Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 541: Chapter 541 Trial Variables_1

”Liu Lie, you just follow me and cultivate together,” Tantai Lingzi instructed Liu Lie beside her before stepping into the pitch-black Underground City.

Time was of the essence.

As time passed, the danger would only increase; hence, she had to hurry!

Luck was on Tantai Lingzi’s side. After entering the third challenge, it took her less than fifteen minutes to find the cultivation site she had long dreamed of.

However, not everyone was as lucky as she was.

It’s not worth mentioning Dai Yuling, Leng Hao, and Shangguan Lei. With Ling Xiao’s help, their luck was naturally the best.

Even Tantai Lingzi couldn’t compare with them.

The unluckiest had to be Wu Yang and Qin Wu. After splitting up with Tantai Lingzi, they encountered a Seventh-level Ferocious Beast.

Although the two of them eventually joined forces to take down the beast, they were utterly exhausted.

Just as they were feeling drained, they suddenly saw a small boat leisurely floating towards them in the air.

The boat seemed slow, yet it arrived in front of them in an instant.

A figure cloaked in black from head to toe stood on the small boat.

When he lifted the black cloth covering his face, Wu Yang and Qin Wu’s faces showed sheer horror.

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Elsewhere, Bai Feifei and Demonflame Celestial’s Puppet Avatar Wang Nan had surprisingly split up.

She stood at a crossroads, looking around in bewilderment, slightly at a loss.

At this moment, Ling Xiao had already taken care of Dai Yuling, Shangguan Lei, and Leng Hao’s issues, starting to search for something wholeheartedly.

He was not in a hurry to cultivate.

His cultivation level had previously broken through to the early stage of the Seventh Layer of the Transcendent Realm; he needed to stabilize his cultivation level, so the place for cultivation could be temporarily ignored.

What mattered more to him was what was worth visiting in this third challenge, known as the Forbidden Life Zone.

Having the Mountain and River Map but not exploring it would be a pity.

He had always suspected that the Moon Blossom Pagoda was the transformed Martial Soul of the Moon Blossom Fairy.

The Moon Blossom Fairy was once a powerhouse second only to the Twelve Immortals of the Human Sacred Dynasty—undeniably powerful!

Her Martial Soul would be a sight to behold!

This time, entering the Moon Blossom Pagoda, he discovered an internal world full of endless changes, places that appeared out of nowhere; it seemed incredibly unlikely that they were merely illusions but perhaps brought in directly from the outside world.

It was a pity that even if he wanted to delve into the origins of these occurrences, with his current cultivation level, Ling Xiao could not manage it.

Not just him, even the Moon Lady couldn’t do it!

Unless the Moon Lady could restore her cultivation level to its prime, it might be possible.

After all, during the Ancient Era, beings of the Yin-Yang Realm were but mere ants, barely worth mentioning. There was even less point in talking about the Cave Heaven Realm, the Heavenly Man Realm, or the Transcendent Realm.

In that era, a martial artist of Ling Xiao’s calibre wouldn’t even have the right to be cannon fodder on the battlefield.

Discarding the impractical idea of researching the Moon Blossom Pagoda, Ling Xiao focused on observing all the places in the third challenge.

The spots where Dai Yuling, Leng Hao, and Shangguan Lei were cultivating held massive opportunities, but they weren’t suitable for him, so he wouldn’t return there.

Another place was where Tantai Lingzi was located, which was the Underground City of the Spider Goddess Queen.

Ling Xiao didn’t know that Tantai Lingzi was inside, but he could see the Underground City on the map.

This also wasn’t suitable for him.

He set it aside for now.

The next place was a massive Steel Warship that had run aground on land. He could sense an extremely strong aura aboard, but it wasn’t from a disciple undergoing the trials.

This place might also hold great opportunities, but it was too dangerous for now, so he set it aside.

Ling Xiao wasn’t in a rush. He had just entered the third challenge for less than fifteen minutes, and he had only seen less than a tenth of the map. It wouldn’t be too late to make a decision after seeing the entire map.

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Time rewound a bit earlier.

Outside the Moon Blossom Pagoda, another day had passed.

The Pagoda Climbing Ceremony has now been underway for two days; judging by the time, the second trial should have already ended.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, another figure was thrown out from the Moon Blossom Pagoda.

When the Elders saw it was Situ Jun, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Though Situ Jun was among the list of fifty people, to tell the truth, no one really held any hope for him.

As long as it wasn’t Bai Feifei, Tantai Lingzi, Wu Yang, Qin Wu, Leng Hao, or Shang guan Lei coming out, it was fine.

”Situ Jun, what’s the situation inside?”

Sect Leader Chang Yueying asked anxiously.

She very much hoped that the remaining ten people would all pass the second trial, which would mean a performance better than any in the past thousand years.

”Reporting to the Sect Leader, when I was eliminated, we had already passed the second trial and were waiting for the third one to start,” Situ Jun hurriedly replied without hiding anything.

”Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!” Chang Yueying was overjoyed.

The other sect higher-ups also showed expressions of happiness.

They had previously been worried that all eleven people might have perished inside.

After all, it’s worth noting that the difficulty of the second trial of the Pagoda Climbing Ceremony was greater than the first, and yet so many people had been eliminated in the first trial, and the time for the second was almost up without a single elimination.

This caused them no small amount of concern.

However, Situ Jun’s expression was far from good.

”Sect Leader, there is something I must report,” he said.

”Speak! Did Ling Xiao kill you again?” Elder Jin asked ahead of Chang Yueying.

Situ Jun was taken aback for a moment but then shook his head and said, ”No!”

Although he wanted to falsely accuse Ling Xiao, the matter was of great importance, and he couldn’t bear such a heavy responsibility, so he had to tell the truth.

”Not that? Then what is it?” Elder Jin asked perplexedly.

The rest of the sect higher-ups were also confused.

”The one who killed me was Wang Nan!” Situ Jun explained.

”That Wang Nan is only at the Third Layer of the Transcendent Realm and is known to be timid. How could he possibly be a match for you, let alone attack you? You couldn’t have been deceived by that fellow Ling Xiao, could you?” Elder Jin interrogated.

”I dare not hide anything from the Sect Leader and the Elders. Wang Nan’s situation is a bit odd, his strength seems to be close to a Half-step Celestial!” Situ Jun’s statement sent shockwaves through the assembly.

The Elders’ faces all turned pale with shock.

”Could it be that an unforeseen event occurred within the Moon Blossom Pagoda? What can we do about this? Your Highness Moon Lady, is it possible to stop the trial?” Chang Yueying stood up and asked.

”As I have said before, once the Pagoda Climbing Ceremony begins, not even I can interfere. Their fate is in the hands of the heavens,” the Moon Lady said, also worried about Ling Xiao, yet she held an inexplicable trust in him.

The high-ups, who had just relaxed, began to fret again.

Because if the disciples don’t come out, there are two possibilities—

The first is that they have passed the trial and are striving to advance, which is undoubtedly a great thing and a guarantee for the prosperity of the Moon Hua Sect.

However, the second possibility is that everyone except for Situ Jun has been trapped inside, just like that disciple from the past who never came out. This would be the most troublesome situation.

And it could lead to a significant loss for the Moon Hua Sect.

A loss that the current Moon Hua Sect might not be able to