80: quadrupled

Eight hundred Illusory Beasts were already the difficulty level for the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, but for Xun Xiuyuan, it made little difference.

A quarter of an hour later, all eight hundred Illusory Beasts had been 'exorcised' by Xun Xiuyuan.

After killing the Illusory Beasts, Xun Xiuyuan sat cross-legged to meditate and recover, and the notification sound for the clearance reward rang in his ears.

“Congratulations to Xun Xiuyuan for passing the third floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, receiving a Golden Light Wheel fragment, which contains a faint Law of Metal.”

Xun Xiuyuan opened his eyes and looked at a golden, glittering metal fragment in his hand. Law of Metal, he had never heard of it before, and he didn't know what its use was, or more importantly, how to comprehend it. After staring at it for a long time, Xun Xiuyuan realized it was just a piece of scrap metal.

He stopped thinking about it and put it into his spatial ring.

After Xun Xiuyuan recovered, he directly entered the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda.

After taking his stance, he immediately mocked, “Old man, is that all? You think eight hundred are enough to stop me? I thought you, as the space controller, would have some grand moves.”

Then he disdainfully spat, “Activate the trial for the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda. If you’ve got guts, triple it directly. Let’s see what you can do to me!”

Qi Hun naturally heard Xun Xiuyuan's provocation. Originally, after seeing Xun Xiuyuan's performance on the third floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, Qi Hun was prepared not to interfere further. But upon hearing Xun Xiuyuan's mockery, his anger flared up again. He directly quadrupled Xun Xiuyuan’s fourth-floor trial. What was originally eight hundred Illusory Beasts instantly became three thousand two hundred.

As soon as Xun Xiuyuan finished speaking, countless Illusory Beasts appeared in the space. As the number of Illusory Beasts increased, the space of the Ling Tian Pagoda also expanded.

Xun Xiuyuan was ecstatic internally, but his face showed a look of horror as he shouted, “Old man, you’re not playing fair! There must be at least several thousand of them, right?”

Qi Hun finally saw the panicked expression on Xun Xiuyuan's face and chuckled, stroking his beard. “Let’s see you be arrogant now. If I don’t keep you in check now, what will happen when you become my master?”

Xun Xiuyuan, with a panicked expression, once again entered kill mode, secretly thrilled. “Just a casual taunt and I get several thousand. And there are still five more floors! This is going straight to Po Kong Realm.”

Xun Xiuyuan on the leaderboard quickly broke through the third floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda. In the following half an hour, Li Feihong and Xie Lin both passed the third floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda and exited the Remains directly after the third floor, appearing beside the glowing gate.

After Li Feihong and Xie Lin emerged, they each returned to their respective ancestors and presented the rewards for clearing the third floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda. Both were fragments of a weapon or armor, likely containing a faint power of the Law.

Xie An and Li Jun both smiled broadly upon receiving the fragments.

In fact, before Li Feihong and Xie Lin came out, the other twenty-two people had already exited the Remains, and they had all informed their respective ancestors present about what had happened inside the Remains.

So the ancestors already knew about Xun Xiuyuan's actions inside.

They knew, but they didn't react much, because the impact Xun Xiuyuan had given them was already great enough.

At this time, nearly two hundred Alien Beasts had also emerged from the Lingtian Relic, with only Mu Long remaining inside.

Inside the Ling Tian Pagoda, only Mu Long and Xun Xiuyuan continued.

At this moment, Mu Long stood on the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, looking at the remaining talismans in his hand. After much deliberation, he finally initiated the trial for the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, a total of eight hundred Illusory Beasts.

Before the Remains opened, Mu Ying had already spent a fortune to commission many talismans from Shattering Void Realm experts of the Alien Beast Continent, all given to Mu Long, specifically for the purpose of clearing the fourth floor of the Lingtian Relic once again.

At this moment, Xun Xiuyuan was both in pain and happy. The Illusory Beasts' attacks were painful, but their numbers were sufficient, and the exotic beast value was incredibly satisfying.

The four Shattering Void Realm experts of the Alien Beast Clan saw that Mu Long had passed the third floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda and had not come out, still challenging the fourth floor.

If the Shadow Demon Clan once again obtained a reward from the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, then the Shadow Demon Clan would have a high probability of producing another Shattering Void Realm expert, which would cause significant changes to the situation in the Abyss.

However, Mu Ying did not think this way. He had spent so much effort obtaining the talismans, and if he could get another treasure containing the power of the Law, he planned to cultivate both Laws simultaneously to increase his strength.

After all, the other Shattering Void Realm expert of the Shadow Demon Clan had long reached the peak of this realm and had been in long-term seclusion. The demand for such treasures was not very high for him, unless he obtained the reward from the fifth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda, which might help him break through the Shattering Void Realm.

The tall Shattering Void Realm expert of the Savage Bear Clan was named Xiong Lie.

At this moment, seeing that there was only one Alien Beast inside the Ling Tian Pagoda, and it was from the Shadow Demon Clan, he spoke:

“Mu Ying, our Savage Bear Clan has a genius who has already reached the peak of the Po Kong Realm. If Mu Long obtains the fourth-floor reward, I can offer resources for an exchange. After all, the accumulated foundation of your Shadow Demon Clan’s Po Kong Realm peak experts is not solid enough. You could wait for the next opening of the Lingtian Relic. What do you think?”

Mu Ying looked at Xiong Lie and remained silent for a long time: “If Mu Long truly obtains the fourth-floor reward from the Ling Tian Pagoda, it must still be taken back to the clan to await the ancestor's decision.”

Seeing Mu Ying say this, Xiong Lie frowned: “Does your ancestor still need it? He reached the peak of the Shattering Void Realm a long time ago. The treasure from the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda shouldn't be useful to him, right?”

Mu Ying could not answer and could only prevaricate, “The ancestor gave instructions, and I cannot refuse.”

Upon hearing this, Xiong Lie knew that Mu Ying was deliberately making excuses. The Shadow Demon Clan's ancestor had not emerged from seclusion for a long time, so how could such an instruction suddenly appear?

He snorted coldly and said no more.

The other two Shattering Void Realm experts, seeing no hope of exchanging for the Shadow Demon Clan's clearance reward, also remained silent, but their attitude towards Mu Ying became even colder.

It was quite obvious that Mu Long's combat strength was not considered strong among the four clans' seeded contestants. Relying on the allocated talismans, it would be impossible for him to challenge the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda.

Now, Mu Long had been challenging the fourth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda for a long time. It must be that the high-ranking members of the Shadow Demon Clan had given him special treatment. No wonder the Shadow Demon Clan could enter the Ling Tian Pagoda every time; they must have been hiding and not exerting effort against the human race.

Thinking of this, the dissatisfaction in the hearts of several powerful individuals grew even stronger.

Li Feihong walked to Li Jun's side, lowered his head, and said, “Ancestor, I feel that Xun Xiuyuan's time in the trial will not be short, and even the fifth floor might not be his end point.”

Li Jun heard this and stared intently at Li Feihong: “Are you sure? According to intelligence, the Illusory Beasts on the fifth floor have soul attacks. Back then, your clan uncle passed the fourth floor and entered the fifth. Because the Illusory Beasts on the fifth floor used soul attacks, he almost couldn't even shout to exit the Remains. It was very dangerous.”

Li Feihong was surprised upon hearing this: “Soul attacks? Based on his performance in the arena, Xun Xiuyuan's mental strength must be exceptionally powerful, or rather, his talent is exceptionally strong. I think there's hope for him to pass the sixth floor of the Ling Tian Pagoda. If there are no special circumstances, the fifth floor should be stable. After all, there are only three thousand two hundred Illusory Beasts on the sixth floor, and he killed over seven thousand Alien Beasts in the arena. Although the Illusory Beasts inside the Ling Tian Pagoda are much stronger in attack, Xun Xiuyuan's greatest strength is his defense.”

Li Jun pondered for a long time upon hearing this: “Don't spread this for now. If Xun Xiuyuan can truly do as you say, then it definitely won't be too peaceful here. The Alien Beast Clan will not let us obtain the fifth-floor reward of the Ling Tian Pagoda so easily.”