286: Follow? Battle of clones!

Knowing the weakness of the demonic creatures, Lin Chen could calmly slay them and acquire Energy Points.

His current battle formation, Returning Origin Secret Art, battle techniques, and Emperor Seal, with all enhancements stacked, produced a terrifying ultimate break out (ultimate burst).

He had never tested his true combat power, and there had never been an opportunity.

Soon, 1000 Half-Step Great Emperor mid-stage demonic creatures were successively annihilated by Lin Chen and converted into Energy Points by the system.

The second-ranked human trial participant consistently monitored Lin Chen's movements.

A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes; he was very curious about Lin Chen's ability to absorb Energy Points.

"Strange, he has absorbed so many Energy Points, why hasn't his strength realm increased?"

"Or is it temporarily stored?"

He remembered that this young man had displayed this energy-devouring ability during the fourth-floor trial.

A trace of greed flickered in his expression; this heaven-defying ability made his heart stir.

Martial arts cultivation relies on resources; without resources, everything is empty talk.

Yet, this top-ranked young man could enhance himself by absorbing the energy of all things... This demonic creature invasion was easiest for Lin Chen and that human trial participant, who were ranked in the top two.

The other 8 trial participants were already feeling some pressure.

Based on this projection, Half-Step Great Emperor late-stage demonic creatures would descend tomorrow!

Although they were all peerless prodigies, mastering ultimate-level Great Daos, and their battle techniques were all High-Level Origin Realm, they had also condensed five-stage Gui Markingss, making their combat power exceptionally strong.

However, when facing demonic creatures of the same realm that could revive infinitely, they could not instantly kill them, because demonic creatures inherently possessed extremely strong defenses.

At that time, their divine power consumption would surely intensify, and they might very well reach the point of exhausting their divine power!

Once divine power was exhausted, they could only rely on Physical Strength.

These trial participants generally had mediocre Physical Strength talent, and it was likely they hadn't even mastered a single body technique; even if they had, it would only be an ordinary one.

Body cultivators without body techniques were only at an average level of strength.

It was conceivable that when their divine power was exhausted, that would be the moment of their demise!

Under such pressure, these eight trial participants were almost driven to madness.

Some trial participants even began to contact Lin Chen and the second-ranked human trial participant through the power of their true spirit.

They proposed various conditions, with some even willing to swear by the highest rules, that as long as they passed this layer of trial, they would withdraw from the competition for the ultimate fortune, seeking only to survive!

Lin Chen paid no attention to this; what did the life and death of others have to do with him?

Since they chose to participate in the fifth-floor trial, they should have been prepared for demise.

The Black Tower Trial was precisely this cruel, like raising Gu.

Only the strongest trial participants could survive!

Before this, after passing each layer of trial, all trial participants had one chance to choose, one chance to withdraw.

It was only because these trial participants were too confident, too overconfident.

Sometimes, survival was the best choice, because only by surviving could there be a chance to break through to a higher realm!

Lin Chen completely ignored the pleas for help from those trial participants, but the human trial participant did not.

He made a demand.

As long as they followed him, he would tell them how to kill the demonic creatures.

At this, Lin Chen sighed in his heart.

These trial participants were all peerless prodigies who had comprehended ultimate-level Great Daos.

How could they, with their backbone, agree to eternally submit to others?

However, Lin Chen naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to recruit followers either.

After all, for every additional follower, it was very likely that after this layer of trial ended, he would receive multiple rewards!

Subsequently, he also extended an olive branch: as long as a trial participant swore by the highest rules and agreed to follow him, he would tell them how to kill the demonic creatures.

Unfortunately, as of now, not a single trial participant has agreed.

They chose to resist stubbornly!

Lin Chen smiled faintly at this; the true crisis had yet to arrive... After absorbing the energy, his Energy Points now amounted to over 20 billion stones!

Looking at the system panel, Lin Chen felt conflicted.

"Should I upgrade my body technique?"

The way he could quickly increase his combat power now was to deduce a High-Level Origin Realm body technique.

"Let's first see how much Physical Strength the Hunyuan Battle Art can still enhance."

Lin Chen's thoughts stirred, and he began to circulate the Hunyuan Battle Art; surges of Hunyuan power began to generate, then augmented his physical body.

He had forgotten to test the body technique's enhancement during the series of breakthroughs before.

The next moment, his figure flickered, entering the sixth-layer space-time.

It was still necessary to hide a bit... Boom boom boom—

Terrifying Physical Strength erupted within Lin Chen's body; on the system panel, his Physical Strength rapidly surged from 64 units of power.

Soon, his Physical Strength reached its limit.

640 units of power!

10 times enhancement!

The Hunyuan Battle Art's enhancement decreased from the previous 50 times to 10 times.

Even so, it was still astonishing!

"I just don't know if 640 units of power can reach the Great Emperor Realm."

Lin Chen thought to himself, and suddenly an idea struck him.

He slowly reined in his aura, then with a thought, two wisps of green smoke floated out from his body, finally transforming into the appearance of his main body.

He gave his first-grade Yuan-grade long saber to one of the clones.

Then, one of the two clones unleashed the Taiyi Return to Ruins Slash, while the other circulated the Hunyuan Battle Art, bringing its Physical Strength to 640 units of power.

The two great clones instantly engaged in battle.

At this moment, both great clones were fully unleashed; the Taiyi Return to Ruins Slash, under the dual enhancement of weapon and physical body, reached a terrifying realm of power.

The clone relying solely on Physical Strength was constantly suppressed.

But it also remained undefeated.

Lin Chen's thoughts stirred, and instantly another 33 clones appeared; these clones immediately formed the Thousand Immortal Battle Formation with the saber-wielding clone.

Boom—

The saber-wielding clone's combat power surged, and with one strike, he cut the clone he was fighting into smithereens!

Seeing this, Lin Chen's eyes lit up.

Too strong!

That full-power strike from the clone made his heart pound, giving him a feeling of facing a great terror directly.

After a series of tests, although Lin Chen didn't know if his true combat power could contend with the Great Emperor Realm.

But he did know the combat power limit of 640 units of power.

And this was only a High-Level Origin Realm body technique.

What about a High-Level Origin Realm body technique then?

Lin Chen estimated that by then, his Physical Strength would reach a terrifying value.

It might even be stronger than his full-power martial arts path!

His martial arts path was mainly due to the low comprehension of the High-Level Origin Realm Taiyi Great Dao, only 31% comprehension.

Time was pressing now, and he didn't have that much time to comprehend the Great Dao.

But system upgrades and body technique deduction were still possible!

Because his time wheel was always kept active in the sixth-layer space-time!

With the time acceleration field, one day outside was 22 years here!

The system upgrade required 10 billion Energy Points, and as for body technique deduction, it was completely sufficient.

After all, deducing the Taiyi Return to Ruins Slash only cost 100 million Energy Points.

Lin Chen then directly consumed 10 billion Energy Points and initiated the system upgrade.