Asura God's Fourth Trial

The familiar scent lingered around my nose, and memories flooded back like a tide. Those days when I was protected by Lin Yuan, those moments when I had to compromise, all turned into dull pain, pounding against my heart.

Looking at the trembling body in his arms, Lin Yuan felt a mix of emotions. He had seen Xiao Wu's pride and stubbornness, and he had also seen her forbearance in protecting the people she cared about, but he had never seen her so vulnerable.

As if guided by fate, Lin Yuan reached out and wiped away her tears, his touch so gentle it surprised even himself. "When did things become so distant between us?"

These words sent a shiver down Xiao Wu's spine.

Xiao Wu murmured softly, then suddenly buried her face in his chest, tears dripping from the corners of her eyes onto the ground.

"I'm so scared. I'm scared that I can never go back."

After suppressing her emotions for so long, Xiao Wu finally broke down and cried like a child in Lin Yuan's arms.

The rain outside the window had stopped sometime earlier, and moonlight shone through the clouds into the room, casting a hazy silver glow on the two people embracing each other.

Xiao Wu looked up at Lin Yuan and caught a fleeting glimpse of tenderness in his dark red eyes.

Five years is enough time to change many things. Her former enemy has now become her master, and she has gone from a proud Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to a Soul Ring carrier that can be controlled by others.

"Your Lord Lin Yuan..."

The next morning at dawn, the golden rooster crowed.

Looking at Xiao Wu beside him, Lin Yuan simply covered her with a blanket, turned around and left the room, heading to the courtyard.

At this moment, Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing were sitting in chairs enjoying pastries specially supplied by the Imperial Palace. When they saw their teacher wake up, they also stood up.

Ye Lingling chuckled, gave me a knowing look, and walked over, saying, "Teacher, I didn't expect you to have so much energy. You didn't rest all night."

Lin Yuan coughed awkwardly twice, reached out his finger and gently poked Ye Lingling's delicate nose, saying in an annoyed tone, "Were you eavesdropping again last night?"

"Hehehe."

Ye Lingling stuck out her cute little tongue, clearly indicating that she and Zhu Zhuqing had both heard what happened last night, but because of their identities, they did not go in.

Otherwise, I would insist on staying with Xiao Wu and our master no matter what.

Lin Yuan sat in a chair, sipping his tea, then looked at Ye Lingling's seat and asked softly, "Ling Ling, you should have finished the Third Trial by now, right?"

"Yes, I just finished the Third Trial."

Ye Lingling stretched out her slender hand, tidied the strands of hair beside her ear, and replied softly, "The Goddess of Life has instructed me to continue the Fourth Trial in six months."

"Teacher, I have already completed the Second Trial, and the Third Trial is just around the corner."

Ye Lingling has now broken through to level 83, becoming Soul Douluo, while Zhu Zhuqing has reached level 79, just a step away from breaking through to level 80.

Lin Yuan said softly, "Ling Ling, you must work hard in your cultivation. Zhuqing will soon surpass you."

Last time, the two were far apart in terms of cultivation level, but now, in such a short time, they are only four levels apart.

Ye Lingling pouted and replied, "Teacher, I am Support System Soul Master. It's already quite an achievement that I was able to reach the Soul Douluo level so quickly."

Lin Yuan poked her forehead with his finger and said irritably, "Your Martial Soul, Nine Heart Begonia, is now infinitely close to God-level Martial Soul. Its growth rate is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Isn't it because you've been neglecting your cultivation?"

Ye Lingling threw herself into Lin Yuan's arms and said coquettishly, "Oh dear~ I know, teacher. Ling Ling will work hard in her cultivation from now on and I will definitely not let you down."

Faced with Ye Lingling's coquettishness, Lin Yuan was helpless. After all, she was his personal disciple, and he would always do his best to help her, no matter what.

[The Fourth Trial of the Asura God has officially begun: Slay the Inner Demon. Time limit: one year.]

Just as Lin Yuan was pondering how to help them quickly improve their cultivation level, the ancient voice of the Heavenly Dao suddenly resounded above the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Upon hearing this voice, Lin Yuan stood up, frowned slightly, and a strange emotion flashed in his eyes.

"Slay the Inner Demon..."

Years of killing had already instilled a sense of malevolence and murderous intent within Lin Yuan. This energy, accumulated over a long period, naturally formed a demonic killing Inner Demon within him.

The Inner Demon stems from years of killing and cultivation, and its strength is the same as his. No matter how powerful Lin Yuan is, the Inner Demon is like a mirror, with the same realm and strength.

"Teacher, is your Fourth Trial very difficult?"

Ye Lingling asked with some confusion.

"It's alright, I guess."

Lin Yuan didn't know either, since he had never dealt with Inner Demon before, so naturally he didn't know how Inner Demon were.

However, since it is the Fourth Trial, it means that the Inner Demon's strength is definitely not weak, and it may even be much stronger than the original body.

In short, since it was a test from Heavenly Dao and the Asura God, Lin Yuan had no choice but to resolve it personally in order to have a chance to break through to level 100.

Lin Yuan swirled the wine in his glass, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "It seems I really need to find someone to help me slay my Inner Demon."

Thousands of kilometers away from Heaven Dou City, in a barbarian land, Tang San, covered in blood and missing an arm, was leaning against a rock.

Sweat soaked his clothes, and he looked as if he had just gone through a life-or-death experience, causing his body to tremble uncontrollably.

"I didn't expect the injury to be so severe. I was so close to getting Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!"

Tang San's face flushed red as he crushed the stone in his hand, gritting his teeth and saying, "I will definitely kill you, you old dog Lin Yuan, I will!"

The Evil God looked at Tang San in front of him and said irritably, "I told you before, you are no match for Lin Yuan. You should run away as soon as you see him, otherwise you will surely die!"

"If it weren't for the fact that you still had some old feelings for that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, you would have been a skeleton in a grave long ago!"

Tang San glared, venting his dissatisfaction. "I'm not reconciled! Why is it that old dog Lin Yuan was able to break through to the Level 99 Absolute Douluo realm, while I'm still just a level 59 Soul King?"

"You promised me that as long as I cultivate diligently, you would let me become Titled Douluo, but why are you still like this now?"

Faced with Tang San's questioning, the Evil God slapped him across the cheek without any hesitation.

A crisp snap rang out instantly.

Tang San was also somewhat dazed from the beating. He covered his swollen cheek and stared in astonishment at the location of the Evil God.

The Evil God pointed at Tang San's nose and said viciously, "Remember your place. If you dare to speak to me like that again, you can forget about inheriting my position as the Evil God!"