"Is there anyone who wants to give up? The official asked the crowd solemnly.
After a while, nobody responded.
Nobody was willing to give up, and everyone was eager to try.
Those who could participate in the Monarch City Martial Arts Meet were all first-rate geniuses from the Southern Summer King Nation. They were born in extraordinary backgrounds and had been the center of attention since they were young. They grew up amidst countless praises and had always been arrogant, so they naturally would not give up.
Seeing that nobody gave up, the official nodded in satisfaction. "Since nobody wants to give up, let the competition start now! rdquo;
Under the escort of the guards, the participants soon arrived at the entrance of the Forest of Death.
The Forest of Death was located at the outskirts of the Monarch City. It was a circular forest with a diameter of 20 kilometers. It was covered by a layer of boundary and was completely isolated from the outside world.
This was to prevent disciples from forming cliques and put an end to the phenomenon of three-to-five alliances. The 40 participating teams were randomly distributed to 40 different entrances to enter the forest. This way, nobody knew each other's positions, and they could only fight on their own.
On the other hand, Lin Yun's team was assigned to the 26th entrance.
There was a wooden sign at the entrance, and the words "26th entrance" were written on it.
Lin Yun and the other 3 arrived at the entrance. Not long after, a gap was automatically broken in the boundary in front of them.
When Lin Yun and the other 3 entered the boundary, the gap automatically healed and returned to its original appearance.
There were very few plants outside the boundary, but after entering the boundary, it was a dense forest that blotted out the sky. It was as if they had arrived at another world.
Howls could be heard coming from the depths of the forest, and it made one's heart palpitate.
After entering the Forest of Death, all the participating disciples felt pressured. They moved forward carefully and were constantly on guard against potential dangers.
Not only did they have to be wary of the demonic beasts in the forest, but they also had to be wary of sneak attacks from other participants. Every team would fight on their own, and the other teams would be enemies.
Not only were there 20 Nether Wolf Kings in the Forest of Death, but there were also thousands of second-class demonic beasts and various strange creatures.
Not long after entering the Forest of Death, Lin Yun heard movement above him.
He looked up and saw pieces of bark-like objects falling from the tree trunks.
"Everyone, be careful. These are forest leeches." Lin Yun hurriedly reminded everyone.
Forest leeches were terrestrial animals. Their skin color was very similar to tree trunks, and they usually liked to stick to tree trunks. They looked like a part of the tree trunk and were hard to detect.
When other creatures passed by, the Forest Leeches would fall off the tree trunks and land on the bodies of those creatures, sucking their blood.
Lin Yun's body was stronger than steel, so he naturally wasn't afraid of the leeches' attacks. But the other three were different. They didn't have a monstrous body like Lin Yun, so they couldn't defend against the leeches.
After hearing Lin Yun's warning, the three of them dodged in all directions.
Against creatures like leeches, normal physical attacks were useless. Even if they were chopped into pieces, it would be useless. Hence, they could only choose to dodge.
After avoiding the ambush of the leeches, the four of them continued forward. Not long after, screams could be heard from afar. It was obvious that someone had been hit.
Because they didn't know the distribution of the Nether Wolf Kings, the contestants could only search aimlessly.
Because they didn't know the distribution of the Nether Wolf Kings, the contestants could only search aimlessly.
It was very difficult to find only twenty Nether Wolf Kings in a forest with a diameter of twenty miles.
Some experts didn't even bother to search and squatted near the Demon Sealing Tower, planning to snatch the Nether Wolf King's inner core from other teams.
Some experienced teams wouldn't immediately go to the Demon Sealing Tower to hand in the mission after obtaining the Nether Wolf King's inner core. Instead, they hid in the forest and tried not to clash with other teams.
When the qualifiers were about to end, those experts had already completed their mission. Those experienced teams brought the Nether Wolf King's inner core to the Demon Sealing Tower and didn't have to worry about being robbed.
Perhaps it was because his luck was too bad, but Lin Yun searched for a whole hour and didn't find a living Nether Wolf King. Instead, he found a Nether Wolf King's corpse.
Including Lin Yun, he squatted down in front of the Nether Wolf King's corpse and touched the Nether Wolf King's skin. He found that the corpse was still warm, so it was clearly killed not long ago.
An idea suddenly appeared in Lin Yun's mind. Instead of aimlessly searching for the Nether Wolf King in the forest, it was better to directly rob others of their inner cores.
Lin Yun immediately activated hyperfocus and saw traces on the ground that were hard to detect with the naked eye. They were footprints left behind by someone.
Because the ground was relatively dry and the soil was relatively hard, coupled with the large amount of fallen leaves, it was difficult to leave a mark on the ground. Even if a mark was left behind, it could only be detected from a microscopic perspective.
After activating hyperfocus, Lin Yun could use his microscopic vision to discover these marks.
Lin Yun had been in hyperfocus the entire time and followed the marks on the ground. Soon, he heard a conversation in front of him.
Lin Yun looked ahead through the gaps in the leaves and saw two groups of people facing each other on a spacious open space. Both sides were ready to fight at any moment.
From the clothes of both sides, it was not difficult to tell that one side was a genius from a large family in Royal City, while the other side was a disciple from one of the eight state martial houses.
On the side of Royal City's side, the cultivation levels were all above the seventh level, with the highest being an eighth level martial artist.
On the side of the state martial houses, the cultivation levels were all peak sixth level martial artists, with the highest being an intermediate seventh level martial artist.
On the side of Royal City's side, the man with the highest cultivation level said, "I'll give you one last chance. Hand over the inner cores, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite! rdquo;
"We are indeed not your match, but we are not cowards! On the side of the state martial houses, the square-faced youth with the highest cultivation level replied.
"It seems that you want to fight with us. Since that's the case, I'll let you witness the strength of our Royal City's geniuses! The arrogant man's face darkened and immediately drew out the long saber at his waist.
The three companions behind him also drew out the weapons at their waist and activated the Yuan Qi in their bodies.
On the side of the state martial houses, the four people also drew out their weapons, activated their Yuan Qi, and directly condensed their Martial Spirits.
Just as the two sides were about to start fighting, there was a sudden movement in the forest not far away.
"Who? The two sides that were about to start fighting stopped in an instant and looked at the source of the sound with vigilant eyes.
They saw a black-haired youth dressed in black, calmly walking out of the forest.
Seeing the sudden appearance of the black-haired youth, both sides were stunned and looked at the black-haired youth in confusion.
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