As they stepped through the light gate, three bone helmets—Grey-Skins—suddenly saw a huge statue appear in front of them.

Just as the three Grey-Skins were still confused, the statue spoke: "Choose freedom or accept death?"

Hearing the question, the three Grey-Skins laughed.

Bone Five stepped forward and threatened coldly: "You're just a prey. What right do you have..."

Puf!

Before Bone Five could finish his sentence, the statue slapped him hard and turned him into a pile of meat.

Seeing this, General Six and Bone Nine were both shocked. "We're fighting you to the death!"

With that, General Six rushed forward first. Behind him, nineteen tentacles flashed with bright light and quickly surrounded the statue.

As cracks started to appear on the statue's body, Bone Nine's face turned ugly. "Die!"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud *slap*.

Bone Nine was smashed into the air like a fly, crushed between the statue's two hands.

General Six watched helplessly as Bone Nine turned into a pile of blood and meat on the ground. The statue's palm still had a sticky, slimy liquid on it, and General Six was completely shocked.

General Six swallowed hard and looked at the statue. "Don't kill me! I choose to exchange for freedom!"

Hearing General Six's choice, the statue smiled. "This is your own choice, right?"

General Six nodded quickly.

Then, a balance scale appeared in front of the statue. One side was a door, and the other was a platform.

General Six looked surprised. The statue explained quickly: "Step on it, swear with your soul, and say what you are willing to give up for freedom. It can be memories, your body, your power, treasures—anything you own."

General Six was surprised at first, then hesitated. He finally said, "I will give up my life item to exchange for freedom."

Soon, the platform under his feet lit up, and his body slowly sank down while the other platform slowly rose.

As the other platform was almost at the same height as his, the statue's voice spoke again. "Sorry, your freedom is too expensive. Just your life item isn't enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, General Six's body stopped mid-air. The other platform was still more than ten meters lower.

Seeing this, General Six swallowed again and said through gritted teeth: "I swear on my soul, I will give up my battle skills and experience for freedom!"

As soon as he spoke, his body sank again, and the other platform slowly rose. It was almost level with his when it suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, General Six swallowed again. "Still a little short?"

The statue's voice quickly spoke again: "Congratulations, you've even learned to answer quickly."

General Six's mouth twitched, and he frowned, asking, "As long as the things I give are valuable enough, they can move that last meter, right?"

The statue's voice came again, full of praise: "Yes, you've already moved the platform by 99 meters. This last meter, keep trying!"

Encouraged, General Six took a deep breath. "I swear on my soul. I'm willing to give up my totem mark! This is my last secret weapon. It's enough to move that last meter!"

As soon as he finished speaking, General Six's body sank again. This time, he looked relieved.

He felt terrible. Every time he made a promise to his soul, he felt like he was losing something.

Although his life item, his battle skills, and his totem were still on him, he couldn't be sure how the statue would take them away.

Soon, the light gate to freedom became brighter and brighter.

General Six watched as the gate was almost level with him. But just when the other platform was ten centimeters away from the same level, it stopped again.

Seeing this, General Six opened his mouth, wanting to curse.

But thinking about the fates of Bone Five and Bone Nine, he bit his lip and said, "Still not enough?"

The statue's voice was full of mockery this time. "Sorry, you just need ten centimeters more to get your freedom. Keep going!"

General Six looked troubled. He was about to jump off the platform and give up the deal when the statue's eyes suddenly flashed with bright light.

The light shone on General Six's body. His life item, his battle skills, and his totem all disappeared like water, completely gone from his body.

General Six tried to remember his battle skills. He was sure he was a strong warrior. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember the skills or experiences he had.

On his gray skin, the war totem he once had had turned into a faint scar.

As for the life item behind him, the octopus tentacles, they had completely disappeared from his body.

After feeling the real loss, General Six bit his lip and stood back in the center of the platform. "I swear on my soul! I'm willing to give up all the knowledge and inheritance of my bone clan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the platform under his feet rose again.

This time, the platform was almost level with the ground—only one centimeter away. Unless you measured it with a ruler, you couldn't even see the difference with the naked eye.

Seeing this, General Six was completely angry. "Damn it! You're playing with me!"

Before he even thought about whether he still had strength or a life item, he rushed toward the light gate, trying to escape this strange place.

Finally, he made it out of the light gate.

But when he opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him made him completely break down.

The same statue. The same scene. Same Bone Five and Bone Nine standing beside him.

The statue's voice was still serious. "Choose freedom or accept death?"

Hearing the voice, General Six was completely furious. "I'll fight you to the death!"

He rushed toward the statue, trying to tear it apart.

But in mid-air, he couldn't remember any of his battle skills.

At that moment, he had a strong body, but no idea how to use it.

As a result, the statue hit him with one slap, and General Six was smashed into a pile of meat.

After that, his spiritual body floated in the air. He watched as Bone Five ran after him, and was also smashed into a pile of meat by the statue.

This time, it was Bone Nine who broke down. He was tricked by the statue again and gave up everything in the deal.

When Bone Nine realized he had been tricked, he, just like General Six, ran into the light gate.

As Bone Nine disappeared, the whole space turned completely dark, leaving only General Six's spiritual body floating in the air.

It wasn't until this moment that General Six realized they had been tricked!

"Damn it! Everything that just happened wasn't a deal—it was a sacrifice!" General Six's spiritual body pointed into the air, shouting angrily: "You bastard! You lied to us! You made us keep giving up everything to you!"

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General Six kept cursing. Then, the statue's voice spoke again: "Choose freedom or accept death?"

Hearing the familiar question, General Six's spiritual body suddenly became nervous. "I have nothing left to offer. What else do you want?"

The statue laughed coldly. "You forgot. You still have your soul to offer."

Hearing that, General Six froze. "Sacrificing my soul? What's the difference from death?"

As soon as he finished speaking, General Six's eyes turned red. He burned his own soul, taking in all the power he could, and rushed toward the light gate with all his strength.

This time, the statue didn't stop him.

After passing through the light gate, light, air, and a gentle breeze wrapped around him. He felt a deep sense of freedom.

A wave of tiredness hit him. General Six took a deep breath: "This one breath is more thrilling than any cigarette."

But soon, he couldn't stay in the air anymore. He fell straight down toward the ground.

In mid-air, he was shocked to see that his tentacles were still there, his totem was still on his body, and his battle skills and knowledge were still in his mind.

But when General Six tried to use them, he was shocked to find that even though they were on him, they no longer listened to him.

With a loud crash, General Six hit the ground, creating a deep hole.

He bit back the pain and looked up at the light gate in the sky, full of anger. "Damn it! That guy tricked me into a deal. He actually used my soul to cut off the connection between me and these powers, skills, and knowledge!"

Realizing this, General Six hit the ground hard, causing a lot of deep cracks.

No matter what it was—treasures, skills, knowledge, or memories—they all needed a soul link to work properly.

Now, those things were still inside General Six's body and mind, but he couldn't use them.

That was because the links in his soul that connected to his treasures, skills, knowledge, and memories had been completely cut and sealed by Solomon.

Just as General Six was thinking about how to reconnect with his power, the tentacles behind him suddenly turned into thick, hard sticks, each about five centimeters thick. They quickly drilled into his backside and mouth.

A wave of shame and pain hit him. General Six's eyes widened in disbelief as he shouted, "How is this possible! How could my life item act on its own!"

In mid-air, Solomon's voice echoed: "Who asked you to be so scared and give everything away?"

After saying that, Solomon immediately sent the stolen information out.

Outside the light gate, Monet General looked at the data Solomon sent and took a sharp breath.

He turned to Duerer General and said, "Solomon used the [Hacker] Battle Style to get enemy information. If it's all true, then this operation might be too much for us alone."

After reading the information carefully, Duerer General's eyes grew firmer. "Tell Blade Squad to support Augustus and block Golden Sand City."

Monet frowned when he heard that. "Letting Augustus' Blood Cultivation Realm cover such a big city? He won't last long."

Duerer General's voice was cold. "Even if he can't last, he has to. I think I now know why they don't show up. A bunch of trash races!"

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