Under the night.

The dormitory area of ​​the ancient ruins is quiet.

At this time, outside the stone house where Lin Hao was, two contestants from Jianyun Academy were lying on the crack of the wall, watching secretly.

"This kid is actually practicing. Judging from his condition, he is very likely to have swallowed some kind of natural treasure."

The crew-cut man frowned, his tone quite jealous.

"He should be preparing to break through the realm. Our chance has come."

The short young man stared at Lin Hao, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, with a cold look in his eyes. He grinned and said, "Kill this guy and we will divide the resources equally."

People who practice martial arts know very well that breaking through a realm is the most sensitive and critical step.

If you cross it, it is like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, and your strength will skyrocket.

If one fails, his cultivation will stagnate, or he may even suffer a backlash from the energy in his body, causing serious injuries at best, and death at worst.

At this moment, the short young man could tell that Lin Hao’s condition was at a critical moment.

Now is undoubtedly the best time to take action!

"Well, let's do him a favor!"

The man with a crew cut had no objection and nodded fiercely.

After he finished speaking, an axe flashed in his hand. It was made entirely of red gold, and the axe blade was thick and sharp.

One blow from the axe would definitely split a person in half alive!

"Don't be impulsive yet."

The man with a crew cut raised the axe and was about to break through the wall when the short young man suddenly spoke up to stop him.

"Since you're going to kill him, why are you still being so fussy?"

The man with a crew cut had a fierce look on his face and asked in a deep voice.

"Haha, don't be so anxious. I have a way to save some energy."

The short young man narrowed his eyes slightly, then took out a small iron pipe from his storage ring and smiled coldly.

The iron pipe was about the thickness of a finger, and a green rune was engraved on the black metal surface, which seemed to be an auxiliary rune used to increase speed.

Obviously, this is a hidden weapon for assassination.

Seeing this, the man with a crew cut's eyes lit up and he immediately understood the other party's intention.

He was not unfamiliar with this iron pipe hidden weapon.

The last time I saw the short man, he used this weapon to secretly shoot and kill two contestants.

The steel needle inside is coated with a deadly poison, and with the blessing of the wind rune, its speed is as fast as lightning.

If attacked from the dark, it would be difficult to react in an instant due to the tiny size of the poison needle.

At this moment, the crack in the wall was just right to be attacked with this hidden weapon.

"Hurry up, I can't wait to see how many treasures that kid has hidden in his storage ring!"

The man with a crew cut smiled coldly and began to urge.

A cold light flashed in the short young man's eyes, and he immediately moved the firing end of the iron pipe close to the crack in the wall.

After adjusting the angle, he aimed at Lin Hao's head.

"Go to hell, kid!"

The short young man grinned grimly, then mobilized his spiritual energy to infuse the hidden weapon and pressed his finger on the switch.

call out--!

As the switch was turned on, a dark green poisonous needle suddenly shot out from the end of the iron pipe.

Its speed was so fast that the air seemed to be torn apart, and it reached Lin Hao in the blink of an eye.

However, just as the poison needle was about to touch the skin between Lin Hao's eyebrows, a black light suddenly rushed over.

There was only a clang sound.

The poison needle exploded into pieces in an instant!

"Huh? What is that?!"

The sudden change made the short man and the others stunned when they saw the scene.

Soon, the two of them looked carefully and saw a small black animal flapping its wings and floating in front of Lin Hao.

The animal looked extremely strange, resembling a fly, but also somewhat like a spider.

However, what surprised them was that this little monster could actually withstand the poison needle shooting!

“What a powerful force!”

Feeling the fluctuation of Jing Ke's breath, the short young man couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Obviously, he did not expect that Lin Hao would have such a powerful little animal guarding him.

From this, it can be seen that the two contestants from Wuling Academy on the top floor of the ancient tower were done by this little thing? !

Realizing this, the two of them turned to look at each other, and a solemn look appeared in each other's eyes.

Even the genius of Wuling Academy was killed by him.

They are only at the late seventh level of cultivation, how can they compete!

While the two were looking at Jing Ke, its cold gaze was also locked on the crack in the wall.

whoosh!

Without any hesitation, Jing Ke flapped his wings and turned into a black shadow and rushed away.

"Retreat quickly!"

Seeing this, the pupils of the short young man's eyes shrank tightly.

At that moment, the two of them retreated hurriedly.

At the same time, a layer of protective spiritual energy shield appeared on their bodies.

Bang!

The next moment, a small hole suddenly appeared in the stone wall, and Jing Ke rushed out violently.

"Chen Fei, take out the jade slip of the formation that the mansion master gave you before he left, and use it to trap and kill it!"

The man with a crew cut suddenly burst into spiritual energy and shouted hurriedly.

The short young man's eyes darkened slightly, and he took out a red jade slip without hesitation, instantly activating the energy of the formation inside.

Buzz——!

All of a sudden, the jade slip emitted rays of fire that spread in all directions like chains of fire.

After several interweavings of flame light chains, they soon condensed into a mysterious formation, enveloping Jing Ke who had just rushed out of the house.

This formation is called the 'Fire Chain Killing Formation'.

It was a life-saving trump card specially given to them before they entered the ancient battlefield.

If you encounter a strong enemy that you cannot resist, you can use this formation to trap and kill him, but this is limited to twice.

"Although it's a bit wasteful, as long as we kill this beast, the kid's treasure will belong to us."

The short young man's eyes were filled with sinisterness as he stared at Jing Ke, who was already trapped in the formation, with a grim smile on his face.

He was extremely confident in this formation. Even if a ninth-level expert wanted to escape unscathed, it would be difficult to do so!

Immediately, the spiritual energy in the two of them surged, and they both poured it into the formation tacitly.

For a moment, the entire formation burst into brilliant flames, and the scorching energy fluctuations caused the temperature of the formation space within to soar wildly.

Jing Ke obviously also felt the power of the fire array. His eyes flashed red and he directly used the skills that Kung Fu Xiaoying had used before.

Laser compound eyes!

laugh--!

Instantly, two tiny red lasers shot out from his eyes and fiercely hit the flame curtain of the formation.

The terrifying energy impact instantly caused layers of flame ripples, directly diluting the light curtain of the formation.

Upon seeing this, the crew-haired man and the others immediately increased their spiritual energy infusion, and in the blink of an eye, the light curtain of the formation became solid again.

The degree of solidity has increased several times!