Chapter 429: The Pace Accelerates

Li An finally arrived at the entrance to the third level.

Although they had spent several days plundering the second level's treasures, they were still confident that the three of them would be the fastest to reach the destination!

Standing at the door.

Li An glanced around, then exchanged a few words with Shuang Xue.

One stood to the left of the gate, the other to the right.

If anyone showed their head, they would be blasted out!

Li An dusted his hands and began gathering strength, his focus focused.

Lin Shuang turned and headed to plunder the resources of the third level.

Silence fell.

Li An wondered when the next contestant would appear.

Maybe two days, maybe three.

That much time could have been spent training, but Li An didn't.

He stared intently at the gate before him.

Only patient hunters will be rewarded handsomely.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Emperor Qi's voice echoed once again from above the third level of the Immortal God Ship.

"Demon Clan, one eliminated."

Li An frowned. No one had reached the third floor.

It looked like a fight had broken out up there, too.

I wondered what was going on.

Let's just wait!

Meanwhile,

Yu Jingnian, expressionless, entered one sealed door after another.

He was on the second floor, his face grimacing.

According to some memories and clues, these doors should never have been opened.

But why?

Every time he entered, it felt like someone had been here before?

There were no treasures.

They had all been taken away long ago.

This was a divine ship. Those who could board it back then were all supremely powerful, likely possessing thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Dao Stones.

But he had already entered hundreds of rooms.

So far, nothing!

Why did he keep feeling like someone was ahead of him?

Could there be someone else here who knew the way as well as he did?

"Hmph!" Yu Jingnian snorted coldly, punching the wall to vent his frustration.

But within seconds, three figures appeared before him. Ren, Zhen, Hidden.

Ri Lingze's evil thoughts weren't particularly fond of the three masked figures playing tricks on him.

Yu Jingnian frowned, "What's the matter?"

Ren stood with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "Join forces!"

Join forces?

Yu Jingnian scoffed.

How could he possibly go digging if everyone went together?

"Not interested."

Ren's eyes were serious, "Do you still want to enter the fourth floor?"

At this, Yu Jingnian frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"If I don't join forces with you, I can't enter the fourth floor?"

"Yes," Ren nodded heavily.

"Don't take yourself too seriously," Yu Jingnian said coldly. Ren stood still, saying, "I'll return the favor."

Yu Jingnian's eyes darkened, and he said, "I suggest you don't mess with me."

Ren said indifferently, "Since everyone entered, five contestants have been eliminated."

"Two from the Demon Clan, two from the Asura Clan, and one from the Immortal Clan."

"We geniuses from the three realms can't always be unlucky enough to face first- and second-level Human Clan members."

"It's always our people who get eliminated. That only allows one possibility."

"Outnumbered against few!"

Ren raised his index finger and said, "The Human Clan has begun to gather."

"That group might even be hiding in a corner to ambush us."

"If we don't join forces, we'll be defeated one by one."

Just as he finished speaking, another voice echoed from above.

"Immortal Clan, one eliminated!"

Ren said indifferently, "The Demon Clan, Asura Clan, sixty, Immortal Clan, eighteen."

"Originally there were seventy-eight, now only seventy-two."

"So what?" Yu Jingnian remained calm. Ren snorted softly and said, "I know why you came to the Immortal Ship."

"Our goal isn't to plunder some elementalist treasures here."

"It would be a shame if these small gains prevented us from achieving our true goal."

Yu Jingnian stood with his hands behind his back, a dark aura flashing in his eyes.

Although the evil thought that possessed Yu Jingnian's body came from the evil immortal of Rilingze, it also possessed self-awareness.

But just now, his original body had already issued him an order.

Forget these petty gains.

Find Li An, enter the fourth floor, and deactivate the restrictions as quickly as possible.

Let's act now!

Ren observed Yu Jingnian's unpredictable gaze and said, "Do you know the way?"

Yu Jingnian turned and snorted coldly, "Follow me."

Ren nodded in satisfaction and said, "I hope everyone can achieve their goals in the end."

Yu Jingnian placed his hands on the filthy evil thought on the wall, dark immortal energy surging in his palms. As he cast the spell, he asked, "What's your target?"

Ren: "Li An, Zhao Shaolong, and Lin He—the lives of these three."

"Heh." Yu Jingnian said, half-smiled, "Li An, I'll handle it myself."

"It's okay. I trust your strength." Ren nodded, mentally replacing Li An with Liu Jun.

At least three of them, anyway.

Next.

Ren clearly saw the black immortal energy in Yu Jingnian's palm grow increasingly dense.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

The black immortal energy emanating from his palm, strands of it, connected to the surrounding evil thought liquid.

The evil thought liquid, which had once posed no threat, like a decorative ornament, suddenly exuded a dangerous aura.

Zhen and Zang couldn't help but look behind them.

They turned, then turned back again.

The three of them had a constant feeling that someone was watching them from behind.

But after turning around and around, there was no one, only the evil thought liquid emitting a faint black and red glow.

Until the next second!

A strange, yet somewhat shrill scream echoed.

The three people's faces paled slightly.

Everywhere they looked,

a pupil burst forth from every evil thought liquid!

The dense mass of black and red pupils stretched as far as the eye could see, sending shivers down their spines.

Zang couldn't help but exclaim, "I'm getting goosebumps."

"So... so disgusting."

Ren, however, was secretly horrified.

He was certain that, at this moment, all the evil thoughts here had become Yu Jingnian's eyes.

He just didn't know how far they would reach.

No wonder this guy wasn't in a hurry at all.

His wrists were incredibly strong!

Then...

Another dozen seconds passed.

Yu Jingnian withdrew his hands and quickened his pace.

The three followed.

The four of them raced through the maze, and soon, they had snatched up a demon genius!

Ren said gravely, "Let's split up."

"My mental power can also detect far away."

Yu Jingnian nodded.

The two groups separated. The geniuses of the three tribes were rapidly converging.

At this moment, another cold voice rang out.

"Immortal Realm, one eliminated."

There were 71 remaining from the three tribes.

A tense atmosphere rose within everyone.

Those less powerful worried they would be killed as they turned a corner.

Those more powerful worried they wouldn't be able to find someone quickly enough.

This maze was enormous.

Could Yu Jingnian and Ren's speed in uniting the three tribes keep up with the speed at which the human race could defeat them one by one?