227: Chapter 230 The Thirty-Fiveth Floor, Truly Full Power

The thirty-fifth level.

The black-haired youth pressed down with a blade strike.

This strike did not have the abruptness of the first encounter on the thirtieth level.

But it was heavier.

More complete.

The moment the blade light fell, Lin Yi felt as if the entire battle platform had been enveloped by the opponent's Saber Intent.

It was not merely sealing off his retreat.

It was even affecting the operational rhythm of the power of his Divine Body Realm, his True Intent of Water, and his Black Demon War Heaven Body within his body.

Lin Yi held his blade horizontally to meet it.

Boom!

The two blades collided.

A ring of air waves exploded in the center of the battle platform.

Lin Yi's figure retreated half a step, and the stone surface beneath his feet cracked.

But the black-haired youth did not stop.

The second blade was already cutting down, following the residual momentum of the first.

Lin Yi's eyes darkened.

This was not the thirtieth level.

The Black-Clad Swordsman of the thirtieth level was complete.

But the black-haired youth of the thirty-fifth level was complete to a further degree.

Every one of his strikes seemed to preemptively suppress Lin Yi's next change.

If Lin Yi used the water momentum to neutralize force, the opponent's blade would cut into the nodes of the water momentum.

If Lin Yi used his Top-grade Divine Body to resist head-on, the opponent's blade edge would slice into the gaps of the Divine Body's vibration.

If Lin Yi used "One Blade Slashes One World" to counter-attack, the opponent would press back with an even more complete Saber Intent.

This level had no obvious weaknesses.

To pass, he could only break through head-on.

Lin Yi did not probe any further.

Boom!

His Top-grade Divine Body began to operate completely.

It was as if a deep sea had awakened within his body, and the power of the Divine Body Realm Triple Stage pressed inch by inch into his flesh, Meridians, and bones.

The divine body chapter of the Black Demon War Heaven Body also erupted along with it.

Black patterns lit up deep within his bones.

Lin Yi took a step forward.

He would not retreat.

He slashed out with his pitch-black long blade.

In this strike, the fourth level of True Intent of Water was pressed into the blade edge.

Deep.

Heavy.

Force-consuming.

Sealing.

At the same time, the Saber Intent of "One Blade Slashes One World" converged into a single line.

The black-haired youth raised his blade.

Clang!

The two blades collided again.

This time, it was not Lin Yi who retreated.

The long blade in the black-haired youth's hand trembled slightly, and his figure slid back by a foot.

Only a foot.

But this was the first time since the battle began that he had been forced back by Lin Yi head-on.

Outside the Hunyuan Tower.

On the light screen, Lin Yi's name remained on the thirty-fifth level.

No one could see the battle situation inside the tower.

But the longer the time passed, the tighter the atmosphere in the square became.

"He still hasn't come out."

"He's held on for so long on the thirty-fifth level?"

"No, it's not just holding on."

"If he were merely being suppressed, he should have been defeated long ago."

Elder Zhou stood on the high platform with his hands behind his back, his eyes becoming increasingly serious.

He could not see the specific scenes inside the tower, but he could judge a thing or two through the fluctuations of the Hunyuan Tower light screen.

Lin Yi had not been quickly eliminated.

This meant that he had the power to fight on the thirty-fifth level.

This was already astonishing.

Divine Body Realm Triple Stage, second time entering the tower, and able to fight to the thirty-fifth level without being defeated.

Such a Genius, even in Hunyuan God City, was not something seen everywhere.

Elder Zhou said slowly, "Has the news been sent out?"

The deacon beside him immediately replied, "It has already been sent to the Inner Courtyard."

Elder Zhou nodded.

"Send another copy."

The deacon's heart trembled.

Sending another copy meant that Elder Zhou believed the previous weight was not enough.

...

Inside the thirty-fifth level.

Lin Yi and the black-haired youth had already exchanged hundreds of blade strikes.

The battle platform was full of blade marks.

Every blade mark was deeply embedded in the stone surface, as if permanently branded by some terrifying power.

Lin Yi also had several wounds on his body.

Some had already healed.

Some were still oozing blood.

The black-haired youth was likewise no longer intact.

His chest, shoulders, and arms all had black blade marks.

However, as a projection of the Hunyuan Tower, he felt no pain and had no emotions.

He would only continue to strike with his blade.

Another blade fell.

Lin Yi raised his blade to block it.

The moment the blades collided, the black-haired youth suddenly changed his move, pressing his long blade down with the momentum, the blade intent aimed straight at Lin Yi's waist and abdomen.

Lin Yi did not dodge.

He clenched his left fist, the power of the Black Demon War Heaven Body erupted, and he smashed it directly onto the side of the opponent's blade.

Bang!

The long blade was deflected.

Lin Yi's pitch-black long blade in his right hand followed with an upward slash.

The black blade light slashed from bottom to top, almost grazing the black-haired youth's chest.

The black-haired youth retreated half a step, avoiding the fatal strike.

But Lin Yi's blade momentum did not break.

The second strike followed.

The third strike.

The fourth strike.

The fourth level of True Intent of Water was no longer released separately.

The Black Demon War Heaven Body was no longer just providing power.

The Top-grade Divine Body was even less just used to resist injuries head-on.

Everything was pressed into the blade.

Each strike was heavier than the last.

Each strike was more complete than the last.

The black-haired youth was forced back continuously for the first time.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

But just at the fourth step, his blade momentum suddenly changed.

The blade light that had been suppressed by Lin Yi suddenly rebounded, like a bowstring pressed to the limit, slashing out seven blade shadows in an instant.

The seven blades fell almost simultaneously.

Each blade struck at the most critical positions of Lin Yi's operation.

The center of his eyebrows.

Throat.

Chest.

Wrists.

Waist and abdomen.

Knees.

Ankles.

Lin Yi's eyes narrowed.

At this moment, he finally understood where the true difficulty of the thirty-fifth level lay.

It was not that the opponent's power was stronger than his.

It was that as long as there was the slightest lack of harmony in the operation of his system, the opponent could immediately seize upon it.

Lin Yi took a deep breath.

The water ripples beneath his feet suddenly dissipated.

The patterns of the Black Demon War Heaven Body on his body also hid deep into his Divine Body.

The pitch-black long blade was held horizontally in front of him.

He no longer mobilized any kind of power separately.

He no longer thought about which strike should use water, which should use force, or which should use a Divine Ability.

All power should have been in one strike from the start.

The seven blade shadows of the black-haired youth fell.

Lin Yi struck.

Only one strike.

This strike was very simple.

Yet it was as if he had pressed his Divine Body, Essence, Divine Ability, and blade techniques all into a single line.

The black line crossed over.

The seven blade shadows shattered simultaneously.

The black-haired youth stopped for the first time.

His long blade was cut open by Lin Yi's strike.

The blade body split from the middle.

Lin Yi stepped forward.

The second strike fell.

The black-haired youth raised his broken blade to resist.

Boom!

The broken blade shattered.

The third strike slashed across his chest.

The black-haired youth's figure flew backward, landing heavily on the edge of the battle platform.

He stood up slowly.

His figure had begun to fade.

But he still raised the remaining hilt in his hand.

Lin Yi looked at him, his eyes calm.

"It's over."

The final strike was unleashed.

The black blade light pierced through the battle platform.

The black-haired youth's figure completely dissipated.

The thirty-fifth level, passed.

...

Outside the Hunyuan Tower.

The light screen flickered.

Lin Yi, thirty-sixth level.

All sound in the square was cut off at this moment.

Subsequently, a wave of noise exploded.

"He passed!"

"He passed the thirty-fifth level!"

"Divine Body Realm Triple Stage, second time in the tower, killed his way into the thirty-sixth level!"

"This is no longer an ordinary World Realm seed!"

"Lin Yi of the Nine Provinces... is he really from a Small World?"

On the high platform, Elder Zhou's eyes had completely changed.

He was no longer just observing.

He was moved.

After the thirty-fifth level, the weight of every level above was completely different.

Especially since Lin Yi was only at the Divine Body Realm Triple Stage.

Elder Zhou said in a deep voice, "Send him to the Inner Courtyard immediately."

"Also, notify the Yuanxing World Master's side."

The deacon beside him was shocked.

"Yuanxing World Master?"

Elder Zhou looked at the name on the light screen and said slowly, "He uses a blade."

"Such a seedling, if the Yuanxing World Master is not informed, and he blames us later, who can bear the responsibility?"

The deacon's heart shivered, and he immediately bowed his head.

"Yes!"

...

Inside the Hunyuan Tower.

The thirty-sixth level.

Lin Yi appeared on a new battle platform.

On this level, no opponent appeared immediately.

The world was dim.

In the distance, a figure slowly condensed.

That person had his back to Lin Yi, his figure tall and large, holding a long blade in his hand.

He was just standing there, and the entire battle platform felt as if it were covered by some invisible Saber Intent.

Lin Yi gripped his pitch-black long blade tightly.

Having just passed the thirty-fifth level, his aura was still somewhat fluctuating.

But his eyes were even brighter.

The thirty-sixth level.

This was the place he truly wanted to see this time.

The figure slowly turned around.

The blade edge hung low.

A calm voice sounded.

"The thirty-sixth level."

"Defeat me, and enter the thirty-seventh level."