When the Night Demon mentioned the term “Dragon Clan Power Rankings,” several Demon Lords’ expressions turned grim. Eyes hidden beneath their dark robes fixed upon Lu Yu with murderous intent, as if wishing to strike him down immediately!
After the first person with the aura of the dragon race entered the Dragon’s Nest, more than one hundred thousand individuals ventured inside over the course of countless years.
Every individual who enters here is a powerful figure or even a genius at their respective level, whether they are from the Human Race or the Demon Race!
But those truly gifted in combat were after all a minority. Less than a thousand managed to pass within three minutes, while the remaining more than ninety thousand were killed by illusions after the three-minute mark.
After all, challenging a life form with twice your strength. And the Phantom never makes mistakes. So without talent, defeat is certain!
Holding out for ten minutes already marks someone as an expert among peers, aside from combat talent. To hold out for fifteen minutes is extremely rare.
But—
When you hold on for more than twenty minutes, everything changes!
Lu Tianming felt the atmosphere around him turn somewhat gloomy and couldn’t help but look toward the Blood Sea, asking, “Blood Sea Demon Lord, what does it mean by ‘strength ranking’?”
The Sea of Blood stared intently at Lu Yu, his voice deep and heavy: “This proves that within this area, he has not only passed the trials to move freely, but has also been recognized as a fellow clansman with potential!”
Huang Ying clenched his hands tightly, and after seeing Xie Ming, he smiled—a rare occurrence—and said, “It’s said that until now, the number of humans and魔族 combined who have managed to endure for twenty minutes and activate the龙clan ranking has not exceeded a hundred.”
Huang Ying paused for a moment as he spoke, noticing that all the nearby Demon Lords were staring at her with icy, menacing gazes. Nevertheless, she continued smiling and said, “In the past, the inheritors of the Nine Star Souls have attempted to challenge this place, achieving kills within several seconds or a minute, and then re-entered to try competing for a ranking in cultivation strength. However, even the strongest inheritor could only last seventeen minutes before being defeated. Oh, even experts from the Demon Race, including some high-level experts, have tried as well. It’s already difficult to reach thirteen minutes! Those who last over fifteen minutes are merely one in ten of all the challengers.”
Lu Tianming’s eyes locked tightly on the two fighters in the arena as he gritted his teeth and said, “In other words, compared to scoring a kill, it’s even harder to climb the rankings!”
Lu Tianming’s words caused several Demon Lords to fall silent together.
They are unwilling to admit it!
They had also considered entering this ranking of power. However, they weren’t even as strong as those of their own kind who had already entered here.
Those demons who can last thirteen minutes have already surpassed them by far at the same cultivation stage.
And now, Lu Yu had actually survived for over twenty minutes and fought his way into the rankings. Was this really saying that they weren’t even as capable as a single human?
However, Gao Hong and others had already sensed intense jealousy and murderous intent from these Demon Lords!
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The hierarchy within the Dragon Clan is even more rigid than that of the Demon Race, and no other race can match their warlike nature!
A seven-level dragon that has not yet fully grown. From level one to seven, it has experienced at least ten thousand battles. Each battle required it to challenge stronger members of its own race, or even individuals from other races.
Losing to the Dragon Clan is nothing to be ashamed of; even the Dragon King wasn’t born invincible!
The Dragon Clan takes pride in the number of challenges they issue to their own kind!
It could also be said that the Dragon Clan is a purely martial race, having grown strong through battle!
Combat talent is innate. When you engage in battle, you absorb combat experience at a faster rate than ordinary people. Through continuous growth, you transform this experience into knowledge.
In battle after battle, this knowledge became instinct. The moment an enemy moves, being able to see through everything and counterattack—that’s talent!
This is why the Black Cloaked Man, Xiaoxiao, and even Lu Tianming were able to kill the phantom in just a few seconds.
Several individuals had already transformed the experience gained from countless battles into instinct. At that moment, without extremely high combat talent and the ability to instantly perceive every minute flaw, it would have been absolutely impossible to instantly kill the phantom!
The test in the second area of the Dragon’s Nest was conducted using a phantom with twice the strength of the original body — this was a test of combat talent.
The faster you kill, the higher your talent is proven to be!
Since ancient times, martial arts experts who entered the Dragon’s Nest have tested their combat talents by how quickly they could defeat their opponents!
When advancing to the next area, the strength of the combat talent tested in the second area will receive a certain amount of enhancement in the following area!
If a player fails to defeat the phantom within three minutes or gets defeated by it, this indicates slightly inferior combat talent.
The fact that the battle with the phantom lasted more than five minutes only proves that this is a highly experienced warrior. He still needs to pass the test of the next area to gain the freedom to move around within it.
However, this person has already qualified to move freely within this region, but his strength has not yet been acknowledged by the majority of the dragon clan. He still needs to work harder!
Very few people can survive for more than ten minutes, they just gain a bit more respect from their fellow clansmen.
However, when the supporting time reached twenty minutes.
At this point, the outcome would be completely different!
Twenty minutes, this is a dividing point!
If someone can withstand the attacks of illusions for twenty minutes, it’s like a dragon challenging the Dragon King and still remaining undefeated. Such a being has already gained the ability to earn recognition from its own kind and is ready to challenge even stronger opponents.
Imagine facing an enemy who is twice your height, twice your size, and even possesses twice your speed and strength. Being able to endure a passive situation for twenty minutes without being defeated is entirely different.
Then, what will be initiated will no longer be a test of combat talent, but rather a test of true strength.
The Phantom will test in this area just how strong a Dragon Clan you can challenge!
The two phantoms, at the moment of their appearance, suddenly surged toward each other and began to merge.
With this fusion, the previously already powerful phantom’s strength now approached the upper-middle level of an eighth-grade Star Soul.
The faces of all the demon lords turned extremely grim!
While everyone else was striving for quick kills to gain an advantage in the region, Lu Yu actually chose this method to cultivate and even activated the Dragon Clan’s ranking system!
Facing enemies that are always twice as strong as you is indeed the fastest way to improve your strength in battle!
When the first strike of the Phantom Fusion was launched, Lu Yu’s fighting spirit and killing intent grew even stronger, rivaling the aura he had released when he sought to kill Lu Tianming!
Two figures clashed repeatedly on the ground and in midair, each collision unleashing astonishing bursts of powerful wind.
In the midst of the storm, two figures stood their ground, neither yielding to the other.
Two figures, equally fierce and equally mad!
A wild shadow’s face broke into an even broader smile, leaving Gao Hong and the others even more astonished. Even the other demon lords began to breathe differently, their breaths coming in uneven gasps.
The battle isn’t over yet, so no one can intervene.
They could only watch helplessly as Lu Yu, second by second, endured countless punches without showing any sign of defeat!
Suddenly—
Boom!
The aura around the phantom surged once again, indicating that Lu Yu’s power was also increasing!
“Come on, come on!” Lu Yu roared with狂 laughter, his fighting spirit growing even more intense.
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“Congratulations! Your Kill Star Soul has progressed to level eight, with seventy percent remaining. Your maximum basic health is six point three billion, your basic attack power is eight hundred and ninety million, and your basic physique is nine hundred and ninety-nine million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand! In fact, your physique has already reached its limit and cannot be further enhanced!”
…
Lu Yu threw a punch, unafraid of the phantom’s attack!
Boom!
A shadowy figure struck Lu Yu with a palm, sending him crashing to the ground.
The ground was cracked by Lu Yu’s impact, leaving dozens of meters long fissures!
Then, the phantom descended from the sky, its twin fists crashing down on Lu Yu’s body like billions of massive iron hammers.
Boom, boom, boom…
With every strike landing, the earth trembled in response.
The giant dragons carved on several stone pillars nearby opened their eyes, each of their pupils radiating brilliant light that sealed off the battlefield’s surroundings.
Phantom and Lu Yu were sealed beneath a vast expanse of sky, the size of several football fields. The cracks on the ground would also quickly mend themselves.
Sha Lu’s voice turned grim: “The Dragon Arena! This proves that this is truly the ranking battle for this region!”
Lu Tianming looked toward the Sea of Blood and asked, “Blood Sea Demon Lord, what is the purpose of the ranking battles in this area?”
Lu Tianming was staring at Lu Yu, his expression gradually turning fierce and cold. Even more so, a hint of horror flickered in Lu Tianming’s eyes!
The Sea of Blood stared at Lu Yu with a cold voice: “It’s a secret among the Dragon clans that the real purpose of the Dragon Arena has always been just that—a secret. Even the Demon race only knows of the Dragon Arena’s existence! There are also rumors saying that the true purpose of the Dragon Arena is to choose the Dragon King!”
As soon as the words left Xue Hai’s mouth, within just two seconds, thousands of fists had already landed on Lu Yu’s body.
Each punch weighs billions, and even mountains would have been crushed by now!
However, Lu Yu’s body was not only free of any scars but also completely devoid of even a single wound!
The Phantom’s fists grew faster and faster, like a stormy rain.
Everyone who saw this scene couldn’t help but feel their scalp tingle with fear.
Gao Hong and others were already chilled to the bone, finding it hard to believe everything before their eyes!
The speed of this storm-like attack would have turned an ordinary human’s flesh and blood into pulp long ago!
The phantom’s punch shattered Lu Yu’s upper body clothing. This unremarkable, unimpressive flesh and blood body, which didn’t appear to possess any special characteristics, was actually harder than steel!
Thousands of punches rained down, shattering rocks on the ground into powder, kicking up vast clouds of dust that swallowed the two figures’ silhouettes.
Just as people were straining their eyes for a glimpse, a human figure was suddenly hurled out from the dust and sand.
The figure’s face was indistinct, not human.
The demonic monarch, Sha Lu, wore an even more solemn expression.
Under such overwhelming pressure, Lu Yu actually managed to counterattack!
The Night Demon exclaimed in surprise, “It’s actually an illusion! His strength is already sufficient to suppress me, and yet he still has the ability to counterattack. Can such a person really have insufficient talent?”
At the moment the phantom was thrown out, a loud “boom” echoed through the dust and sand!
The swirling dust was blasted away by a powerful gust of air from the center, as Lu Yu shot out like a cannonball, crashing heavily into the phantom’s body.
Phantom’s body had not yet hit the ground, making it impossible for him to defend against Lu Yu’s collision.
As the Phantom prepared to strike again, Lu Yu suddenly extended his right hand, gripping the Phantom’s neck, and swung it around before slamming it down forcefully toward the ground.
At that moment, as if transcending time and space, an ancient, hoarse voice echoed across the sky above the Dragon’s Nest: “Challenger’s rank advances ten places, now standing at position 36,000 in the second region of the Dragon’s Nest!”
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