294: Eliminate future troubles

Hunting the demonic beasts here with Duanmu Lei was exceptionally smooth.

With Duanmu Lei as a live target and bait, Lin Chen managed to kill all 10 Great Emperor Fourth-Layer demonic beasts in just half a day.

Duanmu Lei, however, remained hidden inside the golden small bell, not daring to come out.

This made Lin Chen marvel at the abnormal defense of the small bell.

To be able to withstand the constant attacks of those demonic beasts for such a long time... Lin Chen also tried, but even with all his clones attacking together, he couldn't break through the golden small bell's defense.

"What a good item."

Lin Chen stared intently at the small bell, his greed undisguised.

By this time, Duanmu Lei had recovered some of his vitality, but his cultivation realm was still at the Great Emperor First-Layer.

"Lin Chen, I will remember today's grudge."

"Don't waste your time here. Even if you attack for a month, it will be useless."

Lin Chen was shocked upon hearing this.

A month?

This bell is truly abnormal.

He speculated that Duanmu Lei had likely passed the first and second layers of the Black Tower Trial relying on this small bell.

However, the Black Tower Trial had rules at the beginning.

The weapons and various auxiliary treasures carried could only be of the highest-grade ultimate treasure level.

Unless this golden small bell, like his time wheel, had numerous restrictions, or when one's strength was low, the true power of the treasure could not be fully unleashed.

The golden small bell that Duanmu Lei possessed might also only be able to control stronger power as his strength increased!

After a final glance at the golden small bell, Lin Chen reluctantly left.

He was determined to obtain this small bell... There was only one last wave of demonic beasts left for the Fifth Layer Trial, and Lin Chen quietly waited for their arrival.

At this moment, the 8 trial participants watching were completely awed by Lin Chen.

They hadn't expected Lin Chen to be so powerful; their previous disdain had long vanished.

The four trial participants following Gu Ming looked especially miserable.

They understood that they might have to submit to Lin Chen for a long time...

Buzz—

The last wave of demonic beasts arrived quickly.

Just as Lin Chen had guessed, the last wave of demonic beasts were of the Great Emperor Fifth-Layer!

And their number had doubled again, reaching 20!

"I wonder if I can kill these demonic beasts this time."

Lin Chen repeated his old trick, combining his 35 clones with his main body, locking onto a demonic beast, and launching a frenzied attack.

Boom boom boom!

However, no matter how he attacked, the Great Emperor Fifth-Layer demonic beasts could easily neutralize it. Even if he luckily landed a punch on a demonic beast's body, he couldn't break its defense...

Seeing this, Lin Chen directly gave up on the hunt.

The later the Emperor Realm, the greater the gap between each layer!

After all, his current cultivation realm was too low, merely the Half-step Great Emperor Realm.

Being able to kill Great Emperor Fourth-Layer demonic beasts by leapfrogging realms was already incredibly defying of the heavens.

After recalling all his clones, Lin Chen looked towards the floating continent where Duanmu Lei was located.

He found that the golden small bell was constantly trembling under the frenzied attacks of the Great Emperor Fifth-Layer demonic beasts.

Duanmu Lei, inside the small bell, had a pale face and was highly concentrated, also fearing that the demonic beasts would break through the small bell's defensive barrier...

The small bell was like a boat in a storm, as if it could capsize at any moment.

But in the end, it held on.

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, watching this scene with interest.

"It seems this golden small bell also has a defensive limit."

"I seem to have indirectly saved his life..."

If he hadn't killed all the ninth wave of demonic beasts earlier, it's very likely that Duanmu Lei's golden small bell would have had its defense broken by the combined force of two waves of demonic beasts in this wave!

However, Lin Chen did not regret it; a battle between him and Duanmu Lei was inevitable.

What must come will always come!

Now he had basically figured out Duanmu Lei's trump cards and had full confidence in the upcoming battle.

He glanced at the system panel; his Energy Points had accumulated to 169 billion stones!

"There should be point rewards for passing this layer of the trial."

"I wonder if those few followers will also receive point rewards."

Lin Chen's gaze swept over the 8 trial participants, as if he had thought of something.

Among the 8 trial participants, 5 had chosen to follow Duanmu Lei.

These 5 trial participants could not be allowed to live!

After Duanmu Lei passed this layer of the trial, he would likely take the points of these few trial participants!

He would not allow such a thing to happen.

They only had themselves to blame for underestimating the Black Tower Trial too much.

The Black Tower Trial was like raising Gu worms!

Ultimately, only the strongest Gu King would be born!

Of course, Lin Chen would not let any living being control his destiny; he was merely using the situation to grow...

With a thought, 5 clones appeared.

These 5 clones headed towards the trial participants who had followed Duanmu Lei.

Although these few trial participants were all peerless prodigies who had comprehended ultimate-level Great Daos.

Their cultivation realm was too low, merely the Half-step Great Emperor Realm late-stage, not even reaching the Pseudo-Emperor level.

Soon, the clones arrived before those trial participants.

This scene immediately terrified those trial participants.

In fact, ever since they knew that Lin Chen could freely enter the seventh layer of space-time, they had guessed their fate.

Originally, seeing the trial about to end, they still held a glimmer of hope, but upon seeing Lin Chen's clones arrive, they were all filled with panic.

Unfortunately, they had already sworn an oath by the supreme rules to follow Duanmu Lei, leaving no room for maneuver...

"Lin Chen, you can't do this!"

"I swear, after passing this layer of the trial, I will leave the Black Tower, you can't do this."

"Lei Ge, save us!"

"Lei Ge, quickly swear that when we go to the Exchange Land, you won't take our points, save us!"

The 5 trial participants cried out heartbrokenly.

They naturally guessed Lin Chen's purpose for coming.

Duanmu Lei, inside the golden small bell, had an incredibly gloomy expression.

He valued these few followers greatly.

"Lin Chen, there's no need for this, I swear, I..."

Before Duanmu Lei could finish his sentence, Lin Chen's clones attacked simultaneously, instantly annihilating the 5 trial participants.

Then all the clones turned and looked in Duanmu Lei's direction, their eyes brimming with killing intent.

"See you in the Sixth Layer Trial!"

Lin Chen's cold voice echoed in Duanmu Lei's ears.

At this moment, Duanmu Lei's veins bulged, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was enraged to the extreme, but had no way to vent.

His body swayed, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood...

Lin Chen smiled faintly at this.

This world was just that cruel.

Having come to this world and experienced so many things, he was no longer as indecisive as he was at the beginning...

At this time, the four trial participants who had followed Lin Chen were all lingering with fear.

They had almost chosen to follow Duanmu Lei back then...

Time flew by, and soon the last day arrived.

Buzz—

A wave swept through, and the demonic beasts on both floating continents instantly disappeared.

An ethereal voice rang out.

【Fifth Layer Trial ended!】

【All trial participants who passed the trial are rewarded with 2 trillion points!】

The next moment, Lin Chen's figure appeared in the grand hall of the Exchange Land.

As soon as he returned, he looked to his side.

Sure enough, Gu Ming and the other four had also returned with him.