According to the Second Priest's introduction, there were roughly a hundred Sword-Grinding Stones in the Inner Valley. Lu Xuan had obtained forty-six, meaning he had already taken nearly half!
"Nie Tong and I have thirty-seven in total. There are seventeen War Dragon Beasts before us, which means the two of us brothers must kill more than nine of them to win!"
Nie Yun's heart was filled with pressure.
If Lu Xuan had only obtained forty Sword-Grinding Stones, he would not have been so nervous. After all, the two of them already had thirty-seven, only three short of forty.
But forty-six... was different!
He did not even know how long it would take to kill a single War Dragon Beast. Killing more than nine... how could that possibly be done?
Moreover, as the number of War Dragon Beasts decreased, the chances of finding one alone would also diminish. If they were not alone, charging in openly to kill them... he did not have that strength! Nor did he have the means!
"You may leave. Continue plundering the others. Before dawn, I'll come find you again!"
After putting away the Sword-Grinding Stones, Lu Xuan gave a chuckle.
Roar!
Seeing that Lu Xuan was letting them go, the War Dragon Beasts did not dare linger. They turned and left, vanishing into the desert in the blink of an eye.
"Forty-six Sword-Grinding Stones. This time, the championship is mine for sure. But... there is still one matter to deal with: kill those two outsiders!"
After the War Dragon Beasts left, Lu Xuan did not depart. Instead, his expression shifted as he plotted something.
"The Inner Valley is so vast. I've been walking for nearly three days without encountering those two outsiders. If I keep searching blindly, I definitely won't find them..." Lu Xuan's eyes