Chapter 880: Challenge the Top Ten

Ye Liuyun, after packing away the Formation Flag, saw Li Qingyun's excited expression and jumped in surprise.

"Elder Li, what are you going to do?" Ye Liuyun asked anxiously.

Li Qingyun's gaze was like a hunter spotting prey.

"Hahaha!" Li Qingyun couldn't help but laugh. "You kid, well done; I really didn't misjudge you!"

"Uh…" Ye Liuyun was also at a loss for words.

"Ling Shuang also didn't misjudge anyone!" Xia Tianqiong added.

"What's your relationship with Ling Shuang?" Ye Liuyun finally asked.

"She's a good sister of mine!" Xia Tianqiong laughed…

Inside the Nether Hell, the Underworld God's cultivation was interrupted again.

"The Asura was also taken out?" the Underworld God asked coldly.

"Damn it!" The Underworld God, enraged, instantly shattered the Yin Soul Black Shadow that had been reporting to him.

After a brief pause, he slowly closed his eyes.

"Temporarily leave him alone; we'll talk after I finish cultivating!" the Underworld God ordered, then re‑entered cultivation.

Now, if he didn't act personally, even sending a million Nether Hell troops would likely be taken down by Ye Liuyun.

So he placed no hope on others, waiting to finish his cultivation before dealing with Ye Liuyun.

"Let him live a little longer for now!" the Underworld God snorted coldly.

The Nether Curse branded on Ye Liuyun's Soul could finally settle down for a while.

Though not erased, it dimmed completely.

Ye Liuyun let out a slight sigh of relief, then warned himself, "Next time the Underworld God should appear, right?"

His future task of strengthening himself became even heavier!

Next time, he will face a Divine Rank strongman of the Nether Hell!

Ye Liuyun's expression grew heavy as well.

"I tell you, kid, you won such a great battle, why the sour face?" Li Qingyun asked, puzzled.

He and Xia Tianqiong were both so excited they could hardly calm down.

"I'm thinking about the opponent I'll face next!" Ye Liuyun said, deep in thought.

He had already decided to start immediately, to find his parents and aunt quickly.

And to locate his parents and aunt in the vast sea of people, he must make a name for himself and spread his reputation!

Li Qingyun and Xia Tianqiong, hearing this, both calmed down.

They all knew that as long as the Nether Curse remained, the Nether Hell would keep sending people; this time it was a Venerable, next time it could be a Divine Rank strongman, perhaps even the Underworld God himself.

"At least you've cleared a hurdle for now! Maybe then you'll have a way to resolve it!" Li Qingyun said to comfort Ye Liuyun, though he lacked confidence.

Their academy has no Divine Rank strongmen. Across the entire Zhongyang Dalu, they are merely legends.

Even if they exist, finding such a strongman to protect Ye Liuyun wouldn't be easy.

"Hope, huh!" Ye Liuyun smiled bitterly.

Then he asked Li Qingyun, "I want to return to my territory. Before I go back, I need to gather some resources to bring back; do you have any suggestions, mentor?"

Li Qingyun thought for a moment, "With your current strength, you can enter the Diamond Secret Realm!"

"Diamond Secret Realm?" Ye Liuyun, not yet familiar with the Qian Long Academy, knew little about many things.

Li Qingyun explained, "Diamond, legend says it's a protector of the Buddhist sect. Our academy discovered this Secret Realm years ago. It is suspected to be a place where Diamond once cultivated."

The interior is rich in resources. Usually disciples of the Zao Hua Realm enter it, but the death rate is high, and development remains limited.

"Diamond Secret Realm is too dangerous; even I wouldn't dare go in! If he goes in, isn't he courting death?" Xia Tianqiong objected.

"He has so many treasures and pets; it should be fine!" Li Qingyun retorted.

"But those are all external; his own strength is still insufficient!" Xia Tianqiong argued.

Li Qingyun ignored her, turned to Ye Liuyun and said, "High risk means high reward! The opponent you'll face is too powerful, so you must take great risks to gain more resources and improve faster!"

"Fine! I'm going!" Ye Liuyun agreed without hesitation.

Resources and strength are what he urgently needs to boost; he has no choice.

"You know how dangerous it is there?" Xia Tianqiong frowned.

"No matter how dangerous, I'm going!" Ye Liuyun said firmly.

"To earn the right to enter the Diamond Secret Realm, you must challenge Outer Courtyard elite disciples and rank in the top ten!" Li Qingyun grinned mischievously.

"You're trying to kill him!" Xia Tianqiong shouted, "The top ten Outer Courtyard elite disciples are basically at the Zao Hua Third Realm. And the challenge forbids using beasts or divine weapons; how will he fight?"

"Soul!" Li Qingyun casually said.

His gaze was sharp. From Ye Liuyun's recent battle, he already saw Ye Liuyun's Divine Soul Power, definitely at the Venerable level, stronger than his own.

"Alright, then mentor, take me to the challenge right now!" Ye Liuyun didn't want to waste a moment.

Xia Tianqiong was speechless, muttering, "If you want to challenge the top ten, you must start from your current rank, fight backward, and you can only challenge every ten ranks at most."

"What's my current rank? How many are ahead of me?" Ye Liuyun asked Li Qingyun.

Li Qingyun smiled sheepishly, "You're currently eighth; the seven behind you are the ones who emerged from the Secret Realm with you. As for those ahead…"

"…not many, about three hundred plus! You need about thirty‑some battles."

"Can I challenge consecutively?" Ye Liuyun asked.

"Yes!" Li Qingyun nodded, "But there's no rest between; you'll have to rely on pills to recover!"

"Then let's go now!" Ye Liuyun urged.

Xia Tianqiong's mouth dropped open in shock, thinking she misheard, and confirmed with Ye Liuyun, "He said there's no rest between, over thirty cross‑realm challenges, and no beasts or divine weapons allowed!"

"Mm, got it!" Ye Liuyun nodded.

"Crazy! You're crazy!" Xia Tianqiong shouted.

"Haha, I just like crazy people! Otherwise why would everyone call me Li Fengzi? Come on, I'll take you there!" Li Qingyun laughed, taking Ye Liuyun, and rushed to the training ground outside the academy gate.

"The disciples taught by a great madman are all little madmen!"

Xia Tianqiong muttered something behind him, then immediately followed.

She didn't want to miss such excitement.

She wanted to see just how strong Ye Liuyun's own strength really was.