Chapter 763: Leaping The Dragon Gate!
"Hm?"
In the next moment, the pupils of these people contracted sharply, as if they had discovered something unbelievable.
Whoosh!
Thirty-three water jets erupted simultaneously at extreme speed.
Yet strangely, not a single one of these jets appeared near Li Yun.
Even the water jet closest to him was several meters away.
"What is going on?"
This scene made everyone look at one another, their faces filled with confusion.
Thirty-three water columns had erupted, yet not one of them was near Li Yun.
Was this coincidence, or had he calculated it?
"It must be luck. So many of us could not find the pattern of these rising water columns. How could a mere 2nd level Heavenly Core Realm cultivator discover it?"
"Exactly. He got lucky this time, but next time, he will definitely be eliminated."
Immediately, some cultivators spoke with certainty.
Naturally, they did not want a 2nd level Heavenly Core Realm cultivator to achieve something they could not.
But soon, reality slapped them in the face.
During the second wave of water columns, not a single one hit Li Yun either, and the closest one was still three meters away.
Not only that, but the third, fourth, fifth, and subsequent waves were the same.
For eight consecutive waves, not one water column struck Li Yun, and the closest one was still a full meter away.
Even more shocking was that throughout this process, Li Yun simply advanced at a leisurely pace, as if strolling through a courtyard. He showed no sense of being in danger at all.
After eight waves, only a few drops of water had touched his robes.
He looked incredibly relaxed and at ease.
"What on earth is happening?"
All the cultivators stared with wide-open mouths.
Passing eight waves of water columns was not particularly rare, but seeing someone pass them the way Li Yun did was definitely a first.
"Hmph. This kid is just lucky. However, no matter how good his luck is, there is always a limit. He definitely will not pass the final wave."
"That is right. The next wave has sixty-six water columns. No matter how heaven-defying his luck is, it is impossible for none of them to hit him."
Some cultivators were still unconvinced and stubborn.
But soon, they fell silent, their faces flushing red as if they had been slapped.
Splash!
Sixty-six water columns rose at the same time.
Yet not a single one struck Li Yun.
He walked through them casually and successfully passed the trial amid the sky-filling water columns.
"Could this guy really have calculated every single change of the water columns in advance?"
"What kind of monstrous calculation ability would that require? In this regard, even top experts like Huang Lingfeng might not be comparable to him. This guy is a freak."
Behind him, the group of cultivators looked at one another and finally reached this conclusion with bitter smiles.
Ignoring their thoughts, Li Yun continued toward Lake Heart Island after passing the water column trial.
Fifteen minutes later, he reached the testing ground for the third restriction.
On the lake’s surface, massive black water serpents floated.
Each serpent was several hundred meters long and as thick as a pillar. Their eyes gleamed with cold light as they flicked their tongues and stared upward.
Once a cultivator passed by, dozens of water serpents would surge up at the same time and viciously bite toward them.
They were extremely fast, appearing before a cultivator in a flash of black light. Their biting force was terrifying, and even a 9th level Heavenly Core Realm cultivator would find it difficult to withstand.
Although, due to Elder Tianxin’s arrangements, a cultivator would automatically be teleported out once bitten, the pain would still be extremely severe.
Just now, Li Yun had witnessed a cultivator being bitten in half by a giant water serpent. Although that person was teleported out, with such severe injuries, death was certain.
However, that was an unlucky case.
Usually, challengers would only be seriously injured rather than killed.
This stage had no tricks to speak of.
One could only rely on strength to pass.
With enough strength, one could naturally pass through the obstruction of these water serpents. If one lacked strength, there was no hope at all.
"Slow Sword."
At this stage, Li Yun had to reveal some of his strength.
After all, a soul attack technique like Illusion-Extinguishing Sword Pupil was remarkably effective against cultivators, but it was useless against such unreasonable demon beasts.
However, Li Yun still held back and did not use his true killing moves.
He only used Slow Sword and did not incorporate the Mountain River Sword Art.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Even so, his sword strikes were incredibly fast.
Several lightning-like Sword Lights erupted and directly knocked away the water serpents lunging at him.
"This kid is not only skilled in soul attack techniques?"
Many cultivators were surprised, but soon, their expressions relaxed.
Although the power of Li Yun’s Slow Sword was decent, it was merely decent.
Compared to his Illusion-Extinguishing Sword Pupil, it was not worth mentioning and posed almost no threat to them.
Originally, they had been worried that Li Yun might have other tricks besides Illusion-Extinguishing Sword Pupil. Now it seemed that he was only truly proficient in soul attack techniques.
If that was the case, then although he was troublesome, he would be much easier to deal with than a monster proficient in both soul attacks and physical attacks.
Seeing the change in everyone’s eyes, Li Yun nodded inwardly.
In fact, this was exactly the effect he wanted.
He wanted to give the other cultivators the illusion that he only specialized in soul attack techniques.
Under such circumstances, they would naturally focus only on resisting his soul attacks while ignoring his physical attacks.
When the time came, Li Yun could give them a huge surprise.
After passing the area blocked by the water serpents, the journey became calm again.
Soon, Lake Heart Island came into Li Yun’s view.
Lake Heart Island floated at the center of Heavenly Heart Lake.
The island was not large, resembling a solitary islet. Strangely, however, the lake water beneath it seemed to be lifted by some invisible terrifying force, rising straight out of the water to a height of ten thousand meters.
Surrounding Lake Heart Island was a massive wall of water.
The wall was uniform, with every section reaching nine thousand meters in height and dozens of meters in thickness.
Even more startling was that the water wall seemed to have been compressed to the limit by some terrifying force, almost becoming solid.
From afar, it looked like a blue steel behemoth, inspiring awe and fear.
Looking at it from a distance was already enough to make one’s heart pound.
But when one stood close to the water wall, felt the terrifying torrent falling rapidly, and heard the thunderous roar, one’s face could not help turning pale and one’s soul would tremble.
This was the final restriction required to enter Lake Heart Island.
It was also the most difficult stage.
Leaping the Dragon Gate.
As the name implied, as long as one could clear this stage, there was a very high probability of passing the qualifiers and entering the main tournament.
However, this stage was not easy to pass.
Climbing to a height of ten thousand meters was not too difficult for a 9th level Heavenly Core Realm cultivator under normal circumstances.
But this was not a normal situation.
Just like the Myriad Star Vine, the thick water vapor within this wall of water also exerted immense suppression on cultivators. After calculation, it was roughly equivalent to thirty times gravity.
Under such circumstances, climbing ten thousand meters was no longer easy.
It was a massive test of a cultivator’s strength and physical stamina.
One could see hundreds of cultivators climbing along the water wall.
They looked like grains of rice in the ocean. From a distance, only black dots could be seen.
Their climbing speed was not fast. With every breath, they could only climb dozens of meters, or even just a few meters.
Moreover, during the climb, cultivators were constantly falling.
The moment they fell into the lake, their figures were directly teleported out.
That meant they had lost the chance to participate in the main tournament.