After Lin Bei left, everyone in the nineteenth level looked at each other and fell silent.
Finally, someone could not help but speak.
“Um… Captain, did we… really die just now?”
A young man with blond hair asked curiously.
“Yes, you were dead. Not only that… half of your body had been eaten by the black creature.”
Beixuan nodded.
“Then how did I… come back to life? And my body is still intact?”
The blond youth said in disbelief, “Moreover, I feel that my condition is unprecedentedly good. My strength seems to be… greater than before.”
“…I don’t know either. We can only ask him after everything is over.”
Beixuan shook his head. He was also puzzled.
Lin Bei’s performance was too surprising.
“I didn’t expect that only one of his clones had joined the Yellow Fire Squad previously. If his clone is already so powerful, how powerful would his main body be?”
Beixuan sighed in his heart. Lin Bei’s strength seemed to have exceeded his understanding.
“Heavens, he actually has the power to revive the dead! This is too unbelievable!”
The other bald youth who had been resurrected was completely stunned.
He clearly remembered the tragic state of his death in the end, and his entire head had fallen off.
But now, his body was intact and he was stronger than before!
“This is simply a wonder! No, this is a miracle!”
The bald young man said excitedly, “Captain, I think the future of Dragon Country is bright!”
“Hehe, I think so too.”
Beixuan agreed.
“So what do we do now?”
“As expected, he hid it very well. I knew it. Look at how calm he has been. He must have hidden his strength. I just didn’t expect him to be even braver than Captain Beixuan.”
Black Shadow thought to himself.
Lin Bei was too strong.
He felt that if not for them, Lin Bei alone, even if it was just a clone, would have passed this stage long ago.
“Let’s leave this place. The rewards for the 18 trials should be generous enough.”
Beixuan did not even think and said directly, “If this continues, all of us will probably die. It’s better not to go over and drag him down.”
“Let’s go out and receive the trial reward.”
“Understood!”
Under Beixuan’s lead, everyone stepped into the teleportation circle and left the trial space.
***
On the other side, Lin Bei looked around in surprise and clicked his tongue in wonder. “Is this the nineteenth level? What a real world.”
At this moment, Lin Bei was standing on a mountain peak. In front of him was an endless plain.
On the plains, a dense army was gathered. At a glance, there were more than a million of them.
Moreover, the aura on everyone’s bodies had at least reached the king-tier level!
[Trial 19: Defeat King Qin and the million elite soldiers he leads!]
[After the challenge is successful, you will obtain the Human King Token! Moreover, you will open the teleportation passage to Trial 20!]
[After you fail the challenge, you will be imprisoned here forever. You can only leave successfully when the next challenger arrives and successfully defeats him!]
This time, there were more notifications of the challenge. Not only did they tell him the reward after success, but they also told him the punishment after failure.
“Hahahaha! The heavens are really helping me! I’ve waited for thousands of years for a challenger like you who has successfully stepped into this level!”
In the distant sky, above the vast plains, a middle-aged man in a black and gold robe appeared. He was sitting upright on a throne. The space behind him distorted slightly, and a faint dragon roar sounded. On careful look, there seemed to be nine golden dragon shadows surrounding him, extremely domineering.
——
King Qin (Lv. 699):
Demigod, challenger of Trial 19 thousands of years ago. After failing, he cultivated here for many years and has already stepped into the Demigod realm.
——
“Demigod-level?”
Lin Bei looked at the information sent back by the Eye of Stars and was a little shocked.
He originally thought that the opponent of Trial 19 was at most a Legendary creature, but from the looks of it, he was thinking too much.
“In the battle back then, I failed on the verge of success. However, it’s precisely because of this that I’ve cultivated here for more than a thousand years and my strength has improved. You came at the right time. After I deal with you, you can replace me and stay here as the guardian.”
King Qin stood up and took a step forward. He appeared in the void a hundred meters in front of Lin Bei and sized him up. He said in surprise, “Not simple. You can actually kill your way to this level with a mortal body. Looks like you’re not as simple as you look.”
With just a glance, King Qin saw through Lin Bei’s realm. It was still inferior to the Extraordinary realm.
“What a pity. If I hadn’t been trapped here, with your talent, you would have been my right-hand man. However, the rules here are like this, so I can only let you suffer for the time being.”
King Qin said regretfully, “But don’t worry. After I go out, I’ll think of a way to find someone to come here and save you. Geniuses… shouldn’t be buried.”
“King Qin, what you said makes sense.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Bei nodded. “I think so too. Since you don’t have ill intentions towards me, I’ll think of a way to bring you away after I get out.”
“Hahahaha, interesting. Since you’re so confident, let’s see who’s stronger.”
When King Qin heard this, he was slightly stunned at first before he laughed out loud.
Back then, he was only a Legendary. Now, he had cultivated for more than a thousand years and had already stepped into the Demigod realm. A young junior who was inferior to an Extraordinary actually threatened to defeat him and then let him out?
It was really hilarious!
“The rest of you, stand down. I’ll fight him personally!”
“Understood!”
Below, a million soldiers shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky.
“Kid, I’ll give you a chance.”
King Qin smiled faintly and said, “I’m the only one who will fight in this battle. Moreover, I’ll only use 50% of my combat strength. If you can defeat me, I’ll admit defeat and let you pass. What do you think?”
Lin Bei smiled and shook his head. “Thank you for your kindness, King Qin, but I don’t need it. Just do what needs to be done. Everything depends on strength.”
“Hahahaha! Good! It suits this King’s taste! Regardless of whether you win or lose this battle, this King will definitely protect you!”
King Qin laughed when he heard this and threw a punch. Dragon shadows surrounded him and his aura surged.
If Lin Bei had agreed to his conditions just now, he would have looked down on him. However, after hearing Lin Bei’s answer, he was very satisfied.
In order to be a general, he had to first deal with the heart. Even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, his expression would not change. If an elk rose to the left, he would not blink. He could know the advantages and disadvantages and deal with the enemy.
Lin Bei’s performance made him gratified.
It seemed that thousands of years had passed, but the mountains and rivers were still so beautiful.
This King can’t wait to go out and see the great rivers and mountains after thousands of years!
When Lin Bei saw King Qin’s punch coming, he did not panic. Instead, he used the Power of Devouring and shouted in a low voice, enveloping the dragon shadow on the punch.
Currently, his Power of Devouring had already been raised to the Full Mastery Stage. According to the division of realms, he was already in the intermediate to high-level Legendary realm. However, with the enhancement of his Power of Suppression and Dragon Might, he roughly had the power of the Perfection realm!
The Perfection was the Dao Law Realm that only a True God could possess!
It was naturally not a problem for him to deal with King Qin’s demigod strength!
There was a rumble.
Lin Bei and King Qin retreated a hundred meters.
Under the effect of the Power of Devouring, the power of the dragon shadow that King Qin punched out was slowly absorbed and digested. Finally, it fused into the Dragon Soul Ring in Lin Bei’s hand.
“Wow, it smells so good! Master, I want to eat more!”
A childish voice sounded in Lin Bei’s mind.
The figure of the dragon soul slowly appeared in Lin Bei’s mind. He did not know if it was an illusion, but after devouring the power of the dragon shadow, he felt that the aura of the little dragon soul seemed to have become stronger.
This was a good thing.
One had to know that this Dragon Soul Ring was a broken divine artifact. Although the Dragon Soul had awakened, its attributes were still painful to the eye. It had to slowly improve.
Now that he happened to discover that the power of King Qin’s Dragon Shadow could help the Dragon Soul Ring increase its strength, he naturally had to seize the opportunity and make good use of it!
“Haha! How satisfying! As expected… you’re not ordinary!”
When King Qin saw that Lin Bei did not even breathe heavily after receiving his punch, a smile spread across his face. All these years, he could only cultivate in this boring place. As for the soldiers under him, none of them were his match!
Now that someone who could withstand his attack had appeared, how could he not be excited!
“Again!”
King Qin laughed and pounced on him again, throwing another punch.
However, unlike the first punch, this time, there were two dragon shadows circling his arms!
“Good timing!”
Lin Bei was delighted when he saw this. He did not waste any time and took a step forward. He pressed his palms together and released the Power of Devouring, enveloping King Qin’s punch again.
“Hehe, interesting.”
When King Qin saw this, he was not shocked but delighted. Before the Power of Devouring was about to devour the dragon shadow, he threw another punch. There were three dragon shadows surrounding this punch!
Huh?
Seeing this, Lin Bei was slightly stunned.
He felt a destructive power coming from the dragon shadow, as if it was about to break through the Power of Devouring.
“Is this the strength of a demigod-level powerhouse? Why do I feel that he’s much stronger than the demigods I encountered previously in the Abyss?”
A numbing feeling came from Lin Bei’s arm.
However, he could still withstand the attacks of these dragon shadows.
However, what he did not expect was that a demigod-level prince could actually unleash an attack that could shake the Power of Devouring at the Perfection realm.
It was surprising.
“Oh? You blocked it!”
In this round, the two of them retreated a thousand meters.
King Qin lowered his head and looked at his fists in surprise.
Just now, he had already used 50% of his strength. In his opinion, Lin Bei would definitely lose, but he did not expect the other party to still block his attack!
“Not bad. I admit defeat. If you can withstand 50% of my attack, you’re qualified to challenge the next level.”
King Qin did not continue to attack. Instead, he looked at Lin Bei with a relieved expression.
Lin Bei was stunned.
His body, which was about to continue fighting, froze.
“Don’t, Brother. Your dragon shadow is a great tonic for my Dragon Soul Ring. With your Dragon Shadow, it’s only a matter of time before my Dragon Soul Ring recovers its peak strength. But now, you suddenly stopped fighting. This made things difficult for me.”
As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person. With your warm smile, I can’t be ruthless.
Lin Bei was stunned.
“Um, Brother King Qin, can we… continue fighting?”
Lin Bei came back to his senses and said hesitantly.
“Hmm? You still want to fight? Didn’t I already say that I admit defeat? You can just pass and head to the next level. This is the Human King Token. Just take it.”
King Qin smiled and took off a black-gold token from his waist, about to throw it to Lin Bei.
“No, no, no! I don’t want it! I don’t want it!”
Seeing this, Lin Bei was shocked. He retreated a few thousand meters and kept waving his hand.
If he accepted the Human King Token, he would be judged to have successfully completed the challenge. This way, he would have no choice but to go to the next level.
He still wanted to continue staying in this nineteenth level and increase the power of the Dragon Soul Ring.
“You brat…”
Seeing this, King Qin raised his eyebrows.
“Are we still fighting, Brother Qin?”
Lin Bei flashed back and came in front of King Qin, asking softly.
When King Qin heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up. “Alright, let’s fight again. However, you have to be mentally prepared. This time, I won’t hold back!”
Looking at Lin Bei’s performance, King Qin thought for a moment and understood his intentions.
You want to use my Dragon Shadow power to increase your strength?
Interesting.
However, my Dragon Shadow power is not that easy to eat. Since you’re unwilling to leave, I might as well teach you a lesson.
With 100% Dragon Shadow power, even if a True God descends, I can still fight!
Brat, prepare to be beaten up!
Nine dragon shadows circled around King Qin’s body, and his aura suddenly increased by more than a few times!
Seeing this, Lin Bei’s expression was solemn.
He sensed an aura that was almost not inferior to Mo Tong from the Abyss Clan.
“As expected of the owner of the Human King Token. He’s only a Demigod, but he already has the combat strength of a True God. He’s indeed powerful!”
Lin Bei sighed.
But… I’m not bad either!
After the battle in the Abyss, his strength had increased again.
Most importantly, he had the bonuses of the Power of Suppression and Dragon Might. All his abilities had the effect of +2 suppression level. Therefore, if they really fought, he might not suffer a loss.
Moreover, he had a full set of Legendary equipment on him, and his attributes had also increased greatly.
Behind Lin Bei, nine Sword Shadows rose. The previous Extraordinary Nine Swords had all advanced to Legendary under his continuous “feeding” during this period of time!
The former Extraordinary Nine Swords was now the Legendary Nine Swords!
Not only had their power increased greatly, but even the suppression power of the sword formation had increased greatly!
Previously, the Extraordinary Nine Swords only had Level 4 Power of Suppression. However, after advancing to the Legendary stage, it already had the effect of Level 5 Power of Suppression!
Coupled with Lin Bei’s “Power of Suppression +2”, the Legendary Nine Swords could directly unleash the effect of Level 7 Power of Suppression!
The effect was equivalent to the power of the Dao Law at the Peak of Perfection realm.
However, the sword formation contained the power of nine Dao Laws and was even stronger!
Of course, the most important thing was that the Legendary Nine Swords could attack automatically without him diverting attention to control it. This way, coupled with Lin Bei’s own attack, even if a true god descended, Lin Bei would not be afraid!
“Kid, you actually still have a trick up your sleeve!”
When King Qin saw this, not only was he not afraid, but the corners of his mouth curled up. He raised his hand and a King Seal appeared in his hand.
“Let’s fight with all our might!”
King Qin shouted and a powerful force rose from the King Seal!