Martial Universe: Starting with Lin Langtian, who crippled Lin Dong's father.

Chapter 23 Relaxation

Inside the sixth floor.

It was completely empty, with only two figures in the background.

Sweat soaked through their clothes, and heavy footsteps echoed in the silent space. Neither of them wavered in the slightest, and they both struggled forward.

A distance of several dozen steps, which would be easily covered by the two outside the tower, felt like an eternity here.

"As expected, he broke through."

Ziyun struggled to lift her head and looked at the sturdy figure in front of her. Compared to herself, who was already close to her limit, Cao Lei was also in a bad mood, but he was still steadily moving forward.

"Give up, you've reached your limit."

Cao Lei glanced at Ziyun and said calmly.

"Black Rock City has won this competition again."

"Let's wait and see."

Unmoved, Ziyun continued her efforts to move forward.

Cao Lei smiled and remained silent.

Before long, both of them approached the seventh level of the mental barrier.

Cao Lei took the lead, his body slowly merging into the barrier. Instantly, the barrier surged wildly, emanating terrifying mental fluctuations that seemed to want to crush him.

Faced with this terrifying pressure, Cao Lei remained calm and steadily moved forward behind the barrier.

Finally, a ripple appeared within the barrier, and its figure vanished.

"call……"

Ziyun took a deep breath and then strode forward.

I have always been evenly matched with Cao Lei. Even though I was defeated by him last time, it was only by Cao Lei's best efforts that I managed to win. There is no reason for me to be left so far behind!

A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped his entire body, even causing a tremor deep within his soul.

Ziyun gritted her teeth and continued forward.

Just as her body was about to fully enter, Zi Yunjin's mental strength also reached its limit.

"puff!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood and was thrown backward as if struck by a heavy hammer.

"What a pity, just a little short..."

With her consciousness somewhat hazy, Ziyun struggled on the ground with difficulty, trying to get up. However, she had already exhausted all her energy, and now, let alone continuing to sprint, even staying on the sixth floor was a bit of a struggle.

"I see you looking so disheveled as soon as I arrive, Brother Zi."

A voice suddenly rang out in the silent space.

"Ha... I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Brother Lin."

Ziyun managed a weak smile, but her consciousness was already somewhat blurred, and she couldn't even speak clearly.

Just as he was about to fall into a coma.

A hand suddenly landed on his shoulder, and a gentle spiritual energy surged into his Niwan Palace, instantly replenishing the spiritual energy that Ziyun had previously consumed.

Opening her eyes, Ziyun looked around and found that there was no one there. She couldn't help but sigh.

Sometimes he even wondered if Lin Langtian had ulterior motives.

No one will help you for no reason; this is an ironclad rule he has learned over the years.

Especially for the strong, unless their own interests are involved, few people would do "foolish" things like punishing evil and promoting good or helping the weak.

But Brother Lin repeatedly offered him a helping hand. With his own strength, he could barely dominate Yan City, let alone the Great Yan Dynasty. In the eyes of the Lin clan, his strength was probably no different from that of an ant.

It's truly baffling what their purpose was in approaching the Zi family.

"Sigh... Oh well, it's a good thing after all."

Ziyun pulled herself together and began her arduous journey toward the seventh floor once more.

If Lin Langtian had guessed what Ziyun was thinking, he would have been quite surprised.

After all, he initially didn't intend to meddle in other people's business, but after getting to know him, he found that although this person didn't appear in the original work, he was a good person.

Although he is weaker, he would not mind helping him if his strength allows.

Of course, it's also possible that his mindset hasn't changed yet. After all, it's hard for someone who grew up in a peaceful and stable environment to understand such a chaotic world.

Although this world also has certain rules, it's not as terrifying as a chaotic world, but it's not far off.

……

At the foot of the tower,

A group of people gathered in the square, their eyes fixed intently on the top of the Rune Master Tower, where three points of light were moving.

"Hiss, two people actually made it to the seventh floor?"

"Could it be that Brother Ziyun and Cao Lei have both broken through to the second level of talisman master?"

"Yes, only a three-seal talisman master can enter the seventh level. A two-seal talisman master absolutely cannot withstand it; there is no other possibility!"

There was originally only one point of light on the seventh floor of the tower, but there were two on the sixth floor, which caused a lot of discussion.

However, just as everyone was guessing the identities of the two people on the sixth floor, one of the lights on the sixth floor suddenly went out. Everyone thought that it couldn't hold on and prepared to go down the tower, but then they suddenly discovered that there was a light on the seventh floor.

For a moment, everyone was in an uproar.

Liu Lin stared at the top of the tower in disbelief, then turned to look at Master Yan beside him, who appeared calm and unsurprised by the outcome.

Could it be that Ziyun has also broken through? No, that white-robed youth might have too!

Regardless of which one it was, Liu Lin had to admit that he had indeed underestimated Yan Cheng. This old man Yan was no simpleton...

(End of this chapter)