159: Victory is within reach

Outside.

Countless people watched the sky, the explosions soaring into the heavens.

Even through the light screen, they could feel the terrifying spiritual energy contained within the explosions.

It was horrifying.

Only at this moment did people turn their attention to the inconspicuous team of Lin Hao and the others.

Undoubtedly, based on the power of this single move alone.

Lin Hao's team definitely had some skill and was very likely to be one of the ten advancing teams.

Apart from the Tianyu Dynasty, which was buzzing because of Lin Hao.

People from other regions also began to pay some attention, noticing this unusual team.

...

Inside the Pilgrimage Mountain Range.

The smoke and dust from the explosion surged towards the sky.

Scattered rocks fell like raindrops.

When the smoke and dust cleared.

In front of Lin Hao, a huge pit appeared.

Around the pit, dense cracks spread, extending outwards.

In the center of the pit, a figure covered in blood lay inside.

Lin Fan waved his hand, clearing the somewhat turbid air in front of him, then looked into the pit.

With a smirk, he said, "With just this little strength, you dare to ambush us?"

"There should be more than just him, right?" Lin Dong said, his gaze beginning to search the surroundings.

At a certain moment! It was as if he sensed something.

He suddenly leaped out, the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, exchanged in the Lin FamilyMall, appearing in his hand.

Holding the ancient halberd, Lin Dong fiercely swung it towards the lush forest not far away.

Boom!!

A violent roar erupted, as if the air itself was creating a sonic boom.

The next moment, as far as the eye could see, thick tree trunks that reached the clouds were cut in half at the waist.

Row after row of towering trees slowly collapsed.

And among the fallen trees, four figures with pale faces from fright were sitting on the yellow earth.

One person even touched his head, from which a lock of hair had been shaved off.

His heart trembled violently!

Just now... if he hadn't reacted quickly and squatted down immediately.

That attack would have undoubtedly cut off his head!

The feeling of being on the verge of life and death in that instant sent a chill down his spine.

At this moment, after finding the hidden people, Lin Dong rested the ancient halberd on his shoulder.

Looking at Lin Hao and the others behind him, he said, "So, what should we do with these guys?"

"What to do..." Lin Fan stepped forward.

He came before the four people who were slumped on the ground and said, "Since you dared to ambush us, you must not be doing this for the first time, right?"

Among the four, a young man with yellow hair shrunk back in fear and said, "You... what do you want to do?"

"What to do..." Lin Fan's mouth curved up, and he slowly extended his hand.

"No... no... don't!!!"

...

...

Along the mountain path leading to the peak.

Lin Hao and his group of five were talking and moving forward.

Lin Fan looked at the two tokens in his hand and complained incessantly.

"Are those guys too poor?"

"After robbing for so long, they only have two tokens?"

"They're really useless."

Lin Hao smiled upon hearing this and said, "Alright, be content. Tokens seem to be a very scarce resource at the moment."

"It's not bad to be able to collect two in a short time. Coupled with the one we have, it can be considered a partial completion."

"But at this rate, how long will it take to collect all the tokens?" Lin Fan sighed helplessly.

"It's a shame the Ancestor isn't here. Otherwise, with the Ancestor's ability, the tokens would come to us on their own."

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused!

Looking at the others, he said, "Everyone, I have a way to guarantee we take first place!"

The others turned back and looked at Lin Fan, "Really?"

"Absolutely no lies!" Lin Fan's mouth curved upwards. Having thought of a solution, he was full of absolute confidence.

...

...

On the other side, Lin Yi had encountered a black-clothed person from the Boundless Sacred Ground.

The moment their eyes met.

A strange feeling surged in his heart, causing Lin Yi to frown slightly.

But before he could ask more.

The person he was looking at sighed slightly.

After examining Lin Yi, he made a decision.

He waved his hand towards the back.

It was as if a decision had been made.

Immediately, the other black-robed people who had already engaged with Lin Yan, Lin Nv, and the others all understood and nodded.

They all retreated a few steps, and then their figures disappeared into the jungle.

No trace of them was seen again.

The person who had met Lin Yi's gaze took a deep look at Lin Yi.

Without saying another word, like the others, he turned around and disappeared from the sight of the Lin Family members.

This sudden change left Lin Yi, Lin Yan, and the others somewhat bewildered.

Looking at the Boundless Sacred Ground, they had expected a fierce battle.

But unexpectedly, the other side left so easily.

Was it because... they detected some danger?

"What are these guys up to?" Lin Gezhu asked with a puzzled frown.

"Could it be because we have three Grandmasters on our side?" Lin Qing guessed.

Lin Yi looked at the direction where the person had just disappeared.

His heart was not at peace.

It wasn't until Lin Yan patted his shoulder and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Yi was startled awake, then shook his head and said, "Nothing."

"Perhaps... it's because that person's gaze was very strange."

Speaking of this, Lin Yi couldn't figure out why and shook his head.

"Never mind, anyway, we've already obtained the golden token,"

"We're almost done, let's keep looking." Lin Yi said.

The others had no objection, and then they continued their journey up the mountain.

Time gradually began to flow.

Soon it was approaching evening.

Although during this period, no faction passed the assessment.

But that was only because tokens were too scarce.

In fact, there had been battles occurring during this time.

After all, there were now over a thousand teams in the entire Pilgrimage Mountain Range.

As the barrier continued to shrink, the space available for competing teams would become less and less.

Similarly, the probability of encountering other teams would also greatly increase.

From a certain perspective, it also greatly improved the viewing experience of the competition.

The clashes between the major factions also became more frequent.

Among them, the Reincarnation Holy Land, which was most favored by people, indeed lived up to expectations.

At this stage, they had already climbed halfway up the mountain, having resolved at least twenty teams.

They had collected six tokens.

Their progress ranked in the top five.

Then came the people from the Piao Miao Holy Land.

They had also collected six tokens, and they had already discovered the seventh one.

It was currently stored in a high-temperature magma.

Unlike ordinary magma, this magma seemed to contain some Dao patterns within it.

Therefore, its power was incomparable to ordinary magma.

And now they were trying to find a way to retrieve it.

Their progress ranking had reached the second position.

Following closely, Lin Yan and the others also had a fruitful harvest, and the number of tokens they held also reached the sixth one.

They were currently looking for the last token.

Moreover, the position they had climbed to was even higher than that of the Reincarnation Holy Land.

Therefore, their progress ranking was third.

And the team currently in first place was something no one had expected.

It was actually the team from the Eastern Sky Dynasty.

They didn't even have their full number of members.

But relying on just four people and incredible luck, they managed to gather seven tokens and were currently rushing towards the mountain peak.

Victory... seemed to be right before their eyes!