Hundreds of people were queuing in an orderly fashion, and Lin An was among them.
This is Heavenly Vault Pass.
Looking at the towering city wall in front of him, Lin An could sense that it was covered with array formations and restrictions.
Let alone the fact that he was just Diamond Tier array master, he felt that even if he became Epic Tier or even Legendary Rank array master, he would still be unable to see through the array restrictions on the city wall.
"I'm afraid even Mythic Rank Sin Beast wouldn't be able to breach the Heavenly Vault Pass."
As Lin An pondered this, it was soon his turn.
"Show your token," the guard ordered.
Lin An took out the token, which the soldier took, checked, and then let him pass.
It's dangerous outside, please be careful.
Perhaps sensing that Lin An was different from the veteran, the sergeant offered a reminder.
Thank you.
Lin An nodded, then took the token and headed towards the outside of the pass.
As soon as Lin An stepped out of the city gate, he immediately felt a sense of oppression wash over him.
Looking up, all I could see was a desolate wilderness.
Perhaps this place was once a forest, but later, due to the rampage of the Sin Beast, the area within a radius of ten thousand meters was turned into a wasteland.
"I wonder how strong the Sin Beast in this Sin Abyss are. Let's find one and try it out."
Lin An determined the direction, then transformed into a streak of light and flew north.
Half an hour later, Lin An's expression shifted slightly, but he did not stop and continued flying towards the grove of trees ahead.
Just as he flew directly above the grove of trees, a series of whooshing sounds rang out.
Swish, swish, swish...
Immediately afterwards, three streaks of light shot into the sky, attacking Lin An.
With a surge of spiritual energy, Lin An instantly shattered the three streaks of light.
"Oh no! Run!"
Then a hurried voice rang out from the grove, and the three-headed Sin Beast was seen fleeing in three different directions.
All three of these Sin Beast were at the Platinum Realm, one at Platinum Third Grade and the other at Platinum Second Grade.
It was obvious that they had been lying in ambush in the grove, waiting to ambush the Human Race when they passed by. Now that they realized something was wrong, they began to flee.
"Indeed, they are smarter than the Sin Beast in the Spirit Realm."
Lin An smiled slightly, and in a flash, he arrived in front of one of the Sin Beast.
"Senior, please forgive me..."
laugh...
Before the Sin Beast could finish begging for mercy, the blade flashed and killed it. At the same time, the token at Lin An's waist glowed slightly, absorbing a wisp of death energy.
Immediately afterward, Lin An moved again, and in less than a minute, he had killed the other two Sin Beast.
"You guys are just unlucky to have run into me."
Lin An smiled. "But hiding your cultivation level was definitely the right thing to do, and now Sin Beast has delivered itself to our doorstep."
Although he had reached the Platinum Ninth Grade Perfection, he only displayed Platinum Second Grade strength by relying on the Aura Concealment Formation.
If he had displayed the aura of Platinum Ninth Grade just now, these three Sin Beast would certainly not have dared to attack.
After extracting the crystal cores of the three Sin Beast, Lin An directly threw the corpses into his Spirit-Devouring Ring.
The Spirit-Devouring Ring, which had been idle for two months, began to refine rapidly after the appearance of the three-headed Sin Beast's corpse.
Lin An activated the token and glanced at the map; his destination was a mountain range in the north.
The map indicates that this mountain range is inhabited by a large number of Sin Beast.
Every year, the Heavenly Vault Army sweeps through the nearby mountains, but this mountain range hasn't been cleaned up yet.
"Let's just fight our way through."
Thinking it over, Lin An put away the token and continued flying north.
As Lin An moved further away from Heavenly Vault Pass, he found himself encountering more and more Sin Beast.
Even in places marked as safe on the map, Sin Beast still exist.
To improve the map's realism, Lin An had no choice but to deal with these Sin Beast.
As Lin An moved further and further away from Heavenly Vault Pass, the level of the Sin Beast he encountered also increased.
He also discovered that these Sin Beast were indeed very strong. Although they couldn't withstand a single blow from him, they still posed a danger to others.
No wonder He Changshan and his two companions both times they appeared disheveled.
Moreover, these Sin Beast are highly intelligent; they not only ambush and launch surprise attacks but also cooperate with each other, making them completely different from the Sin Beast in the Spirit Realm who only know how to kill.
Lin An flew and killed his way through the air, encountering other people along the way, but everyone simply nodded in acknowledgment and left without much interaction.
More than five hours later, Lin An stopped in front of a mountain range.
The Dark Cloud Mountain Range were also his destination this time.
"Such a strong aura of Sin Beast."
Lin An looked at the mountain range in front of him, especially the dark cloud above it, which made the entire mountain range look rather gloomy.
However, this did not frighten Lin An; on the contrary, he was somewhat excited, as the more Sin Beast the better.
Just as Lin An was about to enter the Dark Cloud Mountain Range, he suddenly looked to his right and saw six people flying towards him at high speed.
"Brother, don't be nervous. My name is Shi Shan, and I'm from Guangyun City. These are my companions," the leading man said, looking at Lin An.
"My name is Lin An. May I ask what brings you here?" Lin An cupped his hands in greeting, his gaze sweeping over the six men.
The strongest of the six was Shi Shan. Although he had a way to conceal his aura, he secretly used the Resentful Tiger's Eye to see that the other party had reached the Platinum Fifth Grade.
As for the other five, three Platinum Fourth Grade and two are Platinum Third Grade.
Among all the prodigies in this competition, this team's strength is among the top.
"Brother Lin must be a prodigy in the competition, right? It seems you intend to enter the Dark Cloud Mountain Range alone?"
"This Dark Cloud Mountain Range is no ordinary place; it's home to many Platinum Rank Sin Beast, and it's even said to contain a Diamond Third Grade Sin Beast."
Shi Shan clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Brother Lin, although you are quite strong, it would be dangerous for you to go in alone. That's why I came to inform you, so that you won't accidentally wander in."
Lin An raised an eyebrow. He had thought the other party was there to invite him to join their team, but it turned out they were there to persuade him to leave.
"Thank you for the reminder, but I only plan to hunt some Sin Beast on the outskirts; I don't intend to venture deeper."
"Moreover, I have a way to protect myself; even if I encounter Diamond Tier Sin Beast, I will remain unharmed."
Lin An said, "I won't say any more to you all, I'll go in first."
After saying that, Lin An flew towards the Dark Cloud Mountain Range.
"Old Shi, I told you to back down your good intentions. People might not appreciate it, but you insisted on coming anyway."
"Sigh, after all, we're all Human Race, so we should at least try to persuade him. Besides, he's only a Platinum Second Grade; wouldn't going in there be suicide?"
"Forget it, let's stop talking about it. Let's get ourselves ready to go in. Right now, getting into the top 100 in terms of military merit shouldn't be a problem, but getting into the top ten would be troublesome."
"I heard Xie Cheng has over five thousand military merits."
"That guy was incredibly lucky. Although he was only Platinum Fourth Grade, he took on a scout mission and discovered an Epic Tier Spirit Realm about to open in a mountain cave. After bringing the intelligence back, the Heavenly Vault Army directly rewarded him with 5,000 military merits."
"..."
As everyone was talking, Lin An had already entered the mountain range.