Chapter 40: Inner Sect Ranking List (IV)

In an instant, Lin Fan took full control of Lin Chen's body, dodging flexibly just as the giant boulder came crushing down upon them.

He slipped into a gap, manipulating the nano cube while continuing to fight.

Meteorites bombarded them like a torrential flood, creating an exceptionally perilous scene, but Lin Fan utilized the Body Cultivator's superior physical control and perception abilities.

He tossed the nano cube into the air, and the moment it rebounded from a collision, his fingers flicked a corner of the cube.

Just as the massive meteorite in front was about to strike, the nano cube suddenly burst into brilliant radiance, blooming like a blazing sun.

Amidst the flowing light and shadow, the death scythe began to change drastically.

The blade extended rapidly, the handle became thick and sturdy, and the entire scythe was wrapped in a layer of dazzling black light, resembling a deathly meteor tearing across the sky, filled with destructive power.

Lin Fan's hands gripped the scythe tightly; with the augmentation of Lin Fan's Mind-Cultivation Technique, Lin Chen's slender arms erupted with extraordinary power.

As she swung it, the sharp edge sliced through the sky, trailing a fierce black light as it struck directly at the incoming boulder.

The blade was unstoppable; the boulder was instantly split down the middle, shattered rock fragments scattered through the air, and Lin Fan took the opportunity to leap out along the crack.

The moment she leaped out, Lin Chen, whose body was being controlled by Lin Fan, underwent a world-shaking transformation.

It could be seen that Lin Chen's clothing had been replaced by a beautiful black nano battle armor.

The battle armor clung to her skin, perfectly displaying her graceful curves and outlining her perky and full figure, the perfect lines making one's blood boil.

This battle armor was something Lin Fan had crafted by combining memories from his past life, almost exhausting all his existing spirit dew.

Lin Fan had never dared to upgrade the nano cube's tier because he was simply too poor.

This single set of battle armor cost 50 spirit dew, and now the spirit dew in his possession was in the single digits.

However, you reap what you sow; with such high investment, the return was naturally very gratifying.

The battle armor was equipped with the intelligent Vincent combat System.

During combat, not only were there holographic prompts, but it would also make necessary fine-tuning at critical moments, achieving zero errors in battle.

When initiating an attack, Vincent would adjust the armor's form at any time, utilizing the spirit dew in the storage space to construct various cutting-edge weapons.

When suffering an attack, Vincent would first construct a defensive shield on its own and repair damage, then analyze the attacking target and launch a counterattack.

Wearing the black nano battle armor, a holographic dashboard suddenly popped up before Lin Chen's eyes.

Model: Vincent Type C Battle Armor. Maximum spirit dew capacity: 35. Current spirit dew: 100%. Operation mode: Vincent combat mode. Quantum CPU load: 60%. Power supply mode: spirit dew to electrical energy mode. Spirit-to-electric core usage rate: 70%. spirit dew reserve: 100%. Estimated spirit dew usage time: 30 years.

Lin Chen looked at it without understanding much, so she simply stopped looking, but the moving meteorites ahead now seemed to have slowed down, and their movement trajectories were marked by holographic projections.

Lin Chen understood it immediately and said excitedly, "Lin Fan, this… this… can I take over?"

Lin Fan hadn't even had a chance to jump around yet when he encountered this request from Lin Chen, leaving him momentarily unable to laugh or cry.

However, looking at the eager expression in Lin Chen's eyes within his spiritual consciousness space, Lin Fan certainly wouldn't fight her for it.

"Of course you can, you go ahead."

"Great! Lin Fan, you're the best!"

Lin Chen regained control of her body and curiously touched the meteorites flying past.

"Lin Fan, why have these meteorites become so slow?"

"It's not that the meteorites have slowed down, it's that we have become faster. Try it out; passing through the meteorite rain should be very easy now."

"Mm!" Lin Chen replied cheerfully.

The black light flickering from the scythe carved a terrifying trajectory through the air, splitting the meteorites ahead in two.

Immediately, she flashed into motion, as if turning into a wisp of faint light, charging straight toward the meteorite cluster ahead.

Under her feet, two micro-vector propulsion engines quietly started, and the battle armor instantly released a dazzling light.

Lin Chen's figure shuttled rapidly through the air, nimbly breaking through the obstructions of layer after layer of meteorites, like a meteor streaking across the sky.

When she arrived at the target area, the meteorites along the path behind her had all been split in two and drifted away.

Level 25 cleared!

Outside, on the challenge ranking list, Lin Chen's name suddenly jumped to fourth place, having passed level 25.

The shock outside spread across the square; the Disciples before the ranking list were dumbfounded, and the uproar rose wave after wave.

"Did I see that wrong? Lin Chen actually reached fourth place!"

"Good heavens! It's really fourth place, she passed level 25!"

"I simply can't believe it. Luo Chen, who is first on the cultivation ranking list, was stuck at level 25, yet Lin Chen, who just joined the sect half a month ago, actually passed it!"

"Good heavens, Luo Chen has the cultivation of Nascent Soul Mid Stage, while Lin Chen is only at Golden Core Early Stage. She actually managed it!"

Inside the level, Lin Chen was completely unaware of the shock outside. She stepped onto the 26th level, and her vision suddenly cleared, revealing a crimson lava combat arena before her.

Cracks crisscrossed the ground, emitting a faint dark red glow, and the air was filled with a faint smell of sulfur.

In the center of this desolate arena, a lava giant slowly appeared, its massive body making the entire level seem small.

It carried an incomparably huge hammer on its back, with a thick hammerhead carved with ancient runes.

The lava giant spoke in a deep voice, the sound immense, as shocking as thunder.

"Little girl, I am not one of those dead things. You only have Golden Core cultivation, while I am already at the Nascent Soul Realm. The gap is too great. If this hammer of mine lands, I fear you will perish. You should go back and return when you reach Nascent Soul."

Lin Chen smiled faintly and flicked her sleeves slightly, "Senior, there is no need to hold back; I have my own methods of self-preservation."

The lava giant snorted coldly, "Hmph, you are certainly polite to me, but I will not show mercy."

Immediately, it raised its heavy hammer, its eyes flashing with fierce light, and attacked with full force.

The lava giant's hammer swung fiercely toward Lin Chen, bringing with it a wave of heat.

Lin Chen's figure was as light as a swallow; she quickly dodged, nimbly avoiding the lava giant's first strike. She gripped the death scythe tightly with both hands, the light on the battle armor flickering, and she instantly entered combat mode.

The lava giant showed no mercy, swinging the hammer repeatedly to form waves of firestorms.

Relying on the assistance of the vector propulsion engines, Lin Chen nimbly dodged in the air.

Every time the lava giant's attack landed, the ground would erupt with a shocking shockwave, and boulders were smashed to pieces.

Lin Chen, meanwhile, spun in the air like a dancer, dodging with ease.

At this moment, Vincent's mechanical voice rang in Lin Chen's ears, "Hostile target analysis complete. Shall I use explosive ballistic missiles to counterattack?"

A holographic prompt box appeared before Lin Chen's eyes. Lin Chen operated it via her retina, clicking to initiate the counterattack.

The battle armor responded immediately. Several cold, dark gun barrels floated behind Lin Chen and slowly unfolded.

After a brief aim, several explosive missiles, trailing long tongues of fire, shot out and flew straight toward the lava giant.

The lava giant swung its giant hammer, but could not block the dense missiles; each one struck its body, sending sparks flying everywhere.

After this wave, black smoke rose from the lava giant's head, and its health bar had dropped by at least one-third.

It roared at the sky, its war hammer swelled several times in size and slammed down fiercely. Lin Chen reacted quickly, swinging the scythe to block the impact of the hammer.

Unexpectedly, a massive force came from the ground; Lin Chen felt her body go out of control and was actually ejected into the air.

Meanwhile, the lava giant had already leaped high into the air, wanting to perform an aerial interception.

At this moment, Vincent's mechanical voice rang out again, "Combat form adjustment, vector propulsion engines starting!"

Several micro-vector propulsion nozzles immediately floated beside Lin Chen, emitting pale blue light, allowing her to dodge the attack at an incredible angle.

The lava giant had put its full force into the aerial heavy hammer strike; retracting it was impossible.

"Good opportunity!"

Lin Chen quickly initiated an attack on the lava giant's abdomen, the scythe blade carving a streak of light through the air as it precisely slashed toward the lava giant's abdomen.

"Sshhh!" A deep wound was carved into the lava giant's body by the sharp edge of the scythe, and scorching lava flowed out continuously.

"I'm not fighting, I'm not fighting, you've cleared the level." The lava giant clutched its abdomen and howled, its previous Aura completely gone.

The challenge of the 26th level was successfully passed!

On the square outside, the scene had now fallen into complete turmoil.

Lin Chen's battle footage was transmitted to all the spectators; the image of the lava giant being slain left people dumbfounded. The Disciples' exclamations rose wave after wave:

"So this is what Lin Chen relied on to break through the levels—masterful alchemy!"

"Incredible, incredible, to think alchemy could reach such a level!"

At this moment, in a corner of the crowd, Meng Li's gaze was locked tightly onto Lin Chen.

She covered her mouth, tears swirling in her eyes.

"Is it you, Lin Fan?" Meng Li murmured to herself, "In this world, I fear only your alchemy could reach such a Realm."