107: Ascend! The Hidden Dragon List of the Nine Provinces!

"Swoosh!"

In the sky, a galaxy far more brilliant than before streaked across the Void Realm.

Within the galaxy, countless tiny stars circulated, each incomparably beautiful yet filled with incredible power!

Then, under the control of its master, carrying infinite strength and speed, a single blade strike actually arrived first despite being launched later, slashing into the small, ugly man's layered Sea of Clouds Sword Light!

"Boom!"

A massive air blast, loud enough to deafen a person, resounded throughout the hall.

In an instant, centered on the blade and sword of Lin Yi and the small, ugly man, the Void Realm within a radius of several zhang seemed to explode.

Within those several zhang, all the broken tables, chairs, dishes, wall debris, and everything else were blown away, turning into dust in mid-air.

And at the same time, also sent flying...

Was... that small, ugly man, his face filled with disbelief.

"What! I... I actually lost!"

Looking at his own hands, the small, ugly man's eyes were vacant, unable to believe it at all.

"This... how is this possible! Old Five is a First-Rank Martial Artist! A supreme existence below the Innate realm!"

"Now, he was actually sent flying by a single strike from this Lin Yi!"

On the other side, the Great Yuan expert fighting Chi Longyue and the one fighting Wang Yu also widened their eyes, feeling as if their worldview had been overturned and their breathing had stopped.

"Hahaha! Good! Good! Excellent!"

Facing the two First-Rank Masters, Chi Longyue and Wang Yu were initially in disbelief, but this was immediately followed by excitement and wild joy. Wang Yu, in particular, couldn't help but laugh and ask directly:

"Lin Yi, haha! Well done!"

"To be able to send this First-Rank Martial Artist of the Great Yuan Dynasty flying, did you just break through? And the Breakthrough you achieved seems to have surpassed my imagination!"

"Tell your teacher the truth, besides your cultivation, how many extra aspects did you break through in this time? Was it one or two?"

"It's three!"

My cultivation, Martial Arts Techniques, Force Exertion Realm, and willpower have all broken through."

Hearing Wang Yu's words, Lin Yi, who had already emerged from his state of extreme calmness, couldn't help but smile slightly, while also feeling some excitement and emotion in his heart.

Because just now, Lin Yi discovered that his former self had never fully unleashed the true potential of his two talents, Abyssal Dragon in the Wild and My Heart is Like Iron.

According to the attribute panel description, both of these talents can only fully play their roles when facing a desperate situation.

While the former Lin Yi could enter a desperate situation through the many illusions of the willpower stone pillar, that kind of desperation was mostly mental. Although it had some impact on the physical body, it was relatively very small.

Moreover, no matter how he entered the mental desperation of the willpower stone pillar, in Lin Yi's subconscious, he always knew that the willpower stone pillar would never pose a real threat to his life.

So in the past, whether it was My Heart is Like Iron or Abyssal Dragon in the Wild, neither had ever truly been stimulated to the limit.

But just now, that sword strike from the small and ugly man was truly a situation of certain death! A true multiple desperation from the physical body to the mind and even the Soul!

This desperate situation was more than ten times more terrifying than the one at the willpower stone pillar!

Because if he hadn't blocked that sword strike, he really would have died!

So under this extreme and true desperation, his two half-step mystic purple rank talents, Abyssal Dragon in the Wild and My Heart is Like Iron, finally exploded!

And once they exploded, their terrifying power surpassed Lin Yi's imagination!

In an instant, it allowed his cultivation, Martial Arts Techniques, Force Exertion Realm, and willpower to all break through!

"Damn it!"

Hearing Lin Yi's words, the burly Great Yuan Dynasty man who used palm techniques also came to his senses. He first forced Wang Yu back with a palm strike, then shouted angrily at the small, ugly man:

"Old Five, you damned trash! What the hell did you do!"

"Dealing with a mere Third-Rank Martial Artist, not only could you not solve him in a short time, you actually forced him to break through."

"Dammit! I've never seen such a useless First Rank in my life!"

"F*ck! This mission has already failed, just wait for the Marquis to punish you! Let's go!"

After speaking, the burly man waved his sleeve and immediately executed a movement technique, turning into a phantom stream of light and rushing out of Qingfeng Stockade.

"Old Five, you trash!"

The other Great Yuan Dynasty expert fighting Chi Longyue also cursed angrily, and after forcing Chi Longyue back with a powerful move, he also quickly departed.

"I..."

Seeing this, although the small, ugly man was somewhat unwilling, seeing his two teammates leave, he could only follow them.

Lin Yi did not pursue them. After all, he had only just broken through. Although his strength had surged due to the Breakthroughs in his cultivation, force exertion, Martial Arts Techniques, and so on, already surpassing ordinary First-Rank Martial Artists...

Compared to that small, ugly man, Lin Yi's strength wasn't actually that much stronger.

Additionally, he was injured and couldn't sustain a prolonged battle, and the burly man who used palm techniques was clearly even stronger than Wang Yu.

So even if they pursued, they wouldn't be able to keep the opponents there. In that case, it was better to save some energy and return early to heal his injuries.

With this thought, Lin Yi immediately ordered Chi Longyue:

"Chi Longyue, move quickly, break Lu Chong's limbs, and then take him back to Dongshan Prefecture for disposal. As for the others present?"

"Order the three armies to leave none alive!"

Lin Yi spoke indifferently, his expression cold and detached.

Those who could come here today to celebrate Lu Chong's birthday were either Bandits or families in Dongshan Prefecture who colluded with Qingfeng Stockade.

Lin Yi had a blood feud with Qingfeng Stockade. Since these people had a good relationship with Qingfeng Stockade, they deserved to die!

Furthermore, even without mentioning that, just based on the fact that they colluded with Qingfeng Stockade, it was clear that these people were usually evildoers who poisoned the common people.

So killing these people was purely ridding the people of a scourge, and Lin Yi had no psychological burden whatsoever.

"Yes! Inspector Lin!"

Hearing this, Chi Longyue respectfully cupped his hands, then personally moved to capture Lu Chong, and then led the army to kill every Bandit and Family expert in Qingfeng Stockade.

Soon... "Ah! Lord Lin Yi, spare my life!"

"Lord Lin Yi! I am willing to surrender! I am willing to become a loyal dog under your command, I beg Lord Lin Yi to spare my life!"

"Lord Lin Yi! Ahhh!"

...One after another, miserable pleas for mercy rang in Lin Yi's ears, but Lin Yi turned a deaf ear and directly left with Wang Yu with a cold face... Meanwhile, in a dense forest on Wangwu Mountain.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

The burly Great Yuan Dynasty man who used palm techniques cursed the small, ugly man while quickly leading the other two toward the exit of Wangwu Mountain:

"Old Five! It's all because of you, you damned trash, that such a well-organized plan by Lord Marquis Huailin was ruined!"

"Since we failed to assassinate Lin Yi this time, it's foreseeable that he will be even more cautious from now on. It will be difficult for our Great Yuan Dynasty to find such a good opportunity next time."

"As for Lord Marquis Huailin, he will certainly punish us severely. Be prepared to accept a terrifying punishment!"

The burly man continued to scold, and the other expert also occasionally threw in a few insults.

"Enough! Are you two finished?"

Hearing the two of them constantly scolding him, the small, ugly man also grew angry:

"Is it my fault alone that this mission failed? Who knew that Lin Yi's talent was so high that he would break through in the heat of battle?"

"And besides that, don't you two have any responsibility? If you two were stronger and could each hold back both Wang Yu and Chi Longyue at the same time, how could Lin Yi have had the time to break through?"

"Now that the mission has failed, you want to push all the responsibility onto my head?"

"I'm telling you, the three of us went on this mission together. Even if responsibility is to be taken, the three of us will take it together, and no one can escape!"

"Instead of blaming each other now, you'd better think about how to explain this to Lord Marquis Huailin!"

"I..."

As soon as the small, ugly man finished speaking, the burly man and the other expert were also silenced.

Marquis Huailin was always extremely harsh toward his subordinates. Since they had caused such a big mess this time, if they didn't explain it well, they would likely suffer severely even if they were First-Rank Masters.

Thinking of Marquis Huailin's methods, for a moment, the several men were unable to even speak, with only deep fear flashing in their eyes.

However, just as the three were worrying, suddenly—

"Hehe, explain? In my opinion, the three of you don't need to worry about this matter anymore."

"Because you are all about to die!"

A light chuckle suddenly rang in the ears of the three men.

Then, the three felt their vision blur.

In the next moment, a middle-aged man appeared before them, wearing green robes, with a thin and refined face, a slight smile on his lips, and a five-strand long beard, looking like an ordinary village scholar.

At the moment the middle-aged man appeared, a Xiantian True Essence so powerful it was impossible to resist immediately enveloped the three of them.

At this moment, even though each of the three was a First-Rank Master with incredibly powerful blood and Qi, they instantly felt their bodies turn cold, as if even their blood had stopped flowing. They were completely unable to move their bodies, and their minds felt like they were exploding:

"Pavilion Master of Tianshan Pavilion, 15th on the Earth Ranking, One Sword Sinks the River — Liu Donglai!"

The three widened their eyes, which were filled with infinite fear.

Immediately after, they saw three invisible Sword Qi suddenly emerge in the void before them.

Those were three incredibly terrifying! Incredibly brilliant Sword Qi! They seemed even more dazzling than the great sun in the sky!

As soon as they appeared, they instantly filled their entire field of vision, filling it with endless light.

But in a flash, it turned into endless darkness!

"Humph! Three little insects actually dared to come to my Heavenly Mountain Sect territory to assassinate a peerless Genius of my Heavenly Mountain Sect?"

Looking at the three corpses on the ground with wide eyes and a huge blood hole in each of their foreheads, the Pavilion Master of Tianshan's face was incomparably cold:

"Do you really think my Heavenly Mountain Sect is a fool? That we don't know the despicableness of your Great Yuan Dynasty?"

"Since we dared to send Lin Yi out from Tianshan Pavilion this time, we naturally had the certainty of protecting him!"

"But then again, although these three little insects deserve to die ten thousand times, they have rendered a great service to my Heavenly Mountain Sect this time."

"Tsk tsk! A sudden Epiphany at the brink of life and death, allowing his cultivation, Martial Arts Techniques, Force Exertion Realm, and even his willpower to all break through. I've only heard of such things in legends, but I never thought I would see it in this little fellow Lin Yi today."

"This little fellow's talent is truly so terrifying that even I feel afraid! Our Heavenly Mountain Sect has really struck gold this time, haha!"

After speaking, the Pavilion Master of Tianshan laughed loudly, and then his figure disappeared into the dense forest like a mirage... Two days after the deaths of these three First-Rank Masters of the Great Yuan Dynasty, far away at the Wanxiang Tower headquarters in the Nine Provinces.

On this day, under the anticipation of countless people, Wanxiang Tower updated a new issue of the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking and the latent dragon branch rankings of each province.

On these ten lists, the rankings of almost all the geniuses were not much different from the last time.

Only one person surged upward against the suppression of many geniuses, his ranking skyrocketing, instantly shocking everyone!

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【Name: Lin Yi】

【Identity: Core Disciple of Tianshan Pavilion, Heavenly Mountain Sect】

【Age: 16】

【Cultivation: Martial Dao Second Rank】

【Record: On November 29th, Year 6376 of the martial god calendar, at Qingfeng Stockade on Wangwu Mountain in Dongshan Prefecture of Qingzhou, repelled the Great Yuan Dynasty First-Rank Martial Artist "green wind sword" Hou Wu with a single strike, combat power surpassing the First Rank!】

【Ranking: nine provinces latent dragon general ranking, 36th!

qingzhou latent dragon branch ranking, 3rd!】