"Cough cough..."
A strong, nauseating stench wafted towards us.
Like an invisible miasma, it made it difficult for Zhou Ping to breathe, and he felt a tightness in his chest.
He coughed involuntarily twice.
However, as he forced himself to suppress his discomfort and turned his gaze to the scene before him, his heart was instantly filled with boundless shock.
Looking out, all that could be seen was a vast, boundless wilderness, densely packed with corpses.
Tens of thousands of the corpses of Sin Beast!
The corpses were scattered haphazardly across the wilderness, resembling the ruins after a brutal war.
Each of the Sin Beast ' corpses was mutilated, all having been One Saber Slash.
The wound was a bloody mess, and you could even see the bare white bone exposed.
The blood that had flowed on the ground had long since dried, congealing into a dark brown stain, like a terrifying painting spread across the earth.
Clearly, these Sin Beast had been dead for many days, and the passage of time caused their corpses to gradually rot, emitting a pungent, putrid stench.
The smell mingled and blended with the stench of blood, creating an indescribable stench.
Even though Zhou Ping had reached the Platinum Realm, as a member of the family, he had never seen such a sight before.
I immediately felt my stomach churning and almost vomiting.
"Who did this?"
"These Sin Beast were all One Saber Slash, clearly the work of one person."
"To slay so many Sin Beast single-handedly, one must have already broken through to the Platinum Realm."
" Xu Zhang? He Rui? Or Lü Weishan?"
Zhou Ping calmed himself down and began to think.
Of the Ten Great Clans scions who entered this time, only these three wield knives.
"The stench of blood is so strong here, yet not a single Sin Beast has come, which means there are no Sin Beast left in the vicinity."
"No wonder I didn't encounter Sin Beast on my way here; someone else beat me to it."
With that thought, Zhou Ping also left the wilderness and flew towards the central region.
He was now very curious about who was so powerful, managing to kill so many Sin Beast all by themselves.
Even though he has broken through to the Platinum Realm, he dares not say that he can guarantee his safety when surrounded by tens of thousands of Sin Beast.
He no longer cared whether he could hunt the Sin Beast, after all, he had already reached the Platinum Realm, and there was no need for him to compete with others for a spot.
They flew like that for less than half an hour before Zhou Ping stopped again.
Because before his eyes appeared another mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. These Sin Beast were still One Saber Slash, just like before.
This confirmed Zhou Ping's suspicions; the other party hadn't changed direction and was also heading towards the central area.
On the other side.
Lin An has also stopped fighting.
I checked my attribute points; they've already exceeded 210,000.
"Two hundred and one hundred thousand attribute points seems like a lot, but now that secondary professions are available, it's still not enough."
Thinking it over, Lin An acted again, moving closer to the central area while attracting the Sin Beast.
He also opened the panel, intending to upgrade his secondary profession first.
[You have consumed 10,000 attribute points, raising your Formation Master proficiency to Platinum Rank.]
[Formation Master]: Platinum Rank 0/50,000 Attribute Points
Lin An had originally planned to upgrade his formation master to Diamond Tier when a notification suddenly popped up.
[Upgrade failed; the secondary profession level can only exceed one major realm of your current cultivation level.]
"It seems that only after I break through to the Platinum Realm can I upgrade my formation mastery to the Diamond Tier."
Lin An thought to himself, "It takes 50,000 attribute points to upgrade a formation master to the Diamond Tier. Although I currently have 200,000 attribute points, I can only upgrade four of my secondary professions to the Diamond Tier at most."
Fortunately, he didn't intend to upgrade all his secondary professions at the same time; he still wanted to reserve some attribute points for practicing martial arts.
Two more days passed quickly, and six days had passed since they entered the Spirit Realm.
In a mountain forest.
A young man held a long spear, his gaze fixed on the four Sin Beast surrounding him.
"One Gold Seventh Grade; three Gold Sixth Grade; capable of fighting."
The young man's eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and his aura exploded, clearly reaching the Gold Seventh Grade.
"Kill!"
The young man roared, flames erupting from his spear as he charged towards one of the Sin Beast.
Just as the spear was about to strike the Sin Beast, the four Sin Beast suddenly froze, then rushed off to the right without a second thought.
"Um?"
The young man's shot missed its mark, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes as he watched the Sin Beast suddenly flee.
What happened?
Did these four Sin Beast realize they were no match for him and therefore flee?
That doesn't make sense. The Sin Beast in the Spirit Realm have no intelligence whatsoever, yet they dare to charge at even Epic Tier powerhouses.
"What is going on?"
As the young man was pondering, he suddenly felt the ground begin to shake.
He immediately looked to his left and saw three more Sin Beast charging towards him.
Good timing.
The young man, too lazy to think any further, picked up his gun again and charged forward.
This shot showed no mercy, instantly piercing through one of the Gold Sixth Grade Sin Beast.
Just as the young man was preparing to deal with the other two Sin Beast Sin Beast, he discovered that they completely ignored him and continued running to the right.
Before he could react, the tremors continued, and soon dozens more Sin Beast attacked him.
This caused the young man's expression to change slightly. He quickly flipped over and climbed onto a large tree, concealing his presence and hiding.
These Sin Beast seemed not to have noticed him at all, or perhaps they noticed him but simply ignored him, and quickly continued their charge to the right.
"Did someone use the Sin-Luring Crystal?"
The young man took a deep breath, already guessing the reason.
He also had the Sin-Luring Crystal, but he only used it briefly in the outer area when he first entered the Spirit Realm.
This attracted hundreds of Sin Beast, but fortunately, none of Sin Beast were very strong, and he eventually killed them all.
But now we've arrived near the central area, where the Sin Beast are much stronger, including even Sin Beast at the Gold Ninth Grade.
With his Gold Seventh Grade cultivation level, he dared not use the Sin-Luring Crystal again, otherwise even attracting just a hundred Sin Beast would be enough to kill him.
"To dare use Sin-Luring Crystal in this area, the other party must have reached at least the Gold Ninth Grade, or even the Platinum Realm."
"And there must be more than one, otherwise even a Platinum Realm expert would eventually run out of strength when facing a large number of Sin Beast."
"It must be someone from one of the Ten Great Clans; others probably wouldn't dare."
The young man's eyes flickered as he watched the Sin Beast that occasionally passed by below.
He hesitated whether or not to go and take a look.
"I could go and see. Attracting so many Sin Beast there might be a good opportunity for me."
The young man quickly made a decision.
His purpose in participating in this Competition Ceremony was not to win a spot, as he wouldn't be able to do so given his abilities.
The real goal is to perform well and strive to catch the attention of the Wu Clan or the Ten Great Clans, so as to be cultivated.
The fact that the Ten Great Clans have attracted so many Sin Beast presents a good opportunity for them to show off.
With that thought in mind, the young man didn't hesitate and followed the Sin Beast as they sped away into the distance.
Soon, the young man stopped, and a desolate wilderness appeared ahead.
Even though he was prepared, he was still shocked by what he saw in the wilderness.
Thousands upon thousands of Sin Beast gathered in densely packed formation.
Moreover, even more Sin Beast are surging towards this place from all directions, and it will probably not be long before Sin Beast number exceeds ten thousand.
The sheer power emanating from the sheer number of Sin Beast gathered almost made his legs go weak.
"Are the people from the Ten Great Clans really that strong?"
The young man couldn't help but swallow hard, his gaze quickly sweeping across the area, searching for members of the Ten Great Clans.
But he was quickly stunned.
He noticed that in the center of the Sin Beast, there stood only one man holding a long knife, standing silently.