74: Double pupils open the heavens, invincible body burns blood

Making it so mysterious.

Lin Yan looked around the massive, currently empty arena.

"Battle Phantom coalescing."

An electronic voice sounded.

A phantom with a blurred face slowly appeared at the center of the arena.

Battle Phantom?

Lin Yan immediately looked over, his pupils flickering.

Hmm?

Waves surged in his heart.

Such a pure Exotic Beast aura.

A humanoid Exotic Beast?!

Perhaps because it was a phantom and not a physical entity, he couldn't see through its meridians at all.

The thought had just arisen.

"Battle commence."

The two words fell.

Swish—!

A blurry afterimage streaked across.

A sharp gust of wind stirred the air.

Bang—!

Lin Yan, who had crossed his halberd to block, was instantly sent flying backward uncontrollably.

"Hmph..."

He let out a muffled grunt, feeling his numb and trembling arms, a trace of gravity flashing in his eyes.

Fifth Rank, Ninth Layer, Invincible!!

So this is the highest difficulty of the hidden stage.

No wonder the System said it would give him a cheat in advance; this truly was not an existence he could contend with at his current level.

"System."

"Come."

No time to waste with you here; might as well experience a future ultimate move.

"Ding."

"Limit State, early experience."

As the voice fell.

A violent gust of wind was already assaulting him again.

Lin Yan could already see the terrifying fist force getting closer and closer.

Suddenly.

"Ah!!"

The youth let out a roar that seemed pained.

Boom—!

The phantom charging forward was instantly blasted away by an overwhelmingly violent shockwave.

Lin Yan slightly raised his head, his black short hair standing up neatly as if blown by the wind, swaying. His eyes emitted an intimidating white light, with wispy, ethereal, fairyland-like mist continuously drifting from their corners.

At the same time.

His body was enveloped by a layer of deep, blazing black-red flowing light. This light seemed to burn with endless flames, giving off an irresistible majesty.

As this mysterious power surged forth, an unparalleled, wildly domineering pressure instantly enveloped the entire arena.

This feeling... Lin Yan sensed the wildly churning black-red blood within his body and gently clenched his left fist.

Bang—!

The surrounding air instantly exploded.

An earth-shattering roar resounded through the entire arena, the entire space seeming to shake violently at this moment.

And at the exact same instant this roar appeared.

A pool of blood splattered in front of him.

It was the Battle Phantom charging forward again.

"Lin Yan of Dragon Country, successfully chall..."

The Virtual Battle Network's voice halted, time seeming to freeze.

Lin Yan slowly lowered his gaze and looked over.

Boom—!

Two dazzling beams of white light suddenly shot out from his eyes.

Instantly.

The blood slowly coalesced in a horrifying manner.

In but an instant.

A young man with an eerie complexion and vacant eyes appeared at the center of the arena.

Faced with this situation.

No change could be seen on Lin Yan's face. His eyes, still emanating ethereal mist from their corners, slowly swept over the youth.

He didn't know how long passed.

A low murmur sounded softly.

"Not an Exotic Beast."

"It's a Bloodline higher than an Exotic Beast."

He withdrew his gaze.

Splash—!

The youth turned back into a pool of blood.

Simultaneously.

The electronic voice continued to resound.

"Lin Yan of Dragon Country, successfully challenged."

"Comprehensive evaluation: Supreme."

"Departing the arena shortly."

The moment the voice fell.

Hmm...

Lin Yan abruptly took a step back, a flash of pallor crossing his face.

His eyes returned to their usual color, and the deep, blazing black-red flowing light surrounding his body also vanished.

The so-called Limit State had ended.

It wasn't that he didn't want to last longer, but he had already reached his body's limit.

He felt the shattered Four Meridians within his body and looked down at himself, now a bloody mess.

In less than two seconds.

No wonder the System said it could only be fully activated after life transition.

If this were in reality, he'd be crippled outright.

However.

A flash of fervor passed through the youth's eyes.

It's really strong!

He had gained a slight understanding of the abilities in the Limit State.

Double Pupils Opening Heaven, Hegemon Body Burning Blood.

It's not as simple as the literal meaning.

The combat power boost from the Hegemon Body Burning Blood state, he had only briefly tested it.

Or rather, it hadn't even truly begun.

Just a gentle clenching of his fist had vibrated the phantom, which he hadn't even touched, into a pool of blood.

And then there were the Dual Pupils.

With just a slight thought, he had directly locked time and then restored the phantom.

What kind of mighty power is this?

It completely transcends the category of Martial Skills.

Moreover.

He hadn't even used the offensive capabilities of the Dual Pupils.

If he had used them, probably without even clenching his fist earlier, just slightly raising his gaze would have been enough to instantly kill the phantom.

So it was only a slight understanding.

Because he had no idea what the peak combat power would be like with the state fully unleashed.

No wonder the System had said before that 'One Glance to Shatter' wasn't an empty boast.

life transition... Lin Yan took a deep breath.

Keep pushing!

This is my own incredibly powerful trump card.

As the chaotic thoughts subsided.

"Young King Lin Yan, please choose your clearance reward."

Lin Yan looked up.

He found himself in the Seven-Colored Space he had visited once before, with the familiar projection screen in front of him.

One Mystic-Grade High-Grade Martial Skill, one Ninth-Rank Spirit Medicine.

A faint smile appeared on his slightly pale face.

As expected of the reward for clearing the hidden stage; the time spent was worth it.

He directly reached out and tapped on the Spirit Medicine.

"Deliver to Magic Martial University."

"Understood."

"The Spirit Medicine will be delivered within today..."

Before the Virtual Battle Network AI could finish.

"Leave."

As the words fell.

Hmm?

Lin Yan frowned slightly.

Why is he still inside? He's in a hurry.

"Leave!"

He said it again, but there was still no reaction.

Just as he was about to say it a third time.

"Regular rewards distributed."

"Distributing hidden reward..."

Hidden reward?

Is that why it's not over yet?

Lin Yan looked at the golden light appearing before him.

What is it?

The golden light dissipated.

Half of a token floated before him.

He raised an eyebrow and reached out to take it.

"Reward distribution complete."

"After clearing the hidden stage of the Advanced kings road, the tokens can be combined and materialized."

Swish—!

Lin Yan vanished from the Seven-Colored Space... the Polar Region.

"It's restored!"

"The AI has regained control."

Several staff members shouted excitedly simultaneously.

Instantly.

Numerous gazes all focused over.

Xia Zhou quickly stepped forward.

"How is it?"

The elderly man from before, operating the interface, replied.

"Everything is normal."

"But there's an extra set of programs."

"It's about the hidden stage of the Intermediate kings road."

He paused.

"Cannot open it."

"Cannot see the data inside."

"It has been sealed."

Xia Zhou spoke again.

"What about that kid?"

The old man answered.

"Already offline."

"Returned to reality."

He turned around, his expression serious.

"Council Speaker."

"You must..."

"Ahem."

Xia Zhou cleared his throat lightly.

"Elder Qi, come out with me for a moment."

Qi Feng's expression faltered slightly.

He quickly understood Xia Zhou's meaning.

He glanced around unobtrusively and followed.

Got too excited, forgot this was a public area.

The Second Council Speaker Sol and the Third Council Speaker Adolf simultaneously withdrew their gazes, their eyes flickering.