Cosmic Trading System

"Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill this human warrior!"

"Avenge Eagle Cry and Bull Head!"

Just then, a few of the Ghost Practitioners who were chasing closely were about to catch up to Lin Yun, excitedly bellowing as they unleashed some of their power to attack Lin Yun.

"This human's aura... so strange..."

Some Ghost Practitioners also noticed that the aura emanating from Lin Yun was abnormal, their faces changing slightly as they hesitated, sensing a hint of danger from him.

"Has this human had another power break through to the Half Step Super Realm?"

"Indeed, it seems to be his Mental Strength level? Before this... the human warrior was cultivating Martial Arts power?"

Some of the more perceptive Ghost Practitioners, who also had a better understanding, managed to analyze more information.

"It's just the power of the Half Step Super Realm, what's the difference between having one kind and having two?"

Of course, there were Ghost Practitioners who scoffed coldly.

These Ghost Practitioners were all at the second level of the Super Realm, and to them, the power of the Half Step Super Realm was far too weak to be noteworthy.

In this moment, however, they seemed to forget that it was Lin Yun at the Half Step Super Realm—who with only one kind of power at the Half Step Super Realm—had already slain so many of their companions.

Now, with Lin Yun having yet another power reach the Half Step Super Realm, how could they consider it an ordinary Half Step Super Realm power?

Meanwhile, Lin Yun was flying forward, reveling in various insights, when he was suddenly startled by some attacks from behind and realized he hadn't yet increased his speed, allowing the Ghost Practitioners to catch up.

However, the Ghost Practitioners attacking him from behind were only five in number... the rest were far away...

"Die!"

Lin Yun snorted coldly, his voice frigid.

"Boom—"

As he spoke, he suddenly spun around and quickly slashed towards the five Ghost Practitioners behind him.

Since these five Ghost Practitioners had caught up, there was no need to purposely increase the distance, so he simply... began the slaughter!

Five Ghost Practitioners, did they really think he wouldn't dare to kill?

"Puff!"

Lin Yun moved extremely fast, sidestepping most of the Ghost Practitioners' attacks, with the remaining few being blocked by his layers of defense. His figure appeared in front of one of the Ghost Practitioners, and with a swing of his sword, he exploded the body of that Ghost Practitioner!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Lin Yun then spun again, and with the Bloodthirsty Sword in his hand, he successively exploded the nearby Ghost Practitioners!

The layers of defense that the Ghost Practitioners had released barely had any effect!

But now, with Lin Yun's strength greatly increased, he was absolutely dominant against these Ghost Practitioners!

"Bang— Bang— Bang—"

Lin Yun kept swinging the Bloodthirsty Sword, and the clusters of ghostly energy released by the exploded Ghost Practitioners were swiftly cut down by him. At this moment, Lin Yun's attack speed had become over fifty percent faster than before!

"What?"

"Stone, Shuiyao... the five of them were exploded by a single strike from that human warrior!"

"Impossible!!!"

"Did this human warrior hide his true strength before?"

Many Ghost Practitioners watching the scene from a distance were startled, their complexions drastically changing as they exclaimed in shock.

"It isn't that he hid his strength; I suspect it's that his other power has broken through to the Half Step Super Realm, causing his strength to surge dramatically..." said a Ghost Practitioner with a trembling voice.

"Go!"

"Quick, leave this place!"

"Stop chasing; we're no match for this human warrior. Chasing him will only lead us to a senseless death!"

Soon, some of the Ghost Practitioners made their decision. As they spoke, they immediately turned and swiftly flew back the way they had come.

"Go, go, go!"

"This human's strength is too terrifying!"

Seeing some Ghost Practitioners taking the lead to leave, more turned to follow, while also expressing their palpitations and fear.

They had come to chase and kill others, not to court death themselves. This chase had turned out to be horrifyingly one-sided; they hadn't inflicted the slightest injury on the opponent, yet so many of their own had been slain.

They didn't want to get involved in such a fight anymore; losing their lives over this was not worth it.

"Don't leave. Even though this human warrior is strong, could he possibly deal with so many of us simultaneously as well as the five of us alone?"

"Exactly, if we all attack together, we'll surely make him collapse!"

"We must hurry and rescue Stone and the five Shuiyaos, otherwise, if Stone and the five Shuiyaos get killed, our numbers will be even fewer!"

Of course, there were some Ghost Practitioners who tried to stop them, all urgently speaking out.

However, very few Ghost Practitioners listened to them; each was a top expert at the second level of the Super Realm, having cultivated for countless years. Who didn't have their own opinion? Once they'd made up their minds, it was hard for other Ghost Practitioners to persuade them.

In the blink of an eye, out of the nearly thirty Ghost Practitioners, only five or six remained.

Soon, another Ghost Practitioner left, leaving only five Ghost Practitioners there.

These five Ghost Practitioners were relatively strong among the group and had also been the ones trying to stop the others from leaving just before.

"These cowards..."

One Ghost Practitioner said angrily.

"It's no use... there are only five of us left, we're no match for that human strongman..."

Another Ghost Practitioner said with a bitter smile.

Hearing this, the Ghost Practitioners couldn't help but look again in Lin Yun's direction, however, the next moment, their expressions couldn't help but change once more.

They saw that, in this short time, that human strongman had almost completely annihilated their several companions.

This extinguished the last bit of hope in their hearts. Originally, they still thought about whether it would be possible to rescue those companions, and then, with ten Ghost Practitioners, they might face the opposition in a frontal battle.

Now, that sliver of hope was completely gone.

"It's no use, the situation has deteriorated, we must leave quickly, otherwise, once Stone and Shuiyao are completely annihilated by that human strongman, if he sets his sights on us, it's very likely we won't be able to leave!"

"Let's go! Let's go!"

"Hmph! Damn it!"

The other Ghost Practitioners murmured in a downcast tone.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the midst of their talking, they all turned around and flew rapidly back the way they had come.

"Hmm?"

On the other side, Lin Yun looked up, and his eyebrows immediately furrowed.

These Ghost Practitioners, were they actually fleeing?

There were nearly thirty of them, weren't there?

Including the five he was currently dealing with, that made over thirty?

What a mighty force that was; how could they just give up and flee like this?

He had thought that after he killed these five Ghost Practitioners, he would charge towards their camp and kill more Ghost Practitioners. At best, he wanted to annihilate all of them!

"Could it be that I appeared too strong? If I had known, I would have held back just now..."

Lin Yun thought to himself, feeling frustrated.

Just now, he was afraid that those Ghost Practitioners would rush at him all at once; over thirty Ghost Practitioners, each with the power of the second level of the Super Realm, combined they were absolutely terrifying.

He didn't think he would be a match for them.

Therefore, his plan was to quickly kill these five Ghost Practitioners and then engage the others in battle, rather than being surrounded and attacked by over thirty Ghost Practitioners, in which case he might not kill many and would gain fewer grey Crystals.

Who would have thought... that things would turn out this way...

"Leadership... without leadership... it's easy for things like this to happen..."

Lin Yun shook his head and sighed.

The biggest reason was that these Ghost Practitioners didn't have a leader, and their hearts weren't in unity. Otherwise, with over thirty Ghost Practitioners, they would have certainly fought, even if only a little, rather than simply leaving like this.

"However, I'm not sure how many more Ghost Practitioners there are in this mountain range, whether I'll encounter any more later on, and whether they'll be as easy to deal with as these. I should kill as many as I can..."

Soon, a sharp glint flashed in Lin Yun's eyes as he muttered to himself.

When he was breaking through the previous levels, he didn't pass by killing all the combatants in those levels.

Often, he only fought halfway, many combatants ran away, and that was considered passing the level.

He worried that if he didn't kill many Ghost Practitioners before the fiftieth floor of the Heavenly Principle Tower passed, he wouldn't be able to acquire such precious resources as these grey Crystals again.

Such heaven-defying treasures were naturally desirable in abundance.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Thinking this way, he immediately sped up the process of killing the five Ghost Practitioners around him in order to save time and then chase after the fleeing Ghost Practitioners.

"Help..."

"Spare us, spare us, we won't dare again... please spare us..."

The five Ghost Practitioners Lin Yun was slaughtering were all crying out in terror, either calling for help or begging for mercy, but who was there to help? Their companions were already gone! And how could Lin Yun let them go while begging for mercy?