Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain Chapter 2769 - 2768: Charging Up the Rankings!

Lin Dong had completed his instruction on the Five Elements Xuanwu Formation and the Three Thousand Sword Formation, fulfilling his assigned duty.

No requirement remained for him to stay by their side.

He had personal business demanding his attention.

"By the way, Senior Dugu, the War Department should provide each team competition soldier with a fine sword."

"A superior sword will amplify the Three Thousand Sword Formation's might even further."

Dugu Tian nodded vigorously upon hearing this: "Got it! No issue there! The War Department possesses such resources."

"Equip the five vice team leaders with five Spirit Swords, while the rest get top-grade Treasure Swords!"

The War Department places immense value on this competition, so they won't skimp on these items.

All available resources will be channeled to satisfy their demands!

Lin Dong gave a nod, then stated, "I’ll take my leave for two days now, returning when the team competition starts."

"Mm, mm." Dugu Tian grinned and nodded.

Lin Dong then departed from the forest.

These two days wouldn't pass in idleness for him.

He intended to venture deep into Green Wood Forest, slaying several Demon Emperors and Demon Kings.

His aim fixed squarely on the heart of Green Wood Forest, territory held by Demon Emperors and Demon Kings, one prime spot for boosting his Five Elements Stele position.

Lin Dong's immediate objective was to eliminate more Demon Emperors and Demon Kings on the Extraterrestrial Battlefield, propelling him to the top of the Five Elements Stele!

Securing first place would grant him two more rewards from the Five Elements Stele!

First position carried an additional prize!

The Five Elements Stele's rewards were invaluable treasures. Even if not matching the 'Five Elements Origin Heart', they remained extraordinary.

They could even exceed Ancient Martial Level items!

Skills beyond Ancient Martial Level—be they offensive, speed-based, or defensive—served as ultimate trump cards.

Lin Dong felt strong temptation toward them.

"Swish～～"

Lin Dong's form vanished like a teleport, plunging into Green Wood Forest's depths.

Entering Green Wood Forest, the surroundings darkened into profound gloom, thick foliage blotting the sky, as though the ancient woods devoured time itself.

He drew a deep breath, activating the Eye of Insight, a technique piercing mists to reveal truths.

Through the Eye of Insight's glow, no motion within a thousand miles evaded his senses.

Abruptly, Lin Dong's pupils shrank, his vision boring through soil layers to fix on an oddity eight hundred kilometers distant.

Beneath the earth hid a vast nest, demon energy seeping slowly from it, bearing the potent, timeless mark of a Demon Emperor.

This find quickened Lin Dong's pulse, for ordinary Heavenly Realm Martial Artists, aware of a Demon Emperor's lair, often faltered due to terrain constraints.

Lin Dong stood apart, wielding the supreme "Earth Dragon Treasure Technique", allowing seamless underground travel akin to a true Earth Dragon—swift and adept through tangled rock formations.

Without delay, Lin Dong amassed spiritual power, his body fading to transparency, blending into the ground.

With a deep rumble, he maxed the Earth Dragon Treasure Technique, his figure vanishing instantly, streaking as light toward the remote subterranean nest.

In the pitch-black depths, his mastery of the Earth Dragon Treasure Technique let him dodge myriad jagged stones and twisting caverns, speed defying even shadows.

At last, amid a cavern of massive boulders, he spotted that Demon Emperor.

A Two-Star Demon Emperor called the "Rock Lizard Emperor."

The Rock Lizard Emperor loomed enormous, armored in thick stone plates, scales gleaming metallically, eyes blazing like fire, radiating unchallenged dominance.

It lounged upon a throne of myriad rare ores, flanked by devoted Demon Kings—clearly its domain, its realm.

In slumber, it abruptly detected an intruder's entry into its lair, unleashing a horrifying savage presence.

"Human, daring to invade my Rock Lizard Emperor’s territory, courting death..."

Yet before the words ended, it sensed Lin Dong's overwhelming, fearsome aura, freezing stiff.

The speech cut short, tone shifting abruptly.

"Your... your aura, why so overpowering. You're merely a Second Heaven human Heavenly Realm Martial Artist, yet you terrify me more than a Three-Star Demon Emperor, even a Four-Star one?"

Lin Dong offered no reply, instead declaring: "No need for you to understand."

"I come today to claim your life. Serve as a stepping stone for my ascent—do you consent?"

Phrased as inquiry, it dismissed the Rock Lizard Emperor's view entirely.

At 'do you consent', he unsheathed his sword!

"Sword One!" Lin Dong intoned softly, voice calm yet laced with unyielding resolve.

The words landed, and Yangxin Sword materialized in his grasp, blade shimmering with jade glow, pulsing with elusive vitality.

Sword One now served Lin Dong as everyday combat tool, no longer the flashy opener from before.

Far from weakened, its might had surged with his growing power, sufficient against most threats.

"Boom!" Yangxin Sword, infused with Lin Dong's full intent and force, sliced air to smash the Rock Lizard Emperor, shaking the entire underground hall.

Sword beam coiling dragon-like, razor-edged, it rent the Rock Lizard Emperor's vaunted stone armor—and colossal frame—in twain.

Disbelief and doom flickered in the Rock Lizard Emperor's gaze; it had never dreamed a human martial artist could fell it so effortlessly.

As vitality ebbed, potent energy erupted from its corpse—the Demon Emperor's "Wood Energy", pristine and mighty, a top Extraterrestrial Battlefield asset.

Lin Dong extended his palm skyward without pause, an unseen pull drawing the Wood Energy gently into him, fusing with spiritual power to vitalize meridians and dantian.

He sensed his cultivation inch forward with absorption. Still mid-stage Second Heaven, of course.

Slaying this Demon Emperor updated Lin Dong's tally on the Five Elements Stele.

From fourteen Demon Emperors before, now fifteen!

His rank held at fifth!

Dracula ahead had been hunting and killing Demon Emperors too.

His kills now tallied seventeen.

Thus, Lin Dong trailed by two Demon Emperors.