172: Lin Ling has become just like everyone else?
In the blink of an eye, three days later.
“There’s still no news from Bai Zhi?” Zhou Weiyun asked, looking a bit haggard.
Zhong Wugai shook his head, his expression incredibly grim.
“Hall Master, there’s something…”
Zhong Wugai looked as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.
“Elder Zhong, just say it if there’s something; I can handle it.” Zhou Weiyun forced a bitter smile.
“Someone attacked Lin Ling and the others,” Zhong Wugai said.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Weiyun’s beautiful face instantly clouded with frost.
A chilling voice emerged from her lips, “Were there any casualties?”
Zhong Wugai replied, “Ji Mo was killed.”
Zhou Weiyun’s body trembled violently.
“Who did it?”
“Twelve Scorpions,” Zhong Wugai said.
“Has it been reported? What are the instructions from the Twelve Zodiacs?” Zhou Weiyun asked.
Zhong Wugai hesitated slightly: “Nether Scorpion was killed by Lin Ling, so Twelve Scorpions might retaliate. Dragon Lord said to resolve the Qianlong Secret Realm as quickly as possible.
He will personally suppress Twelve Scorpions, but there’s only half a month at most. Once the time is up, all high-tier combat forces must return to their original positions, and Jiang Shan Yi’s rescue will be abandoned.”
As these words were spoken, both fell silent.
A moment later, Zhong Wugai spoke again: “Hall Master, you should go back. I’ll keep watch for a few more days. That kid Lin Ling has gone into seclusion again. When he comes out, why don’t we let him try?”
As the last Deputy Hall Master of War God Hall, he had temporarily taken over all daily operations of War God Hall.
“Lin Ling… absolutely not. You’ve seen it; Lin Ling already possesses the strength to slay Nether Scorpion. Regardless of how he achieved it, this is enough to prove the power of the Laws Darling.
Lin Ling absolutely cannot suffer any mishaps. Now, we can only place our hopes on Bai Zhi. I think this kid might bring us some surprises.”
Zhou Weiyun shook her head, her gaze once again fixed on the ancient magic array.
…
In the Dragon Nest mental power refinement room.
Lin Ling had been under Level 8 pressure for three full days, yet he still couldn’t raise Soul Guiding to Level 8.
At this moment, he had already claimed all mental power rewards under Level 8 pressure.
However, his mental power had only increased to 8000. Although he could clear the Level 8 pressure difficulty, Lin Ling had no confidence whatsoever in entering Level 9 pressure.
Now, all he could do was break through Soul Guiding. Only when Soul Guiding advanced could he quickly break through 10000.
Unfortunately, the more anxious he felt, the more he failed to successfully complete the Soul Guiding task.
“Try practicing in batches, and then control these robots simultaneously!”
“Failed again.”
“Try to stabilize the number at 700,000 first. If a 700,000-robot army can perform more difficult movements, doing calisthenics with 800,000 should be much easier.”
“Still not working.”
Lin Ling kept trying, but even with continuous sharp pain in his mind, he still couldn’t make any further progress.
Simultaneously controlling 800,000 small robots to perform calisthenics was simply too difficult.
“No, at this rate, I won’t finish even in another month. I must calm my mind.”
Lin Ling’s starry eyes slowly narrowed, but the bloodshot in his eyes was still visible.
He gave up on controlling the robots and simply lay flat on the ground.
He hadn’t closed his eyes for five days. To make a breakthrough, he had to get some good rest.
He closed his eyes and quickly fell into a dream. At this moment, Lin Ling hypnotized himself through his extremely high mental power.
He wanted to enter deep sleep, as only then could he restore his state to its best in the shortest time possible.
In his dream, Ji Mo, the chatterbox, was chattering endlessly. In his dream, Jiang Shan Yi, that stinky old man, wanted to fight him again. In his dream, Zhou Mengyan secretly kissed his lips. In his dream, he and the figure in the white daoist robe fought together in space…
Time flew by. Lin Ling himself didn’t expect that this nap would last for seven days.
During these seven days, other rookies participating in the semi-finals were all striving to level up.
In addition to the three daily experience dungeons, Zhou Weiyun also arranged outdoor training missions for them.
If Lin Ling hadn’t stayed in the refinement room all this time, this year’s rookie semi-finals should have already entered the finals.
After all, less than ten days remained until the World Rookie Championship dungeon opened.
Thanks to the efforts of these elite students, their leveling speed was incredibly fast.
The 18 rookies were divided into three tiers.
【First Place: Qin Xuan, Level 97, Mental Power: 985】
【Second Place: Ling Qiye, Level 95, Mental Power: 2010】
【Third Place: Zhang Ziye, Level 92, Mental Power: 1750】
【Fourth Place: Zhou Mengyan, Level 92, Mental Power: 950】
【Fifth Place: Wang Yilin, Level 90, Mental Power: 850】
The people in the second tier were still working hard to reach Fourth Advancement; they were still some distance from Level 90.
The remaining third tier, while much stronger than others outside, appeared too mediocre in Dragon Nest. Most of them had just crossed the threshold of Level 70.
These past few days, everyone’s attention had been focused on the few individuals in the first tier.
Lin Ling, the once formidable Number One, had gradually faded from people’s sight.
In the cafeteria.
“Qin Xuan, Zhou Mengyan, Wang Yilin, I invite you again to become our partners,” Zhang Ziye earnestly invited.
Even the taciturn Ling Qiye was full of anticipation.
He looked at Zhou Mengyan and the others, and spoke earnestly: “I also feel very regretful about what happened to Ji Mo. Lin Ling’s level has fallen too far behind, and who knows how long he’ll stay in the refinement room.
Why don’t we combine our strengths and form a temporary team? After all, we’ll soon be participating in the Rookie Championship dungeon, and then we’ll be facing opponents from all over Blue Star.”
“No need. My boss, when he comes out of seclusion, is destined to be T0. You can only look up to him,” Qin Xuan said coldly.
This kid no longer had the naivety he had when he first met Lin Ling.
As a Necromancer, as the number of undead creatures he could summon increased, Qin Xuan’s aura became increasingly chilling.
At this moment, Qin Xuan was no longer that obscure little mage.
He could solo the Nightmare-level experience dungeon in just 20 minutes, a record that was the highest held by anyone other than Lin Ling.
Whenever they went out on team missions to level up, as soon as Qin Xuan started summoning undead creatures, he could basically sweep through everything.
After reaching Fourth Advancement, the number of his undead creatures had reached 120.
This was already a considerable undead army.
His words made Zhang Ziye and Ling Qiye very displeased, but they could only show their displeasure on their faces.
Even if Ling Qiye could reverse-control skeleton warriors, he could only control a hundred at a time.
The remaining twenty undead creatures were enough to pose a threat to him.
The concept of ‘strength is respect’ was fully demonstrated at this moment.
A moment later, Zhang Ziye looked at Qin Xuan with some apprehension and snorted softly:
“Hmph, I’m over 20 levels higher than him, and he’s Laws Darling. Forget T0, I’d like to see if he can catch up to the first tier after he comes out.”
Qin Xuan frowned slightly and turned to look in the direction of the mental power refinement room, thinking to himself: “Boss, when will you come out?”
And at this moment, Lin Ling, in his dream, seemed to hear his call and suddenly opened his eyes.