Chapter 683: A Competition to kill!
In the blink of an eye, an entire month passed.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Li Yun’s figure moved rapidly. His entire body seemed to have turned into a cluster of white light. His speed was as fast as a ghost, making it impossible for anyone to see his movements clearly.
This kind of speed was already infinitely close to twenty times the speed of sound. Even among cultivators at the 7th level of Heavenly Core Realm, only a handful of people who specialized in speed could reach this level.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, Li Yun swung his sword again.
This strike was also incredibly fast, like a beam of light shooting out. In an instant, it burst forth with an incredibly sharp aura.
"Very good."
Feeling the power of this strike, a smile could not help appearing on Li Yun’s face.
An entire month of cultivation had not only allowed him to reach the intermediate accomplishment stage of Aurora Step, but cultivating Aurora Step had also made his sword-swinging speed even faster.
"Hahaha!"
Just then, Man Cang, who was not far away, suddenly stood up and burst into laughter.
"An entire month, and I have finally taken another step forward. I can now manifest three True Forms at the same time."
"Even within the entire Desolate True Sect, there are not many people who can manifest three True Forms at once. I, Man Cang, have finally reached this step."
Amid his laughter, a powerful aura emanated from Man Cang’s body.
Clearly, compared to a month ago, his strength had also improved substantially.
"Brother Li."
His gaze suddenly landed on Li Yun, and strong battle intent erupted from his eyes. "I can feel that your strength has also improved a lot. Why do the two of us not have another battle and determine a winner?"
"I could not ask for more."
Li Yun smiled calmly.
Since his strength had improved so much, he was also looking for a battle to test his abilities. Naturally, he would not refuse Man Cang’s challenge.
"Good."
Man Cang laughed loudly and was just about to strike.
But at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
Rumble!
The entire Thousand Star Vine suddenly trembled violently. Following that, the entrance to the secret realm became slightly illusory. Looking at it, the portal would completely disappear in at most half an hour.
Clearly, this secret realm was about to close.
"Oh no. We have to leave quickly."
Li Yun and Man Cang glanced at each other, and the same thought appeared in both of their minds.
Their battle could be postponed. But if they did not leave now, they might not be able to leave at all and would be permanently stranded in this secret realm.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Immediately, the two of them dove downward at the same time.
Both were incredibly fast, and in only fifteen minutes, they reached the base of the Thousand Star Vine and rushed toward the exit of the secret realm.
Of course, this was also because the Thousand Star Vine was easy to descend but hard to climb. When going up, the omnipresent repulsive force made things very difficult. But when coming down, that repulsive force actually became an aid.
"Hahahaha! You two brats still want to walk out of this secret realm?"
Just as Li Yun and Man Cang were about to reach the exit, a figure suddenly blocked their path and let out a loud laugh.
This person was none other than that 6th level Heavenly Core Realm cultivator.
"It is you?"
Man Cang frowned and snorted. "What do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do? Can you not guess that?"
It would have been better if Man Cang had not spoken. As soon as he did, the 6th level Heavenly Core Realm cultivator became instantly enraged.
His face almost twisted together as he roared, "If not for you two brats, how could I, a grand powerhouse at the 6th level of Heavenly Core Realm, have failed to gain even a single benefit?"
"I advise you two to obediently hand over the things you obtained and then kowtow to apologize to me. I might still let you go. Otherwise, you can stay in this secret realm forever."
"What a joke."
Man Cang sneered. "Just with you, you think you can keep us here?"
He glanced at the cultivator indifferently, then looked at Li Yun and said, "Brother Li, which of us should step up and handle this guy?"
"Do not waste time. Just solve it as quickly as possible."
Li Yun spoke calmly.
His current strength was enough to rival a peak Heavenly Core Realm expert, let alone someone at the 6th level of Heavenly Core Realm. He did not care about this person at all.
Facing such an opponent, he was completely confident in winning.
"In that case, let us have a competition to see who can defeat this guy first."
Hearing this, Man Cang could not help laughing loudly. "That way, it can be considered another form of contest."
"You two, do not be too arrogant."
The indifferent attitude of Li Yun and Man Cang finally completely infuriated the cultivator.
What a joke.
He was a grand powerhouse at the 6th level of Heavenly Core Realm. His realm was so much higher than these two brats. Yet these two actually had such a casual attitude, even wanting to compete over who could defeat him first. Did they really take him for a piece of meat that could be easily dealt with?
"You two brats, both of you can go to hell."
He roared and finally erupted completely.
Boom!
The aura of a 6th level Heavenly Core Realm powerhouse burst forth from him. A long spear appeared in his hand, and like a thunderbolt, it whipped up the surrounding air. With a swirl, it formed a massive vortex.
With a fierce thrust, he stabbed toward Li Yun.
Picking the softest persimmon to squeeze, it was clear that in his eyes, Li Yun, who was only at the 7th level of Earthly Core Realm, was much easier to deal with than Man Cang. He would kill Li Yun first, then deal with Man Cang afterward.
"Slow Sword."
Facing this spear strike, Li Yun’s expression was calm.
He swung his sword, and a strand of Sword Qi as swift as an aurora flashed out, easily blocking the attack.
His body did not even tremble. It was as though he was not facing an opponent at the 6th level of Heavenly Core Realm, but merely an insignificant small fry.