Chapter 1917: Immortal Astral’s tenth sun. Not going to challenge it anymore?

At this moment, the entire Tianzun Nirvana seemed to boil. Those Heavenly Venerate Cultivators were extremely shocked that he managed to pass the Thirteenth Floor. They had already overestimated him, but they never expected their guess to still be wrong.

“The Thirteenth Floor! Just how much fighting strength does this Wang Lin still possess? Could it be that today, he intends to continuously challenge up to the Nineteenth Floor?!!”

“This person has truly astonished everyone in a single day!”

The Ascendant Heavenly Venerate Cultivators, one by one, looked toward the sky with shock in their eyes. They had every reason to be stunned by Wang Lin's current performance!

Almost immediately after the golden light of the Thirteenth Floor flashed, someone first shifted their gaze toward the Ming Dao Venerate. Moments later, nearly half of the gazes suddenly converged upon the Ming Dao Venerate.

Wang Lin's act of passing the Thirteenth Floor was an invisible challenge, a challenge directed at the Ming Dao Venerate!

The Ming Dao Venerate looked up at the sky, his expression calm, but cold Qi spread from his body, as if a storm was gathering within him. Amidst this spreading coldness, the surrounding clamor suddenly ceased.

In the sky, outside the great hall of the Thirteenth Floor, Wang Lin's figure materialized. His face was extremely pale. After appearing, he did not proceed to challenge the Fourteenth Floor, but instead slowly descended.

As he descended, the surrounding Cultivators watched him in silence.

“Why aren't you challenging it anymore!” Amidst the silence, as Wang Lin descended, a cold voice slowly echoed from the mouth of the Ming Dao Venerate.

The instant this voice resonated throughout Tianzun Nirvana, all the Cultivators who heard it felt their minds shake. Strange lights immediately appeared in their eyes, filled with subtle anticipation. They could sense that a storm was surely about to erupt!

The Dao Yi Great Heavenly Venerate maintained a calm expression and did not speak. The Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate beside him smiled faintly, acting as if he hadn't heard anything. He watched these two extremely outstanding individuals among the Immortal Race's Ascendant Heavenly Venerates, curious to see what would happen next between them.

To the surrounding Cultivators, this scene was even more captivating than Wang Lin challenging the Tianzun Nirvana.

Even on the Immortal Race Continent far outside the Tianzun Nirvana grounds, those who witnessed this scene also showed intense interest. On Emperor Mountain, the Jiu Di Great Heavenly Venerate stared at Qiu Ye in front of him, his eyes shining brightly.

“To be able to pass the Thirteenth Floor, this person is worth recruiting. Now that this Ming Dao Venerate is being verbally aggressive, it's interesting. I wonder how Wang Lin will reply. Looking at him, the Thirteenth Floor must have been difficult… but even so, it is enough to make his reputation soar.”

Inside the Imperial Palace Grand Hall of the Central Continent Imperial Clan, the Immortal Emperor sitting on the Dragon Throne looked at the illusory screen before him, a slow smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

“Only passing the Thirteenth Floor is nothing to worry about! Ming Dao's personality is somewhat arrogant; he cannot tolerate anyone among the Ascendant Heavenly Venerates surpassing him, even if they are only surpassing his initial performance when he first became an Ascendant Heavenly Venerate. This personality is inherently flawed, but since he can integrate the flaw into his cultivation, it is acceptable.

Forget it. Let this Ming Dao teach Wang Lin a slight lesson, so that he knows that even if he has passed the Thirteenth Floor, he must still bow his head when he comes to my Imperial City!”

In the Eastern Continent, at the Purple Sun Sect, the middle-aged Cultivator frowned as he looked at the mirror before him.

“Ming Dao… this person is going too far. Speaking in such a tone in front of almost all the Heavenly Venerate Cultivators clearly contains contempt!”

In the Tianzun Nirvana grounds, Wang Lin, whose body had descended to the Ninth Floor in the sky, suddenly paused and looked toward the black-robed youth staring coldly at him not far away.

“Who are you!” Wang Lin slowly asked. He naturally perceived the other party's hostility.

“Ming Dao!” The black-robed youth's expression was icy, imbued with arrogance.

“I am asking you, why aren't you challenging it anymore!”

Wang Lin frowned. After a brief contemplation, he guessed why the other party was acting this way: clearly, he had passed the Thirteenth Floor, surpassing this person's performance back then.

“After reaching the Ascendant Heavenly Venerate cultivation, few possess such a personality. This person…” Wang Lin glanced at the Ming Dao Venerate, a subtle glint flashing in his eyes.

“He enters the Dao through arrogance. Under high spirits and pride, he practices cultivation this way, unable to tolerate even the slightest surpassing by others… This intent of arrogance fills his mind. No wonder he could become the foremost person among Ascendant Heavenly Venerates. This person is very likely detached from worldly affairs, wholeheartedly entering the Dao of Arrogance!” Wang Lin smiled faintly, ignoring the black-robed youth. Instead, his body flickered, transforming into a long rainbow that shot straight toward the location of Dao Yi and Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerates in the distance.

“Wang Lin greets the two Great Heavenly Venerates. I have stopped my challenge this time as I have important matters to attend to, and I shall take my leave now.” In front of Dao Yi and Wu Feng, Wang Lin directly ignored the Ming Dao Venerate and clasped his hands in salute toward Dao Yi and Wu Feng.

“To be able to pass the Thirteenth Floor, you are certainly a Peak individual among my Immortal Race's Ascendant Heavenly Venerates. Wang Lin, I will come looking for you!” The Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate smiled and nodded slightly at Wang Lin.

“Haha, Little Friend Wang Lin, since you remember the agreement from back then, this Venerate will also come looking for you. We can discuss the specific terms when we meet.” The Dao Yi Great Heavenly Venerate smiled, his eyes showing appreciation.

Wang Lin clasped his hands once more toward Dao Yi and Wu Feng, then turned and continued to ignore the Ming Dao Venerate, heading straight for the ancient Teleportation Formation in the distance, intending to leave this place.

He felt that he had already achieved his goal of astonishing everyone. Furthermore, on the Thirteenth Floor, if he hadn't used some of the power of his Clones from the Void, he feared that relying solely on his Soul Armor would not have been enough to successfully pass that floor against the nine Outer Heaven Spirits.

Therefore, he intended to stop here for now. The Thirteenth Floor was enough to attract the high attention of the Great Heavenly Venerates.

Regarding Wang Lin's actions, the surrounding Cultivators watched him move, feeling a slight disappointment in their hearts.

“It seems this Wang Lin still doesn't dare to provoke the Ming Dao Venerate.”

“He knows his limits. After all, he only passed the Thirteenth Floor, while the Ming Dao Venerate is the foremost Ascendant Heavenly Venerate, having passed the Fifteenth Floor!”

“However, this Ming Dao Venerate is being a bit too aggressive. His words just now lacked any courtesy, sounding like an interrogation.”

“What aggression? We Cultivators respect the strong. This Ming Dao Venerate is the foremost person below the Great Heavenly Venerates, so he should act this way. On the contrary, Wang Lin directly ignoring him is a bit too arrogant.”

The surrounding discussions were no longer transmitted via Divine Thought, but rose up in a buzz, seemingly intentional. Gradually, the volume of this discussion grew louder, and Wang Lin could still hear some of it even after arriving at the ancient Teleportation Formation.

Frowning, Wang Lin glanced back at the Cultivators behind him. Under his gaze, the discussions abruptly stopped. Turning away, he ignored them and was about to use the Teleportation Formation to leave the Tianzun Nirvana grounds.

But just at this moment, someone was unwilling for him to leave just yet!

“Are you just going to leave like that? This Venerate has already asked you twice!!” A cold voice came from the sky. The black-robed youth, the Ming Dao Venerate, spoke indifferently.

Wang Lin paused his steps. After a brief thought, he turned to look at the Ming Dao Venerate.

“That's right, I, Wang, am not challenging anymore and intend to leave now. What business do you have?”

“It's nothing much. I just want you to challenge the Fourteenth Floor. You can leave after you fail.” The black-robed youth spoke slowly, the arrogance in his expression growing even stronger.

Upon hearing this, Wang Lin suddenly laughed. Ignoring the Ming Dao Venerate once more, his body shifted, and the Teleportation Formation beneath his feet immediately emitted light. But just then, a killing intent flashed in the eyes of the black-robed youth, the Ming Dao Venerate.

“Presumptuous!” As he spoke, he raised his right hand and suddenly pointed directly at the Teleportation Formation. With this single point, the entire Tianzun Nirvana seemed to tremble. A gigantic finger materialized between heaven and earth, shooting straight toward the Teleportation Formation!

In the Tianzun Nirvana grounds, fighting is Restricted. This has been an eternal rule, yet the Ming Dao Venerate currently showed no regard for this rule and directly made a move!

This rule was not set by the Immortal Ancestor but was established by later generations. Therefore, even making a move would not trigger changes or destruction within Tianzun Nirvana, yet few dared to disobey this rule!

The instant the gigantic finger materialized, it stirred the surrounding Power of Heaven and Earth, causing the surrounding Cultivators to gasp, their expressions filled with horror, as they retreated in unison.

“He actually dares to strike here!!”

“As expected of the foremost person below the Great Heavenly Venerates, he actually dares to violate the rules of this place!”

“This rule was set by the Great Heavenly Venerates! This Ming Dao Venerate has immense nerve!”

The gigantic finger, carrying an earth-shattering whistle, rushed toward Wang Lin inside the Teleportation Formation. If Wang Lin did not resist, his Divine Sense would certainly be damaged during the teleportation process, and it was even highly possible that his Divine Sense would collapse during the transfer.

But if he dodged, he would be forcibly driven out of the Teleportation Formation, unable to leave!

This action was undoubtedly intended to crush Wang Lin's previous momentum in front of everyone, and severely damage the reputation he gained by continuously passing the Thirteenth Floor.

While Wang Lin gained fame, this also served to let everyone know the dominance of the Ming Dao Venerate! Moreover, the Ming Dao Venerate knew that although fighting between Ascendant Heavenly Venerates was rare, even if it occurred, as long as it wasn't excessive, the Great Heavenly Venerates would not forcibly interfere.

The Dao Yi Great Heavenly Venerate and the Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate frowned. Dao Yi hesitated and did not speak, but the Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate let out a cold snort.

“Ming Dao, you have immense nerve! How dare you strike here!” As he spoke, he raised his right hand and flicked his large sleeve. But just then, a long laugh came from the Cultivators below. A Heavenly Venerate Cultivator suddenly burst forth with golden light across his entire body. An illusory shadow appeared outside his body, enveloping him entirely. That illusory figure, wearing golden robes and an Imperial Crown, was none other than the Immortal Emperor!

This Immortal Emperor appeared here using his unique Divine Ability! He raised his right hand and waved it toward Wu Feng, instantly neutralizing the power of Wu Feng's sleeve.

Wang Lin, inside the Teleportation Formation, suddenly looked up, a cold light flashing in his eyes, revealing killing intent! He originally did not want to cause more trouble here and intended to leave, but the Ming Dao Venerate's current actions gave Wang Lin a chill!

He would not allow the goal he had achieved to be destroyed by the opponent!

His body flashed. The instant the finger whistled toward him, Wang Lin stepped out of the Teleportation Formation. After he stepped out, the finger suddenly dissipated in front of him, as if the opponent had never intended to kill him, but merely deliver a mocking point.

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