Primordial Emperor
Chapter 438: Ambushed in a Secret Realm

Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Ambushed in a Secret Realm

"Additionally, aside from the Teleportation Jade Slip, each of you will receive a personal command token, which will record your information. In this secret realm competition, all of you will be teleported to different sectors. You need to survive in the secret realm for two months, and at the same time, try to snatch other people’s command tokens. After two months, your score will be determined based on the command tokens you’ve collected. We will select the top one thousand contestants based on the total scores from these five trials and then proceed to the final decisive competition,"

After Tang Yuntian finished explaining the rules, he activated the secret realm’s Teleportation Array with several Outer Sect Elders. Upon seeing the teleportation portal open, the martial artists rushed into the secret realm en masse.

Lin Chen watched the countless martial artists surge into the secret realm, feeling a bit uneasy in his heart.

Because among these twelve thousand martial artists, there were countless Heavenly Prides. Although Lin Chen had performed exceedingly well in the previous Trial Tower and Enlightment Stone Forest, if one were actually to discuss combat strength, there were at least several hundred martial artists among them with the capability to contend with Lin Chen.

Lin Chen’s performance thus far had been too dazzling, likely stirring displeasure in many people.

Once inside the secret realm, Lin Chen would probably be targeted by quite a few people, which could become troublesome for him.

Actually, even if they didn’t enter the secret realm for the trial, others would be unable to catch up with Lin Chen.

Even if they caught up, it was impossible for Lin Chen to be eliminated beyond a thousand miles; therefore, even if Lin Chen chose not to enter the secret realm for the trials, it would actually not matter.

However, if Lin Chen were to back out at this moment, it would mean he acknowledged fear in his heart, which was in opposition to the Martial Path spirit Lin Chen pursued.

Therefore, faced with the trial of the secret realm before him, Lin Chen had no way out; he had to bravely embrace the challenge.

With Lin Chen’s current strength, even for a martial artist at the Ninth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm, he actually had the strength to fight against them. Only if he encountered a martial artist like Qin Kaifeng, who was at the Half-Step Return to Void Realm, would things become very tricky.

Moreover, Lin Chen was different from the others, as most people tended to travel in groups. If Lin Chen encountered more than one person, that would greatly increase the danger.

So, Lin Chen had made up his mind; since the secret realm was controlled by the Formation Sect, it was bound to have Heavenly and Earthly Treasures inside. For the two months, Lin Chen did not aim to snatch others’ command tokens; his goal was to safely pass the time until his Cultivation advanced to the Heaven-reaching Realm.

In two months, Lin Chen was confident enough to elevate his Cultivation to the Heaven-reaching Realm, and then it wouldn’t be too late to consider snatching other martial artists’ command tokens.

Moreover, snatching command tokens wasn’t necessarily better the earlier you started. If you put a lot of effort and energy into snatching command tokens but lacked the strength to keep them, then you would just be making wedding clothes for others.

Afterward, Lin Chen also entered the secret realm.

Upon entering the secret realm, before him lay an impossibly vast Fantasy Forest with towering trees that reached into the clouds.

Lin Chen was thrilled, for the presence of these trees gave him a tremendous advantage in hiding his presence.

However, it also made it difficult to spot others.

Lin Chen dared not release his Spiritual Sense to probe into the forest, as that could make it easier for other martial artists to detect him.

Tang Yuntian had mentioned that this relic was filled with numerous dangers.

However, while Lin Chen refrained from using his Spiritual Sense to detect others, someone else was using theirs.

"Spiritual Sense?"

Lin Chen’s brow suddenly furrowed, knowing something was amiss.

For he perceived a surge of Spiritual Sense sweeping towards him. Judging by the strength of the Spiritual Sense, it should belong to a martial artist at the Eighth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm.

Just as Lin Chen sensed the martial artist, a cold gust struck him from behind.

An individual dressed in gray, wielding a large saber, had launched a sneak attack at Lin Chen’s back.

Lin Chen activated his Purple Cloud Wings, his figure flashing to easily dodge the gray-clothed man’s attack.

"Kid, hand over your command token and I can spare your life. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not warning you—before you can crush that Jade Slip, I will take your life,"

threatened the gray-clothed man, brandishing his saber with an ill-intentioned look as he glared at Lin Chen.

Hearing this, Lin Chen didn’t waste words. A flicker of light flashed, and the Flowing Light Sword appeared in Lin Chen’s hand, a surge of Sword Intent bursting forth from him.

"Damn it, it’s this guy,"

the gray-clothed man cursed inwardly, his heart filled with panic as he recognized the strong Sword Intent Lin Chen emitted. He took a closer look at Lin Chen, only then realizing that his opponent was Lin Chen himself.

Having extended his Spiritual Sense earlier, he had detected a lone martial artist and thought it was his lucky break. However, who would have thought that he had kicked an iron plate?

But now that matters had escalated to a standoff, naturally, the gray-clothed man would not back down.

"If you won’t hand over the command token willingly, then prepare to die,"

the gray-clothed man shouted, as if to bolster his courage. He then swung his saber towards Lin Chen with killing intent.

Lin Chen, too, was unyielding. Wielding his sharp sword, Sword Qi surged forth towards the gray-clothed man in an instant.

The piercing Sword Qi clashed with the gray-clothed man’s overbearing saber, sending out powerful ripples of Spiritual Energy all around.

"I need to resolve this quickly, otherwise the commotion from the fight will attract more trouble,"

Lin Chen thought. But the man before him was no pushover, with the Cultivation of the Eighth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm, and combat power comparable to a half-step Reverting Void Realm. The saber in his hand was also an Earth-grade Low Quality magic treasure.

"Thunder technique! Wind Intent! Arise!"

Lin Chen held his sword, his expression turning serious as he channeled Spiritual Power into the Flowing Light Sword. The blade suddenly emitted two blinding rays of light, enveloping the sword.