After a while, Mu Fan quietly moved closer to Zhou Long.
Finding the right moment, he raised his shield and slammed into someone, sending them flying.
Zhou Long turned sharply, struck that person away, then saw Mu Fan and gave an awkward grin.
Just then, Sun Yun slid backward across the ground, passing between the two of them. He crashed into a tree and coughed out blood.
Sun Yun kept a straight face as he looked at them and wiped his mouth.
"Stop playing around, there is a strong opponent."
Mu Fan and Zhou Long looked over at the same time.
It was the young master in white.
His expression was cold as he scanned the battlefield, focusing on Mu Fan's group and the strength slaves.
He felt annoyed.
"What kind of trial is this, not allowing magical artifacts…"
But rules were rules.
He drew his sword, then sheathed it again and shouted, "The four of you, stop here. If we keep fighting, only the strength slaves will benefit!"
His voice was loud.
One of his people quickly echoed, "That's right, Young Master Zhou is correct!"
Splat!
Before he finished speaking, a strength slave pierced through his chest from behind.
He stared in disbelief as blood poured out, then died.
Mu Fan could not help but laugh, someone had dodged and let him take the hit.
Young Master Zhou glanced over, but no one cared. They were all busy fighting.
The situation was clear.
On Mu Fan's side, only Sun Yun had been injured.
On Young Master Zhou's side, nearly half had died.
The strength slaves were all still alive.
Young Master Zhou felt both anger and shame.
Zhou Long stepped forward and smiled.
"Yes, let us deal with the strength slaves first. Dawn is near, the trial is almost over."
Young Master Zhou cupped his hands.
"Well said. After this, we should meet again on Extreme Yin Island."
Zhou Long nodded enthusiastically.
"Then gather your people and surround them first. Killing them should give a high evaluation."
"The four of us can quickly deal with them."
Zheng Wei and Sun Yun exchanged glances.
This time, they would not hesitate.
Young Master Zhou's eyes flickered. He ordered his people to surround the strength slaves.
He planned to let Zhou Long and the others weaken them first, then take over.
The encirclement formed.
Zhou Long stepped forward.
"Go!"
Two rushed forward.
The other two turned and ran.
Mu Fan saw Zhou Long run and smiled inwardly.
"This guy is truly cunning."
Sun Yun and Zheng Wei rushed forward, then realized what was happening.
Their faces burned with embarrassment.
They had misunderstood again.
Still, they could not lose face.
"Fireball!"
"Living Vine!"
They cast their spells toward Young Master Zhou's group, then turned and chased after Mu Fan and Zhou Long.
Ah!
Three screams sounded.
Three more people were killed or injured.
Young Master Zhou roared, "You all deserve to die!"
Mu Fan and Zhou Long had already run far away. They looked at each other and smiled.
Soon, Sun Yun and Zheng Wei caught up, glaring at them with resentment.
Zhou Long immediately shifted the blame.
"Brother Mu, your plan is brilliant!"
Mu Fan paused for a moment. He had underestimated Zhou Long, he thought quickly and replied calmly.
"What plan? This was our teamwork."
"Brother Sun and Brother Zheng covered us perfectly, their spells disrupted the enemy. That was the key."
Zheng Wei sighed.
"I really cannot deal with you two. After this, I will stay far away."
Sun Yun nodded in agreement.
The four continued toward the center without trouble.
At the center, there was an open area with circular stone platforms.
The four each chose one and sat down, waiting for dawn.
Mu Fan looked at the sky.
About one hour remained.
At this moment, only the four of them were there.
Soon, others began arriving.
They saw the four together and kept their distance, finding their own platforms.
More than half an hour passed.
Twenty-three people had gathered.
Then a figure rushed out.
It was Liu Tian.
He looked disheveled. His dagger was gone, his clothes torn, though he had no serious injuries.
He quickly spotted Mu Fan and ran over.
"Brother Mu, you arrived early. I thought I would not see you again."
Mu Fan immediately felt something was wrong.
Before he could respond, footsteps sounded.
Nearly twenty people appeared behind Liu Tian.
Mu Fan looked over and felt both amused and speechless.
Liu Yuer was among them.
She stood near the center, beside Young Master Zhou.
It seemed they had gathered people while fighting and retreating, eventually arriving together.
Liu Tian must have tried to attack her and failed, then fled here.
Mu Fan understood Liu Tian's intention.
He wanted to use Mu Fan to intimidate them.
Mu Fan had already offended Liu Yuer, and also had conflict with Young Master Zhou.
So he did not expose Liu Tian.
Seeing Mu Fan remain silent, Liu Tian relaxed and sat nearby.
Zhou Long and the others did not object.
Having one more person as support was not a bad thing.
Young Master Zhou saw this and His hatred deepened..He thought Liu Tian was sent on purpose.
But his group was temporary. Now that the trial was about to end, no one wanted to fight again.
He memorized their faces and sat down.
No one else arrived.
Mu Fan thought back.
At the start, there were around five hundred people.
Now, fewer than fifty remained.
Less than one in ten. These three days had also changed him.
Dawn arrived.
{AFK Finished! Obtained 3 points of Qi, 1 point of Physical Body, 1 point of Divine Sense!}
The formation covering the island activated.
The barrier became visible, then slowly faded.
Four figures descended from the sky on magical artifacts.
Everyone quickly stood up on their platforms.