial Ground," controlled by Red Sand City.