109: Crimson Flame Gang

A mechanical prompt sounded in Lin Xingyu's ear.

"[You have won this battle. Do you wish to continue the challenge?]"

"Continue!"

The opponent who appeared this time was not as strong as Jing Lei, and was quickly defeated by Lin Xingyu.

Immediately after, it was the next one...

On the other side, Wang Ledian and the others also reached the fourth stage.

As people with SSS-Rank Spirit Seeds, they also possessed the ability to challenge opponents beyond their Realm.

Although their opponents were also Geniuses, their basic attributes, enhanced by genetic modification, far surpassed ordinary people.

Coupled with their endless 'tricky moves,' even against Fourth-rank opponents, they were still victorious.

Wang Ledian's opponent was also a shield warrior, and the two went back and forth, fighting to a stalemate.

The opponent possessed light attributes, allowing him to heal himself.

Even with Wang Ledian's potent poison abilities, his opponent remained unafraid.

Seeing that he couldn't defeat his opponent, Wang Ledian directly cast a "Curse of Misfortune."

A strange scene unfolded.

The opponent began to make various low-level mistakes and was quickly seized upon by Wang Ledian, who defeated him...

Unlike Wang Ledian, Wang Chiyao's opponents were all convinced of their loss.

Wang Ledian's opponents often felt unconvinced, believing their defeat was due to their own mistakes.

Wang Chiyao's opponents, however, always left in tears.

This time, Wang Chiyao's opponent was a powerful summoner who could summon stone giants to assist him.

He was full of confidence in his abilities.

Once he summoned the stone giants, the battle would become one-sided.

Just now, under the barrage of Wang Chiyao's gatling gun, he had managed to summon a dozen stone giants, which then charged at Wang Chiyao.

Victory was now basically assured, and he believed his opponent would soon be overwhelmed by the stone giants.

Just as he was about to let out a sigh of relief.

He suddenly saw his opponent wave her hand, summoning even more combat Puppets, a dense black mass.

They instantly engulfed his stone giants.

"What the hell, what kind of monster is this!"

He was on the verge of tears.

This is not fair!

Why did she use a gatling gun to shoot him when she had so many summoned creatures?

Why did she give him hope, only to plunge him into despair in an instant?

He felt like a clown...

Li Hongyang's side presented a different scene.

This was a battle of fists and flesh.

His opponent was also a warrior, and the two went back and forth, fighting to a stalemate.

"Haha, brother, you're good! A Third-rank actually fighting evenly with a Fourth-rank like me!"

The bald, burly man opposite him grinned.

He was very satisfied to encounter such an opponent.

Unlike the previous one who used a Flying Sword, which left him only able to passively take hits, making him feel quite frustrated.

"Yes, I'm having a blast too!"

Li Hongyang also grinned.

He really enjoyed this kind of combat, which didn't require much thought and relied entirely on instinct.

The two smiled at each other, feeling a sense of mutual appreciation.

"Add me as a friend, want to challenge each other again sometime?"

"Sure!"

Challenges can be arranged in the trial tower, but this is a practice mode and does not affect rank standings.

As time passed, the opponent's stamina gradually gave out, and he ultimately lost.

"Brother, I'm off!"

The opponent laughed heartily, clicked to surrender, and left the trial tower...

Just as Lin Xingyu and the others were climbing the tower.

In Secret Realm No. 3699, the Blood Wolf Gang's Pioneering Team was experiencing a desperate escape.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Deafening explosions echoed through the dense forest, and tree branches swayed violently in the shockwaves.

Scarface Man was leading his remaining subordinates in a frantic retreat.

Out of an entire Pioneering Team, only 6 people remained; the rest had perished in the tree people's attack.

"There's an ambush of tree people ahead, stop quickly!"

With a shrill cry, green fruits flew from the front.

These fruits would explode violently upon contact with any object.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Two people failed to dodge and were blown away, their fates unknown.

"Turn left, quickly!"

Scarface Man roared, changing their escape direction again.

He only wanted to escape this jungle as quickly as possible.

After their last battle with the tree people, they had barely had time to rest before being attacked again.

These tree people were entirely green and could hurl bomb-like fruits.

The already severely weakened Pioneering Team instantly faced a crisis...

Just as everyone was exhausted, a joyful shout suddenly came from ahead.

"Leader, it's the grassland!"

Scarface Man looked up and saw that the impenetrable jungle finally came to an end.

A vast grassland stretched out before their eyes.

Everyone mustered their last bit of strength and stumbled out of the jungle.

"We finally escaped!"

"The tree people didn't catch up, we're saved!"

As they stepped onto the soft grass, everyone finally relaxed.

They all lay sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath.

Their faces were filled with the joy of surviving a disaster.

Just then, a rough voice sounded:

"Old Scar, what happened to you guys?"

The newcomer was the leader of the Blazing Flame Gang's Pioneering Team from Sunset City, a red-faced big man.

The Blazing Flame Gang's position in Sunset City was similar to the Blood Wolf Gang's in Starfall City.

They had business dealings and were familiar with each other.

"Don't even ask, we ran into a group of tree people..."

Scarface Man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the newcomer.

He roughly recounted his encounter.

His Pioneering Team was almost completely wiped out, unable to compete for Opportunities in the Secret Realm.

It was better to inform the other party about the tree people and let them investigate.

If the other party succeeded, he might still be able to get some scraps.

"It's getting late, we'll go in tomorrow and take a look!"

"Don't worry, if it's really as my little brother says, I'll give you some tree cores as an information fee."

The red-faced big man was full of confidence.

The Blazing Flame Gang had many fire-element ability users, who were good at dealing with plant-type monsters.

He guessed that Scarface Man and his group couldn't harm the tree people, possibly due to insufficient attack power.

He had several powerful Dao tools, and with attribute suppression, he might gain something.

Seeing is believing; no matter what, he had to try it himself.

"Then many thanks, big brother!"

Scarface Man was overjoyed to hear this.

However, he had already made up his mind.

This time, he would definitely hide far behind and run away immediately if things looked bad...

In the trial tower.

Lin Xingyu achieved ten consecutive victories, successfully advancing to the fifth stage.

The opponents encountered after the fifth stage were all Fifth-rank, and each battle was exceptionally difficult.

His opponents were also Geniuses, and with a two-Realm difference, it was very difficult for him to win.

Especially since he couldn't use World Power here.

After five consecutive losses, Lin Xingyu exited the trial tower.

He didn't like being abused and planned to return after leveling up.

He was a bit tired now and planned to try the 'tower-climbing mode' tomorrow.

He found many good things in the exchange list.

Among them, a "bodhi fruit" cost 100,000 points, which was close to his current points.

This time, he earned a total of 86,000 points by advancing to the fifth stage in one go.

He would earn some more points when he climbed the tower tomorrow.

That way, he would have enough to exchange for the "bodhi fruit."

It was said that this item could enhance Comprehension Ability, and he planned to exchange for it and plant it in his Inner World.

He wondered if a bodhi tree would grow?

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