“On a reef three miles east of here, there's a group of snake evil spirits causing trouble. Do you still have enough talismans on you?”
Lin Kuo pointed at a nearby red circle on his map and said.
“Don't worry,” Ye Lin nodded casually.
In truth, he only had one low-grade Fireball Talisman left that could instantly kill a Qi Condensation Stage opponent, and two mid-grade Fireball Talismans that could instantly kill a Foundation Establishment Stage opponent.
But he didn't mention this, because even without the Fireball Talismans, he could easily insta-kill any Qi Condensation Stage dark creature.
According to his personality and original plan, he had intended to cultivate peacefully and avoid revealing his true strength as much as possible.
But how could reality ever bend to one's will?
The allure of the evil spirits was simply too great. If he missed this opportunity, when would he ever complete his class change quest? When would his Luck Value increase? How could his vital energy and blood grow rapidly? And once he learned other spells, what would he use to deduce them?
Every single one of these needs had to be satisfied and appeased with the lives of evil spirits.
Therefore, even if it meant exposing his terrifying combat strength to Lin Kuo and the other two, he was determined to slay as many evil spirits as possible today.
Ideally, he wanted to complete the one hundred kills required for his class change quest.
Of course, receiving a massive amount of rewards for killing evil spirits was only one reason he chose to reveal his strength. The core reason was that he now had the confidence.
After all, by slaying evil spirits, he could have the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda refine their bones and flesh to boost his vital energy and blood. With his vital energy and blood rapidly strengthening, he could quickly use it to nourish his Dao Seed seedling.
And as the Dao Seed seedling grew, his cultivation realm would skyrocket.
This meant that after every wave of evil spirits he killed, he would immediately receive a boost in strength thanks to the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda's thousand-fold time acceleration.
Thus, the strength he exposed would always remain just the tip of the iceberg. The rate at which others understood him could never catch up to the speed at which he grew stronger.
Naturally, his greatest confidence lay in the Time Walker trait and the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda. With these two layers of protection backing him up, he was guaranteed to survive no matter what unexpected situation arose.
“Alright, follow me.”
Seeing how calm and casual Ye Lin was, Lin Kuo didn't ask further questions. He waved at Zhao Xiaoyu and Li Xuan behind him, then took the lead.
Over the next few hours, they pushed forward along the coastline, unknowingly suppressing eleven areas of demonic chaos in one breath.
During this time, Ye Lin was the only one who fought. The moment he decided to expose his combat strength, he stopped holding back entirely.
Not a single Qi Condensation Stage monster could survive a single move from him; they were all slapped into oblivion, one by one.
After all, his base combat strength was already 307 times the norm, with a casual punch carrying hundreds of thousands of jin of colossal force. Combined with his trait, The Strictest Father of Other Races, which increased damage to other races by 1,000%, his power was devastating.
With these two factors combined, he could easily unleash a terrifying combat strength of 3,070 times. Slaying Qi Condensation Stage evil spirits was literally as simple as crushing ants.
Such overwhelming combat power naturally left Lin Kuo and the other two utterly shocked.
Zhao Xiaoyu and Li Xuan were absolutely certain that their Qi Condensation Stage and Ye Lin's Qi Condensation Stage were not even in the same realm.
If they didn't use their life-saving trump cards, they felt that Ye Lin could probably slap them into a bloody mist as well.
Because of this, they immediately classified Ye Lin as a genius from a mysterious major power, just like them, who had come to the Tianyuan Dynasty for that legendary opportunity.
As for Lin Kuo, who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage, he was even more shocked than the other two.
Based on the force of Ye Lin's strikes, he felt that even at the First Layer of Foundation Establishment, he would also be blown to pieces with a single slap if he didn't employ any defensive measures.
Consequently, the atmosphere became rather awkward. Originally, as the captain, he could order Ye Lin and the others around at will. Now, however, he didn't dare to give Ye Lin any commands.
The principle of the strong being revered was perfectly demonstrated at this moment.
Just as he was comforting himself with the thought that he still had two other newcomers to command, Zhao Xiaoyu and Li Xuan drew their swords right in front of him and effortlessly insta-killed two ninth-layer Qi Condensation Stage evil spirits.
While their combat power wasn't as exaggerated as Ye Lin's, it still seemed more than enough to completely thrash him, a First Layer Foundation Establishment captain.
“Fine, fine, fine. I felt that nine out of ten things about these three were off from the very beginning. Turns out they were all hiding their cards, waiting to shock me?” Lin Kuo was utterly dumbfounded.
Zhao Xiaoyu and Li Xuan paid no attention to Lin Kuo's shock. After displaying their strength, the two walked up to Ye Lin together.
“I am Zhao Xiaoyu, Saintess of the Xuanqing True Palace. Greetings, Daoist Brother.”
“I am Li Xuan, Holy Son of the True Sword Sacred Land. Greetings, Daoist Brother.”
After cupping their fists in greeting to Ye Lin, the two introduced themselves with solemn expressions.
“Ye Lin, Young Hall Master of the Heaven's Punishment Hall. It is a pleasure.” Seeing them suddenly reveal such impressive identities, Ye Lin reacted quickly and fabricated a background for himself without batting an eye.
After all, when traveling abroad, one's identity was whatever one claimed it to be.
Besides, since he was about to change his class to the Lord of Heaven's Punishment, saying he came from the Heaven's Punishment Hall was perfectly reasonable. As for being the Young Hall Master—he was already enforcing the law on behalf of heaven, so why couldn't he call himself that?
【Ding! Today's Immortal Destiny Secrets have refreshed: One hundred thousand years ago, a mysterious Immortal Hall descended from the heavens and fell onto the Heavenly Desolation Continent.】
【Since then, the Immortal Hall has appeared once every thousand years. Each time it emerges, people bring out opportunities to achieve immortality.】
【The entry requirement for the Immortal Hall is a Qi Condensation Stage cultivation. Anyone holding a Guidance Token will be automatically summoned inside.】
【With your heaven-defying luck, the Immortal Hall will emerge tomorrow. Furthermore, a Guidance Token is currently buried under a rock ten miles east of this location. This may be of use to you. Go and retrieve it quickly!】
Just as Ye Lin finished declaring his fake identity to Zhao Xiaoyu and Li Xuan, today's Immortal Destiny Secrets refreshed in his mind.
“Why does this sound like a special dungeon instance?” Ye Lin muttered to himself as he scanned the information in his mind.
He hadn't forgotten that he existed in this world as a game player. This Immortal Hall sounded like an incredible secret realm dungeon. He just hadn't expected to encounter one so soon, only a few days after entering the game.
“It wasn't in vain that I chased down and killed those evil spirits for so long. The benefits of increasing my Luck Value have shown themselves so quickly.”
Glancing at the Luck Value column on his game panel, which had increased from 100 to 550 points, Ye Lin's excitement toward dark creatures soared to a whole new level.
The class change progress for the Lord of Heaven's Punishment had now reached 90/100. Slaying just ten more evil spirits would allow him to complete the class change.
Meanwhile, upon hearing Ye Lin claim to be from the Heaven's Punishment Hall, Zhao Xiaoyu and Li Xuan exchanged blank looks. Clearly, neither of them had ever heard of this organization.
However, the Heavenly Desolation Continent was incredibly vast, home to countless hidden sects, ancient families, immortal clans, and mysterious forbidden zones. It was perfectly normal for there to be factions they had never heard of.
Thus, after giving polite smiles, they secretly sent a voice transmission to Ye Lin:
“We assume that Daoist Brother hid his identity and came here for the same reason we did—for that mysterious Immortal Hall, right?”
“We should be the only three entering through the Tianyuan Dynasty's entrance this time. The battles inside the Immortal Hall will be fierce. How about we team up first?”
The two looked at Ye Lin expectantly. Inside the Immortal Hall, aside from a few life-saving trump cards, almost all other items and treasures would be suppressed. Simply put, it was a test of raw, base individual combat strength and team combat strength.
With Ye Lin's heaven-defying combat power, if they could team up with him, they would surely obtain far more opportunities in the Immortal Hall. This was what people commonly called "riding on coattails."
“Of course, we won't take advantage of Daoist Brother for free. If you are willing to team up with us, the two of us can immediately pay you ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones and a Heaven-grade divine ability as compensation.”
“Furthermore, you won't have to share any opportunities you obtain inside the Immortal Hall with us. We only ask that you lend us a hand during team chaotic battles.”
Fearing that Ye Lin might think they were trying to freeload, they quickly sent another voice transmission to clarify.
Upon hearing the words "team up," Ye Lin's first instinct was to shake his head and refuse. First, he was used to acting alone.
Second, he was no saint. Li Xuan and Zhao Xiaoyu were clearly after his incredible combat strength. He wasn't even close to them, so why would he let them ride his coattails?
But when he heard that they were willing to pay ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones and a Heaven-grade divine ability, and that he wouldn't even have to split his gains with them, Ye Lin swallowed his rejection.
They were simply offering far too much!
Ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones were equivalent to one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. Now that his Luck Value had increased so much, if he used his Random Replication trait, it would turn into an astronomical sum of wealth.
Additionally, a Heaven-grade divine ability was a high-level technique that could not be found anywhere even if one searched the entire Tianyuan Dynasty's Cultivation Academy. Although he practiced the Nine Shadows Ultimate Slay, his mid-grade spiritual sword was currently charging, rendering it unusable.
Thus, he was in urgent need of a technique that would allow him to unleash his full strength without relying on weapons.
With this in mind, he calmly nodded to the two and replied, “Teaming up is fine. However, I've taken a liking to close-quarters physical combat recently, so the divine ability must be a fist or palm technique.”
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