170: Three treasures for the Innate Core Formation Realm assessment

"Clang!"

"Rumble!"

Inside the golden palace, the pitch-black starfall saber collided with a massive golden fist.

In an instant, the sound of clashing metal and a series of massive explosions echoed within the golden palace.

Then... "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Under Lin Yi's strike, the Golden Giant looked as if it had been struck by an eternal divine mountain. Its footsteps went "bang, bang, bang" as it retreated several steps in succession, only stopping after stumbling back seven or eight paces.

"Haha! Again!"

Seeing this, Lin Yi let out a loud laugh. He then twirled the long saber in his hand and immediately slashed at the Golden Giant once more.

"Whoosh!"

The black starfall saber tore through the air. In an instant, a dazzling galaxy formed within the Void Realm.

Like a vast, surging river or a towering, eternal divine mountain, it crushed down toward the Golden Giant with immense force.

On the other side, the Golden Giant also raised its fist to the sky. Its massive fist reflected streaks of golden light as it smashed ruthlessly toward Lin Yi's galaxy of saber light.

"Rumble!"

A massive explosion rang out in the palace.

After one move, the Golden Giant was once again pushed back by Lin Yi.

After that... "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Inside the golden palace, a man and a puppet engaged in a frenzied battle, causing the entire palace to tremble faintly.

Finally, fifteen minutes later.

"Clang!"

As Lin Yi's saber struck an energy core at the Golden Giant's heart.

"Buzz!"

A red light flashed in the Golden Giant's eyes, and it immediately stood still on the spot, motionless.

"Phew! I've finally succeeded in defeating this Golden Giant!"

Seeing this, Lin Yi let out a long breath, his eyes erupting with brilliant light.

For three years and nine months, aside from eating and sleeping, he had been fighting this Golden Giant almost every minute and every second, not daring to rest for a moment.

Until now, after more than three years—nearly four years—had passed, he had finally defeated this seemingly insurmountable Golden Giant.

Once he officially defeated it one more time to pass the Martial God's Xiantian Golden Core Realm assessment and obtained the treasure, he would be able to leave for good.

When that time comes, the Great Yuan Dynasty? King Lie?

Humph!

At that thought, a flash of killing intent crossed Lin Yi's eyes.

Being trapped in the Martial Emperors Relic Palace for over three years, unable to see his family, gather with friends, or even communicate with anyone, was extremely difficult for Lin Yi.

Naturally, Lin Yi felt immense hatred toward the culprits behind all this—the Great Yuan Dynasty, King Lie, and the others—and wished he could go out and kill them one by one immediately.

"I'll sit down and adjust my breathing for a while. Once I've restored myself to my Peak state, I'll begin the official assessment!"

Thoughts swirled in his mind as Lin Yi sat cross-legged and cultivated for about half an hour.

Finally, when he felt that his condition had returned to its Peak, Lin Yi stood up and shouted into the air:

"Senior Tianwu, I am ready. Please appear and help me enter the Xiantian Golden Core Realm assessment!"

His voice boomed, shaking the entire palace.

The next moment—

"Whoosh!"

With a distortion of the Void Realm, the white-haired and white-bearded elder, "Tianwu," whom Lin Yi hadn't seen in over three years but whose appearance remained unchanged, appeared before him.

"Hehe, little fellow, impressive!"

As soon as Tianwu appeared in the palace, he looked at Lin Yi and chuckled:

"In just over three years, you've raised your cultivation to the Peak of the Xiantian Golden Core Realm and the Peak of the Mortal Shedding Realm, and your Martial Arts Techniques have reached a level near the Perfection of a Saint-level Martial Art."

"Tsk tsk, your talent is even higher than I imagined! In terms of Blade Dao talent alone, I'm afraid even my master couldn't compare to you!"

At this point, a look of wonder flashed in Tianwu's eyes.

Having spent thousands of years on the Nine Provinces Continent, he had truly never seen a Prodigy whose talent could rival his master's, nor even anyone who came close.

Yet Lin Yi could surpass his master. Although it was only in terms of Blade Dao talent, it was still shocking enough.

"Senior Tianwu, you flatter me!"

Lin Yi said modestly:

"The Martial God is a figure of profound attainment. Even if I, Lin Yi, have some small talent, how could I compare to him?"

"Alright! Senior Tianwu, let's skip the small talk and start the assessment! We can chat more once it's over!"

"Hehe, you're quite impatient, little fellow!"

Hearing this, the White-Haired Elder, Tianwu, smiled:

"I, the examiner, haven't even spoken, yet you, the examinee, can't wait."

"But since you're in such a hurry, this old man won't waste any more words."

"I announce that Examinee No. 0000396, Lin Yi, you have passed the Xiantian Golden Core Realm assessment of the Martial Emperors Relic Palace!"

"What! Passed just like that?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but be stunned:

"Senior Tianwu, what's going on? Is there some mistake? I haven't even taken the test yet, so how could I have passed?"

"Haha! Little fellow, don't worry! There's no mistake!"

The White-Haired Elder, Tianwu, laughed loudly:

"The Xiantian Golden Core Realm assessment is different from the Heavenly Pride Assessment; it's originally just a formality."

"After all, anyone who can pass the Heavenly Pride Assessment can, under normal circumstances, basically pass the Xiantian Golden Core Realm assessment."

"So, the moment you defeated the Golden Giant just now, you passed your assessment. My coming out now is merely to announce it."

"Alright! Since you've passed the assessment, get ready to receive your rewards!"

With that, the White-Haired Elder, Tianwu, reached out and tapped the air.

"Whoosh!"

With a ripple in the Void Realm, three treasures appeared before Lin Yi's eyes in the next instant.

The first of these three treasures was a shimmering green leaf, emitting a faint green glow throughout its body, looking like a perfect emerald.

The second treasure was a glittering golden rhombic crystal, its specific function unclear.

As for the third treasure, it was a blackish-purple doll about the size of one and a half palms. Its body was entirely blackish-purple, except for its blood-red eyes, and it emitted waves of an evil and terrifying aura.

"The first of these three treasures is named the 'spirit enlightenment leaf'."

Looking at the three treasures, Tianwu explained slowly:

"This is a Peak Saint-Grade Precious Medicine of the Epiphany type. Once you consume it, your Comprehension Ability will instantly increase significantly, and you will remain in a state close to an Epiphany for the next three years."

"What! A state close to an Epiphany for the next three years?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi's eyes widened, and he was instantly stunned.

One must realize, how high was his Comprehension Ability? In terms of Blade Dao talent alone, he had even surpassed the Martial God!

And this spirit enlightenment leaf could actually keep his comprehension in a state near Epiphany for the next three years—how terrifying was that?

If he devoted all his efforts to cultivating martial arts as he had this time, he could likely easily master even Saint-level Martial Arts Techniques to Perfection, and might even progress a significant distance beyond that.

One could only say that this truly deserved to be an peerless Precious Medicine obtainable only by passing the Xiantian Golden Core Realm assessment; it was indeed incredibly precious!

"Senior Tianwu, what about the second one?"

Seeing that the first treasure was so precious and formidable, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel excited for the remaining ones, and he quickly asked Tianwu in anticipation.