79: Are you free?

Xun Xiuyuan tilted his head, looked at the Artifact Spirit in front of him, and asked in surprise, "Old man, are you very idle?"

The Artifact Spirit was stunned by the question. What did he mean? Was he implying that he was long-winded?

After so many years, this was the first time he had appeared. He had originally thought that these trial-takers, upon seeing him, the Artifact Spirit who controlled this World, would immediately bow down and be filled with gratitude.

This question directly caused the Artifact Spirit to crash. After a long while, he replied, "I see you have some talent, so I specifically came out to guide you. Don't you know what's good for you?"

Xun Xiuyuan sneered, "You immediately used three questions to trick me out of my rewards, and now you're still blabbering on. Before I came in, I asked around, and entering the Ling Tian Pagoda trial absolutely would not involve any white-bearded old men. You're clearly a charlatan. Step aside, I'm going to clear the trial."

Xun Xiuyuan's words were incredibly domineering. He naturally knew that this Artifact Spirit was real, but with his system, he didn't care at all. As long as he could kill exotic beasts to accumulate exotic beast value, spiritual treasures and equipment would definitely come later; there was no rush.

The Artifact Spirit, hearing Xun Xiuyuan's words, was so angry that smoke billowed from his seven orifices—it was literally smoke—and he immediately left.

Xun Xiuyuan, seeing this, was even afraid that the old man would suddenly explode. To be able to emit smoke was truly formidable.

The leaderboard outside updated everyone's progress in real-time.

First place: Xun Xiuyuan: Kills 8562, Ling Tian Pagoda floors cleared 1.

Second place: Li Feihong: Kills 36, Ling Tian Pagoda floors cleared 1.

Third place: Mu Long: Kills 27, Ling Tian Pagoda floors cleared 1...

Seeing the leaderboard update, Mu Ying was momentarily stunned and asked in confusion, "Where's Xiong Da? Why was Xiong Da's kill count always ranked second, and now he's suddenly gone?"

The Firebird spoke, "There's only one possibility: Xiong Da is dead. Even your Mu Long passed the first floor; Xiong Da couldn't possibly fail."

The tall Savage Bear Shattering Void Realm expert's face was dark at this moment. He said nothing, looking at Mu Long in third place, and his anger involuntarily surged. He grumbled, "Your Shadow Demon Clan truly has good methods. Even Xiong Da couldn't defeat the Human Clan, yet your Shadow Demon, Mu Long, is completely unharmed."

Mu Ying's original intention was simply to wonder about Xiong Da's disappearance from the rankings, with no other meaning, but in the ears of the other few, it sounded like schadenfreude.

Therefore, the Savage Bear Shattering Void Realm's taunt immediately received support from the Firebird and the Otherworldly Ghost Clan experts beside him.

They all said:

"I wonder how your Shadow Demon Clan instructs your clansmen. Do they just cower inside and wait for the Ling Tian Pagoda to open?"

"Exactly. Every time the Ling Tian Pagoda ruins appear, the Shadow Demon Clan's seeded contestants always manage to enter the Ling Tian Pagoda. What a clever tactic, treating our three clans as cannon fodder."

At this moment, the Shadow Demon was extremely frustrated. He had only expressed concern for Xiong Da, and now he was being ganged up on by the three clans again.

But he ignored them. Mu Long had already entered the Ling Tian Pagoda. With the talismans he had bestowed, passing the third floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda should be no problem.

Mu Ying knew that if he spoke again, he would surely be mocked by the three, so he could only clench his jaw and shut his mouth.

On the Human Clan's side, seeing the leaderboard update brought a completely different reaction.

Li Jun was immediately delighted to see Li Feihong ranked second.

Wen Ruyu and Wang Yonghua's expressions were not good, because the list, in addition to Li Feihong, also included Xie Lin of the Xie Family. Qianlong City already had two people who had passed the first stage of the Ling Tian Pagoda.

However, Wang Tianhui of the Wang Family from Jiaolong City and Zheng Xianlun of the Zheng Family from Flying Dragon City did not appear on the list. These two were also the seeded contestants of their respective cities.

Xie An was all smiles at this moment, because there was no longer any life-threatening danger in the Ling Tian Pagoda trial. As long as one shouted "I want to leave" in time, they would be teleported outside the ruins, near the glowing door everyone was waiting at.

After Xun Xiuyuan entered the second floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, he passed the trial without surprise, taking only five minutes to kill two hundred Illusory Beasts.

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

After passing the trial, Xun Xiuyuan received another Transcendent-grade armor, but he didn't even look at it and put it directly into his spatial ring.

So far, besides the Illusory Beasts inside the Ling Tian Pagoda that Xun Xiuyuan found relatively interesting, the rewards were truly a mess. Transcendent-grade equipment? He still had several Transcendent-grade treasure chests he hadn't opened yet.

At the top of the Ling Tian Pagoda, on the tenth floor above the ninth, the old Artifact Spirit was watching Xun Xiuyuan's progress through a light screen.

After Xun Xiuyuan finished killing the Illusory Beasts on the second floor, the Artifact Spirit resisted the urge to go down and meet him.

Because Xun Xiuyuan's killing speed had already met the special recruitment requirements of Ling Tian, the Ling Tian Pagoda's previous owner. As long as he could pass the eighth floor, he could inherit Ling Tian's legacy. Otherwise, he would definitely have to pass the ninth floor to be qualified to inherit the Ling Tian Pagoda.

However, thinking of Xun Xiuyuan's sharp tongue, and then seeing Xun Xiuyuan's disdainful expression after receiving the reward, the Artifact Spirit resisted and did not go down.

The Artifact Spirit thought to himself, "Aren't you annoyed by my long-windedness? Let you clear the trial, let's see if you can pass the ninth floor?"

After Xun Xiuyuan finished killing, he meditated and recovered for a moment, because the Ling Tian Pagoda had no time limit, and there was always enough time to rest after clearing each stage.

At this point, using exotic beast value to recover would not be too necessary. After all, one recovery now cost five hundred thousand, and for Transcendent-grade, one recovery cost five million.

He quickly entered the third floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda. After arriving, Xun Xiuyuan immediately shouted, "Start the trial, old man."

This sentence once again made the Artifact Spirit on the tenth floor furious. Even if you know that I control the Illusory Beasts on each floor, you should at least show some respect, right? Thus, the number of Illusory Beasts on Xun Xiuyuan's third floor stage increased from four hundred to eight hundred.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at the dense Illusory Beasts appearing around him, a hint of joy in his heart. Was it not supposed to be double?

Why were there suddenly so many Immaculate Realm Illusory Beasts?

Could it be that old man was deliberately messing with me?

Xun Xiuyuan quickly thought of the old Artifact Spirit, because the Artifact Spirit had boastfully said at the beginning that he controlled this World. Adding a few more Illusory Beasts would be a trivial matter, wouldn't it?

Xun Xiuyuan stopped talking and directly activated his killing mode. Although these Illusory Beasts were a bit stronger than ordinary Immaculate Realm peak experts, they had not yet reached the level of Li Feihong and Xie Lin. Therefore, Xun Xiuyuan's killing speed was not slow at all. Coupled with the fact that the Illusory Beasts were restricted by rules and would not retreat, advancing one after another, Xun Xiuyuan found the killing incredibly satisfying.

Once he inherited this Ling Tian Pagoda, he would tell that old man to refresh a few waves for him every day, and he would reach the Quasi-God Realm in minutes.

At this moment, Xun Xiuyuan was thinking happily, his attitude towards the Ling Tian Pagoda shifting from indifference to "it's mine, and no one can take it away."

The Artifact Spirit, watching Xun Xiuyuan kill the Illusory Beasts, was also a bit helpless.

That kid Ling Tian said he wanted me to find an heir for him, which also meant finding a new master for me, but this Xun Xiuyuan, no matter how I look at him, doesn't seem like a good person, though his combat power is truly fierce.

The Artifact Spirit sighed at this thought. Why had he agreed to that kid Ling Tian back then?