"In your next life, remember to follow the rules."

Lin Hao said coldly.

After saying that, he shook the sword in his hand, and the blade rotated and directly crushed the heart.

As the dark-skinned man died, ten talisman marks suddenly appeared above his body.

"A lot of spiritual seals."

This scene happened to be seen by a dozen competitors who had just run out from other passages.

Their eyes flickered as they stared at the ten talismans, with a hint of greed evident in their eyes.

However, when they saw that the body on the ground next to them was actually a student of Wuling Academy, these people took a deep breath and completely gave up the idea.

Everyone knows that all contestants from Wuling Academy are very powerful, and their skills have at least reached the level of an eighth-level warrior.

But in the current situation, the contestant from Tianyan Academy is obviously stronger!

Therefore, at this moment, they didn't dare to step forward and snatch the talisman seal. They all stood not far away and watched with fear on their faces.

Lin Hao lightly raised the sword in his hand, and the storage ring of the corpse was immediately picked up by the tip of the sword and was directly grabbed by him.

Then, he glanced at the group of 'audiences' with an indifferent expression.

As if he did it on purpose, he only absorbed one spiritual talisman to qualify for the ranking battle, and then rushed to the stairs leading to the upper level.

As for the remaining nine talismans, they were still floating quietly, emitting an alluring blue light.

"this……"

Seeing this, the contestants looked surprised.

Looking at Lin Hao's departing back, and then looking at the nine talismans left behind, a burning look gradually welled up in their eyes.

Without any unnecessary nonsense, everyone rushed forward.

However, in this situation where there are too many people and too little resources, a fierce competition will undoubtedly be triggered in an instant.

At this time, Lin Hao had already arrived at the second floor of the tower.

Listening to the sounds of fighting coming from below, the corners of his mouth curved with a hint of mockery.

Only in this way can we slow down the pace of those competitors.

Lin Hao immediately looked around and found that the layout of the second-floor tower was not much different from that of the first floor.

Fortunately, the location of the tower ladder has not changed. It is still here and connected upwards.

At this moment, Lin Hao moved and ran quickly along the tower stairs.

The shape of the ancient pagoda is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top.

As you climb up level by level, the area of ​​the tower becomes smaller and smaller.

When he was about to reach the top floor, Lin Hao suddenly stopped and stood at the lower level of the tower stairs.

"Jing Ke, go up and take a look."

Lin Hao's mind moved slightly, and he thought to himself.

After receiving the order, Jing Ke immediately flashed out from the system pet backpack.

As soon as he came out, Jing Ke used the wolf spider's stealth skills and climbed up the escalator at lightning speed.

At the same time, Lin Hao turned on shared vision, and everything that Jing Ke saw suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Strange, I clearly heard some noise just now, why didn't I see anyone coming up?"

At the top floor staircase, a man was hiding behind a pillar.

He leaned forward to take a look, but saw no trace of human beings on the long, slanted tower staircase, and could not help but feel surprised.

Little did he know that his every move was being monitored by Jing Ke, who had climbed to the roof.

With the help of Jing Ke's vision, Lin Hao saw the man's appearance clearly.

He has short hair and buck teeth, and doesn't look that good, but his aura is strong, and his cultivation is at least at the level of an eighth-level warrior.

And judging from the way he is dressed, he is a contestant from Wuling Academy.

At this time, he was seen standing behind the pillar, holding a long sword in his hand with a cold look in his eyes.

Judging from its posture, it seems to be waiting here to block competitors who want to reach the top.

If Lin Hao had rushed up rashly just now, he would probably have been stabbed on the spot.

"It seems that guy should be looking for treasure in the lower tower."

The bucktoothed man frowned and guessed secretly.

Immediately, he turned his gaze and looked deeper into the tower, and whispered anxiously, "Why hasn't Lord Meng finished it yet?"

Hearing this, Lin Hao's eyes narrowed slightly.

The 'Meng Hou' mentioned by the bucktoothed man should be the sword-browed man who led the group earlier.

As for that person, it is very likely that he has found some treasure inside, but it is obviously not easy to get it.

That's why the bucktooth man is here to provide cover and prevent other competitors from coming up.

Otherwise, once the crowd increases, the situation will certainly be out of control.

As his mind changed, Lin Hao undoubtedly became more and more curious.

Immediately, he controlled Jing Ke to move quickly and crawl quietly towards the depths of the tower.

This is the top floor of the ancient tower.

Since the area is not vast, the architectural layout is naturally different from those of the tower layers at the bottom.

There was only a stone road in front of Jing Ke.

As he went deeper, Lin Hao discovered that at the end of the passage was a secret room.

At the entrance, the ground was covered with rubble.

Apparently, before this, the stone door of the secret room was tightly closed and was forcibly broken open by two people from Wuling Academy.

At this time, Jing Ke had already arrived at the door and looked inside.

However, the light in the secret room was not dim, but extremely bright.

A slender male figure also came into view.

There is no doubt that this person is the man with sword-like eyebrows, Meng Hou.

At this time, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with spiritual power surging in his body, continuously pouring into an ancient stone platform in front of him.

"What is he doing?"

This strange behavior made Lin Hao a little confused. He immediately controlled Jing Ke to climb to the side wall of the secret room and looked inside.

The stone platform is grayish white in color, only a few feet wide, and covered with mysterious and complex runes, like a formation.

Normally, Lin Hao knew nothing about formations, let alone this kind of ancient rune formation.

However, what surprised him was that there was an iron rod inserted in the center of the formation on the stone platform, as if it was the center of the formation.

Faintly, there was an obscure energy fluctuation.

Lin Hao was slightly startled. This energy fluctuation was exactly the same energy aura he sensed from outside when he arrived at the ancient ruins before.

Lin Hao couldn't help but look at it curiously.

The iron rod is about five feet long and made entirely of pure gold. Although the surface is covered with a thick layer of dust, one can vaguely see the mysterious patterns on the rod.

These patterns, like a masterpiece of heaven and earth, are natural and magical, and seem to be connected to the formation on the stone platform.

However, the formation runes on the stone platform were like dry rivers, without any energy fluctuations.

At this time, Meng Hou was continuously infusing spiritual power into the stone platform, obviously trying to activate the energy of the formation and pull out the iron rod.

In order to avoid depleting his spiritual energy, Meng Hou simply took out a large amount of Lingyang Stones from his storage ring and directly drew energy for infusion.

Buzz buzz buzz!!!

Under this crazy infusion of energy, nearly 90% of the area of ​​the formation runes has lit up.

Looking at the mysterious iron rod in front of him, the heat in Meng Hou's eyes became hotter and hotter.

As long as you hold on a little longer, you will be able to completely activate the energy flow of the formation.

By then, this locked divine weapon will be easily pulled out! !