The black-dressed woman strummed her pipa, observing the many disciples not far away.
As expected, although Jiang Li's body trembled slightly and sweat beaded on his forehead, spiritual energy was continuously absorbed into his body from his surroundings, indicating he was cultivating.
Lin Dong, on the other hand, was struggling intensely. Despite the extreme pain, he gritted his teeth and held on, refusing to fall.
A hint of regret flashed in the black-dressed woman's eyes. If not for Jiang Li, I would have chosen you. What a pity.
...
Meanwhile, in the square.
Countless disciples had already collapsed.
Only Lin Shan and Lin Dong were left struggling.
Jiang Li continued to circulate the [Qiankun Creation Technique]. Under the erosion of the illusory sound, his cultivation speed seemed to have increased significantly.
The spiritual energy previously absorbed and settled within his body was rapidly digested at this moment, absorbed by the vortex within him.
"I can't hold on any longer."
Beside him, Lin Shan's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead. He was at his limit.
Seeing that almost all the surrounding disciples had fallen, Lin Shan could no longer endure. He collapsed straight down.
The outer disciples on the platform were recording the time these disciples lost consciousness to rank them.
After Lin Shan fell, only Jiang Li and Lin Dong remained in the square.
As Jiang Li cultivated, he felt the influence of the illusory sound around him diminishing.
Lin Dong's face was contorted. Why? Why could Jiang Li still cultivate at a time like this?
Intense pain and overwhelming hatred gnawed at Lin Dong's will. He felt as if his entire body was being torn apart.
Wang Xuan, watching from the platform, felt a chill seeing the two still holding on.
The erosion of this illusory sound was terrifying. Although Wang Xuan had not experienced it personally, the performance of the others just now was enough to tell.
It was a pain that went deep into the bone.
And for Jiang Li to still be able to cultivate under such circumstances, even though he didn't want to admit it, Wang Xuan had to consider Jiang Li's strength.
Moreover, based on his current performance, securing first place was a certainty.
It seems I need to find more people. Wang Xuan's eyes flickered unpredictably. Jiang Li's strength was far beyond his imagination.
As Jiang Li's [Qiankun Creation Technique] circulated, his aura grew stronger.
The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be condensing into a vortex.
...
From afar, the black-dressed woman felt the fluctuation of Jiang Li's aura and her heart stirred.
Not bad, it seems he's about to break through.
In that case, I'll give you a hand.
"Zheng Zheng Zheng Zheng Zheng Zheng!!!!!"
The black-dressed woman suddenly increased the tempo of her pipa playing, and the illusory sound intensified once more.
A more powerful sonic wave surged forth.
...
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Jiang Li felt the more ferocious illusory sound emanating from his surroundings and rejoiced. He was just worried there wasn't enough pressure to break through.
As the illusory sound grew stronger, Jiang Li's [Qiankun Creation Technique] circulated faster and faster.
A moment later, a powerful aura erupted from Jiang Li.
Qi Gathering Eighth Level!!!
Jiang Li's heart filled with excitement. With the pressure of this illusory sound, he had actually broken through to the Qi Gathering Eighth Level.
Furthermore, his rapidly advancing realm during this period was completely stabilized with the help of the illusory sound.
The spiritual energy within his body was immensely dense, with no trace of hollowness.
As Jiang Li's realm broke through, the surrounding demonic sounds vanished without a trace.
Only the smell of blood permeated the square.
At this moment, Lin Dong had already lost consciousness and fainted.
"The third round of assessment is over. First place, Jiang Li!" the outer disciples on the platform announced in unison.
"Jiang Li, you're good. I admire you!" a clear and pleasant voice rang out.
Immediately after, a faint fragrance wafted into Jiang Li's nostrils.
Jiang Li felt as if he were in an extremely warm and gentle embrace.
This warmth was like musk, firmly captivating Jiang Li's mind.
"Welcome, Holy Maiden!"
The outer disciples on the platform knelt down in unison and exclaimed.
Jiang Li's senses immediately returned. The Holy Maiden had arrived.
Following that, a peerlessly beautiful woman in a black dress, her face wreathed in smiles, walked gracefully from a distance.
Jiang Li looked at the black-dressed woman approaching from afar, her figure voluptuous and her features extremely captivating. He felt a faint sense of pressure.
Is this the Holy Maiden of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect? She's quite good-looking.
Her long legs and figure are nice...
"Check life script," Jiang Li silently chanted in his mind.
[Name]: Tang Shiqi
[Realm]: Core Formation Ninth Heaven
[Physique]: Heavenly Demon Body
[Destiny]: Peerless Beauty (Blue), Saint King's Potential (Purple), Demonic Arrival in the Ancient Era (Blue), Decisive and Ruthless (Blue)
[Life Script]: Supporting character in "Undying Demonic Lord" and "Reversing Heaven and Earth". Holy Maiden of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect, with significant connections to multiple protagonists... Ultimately achieves Saint King status, dominating one region...
[Affection]: 10
[Recent Turning Point]: In 6 days, departs on a mission and obtains an Earth-grade spiritual treasure.
[Peerless Beauty]: Her extreme beauty gives her a significant advantage when dealing with men.
[Saint King's Potential]: Extremely high talent, possesses the potential of a Saint King.
[Heavenly Demon Body]: High affinity for demonic cultivation techniques, cultivating demonic arts yields twice the results with half the effort...
[Decisive and Ruthless]: Acts with extreme decisiveness, showing no mercy to enemies.
[Demonic Arrival in the Ancient Era]: A notorious female demon who shook the Ancient Continent...
Core Formation Ninth Heaven. This female demon's cultivation is already close to the Spiritual River Realm, stronger than that spy Holy Maiden from the Sacred Spirit Sect.
This Holy Maiden of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect actually possesses Saint King's Potential... Jiang Li looked at the life script of Tang Shiqi in his mind, filled with shock.
A Saint King is even stronger than a Saint, a king among Saints, hence the name Saint King.
Moreover, this person has connections with multiple protagonists. Could this person be the one who cuckolded the protagonists?
She's a formidable individual...
In 6 days, she will go out on a mission and obtain an Earth-grade spiritual treasure. Her fortune is quite good.
Jiang Li recalled that in the morning, while checking Lin Dong's life script, Lin Dong was supposed to have followed the Holy Maiden on a mission and obtained a high-grade spiritual treasure.
Lin Dong no longer has that opportunity now.
At this moment, Lin Dong lay on the square like a dead dog, completely unconscious.
"Bold! How dare you not pay respects to the Holy Maiden! Are you seeking death?"
As Jiang Li was observing the Holy Maiden, an angry scolding came from behind him.
Jiang Li furrowed his brows. Even without turning around, he knew it was that Wang Xuan. Only that idiot would miss any opportunity to mock him.
"Since when is my person someone you can lecture!" Just then, a cold voice echoed from not far away.
"Swish swish swish!!!"
Immediately after, a sound of wind breaking through the air ensued.
Jiang Li saw that Tang Shiqi, in front of him, waved her right hand lightly. A black stream of light shot directly towards Wang Xuan on the platform.
Jiang Li slowly turned around.
"Bang!!!"
A violent roar erupted. Wang Xuan's body was directly blasted into fragments by Tang Shiqi's stream of light.
Jiang Li watched Wang Xuan turn into fragments before his eyes and felt a chill.