The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 657: Chapter 657: Battle for Killing Intent

Fang Lin calmly observed the man, a sense of unease inexplicably stirring within him from the moment he laid eyes on this masked individual.

Wang Erdan and the others were on the same depth, with the masked man at a slightly farther distance, still within the same depth.

In this way, Fang Lin had fallen behind.

“The gap is immediately apparent, Fang Lin is indeed too inexperienced.”

“He was too reckless before, now he’s struggling to adapt to the murderous aura.”

“He probably sustained internal injuries, he must be suppressing them now.”

“It’s likely, he did overestimate himself after all”

“That masked man is truly formidable, but his background is still a mystery”

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Outside the ancient battlefield, the crowd was buzzing with discussions. While they did not hold high hopes for Fang Lin, they were exceedingly curious about the masked man.

Indeed, it would take time for Fang Lin to adapt to this murderous aura. After all, he had gone deep – too deep, reached his limit, and while he hadn’t suffered any internal injuries, adjusting to this killer aura in the short term seemed unrealistic.

But, Fang Lin wasn’t worried, this wasn’t a contest where a difference in skills had to be established. The murderous aura in this ancient battlefield was meant to hone oneself.

The key was who could gain more benefits from the ancient battlefield, not who could go farther.

However, in the eyes of most people, the deeper one can venture into the murderously dense ancient battlefield, the stronger they seemed to be.

The people of the Five Elements Sect and other factions all hoped that their top talents could venture deeper and suppress other prodigies.

Fang Lin sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, and apart from paying attention to Dugu Nian and the masked man, he was mainly harnessing the murderous aura to hone himself.

This so-called murderous aura was the lingering scent of an otherworldly colossal battle from countless years ago, one that persisted even after millennia.

Seeing as how the murderous aura remained for such a long time, one could only imagine how earth-shattering the battle that had once occurred here was.

Fang Lin calmed his mind gradually stopped resisting the murderous aura and let it wreak havoc on his body.

Immediately, Fang Lin felt as if numerous small knives were slashing at him. Although they didn’t break his skin, the pain was remarkably distinct.

At that moment, Fang Lin started to operate the Purple Mist Sky Sutra. Surrounded by a rising purple aura, he attracted the murderous aura.

It was vaguely noticeable, Fang Lin consciously lured over streams of murderous aura, forming a small tornado.

Fang Lin sat there, amidst the tornado formed by the murderous aura, enduring the torment.

This sight startled everyone present, their eyes filled with disbelief.

“What is he doing? How did the murderous aura around him turn into a whirlwind?”

“Such a terrifying murderous aura, it makes our hearts pound even from such a distance!”

“I can’t believe Fang Lin hasn’t been torn apart by the murderous aura, it’s simply unthinkable.”

“Could he have done it on purpose? How insane is that?”

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Many people widened their eyes, focusing on Fang Lin. For him to sit calmly amidst the terrifying, whirlwind-like murderous aura was nothing short of monstrous.

Wang Erdan and the others were all watching Fang Lin, but they didn’t seem too astonished.

“Let me give it a try.” Wang Erdan murmured and also attempted to consciously gather the murderous aura.

However, as soon as he tried it, he cried out in pain. Gathering too much murderous aura at once nearly tore his flesh apart.

“No can do, I need more time to adapt,” Wang Erdan grimaced.

The others looked at Wang Erdan awkwardly. You’ve just made it this far and haven’t adapted to the murderous aura yet, but you dare to lure the murderous aura? Isn’t this asking for trouble?

Fang Lin sitting within the murderous whirlwind, felt his body becoming more and more accustomed to the murderous aura. The pain was fading.

An hour later, Fang Lin no longer felt the pain caused by the murderous aura, instead, he had begun to enjoy the feeling of the aura rushing over his body.

“I need to draw in more murderous aura,” Fang Lin murmured, continuing to rotate the Purple Mist Sky Sutra, trying to attract more murderous aura.

However, he quickly realized something was not right.

Wang Erdan and three others, along with the masked man, were all attracting the murderous aura to cleanse their bodies.

In other words, there were five people competing with Fang Lin for the murderous aura. Previously, Fang Lin was the only one attracting the aura, so he had gathered quite a lot, but now, he had to compete with these five.

As he became aware of this, Fang Lin was momentarily speechless, “Why are you guys copying my method? Can’t you be innovative?”

Wang Erdan and the others, along with the masked man, had no reservations – within their capacity, they attracted as much murderous aura as possible, forming whirlwinds akin to that of Fang Lin. Some even larger in scale.

Especially the masked man, using some unknown method, he gathered the most murderous aura and endured the most pain.

However, looking at the masked man’s state, he seemed extremely calm, although no one could guess his expression under that mask.

Fang Lin grumbled quietly but was also a little vexed. How was he supposed to compete with these people for the murderous aura? Being outnumbered, Fang Lin was bound to lose.

Should he venture deeper into the ancient battlefield?

While he could go further, the distance between him and Wang Erdan’s group wouldn’t increase much; he would still be competing with them for the murderous aura.

Seeing Fang Lin’s troubles, Dugu Ruoxu and Chi Yunxiao, looked at him with a mocking gleam in their eyes, and Wang Erdan gave him a cheeky wink. For some reason though, despite resonating with amusement, he seemed to be in a strange mix of pain and pleasure.

However, Mei Yingxue refrained from making any strange expressions and just glanced at Fang Lin.

Fang Lin felt helpless at his situation. Eventually, he steeled himself and decided to challenge these four.

“You want to compete with us for the murderous aura? No chance!” Wang Erdan and his companions, sensing the change in the murderous aura around them, sneered inwardly.

After a short scuffle, a helpless Fang Lin conceded that he could not outcompete them all on his own.

Just when they began to mock Fang Lin, he did something shocking.

He drew out an ancient spear and stood it upright in front of him.

“Huh?” Everyone frowned, unsure about Fang Lin’s intentions.

The next moment, they understood. As soon as the ancient spear appeared, the whole ancient battlefield was sent into a state of pandemonium.