In a mountain valley.
Nearly a hundred people gathered here.
At that moment, a figure descended from the sky, drawing everyone's attention.
"You finally showed up! I thought you failed your breakthrough and were too ashamed to show your face."
Upon seeing Zhou Ping arrive, Han Qi spoke.
"Is everyone here?"
Zhou Ping simply ignored Han Qi; the other man was just that kind of foul-mouthed, and he was already used to it.
"Everyone's here," the others nodded.
"How many people have broken through to the Platinum?" Zhou Ping asked.
"They've all broken through." Qi Yu from the Qi Clan said at this moment.
Zhou Ping nodded. It seemed everyone was quite lucky; all ten of them had broken through to the Platinum Realm.
"Why are you making us wait here? Didn't you say you were traveling with Lin An? Why isn't he here?" Han Qi asked.
He had also broken through to the Platinum Realm and originally wanted to compete with Lin An, but unexpectedly, he did not see the other party's figure.
"I just parted ways with him. If I'm not mistaken, he should have already gone to Gourd Canyon to hunt the Sin Beast," Zhou Ping said.
Hearing this, everyone was startled, even Han Qi's pupils contracted slightly, "He's alone?"
"One person!"
hiss...
Everyone gasped in shock.
They were well aware of the situation in Gourd Canyon. Even though all ten of them had broken through to the Platinum Realm, they were only at the Platinum First Grade.
However, there are 100,000 Sin Beast in Gourd Canyon, including those of Platinum Ninth Grade. If they rashly enter, they will only be throwing their lives away.
Only by relying on the treasures given to them by their families would they dare to venture in.
Unexpectedly, Lin An dared to charge directly into Gourd Canyon alone; what difference was there between that and suicide?
"He's broken through to the Platinum Realm too?"
"No, even if one breaks through to the Platinum, one shouldn't be so reckless."
Or does he have some powerful trump card up his sleeve?
"That's possible. The fact that those two from the Wu Clan didn't come this time might be because the Wu Clan provided them with some powerful methods."
"So it seems we have no hope of obtaining this rare treasure."
"..."
The crowd began to discuss and speculate.
"There's no need for wild guesses. He's currently only at the Gold Ninth Grade, and I spent a day with him and learned a bit about it. The Wu Clan hasn't given him any powerful methods."
"As for why he dared to charge into the canyon alone, perhaps it was due to his confidence."
Zhou Ping said helplessly, "After all, I personally witnessed him single-handedly slaughtering tens of thousands of Sin Beast."
"How can that be the same?"
"The strongest of the Sin Beast he killed before was only at the Gold Ninth Grade, but there are Platinum Realm Sin Beast in the canyon."
"I know he's quite strong, but can he really handle tens of thousands of the Platinum Realm Sin Beast?"
"He's only Gold Ninth Grade now; he won't be able to escape even if he wanted to."
Everyone shook their heads; even the strongest Gold Ninth Grade has an upper limit.
"You don't seem worried about him at all?" Qi Yu asked Zhou Ping.
"I'm not worried at all, we're still here, aren't we?" Zhou Ping said with a smile.
Everyone was smart enough to understand Zhou Ping's intentions quickly.
"Are you trying to offer help when they're in dire need, so they'll owe us a favor?" Qi Yu asked.
"That's right. I don't need to elaborate on this person's potential. Once he arrives in the royal city and receives more resources, it probably won't be long before he becomes one of the top experts there."
"If we were to make them owe us a debt of gratitude for saving our lives now, it's unimaginable what benefits that would bring to our families in the future."
Zhou Ping said, "Even if the other side ultimately fails, we won't suffer any loss."
It was merely using the powerful means provided by their family; they would have used them anyway, even without Lin An.
"What should we do with that rare treasure?" Qi Yu asked.
"Let's see how he performs first. If he does well, I think the family won't object even if we give him the treasure," Zhou Ping said.
Everyone nodded. Although the rare treasure was precious, it was still not as valuable as the benefits of befriending a future powerhouse.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off quickly, lest he be dead by the time we arrive," Han Qi said.
The thought of Lin An being surrounded by Sin Beast and about to die, and then him descending from the sky to save him, filled him with anticipation.
So what if he's a once-in-a-millennium prodigy? He still had to step in to save him.
Everyone knew Han Qi, so they naturally understood what he was thinking.
However, what the other party said was also true. If they arrived too late, even if the other party was not dead, but had simply left the Spirit Realm, their previous plan would have failed.
"Ten of us will go ahead first; you all catch up as soon as possible."
Zhou Ping said, then flew away with nine others, and the remaining hundred people hurriedly followed.
Within the canyon.
hiss hiss hiss...
Roar roar roar...
A flash of blades, a roar of Sin Beast.
[You have slain Gold Eighth Grade Sin Beast and gained 3 attribute points.]
[You have slain a Gold Seventh Grade Sin Beast and gained 3 attribute points.]
[You have slain Gold Ninth Grade Sin Beast and gained 3 attribute points.]
A series of notifications rang in Lin An's ears, and his attribute points were rapidly increasing.
Lin An, however, had no time to be distracted, constantly waving the Condemnation in his hand.
The sharp blades flashed through the air, mercilessly slashing at the surging Sin Beast.
One after another, the Sin Beast fell before Lin An, their bodies easily torn apart by the blade, blood splattering everywhere.
The corpses of these Sin Beast piled up behind Lin An, forming a small hill.
Blood stained the ground beneath their feet, giving this once barren canyon a crimson coat.
Lin An was already covered in blood, his clothes stained dark red.
His face and hands were covered in the blood of the Sin Beast, but he didn't care at all.
The entire canyon was filled with a nauseating, thick stench of blood, so strong that it was almost impossible to breathe, like a scene from hell.
However, for Lin An, this was an extremely wonderful scene, because it was the lives of these Sin Beast that caused his attribute points to rise rapidly.
Moreover, his blade was so fast that these Sin Beast died before they even had a chance to feel pain.
This was the only help he could offer these Sin Beast.
As Lin An continued to hunt down the Sin Beast, the battlefield advanced into the canyon.
Hundreds of meters behind him, nearly a hundred people watched this scene in horror.
How many has he killed?
"The number is countless, but there must be at least four or five thousand."
"I used to think that his claim of killing tens of thousands of Sin Beast was just boasting, but now it seems it's absolutely true."
"How can he be so powerful? I'm also Gold Ninth Grade, but it feels like our Gold Ninth Grade are completely different."
"Others at the Gold Ninth Grade can pass the Ancient Spirit Tower and rank first. Can you do it?"