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Just then, the large black fleshy ball in front of them suddenly began to expand violently, growing to the size of a mountain in a very short time.
An endless stream of dark purple mist also flew out from its body, spreading in all directions.
"Still trying to resist... Well then, I'll send you on your way!"
Lin Chuan slowly raised his hand, and the Sunset Bow quietly appeared.
As the bowstring was drawn, a surge of powerful life energy converged, forming a vibrant green arrow.
"Let's call it Rain of Life Arrows!"
Dozens of arrows were shot out in an instant, and then the arrows quickly split in the air, reaching hundreds or thousands in the blink of an eye, covering the black unknown creature.
Arrows rained down relentlessly, while wind blades imbued with the power of life destroyed everything in their path.
A green light emanated from the black creature's body, continuously purifying it.
"Roar--"
Amidst billowing smoke and dust, accompanied by deafening roars.
"Lingling, now!"
While the corrupted black creatures were wounded and battered by arrows imbued with life force, the Life Domain enveloped all directions.
It seemed like it was still trying to struggle, but it was already too late.
Its enormous body, composed of an unknown substance, began to dissolve at a speed visible to the naked eye.
About an hour later.
The giant body formed from the black fleshy ball had been completely annihilated, leaving only a head-sized, deep black core floating in mid-air, trembling slightly.
This stance suggests they are still putting up a last-ditch effort.
However, it was merely a last-ditch resistance!
Under the continuous purification of the life force, the deep black core eventually lost its color.
"It's done!"
Lin Chuan reached out and caught the core, which had turned pure white, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
However, as the black giant disappeared, his lower body was exposed, revealing a hole about the width of an adult's arm.
Beams of dark purple light were shooting out of the cave, which was quite eerie.
"So these corrupted creatures, including that egg-like monster from earlier, all came from this place, right?"
Lin Chuan took a few steps closer and looked down into the cave.
The beam of light completely blocked their view, making it impossible to see what was inside. Even when they tried to extend their mental energy inward, they were blocked after about ten feet.
Not only that, even their mental energy was contaminated.
Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow slightly, and the mysteries of life began to operate. He quickly withdrew and purified his spiritual energy.
"It really makes me think of some bad things. Does this mean I have to patch up this hole to pass the test?"
At that moment, a gentle voice rang in their minds.
"Successfully purified all fallen beings, passed the test, the third of the Nine Trials of Life has ended, the evaluation is excellent, the reward is a two-level increase in soul power, an increase of 1,500 years in the cultivation of all soul rings, and a 15% increase in life affinity, currently at 25% overall."
A bright green light shone on the mark on Ye Lingling's forehead.
Immediately afterwards, the green beam of light completely engulfed the girl, and the whole process lasted for half an hour. When everything returned to calm, her soul power level had reached level sixty.
The voices in Lin Chuan's and Xiao Wu's minds were clearly different.
"Successfully assisted the inheritor of the God of Life in completing the test, and was rewarded with a two-level increase in soul power."
"Assist the inheritor of the God of Life in completing the trial, and you will be rewarded with a one-level increase in soul power, plus an additional two levels of soul power."
The primordial energy of heaven and earth began to flow into their bodies.
After things calmed down, Lin Chuan's soul power had officially broken through level 80, and Xiao Wu had also crossed the threshold of level 50 soul power.
A beam of green light shot out from the temple of the gods and arrived in front of the girl in the blink of an eye.
"what is this?"
"A divinely bestowed soul ring allows you to obtain soul rings and soul skills without hunting soul beasts. However, I do not recommend using it now, since you can condense your own soul ring and save it for later when you are aiming for a higher age limit."
Lin Chuan gave a brief explanation and then offered his own suggestions.
"That makes sense, let's keep it for now!"
Xiao Wu nodded gently, reached out and caught the green pearl, and put it into her pocket.
"Lingling, you must have reached a bottleneck by now, right?"
Ye Lingling nodded slowly, "My soul power is already level sixty."
"Tsk, that's a bit of a loss. I shouldn't have used the opportunity to receive the God-given Soul Ring when I was getting the Nine Trials of Life. It seems like such a waste."
Lin Chuan also felt a little regretful; he should have reminded him earlier.
However, it's not too bad. At least Ye Lingling increases the age of her spirit rings every time she completes an assessment. Even her first spirit ring is now close to 3,500 years old.
At this rate, even if we don't get nine rings, they'll all be 100,000-year soul rings. At least four or five 100,000-year soul rings shouldn't be a problem.
"Let's put the Divine Trial on hold for now and head back to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for Soul Rings."
Ye Lingling naturally had no objection to Lin Chuan's suggestion.
"Huh?! What should I do then?"
Upon hearing that Lin Chuan and his companion planned to leave for a while, Xiao Wu couldn't help but ask a question.
Lin Chuan glanced at her casually, "Why don't you come out with us too? Otherwise, if we run into the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape later, we might end up fighting again."
"That's true, then I'll leave with you!"
Xiao Wu also felt that Lin Chuan's words made sense, and nodded without hesitation.
"But before that, there's this hole that needs some work done..."
After speaking, Lin Chuan looked at the cave beside him.
With the blessing of the mysteries of life, the power of life instantly penetrated deep into the cave, and the originally bright black-purple beam of light seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, and instantly dimmed.
Lin Chuan did not stop, but continued to inject life force into the cave with all his might.
at last!
As an invisible wave rippled outwards, the beam of light emanating from the cave completely dissipated, and the entire cave entrance turned pitch black.
"That's all!"
Seeing this, Lin Chuan slowly withdrew his right hand.
While there's no guarantee that more dark purple beams won't be emitted later, suppressing them for a while shouldn't be a problem. As for a permanent solution, completely eliminating the problem...
To be honest, he wasn't very confident either.
After all, these fallen creatures are clearly not creatures of this plane. Perhaps this cave entrance leads to other planes. Lin Chuan does not believe that he is capable of fighting against the entire plane right now.
"Let's go, let's finish this quickly and come back sooner to avoid any further complications."
Chapter 158 We can't let others benefit from this.
With a flash of light, Lin Chuan and his two companions disappeared into the forest.
Suddenly, the lake water enveloped them from all directions, and a blue light shot out from Lin Chuan's body, instantly isolating all the water flow.
"We're back?"
Looking at the familiar underwater forest nearby, it was clear that they had returned to the Lake of Life.
"Humans, suffer death!"
A surge of powerful soul energy erupted, stirring the Lake of Life. The Azure Bull Python's thick tail coiled around the water as it swiftly attacked Lin Chuan.
"Da Ming, stop immediately!"
Before Lin Chuan could make a move, Xiao Wu flashed in front of him and blocked his way.
"Sister Xiaowu, are you alright?" Upon seeing that familiar face, the Azure Bull Python was visibly delighted and immediately stopped its attack.
"Of course I'm fine!"
Xiao Wu blinked, looking at the Azure Bull Python with a strange expression.
The Azure Bull Python hurriedly asked again, "Little Wu, where have you been this past year? I thought..."
The voice suddenly paused, and the creature glanced at Lin Chuan and Ye Lingling with its huge bull eyes. Although it did not continue speaking, the meaning was self-evident.
Even if she was slow to realize it, Xiao Wu could understand what the Azure Bull Python meant.
"Daming, I've said it many times: Xiaochuan is my friend. Although he may seem difficult to get along with and his personality can be quite awful at times, he's actually a very good person, so please don't be so sensitive!"
Lin Chuan: "..."