On the Tai Chi diagram, the distinct black of turbid and white of clear revolved.

Along with the dao-robed man’s emergence, its rotation presented a charm of perfection, eternity, and indestructibility.

Lin Xun's pupils shrank.

This opponent was clearly much, much more powerful than the previous ones!

However, Lin Xun didn't retreat, for the slightest hint of wanting to retreat would be a crack in his state of mind for the opponent to take advantage of.

After all, this was a unique kind of confrontation between the fighters’ willpower!

“Die!” Lin Xun took the initiative to start the battle.

Rumble!

The rotating Tai Chi diagram hurled down toward Lin Xun like a black and white millstone, crushing all of his attacks effortlessly.

In an instant, his mind and soul felt as though they were captured, confined, and then viciously ground by that millstone.

The intense pain caused his muscles to tense and twist.

It was a pain that came from the spirit, the depths of his soul, and could not be endured at all. Being stabbed by thousands of swords or bitten by thousands of ants probably couldn’t hurt more than this.

For a moment, Lin Xun felt as if every single thought he had would be subjected to infinite destruction and torture!

Of note, the willpower rewarded to him from each previous battle had notably fortified his mind and spirit.

Since he had defeated three opponents, they had been elevated and transformed three times!

Despite that, he still seemed powerless and miserable when facing this fourth opponent.

As time passed, Lin Xun's state of mind and spirit shook dramatically. His will that was like a mountain started showing signs of falling apart.

“He finally can’t hold on anymore?” The gray-robed man’s heart tightened.

He had been paying attention to Lin Xun from afar, and when he saw such a scene, his expression couldn't help but falter slightly.

Kaboom!

The battle was still going on. To be exact, the entirety of Lin Xun was dominated by the Tai Chi diagram, constantly struggling and resisting.

However, under the diagram that was as stable as a mountain, all resistance seemed so powerless.

Slowly, his resistance started to become smaller. Had it not been for a burst of struggling movements from him every once in a while, the gray-robed man would doubt if his mind had been crushed long ago!

“It would be a pity if he died like this…” The gray-robed man was anxious, almost unable to fight back the urge to step in and help.

However, he would then recall the order from his lord, and since he didn’t dare to act without authorization, he was feeling incredibly torn inside. His expression clouded over.

Just as he was tangled in thoughts, there was a sudden change in the distant Dao Forbidden Tract.

He then saw Lin Xun, who had been firmly suppressed and bombarded under the Tai Chi diagram, erupt with a fierce and sharp might that should belong to a heavenly blade.

Boom!

The Tai Chi diagram exploded the next second, reduced to a rain of light by a punch.

“DIE!”

Like a lighting bolt zapping through the air, Lin Xun swiftly arrived in front of the dao-robed figure with a raised fist.

From afar, it looked like a heavenly sword furiously slashing down!

In an instant, the figure was blown apart.

Lin Xun stood on the spot, panting. His face was deathly pale, but his eyes were surging with unrivaled fighting intent.

It was an indomitable combat spirit!

At this moment, his whole body felt numb, and his mind and will were like porcelain pieces that were close to crumbling. However, a brand new epiphany was dawning on him.

It turned out that the core of the Sacred Combat Art was in making use of one’s mindset and willpower. Only when one planted the root of combat in their heart would their mind develop the invincible power to conquer everything!

After a few moments of silence, Lin Xun sat down cross-legged and absorbed the rain of willpower while also recovering his severely depleted energy.

He didn't even notice that in the extreme distance, the gray-robed man’s eyes had glazed over, and an unstoppable shock was spreading quietly on his face.

……

A few days had flown by.

During this, Lin Xun was like a pea that wouldn’t soften when boiled, flatten when hammered, or crack when fried.

Every fight had almost exhausted his potential and wrecked his mind and will to the point of collapse, but at the end of it, he could always turn the tides and defeat the opponent.

His toughness and utter tenacity resembled an undying divine mountain!

Furthermore, after the curtain closed on every fight, his mind and will would be sublimated and transformed.

Such was achieving nirvana in destruction, and metamorphosis in fatal situations!

Half a month later, Lin Xun finished his tenth opponent.

His body was limp as a lump of mud. His brain was foggy and muddled.

……

One month later.

Lin Xun defeated his eighteenth opponent.

Up to this point, half of the will forces in the Dao Forbidden Tract had been eliminated!

The gray-robed man watched it in a daze as a part of his mind had gone numb. Over the past month, he had witnessed every battle of Lin Xun's.

Each one was a thrilling fight of life and death!

Each time the gray-robed man had thought that Lin Xun was about to fall, the latter had toppled his judgment and forcefully reversed the situation.

Shocked, puzzled, bedazzled, and in disbelief… The gray-robed man's state of mind had undergone an unprecedented turbulence and change during this period.

Until now, it had become somewhat numb…

Taking a deep breath, he took out a jade slip and recorded all the details, transmitted it out.

He did this every ten days because outside Dark Hidden Purgatory, there were people who were similarly and nervously paying attention to everything that was unfolding inside.

Outside Dark Hidden Purgatory, Qing Ying said, “There are thirty-six will forces left behind by primeval experts in the Dao Forbidden Tract. Mister Lin used half a month to defeat ten of them.

“Now, it’s been a month since he had entered the Dao Forbidden Tract. How’s he doing…I wonder?”

Big Yellow blurted out, “He must have lost a layer of skin if not dead!”

How could anyone just barge through that hellish place?

Big Yellow still remembered what had happened when it had challenged the Dao Forbidden Tract even though it had been very long ago. It had been tortured over and over, to the point it had wished it were dead. It had cried for its dad and screamed for its mom, but everything had gone unheard.

Later, just when Big Yellow had felt like its life was finished, the Lord of Copper Sparrow House had fished it out.

Thereafter, whenever Dark Hidden Purgatory was mentioned, Big Yellow would subconsciously tighten and lower its tail.

Whenever the Dao Forbidden Tract was mentioned, it would be reminded of that period of pure horror and misery…

“The news is here!” The drunkard next to Big Yellow suddenly reached out and grabbed a jade slip sent by the gray-robed man that contained Lin Xun’s recent course of action in the Dao Forbidden Tract.

“Let’s read it.” Qing Ying and Big Yellow looked over in unison.

Upon reading the contents of the slip, Qing Ying's fair face shrouded under the scarlet umbrella flashed with a look of relief.

The best news was that Lin Xun wasn’t dead!

His battle records were only secondary.

Big Yellow, on the other hand, was very concerned about the latter. When it read the part that said Lin Xun had already killed half of the will forces, its eyes almost fell out.

Once again, it vividly portrayed the essence of an ‘utterly dumbfounded dog face.’

“One month, and he’s already defeated half the opponents. Back then, it took our lord almost a year to come out from it,” muttered the drunkard. “Doesn't this mean that if he perseveres until the end, then it’s possible that he will break the lord’s record?”

Next to him, Qing Ying’s heart was stirred by excitement. She, like Lin Xun, had been brought up by Mister Lu. Despite the huge age difference, she considered Lin Xun her younger brother.

It was a kind of love by extension. She respected and loved Mister Lu very much and regarded him as her father, which resulted in the different affection she had for Lin Xun.

Now that Lin Xun had shown such an outstanding edge, she couldn't help but share the same honor.

“Just wait, he’s only halfway through!” uttered Big Yellow after half a day of speechlessness. Arrogant as it was, this was the first time its ego had been attacked and humbled.

This was because its battle record in the Dao Forbidden Tract was far inferior to Lin Xun’s. In fact, it had been ravaged to the point where it had been doubting its purpose in life…

……

Two months later.

Lin Xun defeated his twenty-eighth opponent.

It was also from this day onward that he, who had been honed like a sword that had been hammered thousands of times, erupted with unprecedented might!

Having defeated twenty-eight opponents, he had devoured twenty-eight will forces, and his mind and will had been elevated twenty-eight times as a result!

Currently, he had long been immersed in an extreme and pure instinct to fight, without a single thought or distraction.

Other than battling, the only thing he did was recuperate. He was like a soulless puppet, having forgotten everything around him.

He didn't even notice what kind of astonishing changes were occurring to the power he was wielding!

It was such changes that allowed him to no longer suffer in these battles. Instead, it let him take down the opponents like a sharp blade.

……

Three months later.

Lin Xun defeated his thirty-fifth opponent!

At this moment, his mind and will were going through their thirty-fifth transformation.

His entire figure faintly displayed an aura of ‘The world may crumble, but my heart is immortal; the heavens may fall apart, but my will is eternal.’

Many days ago, the gray-robed man in the distance had become unable to sit still. He was now standing upright like a statue.

No words could describe his feelings at this moment. It had gradually gone from worry, doubt, and confusion at the beginning to surprise and shock…

By this point, he had become numb and dazed from all the disbelief.

His whole attention had long been pulled by Lin Xun's every move!

He had never imagined that a supreme quasi-Emperor would be able to last so long in the Dao Forbidden Tract.

More than that, he had never imagined that such a young man would be only one final hurdle away from breaking through this force field…

At this moment, all of his emotions and thoughts had turned into an unprecedented tension and anticipation.

The last opponent was a terrifying tripod cauldron will force, who was also the strongest one in the Dao Forbidden Tract!

Would Lin Xun…be able to pass this hurdle?