Breaking Records, Keep Laughing!

Qin Yi charged forward with his sword, instantly shattering more than ten afterimages with a single charge.

His sword light poured out like a thunderous ocean, vast and boundless, engulfing and shattering countless illusory figures.

The dense array of afterimages locked onto Qin Yi's aura and launched attacks, but Qin Yi remained extremely calm, continuously drawing his sword amidst the afterimages and swiftly reaping their rewards.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous roar, Qin Yi cleared away the illusory figures around him and pointed his sword towards the sky.

Thunderclap Sword Technique, Thousand Thunderbolts Break!

As the sword fell, a dense barrage of lightning descended, and the phantom within a ten-zhang radius of Qin Yi vanished.

He was very relaxed.

These phantoms are not particularly strong in combat, only equivalent to a first-level cultivator at the low-grade white core level. Anyone qualified to venture into the Thousand Shadow Forest must start at the mid-grade silver core level.

The first level of a mid-grade silver core is easy to deal with, especially since it's just a projection of an array that doesn't yet have its own consciousness. The most difficult part of venturing into the Thousand Shadow Forest is that there are just too many of these phantoms.

A full thousand.

For others venturing into the Thousand Shadow Forest, the primary concern is whether they possess sufficient strength!

Because one cannot take elixirs to restore strength after venturing into the Thousand Shadow Forest.

Therefore, you need to consider how to allocate your strength with each move. If you keep using powerful moves in the early stages, you will be exhausted in a short time.

But Qin Yi didn't need to worry about running out of power at all.

Because he possesses the Golden Sea Dantian!

The total amount of Yuan energy within Jin Hai Dantian far exceeds what ordinary people can imagine.

Moreover, what he condensed was a top-grade golden core, which not only had an extremely astonishing burst of power, but also an incredibly fast recovery speed.

Qin Yi didn't need to worry about consuming his power at all. He could make any move at will, releasing his power while absorbing and refining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It was basically a zero-cost way to pass the level!

After a while.

The number of projections in the Thousand Shadow Forest has dwindled to just over five hundred, with Qin Yi having dealt with nearly half of them.

Qin Yi suddenly slowed down.

No rush!

"What's wrong?" Master Ding asked curiously.

Qin Yi said, "Master Ding, all I need to do now is break Qin An's record of one hour and seven quarters of an hour to get the reward of three thousand star points, right?"

"So, I don't need to rush!"

Ding Ye: "That's true, I understand. If you want to hide your talents, breaking the record is already high-profile enough; there's no need to be too outrageous!"

Qin Yi shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to hold back. I'm thinking that after I break Qin An's record and get the reward of three thousand star points, I'll enter the Thousand Shadow Forest and break my own record!"

"In that case, breaking the record twice will give me six thousand star points, and breaking the record three times will give me nine thousand star points..."

"Then I can have lots of Star Points, and stay in the Star Cave for as many days as I want!"

"Master Ding, don't you agree?"

Ding Ye paused for a moment, then said, "You really are a clever little devil."

Qin Yi chuckled and then continued to slowly clear away the remaining phantoms.

Outside the Thousand Shadows Forest.

Everyone is waiting for the results.

It's very boring.

But the number of people coming to watch the spectacle is increasing.

Most people believe that Qin Yi will definitely achieve a very good result, but the possibility of him breaking Qin An's record is very slim.

Qin An was, after all, a mid-grade Golden Core cultivator, and he spent some time recuperating after forming his core before venturing into the Thousand Shadow Forest.

Qin Yi was a low-grade Golden Core cultivator who had just formed his core and came immediately.

Qin Yi's background and preparation were far inferior to Qin An's.

Only a small number of people, such as Mu Wan, Yun Meng'er, Feng Linglong, and Feng Ao, firmly believed that Qin Yi would break the record. Of course, their firm belief was completely detached from the facts and was purely based on emotional support!

As time slowly passed.

Before we knew it, a full hour and a quarter of an hour had passed.

"Mu Wan, it seems you're all going to be disappointed!" Luo Han, the master of Tian Shu Palace, said with a sneer.

"This arrogant and ignorant brat dares to boast that he'll broaden my horizons?"

"After he comes out, I will advise Palace Master Mu to hand him over to me. I will teach this arrogant brat a lesson so that he won't cause trouble for your Tianxuan Palace before Qin An returns to take his life."

"Mu Wan, I meant well, what do you think?"

Luo Han was quite pleased with himself.

Mu Wan snorted coldly and said, "There's still half an hour left, Luo Han. Aren't you getting a little carried away by jumping around like this?"

Luo Han said sarcastically, "What, you still think he can create a miracle? His act of storming the Thousand Shadow Forest today, and his boastful claim of breaking Qin An's record, is nothing but nonsense to anyone with eyes to see. It's destined to be a joke!"

"Hahaha!"

Luo Han laughed even louder.

"Is it funny?" Suddenly, a voice rang out from the entrance of Thousand Shadow Forest.

Luo Han's laughter abruptly stopped.

His smile seemed to freeze on his face.

Everyone's attention was focused on Luo Han and Mu Wan, but now they all looked in the direction of the sound and saw Qin Yi coming out...

The entire room fell silent.

Qin Yi looked at Luo Han and said, "Go ahead and laugh!"

"Even though I don't like you and your laughter is awful, I don't mind that you cheered for me breaking the record!"

"Come on, keep going, give me a smile!"

Luo Han's facial muscles twitched.

"Hahaha!" This time, it was Mu Wan's turn to laugh excitedly.

"One hour and seven quarters of an hour!"

"Record broken!"

"He really broke Qin An's record..."

"He did it!"

A series of exclamations arose.

Mu Wan, Yun Meng'er, Feng Linglong, and the others had already flown to Qin Yi's side.

Qin Yi cupped his hands towards Mu Wan and said, "Palace Master, is this result acceptable?"

"That's fantastic!" Mu Wan made no attempt to hide her joy, and almost couldn't resist pressing Qin Yi's head into her arms as a reward.

"Brother Qin, I knew you could do it!" Yun Meng'er said, her pretty face flushed with excitement.

Feng Linglong also said, "Junior Brother Qin, wouldn't it be faster if you waited ten or eight days before venturing into the Thousand Shadow Forest?"

Qin Yi smiled and nodded to Yun Meng'er and Feng Linglong, then looked at Luo Han and said, "Have you learned anything new?"

Luo Han's face turned ashen, and he remained silent, about to turn and leave.

Qin Yi added, "Don't rush off! Let me show you a little more!"

Then, Qin Yi turned around, walked up to the middle-aged man in charge of the Thousand Shadow Forest, cupped his hands, and said, "Senior, please replace the ugly handwriting on the stone tablet with my recorded information!"

Middle-aged man: "..."

"Hold on."

He immediately erased the records belonging to Qin An from the stone tablet.

A new record of Qin Yi of Tianxuan Palace, recorded in one hour and seven quarters of an hour, appeared on the stone tablet.

Qin Yi asked, "Thank you, senior. When will my reward of three thousand star points be issued?"

The middle-aged man said, "Don't worry, you've broken the record. Once I report your situation, you'll be rewarded with Star Points within three days."

Qin Yi nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, senior. Also, I'd like to ask if I can still enter the Thousand Shadow Forest?"

The middle-aged man paused for a moment, then quickly nodded: "That's fine, but your first entry is free. After that, you'll have to pay 100 Star Points each time you enter."

This Thousand Shadow Forest is usually a place for Core Formation disciples to hone their martial arts, so Star Points are required.

Qin Yi took out his identity token; he still had 890 star points.

"Go ahead and try again," Qin Yi said.

Everyone: "..."

We just came out, and now we have to go back in?

The middle-aged man's expression suddenly turned strange. He said, "You wouldn't have deliberately held back just now, thinking of going in again to break your own record and get a second reward, would you?"

Qin Yi said, "It wasn't that I deliberately held back; it's just that I've analyzed the situation and think I can do better, so I'm giving it another try!"

The middle-aged man's expression became even stranger. He said, "Someone did this before, breaking the record three times in a row and getting nine thousand star points."

"Later, the martial arts academy's higher-ups established a new rule: if someone wants to break their own record, their time must improve by at least fifteen minutes; otherwise, they won't receive any Star Points!"

Now it was Qin Yi's turn to have a strange expression. Someone had actually thought of the same thing as him, and he couldn't help but wonder, "Who is this brilliant strategist?"

"Your father." Mu Wan had a look on her face that was both funny and exasperated.

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment, inwardly complaining, "Father, you've blocked my path..."

"But it doesn't matter."

"It's only a 15-minute extension."

"Absolutely no problem!"