Above all spirits

Chapter 442 The Preliminary Test Ends

but.

Gu Yun was not intimidated or discouraged in the slightest.

Because the gap between him and Xue Lingjian was not as vast as heaven and earth, but rather foreseeable.

First and foremost, the most obvious difference lies in their mental strength. Judging from Huang Taixu's few words, it's not hard to tell that Xue Lingjian has already mastered the power of the domain, and his aura has even begun to evolve in the direction of a domain, while I haven't even reached the threshold.

Secondly, there is the difference in power. Gu Yun's attack did not involve any power, while the power of the Blood Sword clearly and greatly enhanced physical strength.

Finally, there is the difference in physical strength, or more accurately, the difference in basic stats. Although both are at the Demon General level, one has just entered the Demon General realm, while the other has already reached the peak of the Demon General realm and has successively mastered power and domain power. It is said that the body and spirit are closely related, so there must be a difference in physical strength between myself and Xue Lingjian.

At present, my most crucial and primary task, besides mastering the power of the death rule and hiding the Primordial Life and Death Sword, is to gather my own momentum.

Unfortunately, Gu Yun still only had the formula but not the key to it.

Although Lilia's explanation gave him a general understanding of how to condense momentum and the fundamental difference between momentum and true form, the Blood River Golden Lotus momentum displayed by the Blood Ling Sword just now confused Gu Yunqian.

To be honest, Gu Yun thought that the Blood Sword's display was the true form, because Feng Qiao's momentum was so ethereal, while the Blood Sword's display was clearly visible. However, Huang Taixu denied this, saying that it was the momentum after mastering the domain power.

what...

I really want someone to answer my questions.

If only my cheap master were here.

After all, he was the only angel investor still alive in this world, even though he hadn't invested much.

Along the way.

After recalling it carefully, Gu Yun gave a wry smile.

It feels like I'm the one being someone else's angel investor.

Fortunately.

Gu Yun did not detect any aura of rules on the Blood Sword.

Otherwise, the difficulty level will increase exponentially.

...

On the high platform.

Blood Sword's five fingers pierced through the iron plate without any resistance and appeared on the other side of the plate.

With this action, the aura of the Blood River Golden Lotus behind him gradually dissipated.

Xue Lingjian slowly withdrew his hand from the iron plate, his movements still calm and unhurried, as if this was an expected outcome.

This is the end.

The Blood Sword not only pierced through the iron plate, but also accomplished this feat in the most unexpected way.

The process of penetrating the iron plate is like an art performance.

Unfortunately, there was no applause at the end.

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

Almost all the demons below the stage had their eyes fixed on the iron plate that had been pierced by the Blood Sword.

Until Huang Taixu announced the results.

"Breakthrough, pass."

"Tie for first place!"

This broke the deathly silence, and whispers began to circulate among the audience.

"Go crazy."

"This...is this Taiyuan Cold Iron? It's not Taiyuan Mud? Am I dreaming?"

"Unbelievable! No wonder they're from the Supreme Demon Clan... they're simply monsters!"

The hushed discussions rose and fell, filled with shock and awe at the formidable power displayed by the Blood Sword.

at the same time.

Each leader shared a common thought—the strength of the Blood Sword likely far exceeded their expectations.

Relying solely on the power of the Supreme Golden Body, one might be able to break through the iron plate with a burst of energy after accumulating power, but it would be impossible to penetrate it in this way.

Clearly, the slightly eerie aura of the Blood River Golden Lotus behind him was extraordinary.

With the results announced, Gu Yun stopped paying attention to how Xue Lingjian would be treated or what the comments were like on and off stage.

That has nothing to do with me.

Gu Yun walked alone towards the place where the inscription on the token was to be engraved.

Werner's voice appeared quietly.

'So why do the demons of the Blood Cloud Demon Clan possess the inherent powers of the Supreme Emperor Demon Clan?'

Gu Yun scratched his head and said casually.

'Can't two bloodlines coexist?'

Blood ties may coexist, but power is absolutely impossible.

'no way?'

'Um…this is common knowledge in the upper realm…'

Gu Yun shook his head.

'Do you think there's another being in the upper realm who can achieve the same effect as your power? Is there another soul like mine, so special? And if others don't know, isn't it also impossible?'

That's what they say...

'Nothing is absolute, but if that's not the case, then there's only one possibility: although Xue Lingjian is a member of the Extreme Emperor Demon Clan, he was an inside man trained by Xue Yun from a young age, and Feng Qiao should be a similar figure.'

'Well, regardless of his status, his ambitions are definitely not small. We should keep an eye on him if necessary.'

...

"what is it call?"

“Gu...Gu Yun”.

"Gugu Cloud?"

"Ah, no, Gu Yun."

Whether it's a homonym or not, Gu Yun doesn't intend to use her real name.

In the upper realm, only noble races care about their names.

The person in charge of carving the words in front of me was a female demon, who looked human but had light red skin.

She gave Gu Yun a strange look, and after finishing carving the words, she handed the token back to Gu Yun.

Gu Yun felt a wave of confusion.

Did they realize they had lied?

The woman's voice came again.

"Five and a half inches, ranked ninety-sixth."

"The top 100 demons have one opportunity to consult with the leaders of the six departments before the official trial begins. I suggest you make the most of it, not only because time is running out, but also because the rankings are unstable."

Gu Yun's eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise.

"Huh? There's such a good thing? Why didn't they mention it from the beginning? Is it a choice of one out of six?"

The woman explained coldly.

"Of course, you can only choose one."

"This was mentioned at the beginning of the preliminary test, otherwise why do you think there would be so many demons participating in the second round?"

Gu Yun instantly understood the logic the woman was talking about, and murmured to himself.

"I see."

"No wonder."

After all, the Heavenly Robe Collar only accepts the top fifty in the final ranking. Although this preliminary test does not represent the final result, there is still a considerable gap between the fiftieth place and the last place, which cannot be made up for by skills.

Gu Yun originally thought these demons were all reckless fools, willing to risk their lives to come here to carve their names and register, but there's no going back now.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the current last place is the original 100th place. Because there was an opportunity to learn from someone, they registered for engraving, but were later eliminated.

"May I ask what the leaders of these six departments are good at? That would make it easier for me to find out where to ask them for advice."

If possible, Gu Yun wanted to find a leader who followed the rules of life and death to seek his advice.

Talk about it.

The rules of death still have a source to be found: murderous intent and the realization of decay are all paths leading to the end of death.

The rules of life are probably similar in comparison.

Life and death, power, and elements—these three rules almost all have viable paths and are relatively accessible to the general public.

As for space, it's not without direction. It's estimated that those with high comprehension who master spatial powers might gain some understanding of spatial power and even incorporate it into their domain.

The rules of chaos... at least the lower realm has heard of the Emperor's will, so at least he has some clues.

Then the problem is coming.

Rules like cause and effect, destiny, time, illusion and reality, and wisdom are so mysterious that even just hearing about them is difficult.

Can it really be controlled by living beings?