Conquer the game world

Chapter 136 Secret Realm Trial
Seventy-two array flags shone brightly, creating a vast space that enveloped Ye Feng within.

"It seems I can't leave this area to fight," Ye Feng thought to himself. The power contained in these seventy-two array flags was much stronger than the Taiyi Thirteen Array he had encountered before. Ye Feng knew that he had no chance of breaking through this array to get out.

At this moment, roars of beasts echoed from within the formation, and more than a dozen black holes appeared in front of Ye Feng, from which a large number of demonic beasts poured out.

This group of magical beasts included giant eagles flying in the sky, clumsy bulls on the ground, pythons, and all sorts of other magical beasts.

Only a very small number of these magical beasts are level two; the majority are level three, equivalent to martial artists at the Spirit Form Realm.

"Well done!" Ye Feng said with great pride, knowing that the first test would be these magical beasts in front of him.

If an ordinary spirit-type martial artist were to encounter hundreds or thousands of magical beasts in this inescapable space, they would have absolutely no chance of survival.

Let alone survive, even ordinary spirit-type martial artists would be too terrified to resist such a scene.

However, Ye Feng was different. Ye Feng's strength was far beyond that of ordinary spirit-type martial artists. Moreover, Ye Feng had already fought against a large number of magical beasts in the Illusion Killing Array, and the number of magical beasts was far less than before.

When facing a large number of monsters, arrows that attack in groups are the best choice.

"Shooting an arrow through a willow leaf"

Without any unnecessary movements, thousands of fiery arrows shot out, heading towards the large number of magical beasts.

Given Ye Feng's current strength, level two magical beasts are extremely fragile and cannot withstand the powerful fire arrows at all. Under the onslaught of the fire arrows, level two magical beasts are almost instantly killed.

With just a single normal attack, the level 2 magical beast was almost completely annihilated.

Compared to level 2 magical beasts, level 3 magical beasts are much stronger. Although Ye Feng's Flame Arrow is an area-of-effect attack skill, the power of a single arrow is insufficient to kill a level 3 magical beast.

After the fire arrows were fired, the damage to the level 3 magical beasts was very limited. At most, the fire arrows could only injure these magical beasts, and some powerful level 3 magical beasts could even ignore them. Ye Feng's fire arrows only killed a small number of weak level 3 magical beasts, and this was only because these magical beasts were unlucky enough to encounter a large number of fire arrows.

"Roar"

The monsters were clearly enraged by Ye Feng's attack, and they became even more frenzied than before.

Ye Feng had already taken out the Crimson Fire Sword. The limited damage caused by the flaming arrows was within Ye Feng's expectations. Killing the level-two magical beast first would at least reduce the number of magical beasts Ye Feng would face in subsequent head-on battles.

Moreover, the monster had already pounced in front of him, and Ye Feng no longer had a chance to launch ranged attacks; he would now have to engage in close combat.

Holding the Crimson Fire Sword, Ye Feng faced hundreds of level-three magical beasts alone. In terms of numbers and scale, Ye Feng was completely at a disadvantage. However, Ye Feng took the initiative to charge towards the group of magical beasts.

Ye Feng was just one person, but the overwhelming aura emanating from him was in no way inferior, and even surpassed the aura of hundreds of magical beasts.

"Total Annihilation"

Ye Feng simply swung his sword casually, without even using any martial arts techniques. With Ye Feng's current strength, he didn't really need to use any martial arts techniques to deal with these level three magical beasts.

Even so, level three magical beasts still couldn't withstand Ye Feng's attacks. Ye Feng could take the lives of several level three magical beasts with almost every swing of his sword.

Ye Feng poured his true essence into the Crimson Fire Sword. The Crimson Fire Sword, enhanced by Ye Feng's powerful true essence, remained powerful even without martial arts techniques. Combined with Ye Feng's own strength and the fire power within the Crimson Fire Sword, it was a formidable weapon.

"puff puff"

Ye Feng pierced the head of a level-three magical beast with another sword strike. After the head of the level-three magical beast was pierced, it actually began to burn, and soon the entire head was burned to ashes.

Only then did Ye Feng realize that all the magical beasts in front of him had been eliminated at some point. There were thousands of magical beasts, but not a single one of them had touched the hem of Ye Feng's clothes. Ye Feng had ended the battle so easily.

This is the power of Ye Feng's movement technique. Facing magical beasts whose individual strength is inferior to his own, even if there are many of them, Ye Feng can handle them completely.

Ye Feng didn't know how many times he swung his sword, constantly dodging and weaving with the Heavenly Wind Step, before finally defeating these demonic beasts. It seemed that Ye Feng's actions had consumed a lot of energy, but in fact, Ye Feng's consumption was not much. He did not use any martial techniques that consumed a lot of energy, and he used the Heavenly Wind Step at just the right time without any unnecessary waste. As a result, Ye Feng did not consume much of his true energy and easily won this battle.

After the battle, Ye Feng felt a strange power enter his body.

"What is this?" Ye Feng keenly sensed this strange power and subconsciously tried to mobilize the true energy within his body to resist it.

"Huh? What's this?" Ye Feng suddenly realized that this power did not cause him any harm, but rather benefited him, seemingly improving his body.

"I never imagined you'd come to this. It seems Xiao Jin's death at your hands was indeed not unjust." The middle-aged man reappeared before Ye Feng out of nowhere.

Xiao Jin, the golden dragon Ye Feng had encountered before, seems to be one of this man's pets. However, Ye Feng's current concern is whether there's anything wrong with the power within him.

"You don't need to worry. As I said before, there are endless opportunities here, but it depends on whether you have the ability to obtain them. Otherwise, this place will be a graveyard for martial artists." Seemingly seeing the doubt in Ye Feng's heart, the middle-aged man continued, "This power can improve your physique, enhance your strength, and make your muscles more solid and powerful. It will be beneficial to you in every way."

"Increase my strength?" Ye Feng was overjoyed. Sure enough, there was a great opportunity hidden here. Although it was also accompanied by danger, the increase in strength alone was already a great reward.

It should be understood that once a martial artist reaches a certain level, it becomes very difficult to improve their strength. Martial artists usually rely more on martial arts techniques and true energy to fight.

Because it is very difficult to increase strength, and a martial artist's body always has a limit, it is often not worthwhile to spend time cultivating only physical strength. In fact, the strength of most martial artists is roughly the same.

Under such circumstances, Ye Feng was able to enhance his own strength, which naturally gave him an advantageous position in the battle.

Moreover, this is only the beginning, and there are already such rewards. The rewards to come must be just as good. Ye Feng was getting excited and had even more expectations for the rewards to come.

Of course, better rewards also mean greater risks, a fact that Ye Feng was well aware of.

However, Ye Feng would not back down. He had already made up his mind and was now full of fighting spirit.

"Alright, it's only going to get harder from here on out, so be careful." After saying that, the middle-aged man disappeared into thin air again.

By this time, Ye Feng's physical transformation was basically complete, and he hadn't suffered much damage in the previous battles, so continuous combat wouldn't be a problem for him.

After the middle-aged man disappeared, the scene before Ye Feng changed again. The black holes that had been there before were gone, and Ye Feng found himself in a pitch-black world. Even the sky above him had darkened.

Just then, a series of mournful cries rang out from within the formation.

"Hmm? A ghost?" Ye Feng looked at the evil ghost in front of him. The ghost seemed to be suffering torture and kept making miserable cries.

"I don't care what you are, kill them all." Ye Feng raised the Crimson Fire Sword and thrust it out.

"Huh? It didn't work?" Ye Feng asked in surprise after the sword strike. He clearly felt that he had pierced the evil spirit with that sword strike. Ye Feng was very clear about the feeling of piercing after the sword strike. When Ye Feng was practicing, he could even feel it when he pierced a fallen leaf.

However, the evil spirit was unharmed and showed no signs of being hurt.

The demon raised its claws, which glowed with green light, and eerily attacked Ye Feng. Ye Feng quickly activated the Heavenly Wind Step and narrowly dodged the attack. The attack seemed to possess a strange power; although Ye Feng was not hit, he still felt his soul tremble.

"So that's how it is, a ghost that directly attacks the soul," Ye Feng thought to himself.

"Since that's the case, I'll use martial arts to finish you off completely."

When facing ghost-like monsters, fire and lightning powers are their nemesis. Fortunately, Ye Feng can use both of these attributes, so he is not afraid of ghost-like monsters. However, if other martial artists or those without attributes were to encounter these ghost-like monsters, they would be a big problem.

The Crimson Fire Sword in Ye Feng's hand emitted a blood-red light, and a halo of flame appeared on the sword, swirling around it.

When it comes to dealing with ghost-like monsters, the power of lightning is the best, followed by the power of fire. However, Ye Feng can only use the power of lightning with the Thunder Spirit Sword, which is far less convenient than using the power of fire. Moreover, Ye Feng feels that the power of fire is more than enough to deal with the ghosts in front of him.

Most importantly, Ye Feng had been using fire power from the start of the battle, and he intended to preserve his trump cards as much as possible, not knowing how much danger lay ahead.

The ring of fire shot out, striking a demon shell with flames. Demons are soul-type creatures, and their souls began to burn in the face of the fire's power.

Another mournful scream rang out as the demon's soul was completely incinerated by Ye Feng's flames.

"Humph"

As Ye Feng slew one evil spirit, his hands moved without pause, the Crimson Fire Sword in his hand continuously spewing out flames, forming a giant net of fire that completely surrounded the evil spirits.

Under the burning power of such flames, mournful cries echoed continuously. The evil spirits were rapidly dissolved by the flames and finally vanished into nothingness.

After these weak evil spirits were killed, an even more mournful roar rang out. Then Ye Feng felt a soul force sweep over his body, indicating that he had been locked onto.

This ghost was much larger than the previous one. The previous ghost was completely indistinct, but this one could be vaguely identified as an old man in life, with the outline of a face covered in wrinkles.

Moreover, this ghost even had bones growing on its body. It was truly horrifying that a ghost creature could have bones.

"It seems this ghost is a king," Ye Feng judged.

Ye Feng snorted coldly, gripped the Crimson Fire Sword in his hand, and used the Heavenly Wind Step to quickly approach the evil spirit. The Crimson Fire Sword in his hand once again emitted an overwhelming halo of flames, enveloping the evil spirit within it.

The demon was clearly suffering under the painful blows of the flames, and kept letting out mournful roars.

However, this evil spirit seemed different from the previous ones. Although it was struck by Ye Feng's flame power, it did not dissipate. Instead, it became even more frenzied.

The demon opened its eyes and spat out a strange light, attacking Ye Feng directly.

Ye Feng sensed something amiss beneath his feet and quickly used the Heavenly Wind Step to change his position. Just as Ye Feng was leaving, several pairs of vengeful hands suddenly appeared under his feet where he had been standing, trying to grab him.

Fortunately, Ye Feng's spiritual sense was very sharp, and he foresaw the danger in advance. Otherwise, if he had been trapped, he would probably have been hit head-on by the evil spirit's attack. The evil spirit's attack was obviously aimed directly at the soul, and no matter how strong Ye Feng's body was, he would definitely not have been able to withstand it.

Facing this powerful evil spirit, Ye Feng dared not be careless. He could only release a defensive barrier in front of him. The Paladin's defensive barrier could defend against soul-type attacks. With this defensive barrier, Ye Feng felt relieved. At least he didn't have to worry about the evil spirit's attacks and could attack freely.

"Go to hell."

With a roar, Ye Feng unleashed a much stronger flame power from the Crimson Fire Sword. This was Ye Feng using a martial skill. In the previous battle, Ye Feng had refrained from using martial skills to conserve energy. Now, in order to end the battle as quickly as possible, Ye Feng had no choice but to use a martial skill.

"Double Blazing Slashes"

The Crimson Fire Sword, imbued with a violent fiery power, pierced directly through the demon's head. The fiery power didn't stop there; it continued to burn on the demon's skull.

"Roar"

The demon roared furiously, as if screaming in pain, or perhaps preparing to fight to the death. The roar continued for a long time before finally subsiding.

Ye Feng let out a muffled groan. The demon's desperate roar at the last moment was accompanied by a powerful soul attack. If it weren't for the protective barrier, Ye Feng estimated that his soul might have been injured. You know, once the soul is injured, it is very slow to recover.

Fortunately, Ye Feng had released a defensive barrier for himself in advance, which blocked the attack. Although the defensive barrier was also shattered in the attack, the remaining soul force impact was very weak. Although Ye Feng was affected, he was not seriously injured.

Under the relentless scorching of the flames, the demon's body twisted and contorted until it finally transformed into specks of starlight and vanished into the air.

After defeating the evil spirit, no new ghosts appeared, and Ye Feng knew that he had successfully passed this level.

A dazzling, multicolored light gradually entered Ye Feng's body. Under the nurturing influence of this light, Ye Feng felt his stagnant soul power, which had been declining since he began cultivating the "Surprising Cloud Soul Purification Technique," slowly increasing.

"It actually directly strengthens the soul power," Ye Feng exclaimed in surprise.

It should be noted that cultivating soul power has always been Ye Feng's weakness. No matter how Ye Feng cultivates, his progress in soul power has always been very slow.

Without soul power, Ye Feng is essentially lacking a portion of his strength. If he possessed soul power, he would have both true essence and soul power, thus doubling his combat power.

Furthermore, with the increase in soul power, Ye Feng can also defend against soul-type attacks, unlike before when he faced the soul attacks of evil spirits, where Ye Feng had no other choice but to use a defensive barrier.

After gaining strong soul power, not only will he not fear soul attacks, but he can even counterattack the opponent's soul, causing the opponent to suffer losses in soul attacks. Moreover, if he learns martial arts techniques that involve soul attacks, Ye Feng will also be able to use soul attacks.

With no new enemies appearing for the time being, Ye Feng began to circulate his energy to digest this soul power, aiming to maximize the growth of his soul power.

"This kid is truly astonishing." The middle-aged man reappeared at some point, and even Ye Feng, with his powerful senses, hadn't detected him.

Looking at Ye Feng, who was in a meditative state, the middle-aged man did not disturb him. Instead, he stood silently to the side, seemingly lost in thought as he gazed at Ye Feng.

"His strength is indeed impressive. It's surprising enough that a spirit-type martial artist can reach this level. Perhaps this guy really can inherit all the treasures here. If that happens, I can finally leave this place." The middle-aged man muttered to himself.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Feng awoke from his energy-gathering state and quickly checked the status of his soul power.

This check filled Ye Feng with joy. His soul power had increased more than threefold compared to before, which was an enormous amount. Now, Ye Feng's soul power was comparable to that of most Spirit God martial artists, and he could already use this power to unleash martial arts techniques in battle.

With his strength significantly improved once again, Ye Feng was naturally in a good mood.

"You're awake. Looks like you've had a good haul," the middle-aged man said casually upon seeing Ye Feng awake.

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's voice, Ye Feng gasped. Fortunately, the man hadn't attacked him while he was cultivating; otherwise, he wouldn't have had enough lives. Thinking this, Ye Feng looked at the man with a hint of goodwill in his eyes. He had gained a lot here, and the man seemed to be a decent person.

"Thank you, senior." Ye Feng said respectfully to the middle-aged man.

(End of this chapter)