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Chapter 40: Breaking Through the Fourth Layer

  When the old men outside saw the fourth layer of the formation light up, they were all shocked in their hearts. "Good guy, its already the fourth layer! This is just half a stick of incense time!"

  "This Wang Yanfeng is not simple!" These elders had long expected that Wang Yanfeng would rush to the fourth layer, but they didnt expect it to be so fast. "At this rate, its possible that Wang Yanfeng can break through the fourth layer and step into the fifth layer. Of course, going beyond the fifth layer is impossible, but this achievement is enough to be proud of."

  "I just dont know how Lin Ming and Liang Tieshan will do, their results probably wont be bad either." Liang Tieshan was that naturally powerful and robust youth, he was also only fifteen years old.

  Fifteen years old, with a cultivation base of Second Heaven Refining Body, and born with divine power. This kind of strength and age comparison will absolutely not be inferior.

  However, in the eyes of the elders, the two were still far from being on par with Wang Chenfeng.

  Lin Ming was born with divine power, but he only had Second Heavy Body Tempering, while Wang Yanfeng had Third Heavy Body Tempering. The mark of Third Heavy Body Tempering was the True Yuan Cultivation Method, which made a martial artists heart and lungs strong, their breathing long and steady, and their endurance far superior to those with Second Heavy Body Tempering.

  Other skills, martial arts, speed and everything else are undoubtedly led by Wang Yanfeng. Even if we only look at strength, Wang Yanfeng is only three hundred kilograms stronger than Lin Ming, the gap is not very obvious.

  This third round of assessment, if theres no surprise, Wang Zhenfeng will be first.

  And the third round of assessment accounts for the largest proportion, if Wang Yanfeng is first, and his talent also surpasses Lin Ming, then the first place in this assessment is undoubtedly Wang Yanfeng.

  However, at this time, Wang Yanfeng was still struggling in the third layer. These two warriors were very troublesome and often fought to the death with their moves. Wang Yanfeng had to use all his strength to kill one of them, and he also suffered a minor injury.

  "Damn it, how perverted is this? Only after using the familys killing technique Nine True Words was I able to kill one. At this rate, my hopes of passing the fourth layer are becoming increasingly slim." Wang Fengs heart was anxious, as two-tenths of his true yuan had already been consumed. In this illusionary realm, he couldnt use medicinal pellets to replenish his true yuan and could only rely on the abundant vital energy from his practicing period to slowly replenish it...

  ……

  At the time when Wang Yanfeng was anxious about the consumption of his true yuan, Lin Ming was also worried. He wasnt in the foundation building stage, but rather in the body tempering second stage, where he was tempering his flesh and blood. His qi and blood werent flourishing, causing his true yuan to be consumed even faster.

  However, fortunately, Lin Mings "Chaotic True Primordial Scripture" had reached the first level of small completion. This cultivation method could continuously replenish his bodys true primordial energy, although it couldnt reach the point of endless regeneration, it could greatly alleviate Lin Mings pressure.

  At this time, his opponent in front of him was two first-class ferocious beasts - Iron Armor Bears.

  First-class ferocious beasts have strengths and weaknesses, the unicorn rhinoceros is relatively weak, equivalent to a martial artist at the peak of the second stage of body refinement. However, this iron-armored bear is equivalent to a martial artist at the peak of the third stage of body refinement, and there are two of them.

  Lin Mings gaze was extremely solemn, before this, he had never fought against an opponent at the peak of the third stage of Body Tempering, and his heart was completely uncertain, let alone it being a 2v1 this time.

  Most importantly, he mustnt exhaust his true yuan and cant get injured.

  Lin Ming took a deep breath and recalled all the information about Iron Armor Bear in his mind.

  Iron Armored Bear, **strength over 5,000 catties, slightly slow speed, covered in hard bone armor all over its body, knives and guns cant penetrate, no weak points...

  Although it is said that there are no weaknesses, but relatively speaking, in Lin Mings eyes, the Iron Armor Bear has a weakness, which is the small gap between the many blocky armor plates on its body.

  Those gaps are often located at the joints, with a width of less than one finger. In intense combat, to attack these places, you must have keen insight, instantaneous judgment and precise moves.

  And all of this was something Lin Ming possessed. Ever since he had cultivated the Chaotic True Devil Technique, his perception had risen to a new level, and his judgment and precise strikes were also abilities that he had developed over many years of practicing Bone Refining.

  "These two Iron Armored Bears, if it were six months ago when Zhu Yan was at the peak of his Threefold Training, he should have been able to handle them with ease. Whats more, now that half a year has passed, Zhu Yan must have made even greater progress, and I naturally cannot lose."

  Lin Ming watched as the two Ironclad Bears charged towards him, his fighting spirit burning within.

  "Ah!"

  A iron-armored bear suddenly jumped up from the ground, its thick and heavy paws smashing down towards Lin Ming.

  The Iron Armor Bears body weighs at least a thousand catties, and with the bears own strength, this one smash would be enough to knock down not just a person, but even an elephant!

  Lin Mings eyes locked onto the target, and instead of retreating, he charged forward. His body was like a large bird swooping down at an angle, his eyes fixed on the intersection of the two hard armor plates on the Iron Armor Bears abdomen. With one swift slash of his knife!

  "Hiss!"

  It seemed like just a simple slash, but it was Lin Mings one slash that came from unknowingly practicing his sword for tens of thousands of times. The blade accurately slid into the gap between the two bone plates, and although they were moving at an extremely fast speed, it didnt get stuck, instead quickly retracting back.

  This stab, one withdrawal, in less than a snap of the fingers, fresh blood had already sprayed out.

  "Roar!" The Iron Armor Bear was enraged, this knife wasnt fatal, it became even more frenzied and charged towards Lin Ming!

  ……

  "Eliminated less than forty people, this time there are more than fifty qualified candidates, not bad." A senior of the Seventh Xuanwu Prefecture looked at those examinees who were sent out of the Linglong Tower and said slowly.

  Linglong Tower is a completely enclosed array, and these elders themselves are neither innate masters nor array experts. They cant see whats happening inside the Linglong Tower at all. They can only judge which layer the candidate has broken through based on the floor they were sent out from.

  If it is sent out from the first floor, it will be directly eliminated; if it is above the second floor, it will be qualified.

  It has been a quarter of an hour since the assessment started, and those who are still in the tower have naturally passed the first level, with some even starting to attack the third and fourth levels.

  "Now only five people have not come out." As soon as the elder finished speaking, two more people were ejected by the Linglong Tower Array Symbol. The position they were ejected from was exactly on the third floor of the Linglong Tower, apparently failing when passing through the third floor.

  Several warriors who had been waiting under the tower jumped up and took down the two examinees who were almost unconscious.

  These two examinees are both masters of the Threefold Body Refining Technique, one of whom is even at the pinnacle of it. During the strength test, this person achieved a score of 2,300 jin. Unfortunately, their ages were a bit too old, with one being seventeen and the other eighteen, so they ultimately failed to break through the third floor of the Linglong Tower. However, this achievement is still worthy of pride.

  When these two people were popped out, Lan Yunyues beautiful eyes immediately looked over, but she instantly distinguished that they were not Lin Ming.

  Ninety-two examinees, so far thirty-nine have been eliminated. Lan Yunyue saw each of them clearly, and Lin Ming was not among them. This means that Lin Ming is still in the Linglong Tower!

  Lin Ming... Lan Yuns lips were lightly bitten, and her beautiful eyes had a few hints of dizziness.

  She was well aware that this meant Lin Ming had passed through, or even already passed, the third layer.

  If its really passed the third layer, then its a great honor. In the annals of the Seven Xuanwu Schools, those who have passed the third layer will basically reach the peak of body refinement - the sixth heavy condensation period!

  During the Condensed Pulse period, martial artists who served the imperial court could be directly granted a noble title. Although the title was only a third-class viscount, titles and official positions were different, as titles could be inherited.

  Having a title is nobility! In the Tianyun country, the title of nobility is a symbol of honor, because one persons glory, the family enters the nobility, that is a glorious thing.

  At this moment, another candidate was sent out, and he was from the fourth floor.

  This means he has passed the third level!

  This young man was tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, exactly the natural-born divine power of Liang Tieshan. He exhausted all his strength and broke through the third level at the cost of severe injury, and almost lost to the fourth level without a fight.

  "This Liang Tieshan is a good seedling, and its worth cultivating."

  "Hmm, pretty good, now there are only two left, Lin Ming and Wang Zhenfeng."

  "Lin Ming has managed to persist until now, which is quite difficult in itself. His strength is slightly superior to Liang Tieshans, and his martial heart also helps him in battle. However, hoping to pass the fourth layer is still a distant hope..."

  "Uh, let alone Lin Ming, even Wang Xuefeng wouldnt find it easy."

  ……

  "Whoosh!" Another slash cut through, and a blood arrow shot out. Lin Mings body rolled away from the ground, dodging the Iron Armor Bears furious pounce.

  At this time, the two iron-armored bears had become blood-soaked bears. Each of them had been stabbed with over a dozen knives, and each knife had struck where their bony armor intersected. Although the wounds were not fatal, the loss of blood would be!

  Now, both iron-armored bears have slowed down significantly due to excessive blood loss.

  Opportunity!

  Lin Mings sharp capture of the two iron-armored bears weaknesses, which were exposed due to their exhaustion from blood loss, and his body leapt up like a hunting leopard.

  "Roar!" The Iron Armor Bear stood up, its paw striking fiercely, but Lin Ming dodged it. At the same time, Lin Mings Bone-Picking Knife directly stabbed into the Iron Armor Bears eyes!

  Blood splattered, the iron-armored bear let out an angry and painful roar, while Lin Ming clenched his fist and punched it onto the hilt of the knife. The Bone-Piercing Knife was like a chisel being hammered down, directly nailing into the brain of the iron-armored bear.

  This Ironclad Bear is directly killed!

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