187: Chapter 187 Trial BOSS

Bang, bang, bang—dozens of heavy impacts slammed onto the ground in rapid succession.

"W-we're back?"

"Great, it's Mo, Mo is back!"

Someone in the crowd shouted excitedly.

At this moment, Gu Tian knelt on the sandy ground, carefully stroking the sand before him with his hands.

It had been tens of thousands of years.

This land was a place he knew better than anywhere else.

"Is this your home?"

Ah Li, standing beside him, gently took his arm and asked in a low voice.

Gu Tian nodded, his eyes slightly reddened.

Half an hour later, everyone returned to the Celestial Tribe.

"Welcome home, Holy Son!"

The tribespeople knelt and bowed to Gu Tian one after another.

Looking at the familiar faces, Gu Tian ultimately could not hold back the tears welling up in his eyes.

Every blade of grass and every tree here was so familiar to him.

Just as he was immersed in his memories, a voice suddenly rang out:

"Is that you, kid?"

Delos ran over, excited.

"U-Uncle Delos?"

"Wuu wuu... you kid really ruined us!"

Bill and Terra also rushed out, looking aggrieved, wishing they could hug Gu Tian's legs and have a good cry.

Back then, only two or three people had originally proposed escaping with Gu Tian. Delos and his two companions were not among them. But at that time, Gu Tian was young and impulsive, swearing that he would definitely take everyone out, and ended up dragging them along as well.

In the end, the three of them were caught and brought back, while everyone else escaped. The tribespeople's anger was vented entirely upon them.

"Wuu wuu... twenty thousand years, a full twenty thousand years! Do you know how we lived through that?"

Gu Tian naturally understood what happened back then. He had also heard about the plight of Delos and his two companions from Jiang He. If he hadn't insisted on taking them with him, Elder Gu Luo might have only punished them for a few hundred years before letting them go.

But because of him, they had been imprisoned for tens of thousands of years.

"I-I'm sorry, it's my fault that you were implicated."

Gu Tian turned his head and looked at Elder Gu Luo with difficulty, explaining what had happened back then.

"Elder Gu Luo, since I have already returned, please let them go!"

Elder Gu Luo looked troubled and spoke:

"Holy Son, it's not that I am heartless and insisted on imprisoning them for tens of thousands of years... but ever since you left, the passage leading out has been sealed by some kind of power. People have constantly arrived here over the years; it's not that we don't want to let them out, but once they enter, they can never leave."

"What? The exit has been sealed?" Gu Tian was shocked.

The exit from this region was something Gu Tian had discovered by accident back then. It was hidden in a small river deep within the mountains, covered by the river water all year round, making it very difficult to detect. If it hadn't been for Gu Tian's good relationship with the monsters in the forest, who had led him there, he might never have found it in his entire life.

Elder Gu Luo had also discovered the exit back then and had wanted to go out to find the Holy Son himself, but he discovered that it seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier that could not be broken by any means.

Hearing this, Delos and the others did not look too sad; they sighed.

"Sigh... if we can't get out, then we can't. We've lived here for tens of thousands of years anyway, and we're used to it. As long as we don't have to be 'blood cows' anymore... wuu wuu, tens of thousands of years, not eating well, not sleeping well, and having to get up regularly to donate blood—this is truly no life for a human!"

"Damn it, nonsense!"

At this moment, Jiang He, who was on the side, suddenly jumped out and cursed.

"It doesn't matter if you can get out or not, but I am definitely getting out!"

Seeing Jiang He's agitated state, Gu Tian hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "Jiang He, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to get you out."

"That's right, Master, Gu Tian will definitely find a way." Ah Li also comforted him softly.

Jiang He sighed, feeling anxious and impatient. He didn't know how many days he had already spent in this Reincarnation Trial. Ever since he finished verifying Gu Tian's strength, he hadn't been able to stay for even a moment longer.

If he didn't hurry up and increase his level, by the time Kavis arrived with his army of monsters to sweep across the Blue Star, he would only be left to take a beating.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"Mm... okay."

Several hours later, everyone arrived at the edge of a cliff.

"Damn, you call this a small river?" Jiang He shouted with his mouth wide open.

The cliff before them was dozens of meters in diameter and hundreds of meters deep. Below, the current was turbulent, and the river water violently lashed against the cliffs, emitting a thunderous roar.

"This is the place." Gu Tian nodded.

Jiang He looked down: "Where is the exit you mentioned?"

"It's right under the river water."

Jiang He was speechless.

Not to mention whether there was an exit or not, just looking at this rapid current, wouldn't anyone who jumped down be swept away immediately?

Seeming to see his concerns, Gu Tian stepped forward and said: "Don't worry, this current looks fast, but it's actually very stable underwater; you won't be swept away."

Soon, everyone brought over a rope. Gu Tian accompanied Jiang He as they went down together.

Before leaving, Ah Li looked at the two of them nervously: "Be careful, I always feel that there is danger down there."

As a member of the demon race, Ah Li's perception of danger was much keener than a human's. Standing at the edge of the cliff just now, she had felt a wave of inexplicable panic.

"Mm, don't worry, Ah Li, I've been down there before, there are no monsters."

Ah Li nodded, her eyes filled with worry.

Before long, the two of them climbed down along the rope.

At a distance of less than ten meters from the river surface, Gu Tian shouted: "Jump straight down, don't swim, let your body sink naturally; the exit is at the bottom of the river."

Jiang He nodded with a serious expression.

"Jump!"

Following Gu Tian's command, the two of them jumped into the water simultaneously.

The people on the cliff stared nervously at the river surface.

Bang, bang—suddenly, with two loud noises, Gu Tian and Jiang He were thrown out of the water.

"Damn it, Gu Tian, didn't you say there were no monsters down there?!"

After leaping out of the water, Jiang He cursed loudly.

The two of them were quick to grab the rope, not daring to stay for even a second longer, and climbed up desperately.

It turned out that after falling into the water, Jiang He had let his body sink slowly as Gu Tian had instructed. But during the descent, it seemed they were blocked by something?

It was soft and slippery under their feet.

Jiang He curiously touched it with his hand; it was cold and sticky.

Before he could react, several tentacles suddenly coiled toward him.

It was impossible to move flexibly underwater, and just as the tentacles were about to wrap around him—suddenly, he felt light, and was lifted by Gu Tian from behind and violently thrown toward the surface.

Only then did he barely escape a disaster.

As soon as the two climbed back onto the cliff, Jiang He shouted angrily: "Damn! Didn't you say it was very safe? What on earth was that thing just now?!"

Gu Tian was full of guilt, and he was also very confused. He had checked it repeatedly back then; there weren't even any fish, let alone monsters.

Just when he didn't know how to explain it—Boom!

A loud noise suddenly came from the water surface, and a behemoth floated out.

Everyone saw the monster's appearance clearly and was all given a huge fright.

Above its waist was a humanoid torso covered in cyan scales, while its lower half had eight constantly writhing tentacles.

[Ding, Trial Boss Demon Shark has appeared. Player, please kill it immediately.]