With the grade one spirit sword in his hand and the strength of almost 10 ancient horned dragons in his body, Duan Lingtian was filled with confidence.
"No matter what the second test of strength is … I'll sweep through it!"
Duan Lingtian took a deep breath before taking a large stride forward.
According to the experience of the first test of wisdom, he presumably had to activate the second test of strength himself.
The facts proved that Duan Lingtian's guess was correct.
He'd only taken a few steps when a wave of familiar fluctuation came from beneath his feet, and it was precisely the fluctuation of an Inscription Formation.
"The second test is a test of strength …"
Right at this moment, the Martial Monarch's words entered into Duan Lingtian's ears once more, and it reverberated like thunder in his ears.
"Take three steps forward and the Origin Shadow Inscription Formation will be activated. At that time, 100 sixth level Void Initiation Stage Origin Shadowpuppets will appear … From the moment the Inscription Formation is activated, kill all the Origin Shadowpuppets within 15 minutes and you'll be considered to have passed the test!"
The Martial Monarch spoke of the rules of the second test of strength.
"100 sixth level Void Initiation Stage Origin Shadowpuppets?"
Duan Lingtian took a deep breath as bright lights flickered within his eyes.
Originally, with his current strength, sweeping through 100 sixth level Void Initiation Stage Origin Shadowpuppets that didn't possess spirit weapons or Concept to rely on wasn't difficult.
After all, even if a sixth level Void Initiation Stage Origin Shadowpuppet exerted its full strength, it would only possess the strength of eight ancient horned dragons.
But now, he was asked to kill these Origin Shadowpuppets within 15 minutes.
A quarter of an hour was neither short nor long.
"With my current strength, it's sufficient to crush sixth level Void Initiation Stage Origin Shadowpuppets … I ought to be able to finish killing those Origin Shadowpuppets within 15 minutes if I use my full speed and full strength."
Duan Lingtian thought in his heart, and his eyes emitted strong confidence as he abruptly took a large stride forward.
One step.
Two steps.
Three steps.
Activate!
Instantly, a deep fluctuation of an Inscription Formation came from beneath Duan Lingtian's feet.
Subsequently, numerous human shaped silhouettes appeared out of thin air around Duan Lingtian, and these human shaped silhouettes were precisely Origin Shadowpuppets.
The number of Yuan Shadow Puppets continued to soar, and only stopped when it had soared to a hundred.
A hundred Origin Shadow Puppets floated around Duan Lingtian, filling the entire cavern.
"Kill!"
Duan Lingtian's gaze went cold as Origin Energy pulsated on the grade one spirit sword in his hand, and the third level Wind Concept, Advanced Lightning Force, and Earth Force rose up along with it.
Facing a hundred Origin Shadowpuppets, Duan Lingtian didn't dare to be the slightest bit negligent.
His time was limited.
Whoosh!
Duan Lingtian's sword flashed out as if transforming into a black bolt of lightning, directly flashing towards the seven Origin Shadowpuppets that were gathered together in the distance.
However, these seven Origin Shadow Puppets seemed to be able to predict the future.
The moment Duan Lingtian drew his sword, they had already scattered in all directions.
Whoosh!
In the end, Duan Lingtian's sword only destroyed one Origin Shadow Puppet.
As for the other seven Origin Shadowpuppets, they fled to other places.
When faced with the Origin Shadow Puppets that pounced over one after another, Duan Lingtian had a cold expression as he continued to draw his sword.
Sword Drawing Arts!
The spirit sword in Duan Lingtian's hand occasionally transformed into bolts of lightning, and occasionally condensed into a Tempest Sword Light that swept out to flash towards the Origin Shadow Puppets.
Needless to say, the Origin Shadow Puppets were truly too skilled.
Precisely speaking, it was the Origin Shadowpuppets that appeared around Duan Ling Tian now that were too exquisite.
Every sword strike of Duan Lingtian only destroyed one Origin Shadow Puppet.
The other Origin Shadow Puppets were always able to dodge in time.
"This won't do! This won't do! Every sword strike of mine only kills one Origin Shadow Puppet … How many sword strikes do I have to execute in order to kill 100 Origin Shadow Puppets? "
When he thought of how he only had 15 minutes, Duan Lingtian was extremely anxious.
"Hmph! Let me see how all of you dodge in that way. "
Lightning flashed, Duan Lingtian's gaze lit up as he thought of a method, and the violet clothes on his body fluttered without the wind.
Whirlwind!
Instantly, Duan Lingtian's entire body seemed to have transformed into a gust of wind that swept towards a corner of the cavern.
He floated in midair with his back against the wall, and he stared at the group of Origin Shadow Puppets from afar.
Whereas the group of Origin Shadow Puppets once again charged towards Duan Lingtian.
But, because Duan Lingtian's back was against the wall, the space they were in was forcefully compressed by two times, and the group of Origin Shadow Puppets gathered together in a dense group.
When he saw the group of Origin Shadow Puppets pouncing over, Duan Lingtian tightly leaned against the corner of the wall, and the spirit sword in his hand swept out horizontally.
A strength that was close to the strength of 10 ancient horned dragons gushed out.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
…
With a raise of Duan Lingtian's hand, numerous sword lights swept out, seeming to have formed a sword net that enveloped the group of Origin Shadow Puppets.
It was like a heaven encompassing net that firmly trapped them within.
The group of Origin Shadow Puppets fled in all directions when they saw Duan Lingtian's sword light descending.
But unfortunately, because Duan Lingtian's back was against the corner of the wall, the area they could flee to was extremely narrow.
In the blink of an eye, over 10 Origin Shadow Puppets had been annihilated under Duan Lingtian's sword.
"Satisfying!"
When this sword strike descended, Duan Lingtian only felt the stuffiness in his chest vanish without a trace, and he felt elated.
Along with Duan Lingtian withdrawing his hand, the remaining Origin Shadow Puppets once again pounced towards Duan Lingtian.
Although they knew how to dodge at a critical moment, they didn't have the emotions of a human and didn't know fear, so they still instinctively attacked Duan Lingtian.
And the outcome could be imagined.
Although the Origin Shadow Puppets were numerous, they were unable to withstand the slaughter of Duan Lingtian who was leaning against the corner of the wall.
In less than 15 minutes, 100 Origin Shadow Puppets had been annihilated!
Right at this moment.
Whoosh!
Within the cavern, a gust of strange wind suddenly arose, and then dust suffused the air.
"Where's the wind coming from?"
Duan Lingtian looked over curiously.
Only now did he notice that at the other corner of the cavern, at the place where dust was emitted, there was an exquisite box.
"That's the reward of the second test?"
Duan Lingtian's gaze lit up, and he flew out to descend at the side of the box.
Subsequently, he impatiently opened the box.
Within the box, a crystalline and translucent pearl silently lay there.
"Soul Pearl?"
With a single glance, Duan Lingtian recognized this pearl, it was precisely the Soul Pearl he'd obtained once before.
At that time, after his Spiritual Force fused with the Soul Pearl, it underwent a change.
It advanced to the point of being two levels higher than his cultivation.
Now, his cultivation was at the third level of the Void Initiation Stage, whereas, his Spiritual Force had advanced to the fifth level of the Void Initiation Stage because of fusing with the Soul Pearl that day.
It was still two levels higher than his cultivation!
"I wonder if my Spiritual Force will be able to advance another step after fusing with this Soul Pearl."
Duan Lingtian didn't think and impatiently picked up the Soul Pearl.
Right when he intended to fuse his Spiritual Force into it.
A voice sounded out from within the Soul Pearl.
"Congratulations on passing the second test. Next, the third test is a test of wisdom … Walk five steps backward and three steps to the right to activate the third test."
It was another message from the Martial Monarch.
The Voice Transmission Inscription was precisely within the Soul Pearl.
"Inscribing a Voice Transmission Inscription within the Soul Pearl … Looks like that Martial Monarch's attainments in the Dao of Inscriptions isn't shallow."
Duan Lingtian thought to himself.
After returning to his senses, Duan Lingtian's Spiritual Force fused into the Soul Pearl and directly absorbed the pure Spiritual Force within the Soul Pearl.
After a short moment, Duan Lingtian was able to feel his Spiritual Force transforming.
But the transformation was extremely small.
In the end, his Spiritual Force wasn't even able to break through to the sixth level of the Void Initiation Stage.
Soul Pearls had better effects when used when one's Spiritual Force was weak.
"Perhaps, with another two or three Soul Pearls, my Spiritual Force would be able to transform a step further … What a pity."
Duan Lingtian sighed.
With a quick thought, Duan Lingtian came to an understanding. "Being able to obtain a Soul Pearl can already be considered to be my luck … I was still too greedy."
Duan Lingtian stood up and walked towards the place the Martial Monarch left behind to activate the third test.
The Inscription Formation arrived as scheduled.
"The third test is a test of wisdom … Find a secret compartment within the cavern and obtain the thing within the secret compartment."
The Martial Monarch's voice sounded out woodenly. "The time limit is 15 minutes … If you haven't found the secret compartment after 15 minutes, then you've failed the test! Find the secret compartment and obtain the thing within it, and that thing will be your reward for passing the third test. "
Along with the Martial Monarch's voice vanishing, Duan Lingtian hurriedly flashed towards the corner closest to him in the cavern and carefully sized it up.
At the same time, his Spiritual Force stretched out and didn't miss a single place.
He used his Spiritual Force to sense clues that were unable to be noticed by the naked eye.
Duan Lingtian was extremely confident towards his Spiritual Force.
"15 minutes of time … It's sufficient for me to use my Spiritual Force to search every single corner of the cavern."
When he thought up to here, Duan Lingtian heaved a sigh of relief.
If he wasn't an Inscription Master and didn't possess Spiritual Force, then he would only use his naked eye to search for the secret compartment the Martial Monarch spoke of, or use some other method to search for the secret compartment.
It was extremely difficult for him to pass through this test in 15 minutes.
"This test feels as if it's tailor-made for Inscription Masters."
At this moment, Duan Lingtian even had such a misconception.
Starting from the corner of the cavern, Duan Lingtian carefully searched for the secret compartment the Martial Monarch spoke of, his gaze sizing it up from top to bottom, and his Spiritual Force was all-pervasive.
Time silently flowed by.
On the other hand, Duan Lingtian seemed as if he didn't know exhaustion, and he seriously searched every single corner of the cavern.
Finally, when half of the 15 minutes had passed, Duan Lingtian's Spiritual Force detected a place that was extremely strange.
"This place …"
Duan Lingtian's figure that floated in midair flashed and descended before a cavern wall, and he squatted down and sized up the flat cavern wall before him.
If he only used his naked eye to look at it, he would utterly be unable to notice anything wrong with this cavern wall.
Slap!
Duan Lingtian raised his hand and slapped out with his palm, and his Origin Energy entered into it.
Bang!
An enormous bang sounded out, and the cavern wall shook for a moment before splitting into pieces, yet it still didn't reveal anything.
If it was another person, perhaps the person would leave and search elsewhere because of this.
After all, one wouldn't be able to discern any clues just from looking at the split cavern wall.
But Duan Lingtian didn't leave.
"He really hid it well!"
Duan Lingtian shook his head and smiled, the Origin Energy in his hand condensed into form and transformed into a short sword that pierced into the split cavern wall and tore open the crack.
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