Chapter 86: Breaking the Limit

Ninth level of the Holy Tower!

Lu Li did not know that he had already attracted the attention of the outside world.

He walked leisurely, strolling toward the depths of the ninth level.

Behind him!

The Peak Martial Monarch from the Eight Cities followed closely.

Lu Li did not care.

If it were outside the Holy Tower, a Peak Martial Monarch could indeed pose a threat to him, but after he had penetrated the Holy Tower's pressure and performed Body-Array Integration, even if a Martial King powerhouse arrived, he could handle it calmly.

Lu Li walked leisurely.

He soon found the passage to the tenth level of the Holy Tower.

But just as he was about to flash toward the tenth level, the old man blocked his path.

"Lin Xiaoyun?"

Lu Li frowned.

He might not have paid attention to others in the Saint City.

But as a potential competitor, Miao Bo had long since collected the information on the other seven people.

Among them!

Was the information on this Peak Martial Monarch!

This person came from Dui Cheng, and his cultivation had reached the Peak Martial Monarch level ten years ago. A few months ago, he went to the Fierce Beast lair alone and, at the cost of being severely injured, killed the cub of a Shou Wang, which was why he obtained the opportunity to come to the Saint City this time.

For such a person who resisted Fierce Beasts and guarded the Human Race, Lu Li also felt respect and did not immediately turn hostile just because of his temporary obstruction.

"Young Master Lu!"

Lin Xiaoyun revealed a bit of kindness and asked, "You were able to come here; you must have found a way to crack the Holy Tower's pressure, right?"

"Not bad."

Lu Li nodded lightly and waited quietly for what followed.

"I want to ascend to the twelfth level of this Holy Tower; I ask Young Master Lu to teach me!" After Lin Xiaoyun finished speaking, he bowed.

"You..."

Lu Li couldn't help but frown.

Respect was respect!

But he was not actually familiar with this Lin Xiaoyun.

Asking for such a secret the moment he opened his mouth was too lacking in propriety, right?

"I know Young Master Lu will be dissatisfied, but I have a reason why I must ascend to the twelfth level of the Holy Tower." Lin Xiaoyun looked at the passage to the tenth level, revealing a bit of determination.

"Oh!"

Lu Li listened attentively.

"I am not from Dui Cheng." Lin Xiaoyun laughed at himself, "Thirty years ago, I was a prodigy of the Saint City Lin Family. Just because of a moment of greed, I violated the clan rules and was punished by the Saint, which is why I went to Dui Cheng to guard the city..."

"Punished by the Saint?"

Lu Li was a bit strange.

"You are a prodigy of the Lin Family; how could you be punished by the Saint for violating clan rules... could it be..."

Lu Li suddenly remembered.

Yu Sheng's surname was "Lin" before he became a Saint!

"Young Master Lu guessed correctly; I am a disciple of the Saint!" Lin Xiaoyun's lips curled into a bitter smile.

"So you are a disciple of the Saint who made a mistake. Then it is no wonder you want to ascend to the twelfth level of the Holy Tower to see Yu Sheng."

Upon hearing this, the bitter smile on Lin Xiaoyun's face deepened.

"The matter back then was indeed my own stubbornness. For these thirty years, I have wanted to return to the Saint City every moment to repent before the Saint. For this, I did not hesitate to join the army, charging to the front in every major battle, just to get the opportunity to return to the Saint City."

Speaking of this.

Lin Xiaoyun's expression was a bit dim.

"But I was useless. I spent thirty years, yet I was still far from accumulating enough merits."

"So that is why you took the risk a few months ago to go deep into the Wujin Huangye and kill the Shou Wang's cub?"

Lu Li had also gone deep into the Wujin Huangye.

He knew how terrifying it was!

Fierce Beasts were like a tide there. Once discovered by Fierce Beasts and surrounded, even a Martial King powerhouse might not be able to escape. If possible, he would not want to risk entering there again.

"I was forced by the situation!"

Lin Xiaoyun revealed a bit of helplessness on his face.

"I fought for thirty years, and my hidden injuries accumulated, yet I was still far from accumulating enough merits to return to the Saint City. If I didn't take one more gamble, I feared I would never have the chance to return to the Saint City and repent before the Saint in person."

Lin Xiaoyun's gaze was deep.

As if he wanted to pass through the layers of obstacles and look at the twelfth level of the high tower.

"Fortunately, heaven had mercy. During the Fierce Beast battle in Dui Cheng a few months ago, the Shou Wang was lured out, and I luckily broke through the blockade, broke into the Fierce Beast lair, and killed the Shou Wang's cub at the cost of my life. Only then did I accumulate enough merits to return to the Saint City as an envoy from the Eight Cities to enter the Secret Land."

"So that's how it is."

Lu Li nodded lightly.

As far as he knew, returning to the Saint City from the Eight Cities was difficult, but as long as one reached the Martial Monarch level and obtained the City Lord's permission, it was not a problem at all.

The accumulation of merits that Lin Xiaoyun mentioned should be the Saint's punishment for him.

He needed to kill a Shou Wang's cub to make up for it!

This Lin Xiaoyun must have committed a very serious mistake back then!

However, it concerned the Saint's family affairs!

Lu Li did not ask further.

"You told me this matter; you must want me to help you ascend to the twelfth level of the Holy Tower." He glanced at Lin Xiaoyun and said calmly, "But it is a pity that my method is not suitable for you."

"Why?" Lin Xiaoyun asked, unwilling to give up.

Lu Li did not answer.

Inside his body, the modified Five Spirits Killing Array rotated slowly, showing all the operational laws clearly before Lin Xiaoyun's eyes.

"Body-Array Integration—you are actually using the power of the array to achieve internal and external pressure balance, thereby transcending the limit."

Lin Xiaoyun's face turned pale.

This method was exquisite!

It could be called masterful!

Even in the hundred years of the entire Saint City, no one had been able to think of it!

But this method was truly not suitable for him!

"Body-Array Integration requires ten years of constant comprehension, a deep understanding of array formations, and on this basis, in order to make the array formation fit oneself, one must make modifications suitable for oneself. After that, one must have ultimate control over the origin to guide the pressure to merge into the whole body without causing harm to oneself."

Lu Li's voice came out.

In his eyes, there was a strong confidence.

"This method might not have been thought of by no one, but there is only one person in this world who can satisfy these three requirements at the same time, and that is me!"

"Haha... only you, then doesn't that mean I don't even have this final chance?"

Lin Xiaoyun laughed wantonly.

After a long time.

He finally recovered.

He seemed to have lost all vitality and said miserably, "Young Master Lu, you go up yourself. I have never spoken of today's matter to anyone, and my identity as a disciple of the Saint has never been exposed. I ask you to keep my secret."

"I will."

Lu Li nodded in agreement.

He flashed and charged toward the tenth level of the Holy Tower.

And in the final glimpse of his peripheral vision, he seemed to see Lin Xiaoyun kneeling on the ground.

"Disciple is unfilial, paying respects to the Saint!"

At this moment.

Outside the Holy Tower!

The moment Lu Li broke into the tenth level, the Holy Tower's spiritual light flashed, and a pressure transcending the limit descended within a hundred miles.

In an instant, countless senses swept over.

The tenth level of the Holy Tower!

The pressure was enough to rival a Martial King powerhouse!

Within the Saint City, Martial Kings could pay respects to the Saint directly without entering the Holy Tower!

So for a hundred years!

No one in the entire Saint City had actually been able to ascend to the tenth level of the Holy Tower!

The Saint's might pointed directly to the origin!

Without being able to borrow external forces, no one could resist the constantly increasing Saint's pressure.

One ascended to the level corresponding to one's cultivation!

There were no exceptions!

But now, someone had truly done it!

Someone had broken the limit and ascended to the tenth level of the Holy Tower, which no one had ever ascended to before!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 87 =====