The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2160: The Ninth Wave

Xin Qianyue immediately joined the battle circle, cooperating with Jing Yan to slay the Ghost Pattern Beasts.

With Jing Yan blocking most of the attacks from the sixteen Ghost Pattern Beasts, Xin Qianyue found it easy to dodge and had more energy to focus on attacking the Ghost Pattern Beasts.

The sixteen Ghost Pattern Beasts were gradually killed off, with Jing Yan killing fourteen of them and Xin Qianyue killing two. As a result, Jing Yan’s points increased to twenty-two, and Xin Qianyue’s points went from seven to nine.

Then, the sixth wave of Ghost Pattern Beasts appeared and were massacred, followed by the seventh and eighth waves. By the time the ninth wave appeared, there were already two hundred and fifty-six Ghost Pattern Beasts.

They were overwhelming, filling the entire sight with Ghost Pattern Beasts.

Previously, all of them, including Jiao Zuoyan, fell to the ninth wave inside the secret realm, with only the difference being how many Ghost Pattern Beasts of the ninth wave they managed to kill. Before that wave, Jing Yan and Xin Qianyue had together gained a total of two hundred and fifty-five points.

In this first round of the Yellow Springs Points contest, Mystic Moon Trading House earned the most points, totaling three hundred and sixty-two. This meant that if Jing Yan and Xin Qianyue could kill another one hundred and seven Ghost Pattern Beasts, Xin Family’s points in the first round would match those of Mystic Moon Trading House, also reaching three hundred and sixty-two points.

Jing Yan and Xin Qianyue, completely surrounded by over two hundred Ghost Pattern Beasts, were under frenzied attacks. Although Xin Qianyue’s spells were agile and exquisite, the sheer number of Ghost Pattern Beasts made her get hit occasionally. Each time she was hit, she promptly used divine power to offset most of the impact and did not dare to withstand the attacks with her physical body like Jing Yan.

However, such high-intensity combat greatly consumed her divine power, gradually causing Xin Qianyue to feel her divine power becoming sluggish. She realized she might not last much longer. By then, she and Jing Yan had already accumulated over three hundred points.

"Jing Yan, my illusion body might soon perish," Xin Qianyue said to Jing Yan amidst the fight.

"Hmm." Jing Yan nodded slightly.

Due to the overwhelming number of Ghost Pattern Beasts, he couldn’t help Xin Qianyue much. With the ninth wave of Ghost Pattern Beasts attacking, Xin Qianyue’s illusion body’s death was unavoidable. Her strength was just enough to hold up against the ninth wave.

"Leave this ninth wave to me. If we can slaughter these Ghost Pattern Beasts, your Xin Family’s points will surpass those of Mystic Moon Trading House," Jing Yan added.

"Jing Yan..." Xin Qianyue looked at Jing Yan, paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you."

"No need for thanks, your Xin Family hired me for fifty billion Black Crystal Stones," Jing Yan said with a smile.

Under the ninth wave’s siege, Xin Qianyue persisted for a duration slightly longer than a cup of tea before her illusion body finally perished. Inside the secret realm, only Jing Yan remained, with about one hundred and eighty Ghost Pattern Beasts still left.

Outside the secret realm, Xin Qianyue, sitting cross-legged, opened her eyes and slowly stood up, showing a hint of fatigue.

Xin Qianyue returned to Clan Chief Xin Si and others of Xin Family.

"Qianyue, how do you feel?" Xin Si asked caringly, looking at Xin Qianyue.

Others also wore expressions of concern. The death of an illusion body inside the secret realm would fatigue the cultivator’s spirit and drain the Divine Soul Body.

"I’m fine," Xin Qianyue told Clan Chief Xin Si.

"That’s good! But I want to ask about the situation in the secret realm. Why does Jing Yan have such high points?" Xin Si asked.

Others’ gazes were also directed at Xin Qianyue, not just Xin Family members but also prominent figures from other factions.

It was hard for them to not be curious.

On the Law Light Screen, Jing Yan and Xin Qianyue’s points had surpassed three hundred, of which Jing Yan alone had reached two hundred and forty, while Xin Qianyue had merely about seventy.

This was evidently unusual. Given Xin Qianyue’s skills, she should have easily gained over one hundred fifty points in the secret realm. Moreover, everyone was more curious about how Jing Yan managed to kill so many Ghost Pattern Beasts.

"Clan Leader, Mr. Jing Yan is extremely powerful, far beyond me. My spells kill Ghost Pattern Beasts relatively slowly, whereas Mr. Jing Yan’s speed in killing them is incredibly fast," Xin Qianyue replied slowly.

In fact, Xin Qianyue had only been inside the secret realm for just over four hours. Previously, contenders from the other three factions mostly stayed inside for over four hours. Jiao Zuoyan and Tao Bi, in particular, stayed for nearly four hours. Their accumulated points inside were just over three hundred. Yet, Jing Yan and Xin Qianyue had been in the secret realm for just over two hours, amassing over three hundred points.

Everyone knew this meant the two killed Ghost Pattern Beasts very=extraordinarily fast, obtaining over three hundred points in such a short time. However, of those points, Xin Qianyue had only about seventy.

"Qianyue, you mean... Jing Yan mainly relied on his own strength to kill so many Ghost Pattern Beasts?" Clan Chief Xin Si was somewhat unsettled.

Manager Xin Li and several Xin Family elders trembled slightly.

When Clan Chief Xin Si decided to hire Jing Yan for fifty billion Black Crystal Stones, although they didn’t fully oppose, they had many opinions, thinking it too risky. Fifty billion Black Crystal Stones might not be a huge drain for Xin Family, but it’s not a trivial amount either.

Now, Xin Family had achieved over three hundred points, a figure that was their psychological expectation.

"Clan Leader, Mr. Jing Yan relied on his own strength to kill Ghost Pattern Beasts. He’s still fighting them inside the secret realm," Xin Qianyue nodded, puzzled by why Clan Chief Xin Si would ask such a question.

"This is impossible! Even if his strength considerably surpasses Immortal Rhythm Netherworld Realm Cultivators, he couldn’t possibly kill so many Ghost Pattern Beasts so quickly," said Building Owner Qi Yuan of Mystic Moon Trading House’s Blue Rain Divine Continent headquarters, visibly agitated.

Xin Qianyue frowned, glancing at Building Owner Qi Yuan.

She was reluctant to pay attention to this person.

After a pause, she still said, "Mr. Jing Yan’s strength isn’t merely above average Immortal Rhythm Netherworld Realm Cultivators. It’s likely that even some stronger Immortal Rhythm Netherworld Realm Cultivators might not be able to defeat Mr. Jing Yan."

"Hiss..."

Many Shen Zhou Heavenly Monarchs on the other side drew a sharp breath.