"Two quarters of an hour have passed!" An elder of the Seventh Rank Wu Fang exclaimed in surprise as he gazed at the hourglass beside him.

  The two of them had been on the fourth floor for quite some time already.

  At this time, the Seven Xuanwu Mansion had extinguished the law array light symbols of the first three layers, and only the fourth layer was still shining, proving that both were fighting on the fourth layer.

  "Its getting more and more interesting, Wang Yanfeng is indeed as expected, but Lin Ming can also persist for so long, its unbelievable. With a three-product heavenly gift and a second-level body refinement, this strength can reach the fourth floor of the Linglong Tower, Im afraid its not just a simple innate divine power." An elder stroked his beard, feeling that Lin Mings combat power was a bit too strong to be explained.

  At this time, Mu Yi spoke up. He said slowly: "Mr. Sun, sometimes a persons combat power cant be inferred by common sense. Those with extremely high intuition and innate talent for battle may not be detected by the Heavens Chosen Stone Stele."

  Muyi didnt mention that Lin Ming had a master behind his back, a master who was well-versed in the Xiantian Cultivation Method and was involved in too many things.

  "Yes, Mr. Mu Yi is right. There are indeed some fighting geniuses who have shallow cultivation and ordinary martial skills, but they can still win with their strong fighting skills and intuition. However, this advantage in combat skills is ultimately limited. As the saying goes, one strength breaks a thousand clevernesses. Relying on technique, at most, can only raise ones actual strength by one level, no more."

  Muyi smiled and said, "Please continue reading, Mr. Sun."

  ……

  While a group of elders were discussing, Wang Yanfeng was still struggling in the fourth layer. His own cultivation was at the early stage of Wudao San Chong, but his actual combat power was stronger than that of ordinary Wudao San Chong peak warriors. However, he was now facing two Wudao San Chong peak Iron Armor Bears.

  Although Ironclad Bear is clumsy in shape and single-handed in attack, the opponents terrifying strength and super-strong defense make him extremely headache.

  If it were wiped once, it would be a disastrous outcome of broken bones and tendons.

  Wang Yanfeng used his familys ultimate technique three times in a row, and finally managed to kill the iron-armored bear with great difficulty. However, his true yuan was almost depleted, and the bears powerful defense had secretly countered his familys martial arts.

  As the last iron-armored bear charged, Wang Yanfeng let out a loud roar and suddenly leaped up, holding his long sword and fiercely stabbing it into the open bloody mouth of the iron-armored bear!

  Ironclad bears body is covered with iron armor, only eyes and mouth are two weak points.

  Wang Yanfengs sword pierced into the throat of the iron-armored bear, but at the same time, his wrist bone was also bitten off by the iron-armored bear.

  "Uggghhh!!" Wang Yanfeng was struck heavily on the chest by the furious Iron Armors massive palm, and he felt as if his chest had been hit by a giant hammer, with his internal organs churning in turmoil.

  Wang Yanfeng was thrown out like a small chicken, fell to the ground with a thud, and struggled to get up, but suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, which contained fragments of internal organs.

  "If it werent for my cultivation reaching the Refining Marrow realm, with the True Essence guarding my five viscera and six bowels, this blow would have taken my life..."

  Although Wang Yanfeng was seriously injured and on the verge of death, the iron-armored bear wasnt doing well either. Its throat had been pierced, its airway blocked, and it wouldnt live for much longer. However, before it died, there was still a possibility that it could kill Wang Yanfeng!

  Wang Yanfeng wiped a mouthful of blood, "I must get through this fourth pass, although with my current score I am also stable to take first place. However, if I pass the fourth pass, my position in the family will inevitably be further advanced. Even if Im not the eldest son, the position of head of household will belong to me in the future. Moreover, this achievement can also shut up those old guys who wont stop talking, and they wont point fingers at the resources allocated by Father."

  Wang Yanfeng thought of this, and a sinister smile flashed across his face...

  However, when Wang Yanfeng was desperately fighting for his life, he did not know that Lin Ming had used the tactic of bleeding to wear down the enemy and had already pierced the brain of the second Iron Armor Bear.

  Fourth floor, passed!

  Lin Ming took a deep breath and finally reached the fifth floor, which was also the last floor that Qin Xiao Xuan had passed...the one that the middle-aged examiner said was impossible to cross...

  ……

  "I didnt think Lin Ming could hold on until this step..." At this time, outside the Linglong Tower, Qin Xuan looked at the flashing array symbol on the fourth floor and was slightly surprised.

  She originally predicted that Lin Ming would at most pass the third layer, which was already a high evaluation, but she didnt expect Lin Ming to stay in the fourth layer for so long, and its not impossible for him to pass the fourth layer at this rate.

  "At first, when I rushed into the Linglong Tower, my cultivation had already reached the fourth level of Refining Body. Dealing with the two-headed beast on the fourth floor that was not even at the fourth level of Refining Body was naturally not too difficult. However, if I only had a peak second-level Refining Body, it would have been absolutely impossible for me to last this long on the fourth floor."

  Qin Xingxuan secretly compared herself to Lin Ming in her heart, she was able to break through the fifth floor of the Linglong Tower relying on her deep cultivation, if they had the same level of cultivation, she would obviously not be a match for Lin Ming.

  "Its already been nearly half a time period." Qin Xingxuan glanced at the hourglass beside him.

  Just as Qin Xingxuan was watching the hourglass, the fifth floor of the Linglong Tower suddenly flashed with a burst of light, and the large array symbols lit up one by one. The thick true yuan fluctuations instantly dispersed in all directions.

  At this sight, Old Suns teacup nearly fell from his hand, "The fifth floor!"

  "Is Wang Yanfeng that formidable? In just half a short period of time, the Wang family of Yue Lu City has produced an extraordinary genius?"

  "These results, second only to Miss Qin Xingxuan in the past decade." A middle-aged man spoke while glancing at Qin Xingxuan, but saw that her beautiful eyes were wandering, lost in thought.

  "This is getting out of hand, this child is not ordinary, with a top-notch innate talent, plus the royal familys strong nurturing, if he performs well in the Seven Xuanwu Sect and gets top-notch martial arts, its possible for him to be selected as a core disciple of the sect and even enter the Seven Xuan Valley! This Wang Yanfeng is quite formidable!"

  As an elder spoke, the formation light on the fourth floor of the Linglong Tower suddenly shook violently. At the same time, a figure like a sack was bounced out by the Linglong Tower.

  Sun Laos eyes narrowed and he hastily ordered: "Lin Ming has come out, quickly catch him, dont let him get hurt."

  Its been nearly half a time, and the martial artist responsible for receiving people under the Linglong Tower is also somewhat tired and distracted, so Elder Sun spoke up to remind him. The Linglong Tower is an Illusory Killing Array, where the examinee will be "killed" in the illusory realm and then popped out, at which moment the examinee will think they have already died, so they are unconscious. Each floor of the Linglong Tower is three zhang high, with the fourth floor being nine zhang high; falling from such a height without any sensation would be unbearable even for a master of the Condensing Pulse Realm.

  The warrior who was in charge of catching the falling figure caught it steadily, and when he picked it up to take a look, the persons face had turned pale, their features were distorted, and they were covered in cold sweat.

  Because of his distorted appearance, the elderly who were watching the assessment outside the Linglong Tower could hardly see what he looked like, and in an instant, they all stared blankly.

  This... this person seems to be... Wang Yanfeng?

  Several elders grew their mouths, raised their heads and took a look. The fifth layer of the law array was still shining... Could it be that Lin Ming had entered the fifth layer earlier?

  The elders of the Seventh Xuanwu Mansion were all shocked, including Mr. Mu Yi, who had previously praised Lin Ming greatly, and found it unbelievable that Lin Ming, with only a cultivation base at the peak of the second heavy layer, was far inferior to Wang Yanfeng by more than half a realm! However, he took a step ahead of Wang Yanfeng into the fifth floor, and has now persisted for dozens of breaths.

  Qin Xuan gazed at the fifth floor of the Linglong Tower, her beautiful eyes fluttering with surprise and delight. Lin Ming had once again surprised her - could it be that even in terms of martial arts cultivation, he would slowly catch up to her?

  At this time, in a distant corner of the mountain valley from Linglong Tower, Lan Yunyue was also staring blankly at the fifth layers still shining formation, her eyes somewhat lost and dazed. "Lin Ming... he entered the fifth layer?"

  The Seventh Layer of the Xuanwu Mansion, since its establishment, only Qin Xingxuan has successfully passed through. Others who have reached the fifth layer are also a few, with an average of one or two people every year, each of whom is a stunning genius, and its almost certain that they will enter the Condensation Period in the future.

  "Ling Ming..." At that moment, Lan Yunyue suddenly felt that perhaps even compared to Zhu Yan, Ling Ming was not inferior at all. Although he didnt have the support of a noble family, in the future as long as he entered the Condensing Pulse stage, he could be enfeoffed as a lord.

  ……

  At this time, on the fifth floor of the Linglong Tower, Lin Ming looked at the terrifying scene on the fifth floor with a bitter smile on his face. The fifth floor had actually appeared two second-level ferocious beasts!

  Although they are only relatively weak among the second-level fierce beasts, their strength is equivalent to that of a fourth-rank martial artist. Moreover, these two fierce beasts have eight younger brothers who are also equivalent to third-rank martial artists at their peak.

  Ten ferocious beasts stood together, their fierce bone armor, bright red beast eyes, sharp claws and teeth that seemed to be stained with blood, all exuding a powerful and intimidating aura. Even the weaker warriors couldnt help but imagine themselves being torn apart by these beasts, and would often lose their courage before the battle even began.

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