[At this moment, in the End Island.]
Purple Iron Golem No. 27 had just relayed the trial land news to the Enderman possessed by the red consciousness.
After hearing the information, the red consciousness inside the Enderman was a bit surprised.
According to Purple No. 27's description, this trial land didn't seem like something done by the officials.
The red consciousness thought for a moment and then asked Purple No. 27, "Any news on HIM?"
Ever since the last time the Wither and Wither Storm swept across the Overworld, the Red Consciousness Entity had sensed that something was wrong.
According to previous situations, HIM would definitely have personally taken care of those Withers and Wither Storms.
He would never have given them any chance to act. But last time, HIM did not show up. Instead, it was the people under HIM who came forward to resolve the problem.
That's why the Red Consciousness Entity had sent Purple Number 27 to investigate information about HIM.
Upon hearing the Red Consciousness Entity's question, the Iron Golem, Purple Number 27, also reported all the information it had gathered to the Red Consciousness Entity.
"The scouts received news saying that HIM seems to be trapped in some space near the entrance of the First Divine Domain Competition. In that space, there also seems to be another HIM."
"Just now, the scouts received another report, saying that at the entrance to the Second Divine Domain Competition, a third HIM appeared, and Entity 303 appeared and took him away."
"They say the direction he left in was toward the entrance of the First Divine Domain Competition. Then not long after that, the Trial Grounds opened at the entrance of the First Divine Domain Competition."
After hearing what Purple Number 27 said, the Enderman possessed by the Red Consciousness Entity suddenly widened his eyes as if he had realized something.
"No wonder earlier I felt he only had one-third of HIM's strength... so that's how it is."
When the Red Consciousness Entity had come into contact with Xu Yuan earlier, he had noticed that Xu Yuan's strength was only one-third of the HIM from before.
At the time, the Red Consciousness Entity had assumed it was because HIM hadn't fully gathered his strength yet or something like that.
But now it seemed that HIM had been planning a much bigger game.
Thinking of this, the Red Consciousness Entity inside the Enderman snorted coldly and said, "He wants to choose someone to inherit his power? After all this time, he still hasn't changed. Still too arrogant. To actually dare to open the Trial Grounds to all living beings?"
The fact that the Trial Grounds were open to all living beings meant that even the Void could enter the Trial Grounds.
They only needed to possess Iron Golems or other creatures, and they could participate in the trial.
However, the Red Consciousness Entity didn't take the Trial Grounds seriously. He didn't expect those possessed creatures to win inside the trial anyway.
After all, this Trial Grounds was created by the HIM from before, and there were even three HIMs participating.
It was unlikely those consciousness entities could win. But even if they couldn't win, they still had the ability to stir up chaos.
Moreover, the three HIMs would definitely participate. Once they were involved in the trial, they would have no way to interfere in the Overworld.
So, during that time, the Overworld would be under the Red Consciousness Entity's control.
Thinking of this, the Red Consciousness Entity casually threw a few Ender Eyes glowing with blue light to Purple Number 27, then ordered, "Merge these Ender Eyes, and send them to participate in the trial."
"Leave some of the consciousness entities in the village to guard it, and send the rest to join the trial."
After receiving the Red Consciousness Entity's command, Purple Number 27 Iron Golem left the End and went to arrange the upcoming actions.
Not long after Purple Number 27 left, a golden-glowing Ender Eye suddenly appeared in the hand of the Enderman possessed by the Red Consciousness Entity.
The Red Consciousness Entity looked at the golden-glowing Ender Eye in his hand with a somewhat conflicted expression.
"This time… should I use it or not…"
The Ender Eye glowing with golden light in the Red Consciousness Entity's hand undoubtedly represented Yellow-Tier power.
Among the power levels in the Void, there were two major thresholds.
Cyan Tier and Blue Tier was one threshold. Yellow Tier and Green Tier was another threshold.
Previously, those Blue-Tier consciousness entities that the Void had dispatched were just small fry to the Red Consciousness Entity.
And even the Wither Storms that evolved from those Blue-Tier consciousness entities fused with Withers were already enough to give the people of the Overworld a hard time.
It was hard to imagine how terrifying the Yellow-Tier consciousness entity, two thresholds above Blue, would be.
The power of the Yellow Tier was estimated to be on par with, or even above, the current Xu Yuan.
So, for the Red Consciousness Entity, the current game world was in a perfect gap period without HIM's control.
This was undoubtedly the best time to release a Yellow-Tier consciousness entity.
The reason he was hesitant was still because of some concerns. Gathering the power to form a Yellow-Tier consciousness entity had not been easy.
In fact, being able to gather this power so quickly was purely due to luck.
The previous Nether Hatching Plan had gone on for quite a while without being discovered by HIM. Then later, after it was discovered, HIM ended up getting trapped, allowing for another big harvest in the Overworld.
That was how they had gathered this much power. One could say that this Yellow-Tier consciousness entity was currently the Void's biggest trump card.
If released, and if it could gather enough power to manifest the Red Consciousness Entity in physical form before HIM returned from the Trial Grounds, that would be the best outcome.
The Red Consciousness Entity was just afraid that something might go wrong in the process and disrupt his plan. He had many factors to consider.
First was the possibility that another Red Consciousness Entity might try to stop him.
Then there was Notch. Releasing a Yellow-Tier consciousness entity would undoubtedly trigger a huge storm. Notch definitely wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
If Notch chose to stand on the opposite side, things would become troublesome.
Right now, the Red Consciousness Entity had only two choices before him.
Either take the gamble, release the Yellow-Tier consciousness entity, hoping it could gather enough power before the trial ends to let the Red Consciousness Entity become physically manifest.
Or take the safer route, save the power, keep it stable, slowly continue collecting power. With HIM gone, there were fewer restrictions.
If it were before, the Red Consciousness Entity would have chosen the safer route. But now, his goal had long changed.
Before, he had only longed for freedom. But now, his heart had been filled with ambition and desire.
After thinking for a moment, the Red Consciousness Entity no longer hesitated.
"Then I'll take the gamble!"
After making the decision, the Red Consciousness Entity let out a long sigh of relief.
He quietly looked toward a distant place in the Void, at a faintly flickering red aura.
"Notch. With your character, you would definitely want to make up for your past mistakes, right?"
"So you will definitely stand on my side… right?!"
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At this moment, the Trial Grounds had been open for one and a half hours. There was only half an hour left before the entrance to the Trial Grounds would close.
Right now, the entrance to the Trial Grounds was absolutely bustling.
It was no exaggeration to say that practically all the living beings in the Overworld had gathered here.
Players naturally made up the majority, since they were the largest population in the game world and passed information the fastest.
Besides, game-like dungeon events like this were already very popular among players, so of course, many showed up.
Then came the various monsters. Zombies, skeletons, spiders, Endermen, even Creepers, these common monsters had all gathered in large numbers here.
Of course, those who could come were the ones who had gained self-awareness and were relatively powerful.
Next were the Illager villagers. It had to be said, the Illagers came in with quite the flair. Their main force was fully equipped, and each member had a Ravager as a mount.
Every single one of them had a Raid Banner strapped to their backs. Which meant all of these Illagers were of Raid Captain level.
The leading Illager was clad in a full enchanted diamond set that sparkled brilliantly under the sun. His diamond helmet seemed custom-made, covering his upper face, leaving only two eye holes.
Behind him followed two unusual Vexes. They were called unusual because normal Vexes were gray.
But the two behind him looked enchanted, glowing in bluish-purple. Just those two Vexes behind him gave off an impressive combat aura.
Not far from the Illager squad was a group of Iron Golems. Naturally, these were no ordinary Iron Golems. These Golems were all elite minions, fused with Purple or Blue-Tier consciousness entities.
Beside the Iron Golems was another group, animals who had developed consciousness. Foxes, pandas, parrots, chickens, pigs, sheep, cows, and so on…
Basically, all kinds of common and uncommon animals could be seen here.
At this moment, the entrance to the Trial Grounds felt like a bustling farmers' market, filled with all kinds of strange noises.
"Moo… Moo…"
"Kusaru, sai i guli!!"
"Damn, if I didn't know this was for a Trial Ground, I'd think the monsters were attacking the city!!"
"Click click click… click click…"
"Just got here, excuse me, is this the Biological Association?…"
"Roar roar… roar roar roar…"
"Only half an hour left before the entrance closes. By the way, why is everyone being so orderly?… Makes me embarrassed to make a move…"
"Earlier, two teams caused trouble here. Somehow, both teams were instantly wiped out… So no one dares cause trouble now…"
"Cluck cluck cluck! Cluck cluck cluck… cluck cluck cluck…"
"Damn? This crazy? I heard this dungeon even has a strength check. With so many people, we'll be testing till next year!"
"This dungeon's pretty humane. Once the crowd grew, more strength-testing signs appeared. The checks are fast, don't worry, you'll make it in time."
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