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

Lin Hao said coldly.

After saying this, he shook the long sword in his hand, and the blade rotated, directly crushing his heart.

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

"So many spiritual sigils."

And this scene happened to be seen by a dozen competitors who had just ran out of other channels.

Their eyes flashed as they stared at the ten spiritual talisman seals, a trace of greed evident in their eyes.

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

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

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

Therefore, at this moment, no matter how they dared to step forward to snatch the spirit talisman, they all stood watching not far away with fearful expressions.

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

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

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

As for the remaining nine spiritual talisman seals, they are still floating quietly, emitting an alluring blue light.

"this……"

Seeing this, the faces of the contestants were stunned.

Looking at Lin Hao's leaving figure, and then at the nine spiritual talisman left behind, a burning color gradually emerged in their eyes.

There was no unnecessary nonsense, and everyone immediately jumped on it.

However, in this situation where there are too many monks and too few people, a fierce competition will undoubtedly explode in an instant.

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

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

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

Immediately, Lin Hao looked around and saw that the layout of the second-story tower was similar to that of the first-floor tower.

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

At that moment, Lin Hao moved and quickly ran along the tower ladder.

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

As you climb up layer by layer, 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 tower ladder.

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

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

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

As soon as he came out, Jing Ke used his old wolf spider's stealth skills, and immediately climbed up the escalator as fast as lightning.

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

"It's strange. I heard something moving just now, but why didn't anyone come up?"

At the top of the stairs, a man's figure was hidden behind a pillar.

He looked around and saw that there was no sign of anyone on the long and sloping tower ladder. He couldn't help but be 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 could clearly see what this man looked like.

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

And judging by his attire, he is a contestant from Wuling Academy.

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

Judging from his posture, it seems that he is waiting here to block those competitors who want to reach the top.

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

"It seems that guy should be hunting for treasure in the tower below."

The buck-toothed man frowned and secretly guessed.

Immediately he turned his eyes, looked deep into the tower, and whispered anxiously: "Why hasn't Meng Hou done it yet?"

Hearing this, Lin Hao's eyes narrowed slightly.

The 'Meng Hou' this buck-toothed man refers to should be the sword-browed man who led the team earlier.

As for that person, it is very likely that he will find some treasure inside at this time, but it is obviously not easy to obtain it.

That's why the buck-toothed man was allowed to take cover here to prevent other competitors from coming up.

Otherwise, once the crowd increases, the situation will definitely be uncontrollable.

As he thought about it, Lin Hao undoubtedly became more and more curious.

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

This is the topmost floor of the ancient pagoda.

Since the area is not vast, the architectural layout is naturally different from the towers at the bottom.

There was only a stone path appearing in front of Jing Ke.

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

At the entrance, there are rubbles on the ground.

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

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

But in the secret room, the light was not dark, but extremely bright.

A slender man's figure also came into view.

There is no doubt that this person is the sword-browed man, Meng Hou.

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

"What is he doing?"

This strange behavior made Lin Hao a little confused, and he immediately controlled Jing Ke to climb to the side wall of the secret room and stared at it.

The stone platform is gray in color and is only a few feet wide. It is 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, seemingly serving as the formation's eye.

Faintly, there was an obscure energy fluctuation.

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

In this regard, Lin Hao couldn't help but look at it curiously.

The iron rod is about five feet long and is made entirely of red gold. Although the surface is covered with a thick layer of dust, you can faintly see the mysterious lines on the rod.

These lines are like masterpieces of heaven and earth, natural and magical, and seem to be connected with the formations on the stone platform.

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

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

In order to avoid exhausting the spiritual power in his body, Meng Hou simply took out a large number of Ling Yang stones from the storage ring and directly extracted the energy for infusion.

Buzz buzz!!!

Infused with this crazy energy, nearly 90% of the area of ​​the formation runes lit up.

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

As long as you persist a little longer, you can completely activate the energy operation of the formation.
Chapter completed!