Li Shuang advised, "No need to go all out, that really wouldn't be good."
Yan Fan immediately got angry, "What are you worried about? Are you worried that I can't handle losing?"
Li Shuang sighed and nodded directly, "Fine then."
Yan Fan's expression softened slightly.
That's more like it!
Was he, Yan Fan, such a fragile person?
Was he that susceptible to setbacks?
Li Shuang really underestimated him...
Yan Fan was just thinking this.
Suddenly.
His expression froze on his face.
This...what was this!
A terrifying aura erupted from Li Shuang.
This immense pressure...
"You...you..." Yan Fan stammered as he looked at Li Shuang, "You've successfully passed the tribulation of myriad things?"
Li Shuang nodded, "I'm already at the Integration stage. So, there's no need for a fight."
Let alone an all-out battle.
If she went all out, if she lost control even slightly, Yan Fan would be a goner!
They were friends, it really wasn't necessary.
Yan Fan stared blankly for a while, then, holding his sword, he left in a daze.
If nothing unexpected happened, he would be going into seclusion again for a while.
Li Shuang cast a sympathetic glance at his retreating figure but quickly dismissed it.
Yan Fan, after all, had experienced setbacks before; he should be more than familiar with the feeling of being disappointed.
This time.
He would surely recover!
Li Shuang turned and entered the Sword Sect.
"Senior Sister Li Shuang!"
"Senior Sister Li Shuang!"
The disciples of the Sword Sect enthusiastically greeted Li Shuang.
Li Shuang responded to each of them.
She couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
After nine years, the strength of these disciples had made significant progress.
When she first arrived, among the younger generation of Sword Sect disciples, besides herself, there were only two Integration stage disciples.
But now.
Just by passing by, she had already seen two.
It was clear that everyone hadn't been idle these past nine years.
This was normal.
Not only because the City Lord provided them with an excellent cultivation environment.
But also because everyone in the Southern Azure Continent had collectively experienced a life-and-death struggle.
They had seen super-tier demon seeds together, witnessed the greatest sacrifices, and seen the Remnant Soul Dharmakāya battling super-tier demon seeds.
These experiences were something ordinary people would never have in a lifetime.
These experiences also gave the cultivators of the Southern Azure Continent more perspective, and many people's hearts were burning with rage due to the sacrifice of those Tribulation Transcending stage powerhouses.
With multiple factors combined, it was normal for the Sword Sect disciples' strength to suddenly explode.
After returning to the sect, Li Shuang first went to look for her senior brothers and sisters.
However.
Luo Mingyue and the others happened to be away from the sect.
Li Shuang wanted to see Lin Qingling, but Lin Qingling had just taken a few elders to investigate a newly formed spiritual vein.
So Li Shuang returned to her cave dwelling first. She carefully set up some formations, then took out the Myriad Forms Eye.
More than half a year later, she entered the Myriad Forms Eye again.
Li Shuang headed directly towards the City Lord's Palace.
The guards, accustomed to seeing her, didn't even try to stop her and let her pass directly.
The people nearby couldn't help but feel envious, jealous, and resentful.
"Who was that just now? She just entered the City Lord's Mansion like that? No need to report?"
"Are you new here? Who else but Li can receive such treatment in the City Lord's Mansion!"
"That was Li!" The person couldn't help but exclaim with emotion.
People truly couldn't be compared.
Others, even the former top genius You Lan, found it incredibly difficult to get an audience with the City Lord.
This Li, however, could enter and exit the City Lord's Mansion freely.
This level of favoritism was truly unique.
In the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.
As soon as Yu Jin saw Li Shuang, a smile appeared on her face, "As expected, you have successfully advanced."
Li Shuang cupped her hands respectfully, "It was a fortunate success."
A hint of curiosity flashed in Yu Jin's eyes, "Perfect advancement?"
Li Shuang nodded, "Perfect advancement."
She would conceal this matter from others.
But in front of the City Lord, she had nothing to hide.
After all.
If this top human expert had any ill intentions towards her, she would have long since turned to ash.
"It truly is a perfect advancement." Yu Jin's eyes twinkled with excitement, "Come, come, come. Attack me with all your might, let me see how strong a perfectly advanced Integration stage cultivator is!"
The City Lord waved her hand, and the two immediately appeared on a battlefield in the void.
Li Shuang just happened to need an opponent who could allow her to go all out. Since the City Lord had spoken, she naturally immediately attacked with all her might.
As soon as the Dark Abyss appeared in Li Shuang's hand.
Yu Jin's expression underwent a subtle change.
She innately possessed a Lightning Spirit Root and was exceptionally sensitive to lightning.
"This sword of yours..." Yu Jin asked, dissecting Li Shuang's sword technique, "Isn't this what the City Lord suggested? To temper the Dark Abyss during the tribulation?"
Li Shuang sincerely thanked her, "Thanks to the City Lord's reminder, the Dark Abyss is indeed re-born now."
Yu Jin fell silent for a moment.
Wait!
Wait a minute!
Her intention was for the Dark Abyss sword to be tempered by lightning, making the sword body more condensed.
But.
Who will tell her.
Why did the Dark Abyss sword directly gain control over lightning power?
And Lele!
Although she hadn't yet emerged from the Sword Spirit space, Yu Jin could see through it at a glance.
Not only had this little sword spirit successfully materialized, but she also possessed the power of lightning and was currently subtly transforming in the direction of a Thunder Spirit Body!
Were all these her suggestions??
Yu Jin calmly said, "Yes, that's exactly what I meant. Li Shuang, you executed it perfectly."
Li Shuang looked at her with some admiration, "The City Lord truly lives up to her title."
This top expert of the human race was simply an unmatched strategist, having predicted all the changes in Dark Abyss and Lele.
"Wait. Did the City Lord also predict that after Lele evolves, she could help me resist the final lightning tribulation?" Li Shuang asked, having thought of something.
To be honest.
That last bolt of lightning was quite dangerous!
If Lele and Dark Abyss hadn't completed their transformations at the same time, and both possessed lightning attributes, offsetting a portion of the heavenly lightning, she might have already died under the heavenly lightning.
Li Shuang recalled Yu Jin's previous specific reminder to temper Dark Abyss during the heavenly tribulation, and her heart couldn't help but tremble.
Divine foresight!
Truly divine foresight!
Unmatched strategy!
Truly unmatched strategy!
Yu Jin smiled, "Of course. I predicted all of this a long time ago. So, I wasn't flustered at all, I knew you would definitely achieve a perfect advancement."
Li Shuang nodded, "So, City Lord, did you also predict that state of embracing death for rebirth would allow me to cultivate the second layer of the Samsara Art? Now that I have visualized the Underworld River, I can try to search for the City Lord's sister on the Underworld River."
Yu Jin: "???"
What???