At the moment when the magical powers and divine techniques of many Golden Core cultivators were broken and they fell into the Merit Fire Sea, stars above the sky trembled, and several stars once again transformed into black chess pieces that plunged to the ground, leading away the six Golden Core cultivators who were at the brink of exhaustion.
The original fourteen Golden Core cultivators were reduced by six, leaving only eight Golden Core cultivators remaining.
The Four Symbols Gate, enhanced by the Supreme Divine Techniques Seed, was incredibly powerful, almost replicating the divine might once used by the Profound Vagina Door to suppress all magical arts.
But the biggest difference between the Four Symbols Gate and the Profound Vagina Door is that the Four Symbols Gate is merely a crude imitation of the Profound Vagina Door, and the magical powers it can suppress must belong to the category of the Four Symbols.
Within the Four Symbols of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire, there is almost nothing that the Four Symbols Gate cannot subdue.
However, once it involves techniques from the Metal, Wood, or Path of Yin and Yang, the power that the Four Symbols Gate can exert becomes very limited, relying only on brute force to suppress.
Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire are the most common attributes, yet when fourteen Golden Core cultivators join forces to cast spells, there should indeed be some divine techniques and magical treasures of other attributes present.
Once these divine techniques and magical treasures are unleashed, even a Four Symbols Gate empowered by the Supreme Divine Techniques Seed would not be able to suppress so many Golden Core cultivators with such ease.
Yet, Lu Yan won this battle extremely easily, almost feeling no pressure.
The real reason is simple: the so-called united front of the fourteen Golden Core cultivators was merely a facade; some Golden Core cultivators already had ulterior motives.
The ultimate goal of this True Transmission trial is to select four True Successors, and some Golden Core cultivators had already made their choice when Lu Yan crossed a hundred miles in an instant to arrive.
Many times, you don't need to be the strongest in the trial; you only need to stay in the trial longer than other Golden Core cultivators to secure the True Successor Position.
A playful curve rose at the corner of Lu Yan's lips as his gaze pierced through the void, looking toward the depths of the Merit Fire Sea.
Lin Xiao was almost the first to fall into the Merit Fire Sea. Although his realm was the highest, he hadn't taken the Earth Evil Divine Techniques. When Lu Yan broke the Earth Evil Divine Techniques with the Four Symbols Gate, Lin Xiao realized he couldn't contend with Lu Yan.
Actively leaving this area was certainly not an option. With Lu Yan's Four Symbols Gate dominating this world, even if he fled with all his strength using Blood Escape, it was difficult to escape.
Thus, Lin Xiao actively hid in the sea of fire, utilizing the Fire Avoidance Spell he had once practiced to rely on the physical strength of a Golden Core Peak to withstand the Profound Yellow Merit Fire.
Even to avoid being locked onto by Lu Yan, Lin Xiao kept changing his position, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
After bypassing a forest that had been burned to white ground, Lin Xiao was just about to take a breath when suddenly a lunar white profound light burst forth from the intense flames. The residual power of the profound light carved a wide trench on the ground.
Lin Xiao's hair stood on end, and his Divine Sense at the Golden Core Peak reacted instantly. A cracked seal manifested from within Lin Xiao, and Profound Evil Qi surged down like a waterfall, barely blocking the profound light, but the seal gained several more cracks.
He glared into the depths of the forest and shouted loudly:
"Lin Lu, you fool, you dare attack me instead of taking the chance to escape. Do you no longer wish to compete for this True Successor Position?"
Amidst the mountain engulfed in a sea of fire, Lin Lu, shrouded in profound light, walked out slowly, holding a Treasure Mirror in his hand that reflected Lin Xiao's figure.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao's expression changed abruptly: "Your magical treasure wasn't damaged?"
"No! What you used during the siege on Lu Yan wasn't your Lifebound Magical Treasure, and you didn't use your Profound Light Technique either. You were hiding your strength on purpose!"
Lin Lu's face bore a cold smile: "It seems you're not entirely stupid."
Lin Xiao's eyes widened in anger, uncontrollably surging Magical Power like waves around him, yet he couldn't shake the burning Profound Yellow Merit Fire on the ground.
"Bastard! It was your Supreme Profound Lineage that orchestrated the alliance against Lu Yan, yet at the critical moment you hid your strength, even preserving your Earth Evil Divine Techniques.
Do you really think after betraying us all, your Supreme Profound Lineage will escape unscathed from this calamity?"
Faced with Lin Xiao's questioning, Lin Lu remained completely unfazed, even looking at him with a hint of pity in her eyes.
"It seems you haven't understood the true meaning of this True Transmission trial.
I don't have to be stronger than Lu Yan, nor do I need to be stronger than you; I merely need to survive longer than you to put the True Successor Position in my pocket.
This is a survival game. I'm afraid the first True Successor realized long before the trial began that Lu Yan's power is unbeatable, so they changed the Secret Realm trial into a survival test lasting a month to give us a glimmer of hope.
Unfortunately, you were too foolish to grasp its essence."
As Lin Lu spoke, the Treasure Mirror in her hand projected three images.
In the images, the other three Golden Core cultivators of the Supreme Profound Lineage, who were in perfect condition, could be seen braving the sea of fire to hunt down other trial takers.
As soon as they attacked Lu Yan, Lin Lu had already secretly planned all of this.
As the fourth holder of the Earth Evil Divine Techniques in this True Transmission conference, Lin Lu did not utilize the offensive capabilities of the Earth Evil Profound Light Technique but instead used the Profound Light Technique to protect the Golden Core cultivators of the Supreme Profound Lineage.
Moreover, the magical treasures employed during the joint assault were not their life-defining treasures; thus, even when suppressed by the Four Symbols Gate, their foundations remained unharmed. Dıscover more novels at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
This allowed them to preserve their most complete strength, capable of immediately targeting and hunting other Golden Core cultivators the moment they fell back into the fire sea.