Out of Sacred Martial Mansionâs three prodigies, in an instant, the only one left standing was Sacred Yueping.
From the get-go, the fight had been extremely fierce and intense. But the entire process occurred within a very brief window of time. Every time Lin Ming fought with the three people, there was a violent and savage collision between them. Yet he had done so ruthlessly and without hesitation and the thickness of his true essence was mind boggling.
âH-he won?â
âThe battle is over?â
The many participants present couldnât believe their eyes. Although they expected Lin Mingâs strength might possibly faintly surpass the three prodigies of Sacred Martial Mansion, they never imagined it would surpass them to this degree. They werenât even on the same level. From start to finish, Lin Ming had simply rolled over them!
Sacred Yuepingâs Time Laws were overwhelmed by Lin Mingâs higher level Laws, and Sacred Tianhaoâs formidable defensive ability and Deep Earth Force Field were broken through with absolute strength. Sacred Yanran was fast, but she still wasnât able to escape Lin Mingâs striking speed!
All the way until now, Lin Mingâs various combat aspects could be called perfect. It was like he had no weakness, only advantages!
The red bamboo hat woman sucked in a deep breath. âThis man isâŠâ
She shook her head. Such an opponent was already beyond her level. Maybe she had the ability to face the joint attacks of Sacred Martial Mansionâs three prodigies, but wanting to defeat them would be far too difficult. As for completely suppressing them like Lin Ming had done, that was impossible.
Lin Ming looked at Sacred Yueping. At this time, Sacred Yuepingâs face was ugly beyond description. âLin Ming, donât push things too far. You wonât stay in this dreamland space forever. After this First Martial Meeting ends, you will pay the highest price!â
Lin Ming laughed. âI donât care what price Iâll have to pay in the future, but you, you will have to pay the price now.â
Lin Ming suddenly rushed forwards, turning into a phantom as he hurtled toward Sacred Yueping!
âAhhhh!â Sacred Yueping wildly shouted out. The blood red spear in his hands thrust toward Lin Ming, but he knew his resistance was nothing but a futile effort.
The grandmist space came crashing down. All of Sacred Yuepingâs strength rapidly left his body. At the same time, Lin Ming shot out his spear.
Blue Lotus Flame Dance!
The first four Concepts of the Fire Laws fused together and a massive blue lotus began to bloom. A raging column of flames shot into the skies, swallowing everything.
Sacred Yueping wildly screamed as his body disintegrated into ashes within the flames.
Sacred Yueping had died!
After he died, his body turned into pure dreamland energy that shifted into various shapes in the air.
Lin Ming put out his hand, taking all of this energy in.
The energy sunk into his body through his fingertips, nourishing the divine dream mark on his soul. During this process, Lin Ming also observed the reaction of all the martial artists around him. As he expected, besides him, no one could perceive this dreamland energy.
This dreamland energy was an extremely special and unique form of energy. Although it seemed similar to things like the soul and mind, it was fundamentally different. This was not something that was as simple as energies used in divine soul attacks, but something on a completely different level.
âIs this dreamland energy created by Empyrean Divine Dream? Or did she establish a completely new cultivation system based on the Divine Dream Law she discovered?â Lin Ming mumbled to himself, filled with an even greater curiosity towards Empyrean Divine Dream. It seemed that what Mo Eversnow said was true; Empyrean Divine Dreamâs status was in no way inferior to Empyrean Primordius. She was someone who stood at the very peak of the entire Divine Realm.
After absorbing Sacred Yuepingâs energy, Lin Ming looked at his own merit points. The number had risen yet again!
Lin Mingâs merit points had originally been 3.36 million. But after killing Sacred Yueping, the number had increased by 2.97 million, jumping straight to 6.33 million!
And now, Lin Mingâs ranking had leapt to 17th of the True Martial Great World!
However, this still wasnât the end. Lin Ming looked at the disabled Sacred Tianhao, and Sacred Tianhao also looked back at Lin Ming.
Sacred Tianhaoâs lungs had been torn apart and his heart was nearly ripped to shreds; he was relying on his powerful vitality to hang onto his last dying breath.
He could no longer speak, but the icy cold intent in his eyes was vicious.
Lin Ming smiled, not caring at all. He raised his spear and pierced through Sacred Tianhaoâs throat, ending his life!
Sacred Tianhaoâs body turned into dreamland energy that was absorbed by Lin Ming.
His merit points wildly rose yet again!
However, this growth was half that of what he received from killing Sacred Yueping. This was because his merit points had already surpassed Sacred Tianhaoâs and he was only able to obtain 30% of his merit points.
â7.81 million, ranked 14th of the True Martial Great World!â
âThereâs still one last person.â
Lin Ming looked at the leftover Sacred Yanran. At this time, her body was covered in blood and her beautiful face was pale and waxy. Looking at her aroused the sympathy of any ordinary man. But Lin Mingâs emotions didnât change. Without hesitation, he thrust out his spear and pierced through Sacred Yanranâs chest.
âYou are ruthless,â Sacred Yanran clutched at her chest as she spat out these final words. Finally, she could not change her destiny of being turned into energy which was absorbed by Lin Ming.
Like this, Sacred Martial Mansionâs three prodigies had all died!
Lin Mingâs merit points had reached a dramatic number of 9.11 million. He was ranked 12th in the True Martial Great World!
â9 million but still not in the top 10... It seems that to enter the top 10 Iâll need at least 10 million merit points.â
Zhong Wenshu had been ranked 19th when he had 5.6 million merit points. If he doubled that and reached 11 million, he would have been able to reach the top 10. With that reasoning, it seemed that entering the top 5 required 20-30 million merit points. The top three would require an even more terrifying number. As for being number one, it was unknown just how many merit points were required to reach that high.
âThat must be a crazy amount!â Lin Ming said. He glanced over at the other participants.
As Lin Ming looked at these people, all of them felt their hearts stop beating for a moment. They subconsciously stepped away. But as they thought about it, there wasnât any reason for Lin Ming to kill them. Their merit points were too low so there was no point in killing them.
As they realized this they calmed down a bit. Still, their eyes held a hint of fear as they looked at Lin Ming.
âThis Lin Ming is too crazy. It feels great killing them now, but how will he handle Sacred Martial Mansionâs revenge in the future?â
âWho knows, maybe heâll join a formidable influence. Since Lin Ming is so strong, there is a chance that heâll be placed in the top 3000 rankings of the entire Divine Realm in the future. There will undoubtedly be countless World King level influences trying to grab him up into their ranks.
âTop 3000 is a bit too exaggerated. Top 3000 means that he has the strength to rank number one in a great world. That is the top junior martial artist of a great world!â
A great world had trillions of participants, and everyone who dared to participate was a genius of their generation. Out of these trillions of geniuses, just what did it mean to rank first? Even the top disciple of the True Martial Holy Lands wasnât arrogant enough to say he was ranked first in the True Martial Great World. He would only say that he led everyone else by a significant margin.
âAfter killing the three prodigies of Sacred Martial Mansion, the dreamland energy within my body has already reached an over-saturated level. Itâs enough for me to go meditate on the dreamland Laws. Moreover, if I want to gain even more merit points, Iâll have to leave Immemorial City and hunt down the top masters of other cities. To me, that is just a waste of time. Itâs better if I just return to the city to train for now,â Lin Ming thought to himself. His body turned into a beam of light as he streaked back toward Immemorial Imperial City.
As Lin Mingâs figure vanished from the horizon, only then did the many participants still present relax. This evil star had finally left.
If a mortal stood in the same grounds as a tiger, even if that tiger had eaten their fill of meat, they would still inevitably feel fear and caution.
âWe canât stay here anymore. In particular, those that have over a million merit points should go and hide.â
âYes, we have to hide or stay in the city, otherwise we will be killed by Sacred Martial Mansionâs three prodigies.â
The martial artists of Nightmare Canyon all conversed with each other using true essence sound transmissions. In the span of a single day, Zhong Wenshu and the three prodigies of Sacred Martial Mansion had all died and they had lost most of their merit points. For the next period of time, they would definitely be hunting down other participants to absorb their merit points. If they stayed in Nightmare Canyon, it was possible they would become the hunted.
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Crimson Light World, in a divine palace underneath the giant floating scroll â
Huo Violentstone held a glazed teapot in his hand, drinking some tea even as he boasted loudly to everyone around him. At this time, his face was flushed red with success. He could be said to be enjoying his success.
âI already said it, when I judge someone, when have I ever been wrong? I said that Lin Ming would amaze the world in this First Martial Meeting, and what do you know, he already has over 3 million merit points! Heâs rank 28 now, and in just a few more days, heâll likely rush into the top 20. If this continues, heâll even rush into the top 5 ranks of the True Martial Great World before the preliminaries end, hahaha!â
Huo Violentstone wildly bragged. In truth, he wasnât sure just what heights Lin Ming could reach. After all, he didnât understand just what secrets Lin Ming held and what happened at Carefree Palace. Personally, he felt that reaching the top 10 rankings of a great world was already giving Lin Ming plenty of praise. When Lin Mingsâ ranking dramatically rose, that was clearly because he killed an ordinary World King Holy Land genius. To do that, he should have the strength to enter the top 10. But even he felt that it was a bit exaggerated to speak about entering the top 5.
âOld Man Huo, be careful or the wind will cut your tongue! I remember when this first started you said Lin Ming would only reach the top 50 rankings and sweep away us other three clans, but now youâve suddenly changed your opinion and say that heâll enter the top 5? I think your words are all over the place!â
âHahaha, Old Man Huo, you grow more and more boastful every year. I think you simply donât understand Lin Mingâs situation so youâre just randomly saying stuff.â
âWhere am I randomly speaking?!â Huo Violentstoneâs eyes widened, his beard blowing around.
âLin Ming already left the Ancient Phoenix Clan several years ago to go adventuring. You just donât have any idea what rank Lin Ming reached from the start. You saying that heâll reach the top 5 is just nonsense to begin with.â
The old men from the other God Beast Clans already subconsciously agreed that Lin Ming was terrifying, but they still joked about with Huo Violentstone.
Just as Huo Violentstone was about to say something, the Ancient Phoenix Clan disciple responsible for watching over the divine dream jade slip suddenly cried out in fright, âEl-Elder Huo!â
âWhat is it? Stop making such a fuss over nothing.â
Huo Violentstone turned around to look.
The disciple gulped. He slowly said, âJunior-apprentice Brother Linâs merit points have suddenly reached 9.11 million just now. Heâs now ranked 12th of a great world.â
âWhat!?â
It wasnât just Huo Violentstone that was shocked, but all of the other Elders present were too. Lin Mingâs merit points had only been 3.36 million, so how could they suddenly rise to 9.11 million!?