Facing the opponent's overwhelming attack, a cold smile curled at the corner of Qin Linglong's lips. She showed not a trace of panic, a feat far beyond the capabilities of an ordinary girl.
Many cultivators watching this scene felt their hearts lurch.
*What is this girl's background?* they wondered. *Even an Enlightenment Realm expert can't make her flinch.*
*Even we aren't as composed as Qin Linglong!*
The next moment, they understood.
A deafening roar erupted.
Without warning,
the Enlightenment Realm expert exploded in mid-air, his soul torn asunder, his life extinguished completely!
In the following instant, countless shockwaves swept through the crowd, sending the spectators flying like cannonballs. In a chain reaction, countless cultivators perished in rapid succession, without warning or exception.
The once-clamorous environment fell into an eerie silence, as if frozen in that single moment.
Blood sprayed across the sky, staining the earth below crimson.
High above, Qin Linglong stood, radiating a terrifying aura of killing intent that made the onlookers' hearts seize with dread.
The cultivators observing from a distance were utterly terrified by the sight.
They immediately turned and fled, their courage shattered.
The scene they had just witnessed had shaken them to their core.
Hundreds of cultivators!
Even an Enlightenment Realm expert, the strongest among them, had been slaughtered in an instant.
The sheer power this young girl had unleashed made everyone's hearts pound.
"These bastards were blinded by greed. This girl dares to roam the Secret Realm so freely; she must have a powerful protector behind her."
"They even dared to attack her! The way she threw those powerful talismans as if they were free... her backing is definitely not ordinary. There must be a formidable guardian watching over her."
"Trying to kill someone like her is practically suicide!"
Some cultivators sneered coldly.
These were the few who, facing a third-realm Divine Sea Realm girl laden with treasures, could resist the temptation. To claim they weren't tempted would be a lie.
A few, however, understood that a Divine Sea Realm cultivator daring to venture alone into a Secret Realm must have extraordinary backing and a powerful guardian.
Attacking such a person would be pure suicide.
Soon, Qin Linglong returned to Fang Chen's side.
After fighting for so long, she was exhausted.
"How was your solo training?" Fang Chen asked as he saw her approach.
"It was... exhilarating," Qin Linglong replied, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
This trial had completely opened a new world to Qin Linglong, greatly broadening her horizons.
Especially during the shattering of the pagoda, her Heart Sutra had continuously improved.
"I'm just a little tired. I need to rest."
"Let me know when Sister Mengying is done."
As she spoke, Qin Linglong yawned, hugged Fang Chen's leg, and fell asleep.
*She's still so childish!*
*Still, Emperor Qin should thank me. After this trial, Qin Linglong probably won't end up like she did in the original story.*
*Her disposition and mindset have both improved significantly.*
Fang Chen thought to himself.
He disliked the idea of Qin Linglong becoming a love-struck fool like in the original story, completely dominated by someone. That would be terrible.
Suddenly, a light flickered nearby. Two beams of light, one black and one white, shot up into the sky, illuminating the photo-space.
"A treasure has appeared!"
"That's quite a commotion! What kind of treasure could it be?"
"A Half-Step Saint-Grade Divine Weapon? Or even a Saint-Grade Divine Weapon?"
"Could it be the legacy of a Sage Realm expert?"
"Let's hurry and seize this opportunity! If we can claim this great fortune, we'll soar to the top!"
The commotion nearby immediately became the focus of the Secret Realm.
All eyes turned toward the disturbance, convinced that a monumental opportunity had arrived.
Almost all the cultivators rushed toward the area.
Seeing this, Fang Chen immediately soared into the air and set up a special formation that enveloped the entire region.
This was a critical moment for Hua Mengying. If she were disturbed, all her previous efforts could be ruined.
He couldn't let these people disrupt her.
The first group of cultivators quickly arrived and were immediately drawn to the pillar of light ahead.
However, they soon spotted Fang Chen and Qin Linglong standing nearby.
Many cultivators vividly remembered Qin Linglong.
She was a little demoness! Despite her Divine Sea Realm cultivation, she possessed numerous formidable techniques and treasures, and countless people had died at her hands.
To mistake her for an ordinary girl of the Divine Sea Realm would be a fatal error.
"I can't sense the cultivation realm of the man beside her."
"Me neither!"
"Damn it! We can't just snatch it!"
When the cultivators tried to sense Fang Chen's cultivation realm, they found it impossible.
Fang Chen was like the vast starry sky—immeasurably profound and unfathomable.
Before them, the cultivators felt like ants.
"You go ahead! I'm out!"
"That little girl just slaughtered hundreds of cultivators, including many from the Enlightenment Realm. If you want to die, go ahead and try."
"Exactly. If that girl is so terrifying, the man beside her must be just as powerful."
Some immediately backed down.
Many who had been preparing to surround Qin Lingyao arrived just in time to witness the slaughter of hundreds of cultivators. They immediately turned and fled, narrowly escaping with their lives.
These were not people they could resist.
At these words, the crowd froze, afraid to move forward, lest they be cut down if they came any closer.
Yet there were still those who courted death.
"If you cowards won't go, I will!"
"Don't you dare envy me when I snatch the treasure!"
A burly man roared and charged toward Fang Chen.
The moment he charged, his body exploded in mid-air without warning, his soul and spirit utterly annihilated. In the blink of an eye, he was dead.
Witnessing this, the restless cultivators immediately halted.
The living example before their eyes forced them to sober up.
"This isn't about killing for treasure—it's a suicide mission."
"Exactly. Even the finest divine weapon is useless if you're dead."
"You all go ahead. I'm leaving!"
Some cultivators turned and fled immediately.
There was no other choice. The bloody examples before their eyes were too stark. To persist would be to risk their lives.
Moreover, the opponent was no weakling—a sixth-realm Royal Realm cultivator at the fifth heaven. Among their group, he would have been considered highly skilled. Yet before the opponent, he was crushed like an ant and died instantly.
They could only imagine the opponent's overwhelming power.
Soon, more and more cultivators chose to flee, thinning the crowd.
Of course, some, unable to let go of their greed, remained. They stared longingly at the black and white dual-colored light pillar soaring into the sky, and at Fang Chen standing not far away, their hearts burning with desire to charge forward and seize the treasure.
Yet reason warned them that charging would be suicide.
Torn between greed and self-preservation, they found themselves in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat.
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