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Chapter 123 The Fourth Floor, Battling Liu Long
Thinking quickly, Lin Yan no longer hesitated. With all his strength, he sprinted forward, quickly entering the second level with Lin Dong.
The number of people on this second level was considerably fewer than the first, but it was still bustling. However, this wasn't their final destination, so Lin Yan didn't intend to linger.
"Let's go," he said casually after a quick glance around. He then reminded Lin Dong beside him, and they headed straight for the third level.
With their spiritual power, the first four levels of the tower posed almost no obstacle for them. So, after setting off again, it only took them a little over ten minutes to reach the fourth level.
Here, the environment seemed somewhat different. Although still within the tower, Lin Yan could clearly see that there were far fewer symbol masters around. A few symbol masters, upon reaching this level, tentatively touched the barrier to the fifth level. However, after feeling the pressure emanating from within, they quickly gave up. Obviously, for most symbol masters, the fourth level of the tower was as far as they could reach.
"Lin Yan, what do we do? Should we take a break here or continue?" Lin Dong's gaze fell on Lin Yan's figure, asking once again.
"Let's take a break for now," Lin Yan replied.
He then activated his Chaos Spirit Symbol once again. Instantly, a tremendous suction force emanated from Lin Yan's body. At that moment, he seemed like a giant vortex, absorbing countless strands of spiritual power into his body. With each intake, the Chaos Spirit Symbol within him worked tirelessly, eventually converting it into new spiritual power injected into his Niwan Palace.
"The efficiency is indeed higher!" Lin Yan exclaimed with joy after absorbing for a while. However, this time, the joy in his eyes was evident.
After all, his earlier maneuver with the Chaos Spirit Symbol was to verify his conjecture, and the result confirmed his expectations. Indeed, the higher they ascended in the tower, the stronger the pressure on spiritual power became, and the more spiritual power the Chaos Spirit Symbol could consume.
How fast exactly? Lin Yan felt that practicing here for a day was equivalent to over ten days outside.
So, in this situation, breaking through to the Three-Seal Symbol Master level seemed quite easy.
"It seems we should continue pushing upwards. That way, the efficiency of our cultivation will be faster," Lin Yan muttered to himself. The efficiency between the first and fourth levels was incomparable, so he naturally didn't want to stay on the lower floors.
"Let's go, Lin Dong, to the fifth level," he quickly directed his gaze at Lin Dong, but as he did, he noticed Lin Dong's eyes were sparkling.
"What's up?" Lin Yan asked curiously, seeing Lin Dong's peculiar expression.
"Lin Yan, you don't know. When you were cultivating just now, you were like a black hole," Lin Dong said. "The surrounding spiritual power was all sucked dry by you. Feel it again; the pressure of spiritual power in our little area has greatly diminished."
Lin Yan sensed it and indeed found that the surrounding spiritual power had become sparse due to his recent absorption. Looking around, he also noticed the other people nearby were staring at him with astonishment, obviously shocked by his methods.
"Heh, it's normal," Lin Yan shrugged off their gazes, then signaled Lin Dong to move forward. "Let's move. We're short on time."
"Normal, my foot," Lin Dong couldn't help but comment, but he didn't say more and followed closely behind Lin Yan.
As they continued forward, they soon heard a commotion coming from the entrance to the fifth level. Lin Yan and Lin Dong quickly approached and found that the symbol masters from Tianhuo City and Yancheng were divided into two factions, engaged in a skirmish. The skirmish ended with the victory of the Tianhuo City symbol masters. Several Yancheng symbol masters were knocked down, while Cao Zhu and Liu Long, whom Lin Yan and Lin Dong had seen before, were standing triumphantly before them.
"It's them."
"Let's just ignore them. We're short on time," Lin Yan glanced briefly and then withdrew his gaze.
He had no intention of getting involved in such conflicts. Although he represented Yancheng in the competition, Lin Yan didn't feel any sense of belonging to the city. He didn't even know any of the symbol masters present from Yancheng. He had only agreed to assist Ziyue and Master Yan. So, his goal was simply to win. As for the others, they were none of his concern.
So, Lin Yan, with Lin Dong, planned to head straight to the fifth level. However, Liu Long and Cao Zhu didn't share the same sentiment.
After all, their purpose here was to prevent the symbol masters from Yancheng from reaching the fifth level. Moreover, Lin Dong had some prior conflicts with them.
Therefore, when they noticed Lin Yan and Lin Dong intended to ignore them and proceed to the fifth level, Liu Long and Cao Zhu, with several other symbol masters, quickly surrounded them.
"Oh, isn't this Lin Dong? Why, when you see friends, don't you stop to say hello? It's quite disappointing," they approached with smirks, but their smiles were more like sneers, and their gazes towards Lin Yan and Lin Dong were filled with ill intentions.
"Do you want to fight?" Lin Dong's eyebrows furrowed as he spoke to them.
Liu Long sneered, "Lin Dong, I warned you earlier. The Tower Battle is dangerous, and now, danger has found you."
With tensions escalating, a confrontation seemed imminent.
Seeing this, Lin Dong's gaze turned cold as he summoned the Ice Abyss Sword he had taken from Cao Zhu. On the other side, seeing his Ice Abyss Sword in Lin Dong's hands, Cao Zhu's eyes revealed a strong killing intent.
"Let me handle this."
"We're short on time; I don't want to waste it on them."
However, Lin Yan suddenly pressed Lin Dong's shoulder.
He truly had no intention of wasting time with these people here.
One, he wanted to absorb spiritual power and break through to the Three-Seal Symbol Master level in higher tower floors. Two, he hadn't completed his registration in the tower yet, so he also wanted to explore the higher floors of the tower.
Therefore, Lin Yan really didn't have the patience to deal with these guys here.
"What are you, really? How dare you be so arrogant?" A voice from Lin Yan fell into the ears of Cao Zhu and Liu Long, quickly provoking their displeasure. Everyone snorted, and multiple streams of spiritual power converged, swiftly assaulting Lin Yan's figure.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Lin Yan didn't even bother to converse with them, directly activating his Chaos Spirit Symbol within his body.
Instantly, a tremendous pressure emerged from the Niwan Palace of Cao Zhu, Liu Long, and the others.
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