To be honest, after the battle ended, Lin Yi stood quietly in the arena, feeling somewhat surprised himself.
He knew the depth of his own strength very well. Before the trial, he could never have fought Great Emperor Gu Nan, a veteran at the peak Emperor Realm, head-on.
Yet throughout this battle, he had used no powerful Emperor artifacts. Relying only on his transformed and tempered Divine Demon Body and Dao Arts, he had held his own against Great Emperor Gu Nan for a long time without ever falling behind.
All he could say was that following Great Emperor Zi Wei deep into these ancient ruins had brought him tremendous opportunities.
The body-tempering trial in the tunnel had brought about a second qualitative transformation in Lin Yi's Divine Demon Body, raising both his physical foundation and his regenerative abilities to a new level.
In terms of physical strength alone, Lin Yi's Divine Demon Body was already a match for someone at the peak Emperor Realm like Great Emperor Gu Nan.
Even more remarkably, Lin Yi had been fortunate enough to learn "Void God Flash," ranked third among Purple Heaven's Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Dao Arts.
This supreme Dao Art combined the body with space and suited his Divine Demon Body perfectly, completely redefining the baseline of his combat strength.
Even against a peak Emperor Realm opponent, his unstoppable spatial movement and flawless body now gave Lin Yi the confidence to remain undefeated.
Collecting themselves, the three stopped lingering. They crossed the yellow-sand trial arena and continued deeper into the ancient ruins.
Beyond the yellow sands lay a secluded green pool. Its dark green water gleamed like emerald under the light.
Great Emperor Zi Wei explained that this was the Purple Heaven Tranquilizing Divine Pool.
Its water was no ordinary water, but