The group chatted at Lin Li’s place for a while.
On one hand, they felt regretful that they couldn’t join the battle due to their lack of strength; on the other hand, they also wanted to get to know each other better.
It went without saying for Lin Li, Feng Xiaotian, and the others; it was only natural for young geniuses to be drawn to one another.
Moreover, in the eyes of the three, Lin Li had saved their lives.
Bai Nan, on the other hand, had been tasked by the Hall Master to satisfy Lin Li’s requests and needs as much as possible, attempting to recruit him into Spirit Hall.
After everyone had left, Lin Li immediately got up and closed the door, then opened the window and jumped down.
Under the powerful recovery ability of Mahoraga, not only had Lin Li recovered, but his strength had even increased!
As early as two years ago, Lin Li had discovered that as he spent more time summoning his Martial Soul, he himself became more unique.
By now, even without using his Martial Soul, he possessed certain characteristics of the Martial Soul itself.
This battle was a typical example of how Lin Li’s strength had improved invisibly.
Although it wasn’t as obvious as obtaining a Soul Ring, it was substantial; invisible improvements like combat experience were no small help to his combat power.
Taking advantage of the night, Lin Li vaulted and leaped across the rooftops, heading all the way toward the city gate.
Combatants at the Soul Saint level and above had gone to fight the Flame Demon Skeleton, while Soul Masters from the Soul King to Soul Saint levels went to surround and suppress the Fallen Soul Masters in the mountain forests.
Lin Li had learned from Bai Nan that besides the group of Soul Masters he had encountered, there were two other groups hiding in the mountain forests.
The strongest person in the city right now was only a Soul Sect.
The so-called blockade of the city gates was practically non-existent to Lin Li!
Not long after Lin Li left.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
Feng Xiaotian, receiving no response to his knocking, frowned and pushed the door open directly.
Then he saw the empty room and the curtains swaying in the wind.
“Oh no…
He didn’t go outside the city, did he?”
Even though they hadn’t known each other for long, Feng Xiaotian had such an intuition in his heart.
He had originally intended to take advantage of the lack of people to sneakily ask Lin Li for advice on how to absorb Soul Rings beyond the age limit.
Feng Xiaotian still felt a bit shy, but his mood had completely changed now.
His intuition told him that Lin Li had definitely gone out of the city!
“No, I have to go too…”
After some thought, Feng Xiaotian also ran outside.
During the day, he had already experienced abandoning Lin Li to escape alone.
Although it was to call for backup, it still felt like a thorn in his side.
…
On his way out, he also took a look at the caravan he had traveled with.
After confirming they were fine, he told them it wasn’t safe lately and not to leave the city.
The forest at night wasn’t hard to see; in fact, it was not much different from the daytime.
Because at this moment, large swaths of the forest were being consumed by raging fires.
In the firelight, one could easily see the surroundings, and lava overflowed from cracks in the ground.
Looking further up, one could see a massive Flame Demon Skeleton, looking much like a skeleton, at the peak of the mountain.
Flames burned on its body, surging across its surface and taking the form of various weapons and animals.
Around the Flame Demon Skeleton, five Soul Masters who had activated their Martial Soul True Bodies surrounded it tightly.
Even from such a distance, Lin Li could still feel the scorching fire-attribute Soul Power and the pressure of the powerful experts.
A battle of that level was not something he could participate in yet.
Lin Li chose a relatively distant path and ran toward the mountain peak.
Along the way, Lin Li saw Soul Masters from Blazing Fire City, as well as some Fallen Soul Masters who weren’t particularly strong but had very dark Martial Souls.
However, since there were clearly more Soul Masters from Blazing Fire City, Lin Li didn’t encounter any lone Fallen Soul Masters and thus didn’t get into any fights, reaching the mountain peak without hindrance.
Across from him, about four hundred meters away, were the experts in battle.
Lin Li withdrew his gaze and looked into the crack.
Beneath this crack was boiling lava and a masonry platform that was clearly not naturally formed.
Without hesitation, Lin Li immediately possessed his Martial Soul.
Powerful strength filled his body, and he then leaped downward.
Bang!
His body landed on the platform.
Lin Li felt the surrounding temperature was higher than he had imagined, and he began to survey the environment.
“Crack, crack!”
This stone brick platform was about thirty square meters and surrounded by lava.
Besides that, there were only a few stone tablets shaped like rockeries.
Lin Li stepped forward; the writing on the stone tablets had long since blurred, and it was unclear when they dated from.
After exploring this small area, Lin Li had found nothing.
“This shouldn’t be…
A place like this should logically be a site of inheritance.
How could there be no entrance?”
Lin Li’s gaze fell upon the stone tablets as he pondered.
The Gods Examination was for passing down a God Position, but not just anyone could inherit a God Position; it required sufficient talent and strength.
Lin Li felt his talent and strength were already top-tier; even without consuming an Immortal Herb, there was a high probability he could inherit a God Position. Enjoying the story? Read on at NovelPing.
He couldn’t possibly be rejected.
Unless, before entering the Place of Inheritance, he still needed to pass some tests to prove his talent?
Lin Li stepped forward, stood before a stone tablet, lunged, twisted his waist, and threw a punch with gathered strength!
Boom!
A massive force erupted, but there was no reaction.
“True, simply testing strength wouldn’t allow one to judge talent.
Even someone who only became a Soul King at eighty would be stronger than me.”
“Crack, crack!”
Just then, in this scorching environment, Mahoraga completed its first adaptation.
Lin Li felt as if his surroundings had become much cooler.
Lin Li thought for a moment, cut his palm, and let a drop of his blood fall onto the stone tablet.
The next moment, red characters began to appear on the surface of the stone tablet.
“Complete the battle to obtain the qualification for the Gods Examination!”
“Defeat by one of a lower realm: Death!”
“Defeat by one of the same realm: Death!”
“Victory against one five levels higher grants qualification for the Gods Examination!
The examination grade varies according to the results of the cross-realm battle!”
After Lin Li finished reading the few lines of red text, the characters actually began to merge, transforming into a humanoid figure whose features were indistinguishable.
Judging by its Soul Power fluctuations, it appeared to be a Rank 15 Soul Master, weaker than Lin Li.
“As expected of the short-tempered and bellicose Fire God.”
Lin Li was also somewhat excited; he just happened to need the Gods Examination to help him improve his strength and increase the age of his Soul Rings.
As for whether the Fire God was too weak or if inheriting his position was unfavorable…
There was no need to consider that.
Lin Li didn’t think he would obtain the Nine Examinations, after all, his Martial Soul didn’t even have the fire attribute.
Bang!
After casually destroying the opponent with a single punch, Lin Li stood in place and waited.
Not long after, the fire figure condensed again.
This time, its strength was equal to Lin Li’s—a Rank 26 Great Soul Master.
Bang!
Another punch destroyed it.
Lin Li wondered if he was being a bit unfair.
His own strength was already great, and in this environment, Mahoraga had already allowed him to adapt to fire-attribute Soul Power.
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