Luo Tian and Li Meiren steeled themselves, anticipation hanging heavy in the air as they pushed open the door. What greeted them beyond was not the end they had hoped for, but rather another yawning cave passage stretching into darkness.
Li Meiren's disappointment seeped through her words, "Why does this not surprise me?" Her voice carried a tinge of bitterness, her eyes betraying a flicker of frustration at the unexpected continuation of their trial. She had hoped that the previous challenge marked their progress, yet here they stood faced with yet another obstacle.
Amusement danced in Luo Tian's eyes as he observed Li Meiren's crestfallen expression. "The trial we overcame earlier was merely the first," he remarked with a knowing smile. Though he could have deduced this progression himself, the system had already forewarned him about the existence of three trials awaiting them within the tomb's depths.