The eyes of the people on both sides of the stone path were fixed on the man and Li Xiu.

"Do we have a feud?" Li Xiu asked the man.

"No feud," the man replied.

"Then why do you want my life?" Li Xiu asked again.

"For a chance to ascend to Longevity City," the man said slowly, his eyes firmly fixed on Li Xiu.

"Oh, you think killing me will allow you to go to Longevity City?" Li Xiu asked with some surprise. It seemed that Longevity Heaven was not as magnificent as he had imagined. It seemed even more brutal than the outside.

At least he could ascend directly to that celestial city, while these people seemed to have no opportunity to even attempt it.

On the rooftop of a shabby two-story building in the distance, a masked man and a masked woman were watching the situation with Li Xiu.

"Dare to bet with me?" the man said casually.

"How to bet?" the woman asked.

"Bet whether that newcomer Trial Taker can ascend to Longevity City," the man said.

"Bet on what?" the woman frowned slightly.

"If you lose, you'll be mine. I'll ensure your safe return to the city, and no one in Longevity City will dare touch you," the man said.

"What if you lose?" the woman asked, staring at the man.

"If I lose, I'll grant you a chance to return to the city and ensure that no one dares to touch you for three days," the man said.

"Alright, I bet he can enter the city," the woman smiled.

"Only because he has a shining demon spirit?" the man said dismissively.

"No, just because I think he's strong," the woman said calmly.

"Then let's wait and see, don't forget your promise," the man said with a smile.

The woman said nothing more, just watching the two in confrontation in the street.

The man blocking Li Xiu was already impatient, his blood-red spear suddenly thrust out, the dazzling spear aimed directly at Li Xiu's chest, nearly instantly reaching him.

Dang!

Li Xiu drew the Fire Lotus Sword and directly sliced the spear apart.

The man roared, his spear transforming into a furious sea dragon, crazily coiling towards Li Xiu.

Li Xiu sat calmly on the Pink Nightmare, his hand wielding the Fire Lotus Sword seemingly casually, knocking the spear away time and again.

No matter how fierce the man's storm-like spear attacks were, they couldn't even touch a corner of Li Xiu's clothes.

The man's spear skills were decent, but unfortunately too low level, probably just a D-level Trial Taker. Li Xiu could kill him with a single stroke if he wanted.

Suddenly, the man retracted his spear and stepped back, his face pale as he looked at Li Xiu: "Why don't you kill me?"

He realized that Li Xiu's level should be higher than his, making it easy to kill him, but Li Xiu only defended and didn't attack, otherwise he would have died long ago.

"There are a few questions I'd like to ask," Li Xiu said.

"No need to ask, if you can't ascend Spiral Mountain, you'll become part of this place anyway, and then you'll understand," the man said and turned away, disappearing into the slums within moments.

Li Xiu understood the man's meaning, most people here were either those previously invited to Longevity Heaven or their descendants, who couldn't ascend Spiral Mountain.

"Longevity Heaven really is ruthless," Li Xiu frowned slightly, riding the Pink Nightmare and continuing forward.

The people in the surrounding slums, though eager, dared not provoke Li Xiu.

"Looks like I won," the woman smiled.

"Don't rush, the road ahead is long," the man said, leaping down and heading in the direction Li Xiu left.

The woman followed suit, her expression unchanged.

When Li Xiu reached the foot of the mountain, he found that what appeared to be just a small point connecting with the ground from afar was actually much larger than he imagined. The place connecting the mountain to the earth had at least a hundred-meter diameter.

But it's still hard to imagine how such a small area could support the enormous mountain and city above.

As he stowed away the Pink Nightmare and surveyed the mountain, contemplating how to ascend, he suddenly saw another person walking over.

This person was wearing armor, resembling medieval knight's heavy armor, with Light Pattern shimmering on it, clearly a contract.

As he approached Li Xiu, he charged directly, like a rampaging tank, the Light Pattern grew ever stronger, burning like flames on his body, the terrifying momentum made one doubt even a small mountain would be demolished by him.

"The Fire Knight, one of the four generals of Wansheng Town, why would he come here?" the woman frowned slightly.

The man laughed, "The Fire Knight recently advanced to S-level. He plans to leave Wansheng Town for Longevity City, and with a new Trial Taker arriving, it's quite convenient. With a newcomer's invitation card, he can directly become a member of Longevity Heaven without needing another selection. Of course, the Fire Knight wouldn't miss this opportunity."

"You knew the Fire Knight had advanced to S-level and wanted to go to Longevity City?" the woman looked at the man.

"A game is a game. I let you choose first; it's your choice to pick that newcomer, can't blame me. Rest assured when you're with me, you'll have your benefits, better than being alone in Longevity City," the man laughed.

"Who's to say who'll win or lose," the woman said coldly.

"You think a newcomer can defeat the Fire Knight?" the man said contemptuously, "If he were truly that strong, the Commander who recruited him would have had people escort him directly to Longevity City, why would he need to go this Wansheng path?"

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