“Senior Brother Lin Yun, I never expected you to unleash such strength even without that battle pet. Your rate of improvement is terrifying!” Zhi Jin exclaimed in amazement.
Zhi Jin clearly remembered that during the last Thousand Sects War, Lin Yun had struggled to defeat Hao Yuntian, a second-level Great Ascension Realm cultivator. How much time had passed since then?
Mo Qing also sighed from the bottom of her heart: “Lin Yun, you always leave me far behind.”
“Mo Qing, you’re not bad either. At the third-level Void Refining Realm, you were able to withstand several moves from Gu Liuyue. It seems you’ve made significant progress and had quite the adventure during your disappearance,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
“Compared to you, my achievements are nothing,” Mo Qing sighed.
Lin Yun rubbed his nose: “Stop praising me. By the way, how are your injuries?”
“Lin Yun, I’m fine. Thanks to your timely appearance earlier,” Mo Qing replied with a radiant smile.
Zhi Jin also chimed in: “The injuries aren’t too serious. If Senior Brother Lin Yun hadn’t shown up in time, we might have had to forfeit.”
“By the way, after Gu Dong arrived, Gu Liuyue mentioned something about a powerful demon beast deep in the canyon. Do you know what that was about?” Lin Yun asked.
“Senior Brother Lin Yun, I know about it. There’s a demon beast lair deep in the canyon, housing a powerful demon beast. If we can kill it, we’ll definitely earn a lot of points,” Zhi Jin explained.
“Oh?” Lin Yun’s eyes lit up with interest.
Zhi Jin continued: “However, this demon beast is very strong. Even an ordinary peak third-level Great Ascension Realm cultivator would only have a fighting chance, let alone defeating it. Unless several strong cultivators team up, but the points for killing it can only go to one person—whoever lands the final blow. So, a team-up among strong cultivators isn’t very practical.”
“So, the difficulty of killing this demon beast alone is very high. That means the points for this demon beast must be extremely high as well!” Lin Yun smiled.
“Senior Brother Lin Yun, are you going to give it a try? You even defeated Gu Dong; you might really have a chance!” Zhi Jin said with anticipation.
“I can give it a try, but before that, I need to recover my strength and return to peak condition,” Lin Yun said.
The battle with Gu Dong had consumed a lot of Lin Yun’s energy, as he had used many techniques.
According to the rules of this round, no pills could be used, so Lin Yun couldn’t rely on energy-restoring pills to recover.
Lin Yun sat down cross-legged and took out some spirit crystals, absorbing their pure energy.
While the rules prohibited the use of pills, spirit crystals were allowed, though they weren’t as effective as specialized energy-restoring pills.
Mo Qing and Zhi Jin also sat down to recover from their injuries and restore their strength.
After about ten minutes.
“That should do it,” Lin Yun opened his eyes, having mostly recovered his strength.
As for recharging the bracer, Lin Yun didn’t have time for that now. The trial had a limited duration, and recharging would consume a significant amount of his energy, requiring more time to recover.
The boost from the Holy Light Extinction Technique hadn’t worn off yet. Its duration was half an hour, and there were still about ten minutes left. This meant Lin Yun would still have the boost when fighting the demon beast.
Mo Qing and Zhi Jin also opened their eyes upon hearing Lin Yun move.
“Mo Qing, Zhi Jin, let’s go!” Lin Yun looked at the two of them.
“Alright! Senior Brother Lin Yun, I’ll lead the way,” Zhi Jin said.
Under Zhi Jin’s guidance, they soon arrived at the entrance of the lair.
“Senior Brother Lin Yun, this is the entrance to the lair,” Zhi Jin pointed at the entrance.
“Good. You two stay here; I’ll go in and give it a try,” Lin Yun said, looking at the lair.
If the demon beast was too powerful, Zhi Jin and Mo Qing wouldn’t be of much help inside. On the contrary, if the demon beast bypassed Lin Yun and attacked them, it would pose a great threat to them.
If Lin Yun brought them in, he would have to split his attention to protect them, preventing him from fully focusing on the demon beast.
By going in alone, Lin Yun could fight the demon beast without any distractions.
“Alright, we’ll guard the entrance for you,” Zhi Jin said.
Mo Qing gracefully stepped forward to stand before Lin Yun.
“Lin Yun, be careful. If it’s too much, just retreat. We can always find other prey elsewhere. After all, making it into the top 100 in this round is enough to advance. Even if you don’t kill this beast, you should still easily make it into the top 100,” Mo Qing advised earnestly.
“Don’t worry, Senior Sister. I know what I’m doing,” Lin Yun replied with a smile.
With that, Lin Yun turned and entered the lair.
…
Outside, at the Ten Thousand Flowers Banquet.
“Lin Yun is about to fall out of the top 100! What’s going on? Has Lin Yun run into some trouble inside?” Elder Meigu said with concern.
The sect master also looked worried.
If Lin Yun’s points hadn’t changed for just a few minutes, they could have assumed he was searching for prey. But now, his points hadn’t changed for almost half an hour. How could they not be worried?
At that moment, Lin Yun’s ranking dropped again, just falling out of the top 100.
“It’s been so long. What’s going on with this guy?” Princess Jin Yaor stared at the Ten Thousand Flowers leaderboard, her heart filled with both confusion and a hint of worry.
Could Lin Yun really be eliminated in this round?
…
Inside the barrier space.
Lin Yun followed the lair’s passage and soon arrived in a massive cave.
The cave contained a large pool of emerald-green water.
“This must be the place,” Lin Yun stood about fifty meters away from the pool, looking around.
The cave was vast, with a high ceiling. Near the pool, there were traces of blood and water, likely remnants of previous battles.
Boom!
At that moment, a demon beast burst out of the water, sending huge waves splashing in all directions. The commotion was immense!
Lin Yun focused his gaze and saw that it was a Purple-Scaled Heavenly Crocodile, over forty meters long, its body covered in purple scales with tiny, needle-like spikes.
“Damn humans, I’ll kill every one of you!”
The demon beast roared, leaping into the air and pouncing toward Lin Yun, its massive jaws wide open, revealing rows of sharp, dagger-like teeth, ready to devour Lin Yun in one bite!
“Want to eat me? You might break your teeth!”
Lin Yun quickly activated his speed, dodging the crocodile’s lunge.
Boom!
The crocodile landed heavily on the ground, shattering the stone floor and sending debris flying.
“So, you’re just a first-level Great Ascension Realm brat. But it doesn’t matter. Even a third-level Great Ascension Realm cultivator would struggle here. A first-level like you is destined to become my meal! Your flesh will be delicious!”
The Purple-Scaled Heavenly Crocodile roared again, leaping toward Lin Yun once more.
Lin Yun knew that dodging alone wouldn’t be enough to defeat it.
“Take this!”
“Rainbow Sword Technique!”
Lin Yun drew his Venomous Sword, channeling his immense energy into the blade.
The sword glowed with a dazzling light as Lin Yun swung it.
Whoosh!
The sword carried the fusion of wind and fire elements, along with a surge of divine sense energy. The Tenth Layer of Taixu Power and the Demon Bone were both activated instantly!
