During the subsequent journey, Ling Chen encountered no further trouble.
Firstly, the battle zone was vast.
Secondly, most people were immersed in cultivation.
Thirdly, Ling Chen’s aura was too intimidating, preventing ordinary people from daring to confront him directly.
Ling Chen arrived at the Annan Mountain Range as he had wished.
He brought out Ling Wu.
Seeing Ling Wu safe and sound, the heavy burden on Ling Chen’s heart was finally lifted.
Afterward, the two of them began cultivating in this mountain range.
The battle zone was too large; it was simply inconvenient to search for people.
Ling Chen was also unclear about what the Lord Governor had in mind.
Ling Chen felt as if his body had been bound.
However, this sensation quickly disappeared.
But when he regained control of his body, he discovered that they were no longer in the original location.
Instead, they appeared in the middle of a desert.
"How did this happen?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
Both Ling Chen and Ling Wu were faces filled with disbelief.
Ling Chen hurriedly took out his Token to check the map.
He found that his location had indeed changed.
Moreover, the entire map seemed to have shrunk by more than half.
He had just passed through this desert earlier.
Ling Chen had an epiphany.
The battle zone was too large; it certainly wasn’t suitable for the geniuses to duel.
Therefore, the Lord Governor must have used mana to shrink the area.
He estimated it would shrink further.
Until at last, the battle zone would be maintained within a more appropriate range.
The battle zone shrank by half once again.
This exactly confirmed Ling Chen’s speculation.
Other geniuses also came to understand.
The battle zone would shrink by half every ten days.
Ling Chen then put his mind at ease, making sure there were no dangers around before continuing to cultivate with Ling Wu.
He would also guide Ling Wu.
Of course, he dare not immerse himself completely in cultivation.
Instead, he kept part of his mind alert to the surrounding environment.
Ling Chen had advanced to the late fifth stage of the World Realm.
Within the Void Realm, the Spiritual Energy was incredibly pure.
It was highly conducive to cultivation.
At this point, the battle zone had already shrunk to one thirty-second of its original size.
Even crossing the battle zone would only take a day.
For a cultivator in the Emperor Realm, this distance was already sufficient.
"Xiao Wu, let’s go, I’ll take you to seize the Dragon Energy."
Ling Chen smiled slightly.
With his current strength, as long as he didn’t encounter a ten-star Emperor, victory was certain.
Ten-star Emperors were almost impossible to appear in one of the hundred battle zones.
Among the original prodigies, there was only one ten-star Emperor, Xie Tianpeng.
But after the first round of the killing battlefield trial, it was possible that some nine-star Emperors could advance to ten stars.
Of course, the number of those who advanced to ten stars would definitely not be large.
Ten geniuses from each battle zone would advance.
Since he had encountered Ling Wu and his own strength was adequate, naturally, he would also take her into the third round.
Ling Wu nodded in agreement.
Ling Chen originally planned to take Ling Wu into his inner world to carry her, because her speed was now too slow.
But upon further thought, it was not appropriate.
Initially, when he traveled from the northeast to the southwest of the battle zone, revealing his aura, only Xie Tianpeng showed up.
Obviously, his aura was too powerful.
Ordinary geniuses did not dare to appear before him.
"Xiao Wu, , I’ll enter your inner world. Then, you can just fly in any direction you want. Remember, don’t conceal a bit of your aura, just fly with the aura of a mid-stage five-star Emperor, openly and conspicuously!"
Ling Chen’s lips curved up slightly.
At first, Ling Wu did not understand.
However, she quickly caught on.
"Brother, you’re so bad!"
Ling Wu covered her mouth and laughed: "You’re using a bait strategy!"
Clearly, Ling Chen was using her as bait.
When geniuses saw her, a five-star Emperor, they would naturally not be afraid.
He would definitely make a move to eliminate her.
Wait for that person to come over, then Ling Chen can make his move.
He could easily eliminate the opponent.
Ling Chen had already told her about his strength.
Ling Chen grinned with a smile, "Take me in!"
Ling Wu nodded, then took Ling Chen into her inner world.
After that, Ling Wu looked around for the direction and flew towards the center of the battle zone.
A seven-star late Emperor Realm cultivator hidden in a dense forest below sensed Ling Wu’s aura.
"A mere five-star Emperor Realm dares to be so reckless? If I don’t eliminate you, I would really be letting myself down!"
The seven-star late Emperor realm cultivator laughed.
He no longer concealed his figure and shot up into the sky, intercepting Ling Wu from above.
"He’s taken the bait!"
Ling Wu smiled radiantly.
Watching Ling Wu’s smile, the seven-star Emperor cultivator felt even more that this woman was a lovesick fool.
A mere five-star Emperor Realm dares to fly through the sky with no inhibition?
"Hand over the treasures on you and surrender. I’ll spare your life," the seven-star Emperor cultivator said coldly.
Ling Wu didn’t say anything, but a male voice came out from behind her, "You’re right!"
The seven-star Emperor cultivator’s face changed.
He realized he might have fallen into a trap.
No wonder this woman wasn’t scared at all.
At that moment, Ling Chen emerged from behind Ling Wu, gave the seven-star Emperor cultivator a grinning smile, and showed his white teeth!
When the seven-star Emperor cultivator’s gaze fell on Ling Chen’s face, he recognized him right away, and his complexion turned ashen in an instant.
It was said that Ling Chen was capable of fighting beyond his level.
Now, Ling Chen’s aura seemed even higher than his.
Clearly, his cultivation was even greater.
He stood no chance at all.
"Hand over all your treasures and surrender to her, and I’ll spare your life!" Ling Chen pointed at Ling Wu, "Otherwise, I’ll have to cripple you!"
Surrendering wasn’t just a simple matter of speaking.
It involved handing over the Identity Token, the Genius Token, to the opponent.
Having him surrender to Ling Chen, he had no complaints.
But to surrender to this five-star Emperor Realm cultivator was a humiliation beyond measure!
Yet, one’s shadow follows one’s fame!
Ling Chen’s reputation was too great.
It was rumored he possessed the power to slay a Commander.
As he said this, the seven-star Emperor Realm cultivator threw the Genius Token to Ling Wu.
Ling Wu caught it right away.
He was about to hand over all his treasures, but a beam of light enveloped him, and then he disappeared into the Void Realm.
"So, taking the Genius Token is equivalent to eliminating the opponent."
Ling Chen came to a realization.
"Alright, let’s continue!"
As Ling Chen looked at Ling Wu, his expression suddenly froze.
Because he saw a ten-foot-tall golden light above Ling Wu’s head.
"Brother, what’s on top of your head?"
Ling Wu was also shocked.
Because she saw a thirty-foot-tall Jin Guang above Ling Chen’s head.
"It turns out only others can see the Dragon Energy, and only the person who has obtained the Dragon Energy!"
Ling Chen laughed and then explained it to Ling Wu.
"It seems that in the future, this method will become less and less effective."
A five-star Emperor Realm cultivator with such lofty Dragon Energy.
It would be easy for others to suspect.
Ling Chen thought for a moment and then spoke.
There weren’t many who had been eliminated so far, only about a dozen.
Obviously, not many had obtained the Dragon Energy.
They might not be able to see Ling Wu’s Dragon Energy.
Moreover, if they encountered someone with Dragon Energy, Ling Wu could see it too.