Two-lined battle force had taken him an entire month to engrave it into his body, to the point where it could no longer be seen with the naked eye.
At this moment, his battle force still had the destructive power of an Explorer, but he was already at the peak of the Explorer realm, which was comparable to a cultivator with a power level of 40,000.
This speed could not be considered slow. How could a normal cultivator increase their power level from 10,000 to 40,000 in just half a month?
It was impossible.
Of course, the prerequisite was that one had already comprehended two-lined battle force.
If he started cultivating from the beginning, Lu Yin believed that this method would only be slower than star energy cultivation. Not everyone was like him, who had great control over his body. Engraving battle force into one's body was not something that could be accomplished with time alone; it also required the body's ability to bear the burden.
Lu Yin was basically cultivating from the third Tribulation Origin Stage to the Explorer realm, so it was naturally faster. If he was a normal cultivator, this process would have been extremely difficult.
Next was three-lined battle force, which took Lu Yin two and a half months to succeed.
Next was four-lined battle force, which took him a full five months to succeed.
Next was five-lined battle force, which took him a little more than nine months.
When the members of Team Yi arrived, Xing Kai was cultivating six-lined battle force. He had already been cultivating for three months after leaving the Time Stop Space, but he estimated that he would need at least ten more months, which meant that he would need a year to succeed.
He did not know how long Xing Kai had taken to cultivate six-lined battle force, but it should have been much longer than Lu Yin's, as Lu Yin had taken about two years.
When five-lined battle force could be engraved into one's body, the destructive power it produced would be comparable to a Hunter's.
This was the significance of the Three Ultimates Sky Gate's popularization of battle force cultivation. Battle force could replace astral sources and become the next main source of cultivation, which overturned the Fifth Mainland's understanding of battle force.
Lu Yin had only been an Enlighter when he had cultivated ten-lined battle force, but his battle force had already reached the peak.
How could such battle force replace astral sources?
Now, this was the correct way to cultivate battle force.
If battle force was like this, then what about domains?
Spiritual force?
The Anzac Sect's era must have had a deeper understanding of these powers, as cultivation had flourished during that era. The progenitor had encouraged creation, and not everyone had followed him in cultivating astral sources.
Unfortunately, as the continents had been shattered one after another, the various powers had either been cut off or misunderstood, resulting in the current situation. Without astral sources, the Fifth Mainland's power level had been reduced by more than half.
When Xing Kai arrived at the sword matrix square, the two members of the Yi Team were already there.
The two looked very ordinary, and the only thing that was different about them was their eyes. They were incomparably resolute, and from Lu Yin's point of view, they seemed to be infatuated with something or someone. This should be a form of faith, as their faith was deeply rooted in their hearts.
He smelled a familiar scent from the two of them. It was the scent of blood from the battlefield.
The two of them were like two wild beasts that had been released from their cages. Every breath they took and every step they took made people instinctively feel vigilant and cold.
"Only five people this time?"
A member of Team Yi spoke. There was a scar on his face that almost cut off his entire face. It extended to the corners of his eyes, making him look extremely sinister.
"Yes, the others are not qualified," Xing Kai said in a deep voice.
The member of Scarface Yi's team frowned. "That's too little. We can lower the requirements appropriately. However, those who have their requirements lowered will not be able to join the subsidiary battle teams. They can be assigned to the battle teams outside the Three Ultimates Heavenly Gate."
"Sure," Xing Kai replied.
Another member of Team Yi looked at Xing Kai strangely. "You're pretty quiet today."
Lu Yin was taken aback.
Could it be that Xing Kai usually got along well with them?
No matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem like it.
Facing the two members of Team Yi, Lu Yin recalled the conversation he had with Xing Kai and subconsciously rubbed the back of his head. "Training isn't going well. I'm a little anxious."
Scarface stared at Xing Kai, and the void suddenly burned. It swept past Lu Yin's body and spread out like a ripple, burning the edges of the void. This was Sengoku.
Lu Yin subconsciously used his battle force to block it. Nine lined battle force seeped out of his body, but it was easily suppressed by Sengoku.
Sengoku only released it for an instant before withdrawing it. "Don't be anxious. Your training speed is already very fast. It's comparable to our training speed back then. That's why the Sect Master appreciates you."
Lu Yin heaved a sigh of relief and nodded. "Got it." It was a good thing that he had tried to learn Xing Kai's method of covering his body with battle force for a long period of time in the Time Stop Space. Otherwise, he would have been exposed just now. Both he and Xing Kai had six-lined battle force infused into their bodies, and they were neither slow nor fast.
Another member of Team Yi looked at Scarface.
Scarface nodded and no longer paid attention to Xing Kai. Instead, he looked at Xi Yue and the others. "Let's begin. Let's see if there's anyone with a bit of talent."
Scarface's gaze turned cold, and Sengoku released it again. It burned the void and gathered above their heads before crashing down.
Lu Yin was shocked. What was the meaning of this?
"The Sect Master said that the human body is divided into internal and external cultivation. Internally, there's star energy, death energy, and all sorts of forces flowing through the meridians and even the blood. Externally, there's the physical body. The human body is a treasure with endless potential. Ordinary people only see a bag of skin, but this bag of skin created the Third Mainland's Ancient Path Master, the Sect Master, the Greater Giant Bloodline, the Lesser Giant Bloodline, and all sorts of external forces."
"External forces aren't inferior to internal forces. The human body lacks the key, and today, we've brought the key. Let's see if you can awaken this external force," Scarface said indifferently.
This was the first time Lu Yin had heard of such a cultivation concept. Was the human body divided into internal and external forces?
In that case, was the Battle Qi an internal force or an external force?
What about talent?
He looked at Xi Yue and the others who were enduring the bombardment of battle force. He didn't know how Scarface had done it, but the bombardment had reached a certain degree that might be the key to unlocking their external forces.
Pfft!
One person spat out blood and fell to the ground.
Another frowned, "Trash."
Just as he finished speaking, another person fell to the ground, followed by two others. Only Xi Yue was left.
"You can't even pass the illusion test, trash among trash," one of the team members said unhappily.
Scarface stared at Xi Yue. At this moment, Xi Yue's black cloth was torn apart, revealing her ugly face. However, this ugliness didn't affect the two members of Team Yi at all. They were more concerned about how long this woman could last.
Team Yi had a woman, but unfortunately, she was dead. Now that there were only five left, they wanted to add a woman. As for her appearance, it didn't matter.
Lu Yin looked at Xi Yue, hoping that she could last a little longer.
He would definitely leave, but Xi Yue might not. Since she wanted to enter the Triult Gate, he would let her walk her own path.
Xi Yue groaned and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. Her face was pale, but she still persevered.
Scarface's battle force didn't weaken at all. Xi Yue was like a piece of paper fluttering in the storm, ready to be torn apart at any moment.
After persevering for a while, Scarface nodded. The middle-aged man from Sword Mountain who specialized in spiritual force walked out and cast an illusion on Xi Yue.
Lu Yin didn't know what kind of illusion it was, but he was curious.
Xi Yue, who had been trapped in an illusion, suddenly had a crazed look on her face. Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth as she entered a state of excitement. She suddenly laughed loudly, and dark gold stripes appeared on her four-lined battle force. Then, the dark gold stripes covered her entire body. She had leaped from four-lined battle force to six-lined battle force.
Scarface was pleasantly surprised.
What a genius. The other team member beside him was also surprised, "We didn't come here for nothing. Xing Kai, when you took over this test, you jumped three levels. This girl is pretty good for two."
Lu Yin was stunned. How could something like this happen?
Xi Yue's battle force cultivation wasn't that high, so how could she have jumped two levels?
She was almost catching up to Xing Kai. She couldn't even be compared to him.
Lu Yin looked at the middle-aged man. Was this related to the illusion?
Or was it because of Scarface's battle force? He'd said that he'd brought the key to the human body's treasury, but how had Xi Yue jumped to six-lined battle force?
It was no wonder why Henshin had suggested that Team Yi teach the other Elysian Gates how to cultivate battle force. The other Elysian Gates couldn't refute his suggestion, and the most they could do was propose a bet.
Thump!
Xi Yue collapsed. The moment her six-lined battle force appeared, her body was overdrawn and she fainted on the ground.
Scarface had someone take her away, "She's a good seedling. If we nurture her, she might be able to join Team Yi."
The middle-aged man who specialized in spiritual force said, "Although I don't know what kind of desire the spiritual force aroused in her, I can tell that she was blinded by hatred. Otherwise, she might not have been able to reach six-lined battle force."
Scarface didn't care, "No matter what the reason is, since she can jump two levels, she's worth nurturing." He then looked at Lu Yin, "But she's still lacking compared to you. You jumped three levels back then, and you're also quite talented in stabilizing your battle force. Stabilizing it to six-lined battle force in a mere five years is faster than us. Even in our era, you were quite outstanding."
"Times are different. It's the fault of your era that you're weak, not yours. Even the worst era has geniuses."
Lu Yin really wanted to slap him in the face. Times were different?
What a joke! Even Chu Yuan, He Luo Mavis, and Leng Qing, the leader of the Sky Blade Sect, wouldn't dare say such a thing. They'd all seen the immortal geniuses of this era with their own eyes, and they'd almost recreated part of the glory of the Anzac Sect. How could they be weak?
"We're not here for them, but for you. To be more precise, we're here for the ten of you," another member of Team Yi said, looking at Xing Kai.
"The Lu Tianmen and the Glory Sky Gate dared to make a bet with our Three Ultimates Sky Gate. How laughable! They want to obtain battle force, but they don't want to pay the price. How is that possible? The ten of you must win, and you must win beautifully."
Lu Yin boomed, "They don't understand the true strength of battle force. We'll definitely win."
"Well said," Scarface praised, smiling in a rare moment. "Lu Buzheng and the others from our era understand the strength of battle force, but they haven't studied it before. Battle force belongs to our Third Mainland, and if they want to popularize it, they'll have to listen to us. The Grim Reaper and Fate Gate's powers can't be popularized, and this region of the universe will belong to our Three Ultimates Sky Gate. Our sect leader will definitely become a Progenitor, and once he does, he'll definitely be the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas. You have the chance to become his disciple, so don't disappoint him."
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