Chapter 1060 - 1160: The Final Moments

Ye Tianfan had been slaughtering these Earth Beasts for nearly half a month.

In the beginning, the massacre was quite easy, but towards the end, it became slower, to the point where Ye Tianfan had to engage in a prolonged skirmish to kill one Earth Beast.

There was simply no way to achieve the initial efficiency of slashing down a large group with a single strike.

However, due to the presence of the Xuanhuang Tower, although fighting these Earth Beasts had become difficult, they couldn't harm Ye Tianfan. The only issue was that his energy was depleting rapidly, but thanks to the Treasure Lotus and spiritual power-replenishing elixirs, Ye Tianfan was not lacking in spiritual power replenishment.

Even though the supply of energy-replenishing elixirs in Ye Tianfan's Xuanhuang Tower was gradually decreasing, Ye Tianfan calculated that the remaining elixirs were enough to sustain him for the next few days, or perhaps even more, allowing him to venture into other areas for exploration.

Ye Tianfan observed the Earth Beasts before him, mentally counting the time, estimating that he only had two or three days left.

If he could persist for these two or three days, he would complete this trial. Although uncertain about the reward, it would likely not be insignificant, considering the countless Earth Beasts he had slain.

Ye Tianfan hadn't bothered to count how many he had killed, but he estimated it to be in the tens or hundreds of thousands; otherwise, the efficiency of slashing down many with a single stroke wouldn't have been evident earlier.

At this moment, Ye Tianfan panted heavily, wielding the secret technique from the Taifeng Peak, and viciously slashed at an Earth Beast. However, the strike merely left a shallow sword mark on the creature, which healed itself in a matter of seconds.

This meant that Ye Tianfan's use of the Taifeng Peak secret technique was no longer effective at causing damage to these Earth Beasts.

Next, Ye Tianfan put away the Fire Lotus Sword and employed Vibrating Power against these Earth Beasts.

Initially, Ye Tianfan could inflict some damage on them, but these Earth Beasts lacked internal organs and were entirely composed of earth, so Vibrating Power only shattered them at first. Eventually, it merely vibrated them slightly without any significant effect.

Ye Tianfan estimated the time and realized there was about one or two days left, indicating that the most challenging phase of his trial had arrived. None of his techniques could effectively harm these Earth Beasts, so now it was a test of Ye Tianfan's evasion skills. Moreover, their defensive capabilities had increased significantly, as had their offensive abilities.

Judging by the sonic booms generated during their attacks, their offense was no weaker than their defense. Taking even a single hit would make it tough to endure further, despite the Xuanhuang Tower's protection. If hit multiple times, his spiritual power wouldn't hold out, even with the replenishing elixirs.

Ye Tianfan considered using the Treasure Lotus to create a fortress to hide in, building a new one each time the previous one was destroyed.

But after careful consideration, he abandoned the idea. Using the Treasure Lotus might help him survive the next day or two easily, but Ye Tianfan thought it was an opportunity for training. Unless he couldn't withstand the trial, he wouldn't resort to the Treasure Lotus for saving himself. Otherwise, it would be a wasted opportunity not to train.

With these thoughts, Ye Tianfan decided to put away the Treasure Lotus he initially intended to summon. Although the Earth Beasts' attack and defense were strong, their speed was still somewhat slow compared to Ye Tianfan. In reality, their speed was quite fast and their cooperation significantly affected Ye Tianfan. Nonetheless, Ye Tianfan could still hold on. However, if he constantly maintained his top speed, occasionally taking a hit to disrupt his rhythm, it was uncertain if he could endure the entire duration, though only one or two days were left.

Time ticked by, yet Ye Tianfan still couldn't sense the end of the trial. According to his estimation, there should have been one or two days left, but those days had passed, and the trial still hadn't ended, leaving Ye Tianfan quite puzzled. Did he miscalculate? Was the actual remaining time different?

While Ye Tianfan was still in doubt, the voice of the guardian spirit suddenly spoke.

"There are twenty-nine days, twenty-three hours, fifty-nine minutes, and fifty-nine seconds left until the end of one month."

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianfan almost broke down, having thought that nearly a month had passed. He couldn't believe that only one second had elapsed. That single second felt way too long. Ye Tianfan's emotions faltered, and his movements slowed, allowing the Earth Beasts an opportunity to strike, nearly shattering his protective barrier.

Before Ye Tianfan could say anything, the guardian spirit's voice came again.

"Just kidding. You've been fighting for so long and must be tired, so I made a joke to lighten your mood. In reality, you've already passed, and the trial has ended."

Ye Tianfan nearly burst out with curses upon hearing this. He felt that the guardian spirit might have protected for too long, its brain perhaps affected. Was this a joke one should make? Moreover, out of all jokes, why this one? It almost made him believe that a month had passed, but in the ruins' timeline, only a second had really gone by.

In that scenario, there would've been no hope for him to endure the full month. After hearing this, Ye Tianfan almost succumbed to despair.

He saw that after the guardian spirit finished speaking, the surrounding Earth Beasts stopped and ceased their attacks on him.

Finally, Ye Tianfan could breathe a sigh of relief. From the beginning, these Earth Beasts' attacks had become increasingly fierce, and he witnessed one Earth Beast destroy another when dodging its attack.

This indicated that even if he hadn't continued to kill the Earth Beasts, they would still perish on their own.