When 'God' Decides To Start Over-Chapter 786 - 313: Terminal Station_2

Li Xiu rode the little train through the darkness. After a short while, the surrounding darkness gradually receded, revealing the still-familiar sight of the Jade Tunnel.

But this time, Li Xiu didn’t see any platforms. The little train traveled through the Jade Tunnel for a short distance before the tunnel vanished, as if emerging from the Mountain-Piercing Tunnel. Li Xiu’s eyes brightened, and he found himself in a vast world filled with sunshine, bird songs, and fragrant blooms.

Bang!

Li Xiu landed hard on the ground, the little train beneath him mysteriously disappearing.

He quickly stood up and surveyed his surroundings, discovering he was on a grassy slope covered with green grass and flowers of various hues. His gaze could stretch far into the distance, yet aside from a few small trees, there was no sign of towering mountains, let alone the Jade Tunnel.

"Where is this place?" Li Xiu didn’t recognize this location, at least he’d certainly never been here before.

This environment was quite different from that near the Jade Castle. Even if he was still within the Jade Gate, he’d likely drifted far from the Jade Castle.

Li Xiu glanced down and noticed a low stone stele nearby, severely weathered by wind and sun, its surface pitted and hollowed, with any previous inscriptions long eroded away.

Li Xiu crouched down to examine it, but found nothing peculiar about the stele.

As he was studying the stele, he suddenly heard a sonic boom from overhead. Looking up, he saw a golden Demon Spirit bird hurtling through the sky at supersonic speed, quickly passing overhead.

Li Xiu was slightly taken aback: "Could it be that I’m no longer within the Jade Gate? The spirits here should have jade bodies."

He was pondering when he heard the sound of a light energy explosion and human roars in the distance.

Li Xiu hastily summoned the Pink Nightmare and headed toward the direction of the noise.

Before long, Li Xiu arrived near the battlefield and saw several Trial Takers engaged in a battle with a group of demon spirits.

Upon seeing the Trial Takers, Li Xiu was taken aback, as they were clearly not Trial Takers from Changsheng Tian. Among them was someone he recognized.

"What’s Shale doing here?" Li Xiu realized he might indeed be far from the Land of Trial within the Jade Gate.

Shale was from Tyrone City. He entered the Land of Trial near Tyrone City, separated by an unknown distance from Changsheng Tian’s Trial Gate.

"Could the little train actually transport people across the Land of Trial to different areas?" Li Xiu speculated internally.

Over there, Shale and several other Trial Takers were fighting a group of wolf-like demon spirits.

The spirits had low ranks, likely only around B-level, with quality also lacking—just one or two were Flowing Color Demon Spirits.

Although their numbers were considerable, combined with the Trial Takers’ own low levels—only two reaching S-level, while the rest likely fell short of even A-level—the fight was tough.

Shale was an S-level Trial Taker, and with his rich battle experience, was more than capable of handling those demon spirits.

"That Shale is quite capable." Seeing they didn’t need help, Li Xiu didn’t intervene and watched from afar. After they’d cleared the demon spirits, he then approached.

The Trial Takers noticed Li Xiu coming and immediately regarded him warily, even summoning spirits to block his path.

Shale saw Li Xiu and was overjoyed, running straight over.

"What are you doing here?" Shale asked excitedly upon reaching Li Xiu.

"How are things in Tyrone City?" Li Xiu didn’t answer the question, as he himself didn’t know why he was here.

"Don’t even ask, things are getting worse. Many Tyrone City residents have fled to other cities, prices are soaring, and food and essentials are severely lacking. Basic needs aren’t being met. Kun Sha has tried his best, but these problems can’t be solved overnight." Shale sighed, "I fear it won’t be long before Tyrone City is completely ruined."

They chatted about Tyrone City’s issues, and seeing Shale knew Li Xiu, the other Trial Takers also came over.

"Shale, is this your friend? If you have friends here, why didn’t you mention it earlier?" said another S-level Trial Taker, clearly the group’s leader.

"He’s a friend I happened to run into," Shale explained, gesturing to the others. "Li Xiu, let me introduce you. These are brothers from the Hundred Spirit Gem Hunter group. Tyrone City had no money to facilitate my entry into the Land of Trial, so I accepted their job offer to enter the Land of Trial with them."

Li Xiu sensed the wariness from the Hundred Spirit Gem Hunter members and calmly said, "No need to worry, everyone, I’m just passing by and will leave soon, not disrupting your activities."

They didn’t know Li Xiu, and his words didn’t ease their concerns, though they responded politely with a few perfunctory exchanges.

"Shale, I’m lost. How do I get back from here?" Li Xiu, not bothering with lengthy explanations, turned to Shale for directions.

"Surprising you’re lost," Shale pointed in one direction. "Head that way, roughly forty to sixty miles, and you’ll find the town you came from."