Apotheosis

Despite the path continuing before him, Geoffrey didn't rush up the tower. Instead, he stood there and waited patiently.

A few minutes later, a member of the Elemental race opened his eyes and found himself safe. His eyes gleamed with excitement.

He then noticed that Geoffrey had already left the illusion and tried to say something, but Geoffrey didn't understand a single word.

Soon, the second one woke up. This left only Elder Xue and the last one stuck in the illusion.

"They should wake up soon," Geoffrey said, nodding with certainty.

After all, he had seen once before that the pace of the members of the Elemental race in the first half of the Levitation Tower was very fast. It wouldn't take long.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the two lines under the feet of the still unconscious member begin to recede.

When the other two members also took notice, they immediately cried out anxiously, but there was nothing they could do.

Everyone had their own path, and they could only move within the lines under their feet. No one dared cross their lines in the slightest.

When the lines drew back to the feet of that member, the originally green lines turned red. Then, that member's legs were burned by an invisible flame, until he was nothing but a pile of white ashes.

"He is dead!" Geoffrey exclaimed in horror, his eyes twitching.

Although he was painfully aware that those who entered the Levitation Tower were willing to sacrifice their lives, he couldn't help but feel depressed with what he just witnessed.

At the same time, he was also consumed with worry about Elder Xue's safety. What was taking him so long? Would he die here?

Just as Geoffrey felt like his anxiety was eating him alive, Elder Xue's body trembled slightly. When he finally opened his eyes, Geoffrey heaved a sigh of relief.

When the two members of the Elemental race saw Elder Xue wake up, they pointed at the wafting white ashes and jabbered something incomprehensible. Elder Xue understood what they meant. After comforting them, he said to Geoffrey, "He must have lied when the Levitation Tower asked him those questions, so he couldn't pass the test. As I've said many times, no matter what the Levitation Tower asks, you must tell the truth. Remember this!"

Elder Xue focused all his efforts on Geoffrey. Just now, he used the death of this member as a learning experience for Geoffrey.

"I'll keep that in mind." Geoffrey nodded shakily. He knew he had no choice but to

tical situation, he moved swiftly and ruthlessly.

Crack!

Blood began to paint the bottom of the water red as he severed his right leg. Breaking free from his shackles, he swam to the surface of the lake and gasped for air. Just as he was hungrily drinking up oxygen, another vine shot out from the bottom of the lake. This time, it was his left leg that was caught.

Crack!

This time, Geoffrey became more decisive. Before he was pulled to the bottom of the lake, he sliced off his left leg.

Despite it being an illusion, everything felt very real. The pain from severing both his legs was unbearable.

"Which body parts do you want? Just tell me! I'll give you everything! As long as I can live!" Geoffrey roared at the little girl fiercely.

The little girl seemed to be a little disappointed. Lowering her head, she thought for a while. It seemed as though she'd lost interest in Geoffrey. "This is boring. You are really afraid of death. Then, let's end this."

As soon as she finished speaking, the illusion shook and disappeared with her.

Geoffrey found himself back in the Levitation Tower, soaked with sweat.

After successfully passing the test, he felt like he was an extremely lucky survivor.

Looking to see if his companions had passed too, he was stunned when he saw that Elder Xue and the two members of the Elemental race were trembling. What sort of torture were they going through?

"My answer was 'yes', yet the test was so horrible. Elder Xue and the others have a stable state of mind, so they must've answered 'no'. The illusions they are facing are probably ten times more difficult," Geoffrey said, shaking his head worriedly.