Just then, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. This life force, consumed by Yin'er, fed back to Lin Chen, and pure energy surged into Lin Chen's Summoning magic.
"Buzz buzz buzz…"
Pure and immense energy poured into the Summoning magic. The Summoning magic, which had long been stuck at Super-Tier One, instantly broke through to Super-Tier Two.
However, Yin'er's greed had not stopped; the Summoning magic continued to expand…
"Super-Tier Three breakthrough!!!!"
Lin Chen cooperated with Yin'er's desperate push to break through to Super-Tier Three. Under the powerful energy supply, Lin Chen broke through two levels in a row.
Just as Lin Chen was overjoyed, Yin'er's consumption finally stopped. The energy within Yin'er had long reached saturation. With Lin Chen's permission, she returned directly to Lin Chen to complete her final evolution.
Lin Chen licked his lips, still wanting more, suppressing the intense joy in his heart. This trip to Sha Yuan was not in vain; just the Summoning magic alone allowed him to ascend two levels. One must know that after a magic element breaks through to Super-Tier, the difficulty of improving each minor tier is exponentially higher than before. Now that Lin Chen's Super-Tier has broken through to Super-Tier Three, he only needs to refine it to perfection, and Forbidden Magic will be within reach!
"Let me try!!!"
At this moment, everyone had appeared beside Lin Chen. Mo Fan took the Everlasting Demonic Lotus and walked to a corner. It was clear that everyone had already discussed and come to a conclusion!
According to Lin Chen's estimation, the bulk of the Everlasting Demonic Lotus had been consumed by Yin'er. The remaining scraps would be left for Mo Fan's little loach!
How keen was Lin Chen's mental force? Not long after, he felt signs of Mo Fan's breakthrough.
Without the burden of Devil magic, Mo Fan had long become a genuine Advanced-Tier Mage. The remaining energy of the Everlasting Demonic Lotus could even allow him to break through one minor tier. He truly was the Son of Destiny.
…
At the Bell Tower, a group of exhausted strong individuals gathered around a bronze mirror!
"How is it? Did they succeed?" Lu Xu asked weakly.
"Mo Fan appeared! Mo Fan appeared! Strange… where is the Demonic Lotus?"
"The Demonic Lotus is gone!!!"
"This is incredible! Look, they're about to leave!"
"I thought they wouldn't be able to pass the front palace, after all, the Everlasting Demonic Lotus was indeed too miraculous. But the upcoming Nine Deaths One Life Bridge… I hope they can be safe!" said Hua Village Chief Xie Sang.
The mysterious grey-white person asked, "What is the Nine Deaths One Life Bridge?"
"To reach the Altar Blood Throne, one must cross this Nine Deaths One Life Bridge. This is probably the most mysterious place in the tomb palace. The Ancient King allowed us, his descendants, to enter his mausoleum, but he doesn't seem to tolerate a group of useless mediocrities in his bloodline. So, while using Sha Yuan to block outsiders, he also set up these trials in the mausoleum for us descendants. The Everlasting Demonic Lotus eliminated the weak, and the Nine Deaths One Life Bridge is mostly to filter out those worthy of seeing him!" Xie Sang said.
…
Tomb Palace!
Inside were countless lifelike statues, all made of white jade, resembling the fair and smooth skin of a woman.
Most importantly, these sculptures were all graceful women with slender jade feet. Their postures varied: some bowed their heads, some saluted, some knelt, some smiled. Walking past them felt truly like an emperor with a long procession of imperial concubines welcoming him.
And to further show that these women were the King's favorites, they were sculpted without clothes, completely naked. Their charming and alluring appearance made it truly difficult to see them merely as smooth, lustrous jade sculptures.
Mo Fan and the others discussed as they walked forward. The sculptures were gone, and ahead appeared a gradually narrowing jade platform. Both sides had turned into empty darkness, giving a feeling of slowly walking down a slope towards a cliff!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~!!!"
The black gale howled, constantly swirling on both sides of the stone platform and cliff. It seemed that if one didn't firmly step on the ground, they would be swept into the abyss.
A green stone appeared in Lin Chen's hand at some point.
A familiar voice echoed in his mind: "Truly a masterpiece of nature! The King of Qin in this plane is a great monarch!"
"Indeed, very great, Teacher. The upcoming Nine Deaths One Life Bridge will depend on you!" Lin Chen transmitted.
Iilex said confidently, "Don't worry. Other teachers I can't guarantee, but when it comes to undead, I am a professional!"
The black wind was biting, looking as if tens of thousands of black scythes were wildly dancing above and on both sides!
The path ahead was cut off, but several arched bridges appeared. These were not small flowing bridges, but grand and magnificent flying arched bridges. The grey-white bridge bodies were like dragons soaring, disappearing into the deeper darkness.
There were ten dragon arched bridges in total, and one could not see the end at a glance!
Fang Gu's expression was not good, and he said in a low voice, "This is probably the Nine Deaths One Life Bridge!"
Nine deaths, one life. There were ten bridges here, meaning only one of the ten truly led to the Altar Blood Throne. The other nine were all dead ends!
"Nine death-gate bridges, one life-gate bridge. Our ancient teachings did mention it, but they didn't specify which bridge is the life-gate bridge!" Fang Gu said with certainty.
Ten choose one, a ten percent chance of survival. This shows the horror of the Nine Deaths One Life Bridge!
"Time waits for no one, let's split up!" Lin Chen said bluntly!
"Split up? Are you sure?" Mo Fan asked. He wanted to go together. The danger of splitting up was far higher than going together. He was just a small Advanced-Tier Mage, completely insignificant in the face of this terrifying Sha Yuan!
"Sure!" Lin Chen replied without hesitation.
"Then let's split up, the probability of passing is higher!" Fang Gu said.
Lin Chen pointed to an arched bridge on the left and said, "That's right, the Ancient Capital is in imminent danger, time waits for no one. I'll take that bridge, you guys decide what to do!"
With that, Lin Chen walked onto that bridge. The reason he chose this bridge was entirely Iilex's choice; in terms of undead, Lin Chen was a weakling!
The arched bridge was very long. Lin Chen walked cautiously. Although his own strength was not weak, accidents could happen at any time in this mausoleum.
With a cautious mindset, Lin Chen directly transmitted: "Teacher… help me!!!"
"Good…"
As Iilex's words fell, the green stone in Lin Chen's hand emitted a faint lustrous glow, and a translucent shadow emerged from within the stone.
Iilex's phantom instantly appeared before Lin Chen's eyes. The next second, Iilex raised the staff in his hand and began drawing a profound and mysterious magic array in the void.
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