Meteorite Valley, the eighth hall.
Fang Chen and Princess Xin stood there quietly, their faces solemn.
"What's the test this time?" Fang Chen muttered to himself, frowning.
From the seventh checkpoint onwards, the test became extremely dangerous. The slightest carelessness could lead to death.
He wanted to go out. He didn't want to die.
Therefore, he could only try his best to pass.
The gatekeeper appeared. He glanced at Fang Chen and smiled. "Little guy, I didn't expect you to reach this step. You're really amazing."
The gatekeeper was the clearest about how powerful one was to be able to reach this step.
The tests in Meteorite Valley were very dangerous and varied from person to person.
The stronger one was, the more difficult the test was.
And now, Fang Chen's test was only at the Heaven Star Border Realm.
"Senior, what's the test for this stage?" asked Fang Chen.
"Look ahead."
The gatekeeper pointed ahead. Suddenly, a dense crowd of stone men appeared on the boundless wasteland.
These stonemen were charging towards them in a menacing manner.
"What you need to do is kill ten stone men." The gatekeeper chuckled.
Fang Chen was shocked. At a glance, there were thousands of stone men. Not to mention ten, even one would be difficult to kill.
Fang Chen still wanted to say something, but the gatekeeper had already disappeared.
"Fang Chen, I'll help you," said Princess Xin.
She had been standing behind Fang Chen all this time. Even now, Princess Xin didn't want Fang Chen to face difficulties alone.
At this time, the Little Mouse and Demon Armor Insect also came out.
Fang Chen's heart warmed. He nodded heavily.
Kill!
Following Fang Chen's furious roar, he and Princess Xin instantly entered the stone crowd.
These stone men were weaker than Fang Chen had expected. But even so, Fang Chen was still at a disadvantage.
Bang! Bang!
There were too many stone men. They didn't know any secret techniques and only knew how to use brute force.
However, even with that being the case, Fang Chen and Princess Xin were still being suppressed.
The Little Mouse used its innate ability, Extreme Piercing, and was barely able to defeat the approaching stone golems.
As for the Demon Armor Insect, it was helpless in this battle.
Its corrosive power was very strong, but it was powerless against these stone men.
The stone man's defense was too strong, almost invincible.
In the blink of an eye, Fang Chen and the others were besieged.
"Retreat."
Fang Chen roared loudly as he could not allow himself to be surrounded by the stone men.
Under the cover of the Little Mouse and the Demon Armor Bug, Fang Chen and Princess Xin quickly retreated.
The stone golems were slow, but there were too many of them. They chased after them in a grandiose manner.
The rules of this stage did not state that they were not allowed to escape.
Right now, Fang Chen couldn't kill the stone man, so he could only run away.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Fang Chen and Princess Xin fled aimlessly.
"What should we do? The stone men will definitely catch up," Princess Xin said.
Fang Chen's mind flashed as he tried to think of a way to deal with it.
However, at this moment, the golden heart started beating rapidly.
It seemed to be guiding Fang Chen forward.
"Follow me."
Fang Chen roared, grabbed Princess Xin's small hand, and quickly fled.
There were too many stone men. The Little Mouse and the Demon Armor Bug could not hold them off.
Bang!
The Little Mouse was sent flying in an instant. It simply used the recoil to escape with Fang Chen.
The Demon Armor Bug also turned into a stream of light and disappeared among the stone men.
Without obstruction, the stone men were even faster.
The leading stone man roared at the sky. Its arms formed from meteorites waved constantly, causing the ground to tremble.
"Boss, the stone men are catching up."
The Little Mouse shouted anxiously.
Fang Chen pushed the Space-Time True Intent to the extreme and rushed forward.
"Soon."
The golden heart was beating faster and faster. It seemed to be approaching its destination.
As soon as Fang Chen finished speaking, a mountain range suddenly appeared in front of them.
Fang Chen entered the mountain range without hesitation.
Dong!
The moment they entered the mountain range, the golden heart exploded with a dazzling light. A destructive aura was instantly released from the golden heart, causing the entire mountain range to become extremely miserable.
The stone men also entered the mountain range.
"Let's go."
Fang Chen led the way in the mountain range with complicated terrain.
After a while, the golden heart stopped beating.
This was because Fang Chen came under a rock.
Fang Chen's face was somewhat shocked.
Under this layer of rock, an old man sat cross-legged.
The old man's clothes were already in tatters.
"Are you still alive?"
Fang Chen approached the old man in tattered clothes step by step.
"Young man, you're finally here."
Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes.
In an instant, Fang Chen felt as if he had fallen into an illusion.
"Who are you?" asked Fang Chen.
"Who I am is not important. What's important is whether you know who you are." The old man laughed mischievously.
Fang Chen tried to shake his head. His head was a bit muddled, as if he was about to faint.
"What do you want?" Fang Chen said with difficulty.
"Give me your golden heart, and I can help you pass this tribulation." The old man smiled.
"No."
Fang Chen became vigilant and retreated a few steps.
"How do you know about my golden heart?"
Fang Chen's heart was in turmoil.
The golden heart had always been his secret. How did this person know about it?
Who was he? Was he a friend or foe?
Seeing Fang Chen's nervous expression, the old man's face flashed with a sinister smile.
"The stone men will catch up soon. Even if you die, the golden heart will still be mine." The old man continued to emphasize the matter of the golden heart.
Fang Chen's eyes flickered. He was guessing the old man's identity.
Whoosh!
While Fang Chen wasn't paying attention, the old man waved his hand, and a golden light flashed.
Fang Chen was shocked. The aura of this golden light was exactly the same as his golden heart.
"Who are you?"
Activating the Perfect Sword Body, he instantly blocked the attack of the golden light.
Seeing this, the old man's expression became serious.
Then he stopped attacking Fang Chen.
He stared at Fang Chen for a long time and sighed. "You even have the Perfect Sword Body. It seems that you have completely controlled the golden heart."
The old man's words made Fang Chen even more puzzled.
The golden heart and the Perfect Sword Body were his secrets. How did this person know about them?
Could it be?
Fang Chen thought of a possibility in his heart.
The old man seemed to have seen through Fang Chen's thoughts.
He grinned and then turned into nothingness.
"With the golden heart, you are destined to become the top expert in the world.
However, you will encounter countless dangers in the process. Only by enduring them can you set foot on the peak. "
After saying this, the old man disappeared.
Suddenly, Fang Chen's head froze.
Then, he opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings.
Under the rock, it was empty. There was nothing.
"Where's that old man?"
Fang Chen was shocked. Why did the old man suddenly disappear?
"Princess Xin, what did you see just now?" asked Fang Chen.
Princess Xin shook her head, puzzled.
"What's wrong, Fang Chen?"
Asked Princess Xin.
Fang Chen frowned and turned his head to look at the Little Mouse and the Demon Armor Insect.
The two expressed that they didn't see anything.
"Was it an illusion? Why did it feel so real?"
Fang Chen suspected that everything he saw was an illusion.
But it also didn't seem like it.
Who in this world would know that he had the golden heart?
Could it be?
Fang Chen thought of a terrifying thing.
This made Fang Chen's expression even more unsightly.
"Could it be that someone is secretly controlling the world? This golden heart is just a chess piece?"
The more he thought about it, the more Fang Chen's heart shook.
"Fang Chen, are you alright?"
Seeing Fang Chen's body swaying, Princess Xin hurriedly supported him.
Fang Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about this mess.
No matter what, his current achievements were all because of the golden heart.
If not for the golden heart, he might have died when he was struck by lightning on Earth.
It was even more impossible for him to be reborn like this.
Who cares? As long as the golden heart was harmless to him, it was enough.
Thinking of this, Fang Chen let out a sigh of relief.
"I'm fine."
He faintly smiled at Princess Xin.
"Boss, the golems are coming."
Little Mouse said anxiously.
Fang Chen's expression changed as he ran with Princess Xin.
However, Fang Chen didn't see that under the rock, where the old man disappeared, there was a drop of golden light.
A drop of golden light flickered. When Fang Chen left, this drop of golden light merged with the golden heart.
The somewhat restless golden heart gradually calmed down.
Fang Chen didn't know this, either.
This mountain range was quite special. It was like a maze.
Fortunately, Fang Chen had some attainments in the art of illusion, and could walk freely.
After about an hour, Fang Chen finally shook off those golems.
However, he still couldn't let his guard down.
They carefully traveled in the mountain range.
"Boss, is there a time limit for this trial?" Little Mouse asked.
Fang Chen shook his head.
If there was a time limit, who could pass?
With so many golems, even if he had battle prowess comparable to the middle level of the Heavenly Body Tier, he wouldn't be able to complete the mission in a short time.
"Then what should we do? We can't keep wasting time like this, right?" Princess Xin asked.
"In my opinion, we should keep wasting time. When Boss and Princess Xin break through to the Heavenly Body Tier, and the little bug recovers to the peak of cultivation, we can join forces and possibly complete the mission," Little Mouse said.
Fang Chen shook his head.
He was still young, and there were many things he hadn't done yet. He didn't want to be trapped here for a long time.
"Let's think of a way," Fang Chen said.
Just as he was speaking, he suddenly caught sight of a towering tree in the distance from the corner of his eye.
"That's …"
Fang Chen's eyes lit up. His figure flashed, and he arrived in front of the towering tree.
Little Mouse jumped onto the tree and asked, "Boss, what did you find?"
"Look."
Fang Chen pointed at a yellow flower on the trunk of the towering tree.
This flower had three leaves, and looked very ordinary.
"Boss, what's this?"
"Dark Night Divine Blood Flower," Fang Chen said happily.
"Dark Night Divine Blood Flower!"