Reuniting with Starfall Pavilion and Yellow Springs Pavilion

The Earth Demon Scorpion had said it would go easy on them, so naturally, it did.

But going easy did not mean it would not fight at all.

They still had to fight.

Though it was somewhat alarmed and did not quite understand why this human's Dou Technique differed from those used by other humans—why, after agreeing to a one-on-one, so many people had suddenly appeared to gang up on it—it considered the fact that these black shadows could break its defense yet had not done so. Thus, it seriously began holding back.

With a sweep of its massive pincer, an earthen-yellow light blade shot toward Lu Yuan.

Then, with a raised hand, Lu Yuan pressed down. A layer of black light immediately rose, not only swallowing the earthen-yellow light blade but even reflecting it back intact. When it struck the Earth Demon Scorpion's shell, it produced the bizarre sight of a blade bouncing off armor.

Everyone was speechless, caught between laughter and tears.

Even if you were putting on an act, could you at least put some effort into it?

That was an attack you launched yourself.

Yet it could not even break your own defense.

Could your obvious restraint be any more blatant?

However...

"This kid's Dou Technique is rather interesting."

On the platform at the very top of the Tianshan Blood Pool.

Though, strictly speaking, it was not truly the highest point.

The true highest point would always be the Tianshan Blood Pool itself.

The platform lay below the blood pool.

To put it more simply, the platform was like a toll station. Only after passing through it could one reach the destination.

Although...

The roads through the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range could hardly be called a highway...

And this platform did not charge any tolls...

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