I defeated the saint with a parry.

This thing is in the second stage.

Lingbao Dolls are derived from Yaksha demons. Not only are their forms varied, but their moves are also varied. They have multiple hands and weapons, fast and slow swords, and even moves that cannot be parried, making them quite torturous.

Xu Ling got stuck over a hundred times in the first stage and a thousand times in the second stage... By the end, he could close his eyes and dodge the first stage's moves by listening to the sounds, and predict the second stage's moves by reading comprehension, successfully achieving his first no-damage achievement.

Fearing it might not be perfect, he tried dozens more times to complete the game without taking damage before he was completely satisfied.

"If I want to come back for the trial later, is that alright?"

"The host has passed the trial and has the right to re-enter. However, the rewards cannot be obtained again; all trial rewards can only be obtained once."

Xu Ling's idea of ​​constantly resetting the data failed, but such a training space is still worthwhile for re-entering and improving proficiency.

As for the reward... an improvement in all attributes, he leveled up, and his spirit, energy, and vitality were elevated to a higher level.

Both his body and mind felt lighter, a sublimation from the essence of his being, which Xu Ling felt most clearly. His meridians were severed, preventing him from entering the Concentration Realm, which simply meant that spiritual energy could not enter his body.

But now, this all-round improvement has given him the ability to ignore spiritual energy.

Others cultivate through spiritual energy, honing the unity of essence, energy, and spirit. He's different; he levels up by killing monsters, cultivating essence, energy, and spirit in the same way.

The artery was severed; that's a thing of the past!

The only remaining problem is that no matter how strong Xu Ling becomes in the future, everyone can only say that he is at the Body Tempering Realm.

"quit!"

Xu Ling silently chanted, and the trial space in front of him vanished like a phantom. The blade energy he had unleashed flew right in front of Sumeru.

"A mere grain of rice, you dare to challenge me?" The real Sumeru, no longer having her usual habit of beginning with a self-reflection, now exuded murderous intent: "Break!"

At his command, the blade's energy shattered instantly.

Xumi laughed and said, "You are quite confident. When ordinary people are at the same level as you, they don't even have the confidence to stand in front of a Lingtai Realm cultivator."

Xu Ling said, "I'm afraid you're not the one who doesn't dare to stand up. When you were begging to join various sects in your early years, you must have knelt down countless times."

"I am different from you. Even if it means risking my life to become a demon slayer, I will not beg those sects for help."

"As for confidence... that comes from experience, you can't learn it."

Xu Ling showed no fear whatsoever; his words were clearly not feigned, as Xu Mi could tell.

The old monk was puzzled; Xu Ling's mysterious confidence made him suspicious.

"Hmph! A mere brat at body training."

Without further ado, Xumi activated a string of Buddhist beads around his body and shot them all toward Xu Ling.

It was incredibly fast, like a bullet fired in a past life.

In the trial space, when Xu Ling failed to catch this move, he was riddled with holes, in a physical sense.

Now, with the added experience, he almost instinctively raised his sword and began parrying without even looking at the system's prompts.

A series of clanging sounds rang out as Xu Ling perfectly deflected the attack, successfully dislodging all the prayer beads.

"He does have some skill."

Sumeru thought to himself, slightly surprised, but his hands kept moving.

He moved with the lightness of a feather, floating towards Xu Ling. He made a gesture as if holding a staff, and a magical weapon appeared in his hand. The small ring at the top of the staff clanged as he grabbed it and hurled it at Xu Ling.

Having just received the prayer beads, Xu Ling shouldn't have had time to react to the sudden attack of the staff, but he still managed to block Sumeru's staff with his ink knife.

After the crisp sound, Sumeru was propelled away by the force of the deflection, flying further away. He used his ability to fly to stop abruptly in mid-air, twisted at an impossible angle, and continued to smash into Xu Ling's back.

"Um?"

How could this be!

Sumi's doubts deepened as Xu Ling dodged the staff by rolling away, and the staff crashed to the ground.

"This feels so strange, it's like... this guy can see through my moves."

An ominous feeling crept into my heart like ants crawling on Mount Sumeru; even my absolute confidence had developed a crack.

He frowned slightly, and the tin staff in his hand transformed into a three-foot-long sword, pointing directly at Xu Ling's heart as he rolled up to his feet.

If the stab hits, Xu Ling will die.

Xu Ling naturally knew that this was one of his thousand ways to die, so when he felt a chill on his back, he rolled forward again before turning around and using his ink-black blade to block the thrust.

After finishing this, Xu Ling seized the opportunity to rise up and thrust his sword directly at Sumeru's kidney.

This strike was very steady and precise, piercing right through the body.

There wasn't a drop of blood on the blade. Sumi, in pain, withdrew and retreated. He had a cut on his clothes, but no wound on his waist.

This is the most basic physical strength required after entering the extraordinary realm.

Although Xu Ling's ink blade was extraordinary and could injure Sumeru, it could not leave a real wound.

That small wound healed before it even started bleeding.

Even so, Xumi's complexion was not good; the mental damage he suffered was far greater than the physical damage.

"you....."

Xu Mi touched the tear in Xu Ling's clothes, staring at him, unable to utter a coherent sentence. Finally, he managed to stammer, "Is he really at the Body Tempering Realm?"

He really started to have doubts.

Because it's impossible for someone in the Body Tempering Realm to see through the moves of someone in the Spirit Platform Realm, especially not several moves in a row, and even to the point of injuring them in the end.

This is something no Body Tempering Realm cultivator could do; Xu Ling was definitely hiding his true strength.

Xu Ling remained silent, and did not even take advantage of Xumi's distraction to launch a sneak attack. He simply waited calmly for Xumi to regain his senses.

He was calm and composed, strolling slowly at a safe distance—what composure that was!

"What a wonderful person."

Seeing this, Li west was thrilled, as if the figure was himself, and couldn't help but exclaim in praise: "To be able to fight across levels like this is truly unheard of."

Hou Le didn't speak, but his expression was the same as Li west's.

If I were to tell anyone about what I was seeing, I'd only be called crazy.

Sumeru broke down: "Why are you humiliating me like this!"

If anyone tells him that Xu Ling has severed meridians, he'll get angry with them. Screw the Body Tempering Realm severed meridians.

"Not even a trace of spiritual energy is being used? Very well."

Rage level is maxed out.

Xumi directly pulled out the Yaksha Doll, and he entered the second stage ahead of schedule. This was something that Xu Ling had never experienced in more than a thousand battles in the trial space.

Reality is reality, and people's hearts do change.

Xu Ling raised the corners of his mouth slightly and walked directly towards him, stopping at an inexplicable spot, much to Xu Mi's astonishment.

Just like when it swallowed people, the doll swelled in the wind and, after growing larger, landed right in front of Xu Ling.

He raised his knife and slashed, instantly making ten cuts where the doll had landed.

The Yaksha doll cried out in pain, making a sound like a cat in heat. As it cried, it conjured three arms, one holding a knife, the other a sword, and the other a halberd behind its head.

Xu Ling acted strangely; before the Yaksha transformed, he had already retreated, withdrawing to an eerie distance once again.

As the giant, transformed from the Yaksha doll, wielded three weapons and unleashed a spinning attack of fast and slow blades, Xu Ling had already moved out of the attack range.

Sumi, who was maintaining the magical treasure, was enraged by this scene. He condensed several flying swords again and sent them flying straight at Xu Ling.

Xu Ling accepted the challenge again.

It was as if it were all planned; Xu Ling's location and the timing of his attack were perfectly timed.

Everything is going according to Xu Ling's script.

This bizarre scene was the complete opposite of what should have happened. Sumeru felt as if he had been seen through, but he didn't even realize it, and cold sweat had already broken out on his forehead.