Wang Liang placed his hand on the stone tablet, continuously injecting true energy.
After a while, under the two purple words "seven layers", two more mottled words "five layers" appeared.
Seeing this, Wang Liang looked slightly disappointed;
"No...it seems that as long as the amount of Qi that exceeds his is not injected, it will not have any impact on the stone tablet he has seized."
"Oh, let's stick to the original plan..."
At this moment, a scream suddenly came from not far away.
"ah--!"
Wang Liangliang was startled and quickly took his hand back from the stone tablet, quickly hid it and thought for a moment;
'What's going on? The scream is so painful. Could it be that there is some danger in this secret realm?'
Although he was a little scared, Wang Liang finally decided to check it out and headed towards the direction of the sound in secret.
However, Wang Liang failed to notice that shortly after he left, the words "Fifth Floor" on the stone tablet in the distance quietly changed.
In a blink of an eye, the mottled "five layers" turned into "six layers" in the blink of an eye, and that's not the end yet.
Another flash, it became "seventh floor", another flash, it became "eighth floor"!
Click——!
As soon as the "eighth layer" appeared, the purple "seventh layer" cracked instantly and fell apart in the blink of an eye.
The purple light on the surface of the stone tablet has gradually dimmed, replaced by a colorful light...
On the other side, Wang Liang had already arrived near the sound. He first found a place with dense vegetation to hide, and then secretly observed into the distance.
I saw two people in an open space, one of them was Duan Lei, and the other was covered in injuries, half-kneeling in front of Duan Lei, begging bitterly;
"Young Master Duan, I beg you, don't take my stone tablet..."
"I know that my qualifications are mediocre, and I have never thought about competing for a position in the inner sect. I just want to guard this stone monument. I will be satisfied if I can join the immortal sect..."
It turned out that there was a stone monument behind the injured man.
At this moment, the stone tablet is emitting a faint yellow light, and there are two words on it, "Third Floor", which should be occupied by the injured person.
Duan Lei smiled coldly, his eyes full of disdain and said: "It seems like you, a loser, haven't understood the rules of this retest yet."
"This stone tablet belongs to whoever injects more Qi into it. If you are not as skilled as others, you can't blame me."
When the injured man heard this, his face was full of dissatisfaction, but he still cried and continued to plead;
"Young Master Duan, please give me a way out... My whole family was killed by bandits, and I was the only one who managed to survive..."
"Later, by chance, I was found to have inferior spiritual roots, and there is a possibility of me embarking on the journey of cultivating immortals..."
"I have been cultivating for many years, and now I have finally passed the first test of the Immortal Sect. As long as I pass this retest, I can step into the Immortal Sect..."
"This is my only chance to avenge my family. I beg you, Mr. Duan...ah——!"
Before the injured man could finish his words, Duan Lei kicked him down and he lay on the ground groaning in pain.
Duan Lei raised his foot and stepped on the injured man's chest again, and sneered;
"Why are you telling me this? Your whole family was killed, what does it have to do with me?"
"Furthermore, the thieves killed your family, wasn't it because of your incompetence?"
"In this world, the strong are respected, and the weak are like ants. They can't blame anyone else if they are killed or destroyed."
The injured person who was trampled under his feet was filled with grief, anger and despair. However, he was already injured so badly that he was unable to resist and could only cough up blood;
"Okay... let me give you the stone tablet... let me go... ah——!"
There was another shrill scream, and it was obvious that Duan Lei increased the strength on his feet.
"What do you mean you give it to me? It should have been mine in the first place. A waste like you is not worthy of entering the Immortal Sect."
The injured person was dying; "You, what qualifications do you have... to judge whether others are worthy or not, to enter the immortal gate..."
Duan Lei laughed proudly; "Qualification? If I am stronger than you, then I am qualified. If you are weaker than me, then you are not qualified. Do you understand!"
The injured man was completely desperate and knew that if he stayed any longer, he would only be humiliated. He used his last bit of strength to crush the jade plaque.
Wow——!
A flash of white light flashed, and the injured man disappeared out of thin air.
Duan Lei didn't care at all, he rubbed the foot he had just stepped on on the ground and said disgustedly;
"The blood of this kind of trash really stained the soles of my shoes."
After saying that, Duan Lei went over and put his hand on the stone tablet, began to inject his true energy, and seized the stone tablet.
And Wang Liang, who had been hiding in the dark and saw all this, was secretly frightened at this moment;
'This guy is so ruthless. As a result, I have to be more cautious in my next plan, otherwise if he finds out about it, the consequences will be disastrous.'
After Duan Lei grabbed the stone tablet, he continued to walk forward, sneering as he walked;
"No matter who has caused trouble before, as long as you torture them all, they will always be among them."
"As the saying goes, I would rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one go. Just wait for me!"
Wang Liang, who was hiding, was frightened when he heard these words;
'It seems that if you want to deal with Duan Lei, you can't rely on just one or two people.'
'But... unless it is absolutely necessary, most people are probably not willing to offend Duan Lei easily, so they have to find a safe way...'
'Yes! Duan Lei is going to torture everyone and drive them out of the secret realm. This is something that will make people angry.'
'How about I spread this news with a little more fuel and jealousy, so that others can be prepared. It's best if someone joins forces to force Duan Lei out first!'
After a while, several sounds resounded through the canyon and dense forest;
A high-pitched voice said: "Have you heard? Duan Lei is planning to unite a group of masters to drive us casual cultivators out of the secret realm."
A rough voice said: "What? Duan Lei is already strong enough, but he still wants to join forces with others. Doesn't he intend to leave us a way to survive?"
An angry voice said: "This is too much! No! We have to unite and resist together!"
…
Although these sounds are different, they all have one thing in common, that is, they are loud, as if they are deliberately intended to be heard by others.
And because of the echo in the canyon, those shouts kept echoing in the dense forest, as if they were responding from all directions.
Wang Liang shouted using the art of changing his voice while running at full speed through the dense forest, not daring to stay in one place for more than a moment for fear of being discovered.
When he felt that it was almost done, he stopped talking, ran several miles away, and found a hidden place to hide.
Calm your breathing, don't make any noise, and secretly say in your heart;
'Oh, I did this with good intentions, otherwise Duan Lei would have defeated you one by one sooner or later.'
'If you can work together, there is still a chance to confront Duan Lei, and I... I have hidden my merits and fame. You don't need to be too grateful. It's all for justice...'
