Martial World's
Chapter 40 - Breaking through the Fourth Floor
Outside the Exquisite Pagoda, the elders saw the magic array of the fourth floor light up and they were shocked. "Geez, fourth floor, and it only takes half an incense stick of time!"
"This Wang Yanfeng, he's not simple." These elders had already expected Wang Yanfeng to reach the fourth floor, but did not anticipate that he would do so so quickly. “With such speed, perhaps Wang Yanfeng could break through to the fourth floor and step onto the fifth floor. Of course I think that the fifth floor is impossible, but he should be proud even with this result. ”
“I just don't know how Lin Ming and Liang Tieshan are performing. Both results are not so bad. Liang Tieshen was a tall and burly young man who possessed an innate divine power. He is also fifteen years old.
Lin Ming and Liang Tieshan were fifteen years old, had cultivation at the Second Stage of Body Transformation, and also possessed innate divine power. This kind of strength in their age was truly impressive.
However in the eyes of many elders, if the two were compared to Wang Yanfeng, there was still a gap.
That Lin Ming possessed an innate divine power was not wrong, but he was only at the Second Stage of Body Transformation. Wang Yanfeng was at the Third Stage of Body Transformation. The main characteristic of the Third Stage was to infuse true essence into the visceral organs. Training the heart and lungs of martial artists would be empowered. Their breathing would be long and their endurance double that of a Second Stage martial artist.
Without a doubt, Wang Yanfeng also possessed superior technique and speed. Even looking at strength, Wang Yanfeng's record was only 300 less than Lin Ming; his inequality was not very great.
For this third trial, if there were no accidents, then Wang Yanfeng would occupy the first position.
The third trial also accounted for the largest proportion in terms of the final evaluation. If Wang Yanfeng came out first in the third trial, that other than his talent would surpass Lin Ming, and the first place of the entrance examination would be his.
Yet at this moment, actually Wang Yanfeng was struggling on the third floor. These two martial artists were difficult to deal with, because every few moves they traded, he would find one that threatened his life. Wang Yanfeng used a large amount of strength and true essence to defeat one, but also suffered a minor injury.
“Sial, how is this so strange. Even with the 'Nine Paths of Truth' passed down in my family, I only managed to kill one. It seemed that the chances of reaching the fourth floor were increasingly uncertain. ” Wang Yanfeng was worried; he had already consumed 20% of his inner true essence. In this dreamland he was unable to equip it with pills or medicines. He could only rely on the training of the Third Stage innards to supplement his energy bit by bit.
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Wang Yanfeng was anxious over the level of his true essence consumption, but Lin Ming was also worried about the same reason. He was not at the Viscera Training, but only at the Second Stage of Body Transformation, Meat Training. He did not have excessive vitality and his every move consumed more true essence.
Fortunately, Lin Ming had the 'True Primal Chaos Formula' and had achieved a small success at the first stage. This ancient skill revolved within him, it allowed him to supplement his true essence with an unceasing supply. Although he could not use it nonstop, it could still reduce the intense pressure he felt.
This time in front of Lin Ming, his opponent was two first-rate ferocious beasts – Iron Armor Bears.
There were strong and weak first-rate demonic beasts. The Single Horned Rhino was weak; it was only the same as a peak Second Stage martial artist. But this Iron Armor Bear was actually the same as a peak Third Stage martial artist. Not only that, but there are two.
Lin Ming was serious. Before this he had never fought against an opponent at the peak of the Third Stage. He did not have full confidence in victory in beating one, and not to mention this was a pair.
But the most important thing was that this battle had two strict conditions. First, he could not use his limited true essence. Second, he could not accept a single injury.
Lin Ming took a breath while recalling every detail he knew about the Iron Armor Bear.
The power of the Iron Armor Bear was 5000 jins. His speed was a bit slow, but his entire body was covered in thick plates of bone armor. Swords or spears would be difficult to pierce through this carapace, and have no special weaknesses.
Even though he knew that the armor had no weaknesses, Lin Ming knew that the Iron Armor Bear itself had weaknesses, and it was that among the many intersections and crosses of the bone armor there were several small gaps.
The gap is located in the joint. They were thin and difficult to target; if he wanted to attack these places in the heat of battle, he would have to open his eyes to his insights and use instant judgment and matchless accuracy to get a chance.
But after practicing the 'True Primal Chaos Formula', Lin Ming's perception had risen to a new level and his judgment and accuracy had been nurtured steadily by his years of deboning.
“Zhu Yan should have easily been able to handle these two Iron Armor Bears half a year ago, not to mention now Zhu Yan must have progressed. I can't lose to him like this.”
Lin Ming looked at the two Iron Armor Bears and his fighting spirit began to increase in his heart.
“Hah!”
The Iron Armor Bear suddenly leaped upwards and smashed its thick and heavy claws at Lin Ming.
The Iron Armor Bear weighed over a thousand jin. Coupled with his overwhelming strength, this attack would even take down an elephant!
Lin Ming's eyes widened and he did not retreat. Instead, like a graceful bird flying gracefully and quietly, he passed by the Iron Armor Bear. His eyes were focused on the point of the bear's belly where two bone-protective plates joined each other and attacked with his knife!
"!"
It was only a simple deboning knife, but Lin Ming had practiced his punch tens of thousands of times. The blade accurately slid between the two bone protective plates. The blade was fast, and with just a slight drag on its thick flesh, it shot out at an incredible speed.
As soon as the punch struck, before the time it took to snap a finger, blood shot into the air.
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“Less than forty people have been eliminated and more than fifty have passed. This is a decent result.” A Seven Profound Martial House elder slowly said as he looked at the candidates who had been kicked from the Exquisite Pagoda.
The Beautiful Pagoda was completely sealed from the outside. The elders were not Xiantian experts and had no way of seeing what was happening inside the Exquisite Pagoda. They could only judge how far the candidates had gone from which layer they were expelled from.
If they are ejected from the first floor then they are eliminated, and if they are ejected from the second floor then they pass.
A quarter of an hour had passed since the candidates entered the Exquisite Pagoda, and they had all long since passed the first floor. Some had arrived on the third floor and some had even challenged the fourth floor.
“Now only five people are not out.” The moment an elder said this, a symbol started appearing on the Exquisite Pagoda and the other two candidates were kicked out. They had been ejected from the third floor, so they failed on the third floor.
Some martial artists had already ran over and taken care of the unconscious candidates.
These two candidates were at the peak of the Third Stage of Body Transformation and the result of their strength was 2,300 jin. Unfortunately they were also seventeen and eighteen years old. They had not been able to break through the third floor of the Exquisite Pagoda, but they were also proud of their results.
When these two people were ejected, Lan Yunyue immediately turned her head towards them and directly distinguished that they were not Lin Ming.
Of the 92 candidates who entered so far, 39 have been removed from the Beautiful Pagoda. Lan Yanyue could clearly see that these people did not include Lin Ming. It could only mean that Lin Ming was still inside the Exquisite Pagoda!
Lin Ming. Lan Yunyue lightly bit her lips as her eyes glazed over with memories.
He knew that this meant that Lin Ming had passed, and was at least on the third floor.
The third floor was actually an incredible glory. In the school records of the Seven Profound Martial House, those who passed through the third floor would one day reach the peak of Body Transformation, the Sixth Stage of Pulse Condensation.
The Royal Government will bestow upon all martial artists of the Pulse Condensation Period rank and title within the kingdom. Although it was only a third-rate viscount, it was not much different from official and even hereditary positions.
This is a noble title! In the Sky Fortune Kingdom, this was a symbol of glory and aristocracy. Due to the personal glory of one person, their family would enter the noble lineage and bring honor to their ancestors.
Just then, another candidate was expelled from the fourth floor.
This meant that Lin Ming had passed the third floor!
This tall and sturdy boy with thick features was a boy with an innate divine power, Liang Tieshan. He had exerted his best efforts and after taking a severe wound had broken into the third floor and was defeated almost upon arrival.
“Liang This Tieshen is a good seedling. He was worthy of cultivating with resources. ”
“Mm., he's pretty good. There were now two remaining, Lin Ming and Wang Yanfeng.
“That Lin Ming can survive even with his current strength is not easy. His strength was greater compared to Liang Tieshan and he also had a strong martial arts heart that helped him. But to penetrate the fourth floor is uncertain.”.
"Mmm, let alone Lin Ming, even Wang Yanfeng won't find it easy."
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“Pah!” With a single blow from his knife, blood shot out from the Iron Armor Bear's legs. Lin Ming fell down as the furious Iron Armor Bear pounced on him.
Now, the two Iron Armor Bears had become Blood Bears. They each had a few more pieces of the blade at the weak point between their steel plates. Although the wound is not fatal, blood loss can quickly become deadly!
The movements of these two Iron Armor Bears had clearly slowed down due to the excessive blood loss.
The opportunity!
Lin Ming dodged around the two bears trying to catch him. Their blood loss and exhaustion opened a gap in their defense, and Lin Ming leaped upwards like a cheetah.
"Rubber!" The Iron Armored Bear stood with its hind legs and launched an attack with its claws. But Lin Ming had already escaped, and while dodging at the same time, Lin Ming directly stabbed the deboning knife into the eyes of the Iron Armor Bear!
Blood splashed from the terrible wound and the Iron Armor Bear let out an angry and painful roar. Lin Ming clenched his hands and punched the handle like a hammer, and the deboning knife went straight into the beast's brain.
The Iron Armor Bear is dead!