"Can’t go any further?" Everyone paused in surprise.

"This is only halfway to the passage, right?"

Guu Lianxing, always quick-witted, was the first to react, "Young Master Xiao Yi said, ’Wait,’ does that mean we have to wait for the other teams?"

"That’s correct." Xiao Yi nodded faintly.

This place is indeed only halfway through the passage.

But here, fourteen passages have already converged.

Adding one more, all fifteen team passages would be yet connected.

If our guess is correct, this restricted passage may be long, may still have half the distance, but the real test is only the last one left.

And now, an inexplicable pressure clearly emanates from the passage ahead, making it difficult to advance even an inch.

The Cave Mansion Restriction pattern on Xiao Yi’s arm is dulled, proving that the test requires waiting.

Thus, Xiao Yi had no choice but to stop.

However, this did not prevent Xiao Yi from gazing ahead, his face full of fighting spirit.

His previous acceleration was precisely because he sensed the presence of something that could give him pressure.

And this pressure was not from those three puppets earlier.

Or to be accurate, the Sword Dao pressure those three puppets gave to Xiao Yi was not significant.

Therefore, what he really anticipates is the next test, or rather, deeper within the passage.

There is where the real source of the inexplicable pressure on his heart is.

...

Xiao Yi waits while observing the situations in the other passages.

Among the teams, besides his advance to the middle of the passage.

The teams of Ye Liu, Ran Qi, and First Yun, totaling five teams, also sped up their advance early.

And on the other side, in the passage of Black Cloud Academy, an abrupt figure continuously rampaged forward.

It’s Qing Lin.

Compared to the joint advance of the five teams of Ye Liu and others, this guy Qing Lin’s solitary advance seemed somewhat frantic.

The passage of the Black Cloud Academy’s team is the Body Cultivation Puppet passage, originally the hardest among all except for the Alchemy Channel.

Moreover, as all passages kept advancing, the connection points increase, so the difficulty also kept increasing.

Yet Qing Lin encountered and overcame obstacles, advancing relentlessly like breaking through bamboo.

His arms covered in blue scales surrounded by Gang Wind.

His claws cut through, tearing everything like a void wind.

Engaging the puppets, traversing flames, confronting thunder, tearing through Kuang Feng Blood Sea, Qing Lin was crashing forward all the way.

His Cultivation may not be as strong as Ye Liu and others, but his advancing speed was faster.

In just five minutes, Qing Lin had reached the halfway point in the passage.

Like Xiao Yi, three puppets appeared out of thin air in front of Qing Lin.

These three puppets also manipulated the Five Elements Attribute, Heaven and Earth Four Forces, their power awe-inspiring.

However, Xiao Yi sensed them and frowned, letting out a bitter smile.

In his sensation, though these three puppets seemed identical to the ones he fought, they were a level weaker.

These three puppets on the Body Cultivation passage only reached the Supreme 9994 Dao level.

Considering the various amplifications, they only reached a level comparable to human Body Cultivation Martial Artists at the Supreme 9995 Dao.

"This kid is going to suffer a bit," Xiao Yi glanced and faintly nodded.

Qing Lin’s Cultivation is at the Martial Arts Great Power Level.

Yet his strength is far beyond that.

Especially since he successfully awakened his Martial Soul a second time, naturally, his combat power is exceptional.

And he knows about the Blood Cloud Holy Pill from Senior Yun Yuan and Senior Hui Wushi.

In terms of level, the Blood Cloud Holy Pill is comparable to the Legendary Level Martial Arts Saint Pill.

The entire Black Cloud Academy probably only has Senior Luoo’s Martial Arts Saint Pill stronger than the Blood Cloud Holy Pill.

So Qing Lin’s second awakening of his Martial Soul must have been extremely successful.

Previously, Xiao Yi was amazed by Qing Lin’s Martial Soul and its methods.

Naturally, Qing Lin’s current Martial Soul is stronger, giving him more terrifying combat power.

If Qing Lin fully unleashes his strength, he should be able to defeat the three puppets, but not easily.

Sure enough.

A few minutes later, Qing Lin’s battle with the three puppets had almost turned white-hot.

With Qing Lin’s strength, he couldn’t do much to the three puppets; but his claw-covered hand tore out, the void wind was terrifying to the extent, it forcefully clawed deep cracks into the three puppets.

However, when the three puppets swallowed the Supreme Rock Pill, Qing Lin instantly fell into a disadvantage, even slightly overpowered.

Supported by the Supreme Rock Pill, the puppets’ level increased to Supreme 9996 Dao.

Clang...

At that moment, a black sword flashed across.

The sword fell, and the three puppets were instantly dismembered.

The battle ended instantaneously.

"Junior Brother Qing Lin, are you okay?" Mo Youu asked softly.

The person who struck was naturally Mo Youu.

With Mo Youu’s Supreme 9994 Dao level, their strength was terrifying, easily able to annihilate the three puppets.

Back to the Alchemy Channel, Xiao Yi retracted his gaze.

Then he looked at Ran Qi and Ye Liu.

Their teams also reached the halfway point of their respective passages.

Three puppets appeared out of thin air.

Indeed, as Xiao Yi suspected, the three puppets’ level was another notch weaker.

On their passages, the Body Cultivation Puppets only reached the Supreme 9993 Dao level.

Even with the Five Elements Attribute and Heaven and Earth Four Forces, they only reached the Supreme 9994 Dao level.

Compared to the three Xiao Yi encountered, they were weaker by two levels; and compared to Black Cloud Academy’s passage, they were a step weaker.

Indeed, the Alchemy Channel is the most difficult, while the Body Cultivation passage is the next.

Ye Liu and Ran Qi’s Cultivation are already at Supreme 9990 Dao, making it easier to deal with their respective puppets.

First Yun’s group is the same, their Cultivation at Supreme 9991 Dao, even easier.

In just over ten minutes.

The puppets in the five teams were defeated one by one.

Next, came the teams from the Five Great Academies, Lingg Hong’s team, Zhang Nanfeng’s team, Ao Yinfeng’s team, and others, who have not yet reached the midpoint.

Another ten minutes later, among the eight teams, Guu Feifan’s team was the first to arrive, encountering their passage’s three puppets.

And half an hour later, the remaining seven teams also reached the midpoint of their respective passages.

Two hours later.

Guu Feifan and the elite disciples of the Heavenly Hidden Academy ’slayed’ those three puppets.

After that, the Four Great Academies’ teams.

Then Lingg Hong and Ao Yinfeng’s teams.

After a prolonged battle, Lingg Hong fired three consecutive arrows, penetrating the puppets’ bodies.

Ao Yinfeng fought hard with the team, eventually heavily defeating the three puppets.

Zhang Nanfeng’s team was the weakest of the fifteen teams.

However, their Sword Dao passage was also the weakest and easiest.

Among the fifteen teams, his team finally defeated the three puppets.

...

The second update.