Chapter 640: Chapter 229: Battle of Cultivators

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"Ha—"

Wo Yi raised his eyebrows slightly and let out a gentle sigh.

Though young, he understood well the principle that villains meet their demise due to excessive talk, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to engage in high-risk occupations like being an internal spy.

If it weren’t for the Ink Jade Disc proving his estimate of Lin Zheyu’s power, affirming that the opponent was only slightly stronger than a Grandmaster.

Wo Yi wouldn’t have even appeared, but would have hidden in the shadows to launch a sneak attack.

Swoosh—

Wo Yi formed a seal with his right hand and with a gentle wave, a large net suddenly materialized beneath Lin Zheyu’s feet.

The net rapidly contracted, ensnaring Lin Zheyu with a speed swift as thunder.

No doubt.

Even though he’d confirmed that the opponent’s power was far below his own, Wo Yi remained extremely cautious, setting up traps before making an appearance.

This appearance had another purpose beyond satisfying his psychological needs—it was to buy time for the trap to spring.

"Oh no!"

Lin Zheyu was startled, his heart changing in an instant.

Despite his care, he never anticipated he’d fall into the opponent’s trap.

Whiz—

Lin Zheyu could no longer bother to disguise or hide.

True Essence roared to life, the Purple Thunder Demon Slaying Blade struck ferociously, gray True Essence coating the blade, concealing its keen edge.

Yet within the True Essence, the Thunderbolt True Intent was stimulated, awakening the artifact properties of the Purple Thunder Demon Slaying Blade, unleashing unprecedented sharpness.

Dense arcs of lightning exploded from the blade, the sword light cracking like thunder.

Zzz—

Slash—

The blade hacked into the net, sparking outrageously, then with a slash, Lin Zheyu cleaved a massive opening.

Whiz whiz— 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

With a few more consecutive slashes, Lin Zheyu completely tore apart the net.

"Impossible!"

"This kid... this kid..."

"Is this Witch Race energy?... No, Witch Race focuses only on physique, their destructively powerful abilities are contained within their bodies, no Spiritual Power involved..."

"There’s still another secret buried within him!"

In an instant, Wo Yi’s mind flashed with multiple thoughts, his face showed excitement rather than surprise, and his eyes gleamed with greed.

Being from the Observatory, Wo Yi was very familiar with the Hidden Dragon List.

The so-called Opportunity Secret Realm is merely a Witch Race ancestral site, only Martial Artists who ascend the Hidden Dragon List are eligible to enter its grounds.

Witch Race doesn’t regard cultivation talent, only physical potential, spirit, and willpower, similar in principle to Martial Dao geniuses.

Each year, a batch of Hidden Dragon List talents is selected to enter the ancestral site, yet over the years, only a handful have succeeded in inheriting.

The inherited skills have always been ordinary Cultivation Techniques, not complete.

The Hidden Dragon List, as a selection instrument of the Witch Race ancestral site, underwent modifications by the Observatory, becoming even more powerful.

Only pure Martial Artists who have not cultivated other forms of Spiritual Power can pass the Hidden Dragon List’s evaluation and ascend this list.

Thus, in Wo Yi’s view, Lin Zheyu definitely utilized some Secret Technique, unleashing power far beyond the Grandmaster Realm to cut open his trap with a single slash.

Wo Yi quickly patted his storage bag with his right hand, and three streaks of bright light swiftly flew out.

With a thought, one streak of light transformed into a shield half the height of a person, floating beside him. It emitted a faint Energy Shield, enveloping him inside.

The remaining two streaks of light fell into his hands respectively.

Wo Yi was no longer a rookie like those junior disciples who just entered the sect; he had long crossed the baptism of life-or-death missions over a dozen times.

Through countless life-or-death missions, he developed a cautious habit— even a lion fights a rabbit with all its might.

Those careless, ignorant fellows died long ago in trial missions.

Dong—

Dong dong—

Suddenly, a banging sound emerged from Wo Yi’s body.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly as he gazed at Lin Zheyu charging towards him, a mocking smile appearing on his face.

In his left hand, he held a jade-gold colored, palm-sized drum, from which the dong dong sound emanated.

In an instant when the sound waves came through, Lin Zheyu felt a mysterious force directly penetrate the True Essence barrier and enter his mind.

His spirit was dazed for a moment but immediately recovered.

"What’s this thing?"

"Psychic attack?"

"Nothing more than that..."

The thought fluttered through Lin Zheyu’s mind.

The mysterious energy transmitted via sound waves entered his mind the instant it appeared, and was obliterated in an instant by 42 powerful True Intents in his consciousness.

True Intent’s function, not merely boosting True Essence intensity, granting it special effects, but also serving as a martial artist’s spiritual barrier.

These 42 True Intents constituted Lin Zheyu’s 42 powerful spiritual barriers of will.

Wo Yi’s attack was instantly obliterated by the 42 Mighty Martial Dao True Intents before touching his spirit.

"Impossible!"

Wo Yi saw Lin Zheyu unaffected, his expression became aghast.

The Jade Gold Drum was one of his strongest Magical Artifacts, and it’s a rare soul attack tool— among martial artists of the same realm, practically no one could withstand its onslaught.

This guy, who appeared to be a Witch Race member, actually not only withstood it!

"There’s a great secret hidden within him!"

Wo Yi’s eyes turned crimson, the Jade Gold Drum vanished from his hand in an instant.

A bright light gleamed in his eyes, the Colorful Star Sword hovering by his side flew out with a swoosh, transforming into a seven-colored sword beam, shooting toward Lin Zheyu like a stream of light.

The Profound Turtle Shield, Jade Gold Drum, Colorful Star Sword were his three most formidable Magical Artifacts.

The Profound Turtle Shield mainly for defense, protecting him in battle from sneak attacks. The Jade Gold Drum specializes in soul attacks, upon hearing its sound, enemies fall into a spiritual daze, as if their souls were taken.