[Trial Requirement: Reach the other side of the river.]

Gazing at the crystal-clear Sinking River, Li Cunxu estimated the river to be ten meters deep. He lifted his foot and kicked the soil on the riverbank, hoping to test the peculiarities of the Sinking River with the soil.

As a result, his foot only scraped off a layer of soil and sand from the surface. The soil and sand, upon entering the water, sank swiftly to the bottom of the river.

"This Sinking River must be mimicking the Weak Water River!"

The Weak Water River can pull all things in the world to its bottom, with even feathers unable to float and cattail flowers sinking decisively. Even if a Venerable King arrives, they might not escape the Weak Water River.

Li Cunxu stomped down hard on the ground. Apart from the loose surface layer of soil and sand, the soil beneath was as hard as steel.

"Steel beneath the ground, seems like it's to prevent anyone from cheating and digging a tunnel to the other side of the river."

"Since there's something on the ground, there might be something in the sky as well!"

Li Cunxu grabbed a handful of dirt and tossed it upwards. The soil and sand barely flew high before they drooped down as if they were powerless.

"No-fly array, looks like I'll have to walk over."

He summoned the Blood Lotus Carp to test the water.

The Blood Lotus Carp floated over, but as soon as it reached above the river's surface, the no-fly array close to the river severed its flying capability, causing it to plummet into the Sinking River. The river's gravity quickly pulled the Blood Lotus Carp to the bottom.

Li Cunxu realized that summoning the Blood Lotus Carp to test the water was a mistake. The Blood Lotus Carp couldn't swim in the Sinking River; the water seemed to lack buoyancy, and without limbs, climbing back to the shore from the river bottom became a major challenge.

He summoned the Little White Spider, which shot out silk to pull the Blood Lotus Carp up.

"What's it like in the water?"

The Blood Lotus Carp said, "This water has no buoyancy, only gravity. Uh... the gravity it exerts should be about a hundred times."

Hundred-fold gravity, it seems crossing this river isn't difficult.

Golden Beastmasters' bodies are relatively fragile, most can't withstand it, but Li Cunxu didn't have this worry; he possessed a golden jade body.

Li Cunxu looked at the spider silk and changed his mind, thinking of a better way to cross without getting wet.

The Little White Spider shot its silk to the other side of the river, forming a bridge of spider silk.

Halfway across the spider silk bridge, the calm Sinking River suddenly surged with waves, aiming to sweep Li Cunxu into the river.

Li Cunxu saw this scene but remained calm, having anticipated it in advance.

Since the Little White Spider could construct a spider silk bridge, a wood-element pet beast could create a wooden bridge, and the golden trial emphasized fairness, it wouldn't be fair if Beast Masters with wood-element pet beasts had such an advantage.

Li Cunxu activated the skill of his Cloud Patterned Cyan Robe, with the light cyan, cloud-patterned protective shield blocking the water waves from the Sinking River.

The audience was somewhat surprised by this turn of events; the spider silk bridge didn't break under the water's impact.

Why did the audience think this way?

The reason lay in the broadcast footage.

The organizers understood broadcasting; they placed a series of livestreams showing bridges being constructed across the Sinking River together.

Beside Li Cunxu's livestream, someone had constructed a sturdy diamond bridge, but it shattered at the slightest impact of the Sinking River's waves. Could this fine spider silk be tougher than diamond?

This led many viewers to raise doubts.

"Is the trial being lenient? Even a diamond bridge next door couldn't withstand the waves, yet this thin spider silk bridge can?"

"I think it's due to the force area. With a smaller force area, the spider silk avoids most of the water's impact force, whereas the diamond bridge, though sturdy, had a larger area and bore most of the force."

"What about the iron chain bridge made by that person? It's also thin, with a small force area. Why did it break immediately under the water's impact? How do you explain that?"

"You all underestimate the resilience of the spider silk bridge, but maybe it's not fragile at all and is actually very tough."

"Impossible. I admit spider silk can be resilient, but that's crafted by a strong person. Does he look like a strong person?"

The doubts of the audience stemmed from Li Cunxu's youth. The organizers provided a profile card beneath each contestant's livestream, displaying their age. The specifics of Li Cunxu indicated he was eighteen, leading the audience to doubt whether he had the ability to construct a spider silk bridge impervious to the Sinking River's waves.

Doubts aside, they did not impede Li Cunxu from crossing to the other side of the river.

The first trial was passed just like that.

From the sky descended a stone shimmering with a blue glow, halting in front of Li Cunxu.

[Rare Object: Water Origin Stone]

[Quality: One Star]

[Carrying Points: Three Points]

[Description: Embed in a Beast Taming Space to generate a water spirit vein producing water-element spiritual energy.]

"Is this the gift the Golden King mentioned? It's generous to use rare objects as gifts."

A one-star rare object isn't much, but with so many participants, everyone who passes gets one; how many rare objects will the Golden King distribute?

Li Cunxu placed the Water Origin Stone into his Space Ring, intending to embed it after exiting.

The subsequent trials were designed using the elements of the Five Elements. Li Cunxu passed through them with ease.

The sixth trial was a maze.

The maze was immensely complex, and navigating it was no easy task. However, there was a simpler way: walk in a straight line and showcase post-Golden level strength, bulldozing through walls with brute force.

Li Cunxu opted not to bulldoze walls, as he had alternative means to unravel the maze without resorting to force. The Little White Spider employed the Ten Thousand Spiders' Net, enveloping the entire maze. With the Little White Spider's awareness of everything within the net, the maze was no exception.

Knowing the correct path through the maze, Li Cunxu strolled out pleasantly.

He received the sixth small gift from the Golden King, a one-star rare object – the Spirit Origin Stone.

The seventh trial was the Illusory Celestial Ladder.

The ladder had a total of one thousand steps. Each step ensnared one into an illusion; the higher you ascend, the stronger the illusion, and the harder it is to break free.

The antidote to these illusions is a resolute will.

In a past life, Li Cunxu was paralyzed for over forty years, honing a staunch determination, making these illusionary trials trivial, allowing him to reach the final step.

Among those who passed the Illusory Celestial Ladder, only eight succeeded.

Li Cunxu was conspicuous among them due to his youth.

Because Li Cunxu, in previous trials, relied on wisdom for success without extensively displaying the might of his pet beasts, many doubted his capabilities.

"Did he cheat or what? I watched his entire process of passing the trials, and each seemed to have a feeling of cunning."

On the Illusory Celestial Ladder platform, Li Cunxu was slightly taken aback.

Among the seven other Illusory Celestial Ladder completers, he noticed someone who shouldn't be present at the Golden Tournament.

Shen Wujiu.

"Didn't the headmaster refuse to let him participate? How did he come?"

Soon, Li Cunxu's attention was diverted by the gift from the Golden King.

[Rare Object: Five-Origin Spirit Stone]

[Quality: Five Stars]

[Carrying Points: Fifteen Points]

[Description: Embed in Beast Taming Space; if possessing Five Elements Source Stones, over time, it generates numerous spirit veins of varying attributes.]

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