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Linna did not respond immediately. She looked up and glanced at the light screen above the hall, where the number displayed had jumped to [10/10].

Her lips pressed into a line, her jaw tightened slightly, and then she looked away, her gaze returning to Pei Hao.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Pei Hao's smile widened even more. He led his team to the right side of the hall and stood there, half a hall away from Lin Na and the other two.

Chen Ye took all of this into account.

Just then, the floor of the hall suddenly shook.

The tremor came from deep beneath my feet, low and continuous, as if some enormous mechanism was being activated.

The stone bricks in the center of the floor began to slide to both sides, and a crack extended from the center of the hall to both ends, revealing the dark metal structure below.

Immediately afterwards, a platform several meters high slowly rose from the crack, with steps extending downwards on all four sides, reaching the ground.

At the top of the platform, a golden throne stands.

The throne has a high back, wide armrests, and a dark gold pattern covering its surface.

At the same time, the crown-shaped mark of arrogance above Linna's head suddenly lit up.

A dark golden halo spread outward from the edge of the mark, enveloping her entire head and casting a ring of shimmering light in the air.

Linna's eyes were fixed on the golden throne on the high platform. A complex emotion surged in her narrow eyes, as if something was being forcibly pulled out from the depths of her heart.

Her feet began to move, step by step, towards the steps of the high platform.

Qin Zhaoyang watched the figure walking towards the platform and lowered his voice, "What's going on here?"

Chen Ye's gaze followed Lin Na's retreating figure: "It should be a trial mechanism. She's the only one here with the mark of arrogance. Let's observe first."

Wen Ning's gaze also fell on Lin Na: "She looks like she's being controlled."

Linna had already climbed the steps of the high platform.

Her footsteps echoed dully on the steps, one step, two steps, three steps, until she reached the top of the platform.

She stopped before the golden throne, paused slightly, then turned to face the hall and slowly sat down.

The moment she sat down, the arrogant crown-shaped mark on her head peeled away from between her brows and transformed into a solid, dark gold crown, which landed in her hair.

Linna's body trembled violently as an invisible force surged into her body from within the throne. Her back straightened, and a dark golden light flowed deep within her pupils.

Her aura surged instantly, her basic attributes were forcibly boosted, and a visible pressure poured down from the platform, making everyone in the hall feel a distinct sense of oppression.

New information appeared on the pale blue light screen above the hall.

[Trial of Arrogance: Completion Condition - Defeat the Arrogant Monarch (Linna)]

Qin Zhaoyang stared at the words for two seconds, then opened his mouth wide: "Good heavens, that woman is Lin Na, right? She's become the BOSS?"

Wen Ning turned her gaze away from the light screen: "It seems that's the case."

On the high throne, Linna's gaze swept over the heads of everyone in the hall and landed precisely on Pei Hao.

Those eyes, with their dark golden light, held a condescending indifference, like a true monarch scrutinizing a subject who had offended her authority.

"Pei Hao!"

Linna's voice came from the high platform, sounding a bit colder than before.

Pei Hao's expression changed slightly. He turned to face Chen Ye and quickly said, "The trial rules have been released. Everyone, let's kill that crazy woman and complete the trial mission."

Chen Ye flipped his hand, and the Dragon Scale Halberd appeared in his hand, with a faint purple aura flowing steadily on the spear.

But he didn't rush to make a move.

His gaze swept back and forth between Linna and Pei Hao on the high throne.

The woman named Lin Na did not seem to have completely lost her mind; her gaze remained fixed on Pei Hao.

There was clearly an old grudge between her and Pei Hao, and the mechanism of this Arrogance Trial had just increased her power, so she was going to settle scores with Pei Hao.

Linna rose from her throne. Her movements were unhurried, yet her every gesture carried a completely different aura, as if she were a different person.

With a flick of her wrist, a long sword appeared out of thin air in her hand. Then, her figure vanished in a flash, disappearing directly from the top of the platform.

Chen Ye's pupils contracted slightly, and his gaze swept rapidly across the hall, finally catching sight of the figure that had reappeared on the right side of the hall.

Lin Na appeared less than three meters in front of Pei Hao, moving so fast that she left only a blurry afterimage in the air. She had already raised her long sword, the tip of which was pointed directly at Pei Hao's throat.

Pei Hao reacted extremely quickly. At the same moment Lin Na's figure disappeared, a long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand. The sword was wide, with a dark red blood groove embedded in the back. When it was held horizontally in front of him, it almost covered half of his body.

Linna's longsword has arrived.

The sword tip pierced precisely in the center of the longsword's blade; there were no fancy angles, no clever changes of direction—just a straightforward thrust.

But the force far exceeded Pei Hao's expectations. His hands went numb the moment they made contact, and a cracking sound came from the blade as it was subjected to the immense pressure. Cracks spread from the point of contact between the sword tip and the blade, like a spider web covering the entire surface.

Then it broke.

Metal fragments flew to both sides, and Pei Hao's pupils contracted sharply in the gaps between the flying fragments. The sword tip, after shattering the longsword, did not pause and went straight for his throat.

His body instinctively leaned back, his toes tapping the ground repeatedly, his whole body like a fully drawn bow suddenly released, retreating rapidly.

He tapped the ground with the balls of his feet more than ten times, each time sliding backward with the rebound until his back was almost touching the stone wall at the edge of the hall before he finally regained his balance.

A very thin line of blood seeped out from his throat; it was a mark left when the tip of the sword grazed his skin. It wasn't deep, but it was enough to make him break out in a cold sweat.

He glanced down at the long sword in his hand, now only the hilt remained, and casually tossed it to the ground. He then pulled out a spare long sword from his storage space.

"What are you waiting for? Let's all attack and kill her!"

Pei Hao's voice boomed through the hall.

His three teammates spread out in a fan shape, flanking Lina from three different directions.

"sister……"

Lin Wei watched her sister fight Pei Hao and the other three and didn't know what to do. To complete the trial, she had to kill her sister, but her sister seemed to be quite lucid.

The male team member next to her whispered, "Let's check first. Sister Lin should be conscious."

Not far away, Qin Zhaoyang watched the battle between the four people and couldn't help but lower his voice and say, "Brother Ye, what should we do? Shouldn't we go and help? Once those four guys are dead, that woman will come after us."

"No rush."

Chen Ye's gaze also fell on the battle ahead. He could see that Lin Na's strength had greatly increased under the blessing of the trial mechanism, and Pei Hao and the other three were already in retreat, and it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

But he was more concerned about Linna's current state. In her eyes, which were filled with dark golden light, the killing intent was intense, but she had not completely lost her mind and gone mad.

The trial mechanism significantly boosted Linna's attributes, raising her speed, strength, and reaction time to levels far exceeding her current level.

However, this level of increase still poses no threat to him. If it were Gu Qinghuan entering this Arrogant Trial Grounds, with the support of the trial mechanism, that would be a truly terrifying existence.

"It seems we've secured our place in this trial."

Seeing Chen Ye so composed, Wen Ning felt much more at ease.

While the group was talking, Lin Na had already killed Pei Hao's three teammates one by one.

Every swing of her longsword struck a vital point with pinpoint accuracy. The passengers, who were considered skilled fighters on the G4904 train, were utterly helpless against Linna, unable to last even a single round.

Pei Hao was also at his last gasp. He was covered in blood, with a deep, bone-revealing wound on his left shoulder. His spare longsword was chipped and covered in fine cracks, and the webs between his thumbs and forefingers were split open, with blood flowing down the hilts.

His level is as high as level 30, while Linna was originally only level 28, but now with the blessing of the trial mechanism, Linna's attributes have completely crushed him.

Those who could be bullied at will in the past can now be tortured and killed at will.

"Hahaha... I never thought I'd die at your hands today."

Pei Hao pressed his back against the stone wall at the edge of the hall, his gaze fixed on Lin Na in front of him.

Lin Na raised her longsword, the tip pointing at Pei Hao's throat: "Bring out all the evidence of your crimes, and I might consider letting you go."