78: Enter Lingtian Tower

At this moment, Xiong Da saw that there was no hope of killing the remaining humans. Just as he was about to turn and retreat, a sharp pain shot through his mind, and his eyes went black.

When his mind cleared again, a steel needle appeared before his eyes, shooting directly towards his head.

Xiong Da sneered. His head was the strongest part of his body's defense; what good could such a small thing do?

Just as Xiong Da looked disdainful, the void piercing needle plunged into Xiong Da's head as if drilling into tofu.

Although Xiong Da's combat power was comparable to the Transcendent Realm, he was not in the Transcendent Realm after all. The steel needle entering his brain instantly killed him.

Xun Xiuyuan's mind also received a timely notification.

Without Xiong Da's threat, Xie Lin and Ling Feihong's chances of holding the tunnel entrance greatly increased.

The retreating Alien Beasts saw Xiong Da fall and lost all will to attack, immediately scattering and fleeing.

Xun Xiuyuan asked, "Uncle Xie, Uncle Ling, without Xiong Da, can you hold it?"

"Young Friend Xun, you go do your thing. Without this Xiong Da, we can definitely hold it. After all, there are only twenty minutes left until the Ling Tian Pagoda opens."

Upon hearing Ling Feihong say this, Young Friend Xun no longer hesitated, activating his full speed to search the entire area for Alien Beasts to kill.

As the Ling Tian Pagoda was about to open, under Young Friend Xun's relentless pursuit, the number of Alien Beasts in the area had dropped to less than two hundred. In these nearly two hours, Xun Xiuyuan had killed close to seven thousand three hundred Immaculate Realm Alien Beasts.

Xun Xiuyuan returned to the tunnel entrance and sat down cross-legged.

He opened his system panel.

host: Xun Xiuyuan

Age: 16

Realm: Ninth-grade Immaculate Realm (4,872,000,000 / 1,000,000,000)

Mental Power: 6500+

Martial Arts: Berserk Blade Technique (Perfected), Mystic Steps (Perfected), Explosive Ignition Art (This skill cannot be upgraded), Heaven Piercing Slash (This skill cannot be upgraded), Copper Wall Iron Barrier (Perfected), Blood Escape (This skill cannot be upgraded), Breath Concealment Technique (Perfected), Soul Pierce (This skill cannot be upgraded), Blood God Body (Eighth Layer), Sword Qi Traverse (Perfected)

Equipment: Dingguang, qiankun battle armor, wuse, hundred battle blade, illusory armor, wind cloud boots, void piercing needle, soul stabilizing pearl.

Lottery Draws: 1481

Looking at the 4.8 billion exotic beast value on his panel, if he didn't advance his Blood God Body, he should be able to advance to Transcendent.

However, Xun Xiuyuan was worried that he wouldn't be able to enter the Ling Tian Pagoda after advancing to Transcendent, so he decided to upgrade his Blood God Body further, and his realm would be decided after he left the ruins.

Soon, the Blood God Body advanced to the tenth layer.

Blood God Body (Tenth Layer): Perfected, increases physical strength and defense by 100%.

It cost 1.92 billion exotic beast value.

With the remaining available exotic beast value, Xun Xiuyuan directly added one thousand five hundred points of mental power, bringing his mental power to the eight thousand mark.

While Xun Xiuyuan was sitting cross-legged, working on his system, all the remaining humans gathered around him.

Xie Lin took out a pile of talismans: "Xiao Yuan, here, these are for you. We'll be relying on you for the Ling Tian Pagoda."

Although Xun Xiuyuan didn't know how strong the Illusory Beasts inside the Ling Tian Pagoda were, as long as they were still in the Immaculate Realm, he wasn't worried at all.

"Uncle Xie, you keep them for your own trials. After all, the spots in the Ling Tian Pagoda are so precious. Three hundred people came in, and only twenty-five are left. Everyone should seize this opportunity."

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan say this, Xie Lin didn't insist. After all, Xun Xiuyuan's combat power was evident; whether he had talismans or not made little difference.

"There are still about two hundred Alien Beasts left. Is there any way to kill them inside the Ling Tian Pagoda?" Xun Xiuyuan asked, unwilling to give up.

Ling Feihong answered Xun Xiuyuan's question: "There's no way. Challenging the Ling Tian Pagoda is like a single-player dungeon. Everyone can enter, but they can't encounter each other."

Seeing this, Xun Xiuyuan could only nod and quietly await the opening of the Ling Tian Pagoda.

Before long, the mechanical notification sounded again.

The Ling Tian Pagoda will open in one minute. Please prepare yourselves.

One minute passed quickly. Xun Xiuyuan only felt a blur before his eyes, and he found himself in an unfamiliar environment, surrounded by huge walls dozens of meters high on all sides.

Xun Xiuyuan understood that this should be the first layer of the Ling Tian Pagoda.

At this moment, a phantom figure appeared before Xun Xiuyuan: white hair, white beard, an otherworldly demeanor, looking like a reclusive master, dressed in ancient attire.

A gentle voice came: "Xun Xiuyuan, your kill count in the arena exceeded five thousand, so I have appeared to meet you. Do you have any questions? If not, the Ling Tian Pagoda trial will begin soon."

Of course, Xun Xiuyuan had many questions. He was a curious baby, always asking when he didn't understand.

"Who are you?" Xun Xiuyuan was very direct.

"I am the Artifact Spirit of the Ling Tian Pagoda."

"Artifact Spirit? What level of treasure is the Ling Tian Pagoda?"

"The level of the Ling Tian Pagoda is not easily defined; it can be considered a spiritual treasure."

"What is the purpose of the Ling Tian Pagoda trial?"

"The trial is, of course, to select a successor, or rather, to help Ling Tian choose disciples."

"Then how can one become a successor?"

The figure no longer answered Xun Xiuyuan's questions, speaking to himself, "I have already answered your three questions. Your reward for exceeding five thousand kills has been canceled."

Xun Xiuyuan immediately became agitated: "Hey, old man, you didn't explain clearly, and you dismissed my reward with just three questions. You have ill intentions!"

The Artifact Spirit chuckled: "This is my World, and I make the rules. Who knew you had so many questions? And they were all nonsense. Alright, let's begin the trial."

After speaking, the Artifact Spirit disappeared.

Suddenly, a hundred Illusory Beasts appeared out of thin air from all directions. Their appearance was no different from ordinary Alien Beasts.

Xun Xiuyuan didn't even think, directly slashing at them. He wondered if these Illusory Beasts would yield exotic beast value.

Ding dong!

Killed one Ninth-grade Illusory Beast, gained exotic beast value 640,000.

Ding dong!

Killed one Ninth-grade Illusory Beast, gained exotic beast value 640,000.

Ding dong!

Killed one Ninth-grade Illusory Beast, gained exotic beast value 640,000.

Xun Xiuyuan's mouth curved into a wide smile as he heard the notifications. These Illusory Beasts didn't have strong defenses, but their attacks were fierce, causing him pain when they hit him, but that was all.

Before long, Xun Xiuyuan had killed a hundred Illusory Beasts. After all, they were Illusory Beasts of the trial grounds; they wouldn't retreat and kept attacking fiercely, which greatly facilitated Xun Xiuyuan's killing.

After all, the Berserk Blade Technique was most suitable for group combat.

Congratulations, Xun Xiuyuan, for passing the first layer of the Ling Tian Pagoda. Reward: one Transcendent-grade weapon.

After the notification ended, a longsword appeared before Xun Xiuyuan.

He reached out and took it. A pure white longsword was in Xun Xiuyuan's hand. Two ancient characters were inscribed on the blade. Although he didn't recognize them, upon seeing these two words, the characters 'Feitian' were directly imprinted into Xun Xiuyuan's mind.

"Feitian Sword, a Transcendent-grade longsword. Nan Qiao seems to use a sword, and Xiao Ou does too. Then I'd need two to share," Xun Xiuyuan muttered, placing the Feitian into his spatial ring.

The Artifact Spirit reappeared before Xun Xiuyuan: "You're clearing the levels very quickly! There's a lot of hope for you, keep it up!"

Then he asked, "Xun Xiuyuan, do you wish to begin the trial for the second layer of the Ling Tian Pagoda?"