Chapter 537: The Demon General’s Test

At this moment, the guards inside and outside the city gate rushed out, faces full of Killing Intent, surrounding Wang Lin and the other two. Some guards had already notified the upper echelons.

Those waiting outside the city gate scattered quickly upon seeing this scene, their eyes revealing expressions of watching a spectacle.

"Thirteen!" Wang Lin said in a deep voice.

Thirteen immediately stepped forward, his demeanor respectful. Even if Wang Lin were to reprimand him, he would have no complaints.

"That punch of yours was wrong!" Wang Lin's voice was low.

Thirteen softly acknowledged this, saying quietly, "In Thirteen's eyes, anyone disrespectful to Old Ancestor is Thirteen's enemy!"

tiger roar remained silent nearby. He hadn't felt the same impulse as Thirteen just now, and although he initially regretted it slightly, seeing Wang Lin's solemn expression now made him feel relieved. He secretly thought it was fortunate he hadn't attacked, otherwise incurring the Old Ancestor's displeasure would have been a massive loss.

Wang Lin shook his head and said, "Although you used your full strength in that punch, forty percent of the power leaked out during the swing, preventing you from achieving control from the heart. Otherwise, how could that Demon Soldier guard have blocked it? He certainly wouldn't have kept even a shred of life force!"

Thirteen was startled, but immediately nodded, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.

At this moment, the number of Demon Soldiers surrounding them exceeded several dozen. Every one of them showed Killing Intent in their eyes. Someone roared first, and they immediately charged toward Wang Lin and the two others, wielding their weapons and concentrating all their Demonic Power.

Outside the city gate, Demonic Power surged, sand flew everywhere, and a wave of Killing Intent immediately spread from the Demon Soldiers. These Demon Soldiers were all veterans of the battlefield; now that they had unleashed themselves, they could often force back even those with higher cultivation, provided the gap wasn't too massive!

"Watch closely. Although Body Refining techniques and magical Divine Abilities are fundamentally different, they share common principles. Although I haven't practiced Body Refining, this punch can achieve the same effect!" Wang Lin said, clenching his right hand into a fist and casually striking forward.

This strike hit the Void Realm, but immediately, circles of ripples spread out from his fist as the center point. As these ripples expanded, all the charging Demon Soldiers immediately slowed down, as if they had been solidified.

But immediately, the ripples shook violently. The bodies of the surrounding Demon Soldiers instantly trembled, and they retreated rapidly, flying backward several times faster than they had approached.

As they retreated, all the Demon Soldiers turned pale, and a mouthful of fresh blood involuntarily spurted out.

Wang Lin did not withdraw his right fist; instead, he opened his palm. In that instant, the blood sprayed by the surrounding Demon Soldiers mysteriously transformed into blood droplets, rapidly converging. A sphere of blood suddenly condensed above Wang Lin's right hand.

He pointed his right hand forward, and the blood sphere immediately flew out like a red bolt of lightning, heading straight toward the city wall.

Just as the blood sphere was about to land, a cold snort came from inside the city gate. Immediately afterward, a red figure stepped out and suddenly appeared outside the city gate. This person pointed their right hand into the Void Realm, and the blood sphere instantly collapsed before it even reached the city wall, transforming back into blood droplets and scattering.

Wang Lin's expression was calm, and he smiled slightly, saying, "To meet someone from the same place here is quite a pleasant surprise for me."

The bloody light dissipated, revealing the person within—it was a woman!

The moment this woman appeared, the surrounding Demon Soldiers immediately knelt on one knee, respectfully saying, "Greetings, Commander Yao!"

The woman's eyes were like a Phoenix's, her brow corners held a hint of severity. She wore a white dress, and a cascade of black hair flowed over her shoulders. She coldly glanced at Wang Lin, furrowed her delicate brows, and said, "Wang Lin!"

Wang Lin's gaze flickered almost imperceptibly. He carefully scrutinized the woman for a few moments. He had seen this person before, outside the Demon Spirit Gate in the Eastern Sea back then. This woman had occupied a position alone, appearing particularly conspicuous, which was why Wang Lin had paid attention to her at the time. Her cultivation was at the Late Stage of Nascent Soul Transformation; although she hadn't reached Perfection, she was close.

"It seems many people on Tian Yun Star know my name!" Wang Lin smiled and took a step forward.

With this step, an aura of Fierce Radiance suddenly appeared behind Wang Lin, spreading out wildly like raging waves.

The woman in white coldly glanced at Wang Lin, frowned again, took a step back, and said plainly, "I didn't expect you to be in Tian Yao Commandery as well. You must have come to Ancient Demon City to seek a position and gain Military Merits. A fight between us would be meaningless!"

Saying this, she turned and walked into the city.

Wang Lin smiled slightly, stepped forward, and entered the city gate. Thirteen and tiger roar followed closely behind him.

The woman in white walked slowly. After entering the city, she didn't proceed directly inward but walked to the right. There was a plaza there, and upon the plaza was a massive Teleportation Formation.

Demon Soldiers guarded the surroundings. When these Demon Soldiers saw the woman, they all knelt on one knee, extremely respectful.

Inside the Teleportation Formation, the woman turned to look at Wang Lin and said coldly, "Follow me to see the Left Wing Demon General. This Ancient Demon City is the city of the Demon General Lord. To obtain a position, you must gain the Demon General's approval!"

Wang Lin nodded and left instructions for Thirteen and tiger roar: "You two enter the city and wait for me!" Afterward, he walked toward the Formation.

The moment he stepped in, the Formation activated. Amidst flashes of white light, Wang Lin and the woman vanished inside the Formation.

After a brief discomfort following the teleportation, Wang Lin returned to normal and began surveying his current location. What met his eyes directly ahead was a magnificent building soaring into the clouds.

This was a massive palace. Inside the palace, a huge statue pierced the sky. The statue depicted a burly man wearing Armor. A strong, Strange Demonic Qi violently poured out from the statue, stirring up the entire sky and forming circles of Vortexes.

The woman in white stepped out of the Formation and said coldly, "Demon General Lord, I have brought the person!"

The moment her voice fell, a burst of hearty laughter resonated grandly from inside the palace. Immediately afterward, a figure suddenly descended from atop the massive statue.

The figure moved extremely fast, instantly approaching and standing in mid-air. This person had an ordinary appearance but exuded a sense of rugged prowess. He wore a Purple Robe, his arms were extremely thick, and as he stood there, a wave of majesty rushed forth.

His gaze was like a torch. He looked at Wang Lin and laughed loudly, "Are you the outsider who struck my Demon Soldiers outside the city wall?"

Wang Lin's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly. The burly man's Demonic Power was completely restrained. An ordinary person might not notice, but with Wang Lin's cultivation, he could tell instantly that this person was extremely powerful. The Demonic Power within his body was likely no less than several hundred thousand Jia. This meant that even if his cultivation hadn't reached the equivalent of Soul Transformation, it was very close!

One must know that in this Demon Spirit Land, three Stars equal one Jia, three Jia is Foundation Establishment, thirty Jia is Core Formation, three hundred Jia is Nascent Soul, three thousand Jia is Soul Transformation, thirty thousand Jia is Nascent Soul Transformation, and three hundred thousand Jia is Soul Transformation.

"Precisely!" Wang Lin raised his head, his expression calm and composed as he spoke.

The burly man's gaze sharpened. Laughing loudly, he stepped several paces through the Void Realm, suddenly striking out with his right fist, shouting, "Good! Then let this General see exactly what capabilities you possess!"

This punch was like lightning, yet strangely, it made no sound. Although it struck the Void Realm, its force traveled directly toward Wang Lin.

Wang Lin showed no sign of panic on his face. He calmly flicked his sleeve, extended his right thumb, and pressed it directly into the Void Realm!

"Finger of Annihilation!" The woman in white standing nearby, her eyes flashed.

With a single finger, the area hundreds of feet around Wang Lin instantly became utterly silent, as if all life force had been drained away and gathered onto his thumb.

The moment he executed the Finger of Annihilation, a massive sound suddenly erupted in the Void Realm between him and the burly man. Wang Lin staggered back three steps, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

Looking back at the burly man in mid-air, he withdrew his right fist and swayed slightly. His gaze was like electricity, and he laughed, "Good. I was in mid-air, and leveraging that position gave me a slight advantage over you. Based on this one finger alone, you can become an Elder within my manor!"

Wang Lin's expression was calm. He shook his head and said, "I, Wang, do not want an Internal Position!"

The burly man's eyes narrowed, and he laughed, "Your understanding of the Demon Spirit Land surpasses this General's expectations; you actually know about internal and external positions!"

In Luo Yun's memory, his ancestor had left records stating that the Demon Spirit Land divides positions into internal and external roles. Deacons, Elders, and the like are Internal Positions, possessing no Military Authority. Only positions like General Commander and Commander are External Positions, possessing Military Authority!

"The Demon Emperor once said that for outsiders like you, as long as your cultivation is sufficient, any position can be granted. Little fellow, if you want to obtain an External Position, you must show your true capability. That finger strike just now was not enough!"

Wang Lin took a deep breath, concentrating his Qi and spirit, and said, "You may continue!"

A hint of appreciation flashed in the burly man's eyes. He stopped speaking nonsense and immediately punched the Void Realm. As soon as he threw this punch, he quickly withdrew it, followed by another punch.

His speed was extremely fast; almost instantly, he threw ten punches directly. In the Void Realm in front of him, signs of collapse immediately appeared, but the space was clearly extremely solidified at this moment, and it did not completely collapse even after ten punches.

"If you can withstand my Ten Collapse Battle Intent, you will become a General Commander!" The burly man roared, suddenly grabbing into the Void Realm with his right hand as if piercing through nothingness. He grabbed the collapsing area, violently swung it, and threw it directly toward Wang Lin.

This Ten Collapse Battle Intent had no substance. It came from the Void Realm, merged into nothingness, combining the full Demonic Power aura of the Left Wing Demon General's ten punches, and further contained the Killing Intent accumulated throughout this person's military life.

Ten Collapse means ten changes and ten collapses. With each collapse superimposed upon the last, the tenth collapse would reach an unbelievable degree. This kind of Divine Ability is extremely rare throughout the entire Cultivation World, and it was the first time Wang Lin had encountered it in his life.

Almost the instant the Ten Collapse Battle Intent arrived, Wang Lin saw the key to it. His eyes suddenly flashed brightly. He retreated several steps, stomped his foot, and stood firm like an ancient pine tree. He did not use a Magic Treasure. Instead, gray qi swirled around his right hand, and the Slaughter Immortal Scroll was suddenly deployed.

At the same time, he extended the index finger of his right hand. The Devil Transformation Finger suddenly circulated within his body. His internal Immortal Power instantly reversed, transforming into streams of Devilish Qi that immediately gathered along his index finger.