As the drum beats sounded, figures began to appear out of thin air in the huge cave. The figures were all tall. Upon closer inspection, one would be able to tell they were soldiers clad in armor. Apart from that, they were holding a spear in their hands.

After these soldiers appeared, a big horse appeared under each of them.

Soon after, a cavalry of horsemen appeared in a perfect formation. Men armed with spears sitting on horses. It was apparent they were a force to be reckoned with.

Although they remained silent and still, their presence was palpable.

Duan Ling Tian looked at the horsemen in their formation, and he accurately counted their numbers. ‘There are exactly one hundred horsemen! Moreover, their horses seem abnormal, and they’re unusually big,’ Duan Ling Tian thought to himself. He looked at the hundred horses the men were riding.

A deafening cry sounded in the air. “Charge!”

In just a blink of an eye, the hundred horsemen charged toward Duan Ling Tian and the others while they kept to their formation. They began to surround Duan Ling Tian and the others when they were getting close to them.

The speed of the horses confirmed Duan Ling Tian’s speculation that they were abnormal. Their speed was as fast as an ordinary powerhouse at the Second Form of the Saint Celestial Stage!

In just a blink of an eye, the hundred horsemen appeared before Duan Ling Tian and the others. They moved as fast as bolts of lightning. Currently, they were about ten meters away.

Duan Ling Tian and the others felt their hearts sinking…

Bang!

After the sound of a loud explosion, Duan Ling Tian saw Bai Li had made a move.

Sou!

Bai Li flew up into the air like an arrow that had been shot out and hovered above everyone. He stood in the air with an imposing manner as though he was the God of War.

Soon after, Duan Ling Tian saw Bai Li waving his hand casually.

Weng!

At this moment, the short-lived sound of a blade’s cry rang in the air and a blade ray appeared. Its speed was so fast that Duan Ling Tian did not even manage to catch a glimpse of it.

How fast!’ Duan Ling Tian’s eyes widened in shock. He knew very well he could not see Bai Li’s blade ray because its speed was too fast. Although he had already reached the Saint Celestial Stage, he had not broken through to the Third Form of the Saint Celestial Stage and opened his Spiritual Eyes. Therefore, his vision was still fairly poor.

Even if Bai Li was not a powerhouse at the Eighth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage and was merely at the Seventh Form of the Saint Celestial Stage, Duan Ling Tian still would not be able to catch his movements.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Meanwhile, the deafening sound of sword slashing sounded in Duan Ling Tian’s ear, causing him to regain his senses immediately. He instinctively turned to look at the source of the noise. He saw the hundred horsemen that surrounded them had all been cut into two at their waists! In just a blink of an eye, the hundred horsemen disappeared.

Duan Ling Tian was not surprised by their disappearance since the men and beasts he killed in the previous tests had also vanished as soon they were killed. According to Elder Huo, the men and beasts were all formed from the energy of a Formation in the pseudo realm. They were powerful, but once they were killed, they would vanish without a trace.

The strength of a powerhouse at the Eighth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage is truly extraordinary!’ Duan Ling Tian stared at Bai Li in shock. He was truly impressed. ‘Just the aura from one of the horsemen is enough to make me feel threatened… This means that the horsemen’s strength was equivalent to the strength of a powerhouse at the Second Form of the Saint Celestial Stage or higher.’ Duan Ling Tian was very certain about this.

If the horsemen were merely equivalent to a powerhouse at the First Form of the Saint Celestial Stage, Duan Ling Tian would not have felt pressured. After all, his cultivation base was already at the peak of the First Form of the Saint Celestial Stage!

After a few moments, the second wave appeared.

This time, the Black Kshetra Sect’s Green Bat King, Wei Suo, did not wait for Bai Li to make a move. He took the initiative to annihilate the giant beasts that appeared. It only took him a span of a few breaths to kill all the beasts. The strength of a powerhouse at the Seventh Form of the Saint Celestial Stage was really strong!

Following that, the third wave came.

After passing the third wave, the fourth wave came…

Initially, Wei Suo was dealing with it alone. However, as time passed, Wei Suo began to feel a little pressure. At that moment, Bai Li stepped up and helped him. Once they joined forces, it became easier for them to deal with the opponents. Even so, after some time, it began to get more difficult even though they had joined forces.

At this moment, Wei Suo called out, “Leader Dong Guo, Sect Leader He!” It was a reminder for them to lend a hand.

When Dong Guo Yi and He Fei Yi joined the fray, the fight became more manageable.

They successfully passed through wave after wave without any difficulties.

A powerhouse at the Eighth and Seventh Form of the Saint Celestial Stage along with two powerhouses at the Sixth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage fighting side by side, the subsequent waves were easily dealt with!

Time continued to pass…

Slowly but surely, Bai Li, Wei Suo, Dong Guo Yi, and He Fei Yi who had joined forces began to feel the pressure. Once in awhile, one or two opponents would slip past them to attack Duan Ling Tian and the others. At that time, the others had to attack to protect themselves.

Naturally, it was inconvenient for Duan Ling Tian to help under such circumstances. He could not wield the Jasper Celestial Sword openly to raise his strength to the Fourth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage.

In the beginning, it was still fine for Duan Ling Tian to stand aside. However, as time passed, the pressure began to mount.

“No one from the other two groups died yet?” A sectless cultivator standing near Duan Ling Tian said gloomily. He wished that someone from one of the two groups would die soon!

As soon as that happened, their group would be able to pass the second test and advance to the next one.

Sou!

Suddenly, the loud noise of wind whistling appeared near Duan Ling Tian. Unfortunately, the others were too preoccupied to help him. The beast that was charging toward him was a fairly weak one. However, it was only weak compared to the other gigantic beasts. This beast’s strength was actually comparable to a powerhouse at the Fourth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage!

This beast is even stronger than Elder Wang Ding Shan from the Thousand Years Alliance whom I killed earlier!’ Duan Ling Tian’s expression turned grim when he saw the beast charging at him domineeringly.

Duan Ling Tian instantly raised his hand that was holding on to the Celestial Supreme Treasure, the Universe Ruler. His sleeves began to sway as he made his move.

The moment the gigantic beast reached Duan Ling Tian, the space around them began to ripple and distort.

“Universe Teleportation!” Duan Ling Tian did not hesitate as he cast the Divine Ability from the Universe Ruler. However, it only slowed the beast down slightly.

After that, Duan Ling Tian quickly cast his assist-type Divine Ability to enhance his Sun Saint Origin. “Elementary Devouring Tactic!”

Even then, Duan Ling Tian’s Sun Saint Origin was only raised to the Third Form of the Saint Celestial Stage!

Due to the distortion in Duan Ling Tian’s surroundings caused by the Universe Teleportation and also because the others were preoccupied, no one noticed him casting the Elementary Devouring Tactic.

Shortly after, the gigantic beast broke free from the restraints of the Universe Teleportation and continued charging toward Duan Ling Tian. Its bloody mouth was wide open as though it intended to devour Duan Ling Tian.

Xiu!

At this moment, another Celestial Supreme Treasure appeared in Duan Ling Tian’s hands. It was the Jasper Celestial Sword. Duan Ling Tian wielded the Jasper Celestial Sword using the third stage of the Sovereign Heart Sword. The Jasper Celestial Sword shot out immediately on its own. It seemed as though it could pierce through everything! As strong as the beast was, it was still cut into two by the sword. Soon after, it vanished without a trace.

One strike to strike fear into everyone’s hearts!

With my remaining Sun Saint Origin, I can only cast that move once more. However, if I use that move again, my Sun Saint Origin would be completely depleted. I will surely die if I encounter another opponent!’ Duan Ling Tian felt despair at this moment.

Suddenly…

“No!!” An anguished cry sounded, sending chills up Duan Ling Tian’s spine. He instinctively turned around to look at the source of the voice and discovered it was from He Fei Yi, the Sect Leader of the Forgotten Dust Sect.

Currently, He Fei Yi was looking at one direction as he cried out.

“No!”

Duan Ling Tian and everyone’s hearts sank when they followed He Fei Yi’s line of sight.

One of the sectless cultivators was being killed by one of the gigantic beasts!

“Someone died!”

Bai Li and Wei Suo’s expressions changed drastically. Although they were both extremely powerful, they could not save him in time!

“Damn it!” The face of Dong Guo Yi, the Leader of the Thousand Years Alliance, turned deathly pale. A hint of desperation could be seen in his eyes.

The rule of the second test was that once a person in the group died, everyone would be killed!