Lin Fan didn't feel anything at first when the statue appeared, but once it had fully formed and he could see its appearance, he couldn't stop his lips from twitching.
Standing in front of him was the statue of a muscular man who was flexing his muscles. If he had to compare it to something, he would have compared it to the ancient greek statues from earth.
Not just because of the art style, but because this statue wasn't wearing any clothes and only had a tiny cloth that was covering his private parts…
When it was finally fully formed, there was a voice that suddenly rang out, "Oh, it seems like someone has passed the trial I set."
Then after that voice fell, the statue started moving. It turned its head to look around itself before its eyes finally fell onto Lin Fan.
It didn't say anything at first as its eyes swept over Lin Fan, as if it was analyzing him. But then after a moment of silence, it suddenly came forward and lifted a hand to stroke Lin Fan's face as it said, "Hmm, not bad, not bad. You really have a good face."
As the hand touched his face, Lin Fan felt a chill run down his back.
It wasn't a chill that came from sensing danger, but rather it was an instinctive feeling of rejection towards the action of this statue.
But he also didn't do anything because he knew that this statue was strong even though it was just a statue.
After all, when the statue had approached him, it had appeared in front of his face before he could even clearly see what had happened. This kind of speed definitely wasn't something that a normal person…statue would have.
Lin Fan maintained a calm look as he said, "So what happens now?"
The statue stopped looking over Lin Fan's body with shady eyes and took a good look at Lin Fan's face before saying, "You really have a nice face."
Lin Fan once again felt a chill run down his back, but he looked forward with a calm look on his face.
The statue looked at Lin Fan for a bit longer before suddenly giving a sigh. Then it shook its head and said, "It's too bad that I don't have a body anymore, or I really would want to have some fun with you."
Then it turned around and walked back to the pedestal it had come from.
With a single tap of its finger, the pedestal started to change as it started growing taller and taller until it was even taller than the statue.
As it grew taller, it also changed forms as more and more clouds from around it gathered together. In the end, the form that the pedestal took was a throne that was made of clouds.
Turning around again, the statue sat down on the throne and put its face on one hand as it looked at Lin Fan with a smile before saying, "I'm sure you have your questions about this place. Since you passed my trial, I'll give you the right to ask three questions. Think carefully what you want to ask and be grateful for this opportunity."
After hearing this, Lin Fan didn't immediately respond when he heard this.
At first he was naturally surprised when he heard that he would have a chance to ask questions, but then he fell into a state of thought as he tried to organize the various thoughts that were in his mind.
After all, just having three questions wasn't enough to answer all the doubts that he had in his mind. As well, the most important thing for him was his own safety inside this Ancient Era Ruin, so he needed information about this place. Just three questions wouldn't be enough for him to gain enough information to figure everything out.
But after a few minutes of thinking, he threw away all the thoughts in his mind as he asked, "Who are you?"
The statue had been sitting there admiring Lin Fan's face with a silly look on its face, but the moment that it heard Lin Fan's question, the silly look suddenly disappeared and was replaced with a serious look.
He looked at Lin Fan like this for a few seconds before suddenly knitting his brows, as if he had suddenly realized something.
The statue was silent for a bit before giving a sigh.
Lin Fan was confused why this statue had suddenly given a sigh, but he still patiently waited for the answer.
The statue shook his head and muttered something to himself before finally turning back to look at Lin Fan to say, "I am a god, I think that's what you wanted to know."
Lin Fan waited for a few seconds, but seeing that this statue didn't seem like it was going to say anything else, he just nodded in response before asking his second question, "What happened to this place?"
This time, the statue didn't hesitate at all as it said, "I can't answer that question since it would violate a rule among us in this place." Then after a pause, he added, "Of course, that won't count as one of your questions since it's something that I can't answer."
Lin Fan knitted his brows, but he had already expected this when he asked this.
So instead, he relaxed his brows and asked, "How dangerous are the other trials?"
The statue didn't give a vague answer like the first two times, instead it gave a concise answer as it said, "This trial is the simplest trial because it's the starter trial to let people see what kind of trial they will face in the future. The rest of the trials are all trials of inheritances, so they won't be as simple as this one." Then after another pause, he added, "But don't misunderstand that as me being weak. This trial was only easy because it was meant as a starter trial and isn't a reflection of how strong I really am."
As he said this, the tone of his voice almost seemed like he was trying to prove something.
Lin Fan ignored this as he started thinking about different things.
After a period of thought, Lin Fan then asked, "Are there any ways to quit the trials without losing one's life?"
The statue looked right at him with a serious look and said, "If you're not confident, then you shouldn't take the trials in the first place. But as for whether there is a way to quit the trials without losing your life…Some of them won't take lives, but most of them will, so choose wisely and don't be greedy. That's the only advice that I can give you."
Lin Fan knitted his brows after hearing this answer.
He clearly still had more questions to ask, but before he even had a chance, the statue said, "That ends it there."
Then the statue stood up and said, "Let's give you the reward for clearing this trial."
With a snap of his finger, the clouds underneath him suddenly floated up in front of him, taking the form of a key.
Once the key had finished forming, the statue grabbed the key and tossed it to Lin Fan who reacted just in time to catch it.
Lin Fan was confused as to why the statue had suddenly thrown this key at him, but the statue gave an explanation before he could ask anything.
The statue calmly said, "As the one who performed the best in this trial, naturally you have the chance to challenge the best trial we have. That key will lead you to that trial and unlock it for you to challenge." Then his tone turned cold as he said, "But if you're confident, I advise you not to attempt it because it is certain that you will lose your life if you fail."
Lin Fan looked down at the key in his hand before giving a nod in response.
The statue saw this and gave a wave of his hand as he said, "Alright, it's time for you to leave."
As he waved his hand, Lin Fan's vision suddenly started getting brighter as a glow appeared around him. Before he could say anything, the light became so bright that he couldn't see anything and then he disappeared on the spot.
When he disappeared, the statue fell back down on the throne that it had created.
As it sat there, the statue raised its hand to stroke its chin, as if it was thinking about something.
Not long after, there was a sudden mist that appeared in the air. After the mist appeared, it slowly gathered together in a vortex before taking a human shape.
Once the mist finished gathering, the figure was revealed to be the woman in blue who had appeared when the countdown to this trial had finished.
The statue didn't mind her appearance at all as it continued with its thoughts and the woman in blue didn't say anything as it walked over to the throne.
It was unknown how long passed, but the statue suddenly gave a sigh before saying, "He's here, but what was with that appearance? He isn't like what we imagined at all."
The woman in blue didn't respond right away as she had a complicated look in her eyes.
After a long pause, she finally said, "I'm sure that he has his own reasons and we shouldn't judge that quickly."
The statue narrowed his eyes to look at her as he said, "Judge quickly? It's already been this long, how can you call it quick? We even gave our lives for this and you're telling me to stay calm? I can't figure out what that man is thinking."
The woman in blue turned to the side before giving a sigh and saying, "I've never been able to figure that out either…"
As her voice drifted off, there was a silence that filled the air as neither of them said anything else.
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