"Finally... finally... we can see it!"

Lu Fanchen and the other two looked at the increasingly clear view inside the gate and couldn't help but get excited for a moment.

After spending an entire night without eating or sleeping, the high-level map was finally beckoning them.

Inside the gate was a passageway less than a hundred meters long, clearly man-made, with layers of steps and sides crafted from unknown metal.

At the end of the passage, there was a faint light, revealing a vast space filled with scattered stones and an indescribable feeling of qi and blood heat.

As Lu Fanchen and the others reached the end of the passage, the entire underground space was revealed.

The space was as large as ten stadiums, and in the center stood a three-meter-tall giant of the Human Race, holding a giant sword with eyes closed, standing still like a statue.

Opposite in the space was a 20-meter-tall metal gate, similar to the one they entered through, but clearly locked. Horizontal and vertical bars blocked the gate's passage, and it was obvious that without removing these metal bars, the gate could not be opened.

"What does this map mean? Do we have to defeat that man to proceed?" Lin Xinyao glanced around the space, her gaze stopping on the statue-like man in the center.

"Probably." Lu Fanchen glanced at the statue-like man and then looked at the ground around him, saying, "But our task is to collect Molten Fire Crystals. Those faint red crystals on the ground should be them. Let's not worry about the statue and gather the Molten Fire Crystals first before investigating the statue."

Lin Xinyao and Li Tianxing both nodded in agreement with Lu Fanchen's proposal.

The map level was extremely high, obviously not a place they should be at their current level. Instead of risking the investigation of the statue, they might as well complete their task first, hoping for some subsequent instructions.

So the three of them stepped into the space and began to dig up the faint red crystals on the ground.

However, the moment Lu Fanchen and the other two stepped into this space, the static, statue-like giant warrior suddenly moved, drawing the black giant sword from his back and stirring up a powerful gust of wind.

"Three examinees detected, identifying three examinees as Advanced Apprentices, adjusting self to quasi-martial artist, decomposing into three units for first-phase testing."

As the mechanical-sounding voice of the giant warrior with the black giant sword rang out, the originally three-meter tall man, along with the sword, split into three like liquid metal, each much smaller, only over two meters tall.

"Examinee? Quasi-martial artist first-phase test?" Lu Fanchen laughed as he saw the man split into three, "Looks like we're in luck. This ultra-high-level map is actually a trial map."

"Perfect, we'll each handle one and see who passes first," Lin Xinyao also laughed.

Li Tianxing nodded.

To play personal trials in front of these legendary figures, such a map was like a freebie, especially with one-on-one combat, where the opponent was just at a quasi-martial artist level. Even with the great mental pressure within this space, defeating them was easy.

Saying this, the three of them proactively faced the giant sword mechanical warriors.

Lu Fanchen wielded a B2 level Long Spear, starting with the martial artist level martial skill, Starfire, striking down.

Lin Xinyao used a B2 level Battle Saber, directly executing her signature skill Sea-Splitting Slash, infused with Thunder Light Palm, moving so fast it broke the sound barrier with ease, like a lightning strike.

Li Tianxing held two B2 level War Axes, executing his signature skill Eighteen Consecutive Cuts, infused with Shattering Stone Fist, spinning as he moved, each successive axe strike stronger, with no equal at the same level.

However, the three giant sword mechanical warriors, faced with the trio's attacks, simply evaded every move with slight footwork and body movement.

"What kind of body technique is this, avoiding even my supersonic slash so easily?"

Lin Xinyao was stunned, watching as the giant sword warrior sidestepped and countered with a palm strike.

However, as the Blade Saint, Lin Xinyao's saber was like an extension of her arm. One turn, and the blade blocked the palm, only forcing her back a few steps, unharmed.

Lu Fanchen and Li Tianxing experienced the same, with their techniques being dodged and countered by the giant sword warriors, yet they both blocked the strikes with quick reactions, remaining uninjured, and feeling just as surprised as Lin Xinyao.

"Is this Entering the Micro?"

Lu Fanchen stared at the mechanical man effortlessly deflecting their attacks, feeling a deep shock.

Though they already knew about body control levels outlined in Descent of High Martial as basic, specialized, and Entering the Micro, with early game combat showing this.

But the feeling of fighting firsthand was completely different.

As top experts in the Pilgrimage, their control over their bodies was extraordinary, able to throw every ounce of force with precision to 0.1 kilograms, even striking over a dozen times per second to hit precise points.

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