87: Chapter 86 Killing Outside the Gate

As soon as the flying ship landed, Lin Mo sensed that something was wrong.

It was not the stench of monsters.

It was the aura of people.

Many people.

And every aura was as deep as an abyss, seemingly impossible to shake.

In front of the stone gate at the base of the Trial Tower, a sea of people stood.

Lin Mo swept his gaze across them briefly.

There were twelve phalanxes, each consisting of twenty to thirty people, with two leaders standing at the front of each, whose auras were clearly a cut above the rest.

A total of twenty-four people.

At the very front stood a middle-aged man wearing dark gold robes, hands behind his back, smiling as he said:

"What a coincidence."

Qin Lan stood on the deck, her face devoid of any expression of surprise.

She turned her head and glanced at Shen Yuntang.

Shen Yuntang nodded slightly.

"You really did come."

Qin Lan's tone was cold, devoid of any emotion.

Lin Mo leaned against the railing, looking at the wall of people in front, then back at Qin Lan.

"You knew beforehand?"

"Not beforehand."

Qin Lan patted a small dark silver box hanging at her waist.

"It is that I have been looking forward to their arrival."

The flying ship came to a complete stop.

The cabin door opened, and Qin Lan stepped out first.

Shen Yuntang and Pei Jun followed closely behind, while the other ten Fifth Class Advancement experts lined up on both sides in a tight formation.

The middle-aged man in the dark gold robe took two steps forward and spoke with a smile.

"Special Envoy Qin, long time no see."

"Zhou Yanting."

Qin Lan called out his name.

"I can understand the Ling family, but when did your Zhou family start acting as pawns for others?"

Zhou Yanting's smile did not change.

"Special Envoy Qin, you jest. Our twelve families just happened to want to come to the Trial Tower for training, and we just happened to meet on the way."

"Happened to?"

Qin Lan swept a glance at the hundreds of people waiting in formation behind them.

"Happened to bring twenty-four Fifth Class Advancement experts for training?"

Zhou Yanting no longer concealed it; his smile faded, and his voice became very flat.

"Special Envoy Qin, Deputy Alliance Leader Shen, our conditions are simple."

"Hand over Lin Mo and Su Xiaoli, and we will let you leave safely."

Qin Lan kept a cold face and did not speak.

Shen Yuntang looked indifferent and had no interest in responding.

Zhou Yanting continued:

"Of course, if you are unwilling—"

He raised his right hand.

The twenty-four Fifth Class Advancement experts behind him took a step forward simultaneously.

Twenty-four distinct mana fluctuations erupted at the same time, like twenty-four volcanoes erupting in the same second.

The sky suddenly changed color.

The earth began to shake.

Twenty-four Law Avatars formed simultaneously on the wasteland in front of the Trial Tower.

Some were hundred-meter-tall rock giants, some were phantom silhouettes of the War God condensed from thunder, and others were azure beasts covered in ice armor.

Each Law Avatar emitted a terrifying pressure that distorted space.

This was the ultimate combat form that could only be condensed at the Fifth Class Advancement—the Law Avatar.

A domain is the embryonic form of a law.

The Law Avatar is the manifestation of the law.

Even the weakest Law Avatar possessed the power to move mountains and fill seas, something a domain could never compare to.

With twenty-four appearing at once, the ground for a dozen kilometers around cracked instantly.

The wind and rain churned between heaven and earth.

The earth itself trembled and wailed.

The few professionals who had come to the Third-Rank with Lin Mo had their legs go weak on the spot.

"We are screwed... If I had known, I would not have gotten on Lin Mo's ride!"

"Twenty-four Fifth Class Advancement experts! Twelve factions! Is this going to be a world war?!"

Lin Mo stood on the flying ship's deck, looking up at the Law Avatars filling the sky, lost in thought.

Qin Lan looked back at him.

Then she smiled.

This was the first time Lin Mo had seen Qin Lan smile so heartily.

"Since you have all come—"

Qin Lan raised her right hand.

Ten Alliance Fifth Class Advancement experts stepped forward simultaneously.

Thirteen equally majestic pillars of mana shot into the sky.

Qin Lan's Law Avatar formed first—a two-hundred-meter-tall dark purple magic giant, its body flowing with spatial cracks, its eyes two deep black holes.

Shen Yuntang condensed a battle angel made of golden radiance, its six wings unfurling to cover half the sky.

Pei Jun's Law Avatar was a single-horned war lion burning with white flames, its body covered in dense runes.

The remaining ten Fifth Class Advancement experts each condensed their own unique Law Avatars, lining up to confront the twenty-four on the opposite side.

Thirteen against twenty-four.

They were indeed at a disadvantage in numbers.

But Zhou Yanting's expression changed instead.

Because the Law fluctuations emitted by Qin Lan's dark purple giant were a cut above any other present.

Fifth Class Advancement peak.

And a peak that was infinitely close to the threshold of the sixth realm.

The Alliance had brought out its true foundation; every one of these ten people was an expert who had been famous in the Alliance for many years!

Pick any one of them; in a 1v3, they might let a few escape, but in a 1v2, they would absolutely hold their own.

"Zhou Yanting."

Qin Lan's voice emanated from the Law Avatar, carrying the echo of Space Law, as if it were sounding from all directions simultaneously.

"Did you think we did not know you would come?"

"Did you think these ten people were guards cobbled together at the last minute?"

The composure on Zhou Yanting's face vanished.

Qin Lan stopped wasting words.

The dark purple giant raised its right fist, and the space in front of the fist collapsed directly into a black vortex.

She turned back and threw something at Lin Mo.

Lin Mo reached out and caught it.

A palm-sized six-pointed star teleportation rune, its surface flowing with the same dark red light as the Trial Tower.

"Go in."

Qin Lan said only two words.

Lin Mo gripped the rune, looking at the Law Avatars that had already begun to collide.

Two rock giants collided with Qin Lan's giant spatial fist and were instantly shattered into a rain of rubble.

The entire wasteland was trembling.

"Will you be okay?"

Lin Mo asked.

Qin Lan replied speechlessly.

"Do not underestimate us too much."

Lin Mo smiled.

He crushed the rune, and the dark red light instantly enveloped him and the other accompanying Second Class Advancement peak professionals.

His body began to become transparent.

Teleportation complete.

On the battlefield outside, the shockwaves from every collision of the Law Avatars leveled the ground for dozens of kilometers around.

And in a corner at the very edge of the melee.

A Grey-robed Man stood quietly in place.

He watched the spot where Lin Mo had disappeared, his lips moving slightly.

Then, he entered the Trial Tower.

No one noticed him.

...

Inside the Trial Tower.

Lin Mo opened his eyes.

All around was pure darkness.

Beneath his feet was cold stone, and the air was filled with an ancient and stifling aura.

Three meters in front of him, a line of text was carved onto a stone gate.

[Trial Tower · First Floor]

[Challenger: Lin Mo]

[Current Floor: 0/1000]

Lin Mo loosened his wrists.

The curse mark on his right chest was still slightly hot, with a golden glimmer appearing and disappearing.

That pulling force from deep within the tower was actually more than ten times stronger than the Demon King's seal.

"You stinking lizards, you really are like persistent ghosts."

Lin Mo muttered, reaching out to push open the stone gate.

A beautiful woman with a voluptuous figure and a pair of dragon horns was staring straight at Lin Mo.

...

Appendix: Protagonist's Current Panel (Did not pass review yesterday, posting a simplified version today)

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[Lin Mo] (Level 865, Second Class Advancement)

[Talent]

Magic Armor (Level 320,000): Block 3,308,840 points, Attack +3,200,000 (Independent)

Demon God Transformation (Max Stacks): All Attributes increased by 200% (×3), Flight + Energy Attack

[Skills]

Parry (Level 1000): Damage Reduction 1019%, Rebound 504.5%

Berserk (Level 1284) + Advent of the Berserk God: Tenacity 661.5%, Physical Lifesteal 661.5%, Strength +691.5%, Speed +691.5%, Max Stacks All Attributes ×3

Life Spring (Level 23,000): All Attributes +23,000, Extra HP +2,300,000, Recover 1% of Max HP per second

Double Jump (Level 1000): Flight Speed +1998%

Whirlwind Slash (Level 4,523): 22690% Attack Power Physical Damage per segment

Body of the War God (Level 4020, Max Stacks): All Attributes +4,020,000 (Fixed, not included in multiplier zones)

War Cry (Level 1)

Charge (Level 1)

[Equipment]

epic grade Longsword: Strength +500

Dragon Blood Ring

[Final Stats]

Strength: 8,159,466

Constitution: 4,382,790

Spirit: 4,382,790

Speed: 6,891,483

HP: 46,127,900

Mana: 43,827,900

Defense: 2,191,395

[Special]

HP Recovery per second: 461,279 points

EXP Multiplier: 87,500,000x (87.5 million times)

Extra Attack (Magic Armor): +3,200,000

Actual Attack: 11,359,466

Whirlwind Slash damage per segment: approx. 2.578 billion physical damage