Lin Huang's vision blurred, and the environment he was in was completely different from before.
The tall cliff had been replaced by a flat land. As far as the eye could see, there was no end to it.
Although there was no vegetation on this dry and cracked land, there were all sorts of knives stuck in the ground.
Just as Lin Huang was thinking about what this stage would test him, another notification popped up before him.
"Stage 2: Demon Sword Tomb"
"All the knives in Demon Sword Tomb are demon swords that have been possessed. Every demon sword has a strong desire for living beings to get close to them so that they can take over their bodies and turn them into their slaves so that they can leave Demon Sword Tomb. "
"Flying and warp techniques are prohibited in this stage. The participant must walk through the entire Demon Sword Tomb and reach the exit of Demon Sword Tomb in order to clear the stage."
"Remark 1: Due to the participant's combat level restriction, only demon swords that have yet to master Sword Dao true meaning can attack the participant in this stage."
"Remark 2: The participant will be attacked by demon swords if they step into or pass through the territory of any demon sword. If they step into or pass through the territory of too many demon swords at the same time, they will be attacked by multiple demon swords at the same time. "
"Remark 3: Every demon sword has mastered the sword skills of all their previous masters, and inherited the talent and strength of their strongest master."
After reading the notification, Lin Huang looked up into the distance.
The positions of the various knives were very random, with almost no pattern to follow. Two swords might be only two to three meters away from each other, ten to twenty meters away from each other, and none further than that. If one were to look down from above, it could be said that they were very densely distributed.
"These knives are so densely distributed. It's either because the demon sword's sensing range is not large, or it's set up this way on purpose so that the demon swords can attack the participant. Based on the nature of the Trial, the latter is much more likely. "
As Lin Huang was observing the distribution of the knives, another notification popped up before him.
"As the participant has stayed in the previous stage for three days, these three days will be deducted from the subsequent stages."
"The original duration of this stage is three days, but one day has been deducted. The participant must complete the stage within two days, or it will be considered as a failure. "
"If the participant takes less than two days to complete the stage, the extra time can be used to offset the time spent on the previous stage."
"In other words, if I complete the stage in one day, the extra two days can be used to offset the time spent on the previous stage?" Lin Huang asked quickly. "What if I complete the stage in half a day? Can it be used to offset two and a half days? "
"Offset based on the hours. You owe the participants for 72 hours."
"I understand." Lin Huang smiled and nodded. "Let's begin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Huang took his first step.
He didn't run immediately, he just wanted to test how strong these demon blades were.
Lin Huang's step was like poking a hornet's nest. The hundreds of Demon Swords around him trembled. Some of them pulled their swords out from the ground and charged at Lin Huang.
Lin Huang raised an eyebrow as he sensed the Sword Dao in these Demon Swords. "You dare to attack me with only level-1 Sword Dao? You're quite bold."
He did not attack at all. Instead, he looked at the few swords that were flying towards him. A gleam flashed in his eyes.
The next second, the few swords that were flying towards him retreated as if they were heavily injured. They returned to their original positions.
At the same time, a few of the battle swords that had been suppressed flew towards Lin Huang slowly with a starry glow.
"This is … the Sword Dao inheritance?!"
Lin Huang was surprised. "So if I suppress these demon swords, they'll return the participant's Sword Dao inheritance?"
"It's not a simple suppression. It's making the demon swords surrender."
Another line of text appeared in the prompt box.
This was something that was not mentioned in the rules of the assessment.
"In other words, there shouldn't be such a benefit if it's a simple suppression." Lin Huang obtained the corresponding information from the notification. "Obtaining the Sword Dao inheritance of these demon swords is more difficult than passing this stage. That's why there's no corresponding hint in the rules of the assessment. Instead, it only gives me the corresponding hint after I've fulfilled the conditions.
"What I lack the most now is the accumulation of sword skills. If I can obtain a large number of Sword Dao inheritances in this stage, it'll greatly speed up my advancement to Sword Dao true meaning."
Lin Huang became even more excited when he thought of this.
He took another step forward and immediately triggered more demon swords to react.
There were a total of 23 swords attacking this time. Still, Lin Huang did not use his sword. He only glanced at them. The 23 swords trembled at the same time and flew back at an even faster speed.
The 23 gleams of starlight overflowed the moment the demon swords returned. They floated slowly towards Lin Huang and disappeared into his body.
"Their standards are average …" Lin Huang glanced at the contents of the inheritance and raised his eyebrows as he gave this comment. However, he also knew that he was already half a step into Sword Dao true meaning. His standards were much higher than before, so it was normal for him to look down on other people's inheritances.
"But it's only level-1 Sword Dao now. The levels will probably get higher and the inheritances will get stronger as well." Lin Huang comforted himself in his heart, "At least the level-6 Sword Dao inheritance will definitely be beneficial to me."
With the idea of obtaining the inheritances, Lin Huang was not in a hurry. Instead, he stepped forward step by step and glanced at the demon swords.
He collected all the Sword Dao inheritances along the way.
Moreover, after taking a few consecutive steps and confirming that the demon swords in the Demon Sword Tomb were arranged according to the strength of their Sword Dao from low to high, Lin Huang crossed hundreds of meters with each step he took, triggering thousands of demon swords to surround and attack him.
If this had been before he had integrated his will with Sword Dao, he would not have dared to do this.
Without the suppression of a strong will, these demon swords would not have behaved themselves as they were now. Some of them might even attack repeatedly and pester him endlessly.
If he had followed the path of an ordinary participant and swung his sword to repel these demon swords that contained Sword Dao, the Divine Power in his body might have been depleted.
Now, all he had to do was look at them, and his will, along with his Sword Dao, would cause these demon swords to flee frantically. They were like mice that had seen a cat, not daring to overstep their boundaries.
After all the demon swords had fled, they voluntarily offered up their Sword Dao inheritances without exception.
In less than ten seconds, Lin Huang had harvested tens of thousands of Sword Dao inheritances with just over ten steps.
There were inheritances ranging from level-1 Sword Dao to level-5 Sword Dao. Not a single demon sword dared to disobey his will.
Even Lin Huang could not help but marvel at the rewards he had reaped from this stage.
However, Lin Huang quickly slowed down his pace because he sensed that the level-6 demon swords' territory was just ahead of him.
His half-step Sword Dao true meaning might have a deterrent effect on those below level-6, but it might not be effective against level-6 Sword Dao. After all, he had not truly stepped into the realm of Sword Dao true meaning.
After taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Lin Huang gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand. Only then did he step forward …
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