Breakthrough

In the seventh-level space of the sixth Trial Tower.

Hot sand churned beneath his feet as Ling Xuan narrowed his eyes, gazing at the giant Zerg Mother Empress nest emitting toxic blue mist in the center of the distant green field.

The surface of the sixty-meter-diameter, flesh-colored nest was covered in holes, with viscous venom slowly oozing down the pits, creating a "hissing" corrosive sound upon contact with the sand.

"Buzz--" A sharp insect cry tore through the sky as dozens of fissures suddenly split open on the surface of the nest, and a thousand Green Mantis surged out like a black tide.

These waist-high Zerg waved their serrated forelimbs, their compound eyes glowing with bloodthirsty red light, and wherever they passed, the vegetation in the green field withered instantly.

"Just in time!" Ling Xuan shouted, flames surging around his body as his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear carved out a scorching blade glow. "Flame Blade First Bloom."

"Dragon Battles in the Wild." The training Ling Xuan underwent in the Trial Tower allowed him to digest the space laws demonstrated by Ganwu Kingdom Lord, and over a thousand spatial phantoms were activated simultaneously, weaving through the insect swarm like a crimson Youlong.

The blade tip pierced precisely into the gaps of the Green Mantis carapaces, and as the blade twisted, green fluid mixed with minced flesh sprayed out; he swept his blade horizontally, the edge grazing the necks of the Green Mantis and decapitating them instantly, with white mist steaming from the severed stumps.

Just as he was killing the swarm with all his might, a transparent figure suddenly emerged from the top of the nest.

The six-meter-tall Zerg Mother Empress unfolded her crystal-clear butterfly wings, the mist shrouding her face swirling to reveal a pair of vertical pupils glowing with purple light.

She waved her arm gently, and one hundred Blood Mantis shot toward Ling Xuan like arrows released from a bow; these Blood Mantis were far more powerful than the Green Mantis, their bodies were incredibly massive, and their carapaces shimmered with a metallic luster, far exceeding the hardness of the Green Mantis.

The first layer of blade energy struck the mantis armor, leaving only a white mark.

Ling Xuan's expression tightened, his blade momentum shifting abruptly as he unleashed the second layer, "Burning Wave Horizontal Slash."

As the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear rotated rapidly and the blade swept horizontally, flames surged like waves, forming a hundred-meter-wide curtain of fire.

The flame slashes came one after another, drowning the vast insect swarm like tidal waves.

The Blood Mantis were fearless, meeting the flame slashes one by one.

One slash, two slashes; the blade momentum was continuous, each strike heavier than the last.

Finally, on the seventh slash, Ling Xuan's blade momentum reached its peak; he flipped his body in mid-air and unleashed all the accumulated momentum in an instant, slicing the incoming Blood Mantis in half at the waist, with carapace fragments scattering like shrapnel.

However, just as he was distracted, a blinding purple light suddenly erupted from the Mother Empress's eyes, and an invisible soul attack struck him instantly.

"Soul Suppressing Cauldron, appear!" Ling Xuan's soul vibrated, and the phantom of a small cauldron exuding an ancient aura emerged.

As soul power was injected into it, the small cauldron shone brilliantly, firmly resisting the soul attack.

The violent collision stirred ripples in the void, and the Mother Empress let out an unwilling hiss, her wings flapping rapidly as the nest began to expand crazily.

In just a few breaths, the diameter of the nest reached one hundred and twenty meters, and dense swarms of Zerg poured out from even more holes.

Ling Xuan took a deep breath, the power of the flame laws circulating wildly around him: "You want to overwhelm me with numbers? Keep dreaming!"

He leaped high, unleashing the third layer, "Blade Domain Selection Kill," as the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear condensed three hundred-foot-long flame blade glows, striking directly at the core of the nest.

Seeing this, the Mother Empress launched another soul attack, but it was easily neutralized by the Soul Suppressing Cauldron.

At the same time, Ling Xuan's blade glows had fiercely slashed onto the nest, and the violent explosion kicked up clouds of sand, the firelight reddening the entire desert.

Ling Xuan's figure transformed into a crimson Youlong, approaching the nest in an instant; having locked onto the Mother Empress's figure and position before the explosion occurred, he used the cover of the sand to approach and decapitated her with a single strike while she looked at him with a pitiful gaze.

"Look, everyone, Yanmo's points have suddenly skyrocketed to 7,777,770,000."

"Doesn't that mean Yanmo has also cleared the sixth Trial Tower? And judging by his state, given his speed in clearing the seventh level, he should be able to clear the first level of the first tower as well."

"It's not that simple; the difficulty of each Trial Tower increases geometrically. Yanshen cleared the seventh level long ago, and isn't he stuck on the first level of the seventh tower now?" Someone shook their head, indicating they were not optimistic about Ling Xuan.

Inside the seventh-level trial space, ten thousand Blood-Haired Mammoth charged forward with earth-shaking steps.

Each giant beast was ten stories high, its tusks entwined with frost and lightning, and the cold air they exhaled instantly froze the ground into an ice field, their strength comparable to the top one hundred geniuses of the genius battle.

"Youlong."

Ling Xuan tapped his toes on the ground, his figure darting along the rock wall like a Youlong, avoiding the frontal charge of the mammoth herd.

Once a herd charge like this was initiated, it was difficult to stop; stopping rashly would only result in being knocked over and trampled to death by the mammoths charging from behind.

Ling Xuan's movements were incredibly agile, constantly maneuvering and dodging on the flanks.

As his figure passed a giant beast, Ling Xuan turned his wrist, unleashing the first layer of the Fire God Absolute Domain Blade, "Flame Blade First Bloom."

The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear slashed out a blade glow of several dozen meters, precisely cutting into the soft flesh behind the mammoth's knee, and the flames exploded along the wound, causing the giant beast to collapse to its knees in pain.

"Boom!" The mammoth herd behind immediately filled the gap, forming an impenetrable, wall-like offensive.

Ling Xuan used the force to leap up, twisting his waist and rotating in mid-air, his blade following his body.

"Burning Wave Horizontal Slash."

The flame wave advanced with the precision of mechanical gears, and wherever it passed, the mammoths' tusks were melted by the high heat, their skin and flesh sizzling and smoking.

Large numbers of giant beasts collapsed under the impact of the flame waves, but the mammoths behind didn't care about the lives of their companions; they continued to charge fearlessly, trampling the fallen mammoths that were not yet dead.

After landing, Ling Xuan tapped his toes repeatedly, carving a strange Z-shaped trajectory on the ground to cleverly avoid being trampled by the mammoth herd.

When the circular encirclement was about to close, he suddenly braked, his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear slashing out from three different angles.

The flame cage woven by the three phantoms rotated at high speed, sparks of thousand-foot crimson light bursting forth like precisely meshing gears.

As the giant hoof of the first mammoth stepped into the Blade Domain, the sharp edge wrapped around its ankle like a chain, and the skin, flesh, and shattered bones were ground into powder by the high heat.

One Blood-Haired Mammoth after another charged into the Blade Domain and was harvested, yet Ling Xuan did not let his guard down at all, roaming the edges to kill the straggling Blood-Haired Mammoth.

"Look, Yanshen has already reached the second level!" The exclamation from the observation tower caused the expressions of the Ganwu Kingdom geniuses to change drastically.

On the leaderboard, the number for Cao Benqi shot up like a rocket, the bright red figure of 17,777,770,000 stinging everyone's eyes, while Ling Xuan's score of less than ten billion appeared incredibly meager in comparison.

"The outcome is decided; Ling Xuan is finished," the geniuses of the Yanshen Kingdom sneered aloud.

The geniuses of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom did not respond, instead keeping their eyes glued to the leaderboard; as long as Ling Xuan's score was still increasing, the match was far from over.

At this moment, in the space of the first level, tens of thousands of giant beasts stepped forward in unison, the resulting sound waves shattering the spatial barriers in the distance as Ling Xuan's figure faced mortal danger amidst fangs and ice blades.

Yet his eyes grew increasingly crimson, and every swing of his blade carried a sense of resolve.

One hundred, one hundred and fifty, two hundred.

Trapped within the Mammoth herd, the space for Ling Xuan to dodge grew smaller and smaller as three giant beasts launched a simultaneous charge from three directions, frost and lightning weaving a cage of death in mid-air while elephant hooves were raised high.

"Third Brother!" Ling Yue's heart tightened.

"Go Third Brother!" Ling Xue had long since climbed out of her mother's arms, pinching her father's arm to cheer Ling Xuan on.

Fortunately, Ling Father was at the Star Level, while Ling Xue was only at the Planet Level, so no matter how hard she pinched, he felt no pain.

At the critical moment, Ling Xuan's aura suddenly erupted, and thousands of afterimages manifested from the void in an instant.

The accumulation of half a year of slaughter burst forth at this moment, countless insights digested during the battle and applied to reality, ultimately transforming into the fuel for Ling Xuan's progress.