The two streams of sword qi collided, then both vanished without a trace.
The next moment, the layers of heavy clouds slowly dispersed.
In front of Yun Jin, a red box appeared.
Yun Jin froze for a moment.
Was this the reward for this stage?
She opened it with some curiosity.
Inside the box was a crystal-clear… fragment.
What use was this fragment?
Yun Jin picked it up and examined it from left to right. She even scanned it several times with her mental power, yet it stubbornly failed to discover anything special about it.
The only thing she could confirm was that the material was quite sturdy.
She had just chopped at it with the Tai'a Sword for a while, and it still hadn't shattered.
"Not bad, not bad. Since it's so hard, I can just fuse it into my Tai'a Sword." Yun Jin casually put it away.
For some reason, when she struck the fragment earlier and when she spoke just now, Yun Jin vaguely felt as if this space had trembled slightly.
She raised an eyebrow and couldn't resist muttering, "This Cloud Mist Sword space really isn't great. It's so unstable. It's not as good as the Ice Jade Sword or the Blazing Sun Sword."
As soon as her words fell, in the next instant, Yun Jin was sent out of the space.
When she returned to the outside world, Yun Jin still looked confused.
No, what's going on?!
The previous two times she'd been sent out, there had at least been advance notice.
This time, nothing was said at all, and she was just thrown out directly?
Outrageous. Truly outrageous!
If this Cloud Mist Sword weren't already a rusted sword, Yun Jin would definitely have dragged it over to argue about manners.
And yet, something else felt strange.
She had clearly been undergoing the trial properly inside the Cloud Mist Sword space, yet her Emotion Points had inexplicably increased several times.
"System, where did these recent Emotion Points come from?" Yun Jin couldn't help asking.
The system's mechanical voice rang out: "From the sword tomb."
Yun Jin: "????"
She was a bit shocked.
What did "from the sword tomb" mean?
Wasn't this called a sword tomb precisely because the swords here were already dead?
And yet they could still provide her with Emotion Points?
Yun Jin suddenly looked toward the Cloud Mist Sword. Could it be that these swords hadn't completely perished?
Thinking back to the strange trembling of the space earlier, Yun Jin thought that this guess was quite plausible.
What a sin!
She had actually been so brutal as to even harvest Emotion Points from swords.
Heaven be her witness, this was absolutely not her intention.
But…
Since the wool had already been sheared…
The corners of Yun Jin's lips immediately curved into a brilliant smile.
She was becoming more and more curious about the next few stages.
"Yun Jin!" Suddenly, Yu Liangping's voice rang out.
Yun Jin turned back and glanced at him.
Yu Liangping had arrived earlier than her, and yet his clearance time was actually a bit later than hers.
Ultimately, this was still the Cloud Mist Sword space's fault. It's too stingy and refused to let her stay any longer. Otherwise, she would definitely still be inside harvesting wool right now.
Regarding the fact that she had come out so early, Yun Jin even felt a bit regretful.
Yu Liangping stood up, his expression mocking, "What, you've only just reached the third stage? I've already cleared it. Your efficiency is really… impressive."
Yun Jin casually glanced at him, "Cleared it? Congratulations, congratulations."
Yu Liangping lifted his head, "I think you'll be eliminated at this stage. I won't play with you anymore. The fourth stage is still waiting for me."
Yu Liangping thought that talking so much with someone who only relied on weapon advantages was simply damaging to his own dignity.
Challenging the next stage was more important.
Although he couldn't clear the entire sword tomb, every single stage here had remarkable effects on tempering sword techniques. This alone was worth continuing to challenge.
Yu Liangping strode toward the next stage, full of vigor.
Suddenly, he felt someone following behind him.
Yu Liangping turned around and saw Yun Jin silently following along.
He frowned, "Why are you following me?"
This Yu Liangping's intelligence didn't seem to be very high.
Yun Jin chuckled, "Nothing much. I just want to try and see whether I can follow you straight into the fourth stage."
Yu Liangping was amused, "You think this sword tomb is your backyard, where you can go wherever you want? Someone who can't even clear the third stage, what right do you have to enter the fourth stage?"
Yun Jin blinked, "But I'm so cute. What if the sword tomb opens a back door for me?"
Yu Liangping couldn't help wanting to laugh. He originally intended to mock her a few more times, but seeing how foolish Yun Jin looked, he didn't mind watching a joke.
With a touch of schadenfreude, he said, "Fine. Then follow me. Maybe you really can go straight to the fourth stage."
Yun Jin nodded very seriously, "Then I'll thank you in advance."
Yu Liangping gave her a mocking look and strode forward.
Outside.
The group of onlookers stared at the water screen in silence.
In the first two stages, Yun Jin had clearly lagged behind.
But at the third stage, her speed suddenly increased.
This resulted in the following situation.
When Yu Liangping began his challenge, Yun Jin hadn't arrived yet.
When Yu Liangping finished his challenge, Yun Jin finished slightly earlier than he did.
Yu Liangping assumed Yun Jin had just arrived, when in fact… she had already cleared it…
This made the arrogant Yu Liangping on the water screen look like a fool…
Qin Ping couldn't help but smile faintly, "This Yun Jin is rather mischievous."
Yu Lin's face was gloomy. How is that only being mischievous!
This person had humiliated Liangping once already. Now, she's playing him like a monkey again!
Yu Lin clenched his fists tightly.
Mu Lan said calmly, "She only sped up somewhat at the third stage. She has just reached the fourth stage, while Yuanwu has already reached the sixth."
"That's right. Yun Jin merely got lucky. Moreover, her temperament is so vile, she'll never amount to anything!" Yu Lin followed up immediately.
"Is that so?" Qin Ping didn't argue, merely continuing to watch with interest.
He had a premonition.
There were likely still secrets hidden within Yun Jin.
Next, she might bring him new surprises.
At the domain of the fourth sword, Yu Liangping stepped straight in, then looked at Yun Jin mockingly, "Come. You come in too."
There had been precedents before, those who hadn't cleared the stage yet forcibly walked in would be instantly blasted away by the sword domain, with extremely severe consequences, most likely ending in serious injury.
"Okay." Yun Jin answered obediently, then slowly lifted her leg and casually walked in with ease.
Yu Liangping's pupils shrank sharply. He stared at Yun Jin in disbelief, "How did you get in? You… you cheated!"
Yun Jin smiled slightly, "I already said it. Maybe the sword tomb thought I was cuter and opened a back door for me."
"Emotion points +200."
"Emotion points +200."
Two instances of emotion points were added at once.
Yun Jin blinked.
One came from Yu Liangping.
The other… could it be from the sword tomb again?
Yu Liangping was completely agitated. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Impossible. You can't possibly take a back door. This is impossible!"
At this point, Yu Liangping still hadn't realized what was going on.
Not only Yun Jin, even Yu Lin watching from outside felt somewhat helpless.
Yun Jin smiled, "Aren't you starting the challenge? Then I'll start first."
Ignoring Yu Liangping, Yun Jin turned to look at the fourth tombstone.