Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 28 Confrontation
Ling Xuan entered the Trial Tower, transformed into a streak of light, and flew to the front of the first Trial Tower. The entrance pillars of the Trial Tower, which was more than ten kilometers high, had the mark '1', which was the first Trial Tower.

The opponents in all seven trial towers are the same, only their individual strengths differ; the first level consists of 10,000 'blood-haired mammoths'.

You earn one point for each blood-haired mammoth you kill, and you can earn 10,000 points by killing all the mammoths and be directly teleported to the second level.

"Let's begin then." Ling Xuan leaped into the roaring, charging blood-haired mammoth herd, and with a flash of sword light, a large group of blood-haired mammoths were killed.

Ten thousand blood-haired mammoths were killed before they could withstand ten of his strikes, and were then teleported to the second level.

It wasn't that he didn't know it was almost impossible to pass through the seven trial towers with his own understanding of the laws, nor that he didn't know that Luo Feng had used the method of staying in the trial tower for ten days before leaving to gain more cultivation time and make greater progress.

In reality, Luo Feng relied more on his two clones for cultivation at that time, while his main body was actually fighting. Without clones, he could not cultivate and comprehend the outside world with his consciousness, nor could he abandon defense to cultivate.

Moreover, Luo Feng's Demon Slayer Clan clone had just been conceived, and his strength was rapidly improving. A few more years of comprehension would equate to a rapid increase in strength. However, Ling Xuan's rate of progress remained constant. Even with a few more years of comprehension of the laws, he still wouldn't be able to pass the Tower of Babel. This method is only suitable for Luo Feng or Yi Feng of the Sword of Life, who want to achieve a better ranking in the Trial Tower. It is not suitable for Ling Xuan at his current level.

The battles in the Trial Space are not broadcast publicly throughout the universe; only the changes in the rankings are made public.

However... the immortal beings of the various cosmic nations have the authority to observe the trial progress of each participant.

Ling Xuan's family members were also monitoring the trial under the authority of the temple's envoys.

"This guy Cao Benqi is really ruthless. He rushed to the top as soon as he arrived," Ling Yue exclaimed.

"The third brother is also fast, and the scores are very close. The two of them almost arrived at the second level one after the other," Ling Xue said.

"Yes, third brother, keep it up and surpass him." Ling Yue nodded, her eyes gleaming.

"Third Brother has become so strong without us even realizing it. These are ten thousand rank nine star-level demonic beasts, each one stronger than Father." Ling Xue exclaimed, "Third Brother can now kill Father with a single strike."

"You idiot, what nonsense are you spouting?" Upon hearing this, Ling's father gave his second daughter a flick on the forehead. "Watch the game quietly, what kind of nonsense is this? Don't disturb the envoy."

Ling Tianhe felt annoyed at the thought of being easily killed by his son as soon as he entered the World Zone, without the boy even knowing he was in the crowd.

Ling Xue covered her beaten little head, groaned and hid in her mother's arms, muttering that her father didn't care for her now.

“The third brother is no ordinary genius; he’s destined to soar to great heights,” Ling Yue Nan Nan said.

"Alright, everyone, watch the game quietly." Ling's mother hugged her daughter and smiled as she rubbed the big bump on her head.

"Hehe, it's alright, young people should be energetic." The temple envoy smiled and shook his head. With his immortal consciousness strength, he could play games, watch the competition, listen to their conversations, and even give some pointers on cultivation in real life.

If he doesn't want to listen to them, he can remain completely unaffected; it's entirely up to him.

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"Blood Sword, your Qianwu Universe Kingdom performed quite well this time. Ling Xuan's score has been very close, and it's really hard to say who will win."

All 1000 powerful immortals can easily see the rankings and watch the trial progress. Now they represent their respective universe nations, and of course they all hope that the geniuses of their universe nations will shine even brighter, so that they can save face.

For these eternal beings, face and dignity are very important.

"Not bad." Blood Sword Marquis nodded slightly, sat in the large chair, and looked at the two screens in front of him.

The two screens correspond to Cao Benqi and Ling Xuan respectively. The two of them passed through the first trial tower one after the other and have now entered the second one.

"Heh, it's just that the first few trial towers were too easy. Once we get to the fifth, sixth, or even the seventh, the difference will become very apparent," said the Immortal Marquis of the Yan Shen Universe Kingdom with disdain.

Blood Sword Marquis's face turned cold, but his own words were not strong enough, and he was powerless to retaliate. He could only pray in his heart that Ling Xuan would be more courageous and make a breakthrough in the battle, and slap the other party in the face.

Seeing that Blood Sword Marquis had stopped speaking, this Immortal Marquis did not continue the pursuit. Instead, he chatted with several familiar figures around him about the battle situation.

On the leaderboard, the two quickly widened the gap between themselves and the third-place player.

Just as predicted before the competition, the two were firmly in the top two positions. The first five trial towers were not particularly difficult, and the two were neck and neck in speed, with Ling Xuan occasionally overtaking the score and taking the lead.

While others were still on the third or fourth trial tower, the two had already reached the sixth trial tower.

However, starting from the sixth trial tower, the gap between the two gradually became apparent.

When Cao Benqi broke through the first level, Ling Xuan still had 10 mammoths left.

When they reached the second level, Cao Benqi had killed all the nine-headed pythons, but Ling Xuan still had 50 left.

It has to be said that Ling Xuan is quite experienced in fighting demons every day in the secret realm, and he has temporarily kept the score close.

The 1000 metallic lifeforms of the Tuoluo race on the third level began to widen the gap, with Ling Xuan falling behind by 60 heads this time.

By the time Ling Xuan reached the seventh level, the Zerg Queen, Cao Benqi had already wiped out all the warriors guarding the Zerg Queen, and the pass was within reach.

"Go for it, third brother!" Ling Yue prayed for Ling Xuan, hoping that her younger brother could get more points and more resources and attention.

"Wow!! Third Brother's second place is secure!" Ling Xue was more optimistic. In her opinion, being second in the entire universe was already amazing, one slash and one father was gone.

At this moment, Ling's father had no mind to pay attention to Ling Xue, this crazy girl. His eyes were fixed on Ling Xuan, who was fighting among the insects. Only his tightly clenched fists revealed his inner tension.

At this moment, the other Manlong Star people were also looking at the data on the leaderboard in the virtual universe. Ling Xuan, as the only hope of the Manlong Star people for hundreds of millions of years, received everyone's attention and encouragement.

Seeing that Ling Xuan's score had fallen behind Cao Benqi, everyone was worried for him.

It's not that I think second place is bad, but I really hope he can get first place!!!

"Go for it, Ling Xuan."

"Battle Demon, keep going! There are bugs behind you!!"

By this time, some geniuses had already been eliminated from the Trial Tower.

Countless powerful figures had already gathered in the square. Even those geniuses who had been eliminated early did not choose to leave immediately. Even those who came to see the world would only leave after they had seen it all.

"See that? Cao Benqi, the God of Flame of my Flame God Universe Kingdom, is the strongest. He has already widened the gap between himself and that Ling Xuan."

"The competition isn't over yet, and you're already celebrating?" The geniuses from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom retorted without backing down. They were afraid of a peerless genius like Cao Benqi, but they weren't afraid of the other geniuses from the Yanshen Universe Kingdom who had been eliminated around the same time. At this moment, they all stood up and spontaneously defended Ling Xuan from their own universe kingdom.

"Stop being stubborn. If you're slow on one step, you'll be slow on every step. Do you think Ling Xuan can defy the heavens? I think the seventh floor of the sixth trial tower is Ling Xuan's limit."

“That’s still better than a piece of trash who was eliminated after only making it to the third trial tower.” A savage giant dressed in black animal skin stepped forward from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

"Which one have you conquered this time?" the man asked, unconvinced.

"The fourth one," the savage giant said dismissively.

The man immediately fell silent, and no one from the Yan Shen Universe Kingdom spoke up for him; instead, they looked at him with disdain.

How much PDA did Yan Shen give you to be so obsequious?
You're desperately trying to lick his boots and belittle Ling Xuan, does he even know that?

If Yan Shen finds out, he won't include you when he's gloating and mocking everyone else later?
Shouldn't they still call you trash, still call you trash?

Almost done.

Let's calm down and watch the game quietly.

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