Way of the Devil - Chapter 355

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There were five rooms facing the main gate, each with a character carved on it .

"Heaven, Earth, Man, Ghost, God . " [ED/N: The last one has many, many meanings, so it may also be divine, soul, or spirit]

The five doors were blue, yellow, white, black, and gold, respectively .

The yellow-robed man walked over with the completed forms . He glanced at them casually .

"Didn't finish the task? When you walk into the white door, remember to use your True Qi . After you use up all your True Qi, back out on your own . Trying your best to last won't give you a higher score, so there's no use . "

"Understood . " They all nodded .

Lu Sheng was the only one silent . He was a little confused .

"If you understand, then go in . " The yellow-robed man pointed to the white door in the center, clearly impatient .

The four slowly walked toward the door with the character for "man" on it .

Lu Sheng was still waiting for instructions, but after a long while, the person still didn't speak a word . He just stood there with his arms crossed lazily .

"Brother Lu?" Halfway there, Chen Jintian realized Lu Sheng wasn't following them . He turned around, confused . "What's wrong?"

Confused, Lu Sheng turned around, and asked, "What about those who finished their task? Which door do they go in?"

The yellow-robed man was startled . There were people who retrieved the requested item and completed their task?

He was very surprised . Usually, the prodigies who finished their tasks had their branch elders take them directly to other people . He only accepted regular branch disciples, especially those who didn't finish their Other World tasks but were unwilling to return to their homes . They were perfect for making money off of .

If he was really a prodigy disciple who finished his task, why was he here? Where was his group elder?

The man stared at Lu Sheng, then at this form . It took him a few minutes to come to his senses .



"You… you take your item and go into the Earth door . If you have a high enough potential, you'll walk out the corresponding door . "

"I understand . " Lu Sheng immediately understood what he meant .

After completing a task, they would receive an Earth rating . However, if they entered and didn't have enough potential, they might end up walking out of the Man door . If they were super talented, they might walk out of the Heaven door .

As for the Ghost and God doors, Lu Sheng didn't know what they were for .

He walked toward the Earth door . Chen Tianjin stood in front of the Man door, staring at him dazedly as if shocked that someone he randomly talked to was so talented .

"Wait a second . Take your money . " Suddenly, the yellow-robed man waved his hand gently and all the gold Lu Sheng had paid earlier came shooting back toward him . It stopped in the air in front of him .

"This is?" Lu Sheng looked at him confusedly, accepting the gold .


"Those who retrieved their items and completed their quests don't have to pay dues . " The man smiled kindly .

Nodding, Lu Sheng took out the Maroon Dragon Spear, pushed open the door, and walked in .

Behind the Earth door was a flood of violet light . Inside the light, a hazy, sexy figure slowly approached .

"Bang . "

The door behind Lu Sheng shut on its own .

A few pairs of small hands reached out from the light and started feeling up Lu Sheng from his head and neck, down to his chest, waist, and abdomen .

Every time the hands touched him, they squeezed or rubbed, sending out wisps of warm aura that seeped into Lu Sheng's body .

This aura was creepy . Once it got inside Lu Sheng's body, his body immediately digested it .



But the little hands didn't seem to care as they continued touching him .

Soon, a pair of small hands reached towards Lu Sheng's lower body…

"Crack!"

Expressionless, Lu Sheng grabbed a pair of hands and broke them off, throwing them aside .

"Change a method . "

The light fell silent for a while . The pairs of hands retracted .

"Whoosh!"

A pink tongue suddenly flew out and shot toward Lu Sheng .

"Bang!!"

Lu Sheng grabbed the tongue and tugged on it hard . It broke into a few sections . The pieces fell to the ground and vanished .

"Can you be more normal?" He felt as if his brain was about to explode . What the heck was this? Testing people with things like these . . .

"No… no need…" A soft, timid girl's voice sounded from the light . She seemed very scared .

"Please leave . Your testing is finished . " The girl's voice sounded frightened .

She was an Enchanting Devil Girl kidnapped by them from the Devil World . She could drain people's True Qi and arouse men to their extremes . But in front of Lu Sheng, her talents were completely useless . She even ended up hurting herself .

Shouldn't normal people feel tingly all over and lose their strength when she touched them? Even Earth level people were affected . But Lu Sheng…

"Then I can leave?" Lu Sheng asked back .

"Yep…"

Lu Sheng pulled open the door and ran straight into the yellow-robed man's shocked gaze .

"Can I leave?" Lu Sheng asked calmly .

"Yes… go to the Earth Spirit Quarter . The test results will be sent there directly . " The yellow-robed man came to his senses and nodded . His smile got even softer . "Then, someone will take you to get your badge and to the inner quarter . You can choose someone to be your master . Of course, if you already have a master from your branch and don't want to change, that's also okay . "

"I understand . "

"Brother Lu, next time you come here for a talent test, don't come here again . This is a side door . The real testing area is across from here," the yellow-robed man explained . "This is the registration place for all those who couldn't complete their tasks . You should have gone to the Golden Divine Palace, where people who passed their tasks register . "

The man almost walked Lu Sheng out the door of the registration place .

He had just walked out the gate and turned onto a side street when a young girl with two swords at her waist blocked his path .

"Lu Sheng?" The woman's voice was calm . She stared at him, her hand on her sword .

"That's me . You are?" Lu Sheng was a little bit confused . He had just arrived, and didn't know anyone yet .

"The Lu Sheng who killed Yuan Yingxiao?" The woman shook her robe, her expression turning serious .

"That's me . " Lu Sheng nodded again . "What? You want to get revenge for him?" He looked the woman up and down . She wasn't fat, skinny, tall, short, pretty, or ugly . She was extremely plain . If it weren't for the two swords at her waist, he wouldn't notice her at all .

"It has nothing to do with me . This is the Thousand Sun Sect . Someone told me to bring you a message, that's all . " The girl looked at Lu Sheng with a hint of pity . She whispered, "Don't leave Thousand Sun City . Be careful . "

"Oh?" Lu Sheng thought someone came to look for trouble, but instead she tried to warn him . The only person who would warn him would be Zhang Shilong .

The woman turned around and left after finishing her message . She disappeared quickly .

Lu Sheng stood still for a minute, thinking, then headed toward the north side of the little city . He asked for directions along the way to make sure .

The True Essence Tower was not here . One had to pass through this area and reach the entrance to the inner quarters first . Behind that, the True Essence Tower, Spirit Training Field, and Starry Nine Dragon Pavilion were all underground .

To enter the inner quarters, one first had to pass an examination . Lu Sheng first came to the Golden Divine Palace the yellow-robed man mentioned . After explaining his purpose, someone quickly brought him to a large quarter where he could temporarily live . Tomorrow, when the results came out, he would be able to enter the inner quarters .

There were only a few people together with Lu Sheng . Because of people being scattered, most came for testing sporadically . There were no set dates or times .

The next day, an eight-person group, including Lu Sheng, headed toward the entrance to the inner quarters .

They followed the procedure as they got their uniforms, swords, herbs, badges, and everything else . Lu Sheng organized everything at the entrance before entering the huge cave-like gate to the inner quarters under the lead of Zhang Songhui .

"From now on, you can only rely on yourself . Once you enter, no one will care what you do . You can go to the Master Hall to see how much it costs to become a disciple of the master you desire .

"You can also cultivate and study hard by yourself and pay senior apprentices to help you . " Zhang Songhui led a group of young people dressed in riches and luxuries through a dark tunnel, explaining the rules of the inner quarters .

"Remember, this place is different from the outside . In the inner quarters, you make all your decisions . "

Lu Sheng glanced around . Apart from him, who entered the inner quarters as a result of his talent and passing the exam, the rest of the four had obviously paid their way in .

The one to his left seemed like an ordinary scholar . He was dressed in a pale green shirt and had a white bandanna wrapped around his head, but also had a black jade charm hung around his waist; it glittered with tiny complicated symbols . It was definitely not an ordinary talisman . To carve so many characters onto such a small area must have cost a fee normal disciples couldn't even imagine .

Lu Sheng could also sense a fairly strong ripple from the jade charm . It was at least at Earth level .

The girl to his left was wearing a tight red dress, whose hem was really short, and she was carrying a red paper fan . Special talisman bells carved with spells were hung all over her, from her hair down to her wrists and even her ankles .

All the bells gave off a uniform ripple . They were a complete set . Talisman sets like these were very powerful, and, naturally, very expensive .

The rest was the same . Only one glance was needed to tell that they didn't come from ordinary families . Only Lu Sheng was truly plain and simple, which actually made him stand out .

"In the Thousand Sun Sect, money doesn't mean everything, but having no money means nothing . " Zhang Songhui was a gentle scholar wearing round-rimmed glasses, but his voice had a tilt to it that made people uncomfortable .

"If you don't have money, there's nothing you can do . Even if you're an entire realm higher than your peers, a strength-boosting talisman is more than enough to close the gap . Think you have experience in real life battles? No use . After a few flag matrices and some summoned slaves, ten percent of your True Qi can deal the same amount of damage as if it were a hundred percent . "