Darkness.

Wu Xiaode opened his eyes and saw that he was standing in a rocky wasteland.

There was smoke all around.

Something was peering far away in the darkness.

The Book of the Dead was opened immediately, revealing lines of small words in ice crystals:

"Your soul power has reached 10 points."

"This is the watershed of strength. You need to serve the Kingdom of Death. Only after you win can you get further promotion."

To serve the kingdom of death…

Damn it, I'm alive.

Just as Wu Xiaode was thinking this, he saw misty mist emerging from the void, covering his body as softly as a gauze.

Silent magic mist!

It has actually taken effect automatically!

Wu Xiaode took a moment to sense it, and found that this time it did not manifest anything, but covered himself with the inherent death aura of the magic mist.

——Why? Did it detect anything?

The next second.

A voice came from far away:

"I was shocked. I thought it was a living person."

Wu Xiaode looked back.

In the wilderness, he saw a skeleton wearing metal armor slowly walking towards him.

Skeletons...can talk...

It seems that he is really regarded as a dead person.

Perhaps in the long and endless time, no one has ever thought that people who enter the Death Cave can survive.

"Who are you?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The skeleton snorted and said: "I am a genius master of the skeleton clan, who are you?"

"Humans are dead." Wu Xiaode said.

"Nonsense! I saw it! I asked for your name!" the skeleton shouted.

"Qian Mingkui." Wu Xiaode said.

"That's pretty much it. How's your strength?" Skull asked.

"I have 10 points of soul power." Wu Xiaode said.

The skeleton held his forehead and said helplessly: "We all have 10 points of soul power, that's why we were summoned to this battlefield, idiot."

It continued: "Listen up, newcomers, we must defend our position and do not allow any existence from other camps to enter the Kingdom of Death. As long as we hold on for one hour, we will complete this trial."

"Just the two of us?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes, this mound is our position." The skeleton said.

Wu Xiaode looked around and saw mounds farther away, with different undead monsters standing beside each mound.

Next to the nearest mound, stood two skeletons and a tall man holding a staff.

The tall man's complexion was not very good, he looked blue and black.

"That's a lich. What a bad luck. Why can't I be grouped with a lich?" the skeleton said, half envious and half jealous.

"If the position is destroyed, we have failed, right?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Not only that, we will also completely fall into the sleep of death! So you kid, be more serious and don't drag me down to fail the trial." The skeleton said.

"Who will try to break through our position?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Anyone can do it - who doesn't want to enter the Kingdom of Death to see what's going on? Some people even want to snatch some souls from the Kingdom of Death," the skeleton said.

The skeleton said and looked to the other side.

Wu Xiaode followed its gaze and saw several three-headed dogs squatting on the other side of the battlefield, their bodies burning with blazing flames.

"It would be great if there was a three-headed dog to partner with me... Why do I only have one dead boy here?" the skeleton murmured again.

"Hey, it seems like something is coming." Wu Xiaode said.

The skeleton suddenly came back to his senses and looked towards the front of the position.

I saw a humanoid existence made entirely of flames appear in the deep darkness. It had a pair of long wings and double horns on its head. It flew in the air and shouted loudly:

"Go, my children, attack the defense line of the Kingdom of Death, and let those skeletons and dead dogs know never to mess with us!"

Far away in the wilderness.

A dense mass of cavalry appeared.

They all had double horns on their heads, wore full body armor, rode fire-breathing horses, and began to charge towards the position here.

The Book of the Dead shook, and lines of small words in ice crystals suddenly appeared:

"The trial has begun."

"Within an hour, you need to hold your position so that it will not be destroyed."

"If you succeed, you will gain the power of death, so that you can continue to increase the upper limit of your soul power."

"If you fail, you will fall into the abyss of the kingdom of death and enter eternal sleep, unless someone calls you again."

Before Wu Xiaode finished reading, the painful groans of skeletons could be heard in his ears:

"What the hell, why is it the Demon Predator Lord? He is the most popular master in the demon camp. Now we are finished..."

Wu Xiaode said nothing and turned his eyes around.

Near other earthbags, the death-type ghosts responsible for defense were a little downcast.

Is that guy strong?

Just looking at the densely packed cavalry in the wilderness, one knows that this is a tough battle.

"What's the strength of those cavalry?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Each one has at least 10 soul power points," the skeleton said.

"It seems that this battle is just a matter of numbers. One or two people can't decide the direction of this battle." Wu Xiaode judged.

"It's true, we have no choice but to fight." The skeleton's eyes flashed with a faint light of unwillingness.

The black army pressed forward.

The war horses galloped and the earth shook uncontrollably.

Wu Xiaode's mind was racing, and he suddenly thought of a way.

At the same time, the mist covering his body seemed to understand his mind and spread around.

Silently, the fog enveloped the position.

"Boy, is this fog your power?" The skeleton looked on coldly.

"What is your ability?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Hmph, I can hug the enemy and kill him with the flames of death!" the skeleton said proudly.

Wu Xiaode was startled.

——In fights these days, there are still people who choose to die together?

"Are you scared? I tell you, don't mess with me!" the skeleton said viciously.

"It's... so powerful. I will never mess with you." Wu Xiaode looked at it like a monster and said.

A long horn sounded.

The cavalry army gradually began to speed up.

"Stop talking nonsense, you are left and I am right, we each guard one side." The skeleton said.

"The demon plundering lord is already holding the battle, where is the big boss on our side?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I don't know. I haven't shown up yet. I don't know what's going on." The skeleton also said a little worried.

"Hell, we don't even have a boss, how can we fight this?" Wu Xiaode said.

"We can only fight to the death!" the skeleton shouted.

"We can't hold it," Wu Xiaode said calmly, "Brother, it's been a full hour, do you think we can hold these broken rocks?"

"Otherwise?" The skeleton turned around and asked him.

"I have an idea. It depends on whether you are willing to cooperate."
To be continued...