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The elemental energy within his body and the spiritual force within the Niwan Palace were concealed and not released. He was in a state where he could move at any time.
"Pah!"
He slowly lifted his foot and took a probing step forward. When his foot touched the ground, he held his breath and carefully felt all the changes in his surroundings.
He was certain that as long as there were even the slightest of changes, he would be able to sense them.
"The owner of this relic set up a test, it must be to find a successor that meets his requirements. In that case, he shouldn't have set a trap to kill the challenger …"
Su Lie looked around and started to ponder in his heart.
"Am I being too careful?"
Shaking his head slightly, Su Lie remained vigilant in his heart. However, he still released his pace and took large strides forward.
Three meters, two meters, three meters … In the corridor, there wasn't the slightest bit of surprise.
"Could it really be an ordinary corridor?"
Su Lie was starting to doubt his previous judgement.
However, at this moment, within the walls of yellow light on both sides of the corridor, the light quickly began to wiggle.
In the blink of an eye, it was as if they had turned into two quagmire and several figures emerged from within. They struggled out from within the wriggling yellow wall of light, as if they were people that had awoken from their slumber and grabbed them out.
There were five of them in total, and their bodies were wrapped in yellow light that flowed like mud.
They were clad in battle armor and held long spears in their hands.
The moment they appeared, they surrounded Su Lie.
Su Lie's eyes swept across those people, and his heart could not help but be moved, these people were not alive, but formation-type puppet.
Although they also had distinct facial features, they seemed to be carved out of wood and lacked any life.
"Clang!"
The long lance in their hands came to a halt, smashing into the wooden corridor below their feet. Sparks flew in all directions, and that lance seemed extremely heavy, but this wooden corridor was also terrifyingly sturdy.
"This stage is actually not a test of mental strength …"
Su Lie could not help but smile bitterly. It seemed that he had thought himself to be smart.
It was very obvious that this wooden corridor was going to test their true combat strength. They were going to fight to the death.
Su Lie's heart instead relaxed.
Compared to the previous two tests, he preferred this corridor more. He wanted to kill with ease and cleanliness. There weren't too many restrictions placed on it.
As for his battle prowess, it had always been his strong point. Even if he had to fight those who had a higher cultivation realm, there was no problem with it.
"Then let's kill!"
Su Lie's eyes became serious as the Origin Energy within his body burst forth and poured into the Qiankun Pen.
"Roar ~"
The formation-type puppet seemed to be able to feel the change in the elemental energy within Su Lie's body and let out a roar in unison.
"Swish!"
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
The five spears were either thrust, jabbed, or swept … In an instant, the spear's light flashed and enveloped Su Lie's figure. Streams of cold light shot towards Su Lie's vital points.
"Let's see how strong I am first!"
Su Lie's arm moved and the Qiankun Pen in his hand dragged. Following that, it spun and swept out, smashing towards the five spears.
"Bam!"
The Qiankun Pen glowed with a dark light and instantly smashed into the spear aimed at his chest. The elder suddenly bent and bounced off the spear.
"Not too strong, just the strength of Revealing Astral Realm!"
Su Lie made up his mind. He swung his arm and the Qiankun Pen circled around to draw a circle.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang …"
A series of muffled sounds exploded around him.
The remaining four spears were swept away in one move, and the five men's figures also swayed.
Su Lie's figure instantly moved. His speed was extremely fast, and before the formation-type puppet in front of him could even stabilize the weapon in his hand, Su Lie had already arrived in front of him.
"Bam!"
The formation-type puppet's reaction speed was unexpectedly also extremely fast, waving its spear to block the top of its head.
However, he was only a formation-type puppet. Be it his body or his weapons, they were all condensed from the energy of the array.
The long spear was broken in half, the Qiankun Pen's falling force did not decrease, it fiercely smashed into his head, causing the light to explode and his head to split into pieces.
The formation-type puppet's body stiffened for a moment, before transforming into fragments of light that floated towards the yellow crystal walls on both sides.
"I solved one of them!"
Su Lie's expression was relaxed.
This formation-type puppet did not have any intelligence and furthermore, it had only reached the fighting strength of Revealing Astral Realm. To Su Lie, there was not much pressure.
He was even able to defeat experts at the third level of the Shapeshift Profound Realm on the Inner Sect's Heavenly Rankings, let alone the formation-type puppet that were slightly weaker than the ordinary experts at the first level of the Revealing Astral Realm. Even if there were five of them, they would still be killed by him in an instant.
"Since the difficulty isn't too high, let's end it quickly!"
Su Lie's consciousness moved and his figure suddenly flashed. The Qiankun Pen brought along a muffled sound of something tearing through the air as it violently smashed out without end.
In just seven or eight breaths of time, the last formation-type puppet exploded and turned into fragments of light, which ended the battle.
With a flick of his wrist, he hoisted the Qiankun Pen onto his shoulder and walked forward in large strides.
The wooden corridor was several dozen meters long, and he had only walked less than a fifth of it. Furthermore, the formation-type puppet from earlier was not strong at all.
Sure enough, after advancing another thirty meters, the walls of light on both sides started to wiggle. After a few breaths, ten formation-type puppet appeared.
The number doubled in an instant, making it even more difficult.
However, Su Lie was not afraid. With his fighting strength, even if he met any experts of the fifth level of Revealing Astral Realm, he could still fight them. These formation-type puppet were only at the early stage of the Revealing Astral Realm, and he would be able to kill them instantly.
Understanding the contents of the test, Su Lie was confident that he would not panic anymore. Once the formation-type puppet appeared, he immediately waved it and rushed up.
There were ten formation-type puppet and the difficulty increased slightly, but Su Lie could defeat one within two moves at most. He spent a little more time and after twenty to thirty minutes, he defeated ten more formation-type puppet.
At this time, Su Lie was still only using the Qiankun Pen and Great Desolation Formula.
Without further ado, they continued onward.
After thirty meters, formation-type puppet appeared again, but became five. However, their strength had increased, and they had already reached the strength of experts at the first level of the Revealing Astral Realm.
Without wasting any time on nonsense, Su Lie immediately charged forward.
Although there were only five of them, they were much more difficult to deal with than the ten puppets that had just reached the Revealing Astral Realm. Su Lie was already unable to instantly kill them even if he wanted to.
"Next time, it should be ten first level Manifestation puppets, right?"
Su Lie became more serious.
At the same time, facing the siege of ten experts of the first stage of Revealing Astral Realm, he would also feel the pressure.
Su Lie had already figured out the pattern of the formation-type puppet's appearance. With a stomp of his feet, he instantly crossed the distance of thirty meters.
This time, as he had expected, his guess was correct.
Just as his feet touched the ground, ten formation-type puppet at the first level of Revealing Astral Realm appeared.
Su Lie waved the Qiankun Pen. Fighting it out, it was a little difficult, and he could force back three or four formation-type puppet with one move. However, there were ten of them, and they would not feel any pain or fear.
Su Lie's figure was instantly stirred into the dense and seemingly interconnected spear shadows.
"Pfft!"
He was slightly slow, and his shoulder was instantly cut by a long spear.
The weapons in their hands were formed from the energy of array formations, but they were no weaker than a sixth-or seventh-grade weapon. They were extremely sharp.
Su Lie slightly tilted his head and dodged the spear that had pierced through its throat. He extended his hand and grabbed the long spear, his right leg shot out like lightning, and with a kick that carried several tens of thousands of jin of force, he ruthlessly kicked the formation-type puppet's chin, kicking its head until it exploded.
After taking care of one person, Su Lie relaxed slightly, but he was still surrounded by danger. Three wounds instantly appeared on his back. Fortunately, his body was extremely strong and he did not really injure any vital parts.
With a furious roar, Su Lie turned around and smashed the two formation-type puppet s that were charging at him. With a twist of his feet, he arrived behind the formation-type puppet and clenched his left fist, sending it flying.
"Pfft!"
He punched the formation-type puppet through the back, and another one disappeared.
Su Lie was currently injured, but those formation-type puppet were constantly decreasing. After he abruptly exploded and killed three people in a row, he instantly relaxed.
It took them half an hour to finish off the ten formation-type puppet.
"Whew ~"
Su Lie exhaled slightly.
This battle was not easy for him. There were many injuries, and even his breathing was unstable as he gasped for breath.
He turned his eyes to the front, his gaze becoming more solemn.
He had already walked through four-fifths of this wooden corridor, so there should be another battle coming. The strength of those puppets should have risen to the second level of Revealing Astral Realm, so there should be five of them.
Facing the siege of five second stage Revealing Astral Realm s at the same time, and in such a narrow area like the wooden corridor at that, was already rather dangerous for him.
Of course, if he used the Astral Battle Armor s, it would be a lot easier, but he did not want to do it.
In the Inner Sect, there were not many opportunities like this. Although there was a ranking challenge, there were many limitations and it was difficult to let go of everything, but it was different here.
If he used the Astral Battle Armor, he should be able to easily win, but it would have less of the effect of tempering himself.
Only then did Su Lie rest for a moment before continuing onward.
The crystal walls on both sides of the corridor began to wiggle after he walked past a distance of over a hundred feet. However, the light rays this time around had become much more intense. It was clearly different from the previous time and required a bit more time.
At the end of the corridor, there was a small bronze door. There was a yellow light flowing around the door, so it probably couldn't be opened.
Just like the doors on both sides of the corridor, they were blocked by the crystal wall, making it impossible for them to approach and enter.
After several tens of breaths, formation-type puppet finally appeared, but...