"That's right," Chu Xiu sighed softly.

He had to admit, the woman before him was frighteningly logical, not only able to swiftly digest all the memories in seconds but also accurately analyze the current predicament.

But unfortunately, this was an unsolvable situation.

During their conversation, the ritual progress had already approached 90%. Even if she could think of a way to counter the Great Elder's Ability, there wasn't enough time to execute it.

The most crucial thing is...

"Your aura is weakening," Chu Xiu said.

"Yes," Jiang Yu responded, "This body should at most withstand my Power for another minute."

Chu Xiu sighed again.

Well, that's it.

He initially thought it was a master taking over, but it turned out to be temporary access, the kind that disconnects in just a minute.

Now, the already slim hope was completely gone.

If he wanted to survive...

Chu Xiu's gaze focused on Jiang Yu, who was deep in thought.

If his guess was correct, the Jiang Yu before him would likely use an escape Artifact to get away before the "transformation" time ran out; that was the optimal solution for her.

But to snatch the Artifact from her hands was a hundred times harder than bullying Jiang Xue...

Perhaps it would be better to act while she was still thinking?

Just as Chu Xiu was considering his schemes, Jiang Yu suddenly looked up.

She seemed to have made some decision.

"Chen Ce, can I trust you?" she asked.

Jiang Yu's words left Chu Xiu stunned, as he hadn't expected the girl opposite him to suddenly say something like that.

Trust?

Just seconds ago, I was contemplating snatching your escape Artifact. A few minutes ago, we didn't even know each other. Where's the trust in such a situation?

"It's my wording that's ambiguous," Jiang Yu seemed to realize her mistake. "When I say trust, I don't mean your character, but your strength and... your greed."

"Based on my sister's memories, you're very strong and haven't used your full strength yet. I think you're worth the gamble."

She gently tucked her black hair behind her ear, her dark gold eyes resembling smoldering flames.

"I dislike running away, and I hate dragging others down with me even more."

"The reason this Trial became so difficult is likely due to my unique Talent. If I simply leave like this, it will become a demon of my heart for the rest of my life."

"I'll solve the ritual issues. The rest is up to you."

"As long as you take my sister and me through the rank-up Trial, you can come find me at [Dongfu], and I'll reward you with something beyond your wildest imagination."

"Trust me, no matter which family you're from, I have the Power to give you a reward that will shock you!"

As she spoke, she took off the black-framed glasses on her face and placed them in Chu Xiu's hand.

"My sister really likes these glasses, please keep them safe for me."

Chu Xiu instinctively accepted the black-framed glasses from Jiang Yu and, to his shock, an archaic golden Armor appeared on Jiang Yu, and with a roar, a silver-white Pegasus appeared beside her!

Jiang Yu swiftly mounted the horse. The Pegasus beneath her kicked its feet, unfurling its white wings, and with a gust that seemed to form a tornado, both rider and horse lifted into the air!

Her lance pointed towards the sky, like a Valkyrie charging at a god!

Chu Xiu was momentarily entranced. He looked at the black-framed glasses in his hand, feeling a bit guilty.

Jiang Yu clearly believed the abnormal difficulty of the Trial was due to her own fault.

But in reality, it was more likely because of Chu Xiu's influence.

The combination of both their high Talent Tiers coincidentally resulted in such a high-difficulty Trial.

"Another good person."

Chu Xiu greatly admired such spirited strong individuals.

At that moment, under his gaze, Jiang Yu had already become a small dot, heading towards another Elder who had sensed something amiss and was coming to investigate.

With a furious roar, Jiang Yu's lance bloomed into radiant lightning. She aimed with her left hand and with her right threw with force. In the roar of thunder, the lance transformed into a silver streak across the sky, piercing through the Priest Fire Elder!

Before the Elder could react, Jiang Yu, riding the Pegasus, collided with them!

"Boom!"

Chu Xiu rushed to the top of the bell tower, but still couldn't clearly see the exact battle, only the flashing lightning and deafening thunder.

Half a minute later, Jiang Yu, covered in blood, returned riding the Pegasus with the mutated Elder's corpse in tow.

"There are two ways to disrupt the ritual."

She seemed to have little time left and spoke quickly upon returning.

"One is to destroy the three statues used to absorb Power, located in the church, castle, and square."

"The other is to eliminate the manifested avatar of the descending Evil God."

"When the ritual begins, the Evil God sends an avatar. If I'm not wrong, it's likely the mole among us."

"Both methods are feasible; it's up to you to decide, but act fast."

"How can you be sure the information is true?" Chu Xiu sharply grasped the core of the issue.

"No one can lie while ensnared by the Lasso of Truth."

Chu Xiu: "...Is your profession Wonder Woman?"

Ignoring Chu Xiu's comment, Jiang Yu's golden eyes looked into the distance: "We are almost out of time."

As if in response to her words, simultaneously in three different places in the village, three statues lit up, and blinding scarlet pillars of light rose from the statues!

The three beams intersected in the sky, forming a mysterious and complex black hexagram pattern.

A heart-pounding dark red light curtain descended, like a prison, enveloping the whole of Starfall Village!

Even without Jiang Yu's words, it was a very obvious warning.

However...

Chu Xiu glanced at the panel.

[Current Ritual Progress: 90%]

You're kidding me with a 90% progress warning???

He was sure, this ghost trial was deliberately trying to kill him.

Now, basically as long as one or two more Trial Takers are caught, it will be over!

And just after Jiang Yu finished speaking, the golden light in her eyes quickly dimmed, and her originally impressive figure began to shrink rapidly.

In no time, she turned back into that cute little girl.

This made Chu Xiu sigh and hold his forehead even more.

Couldn't you hold on a bit longer!

Although Jiang Yu helped him kill an elder and brought back valuable information, she left the most difficult Great Elder for him.

Where on earth did this inexplicable trust come from!

Isn't she afraid that Chu Xiu would repeat his trick and snatch the artifact from Jiang Xue?

This strange strong person behavior really baffles a Demon Cultivator like Chu Xiu.

But Jiang Yu was right about one thing.

He is indeed very greedy.

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from beside Chu Xiu, it was Jiang Xue who had turned back, looking at herself covered in blood, and she couldn't help but scream.

Then she looked ahead somewhat blankly, as if digesting previous memories.

After a while, she looked up and gave Chu Xiu a faint glance.

"What you said about turning the tide, turns out it was a deception."

"Ahem."

Chu Xiu coughed lightly in embarrassment, handing her back the black-framed glasses.

"So, what are your profession and talent?"

Even though he seemed to be chatting with the girl, he was actually constantly looking down from the bell tower.

After hearing Jiang Yu's words, he quickly made a decision.

"It's not possible to destroy the three statues in time!"

"Not to mention that these three statues are very far apart, and heavily guarded, and the one in the central square is facing the Great Elder, who hasn't even morphed but is already of Warrior Tier!"

And searching for the Evil God's avatar is even more out of the question, Chu Xiu couldn't even confirm who the mole is, let alone tracking it down in this vast village.

"So the only method now is to protect the living Trial Takers! Try to delay the ritual, and then consider ways to disrupt it."

Chu Xiu squinted, fully activating the Nether Demon Eyes, capturing every movement below in this situation!

"Currently, besides me and Jiang Xue, there are at least five Trial Takers still alive!"

The Awakened who survived till now are mostly powerful, like Zhou Juncai, who has a B Grade profession, a collection of treasures, and is ruthless.

For them, encountering ordinary Guards, as long as they are not surrounded, is not a significant threat, and those villagers can be ignored even more.

Their only function is to reveal the Trial Taker's location, allowing real strongmen to come and hunt them down!

"Two elders are already dead, the greatest threat to them is the terrifying Great Elder!"

Chu Xiu's eyes flickered, and in just a few breaths, he memorized the approximate locations of the fleeing Trial Takers!

Of course, there may be one or two that were missed, but that's actually a good thing; it means those missing Trial Takers are well-hidden.

Meanwhile, during his observation, he used Perfect Refining to refine and enhance the Bone Bloodthirst Array with the corpses of two sacrificed fire elders.

Time is precious, and not a second should be wasted.

At this moment, Jiang Xue's response also reached his ears: "My profession is Fate Main Priest (S), and my talent... I can't say, but my sister has exhausted all my energy, I might not be of much help now."

Chu Xiu didn't mind Jiang Xue's secrecy, only asking: "Can you still run?"

At the same time, raising his hand to put away the Bone Blood-Sucking Banner, the powerful Life Ability of the two Warrior Tier elites had already strengthened it to +8, its Power surged!

Unfortunately, these two sacrificial fire elders had been beaten too badly, reducing the value of their corpses; otherwise, it could have been enhanced one more level.

"I can!" Jiang Xue nodded, "I have a piece of equipment that can increase movement speed."

"Good," Chu Xiu nodded, "You now go gather all the Trial Takers, follow my summoned creatures, he knows where the others are and can protect you."

"What about you?"

"Me?"

Chu Xiu looked into the distance, determination flashing in his eyes.

"I'm going to kill the Great Elder!"

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