Chapter 61 - 61 Power of the Mountains and Seas (Part 2)
"Slash!"
A giant sword, formed by Spiritual Power under the control of the cultivator holding the Array Plate, slashed towards a Second Grade spider demon in front of him.
A deafeningly loud crash echoed.
The ferocious Second Grade spider demon was instantly split in half by the strike from the Spiritual Power sword, and its severed remains were forcefully rolled backwards by the immense force.
Lu Xin gasped for breath, feeling the Spiritual Power remaining within her body, even though she kept replenishing it with Spirit Pills and Spirit Stones since the battle began.
But this amount of recovery was undoubtedly like trying to douse a carriage with a cup of water in such fierce combat.
At this moment, the Spiritual Power in her dantian was also nearly depleted to the breaking point.
Although the Great Expansion Formation endowed them with the combat power of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the amount of Spiritual Power in their dantians was still only at the level of Qi Refining Cultivators.
This was something even the Great Expansion Formation couldn\'t change.
Therefore, their effective combat time was only this brief moment.
She looked around her surroundings.
The numbers of the Demon Race, instead of decreasing under their desperate offenses, were continually increasing.
A sense of powerlessness couldn\'t help but rise in Lu Xin\'s heart.
She seemed to feel the utter despair once experienced by the Mountain and Sea Pavilion when confronting the Demon Race.
"Harness the residual Spiritual Power inside you, let us kill one more Demon Race!" A decisive voice from a Mountain and Sea Pavilion cultivator came to her ears.
Lu Xin quickly followed the command, mobilizing the scarce Spiritual Power within her.
The cultivators participating in the trial could die in the Ruin Realm, but it was not real death.
However, as she launched this final charge against the Demon Race with her teammates, illusions from the Ruin Realm,
a sense of sadness and sorrow inexplicably rose in her heart.
This was the tragic honor of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
Yet, in this short trial of the Ruin Realm, lasting less than a day,
she felt a certain empathy.
...
Elsewhere.
Seven!
Ye Yu felt the dwindling Spiritual Power inside him, but his heart was filled with intense excitement.
No venture, no gain.
As he said, he truly excelled in battle.
Thus under his command and leadership, and before the Spiritual Power of the Qi Refining disciples forming the formation was exhausted, they had already slain seven Second Grade demons.
This was indeed an exceptional performance.
Not to mention that he was the one holding the Array Plate, which was sure to give extra points in the final evaluation.
He was already eagerly anticipating what reward he would receive this time.
Suddenly!
Ye Yu\'s expression changed.
Because in his line of sight appeared a humanoid demon with arms like sickles and enveloped in dark blackness.
This was the Saber Demon.
The aura it emitted far surpassed the previous demons.
Third Grade Demon!
Ye Yu was shocked.
He realized that the front line of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion\'s high-level cultivators had been breached!
Looking around, he saw one after another, Third Grade demons continuously emerging.
Under these circumstances,
their Ruin Realm trial was almost considered over.
Moreover, there was hardly any Spiritual Power left in him.
Even if these high-rank demons hadn\'t attacked, they couldn\'t have fought much longer.
Sure enough.
One of the Saber Demons, in a flicker, transformed into a faint afterimage, charging straight at them.
Using its arms as weapons.
A glint of cold light flashed.
Although Ye Yu immediately conjured a Spiritual Power Light Shield,
under the charge of the Third Grade Saber Demon\'s arms, the light shield crumbled instantaneously, like it was made of paper.
Subsequently, Ye Yu was severed into two at the waist.
With Ye Yu\'s death, the Great Expansion Formation also collapsed.
The Saber Demon, dismissing the remaining thirty-five Qi Refining cultivators, charged towards another group.
Without the Great Expansion Formation, these Qi Refining cultivators could easily handle a Second Grade demon.
The mission of the Saber Demon was to decapitate the core cultivators of the Great Expansion Formation and break their formation.
...
When Ye Yu regained his senses, he found himself in a pavilion.
Cabinets stood on all sides, one after another.
Above these cabinets, a transparent light shield enveloped each one.
Countless Jade Slips were placed on top of the cabinets.
Ye Yu, still frightened, touched his waist to make sure it was still intact, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he knew it was just an illusion, the illusion was so realistic that he felt terrified when facing being cut in half.
Then, images suddenly appeared in the air in front of him.
They were all his experiences within the Ruin Realm.
The scenes played back quickly, and in a moment, they reached the scene where he was slashed at the waist.
Subsequently, the image paused.
Lines of large characters emerged.
"Final Rating: Third Grade Lower!"
"Reward: Choice of one Mortal Level Technique."
...
Ye Yu\'s face turned extremely unsightly.
Third Grade Lower.
How could it be Third Grade Lower?
If he remembered correctly, the last time a member of the Ye Family participated in the Ruin Realm trial and received a Third Grade Middle rating, they had only killed six Second Grade demons.
This time, not only had he killed seven Second Grade demons, but he had also done so as the core cultivator of the Great Expansion Formation.
Why didn\'t he receive at least a Third Grade Middle rating, and why was his final rating even lower than that!
"Could there be some mistake?"
"Give me an explanation!"
Ye Yu\'s face was as dark as water, and he roared angrily.
However, he received no response.
Finally, after venting his frustration, Ye Yu calmed down and looked at the surrounding cabinets.
A few cabinets no longer had their light shields.
This indicated that the Jade Slips on these cabinets were available for him to choose.
Although reluctant, Ye Yu gritted his teeth and walked over to these cabinets to start his selection.
...
In the same loft.
Lu Xin appeared out of thin air.
She couldn\'t help but wipe her eyes, looking at the moisture on her hands.
Apparently, her eyes had become wet without her noticing.
"It\'s just an illusion," Lu Xin mocked herself, "and yet I took it seriously."
But it felt so real, that feeling.
Although it represented a tragedy thousands of years old, her heart was still engulfed by those emotions.
If one day, her own Lu Family faced such a situation,
she thought she would likely act as these Mountain and Sea Pavilion cultivators had.
...
Similarly, all of Lu Xin\'s experiences in the Ruin Realm also appeared in front of her.
The scenes rapidly played.
The last scene froze at the final moment.
The Saber Demon, known for his speed and attack power, slashed the head of their Array Plate handler, who was the core of their Great Expansion Formation.
Without the core cultivator, their Great Expansion Formation naturally ceased to exist.
Even though the remaining thirty-five cultivators immediately reorganized and fought back with all their might,
without the boost of the Great Expansion Formation, they were quickly killed one by one by the Second Grade demons.
Four Second Grade demons.
That was her final combat accomplishment.
Two lines of large characters emerged.
"Final Rating: Third Grade Upper!"
"Reward: Choice of one Spirit Level Technique."
...
As Ye Yu and Lu Xin\'s Ruin Realm trials came to an end, more and more Cultivators participating in the Ruin Realm assessment were also concluding their assessments.
...
At the Spirit Vein of the Endless Peak.
The seven Fifth Grade Demon Refining who were besieging the True Venerable Yuan Yang were now reduced to three.
Correspondingly, the High Level Cultivators defending this Spirit Vein had also suffered heavy losses.
Lu Qingshan had been hidden in the depths of the Spirit Vein for quite some time.
As the Qi Refining Cultivators participating in the Ruin Realm assessment gradually finished their trials,
his combat record remained at zero.