166: Ranking Challenge of the Myriad Laws Realm in the 902nd Era

Lin Yuan finally moved. He took a step forward, his Origin Dharma Body flickering behind him. Relying solely on the Physical Body strength augmented by the Dharma Body, he wove through the rain of swords like a phantom! Every dodge was precise to the millimeter, as if he could predict the trajectory of every Sword Qi!

Three breaths later, Lin Yuan had broken through the sword rain and arrived before Sword Venerable Qinglan. He lightly tapped the other's forehead with his right index finger, and a burst of Sword Qi instantly erupted!

Pfft!

Sword Venerable Qinglan's phantom froze in place, a tiny hole appearing between his brows. The Battle Intent in his eyes turned into shock, and then the entire phantom dissipated like bubbles.

[Challenge Successful!]

[Current Historical Ranking: 10,000th]

[Continue the challenge? Based on calculations, Trialist Lin Yuan can challenge up to the 5,000th rank.]

"Continue. Challenge the 5,000th rank." Lin Yuan didn't hesitate.

The illusion shifted. This time, the opponent was a gaunt youth shrouded in a black robe, holding a white bone staff:

[Historical Rank 5,000: Ming Gu]

[Era: Fourth Era]

"Jie jie jie... another brat who doesn't know the height of the heavens." The youth, Ming Gu, laughed eerily and waved his bone staff. Countless pale bone spikes shot out from the Void Realm! Every spike was entwined with a corrosive aura of death!

Lin Yuan's eyes turned cold. This youth's attacks were sinister and ruthless, specifically targeting the Divine Soul; an ordinary Cultivator would die upon contact. But he only gave a cold snort. The chaos heavenly evolution robe fluttered without wind, and a layer of grey light curtain instantly unfolded!

Sizzle!

The bone spikes struck the light curtain and melted instantly, like snowflakes falling into a furnace! Ming Gu's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly waved his staff to cast a stronger Spell, but Lin Yuan gave him no chance.

"Soul Devouring Seal!"

A pitch-black mental mark appeared in Lin Yuan's palm. Augmented by the heaven swallowing pagoda for a total of four times the power, a terrifying Mental Energy of 84 million Yu bore down on Ming Gu like a mountain! The youth let out a shrill scream as his Divine Soul was instantly crushed and his phantom dissipated.

[Challenge Successful!]

[Current Historical Ranking: 5,000th]

[Continue the challenge?]

"Continue. Challenge the 1,000th rank."

The illusion shifted again. This time, the battlefield was a lava Hell. Standing opposite was a giant nearly three meters tall, his entire body wreathed in golden flames:

[Historical Rank 1,000: Battle Venerable Fen Tian]

[Era: Second Era]

"Hahaha! Finally, a decent opponent!" Battle Venerable Fen Tian's voice was like thunder. He slammed his fists together, erupting in a deafening roar! "Kid, take a punch from me!"

Golden flames condensed into a massive fist shadow, smashing toward Lin Yuan like a meteorite! The power of this punch far exceeded that of the previous two opponents. Wherever the fist wind passed, space itself slightly distorted!

A hint of seriousness finally flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes. He no longer held back, fully unleashing his Origin Dharma Body! Greyish Chaos air currents swirled around him!

"Myriad Heavens Life and Death Wheel!"

The phantom of a wheel of life and death emerged within the Dharma Body, its twenty Law dao patterns dazzling! Lin Yuan's total combat power instantly soared to 210 million Yu!

He also threw a punch. There were no fancy techniques, only the collision of pure power!

Boom—!!!!

The moment the fists collided, the entire illusionary space trembled violently! Battle Venerable Fen Tian's golden flames were ruthlessly swallowed by the powerful air currents. His massive body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, his fist and arm twisted and deformed!

"No... impossible!" Battle Venerable Fen Tian struggled to stand, his eyes filled with disbelief. "What kind of power is this?!"

Lin Yuan didn't answer. With a flash, he appeared before Battle Venerable Fen Tian and lightly pressed his palm against the giant's chest.

"Life and Death."

Two simple words, yet they seemed to contain the supreme Law. Starting from the point of contact, Battle Venerable Fen Tian's phantom collapsed and dissipated like a sand sculpture.

[Challenge Successful!]

[Current Historical Ranking: 1,000th]

By the time Lin Yuan finished three challenges, many trialists around him had already concluded theirs, their faces showing either joy or sorrow. Luo Hou, Luo Shen, Clear Emptiness, and others also appeared one after another.

"What's the ranking?" Luo Hou checked the list impatiently, and his expression immediately changed. "What?! Lin Yuan has already broken into the top thousand?!"

Luo Shen and Clear Emptiness also showed looks of shock. Even after giving their all, they had barely managed to squeeze into the top five thousand.

"This guy... just how many trump cards is he hiding?" Luo Hou gripped his battle-axe, his eyes a mix of Battle Intent and resentment.

Ignoring the chatter of the crowd, Lin Yuan's challenges never stopped, and his ranking soared like a rocket!

900th: Fairy Huan Yin; 800th: Venerable Xuan Tie; 700th: Void Walker

...until the 300th: Blood Hell Demonic Lord was killed by Lin Yuan using the Myriad Laws Reversal Wheel to reflect his ultimate Move.

When Lin Yuan's ranking broke into the top three hundred, the entire platform was in an uproar! The remaining trialists began to watch the projections of Lin Yuan's battles. Every victory triggered thunderous cheers!

"He's too strong! Everyone he's defeated is a world-renowned Prodigy from history!"

"Those legendary beings couldn't even last a few Moves against him?!"

"Have you noticed? He never repeats a Move! He's rotating through the four great Origin Laws!"

After eleven battles, Lin Yuan finally stood opposite the battle projection of the 100th historical rank in the 902 eras of the myriad laws heavenly stele.

In the illusion, his opponent was a young swordsman in fluttering white robes with a long sword on his back:

[Historical Rank 100: Tian Jianzi]

[Era: 100th Era]

"To be able to reach this point, you are quite good." Tian Jianzi's voice was as calm as water. "But the top hundred is another level entirely."

Before he finished speaking, the long sword on his back was already unsheathed! There was no magnificent sword light, only a "line" pure to the extreme! Along the trajectory this "line" traced, space silently split in two, revealing a pitch-black void!

Lin Yuan's pupils constricted! This sword strike had already touched the essence of the "Dao"! Without hesitation, he simultaneously activated his strongest trump cards:

"Myriad Heavens Life and Death Wheel!"

"Myriad Laws Reversal Wheel!"

The wheel of life and death and the grey vortex appeared simultaneously! The Peak combat power of 210 million Yu, coupled with the terrifying power of a double reflection, was all concentrated on the edge of the chaos heavenly extreme sword!

"Slash!"

Two sword lights, representing the Peaks of different eras, collided violently in the center of the illusion!

There was no sound, no explosion. There was only the purest confrontation of Dao and Law.

When the light dissipated, Tian Jianzi's phantom slowly vanished, a faint, gratified smile on his face. "The younger generation is to be feared."

Lin Yuan's robes were mostly shredded, and his sword-wielding arm was covered in cracks, but his eyes were brighter than ever. This battle allowed him to touch the truth of a higher level of the Way of the Sword.

[Challenge Successful!]

[Current Historical Ranking: 100th]

The entire Heavenly Stele platform had fallen into an unprecedented frenzy. Spectators gazed up at the constantly refreshing rankings on the light screen, their throats dry and palms sweaty. Those ancient names that had been silent for hundreds of eras were now dimming one by one like falling stars. "This madman... is he really going to charge for the top ten?!" someone cried out in shock, their voice a mix of awe and trepidation.