Chapter 345

Within the dark demonic qi space, a black figure appeared in the distance. He held a strangely shaped sword in his hand as he walked in the void.

The appearance of this scene caused the demonic energy in the entire space to boil and darken.

A powerful demonic will radiated from the figure, causing Chen Yu to feel as if he was an ant, causing him to feel a sense of awe and veneration.

At the same time, Chen Yu realized that there seemed to be something strange within his storage bag.

Upon closer inspection, the bone sword that he had obtained from the Demonic Bone Wasteland was vibrating continuously and releasing a demonic qi.

This scene shocked Chen Yu greatly.

Ever since he had placed the bone sword in his storage bag, it had been lying there quietly like an ordinary weapon. But now, something strange was happening to it.

At this moment, the figure in the ancient ruin rushed towards Chen Yu's direction and appeared in front of Chen Yu in an instant.

At this moment, Chen Yu could clearly see that the strangely shaped sword in the black figure's hand was the bone sword that he had obtained.

In that case, there was a high chance that this blurry black figure was the skeleton that he had found in the underground back then.

Suddenly, the figure waved the bone sword in his hand. The bone sword was extremely strange. There were nine segments on both sides of the sword that fluctuated like it was breathing and could extend and shorten.

Boom!

As the bone sword danced, the demonic qi in the entire heaven and earth revolved around it. Just looking at it would cause one to feel an immense pressure.

Under this figure, Chen Yu felt that he could not move at all.

This was just an illusion of the ruin. If Chen Yu were to face this scene for real, he would probably be instantly killed by the aftershocks of the Dark Bone Demon Venerable's sword.

Suddenly, the figure tossed the bone sword in his hand down violently and it landed right in the center of the huge pit in front of Chen Yu.

Rumble!

At the same time, the entire ground shook and black bone spikes shot out from the ground, extending over ten meters.

In an instant, Chen Yu was surrounded by densely packed black bone spikes. It was as if he had turned into a "bone forest."

"Is this the special ability of the bone sword?"

Seeing this scene, Chen Yu thought to himself.

Not only could this bone sword change shape, but it could also cause countless long and sharp bone spikes to instantly grow within a radius of a thousand feet.

Gradually, the bone spikes around Chen Yu turned into dust and dissipated into the air.

The phenomenon between the heavens and earth also completely disappeared.

At this moment, Chen Yu looked at the craters on the ground. Finally, he understood that this was the result of that move that the Dark Bone Demon Lord had used back then. That was the reason why the ground was filled with scars.

At the same time, inside the storage bag, the black bone sword calmed down again.

At this moment, Chen Yu really wanted to take out the bone sword and give it a try.

However, the Crimson Flame King had warned him that with Chen Yu's current ability, using the bone sword for one move at most would exhaust his True Qi and True Essence. His True Qi would be damaged, and there might even be unexpected side effects.

Chen Yu thought about it and decided to forget about it.

If his True Qi and True Essence were to be depleted, and he was injured, it would be impossible for him to stay here.

Chen Yu sat cross-legged and carefully recalled the scene that he had just seen.

After meditating for an entire day, Chen Yu finally opened his eyes.

"The Sky Devil Secret Pattern Record has broken through to the third rank. In terms of offense and defense, it is comparable to the Origin Realm. There is a possibility for me to make it into the top five. The only shortcoming is the soul spirit."

Chen Yu's eyes darkened. He took out a stalk of Magical Triangular Grass from his storage bag.

This herb's medicinal effect was extremely strong. Coupled with its age, if someone with a weak mental state or a weak mental state were to consume it, it would be hard for them to resist the demonic illusion power. It would be easy for their mental state to be injured and become crazy.

However, opportunities and risks coexisted. This herb's effects were strong, so it was reasonable for there to be risks.

Without a second word, Chen Yu consumed this herb. He then took out the Moon Spirit Ore from the pale silver crystal space and held it in his hand.

Within Chen Yu's body, a domineering mental energy spread out and rushed towards Chen Yu's mental energy.

Every time this medicinal effect collided, Chen Yu felt as though the entire world was shaking.

Fortunately, the Moon Spirit Ore emitted a tranquil energy, allowing Chen Yu's senses to recover in an instant.

But as the medicinal effect collided, his mental energy gradually absorbed it and became more condensed.

At the same time, Chen Yu's mental energy gave birth to a unique demonic intent!

This demonic intent made Chen Yu's mental energy even stronger. It could defend against mental attacks and even counterattack the enemy who used mental attacks.

Just like that, under the effects of the Magical Triangular Grass and the Moon Spirit Ore, Chen Yu's mental energy steadily increased.

Two days later, the medicinal effect finally disappeared.

Chen Yu's mental energy had already reached the peak of the Xiantian Realm.

"I will strive to advance to the next rank." Chen Yu gritted his teeth and took out the second stalk of Magical Triangular Grass.

In the tournament, there were many who specialized in soul spirit attacks.

For example, Situ Linyu. Although he was only at the late stage of the Xiantian Realm, his spiritual secret arts could probably affect normal Origin Realm martial artists.

There was also Yin Chengzhuang. He had half step True Essence and was an elite prodigy with an eye bloodline. The Yin Flame Eye's attack could injure the soul spirit of a normal Origin Realm martial artist.

Chen Yu consumed the second stalk of Magical Triangular Grass.

The first stalk was obtained by Chen Yu from the Treasure Summoning Tortoise. The second stalk was given by Yuan Chen.

After consuming it, Chen Yu continued his seclusion.

If the same herb was consumed continuously, the medicinal effect would decrease.

This time, Chen Yu used a shorter amount of time to completely consume the medicinal effect.

The moment he opened his eyes, Chen Yu's pitch black eyes seemed to emit two rays of dark demonic light that contained a formless demonic intent.

If it was a normal Xiantian Realm martial artist, they would have collapsed to the ground after being stared at by Chen Yu.

"Right now, my spiritual energy is almost comparable to an Origin Realm martial artist!"

Chen Yu felt that his spiritual energy had increased tremendously. It was as if it had undergone a transformation. His spiritual awareness had become stronger and could now cover a radius of a hundred feet.

Of course, the reason why his spiritual energy could increase so much in such a short period of time was not only because of the two stalks of Magical Triangular Grass, but also the effect of the Moon Spirit Mineral. After years of accumulation, Chen Yu's foundation was extremely strong and his spiritual energy was pure and condensed.

Secondly, this ancient ruin was also related to it.

The demonic intent in the entire ancient ruin was boundless and could condense the spiritual energy of demonic dao cultivators.

With a glance, Chen Yu realized that there were less than twenty pairs of black and white tokens left.

"There's not much time left!"

Chen Yu used the remaining time to cultivate "Devil Scale Protection".

In this ancient ruin, he could feel the high level of demonic dao energy. This allowed Chen Yu to cultivate this technique at an extraordinary speed.

In less than half a day, Chen Yu had more or less comprehended this technique.

"As expected of an ancient ruin left behind by an Empty Sea Realm martial artist …"

Chen Yu exclaimed.

Beside him, the last pair of black and white tokens were dissipating. The time was almost up.

In the ten days in the ancient ruin, Chen Yu's strength had grown at an astonishing rate.

Firstly, his 《Sky Devil Secret Pattern Record》 had broken through to the third rank, and he had completely mastered the second demonic pattern's combat technique.

Secondly, his spiritual energy had made a huge leap and reached the Origin Realm.

And Chen Yu's understanding of demonic dao and the use of power had been greatly enlightened.

Not long later, a spatial tunnel appeared behind Chen Yu, and he could feel a strong repulsive force forcing him to leave this place.

After leaving the ancient ruin, Chen Yu realized that besides Yun Haizhen, everyone else was in this valley, and everyone had excited and joyful expressions.

But when Chen Yu came out, many people looked at Chen Yu with envy and jealousy.

Because the number of tokens determined how long one could stay in the ancient ruin.

And Chen Yu was just a mid-stage Xiantian Realm martial artist, but he was actually ranked second in the first round, just below Yun Haizhen, and stayed in the ancient ruin for such a long time.

After waiting for half a day, Yun Haizhen finally walked out of the ancient ruin, emitting a strong aura.

Zhou Yuning looked at Yun Haizhen and felt an invisible pressure, so he couldn't help but avert his eyes.

"Alright, we can go now."

The man in the golden cloud robe looked at Yun Haizhen and nodded with satisfaction.

Under his lead, the group left the palace successfully, stepped onto the teleportation array, and teleported to Yunyang College.

When the group of people left Yunyang School.

On an empty space in the Flowing Cloud Mountains, a huge platform had been built.

On the platform, there were four sparring stages.

Near the mountains, many students looked at Yun Haizhen and the other nine with envy.

The ten of them had stayed in the ancient ruin for a period of time, so they must have gained a lot. It could be said that they had left the others behind, so they would definitely have an advantage in the upcoming competition.

Among them, Lv Qiuling and Yin Chengzhuang stared at Chen Yu with hatred.

They originally had the chance to comprehend the ancient ruin, but Chen Yu had taken it away from them.

"Brat, if I meet you in the ring, I will make you wish you were dead."

Yin Chengzhuang's face was twisted, making him look ferocious and terrifying.

"Next, let's start the second round of the competition!"

The man in the golden cloud robe announced.

All the students who had entered the second round stood up.

The reward of the first round was comprehension of the ancient ruin, so the final reward of the second round would be even more shocking.

There were a total of one hundred and eight people who had entered the second round.

These one hundred and eight people would be evenly distributed on the four sparring stages, and they would be ranked according to the number of wins.

In the end, three people would be selected from each of the four sparring stages, and the final battle would determine the top twelve.

Chen Yu was assigned to the fourth sparring stage.

Near the fourth sparring stage, the students were sizing each other up, observing each other's strength.

Chen Yu noticed that there were many familiar faces on the fourth sparring stage, including Yu Hong, Nie Xuan, and Shang Han from the No-Demon Academy.

"Haha, Chen Yu, I didn't expect you to be on the fourth sparring stage."

Not far away, Lv Qiuling sneered.

"Brother Chen, your luck is really bad …"

Yu Hong from the No-Demon Academy shook his head slightly.

Previously in the Secret Realm, Chen Yu and Jin Zhuofeng had forced Lv Qiuling into a corner and forced her to hand over her token.

But now that the second round was one-on-one, Lv Qiuling and Chen Yu were in the same group, and she would definitely not let Chen Yu go.

Of course, the second round had a rule that no killing was allowed, or else Lv Qiuling might kill Chen Yu.

"First round, Duan Xinyue versus Tang Shan!"

Near the fourth sparring stage, a judge announced the battle.

Whoosh!

With a flash of black light, Duan Xinyue arrived on the stage, and a pair of bright eyes sized up the purple-robed young man below the stage.

"Tang Shan, hurry up!"

Duan Xinyue said with a smile, as if she knew the purple-robed young man.

Under normal circumstances, most men would rush up to such a beauty.

But this was a duel, and Tang Shan hesitated as he stepped onto the stage.

"I concede …!"

After stepping onto the stage, Tang Shan immediately opened his mouth, as if he was ready to concede.

But the moment he stepped onto the stage, Duan Xinyue dashed out like a black star, appearing in front of Tang Shan.

With a light tap of her finger, a ball of black starlight bloomed.

Boom!

Tang Shan fell off the stage, and the battle was over.

"Duan Xinyue wins."

The judge announced in a very normal manner.

Many students near the fourth sparring stage looked at Duan Xinyue with fear.

The student just now was obviously ready to concede, but before he could say those words, he was blocked by Duan Xinyue and thrown off the stage.