Chapter 558: What's Different

"Damn it, is this letting me review the troops? All these Ironclad Golden Bulls here, just waiting for me?"

Seeing the scene before him, Ye Yuan finally understood why he hadn't encountered any demonic beasts along the way.

It turned out that all the demonic beasts had been gathered here, waiting in full battle array!

Before Ye Yuan, as far as the eye could see, there were herds of big black oxen, stretching endlessly.

These big black oxen were all brimming with arrogance and murderous intent, as if they had been waiting for him for a long time.

Of course, Ye Yuan still had no idea that the people before him had encountered Green Sand Beasts, not Ironclad Golden Bulls!

Among third-tier demonic beasts, the Ironclad Golden Bull was an extremely formidable existence.

These big black oxen had thick skin and tough flesh; ordinary attacks simply couldn't penetrate their defense!

Under normal circumstances, even a human martial artist at the peak of the Coagulation Realm couldn't break the defense of a mid-third-tier Ironclad Golden Bull!

One could imagine how monstrous this demonic beast was.

More importantly, this type of demonic beast retained the savagery of the bovine race, with extremely powerful offensive capabilities.

Even if an ordinary martial artist just grazed them, the outcome would be extremely miserable.

Of course, no matter how powerful the Ironclad Golden Bull was, it was only a third-tier demonic beast, nothing to fear for those in the Sea of Qi or Soul Sea realms.

However, a sky-covering swarm of Ironclad Golden Bulls was an entirely different matter!

If those people earlier had encountered Ironclad Golden Bulls, it would have been good if even five of them got through.

Precisely because he knew how formidable the Ironclad Golden Bulls were, Ye Yuan couldn't help but curse, and a herd of ten thousand grass-mud horses galloped through his heart.

If he could use pills, Ye Yuan wouldn't fear these big brutes at all, but without the support of pills, the outcome was hard to say.

It was a spectacular scene: on one side, a sky-covering herd of big black oxen; on the other, a thin young boy.

The visual impact of this scene was extremely intense, forming a stark contrast between the two sides!

Before the mountain-like sea of Ironclad Golden Bulls, Ye Yuan was as frail as a leaf boat, liable to capsize at any moment.

"But... killing these big brutes should net me quite a bit of Nameless Yuan Power, right?"

As he spoke, Ye Yuan drew the Xuan Ying Sword, poised to strike.

"Come on, you big brutes!"

Ye Yuan let out a clear whistle and fiercely executed a Half-Moon Slash!

"Roar!"

A roar that pierced the heavens erupted from the oxen's mouths, rattling Ye Yuan's eardrums.

The moment Ye Yuan raised his sword, the Ironclad Golden Bulls also moved!

They charged at Ye Yuan recklessly, their momentum truly overwhelming!

"Rumble!"

The Half-Moon Slash skimmed the ground and flew toward the herd of Ironclad Golden Bulls, carving a huge gash in the earth!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

Wherever the Half-Moon Slash passed, Ironclad Golden Bulls were annihilated without a trace.

With just one move, several hundred Ironclad Golden Bulls were slain.

Unfortunately, several hundred were nothing but a drop in the bucket for the massive herd.

Ye Yuan was not satisfied with the effect of this strike; these big brutes had unusually strong defenses. If they had been other demonic beasts, this strike should have killed over a thousand.

If he attacked like this, his Yuan Power consumption would be much more intense!

Although his Yuan Power sea had now expanded to fifteen zhang in diameter, the demonic beasts' strength had also increased significantly.

If he continued consuming like this, he would also be unable to bear it.

"Thick skin and tough flesh, indeed hard to deal with!" Ye Yuan remarked.

Ye Yuan wasn't very worried about the attacks of these big black oxen. Having comprehended the Wind Flow Intent, it was even easier for him to evade their attacks in this environment; these big black oxen couldn't even touch him.

The problem was his Yuan Power—how much could it withstand?

Unless absolutely necessary, Ye Yuan didn't want to use Nameless Yuan Power. Wasting it in a place like this would be too regrettable.

Now he wasn't worried about the attacks of these big black oxen, but once his Yuan Power ran out, their attacks would become terrifying.

Ye Yuan kept slaying Ironclad Golden Bulls while pondering a countermeasure.

...

In the inheritance space, the martial artists looked baffled.

"Different from us? What does that mean?"

"Could it be that Ye Yuan hasn't been eliminated yet and is still breaking through?"

"No way? It's been six or seven days; he should be on the third level now. With such a slow pace, he's worse than us!"

Clearly, these people knew that the mysterious person and Yin Yanhua were talking about the same person—Ye Yuan.

But the mysterious person's evaluation made everyone very unhappy.

If Ye Yuan had entered before them, that would be one thing, but now it was obvious that Ye Yuan was inferior to them.

Even if he hadn't been eliminated, what did such a slow clearance speed prove?

In these people's habitual thinking, whoever entered the next level faster was better; no one was foolish enough to stay and kill all the demonic beasts on a level.

Hearing the mysterious person's evaluation, Liu Hong also frowned slightly.

Before coming to the Haotian Tower, he had already planned to make a stunning debut this time and suppress all the chief disciples of the three sects!

Now, he had done it!

In two consecutive breakthroughs, he was the first to enter the next level!

And in the subsequent competition, he believed he wouldn't lose.

But now, what did this mean?

That kid named Ye Yuan wasn't even here; could he be better than himself?

Liu Hong was a scatterling with astonishing talent. After his sect was destroyed, he fortuitously obtained the inheritance of a peak Divine Wander realm powerhouse.

Over the years, he had been in seclusion, training hard, and finally achieved some success.

Just then, the three sects opened the Haotian Tower, and Liu Hong naturally wanted to try it to go further.

His vision was now extremely high; he was no longer the disciple of that small sect from years ago.

Liu Hong's current goal was clear: he wanted to ascend to the Divine Realm!

At this moment, the three sects opened the Haotian Tower again—this was simply a godsend!

"Even heaven wants me, Liu Hong, to soar to the skies; what reason do I have to refuse?" This was Liu Hong's first reaction upon hearing the news.

In Liu Hong's view, the Haotian Tower was opened specifically for him.

Otherwise, why would it open neither earlier nor later, but precisely when he came out of seclusion?

Troubled times create heroes; he was bound to be the hero forged by this era!

But what did this mysterious person's words mean?

Could it be that this Ye Yuan was even more special than himself?

Liu Hong had been in seclusion all along, with very little information, and had no idea what kind of existence Ye Yuan was.

In his eyes, the chief disciples of the three sects were the targets he needed to surpass.

"Senior, may I ask how he is different from us?"

Since entering the Haotian Tower, Liu Hong had always been aloof. But this time, he finally couldn't help but speak up.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, Qin Yan and the other two looked at him as if he were an idiot.