Chapter 333: Approaching the Desolate Stone, Surprising Everyone
Upon seeing Lin Yan's actions, all the disciples present were astonished.
"This guy..."
Many frowned, knowing that getting closer to the Desolate Stone allowed one to absorb more Desolate Power, which would benefit their practice of the Desolate Decision. But no one had managed to do it so far, not even the four top disciples of the hall.
Despite their internal doubts, no one stopped Lin Yan. His terrifying performance in the Dan River Crown Ceremony and his rapid advancement had made everyone in the Desolate Hall consider him more than just an ordinary disciple.
Under everyone's gaze, Lin Yan steadily approached the Desolate Stone. As he got closer, he could feel the terrifying fluctuations of Desolate Power coming toward him.
"This Desolate Power is truly overwhelming..."
Everyone knew that the closer they got to the Desolate Stone, the more their bodies would be eroded by the Desolate Power. But when they saw Lin Yan advancing without hesitation and showing no signs of being affected by the corrosion, many were shocked.
"How is this possible? Is this guy really unaffected by the corrosion?"
At that moment, the blind elder's broom trembled in his hands without him realizing it.
What happened next left all the disciples even more stunned.
"Devour."
Lin Yan slowly uttered these words and then lightly touched the air with his hand. Instantly, a powerful devouring force consumed all the Desolate Power within and around Lin Yan's body. As he devoured, subtle sounds like insects chewing on leaves could be heard from within him.
As Lin Yan's devouring force consumed all the Desolate Power, he moved forward once more.
"What just happened?"
"That aura... it's really terrifying!"
"Wait, is that guy really unaffected by the Desolate Power?"
Seeing Lin Yan advance steadily, murmurs erupted around him, all with expressions of surprise.
It was hard for them to believe that someone could resist the terrifying and formidable Desolate Power.
On the platform beneath the stone monument, the blind elder silently watched Lin Yan's direction. His wrinkled face showed no expression, but his dry hands holding the broom trembled slightly.
Buzz.
With Lin Yan's increasing pace, in just ten seconds, he had entered within ten zhang of the Desolate Stone. The desolate energy here was terrifyingly intense, and even the ground was cracked, with Lin Yan sinking into it and leaving a trail of limestone.
Lin Yan reviewed the methods of practicing the Desolate Decision in his mind, then took a deep breath. The dark and mysterious practice sutras flowed once more from his mind.
As the practice sutras flowed in his mind, the exceptionally vigorous Desolate Power was instantly attracted to Lin Yan, rushing quickly into his body. Once inside, it had no chance to cause havoc, as it was quickly controlled and devoured by a more dominant and fierce force before being compressed and gradually converging toward his dantian.
For a common practitioner of the Desolate Decision, even if their body was strong, they would still need a period of adaptation before daring to slowly inhale the Desolate Power into their body and gradually condense it into a Desolate Seed. But Lin Yan could obviously skip this cumbersome step. Although the Desolate Power was dominant, the devouring force was even more powerful. With the suppression of this devouring force, the Desolate Power posed no threat to Lin Yan.
The grey Desolate Power, along with the dark and complicated practice sutras, continued to flow steadily into Lin Yan's body. In his dantian, the grey airflow gradually condensed, but it had not yet reached the level of condensing into a Desolate Seed.
"Too slow."
Lin Yan slightly frowned and muttered, a phrase that would make other disciples spit blood if they heard it. In their first practice of the Desolate Decision, it took them one or two full days to successfully condense even a small amount of Desolate Power. And now, with Lin Yan's almost abnormal speed, he was still not satisfied!
Of course, Lin Yan didn't care about what others thought and continued advancing under the astonished gazes of the numerous disciples of the Desolate Hall.
One step... two steps... six steps... nine steps...
Crash!
When Lin Yan took his last step, everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.
And amid those incredulous stares, Lin Yan slowly raised his arm and then lightly touched the Desolate Stone.
Bang!
At that instant, Lin Yan's body shook violently, and then a dark grey color spread rapidly along his arm. Seeing this scene, the onlookers thought Lin Yan was surely in trouble this time and would be corroded for sure!
But what happened next left them completely stunned.
Though Lin Yan's body was enveloped in that dark grey color, he surprisingly suffered no damage or corrosion!
This made the blind elder drop his broom.
Just then, a sudden rumbling came from Lin Yan's body, and the continuous stream of Desolate Power began flowing endlessly into his dantian. With this constant influx of Desolate Power, the grey airflow in his dantian began to condense. Though still vague, it showed signs of forming.
While Lin Yan resisted the mighty Desolate Power of the Desolate Stone, the disciples around the platform watched him in awe, without blinking.
Because they could see that Lin Yan hadn't been even slightly corroded by the Desolate Power the whole time...
"It seems there's something in his body that can counteract the Desolate Power."
The blind elder muttered to himself. Though he couldn't see, his perception was extremely sharp. In his perception, Lin Yan's body seemed like a bottomless abyss that couldn't be fathomed. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see the bottom.
"At this rate, he'll likely condense a Desolate Seed in less than half a day. His speed is far better than Zhou Tong's back then! If Chu Zhen and Wu Dao find out about this, they'll surely be astonished."
"This time, it looks like the Desolate Hall really has a formidable task ahead."
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