Chapter 556: Mountain Sea Pass!
"You are courting death!"
Bai Han roared in anger and swung the fan in his hand once again. A cyan gale howled fiercely, then condensed into another pale-faced devil head.
Compared to the previous one, this devil head was three times larger. The aura it released was also far more terrifying, causing the surrounding air to tremble faintly.
Roar!
The pale-faced devil head roared toward the sky, then crashed toward Li Yun with a thunderous sound. Its sharp claws stretched forward, as if it intended to tear Li Yun’s body into pieces.
"Heaven-Intent Sword Art!"
Li Yun remained unmoved.
He swung out another sword strike, but this time, he added a trace of slaughter qi into it. The lightning-fast Slaughter Sword Qi tore through the pale-faced devil head once again with ruthless sharpness.
"Again."
Then, Li Yun swung his sword violently once more.
This time, he infused the sword strike with the power of flame, wind, water, and wood. Brilliant light burst from his sword, and a strand of Sword Qi flowing with four-colored radiance shot out with incomparable sharpness. Like a starry river sweeping across the sky, it surged forward majestically.
"White Devil God!"
This sword strike caused Bai Han’s expression to change drastically, and a strong pressure surged in his heart.
Without any time to hesitate, he immediately unleashed his strongest ultimate move.
The fan in his hand swung frantically, and a pale-faced demon god emerged from the surging cyan qi. This demon god was dozens of feet tall, and its body was covered in strange and sinister patterns. As it roared, it was as if the gates of the underworld had opened, and countless demons shrieked at the same time.
Boom!
The majestic Sword Qi collided violently with the pale-faced demon god.
Immediately afterward, both Li Yun and Bai Han staggered at the same time, retreating several steps in succession.
’A draw?’
Li Yun was not surprised.
He had not intended to expose his full power by using his One Hundred Percent Slaughter Sword Intent. If he revealed his true strength in front of everyone here, he would likely become the target of almost every cultivator present.
’I, a dignified peak Earthly Core Realm expert, can actually only fight this kid to a draw?’
Bai Han’s face turned blue and white. He glared fiercely at Li Yun, then suddenly turned around and left without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from everyone’s sight.
"This... Bai Han actually retreated in defeat? He was forced back by a kid at the 7th level of Mortal Core Realm?"
"My heavens, am I seeing this correctly?"
This scene caused the surrounding cultivators watching the spectacle to be greatly shocked. For a moment, they could hardly believe their own eyes.
Although Bai Han had not reached the Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm, he was still considered a notable figure among peak Earthly Core Realm experts. Yet such a person had been forced to withdraw by a youth at the 7th level of Mortal Core Realm. If they had not witnessed it personally, none of them would have believed it.
"Bai Han, hahaha, so you are only this capable after all!"
The short and stocky middle-aged man who had been suppressed by Bai Han earlier could not help bursting into loud laughter. His gaze toward Li Yun instantly became much more favorable.
No matter why Li Yun possessed such strength, as long as Li Yun could make Bai Han suffer, that alone was enough to put him in an excellent mood.
However, the battle between Li Yun and Bai Han was ultimately only a small interlude. Soon, the group of cultivators, including the short and stocky middle-aged man, all used their fastest speeds to rush toward the Mountain-Sea Pass.
The Life-Death Pass required three hundred people before it could open, while the Mountain-Sea Pass only required one hundred people. Whoever reached the Mountain-Sea Pass first would naturally be part of the first batch to undergo the next trial.
In the blink of an eye, the two hundred-plus cultivators who had passed through the Life-Death Pass departed one after another. Li Yun alone remained where he was and began absorbing the energy of the Mansa Flower.
Three hours later, the Mansa Flower gradually withered and faded, while its energy was completely absorbed by Li Yun.
His cultivation then rose to the 8th level of Mortal Core Realm, leaving him only a hair’s breadth away from the 9th level.
"A pity."
Li Yun sighed softly.
In truth, if his supreme foundation were not so extremely solid, and if the depth of his chaos qi did not far exceed that of ordinary cultivators, any normal person would have already broken through to the Half-Step Earthly Core Realm by relying on this Mansa Flower. For Li Yun, however, it had only pushed him to the 8th level of Mortal Core Realm.
Even so, this also had its benefits.
Compared to before, Li Yun’s strength had undoubtedly made a massive breakthrough. If he fought Bai Han again now, he was confident that he could defeat him with ease, and he might even be able to kill him.
Inside this secret realm, while the essence qi of other cultivators remained suppressed, Li Yun’s strength was almost enough to dominate the peak Earthly Core Realm level. Even if he encountered a Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm expert, he was confident that he could at least preserve his life.
"Let’s go. Next, it is time to head to the Mountain-Sea Pass."
Although there was some regret in his heart, Li Yun quickly composed himself. He activated Lightning Wings and rushed toward the Mountain-Sea Pass at ten times the speed of sound.
Ten times the speed of sound was enough to rival peak Earthly Core Realm experts even in the outside world. In this secret realm, where essence qi was suppressed, such speed far surpassed that of ordinary peak Earthly Core Realm cultivators.
Half a day later, Li Yun overtook a large number of cultivators.
One day later, his figure swept past the short and stocky middle-aged man like a bolt of lightning.
Two days later, even Bai Han was caught up to by Li Yun.
"This... how is this possible?"
Watching Li Yun’s figure flash past him, Bai Han’s eyes widened, and his face filled with disbelief. "I was actually overtaken by this kid? How can his speed also be this fast?"
"No. How can I be surpassed by a kid at the 8th level of Mortal Core Realm?"
After reacting, Bai Han became furious and immediately accelerated, wanting to overtake Li Yun again. Unfortunately, no matter how much he increased his speed, the distance between him and Li Yun only grew wider.
Only a short while later, Li Yun’s figure could no longer be seen ahead of him.
Three days later, a giant pass ten times more majestic than the Life-Death Pass appeared before Li Yun.
That enormous pass was none other than the second of the three major passes, the Mountain-Sea Pass.
As it happened, when Li Yun arrived, there were exactly ninety-nine cultivators inside the Mountain-Sea Pass. Including him, the number reached exactly one hundred.
He had arrived just in time to enter the final spot for this batch, while the cultivators behind him could only wait for the next opening of the gate.
"The number is complete. Open the gate."
Above the city gate of the Mountain-Sea Pass, the phantom of a middle-aged man in green robes emerged. His expression was indifferent as he spoke in a cold voice. "The rules of the Mountain-Sea Pass are very simple. In this stage, the trial you must undergo is battle against demonic beasts."
"However, the demonic beasts you will fight are not ordinary demonic beasts, but descendants of primeval exotic beasts and ancient great demons."
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