I gain ten years' worth of cultivation every day, and even geniuses will only see my doorstep!

Liu Suifeng and the others were greatly encouraged: "Good! Junior Brother Qin is awesome! Follow me and charge to support Junior Brother Qin!"

The morale of the Taiyi Immortal Sect members soared, and they launched a fierce attack on the gap opened by Qin Yuan, quickly joining forces with him.

"Junior Brother Qin, your physical body..." Wu Zhan couldn't help but click his tongue as he watched Qin Yuan punch a golden-armored puppet, causing its chest to collapse and sending it flying backward.

"A bit of luck," Qin Yuan said briefly, his gaze sweeping over the puppet army that was still putting up a stubborn resistance. "To catch the thief, catch the leader first. Those golden-armored generals are the core. Take care of them first."

"That's exactly what I'm thinking!" Liu Suifeng nodded. "Junior Brother Qin, Junior Brother Wu, Junior Brother Wen, the four of us will each choose a direction and focus on killing the golden-armored puppet to disrupt its command! The rest of the disciples, form an array to clear out the ordinary puppets!"

All four were prospective Dao disciples with top-tier strength, and they immediately split up to take action.

In the direction Qin Yuan had chosen, three golden-armored puppets formed a small triangular formation, supporting each other and proving quite formidable. They seemed to sense Qin Yuan's threat as well, and simultaneously raised their heavy weapons—a giant axe, a halberd, and a giant shield with a spiked mace—and attacked Qin Yuan all at once! Before the weapons even arrived, the thick protective aura had already sealed off any space for evasion.

Qin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. These three puppets coordinated perfectly, and their combined strength was no weaker than an ordinary peak Nascent Soul cultivator. He didn't confront them head-on. Instead, his figure blurred, leaving several afterimages, and he moved like a ghost behind the puppet holding the giant shield, pointing a finger at the connection between its head and helmet!

However, the puppet wielding the halberd seemed to have anticipated this, sweeping its halberd to block Qin Yuan's attack route. The puppet wielding the giant axe, on the other hand, fiercely cleaved at Qin Yuan's main body.

"Interesting." Qin Yuan's heart stirred; these golden-armored puppets seemed to possess a certain degree of combat intelligence. He changed his fingers into a palm, striking the sweeping halberd shaft, using the momentum to elevate his body and avoid the giant axe's slash. At the same time, his right foot lashed out like a whip, kicking hard at the side of the shield-wielding puppet's shield!

"clang!!"

With a deafening roar, the shield-wielding puppet was kicked and staggered, its shield tilting to one side. Qin Yuan seized this fleeting opportunity, his left hand shooting out, his five fingers like hooks, gripping the edge of the shield, and suddenly exerting force!

"Come here!"

The shield-wielding puppet was actually pulled off balance by Qin Yuan, causing it to stumble and drop its shield! Qin Yuan snatched the shield and swung it at the puppet wielding the halberd! At the same time, he pointed his right hand together and unleashed a condensed "Mysterious Yuan Demon-Slaying Finger" energy towards the face of the shield-wielding puppet, which had lost its shield's protection!

"puff!"

The force of the finger penetrated its mask and entered its skull, causing its soul fire to explode!

The puppet wielding the halberd deflected the incoming shield, but Qin Yuan had already closed in like a shadow and punched the connection between the puppet's chest and abdomen armor!

"Bang!" The armor dented, and the puppet staggered backward.

The puppet wielding the giant axe roared and swung it down towards Qin Yuan's back. Qin Yuan, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, dodged to the side, grabbed the axe-wielding arm, and slammed the massive body to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, the ground trembling! Before the puppet could get up, Qin Yuan stomped down, striking its helmet squarely!

"Crack!" The helmet shattered, and the soul fire went out.

In the blink of an eye, two of the three perfectly coordinated golden-armored puppets were dead and one was injured! Qin Yuan's combat skills, strength, and speed shocked the spectators in the distance.

With the core golden-armored puppets being eliminated by Qin Yuan and his group, the puppet army's command began to falter, and its offensive became less disciplined. The disciples of each sect felt significantly less pressure and their advance accelerated.

About an incense stick later, hundreds of battle spirit puppets were cleared away, leaving the ground beneath the War God Platform littered with wreckage.

After catching their breath, everyone's gaze turned to the stone steps leading to the top of the altar. The steps had ninety-nine levels and were currently empty, without any guards.

But everyone knows that the real test may be the process of ascending the altar, or... on the altar itself.

After a brief silence, Jian Wuming was the first to move. His figure moved like a sword, transforming into a streak of light, rushing directly towards the stone steps! Clearly, he wanted to seize the initiative!

"Sword Nameless, don't even think about taking the initiative!" Lei Dong shouted, his body crackling with lightning, and followed closely behind.

Mu Changchun and Mu Wanqiu exchanged a glance, then transformed into a blue rainbow and floated upwards.

Li Wanhun chuckled sinisterly, and a wisp of ghostly mist swirled as it drifted toward the stone steps.

The other geniuses and independent cultivators from various sects were not to be outdone, and they all displayed their movement techniques as they rushed toward the stone steps!

Liu Suifeng looked at Qin Yuan, Wu Zhan, and Wen Yuan: "Let's go too!"

The four of them set off simultaneously, moving at a pace that was by no means slow.

The moment Qin Yuan stepped onto the stone steps, he felt an immense pressure descend upon him! This pressure did not act on his body, but directly on his soul and Dao heart! With each step, the pressure increased! At the same time, he seemed to hear the sounds of clashing swords and galloping horses, and the illusion of countless soldiers fighting. Before his eyes appeared mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and the tragic deaths of his comrades, constantly assaulting his mind and testing his Dao heart!

"So it was a test of willpower and Dao heart." Qin Yuanming understood. This had almost no effect on him, who had undergone the tempering of his Nascent Soul through nine deaths and whose Dao heart was as firm as a rock. He walked steadily and his speed did not decrease. He quickly passed some cultivators who were sweating and struggling to walk.

Ahead, Jian Wuming, Lei Dong, Mu Changchun and his sister, Li Wanhun, Liu Suifeng and others were also moving at a fast pace, clearly demonstrating that their Dao Heart cultivation was top-notch.

Ninety-nine stone steps are not a difficult hurdle for those with strong willpower. Soon, the people at the front reached the top almost simultaneously!

At the top of the altar was a platform a hundred feet in diameter, its surface engraved with intricate ancient runes. In the center of the platform stood the teleportation array, radiating a soft white light. Beside the array stood three stone tablets, each about the height of a person, seemingly inscribed with text.

The first few people to reach the top were immediately drawn to the three stone tablets.

Jian Wuming, Lei Dong, and Li Wanhun attacked almost simultaneously, grabbing at the nearest stone tablet! Mu Changchun and his sister cautiously protected each other, observing the situation. Liu Suifeng, Wu Zhan, Wen Yuan, Qin Yuan, and others also reached the summit one after another.

Qin Yuan didn't try to snatch the stone tablet; instead, his gaze swept over the three tablets. The one on the left emanated a sharp sword intent, the one in the middle flickered with lightning, and the one on the right exuded a sinister, ghostly aura. Clearly, these three stone tablets corresponded to different inheritances or trial rewards.

Jian Wuming reached for the sword intent stele on the left, Lei Dong reached for the lightning stele in the middle, and Li Wanhun reached for the netherworld stele on the right. The moment their hands touched the stele, the inscriptions suddenly lit up, enveloping each of them!

With a flash of light, the three figures, along with the stone tablet, vanished from the altar, leaving only three faint halo marks.

"It's a transmission of inheritance!" someone exclaimed. "They've been teleported to the corresponding inheritance space!"

Everyone suddenly realized that the reward on the War God Platform was these three inheritance stone tablets! Only those who touched them first, according to the corresponding cultivation technique attributes, could receive the guidance.

The remaining group, including Qin Yuan, Liu Suifeng, and the Mu siblings, looked at the three halos with flickering eyes. There were only three inheritances, and they had already been claimed; it seemed they had arrived a step too late.