Outside the Cold Spirit Spring, the shadows of people towered, bustling with activity.
Everyone was eagerly waiting to witness whether Lin Hao would set another record, breaking Bai Yuzhe's ten hours.
At this moment, in the area within the Cold Spirit Spring, Lin Hao was immersed in the cold spring, manipulating the Devouring Black Hole and absorbing energy continuously.
That kind of sound, if people outside could see it, they would definitely be shocked.
After all, immersing the flesh, while quenching it, one had to endure the stinging pain brought about by the Yin cold air, the process was extremely torturous and painful if.
If it was inhaled into the body, that degree would definitely be even more terrifying.
However, with Lin Hao's star devouring martial art, the entire process was not affected in any way.
This was the hegemony of the darkness-based devouring martial art.
In heaven and earth, everything could be swallowed!
Of course, even though there was the aid of the devouring martial arts, it didn't mean that Lin Hao was able to absorb energy without any end.
Because the devouring black hole provided him with energy conversion, and the energy gained from this kind of devouring had to rely on his own tolerance, if he absorbed too much, his body couldn't hold it.
In the end, the result would be a backlash of energy, which was incredibly dangerous.
In this situation, to put it simply, the devouring black hole was like a pumping machine, and Lin Hao's body was a water tank.
The energy in the Cold Spirit Spring was extremely majestic, but Lin Hao, this 'water tank', would always be filled up.
Once it was filled up, if he continued to forcefully fill it, in the end, the tank would only explode and be destroyed, and the work would be lost consistently.
Understanding this, Lin Hao's absorption speed at this time was not as greedy and crazy as before.
Instead, he slowed down, gradually digesting the energy while mobilizing the excess energy to quench his flesh, killing two birds with one stone.
Under this rhythmically balanced absorption, Lin Hao's breath, gradually climbed.
Moreover, at this moment, even if he withdrew his dragonized form, he was still able to carry the icy cold power around him.
However, the veins on the surface of his skin were seen slowly writhing, and every tremor seemed to contain a sense of extreme power!
Time, minute by minute, passed.
So another five hours had passed.
Together with the previous five hours, Lin Hao was now in the Cold Spirit Spring and had already stood firm for ten whole hours!
"Ten hours!"
"This amount of time is already the same as Bai Yuzhe!"
"Yes, and there's no sign of coming out until now, is it possible to break the record again?!"
Outside, a burst of astonished voices erupted from the crowd.
For Lin Hao to be able to last until now in the Cold Spirit Spring, while they were surprised in their hearts, they also had quite a few gazes that were projected towards Bai Yuzhe, who was present.
However, they saw that the latter had a bland face, but the slightly sunken eyes vaguely had a hint of battle intent ignited.
"Endurance is good, and I have a comparison, just do not know how the actual combat ability."
The corner of Bai Yuzhe's mouth gently picked up, seemingly due to Yan Xin Yue being beside him, he deliberately said so in order to elevate himself.
However, his words, to the ears of Qin Yu, Lei Meng and Gu Yunle, the three of them, were in turn very harsh.
"Since you want to compare, then don't you know by comparing with our boss."
Gu Yunle spoke bluntly without a care in the world.
He was chattering a small blade of grass at the corner of his mouth, which gave him a flavor of debauchery.
"Your boss?"
At those words, Bai Yuzhe raised his sword brows and looked at Gu Yunle suspiciously.
"Our boss, is Lin Hao."
Qin Yu also stood out, directly exposing his relationship with Lin Hao.
"However, if you want to compete with our boss, you still have to pass the three of us first."
Lei Meng stood next to him and smiled nervously.
However, his words were filled with undisguised provocative intentions, as if he also looked at Bai Yuzhe in a bad light.
In their hearts, they understood that Bai Yuzhe had come here today to observe Lin Hao with nothing more than a purpose, wanting to compete with Lin Hao.
However, as sworn brothers, Qin Yu and the three of them, how could they sit back and watch, all of them holding the mentality of dealing with trouble for their boss.
That kind of look was as if they were saying, "If you want to compete with our boss, you're not worthy yet.
"Compare with you guys?"
Upon hearing this, the corner of Bai Yuzhe's mouth spread into a playful smile.
His eyes that looked at Qin Yu and the three of them clearly carried a sense of disdain.
Two years ago, he had used his cultivation as a rank five warrior to cross the line and defeat the rank six warrior grade competition champion.
Now, his cultivation had increased and had reached the level of a rank six warrior.
He had absolute confidence that no one could match him amongst martial artists of the same realm.
And right now, Qin Yu, Lei Meng, and Gu Yunle, the three of them were freshmen.
One was a rank five mage, and the other two were rank five warriors.
Among the first year freshmen, they were also the best of the best.
However, in Bai Yuzhe's eyes, they still weren't good enough.
Therefore, at this moment, when he heard Qin Yu and their provocative words, he couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous, and a touch of mockery welled up in his eyes.
"Those three fellows, are they stupid? How dare they provoke Philosophy Leader Bai Yu."
"Tsk, being overconfident is just being self-indulgent."
"Yeah, even if the three of them teamed up, I'm afraid they'd all be the scene of an abusive beating by Elder Bai Yushi."
Seeing the situation over here, at once, a burst of mocking chatter erupted from the crowd.
Everyone knew that Bai Yuzhe was the Tianyan Academy's recognized first genius.
However, Gu Yunle, Lei Meng, and Qin Yu were just freshmen rookies in their show.
This kind of qualification, was also worthy of competing with Bai Yuzhe?
It was simply laughable!
"Interesting, I haven't loosened up my muscles for a long time either, since you guys are interested, I'll begrudgingly accompany you."
Listening to the many courtyard students around him bragging, the pride in Bai Yuzhe's heart swelled.
As his voice fell, a hint of wariness suddenly flared up in his eyes as he gazed playfully at Qin Yu and the three of them.
"Just what I wanted."
Gu Yunle heatedly smiled and looked towards Lei Meng and Qin Yu next to him, saying, "There is an order between the eldest and the youngest, why don't I come first."
"Oldest four, since you know the order of elders and youngest, it must be me, the second brother, who will go first."
Qin Yu, however, gently picks at the corner of his mouth, wanting to grab this spot.
"Otherwise, how about we rock-paper-scissors?"
Lei Meng grinned, likewise not giving up.
This ...
Seeing this scene, the crowd present were all stunned.
They had originally thought that Lei Meng and the three of them had heard that Bai Yuzhe wanted to compete, and had shown thoughts of panic and cowering.
Unexpectedly, the behavior of these three guys was completely out of all of their expectations.
In that situation, they were actually scrambling to compete with Bai Yuzhe, not putting the other party in their eyes at all.
This was simply, too arrogant, too arrogant!
"Come on, start."
"You guys don't want to cheat, two out of three!"
What was even more exaggerated was that these three people really began to compare hands and fight, not allowing each other to compete for the competition spots.
Seeing this, Bai Yuzhe's face was suddenly gloomy to the extreme at this moment.
He felt that his dignity had been severely provoked!
Beside him, when Yan Xin Yue saw Qin Yu and the others like this, her pretty face could not help but look a little odd.
However, having grown up in the palace since she was a child, she knew that it was best for women to stay out of the affairs between men.
Therefore, Yan Xin Yue did not intervene in the whole process and stood aside in silence.
Moreover, she is very clear about the strength of her cousin Qin Yu, don't look at this guy usually hangs around, in fact, hides the real power that people can't imagine.
As for the other two, Lei Meng and Gu Yunle, she didn't know much about them.
But to be able to scramble like this, I'm afraid that they also have certain cards.
At least in their eyes, Bai Yuzhe might not really count for anything.
These four brothers, every one of them was a freak.
Yan Xin Yue was quite surprised when such a thought suddenly popped up in her heart.
"To be a human being, it's best to be self-aware. There's no need to argue, the three of you go together."
Bai Yuzhe's gaze was grim as he stared at Qin Yu and the three of them, his face cold and arrogant as he said, "Just in time, settle it all at once."
Boom..!
As he spoke, an extremely majestic aura fluctuation abruptly erupted from his body, and the aura caused by his surroundings emitted a whirring cyclone sound.
That kind of overpowering aura was extremely shocking.
"Quick look, Philosophy Leader Bai Yu is getting real!"
"Tsk, they're dead now!"
"To dare to anger Senior Bai, they're really going to do it to themselves."
Seeing Bai Yuzhe unleash his powerful aura, a chorus of shocked admiration came from the crowd present.
"He's going to compete with the three of us? What do you guys think?"
Gu Yunle was happy to hear that.
"Since he's insistent on it, it's just as well to save the three of us from hurting each other."
Qin Yu, who had just lost with the scissors, naturally agreed immediately.
As for Lei Meng, who had won, he had no choice but to nod his head helplessly, sort of accepting it.
Immediately, the three stood side by side.
When serious, their eyes, too, produced subtle changes in an instant, their breath introverted and calm.
"I hope that in a while, your mouths will still be as articulate as they are now!"
Bai Yuzhe snorted coldly.
Bang!
In the next split second, he stepped out with his feet, his athletic figure was like a tiger coming out of the mountain as he swept straight towards Qin Yu and the others.
At the same time, a majestic aura fluctuation also violently erupted between his palms.
In the blink of an eye when Bai Yuzhe made his move, Lei Meng, Gu Yunle, Qin Yu and the three of them, almost in an instant, also launched their attacks at the same time.
"Bang Bang Bang!!!"
For a while, the sounds of fierce battles rang out one after another in the area surrounding the Cold Spirit Spring.
And at this time.
Lin Hao in the Cold Spirit Spring was still immersed in it, not moving.
Fortunately, this place was covered by a light curtain, and the sounds of the fights outside would not reach here.
Otherwise, under that kind of disturbance, Lin Hao might also find it difficult to cultivate so peacefully.
"Boom!"
As the devouring black hole absorbed more and more energy into his body, at a certain moment, Lin Hao's body shook violently.
The fifth spirit vein around the sea of dantian acupoints, that barrier film on its surface, was broken through and opened almost instantly.
All of a sudden, a stream of pure spiritual energy flowed in surging like a dynasty, as if opening up a new heaven and earth.
Lin Hao's aura, too, instantly, crazily soared!
"Breakthrough!"
Within Lin Hao's eyes, essence flickered as he let out a loud laugh to the sky.
Although with the auxiliary boost of the ultimate cultivation talent, his cultivation speed was a lot faster compared to ordinary martial artists.
However, if he were to impact the fifth Spirit Vein, it would take at least a few months, if not half a year.
However, right now, with the help of the energy in the cold spirit spring, coupled with the star devouring martial arts technique, it only took ten hours for Lin Hao to directly advance to the level of a fifth level warrior, like a breakthrough!
This was the result of resources.
Many poor martial artists, even if their martial talent was still good, without the aid of various resources, they would not be able to achieve much in martial cultivation in the end.
"Fifth level, still too weak."
Lin Hao clenched his fist, feeling that increasingly powerful strength in his body, but there weren't many waves in his heart.
Although the feeling of increased strength was wonderful, Lin Hao was clear that his current cultivation level was still far from enough.
This was because, compared to the Underground Pavilion group leader 'Dark Eagle', who had forced him to take poison in the first place, as well as the effeminate black-clothed man in the bamboo forest a while ago.
Without the help of a system pet, no matter which one of them, Lin Hao was not a match for any of them in a single combat situation.
Moreover, Lin Hao realized that he seemed to have been unknowingly involved in the Great Yan Dynasty's imperial power struggle nowadays.
If he didn't want to become cannon fodder, the only way was to strengthen himself as soon as possible.
Otherwise, once the system suddenly disappeared one day, the situation he would face would undoubtedly be even more vicious!
This sense of self-preservation constantly pushed Lin Hao's radical heart that wanted to become stronger.
Wow~!
And then, Lin Hao scurried out of the water, his body like a flying swallow, his toes lightly tapping on the water, and directly swept to the shore.
After quickly putting on the gravity treasure armor, as well as his clothes, Lin Hao turned around and walked out of the light screen.
The four treasures flapped their wings and flew to stand on Lin Hao's shoulder.
The next instant when he stepped out of the light screen, Lin Hao was instantly shocked by the boiling crowd in front of him, as well as the clamoring and shouting.
"So many people?!"
Seeing this scene, Lin Hao was slightly surprised, and couldn't help but feel a bit unimaginable.
"Ah...!"
And just as Lin Hao was feeling surprised, a miserable scream suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterward, a white figure was seen shooting backwards towards his direction in a sorry state.
Bang!
The white figure crashed into the light screen, and a heavy sound was immediately emitted.
With the help of the four treasures' vision, Lin Hao took a closer look.
It was discovered that this white shadow was clearly a white-clothed youth.
At this moment, however, this fellow's appearance looked extremely miserable.
The originally handsome face was swollen and purple in multiple places from the beating, and a few incisors were knocked out.
The saliva from the blood at the corners of his mouth was mixed together, staining the white clothes on his body red.
"Who is this? How could he be beaten so badly?"
Seeing this, Lin Hao couldn't help but have a trace of surprise well up on his face.
This person, he didn't recognize.
However, everyone present recognized it.
This person was none other than Bai Yuzhe!
"Senior Bai lost!"
"How is this ... possible, the three of them actually beat Senior Bai!!!"
Upon seeing Bai Yuzhe's defeat, the crowd was astonished.
The development of the battlefield was completely beyond their imagination.
"Look, Lin Hao came out."
At this time, everyone also realized Lin Hao who walked out of the light screen.
For a moment, everyone's focus of attention all converged on him.
"You ... are Lin Hao?"
Bai Yuzhe slumped to the ground, looked up at Lin Hao, and spoke with a leaky, hard voice.
"Uh, is there something wrong?"
Lin Hao nodded his head, somewhat at a loss for words regarding the inquiry of this white-clothed man at the moment.
If the other party asked for help, Lin Hao had even thought of refusing.
"In the future, I won't look for you to compete ..."