"Thank goodness! The demons of the Netherworld here are not invincible!"

Duan Gujin breathed a sigh of relief, previously the demon of the Netherworld was fearless against Lightning, which already stunned him.

But now, seeing the demon of the Netherworld fearful of the Soul Fire, he felt somewhat relieved in his heart.

If the previous demons of the Netherworld did not fear anything, then he probably would have no way to defeat them.

"Let's continue moving forward!"

Duan Gujin immediately proceeded with Yan Dapang.

After covering some distance, suddenly, they saw the ground ahead collapse, seemingly sinking.

Duan Gujin exhaled, pulled Yan Dapang back for a bit and then stared wide-eyed to examine the ground ahead.

After a while, he saw a gigantic stone staircase emerging from underground.

"My God! How can such a thing exist here?"

Yan Dapang was instantly terrified, trying hard to make out where the stone staircase led but could not see clearly.

Filled with curiosity, Duan Gujin took out the map and examined it for a moment.

He compared the surroundings and realized this seemed to be the only pathway. If they wanted to complete their mission, they had to pass through here.

"I don't believe it!"

Duan Gujin exhaled and immediately took Yan Dapang to explore the area nearby.

Moments later, they realized that they could only pass through the underground stone staircase in front of them.

It really was the only path leading ahead, and on both sides of the pathway were stone walls and Forbidden Space Arrays preventing them from leaving through any other way.

This meant that the underground staircase ahead was very likely the final test of the Heavenly Seizing Exam.

They had limited time and could afford no delays.

Thus, they proceeded down the underground staircase.

"Hey, friends ahead, wait up!"

Suddenly, just as they were behind them, a clear voice called out.

Duan Gujin and Yan Dapang's expressions changed drastically, and they immediately turned back to see who was speaking.

Soon, they saw eight people appearing behind them.

Duan Gujin did not recognize those eight individuals and after looking closely for a moment, soon saw that Meng Wanzhen was among them.

"It's Meng Wanzhen!"

Yan Dapang exclaimed suddenly.

"Be cautious!"

Duan Gujin stated blandly.

"How did you get here?"

Duan Gujin asked with confusion.

"We sprinted here as fast as we could! How about you? How did you get here?"

It was a young man speaking; the young man had clear features and was dressed in elegant clothes.

Duan Gujin sensed a faint Martial Saint Qi emanating from the young man, causing his eyebrows to slightly furrow.

"I didn't expect this young man to also be a Martial Saint! He looks quite young!"

While Duan Gujin and Yan Dapang were guessing the background of those eight individuals, those people were also observing the two of them covertly.

In their eyes, the mere fact that Duan Gujin and Yan Dapang dared to brave the gravity pressure ahead with just their strength alone completely overturned their prior understanding.

"We entered here, prepared a little, and then just kept rushing inside! We encountered some demons of the Netherworld along the way, but we didn't engage in many direct conflicts with them before we arrived here!"

Duan Gujin quickly explained.

He did not want Yan Dapang to explain this matter, as he did not want those eight contestants to see through their strength.

He had already noticed that within the group of eight, there were two young men at the Martial Saint Realm.

Though both young men at the Martial Saint Realm had the same cultivation, both at the First Level of Martial Saint.

If those two Martial Saints intended him harm, Duan Gujin believed he could quite easily deal with those two Martial Saint Realm contestants.

But if those two Martial Saint Realm contestants attacked simultaneously and threatened Yan Dapang's life, then he was truly in danger, as he could not abandon Yan Dapang and escape alone.

Duan Gujin immediately thought that those eight individuals behind were competitors, and it was unlikely, given the circumstances, that they would participate in murder.

He exhaled and said, "The eight friends behind, when we arrived here, we noticed this sudden collapse which revealed a long stretch of staircase. Does anyone know what's happening here?"

Duan Gujin then pulled Yan Dapang aside and secretly conveyed a message urging him to prepare for various possibilities.

Yan Dapang immediately grasped the intention, aware that those eight people might not be trustworthy.

After all, they were all competitors.

"Oh, is that so?"

Soon, the clear-featured young man walked over.

Duan Gujin frowned slightly, noticing that the young man flashed a hint of cold light towards him.

"Is this young man planning to harm me?"

He thought and then conceived that the young man might very well be an assassin from Blood Demon Palace infiltrated within the Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect.

Thus, he had to be ready to confront the young man at any moment.

Quickly, Meng Wanzhen and others also approached.

The young man at the front immediately asked, "After coming here, did you discover any other paths?"

"We two had already searched here for a while and didn't find any other routes. Look at the stone walls ahead and around, the map indicates there's only this passage and no other place is passable!"

Duan Gujin explained.

The young man and his companions immediately took out their maps, carefully comparing them, and noticed that on the map besides the path ahead, there were indeed no other paths.

"It seems this must be the test imposed by the Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect on us!"

The young man stated.

"Yes! Yes!"

Duan Gujin and Yan Dapang immediately agreed.

"Accompany us along this road! I am Ning Tiancheng!"

The young man stated proudly.

"Nice to meet you, Brother Ning!"

Duan Gujin and Yan Dapang together addressed the young man as Brother Ning and then let him lead the way, while they followed at the back.

"It's good to have them paving the way ahead!"

Duan Gujin speculated that the reason those eight were willing to move ahead was probably to secure first access to any treasures that the Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect might have placed here.

After all, they had now arrived at the Netherworld Hell, the final test location of the Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect.

Perhaps the elders of the Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect would place some treasures in the final stage here, and obtaining those treasures could lead to higher points.

"It seems the final test of the Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect is not as simple as imagined!"

While the group made their way step by step down the underground staircase, suddenly there appeared a white figure drifting past them in front.

"Everyone, be cautious! There are demons ahead!"

A Martial Artist immediately cried out.

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