Chapter 674: Thousand Star Vines!
Wooo! Wooo!
Just then, a shrill and mournful wind rose.
Immediately afterward, a hideous vengeful spirit emerged. It let out a piercing sinister laugh and lunged at the beast-skirt youth.
"Tiger Form."
The beast-skirt youth did not panic at all.
He gave a loud shout. Among the tattoos covering his body, a tiger tattoo suddenly lit up. Behind him, the phantom of a majestic tiger formed, looking awe-inspiring and incredibly divine.
He threw a punch, and the tiger phantom roared as it followed his movement. With a fierce tear of its sharp claws, it directly ripped that vengeful spirit at the 3rd level of Heavenly Core Realm in half.
"A red secret realm. I hope it does not disappoint me."
Afterward, the youth’s figure flickered as he charged forward like a human-shaped beast, rushing toward the direction where the red beam of light had risen.
Meanwhile, Li Yun had already reached the entrance of the red secret realm.
Without the slightest hesitation, he passed directly through the pale red gateway and entered the secret realm.
Whoosh!
As soon as he entered the secret realm, Li Yun saw a giant vine rising from the ground and piercing into the clouds.
It was tens of thousands of meters long, and countless smaller vines extended from the main vine.
Although they were called smaller vines, they were still several meters thick, enough to easily accommodate several people standing on them. However, after reaching a height of over ten thousand meters, those vines became narrow. The narrowest vines could only accommodate a single foot.
On those vines grew small white flowers.
Their petals bloomed, emitting pure white light that acted like a layer of white barrier, blocking the contents within the petals and making it impossible to see what was inside.
"The Thousand Star Vine."
Seeing this giant vine, Li Yun’s eyes could not help lighting up.
This Thousand Star Vine was an extremely special spirit treasure.
If it had not grown to a height of ten thousand meters, it would only be an ordinary plant. But once it grew beyond ten thousand meters, it became extraordinary.
At heights above ten thousand meters, strange flowers grew on the Thousand Star Vine. These flowers randomly contained various exotic treasures. The higher the flower grew, the more precious the treasure nurtured within it became.
Of course, picking the treasures from those flowers was no easy task.
Under normal circumstances, a height of ten thousand meters was nothing to a cultivator, but within this Thousand Star Vine, there was a strange resistance. The further up one went, the stronger this resistance became. If one’s strength was insufficient, it was simply impossible to climb above ten thousand meters.
"It is actually the Thousand Star Vine."
Just then, several figures suddenly appeared behind Li Yun.
Immediately, several cultivators rushed into the secret realm one after another. Their gazes fell upon the Thousand Star Vine, and they instantly became pleasantly surprised.
Among the various secret realms within the Annihilation Battlefield, a secret realm with a Thousand Star Vine could be said to be one of the best. Firstly, the level of danger was not high. Secondly, even if one’s strength was insufficient to pick the treasures from the flowers, simply cultivating on the Thousand Star Vine was still a good opportunity.
This was because, besides being able to grow treasures within strange flowers, the density of spiritual qi within the Thousand Star Vine was also extremely abundant. Cultivating here for one day was equivalent to several days of normal cultivation.
"Eh? There is actually a 7th level Earthly Core Realm cultivator here?"
Suddenly, one of the cultivators’ gazes landed on Li Yun, and he immediately revealed an expression of disbelief.
This was the middle zone of the Annihilation Battlefield. Generally speaking, those active here were cultivators at the 7th and 8th levels of Heavenly Core Realm. How did a 7th level Earthly Core Realm cultivator manage to reach this place?
"A 7th level Earthly Core Realm kid actually dares to come and snatch an opportunity from us."
An incredibly obese middle-aged cultivator snorted coldly. Without saying another word, he suddenly lunged out, appeared beside Li Yun in an instant, and struck out with a palm.
"Kid, you had better just die."
"Scram."
Li Yun’s expression turned cold as he fiercely swung his sword.
A burst of Sword Qi containing the power of the Five Elements erupted, flickering with dazzling five-colored luster. With just one strike, he sent that obese middle-aged man flying.
Squelch!
The obese middle-aged man’s clothes suddenly tore open, and a sword scar appeared on his chest. If the cut had gone just a little deeper, this sword scar would have been enough to take his life.
"This..."
A look of terror immediately appeared on his face.
That sword strike just now had been truly terrifying. If Li Yun had not intentionally held back, he would already be dead.
"This kid is actually this strong."
Not far away, the expressions of the other cultivators all changed. Even the cultivator at the 7th level of Heavenly Core Realm could not help being startled.
Although this fat man’s strength was not great, he was at least at the 3rd level of Heavenly Core Realm. To be defeated in a single strike meant this kid was definitely not easy to deal with.
"This strike is a lesson for you. If there is a next time, do not blame me for being merciless."
Li Yun ignored the astonished looks of the crowd and spoke indifferently.
Although this fat man was at the 3rd level of Heavenly Core Realm, his aura was superficial, and his essence qi was unstable. He clearly had not reached that realm through normal cultivation. Combined with the twenty-five times gravity, his strength was suppressed even further. Under such circumstances, it was perfectly normal for Li Yun to defeat him with one strike.
He retracted his longsword, leaped up, and immediately jumped onto the Thousand Star Vine.
"Hm? Such strong repulsive force."
The moment he stepped onto the Thousand Star Vine, Li Yun felt a strong repulsive force surge toward him. Although it was soft, it was continuous and unending, trying to push him out of the Thousand Star Vine’s domain.
If it were only this repulsive force, it would have been manageable, but combined with the twenty-five times gravity, the two forces together became extremely terrifying.
His body staggered, and he almost fell.
However, at the critical moment, white light erupted from his body as he used the power of Indestructible Body to stabilize himself.
"Go."
He stomped down hard, using the vine’s rebound force to move upward along the Thousand Star Vine as quickly as a nimble ape.
Normally, a mere distance of ten thousand meters would only take him a few breaths to cross. But now, a single leap only covered a dozen meters. This showed how powerful the Thousand Star Vine’s repulsive force was.