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The Green Flood Dragon Demon’s massive body thunderously collapsed onto the ground, ink-like fresh blood continuously gushed out from the severed neck.

And the fierce head also rolled to Lin Yue’s feet, the cold, dark golden eyes staring fixedly at Lin Yue, seemingly wanting to say something, but only the lips slightly moved before the eyes dimmed.

"Even for a Demon King, losing one’s head means death."

Lin Yue glanced at the head on the ground, not surprised, and calmly sheathed his long blade.

Through Qi Tianxing and Sha Jiu’s battle with this Demon King, he had already been confident of slaying the Demon King before entering the fray.

Relying solely on the Thirteen Flames, he indeed was no match for the Demon King.

However, he had also cultivated the "Earth Bearer of Heavenly Calamity" Ultimate Killing Skill, which greatly enhanced his physical endurance, allowing him to withstand a head-on clash with the Demon King without too much disadvantage.

Moreover, with the extremely gentle and skillful killing skill "Water of Utmost Weakness," specializing in using the weak against the strong, it was not hard to nullify the opponent’s attacks.

"Moon Embrace," being purely a flexible Wind Phase Ultimate movement technique, allowed him to respond with ease.

Relying on "Thirteen Flames," he could not kill the Demon King, because although the burst speed of Thirteen Flames was terrifyingly fast, its pure killing power was not strong enough.

The Fire Phase Ultimate Killing Skill "Burning" was different; it was a Martial Arts Killing Skill purely meant for destructiveness with nearly extreme lethality, but it required sufficient buildup and could only be activated opportunistically.

These five Ultimate Killing Skills had been perfected over a year of cultivation and battle within the Illusion Realm, coupled with the careful guidance from the Human Ancestor.

Mostly, it was the guidance of the Human Ancestor that was unimaginable, not taking any wrong paths and far too efficient compared to his self-contained cultivation.

This was to be expected.

With Qi Tianxing’s talent and being instructed by a Martial Saint for six months, he had progressed tremendously, nearly reaching the threshold of the Martial Arts True Self, not to mention his own higher perceptiveness and the guidance from the Human Ancestor.

"But, I’m also nearly at my limit."

Lin Yue shook his head slightly, sheathed his blade, and then walked off the field.

Stunned gazes all watched him, no longer in disbelief but in numb amazement.

"What’s with the prince... Was that Ultimate Killing Skill just now? How many kinds?"

"At least four kinds, that’s terrifying... Is he even human?"

"He’s only at the second level of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, imagine how terrifying his strength will be when he reaches the Four Symbols Peak, definitely invincible under the Great Cultivators..."

"If he can survive the fifth round of life-and-death battles, then he is invincible under the Great Cultivators."

"The second level of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, and he can kill a Demon King?"

No wonder those present found it unbelievable.

A Demon King, who only Great Cultivators could contend against, even if this Demon King was relatively weakened and couldn’t utilize the laws of Heaven and Earth, was still formidable indeed.

Lin Yue then came to the sidelines.

"Your Highness is truly impressive," Baili Fengzhi said softly.

"Ha," Lin Yue chuckled, "As long as I can enter the Inner Hall, the rest is up to you."

Baili Fengzhi asked doubtfully, "Your Highness isn’t continuing?"

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"I’m already second in the Inner Hall assessments," Lin Yue said casually. "I won’t be able to pass the next round of life-or-death battles, and certainly can’t be stronger than you, the rewards are the same, why should I bother?"

"That makes sense," Baili Fengzhi uttered.

At this moment, the rankings for the Inner Hall assessments had been announced.

Qi Tianxing, naturally, was eliminated.

Lin Yue glanced at Qi Tianxing.

At this moment, Qi Tianxing was staring blankly at him, his whole being exuded confusion.

Evidently, the defeat had been a massive blow to Qi Tianxing.

He had thought secure victory was in his grasp, easily obtaining the position of an Inner Hall disciple, as had indeed been the case based on past experiences, usually those who could break through the third round of the life-and-death battles were essentially previous top rankers.

Who would have thought that this session of Inner Hall assessments would suddenly produce three who were stronger than him, each more monstrous than the last?

"The results of the Inner Hall assessment have been announced."

The Hall Master of the Heavenly Light stood up, his gaze sweeping over the audience below and said, "The Inner Hall disciples for this batch are Baili Fengzhi, Seventeenth Prince, and Sha Jiu, three individuals who performed excellently in the life-and-death battles, all deserving of five Big Merits from our Ancestor Hall."

He paused, then continued, "In addition, disciples who passed the first round of the life-and-death battles will also receive one Big Merit, passing the second round will add two Big Merits, the third round adds another four Big Merits, and so forth."

Lin Yue raised his eyebrows slightly.

He had also heard of the ’Big Merit’ from the Ancestor Hall, a highly coveted benefit for the disciples, where one thousand small merits could exchange for one Big Merit.

Various precious treasures and cultivation methods from the Ancestor Hall could be exchanged with merits, but merits were hard to come by.

As a disciple of the Ancestor Hall, Lin Yue would get five Big Merits just for being accepted, plus fifteen Big Merits for surviving four rounds of life-and-death battles, making a total of twenty Big Merits.

"Pity, the fifth round is unattainable," Lin Yue sighed inwardly.

The fourth round had already pushed him to his limits, and with the difficulty of the fifth round soaring, even if he used the reluctantly created move, he wasn’t very confident; it would also expose his secrets.

But, it didn’t matter much, after all, his potential for improvement was still vast.

Once his cultivation reached the Four Symbols Peak, his strength could advance by another two minor levels, and he could also cultivate other cultivation systems of body refinement, further soaring his strength; that would be the time when he is truly at his peak.

"Next, the continuation of the life-and-death battles."

The Hall Master of Heavenly Light looked at Lin Yue, asking, "Does the Seventeenth Prince wish to continue?"

He guessed this prince probably had no strength left to continue.