In an instant, an extremely painful sensation began to spread from Ao Cangsheng’s body.

The insects that had crawled into Ao Cangsheng’s nostrils and ears started to advance straight through the passageways.

Some plunged into Ao Cangsheng’s stomach, beginning to bite and claw.

Some bore into his head, beginning to gnaw at his skull and bones.

The insects remained outside of Ao Cang’s body, biting him and corroding his flesh.

For a while, Ao Cangsheng felt an unbearable pain, like a storm, crashing down upon him.

The intense pain quickened Ao Cangsheng’s breathing, making him grunt, roar, and even howl.

The severe agony drove Ao Kangsheng to madness. He began to struggle wildly, trying to rid himself of physical restraints, to expel the insects.

However, the shackles upon him seemed to be part of his body, as if his bones were growing into the earth itself, utterly unable to break free.

As the pain amplified, Ao Kangsheng’s body began to tremble violently.

The crawling body gradually became a bloody and incomplete mess.

His body, from flesh to bones and muscles, from meridians to organs, began to be devoured by those terrifying insects.

The intense pain and torture, even for a person with a strong will, was enough to make them faint and fall unconscious.

But when he awoke, the agony continued, becoming even more intense than before.

This torment, this agony, abruptly made Ao Cangsheng contemplate death.

At this moment, he suddenly realized death was such a beautiful thing.

He’d rather die than suffer another second of this pain.

Fortunately, although he lacked freedom and cultivation, he could still control his life and death.

As a result, Ao Cangsheng clenched his teeth fiercely on his tongue’s root. With just a light bite, he could end the pain instantly.

But at this moment, Ao Cangsheng hesitated.

He suddenly thought of what he was experiencing as a form of training, a training of the Dao Heart.

Although this experience was too painful, it was ultimately just an experience.

Death could free Ao Kangsheng from suffering, but it would simultaneously affect his Dao Heart.

Thinking of this, Ao Cangsheng’s teeth finally slackened.

When death was not chosen, Ao Cangsheng plunged into another wave of agony.

Inside the cave, there was only one color, so Ao Cangsheng didn’t know how long he had sustained himself.

However, he clearly remembered when he awoke after the ninth fainting from pain, the agony upon him seemed to not continue strengthening.

At this moment, Ao Cangsheng’s body seemed completely mutilated.

If anyone were to see him now, they would think he was a fierce specter from Hell.

Because at this time, Ao Cangsheng’s entire person had been gnawed into a monster of half-bone, half-flesh.

He was covered in blood. Underneath the blood was thin strips of flesh and bone.

But even so, Ao Cangsheng did not die.

Aside from pain and torment, Ao Cangsheng even lost sense of his body’s existence.

Uncertain of how much time passed, Ao Kangsheng fainted five more times.

When he opened his eyes once again, the insects on and within him were gone.

The insects were gone, but beside Ao Cangsheng lay a cluster of creatures with hands, feet, and sharp fangs.

These creatures had no faces, with only a bloody mouth atop their heads, riddled with holes.

At this time, these monsters were devouring Ao Kangsheng’s body.

The pain persisted, but it was no longer as intense as before.

As these monsters continued to consume his remaining flesh, Ao Kangsheng felt his life slowly slipping away.

Unaware of how much time had passed, Ao Kangsheng’s mind began to grow blurry. Gradually, he entered a darker, quieter world.

When Ao Cangsheng opened his eyes again, a faint light slipped past his pupils.

Then he found himself back in the third-floor hall.

At this time, sweat seeped across his forehead.

"Phew!—"

With a long exhalation, a smile appeared at the corner of Ao Cangsheng’s mouth.

Thankfully, he safely passed this floor!

As Ao Cangsheng passed the third floor, he sat on the second floor awaiting others to fight.

The world’s second layer seemed not to belong to the world, but instead.

"Wow—"

Taking a large drink, he suddenly stood up from where he initially sat.

At this moment, when he saw a skeletal figure, he hurriedly scrambled up.

Such a horrifying scene, made the swirling smoke and sitting expressions shift again.

"What is this ghostly thing?"

Startled, he couldn’t help uttering.

He hadn’t anticipated. No sooner had he mentioned ghosts, than a spirit rose from the underground.

"Don’t look. Head north!"

This moment, Water Big Tree suddenly shouted.

"North? Is it North Korea?"

Straightening his brows, he raised his head and glanced around discerning east, west, north, and south, feeling frustrated.

"Stop talking nonsense, come with me!"

In a blink, the beating heart appeared seven or eight feet away, exactly his voice.

This time, he was silent, so he danced a bit to awaken himself.

Before this, Heng Zhan and Yan Hong had already rushed off. Their direction ran perpendicular to the Blood River.

"Wow—"

As soon as they left, the Blood River emitted breaking earth sounds once more.

On the shattering land, skeletal figures were unearthed one after the other.

Within a blink, hundreds of skeletons appeared across the entire Blood River.

Additionally, the originally calm-flowing blood began jetting out from the river.

Then, skeletal monsters began floating from the Blood River, rapidly crawling onto the riverbank.

Just like those skeletons, they wielded bizarre bone-crafted weapons, mouths emitting whimpering and howling, chasing after them fiercely.

"What on earth happened?"

In hurried panic, Ao Kangsheng’s heart beat wildly.

"This is also an experience. As far as I know, the primary purpose of this stage is panic!"

Water was smooth and comfortable, while fast and swift.

Although aside from sitting, everyone around had reached Heaven and humanity.

However, at this moment, apart from Barbaric people, no one was flying in the air.

"Ha—"

In a hurried panic, he sat abruptly, suddenly chugging a large gulp.

In an instant, the Green Dragon Spear in his hands thrust out, carving a dazzling arc in the air.

Yet strangely enough, sitting before them was entirely empty, without enemies.

"Be careful, there are monsters!"

After shooting a strike, he promptly sat down to remind everyone.

Meanwhile, he glanced around vigilantly, awaiting the monster’s reappearance.

Right after sitting down and shooting, Wu Feiyan began attacking the void.

"No need to panic too much. What you have just seen is merely an illusion."

Water’s soft and comfortable voice echoed again, with a solemn and icy tone.

"What do you mean?"

He was bemused in the sitting posture, frantically jumping while asking.

"Whish—"

Suddenly, Sailor Book thrust a sword into the air, promptly responding, "In simple terms, it is an illusion within an illusion. Created from nothing to defeat our Dao."

"These things won’t physically attack us, but their sudden appearance strikes at our hearts."

"Meanwhile, these apparitions from the sky will slow us down, allowing the monsters behind to surround us."

Listening to Water Big Tree speak was akin to sitting here.

In hurried frenzy, he quickly glanced back.

Indeed, due to these illusory disturbances, the monsters behind were much closer.

"Swish swish—"

With the crowd running for a long distance, more and more monsters began appearing before them.

These monsters emerged as if from nightmares, suddenly appearing face-to-face then swiftly vanished.

Though they wouldn’t harm others, they’d startle everyone awake.

After hundreds of occurrences, I began feeling weary and dizzy.