Chapter 792: 744
"Are you joking?"
"Why don't you go up?"
Hearing the Cultivator's words, other top-ranked Cultivators took a step back, looking disdainfully at him, they said.
Lin Yun's strength was so strong, Aolai Mubai's fate was a precedent.
If they went up again, they'd just be asking for a beating, or even death.
They were not clear about Lin Yun's thoughts just now; in their view, Aolai Mubai was nearly killed by Lin Yun. If Lin Yun hadn't suddenly had a breakthrough, causing his reaction to stall briefly, giving Aolai Mubai the chance to withdraw and admit defeat, Aolai Mubai could have been killed by Lin Yun.
Even if some of them considered themselves stronger than Aolai Mubai, Lin Yun's strength had also increased significantly; they lacked any confidence that they could fare any better than Aolai Mubai had done during their battles with Lin Yun.
Originally, these top-ranked Cultivators had some animosity towards each other, none of them were willing to submit to others.
At this moment, they collectively submitted to Lin Yun.
This submission also caused them a great shock.
Initially, they were all ambitious, constantly challenging each other, eager to seize the first place or a good ranking.
At this moment, this drive had disappeared.
However, the competition had to continue ...
Breaking into the Heavenly Principle Tower was still acceptable, considering their identities, it wouldn't be too challenging to do so.
But the Heavenly Principle Fruit was only divided once every three million years; if they missed this opportunity, they would have to wait another three million years. Not to mention missing the prime time for practice for some of them, some of the older ones might not even live to see that moment.
Therefore, they must give this competition their all.
"Brother Mo, we have not exchanged blows yet, how about we go up and fight?"
After a long while, a young man in a blue robe looked up at a young man in a green robe and said with a smile.
"I don't want to fight you. How old are you, how old am I? Why don't you fight Brother Ji?" The young man in the green robe rolled his eyes and said.
He knew his limits; he was no match for the young man in blue. Fighting him would be a guaranteed loss. In such a critical competition, if he had to go up to the stage where he was certain to lose, he would be a fool.
"Brother Ji?" The young man in the blue robe choked on his words when he heard what the young man in the green robe said. He subconsciously glanced at a young man in the distance and then looked away.
That young man was the "Brother Ji" that the young man in the green robe mentioned; although they were about the same age, his strength was stronger. Similarly, he would not actively challenge someone in a competition where he had a high chances of losing.
"So, Brother Tu, do you want to fight me?" However, that "Brother Ji" overheard their conversation, turned his head to look at the young man in the blue robe, and smiled.
"Hehe..." The young man in the blue robe laughed and didn't say anything.
The implication was clear; he did not agree.
"How boring, Brother Wen, shall we fight?" Brother Ji shook his head, turned to look at someone else, and said.
"Sure, it's been many years since we last met. I also want to see how strong Brother Ji is now..." Brother Wen nodded and laughed.
Whoosh!
During their conversation, they made their way to an empty ring.
Their strengths were quite equal. If they truly fought, it was uncertain who would lose and who would win. Such a battle was worth fighting for.
After that, several other top-ranked Cultivators also challenged each other.
...
Ten hours later.
Lin Yun opened his eyes.
The Half Step Super Realm he had just broken through was now completely stable.
"Hasn't anyone stepped up?" The next moment, Lin Yun frowned slightly.
He hadn't stepped down from the stage, partially because he was stabilizing his realm, but also because he was waiting for others to challenge him.
However, for a long time, nobody stepped up. It was a bit troublesome for him to change positions, so he stayed on the stage without stepping down.
Nevertheless, he did not expect that after ten hours, nobody would step up.
This cannot go on.
His combat record ranking was still not high enough...
Now, he already understood the rules of the game.
First, there were contests, then the tower challenge, and then contests again.
The initial contest was a way to eliminate a group of people.
On the other hand, it also determined the time allowed for the tower challenge.
The better the combat record, the more time was allowed to challenge the tower. Ultimately, how many floors one could reach depended on their abilities.
Of course, if you were kicked out of the Heavenly Principle Tower before your time was up, that was your own problem, and you couldn't challenge it a second time.
Usually, after testing their limits, instead of risking their lives in the Heavenly Principle Tower, they would try to stay in the Heavenly Principle Tower for a longer time by not pushing to the higher levels.
This was also the reason why time was defined because otherwise, if you stayed on the lower floors of the Heavenly Principle Tower and never came out, could others keep waiting for you?
In normal circumstances, time limits existed; however, in this competition, the time limit would change according to your combat record.
"I'll have to challenge someone proactively..." Lin Yun shook his head.
Now, with his improved combat record, he could challenge Cultivators with higher combat records.
Whoosh!
Soon enough, Lin Yun picked a Cultivator and flashed over.
"Is that... Lin Yun?!!"
On that stage, that Cultivator had just finished a fight. He was considering whether to continue the competition when he suddenly felt another competitor step onto the stage. He couldn't help but look up; the moment he saw who it was, his face immediately changed dramatically and he gasped.
Lin Yun's fights with Feiying Firestone and Aolai Mubai had made all the competitors thoroughly aware of Lin Yun.
In the two fights, they might not have been able to ascertain just how strong Lin Yun was.
However, the big names of Feiying Firestone and Aolai Mubai had long been reputed throughout the universe, and their strengths in this competition had already been confirmed to be at the Super Realm level.
Lin Yun could defeat Feiying Firestone and Aolai Mubai easily. His strength could be horrifyingly imagined.
Seeing Lin Yun stepping onto his stage, how could this Cultivator not be startled?
"I admit defeat..." The Cultivator blurted out in fear. This competition was important, but his life was even more important. Even Aolai Mubai had quickly admitted defeat to Lin Yun, fearing a moment's delay; how dare he procrastinate?
But then he remembered that he had already fought three matches. He corrected himself, "No, I'm resting! For this fight, I'm resting!"
The referee not far away was about to announce the result of this fight and their combat records when he saw this; after a moment of hesitation, he nodded in agreement.
First admitting defeat and then saying that they were resting had happened in previous cases and was allowed. However, when such a thing happened involving Lin Yun, this referee felt anxious. As he nodded to signify agreement, he glanced at Lin Yun, afraid that Lin Yun would get angry and blame him.
Thankfully, when he looked at Lin Yun, the expression on Lin Yun's face showed exasperation without any signs of anger; the referee couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.