In a split second, Li Yao's heart was thoroughly frozen! But in the next second, he reacted. He was still intoxicated in the illusion created by the Illusory Vine.
He fiercely bit the tip of his tongue, and under the stimulation of the sharp pain, he instantly sobered up. He only felt a strong wind blow against his face!
Li Yao didn't have enough time to dodge, so he threw a backhand punch. He didn't know what he hit, but the other side let out a scream. He was also pushed five or six meters away by a strange force, crashing into a bush.
Shaking his head, he focused his eyes and saw that Ou Yezi's illusion had disappeared. On the tree opposite him, there was a huge green ape with strangely long arms hanging upside down.
This ape's forehead also had a deformed monstrous eye. The bottom of the eye was dusky yellow, and it flickered with a demonic light.
"Three-eyed Ape!"
Li Yao quickly searched his mind and quickly found information on this Demon Beast.
Three-eyed Apes were considered to be a relatively difficult low-level Demon Beast to deal with. In addition to their nimble bodies, they were good at hunting in the jungle. The third eye on their forehead could also release a special mental attack, causing their prey to have a splitting headache and numerous illusions.
But today, it had clearly chosen the wrong opponent. Li Yao's strength might not be considered outstanding, but his brain had been tempered by Ou Yezi, and his soul was incomparably sturdy. Ordinary mental attacks simply had no effect on him.
Thus, he was able to wake up from the illusion so quickly.
"Hiss!"
The three-eyed ape let out an ear-piercing hiss, and the third eye on its forehead suddenly opened wide. Its color also instantly became bright, like a piece of red-hot iron. Li Yao also felt a burst of pain from the depths of his brain.
Li Yao knew that this was the three-eyed ape's mental attack. He deliberately let out a blood-curdling scream, and his entire body began to tremble "uncontrollably".
The three-eyed ape let out a squeaking sound, clearly thinking that its trick had succeeded. It swung around on the branch, and with the force of the vibration, it pounced straight at Li Yao. Its two arms opened wide, and its door opened wide.
It didn't notice that Li Yao's right foot had long ago sunk deep into the soft humus, clamping onto a Demon Beast's skeleton.
As it approached, Li Yao kicked out with his right leg at lightning speed, and the bone was inserted into its third eye!
This bone was probably the calf bone of some kind of Monstrous Beast. It was incomparably sturdy. In an instant, the entire bone had pierced through. Not only had it pierced through the Three-eyed Ape's third eye, it had also pierced through its brain.
A large lump of brain matter shot out from the middle of the skeleton!
No matter how tyrannical the Three-eyed Ape was, it could only lose its life on the spot after receiving such a heavy blow to its brain. Its sturdy body suddenly trembled and fell down. It twitched strangely for a while before it completely stopped moving.
Similar massacres were unfolding in all directions of Devil Flood Dragon Island. A portion of cultivator geniuses with firm willpower woke up from their illusions one after another. They unleashed their unique skills and began a bloody hunt.
There were also a large number of unlucky youths who were targeted by demonic beasts before they could break free from the illusion.
At the moment when the Demonic Beasts launched their fatal attacks, the Puji Critter on top of their heads promptly spat out a large lump of pink gel. It was like jelly, firmly wrapping around the youths. No matter how the Demonic Beasts attacked, they were unable to damage the gel.
At the same time, the patrolling cultivators in the sky were rushing over at lightning speed. They brought the defeated challengers out of Devil Flood Dragon Island.
Every year, the first ten minutes of the Limit Challenge Competition were the most difficult to endure. A large number of people were muddle-headed in the illusion and were judged to have failed.
This year was the same. Within ten minutes, 725 challengers dejectedly left Devil Flood Dragon Island and returned to the Distant Expanse.
And within the monitoring center of the Distant Expanse, observers from the Nine Elites, teachers from various high schools, and high-ranking military personnel were all gathered together. They stared at the incessantly flashing holograms with great interest.
There was also a large list of glittering names to the side. It displayed the hundred highest ranked contestants at present.
Li Yao had insta-killed a Three-eyed Ape and obtained a decent amount of points. He had actually slaughtered his way into the top hundred. He was currently ranked 98th.
"The quality of this year's newcomers is pretty good. Only 720 people left within ten minutes. I remember that last year, over a thousand people failed in the first ten minutes!" A high-ranking military personnel said with a chuckle.
"Enlarge the images of the top hundred. We need to pay close attention to them," said an observer.
The hundred holograms suddenly stood out. They became larger, clearer, and brighter. They even had a flame-shaped frame added to their surroundings.
"Huh?"
Deep Sea University's refining expert, Xie Tingxian, was slightly surprised. He had seen the entire process of Li Yao killing the Three-eyed Ape.
He didn't expect that this youth, who possessed an extremely high talent in refining, would actually be so good at fighting.
"I knew it! I didn't misjudge him!"
The Grand Desolate War Institution's observer, Ding Ling Dong, also excitedly waved her fist!
"But, what is he doing right now?"
On the hologram, Li Yao made a strange movement. Xie Tingxian and Ding Ling Dong were puzzled at the same time.
On the hologram, after Li Yao killed the Three-eyed Ape, he didn't leave. Instead, he pulled out the Demon Beast's skeleton from its forehead. Using the skeleton as a blade, he skillfully cut open the blood vessels in the Three-eyed Ape's neck and smeared the incomparably foul Demon Beast's blood on his body.
He smeared the blood very evenly. Not even a toe was missed. In the end, he even used the Demon Beast's blood to completely soak his hair. Only then did he clap his hands in satisfaction. He held the Demon Beast's skeleton in his mouth and leaped onto a branch.
Li Yao took a deep breath. It was as if he had returned to the Artifact Graveyard.
The narrow space formed by the crisscrossing branches was no different from the space formed by the tottering garbage mountain in the Artifact Graveyard.
With a quick glance, Li Yao pushed his computational ability to the limit. Countless directions, wind directions, and numbers suddenly appeared in his mind. An incomparably clear and transparent trajectory extended before his eyes.
"Little Ji, help me find where the nearest supply point is!" Li Yao said to the white Puji Critter on top of his head.
A moment later, a translucent map of Devil Flood Dragon Island was projected before his eyes. It clearly marked his current location as well as the locations of several dozen supply points.
With a faint smile, Li Yao gracefully leaped between the branches. He shot like lightning towards the nearest supply point.
Swish! Swish!
Swish! Swish! Swish! Li Yao passed through the seemingly endless branches without obstruction. It was as if Devil Flood Dragon Island had specially opened up a corridor in the air for him, allowing him to move as fast as lightning!
It wasn't as if he hadn't encountered a Demon Beast along the way. However, every time he sensed the existence of a Demon Beast, Li Yao would promptly stop and lie dormant in the depths of the branches.
The Demon Beast's blood on his body emitted a dense Demon Qi. In addition, he was accustomed to lying dormant in the garbage of the Artifact Graveyard since he was young. The other Demon Beasts didn't discover him.
There were times when Demon Beasts would attack each other. However, right now, Devil Flood Dragon Island had several thousand new pieces of fat, tender, and juicy "little fresh meat". All the Demon Beasts were searching for the scent of humans. They didn't care to eat the sour and smelly Demon Beasts of their own species.
Li Yao used this method to arrive at the first supply point without mishap.
His strange behavior also aroused the curiosity of the numerous Cultivators in the monitoring center of the Distant Expanse. Everyone was guessing his intentions.
"This contestant's movement technique is very nimble. It seems he's lived in the mountain forest since he was young. Moreover, his method of concealing his aura is quite brilliant. Look, two Demon Beasts flitted past him from three to five meters away, but they didn't discover him."
"That's right. This contestant's combat experience is very rich. He doesn't seem like a newcomer who's fighting for the first time. Moreover, his mental fortitude is very strong. He allowed the Demon Beasts to pass over his head without moving an inch. He didn't even bat an eyelid. This is a piece of material. With some nurturing, he can become an outstanding assassin!"
"However, why didn't he make a move? He clearly had several opportunities to effortlessly kill several Demon Beasts and obtain a large amount of points. Yet, he didn't make a move. What is he trying to do?"
Aside from killing the first Three-Eyed Ape, Li Yao didn't make a move for more than half an hour. He continuously slid down the rankings. Very soon, he fell below the 2000th rank.
It must be known that the examinees who were still on Devil Flood Dragon Island at this time had on average killed three to five Demon Beasts. Some tyrannical experts had even slaughtered more than ten Demon Beasts in one breath.
At this time, the name in first place on the rankings was … Helian Lie!
"Little guy, you want to be the first to enter the supply point so that you can display your talent in refining, right? Alright, I'll take a careful look and see what kind of tricks you actually have! "Xie Tingxian faintly smiled. His eyes sparkled.
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