Age of Calamity in Swallowed Star

"Zzzzz!"

"Zzzzz!"

"Zzzzz!"

"..."

One after another, powerful blade beams cut through space, raging towards the surroundings.

Now, with Lin Ye's every move, he can almost eliminate a giant puppet with every two slashes.

Wielding the flame longsword, his whole body surged with an indescribable, intense fighting spirit.

The power he unleashed could attack a wide area indiscriminately, or focus on single targets.

After successively slaying four giant puppets, he felt that his gene power had already been depleted by more than half.

Even with the absorption and replenishment from the miniature planet, it was far from keeping up with his consumption rate.

However, what was being consumed even faster than his gene power was his stamina!

The burst of power from 《Ten Severing Slashes of Breath Extinction》 placed a great burden on the body.

Even though Lin Ye mostly used the first five slashes, the occasional burst of the ninth slash still left some weakness in his body.

Before, when fighting those ordinary puppet generals, he could maintain a balance between gene power recovery and consumption with the help of his planetary-level mental power.

However, after these giant puppets joined the battlefield, Lin Ye had to expend more power and focus.

"Kill!!"

As the battle progressed, each step forward became more difficult for Lin Ye.

His expression also became extremely solemn.

While cutting down the giant puppets obstructing him, he also controlled the flying knife array, continuously resisting the endless stream of puppet warriors.

If these two forces were to converge and attack Lin Ye simultaneously,

then his situation would become very dangerous!

Therefore, he had to multitask, fighting against attacks from two different directions.

Buzz buzz buzz!!!

In his dantian, the miniature planet was spinning at its maximum speed.

Strands of flame gene power continuously flew out from it.

A small portion of it merged into his body, strengthening his physique and increasing his strength, speed, reaction, and toughness.

More gene power was condensed on the battle blade, as Lin Ye swung it again and again, "Clang..."

Suddenly, Lin Ye faintly heard the sound of something breaking...

This sound originated from the depths of his mind.

However, before he could delve deeper into it,

Thump thump thump!!!

Amidst the shaking of the square, four more giant puppets charged towards him from four directions like madmen.

"Kill!!"

Facing these four ghost-head greatswords, Lin Ye roared.

His figure flashed as he directly pounced towards one of them.

Bang!

The giant puppet roared and swung its ghost-head greatsword down on the latter.

However, their attack was directly dodged by the latter, who swung his battle blade in reverse, cutting off the puppet's head with a single strike.

Then, Lin Ye changed from a horizontal slash to a vertical cut,

and with an explosive burst of power, he instantly cut the giant puppet in half.

After doing all this.

He pushed off the ground with his right foot and leaped up, avoiding the attacks of the remaining three giant puppets.

"Seventh Severing Slash of Breath Extinction!!"

Vast gene power surged in, converging wildly on Lin Ye's battle blade, coupled with seven powerful hidden forces, all erupting at once.

Rumble!!

A dazzling blade beam erupted from the slash, and the last three giant puppets were sent tumbling far away, turning into three balls of crimson light.

At this point, all thirty-four giant puppets that besieged Lin Ye were eliminated by him.

And his stamina was only one-tenth of what it was.

The sudden eruption caused great damage to these giant puppets.

At the same time,

the consumption of stamina with each slash was enormous!

The strength of each giant puppet was particularly astonishing, and fighting them consumed a great deal of Lin Ye's energy!

Despite this.

He still gritted his teeth, fighting more and more frantically.

Lin Ye was inherently a person who was unwilling to give in easily.

Moreover, in the current situation, once he admitted defeat, it would mean certain death!

He would never accept such a result!

So he chose to give everything he had to fight for a way out!

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo..."

Using the blade tip to support himself, Lin Ye greedily inhaled the air.

While breathing, his body was also frantically absorbing cosmic energy.

Having fought to this point, every part and every cell of his body was presenting a sense of weakness.

During the intense battle just now, Lin Ye desperately squeezed out his strength and didn't feel much.

But now that the battle had 'temporarily' stopped, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

This battle was far beyond his fight against the Ancient Flame Dragon King.

He fought continuously from his peak state until he reached a very weak state.

"Hoo hoo hoo~~~"

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Lin Ye first took a few deep breaths.

Then, he looked at the palace gate in the distance with a solemn gaze, easily judging the distance.

Only one-third left!

"Only one-third left! There is still a chance!"

Lin Ye silently cheered himself up in his heart.

Immediately, he silently recited the 《Nine Hua Sutra》's mental cultivation method, adjusted his state, and began a short period of cultivation and recovery.

After experiencing the ups and downs of the battle, he was able to enter a state of tranquility more quickly.

In a few breaths, his chaotic state of mind was like a transparent crystal, absorbing cosmic energy in this dangerous square.

His mind was as still as water!

Without any distractions, Lin Ye cooperated with the rhythm of the miniature planet in his body, devoting himself wholeheartedly to cultivation and recovery.

Of course, he also released a wisp of mental power, making the surrounding flying knife array even more solid.

After the battle just now, the consumption of all the cells in his body became extremely large, putting them in a very hungry state.

Therefore, under Lin Ye's guidance, these cells absorbed more and more gene power almost frantically.

The cosmic energy floating in the surrounding space continuously entered his body through the palms of his hands, the soles of his feet, and the Baihui acupoint.

Almost instantly, this cosmic energy was absorbed by the miniature planet, refined, and turned into his own gene power.

"No wonder Ma Qingfeng and the others are saying that only by fighting enemies between life and death can one's strength improve faster. Why is that?"

"It's because between life and death, one will subconsciously excavate and squeeze out every bit of strength from the body.

This deep-level excavation allows one to absorb more energy with each cultivation of gene power!"

Thinking of this, Lin Ye couldn't help but feel happy.

Then, he diverted a strand of consciousness to the information panel and found that the promotion progress of [Realm] and [Mental Power] both remained at 92%.

"Perhaps just one more battle will be enough to directly advance to the second level of the planetary level!"

Withdrawing his consciousness, a trace of a gratified smile appeared on the young man's face.

Although it wasn't as he imagined, killing a planetary-level enemy providing 12% of the upgrade progress, he was content with it.

His mind calmed down again.

Lin Ye resumed his cultivation state, doing his best to restore his stamina and gene power.

However, outside of his perception, an anomaly occurred.

In the far rear of the numerous puppet generals, the huge bluestone square began to tremble slightly.

Clusters of crimson light gathered from all directions, continuously.

Finally, in this place, a giant light sphere with a diameter of about ten meters was formed.

Amidst the flashing light, this crimson light sphere quickly condensed.

Finally, it transformed into a super-large puppet about ten meters tall, covered in dark red armor from head to toe.

The only surprising thing.

was that its eyes were closed, as if it were still asleep.

At this time, the weapon in the hands of this super-large individual was different from the previous ghost-head greatsword.

It was a giant sword that was golden all over.

The sword was 5 meters long and the blade was more than 1 meter wide. The entire blade was twisted into an alien shape like a spiral.

At the tip of the sword, a ferocious roaring ghost head was revealed, as if it were about to burst out and devour people at any time.

Just looking at it sent chills down one's spine!

Both this super-giant puppet and the golden longsword in its hand released an extremely terrifying aura.

Its aura even far exceeded the aura of tens of thousands of ordinary puppets appearing on the stage at the same time.

It was terrifying to the extreme!

This was also the most powerful enemy Lin Ye had encountered in this Venerable's trial—the Puppet War King!

However, unexpectedly.

The moment the Puppet War King appeared, all the puppet generals in the entire square stopped fighting.

Then, these ordinary puppets turned into clusters of crimson light, shooting towards the Puppet War King and quickly merging into it.

At the same time, the Puppet War King's figure was also rapidly increasing——

Ten meters, thirteen meters, sixteen meters... until his figure grew to a height of twenty meters, the change slowly stopped.

In a few breaths, the entire field was completely empty.

Lin Ye suddenly felt a great reduction in pressure.

At the same time, the surrounding changes also made him stop cultivating and stand up.

He held the battle blade in his right hand again, and also retrieved all fourteen flying knives around him,

One after another, the flying knives emitting sharp, cold light hovered around him, ready to strike at any time.

"What a big puppet general!"

Lin Ye murmured, instantly raising his vigilance to twelve points.

This silent giant figure just stood there, hundreds of steps away from him... quietly standing on the road leading to the palace gate.

Like a towering mountain that could not be seen from the top, it blocked all his paths forward.

Lin Ye's face was expressionless, and he quietly tightened his grip on the battle blade with both hands.

He looked at this super-large individual, his eyes slightly narrowed, and strands of murderous essence accumulated and surged away in his eyes!

If there was only this one puppet now.

Then he would kill this super-large puppet even if he died.

Pass this first level of the trial!

At this moment, in the vast square, there was only one Puppet War King with a towering body.

And Lin Ye, who looked like a 'little one'!

As if sensing Lin Ye's gaze, the Puppet War King's closed eyes slowly opened, shooting out two violent and bloodthirsty terrifying gazes.

And at the moment it opened its eyes, a vast aura like an endless abyss surged and filled the air, and the surrounding air instantly froze.

Lin Ye, who was being stared at by its gaze, seemed to be crushed by Mount Tai in an instant.

Everything from his whole body to his internal organs was extremely heavy.

The powerful pressure emanating from the Puppet War King and the clearly smelled breath of death were telling Lin Ye that the enemy opposite him was invincible.

At this moment, as the opponent of the Puppet War King, Lin Ye's heart could not help but roll up a monstrous wave... No wonder the ninety-nine trial-takers who came here before were buried here.

The Venerable's trial was so terrifying that there was basically no way out.

He was only at the first level of the planetary level, and he encountered such a terrifying opponent.

What kind of opponents would those trial geniuses who were stronger than him encounter?

Lin Ye did not continue to think about this question.

He stared at the opponent who brought him a fatal threat, and thought secretly in his heart - even if Thor and Hong joined forces, they would probably be easily defeated.

And could he... really defeat it?

As soon as this thought arose, it was suppressed by him.

"No matter what, I must defeat this opponent and pass this trial!!"

With the abundant gene power provided by the miniature planet in his dantian, Lin Ye's fighting spirit exploded.

As mental power spread out, fourteen flying knives buzzed.

Holding the battle blade tightly in both hands, Lin Ye felt the power and pressure from the super-giant puppet reduce by more than half in an instant.

Lin Ye's gaze bypassed the Puppet War King and glanced at the palace gate behind it. His gaze sank and his voice was low: "In that case, let me chop you down, you super big guy, and pass this first trial!"

As soon as the words fell, he finally moved!

《Shadow Step》 was instantly activated, 《Ten Severing Slashes of Breath Extinction》 was secretly accumulating momentum,

Lin Ye exploded with a peak speed far surpassing the past, and like a blood-colored lightning bolt, he killed the Puppet War King directly.

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