559: The Ninth Floor of the Realm of Illusions

Although Yan Qingyun held the upper hand, the bloodshot Ancient Savage Bull was no pushover; consequently, Yan Qingyun also sustained significant injuries.

This fierce battle lasted for several hours until finally, Yan Qingyun pierced the Ancient Savage Bull's heart with a single sword strike.

Gazing at the corpse of the Ancient Savage Bull, Yan Qingyun exhaled softly. After this life-and-death struggle, he had also consumed a massive amount of energy.

Just as he was preparing to collect the Ancient Savage Bull's inner core, a heaven-shaking Sword Qi descended from the sky, slashing rapidly toward him.

As a Genius at the Peak Dominator Realm, Yan Qingyun's reactions were extremely swift; he immediately produced a Compass, instantly blocking it in front of himself.

"Clang...!"

Following a crisp metallic sound, Yang Lingchen's figure was knocked back dozens of yards, landing right beside the corpse of the Ancient Savage Bull.

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly stored the Ancient Savage Bull's corpse into the haotian jade space, then his figure turned into an afterimage, instantly vanishing into the distant horizon.

"Little Bastard, This Young Master will definitely ensure your body and soul are completely extinguished."

Yan Qingyun let out a furious roar, his originally handsome face instantly contorting. Without any hesitation, he immediately gave chase toward Yang Lingchen.

At this moment, Yan Qingyun was truly enraged. The Ancient Savage Bull he had worked so hard to kill had been snatched away by the other party again; one could imagine the depth of his fury.

Yang Lingchen's speed was very fast, especially after breaking through to the eighth level of the Myriad Illusions Realm, his speed had improved by another level.

However, Yan Qingyun's speed was not slow either, and his cultivation level had reached the Peak Dominator Realm. Coupled with the boost from his rage, the distance between the two was gradually closing.

"Little Bastard! You can't escape. Today, This Young Master will tear you into ten thousand pieces."

Yan Qingyun roared in a frenzied rage, his eyes like those of a venomous snake, staring fixedly at Yang Lingchen ahead.

Yang Lingchen didn't bother to respond. He pushed his speed to the absolute limit. Although the distance was closing slightly, he didn't care too much.

Because Yang Lingchen could see that Yan Qingyun's battle with the Ancient Savage Bull must have cost him a huge amount of energy. He wouldn't be able to sustain a long-duration chase. As long as Yang Lingchen held out, the final victory would surely be his.

An hour passed quickly. After an hour of high-speed pursuit, Yan Qingyun's expression gradually became extremely ugly. He had consumed a massive amount of energy in the previous battle, and combined with this hour of rapid flight, the Divine Origin Power within his body was nearly exhausted. Continuing the chase would be very disadvantageous for him.

Out of options, Yan Qingyun finally came to a halt. His sinister eyes glared at Yang Lingchen's back as he said, "Little Bastard, you just wait. Once we leave the Secret Realm, This Young Master will see to it that you have no place to be buried."

"You idiot, your ability to brag is stronger than anyone else's. I'm right here, so why don't you keep chasing?"

Yang Lingchen also stopped, standing not far away and looking at the other party with contempt.

Yang Lingchen could see that the opponent was clearly at the end of his rope, with almost no Divine Origin Power left in his body.

If he continued to provoke him and caused him to launch a desperate pursuit, it would be hard to say who would live and who would die at that point.

"Stinky brat, I'll let you be arrogant for a while longer. Just you wait."

Yan Qingyun was burning with rage. He gave Yang Lingchen a cold look, then leaped and disappeared from the spot.

He hadn't lost his mind. He knew his current consumption was massive and he couldn't catch up to Yang Lingchen. If he continued the chase, he might even suffer a great loss. Instead of that, it was better to nurse his injuries and wait until he recovered before finding a way to kill the boy.

Seeing that Yan Qingyun was no longer chasing, Yang Lingchen stopped his provocations. After all, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse; if the opponent had some trump card, he would be put in a passive position.

Yang Lingchen continued flying, and about two hours later, he arrived at a mountain valley.

The valley was very quiet. Yang Lingchen found a hidden spot, then entered the haotian jade space and began refining the Ancient Savage Bull's inner core.

The inner core of the Ancient Savage Bull contained extremely pure Spiritual Qi. As he operated the Vast Heaven Art, the Spiritual Qi within was absorbed into his body bit by bit.

Under the influx of this pure Spiritual Qi, Yang Lingchen soon touched the barrier of the ninth level of the Myriad Illusions Realm.

At this moment, he frantically refined the Ancient Savage Bull's inner core. Under the surge of pure Spiritual Qi, cracks finally appeared in the barrier of the ninth level of the Myriad Illusions Realm.

"Boom... Boom... Boom...!"

"The ninth level of the Myriad Illusions Realm."

At this moment, Yang Lingchen finally achieved a Breakthrough in his cultivation level to the ninth level of the Myriad Illusions Realm.

Afterward, he left the haotian jade space and continued to hunt Phantom Beasts within the Secret Realm.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three days, Yang Lingchen encountered many Phantom Beasts, but he killed them all one by one.

He distributed some of the lower-level Phantom Beast inner cores to his women.

With the support of the Phantom Beast inner cores, Dong Xuanji had now broken through to the fourth level of the Dominator Realm.

The cultivation levels of Zhou Ruobing, Su Yuyan, Snow Heartless, Summer First Snow, and Nie Xiaoyu also saw rapid improvements.

Especially Nie Xiaoyu; she had completely condensed her physical body and was now almost indistinguishable from a human.

During this time, the women had been in a state of secluded cultivation.

Now that Yang Lingchen's cultivation level had improved so much, they didn't want to fall too far behind.

On this day, Yang Lingchen arrived outside a deserted city.

The city was very ancient and dilapidated. After countless years of erosion, it was now riddled with holes.

Although it was in ruins, judging by the city's scale and location, it must have once possessed an Advanced civilization.

Yang Lingchen restrained his aura and quietly crept toward the ancient city.

In this Secret Realm full of dangers, he still placed great importance on his own safety.

Just then, the sound of a fierce fight echoed from within the ancient city.

Seeing this, Yang Lingchen cautiously crept closer. From the sounds of the battle, he could tell it wasn't Yao Beasts fighting.

Looking from a distance, he saw several men wearing the robes of the Tian Yin Gate surrounding and attacking a woman in a white dress with a peerlessly beautiful celestial face.

"Fuck your mother, Long Chen!"

Monstrous rage surged in Yang Lingchen's heart because the woman being besieged was none other than Mu Qingcheng.

"Mu Qingcheng, don't say This Young Master didn't give you a chance. As long as you hand over the Yin Flood Dragon inner core and make a Heavenly Dao oath to be my woman forever, I'll let you go today."

Long Chen's voice carried a hint of sinister evil, and his sharp eyes held a strong sense of aggression.

"Long Chen, a despicable villain like you wants to be Mu Qingcheng's man? Why don't you take a look in the mirror and see what kind of person you are."

Mu Qingcheng's beautiful face held a hint of cold killing intent. Although she was being besieged by several people, she still didn't lose her composure.

"Since you refuse to be sensible, then don't blame This Young Master for being ruthless."

Long Chen's voice was freezing cold, and his previously refined and elegant demeanor had long since vanished.

Under the combined attack of the Tian Yin Gate members, Mu Qingcheng gradually fell into a disadvantage. If it were just Long Chen alone, she could still resist, but the opponent had five people. She had done well to hold out until now.

Just as Mu Qingcheng was about to give way, a sharp Sword Qi descended from the sky, slashing straight toward Long Chen.

"Stinky brat, you've come at the perfect time. This Young Master will send you both to Hell together today."

A fierce light flashed in Long Chen's eyes. He turned and slashed his sword toward Yang Lingchen. The sharp Sword Qi cut through the Void Realm as if it were tearing the air apart, giving off a chilling sensation.

From this single strike by Long Chen, Yang Lingchen knew there was still a very large gap between himself and the opponent.

"Clang...!"

Two powerful forces collided, producing a violent, booming sound. Although Yang Lingchen had the advantage of a sneak attack, he still didn't gain any upper hand in this exchange... To be continued!