Chang Ling'er glanced at Lin Xuan, who looked somewhat puzzled, then slapped her forehead and quickly spoke up.
"I almost forgot to tell you, I only told you he's one of the Ten Saints. You didn't know, did you? Yan Ji entered the Saint Academy at the age of seventeen and immediately displayed terrifying talent. He was later taken in as a student by one of the vice Primordial Holy Institute —a Half-Step Saint Realm expert. Since then, his talent has been unstoppable."
"My third senior brother has always regarded him as the goal he's trying to catch up with!"
"And also!"
Chang Ling'er became more and more excited as she spoke.
"Originally, none of the Ten Saints came from the Supreme Institute; it was Yan Ji who forcibly pulled one of them from the Heaven-Reaching Institute!"
"He turned the tide for our Supreme Institute, relieving the embarrassing situation of not having a single person listed among the Ten Saints for several years."
"He is the idol of countless geniuses of the Supreme Institute."
Hearing Chang Ling'er's incredibly dreamy tone, Lin Xuan couldn't help but smile slightly.
But his smile quickly froze.
It was simply because he overheard what the people around him were saying.
" Yan Ji is back! I heard he killed a Four-Mark Demon at the Heavenly Venerable Realm in the Demon Battlefield!"
"Hiss... Four-Mark Demon at the Heavenly Venerable Realm? This..."
" Yan Ji is truly terrifying."
"With this kind of strength, she might be able to challenge Yan Tinghe, the eighth of the Ten Saints, right?"
Lin Xuan listened to what others were saying, glancing over the other information, but what caught his attention was the Demon Battlefield they were talking about.
" Demon Battlefield?"
He had previously learned that his junior brother, whom he had never met, had gone to some battlefield, which must be somewhere else.
Seeing that Lin Xuan was unaware, Chang Ling'er regained her composure, coughed twice, and explained softly.
" Demon Battlefield! Three thousand years ago, an extremely terrifying rift appeared out of nowhere in the Saint Heaven Realm. From within the rift, countless demons of unknown origin surged forth. They were incredibly powerful, attempting to break into the Saint Heaven Realm through the rift."
Speaking of that period of history, even without witnessing it firsthand, a hint of fear appeared on Chang Ling'er's face.
"Later, the Ten Great Saint Heavens joined forces and forced the demons back into the rift, but the war did not stop. The demons continued to seek an opportunity to break through the rift and invade the Saint Heaven Realm."
"Within the cracks lies the Demon Battlefield!"
" The Ten Great Saint Heavens have joined forces to build a colossal city within the rift, the Demon-Suppressing City, to keep Alien Race out of the rift! They are forbidden from invading the Saint Heaven Realm. This city is a barrier to prevent demons from invading the Saint Heaven Realm, and each of the Ten Great Saint Heavens has a powerful figure guarding it."
As Chang Ling'er narrated, the appearance of the Demon Battlefield gradually unfolded before Lin Xuan.
Demon Battlefield...
It was an extremely dangerous place, where countless powerful and talented individuals perished, but also a place where opportunities coexisted.
Within the demon world, there are countless things that even the Saint Heaven Realm and the Eastern Continent do not possess. In addition, the Ten Great Saint Heavens offer countless treasures as rewards to encourage the strong and geniuses to go there and slay the demons!
The power of demons is related to the Holy Mark on their bodies; the more Holy Mark have, the more terrifying they are.
As for the four-patterned Heavenly Venerable Realm demons, their strength overwhelms those of the same realm. Unless Human Race Half-Step Thearch Realm expert intervenes, they are simply no match for them...
Hearing the exclamations around him, Lin Xuan found them increasingly familiar.
demon...
Why does it sound so similar to Alien Race?
The texture and angles are almost identical?
"Do you know what those demons look like?"
He asked Chang Ling'er, Chang Ling'er nodded and immediately took out a stack of papers from her Storage Bag.
"Well, you've come to the right person. I'm the know-it-all of our Supreme Institute. These are the images of demons I collected before. Take a look."
The pictures Chang Ling'er provided fell into Lin Xuan's hands. He glanced at them and his brows relaxed slightly.
"Is this what demons are?"
The demons depicted in the picture are of various forms, including tree demons, flower demons, and beast demons...
In short, it has everything.
Some of them resembled mutated plants or Demon Beast, with vastly different forms; some were as large as mountains, while others were like Human Race. But the only thing they had in common was the Holy Mark covering their bodies...
Seeing the demons' appearance with his own eyes, Lin Xuan didn't know whether he should breathe a sigh of relief or admit that he was worrying unnecessarily.
He pondered for a moment.
Maybe I'm overthinking it.
These demons should have nothing to do with the Alien Race that invaded the Profound Domain.
However, Lin Xuan then noticed the patterns on the demon in the portrait in his hand, and after counting them, he was even more surprised.
"Six or seven patterns?"
Lin Xuan was taken aback when he saw the patterns on their bodies.
so much?
Doesn't this mean that all the people in the portraits are stronger than those Yan Ji killed?
Chang Ling'er peeked out and burst into laughter.
"Haha, are you wondering why the demons in this picture are so powerful? These aren't ordinary demons; they're on the Human Race's Most-Wanted List. If you ever encounter them on the Demon Battlefield, just dig a hole and bury yourself."
After speaking with a chuckle, Chang Ling'er fell silent for a moment, then slowly exhaled, her face becoming serious as she spoke earnestly.
"Every single one of them is a monster, a true monster."
"Currently, no Human Race in the Primordial Holy Institute can defeat them at the same level, not even the Ten Saints."
"You... oh well, never mind."
"Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense am I talking about? Junior brother, you're a lucky guy, you definitely won't encounter them, hahaha..."
Seemingly realizing she had said something wrong, Chang Ling'er quickly spat out the words, feeling a little guilty.
She looked left and right, but wouldn't look at Lin Xuan.
Fortunately, Yan Ji had already left by then. Chang Ling'er stuck out her tongue guiltily, and when she saw a building not far away, her eyes lit up, and she quickly spoke up.
"I almost forgot, come on, come on, next we're going to the Divine Soul Tower, I haven't shown you around yet."
Divine Soul Tower?
Lin Xuan was taken aback.
Shouldn't it be called the Demon-Subduing Tower?... No, isn't it supposed to be called the Demon-Subduing Hall?
But as he walked over with Chang Ling'er, he realized he had misunderstood.
The Divine Soul Tower is a jade tower that is not very tall, but is incredibly magnificent. Its entire body is made of jade and it radiates a soft glow.
Chang Ling'er introduced, "This is the Divine Soul Tower!"
"This tower is not unique to the Supreme Institute; like the Demon-Subduing Hall, it exists in all three inner courtyards."
"This place isn't for scaling or breaking through; it's for honing real combat skills."
Chang Ling'er spoke eloquently.
"All the geniuses of the three inner academies can enter with their divine souls to create a virtual projection. The projection possesses all the Cultivation Method and strength they have learned, but their cultivation level will be limited to the King Realm First Layer. Those with higher cultivation levels will have their cultivation suppressed upon entering. Anyone who enters will have their cultivation level restricted to the King Realm First Layer."
Therefore, at this point, true strength comes into play; trying to suppress others with one's cultivation level will not work.
Lin Xuan nodded slightly.
He naturally understood the underlying meaning.
Chang Ling'er continued, "Students from all three inner academies can enter this tower for training. There are no rewards; it only helps students find opponents and hone their combat skills. However, many people still flock to it, just to climb the rankings. Look..."
Following the direction Chang Ling'er pointed, Lin Xuan looked over and saw a white jade tablet outside the Divine Soul Tower.
The monument displays the rankings of those who have undergone trials within the tower.
Chang Ling'er pointed while speaking with a hint of envy.
"A total of one hundred people are on the list, and every single one of them is a prodigy from one of the three inner academies. The top ten are dominated by the Ten Saints."
Turning her head, she saw Lin Xuan's curious expression and quickly added a comment.
"However! I'm just introducing you to the situation. Don't take it too seriously, junior brother. We don't practice ranking manipulation here, and the teacher hasn't asked for it either, so don't feel pressured."
"After all, there are countless geniuses here; let's just observe."
Her words were meant to comfort Lin Xuan. After all, the three inner academies were full of geniuses, and Lin Xuan's talent... was actually quite ordinary. She didn't want Lin Xuan to be discouraged and lose confidence after entering them.
Is it enough to just look?
Lin Xuan smiled slightly, but said nothing.
He doesn't think so.