Chapter 16: Stunning the Entire Scene (Third Update)

  Tang Lin knew that the body was easy to cultivate, but the essence and soul were difficult to refine.

  Even with Xiao Hui's strength, it was only at the "soul departure" level, still a distance from "wandering in the void", showing how difficult it is to cultivate one's spirit!

  Tang Lin continued to gaze at the ruthless painting scroll, feeling the wonderful use of his refined soul.

  ……

  The next day.

  Tang Lin finished his cultivation on the Star Platform, feeling that his muscles were more robust and full under the tempering of the star power. He jumped down from the edge of the White Jade Stone Plaza and arrived in the Demon Realm, following yesterday's path to the place where he had agreed with the little cat.

  Just arrived there.

  Tang Lin saw a kitten sitting on a piece of broken stone, holding its cheeks with its paws, staring blankly into space, as if thinking about something.

  Tang Lin hastily dodged and appeared in front of it.

  "Master." The little cat saw Tang Lin, its eyes lit up, and it exclaimed in surprise: "I thought you weren't coming!"

  "How could it be." Tang Lin smiled slightly.

  "Master, I've obtained the things you wanted." The little cat raised its white and tender small hand, proudly saying: "Eighty-nine portions of demon essence blood, all of which were carefully selected from the most excellent bloodlines of demons in the demon realm. Among them is also the essence blood of Lord Silver Wing."

  Tang Lin was shocked and said: "That Silver Winged Lord is actually willing to give you his pure blood?"

  "Hmm." The kitten giggled and said: "Silver Wing is a very good person, this time's essence blood was personally collected by him for me."

  Tang Lin seemed to be thinking of something and said, "Did it say anything?"

  The kitten shook its head and said, "Silver Wing only told you not to practice your skills too much, or you'll go mad like this evil skill. It's better to practice less."

  Tang Lin nodded slightly and said, "I know."

  The little cat shrugged and said, "I don't think so. Compared to us demons who often refine corpses, raise corpses, and drink human essence and blood, your martial arts are not even 'evil'."

  Tang Lin smiled and said, "I have a plan in mind."

  The kitten nodded and said obediently: "Master, I have to go. They are all waiting for me, I can't stay any longer."

  Tang Lin felt a pang of reluctance in his heart. He said: "You must be careful in the future and do not harm innocent people."

  "Uh-huh." The little cat nodded obediently, then stuck out its tongue and waved goodbye with its paw. As it spoke, a gentle smile spread across its face, and its body gradually faded away into thin air.

  Tang Lin gazed at its disappearing figure for a long time before letting out a soft sigh, withdrawing his gaze and focusing on the spatial ring in his hand.

  Tang Lin infused his spiritual power into it and immediately saw eighty-nine jade bottles inside the space ring.

  Tang Lin took out a jade bottle and opened it, revealing that the jade bottle was filled with thick, fresh blood, accompanied by a faint bloody smell.

  "Essence of blood." Tang Lin's eyes lit up.

  He didn't hesitate, and immediately applied the demon's essence to his arm, then activated the "Dragon Blood Classic". Using his body muscles, he absorbed the demon's essence into himself.

  "Refine!"

  Tang Lin gritted his teeth, feeling the fresh blood like a burning flame flowing through his arm, as if his entire arm was about to ignite and burn itself.

  Excruciating pain wracked Tang Lin's nerves. He summoned all his strength, and the veins on his neck bulged out like cords.

  As the sky gradually darkened, Tang Lin only felt the scorching pain on his arm slowly disappearing, replaced by a clear spring-like power that flowed out of his body and appeared an extra golden dragon mark on his arm!

  Tang Lin clenched his fist and immediately felt his power surge, increasing by at least 5,000 jin of tremendous strength!

  "This demon's essence is indeed rich and thick, I wonder what kind of demon it is." Tang Lin thought to himself, not wasting any time, he quickly took out the second jade bottle and began to refine it according to the diagram.

  ……

  Time flies.

  Ten days passed, and the Star Pavilion gradually became restless. A series of events that followed one after another made everyone feel a sense of an impending storm.

  In these ten days, the Xingge ranking has undergone relatively large changes, and someone can be seen challenging in the arena almost every day.

  However, no matter how it changes, the first place on the star list is always Feng Shixiong. He stands like an immortal stone monument, standing tall forever.

  Unshakeable!

  Nie Qing, who ranked second, and Dugu Feng, who ranked third, unexpectedly fell silent during this period, without any challenges. This made many people feel that a storm was approaching.

  In addition, especially Tang Lin, who was very popular in the previous period of time, has been nowhere to be found and has completely fallen silent during this period.

  Many people speculate that since Tang Lin and Dugu Feng's defeat, their morale has greatly diminished and they are unable to fight again.

  Regardless of how it was, everyone's target was still on Nie Qing and Dugu Feng, as these two were the most likely to take the second spot.

  The last day of the quota battle.

  Dugu Feng challenges Nie Qing!

  This news caused the entire Star Pavilion to boil over.

  The most popular duel has finally arrived, and everyone rushed to the dueling arena early. In the entire martial arts hall, only two people did not come, one is Feng Shixiong and the other is Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin has been missing for some time, and everyone knows it, so no one pays attention to him. As for Feng Shixiong, he is always elusive and rarely seen.

  "Who do you think will win?"

  "Nie Qing is already on the second star stage for a long time, Dugu Feng has been unable to surpass him, this time I shouldn't have too much change."

  "It's said that Dugu Feng's 'Shadowless Sword' has been successfully cultivated, this is hard to say."

  Everyone was abuzz with excitement.

  The top three people in front of the Star Platform have always been legends of the Star Pavilion, and are the strongest among the entire Seven-Star Martial Arts Academy! Although everyone is a martial god, the top three people on the Star Platform have the strength to take on hundreds when facing others of the same realm!

  If it's one-on-one, I can easily defeat the Martial God!

  Such combat power, although not a saint, is no less than a saint in everyone's heart!

  Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Two figures landed on the battlefield, and everyone's eyes lit up.

  "Brother Nie Qing!"

  "Dugu Feng, Brother!"

  Everyone looked at the two people on stage. On the left, Dugu Feng was wearing a gray robe, looking handsome and elegant, with a hint of a relaxed smile on his face.

  On the other side, Nie Qing's robust body was as stable as a giant mountain, with thin blue clothes underneath, his muscular lines were like granite, full of explosive power, like a wild beast in hibernation!

  "It's been a long time." Dugu Feng smiled lightly as he looked at Nie Qing, saying: "Since that encounter a year ago, it seems we haven't met again until now."

  "Hmm." Nie Qing said calmly: "Since that last fight, you've known my strengths and weaknesses. After a year of bitter training, this time challenging me, shouldn't you be confident?"

  Du Gu Feng smiled lightly and did not confirm or deny.

  "Choose your weapon." Nie Qing said calmly.

  Du Gu Feng's mouth curled up, and he walked to the nearby weapon rack, selecting a fine long sword. He gently stroked the blade, saying: "I don't know what level your 'Four Symbol Sword Technique' has reached now?"

  Nie Qing let out a cold hum and walked over to the nearby weapon rack, similarly choosing an exquisite long sword.

  Both of them were holding swords.

  The sword tip slanted, sharp killing intent filled the battlefield.

  Everyone felt a sense of oppression, as if a giant was standing in front of them. In terms of martial arts, Dugu Feng and Nie Qing can indeed be considered giants!

  Whether it's understanding of martial arts or interpretation of swordsmanship, it is far beyond what others can imagine.

  The two people's gazes crossed in mid-air.

  Whoosh!

  Dugu Feng's figure suddenly flashed out, and in an instant, the entire battlefield appeared with thousands of illusory bodies. As soon as he exchanged blows, he displayed his strongest physical technique.

  "Draw your sword!"

  Dugu Feng's thousands of illusory bodies all performed sword dances, the entire battlefield was filled with intersecting sword lights, almost overturning the battlefield.

  Thousands of swords dancing!

  Everyone was shocked by the sight, such a picture hit their visual like a heavy punch, and almost no one dared to say that they could stand calmly on this battlefield at this moment.

  However, there is one person who can, and that is Nie Qing.

  He saw him with a pale complexion, surrounded by thousands of sword dances, as if they were set up in vain. He didn't even glance at them, his body drifting to the left and flashing to the right, his body swaying like a drunkard, and he easily stood firm among the thousands of sword dances!

  Some of the top ten people in the Star Platform were stunned to discover that Nie Qing, although seemingly casual, was actually stepping on the fleeting moments of Dugu Feng's phantom body, his footwork and eyesight were truly unimaginable.

  "Show me your true swordsmanship." Nie Qing said calmly: "The swordsmanship taught in the martial arts school is not enough to harm me."

  Whoosh whoosh whoosh

  All phantasms suddenly overlap into one.

  Dugu Feng's eyes gleamed with an intimidating light as he whispered, "Very good! In one year, your strength has indeed increased a lot!"

  "You're no different." Nie Qing said: "The 'Shadowless Sword' you obtained in the ruins, let me experience it for myself."

  Du Gu Feng let out a cold hum and gripped his sword tightly.

  Nie Qing stood with his sword in hand, quietly gazing at Dugu Feng.

  The two bodies suddenly changed from extreme movement to extreme stillness, as if they were two stone statues, without any movement or sound.

  However, everyone in the room felt a strong sense of danger, as if a mysterious ghostly hand was touching their backs, causing all the hairs on their bodies to stand on end.

  Boom!

  Nie Qing's foot landed on a stone slab, and suddenly a sword mark appeared.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Suddenly, three sword marks appeared out of thin air on Nie Qing's left foot.

  Everyone's eyes widened in shock.

  This sword mark suddenly appeared out of thin air. The two people on the battlefield didn't move, as if the air itself had automatically formed a sword mark and slashed down.

  "This... this is the Shadowless Sword?"

  "With such swordsmanship, who can dodge it?"

  "Fast! Too fast!"

  "How can a sword be stuck in a stone slab?"

  "It's not the sword chopping on the stone, but Nie Qing's speed, which is really too fast, even faster than Dugu Feng's swordsmanship! He dodged before his Shadowless Sword chopped down!"

  "How is this possible!"

  Everyone was shocked.

  ……

  Today is the third watch, just asking for three monthly tickets!! Updated one chapter at noon, but only got one monthly ticket, I wanted to cry but had no tears. Three chapters updated, can't even exchange for three monthly tickets?

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