God of Pets-Chapter 587: Power of the Devil

"Is that a human or a Secret Spirit?" Ma Xiaolong scrutinized the person atop the mountain. He had never received any legacy before, nor visited such places, so he was quite curious.

Chen Guan shook his head, not saying anything.

According to the information he had obtained, the various legacies in the Secret Realm were supposed to be left behind by Secret Spirits.

However, ordinary Secret Spirits were generally incapable of constructing these buildings. Even the Secret God-level Secret Spirits Chen Guan had seen didn't possess such creative abilities.

Thus, Chen Guan was somewhat skeptical about whether these buildings were truly built by Secret Spirits and whether the legacy within was truly left by them.

If they were indeed left by Secret Spirits, it would imply that among the Secret Spirits, there existed entities with extremely high intelligence and creative abilities, something humans had never encountered before.

But if these buildings were related to humans, the traceable history of human entry into the Secret Realm was only a few thousand years, while these structures seemingly predated human civilization by a long span.

If related to humans, it would suggest that the history of humanity itself might have some incredible aspects.

Chen Guan wasn't sure which possibility was more likely and dared not make a hasty judgment.

He also thought of the Spirit Devouring God, a Secret Spirit cultivated like a human, whose existence seemed to prove that Secret Spirits were capable of creation.

Whether the person atop the mountain was a Secret Spirit or a human, Chen Guan couldn't determine at the moment.

However, one intriguing point was that regardless of the level of the humans participating in the trial, the person atop the mountain could aptly summon the corresponding Secret Spirit.

When a Fourth Awakening human challenged, the person atop the mountain would summon a Fourth Awakening Secret Spirit to test them. If challenged by a Sixth Awakening Cultivator, the summoned Secret Spirit would be of the Sixth Sense.

Chen Guan didn't know what kind of Divine Power the person atop the mountain had, to be able to discern the level of human cultivators.

Normally, unless a cultivator displayed abilities related to their level, outsiders would find it hard to distinguish their Level.

Some said that previously, a group of Sixth Awakening Cultivators joined forces to attempt to slay the person atop the mountain, only for that person to kill them with a single sword stroke. Over ten cultivators lost their heads instantly and fell into the river, feeding the Secret Spirits, leaving not even a bone behind.

Otherwise, these people wouldn't be so docile in accepting the challenge now.

Chen Guan watched for a while—the battles between human cultivators and Secret Spirits were indeed exciting. However, the Secret Spirits summoned by the mountain top person were never at the level of Wu Zhiqi or the Giant God of Fengfeng. At most, they were World-Defying Secret Spirits at the Sixth Level.

Additionally, once a challenger completed the first trial, few would continue to the next challenge.

One person proceeded to the second stage of the challenge, only to be instantly killed by the summoned Secret Spirit without a chance to retaliate. After that, no one attempted the next challenge anymore.

Suddenly, Chen Guan saw someone step onto the platform by the river to challenge. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The person was wearing a Lifebound Star Mask—half black, half red—that resembled a ghost or a devil.

The mask itself had complete facial features, sharp and well-defined, with even the corners of the mouth slightly curled upwards in a strange smile. It looked somewhat terrifying yet a bit comedic, almost like a clown.

His armor was also half black and half red, evidently transformed from his Lifebound Star.

Though Chen Guan couldn't see this person's face, an inexplicable feeling of familiarity struck him, as if he had seen them before.

When the person spoke, Chen Guan's heart jolted because the voice was deeply imprinted in his memory.

Even without seeing the face, Chen Guan knew who this person was.

"Bu Changning? When did he come to the Grotto Heaven?" Chen Guan was surprised, thinking Bu Changning shouldn't have arrived at the Grotto Heaven so quickly.

The rise through the Devil's Scripture wasn't overly difficult, yet it was quite troublesome. Bu Changning's swift arrival puzzled Chen Guan about how he achieved the Fourth Awakening.

Instinctively, Chen Guan took two steps back, finding a spot among more people.

Not many people could make him cautious, but Bu Changning was one of them.

Other people, including those from major families, evidently did not recognize Bu Changning and thus weren't particularly concerned.

The mountain top person summoned a wolf-bodied, human-faced Secret Spirit to face Bu Changning.

This type of Secret Spirit had fought before, and Chen Guan remembered it was a Fourth Awakening Secret Spirit, exceptionally strong for that level.

It had speed and power, high intelligence, could speak human language, and even possessed soul-affecting Secret Skills.

Previously, a human challenger who locked eyes with this Secret Spirit lost all sense and fought in disarray, quickly defeated.

From the matches Chen Guan witnessed, it appeared this creature hadn't lost yet.

Many observing this predicted Bu Changning would struggle to pass the test against it and felt a bit sorry for him.

However, Bu Changning didn't mimic the prior challengers by avoiding the Secret Spirit's gaze. Instead, he directly locked eyes with the spirit.

"Is this guy trying to get himself killed?" someone couldn't help but exclaim.

But the next moment, the crowd witnessed an extraordinarily eerie and horrifying scene.

The wolf-bodied Secret Spirit stood upright, grabbing its own head with its forepaws. Its human face twisted with insanity, lips curled in an eerie smile.

When everyone expected it to unleash some bizarre soul-shaking technique, it forcefully twisted its own head off with its claws.

Blood spurted, its head rolled down, still wearing a ghastly smile.

Everyone was stunned by the scene, including Chen Guan, who was astonished: "I remember Bu Changning could only immobilize opponents before; now he can induce suicide? Is the Devil's Scripture this terrifying?"

"Do you wish to proceed to the second challenge?" the mountain top person seriously regarded Bu Changning for a moment before speaking.

"Continue." Bu Changning's voice was cold, devoid of any human emotions.

"Alright." The mountain top person acknowledged, and shortly another Secret Spirit emerged from the river.

It was a black bear, not particularly large but quite robust compared to humans.

The black bear wore a fluffy black mask, its fur extremely long, and most oddly, its paws boasted a pair of metal claws, evidently a Celestial Destiny Secret Treasure.

The black-masked bear at the Five Senses level had fought before as well.

The fact that the mountain top person initially summoned a Fourth Awakening Secret Spirit made it clear the challenger was at the Fourth Awakening level.

Now, summoning a Fifth Awakening Secret Spirit for the second round logically explained why previous challengers met with swift defeat at this stage.

The black-masked bear rushed at Bu Changning immediately, metallic claws bursting with spectacular black light, slashing toward Bu Changning to tear him apart.

Yet in the next second, the black-masked bear seemed bound by some force, frozen mid-leap with claws extended, body quivering but unable to move at all.