"Qin Xuan, your Yu Dao Secret Method is still incomplete, but the Kunpeng's Secret Skill is complete!"
"For the Kunpeng, the more its strength improves, the more thoroughly it naturally masters the Kun Peng Secret Skill!"
"This way, its speed will naturally be faster. If you simply compete with it in speed, you won't have any advantage. You must find a way to slow it down."
Han Ye analyzed the Kun Peng Secret Skill while advising Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan, of course, understood.
However, slowing down the Kunpeng was not an easy task.
He had to make a decisive move.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan waved his hands, and dozens of Talismans immediately flew around his body. These Talismans were controlled by Qin Xuan's Mental Energy and would immediately self-detonate if anything approached them.
Qin Xuan intended to use this method to ensure the safety around him.
"Boom!"
Just then, a roar came from behind him.
Qin Xuan understood that the Kunpeng had arrived behind him, so he accelerated forward desperately.
At the same time, he threw a large number of Talismans behind him.
However, this time, the Talismans had no effect after being thrown. In an instant, a Shadow appeared in front of him and directly clawed towards his heart.
"Whew."
Cold sweat instantly broke out.
Qin Xuan was so startled that his heart skipped a beat.
He immediately circulated his Spiritual Qi frantically, and the light from his heavy pupils shone brightly, instantly enveloping the sharp claw, causing its speed to slow down slightly.
Taking advantage of the claw's slowed speed, Qin Xuan instantly accelerated and charged forward again, dodging the fatal blow.
"That was close, I was almost disemboweled by this Kun Peng Shadow."
Cold sweat drenched his back.
Qin Xuan dared not hesitate. While expanding his Mental Energy, he simultaneously threw out hundreds of Talismans.
In an instant, an area of dozens of feet around him was completely enveloped by Talismans.
The Kun Peng Shadow looked at the Talismans around Qin Xuan and did not rush over.
Previously, it had attacked from behind Qin Xuan and was injured by the exploding Talismans.
Therefore, it understood that if it tried to ambush again with so many Talismans, even if it could severely injure Qin Xuan, it would be severely damaged by the Talismans' explosion.
A moment later, the Kunpeng moved instantly, its body transforming into dozens of afterimages, swiftly circling around Qin Xuan.
In an instant, dozens of Kunpengs had enveloped Qin Xuan.
These dozens of Kunpengs were constantly staring at Qin Xuan menacingly. As soon as Qin Xuan showed a flaw, they would immediately launch an attack.
Supporting hundreds of Talismans to guard him required an incredibly vast amount of Mental Energy.
Even Qin Xuan could not sustain it for a long time.
And the rule of this altar was that only by defeating the Kunpeng on this Layer could one proceed to the next Layer.
Therefore, this Kun Peng Shadow was not afraid of a war of attrition with Qin Xuan.
"Damn it, this Kunpeng really has me cornered."
Qin Xuan frowned, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
A moment later, he waved his hand forcefully, and dozens of Talismans flew out, striking towards the Kunpeng.
Seeing these flying Talismans, the Kunpeng used its extreme speed to directly widen the distance, dodging the Talismans' attack.
Once the Talismans missed, the Kunpeng instantly rushed behind Qin Xuan, using the gap created by the disappearance of those dozens of Talismans to swiftly attack Qin Xuan.
"I've been waiting for you."
Qin Xuan had intentionally thrown out the dozens of Talismans behind him to attack the Kunpeng, precisely to create such a defensive gap.
The Kun Peng Shadow here was, after all, only formed by the Kun Peng Domain, and its intelligence was almost nonexistent.
It operated entirely based on combat instincts.
The Kun Peng Shadow would not let go of such a rare opportunity.
As expected, when he revealed a flaw, the Kun Peng Shadow immediately ambushed him from behind.
Qin Xuan, of course, would not let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity either.
As the Kunpeng attacked him from behind, Qin Xuan clapped his hands together.
Hundreds of Talismans simultaneously swept towards his back.
Qin Xuan also used the light from his heavy pupils to envelop his surroundings, further slowing down the sharp claws that the Kunpeng was using to grab him.
"Explode!"
Qin Xuan charged forward wildly while letting out a low roar.
Compared to such a speed monster, he had no advantage in speed.
As long as the Kunpeng could maintain its speed advantage, it could completely resolve him not through direct combat, but through repeated sneak attacks from behind.
"In all martial arts, speed is paramount" is an undeniable truth.
Qin Xuan also understood this principle.
Therefore, facing the Kunpeng's extreme speed, he did not simply evade. Instead, he used this method to deliberately lure the Kunpeng, and then seized the opportunity to attack the Kunpeng.
This was like fishing with himself as bait, luring the Kunpeng over.
"Boom!"
A huge explosion came from behind him. A moment later, Qin Xuan turned around to look at the Kunpeng, his expression slightly turning grim.
Although the previous explosion was very powerful and severely injured the Kunpeng,
the Kun Peng Shadow had still not been completely obliterated.
However, due to the explosion, the Kunpeng's speed had been affected and was completely incomparable to before.
"Good, since your speed can no longer be utilized, then it's my turn next!"
Qin Xuan shouted loudly and quickly charged over.
A moment later, he lunged forward, reaching the Kunpeng. Taking advantage of the Kun Peng Shadow's severe injuries and slower movement speed, he instantly tore open the Kunpeng's defense, concentrating all his power to obliterate the Kun Peng Shadow.
"Boom!"
A sound came.
The Kun Peng Shadow completely dissipated without a trace.
Qin Xuan then collapsed heavily onto the Second Layer of the stone steps, letting out a sigh of relief.
"This thing is too difficult to deal with. If I hadn't been more skilled, I really would have been killed by this Shadow."
Shaking his head helplessly, Qin Xuan stood up and took a few steps forward, wanting to climb to the Third Layer of the stone steps.
However, after thinking for a moment, he still shook his head.
"I'll stop here and wait for a bit. After I've rested well, I'll go to the Third Layer."
He wanted to recuperate his injuries first and then proceed once he had recovered.
Just then, a golden feather slowly drifted down from mid-air.
It landed precisely in front of him.
Qin Xuan reached out and grabbed the kunpeng feather.
A moment later, the kunpeng feather vanished without a trace in his palm, and then a warm current surged from his palm, flowing throughout his body.
Under the blessing of this warm current, Qin Xuan's fatigue and injuries were swept away, and even the Kun Peng Essence Blood within him increased significantly.
It seemed this was the reward for winning the second challenge.
Qin Xuan's heart stirred. This Kunpeng was quite humane; it didn't just relentlessly exploit these Cultivators who wanted to pass the assessment.
There were even rewards after passing the challenge.
"Should I go now?"
Qin Xuan hesitated.
"Or should I wait and stabilize myself, and think about how to deal with the next challenge?"
Qin Xuan pondered, then tried to open his qiankun ring.
To his surprise, he could open the qiankun ring at this time.
This greatly exceeded his expectations; he had thought he wouldn't be able to open the qiankun ring.
