Chapter 15: I Must Kill You (Third Update, Seeking All Kinds of Support!)

  Everyone's morale has been boosted to the highest point, whether it is becoming an inner door disciple or that rich reward, which is enough for them to fight for their lives. Especially this time, the quota for becoming an inner door disciple has increased a lot.

  "This time, the master's door attaches great importance to your performance, so some restrictions in the past will be cancelled. Your goal is to get the first place, don't consider other things too much, go."

  Before entering the cave, the gatekeeper suddenly said in a loud voice, which entered everyone's ears and shocked everyone. No malicious injury is allowed, and killing is not allowed, this was the previous rule. But now that the rules are cancelled, isn't it just for victory, can people be killed at will? When did the sect become so extreme, and finally understood why the quota for this inner door increased, under such rules, those who can get into the top 30 are indeed extraordinary people.

  Many of the disciples who were eager to try their luck stopped in their tracks, their strength was not high, they originally wanted to gain more experience and come back next year. Now that such an unrestricted rule has appeared, with their current cultivation entering the Grand Competition, they are likely to become bloody or even corpses, which is something they do not want to see happen.

  The most hesitant, with confidence in their own strength, entered the Illusory Alley one after another. Sun Lin turned back to see that Shen Cong had not escaped and a hint of a gloomy smile appeared on his face.

  But in a short while, the Phantom Lane had lost half of its people. The sect leader and several elders had also gone to other places. Some disciples looked at the Phantom Lane hesitantly, but were ultimately deterred by the unruly rules and decided to come back next year. No matter how good the reward was, one needed to be alive to enjoy it.

  "This rule change may not be for the better. The reward's stimulation will bring out the cruelty in many disciples' hearts, and this outer gate competition will inevitably result in bloodshed, which is very much at odds with our Luoshui Sect's tradition." Luo Qianyun couldn't help but feel some unease.

  "No bloodshed, how can there be real growth? The rules were discussed at the beginning, why bring it up again now." Mo Han sneered with a smile, thinking that Luo Qianyun was being overly sentimental.

  "Nowadays, the world has changed, and it's not like before. If we stick to the old rules, I'm afraid there won't be a Luoshui Sect in the future. This year, although it's a bit cruel, let's just consider it an experiment. If it works out well, we'll keep it; if not, then let's take it as a lesson."

  The entrance of the Illusory Lane has been closed, and in the hall, a mirror-like spell displays the scene inside the Illusory Lane.

  The maze has four entrances and eight exits, but in the first half, there is only one path that leads directly to the back. The goal is to see who can reach the back faster. In the middle, you will encounter some monsters and mechanisms. You can rely on your speed to rush through or use brute force to fight through. As long as you can get past, it's fine. This is the first stage.

  The last disciple to reach the middle of the Illusory Alley will enter an array, which will separate everyone into different alleys. The alleys no longer have monsters and traps, but instead have fellow disciples competing directly with you. You can only enter the next passageway by defeating your opponent, and finally reach the end of the Illusory Alley, where the reward items are placed. Taking one item allows you to be automatically transmitted out of the Illusory Alley, which is the second stage.

  In this rule, there is a more interesting part. In the first stage, disciples who can get the top three, no matter how they perform later, can obtain the qualification of inner door disciples, which is the gate to take care of some speed-type disciples. This type of disciple has no obvious advantage in the early stages of cultivation, but if they grow up in the future, they will be a powerful force that cannot be underestimated.

  As soon as Shen Cong entered the Illusory Alley, he opened his eyes to find many disciples rushing towards the distance. Everyone knew the rules of the Illusory Alley, and naturally each person had a set of body techniques, so their speeds were not slow at all.

  The true energy of the Nourishing Life Classic entered the Yongquan acupoint, and Shen Cong's body suddenly became light and agile. The Nourishing Life Classic only had the effect of nourishing the body, but when it reached the fifth level, it showed a trend of reversing adversity into fortune, and its enhancement of attack and defense reached a high level, not much different from other middle-grade mind methods, and even surpassed them in some aspects.

  Everyone is working hard to speed up, and at this time, the gap between each person can be clearly seen. The fastest person has already disappeared around the corner of the alley, while the slowest person is still in the initial stage behind, having only taken a few steps.

  "You two follow me, I'll make sure you both get in the top three." Sun Lin's voice was not loud, but it made Yan Qing and the other person extremely happy. At this moment, the positions of the three people were at the front of everyone, but the speed was not extremely fast, at least Yan Qing and the other person could keep up.

  It's not that there aren't people who can run faster than them, it's just that Sun Lin is in the lead and those people don't dare to overtake him. They can only slow down their speed and follow behind. If it were previous years, they might still be able to make a desperate attempt to rush past, but this year's rules have changed - if you look at someone the wrong way, you can kill them, and they really don't dare to catch up.

  However, they didn't completely give up either. Although running in the front is glorious, it's not without its drawbacks. At least the mechanism and the Phantom Beast will appear at any time, and when that happens, as long as you get entangled, an opportunity will arise.

  "Ah!"

  Suddenly a flame pillar sprang up from the ground, Sun Lin, who was running in front, had no expression on his face, and with a slight movement of his body, he let the flame pillar pass by. As this flame pillar rose, it seemed like a signal, and the quiet Illusory Lane suddenly became lively.

  Pillars of fire, blades of ice, and spikes of earth began to appear. The power of these mechanisms was not great, at least they wouldn't kill you instantly if you were hit, but it would definitely hurt. Moreover, if you were hit by one mechanism, your movement would inevitably be affected, and you might be hit by other mechanisms in a chain reaction. Being hit by one or two mechanisms might not be a big deal, but being hit by several would inevitably lead to serious injury. In previous years, many disciples who participated in the Illusory Alley had been eliminated by these mechanisms, and it was likely that this year would be no exception.

  "Roar!"

  "Boom!" ?? Swallowing Thunder Heaven Corpse 15

  Sun Lin's fist landed on the head of the Illusory Beast, and its seemingly hard skull was unable to withstand a single blow from Sun Lin, shattering directly and then dispersing into energy. These Illusory Beasts were not living creatures, lacking some spirituality, but they were fearless in death, so the demise of one Illusory Beast would not affect the others.

  Sun Lin still firmly held the first place, those mechanisms and illusion beasts couldn't make him stop for half a step. Sun Lin showed off the powerful demeanor of the Outer Sect's First Disciple, causing the faces of the other disciples behind him to turn somewhat pale, while secretly rejoicing that they hadn't relied on their speed to force their way through earlier, or else their own heads might have ended up like those illusion beasts.

  "This disciple is not bad, with a simple and practical style. Every move has its purpose, without wasting any of his strength. Even among the inner disciples, he has a decent competitive edge." Guo Lingbang nodded in approval in front of the water mirror.

  "Strength is not bad, but it's a bit overbearing, making the disciples in the back dare not to take half a step forward, with some arrogant and bullying attitude." Luo Qianyun slightly frowned, somewhat disliking this approach.

  "Where is the overbearing, I think it's great like this. With such strong strength, why not fight for your own interests? Our sect needs such disciples!" Mo Han seemed to have a good impression of Sun Lin, "If this kid can make an effort next time and win first place in the outer gate competition, I'll make an exception and take him as my disciple."

  "It seems that Master Mo attaches great importance to this disciple." Li Tianzhong said with a smile on his side.

  "It's mainly about my appetite, and isn't this change of rules precisely to cultivate such a disciple? Now that we've found one, naturally we must nurture them properly."

  The other elders exchanged a glance, all nodding in agreement with Mo Han's words. Sun Lin's qualifications may not be top-notch, but with careful nurturing, he might just have the potential to become a talented individual. If there was such a disciple within their sect, surely no one would complain about having one more.

  "Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid this situation will continue until the end of the first stage... Hmm, someone is rushing up, interesting." Gai Luobang looked at the water mirror and saw a shadow rushing up. The movement was not particularly exquisite, but the speed was extremely fast, and the other elders also saw this situation.

  Shen Cong's feet kept lightly tapping on the wall, his strength was great, but it also gave people a sense of lightness. This was exactly the effect of Shen Cong's power combined with his Nourishing Life Cultivation, strange yet perfectly harmonious. The surrounding disciples did not notice Shen Cong's passing, and when they sensed something unusual, Shen Cong had already moved forward.

  "After running for so long, I'm still here, it seems that I've been intentionally slowing down." Shen Cong saw Sun Lin ahead with a single glance and understood his plan. If it were in the past, Shen Cong might have also followed slowly from behind, but this year's reward was too rich, especially the first prize which was crucial for Shen Cong's cultivation. The first place must be contested no matter what, so there was no need for courtesy. Moreover, Shen Cong and Sun Lin were now enemies rather than friends."

  It seems that he sensed someone approaching from behind, and Sun Lin didn't care, directly punching towards the back. Whether it's a person or an animal, Sun Lin has always been like this, greeting with one punch. If it's a fantasy beast, then that's best, if it's a human, then you're to blame for getting killed, who told you to get so close, simply asking for death.

  "Ah!"

  This punch didn't get the desired result, and directly hit the air, making Sun Lin involuntarily stunned. This was his first time swinging a fist that missed its mark. Just as he thought of turning back to check out the situation, a force had already acted on his back, Sun Lin's body suddenly shook violently, wanting to resist but discovering the power was incredibly great, and he had already flown out.

  "It's you!" Sun Lin controlled his body in mid-air, and found that a figure had already rushed over to stop him. It was too late to stop now, and apart from Shen Cong, who else could it be? The shape of the dragon and sparrow knife on his back was really too **, just like a tractor on the highway. Shen Cong's collision didn't seek to hurt anyone, but only to send the person farthest away, making it convenient for himself to pass by. After all, there were many people here and many organs that weren't suitable for fighting.

  Shen disappeared from sight with a few flashes, and those first-level fantasy beasts didn't pose any threat to Shen at all, not even able to block him. Sun Lin was knocked open, resulting in a big gap in the front, and the people behind saw such a scene, where would they still hesitate, immediately seize the opportunity to rush forward.

  Yan Qing and Huo Qi wanted to stop them, but they simply didn't have the ability, and could only watch as their top three dreams were shattered before their eyes. Naturally, they felt extremely anxious in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do about it.

  "Shen Cong, I will kill you!" Sun Lin shouted loudly, his face red with anger and shame at seeing his words have no effect on his opponent.