Sword Demon!
Upon entering the tenth level, Lin Bai found even fewer people there. In that vast expanse of heaven and earth, it was difficult to spot anyone at all. He estimated that the Demon Race and martial artists combined probably numbered no more than a thousand.
The moment Lin Bai stepped onto the tenth level, he transformed into a fading afterimage and charged toward a Spirit Puppet.
A powerful sword technique flashed in his hand. With a single strike, Lin Bai killed the Spirit Puppet outright. After passing through the Heavenly Pearl and absorbing it, he felt his cultivation begin to loosen.
"Almost there. I'll soon reach the eighth level of the Earth Core Realm."
Lin Bai's gaze shifted, and he continued slaughtering the Spirit Puppets ahead.
His sword thrust down with explosive force, and an unstoppable streak of sword light shattered more than a dozen Spirit Puppets before him!
Five days later.
In a corner of the tenth level, Lin Bai absorbed a Heavenly Pearl. He felt the spiritual power within his body begin to surge violently, and a wave of strength radiated from him!
"The eighth level of the Earth Core Realm!"
"Not bad. Keep going."
Lin Bai beamed as he looked at the Spirit Puppets filling the tenth-level space.
Having tasted the sweetness of it, Lin Bai's fighting spirit soared. He continued killing Spirit Puppets on the tenth level and seizing their Heavenly Pearls!
"Heh heh, I never thought I'd run into an Earth Core Realm eighth-level human ant here!"
"Perfect. I've been fighting for over a month, and I'm already starving. I'll eat you and fill my belly."
Just as Lin Bai knocked down a Spirit Puppet with a single sword strike, a sinister, terrifying laugh came from behind him.
Lin Bai glanced back slightly.