Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

At this moment, Lin Xuankong, retracting his Double Pupils, shook his head repeatedly upon hearing Ye Kai's words. The mysterious Female Martial Cultivator possessed a terrifying Sixfold Burst of power; how could anyone outrun her? This was akin to pitting a Teddy against a Dragon Blood Fierce Dog—wouldn't it be over in an instant!

Wu Ming had managed to last for two breaths just now, not because he had evaded for that long. Rather, after jumping onto the Cloud Mist Platform, he had first politely introduced himself and then proceeded to ask the White-clothed Female Cultivator opposite him some questions. This exchange bought him two breaths before the annoyed Female Cultivator sprang forward and blasted the chatterbox off the platform! Otherwise, Wu Ming, like Sun Wudi, would probably have been sent flying within a single breath.

The competition continued. As time gradually passed, Martial Cultivators from the mid-mountain platform leaped onto the Cloud Mist Platform one after another, only to be blasted off in an instant. Even those ranked high on the Hero List were swiftly defeated. Indeed, not a single person managed to last two breaths on the platform as Wu Ming had. Even those who heeded Ye Kai's advice, taking it to heart and attempting to flee the moment they entered the platform, were invariably chased down in an instant and sent flying with a single palm strike.

By the time the competition had progressed to over fifty participants, the spectating Martial Cultivators were discussing matters with even greater fervor, all speculating on who might be the first to endure three breaths under the mysterious Female Cultivator's assault.

When the sixty-first participant was due, Liang Qinhu, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke in a low voice, "Next should be the Prefect's son."

Before he could finish, everyone discussing on the mid-mountain platform abruptly fell silent. All eyes turned to Liy Changming, son of Prefect Liy, for the Prefect's son had just risen to his feet.

Instantly, a flash of excitement appeared in the eyes of the surrounding Martial Cultivators. Liy Changming, son of the Great Marsh Prefecture's Prefect, not only possessed an extensive background but was also a cultivator at the Late Stage of the Fourth Layer. His Martial Dao Technique was the Profound Blood Shifting Technique. Furthermore, he possessed the Exorcism Armor and a Demon Fox Demon Pearl. With such a combination of Treasures and Martial Dao, he was virtually unmatched!

At this moment, after standing, Liy Changming nodded a greeting to Chu Qing of the Spirit Snake Gang. Then, with a light tap of his foot, his form transformed into a shadow and drifted straight onto the Cloud Mist Platform.

Lin Xuankong raised his eyes to observe the platform carefully.

Soon, fighting resumed on the Cloud Mist Platform. Liy Changming, empowered by his Demon Pearl, was indeed formidable. After entering the Cloud Mist Platform, he immediately activated the Demon Fox Demon Pearl, summoning a giant, three-tailed, three-eyed Demon Fox. His Profound Blood Shifting Technique was exceptionally wondrous; upon activating his Qi Blood, it conjured twelve phantoms identical to himself—a truly bewildering sight!

In the ensuing battle, Liy Changming's true form, his twelve Qi Blood phantoms, and the three-tailed, three-eyed Demon Fox launched a coordinated assault on the White-clothed Female Cultivator from multiple directions.

Just at this moment, a clear bird cry echoed above the Cloud Mist Platform, "SCREECH~~~~~"

A giant Demon Sparrow, its feathers a dark red, appeared amidst roiling Demon Qi. This Tier Three Demon Sparrow was immense, standing eight to nine stories tall, like a small mountain. Indeed, were it not for the clouds and mist obscuring the view from the mountaintop platform, its sheer ferocity would have sent the hundreds of Martial Cultivators below scattering in terror on the spot!

As soon as it appeared, it swooped down, its talons seizing two of the Demon Fox's tails. From its fiery red beak, it unleashed a torrent of flame, dozens of yards long, at the three-eyed, three-tailed Demon Fox. The Demon Fox raised its three eyes, firing three crimson beams that barely managed to hold back the flames. Meanwhile, its remaining tail lashed out at the giant Demon Sparrow with terrifying speed!

The giant Demon Sparrow's feathers bristled, deflecting the Demon Fox's tail lash. It then pinned the Demon Fox down, its enormous talons tearing viciously. Within moments, it had shredded the Demon Fox's massive tails and ripped its body apart, reducing it to Demon Qi and a mist of blood. This Demon Sparrow, whose origins were unknown, was terrifyingly ferocious, capable of killing a Same-Tier Demon in a single breath!

On the other side, the White-clothed Female Cultivator once again erupted with sixfold speed. She swiftly struck out with her palm, hitting each "Liy Changming" on the Cloud Mist Platform. The giant Demon Sparrow also spat flames at the Qi Blood phantoms. Within two breaths, all twelve phantoms had exploded!

Another breath later, Liy Changming groaned as the White-clothed Female Cultivator's palm struck his chest. Although he had dodged early, dissipating most of the force, a large portion of his Qi Blood was still extracted. With his Qi Blood depleted, he could no longer withstand the onslaught. Another palm strike from the White-clothed Female Cultivator caught him in the abdomen, sending him plummeting from the Cloud Mist Platform!

A quarter of a breath later, with a resounding "BOOM," Liy Changming landed steadily on an open space on the mid-mountain platform.

His expression shifted several times as he looked towards the mountaintop and cupped his hands. "Your Excellency's Divine Technique is truly peerless, far beyond what Changming can withstand. Changming is ashamed!"

Though he spoke thus, he couldn't help but touch the faint handprint left on the Battle Armor on his chest, thinking to himself, To have withstood three and a half breaths against Xiaoo Ying'Er, the foremost prodigy among the countless millions in Great Xia, means I'm not a mediocrity after all. Even among the many descendants of the dozens of Prefects in Great Xia, such a battle record is already outstanding! When I return to the Great Marsh Prefecture, Father will surely be pleased to hear of this!

On the mid-mountain platform, the hundreds of Martial Cultivators were now all silent; none dared to comment carelessly.